Scope and Contents The majority of papers are carbons of letters written by Colonel West, as he was called, and photographs collected by him during his varied career. Other correspondence; genealogical compilations; estate, legal, and business records; account books; news clippings; compositions; and artifacts compose the rest of the collection. Organized into six series: I. J.W. West Personal Papers, II. J.W. West Family Papers, III. J.W. West Business Papers, IV. J.W. West Teaching Career Records, IV. "The...