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0099: Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Collection, 1880-1973, Marshall University Special Collections

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The Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Vertical Files consist of a variety of topics related to the Huntington, Ohio, and Kentucky regions of the United States. The collection covers the time period from the 1880s to the time of the Cabell-Wayne Historical Society's closure in 1974. The boxes were arranged in alphabetical order based on topic.

The bulk of the vertical file collection relates to activities, events, buildings, and personalities of the Cabell County, West Virginia tri-state area of southwestern West Virginia, southeastern Ohio, and eastern Kentucky. The collection includes material related to the Civil War, railroads and transportation in West Virginia, …

0092: Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church Records, 1873-1974, Marshall University Special Collections

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Register, minutes, annual reports; records of the Flats Presbyterian Church before it merged with the Point Pleasant church during the Second World War, when the Flats area was taken over by the War Department.

0145: Gerardstown Presbyterian Church Papers, 1796-1893, Marshall University Special Collections

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Records of the Gerardstown Presbyterian Chruch in Gerardstown West Virginia. Copies of documents pertaining to the history of the church: deed, indentures, minutes, and membership lists.

0144: Howard B. Grant Papers, 1934, Marshall University Special Collections

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Mimeographed copy of "The Presbyterian Church at Philippi, West Virginia" a brief history of the Barbour County church; includes a church membership list with genealogical notes.

0146: Alderson, Wv Old Greenfield Baptist Church Papers, 1776-1798, Marshall University Special Collections

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Old Greenfield Baptist Church in Alderson, West Virginia register. Copy of marriage register kept by Reverend John Alderson, Jr., containing Greenbrier County marriages.

0121: Banner Printing Company Papers, 1902-1904, Marshall University Special Collections

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The papers of the Banner Printing Company are comprised primarily of minutes of the board of directors of the company from January 1902 until July 1904. There are also items of correspondence and some financial papers of the Huntington, West Virginia firm.

0147: Almetta P. Gay Records, 1929, Marshall University Special Collections

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Copy of cemetery markings at the Evangelical and Lutheran St. Peter's Cemetery, Raymond Cemetery, and Wheeler Cemetery, all near Bruceton Mills, Preston County, West Virginia.

0163: Marshall Goodwin Simms Hodgson Papers, 1921-1968, Marshall University Special Collections

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Collection contains "The Venture of Islam", mimeographed typescript; and transcripts of class discussions.

0026: J. A. Earl Typescript, 1936-1981, Marshall University Special Collections

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Autobiography of Rev. Earl, a Methodist minister, and biographies of learders of the Methodist Church in West Virginia; includes several church histories, newspaper clippings and correspondence.

0059: Athens Methodist Church History, 1940, Marshall University Special Collections

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Typed copy of an anonymous history of the Athens Methodist Church, Mercer County, W.Va.

0060: J. L. Hensley Manuscript, 1886, Marshall University Special Collections

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Typed copy of `Rise and Progress of the Church of the United Brethren of Christ in West Virginia,' written in 1886 on the fiftieth anniversary of the church in the state, from the original manuscript in the possession of T. Clayton Parsons. Copied from the original, which was left in a cornerstone of the Jackson County (W.Va.) United Brethren Church in 1886 and recovered in 1936 when the Church was razed.

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection, Marshall University Special Collections

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Tape recordings and transcripts of oral interviews with residents in the West Virginia-Ohio-Kentucky Tri-State region regarding such topics as farming, schools, health care, folk customs, and many others related to life in this Appalachian region.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Marshall University Oral History Collection here.

0070: Lyman Wight Letterbook, 1849-1856, Marshall University Special Collections

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Copies of correspondence discussing Native American affairs and the establishment of the Mormon Church in Texas.