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0490: Dorothy Ward Heinrich Typescript, 1988, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a copy of a typescript with no clear title beyond, “Our Heritage” and “Byrd-Hackworth Family Tree”. The typescript covers the genealogy of the Byrd and Hackworth families of Cabell County, West Virginia, and includes vignettes and photographs of family members in addition to the typical genealogical data.

0485: Burlington Presbyterian Church Records, 1826-1828, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of eleven pages copied from the Burlington Presbyterian Church record book containing the “Record of the Establishment Proceedings of the Presbyterian Church of Burlington, Lawrence County, Ohio.” The text includes a list of members, minutes and notes, and a list of baptisms between 1826 and 1828. It also includes copies of a more modern photograph of the church added later and a copy of a typed page about the Kanawha Presbytery, First Presbyterian Church in Huntington, West Virginia. Due to the fact that all pages are copies, legibility can vary.

0476: Samuel Cabell Papers, 1818-1832, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of copies of materials related to Samuel Jordan Cabell found in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. These papers include copies of military bounty land warrants and scrip issued in 1832 as well as a will and some correspondence. Materials created after Cabell’s death are primarily by his son Patrick Henry Cabell. Because these materials are copies, legibility can be limited.

0482: Dr. Walter Freeman's Papers From Huntington State Hospital, 1897-1984, Marshall University Special Collections

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Please note: this collection does not contain individual patient hospital records or records about individuals who stayed here. The items in this collection come from a specific doctor who worked here and his research.

This collection consists of historical materials from the Huntington State Hospital during the period 1897 through 1984. The collection includes correspondence of hospital personnel and patients, administrative records, newspaper clippings, and a large number of photographs. Significant to the collection are files relating to transorbital lobotomies performed by Dr. Walter Freeman in the early 1950's as part of a larger lobotomy project in West Virginia. The …

0474: Gill Family Papers, 1807-1988, Marshall University Special Collections

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Cabell County, West Virginia, family from England, ca. 1846. Papers consist of extensive genealogical research conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Gill, including records from Staffordshire, England. Notable are the diaries of emigrant ancestor Joseph Gill, a civil engineer in England and in Cabell County, West Virginia.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Gill Family Papers, 1807-1988 here.

0472: Clyde Wellman Papers, 1808-1947, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, newspaperman. Papers include original typescripts for articles for the Herald-Dispatch concerning early history of Cabell County and Huntington, West Virginia.

0477: Huntington Early Settlers' Association, Marshall University Special Collections

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Typescript reminiscences of the founding of Huntington in 1871 and its early years as the Ohio River terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.

0483: Cecil Ferguson Photograph Collection, 1946, Marshall University Special Collections

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Ten Hand-tinted black and white photographs, 36 x 44 inches, mounted on masonite. Aerial views of Huntington, West Virginia, taken for the Roach-Ferguson Realty Co., by Thomas Studios. Eight negatives were included with the collection.

0480: Harold C. Smith Typescript, 1955, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a 26 page typescript titled “A Historical Survey of Lexington During the Civil War”. The paper includes no sections to assist in determining content, but there is a focus on slavery. A note on the folder states that the paper was possibly written for a class taught by Dr. Sam Clagg at the University of Kentucky.

0481: James E. Phipps Papers, 1977-1988, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, orthodontist. Papers pertain to his genealogical research into the Phipps, McComas, Holton, and related families of Lincoln, Raleigh, Boone, and other West Virginia counties.

0471: Evans Family Records, 1667-1982, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a compilation of family group sheets and pages from an unidentified book from the Genealogical Library of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution for the Evans family in West Virginia. Also included is a narrative by Gordon C. Baker titled "John Evans of the Border".

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 …

0484: William S. Wallace Collection, 1880-1947, Marshall University Special Collections

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William Wallace was a Huntington, West Virginia, resident. This collection includes photographs of early Cabell County dwellings and Huntington scenes, some of which were used in George S. Wallace's Cabell County Annals and Families.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the William Wallace Photograph Collection, 1880-1947 here.