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0175: Wayne County, Wv School Commissioner's Report, 1860, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of two forms regarding the information of indigent children in order to cover their tuition and school books to attend school in Wayne County during 1860.

Marshall News Releases: December, 1976, Marshall University

Marshall University News Releases

These news releases were written by and distributed by Marshall during the period indicated in the title.

19761102: President's Papers, Roland Nelson (1968-1970), Donald Dedmon (1970-1971), And John Barker (1971-1974), President's Office

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These items include materials from the office of the President at Marshall University from 1968-1976. Items were received in 1976 and include notable materials from Presidents Roland Nelson, Donald Dedmon, and John Barker. Please download the inventory for a complete list of the contents.

West Virginia College Of Graduate Studies Bulletin, 1976-1977, Wvcogs

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West Virginia College of Graduate Studies Catalog for the 1976-1977 academic year.

19750916: Social Studies Education, 1952-1959, College Of Education And Professional Development

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These items include materials from the College of Education and Professional Development at Marshall University from 1952-1959. Items were received in 1976 and include notable materials from Professor Edwin Cubby, a faculty member in the department. Items include information about an Economics Education Workshop and applications for a scholarship around eight or so year period. This includes participants, finances, sometimes pictures, and programs/correspondence. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents.

The Student Handbook Of Marshall University, 1976-1977, Marshall University

Marshall University Student Handbook

No abstract provided.

Marshall News Releases: July, August, September, October, November, 1976, Marshall University

Marshall University News Releases

These news releases were written by and distributed by Marshall during the period indicated in the title.

The Greenbook, Faculty Handbook, 1976-1977, Marshall University Academic Affairs

The Greenbook

This book has been published for the faculty of Marshall University for the specified period of time. This book was created by what is now known as Academic Affairs and is for the period of 1976-1977.

Marshall News Releases: June 5-30, 1976, Marshall University

Marshall University News Releases

These news releases were written by and distributed by Marshall during the period indicated in the title.

General Undergraduate Catalog, 1976-1977, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 1970-1979

Marshall University General Undergraduate Catalog for the 1976-1977 academic year.

Marshall News Releases: Janurary, Feburary, March, April, May, Early June, 1976, Marshall University

Marshall University News Releases

These news releases were written by and distributed by Marshall during the period indicated in the title.

Commencement, 1976, Marshall University

Marshall University Commencement

Program for the One Hundred Thirty-Ninth Commencement of Marshall University.

0135: L. Marie White Papers, 1870-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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Assistant Registrar and assistant to the director of alumni affairs at Marshall University. Papers consist of lists of graduates of Marshall College, newspaper clippings, and her notes, drafts and manuscript for her booklet, `Metamorphose of Old Main,' and an unpublished history of the Albert Gallatin Jenkins Laboratory School at Marshall College.

0137: Bertha Julia Steinbach Filson Papers, 1899-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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A major portion of the Bertha Filson papers consists of certificates of award, membership, and certification--all pertaining to Mrs. Filson’s activities as an educator, churchwoman, and Marshall University alumna. Correspondence includes letters from Lawrence J. Corbly, president of Marshall College from 1896 until 1915; George M. Ford, state superintendent of schools; and James Leftwich, a former student of Mrs. Filson’s who became president of the F. W. Woolworth Company.

There are also some compositions written by Mrs. Filson for an English class, many of which describe persons, places or events in Mason County, West Virginia. A large collection of newspaper …

West Virginia College Of Graduate Studies Bulletin, 1975-1976, Wvcogs

Catalogs WVCOGS

West Virginia College of Graduate Studies Catalog for the 1975-1976 academic year.

The Student Handbook Of Marshall University, 1975-1976, Marshall University

Marshall University Student Handbook

No abstract provided.

19750721: Department Of Counseling And Rehabilitation, College Of Education And Professional Development

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These items include materials from the College of Education and Professional Development at Marshall University from 1959-1974. Items were received in 1975 and were processed in 2026 and include notable program information, comprehensive exams copies, an Institutional Self-Study, an MU student personnel self-study, tests from several different education courses, and an NDEA short-term counseling and guidance institute. Please download Finding Aid for more contents.

The Greenbook, Faculty Handbook, 1975-1976, Marshall University Academic Affairs

The Greenbook

This book has been published for the faculty of Marshall University for the specified period of time. This book was created by what is now known as Academic Affairs and is for the period of 1975-1976.

19750600: "Speech Department" 1973-1981, College Of Liberal Arts

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These items include materials from the College of Liberal Arts at Marshall University from 1973-1981. Items were accessioned in 1975, which means items were added to this collection after the initial donation was originally received. Materials include productions put on by Marshall College/University from various years, including the Script, Production Nuts, Rehearsal Schedules, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Please download the finding aid for a full list of contents. These programs may no longer be in COLA but they were at the time this donation was received and processed.

