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0735: Marion Vest Fors Papers, 1937-1985, Marshall University Special Collections
0735: Marion Vest Fors Papers, 1937-1985, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, a scrapbook, clippings, and ephemera related to Marion Vest Fors' murals which were painted in the James E. Morrow Library as part of the centennial celebration of Marshall College. The murals were removed for remodeling circa 1966 and remounted in 2005. The scrapbook was created by Fors about her creation of the mural to justify its emergence from storage and reuse in the Morrow Library. Also included in the collection are paintbrushes used in the painting of the murals.
0665: Ellen Dorcas Harn Papers, 1871-1977, Marshall University Special Collections
0665: Ellen Dorcas Harn Papers, 1871-1977, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection is composed of letters from friends and contemporaries of Ellen Dorcas Harn during her time in teaching in West Virginia and New York in 1871 and 1872. These primarily consist of letters from former students and friends at Marshall keeping her apprised of personal and school activities. Writers include Clayton Barton and Lucy Thompson.
0375: Lenna Lowe Yost Papers, 1921-1972, Marshall University Special Collections
0375: Lenna Lowe Yost Papers, 1921-1972, Marshall University Special Collections
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Civic leader, native of Marion County, West Virginia. Includes correspondence between Mrs. Yost and Morris Shawkey, president of Marshall College, 1923-1935.
0312: Frances Conner Papers, 1927-1928, Marshall University Special Collections
0312: Frances Conner Papers, 1927-1928, Marshall University Special Collections
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This collection consists primarily of newspaper clippings related to Marshall College and Huntington High School events in 1927-1928, but also includes several calling cards/graduation cards, a Christmas note, an invitation to a Harlequin Club semi-formal dance, and three photographs, one of a marching band and two others of a woman holding flowers at a sporting event.
0219: Walter S. Mccutchen Papers, 1878, Marshall University Special Collections
0219: Walter S. Mccutchen Papers, 1878, Marshall University Special Collections
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The original accession record states that the collection contains a diploma from Marshall College State Normal School and holograph copy of speech delivered at commencement on July 5, 1878. The speech copy is present, but the diploma was unable to be located at the time of finding aid creation.
0107: Ali Nawrouzi Typescript, 1975, Marshall University Special Collections
0107: Ali Nawrouzi Typescript, 1975, Marshall University Special Collections
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The Change in Marshall University Organizational Structure, a research paper, written for Public Administration.
0006: Virgil Anson Lewis Papers, 1843-1973, Marshall University Special Collections
0006: Virgil Anson Lewis Papers, 1843-1973, Marshall University Special Collections
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The Virgil A. Lewis papers consist primarily of a holograph draft of a history of Marshall College from its founding in 1837 until the 1890s, with an emphasis on the early years, before the Civil War. Included are research notes, trascriptions of documents, correspondence, and a copy of the contract between Mrs. Virgil Lewis and Lawrence Corbly, former president of the college, who carried on the work of the history after Mr. Lewis's death. There are also pamphlets written by Mr. Lewis and two compilations by his daughers Lucie and Virginia: "A History of the Lewis and Stone Families" and …