The Cam Henderson papers consist primarily of papers related to his career as a football and basketball coach at Muskingum, Davis and Elkins and Marshall Colleges. A significant part of the collection relates to his wife Roxie Bell Henderson and includes many personal and family items as well as material related to her career as a public school teacher. Included also is material gathered by Dr. Sam Clagg for his biography of Henderson and afterward. Printed materials comprise most of the collection: yearbooks, newspaper clippings, textbooks, and books related to coaching basketball and football. The bulk of the correspondence is that of Roxie Bell Henderson. There are also numerous photographs of the Bell and Henderson families.
The digitized items here do not represent the entirety of the Eli Camden Henderson Papers, 1906-1956. To view what other materials are in this collection but not yet digitized and available online, search the guide to the Eli Camden Henderson Papers, 1906-1956.
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Bristol, W.Va. High School class, 1917
Class of Bristol, W.Va. High School, 1917, Farley Bell in center, back row, black and white photograph. No postmark, no addressee back reads: Bristol High School (W.Va.) Farley W. Bell in center back row.
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Cam and Roxie Henderson, Bristol, W.Va., 1917 or 1918
Cam Henderson and Roxie Henderson, Bristol, W.Va., 1917 or 1918, black and white photograph. Back reads: Summer 1918 or 1917, our house, Bristol, W.Va. Blue silk dress given by mother.
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Cam Henderson (center, in suit) & Shinnston Hi basketball team, 1917
Cam Henderson with the Shinnston, W.Va. High School basketball team, 1917, black and white photograph. Sam Clagg in his book identifies the men in photo as: Cam in center of photo in suit, to right of Cam: Pud Hutson back row, second from left, Farley Bell.
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Cam Henderson in front of building at Waynesburg College, 1917
Cam Henderson in front of building at Waynesburg College, Waynesburg, Penn., 1917, black and white photograph. (Scrapbook appears to have been Roxie Henderson's) Note on top of scrapbook page reads: ----- Cam went to Waynesburg 1917 What Cam and I saw Cam's family had been from Penn. and he attended Waynesburg College Academy for 2 years, 1908 and 1909. (there were at least 4 photos on this same scrapbook page that appear to be of buildings on the Waynesburg campus).
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Cam Henderson's graduation photo from Salem College, 1917
Cam Henderson's graduation photo from Salem College, 1917. Note written on bottom reads: "Salem College Graduation-1917".
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Excelsior Debating Club, probably at Salem College, 1917
Excelsior Debating Club, probably at Salem College, black and white photograph. Cam Henderson in middle of back row.
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Farley Bell as a football player, ca. 1915-1919
Farley Bell as a football player, ca. 1915-1919, black and white photograph in cardboard frame. Farley as a football player, probably prior to 1920.
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Farley Bell, catcher on baseball team, Quaker City, Penn., ca. 1917-1920
Farley Bell, catcher on baseball team playing at Quaker City, Penn., ca. 1917-1920, black and white photograph. Back reads: At Quaker City. He missed the third one. Farley Bell, catcher.
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Farley Bell playing in his first baseball game, ca. 1917-1919
Farley Bell playing in his first baseball game, ca. 1917-1919, black and white photograph. Back reads: Sinking Creek, Gilmer Co., (W.Va.) Farley's first baseball game. (If this was a high school game, it would have been ca. 1916-1917, but may have been his first year at Muskingum College, 1918.).
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Martha Watkins, Farley Bell's Wife, from 1917 senior yearbook
Martha Watkins, Farley Bell's wife, from "The Courier" yearbook of Clay District Hi School, 1917, black and white photograph. This was the senior yearbook for 1917 . Martha Watkins married Farley Bell.
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Roy Whiteman, Shinnston, W.Va. basketball player, 1917
Roy "Nig" Whiteman , Shinnston, W.Va. basketball player, 1917, black and white photograph. No postmark, no addressee Sam Clagg mentions Whiteman who played center at Shinnston under Cam Henderson.
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Salem College baseball team, 1917
Salem College baseball team, 1917, Cam Henderson in back row, 2nd from right, black and white photograph mounted on cardboard. Sam Clagg in his book identifies the players as: Bottom row, left to right: Whiteman, Dennison (captain), Cunningham, Holbert Second row: Hutson, Fox, Johnson, Digman Top row: Thorngate (coach), Ashcraft, Hickman, Henderson (manager), Powell.
