The Fred Lambert Collection consists primarily of notebooks containing information on families and local history of Cabell and Wayne Counties, West Virginia. Included are cemetery readings, copies of deeds, wills, indentures, newspaper articles, research notes and notes of interviews conducted by Mr. Lambert of Cabell County residents. Material on Lincoln, Logan, Mason, Kanawha, and Boone Counties is also included.
A full index and guide to the Fred B. Lambert Collection can be found on our guides to collections page.
To search for a specific notebook, type the MS number, box number, and notebook number in quotes like so: "MS 76 Box 9 Notebook 1". Then, enter the MS, box number, and notebook number, including quotes, in the search bar to the left.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Fred B. Lambert Papers, 1809-1964. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Fred B. Lambert Papers, 1809-1964.
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Guyandotte High School, Guyandotte, W.Va.
Guyandotte High School, Guyandotte, W.Va., Fred B. Lambert on far right, image in black and white. Back reads: "Pupils, in class room of F. B. Lambert, Principal of the old Guyandotte High School 1905-6. Property of F. B. Lambert, (standing right.)"
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Guyandotte High School, W.Va.
Guyandotte High School, Fred Lambert, principal, right side, (undated), image in black and white. mounted on cardboard Back reads: "Guyandotte High School: Front row-Truman Drummond, in front line, and fourth, from the left. F. B. Lambert, Principal right side"
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Guyandotte suspension bridge & Irvin Dugan, Guyandotte, W.Va.
Guyandotte suspension bridge & Irvin Dugan, Guyandotte, W.Va., image in black and white. Back reads "Guyandotte suspension bridge, 1898" "boy in foreground is Irvin Dugan, now an engraver" This bridge was attacked by Confederate troops, Nov. 10, 1861 when they raided a Union recruitment camp.
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Guyan Valley High School and Hamlin Graded School, with teachers
Collage of Guyan Valley High School, Hamlin Graded School, teachers, image in black and white. Back reads: "1926, Guyan Valley High School, F. B. Lambert, Principal, Ethel Tomblyn, First Asst., Fern Harless, Grades." (Fern Harless upper left, Ethel Tomblyn lower right, Fred Lambert upper right) Copies in 14A.05.01.
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Guyan Valley High School, Branchland, W.Va.
Guyan Valley High School, Branchland, W.Va.., image in black and white.. Back reads: "G.V. High School 1927"
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Guyan Valley High School, Branchland, W.Va.
Guyan Valley High School, Branchland, W.Va., image in black and white. Back reads: "Guyan Valley High School, 1929-1930"
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Guyan Valley High School construction, Branchland, W.Va.
Guyan Valley High School construction, Branchland, W.Va.., image in black and white.. Back reads: "Photo taken by Thomas, May 15, 1928"
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Guyan Valley High School faculty
Faculty, Guyan Valley High School, Branchland,W.Va., image in black and white. mounted on cardboard Fred B. Lambert is in back row on far left.
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Guyan Valley Jr. High School, Branchland, W.Va.
Guyan Valley Jr. High School, Branchland, W.Va.., image in black and white.. From architect's water color. Caption reads "From water color by C. V. Petit, Architect, April 30, 1927"
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Guyan Valley Wildcats football team, Guyan Valley High School, Lincoln Co.,W.Va.
Guyan Valley Wildcats foot ball team, Guyan Valley High School, Lincoln Co.,W.Va., image in black and white.. Fred B. Lambert, principal, is in back row on far left.
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Hamlin Public School Faculty, Hamlin,W.Va.
Hamlin Public School Faculty, F. B. Lambert Principal, Hamlin.,W.Va, image in black and white. Back reads: "hamlin Public School Faculty, 1925-1926, F. B. Lambert, Principal Left to right: Miss Emma Barrett, Mrs J. Lewis Good, Miss Mary F. Donigan, mr. G. L. Pauley, Mrs. Hettie Smith, Mr. Homer R. Stoiles, Miss Ferne R. Hoover, Mr. B. B. Jaynes, Miss Ruby Hager, Mr. A. W. Chapman, Miss Vergie Hauldren, Mr. V. L. Guy, Miss Mary E. Lake, Mr. F. B. Lambert, Miss Alma Caudill."
