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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The Rockcamp farm, Cam Henderson on top of hay wagon, ca. 1911
The Rockcamp farm, Cam Henderson on top of hay wagon, ca. 1911, black and white photograph. No addressee. Cam wrote paragraphs on back, mainly about baseball games. He signed it E.C. H. "Boss".
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4-photo strip of Cam Henderson as a young man, ca. 1910
4-photo strip of Cam Henderson, as a young man, ca. 1910, black and white photograph. One of several strips used in Sam Clagg's book, captioned as "miniature pictures of Cam Henderson's youth, ca 1900-1910.
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4 unidentified girls at railroad platform, ca. 1910
4 unidentified girls at railroad platform, ca. 1910. Sign in the background reads "Industrial" There was a small town by that name in Harrison County, W.Va. the post office there opened in 1901. They are setting on crates from the Clarksburg Bottling Co. and a poster advertising the Ritchie County, W.Va. county fair.
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Ben Orr, athlete, possibly at Glenville Normal School, 1910
Ben Orr, athlete, possibly at Glenville Normal School, 1910, black and white photograph. Postmarked Dec. 19, 1910, addressed to Mr. E. C. Henderson, Glenville, W.Va. It may have been made at Glenville State when Cam Henderson was there in 1910.
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Cam Henderson and Bertha Ash in front seat, ca. 1910
Cam Henderson and Bertha Ash in front seat of buggy, ca. 1910, black and white photograph. No addressee, no postmark Back reads: Cam, Bertha Ash, ? , ?.
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Cam Henderson as Waynesburg College first baseman, 1910
Cam Henderson as Waynesburg College first baseman, 1910, black and white photograph oval. Sam Clagg in his book captioned this photo as: Cam Henderson, Waynesburg first baseman, 1910.
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Cam Henderson standing by street, ca. 1910-1915
Cam Henderson standing by street, ca. 1910, black and white photograph. Appears to have been taken from a scrapbook.
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Cam Henderson, Waynesburg baseball first baseman, 1910
Cam Henderson, Waynesburg, Pa., first baseman, 1910, black and white photograph. See "related" for page in Sam Clagg's book.
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Cam Henderson with football, ca. 1910
Cam Henderson with football, ca. 1910, black and white photograph. Most of other photos in first pages of the scrapbook are dated ca. 1910.
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City scene, probably Salem, W.Va. with school on hill, ca. 1910
city scene, probably Salem, W.Va., with school on hill in back, ca. 1910, black and white photograph. The large brick building in far left corner, partially obscured, appears in another photo that is captioned as Salem, W.Va. This is probably Salem College on the hill in back.
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Claude Shaw of Wallace, W.Va. & unidentified man, ca. 1910
Claude Shaw of Wallace, W.Va. & unidentified man, ca. 1910, black and white photograph. No postmark, no addressee note on back reads: Claude Shaw, Wallace, W.Va.
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Farley Bell, Richard Sturm & Russ Wright, Spencer, W.Va., ca. 1910
Farley Bell, Richard Sturm and Russ Wright near Spencer, W.Va., ca. 1910, black and white photograph. Back reads: at a side track going to Spencer. Farley Richard Sturm Russ Wright Farley Bell standing on ground.
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Glenville Normal School football squad, 1910
Glenville Normal School football squad, 1910, black and white photograph mounted on cardboard. Sam Clagg in his book captioned the photo: Glenville Normal football team, 1910 Line, left to right: Willie Cooper, Lawrence Morris, Lester Taylor, Quay Grigg, Herbert Withers, Marvin Cooper, captain, Harvey Hall Backs, left to right: Carl Cox, Cam Henderson, harry Hayes, Chester Morris Standing, left to right: Ralph Boggs, Manager; Robert Cole, coach Note on bottom reads: Glenville Normal football team 1910.
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Glenville Normal School football squad, 1910, Cam Henderson back row, center
Glenville Normal School football squad, 1910, Cam Henderson back row, center, black and white photograph. Sam Clagg in his book captioned the photo: Glenville Normal school football squad, 1910. Back center, Cam Henderson, fullback. Note on front reads: Glenville football team-1910.
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Glenville Normal School's track team, ca. 1910
Glenville Normal School's track team, ca. 1910, cam Henderson back row, far left, with arms folded, black and white photograph. Fred Burns stamp on back. Folder note states this is at Glenville. Appears to be Cam Henderson in back row, far left, with arms crossed.
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Jesse E. Bell, relative of Farley Bell, ca. 1910
Jess E. Bell, relative of Farley Bell, ca. 1910, black and white photograph. No postmark, no addressee back reads: Jesse E Bell.
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John Branner and dog "Brownie"
John Branner, and dog "Brownie", black and white photograph. Back reads: me, John Branner, "Brownie" Monica's dog. For Farley. Probably mailed to Farley Bell.
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John Henderson, father of Cam, with his race horse, ca. 1910
John Henderson, father of Cam, with his race horse, ca. 1910, black and white photograph. No addressee, no postmark Back reads: John Henderson, his race horse, before 1912.
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Lake on Muskingum College campus, ca. 1910
Lake on Muskingum College campus, ca. 1910, black and white photograph. Postmarked Dec. 7, 19-- addressed to Martha W. Bell, Shinnston, W.Va. Signed "Bug" caption on front reads: Lake on Muskingum Campus.
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Muskingum College 1910 baseball team
Muskingum College baseball team, 1910, black and white photograph. Postmarked New Concord, Ohio, July 18, 1910 addressed to Mr. E.C. Henderson, Wallace, W.Va. (small note points to initials "D.A." and states from D. Alley in 1910).
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Old covered bridge near Bristol, W.Va., ca. 1910
Old covered bridge near Bristol, W.Va., ca. 1910, black and white photograph. Note on back reads: School about out Bristol WV, old covered bridge, Jenny Carter.
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Pennsylvania state monument, Gettysburg Battlefield Park, 1910
Pennsylvania state monument, Gettysburg Battlefield Park, 1910, black and white photograph. The Penn. state monument at Gettysburg was completed and dedicated Oct. 27, 1910.
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Roxie Bell Henderson, Billy Cooper, Helen Harding, ca. 1910
Roxie Bell Henderson (nee Susan Roxie Bell), Billy Cooper and Helen Harding, black and white photograph. Back reads: Roxie, Billy Cooper, Helen Harding no postmark, no addressee.
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Roxie Bell Henderson, ca. 1910
Roxie Bell Henderson, ca. 1910, black and white photograph. Back reads: Roxie Bell Henderson.
