Ohio County Public Library Rare Books Collection
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2014 LCV Cities Tour” in Wheeling, West Virginia, from December 14-17, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2.
Sean Duffy visited the Ohio County Public Library’s historic Wheeling Room to see W.C. Brown’s collection of photography from Wheeling, West… read more
Sean Duffy visited the Ohio County Public Library’s historic Wheeling Room to see W.C. Brown’s collection of photography from Wheeling, West Virginia, during the nineteenth and early twentieth century. He also spoke about some of the rare books that provide insight into the city during its early years.
C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2014 LCV Cities Tour” in Wheeling, West Virginia, from December 14-17, to feature the history and literary life of the community. Working with the Comcast Cable local affiliate, they visited literary and historic sites where local historians, authors, and civic leaders were interviewed. The history segments air on American History TV (AHTV) on C-SPAN3 and the literary events/non-fiction author segments air on BookTV on C-SPAN2. close
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