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1916 Bristol High School basketball team, Cam Henderson back row, center
1916 Bristol High School basketball team, Cam Henderson back row, center, black and white photograph mounted on cardboard. Notes on back read: Coach Cam Henderson 1 2 Rex Johnson 3 Coach 4 5 Hunter Brannon Front row: 1 2 Farley Warren Bell 3 Jimmy Carter.
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1st house Cam Henderson & Roxie lived in at Salem, W.Va., 1916
House in Salem, W.Va. where Cam and Roxie spent their first year at Salem College, 1916, black and white photograph. Caption written in scrapbook beside photo reads: Where we spent the first year at Salem College. Top of page reads: Beginning September 1916.
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3 Salem College football players, and male cheerleader, 1916
3 football players on 1st Salem College football team, and male cheerleader, 1916. (entire page from scrapbook). Caption written in scrapbook beside photo reads: Top row, left to right: He had time for everything: Albert Francis Gadd He could have but didn't: Zeke Brannon He had possibilities: Chad Wilkinson The best cheer leader I ever saw: Geo. Thorngate Blank spot with caption: sacred to the memory of "Pud" Hutson, center and "Skinny" Watson, an end, whose pictures I do not have but wish I did.
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Cam Henderson (center, back row) & Bristol Hi basketball team, 1916
Cam Henderson with the Bristol, W.Va. High School basketball team, 1916, black and white photograph. Back reads: BHS 1916.
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Cam Henderson with Bristol High School team, 1916
Cam Henderson (back row, center) with Bristol High School basketball team, 1916, black and white photograph. No addressee, no postmark Cam is in back, center , next to him on right is Dinsmore Alley, another faculty member. Since Cam and Alley were faculty, they only played against non-high school teams. (Clagg).
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Cam Henderson with Bristol High School team, 1916
Cam Henderson (back row, center) with Bristol High School team, champions of Central High League, 1916, black and white photograph. Sam Clagg in his book identifies this as the Bristol High School (W.Va.) basketball team, champions of the Central High league, 1916.
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First Salem College footbal players, 1916
8 photos of first Salem College football players, 1916. (entire page from scrapbook). Caption written in scrapbook beside photo reads: Top row, left to right: The biggest one: O. Stierbois A speedy chap: Ed McCaffrey He worked all the time and was captain (Cam Henderson) Not large but great: Dewey Ford Bottom row, left to right: Always on the job: Russ Coffindaffer He did his best: Carsie Williams An excellent end: Zeke Smith The making of a college T man: Geo Warren "Do" Davis.
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St. Mary's High School, Pleasants County, 1916
St. Mary's High School, Pleasants County, 1916, black and white photograph. (Scrapbook appears to have been Roxie Henderson's) Note on top of scrapbook page reads: When I went to St Mary's in the fall of 1916. Caption on side of photo reads: St. Mary's High Caption underneath photo reads: Where I dispersed knowledge to the youths of Pleasants County.
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Salem College football team, 1916, Cam henderson seated with ball
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Salem College football team, 1916, Cam Henderson seated with ball, black and white photograph. Sam Clagg in his book captioned the photo: Salem football team, 1916. Cam Henderson with ball. Coach Thorngate to left in M sweater.
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Cam Henderson with Bristol High School team, 1915
Cam Henderson (back row, center) with Bristol High School basketball team, 1915, black and white photograph. Cam is in back, center (#3 on arm), next to him on right is Dinsmore Alley, another faculty member. Since Cam and Alley were faculty, they only played against non-high school teams. (Clagg).
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Harlan Bailey and Kline Ralston with horses, ca. 1910-1919
2 boys with horses, Harlan Bailey, Kline Ralston, ca. 1910-1919, black and white photograph. No postmark, no addressee notes on back read: Harlan Bailey, Kline Ralston.
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Horse with 3 day old colt, May 12, 1915
Horse with 3 day old colt, May 12, 1915, black and white photograph. Note on bottom margin reads: May 12, 15 , 3 days old. Probably one of John Henderson's race horses with its colt.
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Jimmy Carter, Bristol High School basketball player, ca. 1915
Jimmy Carter, Bristol High School, W.Va. basketball player, ca. 1915, black and white photograph. No postmark, no addressee Probably made when Cam Henderson was at Bristol High, ca. 1915. A basketball team photo in Sam Clagg's book made in 1915 shows Carter as a player.
