Ley, Robison, and Blosser Family Papers, 1850-1960 A&M 3328

West Virginia and Regional History Center

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

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Identification

A&M 3328

Title

Ley, Robison, and Blosser Family Papers 1850-1985 1850-1950

URL:

https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195903

Quantity

2.6 Linear Feet, 2 ft. 7 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in. each); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each)

Creator

Ley, Robison, and Blosser Family

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

Papers of the Ley-Robison-Blosser families documenting people and places of northern WV and southwestern PA; subjects include businesses, Cheat River recreation (they were Cheat River residents), WWII (Blosser letters), and the Pridevale Iron Co. Christian Ley settled and lived on the Cheat River from the 1850s to 1880s. His daughter Lillie married George Robison. The Robison couple lived on a section of Christian Ley's Land on the Cheat, where they managed a hotel, among other activities, around 1880-1920. The daughter of Lillie and George Robison, Eleanor, married Hugh Blosser, a coal miner, in 1917; they lived on the Cheat as well, operating a marina on the lake. See A&M 3950, Series 4, for more information on the Ley, Robison, and Blosser families.

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Ley, Robison, and Blosser Family Papers, A&M 3328, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Blosser family
Lee family
Robinson family

Container List

Series 1. Miscellaneous, Box 1

Mixed Materials Box: 1 ca.1900-1920

Scope and Contents

Includes receipts, notes, portraits of Broadway stars clipped from magazines, etc.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Miscellaneous (on top of box)
ca.1900-1920

Series 2. Correspondence -- Ley, Christian, Box 1

Mixed Materials Box: 1 ca.1850-1890

Scope and Contents

Includes letters, receipts, etc. documenting the personal and professional activities of C. Ley; subjects include people, places, and businesses of northern West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania, including Pittsburgh; includes letters arranging for vacation lodgings on the Cheat River.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
Ley, Christian
ca.1850-1890
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
Ley, Christian
ca.1850-1890
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
Ley, Christian
ca.1850-1890
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
Ley, Christian
ca.1850-1890
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
Ley, Christian
ca.1850-1890

Series 3. Correspondence -- Robison, Lillie Ley and George, Box 1

Mixed Materials Box: 1 ca.1885-19251890s

Scope and Contents

Lillie was the daughter of Christian Ley; includes letters, receipts, etc. documenting the personal and professional activities of the Robisons; subjects include primarily people, places and businesses in northern West Virginia, especially Morgantown, and vacation lodging on the Cheat River; bulk material from 1890s.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
Robison, Lillie Ley and George
ca.1885-1925
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
Robison, Lillie Ley and George
ca.1885-1925
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
Robison, Lillie Ley and George
ca.1885-1925
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10
Robison, Lillie Ley and George
ca.1885-1925
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11
Robison, Lillie Ley and George
ca.1885-1925
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
Robison, Lillie Ley and George
ca.1885-1925
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13
Robison, Lillie Ley and George
ca.1885-1925
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14
Robison, Lillie Ley and George
ca.1885-1925

Series 4. Incoming Letters -- Robison, Eleanor, Box 1

Mixed Materials Box: 1 ca.1908-1915

Scope and Contents

Eleanor is the daughter of Lillie Ley and George Robison; contains the personal letters of Eleanor's friends documenting the perspective of young women at the beginning of the century.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15
Robison, Eleanor
ca.1908-1915
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16
Robison, Eleanor
ca.1908-1915
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17
Robison, Eleanor
ca.1908-1915
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 18
Robison, Eleanor
ca.1908-1915
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 19
Robison, Eleanor
ca.1908-1915

Series 5. Miscellaneous -- Blosser, Hugh M., Box 1

Mixed Materials Box: 1 ca.1910-1950

Scope and Contents

Hugh married Eleanor Robison; includes letters from Douglas Business College and Siegel-Myers Correspondence School of Music; includes receipts and a few legal documents.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 20
Blosser, Hugh M.
ca.1910-1950

Series 6. Outgoing Letters -- Blosser, John H., Box 1

Mixed Materials Box: 1 1942-1945

Scope and Contents

John is the son of Hugh and Eleanor Blosser: letters document his WWII experiences, including training in the United States and service in Europe as a mechanic in the U.S. Army Air Corp.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 21
Blosser, John H.
1942-1945
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 22
Blosser, John H.
1942-1945
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 23
Blosser, John H.
1942-1945
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 24
Blosser, John H.
1942-1945
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 25
Blosser, John H.
1942-1945

Series 7. Incoming Letters -- Blosser John H., Box 1

Mixed Materials Box: 1 1942-1947

Scope and Contents

Contains personal letters of close friends.

