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Those Were The Days, Portsmouth Times

Indian Head Rock Project

An article published in the Portsmouth Times on the Indian Head Rock from June 10, 1980.

Morehead State University Institutional Self-Study Report For The Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools - Volume 2, 1978-1980, Morehead State University. Office Of Planning, Performance & Effectiveness.

Morehead State College Histories

An Institutional Self-Study Report conducted by Morehead State University for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Volume 2, 1978-1980.

Morehead State University Institutional Self-Study Report For The Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools - Volume 1, 1978-1980, Morehead State University. Office Of Planning, Performance & Effectiveness.

Morehead State College Histories

An Institutional Self-Study Report conducted by Morehead State University for the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Volume 1, 1978-1980.

1980 Morehead First Christian Church Board Of Directors Minutes, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Morehead First Christian Church Board of Directors meeting minutes for 1980.

Board Officers, 1980-1982, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Board officers of the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky from 1980 to 1982.

1980 Church Service Programs, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Weekly church service programs of the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky from 1980.

1980-1999 Living Memorial Fund Recipients, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Morehead First Christian Church Living Memorial Fund recipients from 1980 to 1999.

Rowan County - Rowan County News Subject Index, 1935-1959, Rowan County News

County Histories of Kentucky

An incomplete set of index cards citing articles on particular subjects in the Rowan County News from 1935 to 1959. Subjects beginning with the letters D through K are missing.

Visit The Cora Wilson Stewart Moonlight Schoolhouse, Unknown

Moonlight Schools Collection

Handout on the Cora Wilson Stewart Moonlight Schoolhouse.

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.

0323: Marguerite Neekamp-Stein Papers, 1913-1939, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of musical scores, programs, music indexes, an autobiographical sketch, personal notes and poetry, and a yearbook from the New England Conservatory of Music collected by Neekamp-Stein throughout her time as a music teacher and given to Kay Wildman during Wildman’s research on music history in Huntington.

0294: Thelma Pittard And Anna Williams Scrapbook, 1936-1937, Marshall University

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This collection is composed of a scrapbook by Thelma Pittard and Anna Williams on the topic of “Elementary School Publicity”. It is a scrapbook essay on methods of communication within schools featuring extensive ephemera, including publications, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, and charts, from Milton Elementary School. This scrapbook was prepared under the direction of Dr. Roy C. Woods.

0304: Eunice Vaughan Collection, 1908-1968, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of pamphlets, papers, and other materials related to Vaughn’s practice of teaching in West Virginia. This includes books, pamphlets, and schedules related to the West Virginia Teachers’ Institute, an 1864 primer, handwriting workbooks, and other ephemera. Other materials include a 1920 almanac, an 1897 Farm and Home newspaper, religious programs and pamphlets, two postcards from students, tour books from the Chicago and New York World’s Fair in 1933 and 1939 respectively, and Washington D.C.

0309: James K. Jeffrey Collection, 1868-1928, Marshall University Special Collections

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This is an artificial collection of materials purchased or found by James Jeffrey behind a wall panel in a Huntington, WV apartment. The series of letters was found behind said wall panel and the financial ledger was purchased from Lilley’s Bookshop in Parkersburg, WV.

The letters are broken down as follows:

“Ima Turdlet (?)” to “The Right Hon. Mr. E. C. Hatfield Esq”, undated. This is a scathing seven-page letter regarding the breakup or divorce of the writer’s relationship with Hatfield.

Reba Ann to J. Alden Goodno on August 15, 1926 about her experience in 4-H Camp in Ona, WV. …

0312: Frances Conner Papers, 1927-1928, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists primarily of newspaper clippings related to Marshall College and Huntington High School events in 1927-1928, but also includes several calling cards/graduation cards, a Christmas note, an invitation to a Harlequin Club semi-formal dance, and three photographs, one of a marching band and two others of a woman holding flowers at a sporting event.

