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0240: Oswald Blaine Stewart Collection, 1941-1942, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a scrapbook of German language newspapers documenting conflicts and military operations in World War II.

0238: Dr. Margaret Ballard Papers, 1968-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of collected newspaper clippings and articles printed about Ballard during her life and at the time of her death by Elizabeth Czompo. Also included in the collection is a letter from Ballard to Czompo regarding Ballard’s interest in genealogy and history.

0237: Vernon Sharp Collection, 1973-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains a compilation of papers related to the life of Vernon Sharp, including reminisces by his wife, including a discussion of the 1937 flood and the Depression, and a paper about him written by his granddaughter. Also included is a newspaper article about the fiftieth anniversary of his business.

0233: Aaron Gatchell Letter, 1865, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains a letter written by Aaron Gatchel on April 18, 1865 in Petersburg, Virginia to his brother David in Urichsville, Ohio. The letter describes an engagement at Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia; gives losses of the 13th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Cavalry, Company B; and comments on Lincoln's assassination. A transcript of the letter is included in the collection.

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0197: Homer C. Mccoy Papers, 1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains letters, both duplicate and original, written by Homer C. McCoy to Mrs. R. L. Stark discussing the difficulty of obtaining a copy of Ragland's History of Logan County. Also included is a note to the manuscripts librarian thanking him for use of the books. Also included is an incomplete bibliography of the Hatfield and McCoy feud.

0176: American Association Of University Women. West Virginia Division Of Records, 1923-1990, Marshall University Special Collections

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Records from the American Association of University Women (AAUW) WV Divisions includes president's papers, minute books, working papers; reports from branches, officers, and committee chairmen; financial papers.

0202: Virgie Smith Letter, 1896, Marshall University Special Collections

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Letter from Marshall College student to W. Zack Stewart, urging him to come for a visit, wishing that he were a school boy so that he could `come to school and have a good time like the rest of us.'

0178: Brooks Family Records, 1971, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains a bound typescript entitled 'Family records of the Brooks family' of Wyoming County, West Virginia, including information about the Cook and Canterbury families. The typescript includes not only standard genealogical information, but biographical information about the Brooks family members as well. Also included in the collection is a one-page typed transcription of an 1850 letter by Richard Brooks regarding personal and religious affairs.

0173: Corrie And Kate Clark Notebooks, 1889, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of four notebooks and loose pages. The four notebooks cover class notes and assignments for literature, history, natural science and algebra. One item bears a Wytheville, Virginia address. The loose pages are notes for math courses, one page of which is an 1889 receipt for a retail purchase in New York City.

0185: David Kraybill Papers, 1834-1963, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection has been divided into three series: diaries, research material, and other historical material.

The diaries series is composed of 57 years of diaries by Kraybill recording everything from the weather to his professional life. They encompass time he spent in Wheeling, WV, parts of Pennsylvania, and living in Huntington, WV since 1945.

The research material series is composed of copies of papers read at various West Virginia history meetings, copies of primary source documents, and other papers written or collected by Kraybill in pursuit of his interest in local history.

The other historical materials series is composed of …

0195: Stephenson Family Scrapbook, 1888-1972, Marshall University Special Collections

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The original scope and content listed in the accession record is as follows: Xerox only: Contains items concerning the Sammel family, as well as autographs of literary figures and an autograph letter signed by Jefferson Davis. The above description is listed because the current contents of the collection have expanded and changed without documentation as to those changes. The collection is currently composed of the following:

•Scrapbook of Parkersburg Sentinel Clippings, (1909-1914)

The contained clippings appear random, but a random sampling produced the following topics: local news (especially related to elections and city council), Stephenson family topics, and miscellaneous clippings …

0139: Walter Besant Letter, 1894, Marshall University Special Collections

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A letter thanking Thomas Mosher of Portland, Maine, for the gift of a book.

0160: Point Pleasant, Wv Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter, Nsdar Papers, 1925-1975, Marshall University Special Collections

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Membership lists, registrar's reports, photographs; and a report on prize-winning Bicentennial activities, addendum from the Point Pleasant, West Virginia Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter of the NSDAR.

0156: Marcellus Peck Papers, 1883-1889, Marshall University Special Collections

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Papers of a Philippi, West Virginia, resident. Papers include checks written to Elijah Allen, a tax receipt from Doddridge County, West Virginia, and a letter from brother, Henderson Peck, attorney at Ritchie County Courthouse, West Virginia.

