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0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection, Marshall University Special Collections
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.
0062: S. D. Wesson Civil War Diary Transcript, 1862-1864, Marshall University Special Collections
0062: S. D. Wesson Civil War Diary Transcript, 1862-1864, Marshall University Special Collections
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Typescript of a civil war diary kept by Sgt. S.D. Wesson, Company K, 8th Illinios Cavalry, from December 1, 1862 to July 17, 1864. Describes campaigns in Virginia: Richmond, Williamsburg, and Bull Run. Mentions seeing Abraham Lincoln and Franz Sigel.
0245: Claude M. Morgan Papers, 1963-1972, Marshall University Special Collections
0245: Claude M. Morgan Papers, 1963-1972, Marshall University Special Collections
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Huntington, West Virginia lawyer and Civil War collector. Papers include articles written for "Confederate Echoes" and "Rhode Island History", as well as photographs and newspaper clippings. Books and scale models of Civil War armaments were also part of the collection.
To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Claude Morgan Papers, 1963-1972 here.