1996 ACCESSIONS (619-647)

TEMPLETON, MARJORIE KIMBALL, d. 1992. Papers, 1935-1989. 5 linear ft. Gift of Robert Templeton and Patricia Daugherty, 1995. ACCESSION 619.
Huntington, W.Va. genealogist; member of several patriotic lineage societies. Papers consist primarily of correspondence and research related to her work as a genealogist and national officer of the Daughters of American Colonists (DAC).

MILLARD, MRS. W. A. and WILSON, ALLENE. Typescript, 1924. 5 leaves. Transferred, 1996. ACCESSION 620.
“Farm bureau community history of Pea Ridge,” now incorporated into Huntington, W. Va.

STRAUS, HAROLD S. Papers, 1970-1983. 4 items. Gift of Harold Straus, 1983. ACCESSION 621.
untington, W. Va. engineer. Collection consists of calendars proposed as replacements for the Georgian calendar.

CRITICAL ISSUES COMMITTEE (Huntington, W. Va.) Papers, 1971-1973. 19 items. Transferred, 1996. ACCESSION 622.
Papers of this civic group consist of minutes of meetings in which numerous civic issues are discussed.

BALL, FRANK. Papers, 1949-1985. 0.25 linear ft. Gift of Carrie Eldridge, 1995. IN PROCESS: MANUSCRIPT 140 (ACCESSION 623).
Cabell Co., W. Va. resident; newspaper columnist. Papers consist of photocopies of local history articles appearing in the Cabell Record and other local newspapers.

UNION TOWNSHIP (Cabell Co., W. Va.) Records, 1865-1913. 12 items. Gift of Carrie Eldridge, 1995. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 139 (ACCESSION 624).
            Photocopies of township records and school supervisors minute book, including correspondence, a loyalty oath, and specifications for Turner School, near Ona , W. Va.

FREEMAN, MARK. Papers, 1934-1969. 6 items. Received ca. 1993. ACCESSION 625.
Doddridge Co., W. Va., high school student in 1952. Papers consist primarily of scrapbooks of Freeman’s years in the U. S. Navy, family photographs, and photographs of Freeman in Spencer, W. Va., in the 1960s.

OWENS-ILLINOIS COLLECTION. Papers; artifacts, 1937-1995. 1.25 cubic ft. Gift of Barbara Smith, 1995. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 19-A (ACCESSION 626).
Huntington, W. Va., glass factory, closed in 1994. Bulk of collection consists of sample glassware; includes issues of the plant newspaper, photographs, pay stubs and other ephemera related to the plant, donated by persons interviewed for the Oral History of Appalachia program.

ELLIS, ROBERT O. Papers, 1968-1977. 2.25 cubic ft. Gift of Carrie Eldridge, 1995. ACCESSION 627.
Huntington, W. Va., attorney; magician. Papers relate to the construction of his home on Castle Hill, rental properties, Republican Party politics and his magic act.

(Accession 628 --SEE Accession 535, SOUTHERN WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE 19^TH CENTURY.)

DUCKWORTH, EDNA. Papers, 1974-1995. 1 cubic ft. Gift of Dolores Johnson, 1996. ACCESSION 629.
Huntington, W. Va., resident. Papers consist of 748 leaves of typed transcriptions of Mrs. Duckworth’s journals and oral interviews, depicting life in the African-American community of Huntington in the mid- to late-twentieth century.

WOODSON, R. CLINTON. Papers, 1942. 2 items. Gift of Ancella Bickley, 1996. ACCESSION 630.
Nephew of Carter G. Woodson; collection consists of a plaque from Camp Lee, Va., and one snapshot.

BEAN-KESINGER-BALLARD FAMILY. Manuscript, 1790-1898. 31 leaves. Gift of James K. Jeffrey, 1996. ACCESSION 631.
Photoreproduction of holograph history of Monroe Co., W. Va., family.

DOWLING, DOLORES IMOGENE, 1914?-1996. Papers, 1942-1994. 0.5 linear ft. Gift of Ms. Dowling, 1995. ACCESSION 632.
Huntington, W. Va., civic leader; second world war veteran. Papers consist primarily of Dowling’s scrapbooks and memorabilia related to her service as an army nurse with the 1^st Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (M.A.S.H.) unit; included are photocopies of certificates and letters related to her civic activities and election to the Huntington Hall of Fame.

