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0232: Butler Family Papers, 1590-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains information about the Butler family and Crossman family, including a series of newspaper articles about Austin Butler and the Butler family. Also included is genealogical information about the Butler and Crossman families and correspondence by Robert Chapman with the WV Department of Archives and History about his ancestors’ service in the Civil War.

0233: Aaron Gatchell Letter, 1865, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains a letter written by Aaron Gatchel on April 18, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia to his brother David in Urichsville, Ohio. The letter describes an engagement at Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia; gives losses of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Company B; and comments on Lincoln's assassination. A transcript of the letter is included in the collection.

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Thomas Family Papers - Accession 147, Thomas Family

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The Thomas Family Papers are a valuable source of information concerning family life in Rock Hill, S.C. during the period 1920-1945. The collection includes diaries, Thomas Tours brochures, newspaper clippings speeches, financial and estate records, genealogies, menus, photographs, memorabilia and an extensive body of correspondence comprising the largest part of the collection. Dr. Roy Zachariah Thomas brought his family to Rock Hill when he assumed the position of professor of Chemistry at Winthrop College in 1914. The correspondence in the collection traces the growth of the Thomas family and the tour business, Thomas Tours, Inc., that Dr. Thomas founded in …

Mary Oni Holler Papers - Accession 111, Mary Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler

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The Mary Oni Holler Papers consist of genealogical material concerning the Holler family and correspondence related to Mary “May” Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler (1871-1951). The genealogy material are photocopied pages from an unknown publication and include information related to the following surnames: Cornwell (Cornwall); Walker; Holler; Eisenhower; Whiteaker; Maukert; Darby; Hobbs; Rice; Sigmon; Jeffords; Goebel; Wiggins; Wilson. Also included in the genealogical material is a biography of Mary Louisa Oni Cornwell Holler, Dr. William Jesse Williams Cornwell (1841-1910), Adlai Ellwood Holler (1871-1961), and Adley D. Holler (1840-1919), as well as sections titled: “Cornwall (Cornwell) Family Notes;” “Personal Account of A. …