The WVRHC's folk music collection documents musical traditions that date back to the 19th century.
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Archives & Manuscripts
The WVRHC preserves archives and manuscripts pertaining to the history of West Virginia and the central Appalachian region.
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West Virginia Books
The WVRHC's collection of books and periodicals includes books on history, the Civil War, genealogy, literature, the arts, and more.
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West Virginia Newspapers
The WVRHC's collection of historical West Virginia newspapers date from 1791 and includes microfilmed, physical, and digitized copies.
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OnView: Historical Photographs
The WVRHC contains the most comprehensive collection of historic photographs pertaining to West Virginia in existence.
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Rush Dew Holt Political Cartoons
During the course of his relatively brief career in politics, Rush Holt was the subject of political cartoons in newspapers across America.
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Drawings of David Hunter Strother
Strother, aka "Porte Crayon," was the first illustrator to focus in depth on characters of West Virginia.
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Rare Books
The Rare Books Collection contains books from 1300 to the present including Shakespeare's folios, first editions of Mark Twain, and much more.
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Pierpont Civil War Telegrams
More than 850 telegrams document Pierpont's efforts to maintain Union rule in western Virginia in the first two years of the Civil War.
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Printed Ephemera
This database contains more than 47,000 ephemera items such as pamphlets, leaflets, brochures, clippings, and isolated serials.
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Recently discovered photographs at the History Center document the beginning of a culinary empire -- the drive-in known as "Parkette," which ultimately became Shoney's.
