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Summer 1986, 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1986

Summer 1986, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

WMPG Program Guide, Summer 1986.

One sheet w/ letter


Winter/Spring 1986, 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1986

Winter/Spring 1986, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

WMPG Program Guide, Winter/Spring 1986


Summer 1985, 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1985

Summer 1985, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

Light pink, folded into thirds.


Spring 1984, Wmpg 90.9 Fm Apr 1984

Spring 1984, Wmpg 90.9 Fm

WMPG Program Guides

WMPG program guide for Spring 1984

Includes notes from Program Director, information on shows and events, and schedule.


Fall 1984, 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1984

Fall 1984, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

No abstract provided.


Summer 1984, 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1984

Summer 1984, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

WMPG Program Guide, Summer 1984,


1984 (Season Unknown), 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1984

1984 (Season Unknown), 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

Mention of 1984 folk festival in program...


Railroads In Tuolumne County, California : Their Role And Importance To Specific Industries And Their Impact On County Economic Development, 1897-1917, Kyle K. Wyatt Jan 1984

Railroads In Tuolumne County, California : Their Role And Importance To Specific Industries And Their Impact On County Economic Development, 1897-1917, Kyle K. Wyatt

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

During most of the nineteenth century and the early years of the twentieth numerous railroads were built throughout America. Some. grew into gigantic systems with names we recognize today; Southern Pacific, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, Chesapeake & Ohio. Others faded into oblivion. But all, successful or not, were built to fill transportation needs.

In Tuolumne County, California, located along the Mother. Lode and stretching into the high Sierra Nevada, the first railroad reached the county in 1897. By World War I a number of rail lines had been built. Several, having served their purpose, had already been removed by …


Fall 1983, 90.9 Wmpg Fm Oct 1983

Fall 1983, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

WMPG Program Guide, Fall 1983.


Fall 1983, 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1983

Fall 1983, 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

Newsletter format.


Legal Restrictions On Foreign Languages In The Great Plains States, 1917-1923, Frederick C. Luebke Jan 1980

Legal Restrictions On Foreign Languages In The Great Plains States, 1917-1923, Frederick C. Luebke

Department of History: Faculty Publications

A major effect of World War I on American social history was that it focused attention on the nation's apparent difficulty in assimilating the millions of immigrants and their children who had streamed to the United States during the preceding two decades. The national mood, darkened by fears and resentments of long standing and deepened by systematic wartime propaganda, favored the adoption of stringent laws limiting the use of foreign languages, especially in the schools. During the war itself, restrictions were usually extralegal and often the consequences of intense social pressure recklessly applied. After the war, however, many state legislatures …


1980s (Date Unknown), 90.9 Wmpg Em Jan 1980

1980s (Date Unknown), 90.9 Wmpg Em

WMPG Program Guides

No abstract provided.


Date Unknown (1980s), 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1980

Date Unknown (1980s), 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

Trifold, light brown, undated.

Date unknown,


Date Unknown (Early 1980s), 90.9 Wmpg Fm Jan 1980

Date Unknown (Early 1980s), 90.9 Wmpg Fm

WMPG Program Guides

Trifold, light grey. Undated

Program Director Notes menion a recent move to "new studios".


0269: Collis Potter Huntington Papers, 1821-1900, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1979

0269: Collis Potter Huntington Papers, 1821-1900, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Capitalist, railroad magnate. Papers consist of incoming correspondence, letterpress copy books, legal and financial papers, and personal papers. Reel allocations are as follows: incoming correspondence (54 reels), letterpress copy books (35 reels), legal and financial papers (23 reels), and personal papers (3 reels).


0221: Ruth Winters Odell Papers, 1931-1978, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1978

0221: Ruth Winters Odell Papers, 1931-1978, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Cabell County, West Virginia, resident. Papers include Rector family genealogy, photographs and papers relating to Mrs. Odell's work with the Cabell County Farm Bureau, including membership lists and minutes of meetings, and a letter from William Utterback of Marshall College.


0128: U.S. District Court, Southern District Of Wv, Charleston Division Papers, 1836-1886, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1976

0128: U.S. District Court, Southern District Of Wv, Charleston Division Papers, 1836-1886, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Documents pertain to the suit of Charles Gay and others against the White Sulphur Springs Company: depositions by W. B. Calwell (1880), interest coupons payable by the White Sulphur Springs Company (1861), bonds issued by Jeremiah Morton, president of the company. Also papers concerning the Ohio Central Railroad Company.


0099: Cabell-Wayne Historical Society Collection, 1880-1973, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1975

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

Guides to Manuscript Collections

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, …


0073: Harmon Blennerhasset Papers, 1764-1831, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1974

0073: Harmon Blennerhasset Papers, 1764-1831, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Journals, correspondence, and financial and legal papers of Harman Blennerhasset and his role in the Aaron Burr conspiracy of 1806.


