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0006: Virgil Anson Lewis Papers, 1843-1973, Marshall University Special Collections
0006: Virgil Anson Lewis Papers, 1843-1973, Marshall University Special Collections
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The Virgil A. Lewis papers consist primarily of a holograph draft of a history of Marshall College from its founding in 1837 until the 1890s, with an emphasis on the early years, before the Civil War. Included are research notes, trascriptions of documents, correspondence, and a copy of the contract between Mrs. Virgil Lewis and Lawrence Corbly, former president of the college, who carried on the work of the history after Mr. Lewis's death. There are also pamphlets written by Mr. Lewis and two compilations by his daughers Lucie and Virginia: "A History of the Lewis and Stone Families" and …
0014: Virginia Wiley Papers, 1896-1901, Marshall University Special Collections
0014: Virginia Wiley Papers, 1896-1901, Marshall University Special Collections
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Mason County, West Virginia, schoolgirl. Papers consist primarily of letters received while she was a student at the Virginia Female Seminary, Staunton, Virginia, and at Mont de Chantal Academy, Wheeling, West Virginia. Included are items addressed to her father, Rankin Wiley, lawyer and former legislator in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
0031: Mary Mason Letter, 1935, Marshall University Special Collections
0031: Mary Mason Letter, 1935, Marshall University Special Collections
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Miss Mason was the daughter of Mrs. Salina Hite Mason, who owned Marshall College during the Civil War. Miss Mason's letter lists the students attending the academy in 1865.
0044: George Wallace Letters To M. P. Shawkey, 1935, Marshall University Special Collections
0044: George Wallace Letters To M. P. Shawkey, 1935, Marshall University Special Collections
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Huntington, West Virginia, attorney and author. Letters to Morris Shawkey, president of Marshall College, concern the early history of the school.
0034: Henry A. Smith Letter, 1881, Marshall University Special Collections
0034: Henry A. Smith Letter, 1881, Marshall University Special Collections
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Marshall College student's letter to R. W. Vandal of Schilling, Roane County, West Virginia, discussing his courses, his boarding house and the community.