0315: Violette Somerville Machir, 1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains parts one and two of `Revolutionary war soldiers in Mason County, West Virginia,' which is composed of worksheets prepared for the national headquarters of the Sons of the American Revolution Graves Registry Committee. The manuscript lists all known Revolutionary war soldiers buried in Mason County and approximate place of burial.

0314: Emma Childress Papers, 1904-1945, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of an eclectic mix of materials collected by Childers throughout her professional career. They include a 1904 letter from Principal Corbly regarding an institution not accepting Childress’ teaching certificate, a pamphlet entitled “Flood Views of Huntington, W.Va.” [1913], a 1930 Marshall commencement program, a newspaper clipping about the death of Knute Rockne, official programs for the National Education Association from 1911 and 1936, a 1928 Marshall College Directory, a program for the Huntington Women’s Club’s Freiburg Passion Play, and the envelope the collection was received in.

0317: Ruth Johnson Collection, 1822-1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of seven nineteenth century documents, including: An 1830 account of goods sold. The two parties are P. Beirne & Co. (spelling uncertain) and Benjamin Lemasters, and it is unclear of who is selling goods to whom. Survey of Lemasters’ plot of 1135 acres in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The same mylar enclosure includes another copy of a survey from 1788 for Henry Banks. Letter dated 1835 form the War Department’s Pension Office to Lemasters relating to his service in the Revolutionary War.

An anonymously written song or poem from 1864 regarding the Battle of Cedar Crick (also …

0318: Henry B. Morgan Letters, 1891-1892, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains copies of two letters written by Morgan possibly to his cousin Lydia in 1891 and 1892 related to family matters, including daily life, farming, and marriage. Also included is the envelope for the 1892 letter addressed to James J. Casey of Huntington, WV. Other materials in the collection are copies of Ivory Soap advertisements, possibly an envelope that contained the letters. Given that these materials are copies, legibility varies.

0320: Adkins Family Bible Records, 1818-1915, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of copies of the front matter from the Adkins Family Bible, containing birth, death, and marriage records for members of the Adkins family. Legibility is limited given then the nature of the copies.

0321: Enos Amos Oath, 1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of an oath of allegiance for Enos Amos’ election to the office of second lieutenant, 17th Regiment, 3d Brigade, 1st Division, West Virginia Militia, Marion County, West Virginia on August 22, 1864. It is also signed by John B. Crane, recorder.

0319: Burlington Macedonia Church (Ohio) Records, 1884-1897, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains a copy of the church’s minute book from 1884-1896, containing information about church and other affairs relevant to the African American community. Given that this is a copy, the degree of legibility can vary depending on the page.

0295: Stemple Family Papers, 1831-1949, Marshall University

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This collection includes a handwritten and typed manuscript regarding birth, death, and marriage records for members of the Stemple, Kelley, Goff, Badgett, and Conley families.

0316: R. Lloyd Beck Papers, 1934-1960, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists primarily of newspaper clippings about Robert Lloyd Beck and his wife Ruth Myers Beck while they were living in Huntington, West Virginia. Newspaper clippings about Robert relate to his work as a philosophy professor while newspaper clippings about Ruth primarily relate to her work in the Faculty Wives Club. Also present in the collection is a 1939 commencement program, a program for a 1965 Marshall University Theatre production of A Streetcar Named Desire, and a November 10, 1950 letter to Robert Beck from fellow professor James B. Shouse regarding a philosophy paper or project in progress by …

0310: Ball Family Genealogy, 1765-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a copy of a manuscript delineating the Ball family genealogy beginning with John Ball (1765-1825) in Culpeper, Virginia and Kanawha, Virginia. Included are scanned newspaper clippings, photographs, ephemera, and a note regarding Ball descendants’ eligibility for DAR and SAR.

Linda Lowe Quilt Collection, Linda Lowe, Bertha Mae Noble, Anna Myrtle Johnson

Morehead State University Manuscripts Collections

MS043-1980

Bourbon County - Paris Post Office, Patty M. Biddle

County Histories of Kentucky

A history of the post office at Paris, Kentucky by Patty M. Biddle.

Louisville & Nashville Railroad Stations, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

A list on railroad station names on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.