0030: Charles W. Ferguson Letters, 1849-1950, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1973

0030: Charles W. Ferguson Letters, 1849-1950, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Description of Logan County, (West) Virginia, in 1849; other correspondence concerns property and taxes in Wayne County, (West) Virginia.


0053: John Gibson Papers, 1842-1887, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1973

0053: John Gibson Papers, 1842-1887, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Description of a tour of Karlee Cave in India in 1842; letters from a British soldier stationed in India in 1843 and from Grover Cleveland thanking Mr. Gibson for the gift of a paperweight (1887).


0052: Jenkins Family Papers, 1860-1989, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1973

0052: Jenkins Family Papers, 1860-1989, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Unsigned speech on agriculture by Albert Gallatin Jenkins and items relating to daughter Margaret comprise most of the collection. Includes photographs of General Jenkins and the Homestead at Greenbottom, West Virginia, a letter from Margaret Jenkins to the students of the Upper Greenbottom School (1934) and also newspaper clippings about the controversial use of the home site by the West Virginia Department of Natural Resources.


0072: Draper Manuscript Collection, 1838-1891, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1972

0072: Draper Manuscript Collection, 1838-1891, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

The Draper manuscripts are composed of many thousands of items in 486 volumes. They relate chiefly to the area between the Mississippi River on the west and the Hudson River and the Atlantic Ocean on the east, especially the frontier region during the period 1755-1815, and consist of original papers collected by Lyman C. Draper and transcripts and notes made by him. Included are Draper’s partially completed life of Daniel Boone, and his unpublished histories of "Border Forays" and "Mecklenburg Declarations". There are series of papers of or relating to Daniel Boone, Joseph Brant, David Brodhead, George Rogers Clark, William …


Cummings Guest House Register Pages 080 And 081, Usm African American Collection Jul 1971

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 080 And 081, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.


150 Years Of Education In Maine, Kermit S. Nickerson Jan 1970

150 Years Of Education In Maine, Kermit S. Nickerson

Maine Collection

150 Years of Education in Maine

Kermit S. Nickerson, Deputy Commissioner of Education

State of Maine, Department of Education, Augusta, 1970.

Sesqui-Centennial History of Maine's Educational System and the Growth and Development of the Maine State Department of Education.

Contents: Foreword / 150 Years / Part I - Education in Maine Prior to 1900 / Part II - Development of the State Department of Education



0227: Marshall University Regional Photograph Collection, 1888-2000, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1969

0227: Marshall University Regional Photograph Collection, 1888-2000, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection is an artificially created collection of photographs of individuals, groups, buildings, locations, and activities of the Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia tri-state region that the Marshall University Archives and Special Collections Department has accumulated over time. Items are foldered by subject or provenance where known. Topics of interest include the 1913 and 1937 floods, river and railroad scenes, and local businesses among many other subjects.

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


Cummings Guest House Register Pages 077 And 078, Usm African American Collection Jul 1968

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 077 And 078, Usm African American Collection

We Exist Series 4: Cummings Guest House Register Excerpts

This is a detail from the Cummings Guest House Register. You can see a digital version of the full text HERE.


0153: W. G. Owen Papers, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1968

0153: W. G. Owen Papers, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

Undated description of Charleston, West Virginia, by the state research editor for the Federal Writers' Project number 402.


1963-01, Photograph 003, Raphael H. Barto Jan 1963

1963-01, Photograph 003, Raphael H. Barto

Bette J. Barto correspondence

This collection contains 139 correspondence from Maj. Bette J. Barto, USAFE to her parents while serving as a nurse during the late 1950s and 1960s. Also included are three photographs, one special orders document, and one marriage license. In several cases, Bette refers to her parents as "Lizzie" and "Hugh Elmer," or simply "Elmer." Three letters from 1961 or 1962 are undated and placed in a separate folder.


The City Of Great Peace : An Historical Study Of Stockton's Rural Cemetery, Delmar Martin Mccomb Jr. Jan 1961

The City Of Great Peace : An Historical Study Of Stockton's Rural Cemetery, Delmar Martin Mccomb Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

One hundred years may or may not seem a long time. To the geologist, one hundred years is but a moment. To the historian it may represent a convenient yardstick to measure events or empires. To the average individual, one hundred years may seem a short time when history tells us that old world civilization was brought to the shores of California in 1542 by Cabrillo, and the first Franciscan mission was established in 1769. One hundred years is a long time When it includes such a period of phenomenal events as mankind has experienced in the past ten decades. …