Below is a list of archives located in West Virginia, United States, and a brief description of their collections.
West Virginia archives
+Archive Type of Organization CountyCollection Belington Public LibraryPublic LibraryBarbour CountyBelington Public Library hosts a collection of historic photographs, genealogical records, and the City of Belington Historical Collection.Berkeley County Historical SocietyCommunity OrganizationBerkeley CountyThe Berkeley County Historical Society has records pertaining to Berkeley County including birth records, death records, marriage records, wills, tax records, church records, courthouse records, survey and maps, newspapers, and photographs.Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public LibrariesPublic LibraryBerkeley CountyThe Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library holds scrapbooks, ephemera, rare books, and other materials related to the history of Martinsburg and Berkeley County.American Defenders of Bataan and Corregidor (ADBC) Museum at the Brooke County Public LibraryMuseumsBrooke CountyThe ADBC Museum possesses the largest collection of artifacts related to the fall of Bataan and Corregidor. The museum holds over 20,000 photographs, 1,600 diaries, 800 books on World War II, 20 original uniforms, and over a million pages of documents. T. W. Phillips Memorial Library at Bethany CollegeAcademic LibraryBrooke CountyThe T. W. Phillips Memorial Library houses the Bethany College archives, James Marcus (Ridenour) Schuyler collection, Hiram J. Lester, Jr. Papers, James Cummins Hazlett Civil War Collection, and many more. The collection also includes rare books, college yearbooks and catalogs, and senior projects.Cabell County Public LibraryPublic LibraryCabell CountyThe Cabell County Public Library houses birth announcements, obituaries, marriage announcements, and historical images, which include festivals, elementary schools, Huntington floods, and Huntington State Hospital.Marshall University Special Collections at Marshall UniversityAcademic LibraryCabell CountyMarshall University Archives and Special Collections houses nearly 1,000 archival collections related to West Virginia and Marshall University. Collection strengths include materials related to folk life, women's history, Huntington, and more. Notable collections include the papers of Ken Hechler, representative for West Virginia's 4th congressional district between 1959 and 1977.Fayette County Public LibraryPublic LibraryFayette CountyThe Fayette County Public Library houses microfilm records of census records from 1840 to 1930, newspapers from 1906–present, WV county death, marriage, and birth records, Fayette County yearbooks, local magazines, family collections, the West Virginia Collection, and other miscellaneous collections about West Virginia.Glenville State UniversityAcademic LibraryGilmer CountyGlenville State University houses materials pertaining to the history of the college, publications, yearbooks, oral histories, alumni materials, building information and history, college catalogues, sports collections, and photographs.James R. Stookey Library at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Academic LibraryGreenbrier CountyThe West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine at the James R. Stookey Library's history room is home to materials documenting institutional history as well as the history of osteopathic medicine. Mary H. Weir Public LibraryPublic LibraryHancock CountyThe Mary H. Weir Public Library houses microfilms of newspapers, microfiche of magazines, local government documents, genealogy, Weirton Daily Times obituaries, scrapbooks, yearbooks, and items pertaining to local history. Hardy County Public LibraryPublic LibraryHardy CountyThe Hardy County Public Library is home to family papers, photographs, and other collections documenting the history of Hardy County.Harrison County WV Historical SocietyCommunity OrganizationHarrison CountyThe Harrison County Historical Society houses cemetery records, some family records, maps, yearbooks, yearbooks, photographs of historic buildings and families, and a variety of artifacts.Waldomore at the Clarksburg-Harrison Public LibraryPublic LibraryHarrison CountyWaldomore is a historic house that preserves items of historical and genealogical significance for Clarksburg, Harrison County, and North Central West Virginia. The genealogical materials include records and information for the eastern panhandle, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey.