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0705: Carrie Noble Kline Papers, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 2001

0705: Carrie Noble Kline Papers, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of the twelve interviews conducted by Carrie Kline as part of her Rockefeller Fellowship with the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia on “Appalachian Resiliency in Sexual Minorities.” All interviews have been anonymized, but basic information about the individuals has been retained. Interviewees were southern West Virginians who identified as being gay, lesbian, or transgender and spanned in age from their 20s to their 70s. Materials in the collection use terminology that is now considered outdated and terms used have been updated for inclusion in this finding aid.

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Oral History Interview: Lowell E. Long, Lowell E. Long Nov 1998

Oral History Interview: Lowell E. Long, Lowell E. Long

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Lowell E. Long’s interview focuses on the region of Appalachia: its location, environments, people, and identity. Mr. Long was born in April 1941 in War, McDowell County, WV. His family moved to East Liverpool, OH, after World War II, and relocated to Huntington, WV, in January 1945. In the audio clip provided, Mr. Long discusses what it means to be Appalachian and focuses on family bonds and sense of belonging in the region. During his interview, he describes his family’s use of folk medicine. Mr. Long provides descriptions of the segregated neighborhoods and schools of Huntington, WV, during his childhood. …

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Oral History Interview: Bob Chapman, Bob Chapman Nov 1998

Oral History Interview: Bob Chapman, Bob Chapman

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Bob Chapman was born in Louisa, KY. He grew up on Homemade Holler in the coal community of McVeigh, KY, located in Pike County. His father worked for the Eastern Coal Corporation as an explosions miner. Mr. Chapman attended a two-room school house for a short time in the 1940s, but continued his education through high school in the McVeigh school system. In the audio clip provided, Mr. Chapman discusses a typical day in a coal community and the class system within this community. In his interview, he also focuses on the integration of Belfry High School in 1957, and …

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0662: Smith Family Correspondence, 1857-1866, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1997

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.

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0666: Susan And Geoff Eacker Collection, 1997, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1997

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.

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0660: Matewan Development Center, Inc., 1989-1995, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1997

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.

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Oral History Interview: Calvin Jean Zirkle, Calvin Jean Zirkle Jan 1996

Oral History Interview: Calvin Jean Zirkle, Calvin Jean Zirkle

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of series conducted concerning the Oral History of Appalachia. This file contains an appendix of writings, photographs, and supporting information. Calvin J. Zirkle discusses: his family; his personal background; his service in the Korean War; difficulties he faced finding a job after the war; joining the military again (in the Air Force); his service in Vietnam (including being superintendent of vehicle maintenance); West Virginians in military service; his Bronze Star medal; his retirement; and other topics. This folder also contains works of poetry and prose.

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0620: Ms. W.A. Millard And Allene Wilson Manuscript, 1924, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1996

0620: Ms. W.A. Millard And Allene Wilson Manuscript, 1924, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains a manuscript by W.A. Millard and Allene Wilson titled “Farm Bureau Community History of Pea Ridge.” The manuscript includes information beyond history such as natural resources and community stories. This community was later incorporated in Huntington, West Virginia. Ms. W.A. Millard and Allene Wilson Manuscript, 1924

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0612: Jim Comstock Collection, 1976, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1995

0612: Jim Comstock Collection, 1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of three items: a signed letter to Jim Comstock by Marvin L. Stone, including a request from Comstock for stone to write about Marshall University and Page Pitt, the envelope the letter came in, and a handwritten reminiscence of Huntington in 1940-1945 by John Duncan titled, “We Polished Our Buttons,” which discusses Duncan’s experience in World War II as well as his memories of Huntington during that time.

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0613: Paul D. Stewart Papers, 1862-1864, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1995

0613: Paul D. Stewart Papers, 1862-1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains documents and correspondence by John Seeley of New Jersey, and Jonathan Taylor of the 24th Ohio Infantry, Co. D. Jonathan Taylor materials include discharge papers from June 1864 and a letter to his sisters and brother in Chattanooga, Tennessee from March 1864 discussing camp life. John Seeley materials include an envelope to Mrs. Charles Seeley (his mother) in Bridgeton, New Jersey, as well as two letters, both to his mother. The letters, from March 1862 and December 23rd of an unknown year, cover camp life, including Christmas, religion, and daily events among other topics.

