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0816: First Presbyterian Church Of Huntington Records, 1890-2008, Marshall University Special Collections
0816: First Presbyterian Church Of Huntington Records, 1890-2008, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection contains the records of the First Presbyterian Church of Huntington from the 1890s to the early 2000s. Most of the collection falls between 1930 and 2002. Within the collection are administrative records such as minutes, registers, and accounting records; photographs of members, non-members, former members, church functions; scrapbooks of sanctuary renovations, church functions, and miscellaneous ephemera; newspaper clippings; an international collection; histories of the First Presbyterian Church; a large collection of lantern slides; and other various items.
To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the First Presbyterian Church of Huntington, 1890-2008 here.
0712: Creed Neff Papers, 1908-1915, Marshall University Special Collections
0712: Creed Neff Papers, 1908-1915, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection consists of five photographs and one manuscript. The photographs depict school children and members of the Guyandotte Methodist Episcopal Church around 1908-1915 while the manuscript consists of a copy of a handwritten manuscript, author unknown, about life in Guyandotte.
To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Creed Neff papers, 1908-1915 here.
0494: Huntington W.Va. First Congregational Church, 1872-1932, Marshall University Special Collections
0494: Huntington W.Va. First Congregational Church, 1872-1932, Marshall University Special Collections
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Minutes, membership lists, deeds, and other documents related to the running of the Huntington, West Virginia First Congregational Church from 1872-1932.
0485: Burlington Presbyterian Church Records, 1826-1828, Marshall University Special Collections
0485: Burlington Presbyterian Church Records, 1826-1828, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection consists of eleven pages copied from the Burlington Presbyterian Church record book containing the “Record of the Establishment Proceedings of the Presbyterian Church of Burlington, Lawrence County, Ohio.” The text includes a list of members, minutes and notes, and a list of baptisms between 1826 and 1828. It also includes copies of a more modern photograph of the church added later and a copy of a typed page about the Kanawha Presbytery, First Presbyterian Church in Huntington, West Virginia. Due to the fact that all pages are copies, legibility can vary.
0446: Mary Mckernon Papers, 1977-1983, Marshall University Special Collections
0446: Mary Mckernon Papers, 1977-1983, Marshall University Special Collections
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Material relates to Cabell County, West Virginia, history acquired during Mrs. McKernon's research on the Mud River Baptist Church. Includes minutes of the church, community histories, and other related materials.
0285: E. Wesley Woodruff Letter, 1967, Marshall University Special Collections
0285: E. Wesley Woodruff Letter, 1967, Marshall University Special Collections
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Clergyman. Letter to Reverence Charles Stater of Huntington, West Virginia commenting on the content of Woodruff's book, Christ the `Alpha and Omega' and its goal to "trace the 'Foreknowledge' of God in his planned outcome of this Earth Planet and mankind upon it."
0225: Julius Fischbach Papers, 1955-1978, Marshall University Special Collections
0225: Julius Fischbach Papers, 1955-1978, Marshall University Special Collections
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Manuscripts of two books by Huntington, West Virginia, native: "Talks for Children on Christian Ideals" and "Children's Sermons in Stories."
0212: Parsons-Ensign Family Papers, 1899-1988, Marshall University Special Collections
0212: Parsons-Ensign Family Papers, 1899-1988, Marshall University Special Collections
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Huntington, West Virginia family. Papers include items relating to Mrs. Bromley's music career, the Huntington Symphony Orchestra, early childhood mementoes, as well as minutes of the Huntington, West Virginia, First Congregational Church Missionary Society, 1905-1916. A later addition includes the personal papers of Janet Parsons Ensign (Mrs. Darwin A.).
0170: Lena Hurt Typescript, 1977, Marshall University Special Collections
0170: Lena Hurt Typescript, 1977, Marshall University Special Collections
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'History of the Twentieth Street Baptist Church, Huntington, West Virginia,' from its organization in 1888 until 1976.
