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0559: Benson J. Lubin Papers, 1904-1935, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, businessman, real estate agent. Papers relate primarily to his service in the first world war as a second lieutenant in the 58th Balloon Company, A.E.F., in France and include embarkation, payroll and other papers related to his duties as officer in charge of African American Brest Casual Company 1740 during its demobilization period; photographs and negatives.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Benson J. Lubin Papers, 1904-1935 here.

0560: Noah Lambert Papers, 1912-1926, Marshall University Special Collections

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Civil War Confederate veteran. Papers consist of applications and affidavits for Lambert's pension as a Confederate veteran of the Virginia Co. Regiment, 16th from the state of Kentucky.

0553: Emilie Friedericke Muller Lowe Manuscript, 1751-1992, Marshall University Special Collections

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Entitled "War Bride of West Virginia," collection contains documents, photographs, and typescript reminiscences related to Mrs. Lowe's immigration to the United States as a German war bride in 1948 as well as genealogical material on her German ancestry.

0541: Huntington Jaycees Scrapbook, 1945-1946, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of a scrapbook created by the Huntington, West Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce, or Jaycees, in application for the Geissenbier Award, an award of excellence distributed for exemplary community works. The scrapbook features the work conducted by the Jaycees on behalf of the war effort during World War II in Huntington, and includes photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, ephemera, and some hand drawn illustrations for the various areas in which the Jaycees did work.

0540: Adams Family Papers, 1942-1950, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of materials related to the life of the Adams family in World War II, including ration books for sugar, mileage, and other standard ration books, as well as ration supplement applications for Frances B. Adams’s work with the YWCA providing social services. Also included is a certificate and newspaper clipping about Frances’s work and a clipping from a newspaper with a form for a declaration of goods to apply for a subsequent ration book.

0528: Rick Whisman Collection, 1862-1935, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, resident. Collection includes a Civil War letter by Charles Sayre; legal papers from the law offices of Brown & Brown in Boyd County, KY, and oversized photographs depicting the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Daughters of 1812 Society grapples in Washington, D.C. as well as printed material.

0526: Constance Pendleton Letter, 1960, Marshall University Special Collections

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Holograph letter to Mr. Robins about her book, "Confederate Memories: Early Life and Family of William Frederick Pendleton" published in 1958.

0515: Ladies Monument Association Of Point Pleasant, W.Va., 1860, Marshall University Special Collections

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Photocopy of minutes of two meetings of the association formed to erect a monument to militia men who fell at the Battle of Point Pleasant on October 10, 1774.

0506: Thompson Family Papers, 1860-1865, Marshall University Special Collections

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Copies of Civil War letters of Gordon Thompson to Louisa Thompson of Princeton, Mercer County, VA. Thompson was a sergeant in Co. H, 60th VA Infantry.

0476: Samuel Cabell Papers, 1818-1832, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of copies of materials related to Samuel Jordan Cabell found in the National Archives in Washington, D.C. These papers include copies of military bounty land warrants and scrip issued in 1832 as well as a will and some correspondence. Materials created after Cabell’s death are primarily by his son Patrick Henry Cabell. Because these materials are copies, legibility can be limited.

0454: George Joachim Papers, 1832-1865, Marshall University Special Collections

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Member, 7th Ohio Battery, Light Artillery. Papers include photoreproductions of passport (German), promotion and discharge papers, a diary from the Civil War(1862-1864, includes siege of Vicksburg), and a letter to his wife in German from Camp Benton Post Hospital in St. Louis.

0453: 1860 Census Of Lewis Co., W.Va., Marshall University Special Collections

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Original of records presented to the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Library by Martha Metz and Linda Camp of the Blennerhasset Chapter NSDAR, Parkersburg, West Virginia

0439: Dunn-Henderson Family Papers, 1892-1947, Marshall University Special Collections

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Deeds for property in Huntington, West Virginia., Wayne County, West Virginia. and Lawrence County, Ohio. Also correspondence and newspaper clippings of John P. Henderson during World War II. There are Collis P. Huntington signatures on some of the deeds. Deeds for property in Huntington, W.Va., Wayne County, W.Va. and Lawrence County, Ohio. Also correspondence and newspaper clippings of John P. Henderson during World War II. There are Collis P. Huntington signatures on some of the deeds.

0438: Michael R. Johnson Papers, 1967-1986, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, native; United States Marine Corps veteran of Vietnam named Outstanding Disabled American Veteran of 1973. Papers include correspondence, photographs, citations and newspaper clippings related to his service.

0428: Berkeley Co., W.Va. Typescript, 1777-1816, Marshall University Special Collections

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Photoreproduction of an original typescript (carbon copy) located in the genealogical library of National society Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C. Originally donated 1934.

0445: Grace Moses Papers, 1775-1895, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a copy of one ten-page typescript entitled, “Resume of the confusion of the Revolutionary War records of John Lewis”. This typescript was on deposit at the library of the Daughters of the American Revolution where it was copied. The typescript discusses issues with war records about John Lewis, for which there are several who served during the Revolutionary War.

0415: Sloan-Wyatt Family Papers, 1841-1983, Marshall University Special Collections

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The Sloan-Wyatt family papers mainly center around the marriage of Charles Russell Wyatt (Sr) and Sarah Paisley Sloan-Wyatt. The bulk of the collection is related to Sarah P. Sloan-Wyatt, her children Morton Sloan Wyatt-Davis, Joseph Willard Wyatt, and Charles Russell Wyatt (Jr), her brother Charles Wortham Sloan, and her parents Capt. John Alexander Sloan and Mary Morton Wortham-Sloan

This collection consists of 13 boxes, 136 folders, and measures approximately 7 linear feet. There are two full Hollinger boxes, 9 half Hollinger boxes, a quarter Hollinger box, and a small multipurpose box. The collection contains personal and professional correspondence, business and …

0421: Benjamin Ronk Papers, 1862-1907, Marshall University Special Collections

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Sergeant, 7th West Virginia Cavalry Volunteers in the Civil War. Typed transcript of diary and pension papers issued to mother at death of subject in army hospital, 1864.

