West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation, Records regarding Statehood A&M 0931

West Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Business Number: 304-293-3536
wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com
URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center

Repository

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Identification

A&M 0931

Title

West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation, Records regarding Statehood 1855-1910

URL:

https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197773

Quantity

0 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 reel of microfilm, 1 folder

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

Copies of broadsides, certificates, photographs, and letters pertaining to the formation of the state of West Virginia, its predecessor the Restored Government of Virginia, and the Civil War, featuring the impact of the latter upon Wheeling. There are 41 letters written to civilian prisoner-of-war Dr. Alfred Hughes by his wife and other relatives when he was interned at Camp Chase, Columbus, Ohio in 1862. (A more detailed inventory of the collection is included in the control folder).

Administrative Information

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Conditions Governing Access

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation, Records regarding Statehood, A&M 0931, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Statehood politics -- West Virginia
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Virginia (Reorganized government : 1861-1863)

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865