Edward M. Steel, History Professor, Papers, ca. 1900-2000 , A&M 5161

West Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Business Number: 304-293-3536
wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com
URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Quantity

7.25 Linear Feet, Summary: 7 ft. 2 1/2. in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (5 record cartons, 15 in. each); (1 square map storage box, 4 in.); (2 framed items, 2 1/2 in.)

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/

Abstract

Papers of West Virginia University History Professor Edward M. Steel. Dr. Steel was a professor of history at West Virginia University, specializing in American history. As an author he is best known for his scholarly writings on labor leader Mother Jones. The collection includes correspondence (personal and professional), manuscripts of books and articles regarding "Mother Jones" and other historical topics, bibliographies, research notes, topographical maps of northern West Virginia, clippings, greetings cards, and other material. See also A&M 3582 for a paper authored by Steel entitled "Black Monongalians, A Judicial View of Slavery and the Negro in Monongalia County, 1776-1865"; also see collections A&M 2031 and A&M 3339 for additional Steel papers. This collection is minimally processed.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Conditions Governing Access

No special access restriction applies.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Edward M. Steel, History Professor, Papers, A&M 5161, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

Edward Marvin Steel was born on Armistice Day, 11 November 1918, in Nashville, Tennessee, the son of Edward and Judith Wilkes Steel. He passed away 7 April 2011 in Morgantown, West Virginia after a short illness. He graduated from Harvard University in the class of 1940, and then served as a pilot in World War II, becoming a prisoner of war. He later received his doctorate in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Steel was a professor of history at West Virginia University, specializing in American history. As an author he is best known for his scholarly writings on labor leader Mother Jones. He was married had a wife, Barbara Manley Steel, and a son, Philip.

Separated Material

To Rare Books:

Steel, S. A. The South Was Right. Columbia, South Carolina: The R. L. Bryan Company, 1914.