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

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


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West Virginia and Regional History Center

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 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).

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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