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0848: Historical Images Slides And Guides, 1975-2004, Marshall University Special Collections

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The Instructional Resource Corporation’s series of educational slides cover a variety of topics around world history. The collection covers Western Civilization, World History, and American History, which includes ancient to modern historical topics. There are three boxes of 35mm slides, each arranged by historical category. The lids of the boxes have color coded diagrams to the slides.

The collection was created with the intent to assist instructors in adding images to course lectures. Each box contains over a thousand slides that are then separated into categories or topics that are alphabetized. The categories are indexed with instructions and summaries on …

0819: Memphis Tennessee Garrison Papers, 1898-1981, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains the personal, religious, educational, and political possessions of Memphis Tennessee Garrison. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, newspaper articles, programs, books, financial documents, publications, newsletters, plaques, certificates, a diary, and a jewelry box. The materials document Garrison’s various roles on the local and national levels of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People as well as her participation in other civil rights activities.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Memphis Tennessee Garrison Papers, 1898-1981 here.

0820: Kenneth Hechler Papers, 1958-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of papers related to Ken Hechler's careers in teaching and writing as well as his personal life. Some political materials are represented as well as artifacts and other memorabilia.

0796: Shirley Foster Streeby Mathews Collection, 1939-2003, Marshall University Special Collections

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The bulk of the collection contains newspaper clippings that Mrs. Mathews collected over the years about her former students. There are also a few dozen photographs, along with wedding invitations, school pageants and programs, commencements, handwritten and typed correspondence, reunion correspondence, Greenline newsletters (a publication for Marshall University alumni), church programs, funeral/death announcements and holiday cards. Most of the photos are identified on the back.

0546: High School Bowl Questions, 1985-1991, Marshall University Special Collections

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Questions used in the local Hi-Q, or High School Bowl, competition televised locally using area high schools as contestants Dr. Cusick was a coordinator.

0545: Delta Kappa Gamma Alpha Chapter Records, 1953-2002, Marshall University Special Collections

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Women educators' honorary society; papers consist primarily of membership forms; some reports and correspondence relating to membership.

0508: Leon Putz Papers, 1983-1986, Marshall University Special Collections

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Mason County, West Virginia, schoolteacher; writings include, "This is My Story," and "US."

0513: Byron T. Morris Papers, 1967-1989, Marshall University Special Collections

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Copies of Mr. Morris's newspaper column, "Out of the Past," written for the Wayne County News; subjects include histories of communities in Wayne County, West Virginia, genealogy of Wayne County families, registers of marriages in neighboring counties of Wayne County persons, and school and church histories.

0462: David S. Mcguire Typescript, 1961, Marshall University Special Collections

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`News Coverage in the Carter County [Kentucky] School Controversy,' possibly a research paper written for a class at Marshall College.

0394: Nancy Jane Tyson Papers, 1981, Marshall University Special Collections

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Drafts and corrected copy for Tyson’s book, 'Eugene Aram: literary history and typology of the scholar-criminal,' published by Archon Press, 1983.

0304: Eunice Vaughan Collection, 1908-1968, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of pamphlets, papers, and other materials related to Vaughn’s practice of teaching in West Virginia. This includes books, pamphlets, and schedules related to the West Virginia Teachers’ Institute, an 1864 primer, handwriting workbooks, and other ephemera. Other materials include a 1920 almanac, an 1897 Farm and Home newspaper, religious programs and pamphlets, two postcards from students, tour books from the Chicago and New York World’s Fair in 1933 and 1939 respectively, and Washington D.C.

0312: Frances Conner Papers, 1927-1928, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists primarily of newspaper clippings related to Marshall College and Huntington High School events in 1927-1928, but also includes several calling cards/graduation cards, a Christmas note, an invitation to a Harlequin Club semi-formal dance, and three photographs, one of a marching band and two others of a woman holding flowers at a sporting event.

0211: William Zban Papers, 1976-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, schoolteacher. Collection consists of typescript (photo reproduction) of manuscript of "Five Fundamentals of Ballhandling in Football"; clippings, illustrations, and correspondence from the A. S. Barnes Publishing Company.

0177: West Virginia Association For Health, Physical Education, Recreation, And Dance Records, 1933-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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Administrative papers, subject files, financial papers, publications and affiliation files of teachers' professional interest organization.

0137: Bertha Julia Steinbach Filson Papers, 1899-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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A major portion of the Bertha Filson papers consists of certificates of award, membership, and certification--all pertaining to Mrs. Filson’s activities as an educator, churchwoman, and Marshall University alumna. Correspondence includes letters from Lawrence J. Corbly, president of Marshall College from 1896 until 1915; George M. Ford, state superintendent of schools; and James Leftwich, a former student of Mrs. Filson’s who became president of the F. W. Woolworth Company.

There are also some compositions written by Mrs. Filson for an English class, many of which describe persons, places or events in Mason County, West Virginia. A large collection of newspaper …

0027: William S. Stribling Agreement, 1836, Marshall University Special Collections

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Holograph agreement for Stribling's services as a teacher near Eighteen Mile Creek, Mason County, West Virginia, for three dollars per quarter per scholar. Contains a list of students and parents.

0037: N. K. Hanley Teaching Certificates, 1868-1874, Marshall University Special Collections

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Teachers' certificates issued in Wayne County, West Virginia.