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Pearls And Politics: White Clubwomen’S Activism In The Postwar South, Kelly E. Liles
Pearls And Politics: White Clubwomen’S Activism In The Postwar South, Kelly E. Liles
Honors Theses
Elite white women’s organizations, such as the League of Women Voters, the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the American Association of University Women, provide a unique perspective on history. These political women’s clubs, which range from liberal to conservative, are discussed in the context of how they responded to the postwar era of McCarthyism and the Civil Rights Movement. These women wanted to become respected political actors; however, they understood this was only achieved in a manner that was considered acceptable for women. This study begins by analyzing who these women were, including their political inclinations and motivations and …
Blackburn, Jeanie Daviess, 1847-1929 (Sc 1677), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Blackburn, Jeanie Daviess, 1847-1929 (Sc 1677), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1677. Letter, 1 April 1902, from Sallie Briggs, Oakwood, Marion County, Missouri, to Jeanie Daviess Blackburn [Bowling Green, Kentucky] relating to Daviess/Davis family genealogy. Also, Daughters of the American Revolution membership application of Queenie Blackburn Coke.
0634: Cary Howard Rayburn Papers, 1804-1985, Marshall University Special Collections
0634: Cary Howard Rayburn Papers, 1804-1985, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
Point Pleasant, West Virginia, teacher. Papers consist primarily of letters written to Mrs. Rayburn from West Virginia state legislators regarding her lobbying efforts to raise teacher retirement benefits. Includes material related to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of 1812, and local history of Point Pleasant and Mason Co., West Virginia.
0528: Rick Whisman Collection, 1862-1935, Marshall University Special Collections
0528: Rick Whisman Collection, 1862-1935, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
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.
0453: 1860 Census Of Lewis Co., W.Va., Marshall University Special Collections
0453: 1860 Census Of Lewis Co., W.Va., Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
Original of records presented to the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Library by Martha Metz and Linda Camp of the Blennerhasset Chapter NSDAR, Parkersburg, West Virginia
0465: Nsdar James Wood Chapter Typescript, 1964, Marshall University Special Collections
0465: Nsdar James Wood Chapter Typescript, 1964, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection includes transcriptions of the markers found in the Williamstown Cemetery in Williamstown, West Virginia for the dates 1858 to 1924. An index of names is included. This project was undertaken by the James Wood Chapter of the National Society for the Daughters of the American Revolution, located in Parkersburg, West Virginia.
0428: Berkeley Co., W.Va. Typescript, 1777-1816, Marshall University Special Collections
0428: Berkeley Co., W.Va. Typescript, 1777-1816, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
Photoreproduction of an original typescript (carbon copy) located in the genealogical library of National society Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C. Originally donated 1934.
0412: Nsdar Genealogical Records, 1985-2000, Marshall University Special Collections
0412: Nsdar Genealogical Records, 1985-2000, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
The collection contains a compilation of genealogy and local history materials created or copied by NSDAR members while conducting chapter activities. Materials are primarily focused on Wood and Wayne County deeds, birth, death, and will data, but also includes family Bible records submitted by NSDAR chapter members throughout the state of West Virginia in addition to miscellaneous county records, include deeds, will abstracts, and cemetery records, from around the state.
0260: Alice Blondina Carder Sauer Papers, 1855-1979, Marshall University Special Collections
0260: Alice Blondina Carder Sauer Papers, 1855-1979, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
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. …