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The West Virginia and Regional History Center, the world's largest collection of West Virginia-related research material, is in the Wise Library on the Downtown Campus.. The collection includes over 4.5 million manuscript documents, 30,000 books, 15,000 pamphlets, 1,200 newspapers, 100,000 photographs and prints, 5,000 maps, and 25,000 microfilms, oral histories, films and folk music recordings
The Center was created in the 1920s when WVU history professor Charles Ambler began to actively seek support for the preservation of state historical records and resources. In 1930 the University set aside space for storage and offices to support the Center's first manuscript acquisition, the "Waitman Willey Papers". [2]
West Virginia & Regional History Center at West Virginia University: Academic Library: Monongalia County: The West Virginia & Regional History Center preserves and provides access to records that document the history and culture of West Virginia and Central Appalachia. [37] Museums of Oglebay Institute: Museums: Ohio County
West Virginia Archives and History is the state agency that collects and preserves materials on the state and makes them available to the public. Located in Charleston, West Virginia, this section of the Department of Arts, Culture and History oversees the West Virginia Archives and History Library, a non-lending research facility, and the West Virginia State Archives, one of the state’s ...
The Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau is a public library building, located in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the largest public library in the state of Indiana, housing over 60,000 manuscripts. Established in 1934, the library has gathered a large collection of books on a vast variety of topics.
The Sussman Research Library was established through a contribution of the books, journals, and papers of Marvin B. Sussman. The library contains a large collection of materials on family science and sociology, with an emphasis on population, aging, family violence, sexuality, health, law, history, race/ethnicity, and deviance.
Central Library (Indianapolis) The Chadwick; Chatham–Arch, Indianapolis; Christ Church Cathedral (Indianapolis) Christamore House; Christian Park School No. 82; Circle Tower; Henry P. Coburn Public School No. 66; Cole Motor Car Company; Joseph J. Cole Jr. House and 1925 Cole Brouette No. 70611; The Colonial (Indianapolis, Indiana) The ...
Bob Huggins – former head coach of the West Virginia University men's basketball team and former West Virginia University basketball player; Rodney Clark "Hot Rod" Hundley – former NBA basketball player for the Minneapolis/Los Angeles Lakers; first pick in the 1957 NBA draft; Hal Hunter – football coach