General Undergraduate Catalog, 1975-1976, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 1970-1979

Marshall University General Undergraduate Catalog for the 1975-1976 academic year.

Commencement, 1975, Marshall University

Marshall University Commencement

Program for the One Hundred Thirty-Eighth Commencement of Marshall University.

Graduate Catalog, 1975-1976, Marshall University

Marshall University Catalogs 1970-1979

Marshall University Graduate Catalog for the 1975-1976 academic year.

Expenditure Patterns For Christmas Giving By Families In Huntington, West Virginia, Donna Gassaway Iams

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The yearly celebration of the Christmas holiday is anticipated by nearly everyone in the United States . The emotional excitement adds color to the winter months. However, a common concern among many people in the early 1970's has been commercialization of the Christmas season. The effects of commercialization on family observances are unknown because of the dearth of information about the family's financial involvement with Christmas. Most available data concerning Christmas expenditures is found in business journals and government retail-wholesale statistics . In an attempt to examine expenditure patterns of the family in the Christmas trade it becomes apparent that …

The Influence Of Economic And Non-Economic Factors On Decisions To Limit Family Size By Wives' Educational Level In Huntington, West Virginia, Sylvia Lutz Mcroberts

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The birth rate in the United States has been declining over the past years from a peak reached in 1957. It is apparent that during the past twenty years increasing numbers of couples have made decisions to limit family size; moreover, the decisions could be easily and effectively implemented with use of modern contraceptive methods. Tubal ligations and vasecetomy have further served to implement decisions to end fertility permanently for millions of couples. In recent years, legal abortion has extended the decision period beyond the point of conception.

Effect Of Home Economics Teachers Organizational Style On Student Anxiety Level, Anne Lorentz Murphy

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

The concept of organization has intrigued man for much of this century as he has attempted to bring order into an increasingly complex world. Organization denotes a systematic and orderly approach to living that has been extensively explored in business management and more recently has received attention in home management . As the concept was explored, it was necessary to eliminate the confusion existing between organization and organizing. Organization became the structure while organizing involved bringing all the resources together to put plans into action .

0078: John Mckernan Papers, 1967-1975, Marshall University Special Collections

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John Joseph McKernan (11 May 1942 – 17 April 2025) was born in Omaha, Nebraska, and taught at Marshall University from 1967 to 2010. He arrived with a M.A. in English from the University of Arkansas and earned two additional degrees while teaching full-time: a M.A. in Creative Writing from Columbia University and a Ph.D. in English from Boston University.

McKernan published poetry widely, including in the Boston Review, Prairie Schooner, The Virginia Quarterly Review, The Ohio Review, The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and The Paris Review. He published four collections: Walking Along the Missouri River (Lost Roads …

0108: Ira Napier Papers, 1945-1946, Marshall University Special Collections

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The Ira E. Napier Papers consists of photo-reproductions of nine letters, two unpublished manuscripts, and two historical accounts. The collection is contained in a single box and are separated into four folders. The first folder, entitled: “Correspondence, July 1945-January 1946,” contains five typed-letters from Napier to his superior officer at the Federal Reformatory at Chillicothe, Ohio, Thomas F. Joyce; John Chapman of Huntington, West Virginia, Mrs. Walter J. Spears; and members of the Tullidge Family of Staunton, Virginia. These letters contain information on Napier’s opinions on the Huntington Police Department, prison reform, and his experiences working with the inmates. Folder …

0118: Jane Adams Dingess Papers, 1906-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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Huntington, West Virginia, clubwoman and educator. Papers consist primarily of scrapbooks of school days at Huntington High School, West Virginia University, and Washington and Lee University; also included are resource materials related to conservation and social studies and items concerning the Junior League, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Colonial Dames, and garden club activities. Photographs of Italy in WWI, papers from the Marshall University plan crash in 1970, extensive newspaper clippings from circ WWII and conservation resource material.

To view materials from this collection that are digitized and available online, search the Jane Adams Dingess Collection, 1906-1976 here.

0117: Neal Family Papers, 1864-1957, Marshall University Special Collections

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Papers include diaries of Dr. Will Neal, Huntington, West Virginia, physician and member of Congress; diaries describe teaching school in Kentucky and Ohio in the 1890's, and life in Rome Township, Lawrence County, Ohio. Scrapbooks describing the career of Richard Nixon comprise the bulk of the collection.

0110: Colleen Holliday And Cheryl Fuller Typescript, 1972, Marshall University Special Collections

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Home Remedies, a research paper written for a course at Marshall University, Appalachian Culture.