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 26
Blosser, John H.
1942-1947
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 27
Blosser, John H.
1942-1947
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 28
Blosser, John H.
1942-1947
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 29
Blosser, John H.
1942-1947

Series 8. Miscellaneous -- Blosser, John H., Box 1

Mixed Materials Box: 1 ca.1940-1960

Scope and Contents

Includes receipts, insurance policy, a few letters, etc. (See also Box 3, Folders 2 and 3 in this collection)

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 30
Blosser, John H.
ca.1940-1960
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 31
Blosser, John H.
ca.1940-1960

Series 9. Photographs -- Unidentified, Box 1

Mixed Materials Box: 1 ca.1880-1910, ca.1940-1970

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 32
Portraits (6 mounted prints)
ca.1880-1910
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 33
Portraits (17 prints)
ca.1940-1970
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 34
Portraits -- Women (3 prints, 8 X 10)
ca.1940-1970

Series 10. Photographs, Box 1

Mixed Materials Box: 1 1917-1985 and undated

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 35
Wedding Portrait of Hugh M. Blosser and Eleanor Robison Blosser (2 prints)
1917
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 36
Family Portrait of Hugh and Eleanor Blosser and their Son John Henry Blosser (4 prints)
ca.1920-1925
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 37
Blosser, Eleanor Robison (Includes family and Cheat Lake scenes) (several prints)
ca.1917-1950
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 38
Blosser Marina on Cheat Lake (several prints)
ca.1950-1980
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 39
Blosser, John H. -- Early Family Photographs? (12 prints)
ca.1920-1930
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 40
Blosser John H. with Family and Friends (several prints)
ca.1950-1985
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 41
Blosser John H. with Family and Friends (several prints)
ca.1950-1985
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 42
Blosser, John H. -- WWII (Includes portraits of JHB and friends and places in Europe) (several prints)
ca.1940s
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 43
Blosser, John H. -- Portraits (several prints)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 44
Oak Grove School Student Portraits; Morgantown High School Student Reunion Portrait
1963, 1968

Series 11. Deeds and Agreements (The following is a partial itemized list of contents of this series), Box 1

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 45 Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 46 Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 47 1887-1947 and undated

Deed; Mar. 30, 1923; Lillie C. & George W. Robison to WV Power & Transmission Co.; Right of Way; Deed Book 197, p.219
1923
Description of Lily C. Robison's share of the C.S. Ley land on the east side of Cheat River, as agreed by her and Dean & Hardy; Apr. 11, 1894; 6 acres
1894
Henry Chess, Walter Chess, Mary B. Chess, Harvey B. Chess, and Annie B. Chess to Jacob N. Arnold; Nov. 30, 1893; $243 for 10 acres, 144 perches
1893
W.H. Sheafer & Eleanor P., his wife to _______ (faded out), Ida V. Ley, William C. Ley and Johhaden Ley; Oct. 7, 1887; 4 tracts
1887
Lillie C. Robison, widow, to Eleanor M. Blosser; Nov. 22, 1932; 2 tracts; 1) 10 acres, 144 perches; 2) 26 rods
1932
Agreement; June 5, 1924; Lillie C. Robison to F.P. Hutcheson; use of parcel on the east side of Cheat River containing one-quarter of an acre adjacent to Mont Chateau Club for his natural life
1924
Agreement to sell Lily Robison property known as the Arnold House and ten acres on the Morgantown & Uniontown Pike for $3500 in payments by Rachel A. Arnold; Rachel's name signed by Thos. F. Hastings
undated
Deed; June 9, 1923; Rachael Ann Arnold, widow, and other parties to Lillie C. Robison, east side of Cheat; 1) 10 acres, 144 perches; 2) 26 rods
1923
Right of Way for the Ices Ferry State Line Road #32; 40 feet for $1.00; the hedge in front of the property is not to be removed or damaged
undated
Articles of Agreement; March 16, 1894; Ellen M. Dean & Fred C. Dean to Lilly C. Robison of Uneva, Monongalia County, WV; $2000 in payments for 6 acres on Cheat River, now forming a part of the tract containing 117 acres purchased by Ellen M. Dean from William C. Ley, Anna Johadden Ley and Ida. V. Ley on which there is a frame house and out buildings
1894
Bond for moving Lillie C. Robison's house 350 feet; Aug. 15, 1925; Juseppinia Novelli, Carolos Novelli, and Ernst Covadi
1925
Agreement; Apr. 30, 1929; Morgantown Electric to Lillie C. Robison to install wiring in Mrs. Robinson's home; 94 openings, etc.
1929
Subscribers for new road to the new hotels and to establish a ferry
1899
Deed from Eleanor M. Blosser and Hugh M. Blosser to John Henry Blosser; May 5, 1947; in two tracts: 1) 10 acres, 144 perches; 2) 26 rods
1947

