WVU is home to the West Virginia & Regional History Center (WVRHC), whose mission is "is to acquire, provide access to, and preserve information resources in all formats which elucidate the history and culture of West Virginia and the central Appalachian region. As the Special Collections division of the WVU Libraries, the WVRHC also preserves selected information resources beyond the state and regional scope which contribute to the teaching, research, and service mission of West Virginia University."
Finding Primary Sources at the WVRHC
The Centre has created a helpful guide to orient researchers on how best to search its collections. You can find that research guide here.
Collections include such primary resources as;
- Local & Regional Newspapers
- Archives & Manuscripts
- Newspapers (Print, digitized and on microfilm/microfiche)
- Printed Ephemera
- Public Records
