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0488: Marshall Family Papers, 1987-1988, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of two folders containing materials disparate in subject matter: one consisting of a list of many descendants of John Marshall compiled by Sam Clagg for Marshall University’s Sesqui-Centennial Committee in 1987, another of materials sent to Marshall University by one of these descendants. The folder compiled by Sam Clagg with a list of descendants includes an address for each one. Also included in the same folder are three letters regarding the acquisition of Marvin L. Marshall’s “The Marshall Family.” The other folder title “Marshall Family” two letters between Marshall’s Public Relations office and Mary Paulding Martin. Martin …

0484: William S. Wallace Collection, 1880-1947, Marshall University Special Collections

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William Wallace was a Huntington, West Virginia, resident. This collection includes photographs of early Cabell County dwellings and Huntington scenes, some of which were used in George S. Wallace's Cabell County Annals and Families.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the William Wallace Photograph Collection, 1880-1947 here.

0483: Cecil Ferguson Photograph Collection, 1946, Marshall University Special Collections

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Ten Hand-tinted black and white photographs, 36 x 44 inches, mounted on masonite. Aerial views of Huntington, West Virginia, taken for the Roach-Ferguson Realty Co., by Thomas Studios. Eight negatives were included with the collection.

0477: Huntington Early Settlers' Association, Marshall University Special Collections

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Typescript reminiscences of the founding of Huntington in 1871 and its early years as the Ohio River terminus of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.

0472: Clyde Wellman Papers, 1808-1947, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, newspaperman. Papers include original typescripts for articles for the Herald-Dispatch concerning early history of Cabell County and Huntington, West Virginia.

0452: Pauline Fairfax Plaques, 1984 And 1986, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, public school teacher; member of Carter G. Woodson Memorial Committee. This collection is composed of two plaques, one from the First Baptist Church of Huntington on March 31, 1984, and the second from the Black History Month Committee at Marshall in 1986. The bulk of Mrs. Fairfax' papers went to West Virginia State College, Institute, West Virginia.

0451: Savage Grant Cabell Co. Clerk Recrods, 1754-1929, Marshall University Special Collections

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Descriptions of the sixty-one lots that made up the original Savage land grant.

0467: Berlin Basil Chapman Papers, 1942-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection primarily consists of publications by or contributed to by Berlin Basil Chapman. These publications relate to his interests in West Virginia and Oklahoma history, as well as Chapman genealogy. Also included are photographs of Webster Springs High School Alumni and newsclippings about various speeches given by Chapman. Notable in the collection is a microfilm copy of a manuscript titled “Teaching Soldiers American History Under Direction of the War Department, 1943-1944” Secret Papers Revealed, 1978.

0450: West Virginia State Society Nsdar Papers, 1926-2019, Marshall University Special Collections

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Computer sheets and working papers of the state Registrar, noting changes in membership in the chapters; also, two drawers of ancestor cards, a card file of Revolutionary War soldiers, records of disbanded chapters, and selected committee papers.

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.

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 …

0406: Harvey Family Papers, 1897-1958, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, family. Includes material related to business interests of Thomas Harvey, correspondence, school papers, teaching materials of Marshall College English professor Helen Brandebury Harvey, and photographs, as well as extensive letters to their daughter Ida during WWII.

0413: Mason Co., W. Va. Court Records, 1805-1890, Marshall University Special Collections

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Assorted records of the county and circuit courts discarded when the old courthouse was razed, ca. 1955. Included are estate appraisals, school house plans, wolf scalp claims and oaths of allegiance. Also included in this collection is accession 0473, composed of photo reproduction of marriages, 1806-1850, and the Register of Free Negroes, 1838-1860.

0388: Oscar R. Shannon Photograph Collection, 1903-1937, Marshall University Special Collections

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Photographs of Central City (now part of Huntington), West Virginia, including groups of athletic teams and employees from the West Virginia Brewing Company and the Huntington Tumbler Company.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Oscar R. Shannon Photograph Collection, 1903-1937 here.

0403: Grady Risen Collection, 1900-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, realtor. Scrapbooks contain photographs and some appraisals of commercial property in downtown Huntington over nearly sixty years. Some holograph records of Aleshire-Harvey co., 1921-1922.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Grady Risen Collection, 1900-1980 here.

0400: Dr. Glenray C. Stein Musical Score, 1948, Marshall University Special Collections

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"Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven Second Piano, arranged by Dr. Stein. Dr. Glenray C. Stein was music director of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company.

