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0352: Henry Wise Letters, 1861, Marshall University Special Collections

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Governor of Virginia, 1855-1859; Confederate Army general, 1861-1865. The 1861 letters were transcribed by Terry Lowry from originals located in the National Archives Confederate Records, group 109, and relate to the Kanawha Valley campaign in the Civil War.

0356: Francis L. Mcculloch Manuscript, 1777-1981, Marshall University Special Collections

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"The family of Thomas Kincaid Jr. of Mason county, W.Va" a manuscript revision of an earlier work.

0350: Grady And Elizabeth Mytinger Risen Papers, Marshall University Special Collections

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Collection consists primarily of scrapbooks maintained by Mr. and Mrs. Risen concerning Marshall College class of 1919, Huntington businessmen and businesses, and an obituary collection dating from 1950's. Also included is a ledger from an Alexandra, Virginia Pharmacy, 1854.

0353: Rolf Lindner Letters, 1939-1940, Marshall University Special Collections

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Photoreproduction of letters written to Josephine Davis of South Point, Ohio by Rolf Lindner, a member of the Hitler youth from Saxony, Germany.

0351: Tompkins Family Papers, 1929-1971, Marshall University Special Collections

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Reports prepared by Albert Szerokman relating to the restoration and preservation of historic buildings, especially the Shrewsbury and Tompkins houses, in Cedar Grove, Kanawha County, West Virginia and surrounding area. Includes photographs and an 1841 store ledger.

0357: Depositions Of Survivors Of Buffalo Creek Flood, Teresa Lynn Justice Et Al., Marshall University Special Collections

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The collection consists of the depositions of the survivors of the Buffalo Creek Flood in 1972, plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the Pittston Coal Company, filed in the U. S. District Court, Southern W. Va., Huntington, W. Va. Includes depositions of children who survived the Buffalo Creek flood of 1972 as well as grade reports of selected children and depositions of scholars Robert J. Lifton and Kai Erikson concerning survivor guilt.

0359: West Virginia Militia 16th Regiment, Co. A, 1867, Marshall University Special Collections

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List of officers and men of a Mason County, West Virginia, unit.

0360: Winston Churchill Letter, 1943, Marshall University Special Collections

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Photoreproduction of letter from Winston Churchill to Mr. Cyril Clemens, thanking the International Mark Twain Society for their Gold Medal. Inscribed `for Mark Twain file, James E. Morrow Library/Cyril Clemens' on the top of letter by Cyril Clemens.

0364: Oretha Morgan Foard Papers, 1855-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, resident. Papers consist primarily of printed pamphlets, play programs, and travel brochures. Includes some school papers while a student at West Virginia University in the 1920's. The collection as a whole reflects her interests in drama, especially Shakespeare.

0361: Lewis Burk Papers, 1872 And 1881, Marshall University Special Collections

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A document appointing Burk assessor of the city of Huntington, 1872 and a bill of lading from the Big Sandy Wharfboat Company, 1881.

0362: Daniel Miller Will, 1791, Marshall University Special Collections

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Photoreproduction of a holograph copy of an Augusta County, Virgina will accompanied by typed transcript.

0366: Anna M. Love Papers, 1816-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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Collection centers primarily on the papers of Daniel Love, pioneer settler of Cabell County, W. Va. and consists of notes, receipts, and memoranda pertaining to the settlement of the estate of his father-in-law, John Chadwick of Kentucky. Another major portion of the collection consists of correspondence to Anna M. Love concerning family genealogy in the 1960s.

0372: Clara Jefferson Caldwell Scrapbook, 1939-1954, Marshall University Special Collections

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Photoreproductions of original in possession of donor. Record book of Cabell County family records information about the Caudwell, Jefferson, and Winters families, household accounts (1946-1954); livestock records; death in the Lesage area, 1901-1954; events at Oak Hill, Mt. Carmel, and Z. Warner I.B. Churches.

0349: Jennie Petrie Emmons Diary, 1929, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of one volume entitled, “All About Going Abroad: With Maps and A Handy Travel Diary” by Harry A. Franck, 1927. The front leaf indicates that the book was presented from Jennie to Minnie in honor of their trip abroad documented in the volume. The volume contains a diary section that is filled with entries ranging in date from June 22 to July 29, 1929. The entries cover western Europe and document what the Emmons did during their time abroad, as well as some historical background on the places where they traveled.

0358: Alexandre Kazmitcheff Passport, 1921, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a scanned copy of a passport issued to Alexandre Kazmitcheff, an emigrant from Russia, in French. Stamps on the passport include one from France and one from Constantinople. A photograph of Kazmitcheff is included. Due to the scanned nature of this item, legibility is limited.

0368: Sterrett Family Records, 1807-1884, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of fifteen items that are indentures of bargain and sale for land in Mason County, Virginia (later West Virginia). The items appear to have been collected by the Sterrett family as they were party to many of the deed transactions. Parties of the sales include Alexander E. Spotswood and Betsey Washington Spotswood, William Trotter and Mary Trotter, Walter Newman and Ellen Newman, Bushrod Washington Jr., Henry C./G. Dade and Catherine Dade, Phillip Long and Adam Long, Washington Steritt(?), and William Sterritt (sometimes Sterrett). The land was originally part of the George Washington military tract. This collection includes …

0367: Huntington, W.Va. East High School Scrapbook, 1964, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by the students of Huntington East High School in honor of the retirement of Wendell Cornetet, principal. The scrapbook includes programs, signatures, and testimonial letters from teachers, students and alumni.

0371: Irene Drukker Broh Papers, 1880-1978, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of scanned copies of clippings, a book, two scrapbooks primarily about Irene Drukker Broh and her mother Sara Tobias Broh. Included are one scrapbook each by Irene and Sara, each consisting primarily of clippings about social issues and other ephemera. Also included in the collection is a significant number of clippings about Irene throughout her life, a term paper written about Irene’s activist work, and a copy of “A Literary Find” by Sara Tobias Drukker, composed of a posthumous publication of Drukker’s work. As all items in the collections are scanned, legibility varies.

0383: Goodykoontz For Senator Club Roster, C. 1910-1925, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a ledger containing a list of members of the Huntington Goodykoontz for Senator Club. Listed are 100 names, addresses, and telephone numbers of club members. The ledger is blank with the exception of three pages containing the previously mentioned information. Also included is a proof sheet of newspaper from the Beckley Post-Herald from November 1, 1960.

A note in the collection states that the volume was found in the Okey P. Keadle Papers at an unstated location.

0365: Joseph Platania Papers, 1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a twenty-nine page paper presented at the West Virginia Political Science Association Meeting in 1980. The paper, titled, “The Selling of the Candidates – 1960: The Use of the Media in the 1960 West Virginia Democratic Presidential Primary”, has the following subsections: John Kennedy’s Campaign, Hubert Humphrey’s Campaign, The Wisconsin Primary, The West Virginia Primary Campaign, Some Media Events of the Campaign, The Media and West Virginia; The Primary Election, Epilog[sic].

0355: Aron And Pauline Jouan Papers, 1963-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, woodcarvers; members of the West Virginia Artists and Craftsmen's Guild. Papers consist primarily of newsletters, directories and other secondary material from the Guild.

0369: Donna Musa Scrapbooks, 1933-1941, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of twelve scrapbooks found by the donor at an estate sale near Wheeling, West Virginia. These scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings grouped into various subject categories concerning Germany's advance in Europe. Groups include political cartoons, map, and articles by several columnists, including David Lawrence, Westbrook Pegler, and Dorothy Thompson. The “Youngstown Vindicator and the Youngstown Telegram” seem to be the newspapers.

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.