G 142. GARNES, Tapley. Papers, 1846-1883. .5 linear feet. ACCESSION 20. Promissory notes and tax receipts from Jackson County, West Virginia. One letter describes Iowa in 1854. 143. GARRETT, Rev. James Dolliver. Typescript, 1879-1912. 1 item. Gift of Miss Julia Adkins, 1986. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 98 (Accession 441). Rev. Garrett's record of marriages performed in Wayne County, West Virginia, 1879-1912, transcribed and indexed by Miss Adkins. 144. GATCHEL, Aaron. Letter, 1865. 3 items. Gift of Mary Newman, 1978. ACCESSION 233. Describes engagement at Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia; gives losses of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Company B; and comments on Lincoln's assassination. 145. GAY, Almetta P., compiler. Typescript (photoreproduction), 1812-1929. 3 leaves. Purchased, 1974. ACCESSION 147. Copy of cemetery markings at the Evangelical and Lutheran St. Peter's Cemetery, Raymond Cemetery, and Wheeler Cemetery, all near Bruceton Mills, Preston County, West Virginia. 146. GEBHARDT, Charles A. Papers, 1927-1935. 5 items. Gift of Mrs. Anna Schrule, 1975. ACCESSION 157. Receipts, bills and notes on expenses for taxes and rental properties in Mason and Kanawha Counties, West Virginia. 147. GEBHARDT, Homer. Papers, 1547-1966. 16 items. Gift of Mary Nelson McGuire Gebhardt, 1979. ACCESSION 280. Huntington, West Virginia, banker. Papers consist of genealogies of the Wilson and Baumgardner families of Cabell County, West Virginia, and the Halsey family of Virginia. 148. GERARDSTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA. GERARDSTOWN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Typescript (photoreproduction),1796-1893. 21 leaves. Purchased, 1974. ACCESSION 145. Copies of documents pertaining to the history of the church: deed, indentures, minutes, and membership lists. 149. GIBSON, John. Papers, 1842-1887. 4 items. ACCESSION 53. Description of a tour of Karlee Cave in India in 1842; letters from a British soldier stationed in India in 1843 and from Grover Cleveland thanking Mr. Gibson for the gift of a paperweight (1887). 150. GIDEON, David Michael, 1874-1950. Papers, 1878-1959. 17 linear feet. Gift of Mrs. Helen Birke, 1972. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 20 (Accession 9). Huntington, West Virginia, newspaper publisher. Papers consist chiefly of correspondence (1929-1945) with business associates and Republican party members in West Virginia and Washington, D. C. Contains many ledgers, journals and other business records of his several real estate and holding companies and of the Sam and Dave Gideon Clothing Store. 151. GILCHRIST FAMILY. Papers, 1783-1957. 4.25 linear feet. Gift of Katherine Gilchrist Davies and Ann Davies Sammons, 1973. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 1 (Accession 1). Correspondence from three related families of Warren County, Ohio: the Andersons, Wilsons, and Gilchrists. Also includes newspaper clippings, diaries, journals and books. 152. GILES, Virgie. Papers, 1932-1959. 5 items. Purchased, 1978. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 61 (Accession 214). Parkersburg, West Virginia, hairdresser. President of the Colored Civic Welfare League, the minute book of which comprises the bulk of the collection. 153. GILL FAMILY. Typescript (photoreproduction), 1811-1947. 4 leaves. Loaned for copying by Jack Johnson, 1978. ACCESSION 230. `Notes on the Origin and History of the Gill Family' of Salt Rock, Cabell County, West Virginia. 154. GILL FAMILY. Papers, 1807-1988. 5.5 cubic feet. Gift of Joseph Patrick and Eleanor Gill, 1988. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 110, 110-A (Accession 474, 478). Cabell County, West Virginia, family from England, ca. 1846. Papers consist of extensive genealogical research conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Gill, including records from Staffordshire, England. Notable are the diaries of emigrant ancestor Joseph Gill, a civil engineer in England and in Cabell County, West Virginia. 155. GILMER: THE BIRTH OF A COUNTY. Typescript (carbon copy), 1772-1940? 11 leaves. Acquired, 1979. ACCESSION 268. Anonymous history of Gilmer County, West Virginia, describing the formation of the county and the move of the county seat from DeKalb to Glenville. 156. GILMORE, W. Steele. Correspondence, 1939,1943. 2 items. Gift of Philip Baer, 1983. ACCESSION 386. Includes a letter from William Allen White to Mr. Gilmore of the Detroit News. 157. GOODYKOONTZ FOR SENATOR CLUB. Roster, 192-. 1 vol. Transferred, 1983. ACCESSION 383. Ledger with names of members from Huntington, West Virginia; undated. 158. GRANT, Howard B. Typescript (mimeograph copy), 1826-1934. 38 leaves. Acquired, 1974. ACCESSION 144. `The Presbyterian Church at Philippi, West Virginia,' a brief history of the Barbour County church; includes a church membership list with genealogical notes. 159. GRAYBEAL, Avery L. Papers, 1881-1919. 15 items. ACCESSION 15. Greenbrier County, West Virginia, resident. Books contain poetry, notes, breeding and work accounts; includes letters and essays. 160. GREELY, Adolphus, 1844-1935. Letter (photoreproduction), 1930. 1 leaf. Transferred, 1979. ACCESSION 278. Author of Three years of Arctic Service; letter to Wells Goodykoontz of Williamson, West Virginia. 161. GREER FAMILY. Papers (in part, photoreproductions), 1753-1977. 37 items. Gift of Kenneth R. Reffeitt, 1977, 1980. ACCESSION 190, 296. Mason County, West Virginia, family. Papers include genealogy of the descendants of John Greer, tax receipts, correspondence, and papers of Hugh Jasper Greer, delegate to West Virginia legislature, 1895. 162. GWINN FAMILY. Papers, 1926. 43 items. Gift of Elizabeth Gwinn Stillman, 1984. ACCESSION 404. Huntington, West Virginia family. Papers consist primarily of ephemera from European tour of 1926: customs list, maps, et cetera.
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