F 127. FAIRFAX, Pauline, Dec. 1987. Artifacts, 1984, 1986. 2 items. Gift of the family, 1987. ACCESSION 452. Huntington, West Virginia, public school teacher; member of Carter G. Woodson Memorial Committee. The bulk of Mrs. Fairfax' papers went to West Virginia State College, Institute, West Virginia. 128. FARRIER, D. Letter, 1857. 1 item. ACCESSION 29. Holograph request for collection of money in order to pay a debt to List and Howel. 129. FERGUSON, Cecil, collector. Photographs, 1946. 18 items. Gift of Mr. Ferguson, 1988. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 113 (Accession 483). Ten black and white, hand-tinted photographs, 36 by 44 inches, mounted on masonite: aerial scenes of Huntington, West Virginia, taken for Roach-Ferguson Realty Company by Thomas Studio. Includes 8 negatives. 130. FERGUSON, Charles W. Letters, 1849-1850. 5 items. ACCESSION 30. Description of Logan County, (West) Virginia, in 1849; other correspondence concerns property and taxes in Wayne County, (West) Virginia. 131. FILSON, Bertha Julia Steinbach, 1885-1976. Papers, 1899-1976. 1.5 linear ft. Gift of Eleanor F. McComb, 1976. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 70 (Accession 137). Point Pleasant, West Virginia, educator. Includes certificates illustrating years as a churchwoman and teacher; newspaper clippings; many items associated with her activities as an alumna of Marshall University; plaques; and letters from Marshall College President Lawrence J. Corbly. 132. FINLEY, Fred. Timebook, 1936-1940. 1 vol. Gift of Mrs. Marguerite Spears, 1973. ACCESSION 19. Timebook of the Ohio River steamer `Omar,' with a list of crew members and payroll. 132.1. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH [Huntington, W. Va.] Archives, 1839-2004. 9 cu. ft. Gift of the Church, 2006. ACCESSION 2007/02.0757. Collection contains “Minutes of Sessions,” “Church Registers,” “Bulletins,” various histories written by members, documents relating to church organizations, and financial records. 133. FISCHBACH, Julius, b. 1895. Papers, 1955-1978. 5 items. Gift of Dr. Fischbach, 1978. ACCESSION 225. Manuscripts of two books by Huntington, West Virginia, native: Talks for Children on Christian Ideals and Children's Sermons in Stories. 134. FLAGG, Ann Katherine. Papers (photoreproduction), 1964; undated. 4 items. Gift of Dr. Leonard Deutsch, 1984. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 86 (Accession 389). Black playwright and native West Virginian. Papers include `Great Gettin' up Mornin',' first prize winner in the National Collegiate Playwriting contest. 135. FOARD, Oretha Morgan. Papers, 1855-1979. 1.5 cubic feet. Gift of Mrs. Foard, 1982. ACCESSION 364. Huntington, West Virginia, resident. Papers consist primarily of printed pamphlets, play programs, and travel brochures. Includes some school papers while a student at West Virginia University in the 1920's. 136. FOWLER, Vicie Waskey, compiler. Typescript (photoreproduction), 1975. 48, 26 pp. Loaned for copying by James Burgess, 1977. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 43 (Accession 171). Vital statistics for Logan County, (West) Virginia, 1853-1860, including birth, death and marriage records. 137. FRAMPTON, Charles E. Papers, 1917-1964. 23 items. Gift of Mrs. C. E. Frampton, 1972. ACCESSION 4. Huntington, West Virginia, native. Collection consists of medals, including the Croix de Guerre and the Silver Star for service as a pilot in the first world war; diaries with detailed descriptions of maneuvers and tactical plans; framed certificates and plaques. 138. FRANKLIN, Hobart, compiler. Papers, 1686-1988. 2 vol. Gift of Mr. Franklin, 1989. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 120 (Accession 499). Genealogical material about Adkins, Adkinson, Cummins, Flinn, Mann, and Miller families of Virginia and West Virginia. 139. FRANKLIN, Willis Hayes, 1876-1963. Papers, 1898-1963. Gift of Mrs. Garnet Chambers, 1986. ACCESSION 437. Marshall College English professor, 1905-1945. Collection consists primarily of photographs, certificates and holograph manuscripts; includes copies of workbooks Mr. Franklin wrote for his classes. 140. FRUTH FAMILY. Papers (photoreproduction), 1616-1954. 86 leaves. Loaned for copying by Christine Fruth, 1987. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 104 (Accession 461). Copies of records from the LDS Genealogical Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and notes from a German researcher on the origins of the Fruth family in Germany; historical sketch of family in America after 1833. 141. FRYE, Joseph, 1711?-1794. Orderly book, 1759-1760. 1 reel of microfilm. Transferred, 1978. PROCESSED: MANUSCRIPT 60 (Accession 213). Colonel, Massachusetts Bay Provincials. Orderly book for Fort Cumberland, formerly Fort Beausejour, Nova Scotia; contains passwords, countersigns, monthly reports, and orders. Some entries concern displaced Arcadians seeking refuge in the fort.
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