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0675: Margaret Reasor Scrapbook, 1937-1951, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1999

0675: Margaret Reasor Scrapbook, 1937-1951, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a scrapbook of clippings and programs for music, theatre, religious, current events, and social groups in Charleston, West Virginia collected by Margaret Reasor. Also included are obituaries of family members.


0681: Virginia Talbott Quay Papers, 1918-1984, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1999

0681: Virginia Talbott Quay Papers, 1918-1984, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of several formats and topics of materials related to the activities of Virginia Talbott Quay, including a scrapbook of newspaper clippings dating between 1930 and 1950 about social and cultural events as well as the activities of lineage societies, including the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Other materials relate to her work with several lineage societies, including the U.S. Daughters of 1812 and Daughters of American Colonists. Also included in the collection are World War II materials such as a paper soldier cap, a pledge to sell bonds, and newspaper clippings. Other portions of the collection include …


0682: Daughters Of The American Revolution John Young Chapter, 1748-1989, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1999

0682: Daughters Of The American Revolution John Young Chapter, 1748-1989, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of transcriptions and photocopies of family records from bibles of the Blake, Bondurant, Brown, Chambers, Conaway, James, Jarrett, Kerney-Morris, Matthews, Morris, Mullens and Scott families, primarily based in Virginia and West Virginia. The volume includes an index to the records.


0683: Reba Ann Light Goodno Scrapbook, 1898-1993, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1999

0683: Reba Ann Light Goodno Scrapbook, 1898-1993, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a scrapbook containing photographs, newspaper clippings, and ephemera related to the Azalea Garden Club of Huntington and Goodno’s travels as a nationally-recognized flower show judge. Also included in the scrapbook are clippings and snapshots of husband John Alden Goodno, as well as other family photographs. The cover of the scrapbook states, “Reba Garden Awards * Activities, Narcissus Show, Blue Ribbons: JAG – Reba family 1937, Paul/Lucille 1988 club, Wedding invites 1929, Herald dance picture at Barry Seaview Party, Reba family reunion, 1934”. Some of the photographs in the scrapbook are labelled.


0684: Virginia Brown Laidley Manuscript, 1937, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1999

0684: Virginia Brown Laidley Manuscript, 1937, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection contains an original typewritten manuscript of “Scales,” by Virginia Brown Laidley, covering a history of the Scales, Laidley, and Brown families of Cabell and Kanawha Counties, Virginia, later West Virginia.


0685: United Daughters Of The Confederacy. W. Va. Division Records, 1898-2004, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1999

0685: United Daughters Of The Confederacy. W. Va. Division Records, 1898-2004, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Includes minutes, rosters of Confederate veterans, programs of meetings and proceedings of state conferences of women’s organization established to promote historical, benevolent, educational, patriotic and memorial objectives and honor the men and women of the confederacy.