0395: W.Va. Dept. Of Culture And History. Historic Preservation Unit, 1983, Marshall University Special Collections

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Photoreproduction of survey sheets completed by Wallace Stowers and Mike Zegeer of Marshall University. Survey of downtown Huntington, West Virginia, identifying architecturally significant structures in a 48-block area; includes photographs, floor plans and maps.

0393: Phi Alpha Theta, Gamma Chi Chapter, Marshall University, 1815-1967, Marshall University Special Collections

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Miscellaneous business records: attendance record of Order of Railroad Engineers, 1908-1967; Petit Brothers Electric Company ledger, 1920-1931; and a journal from the Scofield establishment, 1815-1820.

0392: Denver C. Yoho Papers, 1906-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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Photoreproduction of holograph note placed by Calvin Spurlock of Putnam County, West Virginia, in his log cabin during a 1906 remodeling and found in 1980 by William F. Hancock and reprinted in the Vandalia Historical Society newsletter.

0404: Gwinn Family Papers, 1926, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington Family. Papers consist almost entirely of ephemera from European tour of 1926, including customs lists, maps, etc. A photograph of the Tri- Sigma dance at Marshall in 1928 was placed in Archives.

0357: Depositions Of Survivors Of Buffalo Creek Flood, Teresa Lynn Justice Et Al., Marshall University Special Collections

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The collection consists of the depositions of the survivors of the Buffalo Creek Flood in 1972, plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the Pittston Coal Company, filed in the U. S. District Court, Southern W. Va., Huntington, W. Va. Includes depositions of children who survived the Buffalo Creek flood of 1972 as well as grade reports of selected children and depositions of scholars Robert J. Lifton and Kai Erikson concerning survivor guilt.

0351: Tompkins Family Papers, 1929-1971, Marshall University Special Collections

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Reports prepared by Albert Szerokman relating to the restoration and preservation of historic buildings, especially the Shrewsbury and Tompkins houses, in Cedar Grove, Kanawha County, West Virginia and surrounding area. Includes photographs and an 1841 store ledger.

0328: Huntington Committee For Unicef, 1974-1981, Marshall University Special Collections

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Minutes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial papers, and inventory sheets for the local committee of the United Nations Children's Fund.

0346: Depositions Of Survivors Of Buffalo Creek Flood, Dennis Prince Et Al., Marshall University Special Collections

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The collection consists of the depositions of the 552 survivors of the Buffalo Creek Flood in 1972, plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the Pittston Coal Company, filed in the U. S. District Court, Southern West Virginia, Huntington, West Virginia.

0354: Wyn Esselborn Typescript, 1981, Marshall University Special Collections

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Photoreproduction (very poor) of typescript article "Finding John Marshall", concerning the Marshall Family, Marshall, Virginia, and the Marshall home in Richmond, Virginia.

0327: William B. Newcomb Papers, 1865-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of materials compiled by William B. Newcomb for family and local history research. All of the materials are copies of original materials or manuscripts written by or about Newcomb regarding family and local history. Notable items in this collection include a microfilm copy of an 1865 diary kept by Margaret Emily Cox, a copy of an autograph album kept by Cox, publications by William B. Newcomb about his family, research about Newcomb’s grandfather William Barkla, copies of photographs, ephemera, and research about the C & O Railroad (including a copy of the periodical “Headlight”), Margaret Neuhaus, and …

0303: Lydia Nye Simpson Poffenbarger Papers, 1913, Marshall University Special Collections

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`Epitome of the life of `Ossawatomie' John Brown, including the story of his attack on Harper's Ferry and his capture...,' and `Mansion house, Point Pleasant, West Virginia,' (an inventory of furniture and artifacts with a history of the grounds and building).

0302: Arvil Ernest Harris Papers, 1925-1965, Marshall University Special Collections

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Marshall University dean of the graduate school; educator. Papers include dissertation, certificates, family history, personal papers, and files related to service on the Huntington, West Virginia, City Council.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Arvil Ernest Harris Papers, 1925-1965 here.

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.

0297: Walter Lindsey Brown Papers, 1926-1979, Marshall University

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Papers include copies of speech and articles, memorials, correspondence, and newspaper clippings. Speeches include “Advising Management” [on legal issues] and a graduation speech from the 1926 commencement exercises from the University of Virginia. Articles include “A Substitute for the Bricker Amendment” from the Virginia Law Review and a resolution from Huntington Galleries mourning Brown. Clippings include obituaries about Brown’s death. Correspondence focuses on planning a memorial for Brown after his death, as well as the dedication of Walter L. Brown Hall at the University of Virginia School of Law.