American Public University System’s Richard G. Trefry Archives contain documents and items that represent the history, development, and progress of the institution as its recorded memory.
Postcard showing the Old Jail in Charles Town, WV. From the back of the postcard: "Charlestown is the county seat of Jefferson County, West Virginia (then Virginia), and on the Shenandoah Branch of the Baltimore & Ohio, about 10 miles southwest of…
Postcard showing Charles Washington Hall. From the back of the postcard: "(Sometimes called the Market Building) The original building was built in 1806 on land donated by Charles Washington, brother of the first president of the United States.…
Postcard of a photograph showing Jefferson County Hospital. The building is now the headquarters of American Public University System. For a fuller history of the building check out the book published by the APUS ePress, The Big Yellow House:…