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West Virginia History

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0660: Matewan Development Center, Inc., 1989-1995, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1997

0660: Matewan Development Center, Inc., 1989-1995, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of 105 oral histories conducted at the behest of the Matewan Development Center, Inc.. Oral histories are on cassette tapes and include transcripts of the oral histories and floppy disks with some of the transcripts saved on them. The oral histories focus on Matewan history, especially labor issues and conflicts surrounding the Matewan Massacre as well as customs and life in Matewan.


0303: Lydia Nye Simpson Poffenbarger Papers, 1913, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1980

0303: Lydia Nye Simpson Poffenbarger Papers, 1913, Marshall University Special Collections

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`Epitome of the life of `Ossawatomie' John Brown, including the story of his attack on Harper's Ferry and his capture...,' and `Mansion house, Point Pleasant, West Virginia,' (an inventory of furniture and artifacts with a history of the grounds and building).