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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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York County Multiethnic Heritage Project Collection - Accession 186, York County Multiethnic Heritage Project

Manuscript Collection

The project, which began in July 1976, and ended June 30, 1977, focused on ethnic groups in the area: Southern Appalachian, African-American and Native American. The collection includes a wide variety of material that could be used for research on York County and for instructional purposes by teachers. The collection consists of magazines, newspaper clippings, books, audio tapes, video cassettes, slides, transparencies, and copies of historical documents such as letters and land records.

Johnson Family Papers - Accession 162, Johnson Family

Manuscript Collection

The Johnson Family Papers consist of correspondence, diaries, journals, speeches, reports, newspaper clippings, financial records, photographs, and other records relating to the family of David Bancroft Johnson, founder and first president of Winthrop (1886-1928) including, his wife Mai Rutledge Smith Johnson (Class of 1898), and their children, David Bancroft, Jr., Burgh, and Suzanne Johnson. The collection covers topics concerning David Bancroft Johnson’s work with the Columbia, South Carolina school system and the origins of Winthrop. Correspondents include Edward Southey Joynes, J.C. McCurry, Frances W. Parker, A.D. Mayo, William G. Burgin, and W.R. Bradford among many others.

Thomas Family Papers - Accession 147, Thomas Family

Manuscript Collection

The collection is a valuable source of information concerning family life in Rock Hill, S.C. during the period from 1920-1945. The collection includes diaries, Thomas Tours brochures, newspaper clippings speeches, financial and estate records, genealogies, menus, photographs, memorabilia and extensive body of correspondence comprising the largest part of the collection. Dr. Roy Zachariah Thomas brought his family to Rock Hill when he assumed the position of professor of Chemistry at Winthrop College in 1914. The correspondence in the collections traces the growth of the Thomas family and the tour business, Thomas Tours, Inc., that Dr. Thomas founded in the 1920’s. …

Pindarian Club Of Rock Hill Records - Accession 166, Book Club Of Rock Hill, Pindarian

Manuscript Collection

The Pindarian Club of Rock Hill, SC was organized on February 25, 1954 as a daughter club of the Perihelion Club. The purpose of the literary club is to encourage and sustain the intellectual development of its members and to promote better citizenship, inviting therein such social factors as may contribute to this purpose. The records consist of histories, constitutions, bylaws, minutes, membership records, photographs, yearbooks, and newspaper clippings documenting the club’s history.

Stamper Stage Newsletter, 1978-1980, Carter County Genealogical Society, G. K. Inman

Carter County Genealogy Collection

The Stamper Stage newsletter published from December of 1978 to September of 1980.

Stampers In Kentucky, Carter County Genealogical Society, Martha Stamper

Carter County Genealogy Collection

A book titled, Stampers in Kentucky: 1790-1850.