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The WVRHC covers all aspects of West Virginia history, including the formation of the state during the American Civil War, its political development, and its economic and industrial heritage. [6] Contained in its Civil War collection are numerous journals from soldiers, personal papers from many of the states early politicians, and two rare 35 ...
The newly formed West Virginia Library Association (formed in 1914) campaigned for the legislation. Between 1917 and 1930, fourteen public libraries existed in the state. [1] The West Virginia Library Commission was created in 1929 by the legislature and housed in Morgantown on the campus of West Virginia University, but no state funding was ...
The Elkins Randolph County Public Library collects books related to local history and West Virginia. [50] Roane County Public Library: Public Library: Roane County: The Roane County Public Library houses genealogy materials from all over the state [51] and the West Virginia Collection. [52] Roane County Historical Society: Community ...
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 ...
A view of the New River in West Virginia, the world's third-oldest river geologically. The history of West Virginia stems from the 1861 Wheeling Convention, which was an assembly of northwestern Southern Unionist from northwestern counties of the state of Virginia.
Colonial maps from this period depict the upper Ohio River as an extension of the Alleghany River along the West Virginia shores. [73] A Delaware Indian legend of ancient time states that the Allegheny Indians were defeated and allowed to cross the Allegheny River to arrive on the east coast, which became their homeland.
Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History and Education at Shepherd University has a large portion of Stagger's political papers, with West Virginia & Regional History Center holding the rest of the collection. [25] West Virginia & Regional History Center at West Virginia University has a small portion of Staggers political papers. [1]
The West Virginia Library Commission (WVLC) Is the official State Library agency of West Virginia located in Charleston, West Virginia. [1] It is overseen by a nine-member Library Commission appointed by the Governor. [2] WVLC administers federal and state funds to the state's 172 public libraries as well as maintains the Statewide Library ...