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Bourbon County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of place names in Bourbon County, Kentucky conducted by Robert M. Rennick in 1977.

0192: Mason-Jackson County Census And Marriage Records, 1806-1906, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of abstracts of county records, including marriage and census records from Jackson and Mason Counties in what was once Virginia and is now West Virginia. The Mason County marriages book also contains lists of undertakers and doctors in the county until 1906.

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.

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.

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.

Grant County - Bicentennial Edition, Grant County News

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of Grant County News about the history of Grant County, Kentucky published on August 12 1976.

Boyd County - 200 Years: A Bicentennial Tribute To Northeastern Kentucky, Ashland Daily Independent

County Histories of Kentucky

A special bicentennial edition of the Ashland Daily Independent on the history northeastern Kentucky published on July 4, 1976.

Boyd County - 200 Years: A Bicentennial Tribute To Northeastern Kentucky, Ashland Daily Independent

County Histories of Kentucky

A special bicentennial edition of the Ashland Daily Independent on the history northeastern Kentucky published on July 4, 1976.

Bell County Bicentennial Edition, Middelsboro Daily News

County Histories of Kentucky

A special bicentennial edition of Middlesboro Daily News about the history of Bell County, published on July 2 1976

Mason County - Bicentennial Edition, Ledger Inependent

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of Ledger Independent about the history of Mason County, Kentucky published on July 2 1976.

Mclean County - Bicentennial Edition, Mclean County News

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of McLean County News about the history of McLean County, Kentucky published on July 1 1976.

Grayson County - Bicentennial Edition, Litchfield Gazette

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of the Litchfield Gazette about the history of Grayson County, Kentucky published in July 1976.

The Rowan County Trouble: Anatomy Of A Mountain Feud, Stuart Seely Sprague, Mountain Review

Rowan County War Collection

An Article by Stuart Sprague titled "The Rowan County Trouble: An Anatomy of a Mountain Feud, " published in the July 1976 issue of the Mountain Review pages 6 to 9.

Cabell County - Bicentennial Edition, Herald Dispatch

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of Herald Dispatch about the history of Cabell County, West Virginia published on February 29 1976

1976 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 1976.

1976 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 1976.

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.

Footsteps Across The Commonwealth: A Tribute To Adron And Mignon Doran, Don Flatt

Morehead State College Histories

A biography of Adron and Mignon Doran written and published by Don Flatt, professor of History at Morehead State University, in 1976.

Board Of Directors, 1976-1980, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Board of Directors of the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky from 1976 to 1980.

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.

1860 Census, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

The census records of 1860 for Rowan County, Kentucky made in 1976 by Mary G. Curtis and Alethea B. Read.

The Rowan County War: The Anatomy Of A Mountain Fued, Stuart S. Sprague

Rowan County War Collection

Manuscript written by Stuart S. Sprague on the Rowan County War in 1976.

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.

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 …

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.

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.

Harrison County - Bicentennial Edition, Cynthiana Democrat

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of Cynthiana Democrat about the history of Harrison County Kentucky published on August 21 1975.

State Department Of Libraries And Archives: Appalachian Adult Education Center, Appalachian Adult Education Center

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

A report of the meeting between the Kentucky State Department of Libraries and Archives and Appalachian Adult Education Center on expanding library services to disadvantaged adults in rural areas of the State submitted on August 15, 1975.

Warren C. Lappin Obituary, Morehead News

Morehead State College Histories

Obituary of Warren C. Lappen published in the Morehead News from August 14, 1975.

Final Report: 1975 Appalachian Community Based Right To Read Programs, Sharon Moore, Charles J. Bailey

Appalachian Adult Basic Education Demonstration Center Archives

1975 Final Report on the Appalachian Community Based Right to Read Programs compiled by Sharon Moore and Charles J. Bailey in August of 1975.