Smith Family of Barbour and Harrison Counties, Papers, 1908-2013 A&M 3959

Smith Family of Barbour and Harrison Counties, Papers, 1908-2013 A&M 3959


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West Virginia and Regional History Center

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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 3959
Title
Smith Family of Barbour and Harrison Counties, Papers 1908, 1930s-1965, 2013 ca. 1930-2013
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197195
Quantity
0.2 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 1/2 in. (1 flat storage box)
Quantity
0.1 Gigabytes, 19 files, formats include .jpg, .docx, .tif
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

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.

Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Smith Family of Barbour and Harrison Counties, Papers, A&M 3959, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift from Wamsley, Cori Nicole Smith, 2013/09/14


Scope and Contents

Papers from the Smith family from Barbour and Harrison County, West Virginia. Includes digital content, slides, high school diplomas, and a marriage certificate. Digital content includes photographs and genealogical information. Photograph subjects include family members, ephemera, degrees, and other family papers pertaining to the Smith family as well as Smith ancestors and descendants of the House and Wamsley families.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Barbour County (W. Va.)
  • Harrison County (W. Va.)
  • House family
  • Smith family
  • Wamsley family

Legacy Administrative Notes

digital content; 2013/09/11; jcm

All of the Microsoft Word and image files on the CD (total of 19) were copied to T drive--18 are in T:A&M Digital Archive Files, one was moved to I:DLC WV CollectionFor Michael R! a&m metadataA&M General.

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!!scanning; 2013/09/11; jcm

Image files on T drive could be considered for addition to WVHOV. A description of these can be found in the "Info" Word document file. There are also slides in box 1, but these may not be of great enough interest to add to WVHOV.

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Legacy Formats

archives and manuscripts; electronic records

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Barbour County (W. Va.)
  • Harrison County (W. Va.)

Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
CD of Photographs and Genealogy
1908, 1930s-1965, 2013
Scope and Contents

This folder includes digital photographs of the extended Smith family and genealogical documents, including marriage certificates and family histories.

Conditions Governing Access

Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of Carnis Smith Degree—from National Business College, Banking, Finance, Commercial, and Salesmanship
    April 1939
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of Carnis Smith—Carnis pictured on far right
    early-to-mid 1930s
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of Cori and Matt—Cori and Matt Wamsley
    July 2013
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of Darci and Josh—Darci and Josh Hyman
    August 2013
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of Elizabeth's College Degree—WVU, B.S. in home economics
    1937
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of Elizabeth House Smith—V. Elizabeth House Smith, age unknown, likely mid-1930s, photo taken by Photo Crafters, 221 Pleasant St., Morgantown, WV, according to stamp on back
    ca. mid-1930s
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of Elizabeth House Smith 2— V. Elizabeth House Smith, age unknown
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of Elizabeth's Master's degree—WVU, M.S. in home economics education
    1960
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of House Smith Wedding Announcement—appeared in the Leaksville, N.C. newspaper; announced marriage of V. Elizabeth House and H. Carnis Smith
    1941
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of Lib and Carnis Marriage Certificate— marriage of V. Elizabeth House and H. Carnis Smith
    1941
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of Lib and Carnis Smith— V. Elizabeth House Smith and H. Carnis Smith
    1991 August 12
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of London—London Wamsley, 8 months old
    July 2013
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of Terry Smith – 3 years old
    1949
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of Terry Smith – 6 years old
    1952
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of WVU Student Activity Book Cover—first and second semesters, Elizabeth House, not sure what these are for, but some of the stamps inside are missing
    1935–1936
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Photograph of WVU vs. Penn State—football ticket
    1955
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Smith Family History file—includes genealogy chart and short biographies of family members
    undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
Kodachrome photo slides—from Voie Elizabeth Trimble House's funeral. She died on 1965 May 18, in Quiet Dell, WV, and is buried in Mt. Vernon Church Cemetery in Philippi, WV.
1965 May 18
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
Marriage certificate— Clarence House married Voie Elizabeth Trimble on 1908 June 24, in Oakland, MD
1908 June 24
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Leaksville High School diploma—H. Carnis Smith graduated from Leaksville High School in Leaksville, NC
1935
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Philippi High School diploma— V. Elizabeth House Smith graduated from Philippi High School
1933