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0745: Bokair Family Papers, 1916-1971, Marshall University Special Collections
0745: Bokair Family Papers, 1916-1971, Marshall University Special Collections
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The collection consists of paper materials related to the Bokair family, especially Ellen Kathryn Bokair. Items include student newspapers, concert programs, and other memorabilia related to Huntington High School during the mid-1950s, as well as letters to Ellen Kathryn from Job’s Daughters and the American Business Women’s Association. Information on other members of the Bokair family is minimal and includes a wedding invitation, report cards, a ceremony pamphlet, letter, and a newspaper article. While the collection spans the years, 1916-1971, the bulk of items date from the 1950s and 1960s.
0575: Women's Club Of Huntington, 1961-1993, Marshall University Special Collections
0575: Women's Club Of Huntington, 1961-1993, Marshall University Special Collections
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Programs, newspaper clippings, photographs and scrapbook pages concerning a Young People's Concert series of sponsored by local civic group.
0519: Harriet Bagg Loomis Diary, 1855-1919, Marshall University Special Collections
0519: Harriet Bagg Loomis Diary, 1855-1919, Marshall University Special Collections
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West Springfield, Massachusetts, resident, whose diary describes her journey to Huntington, West Virginia, in 1874, to visit her uncle. Describes the newly-established town.
0314: Emma Childress Papers, 1904-1945, Marshall University Special Collections
0314: Emma Childress Papers, 1904-1945, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection consists of an eclectic mix of materials collected by Childers throughout her professional career. They include a 1904 letter from Principal Corbly regarding an institution not accepting Childress’ teaching certificate, a pamphlet entitled “Flood Views of Huntington, W.Va.” [1913], a 1930 Marshall commencement program, a newspaper clipping about the death of Knute Rockne, official programs for the National Education Association from 1911 and 1936, a 1928 Marshall College Directory, a program for the Huntington Women’s Club’s Freiburg Passion Play, and the envelope the collection was received in.