0420: Miller-Thackston family papers, 1849-1941

Authors

Marshall University Special Collections

Document Type

Finding Aid

Publication Date

10-1985

Abstract

The bulk of the collection consists of letters written to Eugenia Miller Thackston while she was a student in boarding school in Greenupsburg, Kentucky, and Cincinnati, Ohio, by her parents in Barboursville, Virginia before the Civil War. The letters include information about family members, the difficulty in maintaining a school, and developments in the town of Barboursville. There are also some letters written during the Civil War describing the hardships of the war on the family. Other items include addresses and writings of Eugenia's husband, Benjamin Thackston, while he was a student at Randolph-Macon College.

Rights

Special collections material is obtained from many sources and is intended primarily for research and educational purposes. Certain works may be protected by copyright, trademark, or related interests not governed by the department. It is up to the researcher to verify that they have permission to use these materials for publication or other activities.

Accession Number

1985/10.0420

Access and Use

For more information or to use any of these collections, contact:
Special Collections, Morrow Library
Marshall University
One John Marshall Drive
Huntington, WV 25755
(304) 696-2343
speccoll@marshall.edu

Comments

This collection's finding aid was merged with, and can be found in, the finding aid of collection 0047: Miller-Thackston Family Papers, 1849-1941.

Recommended Citation

Miller-Thackston family papers, 1849-1941 , Accession No. 1985/10.0420, Special Collections Department, Marshall University, Huntington, WV.