Forbes, Anderson, and Hildebrand Families, Correspondence and Other Material , A&M 2641

Abstract

Records related to the Forbes, Anderson, and Hildebrand families of northern West Virginia. The Forbes and Anderson families were related by marriage, some of whom lived in Morgantown; the Hildebrands were neighbors of the Forbes family in Morgantown. The Forbes and Anderson papers include genealogical information, correspondence, greeting cards, photographs, and other material. The Hildebrand papers include correspondence, World War I and World War II records, photographs, medical and financial records, and newspaper clippings, among other material. Of special interest in the collection is a 24 November 1862 proclamation issued by Virginia Governor Francis H. Pierpont regarding the West Virginia statehood bill before the United State Congress at that time.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Forbes, Anderson, and Hildebrand Families, Correspondence and Other Material, A&M 2641, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Records related to the Forbes, Anderson, and Hildebrand families of northern West Virginia. The Forbes and Anderson families were related by marriage, some of whom lived in Morgantown; the Hildebrands were neighbors of the Forbes family in Morgantown. The Forbes and Anderson papers include genealogical information, correspondence, greeting cards, photographs, and other material. The Hildebrand papers include correspondence, World War I and World War II records, photographs, medical and financial records, and newspaper clippings, among other material. Of special interest in the collection is a 1862 November 24 proclamation issued by Virginia Governor Francis H. Pierpont regarding the West Virginia statehood bill before the United State Congress at that time.

Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1

Forbes and Anderson Family Papers

1862-2013

Scope and Contents

Other individuals documented in Box 1 include Lileth Bosco, Thomas Forbes (died ca. 1930), and Frank Anderson (died ca. 1977).

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Civil War Era Materials [4 items]
1862-1863
Scope and Contents
Includes a November 24, 1862 proclamation issued by Virginia governor Francis H. Pierpont summoning the State General Assembly to convene in Wheeling to discuss the West Virginia statehood bill before the United States Congress.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
Genealogy Records
ca. 1900-1930, 2013
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
WWI Induction Papers for Carl Hayes
1918
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
Miscellaneous Papers and Ephemera of Robert Howell
ca. 1930-1948
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5a
Ephemera [1 of 2]
ca. 1930s
Scope and Contents
Contains business card for the catering business of Lileth Forbes; and handbill for 1932 musical comedy at the Nixon Theater, Pittsburgh.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5b
Ephemera [2 of 2]
ca. 1930s
Scope and Contents
Contains business card for the catering business of Lileth Forbes; and handbill for 1932 musical comedy at the Nixon Theater, Pittsburgh.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
Insurance Policies
1911, 1931
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
Greeting Cards to the Andersons and to Daisy Forbes
ca 1930s
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
Greeting Cards to the Andersons and to Daisy Forbes
ca 1930s
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
Morgantown High School Programs
1964-1967
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Frame: 10
Photographs of the Forbes Family and Others
ca. 1900-1930
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Frame: 11
Photographs and Photo Postcards of the Forbes Family and Streamline Market
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Frame: 12
Celebrity Autographs (includes Jack Benny, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Roscoe Arbuckle, among others)
ca. 1930s

Mixed Materials Box: 2

Hildebrand Family Papers

1912-1985

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1
Hildebrand Family Correspondence
1916, 1917, 1918
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2
Correspondence Regarding the Employment of Lewis Hildebrand in a Civil Service Postion
1912-1929
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4 Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5 Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6
World War II Correspondence
1944-1945
Scope and Contents
Most letters are from Lewis and Margaret Hildebrand's son, Bryce, while he was serving on the battleship USS Alabama in the Pacific theater; includes descriptions of battles and of the Alabama sailing into Tokyo Bay shortly after the Japanese surrender.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7 Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8
Family Correspondence (includes greeting cards)
1944-1985
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9
Correspondence regarding a Court Case
1950 May 29
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10
Genealogy Records
ca. 1928-1944
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11
Newspaper Clippings
ca. 1944-1968
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12
World War I Records of Lewis Hildebrand
ca 1917-1918
Scope and Contents
Includes Navy handbook, examination paper, selective service card, and name stencil.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 13
Navy Nurse Loretta Lambert
1925, ca. 1942
Scope and Contents
Includes 1925 narrative reminiscence of Navy Nurse Loretta Lambert's tour of duty on the USS Henderson and sightseeing tours of Mediterranean countries; also includes her World War II dogtag and chain.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14
Insurance, Financial, and Property Records
ca. 1926-1949
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15
Insurance, Financial, and Property Records
ca. 1926-1949
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16
Medical Records
1951-1968
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17
Church Newsletter and Program
1945, 1954
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18
Ephemera
ca. 1938-1968
Scope and Contents
Includes a 1938 Irish Sweepstakes ticket and Lewis Hildebrand's 1945 VFW and American Legion membership cards, among other items.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19
Photographs [3 prints] and Negatives
1937-1938, ca. 1965, undated
Scope and Contents
Includes: Lewis and Margaret Hildebrand, ca.1965, and two school photographs of Bryce Hildebrand, 1937-1938; there are also three negatives of unidentified subjects, undated.

Mixed Materials Box: 3

Three Rolled and Fragile Photographs (unfoldered)

ca. 1917, 1942, ca. 1945

Mixed Materials Box: 3 Item: 1
Three United States Navy Cruisers: the CL 89 USS Miami, the CL 107 USS Huntington, and an Unidentified Cruiser; and Another Navy Vessel; All Docked in an Unidentified Location
ca. 1945
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Item: 2
A Large Group Portrait of United States Navy Officers and Sailors on Board Ship
ca. 1917
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Item: 3
A Large Group Portrait of Sailors at the United States Naval Training Station in Great Lakes, Illinois (Stored in its original mailing tube, addressed to Mrs. Lewis Hildebrand of Greensboro, Pennsylvania, from her son, Bryce
1942 August 18