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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 …

0011: Mary Constance Enslow Papers, 1892-1962, Marshall University Special Collections

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A major portion of the Mary Constance Enslow papers consists of her genealogical notes and notebooks. There are copious notes on her family genealogy, both maternal and paternal, as well as notes compiled for other families. Included in this part of the collection are examples of her work as a designer of coats of arms and bookplates, and as a commercial artist. Books and printed material are contained in the collection; much of the printed material is made up of news clippings about a variety of subjects. There is an extensive clipping file concerning the royal family of England. Among …

0014: Virginia Wiley Papers, 1896-1901, Marshall University Special Collections

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Mason County, West Virginia, schoolgirl. Papers consist primarily of letters received while she was a student at the Virginia Female Seminary, Staunton, Virginia, and at Mont de Chantal Academy, Wheeling, West Virginia. Included are items addressed to her father, Rankin Wiley, lawyer and former legislator in Point Pleasant, West Virginia.

0016: Myers Family Record, 1750-1860, Marshall University Special Collections

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A genealogical record of the David Myers family of Maryland and Pennsylvania with watercolor ornamentation. Also contains notes on mathematics and surveying.

0015: Avery L. Graybeal Papers, 1881-1919, Marshall University Special Collections

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Greenbrier Country, West Virginia, resident. Books contain poetry, notes, breeding and work accounts; includes letters and essays.

0021: Edith Miller Stephens Papers, 1867-1900, Marshall University Special Collections

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Primarily correspondence between Edith Miller and her future husband, Benjamin Stephens. Also contains miscellaneous papers of Mrs. Stephens' father, Charles C. Miller, lifelong resident of Mason County, West Virginia.

0010: Catherine Bliss Enslow Papers, 1890-1973, Marshall University Special Collections

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Ms. Enslow was a Huntington, West Virginia journalist. Photographs and slides comprise a major portion of this collection. Many of the photographs were for use by the newspaper; there are also a great number of informal snapshots, family photographs, and photographs of Miss Enslow herself. Photographs of notable persons and old photographic portraits dating from the 19th century complete this part of the collection. The slides are primarily those which Miss Enslow took in Europe while she was tour director for the Huntington Publishing Company. Copies of many of her columns and articles are included, along with other items relating …

0028: John L. Hawkins Letters, 1928-1929, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, resident. Included are manuscript of a history of West Virginia compiled from secondary sources and oral tradition, personal reminiscences of 'Devil Anse' Hatfield, poetry, and personal papers. Correspondence between John L. Hawkins and Franklin D. Roosevelt, concerning the National Democratic Convention of 1932.

0023: Theeta Searcy Lyon Papers, 1923-1941, Marshall University Special Collections

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Marshall College home economics professor. Papers consist of prints and original drawings of costumes and dress from Grecian times to 1941. Includes student drawings executed for classes in applied arts at Marshall and a typescript copy of 'History of American Dress as Affected by Politcial, Social, and Economic Conditions,' by Anna C. Wilson.

0026: J. A. Earl Typescript, 1936-1981, Marshall University Special Collections

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Autobiography of Rev. Earl, a Methodist minister, and biographies of learders of the Methodist Church in West Virginia; includes several church histories, newspaper clippings and correspondence.

0025: Anna E. Bishop Papers, 1866-1941, Marshall University Special Collections

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Military papers, correspondence, financial papers, tax receipts, savings books of Huntington, West Virginia family.

0031: Mary Mason Letter, 1935, Marshall University Special Collections

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Miss Mason was the daughter of Mrs. Salina Hite Mason, who owned Marshall College during the Civil War. Miss Mason's letter lists the students attending the academy in 1865.

0038: D. G. Staley Letter, 1850, Marshall University Special Collections

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Addressed to Charles W. Ferguson of Wayne Court House, [West] Virginia. Discusses the Laidley family, gives news of the neighborhood around Marshall Academy, and mentions some who are `bound for California.'

