The Marshall University Special Collections Department is home to manuscript materials covering a wide range of subjects reflecting historical events, business, education, arts, and sciences. While many of the materials are related to West Virginia, several collections are regional and national in scope.

This gallery provides access to downloadable finding aids for the department’s processed collections. Looking for digitized materials only? You can find all of our digitized manuscript materials under Digitized Manuscript Collections.

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

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Finding Aids

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0308: Louise Bailey Collection, 1859-1937, Marshall University Special Collections

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0309: James K. Jeffrey Collection, 1868-1928, Marshall University Special Collections

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0310: Ball Family Genealogy, 1765-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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0312: Frances Conner Papers, 1927-1928, Marshall University Special Collections

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0313: Bowling Family Genealogy, 1866-1957, Marshall University Special Collections

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0314: Emma Childress Papers, 1904-1945, Marshall University Special Collections

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0315: Violette Somerville Machir, 1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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0316: R. Lloyd Beck Papers, 1934-1960, Marshall University Special Collections

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0317: Ruth Johnson Collection, 1822-1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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0318: Henry B. Morgan Letters, 1891-1892, Marshall University Special Collections

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0319: Burlington Macedonia Church (Ohio) Records, 1884-1897, Marshall University Special Collections

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0320: Adkins Family Bible Records, 1818-1915, Marshall University Special Collections

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0321: Enos Amos Oath, 1864, Marshall University Special Collections

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0323: Marguerite Neekamp-Stein Papers, 1913-1939, Marshall University Special Collections

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0324: Taylor Vinson Papers, 1922-1971, Marshall University Special Collections

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0325: Huntington, West Virginia Women's Club Records, 1900-1986, Marshall University Special Collections

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0326: Lorenza Edgar Shanholtzer Papers, 1895-1947, Marshall University Special Collections

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0327: William B. Newcomb Papers, 1865-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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0328: Huntington Committee for UNICEF, 1974-1981, Marshall University Special Collections

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0330: Ruth Katherine Jones Papers, 1927-1937, Marshall University Special Collections

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0331: The Woman’s Club of Kenova Scrapbook, 1908-1971, Marshall University Special Collections

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0332: Jane Boedeker Shepherd Papers, 1937-1982, Marshall University Special Collections

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0334: West Virginia Conference, Latter Day Saints Records, 1881-1900, Marshall University Special Collections

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0335: WPBY-TV “The Comstock Load” Script, 1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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0336: Henry Bott Journal, 1825-1908, Marshall University Special Collections

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0338: Jake Bomar Papers, 1978-1982, Marshall University Special Collections

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0339: U.S. Department of War Records on Microfilm, Marshall University Special Collections

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0340: U.S. Department of War Records on Microfilm, Marshall University Special Collections

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0341: U.S. Adjutant General Records on Microfilm, 1877, Marshall University Special Collections

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0341: U.S. Adjutant General Records on Microfilm, 1877, Marshall University Special Collections

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0342: U.S. Adjutant General Records on Microfilm, 1875-1877, Marshall University Special Collections

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0342: U.S. Adjutant General Records on Microfilm, 1875-1877, Marshall University Special Collections

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0343: Peaco Family Scrapbook, c. 1880 - 1946, Marshall University Special Collections

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0344: Durbin Mercantile Company Records, 1904, Marshall University Special Collections

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0345: John F. Holohan Diary, 1861-1865, Marshall University Special Collections

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0346: Depositions of Survivors of Buffalo Creek Flood, Dennis Prince et al., Marshall University Special Collections

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0347: Records of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Microfilm, 1808, Marshall University Special Collections

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0349: Jennie Petrie Emmons Diary, 1929, Marshall University Special Collections

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0350: Grady and Elizabeth Mytinger Risen Papers, Marshall University Special Collections

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0351: Tompkins Family Papers, 1929-1971, Marshall University Special Collections

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0352: Henry Wise Letters, 1861, Marshall University Special Collections

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0353: Rolf Lindner Letters, 1939-1940, Marshall University Special Collections

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0354: Wyn Esselborn Typescript, 1981, Marshall University Special Collections

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0355: Aron and Pauline Jouan Papers, 1963-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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0356: Francis L. McCulloch Manuscript, 1777-1981, Marshall University Special Collections

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0357: Depositions of Survivors of Buffalo Creek Flood, Teresa Lynn Justice et al., Marshall University Special Collections

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0358: Alexandre Kazmitcheff Passport, 1921, Marshall University Special Collections