ALEXANDER, HELEN, 1901-1996. Papers, ca. 1860-1996. 1.5 linear ft. Gift, 1996.ACCESSION 633.
Resident of Huntington, W. Va. Papers include photographs of Lasley and Alexander families of Gallia Co., Ohio; scrapbooks of Alexander’s years at Sayre College, Lexington, Ky., and of motor trips during the 1930s to the Chicago World’s Fair, Washington, D. C., and Florida. Also included are diaries kept by Alexander and her mother from 1929 to 1986.

RAYBURN, CARY HOWARD. Papers, 1804-1985. O.5 linear ft. Gift of Paul and Virginia Robertson, 1996. ACCESSION 634.
Point Pleasant, W. Va., teacher. Papers consist primarily of letters written to Mrs. Rayburn from W. Va. state legislators regarding her lobbying efforts to raise teacher retirement benefits. Includes material related to the Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of 1812, and local history of Point Pleasant and Mason Co., W. Va.

WASHINGTON, HENRY B. Manuscript (photocopy), 1881-1996. 7 leaves. Gift of Carrie Eldridge, 1996. ACCESSION 635.
Barboursville, W. Va., resident. Manuscript is holograph reminiscence of African-American Mary Elisa Brigham and her descendants, by her great grandson.

SHEPHARD, JAMES R. Papers, 1942-1963. 91 items. Gift of Mr. Shephard, 1996. ACCESSION 636.
Huntington, W. Va., resident. Papers include reports on construction at Thule Air Base in Greenland and reconnaissance photographs of Soviet medium range ballistic missile bases in Cuba, 1962-1963.

HINCHMAN HERITAGE SOCIETY, INC. Papers, 1989-1996. 15 items. Gift of Wavel Hinchman Webb, 1996. ACCESSION 637.
Family genealogical association papers include photographs, circular letters, and a pedigree chart.

MERRITT FAMILY. Papers, 1760-1794. 7 leaves. Loaned for photocopying by Carrie Eldridge, 1996. ACCESSION 638.
Cabell Co., W. Va., family Bible record from Biblia, das ist: Die Ganze Teil Schrift. . . Halle, 1760.

HUNTINGTON HOMEMAKERS (Huntington, W. Va.). Papers, 1957-1992. O.25 cubic ft. Received ca. 1994. ACCESSION 639.
African-American extension homemakers’ group of Huntington, W. Va. Papers consist of programs of events, correspondence, certificates, photographs, club rosters and newspaper clippings.

(Accession 640 --SEE Accession 535, SOUTHERN WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE 19^TH CENTURY.)

MORRISON, WARREN D. Typescript, 1996. 1 vol. Gift of James K. Jeffrey, 1996. ACCESSION 641.
‘A branch of the Andrew Morrison family of Greenbrier County, (W) Virginia.’

CURRENT HISTORY CLUB (Huntington, W. Va.) Scrapbook, 1908-1950. 1 vol. Gift of Carol Watson, 1996. ACCESSION 642.
Women’s civic group established in 1906 and elected to membership in the General Federation of Women’s Clubs in 1908. Scrapbook depicts efforts to improve literacy and health conditions of disadvantaged children of Huntington, W. Va.

GRIFFIN, WILLIAM LLOYD. Letter, 1976 April 1. 1 leaf. 28 cm. Transferred, 1996. ACCESSION 643.
Letter to C. T. Mitchell of Marshall University’s public relations office thanking him for ‘. . . the plug.’

NEWMAN, MAE. Scrapbooks, 1957-1963. 2 vol. Gift of Carol Watson, 1996. ACCESSION 644.
Huntington, W. Va. educator. Scrapbooks depict Newman’s tenure as principal of Huntington High School and her retirement in 1963.

BURNETT, BEECHER R. Letters, 1943. 20 items. Purchased 1996. ACCESSION 645.
Resident of Roanoke, Va. and member of the 47^th Army Air Force Cadet Training Detachment at Marshall College, Huntington, W. Va. Letters to his wife describe his training.

(Accession 646 --SEE Accession 535, SOUTHERN WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE 19^TH CENTURY.)

(Accession 647 --SEE Accession 535, SOUTHERN WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN THE 19^TH CENTURY.)

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