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The Definitive History Of Marco: The Mascot Of Marshall University, Katherine Endicott
The Definitive History Of Marco: The Mascot Of Marshall University, Katherine Endicott
Marshall History
Marshall University has a long and unique history, but perhaps the most endearing custom of the institution rests in its furry friend, Marco, the school’s mascot. Initially nicknamed the ‘Big Green’, Marshall’s idea of a mascot did not come to fruition until Huntington sportswriter Duke Ridgley coined the phrase the ‘Thundering Herd’ in 1925. Later in the same year, football coach Charles ‘Trusty’ Tallman guided Marshall to its first win of the season. Headlines everywhere read ‘Trusty Tallman’s Thundering Herd.' The headlines, along with Zane Grey’s hit novel The Thundering Herd, popularized the term within the community. As such, …
A Guide To Marshall University Landmarks, Jack L. Dickinson
A Guide To Marshall University Landmarks, Jack L. Dickinson
Manuscripts
A guide to the landmarks (non-buildings & structures) on Marshall University's Huntington, W.Va. campus. Features campus map with numbered key to landmarks. Includes several objects that have been removed or destroyed. Includes monuments and memorials to 1970 Marshall plane crash. Includes photos of each landmark.
Marshall University Special Collections Photo Preservation Workshop, Caitlin Noelle Walker, Nat Debruin
Marshall University Special Collections Photo Preservation Workshop, Caitlin Noelle Walker, Nat Debruin
Librarian Research
Workshop presented at the West Virginia Library Conference in Flatwoods, WV on April 2, 2014. The workshop focused on the history of photography with an emphasis on identifying different types of photographic processes and images. The second half of the workshop provided the participants with knowledge about the environmental and chemical challenges to preserving photographic images and possible solutions to solving problems in their institution's collections.
West Virginia State Documents Inventory, Marshall University Special Collections
West Virginia State Documents Inventory, Marshall University Special Collections
Miscellaneous Inventories
Marshall University is an official repository for West Virginia State Documents. The West Virginia State Documents are a collection of documents published by various state entities from the state’s inception to today. This includes publications from a variety of public departments as well as the state legislature. The collection includes newsletters, maps, pamphlets, legislative bills, reports, and more.
Appalink, Appalachian Studies Association
0819: Memphis Tennessee Garrison Papers, 1898-1981, Marshall University Special Collections
0819: Memphis Tennessee Garrison Papers, 1898-1981, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection contains the personal, religious, educational, and political possessions of Memphis Tennessee Garrison. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, programs, books, financial documents, publications, newsletters, plaques, certificates, a diary, and a jewelry box. The materials document Garrison’s various roles on the local and national levels of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People as well as her participation in other civil rights activities.
To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Memphis Tennessee Garrison Papers, 1898-1981 here.
0822: Lawrence H. "Bud" Rogers Papers, Marshall University Special Collections
0822: Lawrence H. "Bud" Rogers Papers, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
The collection consists primarily of newspaper articles, biographical sketches, and historical summaries of Mr. Roger's career in the television industry and the Federal Reserve Board. The bulk of the materials are related to his time as the General Manager of the WSAZ-TV station in Huntington, West Virginia and as the President of Taft Broadcasting Company in Cincinnati, Ohio. The collection contains some correspondence, both personal and business related. The collection is organized into two series; Series I, Personal Papers and, Series II, WSAZ-TV.
0820: Kenneth Hechler Papers, 1958-1976, Marshall University Special Collections
0820: Kenneth Hechler Papers, 1958-1976, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection is composed of papers related to Ken Hechler's careers in teaching and writing as well as his personal life. Some political materials are represented as well as artifacts and other memorabilia.
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
Guides to Manuscript Collections
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.
0818: Floyd Hoard Stark And Pitt Hoard Stark Collection, 1820-1970, Marshall University Special Collections
0818: Floyd Hoard Stark And Pitt Hoard Stark Collection, 1820-1970, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
Charles Brooks Hoard, known as C. B. Hoard within the collection, served in the New York State Assembly from 1837-1838, was Jefferson County Clerk from 1844-1846, and was elected to represent the State of New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1857-1861. During the American Civil War, Hoard attempted to patent the Watertown Musket and was contracted by the federal government to manufacture the muskets for the war effort. C. B. Hoard partnered with Eli Thayer in the development of Ceredo, Virginia, now Ceredo, West Virginia. Thayer, who had hopes of establishing a colony in Ceredo to …
0817: Rikki Miller Collection, 2012-2014, Marshall University Special Collections
0817: Rikki Miller Collection, 2012-2014, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection consists of research materials gathered by Rikki Miller while doing research on the Colored Orphan's Home and the Barnett Hospital and Nursing School, an African American hospital, in Huntington, West Virginia. Materials are primarily photocopies of articles, photographs, surveys, and reports from various sources. Also included is Miller’s final presentation titled, “Case Study: An Appalachian ‘Black Hospital’”