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0843: Katharine Rodier Collection, 1974-2011, Marshall University Special Collections

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Personal writing, class notes, photograph, professional works, correspondences, professional materials, and mementos of Katharine Rodier during her collegiate career and career in the English Department of Marshall University.

0832: Victor Billie Bodo Collection, 2007-2014, Marshall University Special Collections

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Mr. Victor Billie Bodo (1928-2014) was a native of West Virginia and a graduate of Marshall University. He served as an adjunct professor in the Psychology Department and Political Science Department at Marshall University. Mr. Bodo was directly involved with The Atlantis Program, a cooperative enterprise between the U.S. Department of Education and the European Commission, from 2007 through 2009.

The bulk of the collection contains material related to the Atlantis Program. A grant-funded program, the Atlantis Program was "…designed to better prepare psychology majors for the competencies required by the modern global job market and to promote and enhance …

0830: John E. Dolin Collection, 1960-1990, Marshall University Special Collections

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Dr. John E. Dolin (1931-2015) was a Professor Emeritus of Art at Marshall University. Dr. Dolin's collection is made up of a variety of materials. The majority of this collection contains faculty and student correspondence, academic papers (both his and his students), and numerous class materials such as lecture notes, syllabi, and tests. Other materials in the collection relate to various organizations that he was involved in while at Marshall University including, Boys Club and The College Personnel Committee. The collection is arranged in four Series; Series 1 - Personal Papers, Series 2 - Course Related Materials, Series 3 - …

0735: Marion Vest Fors Papers, 1937-1985, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook, clippings, and ephemera related to Marion Vest Fors' murals which were painted in the James E. Morrow Library as part of the centennial celebration of Marshall College. The murals were removed for remodeling circa 1966 and remounted in 2005. The scrapbook was created by Fors about her creation of the mural to justify its emergence from storage and reuse in the Morrow Library. Also included in the collection are paintbrushes used in the painting of the murals.

0657: Maureen B. Milicia Papers, 1960-1996, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a scrapbook, newspaper clippings, correspondence, play programs, West Virginia Theatre Conference materials, technical notes for staging an unidentified play, tests for theatre courses, a resume/CV, and other items related to Maureen B. Milicia’s years as director of University Theater. The scrapbook includes programs, clippings, some correspondence, and several signed copies of a photograph of Milicia for her birthday.

0590: Maurice Harmon Papers, 1993-1994, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains materials related to Maurice Harmon’s work during his time at Marshall University and slightly after. The bulk of the collection consists of works in progress by Harmon and others at Marshall. The works in progress included in this collection are “Sean O'Faolain”, Constable (London, England), 1994 and “Preserving the Word: Descriptive Catalogue of Maurice Harmon’s Library of Anglo-Irish Literature and Criticism” compiled by Barbara R. Brown and edited by Lisle G. Brown, John Deaver Drinko Academy for American Political Institutions and Civic Culture, 1996. These works consist of both proofs and files on floppy disks. Other materials …

0517: A. Mervin Tyson, 1959-1989, Marshall University Special Collections

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Marshall University administrator and professor of English. Papers include Phi Beta Kappa and Kiwanis Club material as well as speeches and drafts of the 1986 Marshall University Institutional Self-Study.

0479: Wendell Kumlien Papers, 1963-1987, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is predominantly composed of Kumlien’s notes for assorted music courses he taught while at Marshall. Due to the disorganized and frequently unidentified nature of the content, all course materials such as outlines, lecture notes, and related class materials are grouped into folders 1 to 5. Other class materials include a separate folder for final exams and review guides which provide the course number and title as well as two student papers. Also included in the collection to a lesser extent are handbooks, faculty, and administrative material, materials related to a concert by Jon and Sharon Polifrone, and an …

0436: Dr. Sam Clagg Papers, 1958-1986, Marshall University Special Collections

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Marshall University professor of Geography, faculty leader, former acting president, author, cartographer. Papers include material from Dr. Clagg's service on Board of Regents advisory council of faculty, chairman of the faculty governance system and council of chairmen; drafts of several books and dissertation.

0437: W. H. Franklin Papers, 1898-1963, Marshall University Special Collections

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Marshall College English Professor, 1905-1945. Papers, photographs, diplomas from Allegheny College and Harvard College and notebooks compose the collection.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Willis H. Franklin Papers, 1898-1963 here.

0408: James Tull And Lela White Richardson Papers, 1919-1972, Marshall University Special Collections

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Certificates and photographs of Marshall University sociology professor and wife. Several grade books; scrapbook of clippings and photo album. Oversized Items.

0419: John Warren Papers, 1960-1970, Marshall University Special Collections

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Graduate school dean and botany professor, Marshall University. Papers relate to botanical research in Latin America and contain reprints of articles; several personal items.

0370: Richard O. Comfort Papers, 1962-1982, Marshall University Special Collections

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Marshall University professor of sociology and anthropology; papers consist primarily of secondary material regarding rural sociology and Appalachian topics.