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• Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

  Author Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, a Newbery Medal winner and the author of more than 135 books for children and youth, was born January 4, 1933, in Anderson, Indiana. She graduated from American University in 1963 and now lives in Bethesda, Maryland. Her …

• Kyle McCormick

  … 1957, he was appointed by Governor Underwood as the state historian and archivist and served in that capacity until 1961. McCormick authored two histories, _The Story of Mercer County_ (1957) and _The New Kanawha River_ and the _Mine War of West Virginia_ …

• Louise McNeill

  … Charleston. Her father, G. D. McNeill, was also an author, having written a still valuable account of the decline of … and narrative material. Louise McNeill is best remembered as the author of _Gauley Mountain_, her first full-length collection of poems …

• John Camillus McWhorter

  Judge and author John Camillus McWhorter (July 5, 1866-March 25, 1937) was born in Upshur County. His father was a medical doctor, and his grandfather was a Revolutionary War veteran and early settler. McWhorter was educated in the local public schools and …

• John C. Norman Jr.

  … department at the Marshall University School of Medicine. He served in that capacity until August 1989. John C. Norman was the author of more than 500 scientific papers and eight books. He was named the Charleston _Sunday Gazette-Mail_ West Virginian of …

• Lawrence William Nuttall

  … of fungi. At least 108 of the fungi species were new to science. Many of Nuttall’s specimens were sent to various authorities for identification, one of whom was botanist "C. F. Millspaugh":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1795 of West …

• Julia Davis

  Author Julia Davis (July 23, 1900-January 30, 1993) was born in Clarksburg, the daughter of distinguished lawyer and statesman "John W. Davis":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1715 and Julia Leavell McDonald Davis. Educated at Wellesley and …

• Rebecca Harding Davis

  Author Rebecca Harding Davis (June 24, 1831-September 29, 1910) was born Rebecca … workers in a town based on Wheeling, the author’s home for most of the first … Life in the Iron Mills’’ led to the author’s correspondence with a young Philadelphia journalist …

• Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller

  … Frances Clarke Point (April 30, 1850-December 26, 1937) wrote as Mrs. Alex. McVeigh Miller, the name of her second husband. The author of 80 dime novels published from 1881 to 1915, she was one of the best-known romance writers of her age. Her fiction …

• Breece D’J Pancake

  … schools in Virginia. In 1976, he entered the Creative Writing Program of the University of Virginia and studied with such authors as James Alan McPherson, Peter Taylor, and "Mary Lee Settle":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/285. In the mid …

• William Pierce

  … the National Alliance, at its peak the largest neo-Nazi organization in the United States. He is best remembered as the author of the racist novel, _The Turner Diaries_, published under a pseudonym in 1978. The novel, which features the violent overthrow …

• Joseph Doddridge

  … the most valuable book we have on old-time frontier ways and customs.’’ As frontier minister, physician, scholar, and author, Joseph Doddridge was an important contributor to the development of Western Virginia whose significance is in leaving a record …

• Shirley Donnelly

  … ) was born in Rock Castle, Jackson County. He wrote a daily column for the _Beckley Post-Herald_ for 27 years and authored more than 20 religious and historical publications. Donnelly moved with his family from Rock Castle to Charleston when he was 14. …

• Fools’ Parade

  … s native Ohio Valley, complete with multiple dynamite explosions. The novel was adapted for the screen by James Lee Barrett, author of the screenplay for _Shenandoah_, and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen for Columbia Pictures. The 1971 film starred Jimmy …

• Pat Gainer

  … 1946 to 1972. His WVU courses were among the most popular offered at the institution. Known nationwide as a folklife authority, Gainer remains a respected memory in the minds of his many students. His works include the books _West Virginia Centennial …

• Henry Louis Gates Jr.

  … in English at Cambridge University. In 1981, he received the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, the so-called genius award. The author of _The Signifying Monkey: A Theory of Afro-American Literary Criticism_ (1988), a landmark work that won the American …

• George Bird Evans

  … Bird Evans (December 26, 1906-May 5, 1998) was an author, illustrator, and dog breeder. He was born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania … , Evans developed a loyal following. He often castigated state hunting authorities for what he felt to be West Virginia's overlong …

• Gauley Mountain

  … drive and views of unique rock formations, timber, and steep relief. The short story ‘‘Time and Again’’ (1977) by West Virginia author "Breece D’J Pancake":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1806 takes place on this part of Route 60, …

• Randolph County

  … ":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1685 ended its service to the region. The "West Virginia State Rail Authority":https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1098 now serves Randolph County. With the coming of rail transportation, …

• The Recollections of Fifty Years

  _The Recollections of Fifty Years of West Virginia_, a West Virginia classic, was written by "William Alexander MacCorkle":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1469, West Virginia’s ninth governor (1893–97). Many of the 26 chapters detail the …

• Regional Education Service Agencies (Educational Service Cooperatives)

  … school systems formed local consortiums in order to pool resources and effort. In 1972, West Virginia passed legislation authorizing the state "Department of Education":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2169 to create Regional Education …

• The Rending of Virginia

  This classic book, originally published in Chicago by Mayer & Miller in 1902, was "Granville Davisson Hall’s":http://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/123 most important non-fiction work. _The Rending of Virginia_ is perhaps the most …

• Perry Epler Gresham

  College president Perry Epler Gresham (December 19, 1907-September 10, 1994) was born in Covina, California. He received an A.B. from Texas Christian University in 1931 and a bachelor of divinity degree from the same institution in 1933. He also studied …

• Reorganized Government of Virginia

  … represent Virginia in Washington. The creation of a new state remained a central issue. The Second Wheeling Convention authorized separation of western counties from Virginia and the establishment of a constitutional convention to create a government …

• Revenuer

  … , figure of history and folklore. The federal government established its authority to tax alcohol early in the history of the … deputy marshals, with varying levels of support from local authorities. Among West Virginia’s best-known revenuers from this …