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Louisville & Nashville Railroad Stations, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

A list on railroad station names on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.

Bourbon County - Paris Post Office, Patty M. Biddle

County Histories of Kentucky

A history of the post office at Paris, Kentucky by Patty M. Biddle.

Rowan County - Rowan County News Subject Index, 1935-1959, Rowan County News

County Histories of Kentucky

An incomplete set of index cards citing articles on particular subjects in the Rowan County News from 1935 to 1959. Subjects beginning with the letters D through K are missing.

Marriage Records, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

Marriage records of Rowan County, Kentucky from 1880-1897 compiled in 1980.

Art Guild, Rowan County Historical Society.

Rowan County Histories Collection

Newspaper clippings, letters, memos, and photographs regarding the Morehead, Kentucky Art Guild from the 1970s-1990s.

0314: Emma Childress Papers, 1904-1945, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of an eclectic mix of materials collected by Childers throughout her professional career. They include a 1904 letter from Principal Corbly regarding an institution not accepting Childress’ teaching certificate, a pamphlet entitled “Flood Views of Huntington, W.Va.” [1913], a 1930 Marshall commencement program, a newspaper clipping about the death of Knute Rockne, official programs for the National Education Association from 1911 and 1936, a 1928 Marshall College Directory, a program for the Huntington Women’s Club’s Freiburg Passion Play, and the envelope the collection was received in.

0294: Thelma Pittard And Anna Williams Scrapbook, 1936-1937, Marshall University

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This collection is composed of a scrapbook by Thelma Pittard and Anna Williams on the topic of “Elementary School Publicity”. It is a scrapbook essay on methods of communication within schools featuring extensive ephemera, including publications, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, and charts, from Milton Elementary School. This scrapbook was prepared under the direction of Dr. Roy C. Woods.

0317: Ruth Johnson Collection, 1822-1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of seven nineteenth century documents, including: An 1830 account of goods sold. The two parties are P. Beirne & Co. (spelling uncertain) and Benjamin Lemasters, and it is unclear of who is selling goods to whom. Survey of Lemasters’ plot of 1135 acres in Greenbrier County, West Virginia. The same mylar enclosure includes another copy of a survey from 1788 for Henry Banks. Letter dated 1835 form the War Department’s Pension Office to Lemasters relating to his service in the Revolutionary War.

An anonymously written song or poem from 1864 regarding the Battle of Cedar Crick (also …

0316: R. Lloyd Beck Papers, 1934-1960, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists primarily of newspaper clippings about Robert Lloyd Beck and his wife Ruth Myers Beck while they were living in Huntington, West Virginia. Newspaper clippings about Robert relate to his work as a philosophy professor while newspaper clippings about Ruth primarily relate to her work in the Faculty Wives Club. Also present in the collection is a 1939 commencement program, a program for a 1965 Marshall University Theatre production of A Streetcar Named Desire, and a November 10, 1950 letter to Robert Beck from fellow professor James B. Shouse regarding a philosophy paper or project in progress by …

0315: Violette Somerville Machir, 1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains parts one and two of `Revolutionary war soldiers in Mason County, West Virginia,' which is composed of worksheets prepared for the national headquarters of the Sons of the American Revolution Graves Registry Committee. The manuscript lists all known Revolutionary war soldiers buried in Mason County and approximate place of burial.

Rowan County Business And Professional Woman, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

Newspaper clippings, public service announcements, and club memos celebrating the hardworking women of Rowan County, Kentucky during 1979-1980.

0268: Gilmer: The Birth Of A County Typescript, 1940, Marshall University Special Collections

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Anonymous history of Gilmer County, West Virginia, describing the formation of the county and the move of the county seat from DeKalb to Glenville.

0276: Harlow Warren Papers, 1880-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains papers relating to Harlow’s work on “Beckley, U.S.A.”. They include photographs of people and places around Beckley (both identified and unidentified), mock-ups of front matter for the never completed fourth volume of “Beckley, U.S.A.”, printed materials and ephemera related to Beckley institutions or history.

