Letter from West Virginia Folklore Society to Ruth Ann Musick

Name/Title

Letter from West Virginia Folklore Society to Ruth Ann Musick

Entry/Object ID

2026.B.04.c

Description

A letter from the West Virginia Folklore Society's Centennial Committee on Folklore's Chairman, Patrick W. Gainer, to Ruth Ann Musick.

Subject

The letter is alerting members of the Folklore Society of West Virginia's Centennial Committee on Folklore of an upcoming meeting on Tuesday, June 19, at 1:30 P.M. It notes that this was the first general meeting of the committee.

Subject Person/Organization

West Virginia Folklore Society, Gainer, Patrick, Musick, Ruth Ann, West Virginia Education Association

Subject Place

Location

Morgantown, West Virginia, Fairmont, WV

Collection

Ruth Ann Musick, Musick, Ruth Ann

Cataloged By

Barberich-Wyckoff, Treasure

Category

Letter
Documents

Acquisition

Accession

2026.B

Source or Donor

Musick, Ruth Ann

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

letters (correspondence), business letters

Letter Details

Letter Date

Jun 10, 1962

Time Period

20th Century

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

June 11, 1962

Postmark Place

Location

Morgantown, WV

Stamp

Blue ink stamp with an eagle, U.S. Postage of 04 cents, Blue ink stamp in the shape of the United States with a man and woman standing on the northwest part of the country, an open book on the eastern side of the country, and Land Grant Colleges and State Universities 1882-1962 printed to the right of the country.

Sender

Name

Patrick Gainer

Address

West Virginia University College of Arts and Sciences Morgantown Department of English

Addressee

Name

Dr. Ruth Ann Musick

Address

Fairmont State College Fairmont, West Virginia

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8 in

Location

Location

* Untyped Location

Wall A, Shelf A, Space 1, Box 2

Room

105

Building

Folklife Center

Category

Storage

Date

September 22, 2026

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Overall Condition

Very Good

Condition Type

Yellowing, Stains

Date Examined

Sep 22, 2026

Examined By

Barberich-Wyckoff, Treasure

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

West Virginia Folklore Society, West Virginia University, West Virginia Education Association, Musick, Ruth Ann, Gainer, Patrick

Related Events

Event

West Virginia Centennial

Create Date

September 22, 2026

Update Date

September 22, 2026