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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 …

0011: Mary Constance Enslow Papers, 1892-1962, Marshall University Special Collections

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A major portion of the Mary Constance Enslow papers consists of her genealogical notes and notebooks. There are copious notes on her family genealogy, both maternal and paternal, as well as notes compiled for other families. Included in this part of the collection are examples of her work as a designer of coats of arms and bookplates, and as a commercial artist. Books and printed material are contained in the collection; much of the printed material is made up of news clippings about a variety of subjects. There is an extensive clipping file concerning the royal family of England. Among …

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.

0016: Myers Family Record, 1750-1860, Marshall University Special Collections

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A genealogical record of the David Myers family of Maryland and Pennsylvania with watercolor ornamentation. Also contains notes on mathematics and surveying.

0021: Edith Miller Stephens Papers, 1867-1900, Marshall University Special Collections

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Primarily correspondence between Edith Miller and her future husband, Benjamin Stephens. Also contains miscellaneous papers of Mrs. Stephens' father, Charles C. Miller, lifelong resident of Mason County, West Virginia.

0010: Catherine Bliss Enslow Papers, 1890-1973, Marshall University Special Collections

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Ms. Enslow was a Huntington, West Virginia journalist. Photographs and slides comprise a major portion of this collection. Many of the photographs were for use by the newspaper; there are also a great number of informal snapshots, family photographs, and photographs of Miss Enslow herself. Photographs of notable persons and old photographic portraits dating from the 19th century complete this part of the collection. The slides are primarily those which Miss Enslow took in Europe while she was tour director for the Huntington Publishing Company. Copies of many of her columns and articles are included, along with other items relating …

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.

0038: D. G. Staley Letter, 1850, Marshall University Special Collections

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Addressed to Charles W. Ferguson of Wayne Court House, [West] Virginia. Discusses the Laidley family, gives news of the neighborhood around Marshall Academy, and mentions some who are `bound for California.'

0054: Aleshire Family Papers, 1862-1889, Marshall University Special Collections

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The Aleshire Family Papers consist mainly of correspondence dating from 1863 to 1888. Many of the letters are written by various members of the family to Joseph Aleshire as he traveled the Midwest, buying wheat for the family flour mill. Most of these letters concern fluctuations of the wheat market and other business matters.

There are a number of letters from Mary Aleshire to her parents and brothers, dating from 1863 to 1878. These describe her life at college in Cincinnati, and later, upon her return to Gallipolis, her involvement with social and family matters.

The letters from Charles Aleshire …

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

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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.

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection, Marshall University Special Collections

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Tape recordings and transcripts of oral interviews with residents in the West Virginia-Ohio-Kentucky Tri-State region regarding such topics as farming, schools, health care, folk customs, and many others related to life in this Appalachian region.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Marshall University Oral History Collection here.

0086: Ellsworth Vachel Bowers, 1887-1938, Marshall University Special Collections

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Former dean of Marshall College of Arts and Sciences (1939-1945); collection contains postcard albums with views of Ohio towns, a photograph album of Portsmouth, Ohio, scenes, notes, books, and a brief history of the Bowers family.

0083: Cabell County [West Virginia] Court Records, 1809-1866, Marshall University Special Collections

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Abstracts and indices for county records for Cabell County, Virginia and County County, West Virginia compiled by Rudenz S. Douthat, city clerk, in 1932. Records include those for marriage, court minutes and records, and supervisors’ records.

Accession 0443, “Marriage Records, Cabell County West Virginia, 1809-1860” compiled by the Daughters of the American Revolution, was merged with this collection.

0246: W. Macknight Manuscript, 1848, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a portfolio bound, fold out genealogical table of English rulers from Egbert to Victoria on nine folded paper panels. Elaborately decorated with pen and ink lettering and colored coats of arms and flags, the lineage breaks down by epoch and line such as Saxon, Danish, Saxon Line Restored, and Norman, etc. The inside of the portfolio reads “Mrs. Ed. J. Greenwalt, City”.

0001: Robert Gilchrist Family Papers, 1783-1957, Marshall University Special Collections

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The Robert Gilchrist family papers consist primarily of correspondence from three major, related families--the Andersons, the Wilsons, and the Gilchrists. Included among the correspondence are news clippings, diaries, journals and scrapbooks. Several books part of the collection pertain to Lebanon, Ohio and the Little Miami Railroad. The material contained in the Anderson family papers is correspondence of Isaac Anderson and his children. There are several folders of Joseph Anderson's letters to his wife, Jane Gilchrist Anderson, and Joseph' s personal business documents. The Wilson family papers are concentrated on Joseph Wilson's and Mary Wilson Gilchrist's legal actions concerning the administration …