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Ms-238: Prisoner Of War Letters From World Wars I And Ii, Kelly A. Murphy
Ms-238: Prisoner Of War Letters From World Wars I And Ii, Kelly A. Murphy
All Finding Aids
This collection consists of various correspondence between POWs and their families, including 86 letters, 174 postcards, and about eight package slips during both world wars. Most of this correspondence was authored by the prisoners and sent to their families from camps in Europe, although it contains some correspondence from camps in Asia and Africa. The collection also contains correspondence from prisoners in concentration camps, such as Auschwitz, and from interned civilians in France and Germany. Because these letters were the main way to contact family members, most of the POW correspondence contain thoughts of homesickness and loneliness along with updates …
Ua3/9/7 President's Office-Ransdell Correspondence, Wku Archives
Ua3/9/7 President's Office-Ransdell Correspondence, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Selected correspondence not duplicated in the Reading File. Contains incoming correspondence and responses.
Ms-098: Eisenhower Letters To Col. & Mrs. Sam White, Catherine Q. Perry
Ms-098: Eisenhower Letters To Col. & Mrs. Sam White, Catherine Q. Perry
All Finding Aids
This collection includes twenty four letters from Dwight D. and Mamie Eisenhower to Col. and Mrs. Sam White during the years, 1955-1974. They primarily contain expressions of thanks for correspondence and gifts from the Whites, as well as news about the Eisenhower family and Dwight D. Eisenhower’s health. With the exception of two handwritten letters from Mamie, all are typed and signed. Most of Mamie’s letters contain additional handwritten notes. One letter was typed and signed on behalf of Mamie Eisenhower by her secretary, Mary Jane McCaffree.
Special Collections and College Archives Finding Aids are discovery tools used to describe …
0719: David Caldwell Letters, 1818-1853, Marshall University Special Collections
0719: David Caldwell Letters, 1818-1853, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection consists of typewritten transcriptions of letters sent from David Caldwell between 1818 and 1853, an Episcopal clergyman, to members of his family. They discuss personal and family matters. Letters were sent from Bennington, Vermont, Georgetown, Washington, DC, and Amherst County, Virginia. These copies were found in “History of Joseph Caldwell and his descendants…” published in 1926 in Newburyport, Mass.
James Sisters Papers - Accession 869, James Sisters
James Sisters Papers - Accession 869, James Sisters
Manuscript Collection
The James Sisters Papers consist of personal correspondence between the sisters and their parents while they attended Winthrop and other papers, memorabilia, and photographs relating to their college and professional lives.
0614: Andrew Roseberry Papers, 1857-1995, Marshall University Special Collections
0614: Andrew Roseberry Papers, 1857-1995, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
Mason County, West Virginia, native, sheriff; later in Lakeland, Florida. Primarily letters written in the 1850s to Violet Dils of Parkersburg, Va. (now West Virginia) who became his wife.
0424: Naaman Jackson Letters, 1932-1942, Marshall University Special Collections
0424: Naaman Jackson Letters, 1932-1942, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection is composed of two letters addressed to Naaman Jackson. The one from W. H. T. Squires, author of “Land of Decision”, in 1932, discusses Jackson’s purchase of “Land of Decision”. The 1942 letter is from the Vice President of the Commercial Credit Company, Inc., Commercial Bankers in Baltimore, Maryland, and discusses new loan programs created as a result of World War II.
0386: W. Steele Gilmore Correspondence, 1939 And 1943, Marshall University Special Collections
0386: W. Steele Gilmore Correspondence, 1939 And 1943, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
Letters to Mr. Baer's father-in-law, who was associated with the Detroit News. Includes a letter from William Allen While. These were found in books donated to library by Philip Baer.
Stop The Apartheid Rugby Tour (Sart) Letter, Lisa Brock
Stop The Apartheid Rugby Tour (Sart) Letter, Lisa Brock
Lisa Brock Collection
Letter about the South African rugby team's plan to play a match in Chicago on September 19, 1981 and an invitation to readers to join in the efforts and protests against this match taking place.
0293: Alfred Ainger Letter, 1891, Marshall University Special Collections
0293: Alfred Ainger Letter, 1891, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection is composed of a letter from Alfred Ainger to William Ince regarding potentially taking up a post at Oxford beginning Michaelmas 1892.
