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General Undergraduate Catalog, 1977-1978, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 1970-1979

Marshall University General Undergraduate Catalog for the 1977-1978 academic year.

Et Cetera, Marshall University

Et Cetera

Founded in 1953, Et Cetera is an annual literary magazine that publishes the creative writing and artwork of Marshall University students and affiliates. Et Cetera is free to the Marshall University community.

Et Cetera welcomes submissions in literary and film criticism, poetry, short stories, drama, all types of creative non-fiction, photography, and art.

Graduate Catalog, 1977-1978, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 1970-1979

Marshall University Graduate Catalog for the 1977-1978 academic year.

0189: Charles Anthony Hoffman Papers, 1921-1940, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is comprised of materials, recording the achievements and honors of Dr. Charles A. Hoffman, M.D. This collection complements Accession 0094, linked in the "comments" section below. It includes personal notes about urological practices by Dr. Hoffman, the manuscript of his book, God, Man, and Medicine, and the fundraising materials used for the Dr. Charles A. Hoffman Endowment.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Dr. Charles A. "Carl" Hoffman Collection, 1921-1940 here.

0170: Lena Hurt Typescript, 1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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'History of the Twentieth Street Baptist Church, Huntington, West Virginia,' from its organization in 1888 until 1976.

0174: Huntington And Kenova Land Development Company Contract And Deed, 1892 And 1895, Marshall University Special Collections

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A contract (1892) and deed (1895) between the company and the Huntington and Big Sandy Railroad Company.

0177: West Virginia Association For Health, Physical Education, Recreation, And Dance Records, 1933-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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Administrative papers, subject files, financial papers, publications and affiliation files of teachers' professional interest organization.

0176: American Association Of University Women. West Virginia Division Of Records, 1923-1990, Marshall University Special Collections

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Records from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) WV Divisions includes president's papers, minute books, working papers; reports from branches, officers, and committee chairmen; financial papers.

0194: Howard Burton Lee Papers, 1902-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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Acco binder with 16 plastic sheet protectors containing copy photographs of photographs used to illustrate his book "Bloodletting in Appalachia"; scrapbooks; correspondence concerning his book, "The Burning Springs"; newspaper clippings; some Marshall College items.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Howard B. Lee Papers, 1902-1976 here.

0202: Virgie Smith Letter, 1896, Marshall University Special Collections

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Letter from Marshall College student to W. Zack Stewart, urging him to come for a visit, wishing that he were a school boy so that he could `come to school and have a good time like the rest of us.'

0172: Mckinney Family Bible Records, Marshall University Special Collections

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The collection is composed of four pages taken from the McKinney family bible. The pages outline a short service record for Thomas, a list of children and their dates of birth and marriage, and abbreviated lineages for Thomas and Marie.

0171: Logan County Vital Statistics, 1853-1860, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of transcriptions of Logan County, West Virginia birth, marriage, and death records for the years 1853-1860.

0200: Russell Barker Title, 1869, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of a single framed item, a land title granting 67 acres of land to Russell Barker signed by West Virginia’s first Governor, Arthur I. Boreman in 1869.

0201: Ralph Stutle Framed Artwork, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of a framed work containing a message for President Jimmy Carter as well as a form letter and its original envelop returning the framed work.

0203: Soldiers' Relief Record, 1888-1894, Marshall University Special Collections

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The record book is a printed form book entitled, “Barrett’s Form of Soldiers’ Relief Record, Being a Record of Resident Indigent Union Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, and Wives, Widows and Minor Children of Same, Entitled to Relief under an Act passed March 16th, 1887.” Twelve pages record payments to `resident indigent Union soldiers, sailors and marines, and wives, widows and minor children of same. . .' The pages of the last half of the book have been torn out. Beyond the book’s original life as a record of payments, two further additions were made by unknown individuals. One addition is …

0205: Alfred Perkins Rockwell Letter, 1865, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of only one letter. In it, Rockwell discusses Wheeling, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh and coal towns more generally. The letter is addressed to future wife Kate and describes Wheeling, West Virginia, as `dingy, dirty, smoky and busy.' He discusses his travel plans and search for a place to establish a home.

0173: Corrie And Kate Clark Notebooks, 1889, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of four notebooks and loose pages. The four notebooks cover class notes and assignments for literature, history, natural science and algebra. One item bears a Wytheville, Virginia address. The loose pages are notes for math courses, one page of which is an 1889 receipt for a retail purchase in New York City.