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Oral History Interview: Frank Mattie, Frank Mattie Jan 1990

Oral History Interview: Frank Mattie, Frank Mattie

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. At the time of the interview, Mr. Mattie was working at the Regional Veterans Center. He was in the infantry in Vietnam and served in B Company, 2nd & 3rd Infantry from 1968 to 1970. He discusses: why he enlisted in the military; reasons people chose not to serve in Vietnam and his feelings towards people who didn't serve; returning to America and society's treatment of veterans; Vietnam in the entertainment media; his job as a counselor and head of a psychiatric ward at a hospital; his …

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Oral History Interview: Foster Knight, Foster Knight Jan 1990

Oral History Interview: Foster Knight, Foster Knight

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Years before the interview, Foster Knight was a drill instructor at Parris Island, South Carolina. He discusses: his experiences in the military before and during Vietnam; his views on the mission of the war and the situation he faced in Vietnam; draft resisters and the anti-war movement; drug abuse; news media and the war; the Viet Cong; the Vietnamese people; veterans reentering America; meeting John Wayne and other celebrities; Operation Desert Storm; and other topics.

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General Undergraduate Catalog, 1989-1990, Marshall University Apr 1989

General Undergraduate Catalog, 1989-1990, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 1980-1989

Marshall University Undergraduate Course Catalog for the 1989-1990 academic year.

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0500: Nancy Voiers Whear Papers, 1985-1988, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1989

0500: Nancy Voiers Whear Papers, 1985-1988, Marshall University Special Collections

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Bulk of papers consist of biographical sketches, notes, and files for “History-Making Women of Huntington,” a research project funded by the West Virginia Humanities Foundation; approximately 75 women were identified for inclusion. Also includes Mrs. Whear’s files from the Carter G. Woodson Memorial Committee.

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0460: Jeanette Pemberton Collection, 1793-1990, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1987

0460: Jeanette Pemberton Collection, 1793-1990, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains materials compiled by Jeannette Pemberton in her life of collecting sheet music, ephemera, and books. The collection contains manuscript and printed sheet music ranging in date from the 1850s to the 1940s as well as fourteen books on a range of topics, mostly English grammar, from the eighteenth through twentieth centuries. Also included are cassette and VHS tapes of interviews between Susan Pavlovic and Jeanette Pemberton as well as ephemera such as event invitations, concert programs, souvenir movie programs. Some books and sheet music have names of individuals from the Adams family as well as other names.

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Oral History Interview: Jim Rogers, Jim Rogers Feb 1986

Oral History Interview: Jim Rogers, Jim Rogers

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. In this interview, Dr. Jim Rogers discusses: his education and employment history; a brief section on his military training; a very detailed discussion of his involvement with Vietnam Veterans of America (which is the bulk of the interview); a discussion of Agent Orange; other Vietnam veteran organizations (such as the National League of Families); a brief section on the political situation in the Philippines at the time; a lecture & slide presentation based on his return visits to Vietnam; and other topics.

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Oral History Interview: Robert Cassell, Robert Cassell Jan 1986

Oral History Interview: Robert Cassell, Robert Cassell

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

At the time of the interview, Robert Cassell was working for the Veterans Administration in Charleston, WV. He discusses his background, his military service, his studies at Marshall University, President of the University Roland Nelson, student activism, newspapers, a book he was writing, and several wars (including ones in colonial times, Korea, and Vietnam).

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Oral History Interview: Tom Woodruff, Tom Woodruff Jan 1986

Oral History Interview: Tom Woodruff, Tom Woodruff

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning the history of Marshall University. This interview deals with : student activism and the Students for a Democratic Society organization at Marshall University; other organizations such as ROTC, United Mine Workers, National Hospital and Health Care Workers, and the Campus Christian Center; the Vietnam War; and a brief section on newspapers.

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Oral History Interview: Dr. Pat Tuckwiller, Pat Tuckwiller Apr 1985

Oral History Interview: Dr. Pat Tuckwiller, Pat Tuckwiller

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

Dr. Pat Tuckwiller was born on April 13, 1905, in Morgantown, West Virginia. He received his medical degree from Rush Medical College in Chicago, Illinois, in 1929 and began practicing internal medicine in Charleston, West Virginia, on April 1, 1932. Dr. Tuckwiller discusses making house calls in Kanawha County, West Virginia, and focuses on the most common illnesses he treated and the medicines and procedures he used. He also discusses the differences in medical practice from the 1930s to the 1980s. In the audio clip provided, Dr. Tuckwiller discusses the issue of venereal disease in West Virginia and focuses on …

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Oral History Interview: Perry Campbell, Perry Campbell Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Perry Campbell, Perry Campbell

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. In this interview, Perry Campbell discusses: his childhood experiences leading up to his military service; some regrets he has about military service; his thoughts on the draft and military service; serving in Germany (including getting shot at for helping East Germans escape to West Germany); his experiences as a weapons tester with various types of firearms; his experiences in Vietnam; his thoughts on the war; the VVA organization (Vietnam Veterans of America); wounded soldiers; his employment; psychological problems from the war; Walter Reed Army Hospital; an incident …

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Oral History Interview: Ernestine Thornton, Ernestine Thornton Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Ernestine Thornton, Ernestine Thornton

