1990 ACCESSIONS (506-527)

THOMPSON FAMILY. Papers (photoreproductions), 1860-1865. 24 items. Gift of David Thompson, 1990. ACCESSION 506.
Civil War letters of Gordon Thompson to Louisa Thompson of Princeton, Mercer County, VA. Thompson was a sergeant in Co. H, 60th VA Infantry.

NANCE, KAREN CARTWRIGHT. Computer-generated typescript (photoreproduction), 1871-1989. 2 vol. Gift of Ms. Nance, 1989. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 119-A (ACCESSION 507).
"20th Street: A Middle Class Act," describes domestic architecture razed for construction of Marshall University football stadium in 1989.

PUTZ, LEON. Typescripts, 1983-1986. 3 vol. Received, 1989. ACCESSION 508.
Mason County, West Virginia, schoolteacher; writings include, "This is My Story," and "US."

DOUTHAT, RUDENZ S., compiler. Typescript (carbon copy) (photoreproduction), 1809-1866. 95 leaves. Gift of Matthew Onion, 1986. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 51, BOOK 4 (ACCESSION 509).
[Early marriages of Cabell County, Virginia and West Virginia].

MORGAN FAMILY. Papers (photoreproductions), 1819-1980. 56 items. Loaned for copying by Martha Valentine, 1990. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 12-A (ACCESSION 510).
Putnam County, West Virginia, family. Addenda to papers already in collection includes receipts, statements, family history and Skipper family material.

FRANKLIN, HOBART, compiler. Papers, 1644-1991. 2 vol.: 348; 716 pp. Gift of Hobart Franklin, 1990, 1991. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 120, Books 3, 4 (ACCESSION 511, 532).
Genealogical material about the Dial, Drake, Franklin, Hale, Hatfield, Lucas, McComas and Price families of Virginia and West Virginia, including Lincoln and Cabell Counties, West Virginia.

BOWLIN FAMILY. Papers (photoreproductions), 1804-1989. 14 items. Gift of Barbara Lucas, 1990. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 112-A (ACCESSION 512).
Material related to James Bowlin and family of St. Louis, MO, related to the Albert Gallatin Jenkins family of Cabell County, West Virginia, to which collection these papers are an addendum.

MORRIS, BYRON T. Papers (photoreproductions), 1967-1989. 1 linear foot. Loaned for copying by Byron Morris, 1990. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 127 (ACCESSION 513).
Index available in Special Collections Department.Copies of Mr. Morris's newspaper column, "Out of the Past," written for the Wayne County News; subjects include histories of communities in Wayne County, West Virginia, genealogy of Wayne County families, registers of marriages in neighboring counties of Wayne County persons, and school and church histories.

EARLY RECORDS OF CABELL. . .[COUNTY] WEST VA. Typescript (partial photoreproduction of carbon copy). 1 vol. Original located in Mansion House, Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Loaned for copying by Cora Teel, 1990. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 121 (ACCESSION 514).
Information on the Beale family of Mason and Cabell Counties, West Virginia and the Frasher family of what is now Wayne County, West Virginia. Also contains the inscriptions from the Handley and Thornburg cemeteries in Cabell County. Manuscript was compiled by Mrs. J. M. H. Beale of Guyandotte, West Virginia.

LADIES' MONUMENT ASSOCIATION, Point Pleasant, W. Va. Minutes (photoreproduction), 1860. 1 page. Loaned for copying By Cora Teel, 1990. Originals located in files of Col. Charles Lewis Chapter, NSDAR, Point Pleasant, W. Va. ACCESSION 515.
Minutes of two meetings of association formed to erect a monument to militia men who fell at the Battle of Point Pleasant on October 10, 1774.

BURNS, FRED, collector. Photographs, 1910-1990. 40 items. Gift of Sam Clagg, 1990. ACCESSION 516.
 Huntington, West Virginia, sportswriter. Collection consists of photographs of athletic teams and individuals from Huntington High School, Marshall College, and other state schools.

  TYSON, A. MERVIN. Papers, 1959-1989. 1 cubic ft. Gift of Dr. Tyson, 1990. ACCESSION 517.
 Marshall University administrator and professor of English. Papers include Phi Beta Kappa and Kiwanis Club material as well as speeches and drafts of the 1986 Marshall University Institutional Self-Study.

  MASON COUNTY, [WEST] VIRGINIA. SUPERIOR COURT. Memorandum Book, 1831-1851. 1 vol. Gift of Cora Teel, 1990. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 94-B (ACCESSION 518).Annotated list of plaintiffs and defendants in cases brought before the county court.

  LOOMIS, HARRIET BAGG, 1855-1919. Diary, 1874. 1 reel of microfilm. Acquired from Historic Deerfield [Mass.], 1990. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 122 (ACCESSION 519).
West Springfield, Massachusetts, resident, whose diary describes her journey to Huntington, West Virginia, in 1874, to visit her uncle. Describes the newly-established town.

 [LUTTON, DAISY, compiler.] Scrapbook (photoreproduction), 1906-1928. 1 vol. Gift of Violette Machir, 1988. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 55, BOOK 7 (ACCESSION 520).
Compilation of obituaries from Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and other area newspapers, mostly undocumented.

  ADKINS FAMILY. Papers, 1273-ca. 1984. 1 vol.: 156 pp. + 1 folder. Gift of James K. Jeffrey, 1990. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 123 (ACCESSION 521).
Genealogical material on a Wayne County, West Virginia, family.

  BICKLEY, ANCELLA, collector. Papers, 1908-1947. 22 items. Gift of Ancella Bickley, 1990. ACCESSION 522.
West Virginia educator. Papers consist primarily of programs of events related to African-Americans in West Virginia, especially Douglass High School in Huntington, West Virginia.

MEADOWS FAMILY. Photographs, ca. 1900-1930. 63 items. Gift of Kenneth Reffeitt, 1990. MANUSCRIPT 64 (ACCESSION 523).
Huntington, West Virginia, family.

WHITE, LAURA ROGERS, 1852-19--. Manuscript (photoreproduction), ca. 1880. 2 leaves. Gift of Josephine Fidler, 1990. ACCESSION 524.
Ashland, KY, architect. Document is a holograph biographical sketch of Miss White, who was a founding member of the Huntington Branch, AAUW.

MILLER, DORIS COPLEY. Papers, ca. 1930-1989. 57 cubic feet. Gift of Montserrat Miller Chambers, 1990. PROCESSED: ACCESSION 525.1.
Huntington, West Virginia, poet, newspaperwoman, local historian. Papers include her work in draft and printed form; correspondence, notably the Jesse Stuart letters; poetry of others; working files from her years as religion, education and poetry editor at the Huntington Publishing Company; financial and personal papers; genealogical research.

PENDLETON, CONSTANCE. Letter, 1960. 1 item. Transferred, 1990. ACCESSION 526.
Holograph letter about her book, Confederate Memories: Early Life and Family of William Frederick Pendleton (1958).

  CARELLI-GILBERT, MARTI. Galley proof (photoreproduction), 1990. 161 leaves. Gift of C. T. Mitchell, 1990. ACCESSION 527.
Halftime, a book by Ms. Carelli-Gilbert, widow of Al Carelli, describes their marriage and how the family coped with his death. Carelli, a coach, was travelling with the Marshall University football team that died in the 1970 airplane crash.