0143: Mccoy Family Letters, 1845-1854, Marshall University Special Collections

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Ripley, Ohio, family. Letters from brothers in California describing the voyage through Panama, attempts at gold mining and ranching near Sacramento, the countryside and problems adjusting to it.

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.

0134: Clendenning Family Papers, 1850-1955, Marshall University Special Collections

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The collection consists primarily of two groups of letters. The first group were written by Arminda Holiday Clendenning of Freeport, Harrison County, Ohio, to her sister Ann Holliday Winder of Iowa, from 1850 until 1867. She writes of local and family news, life in the country, and later, as a young married woman, of her family and her husband’s business. Several letters mention travels and migrations of family and friends to the West.

The second group of letters were written by Robert Joseph Clendenning, grandson of Arminda Clendenning, to his family during the FirstWorld War. He describes his life in …

0137: Bertha Julia Steinbach Filson Papers, 1899-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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A major portion of the Bertha Filson papers consists of certificates of award, membership, and certification--all pertaining to Mrs. Filson’s activities as an educator, churchwoman, and Marshall University alumna. Correspondence includes letters from Lawrence J. Corbly, president of Marshall College from 1896 until 1915; George M. Ford, state superintendent of schools; and James Leftwich, a former student of Mrs. Filson’s who became president of the F. W. Woolworth Company.

There are also some compositions written by Mrs. Filson for an English class, many of which describe persons, places or events in Mason County, West Virginia. A large collection of newspaper …

0169: Samuel Cheney Papers, 1862-1891, Marshall University Special Collections

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Reports, inventories, vouchers, muster rolls, and other papers prepared by Captain Cheney of the Thirty-Sixth Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

0126: Clarksburg, W. Va. Stealey Heights Methodist Church Manuscript, 1928, Marshall University Special Collections

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History of the founding, dedication and list of pastors until 1928.

0141: Elizabeth Meriwether Letter, Marshall University Special Collections

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This letter was found in George Edmonds’ [Elizabeth Meriwether] “Facts and falsehoods concerning the war on the South” published in Memphis in 1904. The letter is addressed to Lyon G. Tyler commenting on his purchase of six copies of her book “Facts and Falsehoods”; and asks him to read “The Master of Red Leaf.”

0133: Clarence Darrow Letter, Marshall University Special Collections

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Letter by Clarence Darrow commenting on his book Farmington and on the town of Kinsman, Ohio, where Mr. Darrow spent his childhood. Original located in the Kinsman Free Public Library, Kinsman, Ohio, 44428

0166: Carder Family Papers, 1942-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of the Carder family papers created primarily during WWII. The collection is principally composed of letters sent between various members of the Carder family, chiefly to and from Ancel, during his enlistment as a Marine in WWII. Another bulk portion of the collection is composed of greeting cards mailed for various occasions to Orton and Chloie, remembrance cards that were collected by Orton of his congregation, and religious materials related to marriages and baptisms conducted by Orton as well as his participation in WV Methodist organizational activities for the Fourth Street Church in Huntington. Also included …

0092: Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church Records, 1873-1974, Marshall University Special Collections

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Register, minutes, annual reports; records of the Flats Presbyterian Church before it merged with the Point Pleasant church during the Second World War, when the Flats area was taken over by the War Department.

0080: Hancock-Wilson-Baise Papers, 1887-1950, Marshall University Special Collections

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Correspondence of Proctorville, Ohio, and Huntington, West Virginia, families, including letters written during the first and second world wars. Also receipts, newspaper clippings, grade reports, and other personal papers.

0093: Wallace Garfield Hayner Papers, 1933-1973, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, W. Va. insurance agent; papers consist of his correspondence and personal papers. Included are a manuscript of a history of West Virginia compiled from secondary sources and oral tradition, personal reminiscences of `Devil Anse' Hatfield, poetry, and personal papers.

0081: Henry Dourif Letters, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, businessman. Correspondence between Major Dourif and Colonel H. A. Toulmin of Dayton, Ohio, regarding Toulmin's book, Air Service American Expeditionary Force 1918 as well as other materials belonging to Dourif related to WWI.

0102: Lorene Enochs Dunlap Papers, 1917-1971, Marshall University Special Collections

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Scrapbooks and photographs of Cabell County, West Virginia, family from near Milton; bulk of correspondence dates from the First World War and 1935-1945.

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

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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, …

0122: Huntington, Wv Phi Beta Kappa Associates, 1927-1960, Marshall University Special Collections

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Correspondence, minutes of meetings, membership lists, financial reports and pamphlets related to an attempt to establish a chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Marshall College.