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0666: Susan And Geoff Eacker Collection, 1997, Marshall University Special Collections
0666: Susan And Geoff Eacker Collection, 1997, Marshall University Special Collections
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Susan and Geoff Eacker interviewed ten women banjo players throughout August to October 1997 in WV and eastern KY. Interviews include Kate Brett, Diane Jones, Jessica Bills, Lynne Davis (about Molly O’Day), Kim Johnson (including Wilson Douglas), Sylvia O’Brien, Helena Triplett, Pam Lund, Cari Norris, and Dora Mae Wagers. This collection includes ten cassette tapes with the interviews and ten folders of transcripts for each interview.
0662: Smith Family Correspondence, 1857-1866, Marshall University Special Collections
0662: Smith Family Correspondence, 1857-1866, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection consists of approximately fifty letters from members of the Smith family, located in Guyandotte, Virginia (or West Virginia, depending on the time), to Julia Sprague in Washington County, Ohio during the Civil War. The bulk of the letters are from Sallie P. Smith to Sprague, and many include their original envelope. Topics are focused on personal life and current affairs.
0660: Matewan Development Center, Inc., 1989-1995, Marshall University Special Collections
0660: Matewan Development Center, Inc., 1989-1995, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection consists of 105 oral histories conducted at the behest of the Matewan Development Center, Inc.. Oral histories are on cassette tapes and include transcripts of the oral histories and floppy disks with some of the transcripts saved on them. The oral histories focus on Matewan history, especially labor issues and conflicts surrounding the Matewan Massacre as well as customs and life in Matewan.