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Morehead Inaugurates Ninth President, Lexington Herald-Leader

Morehead State College Histories

An article published in the Lexington Herald-Leader about Morehead State University on April 12, 1985.

Oral History Interview: Dr. Pat Tuckwiller, Pat Tuckwiller

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Dr. Pat Tuckwiller was born on April 13, 1905, in Morgantown, West Virginia. He received his medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois, in 1929 and began practicing internal medicine in Charleston, West Virginia, on April 1, 1932. Dr. Tuckwiller discusses making house calls in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and focuses on the most common illnesses he treated and the medicines and procedures he used. He also discusses the differences in medical practice from the 1930s to the 1980s. In the audio clip provided, Dr. Tuckwiller discusses the issue of venereal disease in West Virginia and focuses on …

Virgil And Clela Belle Alfrey - Photograph, Virgil Alfrey, Clela Belle Alfrey

Vintage Fiddlers Oral History Project Collection

A photograph of Virgil and Clela Alfrey of Worthington, Kentucky in May of 1985.

Moonlight School In Spotlight This Week, Unknown

Moonlight Schools Collection

Article in The Morehead News on National Women's History Week where they honor Cora Wilson Stewart.

Pine Mountain: A Unique Learning Experience, R. G. Dunlop

Moonlight Schools Collection

Article by R. G. Dunlop on the Pine mountain schools in the Courier Journal.

1985 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 1985.

1985 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 1985.

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.

Kentucky "Indian" Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

An article by Robert M. Rennick titled, "The Derivation of Some Alleged "Indian" Place Names in Kentucky.

Kentucky - Traditional Accounts Of Kentucky Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

County Histories of Kentucky

An article on traditional accounts of Kentucky place names by Robert M. Rennick, which includes earlier drafts and additional research.

Kentucky - Lickskillets, Robert M. Rennick

County Histories of Kentucky

An article on the place name Lickskillet in Kentucky by Robert M. Rennick.

Archives Of Appalachia Newsletter (Volume 06, Number 02, 1985), Archives Of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University

Archives of Appalachia Newsletter

The Archives of Appalachia Newsletter, produced by the Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University from 1979-1993.

Archives Of Appalachia Newsletter (Volume 06, Number 03, 1985), Archives Of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University

Archives of Appalachia Newsletter

The Archives of Appalachia Newsletter, produced by the Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University from 1979-1993.

Archives Of Appalachia Newsletter (Volume 07, Number 01, 1985), Archives Of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University

Archives of Appalachia Newsletter

The Archives of Appalachia Newsletter, produced by the Archives of Appalachia at East Tennessee State University from 1979-1993.

Black White Differences On The K-Abc In An Appalachian Sample, Edward L. Winter

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

This study investigated the effect of race on black and white Appalachian children's performance on the Kaufman Assessment Battery for Children (K-ABC) Global Scales. The Global Scale standard scores of 24 black (12 males and 12 females) and 24 white (12 males and 12 females) children between the ages of 6-0 and 12-6 were used. The white children were randomly selected to match the age, sex and family education levels of the black children. Multivariate analysis of variance results indicated that there were no overall race, sex, or Race x sex interaction effects on the pattern of scores of the …

0410: Revella E. Hughes Papers, 1895-1984, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection of Revella E. Hughes papers consists of photo reproductions of the pages of her press book pertaining to her career in New York and on tour. Original pressbook located in the Moorland-Springarn Research Center, Howard University. Later accession includes holograph arrangements for the organ; research papers written while a graduate student at Northwestern University, where Dr. Hughes earned a Masters of Music degree in 1942. Newspaper clippings comprise the bulk of the collection. Also included are programs and announcements of concerts, recitals, and other musical events in which Miss Hughes participated. The newspaper clippings and programs encompass the …

Now & Then (Volume 02, Issues 01-02, 1985), Center Of Excellence For Appalachian Studies And Services, East Tennessee State University

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine, Volume 02, Issues 01-02, published in 1985. This combined Winter/Spring issue focuses on Appalachian women, highlighting work that reflects their daily lives, creative expression, and social roles within family and community. Through literary writing, historical study, interviews, and photography, the issue emphasizes perspectives often overlooked in traditional narratives, revealing both the challenges and resilience of women in the region. Regular features provide context for cultural and educational initiatives that support Appalachian communities, situating women's experiences within the broader social and cultural landscape. By integrating personal narratives and regional context, this issue presents a …

