- Resources
- Books
- Census
- Databases
- Digital Collections
- Folk Music
- Genealogy
- Guide to Archives & Manuscripts
- History Bibliography
- International Association for Identification
- Newsletter
- Newspapers
- Online Exhibits
- Photographic Archives
- Printed Ephemera Collection
- Public Records
- Rare Books Collection
- Web Sites
- Archival Records
- Preservation Resources
- WV History
- Services
- Copy Services & Fees
- Instruction
- Interlibrary Loan
- Reference & Research
- General Information
- ADA Entrance
- Directions
- Hours
- Parking
- Policies
- Volunteer
- WV&RH Association
Welcome to the West Virginia and Regional History Collection. Located in the Charles C. Wise, Jr. Library on the WVU Downtown Campus, the WVRHC is the largest historical archives/library relating to West Virginia in existence. Look below for links to resources, including West Virginia History Online Digital Collections, hours, directions and parking as well as a virtual tour.
Resources
- Books
The WVRHC contains the most comprehensive collection of books and periodicals relating to West Virginia in existence. - Census
Introduction, records for Virginia (1810-1860), WV (1870-1920) - Databases
Selected databases to identify articles and books related to WV - Digital Collections (West Virginia History Online Digital Collections)
Includes Guide to the A&M Collections, Roy Bird Cook, Historical Photographs, Patrick Ward Gainer, and David Hunter Strother - Folk Music
Guide to recordings of folk music recorded in WV, 1930's - 1980's - Genealogy
Guide to genealogical research, selected web sites - Guide to Archives and Manuscripts
Searchable database of over 20,000 linear feet of archives documenting a wide variety of topics - History Bibliography
Exhaustive WV history guide to research, arranged by county and subject - International Association for Identification
The most comprehensive library collection relating to the study of forensics in existence. - Newsletter
Dedicated to disemminating information about the WV&RHC and its mission
- Newspapers
Largest collection of historical West Virginia newspapers in existence - Photographic Archives
Extensive in volume, documents industrial, social, and cultural history - Printed Ephemera Collection
A collection of ephemeral materials including pamphlets, leaflets, brochures, clippings, isolated serials and other items dating from the late nineteenth century to the present. - Public Records (county courts)
Historic records survey, Virginia (1623-1933), WV (18th, 19th, early 20th century) - Rare Books Collection
Collection of more than 5,000 rare books with emphases in English and American authors from the 16th to 20th centuries. - Web Sites
Selected sites covering Archival Records, Preservation Resources, WV History
Services
General Information
West Virginia and Regional History Collection
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Ave.
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Phone: (304) 293 - 3536
Fax: (304) 293-3981