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The Kanawha County Textbook War, also known as the Kanawha County Textbook Controversy, was a violent school control struggle in the 20th century United States. It led to the largest protests ever in the history of Kanawha County, West Virginia, the shooting of one bystander, and extended school closings. The controversy erupted in 1974 when ...
The history of West Virginia stems from the 1861 Wheeling Convention, ... 1829–1872 (West Virginia University Press, 2023) online book review; Noe, Kenneth W ...
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 ...
The West Virginia & Regional History Center (WVRHC), [1] is the largest archival collection housing documents and manuscripts involving West Virginia and the surrounding central Appalachian region. [2] Because of name changes over the years, it is sometimes referred to as the "West Virginia Collection."
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The McClain Printing Company (MPC) is a printing company specializing in books of West Virginia history and lore. It was incorporated in 1958 in Parsons, West Virginia as an outgrowth of the local weekly newspaper, the Parsons Advocate. [1] Ken Smith is the current president and CEO. [2]
West Virginia is the 10th-smallest state by area and ranks as the 12th-least populous state, with a population of 1,769,979 residents. [5] The capital and most populous city is Charleston with a population of 49,055. West Virginia was admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, and was a key border state during the American Civil War.