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0067: C. C. Henking Collection, 1795-1861, Marshall University Special Collections

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The C. C. Henking Collection consists of land patents, deeds, titles, abstracts of titles, and indentures dating from 1795 to 1861. Also included are tax receipts, maps, notes and certificates. Many of the documents are in French. They are of particular interest to this region because all of the properties are located in what is now the state of West Virginia. In addition to the register, a more complete description of the contents of each folder will be found in the box.

0033: John H. Brumfield Land Grant, 1850, Marshall University Special Collections

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Original parchment land grant issued by the Commonwealth of Va., for land in Logan Co., Va., signed by Gov. John Floyd.

0043: Henry P. Alderman Papers, 1898-1919, Marshall University Special Collections

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Account book (1898), six charge books (1902-1904), and a letter of a Huntington, West Virginia resident.

0056: George Moon Letter, 1884, Marshall University Special Collections

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A statement of account for receipt of payment with E. Williams of Baltimore, Maryland.

0013: Nathaniel Bacon Papers, 1870-1891, Marshall University Special Collections

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Ledgers, business papers, receipts, legal documents, correspondence of owner of Talcott Toll Bridge Company, Talcott, Summers County, West Virginia.

0029: D. Farrier Letter, 1857, Marshall University Special Collections

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Holograph request for collection of money in order to pay a debt to List and Howel.

0032: Frederick Moore Land Grant, 1824, Marshall University Special Collections

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Land grant for five hundred acres in Cabell County, West Virginia; signed by Governor John Pleasants.

0009: David Michael Gideon Papers, 1878-1959, Marshall University Special Collections

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A major portion of the collection consists of correspondence between Mr. Gideon and his political and business associates between 1929 and 1945. Included is correspondence regarding the administration of the estate of Mr. Gideon's brother-in-law, Mike Broh. Another large group of papers is made up of ledgers, journals, day books, daily cash sheets, check ledgers, account ledgers, and other records from the Huntington Herald Company and the several land and holding companies with which Mr. Gideon was associated.

Correspondence and business records of the Sam and Dave Gideon clothing store from 1914 until 1926 comprise most of the remaining papers. …

Impact: A Study Of The Impact Of Merrimack College On The Lower Merrimack Valley Of Massachusetts And New Hampshire, Arland Charlton, The Committee On Impact

Merrimack College Publications

The Impact study reflects principally the economic presence of Merrimack College in the lower Merrimack Valley. It is the result of long effort- eighteen months, to be precise- on the part of Professor Arland Charlton who conducted the study.

Operation And Management Guides For A Dairy Manufacturing Plant, Mohammad Valanejad

All Graduate Plan B and other Reports, Spring 1920 to Spring 2023

The dairy and food industries have become highly technical and almost completely mechanized. They also ranked as one of the greatest industries in the country at the present time and represent an investment of many billions of dollars.

The rigid health department regulations, together with the special processes required, call for many types of specialized equipments and procedures. Most of the processes require heat, power, and refrigeration. More exact control of processes, as well as more efficient operation, have become increasingly important as these industries have matured and as competition has become keener. Material handling and automation are major developments …

The Biology Of The Utah Chub, Gila Atraria (Girard), Of Scofield Reservoir, Utah, Harold F. Olson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

The Utah chub is one of the most important non-game fish in Utah. It has a wide range, and occurs in every drainage in Utah. The Utah chub is not important economically as food fish nor is it of much value commercially. The sportsmen think of this species as trash and do not consider catching or consuming them. However, the Utah chub may be caught on hook and line more readily than many game species. The Utah chub in Scofield Reservoir have been caught by trolling, bait fishing and fly casting and furnish considerable sport when caught with a light …

The Student With Hand Difficulties In Typewriting, Kenneth Arlen Tucker

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Validity Of Some Methods Of Measuring Straight-Copy Typing Skill, Patricia A. Wheeler

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.

"Short-Term" Business Courses For California Junior Colleges, Wayne Edward Johnson

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was: (1) to determine whether or not there is a place for "short-term" courses in the junior college business curriculum, (2) to set forth some guiding principles for the development of such courses, and (3) to record information that might be of assistance to business educators, curriculum planners, and administrators interested in exploring the possible incorporation of short-term courses in their curricula.

0012: Morgan Family Papers, 1831-1935, Marshall University Special Collections

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The Morgan family papers consist of business, general and family correspondence, as well as legal and financial papers. Much of the business correspondence, dating from 1840 to 1935, is concerned with John Morgan's business ventures, first as a store keeper in Shenandoah County, Virginia, and later as a farmer in Putnam Country, Virginia, now West Virginia. The general correspondence consists of letters from friends and dates from 1843 until 1900. The family correspondence is composed of letters from members of the immediate Morgan family, and includes letters from members of three generations. It is well to note here that there …

The Port Of Portland, State Of Maine, Port Of Portland Authority

Maine Collection

The Port of Portland, State of Maine

Compiled and Distributed by Port of Portland Authority, 1935(?).

Contents include: General Description of Port / Marine Terminal Facilities / Port Services and Costs Usually Borne by Vessels / Terminal Charges and Railroad Absorption Arrangements / Historical Sketch of the Port of Portland / Commerce of the Port / Steamship Services / Railroad Service / Bunkering Facilities / Water Supply / Fisheries / Industrial and Agricultural Activities of State / Recreational Facilities of the State of Maine / Maine's Wild Waters Full of Fighting Fish / Laws; Rules; Regulations; Pertaining to Portland Harbor …

Bond Valuation, Millard Wessel

Bachelors’ Theses

In the investment field today, the thing most strikingly noticeable is the lack of knowledge of the principles back of investment. This is brought out more clearly day by day as the number of business failures multiply. The purpose of this paper is to show to the investor the methods used and advocated by expert financiers and accountants on the general sμbject of bond valuation. The subject of bond valuation includes: A. The Problem of Amortization. B. Calculation of the Purchase Price of a Bond. C. Determination of the Investment Rate. D. The Treatment of Bonds Redeemable in Installments.

The Investment Trust And The American Investor, Anthony B. Ronzani

Bachelors’ Theses

We Americans are familiar with the term "trust" in many different forms, but as yet, not to any great extent under the name or an "investment trust." We are fairly cognizant of such forms as: the trust company, trusts, express trusts, equipment trusts, and trusts under wills. Writers on the subject of "trusts" have defined the term in different ways. Sometime they mean °legal trusts," the form taken by the great prototype, the Standard Oil Company. In such a sense a trust may be defined as an organization managed by a board of trustees to whom all the capital stock …