0043: Henry P. Alderman Papers, 1898-1919, Marshall University Special Collections

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Account book (1898), six charge books (1902-1904), and a letter of a Huntington, West Virginia resident.

0042: Mrs. J. W. Wade Letters, 1913-1918, Marshall University Special Collections

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Point Pleasant, West Virginia, resident. One letter describes concert at the Ashland, Kentucky, Christian Church and activities at the needlework guild.

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.

0045: Joe James Bavely Statement, Marshall University Special Collections

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Holograph reminiscences of a Marion County, West Virginia resident regarding the Monongah mine disaster in 1907; copy of pamphlet "The West Fork Tragedy and Poems of a Mountaineer" by Bavely.

0053: John Gibson Papers, 1842-1887, Marshall University Special Collections

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Description of a tour of Karlee Cave in India in 1842; letters from a British soldier stationed in India in 1843 and from Grover Cleveland thanking Mr. Gibson for the gift of a paperweight (1887).

0054: Aleshire Family Papers, 1862-1889, Marshall University Special Collections

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The Aleshire Family Papers consist mainly of correspondence dating from 1863 to 1888. Many of the letters are written by various members of the family to Joseph Aleshire as he traveled the Midwest, buying wheat for the family flour mill. Most of these letters concern fluctuations of the wheat market and other business matters.

There are a number of letters from Mary Aleshire to her parents and brothers, dating from 1863 to 1878. These describe her life at college in Cincinnati, and later, upon her return to Gallipolis, her involvement with social and family matters.

The letters from Charles Aleshire …

0059: Athens Methodist Church History, 1940, Marshall University Special Collections

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Typed copy of an anonymous history of the Athens Methodist Church, Mercer County, W.Va.

0060: J. L. Hensley Manuscript, 1886, Marshall University Special Collections

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Typed copy of `Rise and Progress of the Church of the United Brethren of Christ in West Virginia,' written in 1886 on the fiftieth anniversary of the church in the state, from the original manuscript in the possession of T. Clayton Parsons. Copied from the original, which was left in a cornerstone of the Jackson County (W.Va.) United Brethren Church in 1886 and recovered in 1936 when the Church was razed.

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection, Marshall University Special Collections

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Tape recordings and transcripts of oral interviews with residents in the West Virginia-Ohio-Kentucky Tri-State region regarding such topics as farming, schools, health care, folk customs, and many others related to life in this Appalachian region.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Marshall University Oral History Collection here.

0070: Lyman Wight Letterbook, 1849-1856, Marshall University Special Collections

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Copies of correspondence discussing Native American affairs and the establishment of the Mormon Church in Texas.

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.

0163: Marshall Goodwin Simms Hodgson Papers, 1921-1968, Marshall University Special Collections

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Collection contains "The Venture of Islam", mimeographed typescript; and transcripts of class discussions.

0162: William Maccorkle Letter, Marshall University Special Collections

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William MacCorkle letter to Rankin Wiley, on West Virginia Executive Mansion Letterhead.

0062: S. D. Wesson Civil War Diary Transcript, 1862-1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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Typescript of a civil war diary kept by Sgt. S.D. Wesson, Company K, 8th Illinios Cavalry, from December 1, 1862 to July 17, 1864. Describes campaigns in Virginia: Richmond, Williamsburg, and Bull Run. Mentions seeing Abraham Lincoln and Franz Sigel.

0061: Smith Run Methodist Church History Manuscript, 1952, Marshall University Special Collections

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Anonymous history of Smith Run Methodist Church in Lewis County, W.Va. Includes a list of ministers.

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.

0116: Scrapbooks (Crime), 1874-1892, Marshall University Special Collections

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Scrapbook consisting of newspaper clippings, flyers, broadsides and posters related to crimes in the late 19th century. Scrapbook is believed to have been compiled by the late James W. Kinnarney (1866 (?) - 1963), a former Louisville, KY police officer.