1.8 Linear Feet, 1 ft. 9 1/2 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (1 notecard box, 4 in.)
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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Fred T. Newbraugh, Collector, Glass Plate Negatives of Berkeley Springs
Scenes, A&M 4006, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Ninety glass plate negatives created ca. 1881-1910, chiefly of Berkeley Springs, West Virginia. Content of images date from
ca. 1780s-1817 (these are facsimiles of documents and pictorial material), and the 1881-1910s, and undated. Subjects include
buildings in Berkeley Springs, such as the baths, David Hunter Strother's house, Mount Wesley Academy, and others. The negatives
also include images of portraits or letters of prominent individuals, such as Joseph Barnes, Alexander Boteler, DeWitt Clinton,
General William Darke, Moses Hoge, and James Rumsey and family. Some subjects are unidentified. Box 2 contains prints of some
of the glass plates.
James Rumsey (1743–1792) lived in Bath, Virginia (now Berkeley Springs, West Virginia) in the 1780s. He is known for successfully
demonstrating a boat propelled by a steam engine on the Potomac River at Shepherdstown, [West] Virginia on December 3, 1787.
Collector Frederick T. Newbraugh (1910-1996) was postal worker and a local historian of Morgan County, West Virginia. He taught
classes about the history of Bath and Morgan County, and he served as a board member of the Morgan County Historical Society.
He also authored books about the history of the county, including the three-volume Warm Springs Echoes About Berkeley Springs and Morgan County (1967); Berkeley Springs Methodist Church, 1775-1965 (1965?); Berkeley Castle: in the Picturesque Foot Hills of the Alleghenies, Berkeley Springs, W. Va. (1988); and Bath, that Seat of Sin: a Compilation of Incidents at the Town of Bath (Berkeley Springs, W. Va. ) (1993). More information about Fred's family and history can be found on page 177 of Morgan County, West Virginia, and Its People (compiled by Morgan County Historical and Genealogical Society, 1981).
Unidentified Framed Painting of People at a Lake (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
Bicycle (includes note: "Folding Stand invented by Henry Harrison (?) Hunter of Berkeley Springs")
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
Part of a Letter from Uncle E. Rumsey (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
Rumsey's Mill Stone (with labeled base; stone is from 1782)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
Sketch or Engraving of the Residence of James Rumsey in Shepherdstown (facsimile; includes the text "from a drawing made by
Henry Howe in 1843")
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
Portrait of Unidentified Man with White Hair and Beard (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
Engraving or Etching of General William Darke and Text (facsimile; possibly from a newspaper or book printing)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
Portrait Painting of James Rumsey (facsimile)
ca. 1780s-1790s
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10
Portrait Sketch of Unidentified Man (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11
Unidentified House with Fence
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12
Unidentified House with Girl Standing in Front of Fence
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13
Portrait of Unidentified Man in 18th Century Dress (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14
Portrait of Unidentified Individual (facsimile; too damaged to make out features)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15
Part of a Letter from Alexander Boteler to Geo. A. Rumsey (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16
Blueprint of Westminster Abbey (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17
Letter from Edward Hale to Mrs. Williams regarding Rumsey (facsimile)
1909
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 18
Part of Manuscript Document that Mentions Mr. Rumsey (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 19
Portrait of Alexander Boteler (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 20
Rumsey's Mill Stone (with labeled base; stone is from 1782)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 21
Card Showing Rumsey's Mill Stone, with Celebratory Text (facsimile)
1909
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 22
Portrait of James Rumsey (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 23
Studio Portrait of Young Woman
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 24
Portrait of James Rumsey (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 25
Two Unidentified Women on Porch of "Marble Hall" Looking South, Berkeley Springs, WV
ca. 1900
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 26
Rumsey's Mill Stone (with labeled base; stone is from 1782) and Unidentified Man
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 27
Card Showing Rumsey's Mill Stone, with Celebratory Text (facsimile)
1909
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 28
Part of Marriage Document (facsimile; names include Jacob Fisher (?), Adam Frailey (?), and Mary Albright)
February 26, 1891
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 29
Portrait of Unidentified Woman (facsimile; top part is obscured)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 30
Man Posing in Front of Gentlemen's Bathhouse, Berkeley Springs
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1
Topographical Map of Part of Morgan County, WV (facsimile; shows Stohrs Crossroads [Spohrs Crossroads], Sleepy Creek, Devil's
Nose)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2
Drawing or Engraving of Butt-on-Rock Pond, Sleepy Creek, WV (facsimile; includes descriptive note; this pond is where James
Rumsey began the experiments that led to the first steamboat
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
Side View of Rumsey's Mill Stone (with labeled base; stone is from 1782) in Fenced Area
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4
Drawing of Moses Hoge (facsimile; Hoge was president of Hampden-Sydney College, pastor of the Presbyterian Church of Shepherdstown,
[West] Virginia)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5
Part of an Envelope and Letter (facsimile; envelope from Edward Rumsey to Harriett R. Weir [?] of Greenville, KY; letter apparently
from brother Charles McShiles [?])
