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Marshall University News Letter, February 22, 1980, Office Of University Relations

Marshall University News Letter 1972-1986

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The Parthenon, February 5, 1980, Marshall University

The Parthenon

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Marshall News Releases: February 18, 1980-February 28, 1980, Marshall University

Marshall University News Releases

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Marshall University News Letter, January 25, 1980, Office Of University Relations

Marshall University News Letter 1972-1986

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The Parthenon, January 25, 1980, Marshall University

The Parthenon

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A Post-Impoundment Investigation Of The Beech Fork Drainage Basin, Twelvepole Creek, Wayne And Cabell Counties, West Virginia, Donald Borda

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Fish populations were collected at six stations by means of electrofishing to determine the composition after impoundment. A total of 748 fishes weighing about 9 pounds (4 kg) were collected. Seven families representing 31 species were collected and categorized as game, forage and rough fishes. Game fishes made up 9.1 percent of the total number and 22.3 percent of the total weight; forage fishes 83.0 percent by number and 29.7 percent by weight. The average standing crop was 15 pounds per acre.

Benthic invertebrates were collected at six stations by means of a bottom dredge. A total of 1535 specimens …

Oral History Interview: Calvin R. Gearhart, Calvin R. Gearhart

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. At the time of the interview, Mr. Gearhart was a County Attorney for Boyd County, Kentucky. The interview begins with an autobiographical discussion, including life in Floyd County during the Great Depression and early school. Mr. Gearhart also discusses: Lee's Junior college; Marshall University (then College) and some of his professors there; Duke University law school; opening a law practice; election to County Attorney in 1953; his most important series of cases; work with other lawyers, and relations and acquaintances with the Republican and Democratic parties.

Oral History Interview: Roscoe J. Neal, Roscoe J. Neal

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Mr. Neal begins by talking about his first job in the coal mines, his early childhood, home remedies for illnesses, and some of their neighbors. He continues with the election of the National Labor Board in 1946 in Widen. He mentions the Depression briefly, then the interview turns back to a discussion of coal mining again. He also briefly discusses baseball and people he knew.

Oral History Interview: William H. Sweet, William H. Sweet

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. In this interview, Mr. Sweet discusses his experiences working at Huntington Alloys, a labor strike at a plant, being laid off, his family, and brief section on gardening.

Oral History Interview: James Kee, James Kee

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral Hisotry of Appalachia. James Kee was the son of two Congressmen (John Kee and Elizabeth Kee) and was a member of Congress himself. He discussed his mother in depth, including how she helped her husband in his congressional work, and her attitudes towards oil imports in the 1950's. He then discussed his childhood, education, early jobs, his role as assistant to the cleerk of the House, the workings of Congress and his attitudes towards the changes in Congress over the past forty years. He also discussed World War I and …

Oral History Interview: Tillie Watts, Tillie Watts

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Born in rural Wayne County. Mrs. Tillie Watts was the first female Field Deputy Sheriff in West Virginia. Highlights of the interview include her childhood in rural Wayne County, the Great Depression, her work during World War II in food rationing and the sale of war bonds, the career of her husband Oscar Watts who was a state legislator and the first president of the Tri-State Airport, her wedding reception, Christmases in the country, and the day she learned to drive.

Oral History Interview: John Sherman Cooper, John Sherman Cooper

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. John Sherman Cooper was a U.S. Congressman. In this interview, he discusses the Vietnam War in depth. The interview also includes sections on President Eisenhower, World War II, President Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis, President Johnson, senator Fulbright and other member of Congress, and President Nixon.

Oral History Interview: Edward H. Ratcliff, Edward H. Ratcliff

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Following a brief autobiographical sketch, Mr. Ratcliff discusses: his beginning involvement with the republican Party; county offices held and their duties; work with various party leaders; relations with the local Democrats; the method of delegate selection in Kentucky; feelings toward the 1980 Republican Convention; the role of religion in Eastern Kentucky politics; his work to re-elect Louie Nunn as governor in 1979; future growth for the party; and his forecast of the November election (briefly discussing Ronald Reagan).

Oral History Interview: Lewis M. Crook, Lewis M. Crook

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

A lengthy discussion of being an employee of Huntington Alloys, from the period 1941 to 1980. Mr. Crook, a semi-retired employee of the International Nickel Plant in Huntington, discusses his experiences with the company, thereby touching on a variety of subjects concerning the Nickel Plant, including working conditions, safety hazards, various strikes, and the apprenticeship program. He also talks briefly about his retirement activities.

Oral History Interview: Albert B. Shock, Albert B. Shock

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Note, this contains 2 separate interviews, dated February 24, March 8, and March 15, 1980. In the first interview, Mr. Shock discusses his family and childhood, education, community life, preachers and religion, as well as dental practices. In the second interview, he discusses his education, World War I, his experiences as a teacher, horse trading, and "Big Andy" Boggs, and mineral deposits in the Falls Mill area. In the third interview, he discusses education, religion, the WPA, the Great Depression, and being force off his property when …

Oral History Interview: Eva Waller Smoot, Eva Waller Smoot

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. Mrs. Smoot discusses her family background (Including her father's experiences with the Hatfields and McCoys), religion, moonshining, work during her childhood, travel and health care, her educational background and her experiences as a teacher, the Great Depression, World War II, her experiences working at the Armco Steel Mill during World War II, former Chief Justice Frederick Vinson and John Dietrick, and the experiences of her late sister Mary Tudor.

Commencement Exercises, 1980, Marshall University

Marshall University Commencement

Program for the One Hundred Forty-Third Commencement Exercises of Marshall University.

Marshall University News Letter, November 30, 1979, Office Of University Relations

Marshall University News Letter 1972-1986

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Marshall University News Letter, November 16, 1979, Office Of University Relations

Marshall University News Letter 1972-1986

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Marshall University News Letter, November 9, 1979, Office Of University Relations

Marshall University News Letter 1972-1986

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Marshall University News Letter, November 2, 1979, Office Of University Relations

Marshall University News Letter 1972-1986

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Marshall University News Letter, October 26, 1979, Office Of University Relations

Marshall University News Letter 1972-1986

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Marshall University News Letter, October 19, 1979, Office Of University Relations

Marshall University News Letter 1972-1986

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Marshall University News Letter, October 5, 1979, Office Of University Relations

Marshall University News Letter 1972-1986

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Marshall University News Letter, September 28, 1979, Office Of University Relations

Marshall University News Letter 1972-1986

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Marshall University News Letter, September 21, 1979, Office Of University Relations

Marshall University News Letter 1972-1986

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Marshall University News Letter, September 14, 1979, Office Of University Relations

Marshall University News Letter 1972-1986

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Appalink, Appalachian Studies Association

Appalink

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Marshall University News Letter, August 31, 1979, Office Of University Relations

Marshall University News Letter 1972-1986

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The Student Handbook Of Marshall University, 1979-1980, Marshall University

Marshall University Student Handbook

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