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0058: Wayne Methodist Church History, 1960, Marshall University Special Collections

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Typed copy of the history of the Wayne (W.VA.) Methodist Church, with additional remarks by Reverand W.L. Bias.

0119: Franz Sigel Letter, 1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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Union general. Newly-appointed commander of the Department of West Virginia, Sigel wrote to Congressman Kellian V. Whaley concerning his command, requesting the names of reliable men, and giving his plan for defending the state.

0134: Clendenning Family Papers, 1850-1955, Marshall University Special Collections

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The collection consists primarily of two groups of letters. The first group were written by Arminda Holiday Clendenning of Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio, to her sister Ann Holliday Winder of Iowa, from 1850 until 1867. She writes of local and family news, life in the country, and later, as a young married woman, of her family and her husband’s business. Several letters mention travels and migrations of family and friends to the West.

The second group of letters were written by Robert Joseph Clendenning, grandson of Arminda Clendenning, to his family during the FirstWorld War. He describes his life in …

0135: L. Marie White Papers, 1870-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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Assistant Registrar and assistant to the director of alumni affairs at Marshall University. Papers consist of lists of graduates of Marshall College, newspaper clippings, and her notes, drafts and manuscript for her booklet, `Metamorphose of Old Main,' and an unpublished history of the Albert Gallatin Jenkins Laboratory School at Marshall College.

0143: Mccoy Family Letters, 1845-1854, Marshall University Special Collections

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Ripley, Ohio, family. Letters from brothers in California describing the voyage through Panama, attempts at gold mining and ranching near Sacramento, the countryside and problems adjusting to it.

0155: Scrapbook (Bland County), 1880-1886, Marshall University Special Collections

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Scrapbook (1880-1886) containing poetry and election handbills from Bland County, Virginia.

0156: Marcellus Peck Papers, 1883-1889, Marshall University Special Collections

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Papers of a Philippi, West Virginia, resident. Papers include checks written to Elijah Allen, a tax receipt from Doddridge County, West Virginia, and a letter from brother, Henderson Peck, attorney at Ritchie County Courthouse, West Virginia.

0160: Point Pleasant, Wv Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter, Nsdar Papers, 1925-1975, Marshall University Special Collections

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Membership lists, registrar's reports, photographs; and a report on prize-winning Bicentennial activities, addendum from the Point Pleasant, West Virginia Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter of the NSDAR.

0169: Samuel Cheney Papers, 1862-1891, Marshall University Special Collections

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Reports, inventories, vouchers, muster rolls, and other papers prepared by Captain Cheney of the Thirty-Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

0124: Savage Grant Abstracts, 1754-1841, Marshall University Special Collections

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Typescript copies of the original grant listing original patentees; decrees and reports entered in the Superior Court of Chancery in Staunton, Virginia, 1817-1841, concerning the sale of lots and resurveying the original grant.

0126: Clarksburg, W. Va. Stealey Heights Methodist Church Manuscript, 1928, Marshall University Special Collections

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History of the founding, dedication and list of pastors until 1928.

0128: U.S. District Court, Southern District Of Wv, Charleston Division Papers, 1836-1886, Marshall University Special Collections

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Documents pertain to the suit of Charles Gay and others against the White Sulphur Springs Company: depositions by W. B. Calwell (1880), interest coupons payable by the White Sulphur Springs Company (1861), bonds issued by Jeremiah Morton, president of the company. Also papers concerning the Ohio Central Railroad Company.

0130: Religious Manuscript, 1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of religious manuscripts all beginning with the phrase, “Book Epch” on the topic of broad disconnected life lessons. There is no context to these manuscripts.

0129: John English Papers, 1866-1887, Marshall University Special Collections

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Mason County, West Virginia judge. Notes about expenses, minutes of meeting of Episcopal vestrymen, correspondence, and a plat of land near Winfield, Putnam County, West Virginia.

0140: Tessa Sweazy Webb Letter, 1936, Marshall University Special Collections

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Letter from Columbus, Ohio, newspaper columnist to Charles Stater of Huntington, West Virginia, commenting on her columns and on poetry published in the newspaper.

