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0403: Grady Risen Collection, 1900-1980, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1984

0403: Grady Risen Collection, 1900-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, realtor. Scrapbooks contain photographs and some appraisals of commercial property in downtown Huntington over nearly sixty years. Some holograph records of Aleshire-Harvey co., 1921-1922.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Grady Risen Collection, 1900-1980 here.


0090: Barta Studios, 1956-1983, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1975

0090: Barta Studios, 1956-1983, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains the negatives of professional photographer Joseph Barta of Huntington, West Virginia; as well as a card index of names. Negatives include portraits, passport photographs, and commercial assignments. The studio was closed by Dale Lear of Gallipolis, Ohio, in May, 1987.


0099: Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Collection, 1880-1973, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1975

0099: Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Collection, 1880-1973, Marshall University Special Collections

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The Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Vertical Files consist of a variety of topics related to the Huntington, Ohio, and Kentucky regions of the United States. The collection covers the time period from the 1880s to the time of the Cabell-Wayne Historical Society's closure in 1974. The boxes were arranged in alphabetical order based on topic.

The bulk of the vertical file collection relates to activities, events, buildings, and personalities of the Cabell County, West Virginia tri-state area of southwestern West Virginia, southeastern Ohio, and eastern Kentucky. The collection includes material related to the Civil War, railroads and transportation in West Virginia, …


0086: Ellsworth Vachel Bowers, 1887-1938, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1973

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.