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Reader's Digest 1979 Almanac And Yearbook

Time Capsule Documents

No abstract provided.

Inside Hollins (1979), Hollins University

Inside Hollins

No abstract provided.

1979 Agricola, Arkansas Tech University

ATU Agricola Collection (Yearbooks)

This is the 1979 yearbook of Arkansas Tech University.

Founding Declaration Of The League For Human Rights And Freedoms, League For Human Rights And Freedoms

American Indian Movement and Activism

This typed two-page document, circa 1979, contains the Founding Declaration of the League for Human Rights and Freedoms based in Finland. It discusses the historical development of the recognition of basic human rights by organizations such as the United Nations and defines crimes against humanity that require intervention. It calls for cooperation with other countries striving for the same goals.

Map And Timeline Of Uranium Claims In The Lakota Nation, Unknown

American Indian Movement and Activism

This two-page typed document, circa 1979, provides a map of uranium and coal deposits, as well as existing and proposed power plants in the Lakota Nation in South Dakota. It also presents a timeline of the struggle between the Lakota people and the United States in the Black Hills region from 1856 to 1979.

Hi-O-Hi 1979, Oberlin College

Hi-O-Hi Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Rowan County Business And Professional Woman, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

Newspaper clippings, public service announcements, and club memos celebrating the hardworking women of Rowan County, Kentucky during 1979-1980.

The Spinster (1979), Hollins College

The Spinster

Yearbook of Hollins College (later University)

0270: West Virginia International Women's Year Coordinating Committee Records, 1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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Given the collection’s small size, the decision was made to keep the collection’s original order as found and not divide into series. Broader thematic content of the collection includes state level financial and treasurer’s papers organizing the conference as well as financial documents submitted to receive reimbursement from the IWY grant funds appropriated by Congress. Additional state materials include correspondence to and from the Treasurer for WV IWY, Betsy McCreight, publicity materials and brochures, reports, and financial material related to delegates attending the national conference.

Box 3 includes materials for the national IWY Conference, including manuals, publicity materials, and publications.

0284: John C. Edwards Ledgers, 1936-1948, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of two account books for John C. Edwards, Huntington engineer, spanning June 1936-July 1948. The books cover every expenditure, including, clothes, rent, dues, entertainment, and incoming salary for this twelve year period.

Special collections material is obtained from many sources and is intended primarily for research and educational purposes. Certain works may be protected by copyright, trademark, or related interests not governed by the department. It is up to the researcher to verify that they have permission to use these materials for publication or other activities.

0247: Huntington Civic League Records, 1946-1978, Marshall University Special Collections

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Local affiliate of the General Federation of Women's Clubs; promoted civic activities and advancement of the social and educational culture of its members until disbanded in 1978. Includes scrapbooks, minutes, correspondence and yearbooks.

0287: Joseph Hallock Papers, 1857-1891, Marshall University Special Collections

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Catskill, NY resident. Papers consist of diaries, 1857-1891; ledgers; miscellaneous writings; one volume entitled "Joseph Hallock's Justice Courts and Referee Register Beginning April 10, 1861."

0250: Elijah Beeman Letters, 1861-1862, Marshall University Special Collections

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Photoreproduction of typescript. Letters to various family members describe Civil War campaigns in Virginia and West Virginia, treatment of illnesses in camp and solider life in general. Member Co. A, 12th Ohio Volunteers.

0251: Homer Ochsenhirt Papers, 1931-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, native; musician in Huntington, West Virginia for over twenty years, conductor of the Huntington Symphony Orchestra. Papers include programs from Pittsburgh, newspaper clippings from Huntington, and photographs.

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

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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).

The Inshore-Marine And Estuarine Licensed Amateur Fishery Of Western Australia, R.C. J. Lenanton

Fisheries Research Bulletins

A description of the inshore-marine and estuarine licensed amateur fishery of Western Australia is reported, emphasising important historical events which influenced the development of the fishery.

John Gary Anderson Papers - Accession 158, John Gary Anderson, Rock Hill Body Company, Rock Hill Chamber Of Commerce

Manuscript Collection

The John Gary Anderson Papers consist of biographical sketches of J.G. Anderson and Alice Holler Anderson (wife of J.G. Anderson), newspaper clippings offering accounts of the success and failures of the Rock Hill Buggy Company, the Anderson Motor Company and “the Rock Hill Plan” for reduction of the cotton crop in the south. Also included is a map of Rock Hill dated 1891 and scrapbooks containing advertising materials for Anderson’s products, photographs, and correspondence relating to Anderson’s business, his will and years as a trustee of Winthrop College (1920-1937).

The Octofoil, January/February 1979, Ninth Infantry Division Association

The Octofoil

The Octofoil is the offical publication of the Ninth Infantry Division Association, Inc., an organization formed by the officers and men of the 9th Infantry Division in order to perpetuate the memory of fallen comrades, preserve the esprit de corps of the Division, promote peace and serve as an information bureau about the 9th Infantry Division. The Association is made up of 9th Infantry veterans from WWII and Vietnam, spouses, widows and lineal descendants.

Notes On Federal And State Laws Pertaining To Grave Desecration And Excavation Of Remains, Unknown

Graves Protection and Repatriation

These sixteen pages of typed notes were compiled circa 1979. They document federal and state laws and definitions pertaining to cemeteries, disinterment, removal of remains and archeological excavation. Also noted are laws dealing with historic preservation, American Indian religious freedom and right to privacy.

0249: Rena Spencer Papers, 1959-1974, Marshall University Special Collections

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Personal papers consisting mainly of clippings from magazines and newspapers. Miss Spencer had 1 cu ft of newspaper clippings about the Marshall University Basketball team, 1959-1976, which have been put in the University Archives.

0291: Thelma Morrison Matthews Papers, 1935, Marshall University Special Collections

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"A brief history of Salt Rock two-room elementary school" compiled by Mrs. Matthews, principal of Salt Rock school. Includes histories of the Salt Rock Community and of Walnut Grove and Palestine schools.

0281: Collins Family Papers, 1878-1920, Marshall University Special Collections

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Newark, Ohio, family. Papers consist of a diary kept by Louise Scheidler Collins (1878-1884); letters to Louise and Aimee Collins; deeds and certificates.

0256: Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints, Charleston Wv, Marshall University Special Collections

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Minute books and roll and record books of the Young Men's and Young Ladies' Mutual Improvement Association, handbooks for Bee-Hive girls and minutes of Sunday evening branch meetings.

0257: Martha Elizabeth Carpenter Miller Collection, 1898-1962, Marshall University Special Collections

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The majority of this collection consists of the handwritten and typed poetry of Martha Carpenter Miller. Many of the poems underwent multiple edits and rewrites, and her notes and corrections to her poems are included in this collection. The collection spans the years 1898-1962, with the bulk of the material from the 1930s-1950s. Miller wrote extensively, and the collection includes poems and partial poems, ideas, and short verses written on scrap paper, envelopes, paper towels, carboard, postcards, and various other types of paper. At the time of processing, original order was largely unknown. In organizing the materials, there were occasionally …