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0770: Carrie Eldridge Collection, Marshall University Special Collections

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Carrie Eldridge is a genealogical researcher in Chesapeake, Ohio. This collection contains photocopies of many county record books of the Appalachian areas of West Virginia, Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky, ranging from the American Revolution until the end of the Civil War. The collection also contains high quality photographs of one room school houses of Cabell County, West Virginia, an audio cassette oral history, books, and pen nibs.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Carrie Eldridge Collection here.

0698: W.Va. Chapter Daughters Of Founders And Patriots Of America Records, 1983-2000, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists primarily of scrapbooks and correspondence created by the W.Va. Chapter Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America between 1971 and 2000. Scrapbooks contain photographs of members, many identified, as well as clippings about group activities. Also in the collection are treasurer records, member applications, minutes, and yearbooks and member lists from this time period.

0681: Virginia Talbott Quay Papers, 1918-1984, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists of several formats and topics of materials related to the activities of Virginia Talbott Quay, including a scrapbook of newspaper clippings dating between 1930 and 1950 about social and cultural events as well as the activities of lineage societies, including the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Other materials relate to her work with several lineage societies, including the U.S. Daughters of 1812 and Daughters of American Colonists. Also included in the collection are World War II materials such as a paper soldier cap, a pledge to sell bonds, and newspaper clippings. Other portions of the collection include …

0685: United Daughters Of The Confederacy. W. Va. Division Records, 1898-2004, Marshall University Special Collections

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Includes minutes, rosters of Confederate veterans, programs of meetings and proceedings of state conferences of women’s organization established to promote historical, benevolent, educational, patriotic and memorial objectives and honor the men and women of the confederacy.

0632: Dolores Imogene Dowling Papers, 1942-1994, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, civic leader; Second World War veteran. Papers consist primarily of Dowling’s scrapbooks and memorabilia related to her service as an army nurse with the 1st Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M.A.S.H.) unit; included are photocopies of certificates and letters related to her civic activities and election to the Huntington Hall of Fame.

0609: Association Of Southern Women For The Prevention Of Lynching Records [Microfilm], 1930-1942, Marshall University Special Collections

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The papers of the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching include correspondence, reports, pamphlets, legislative materials, and meeting minutes that trace the Association’s activities to address the problem of lynching of African Americans through public education rather than federal government intervention. Each format is not divided neatly into series and is available on multiple reels. Also in the collection is a guide covering in more detail what content is on reel, titled, The Commission on Interracial Cooperation papers, 1919-1944 and the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching papers, 1930-1942 : a guide to the …

0546: High School Bowl Questions, 1985-1991, Marshall University Special Collections

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Questions used in the local Hi-Q, or High School Bowl, competition televised locally using area high schools as contestants Dr. Cusick was a coordinator.

0535: Southern Women And Their Families In The 19th Century [Microfilm], 1694-1991, Marshall University Special Collections

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The Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries Collection consists of microfilm copies of selected collections at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill’s Southern Historical Collection and the Virginia Historical Society related to southern women and their families during the nineteenth century. Topics relate to women in the South and include descriptions of plantation and family life, domestic relations, and travel, and formats include diaries, correspondence, and other papers. Given the unique and diverse nature of the materials on microfilm, the collections are unable to be completely described in the finding aid alone. The …

0528: Rick Whisman Collection, 1862-1935, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, resident. Collection includes a Civil War letter by Charles Sayre; legal papers from the law offices of Brown & Brown in Boyd County, KY, and oversized photographs depicting the Daughters of the American Revolution and the United Daughters of 1812 Society grapples in Washington, D.C. as well as printed material.

0503: Westmoreland Chapter Nsdar Records, 1988, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection contains the original draft and working papers for the publication, "Wayne County, West Virginia, cemeteries, vol. 1”, published by the Westmoreland Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution. Working papers include information, inventories, and directions for cemeteries in Wayne County.

0418: Whittaker-Glanville Family Papers, 1856-1985, Marshall University Special Collections

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Papers consist primarily of diaries, newspaper clippings, correspondence, genealogies and photographs of five families: the Glanville-Carter families of St. Louis, Mo.; the Whittakers of Preble County, Ohio; Dorothy Whittaker Atkins of Huntington, West Virginia.; and the Heacocks of Bucks County, Penna.

A significant part of the collection are the diaries of Annie Heacock, a teacher at the Penn School for freed slaves in Beaufort, South Carolina, 1864-1869. Other diaries include the Civil War diary of John Whittaker, a surgeon in the 81st Ohio Volunteer Infantry.

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0260: Alice Blondina Carder Sauer Papers, 1855-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is split into two series: Carder and Sauer family materials as well as materials related to Alice’s work in the Point Pleasant Chapter of the WVDAR. Some materials, such as the newspaper clippings and to a lesser extent correspondence, are mixed DAR and family materials. In box order, the collection contains the following:

Newspaper clippings cover subjects related to the Carder and Sauer family as well as Alice’s participation in the NSDAR. NSDAR participation focuses on the coordination of local and state events surround the bicentennial of the Battle of Point Pleasant as well as local history events. …

0064: Marshall University Oral History Collection, Marshall University Special Collections

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Tape recordings and transcripts of oral interviews with residents in the West Virginia-Ohio-Kentucky Tri-State region regarding such topics as farming, schools, health care, folk customs, and many others related to life in this Appalachian region.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Marshall University Oral History Collection here.