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0809: John Taylor Collection, 1969-2007, Marshall University Special Collections

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Mr. Taylor is an attorney from Charleston, WV that fought for the legal and labor rights of workers across the United States. The majority of the people that Taylor represented were members of unions, including both the United Auto Workers [UAW] and the United Mine Workers of America [UMWA]. Taylor's clients fought to secure access to health benefits and the improvement of working conditions. A large portion of the collection centers on Black Lung cases in West Virginia. In 1982, Taylor and his colleagues organized a group of clients to travel to Washington, D.C. in order to attend the Black …

0814: C. H. Freeman Collection, 1877-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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Papers related to the C.H. Freeman estate. Zubah and C.H. Freeman had many investments such as the Yawkey and Freeman Coal Company and the Freeman Estates. This collection contains contract agreements for property purchases of the Estates, a contour map of what seems to be the Freeman’s country residence, and correspondences between Zubah and realtors. This collection also houses some of Zubah’s family documents including old letters, registers of visitors from Klingel-Carpenter Mortuary, and Paul and Ricky Ray’s basketball documents.

0793: Thomas J. Buffington Copy Of Savage Land Grant Survey, 1816, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a handwritten manuscript copy by Thomas J. Buffington of the plots distributed by the Savage Land Grant as resurveyed by Tupper, including plot descriptions. The manuscript is sewn as a pamphlet binding and the end pages include sums and other miscellaneous notes.

0790: Gil Kleinknecht Collection, 1899-1973, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection includes materials from Gil Kleinknecht’s personal collection of historic West Virginia and Ohio materials related to police work. The collection also includes Huntington Police Department annual reports, relevant laws and codes, manuals,, and artifacts related to the work of policing in Huntington, West Virginia and the surrounding areas.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Gil Kleinknecht Papers, 1899-1973 here.

0627: Robert O. Ellis Papers, 1968-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, attorney; magician. Papers relate to the construction of his home on Castle Hill, rental properties, Republican Party politics and his magic act.

0528: Rick Whisman Collection, 1862-1935, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, resident. Collection includes a Civil War letter by Charles Sayre; legal papers from the law offices of Brown & Brown in Boyd County, KY, and oversized photographs depicting the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Daughters of 1812 Society grapples in Washington, D.C. as well as printed material.

0518: Mason County, W.Va. Superior Court, 1831-1851, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of one volume of county court records for Mason County, Virginia (now West Virginia) titled, “Mascon County Superior Court, Memorandum Book, Law and Chancery Commencing June 16th, 1831”. The records document the plaintiffs and defendants appearing before the county court, any rulings or penalties, and annotations accompanying the case lists as required.

0495: Savage Grant Land Surveys And Huntington-Kenova Land Company Deeds, 1754-1889, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of two volumes: one containing deeds and wills related to the Savage land grant and its legacy, and the other contains a detailed description of plots found within the grant, both compiled by George S. Wallace. These items are of uncertain provenance, but appear to be from the early 19th century.

0409: Preston Cave Papers, 1937-1967, Marshall University Special Collections

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Collector for Internal Revenue Service, West Virginia. division; Huntington, West Virginia resident. Papers consist of certificates for training sessions, newspapers clippings, a letter of appointment and a photograph.

0413: Mason Co., W. Va. Court Records, 1805-1890, Marshall University Special Collections

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Assorted records of the county and circuit courts discarded when the old courthouse was razed, ca. 1955. Included are estate appraisals, school house plans, wolf scalp claims and oaths of allegiance. Also included in this collection is accession 0473, composed of photo reproduction of marriages, 1806-1850, and the Register of Free Negroes, 1838-1860.

0156: Marcellus Peck Papers, 1883-1889, Marshall University Special Collections

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Papers of a Philippi, West Virginia, resident. Papers include checks written to Elijah Allen, a tax receipt from Doddridge County, West Virginia, and a letter from brother, Henderson Peck, attorney at Ritchie County Courthouse, West Virginia.

0128: U.S. District Court, Southern District Of Wv, Charleston Division Papers, 1836-1886, Marshall University Special Collections

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Documents pertain to the suit of Charles Gay and others against the White Sulphur Springs Company: depositions by W. B. Calwell (1880), interest coupons payable by the White Sulphur Springs Company (1861), bonds issued by Jeremiah Morton, president of the company. Also papers concerning the Ohio Central Railroad Company.

0130: Religious Manuscript, 1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of religious manuscripts all beginning with the phrase, “Book Epch” on the topic of broad disconnected life lessons. There is no context to these manuscripts.

0129: John English Papers, 1866-1887, Marshall University Special Collections

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Mason County, West Virginia judge. Notes about expenses, minutes of meeting of Episcopal vestrymen, correspondence, and a plat of land near Winfield, Putnam County, West Virginia.

0115: Jacob Stollings Will, 1817, Marshall University Special Collections

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Copy of a Cabell County [West] Virginia will, 1817, dividing property along Crawley Creek; includes an inventory of the estate.

0123: William B. Blanchard Jr. Typescript, 1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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`West Virginia abortion law: is it in jeopardy?’ research paper written for political science class at Marshall University.

0157: Charles A. Gebhardt Papers, 1927-1935, Marshall University Special Collections

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Receipts, bills and notes on expenses for taxes and rental properties in Mason and Kanawha Counties, West Virginia.

0083: Cabell County [West Virginia] Court Records, 1809-1866, Marshall University Special Collections

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Abstracts and indices for county records for Cabell County, Virginia and County County, West Virginia compiled by Rudenz S. Douthat, city clerk, in 1932. Records include those for marriage, court minutes and records, and supervisors’ records.

Accession 0443, “Marriage Records, Cabell County West Virginia, 1809-1860” compiled by the Daughters of the American Revolution, was merged with this collection.

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.