0396: Carroll Family Papers, 1867-1951, Marshall University Special Collections

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Papers consist primarily of tax receipts for Cabell County, West Virginia property. Also included are drawing instruction booklets and embroidery patterns of the 1880's as well as newspaper clippings, programs of musical events, photographs, and ration books from the Second World War.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Carroll Family Papers, 1867-1951 here.

0380: Mary Burnside Reynolds Papers, 1861-1992, Marshall University Special Collections

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The collection contains primarily genealogical notes on the Burnside, and Fulton families. The Burnside family especially is the largest series in the collection and takes up more than half the size. Ms. Reynolds researched and collected prominent documents of members of the Burnside family including a diary, newspaper clippings, articles, and books. Ms. Reynolds also collected an extensive amount of records of her ancestors including census records, war records, and records from the families’ origins in Great Britain. She also collected various materials relating to her interests including items relating to steamboats and British history and ancestry. Several scrapbooks are …

0378: Donald And Nell Rose Hale Hansen Papers, 1925-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, residents and former members of the United States Air Force: Mr. Hansen from 1943 to 1964; Mrs. Hansen from 1951 to 1958. Papers consist of service-related items, including special orders, certificates, photographs, applications, training school papers, and other related items.

0359: West Virginia Militia 16th Regiment, Co. A, 1867, Marshall University Special Collections

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List of officers and men of a Mason County, West Virginia, unit.

0339: U.S. Department Of War Records On Microfilm, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of one reel of microfilm purchased from the National Archives catalogue of microfilmed government records. The reel title is as follows: Brief Histories of U.S. Army Commands (Army Posts) and Descriptions of Their Records. The material on the reel was originally taken from the following government record group: Records of U.S. Army Continental Commands, 1821-1920, Record Group 393.

0345: John F. Holohan Diary, 1861-1865, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is a copy of a manuscript of “Civil War Diary of John Frederic Holahan: April 19, 1861-April 9, 1865” published in 1972 by John Frederic Holahan and Ann Mary Holahan Roach Anderson and Ruth Ann Meadows. This collection contains the transcribed diary alongside notes from the authors as well as transcribed entries from the diary.

The original diary is held in the collection of Shorter College, per the Georgia Civil War Manuscript Collections: An Annotated Bibliography by David H. Slay. The stub description they have for the diary is as follows: “This diary, April 19, 1861 – April …

0342: U.S. Adjutant General Records On Microfilm, 1875-1877, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of six reels of microfilm purchased from the National Archives catalogue of microfilmed government records. The reel title is as follows: “Letters Received by the Office of the Adjutant General Main Series, 1871-1880”. The material on the reels was originally taken from the following government record group: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917, Record Group 94. The reels are reel numbers 238, 264, 271, 273, 314, 388. Reel 238 concerns papers relating to military expeditions against the Sioux Indians in the Big Horn, Powder River, and Yellowstone River areas, Nov. 1875 - July 1876. Reel …

0341: U.S. Adjutant General Records On Microfilm, 1877, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of eleven reels of microfilm purchased from the National Archives catalogue of microfilmed government records. The reel title is as follows: “Letters Received by the Office of the Adjutant General Main Series, 1871-1880”. The material on the reels was originally taken from the following government record group: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917, Record Group 94. The reels are reel numbers 347-357. This collection consists of microfilm copies of papers, primarily letters and enclosures, reports, and other files, relating to the military operations of U.S. troops in connection with railroad labor disputes in West Virginia, …

0340: U.S. Department Of War Records On Microfilm, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of eight reels of microfilm purchased from the National Archives catalogue of microfilmed government records. The reel title is as follows: “Historical Information Relating To Military Posts And Other Installations Ca. 1700-1900”. The material on the reel was originally taken from the following government record group: Records of the Adjutant General's Office, 1780's-1917, Record Group 94. All scope and content information was taken from the stub record on the National Archives microfilm catalog by searching for the M661 publication number here: https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline/start.sweSWECmd=Start&SWEHo=eservices.archives.gov

“On the eight rolls of this microfilm publication is reproduced the 27-volume “Outline Index …

0305: Norman C. Weichmann Papers, 1944-1946, Marshall University Special Collections

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Chemical worker from Lawrence County, Ohio. Papers include newspaper clippings about Roseville, Ohio, servicemen in the Second World War and correspondence, including V-mail.

0321: Enos Amos Oath, 1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of an oath of allegiance for Enos Amos’ election to the office of second lieutenant, 17th Regiment, 3d Brigade, 1st Division, West Virginia Militia, Marion County, West Virginia on August 22, 1864. It is also signed by John B. Crane, recorder.

0306: Robert Chapman Collection, 1863-1886, Marshall University Special Collections

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Papers loaned for copying by Robert Chapman. Papers consist of copies of Confederate discharge for Samuel Hamilton of Greenbrier, Monroe County, Va.; Notice of withdrawal of charges of desertion for Samuel Smith of the 11th W. Va. Vols.; an ordnance return for Co. K, 67th U.S. Colored Infantry; and papers of James William Ball, Captain, Co. E, 19th Regiment, Virginia Cavalry, Jackson's Brigade during the Civil War. Papers include special orders, correspondence, results of an examination.