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0015: Avery L. Graybeal Papers, 1881-1919, Marshall University Special Collections

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Greenbrier Country, West Virginia, resident. Books contain poetry, notes, breeding and work accounts; includes letters and essays.

0023: Theeta Searcy Lyon Papers, 1923-1941, Marshall University Special Collections

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Marshall College home economics professor. Papers consist of prints and original drawings of costumes and dress from Grecian times to 1941. Includes student drawings executed for classes in applied arts at Marshall and a typescript copy of 'History of American Dress as Affected by Politcial, Social, and Economic Conditions,' by Anna C. Wilson.

0042: Mrs. J. W. Wade Letters, 1913-1918, Marshall University Special Collections

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Point Pleasant, West Virginia, resident. One letter describes concert at the Ashland, Kentucky, Christian Church and activities at the needlework guild.

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.

0162: William Maccorkle Letter, Marshall University Special Collections

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William MacCorkle letter to Rankin Wiley, on West Virginia Executive Mansion Letterhead.

0061: Smith Run Methodist Church History Manuscript, 1952, Marshall University Special Collections

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Anonymous history of Smith Run Methodist Church in Lewis County, W.Va. Includes a list of ministers.

0158: Rena Burnett Autograph Book, 1889-1902, Marshall University Special Collections

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Autograph book containing notes addressed to Rena Burnett. Includes hand-drawn illustrations and colored pencil notes. Also included is a newspaper clipping with a photograph that includes the Huntington High School graduating class of 1896, of which Burnett was a member.