1997 ACCESSIONS (648-666)

WEST VIRGINIA BLACK HISTORY CONFERENCE. Typescripts, 1996. 2 items. Gift of Carrie Eldridge, 1996. ACCESSION 648.
Papers presented at the 9th annual conference in Huntington, W. Va. Contents: Searching for Sampson Saunders’ manumitted slaves, by Carrie Eldridge; Northward bound to freedom; escape routes from Cabell Co., (W.) Va. into Ohio, by Mike Eldridge.

RUFFNER, HENRY. Typescript, 1996. 1 item (9 leaves). Gift of Carrie Eldridge, 1996. ACCESSION 649.
‘Jack Neal,’ Ruffner’s reminiscence of the freed slave who murdered his captors on the Ohio River near Gallipolis, Ohio in 1801. Transcribed by Eldridge from microfilm at West Virginia University.

ELDRIDGE, CARRIE. Typescript, 1996. 2 vol. Gift of Carrie Eldridge, 1996. ACCESSION 650.
Owen Co., Ky., stray books, 1819-1864; typed transcription of records of lost or strayed animals.

SMITH FAMILY. Papers, 1935-1942. 47 items. Received, 1997. ACCESSION 651.
Barbourville, W. Va., family. Papers consist of 4-H project books and related material belonging to Elizabeth G. and Walter F. Smith of Cabell Co., W. Va.

HETZER, JAMES THOMAS, 1915-1987. Scrapbook, 1991. 1 vol. Gift of Carol Watson, 1996. ACCESSION 652.
Huntington, W. Va. theatrical producer. Scrapbook was prepared by Hetzer’s sister Mabel C. Hetzer for his nomination to the Huntington High School Hall of Fame.

HENSLEY, FRANCES S. Papers, 1979-1983. 0.5 linear ft. Gift of Frances Hensley, 1996. ACCESSION 653.
Marshall University history professor and administrator. Papers relate to the W. Va. White House Conference on Families (1980) and the Women’s Work Conference held in Huntington, W. Va. in 1983.

EY, JOYCE. Papers, 1977-1988. 2.25 linear ft. Gift of Joyce Ey, 1996. ACCESSION 654 
Huntington, W. Va. resident; civic leader. Collection consists of Mrs. Ey’s service on the W. Va. Archives and History Commission, particularly the committee to review nominations to the National Register of Historic Places.

ENSIGN FAMILY. Papers, 1854-1945. 1.5 linear ft. Gift of Larry Hite, 1997. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 143 (ACCESSION 655).
Huntington, W. Va. family originally from Litchfield Co., Conn., settling in Huntington at its inception. Ely Ensign established the railcar manufacturing company that became American Car and Foundry in 1899. The papers consist primarily of letters from Ely Ensign to his wife Mary Walton Ensign during her trips to Conn. with her children. Includes correspondence from Ensign, Prentice, and Walton families in Conn. as well as school papers belonging to Ensign’s daughter May and letters of condolence upon her death at age 15, in 1889.

HERRENKOHL, HUGO HART, 1898- . Typescript, [19] leaves. Gift of Benjamin Cyrus, Jr., 1997. ACCESSION 656.
Cabell Co., W. Va. resident; ‘From the past’ recounts his reminiscences of life in rural Cabell Co. during the early 20th century. Includes genealogical information about the Blake family of Cabell Co.

MILICIA, MAUREEN. Papers, ca. 1960-1996. .5 linear ft. Gift of Dr. Milicia, 1996. ACCESSION 657.
Marshall University theater professor. Papers consist of a scrapbook, newspaper clippings, some correspondence, play programs, technical notes and other items related to her years as director of University Theater.

MOBAYED, LOUIS A. 1910-1998. Photographs, 1972. 105 items. Gift of Dr. Alan Gould, 1997. ACCESSION 658.
Huntington, W. Va. photographer with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers. Photographs are aerial views of Huntington taken on May 2, 1972 at 3500 feet.

VINSON, R. F. Letter, 1861 July 3. 1 item. Acquired, 1997. ACCESSION 659.
Written in Kentucky, the letter defines Vinson’s position on government affairs ‘at present.’

MATEWAN DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC. 165 sound cassettes, 103 transcripts, 1989-1995. Gift of the Center, 1997. ACCESSION 660.
Interviews with former and current residents of Matewan, W. Va. regarding the “Matewan Massacre;” Sid Hatfield and other persons involved in the struggle in the coal fields; customs and life in the area.

COMETTI, ELIZABETH, collector. Letters, 1861-1869. 1 microfilm reel. Purchase, 1960.ACCESSION 661.
            Former member of the Marshall University History Dept.; letters relating to W. Va. were microfilmed from the Southern Historical Collection at the University of North Carolina, namely the William T. Sutherlin and W. R. Redding collections.

SMITH FAMILY. Letters, 1857-1866. .25 linear ft. Gift of Dr. Ray Swick, 1997. ACCESSION 662.

Guyandotte, Va. / W. Va. family. Letters consist primarily of those written by Sallie P. Smith to Julia Sprague of Washington Co., Ohio, during the Civil War.

COLLINS, ANNA LEE MUSGRAVE TALLMAN. Papers, 1909-1997. .25 linear ft. Gift of Mrs. Collins, 1997. ACCESSION 663.

Point Pleasant, W. Va., resident. Papers relate to the Colonel Charles Lewis Chapter NSDAR and local history materials about Mason Co., W. Va., including black and white photographs of Mason Co. historical highway markers.

CASTO, BERTHA. Diaries, 1934-1938. 3 vol. Gift of Marjorie Willet, 1997. ACCESSION 664.
Charleston, W. Va., resident; diary entries describe daily activities of a physician’s wife; includes Dr. Casto’s entry recording his wife’s death.

HARN, ELLEN DORCAS, 1829-1930. Papers (photoreproductions), 1871-1977. 14 items. Gift of Dr.Evan K. Evans, 1997. ACCESSION 665.
Marshall college faculty member, ca. 1870-1871. Primarily letters from former students and friends at Marshall keeping her apprised of personal and school activities; includes an article about Miss Harn describing her life in Nebraska.

EACKER, SUSAN AND GEOFF. Interviews, 1997. 10 audiocassettes and transcripts. Gift of Susan and Geoff Eacker, 1997. ACCESSION 666.

Scholars-in-residence at the Marshall Univesity Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Gender in Appalachia (CSEGA); interviews document the musical heritage of ten women banjo players in W. Va. and eastern Ky.

 

    
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