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Relocating Segregation : The Pea Island Life-Saving Station, Jessica Caldwell
Relocating Segregation : The Pea Island Life-Saving Station, Jessica Caldwell
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
This study examines racial segregation through the lens of the first and only all African-American crew in the history of the United States Life Saving Service (L.S.S.), predecessor to the United States Coast Guard. The all-black Pea Island station, under Richard Etheridge’s leadership, remained the only L.S.S. station with any black surfmen from 1880 until WWII. This study will consider the geography of the station’s location on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the life of its keeper, Richard Etheridge, and the nature of the Life-Saving Service to show this segregated station provided some benefits to the men who served …
Elizabeth Kee : A Clarion Voice Of And For The People Of Southern West Virginia 1951-1964, Shari A. Heywood
Elizabeth Kee : A Clarion Voice Of And For The People Of Southern West Virginia 1951-1964, Shari A. Heywood
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
Elizabeth Kee served as the first woman to represent West Virginia in the House of Representatives from 1951-1964. Newly available sources: taped interviews with her son, Jim Kee, from 1978 and 1980; a complete copy of Elizabeth Kee’s entries into the Congressional Record; copies of many of her “Keenotes” columns from the late 1950s and early 1960s; and correspondence between Elizabeth Kee and veterans from West Virginia from 1961-1963 allow a more complete picture of Kee to emerge. Elizabeth Kee was not only a hardworking politician, who laid the groundwork for future programs like the War on Poverty, she was …
0744: Scott-Adams Family Genealogy, 1974, Marshall University Special Collections
0744: Scott-Adams Family Genealogy, 1974, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection consists of two binders of family group sheets and pedigree charts of Scott-Adams family, including Mackley/Magli, Ostertag, Kimberly and Phillips families, dating 1516-1974. Locations include England; Switzerland; Germany; Amelia, Lunenberg, Bedford, and Henrico counties in Virginia.; and Pike, Lawrence and Scioto counties in Ohio.
0743: Smith-Riffe Collection, 1930-1977, Marshall University Special Collections
0743: Smith-Riffe Collection, 1930-1977, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection consists of a bound manuscript titled, “Smith-Riffe Collection of New River Genealogy and Local History” by Aubrey O. Smith, Winton A. Riffe, and John F. Vallentine. The manuscript contains copies of materials related to the Clay family of southern West Virginia, including newspaper clippings, correspondence, and miscellaneous holograph notes.
0752: Charles Edward Viers Collection, 1889-2004, Marshall University Special Collections
0752: Charles Edward Viers Collection, 1889-2004, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection consists of personal papers and materials related to Mr. Charles Edward Viers. The collection is divided into three series: Series 1: Papers, Series 2: Photographs, and Series 3: Items. Series 1 primarily covers legal documents relating to deeds and oil and gas contracts (found in the lockbox in Series 3), clippings related to Viers receiving the Purple Heart and Bronze Star Medal in 1996, teaching documents such as contracts and two report cards, Viers’ Marshall transcripts, Viers’ military papers and a small amount of correspondence from 1945 and 1995-1996, and Civil War discharge papers and an arrest of …
0746: Mckibben Family Record, 1935, Marshall University Special Collections
0746: Mckibben Family Record, 1935, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection consists of four pedigree charts beginning with Joseph McKibben (deceased 1801). Included are 4 sequential blueprint sheets with the family genealogy prepared by Hugh L. McKibben of Sewickley, Pennsylvania in 1935 for the annual McKibben reunion. The first sheet begins with Joseph McKibben and fourth sheet goes to the seventh generation of McKibbens, bringing it to the then present day of 1935.
0755: John Pritchard Collection, 1864-1865, Marshall University Special Collections
0755: John Pritchard Collection, 1864-1865, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection consists of a tintype photograph with the following inscription: “(Tintype) Tintype picture of our family and father in Civil War uniform.” Tissue paper enclosed with the tintype contained the note "Elmer Pritchard's Fathers Picture". Also included in the collection are copies of the family’s family bible records as well as scanned copies of John A. Pritchard’s military records.
Shirking No Danger: The Civil War Diary Of Robert C. Thompson, Robert C. Thompson, Jack L. Dickinson, Marshall University Special Collections
Shirking No Danger: The Civil War Diary Of Robert C. Thompson, Robert C. Thompson, Jack L. Dickinson, Marshall University Special Collections
Manuscripts
The Civil War diary of this Tennessee farm boy who was a soldier in the 41st Tennessee Infantry, CSA, is interesting for several reasons. It starts with his experiences in a POW camp a few months after his capture at Ft. Donelson, Tenn., in Feb. 1862. It relates the joy of being exchanged and returning to his unit. The remainder of the diary accounts his unit’s marching and skirmishing across Mississippi. He was a very detail-oriented person, and recorded the dates he mailed letters to his wife and the dates he received answers. As a lieutenant of his company, …
Graduate Catalog, Spring 2006, Marshall University
Graduate Catalog, Spring 2006, Marshall University
Marshall University Catalogs 2000-2009
Marshall University Graduate Catalog for the Spring 2006 academic year.
General Undergraduate Catalog, 2006-2007 (Interim Online Edition), Marshall University
General Undergraduate Catalog, 2006-2007 (Interim Online Edition), Marshall University
Marshall University Catalogs 2000-2009
Marshall University Undergraduate Catalog for the 2006-2007 academic year.
0754: John M. Mossman Photograph Collection, 1911-2004, Marshall University Special Collections
0754: John M. Mossman Photograph Collection, 1911-2004, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
Collection of photographs from the Mossman family. One CD rom disk with photos of Maurice Edwin Mossman entitled WW I and Paris 1918-1919. Other photos include the 1937 flood, the Mud River flood, site of the Huntington Mall, and the Huntington Band competition in 1948 and 1949.
0749: Nelson Slade Bond Collection, 1920-2006, Marshall University Special Collections
0749: Nelson Slade Bond Collection, 1920-2006, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
Nelson Slade Bond had a varied writing career that spanned 70 years. Primarily known for science fiction short stories, Bond also wrote plays, radio and television scripts, newspaper and magazine articles, poetry, public relations material, and books. The collection reflects the author's professional and personal lives consisting of writings, correspondence, business papers and financial records from 1925 to 2005. The collection was donated in four installments during and after Bond’s life from April 2006 to September 2007. The order in which the materials were received is maintained with only minor modifications. Input from Nelson Bond and his family members was …
0745: Bokair Family Papers, 1916-1971, Marshall University Special Collections
0745: Bokair Family Papers, 1916-1971, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
The collection consists of paper materials related to the Bokair family, especially Ellen Kathryn Bokair. Items include student newspapers, concert programs, and other memorabilia related to Huntington High School during the mid-1950s, as well as letters to Ellen Kathryn from Job’s Daughters and the American Business Women’s Association. Information on other members of the Bokair family is minimal and includes a wedding invitation, report cards, a ceremony pamphlet, letter, and a newspaper article. While the collection spans the years, 1916-1971, the bulk of items date from the 1950s and 1960s.
Graduate Catalog, 2006-2008, Marshall University
Graduate Catalog, 2006-2008, Marshall University
Marshall University Catalogs 2000-2009
Marshall University Graduate Catalog for the 2006-2008 academic year.