Series 12. Financial Records -- Robison Family, Box 1

Mixed Materials Box: 1 ca.1920s

Scope and Contents

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 48
Robison Family
ca.1920s

Series 13. Estate Papers -- Jennewine Estate, Box 1

Mixed Materials Box: 1 ca.1860s

Scope and Contents

Christian Ley administered the Jennewine Estate, located on the Cheat

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 49
Jennewine Estate
ca.1860s

Series 14. Miscellaneous, Box 2

Mixed Materials Box: 2 ca.1850-1950

Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, poems, clippings, etc. (at back of box)

Miscellaneous (at back of box)
ca.1850-1950

Series 15. Pridevale Iron Company (formerly Monongalia Iron Works), Box 2-3

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Mixed Materials Box: 3 ca.1850s

Bills and Receipts
1854/05-1855/05
Bills and Receipts
1855/06-1856/05
Incoming Letters -- McKelvy, S.
ca.1850s
Leather Ledger
ca.1850s
Original Subscription List; Certified Copy of Charter; Appointment of Commissioners
ca.1850s
Agreements and Contracts
ca.1850s
Checks and Receipts Paid; Other Material (Handbook, Treasurer)
ca.1850s
Powers of Attorney
ca.1850s
J.W. Butler & Co. -- Letters, Sales, Etc.
ca.1850s
Receipts issued by Pridevale Iron Company
ca.1850s
Memoranda (Includes capital stock, real estate, furnaces, and estimates of work)
ca.1850s
Proceedings of Subscribers Meeting
1854/07/08
Letters and Reports from D.L. Schonberg, Secretary to the President
ca.1850s
Memoranda of Workmen
ca.1850s
Bill of Sale; Settlements of Accounts
ca. 1850s
Treasurer's Reports
ca.1850s
Account Ledger -- "Pridevale Account" (unfoldered)
1855-1856
Reports and Letters from J.G. Holbrooke (Treasurer) to President (tied bundle)
ca.1855
Miscellaneous Financial Reports (tied bundle)
ca.1855
Petty Cash List (roll of paper)
1855-1856
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Miscellaneous Financial Reports
ca. 1855-1856

Series 16. Certificates and Grade Reports -- Blosser, John H., Box 3

Mixed Materials Box: 3 Box: 3 1920s-1930s

Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Blosser, John H.
1920s-1930s

Series 17. U.S. Armed Forces Records -- Blosser, John H., Box 3

Mixed Materials Box: 3 1942-1946

Scope and Contents

Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Blosser, John H.
1942-1946

Series 18. Scrapbook, Box 3

Mixed Materials Box: 3 ca. 1880-1889

Scope and Contents

Large book of blank Pridevale Iron Company note forms with logo; was used as a scrap book by someone, probably Lily Ley Robison, who pasted newsprint poems, perhaps from the 1880s, on 31 pages; authors of poems are Tennyson, Emerson, Stowe and one attributed to Stephen A. Douglas, but most are unidentified; also in the book are: a lock of hair, a book flyleaf with Lilly C Ley written in large script, loose poems, and three pieces of sheet music (including the song "No Father, No Mother, No Home" by George Cooper and W.M. Dwyer from "The Star," December 15, 1886; and funeral marches arranged by coronet).

Scrapbook
ca.1880s?