Conditions Governing Use

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Conditions Governing Access

Content including social security numbers located in box 1 folder 10 (West Virginia driver's licenses for Harold and Betty Jane Forbes) will be restricted for 75 years after the date of record creation, but researchers may complete the Agreement for the Use of Sensitive Materials to request access to these materials prior to the expiration of the restriction. Please contact the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc in advance to request access.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Miscellany, A&M 0966, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchases from Lohr, Alvin, 1954-1957/05/31

Scope and Contents

Includes an assortment of late 19th and early 20th century advertising materials and business cards. Some of these materials represent individuals and companies in West Virginia, but most come from regional or national entities. The most common formats are booklets, solicitation cards, and corporate publications that highlight uses for their product(s). Also features a receipt for [canal?] freight charges on salt to Harper's Ferry, 1871; Henry Ke[e]esecker's certificate of membership in the 67th Regiment Virginia Light Infantry [Berkeley Co.], signed by Richard Becall, captain, 1818; three Civil War veteran badges from the West Virginia branch of the Grand Army of the Republic; a pin with the emblem of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics; an 1828 land deed for Nicholas Leatherman; and pages 3-17 of an unsigned manuscript written by Faulkner [?] concerning the Mary Surratt hanging.