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0843: Katharine Rodier Collection, 1974-2011, Marshall University Special Collections

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Personal writing, class notes, photograph, professional works, correspondences, professional materials, and mementos of Katharine Rodier during her collegiate career and career in the English Department of Marshall University.

0803: Roy Hatton Collection, 1935-1966, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a 1935 diploma from Huntington High School, an appointment certificate as the Acting Postmaster dated 1965, and one appointment certificate as Postmaster for 1966, certified by President Lyndon B. Johnson.

0763: Elizabeth Francis Agee Scrapbook, 1929-1934, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of one scrapbook entitled containing photographs, ephemera, and memorabilia collected by Elizabeth Francis (later Agee) during and after her time at Marshall. Materials in the scrapbook include an autograph and note section, dance cards, sorority correspondence and invitations, student government materials, a student directory, event programs, photographs of Francis at Marshall and, later, family photographs, a gradebook for an 8th grade course taught by Francis, and other mixed materials such as handkerchiefs and calling cards. Also included in the scrapbook are slips of paper identifying subjects or items written by Susan Riggs, Agee’s daughter.

0735: Marion Vest Fors Papers, 1937-1985, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook, clippings, and ephemera related to Marion Vest Fors' murals which were painted in the James E. Morrow Library as part of the centennial celebration of Marshall College. The murals were removed for remodeling circa 1966 and remounted in 2005. The scrapbook was created by Fors about her creation of the mural to justify its emergence from storage and reuse in the Morrow Library. Also included in the collection are paintbrushes used in the painting of the murals.

0726: Robert A. Grant Papers, 1903-1984, Marshall University Special Collections

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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

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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.

0590: Maurice Harmon Papers, 1993-1994, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains materials related to Maurice Harmon’s work during his time at Marshall University and slightly after. The bulk of the collection consists of works in progress by Harmon and others at Marshall. The works in progress included in this collection are “Sean O'Faolain”, Constable (London, England), 1994 and “Preserving the Word: Descriptive Catalogue of Maurice Harmon’s Library of Anglo-Irish Literature and Criticism” compiled by Barbara R. Brown and edited by Lisle G. Brown, John Deaver Drinko Academy for American Political Institutions and Civic Culture, 1996. These works consist of both proofs and files on floppy disks. Other materials …

0552: Albert Esposito Papers, 1971-1992, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia ophthalmologist. Copies of correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports and other items related to Dr. Esposito's role in the establishment of the Marshall University School of Medicine.

0517: A. Mervin Tyson, 1959-1989, Marshall University Special Collections

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Marshall University administrator and professor of English. Papers include Phi Beta Kappa and Kiwanis Club material as well as speeches and drafts of the 1986 Marshall University Institutional Self-Study.

0527: Marti Carelli-Gilbert Manuscript, 1960, Marshall University Special Collections

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Manuscript of "Halftime," a book by Ms. Carelli-Gilbert, widow of Al Carelli, describing their marriage and how the family coped with his death. Carelli, a coach, was travelling with the Marshall University football team that died in the 1970 airplane crash.

0488: Marshall Family Papers, 1987-1988, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of two folders containing materials disparate in subject matter: one consisting of a list of many descendants of John Marshall compiled by Sam Clagg for Marshall University’s Sesqui-Centennial Committee in 1987, another of materials sent to Marshall University by one of these descendants. The folder compiled by Sam Clagg with a list of descendants includes an address for each one. Also included in the same folder are three letters regarding the acquisition of Marvin L. Marshall’s “The Marshall Family.” The other folder title “Marshall Family” two letters between Marshall’s Public Relations office and Mary Paulding Martin. Martin …

0433: Robert Bradley Papers, 1967, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia physician. Papers relate to an early attempt to establish a medical school at Marshall University.

0408: James Tull And Lela White Richardson Papers, 1919-1972, Marshall University Special Collections

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Certificates and photographs of Marshall University sociology professor and wife. Several grade books; scrapbook of clippings and photo album. Oversized Items.

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 …

0375: Lenna Lowe Yost Papers, 1921-1972, Marshall University Special Collections

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Civic leader, native of Marion County, West Virginia. Includes correspondence between Mrs. Yost and Morris Shawkey, president of Marshall College, 1923-1935.