0058: Wayne Methodist Church History, 1960, Marshall University Special Collections
0058: Wayne Methodist Church History, 1960, Marshall University Special Collections
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Typed copy of the history of the Wayne (W.VA.) Methodist Church, with additional remarks by Reverand W.L. Bias.
0126: Clarksburg, W. Va. Stealey Heights Methodist Church Manuscript, 1928, Marshall University Special Collections
0126: Clarksburg, W. Va. Stealey Heights Methodist Church Manuscript, 1928, Marshall University Special Collections
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History of the founding, dedication and list of pastors until 1928.
0142: Mullens, W. Va. United Methodist Church, 1910-1975, Marshall University Special Collections
0142: Mullens, W. Va. United Methodist Church, 1910-1975, Marshall University Special Collections
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History of the church from 1910 until 1975, containing rosters of pastors, elders, district superintendents, and bishops.
0121: Banner Printing Company Papers, 1902-1904, Marshall University Special Collections
0121: Banner Printing Company Papers, 1902-1904, Marshall University Special Collections
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The papers of the Banner Printing Company are comprised primarily of minutes of the board of directors of the company from January 1902 until July 1904. There are also items of correspondence and some financial papers of the Huntington, West Virginia firm.
0145: Gerardstown Presbyterian Church Papers, 1796-1893, Marshall University Special Collections
0145: Gerardstown Presbyterian Church Papers, 1796-1893, Marshall University Special Collections
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Records of the Gerardstown Presbyterian Chruch in Gerardstown West Virginia. Copies of documents pertaining to the history of the church: deed, indentures, minutes, and membership lists.
0146: Alderson, Wv Old Greenfield Baptist Church Papers, 1776-1798, Marshall University Special Collections
0146: Alderson, Wv Old Greenfield Baptist Church Papers, 1776-1798, Marshall University Special Collections
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Old Greenfield Baptist Church in Alderson, West Virginia register. Copy of marriage register kept by Reverend John Alderson, Jr., containing Greenbrier County marriages.
0147: Almetta P. Gay Records, 1929, Marshall University Special Collections
0147: Almetta P. Gay Records, 1929, Marshall University Special Collections
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Copy of cemetery markings at the Evangelical and Lutheran St. Peter's Cemetery, Raymond Cemetery, and Wheeler Cemetery, all near Bruceton Mills, Preston County, West Virginia.
0144: Howard B. Grant Papers, 1934, Marshall University Special Collections
0144: Howard B. Grant Papers, 1934, Marshall University Special Collections
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Mimeographed copy of "The Presbyterian Church at Philippi, West Virginia" a brief history of the Barbour County church; includes a church membership list with genealogical notes.
0026: J. A. Earl Typescript, 1936-1981, Marshall University Special Collections
0026: J. A. Earl Typescript, 1936-1981, Marshall University Special Collections
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Autobiography of Rev. Earl, a Methodist minister, and biographies of learders of the Methodist Church in West Virginia; includes several church histories, newspaper clippings and correspondence.
0042: Mrs. J. W. Wade Letters, 1913-1918, Marshall University Special Collections
0042: Mrs. J. W. Wade Letters, 1913-1918, Marshall University Special Collections
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Point Pleasant, West Virginia, resident. One letter describes concert at the Ashland, Kentucky, Christian Church and activities at the needlework guild.
0059: Athens Methodist Church History, 1940, Marshall University Special Collections
0059: Athens Methodist Church History, 1940, Marshall University Special Collections
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Typed copy of an anonymous history of the Athens Methodist Church, Mercer County, W.Va.
0060: J. L. Hensley Manuscript, 1886, Marshall University Special Collections
0060: J. L. Hensley Manuscript, 1886, Marshall University Special Collections
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Typed copy of `Rise and Progress of the Church of the United Brethren of Christ in West Virginia,' written in 1886 on the fiftieth anniversary of the church in the state, from the original manuscript in the possession of T. Clayton Parsons. Copied from the original, which was left in a cornerstone of the Jackson County (W.Va.) United Brethren Church in 1886 and recovered in 1936 when the Church was razed.