0175: Wayne County, Wv School Commissioner's Report, 1860, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of two forms regarding the information of indigent children in order to cover their tuition and school books to attend school in Wayne County during 1860.

0178: Brooks Family Records, 1971, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains a bound typescript entitled 'Family records of the Brooks family' of Wyoming County, West Virginia, including information about the Cook and Canterbury families. The typescript includes not only standard genealogical information, but biographical information about the Brooks family members as well. Also included in the collection is a one-page typed transcription of an 1850 letter by Richard Brooks regarding personal and religious affairs.

0181: Lillian Morrison Pyle Papers, 1917-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of letters and postcards to Lillian from her brothers Donald and Darrell while they served and trained for WWI. Included in the collection are Lillian’s personal papers during her high school and early college years, such as programs, yearbooks, student publications, and grade reports. Also included are collected publications, clippings, and ephemera related to her brothers’ service in WWI.

It is uncertain how the folder of Clendenning letters written during WWI were added to the collection, but they are from Robert Clendenning (serving in the war) to his father on the home front.

0195: Stephenson Family Scrapbook, 1888-1972, Marshall University Special Collections

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The original scope and content listed in the accession record is as follows: Xerox only: Contains items concerning the Sammel family, as well as autographs of literary figures and an autograph letter signed by Jefferson Davis. The above description is listed because the current contents of the collection have expanded and changed without documentation as to those changes. The collection is currently composed of the following:

•Scrapbook of Parkersburg Sentinel Clippings, (1909-1914)

The contained clippings appear random, but a random sampling produced the following topics: local news (especially related to elections and city council), Stephenson family topics, and miscellaneous clippings …

0197: Homer C. Mccoy Papers, 1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains letters, both duplicate and original, written by Homer C. McCoy to Mrs. R. L. Stark discussing the difficulty of obtaining a copy of Ragland's History of Logan County. Also included is a note to the manuscripts librarian thanking him for use of the books. Also included is an incomplete bibliography of the Hatfield and McCoy feud.

0196: Mason County, Wv Death Records, 1833-1994, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains twelve volumes of death records for Mason County collected from various sources. The time period covered is 1833-1928 and inconsistently between 1981 and 1994.

0207: U.S. Judge Advocate General's Office Records, 1861, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of a xerox copy from the National Archives of a court-martial of George W. Custer, July 5 and 6, 1861 at the United States Military Academy at West Point for neglect of duty. The documents include a written defense by Custer.

0208: Thomas H. Barton Biography, 1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of a typescript copy of a portion (pages 74-87) of “Autobiography of Dr. Thomas H. Barton, the self-made physician of Syracuse, Ohio, including a history of the Fourth Regt. West Va. Vol. Inf’y, with an account of Col. Lightburn’s Retreat” published by Charleston, West Virginia Printing Company in 1890. The document does not cover Barton’s personal life, and only discusses his time as a doctor for his regiment in the Civil War. The autobiography discusses military matters primarily but does go into details as to a physician’s life in the camps and treatment of wounds sustained …

0206: Logan Co. Virginia Infantry Records, 1830-1900, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of a xerox copy of an account book and a copy of a circa 1900 photograph of Logan County Civil War veterans with twenty-four individuals identified. The account book says on the cover, “John Garrett, His Book, 1830”. Inside is financial information whose context is difficult to ascertain due to the low quality of the scans. The original accession record states that the book is the account book of the unit.

0199: Kenneth Hechler Papers, 1958-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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Congressional papers of West Virginia Democratic Congressman from the Fourth District. Files of correspondence from constituents; materials related to proposed Midway Airport, black lung legislation, strip-mining, environmental issues, the United Mine Workers of America; committee files. Included are 75 scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, committee proceedings and Congressional Records.

0185: David Kraybill Papers, 1834-1963, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection has been divided into three series: diaries, research material, and other historical material.

The diaries series is composed of 57 years of diaries by Kraybill recording everything from the weather to his professional life. They encompass time he spent in Wheeling, WV, parts of Pennsylvania, and living in Huntington, WV since 1945.

The research material series is composed of copies of papers read at various West Virginia history meetings, copies of primary source documents, and other papers written or collected by Kraybill in pursuit of his interest in local history.

The other historical materials series is composed of …

The Chief Justice, 1977, Marshall University

Marshall Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

0204: C. G. Mathews Warrant, 1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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Promotion warrant, dated 12 April 1864, in the Twelfth Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, signed by Col. William B. Curtis, at Martinsburg, [West] Virginia.