In A Land Of Plenty: A Don West Reader, Don West, Constance Adams West

Copyright-Free Books

Rooted in a particular place, the South and especially the Appalachian hills; in a long time, with poems dating from as early as 1932 and as late as 1981; and in the wide experience of a man who has been a farmer, lineman, preacher, organizer, deck hand, professor, and journalist. Land of Plenty is about America over the last half a century. It is about miners, freedom, racism, sharecroppers, family, love, loss, the South, laughter, labor, hunger, and heroism...Constance Adams West's spare illustrations make Land of Plenty still more beautiful." -Dave Roediger, Dept. of History, Northwestern U.

0425: Cabell County, W.Va. Medical Society Records, 1951, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection consists of correspondence between Okey L. Patteson (governor of West Virginia) and Lawrence B. Gang during 1951 regarding the proposed location of West Virginia’s first medical school. Lawrence B. Gang, a leading member of the Cabell County Medical Society, advocated for Huntington and his correspondence features reports and attached supporting his stance. Also included in the collection is a final report entitled, “Report by Okey L. Patteson Concerning the Location of the Medical School for Doctors, Dentists, and Nurses in the State of West Virginia”, with the conclusion of the report being that Morgantown was the most suitable …

The Feud That Produced A College, Fannie Madden-Grider, Alvin Madden-Grider

Rowan County War Collection

Article published in the December 1984 issue of the Rural Kentuckian on the Rowan County War.

Now & Then (Volume 01, Issue 01, 1984), Center Of Excellence For Appalachian Studies And Services, East Tennessee State University

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine

Now & Then: The Appalachian Magazine, Volume 01, Issue 01, published in 1984. The inaugural issue introduces the mission and activities of the Center of Excellence for Appalachian Studies and Services while showcasing the region's cultural vitality through scholarship, archival work, and creative expression. Features on archival acquisitions, museum collections, and public programs highlight efforts to document the region's history, while a cultural selection devoted to contemporary writers underscores the enduring power of Appalachian oral tradition and storytelling. Framed by images of change over time, the issue presents Appalachia as a living culture marked by both continuity and transformation, …

Morehead Board, Norfleet Agree On Tentative Pact, Lexington Herald-Leader

Morehead State College Histories

An article published in the Lexington Herald-Leader about Morehead State University on September 26, 1984

Norfleet, Morehead Still Stalled On Contract, Lexington Herald-Leader

Morehead State College Histories

An article published in the Lexington Herald-Leader about Morehead State University on September 11, 1984.

Board Asks Norfleet To Meet On Contract, Lexington Herald-Leader

Morehead State College Histories

An article published in the Lexington Herald-Leader about Morehead State University on September 1, 1984

New President At Morehead Urges Change, Official Decries Problems With Image, Standards, Administration Of School, Lexington Herald-Leader

Morehead State College Histories

An article published in the Lexington Herald-Leader about Morehead State University on August 18, 1984.

Norfleet Threatens To Sue Over Morehead Contract, Lexington Herald-Leader

Morehead State College Histories

An article published in the Lexington Herald-Leader about Morehead State University on August 8, 1984.

Knott County - Centennial Edition, Troublesome Creek Times

County Histories of Kentucky

Centennial Edition of Troublesome Creek Times about the history of Knott County published on July 25 1984.

Reinhart Seeks Respect For Morehead, Lexington Herald-Leader

Morehead State College Histories

An article in the Lexington Herald-Leader about Morehead State University published on July 16, 1984.

Old Indian Rock, Portsmouth Daily Times, Mildred G. Lawson

Indian Head Rock Project

An Article published in the Portsmouth Daily Times on June 29, 1984 from Mildred G. Lawson on her recollections of the Indian Head Rock in the late 1920s.

The Grim Monster Of Civil War Raged In All Its Fury, Morehead News (Morehead, Ky.)

Rowan County War Collection

The last in an eight part series titled "The Tolliver-Martin-Logan Feud," published in the Morehead News on June 22, 1984. This issue also included an article written by Stuart Sprague on the history of the Rowan County Trouble titled, "Anatomy of a Fued."