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0794: The Bon Ton Bullets In The Service, 1943-1945, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists copies of nineteen editions of a Huntington, West Virginia area newsletter titled, “The Bon Ton Bullets in the Service” published between 1943 and 1945. The newsletter describes activities of area service members during World War II, and published excerpts from letters sent from servicemen, news from home, addresses, and miscellanea. Also included is an index of individuals mentioned in many of the newsletters.

0792: Huntington Parks And Recreation Photo Collection, 1950-2012, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection consists primarily of photographs compiled by the Huntington Parks and Recreation Department related to the Veteran's Memorial Field House in Huntington, West Virginia at the time of its demolition in 2012. Materials include photographs of events, social and sporting, at the Field House and other items including a short manuscript titled, “The Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington, W. Va.: A History” by Stan Bumgardner as well as a program and tickets from the final game played at the Field House in 2012.

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0541: Huntington Jaycees Scrapbook, 1945-1946, Marshall University Special Collections

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This collection is composed of a scrapbook created by the Huntington, West Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce, or Jaycees, in application for the Geissenbier Award, an award of excellence distributed for exemplary community works. The scrapbook features the work conducted by the Jaycees on behalf of the war effort during World War II in Huntington, and includes photographs, newspaper clippings, correspondence, ephemera, and some hand drawn illustrations for the various areas in which the Jaycees did work.