Pendleton County, West Virginia
Dublin Core
Title
Pendleton County, West Virginia
Description
Collection includes family photographs, military photographs, organizational ledgers from the Progressive Civic Club, and other items from Pendleton County, WV that represent Moatstown and Entry Mountain. These two Black communities are both apart of Pendleton County, West Virginia and have familial overlap but there is a distinction between the two communities that is important to note.
Source
Nena Moats McNeil, Linda Wright Anderson, Mike Gardiner, Thelma Moats, Lisa Y. Moats-Mitchell, Harmon L. Moats, Bessie Renee' Lindsay-Henry, Sherman Wright
Publisher
Black in Appalachia
Contributor
William Isom II, Alona Norwood and Ian Kirkpatrick
Rights
Items can be used for private reflection and research, and not for commercial purposes.
Coverage
United States--West Virginia--Pendleton County
Collection Items
Hanover Softball Photographs
A series of black-and-white photographs of the Hanover softball team champions. Identified people are Coaches John Andrew Moats and Calvin Gardiner,. Players are Monica Gardiner, Terry Simmons, Jackie Kimball, Brenda Anderson, Harlan Kimball, Nena…
Lorenea Douglas Willis and Edward Willis Photograph
A black-and-white photograph of Lorenea Douglas Willis and Edward Willis.
Wright Family Collage
A collage of photographs of Lee Wright, Dorothy Wright, Welton Wright, Francis Wright, Sherman Wright, Margie Wright, Sterlin Wright, Charlotte Wright, Harry Wright and Dewayne Wright.
Mike Gardiner Football Letters
An envelope from the Houston Gamblers football team addressed to Mike Gardiner. An envelope and letter from the Philadelphia Stars of the United States Football League offering Mike Gardiner a spot on their team to train.
Group School Photograph
A black-and-white group photograph pf the students from either Moatstown or Entry Mountain.
Moatstown School Group Photograph
A black-and-white photograph of Thelma Newman (teacher) and their students who attended Moatstown School.
Entry Mountain Schoolhouse Group Photograph
A black-and-white photograph of Lottie G. Wright, Sterlin, Margie, Charlotte, Virginia, Donald, Arnold, Claudette, Brenda, Sondra, Conway, Dewayne. Everett Wright missed the photograph but was a part of this class. There is some illegible text.
A Glance at Black Religious Experience
A newspaper article that describes the cultural and social importance of religion for Black people.
Mountaineers Aren't Always Free: A Black History
An essay written for a class assignment that documents the history of Black people arriving in Pendleton County, West Virginia.