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Hamlin Public School, Hamlin, W.Va.
Hamlin Public School, Hamlin, W.Va., image in black and white. caption on front reads: "Hamlin Summer Normal, June 1st -- July 31st, 1925" Back reads: "Hamlin Public School 1925-1926"
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Harless Fork School (Lincoln Co.,W.Va.?)
Harless Fork School (Lincoln Co.,W.Va.?), image in black and white. mounted on cardboard.
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Harvey Midkiff & Family of West Hamlin,
Harvey Midkiff & Family of West Hamlin, 12.5x18cm Harvey Midkiff married Myrtie Messinger, daughter of George & Sarah Messinger. Left to right: Sarah, John, Mae(Baby), George, Shirley (Above George) Property of F.B. Lambert
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Harvey Roffe, Mary Swann Roffe (wife), Will Roffe
Harvey Roffe, Mary Swann Roffe (wife), Will Roffe,12.5x18cm Photo property of F.B. Lambert, Barboursville, W.Va.
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Harvey Shelton Home located near Ridgelawn Cemetery on Pea Ridge
Harvey Shelton Home located near Ridgelawn Cemetery on Pea Ridge, 17.6x13cm Childers home prior to Shelton's ownership Razed early 2000's
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Hebron Baptist Church Sunday School, James Kelley, Supt, F.B. Lambert, Sect, 1900
Hebron Baptist Church Sunday School, James Kelley, Supt, F.B. Lambert, Sect, 1900, 18.5x22.5cm About 1900 Hebron Baptist Church Sunday School, James Kelley, Supt. seated F.B. Lambert, Sect., seated with Don in lap and Pearle standing by Nannie was sick, but stood on the bank at the old Sam Williams place where we lived, back of church
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Henry Lambert's School, Cox's Landing,W.Va.
Henry Lambert's School, Cox's Landing, Cabell Co.,W.Va, image in black and white. mounted on cardboard School of Henry Lambert, Fred B. Lambert's father. Back reads: "This is a picture of my father Henry Lambert's school at Cox's Landing taken a few years before his death. It was one of his last schools. It is a copy made by Thomas. F. B. Lambert."
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Hezekiah Swann, near Salt Rock
Hezekiah Swann, near Salt Rock, 10x15cm Photo property of F.B. Lambert, Barboursville, W.Va.
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H.G. Sowards
H.G. Sowards,12.5x17.7cm Henry Sowards from Johnson Co., Ky Formerly near Barboursville, Teacher, Preacher, College President, etc. Photo property of F.B. Lambert, Barboursville, W.Va.
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Hick White mill, between Henderson & Peach Creek, Logan Co.,W.Va. ca 1900
Hick White mill, between Henderson and Peach Creek, Logan Co.,W.Va. ca 1900, image in black and white. Date is approximate. Back reads: "Hick" White water mill, or the old McDonald Mill between Henderson and Peach Creek, below Logan, Logan County,W.Va.
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Holderby Grove, Huntington, W.Va.
Holderby Grove, 7th Ave &14th to 16th Streets, Huntington, W.Va., image in black and white. Back reads: "1888 Holderby Grove, about 7th Ave. and 14th to 16th Street." "Property of F. B. Lambert" (error: front of photo reads 1886)
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Holderby House on 16th St., about 12th or 13th Ave.
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Holderby House on 16th St., about 12th or 13th Ave., 15.5x17cm Hupco Photograph, The Advertiser
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Home of John ("Tobe") Wesley Williams, son of "Barn" Williams, Huntington, W.Va.
Home of John ("Tobe") Wesley Williams, son of "Barn" Williams, Huntington, W.Va.,12x8.5cm Home of John ("Tobe") Wesley Williams, son of "Barn" Williams,2115 3rd Ave, Huntington, W.Va. (The photograph is NOT of 2115-3rd Ave - cpt 4/85)