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0530: Robert L. Archer Papers, 1871-1896, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of copies of Robert L. Archer’s manuscript titled “Chronicles of Early Huntington, 1871-1896” as well as materials related to it. The manuscript covers the history of Huntington during the time through vignettes featuring the C&O Railroad, other industry and transportation, and more. Also included is a short manuscript titled “Making the Constitution Safe for Democracy (Marbury vs. Madison)” which begins with the midnight appointment of John Marshall to the Supreme Court. Also included in the collection are notations by Doris C. Miller, author of “A Centennial History of Huntington, West Virginia, 1871-1971” that were found in …

0537: Rick Baumgartner Papers, 1976-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of clippings and copies of newspaper columns by Rick Baumgartner written for the Huntington Advertiser dealing with history of Huntington, West Virginia, families and local events. Many were later compiled into the booklet, "First Families of Huntington, West Virginia." The collection is composed of columns published between 1976 and 1979, the first box contains access copies of the columns while the second box contains the original clippings donated by Baumgartner.

0535: Southern Women And Their Families In The 19th Century [Microfilm], 1694-1991, Marshall University Special Collections

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The Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Collection consists of microfilm copies of selected collections at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill’s Southern Historical Collection and the Virginia Historical Society related to southern women and their families during the nineteenth century. Topics relate to women in the South and include descriptions of plantation and family life, domestic relations, and travel, and formats include diaries, correspondence, and other papers. Given the unique and diverse nature of the materials on microfilm, the collections are unable to be completely described in the finding aid alone. The …

0529: John L. Allen Collection, 1784-1991, Marshall University Special Collections

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Wheeling, West Virginia, lawyer. Papers consist of reproductions of deeds of property owned by George Washington and the will of Archibald McClean, all relating to property in what is now Ohio and Marshall Counties, West Virginia.

0534: Huntington League Of Women Voters, 1950-1991, Marshall University Special Collections

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Scrapbook and files of various community projects undertaken by this civic group.

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.

0533: Hubbard Family Papers, 1702-1960, Marshall University Special Collections

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Genealogy of Dearborn County, Indiana, and Grayson County, Kentucky family and reminiscences of the 7th Indiana Infantry during the Civil War, at the battles of Gettysburg, Chancellorsville, Bull Run, Cold Harbor, Petersburg, Antietam, and the Wilderness Campaign.

0538: Harry B. Matney Jr. Manuscript, 1991, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a manuscript presented by Harry B. Matney, Jr. at the Fourth Annual Conference on West Virginia’s Black History in 1991. The manuscript, titled “The Livisay Family of Wayne County,” covers the Livisay family from 1860 until 1991, beginning with William Henry Livisay and Margaret Livisay.

0536: Hines Family Papers, 1898-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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Papers of physician Oscar Taylor Hines and family include Hines's letters to his father B. W. Hines and to his mother-in-law Genevieve Winkers of Richmond while Hines was in medical school in Richmond, VA, 1897-1898. Also contains newspaper clippings, photographs, and other letters relating to the family in Wayne County and Huntington, West Virginia. Includes a prescription book from 1932-1934.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Hines Family Papers, 1898-1976 here.

0539: Cabell County Historic Landmark Commissions Survey, 1988, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a bound survey of structures in the Ritter Park Historic District for the Historic Preservation Unit at the Department of Culture and History in Charleston, West Virginia. The survey covers the structures in the proposed historic district.