Other materials include personal papers consisting of short form fiction snippets, a newspaper clipping file related to “Beckley, U.S.A.” and Beckley history, correspondence related to the donation of the collection, and genealogical materials.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Harlow Warren Papers, 1880-1979 here.

0260: Alice Blondina Carder Sauer Papers, 1855-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is split into two series: Carder and Sauer family materials as well as materials related to Alice’s work in the Point Pleasant Chapter of the WVDAR. Some materials, such as the newspaper clippings and to a lesser extent correspondence, are mixed DAR and family materials. In box order, the collection contains the following:

Newspaper clippings cover subjects related to the Carder and Sauer family as well as Alice’s participation in the NSDAR. NSDAR participation focuses on the coordination of local and state events surround the bicentennial of the Battle of Point Pleasant as well as local history events. …

Campbell County - Campbell County Kentucky: History And Genealogy, Falmouth Outlook

County Histories of Kentucky

Special issue of the Falmouth Outlook published on December 15, 1978, titled "Campbell County Kentucky: History and Genealogy."

Powell County - Nature's Wonderland, Red River Recreational Guide

County Histories of Kentucky

Historical guide about history of Powell County, Kentucky and Red River Gorge published in Spring 1978.

Campbell County History And Genealogy, Campbell County History

County Histories of Kentucky

Special bicentennial edition of Campbell County History about the history of Campbell County published in 1978

History Of Extension In Rowan County, Rowan County Historical Society.

Rowan County Histories Collection

The history of the Rowan County (Kentucky) Agricultural Extension Program from 1928 to 1977.

Bourbon County - Place Names, Robert M. Rennick

County Histories of Kentucky

A historical survey of place names in Bourbon County, Kentucky conducted by Robert M. Rennick in 1977.

0192: Mason-Jackson County Census And Marriage Records, 1806-1906, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of abstracts of county records, including marriage and census records from Jackson and Mason Counties in what was once Virginia and is now West Virginia. The Mason County marriages book also contains lists of undertakers and doctors in the county until 1906.

Grant County - Bicentennial Edition, Grant County News

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of Grant County News about the history of Grant County, Kentucky published on August 12 1976.

Boyd County - 200 Years: A Bicentennial Tribute To Northeastern Kentucky, Ashland Daily Independent

County Histories of Kentucky

A special bicentennial edition of the Ashland Daily Independent on the history northeastern Kentucky published on July 4, 1976.

Boyd County - 200 Years: A Bicentennial Tribute To Northeastern Kentucky, Ashland Daily Independent

County Histories of Kentucky

A special bicentennial edition of the Ashland Daily Independent on the history northeastern Kentucky published on July 4, 1976.

Bell County Bicentennial Edition, Middelsboro Daily News

County Histories of Kentucky

A special bicentennial edition of Middlesboro Daily News about the history of Bell County, published on July 2 1976

Mason County - Bicentennial Edition, Ledger Inependent

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of Ledger Independent about the history of Mason County, Kentucky published on July 2 1976.

Mclean County - Bicentennial Edition, Mclean County News

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of McLean County News about the history of McLean County, Kentucky published on July 1 1976.

Grayson County - Bicentennial Edition, Litchfield Gazette

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of the Litchfield Gazette about the history of Grayson County, Kentucky published in July 1976.

Cabell County - Bicentennial Edition, Herald Dispatch

County Histories of Kentucky

Bicentennial Edition of Herald Dispatch about the history of Cabell County, West Virginia published on February 29 1976

1860 Census, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

The census records of 1860 for Rowan County, Kentucky made in 1976 by Mary G. Curtis and Alethea B. Read.

0135: L. Marie White Papers, 1870-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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Assistant Registrar and assistant to the director of alumni affairs at Marshall University. Papers consist of lists of graduates of Marshall College, newspaper clippings, and her notes, drafts and manuscript for her booklet, `Metamorphose of Old Main,' and an unpublished history of the Albert Gallatin Jenkins Laboratory School at Marshall College.