Reed-Ross Family Photographs and Papers, ca. 1860-1953 A&M 4061

Reed-Ross Family Photographs and Papers, ca. 1860-1953 A&M 4061


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Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
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Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 4061
Title
Reed-Ross Family Photographs and Papers ca. 1860-1953
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197304
Quantity
1.1 Linear Feet, 1 ft. 1 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.)
Creator
Reed-Ross 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
Photographs and papers of the Reed-Ross family of northern West Virginia, including two Victorian photo albums with identified members of the Reed and Ross families, family bible with genealogy information, "family register" genealogy chart for Ross family members in Monongalia County, ephemera, and other material. See scope and content note for detail.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Reed-Ross Family Photographs and Papers, A&M 4061, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Scope and Contents

Photographs and papers of the Reed-Ross family of northern West Virginia, including two Victorian photo albums with identified members of the Reed and Ross families, family Bible with genealogy information, "family register" genealogy chart for Ross family members in Monongalia County, ephemera, and other material.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Reed family
  • Ross family

Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1
Photograph album (red cover, contains 11 cabinet card portraits with identified subjects, including Reed and Ross family members, among others)
ca. 1880-1890
Mixed Materials Box: 1
Photograph album (floral design on cover, contains miscellaneous unidentified contains tintypes and cabinet cards from the Morgantown, West Virginia region
ca. 1860-1890
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Bible with family genealogy (bible with illustrations published by Cornish, Lamport, and Company, 1853; Reed family genealogy for period 1822-1947)
1853-1947
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: Oversize
3 unidentified photographs
ca. 1890-1910
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: Oversize
West Virginia teaching diploma for Charles R. Reed
1900
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: Oversize
"Family register" for Ross family members of Monongalia County, West Virginia [genealogy] for period 1797-1928
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: Oversize
Election advertising card (1914) and Reed family estate sale (1953)
1914, 1953
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: Oversize
4 clippings, including 2 obituaries for William R. Higgins (undated), 1 obituary for Harriet Ross Reed (1923), and 1 social notice regarding "birthday anniversary" of Mrs. Frances M. Ross who was 65 years of age at the time (undated)
undated, 1923