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6
Cabinet Card Portrait of Unidentified Woman (facsimile; studio was Doerr, 12th and Market, Louisville, KY)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7
Portrait of James Rumsey in Decorative Frame (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8
Part of an Envelope and Letter (facsimile; mentions Jas. [James?] Rumsey Skiles and Shepherdstown)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9
Sketch Portrait of DeWitt Clinton, Esquire (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10
Sketch of Successful Trial of Rumsey's First Steamboat at Shepherdstown in 1787 (facsimile)
ca. 1907
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11
Rumsey's Mill Stone (with labeled base; stone is from 1782)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12
Portrait of James Rumsey (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 13
Full Length Portrait of Unidentified Woman (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14
Part of a Letter (facsimile; may be from Susan Skiles, daughter of James Rumsey and mother of James Rumsey Skiles)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15
Man Standing in Shallow Creek with Pickaxe and Shallow Pan (see also box 5, folder 2)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16
Ruins of St. Elmo Hotel, Fruit Hill, Berkeley Springs, WV
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17
Gentlemen's Bathhouse at Berkeley Springs
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18
Pagoda in "The Grove" or "Bath Spring", Berkeley Springs
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19
Unidentified House with People Gathered on Porch (possible double exposure
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 20
Tower of Berkeley Springs Castle (on Warm Springs Ridge; summer home of Colonel Samuel Taylor Suit)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 21
Prints from Glass Negatives
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Horse, Cart, and Driver in Flooded Street or Creek, Morgan County, WV
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Group Portrait in Front of Mount Wesley Academy, Berkeley Springs, WV
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Woman and Child at Steam Saw Mill in Morgan County
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4
Rock-filled Creek
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5
Unidentified Building and Dam
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6
Group Portrait of Men, Women, and Children in Front of Wood and Brick Building
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7
Title Page of Remarks on Mr. John Fitch's Reply to Mr. James Rumsey's Pamphlet, by Joseph Barnes (facsimile)
1788
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8
Group Portrait of Mostly Children in Front of Building (may be a one-room schoolhouse)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 9
Bottom Part of Card Showing Rumsey's Mill Stone, with Celebratory Text (facsimile)
1909
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 10
Landscape View of Hills and Mountains
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 11
View of Rumsey's Mill Stone on its Base (facsimile; includes text "James Rumsey was the Great Originator of Practical Steam
Navigation")
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 12
Part of a Letter from James Rumsey (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 13
Men on Horses in Front of Wood House
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 14
Candid Portrait of Women Walking beside Houses
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 15
Group Portrait of Family Standing in Front of House
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 16
Casual Group Portrait of Family on Porch
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 17
Supplemental Page of Scientific American Showing Plans and Sketch of Hydromotor (facsimile; "a new steam vessel propelled
by water jets"
November 26, 1881
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 18
Mount Wesley Academy
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 19
Group Portrait of Mount Wesley Academy Grammar Class of 1904
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 20
Group Portrait of Mount Wesley Academy Grammar Class of 1904
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 21
Man at Fence in Front of St. Vincent's Catholic Church, Berkeley Springs, WV
ca. 1900s
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 22
Washington Hotel with a Crowd in Front, Berkeley Springs, WV (damaged)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 23
Third Morgan County Court House
1908 or later
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 24
David Hunter Strother Outside his Home in Berkeley Springs, WV (damaged)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 25
Unidentified Sand Plant
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 26
Last Page of a Letter from Joseph Barnes (facsimile; Barnes was assistant and later attorney of James Rumsey)
1795
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 27
Family Portrait in Front of Wood House (damaged)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 28
Possibly a Bath House
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 29
Family Portrait in Front of Parsonage (possibly facsimile; possibly of the First United Brethren Church; damaged)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1
Constitution of the Green River Female Missionary Society of Three Springs, Warren County, KY (facsimile)
1817
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2
Part of Letter from James Rumsey (facsimile)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
Second Morgan County Court House (damaged)
pre-1908
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1
Interior of Presbyterian Church, Berkeley Springs, WV, with Memorial to Maria Lucinda Pendleton
ca. 1900
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
Man Standing in Shallow Creek with Pickaxe and Shallow Pan (see also box 2, folder 15)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
Possible Studio Portrait of Unidentified Individual
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4
Part of a Letter (facsimile; possibly from John Harney)
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