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Inside Hollins (1982), Hollins University

Inside Hollins

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The Spinster (1982), Hollins College

The Spinster

Yearbook of Hollins College (later University)

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.

0362: Daniel Miller Will, 1791, Marshall University Special Collections

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Photoreproduction of a holograph copy of an Augusta County, Virgina will accompanied by typed transcript.

0355: Aron And Pauline Jouan Papers, 1963-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, woodcarvers; members of the West Virginia Artists and Craftsmen's Guild. Papers consist primarily of newsletters, directories and other secondary material from the Guild.

0366: Anna M. Love Papers, 1816-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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Collection centers primarily on the papers of Daniel Love, pioneer settler of Cabell County, W. Va. and consists of notes, receipts, and memoranda pertaining to the settlement of the estate of his father-in-law, John Chadwick of Kentucky. Another major portion of the collection consists of correspondence to Anna M. Love concerning family genealogy in the 1960s.

0368: Sterrett Family Records, 1807-1884, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of fifteen items that are indentures of bargain and sale for land in Mason County, Virginia (later West Virginia). The items appear to have been collected by the Sterrett family as they were party to many of the deed transactions. Parties of the sales include Alexander E. Spotswood and Betsey Washington Spotswood, William Trotter and Mary Trotter, Walter Newman and Ellen Newman, Bushrod Washington Jr., Henry C./G. Dade and Catherine Dade, Phillip Long and Adam Long, Washington Steritt(?), and William Sterritt (sometimes Sterrett). The land was originally part of the George Washington military tract. This collection includes …

0371: Irene Drukker Broh Papers, 1880-1978, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of scanned copies of clippings, a book, two scrapbooks primarily about Irene Drukker Broh and her mother Sara Tobias Broh. Included are one scrapbook each by Irene and Sara, each consisting primarily of clippings about social issues and other ephemera. Also included in the collection is a significant number of clippings about Irene throughout her life, a term paper written about Irene’s activist work, and a copy of “A Literary Find” by Sara Tobias Drukker, composed of a posthumous publication of Drukker’s work. As all items in the collections are scanned, legibility varies.

0349: Jennie Petrie Emmons Diary, 1929, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of one volume entitled, “All About Going Abroad: With Maps and A Handy Travel Diary” by Harry A. Franck, 1927. The front leaf indicates that the book was presented from Jennie to Minnie in honor of their trip abroad documented in the volume. The volume contains a diary section that is filled with entries ranging in date from June 22 to July 29, 1929. The entries cover western Europe and document what the Emmons did during their time abroad, as well as some historical background on the places where they traveled.

0350: Grady And Elizabeth Mytinger Risen Papers, Marshall University Special Collections

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Collection consists primarily of scrapbooks maintained by Mr. and Mrs. Risen concerning Marshall College class of 1919, Huntington businessmen and businesses, and an obituary collection dating from 1950's. Also included is a ledger from an Alexandra, Virginia Pharmacy, 1854.

The Octofoil, January/February 1982, 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.

0364: Oretha Morgan Foard Papers, 1855-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, resident. Papers consist primarily of printed pamphlets, play programs, and travel brochures. Includes some school papers while a student at West Virginia University in the 1920's. The collection as a whole reflects her interests in drama, especially Shakespeare.

0383: Goodykoontz For Senator Club Roster, C. 1910-1925, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a ledger containing a list of members of the Huntington Goodykoontz for Senator Club. Listed are 100 names, addresses, and telephone numbers of club members. The ledger is blank with the exception of three pages containing the previously mentioned information. Also included is a proof sheet of newspaper from the Beckley Post-Herald from November 1, 1960.

A note in the collection states that the volume was found in the Okey P. Keadle Papers at an unstated location.

0367: Huntington, W.Va. East High School Scrapbook, 1964, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of a scrapbook compiled by the students of Huntington East High School in honor of the retirement of Wendell Cornetet, principal. The scrapbook includes programs, signatures, and testimonial letters from teachers, students and alumni.