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0088: Ethel Simmons Papers, 1925-1962, Marshall University Special Collections

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Point Pleasant, West Virginia, resident. Contains lineage papers, newspaper clippings, and other items relating to the Daughters of the American Revolution; photographs, and Mason County, West Virginia marriage records, 1850-1874.

0099: Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Collection, 1880-1973, Marshall University Special Collections

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The Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Vertical Files consist of a variety of topics related to the Huntington, Ohio, and Kentucky regions of the United States. The collection covers the time period from the 1880s to the time of the Cabell-Wayne Historical Society's closure in 1974. The boxes were arranged in alphabetical order based on topic.

The bulk of the vertical file collection relates to activities, events, buildings, and personalities of the Cabell County, West Virginia tri-state area of southwestern West Virginia, southeastern Ohio, and eastern Kentucky. The collection includes material related to the Civil War, railroads and transportation in West Virginia, …

0102: Lorene Enochs Dunlap Papers, 1917-1971, Marshall University Special Collections

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Scrapbooks and photographs of Cabell County, West Virginia, family from near Milton; bulk of correspondence dates from the First World War and 1935-1945.

0118: Jane Adams Dingess Papers, 1906-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, clubwoman and educator. Papers consist primarily of scrapbooks of school days at Huntington High School, West Virginia University, and Washington and Lee University; also included are resource materials related to conservation and social studies and items concerning the Junior League, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames, and garden club activities. Photographs of Italy in WWI, papers from the Marshall University plan crash in 1970, extensive newspaper clippings from circ WWII and conservation resource material.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Jane Adams Dingess Collection, 1906-1976 here.

0193: Bishop Family Records, 1832-1895, Marshall University Special Collections

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Newspaper clippings and family records of an Illinois family.

0111: Mcclelland Family Papers, 1870-1950, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists primarily of correspondence sent from William McClelland while he was in the air force describing his experiences while training and during World War II in the Pacific Theatre, specifically the Philippines. Letters to William from his family include those sent while he was missing in action and are emotionally fraught. Papers by Arthur and Myrtle include information on religious topics, such as pamphlets, notes, and more related to their participation in the Second Presbyterian Church of Huntington. Letters sent to and by the family after William’s declaration as missing in action and presumed death include information about …

0114: Sigfus Olafson Compiled Genealogical Records, 1820-1880, Marshall University Special Collections

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Records consist of West Virginia census records: Cabell County, 1820, 1850; Boone County, 1860, 1870, 1880; Logan County, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880; and Wyoming County, 1850. Also Cabell County tax lists, marriages, 1809-1851, and maps.

0100: Brown Family Papers, 1864-1934, Marshall University Special Collections

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The "Family Records of the Brown Family" is a photoreproduction of a typewritten manuscript (carbon copy) in the possession of George F. Brown of Pineville, West Virginia. It contains genealogies of the Durnall family, the Wallace family of Illinois, the Frazier and Ferrel family of Ohio and West Virginia, and the Fritts family of Nebraska. A lengthy section is devoted to the Brown family which settled in western Pennsylvania, the northern panhandle of West Virginia, and Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio. Also included is a list of the descendants of William Brown and Hannah Milligan, and a biography of Frank …