0379: Alma Nease Noble Papers, 1861-1981, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, educator; Marshall University French professor, 1942-1969, Morris Harvey College, Charleston, West Virginia, 1969-1972. Papers include teaching materials; class notes as an undergraduate at Wittenberg College and a graduate student at Ohio State University; drafts and notes of her dissertation; and family papers relating to Warren County, Ohio, and New Vienna, Ohio.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Alma Nease Noble Papers, 1861-1981 here.

0302: Arvil Ernest Harris Papers, 1925-1965, Marshall University Special Collections

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Marshall University dean of the graduate school; educator. Papers include dissertation, certificates, family history, personal papers, and files related to service on the Huntington, West Virginia, City Council.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Arvil Ernest Harris Papers, 1925-1965 here.

0299: Osborne Family Papers, 1904-1930, Marshall University

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This collection contains correspondence from L. J. Corbly and J. E. Plummer, president of Marshall College and the Marshall Business College respectively, to recruit the Osburns/Osbornes to attend Marshall. This collection includes Marshall College ephemera from 1904-1906, including advertising pamphlets, a 1905 copy of The Parthenon, general course information, and empty envelopes.

The accession record states that this collection included a cylindrical photograph of the Marshall College student body in May of 1930, however, this item was not found when the collection was processed.

0297: Walter Lindsey Brown Papers, 1926-1979, Marshall University

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Papers include copies of speech and articles, memorials, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. Speeches include “Advising Management” [on legal issues] and a graduation speech from the 1926 commencement exercises from the University of Virginia. Articles include “A Substitute for the Bricker Amendment” from the Virginia Law Review and a resolution from Huntington Galleries mourning Brown. Clippings include obituaries about Brown’s death. Correspondence focuses on planning a memorial for Brown after his death, as well as the dedication of Walter L. Brown Hall at the University of Virginia School of Law.

0292: Howard E. Emmons Journal, 1918-1919, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed “Cavalry Drill Regulations, United States Army” in 1911, and pilot’s log book. The log book was owned by Howard E. Emmons and contains approximately twenty pages of materials spanning from July to December of 1918, beginning in the U.S. School of Military Aeronautics at the Ohio State University and including flight activities at Carruthers Field in Fort Worth, Texas. The regulations book was owned by -Delos?- -C.?- Emmons. Also included in the collection is a 1919 letter from the Air Service Flying School certifying that Howard Emmons has 253 hours and 20 minutes of flying time …

0242: Delta Theta Tau. Beta Pi Chapter, Huntington, Wv Scrapbook, 1926-1932, Marshall University Special Collections

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Scrapbook of sorority activites containing history of founding of local chapter, lists of members, pledges, etc. Found in effects of Lena Hurt, founding member. Folders contain loose items found in scrapbook.

0219: Walter S. Mccutchen Papers, 1878, Marshall University Special Collections

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The original accession record states that the collection contains a diploma from Marshall College State Normal School and holograph copy of speech delivered at commencement on July 5, 1878. The speech copy is present, but the diploma was unable to be located at the time of finding aid creation.

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.

0137: Bertha Julia Steinbach Filson Papers, 1899-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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A major portion of the Bertha Filson papers consists of certificates of award, membership, and certification--all pertaining to Mrs. Filson’s activities as an educator, churchwoman, and Marshall University alumna. Correspondence includes letters from Lawrence J. Corbly, president of Marshall College from 1896 until 1915; George M. Ford, state superintendent of schools; and James Leftwich, a former student of Mrs. Filson’s who became president of the F. W. Woolworth Company.

There are also some compositions written by Mrs. Filson for an English class, many of which describe persons, places or events in Mason County, West Virginia. A large collection of newspaper …

0107: Ali Nawrouzi Typescript, 1975, Marshall University Special Collections

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The Change in Marshall University Organizational Structure, a research paper, written for Public Administration.

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 …

0044: George Wallace Letters To M. P. Shawkey, 1935, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, attorney and author. Letters to Morris Shawkey, president of Marshall College, concern the early history of the school.