0318: Henry B. Morgan Letters, 1891-1892, Marshall University Special Collections
0318: Henry B. Morgan Letters, 1891-1892, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection contains copies of two letters written by Morgan possibly to his cousin Lydia in 1891 and 1892 related to family matters, including daily life, farming, and marriage. Also included is the envelope for the 1892 letter addressed to James J. Casey of Huntington, WV. Other materials in the collection are copies of Ivory Soap advertisements, possibly an envelope that contained the letters. Given that these materials are copies, legibility varies.
Ua1d Ernest Beal, Wku Human Resources
Ua1d Ernest Beal, Wku Human Resources
WKU Archives Records
Personnel file of Ernest Beal, includes correspondence of Dero Downing, Jeff Jenkins, James Davis, Raymond Cravens, Kelly Thompson and Donald Zacharias. Includes obituary of Beal’s son Kenneth and clipping regarding his daughter Ann.
0233: Aaron Gatchell Letter, 1865, Marshall University Special Collections
0233: Aaron Gatchell Letter, 1865, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection contains a letter written by Aaron Gatchel on April 18, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia to his brother David in Urichsville, Ohio. The letter describes an engagement at Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia; gives losses of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Company B; and comments on Lincoln's assassination. A transcript of the letter is included in the collection.
To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Aaron Gatchell Letter here.
Thomas Family Papers - Accession 147, Thomas Family
Thomas Family Papers - Accession 147, Thomas Family
Manuscript Collection
The Thomas Family Papers are a valuable source of information concerning family life in Rock Hill, S.C. during the period 1920-1945. The collection includes diaries, Thomas Tours brochures, newspaper clippings speeches, financial and estate records, genealogies, menus, photographs, memorabilia and an extensive body of correspondence comprising the largest part of the collection. Dr. Roy Zachariah Thomas brought his family to Rock Hill when he assumed the position of professor of Chemistry at Winthrop College in 1914. The correspondence in the collection traces the growth of the Thomas family and the tour business, Thomas Tours, Inc., that Dr. Thomas founded in …
Mary Oni Holler Papers - Accession 111, Mary Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler
Mary Oni Holler Papers - Accession 111, Mary Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler
Manuscript Collection
The Mary Oni Holler Papers consist of genealogical material concerning the Holler family and correspondence related to Mary “May” Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler (1871-1951). The genealogy material are photocopied pages from an unknown publication and include information related to the following surnames: Cornwell (Cornwall); Walker; Holler; Eisenhower; Whiteaker; Maukert; Darby; Hobbs; Rice; Sigmon; Jeffords; Goebel; Wiggins; Wilson. Also included in the genealogical material is a biography of Mary Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler, Dr. William Jesse Williams Cornwell (1841-1910), Adlai Ellwood Holler (1871-1961), and Adley D. Holler (1840-1919), as well as sections titled: “Cornwall (Cornwell) Family Notes;” “Personal Account of A. …
0087: Campbell-Staats Family Papers, 1875-1925, Marshall University Special Collections
0087: Campbell-Staats Family Papers, 1875-1925, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
The Campbell-Staats collection consists of two separate series of information. The first series is comprised of the Jennie Ratliff Campbell papers. These papers consist mainly of personal correspondence to Miss Ratliff dating from 1875-1888. The majority of these letter were from two particular individuals, R. G. Drysdale and W. S. Livengood, and concerned everyday occurrence and mutual acquaintances. The remainder of the series is made up of samples from her schoolwork, songs she had copied, business correspondence, and a book of poetry given to her by her fiancee, C. W. Campbell.
The second series is comprised of the Campbell-Staats family …
0162: William Maccorkle Letter, Marshall University Special Collections
0162: William Maccorkle Letter, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
William MacCorkle letter to Rankin Wiley, on West Virginia Executive Mansion Letterhead.
Ua3/3/1 Correspondence, Thomas Stone, Kelly Thompson, Margaret Munday
Ua3/3/1 Correspondence, Thomas Stone, Kelly Thompson, Margaret Munday
WKU Archives Records
Cover letter from Thomas Stone to Kelly Thompson regarding a letter of the first African American WKU student Margaret Munday. Munday's letter relates her experience as the first African American student teacher at the WKU Training School.
