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Ms-226: Nineteenth Century Pennsylvania Trade Cards, Olivia R. Simmet

All Finding Aids

This collection contains 80 nineteenth century trade cards from businesses primarily in Philadelphia (six are from other Pennsylvania location) as well as two decorative images and one three- dimensional square map of Central Europe in German. The cards advertise for a variety of goods and services, including clothing, groceries, beauty and health products, printers, plumbers, jewelers, florists, and more. Many of the cards depict cherubic children, fashionable men and women, prudent consumers using the products advertised, fine art, and include poems, promotions, and manufacturer guarantees. These cards may be of interest to anyone studying methods of advertisement and marketing, graphic …

Dorothy Moser Medlin Papers - Accession 1049, Dorothy Moser Medlin

Manuscript Collection

(The Dorothy Moser Medlin Papers are currently in processing.)

This collection contains most of the records of Dorothy Medlin’s work and correspondence and also includes reference materials, notes, microfilm, photographic negatives related both to her professional and personal life. Additions include a FLES Handbook, co-authored by Dorothy Medlin and a decorative mirror belonging to Dorothy Medlin.

Major series in this collection include: some original 18th century writings and ephemera and primary source material of André Morellet, extensive collection of secondary material on André Morellet's writings and translations, Winthrop related files, literary manuscripts and notes by Dorothy Medlin (1966-2011), copies …

Bankruptcy In An Industrial Society: A History Of The Bankruptcy Court For The Northern District Of Ohio, M. Susan Murnane

University of Akron Press Publications

Not a history of bankruptcy law, Murnane's work is a social and institutional history of the Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Ohio. The work explains the development of the court and the story of the people who worked there and of those who sought refuge in the bankruptcy court, within the context of northern Ohio's changing economy. The story of this particular bankruptcy court also illustrates the historical evolution of bankruptcy as an American institution.

Thomas Pinckney, Agent At Virginia, Tennessee And Georgia Air Line (Railroad), Inquires With W.G. Macdowell, Treasurer Of N.& W. Railroad (Norfolk & Western?), As To The Status Of A Claim Made By Shippers Compress Co., Thomas Pinckney

Broadus R. Littlejohn, Jr. Manuscript and Ephemera Collection

Thomas Pinckney, agent at Virginia, Tennessee and Georgia Air Line (railroad), inquires with W.G. Macdowell, treasurer of N.& W. Railroad (Norfolk & Western?), as to whether or not a claim of $1690.33 made by Shippers Compress Company has been paid to N. & W. October 25, 1887.

Come-See-Me Festival Records - Accession 1408, Come-See-Me Festival

Manuscript Collection

The Come-See-Me Festival Records consist of papers, photographs, meeting minutes, scrapbooks, media kits, publicity kits, awards, applications, invitations, bylaws, guidelines, histories, correspondence, promotions and advertisements, posters, and memorabilia from the Come-See-Me Festivals from the 1980s to 2013.

Come-See-Me Festival Records - Accession 815, Come-See-Me Festival

Manuscript Collection

The Come-See-Me Festival Records consist of records and memorabilia from the Come-See-Me Festivals since its founding in 1962. The collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, financial reports and papers, promotional materials, and other records and material chronicling the development of the Come-See-Me Festival in Rock Hill, SC.

Daniel Saye Hollis Papers - Accession 175, Daniel Saye Hollis

Manuscript Collection

Daniel Saye Hollis (1885-1981) was a politician and community leader from Rock Hill, SC. The Daniel Saye Hollis Papers consist of correspondence, speeches, legislative bills, reports, newspaper clippings and other material relating to Hollis’ career, term of office as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, York County politics, and the South Carolina Democratic Party. Of particular interest is a memoir entitled, “I Remember," which focuses on his early life, rural attitudes, and growing up in a southern rural community in the early 1900s. There is also some information on St. John’s United Methodist Church, Rotary Club of …

Thomas Family Papers - Accession 147, Thomas Family

Manuscript Collection

The Thomas Family Papers are a valuable source of information concerning family life in Rock Hill, S.C. during the period 1920-1945. The collection includes diaries, Thomas Tours brochures, newspaper clippings speeches, financial and estate records, genealogies, menus, photographs, memorabilia and an extensive body of correspondence comprising the largest part of the collection. Dr. Roy Zachariah Thomas brought his family to Rock Hill when he assumed the position of professor of Chemistry at Winthrop College in 1914. The correspondence in the collection traces the growth of the Thomas family and the tour business, Thomas Tours, Inc., that Dr. Thomas founded in …

Hutchison Family Papers - Accession 19, Hutchison Family

Manuscript Collection

The Hutchison Family Papers consist of diaries, journals, speeches, correspondence, genealogical material and financial papers, concerning the personal and business affairs of a Rock Hill family. Subjects include post-colonial life in the Carolinas, the antebellum plantation system in South Carolina, post-Civil War cotton farming, especially the Rock Hill Cotton Mill, and Rock Hill during World War I. There is also material concerning relations and negotiations with the Catawba Indians by David Hutchison who was one of several commissioners designated by the South Carolina legislature to investigate Catawba land claims and leasing practices; and historical sketches of Glencairn Garden, the White …

Oral History Interview: Frank Brooks, Frank Brooks

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Frank Brooks was born in Fayette County, WV, but grew up in Carter County, KY, in the early 1900s. He attended a one room school house through the third grade. Mr. Brooks began working in coal mines with his father in Borderland, WV, when he was 13 years old. In the audio clip provided, he discusses his first time in a coal mine. He focuses on how he tried to appear bigger than he was in order to be able to work. In his interview, Mr. Brooks compares and contrasts the labor conditions in the mines before and after unionization. …

Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated, Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated mine with a value of 50¢.

Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated, Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated mine with a value of $1.

Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated, Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated mine with a value of $5.

Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated, Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated mine with a value of $10.

Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated, Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated mine with a value of 5¢.

Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated, Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the WInding Gulf Coals, Incorporated mine with a value of 10¢.

Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated, Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Winding Gulf Coals, Incorporated mine with a value of 25¢.

Wyoming Coal Company, Wyoming Coal Company

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Wyoming Coal Company mine with a value of $1.

Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated, Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 5¢.

Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated, Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 25¢.

Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated, Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Yocum Creek Coal Company, Incorporated mine with a value of 25¢.

The Lorado Store, The Lorado Store

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from The Lorado Store with a value of 1¢.

Seagraves Coal Company, Seagraves Coal Company

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Seagraves Coal Company mine with a value of $1.

Semet-Solvay Division Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation, Semet-Solvay Division Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Semet-Solvay Division Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation with a value of 1¢.

Amherst Coal Company, Amherst Coal Company

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Amherst Coal Company mine with a value of 5¢.

Amherst Coal Company, Amherst Coal Company

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Amherst Coal Company mine with a value of 1¢.

Guyan Eagle Stores, Guyan Eagle Stores

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Guyan Eagle Stores with a value of 1¢.

Leccony Smokeless Fuel Company, Leccony Smokeless Coal Company

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Leccony Smokeless Fuel Company mine with a value of 1¢.

Preston County Supply Store, Preston County Supply Store

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Preston County Supply Store with a value of 5¢.

Junior Mercantile Company, Junior Mercantile Company

Arthur Kilgore Mine Scrip Collection

This scrip is from the Junior Mercantile Company with a value of 1¢.