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Max Mathers Collection Papers, 1821-1957 A&M 2386

Max Mathers Collection Papers, 1821-1957 A&M 2386


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 2386
Title
Max Mathers Collection Papers 1821-1957
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/194980
Quantity
6.6 Linear Feet, Summary: 6 ft. 6 1/2 in. (13 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (2 large flat storage boxes, 5 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 1/2 in.)
Creator
Mathers, Max
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Correspondence, financial papers, diaries, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and photographs relating to the Max Mathers family and Monongalia County, West Virginia. The activities of Anna DeGant Mathers, wife of Max Mathers, and Margaret Mathers Barrick, his daughter, as well as of Margaret's two sons, William Mathers Barrick and George Milton Barrick, Jr. are well represented in the family papers. Max Mather's own papers document his personal life, Republican party activities, genealogical and local history interests, and his participation in civil defense planning for Morgantown, as well as his service on the local selective service board. There are letters and financial records of earlier members of the Morgan family, mostly of the Civil War period and later, but including two early 19th century account books and some early letters. Some of the names of Morgan ancestors are Elijah Morgan, Elizabeth Morgan, H.M. Morgan, H.D. McGeorge, N.H. McGeorge, and John R. Morgan. Photographs are largely of the Mathers family, but there are a few of the 175th anniversary of Monongalia County, and the dedication of a monument to Col. Zackquill Morgan, ancestor of Mathers and founder of Morgantown. The newspaper clippings cover personal mentions of Max Mathers and his family as well as local history articles, local events, and the family's involvement in the search for missing soldiers after the Korean conflict. The scrapbook was put together by Eugene L. Mathers, Max Mathers' father, and documents Monongalia County events, 1838-1951. In addition, there is a collection of greeting cards covering the first half of the 20th century and a collection of broadsides going back to the 1850s.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Max Mathers Collection Papers, A&M 2386, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Separated Material

Separated to book collection:

Combat History of the Second Infantry Division in World War II. Nashville, Tenn: Battery Press, 1979. Print.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Account books
  • Barrick, George Milton, Jr.
  • Barrick, Margaret Mathers.
  • Barrick, Milton Jr.
  • Barrick, William Mathers.
  • Broadsides.
  • Civil War - soldier's letters.
  • Civil defense -- West Virginia
  • Daughters of the American Revolution. Colonel John Evans Chapter (Morgantown, W. Va.)
  • DeGant family - Genealogy
  • Diaries and journals.
  • Greeting cards
  • Korean Conflict.
  • Korean War, 1950-1953
  • Mather family
  • Mathers family - Genealogy
  • Mathers family - Photographs
  • Mathers, Anna DeGant.
  • Mathers, E.L.
  • Mathers, Eugene L.
  • Mathers, Max
  • McGeorge, Henry D.
  • McGeorge, Nimrod H.
  • Monongalia County (W. Va.)
  • Monongalia County - 175th anniversary celebration.
  • Monongalia Historical Society (Morgantown, W. Va.)
  • Morgan family
  • Morgan family - Genealogy
  • Morgan, Elijah.
  • Morgan, Elizabeth.
  • Morgan, Henry M.
  • Morgan, John R.
  • Morgan, Zackquill.
  • Morgantown (W. Va.)
  • Morgantown (W. Va.) -- History
  • Morgantown (W. Va.) -- Photographs
  • Morgantown Youth Center
  • Mount de Chantal Academy (Wheeling, W. Va.)
  • Newspapers -- West Virginia -- Morgantown
  • Photographs.
  • Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
  • Republican Party (W. Va.)
  • Scrapbooks
  • Sons of the American Revolution - West Virginia Society.
  • Taxation
  • United States Army - 2nd Infantry Division - WW II and Korea.
  • United States Selective Service System - WV.
  • United States. Bureau of Selective Service
  • West Virginia University -- History -- World War, 1939-1945
  • West Virginia University -- Students
  • West Virginia University - Armory.
  • West Virginia University - Student organizations.
  • West Virginia University - buildings.
  • Wheeling (W. Va.) -- Mount de Chantal Academy
  • Women authors -- Diaries
  • Women's letters and papers.
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Monongalia County (W. Va.)

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Barrick, George Milton, Jr.
  • Barrick, Margaret Mathers.
  • Barrick, Milton Jr.
  • Barrick, William Mathers.
  • Mathers, Anna DeGant.
  • Mathers, E.L.
  • Mathers, Eugene L.
  • Mathers, Max
  • McGeorge, Henry D.
  • McGeorge, Nimrod H.
  • Morgan, Elijah.
  • Morgan, Elizabeth.
  • Morgan, Henry M.
  • Morgan, John R.
  • Morgan, Zackquill.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Monongalia County (W. Va.)
  • Morgantown (W. Va.)
  • Morgantown (W. Va.) -- History
  • Wheeling (W. Va.) -- Mount de Chantal Academy
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