James R. Moreland Papers, 1904-1940 A&M 0301

James R. Moreland Papers, 1904-1940 A&M 0301


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1549 University Ave.
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 0301
Title
James R. Moreland Papers 1904-1940
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196595
Quantity
3.3 Linear Feet, Summary: 3 ft. 4 in. (8 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator
Moreland, James R., 1879-1955
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
Papers, photos, pamphlets and postcards of a prominent Morgantown attorney, financier and businessman, James Rogers Moreland. Included are drafts of books and articles by James R. Moreland about local and family history, in particular "Early Iron Industry in Cheat Mountains" and "My Father Another Country Lawyer." There are family histories and records about the Finnicum, Hawthorne, Huston, Lewis, Lyle, Moreland and Rogers families. There are also many items of World War I that especially pertain to Morgantown. Included among these is information about the Morgantown Militia Reserve and the Military Training Camps Association. Among other papers collected by Moreland are the records and a history of the Bank of Monongahela Valley, the papers of the Mercersburg Academy, the Rotary, Sons of the Revolution, and the WVU Kappa Alpha fraternity.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James R. Moreland Papers, A&M 0301, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Academies
  • Banks and banking
  • Finnicum family
  • Hawthorne family
  • Houston family
  • Iron furnaces and iron industry.
  • Lawyers - letters and papers.
  • Lewis family
  • Lyles family
  • Mercersburg Academy
  • Military Training Camps Association (U.S.)
  • Moreland family
  • Morgantown (W. Va.)
  • Morgantown Militia Reserve.
  • Photography
  • Rogers family
  • Rotary.
  • Sons of the Revolution
  • West Virginia University. Kappa Alpha fraternity
  • World War, 1914-1918

Container List

Series 1. Family Histories (Box 1)
Mixed Materials Box: 1 1906-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
    Family Histories, First Drafts
    1914-1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
    Family History, Correspondence
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
    Rogers Family
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
    Huston & Hawthorne Familiies
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
    Moreland Family
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
    Family Records of Finnicums, Lyles, Lewis, etc.
    1906-1928
Series 2. Writings (Boxes 2-4)
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Mixed Materials Box: 3 Mixed Materials Box: 4 1916-1939
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1
    Early Iron Industry in Cheat Mountain
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2
    Early Iron Industry in Cheat Mountain
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
    Early Iron Industry in Cheat Mountain
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4
    Early Iron Industry in Cheat Mountain
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5
    Early Iron Industry in Cheat Mountain
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6
    Early Iron Industry in Cheat Mountain
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7
    "My Father Another Country Lawyer - Bound typescript
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
    "My Father Another Country Lawyer" and other notes
    1939-1940
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
    American Red Cross Drive
    1918
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
    Camp Steerier, WI
    1916-1934
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4
    Camp Steerier, WI
    1918
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5
    Morgantown Militia Reserve
    1918
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6
    Morgantown Militia Reserve
    1918
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1
    World War I - Four Minute Men
    1918-1919
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2
    World War I - Four Minute Men
    1918-1919
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
    World War I - Four Minute Men
    1918-1919
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4
    Mercersburg Academy - J. Moreland
    1921-1931
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 5
    Mercersburg Academy - W.A. Moreland
    1930-1934
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 6
    Mercersburg Academy - R. L. Moreland
    1935-1939
Series 3. Financial Records (Box 5)
Mixed Materials Box: 5 1918-1935
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1
    Bank of Monongahela Valley Records and History
    1918-1931
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
    Bank of Monongahela Valley Records and History
    1927-1931
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
    Bank of Monongahela Valley Records and History
    1929-1930
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4
    Bank of Monongahela Valley Records and History
    1929-1931
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5
    Bank of Monongahela Valley Records and History
    1930
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 6
    Bank of Monongahela Valley Records and History
    1930-1931
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 7
    Bank of Monongahela Valley Newsclippings
    1931-1935
Series 4. Correspondence (Boxes 5-6)
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Mixed Materials Box: 6 1937-1939
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 8
    Rotary Correspondence
    1937-1938
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 9
    Rotary Correspondence
    1938
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
    Rotary Correspondence
    1939
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
    Rotary Correspondence and convention
    1939
Series 5. Printed Material (Boxes 6-7)
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Mixed Materials Box: 7 1907-1939
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
    Newspapers
    1939
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 4
    Pamphlets
    1926-1938
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 5
    Pamphlets
    1939-1940
  • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 1
    WVU Kappa Alpha Fraternity Papers
    1907-1912
  • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2
    WVU Kappa Alpha Fraternity Papers
    1913-1926
  • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 3
    WVU Kappa Alpha Fraternity Papers
    1935-1939
  • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 4
    WVU Kappa Alpha Fraternity Receipts
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 5
    WVU Kappa Alpha Fraternity Checkbook
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 6
    WVU Kappa Alpha Fraternity Ledger
    undated
Series 6. Miscellaneous (Box 8)
Mixed Materials Box: 8 1904-1922
  • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 1
    Sons of the Revolution
    1904, 1914-1922
  • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 2
    Monongalia County Sunday School
    1918-1920
  • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 3
    Morgantown Charter Committee
    1917-1921
  • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 4
    WVU Politics
    1930-1934