Conditions Governing Use

The donor of this collection has transferred rights to the intellectual property they created to the Center. For more information regarding permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the West Virginia and Regional History Center.

Conditions Governing Access

A special access restriction applies to materials in boxes 2, 11, 12, 13, 16, and 18. These materials are restricted to protect the personally identifiable information (PII) of former Magnolia High School students and staff, but researchers may complete the Agreement for the Use of Sensitive Materials to access these materials. 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], Warren Witschey, Compiler, Magnolia High School Football Records and Other Materials, A&M 4651, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift from Witschey, Warren, 2023 July 17.

Biographical / Historical

Magnolia High School, established in 1879 and still in operation as of 2025, is located in New Martinsville, West Virginia. It is one of the oldest high schools and football programs in the state. Their sports teams are known as the "Blue Eagles," and formerly the "Blue Blizzard." Warren Witschey, the compiler of these materials, is a 1957 graduate of Magnolia and resident of New Martinsville.

Scope and Contents

This collection comprises research done on former students, football teams, and athletics department accomplishments of Magnolia High School (MHS) in New Martinsville, West Virginia. The research was conducted by Warren Witschey, an MHS graduate. The most common types of materials are as follows:

Boxes labeled "Football Records" include items like team rosters, group photos, season schedules, game scores, win/loss records by year, event programs (some of which include information about the marching band and cheerleading team), and local newspapers and magazines that mention MHS football.

Boxes labeled "Graduating Class Records" contain research done by Witschey into the members of each graduating class by year. These include lists of student names, photocopied yearbook images, class reunion correspondence, obituaries for deceased alumni, and more. Records of varying detail exist for most graduating classes from 1893 to 2021.

Boxes labeled "Athletics Newspaper Stories" include newspapers published in the New Martinsville area that reference the activities of MHS sports teams, including but not limited to football.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Football -- High school
• High Schools -- West Virginia
• Magnolia High School (New Martinsville, W. Va.)
• School sports
• Witschey, Warren