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The West Virginia and Regional History Center, the world's largest collection of West Virginia-related research material, is in the Wise Library on the Downtown Campus.. The collection includes over 4.5 million manuscript documents, 30,000 books, 15,000 pamphlets, 1,200 newspapers, 100,000 photographs and prints, 5,000 maps, and 25,000 microfilms, oral histories, films and folk music recordings
The West Virginia History OnView digital collection is the largest collection of West Virginia and Appalachian photography accessible online, and draws more than half a million visitors to the WVRHC website annually, accounting for more than a third of all traffic on WVU Libraries' website.
The first libraries in West Virginia were subscription-based libraries in which members would pay for the privilege of borrowing books. [1] When West Virginia was still a part of the state of Virginia, first libraries included Buffalo Creek Farmer's Library of present-day Monongalia County, Wheeling, and Morgantown and were all established around 1813.
Stewart Hall is a historic library and administration building associated with the West Virginia University and located at Morgantown, Monongalia County, West Virginia.It was built between 1900 and 1902, and consists of a gabled central block, a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story gabled entrance pavilion, and a monumental octagonal tower.
Academic Library: Upshur County: The West Virginia Wesleyan College Archives and Special Collections houses materials documenting the history of West Virginia Wesleyan College and materials documenting the Buckhannon and Upshur County area. Collections include photographs, manuscripts, newspapers, alumni magazines, and performance arts programs ...
Among Ambler's most notable legacies was his efforts in the creating the West Virginia and Regional History Collection in the West Virginia University library. [1] Charles Ambler died on August 31, 1957, aged 81. [1] [6] He is buried at Lawnwood Cemetery, Morgantown, Monogalia County, West Virginia.
The library system is comprised of the Downtown Campus Library, the Charles C. Wise Jr. Library, the Evansdale Library, the Health Sciences Library, the Law Library, Potomac State Mary F. Shipper Library and WVU Tech Vining Library. The WVU Libraries collaborate with American University, University of Iowa Libraries and Virginia Tech on the ...
West Virginia University's first president, Rev. Alexander Martin. He was a Methodist minister from Scotland who served from the founding of the school in 1867 until 1875. West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, United States. Founded as an agricultural college, WVU has developed into a major ...