0139: Walter Besant Letter, 1894, Marshall University Special Collections

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A letter thanking Thomas Mosher of Portland, Maine, for the gift of a book.

0141: Elizabeth Meriwether Letter, Marshall University Special Collections

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This letter was found in George Edmonds’ [Elizabeth Meriwether] “Facts and falsehoods concerning the war on the South” published in Memphis in 1904. The letter is addressed to Lyon G. Tyler commenting on his purchase of six copies of her book “Facts and Falsehoods”; and asks him to read “The Master of Red Leaf.”

0142: Mullens, W. Va. United Methodist Church, 1910-1975, Marshall University Special Collections

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History of the church from 1910 until 1975, containing rosters of pastors, elders, district superintendents, and bishops.

0150: Anonymous Manuscript, C. 1850-1860, Marshall University Special Collections

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Holograph manuscript of a debate about the evils of war.

0151: William B. Stanard Navigation Workbook, 1941-1943, Marshall University Special Collections

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Navigation workbooks kept during Mr. Stanard's years as a midshipman at the United States Naval Academy.

0166: Carder Family Papers, 1942-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of the Carder family papers created primarily during WWII. The collection is principally composed of letters sent between various members of the Carder family, chiefly to and from Ancel, during his enlistment as a Marine in WWII. Another bulk portion of the collection is composed of greeting cards mailed for various occasions to Orton and Chloie, remembrance cards that were collected by Orton of his congregation, and religious materials related to marriages and baptisms conducted by Orton as well as his participation in WV Methodist organizational activities for the Fourth Street Church in Huntington. Also included …

0168: George Hechler Correspondence, 1861-1865, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is primarily composed of letters from George Hechler to his sister Kate Hechler during his service in the 36th Ohio Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. The letters discuss George’s experience in the Civil War, covering camp life at Parkersburg and Summersville, to the battlefields of Lewisburg, Antietam, Chickamauga and others. All letters include typescript transcriptions of the text in separate folders, and one letter includes a piece of printed ephemera as an enclosure. Also included in this collection are three Civil War era envelopes kept by Kate, a single letter to Kate from Jacob Salat regarding her …

0132: James Nelson Land Title, 1868, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of a land title for fifty acres in Boone County, West Virginia, signed by Governor Arthur I. Boreman.

0165: Mason County, West Virginia Census Records, 1810-1840, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains census records for 1810, 1820, and 1840 for Mason County, Virginia (later West Virginia) transcribed by Mrs. Owen Crickard. The 1840 census includes heads of household only.

0182: Justianius I Manuscript Pages, 13th Century, Marshall University Special Collections

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Latin holograph on vellum. Red and blue ornamentation, with inserted text and commentary.

0183: Elizabeth Bostwick Typescript, 1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains a term paper written for a course on Appalachian Culture. The paper, entitled, `The influence of German settlers on the pioneer period of Pendleton County' includes maps, and a fold-out family tree of the Henkel family.

0218: Ellison Family Papers, 1888-1951, Marshall University Special Collections

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The folder contains a condolence letter about the death of M.A. Ellison, a 1954 letter by John Q. Hutchinson about Ellison family history, newspaper clippings about the Ellisons, and personally reminisces from an unnamed person in 1939. Also included is a four page typescript entitled “Biographical Sketches of the Love Family”, possibly written by Enoch L. Ellison as it is written on the back of his letterhead.

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 …

0133: Clarence Darrow Letter, Marshall University Special Collections

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Letter by Clarence Darrow commenting on his book Farmington and on the town of Kinsman, Ohio, where Mr. Darrow spent his childhood. Original located in the Kinsman Free Public Library, Kinsman, Ohio, 44428

0167: Walter Theodore Watts-Dunton Letters, 1882 And 1888, Marshall University Special Collections

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These two letters from Watts-Dunton to an unknown addressee include a response to a request for poetry to be included in a forthcoming book and an offer of assistance in literary matters. Algernon Charles Swinburne is mentioned in one letter.