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0800: Chris Greene Collection, 2000-2009, Marshall University Special Collections
0800: Chris Greene Collection, 2000-2009, Marshall University Special Collections
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The Chris Greene Collection includes essays submitted for the MLK, Jr. Symposium Essay Competition, the winners chosen for the competition in 2007, and the winning entries booklets for 2005-2007. This collection also includes information about the Marshall University and Appalachian Studies Association NEH Challenge Grant Application. Along with this, you will find newspaper clippings, letters and emails to and from Chris Greene, and notes taken by Greene.
0726: Robert A. Grant Papers, 1903-1984, Marshall University Special Collections
0726: Robert A. Grant Papers, 1903-1984, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection is principally composed of a diary written by Robert A. Grant while he was a student at Marshall between 1933 and 1938. The diary covers Grant’s life as a student and his work in the Anderson-Newcomb department store. Additional materials include copies of the Parthenon published after the 1970 Marshall plane crash, a copy of the Greenline with Grant’s name in it as a donor, two algebra textbooks from 1903 and 1904, and newspaper clippings about an October 1970 riot in Huntington.
0665: Ellen Dorcas Harn Papers, 1871-1977, Marshall University Special Collections
0665: Ellen Dorcas Harn Papers, 1871-1977, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection is composed of letters from friends and contemporaries of Ellen Dorcas Harn during her time in teaching in West Virginia and New York in 1871 and 1872. These primarily consist of letters from former students and friends at Marshall keeping her apprised of personal and school activities. Writers include Clayton Barton and Lucy Thompson.
0643: William Lloyd Griffin Letter, 1976, Marshall University Special Collections
0643: William Lloyd Griffin Letter, 1976, Marshall University Special Collections
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The collection consists of a single letter from April 1, 1976 to C.T. Mitchell at the Marshall Alumni Association in the Office of Alumni Affairs thanking him for “the plug” and giving him a copy of “Beneath the Varnish” published in 1967.
0425: Cabell County, W.Va. Medical Society Records, 1951, Marshall University Special Collections
0425: Cabell County, W.Va. Medical Society Records, 1951, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection consists of correspondence between Okey L. Patteson (governor of West Virginia) and Lawrence B. Gang during 1951 regarding the proposed location of West Virginia’s first medical school. Lawrence B. Gang, a leading member of the Cabell County Medical Society, advocated for Huntington and his correspondence features reports and attached supporting his stance. Also included in the collection is a final report entitled, “Report by Okey L. Patteson Concerning the Location of the Medical School for Doctors, Dentists, and Nurses in the State of West Virginia”, with the conclusion of the report being that Morgantown was the most suitable …
0370: Richard O. Comfort Papers, 1962-1982, Marshall University Special Collections
0370: Richard O. Comfort Papers, 1962-1982, Marshall University Special Collections
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Marshall University professor of sociology and anthropology; papers consist primarily of secondary material regarding rural sociology and Appalachian topics.
0135: L. Marie White Papers, 1870-1976, Marshall University Special Collections
0135: L. Marie White Papers, 1870-1976, Marshall University Special Collections
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Assistant Registrar and assistant to the director of alumni affairs at Marshall University. Papers consist of lists of graduates of Marshall College, newspaper clippings, and her notes, drafts and manuscript for her booklet, `Metamorphose of Old Main,' and an unpublished history of the Albert Gallatin Jenkins Laboratory School at Marshall College.
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 …