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Cummings Guest House Register Pages 099 And 100, Usm African American Collection Jul 1998

Cummings Guest House Register Pages 099 And 100, 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.

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Patricia Gibson Apr 1997

Patricia Gibson

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

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Ruben Lee Perry Nov 1996

Ruben Lee Perry

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

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Bryant Lamar Pryor Apr 1996

Bryant Lamar Pryor

African American Funeral Programs

Bryant_Lamar_Pryor.pdf - Funeral program for Bryant Pryor

Bryant_Lamar_Pryor_DeathNotice.pdf - Death Notice for Bryant Pryor

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0609: Association Of Southern Women For The Prevention Of Lynching Records [Microfilm], 1930-1942, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1995

0609: Association Of Southern Women For The Prevention Of Lynching Records [Microfilm], 1930-1942, Marshall University Special Collections

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The papers of the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching include correspondence, reports, pamphlets, legislative materials, and meeting minutes that trace the Association’s activities to address the problem of lynching of African Americans through public education rather than federal government intervention. Each format is not divided neatly into series and is available on multiple reels. Also in the collection is a guide covering in more detail what content is on reel, titled, The Commission on Interracial Cooperation papers, 1919-1944 and the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching papers, 1930-1942 : a guide to the …

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0589: Nellie Radford Diploma, 1911, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1994

0589: Nellie Radford Diploma, 1911, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of a 1911 diploma for Nellie from Douglas[sic?] High School in Huntington, West Virginia. The diploma is mounted on cardboard and signed by Wilson Foulk, J. W. Scott, C. W. Kend__ and J. K. Oney.

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0538: Harry B. Matney Jr. Manuscript, 1991, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1991

0538: Harry B. Matney Jr. Manuscript, 1991, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a manuscript presented by Harry B. Matney, Jr. at the Fourth Annual Conference on West Virginia’s Black History in 1991. The manuscript, titled “The Livisay Family of Wayne County,” covers the Livisay family from 1860 until 1991, beginning with William Henry Livisay and Margaret Livisay.

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0491: Carrie Eldridge Combined Collection, 1678-2014, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1989

0491: Carrie Eldridge Combined Collection, 1678-2014, Marshall University Special Collections

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Carrie Eldridge is a genealogical researcher in Chesapeake, Ohio. This collection contains photocopies of many county record books of the Appalachian areas of West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky, ranging from the American Revolution until the early twentieth century. It also contains her personal research files on topics related to slavery and the Underground Railroad in Ohio and West Virginia as well as local history topics such as church and family histories.

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0452: Pauline Fairfax Plaques, 1984 And 1986, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1987

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.

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Roscoe Sapp Jul 1986

Roscoe Sapp

African American Funeral Programs

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0413: Mason Co., W. Va. Court Records, 1805-1890, Marshall University Special Collections Jan 1985

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.

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Etta Irene Haynes Sikes Oct 1984