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Ernestine Thornton was a nurse during the Vietnam War and, at the time of the interview, she had been elected president of the West Virginia Council of the VVA (Vietnam Veterans of America). She discusses: the National Convention of the VVA; individuals such as Robert Mueller (who was elected president of the organization) and Jeremiah Denton (a senator); the VVA in general; the VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) and its interactions with Vietnam veterans; controversy among some members of the organizations; her work as the president of …

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Oral History Interview: Fred Donovan, Fred Donovan Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Fred Donovan, Fred Donovan

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Dr. Donovan was a Vietnam veteran who was drafted in 1969 while he was a University of Iowa graduate student studying clinical psychology. He lost his leg in the service. At the time of the interview, he was working at the Shawnee Hills Mental Center in Charleston, WV. He discusses: going back to school after returning from Vietnam; disapproval towards the war and how people related that to him; Agent Orange; the VVA (Vietnam Veterans of America), VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States); Ernestine …

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Oral History Interview: James Jordan, James Jordan Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: James Jordan, James Jordan

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. James "Bud" Jordan discusses his family and his education, as well as enlisting in the Army. He then details his experiences in the army, and also talks about anti-war activity.

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Oral History Interview: Ernestine Thornton, Ernestine Thornton Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Ernestine Thornton, Ernestine Thornton

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Ernestine Thornton was a nurse during the Vietnam War. She discusses: her family and personal history; her experiences during the war; the anti-war movement; post-traumatic stress disorder; the organization Vietnam Veterans Against the War; re-enrolling in school after the war; the Vietnam Memorial; and other topics.

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Oral History Interview: Bill Fox, Bill Fox Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Bill Fox, Bill Fox

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. At the time of the interview, Bill Fox was an employee of Bailey and Thompson (Accounting?). He discusses: his family (including relatives who fought in the Civil War); his education; his employment; enlisting in the military; his training in the military; his experiences in the Vietnam War; anecdotes; weapons they used in the War; a very brief section on skin diving & fishing; returning to America; his views on big business; reenrolling in college and his experiences there; his marriage and divorce; working in the Owens Illinois …

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Oral History Interview: Dave Evans And Rick Richards, Dave Evans Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Dave Evans And Rick Richards, Dave Evans

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans, and is conducted with both Dave Evans and Rick Richards. At the time of the interview, Dave Evans was the president of the West Virginia Vietnam Veterans of America, and Rick Richards was a member of the board. They discuss: individuals such as John Kerry (U.S. Senator), Danny Johns, Charlie Hamilton, Roy Hamilton, General Westmoreland, Ellsworth Bunker, Pol Pot, Jay Rockefeller, Randy Horn, Arch Moore, Gary Rogers, Jack Moon, & David Alistone; their experiences and views on the Vietnam War; other officers; other members of the military; …

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Oral History Interview: Jeff Payne, Jeff Payne Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Jeff Payne, Jeff Payne

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. In this interview, Mr. Payne discusses: his personal background and his family; his education; his experiences in the Vietnam War (he was part of Charlie Company Seventh Engineer Battalion); returning to school (college and flight school); his employment as a pilot; legal problems he experienced in Indonesia, which cost him his pilot license; subsequent employment (including at a service station, as a bartender, as a trucker, and as a child care worker); his views on Post- Traumatic Stress Disorder; his experiences after re-enrolling in college; and other …

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Oral History Interview: John Williams, John Williams Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: John Williams, John Williams

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Mr. Williams was a Marshall student and a veteran. He discusses: his personal background and family (including a brother who served in Vietnam and later worked for a power company in Covington); enlisting in the Army; his experiences in the Army; his experiences as a Marshall student; his employment experiences; counseling; alcoholism; the experiences of Vietnam veterans when they returned home; and other topics.

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Oral History Interview: James F. Hill, James F. Hill Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: James F. Hill, James F. Hill

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. In this interview, Mr. Hill discusses: his personal history and his family; entering the military; working in the Air Force; his experiences in Vietnam; alcoholism; his experiences in Germany and Europe with the Air Force; his experiences in Korea; a Korean women he had a relationship with and eventually married; his discharge from the military; reentering college; his work experiences; entering counseling; counseling in general; his experiences and activities as a veteran; the VVA's relationship with other veteran organizations; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder; and discrimination against Vietnam …

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Oral History Interview: Mark Moore, Mark Moore Jan 1984

Oral History Interview: Mark Moore, Mark Moore

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection

This interview is one of a series conducted concerning West Virginia Vietnam veterans. Mr. Moore discusses: his family, including his father and brother serving in Vietnam; his college career and his degree in art; art in general as well as painting and printmaking; other artists and veterans he knew; his employment (including a story about emptying mud from a field for a construction crew); a story of being physically assaulted in Washington D.C.; and his service in the Navy.

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