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Oral History Interview: Jim Rogers, Jim Rogers
Oral History Interview: Jim Rogers, Jim Rogers
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. In this interview, Dr. Jim Rogers discusses: his education and employment history; a brief section on his military training; a very detailed discussion of his involvement with Vietnam Veterans of America (which is the bulk of the interview); a discussion of Agent Orange; other Vietnam veteran organizations (such as the National League of Families); a brief section on the political situation in the Philippines at the time; a lecture & slide presentation based on his return visits to Vietnam; and other topics.
Oral History Interview: Robert Cassell, Robert Cassell
Oral History Interview: Robert Cassell, Robert Cassell
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
At the time of the interview, Robert Cassell was working for the Veterans Administration in Charleston, WV. He discusses his background, his military service, his studies at Marshall University, President of the University Roland Nelson, student activism, newspapers, a book he was writing, and several wars (including ones in colonial times, Korea, and Vietnam).
Oral History Interview: Tom Woodruff, Tom Woodruff
Oral History Interview: Tom Woodruff, Tom Woodruff
0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection
This interview is one of a series conducted concerning the history of Marshall University. This interview deals with : student activism and the Students for a Democratic Society organization at Marshall University; other organizations such as ROTC, United Mine Workers, National Hospital and Health Care Workers, and the Campus Christian Center; the Vietnam War; and a brief section on newspapers.
An Appeal For Racial Justice : The Civic Interest Progressives' Confrontation With Huntington, West Virginia And Marshall University, 1963-1965, Bruce A. Thompson
An Appeal For Racial Justice : The Civic Interest Progressives' Confrontation With Huntington, West Virginia And Marshall University, 1963-1965, Bruce A. Thompson
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
In 1963, the shock waves of the sit-in movement and the growing black unrest throughout the country reached Huntington. This growing discontent with the status quo of segregation and racial discrimination and the impulse from the sit-in movement for direct, non-violent protest combined to mobilize several students at Marshall University who formed the Civic Interest Progressives (CIP), a biracial civil rights group.
0428: Berkeley Co., W.Va. Typescript, 1777-1816, Marshall University Special Collections
0428: Berkeley Co., W.Va. Typescript, 1777-1816, Marshall University Special Collections
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Photoreproduction of an original typescript (carbon copy) located in the genealogical library of National society Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C. Originally donated 1934.
0429: Marguerite Bias Williams Spears Papers, 1979-1982, Marshall University Special Collections
0429: Marguerite Bias Williams Spears Papers, 1979-1982, Marshall University Special Collections
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Ohio resident; papers relate to her career as a secretary and member of Professional Secretaries International.
0432: Mason City Town Council Records, 1927-1935, Marshall University Special Collections
0432: Mason City Town Council Records, 1927-1935, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection consists of one account book created by J. N. Manley, treasurer for the town of Mason, West Virginia. The account book includes financial accounts between the town and citizens between 1895 and 1919, a list of voters from 1927, and counts for votes for elections from 1935.
0447: Hallanan Family Papers, 1915-1947, Marshall University Special Collections
0447: Hallanan Family Papers, 1915-1947, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection includes physician’s notebooks, photographs, and newspaper clippings related to the Hallanan family. The bulk of the collection is four volumes related to Thomas B. Hallanan’s practice as a physician, including a birth records book for the years 1920 and 1921 for births near Barboursville and McComas and three physician’s notebooks tracking accounts with patients and notes about visits. The four photographs in the collection are unidentified. Newspaper clippings relate to the social and political lives of Walter S. Hallanan, Imogene Hallanan, Thomas Hallanan, and Betty Hallanan.
0435: Edna Duckworth Typescript, 1984-1996, Marshall University Special Collections
0435: Edna Duckworth Typescript, 1984-1996, Marshall University Special Collections
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"A Black History of Huntington", includes comments by and material from Nelson L. Barnett Jr. "Ramblings of a Scorched Soul" was added to this collection later.