0047: Miller-Thackston Family Papers, 1849-1941, Marshall University Special Collections
0047: Miller-Thackston Family Papers, 1849-1941, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
The bulk of the collection consists of letters written to Eugenia Miller Thackston while she was a student in boarding school in Greenupsburg, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio, by her parents in Barboursville, Virginia before the Civil War. The letters include information about family members, the difficulty in maintaining a school, and developments in the town of Barboursville. There are also some letters written during the Civil War describing the hardships of the war on the family. Other items include addresses and writings of Eugenia's husband, Benjamin Thackston, while he was a student at Randolph-Macon College.
(Former Accession 1973/01.0055 Eugenia Miller …
The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1945 --, Phi Sigma
The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1945 --, Phi Sigma
The Voice of the Phi Sigma
This item is part of the Phi Sigma collection at the College Archives & Special Collections department of Columbia College Chicago. Contact archives@colum.edu for more information and to view the collection.
1944, Phillip To Family, Philip A. Lathrap
1944, Phillip To Family, Philip A. Lathrap
Phillip A. Lathrap Second World War correspondence
No abstract provided.
The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1937 --, Phi Sigma
The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1937 --, Phi Sigma
The Voice of the Phi Sigma
This item is part of the Phi Sigma collection at the College Archives & Special Collections department of Columbia College Chicago. Contact archives@colum.edu for more information and to view the collection.
The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1921 --, Phi Sigma
The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1921 --, Phi Sigma
The Voice of the Phi Sigma
This item is part of the Phi Sigma collection at the College Archives & Special Collections department of Columbia College Chicago. Contact archives@colum.edu for more information and to view the collection.
1918-07-01, Robert To Mother, Robert Lindstadt
1918-07-01, Robert To Mother, Robert Lindstadt
Lindstadt Brothers First World War correspondence
No abstract provided.
The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1919 -- Vol. 40, No. 01, Phi Sigma
The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1919 -- Vol. 40, No. 01, Phi Sigma
The Voice of the Phi Sigma
This item is part of the Phi Sigma collection at the College Archives & Special Collections department of Columbia College Chicago. Contact archives@colum.edu for more information and to view the collection.
The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1917 -- Vol. 39, No. 01, Phi Sigma
The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1917 -- Vol. 39, No. 01, Phi Sigma
The Voice of the Phi Sigma
This item is part of the Phi Sigma collection at the College Archives & Special Collections department of Columbia College Chicago. Contact archives@colum.edu for more information and to view the collection.
The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1913 --, Phi Sigma
The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1913 --, Phi Sigma
The Voice of the Phi Sigma
This item is part of the Phi Sigma collection at the College Archives & Special Collections department of Columbia College Chicago. Contact archives@colum.edu for more information and to view the collection.
The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1906 -- Vol. 30, No. 01, Phi Sigma
The Voice Of The Phi Sigma -- 1906 -- Vol. 30, No. 01, Phi Sigma
The Voice of the Phi Sigma
This item is part of the Phi Sigma collection at the College Archives & Special Collections department of Columbia College Chicago. Contact archives@colum.edu for more information and to view the collection.
Carlos P. Sawyer Correspondence To Phi Sigma, Phi Sigma, Carlos P. Sawyer
Carlos P. Sawyer Correspondence To Phi Sigma, Phi Sigma, Carlos P. Sawyer
Selected Letters
Carlos P. Sawyer, an early member of Phi Sigma, wrote this letter to Phi Sigma as a response to an invitation for the twenty-fifth anniversary of the group. In this letter, Sawyer explains his recollections of the history of Phi Sigma.
William Harrington Beard Correspondence To Phi Sigma, Phi Sigma, William Harrington Beard
William Harrington Beard Correspondence To Phi Sigma, Phi Sigma, William Harrington Beard
Selected Letters
William Harrington Beard, a founding member of Phi Sigma, wrote this letter as a reply to an invitation for the twenty-fifth anniversary banquet of the group. Although Beard was unable to attend the event, he shared his memories of the group's history in addition to well wishes for its future.