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Francis Harrison Pierpont (January 25, 1814 – March 24, 1899), called the "Father of West Virginia," [1] was an American lawyer and politician who achieved prominence during the American Civil War.
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."
May 3—The Preservation Alliance of West Virginia announced this year's West Virginia Historic Preservation Awards at its annual awards banquet held recently at the historic Senator's Mansion in ...
"The View from the Border: West Virginia Republicans and Women's Rights in the Age of Emancipation," West Virginia History, Spring2009, Vol. 3 Issue 1, pp 57–80, 1861–1870 era; Gerofsky, Milton. "Reconstruction in West Virginia, Part I and II," West Virginia History 6 (July 1945); Part I, 295–360, 7 (October 1945): Part II, 5–39, Link ...
The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum preserves the history of the Battle of Blair Mountain, the fight for labor justice, and the people who lived through it. [36] West Virginia & Regional History Center at West Virginia University: Academic Library: Monongalia County
Cook collected a lot of material pertaining to the history of West Virginia, including the history of farming in the state, the history of the 31st Virginia Infantry, additional Civil War and early West Virginia state history, and more. He is responsible for multiple collections of materials held at the West Virginia & Regional History Center. [5]
In 2006, John Veasey, a reporter and editor with the paper since 1960, won the Adam R. Kelly Premier Journalist Award, the West Virginia Press Associations' highest honor. [10] The award was established in 1991 in memory of Adam R. Kelly, who was the owner and editor of the Tyler Star News in Sistersville.
West Virginia & Regional History Center at West Virginia University has a collection of Sturgiss papers, mostly correspondence and newspaper clippings. [1] William Pallister Hubbard: Republican: March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1911 West Virginia & Regional History Center at West Virginia University has the Hubbard family papers which includes ...