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Roy Goines, Kelli Johnson
Roy Goines, Kelli Johnson
Publications
Roy Goines was born on January 3,1938 in Barboursville, West Virginia, to a family with five sisters and two brothers. Goines attended Douglass High School in Huntington, West Virginia and graduated in 1955. He received a scholarship to play football at Marshall University where he studied accounting. At Marshall University, Goines was on the Dean’s List, listed on the Who’s Who list of students, and was second in command of the ROTC.
The Ecological Avant-Garde: Arkady Fiedler’S The River Of Singing Fish, Ida Day
The Ecological Avant-Garde: Arkady Fiedler’S The River Of Singing Fish, Ida Day
Modern Languages Faculty Research
Even among his extraordinary generation of Polish avant-garde literary and artistic figures, Arkady Fiedler (1894–1985) stands out as one of the most original and creative authors. His travel reportage from the experimental inter-war period of the 1920s and 1930 is an example of an avant-garde production—ahead of its time, eclectic, and exploring new ideas. As avantgarde is a very broad term referring to a variety of experimental literary and artistic techniques, I focus on Fiedler’s innovative and ethical approach to the natural world. This essay explores how the historical changes of the early twentieth century, affecting literature, theater, and art, …
African American Genealogy Workshop Poster, Kelli Johnson
African American Genealogy Workshop Poster, Kelli Johnson
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African American Genealogy Workshop Poster
User Guide To The Mds Collection Of African American History In Huntington, West Virginia, Kelli Johnson
User Guide To The Mds Collection Of African American History In Huntington, West Virginia, Kelli Johnson
User Guides
Various people have worked over the years to collect stories and artifacts about Black history in Huntington, WV. This site seeks to gather that information in one place and make it available for all.
Slasher Films And Self-Harm: A Relationship Of Self-Hatred And Trauma, Stevie Lee Steers
Slasher Films And Self-Harm: A Relationship Of Self-Hatred And Trauma, Stevie Lee Steers
Theses, Dissertations and Capstones
This paper’s purpose is to look at slasher films and the potential relationship of trauma and self-hatred that these films hold to adolescents aged 14-20 who commit self-harm. The type of self-harm examined in this paper is cutting and the films that will be studied will have to be from 1979 to 1989, which is the “golden age” for slasher films. The films that will be studied are The Nightmare on Elm Street series, Hellraiser series, and Friday the 13th series. This paper will be using multiple literary lenses to discuss how slasher films convey trauma and self-hatred and how …
0861: J. Q. Dickinson And Company Records, 1905-1996, Marshall University Special Collections
0861: J. Q. Dickinson And Company Records, 1905-1996, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection has been divided into three series: Time Logs and Material Production Records, Financial and Transactional Business Records, and Business and Personal Files. Time Logs and Material Production Records include time logs for workers, including tasks completed and rate of pay for both salt, natural gas, and chemical production, as well as production records and statistics for both natural gas and salt. Financial and Transactional Business Records include documents related to the sale of salt, chemicals, coal, and other materials or the purchase of materials by J. Q. Dickinson and Company. Business and Personal Files are divided by client …
Memphis Tennessee Garrison, Kelli Johnson
Memphis Tennessee Garrison, Kelli Johnson
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Memphis Tennessee Garrison was born Memphis Tennessee Carter in Hollins, Virginia on March 3, 1890. She moved with her family to Gary, WV, as a young child. She was named after the city where her aunt worked as a teacher; Memphis, Tennessee, had a large black population. Her parents, Wesley Carter and Cassie Thomas Carter, were former slaves. She had an older brother by 10 years, John Carter, who moved to Columbus, Ohio, as an adult and worked in a steel mill.
John H. Spotts, Spotts Family
John H. Spotts, Spotts Family
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Biography of John H. Spotts prepared by the Spotts family. John H. Spotts was a longtime Marshall University staff member who was much respected by students and peers alike.
0179: Dickinson Family Papers, 1804-1903, Marshall University Special Collections
0179: Dickinson Family Papers, 1804-1903, Marshall University Special Collections
Guides to Manuscript Collections
This collection primarily consists of materials related to running the business Dickinson & Shrewsbury, a multi-faceted affair that included a general store as well as agriculture, shipping, and salt manufacturing aspects principally run by Joel Shrewsbury, Sr. and William Dickinson, Sr. Collection items are primarily financial and related to business transactions and include day books, ledgers, journals, balance books, and various other book formats related to maintaining the business that do not fit neatly into those categories.
Day books, ledgers, journals, and balance books contain listings of customers, transactions, and financial exchanges to include maintaining credits and debts. Notable trade …