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Edward E. Meredith Papers, 1817-1954 A&M 1814

Edward E. Meredith Papers, 1817-1954 A&M 1814


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1814
Title
Edward E. Meredith Papers 1817-1954
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198671
Quantity
0.1 Linear Feet, Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder, 1/2 in.; 1 oversize folder, 1 item); 1 reel of microfilm
Creator
Meredith, Edward E.
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
Clippings, letters, broadsides, and articles written or collected by E.E. Meredith, author of the newspaper column, "Do You Remember," which appeared in the Fairmont TIMES-WEST VIRGINIAN. There are: copies of theatre programs, 1917-1919; electoral tickets, 1860, 1864; a proclamation by George B. McClellan, commanding the Department of the Ohio, 1861; and an open letter, "Monongahela River Bridge Underwriting Syndicate Managers," concerning the construction of the million-dollar bridge in Fairmont. Subjects include: Marion County, West Virginia; Augusta County, Virginia; farming account books, ca.1853, 1888; Barnsville; Barrackville Covered Bridge; banks and banking in Marion County, 1842-1892; blacksmith shops; buffalo; Marion County Historical Society; coal industry in the Fairmont region; a West Virginia Gold Mining and Milling Company certificate; Grafton and Greenbrier Railroad Company stock certificate; stock of Weston and Fairmont Turnpike Company; school teaching, 1819, 1824, 1850, and 1858. Correspondents or persons mentioned include Charles H. Ambler, Edgar B. Sims, Lemuel Chenoweth, Eli Chenoweth, Paul M. Angle, J.M. Callahan, Ken McClain, William Haymond, Francis H. Pierpont, Ira E. Robinson, and Clem Shaver.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Edward E. Meredith Papers, A&M 1814, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Account books
  • Ambler, Charles Henry, 1876-1957
  • Angle, Paul M. (Paul McClelland), 1900-1975
  • Augusta County (Va.)
  • Authors -- Letters and papers
  • Banks and banking
  • Bridges
  • Broadsides.
  • Buffalo (Putnam County, W. Va.)
  • Builders and contractors.
  • Callahan, James Morton, 1864-1956
  • Chenoweth, Eli.
  • Chenoweth, Lemuel, 1811-1887
  • Coal mining.
  • Covered bridges
  • Election of 1860.
  • Election of 1864.
  • Elections
  • Fairmont.
  • Farms and farming.
  • Haymond, William.
  • Marion County (W. Va.)
  • Marion County Historical Society (W. Va.)
  • McClain, Kenneth.
  • McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885
  • Meredith, Edward E.
  • Mining. SEE ALSO Coal mining.
  • Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
  • Railroads - Grafton and Greenbrier Railroad.
  • Robinson, Ira E.
  • Shaver, Clem.
  • Sims, Edgar B. (Edgar Barr), 1882-
  • Taxation
  • Teachers
  • Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • West Virginia Gold Mining and Milling Company
  • Weston-Fairmont Turnpike Company
  • Women's history -- 1800-1849
  • Women's history -- 1850-1899
  • Women's history -- 1900-1929
  • Women's history -- 1929-1950
  • Women's history -- 1951-present

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Ambler, Charles Henry, 1876-1957
  • Angle, Paul M. (Paul McClelland), 1900-1975
  • Callahan, James Morton, 1864-1956
  • Chenoweth, Eli.
  • Chenoweth, Lemuel, 1811-1887
  • Haymond, William.
  • McClain, Kenneth.
  • McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885
  • Meredith, Edward E.
  • Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
  • Robinson, Ira E.
  • Shaver, Clem.
  • Sims, Edgar B. (Edgar Barr), 1882-
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Augusta County (Va.)
  • Buffalo (Putnam County, W. Va.)
  • Fairmont.
  • Marion County (W. Va.)
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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