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0359: West Virginia Militia 16th Regiment, Co. A, 1867, Marshall University Special Collections

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0360: Winston Churchill Letter, 1943, Marshall University Special Collections

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0361: Lewis Burk Papers, 1872 and 1881, Marshall University Special Collections

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0362: Daniel Miller Will, 1791, Marshall University Special Collections

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0364: Oretha Morgan Foard Papers, 1855-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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0365: Joseph Platania Papers, 1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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0366: Anna M. Love papers, 1816-1977, Marshall University Special Collections

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0367: Huntington, W.Va. East High School Scrapbook, 1964, Marshall University Special Collections

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0368: Sterrett Family Records, 1807-1884, Marshall University Special Collections

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0369: Donna Musa Scrapbooks, 1933-1941, Marshall University Special Collections

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0370: Richard O. Comfort Papers, 1962-1982, Marshall University Special Collections

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0371: Irene Drukker Broh Papers, 1880-1978, Marshall University Special Collections

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0372: Clara Jefferson Caldwell Scrapbook, 1939-1954, Marshall University Special Collections

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0373: Winston W. Murrill Scrapbook, 1933-1983, Marshall University Special Collections

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0374: Harvey and Beulah Mobley Manuscript, 1757-1957, Marshall University Special Collections

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0375: Lenna Lowe Yost Papers, 1921-1972, Marshall University Special Collections

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0376: United Brethren in Christ. Huntington W.Va. Circuit Collection, 1871-1917, Marshall University Special Collections

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0377: McComas-McKendree-Henderson Family Papers, 1875-1946, Marshall University Special Collections

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0378: Donald and Nell Rose Hale Hansen Papers, 1925-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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0379: Alma Nease Noble Papers, 1861-1981, Marshall University Special Collections

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0380: Mary Burnside Reynolds Papers, 1861-1992, Marshall University Special Collections

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0382: MacDonald Family Papers, 1513-1972, Marshall University Special Collections

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0383: Goodykoontz for Senator Club Roster, c. 1910-1925, Marshall University Special Collections

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0384: Huntington Publishing Company Negatives, 1957-1970, Marshall University Special Collections

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0385: Peters Family Papers, 1800-1981, Marshall University Special Collections

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0386: W. Steele Gilmore Correspondence, 1939 and 1943, Marshall University Special Collections

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0387: Joseph C. Nelson Manuscript, Marshall University Special Collections

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0388: Oscar R. Shannon Photograph Collection, 1903-1937, Marshall University Special Collections

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0389: Ann Katherine Flagg Papers, 1964, Marshall University Special Collections

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0391: Eli Camden Henderson Papers, 1906-1956, Marshall University Special Collections

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0392: Denver C. Yoho Papers, 1906-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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0393: Phi Alpha Theta, Gamma Chi Chapter, Marshall University, 1815-1967, Marshall University Special Collections

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0394: Nancy Jane Tyson Papers, 1981, Marshall University Special Collections

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0395: W.Va. Dept. of Culture and History. Historic Preservation Unit, 1983, Marshall University Special Collections

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0396: Carroll Family Papers, 1867-1951, Marshall University Special Collections

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0397: Webb Family Bible Records, 1824-1953, Marshall University Special Collections

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0398: Sally Walton Harrison Letter, 1903, Marshall University Special Collections

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0399: Marjorie Austin Smith Scrapbook, 1936, Marshall University Special Collections

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0400: Dr. Glenray C. Stein Musical Score, 1948, Marshall University Special Collections

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0401: Anonymous Memoranda Book, 1913, Marshall University Special Collections

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0402: Walter Lippman Collection, Marshall University Special Collections

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0403: Grady Risen Collection, 1900-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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0404: Gwinn Family Papers, 1926, Marshall University Special Collections

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0405: Curtis F. Baxter Papers, 1860-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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0406: Harvey Family Papers, 1897-1958, Marshall University Special Collections

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0407: Marjorie Austin Smith Papers, 1950-1984, Marshall University Special Collections

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0408: James Tull and Lela White Richardson Papers, 1919-1972, Marshall University Special Collections

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0409: Preston Cave Papers, 1937-1967, Marshall University Special Collections

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0410: Revella E. Hughes Papers, 1895-1984, Marshall University Special Collections

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0411: Huntington Audubon Society Scrapbooks, 1940-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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0412: NSDAR Genealogical Records, 1985-2000, Marshall University Special Collections

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0413: Mason Co., W. Va. Court Records, 1805-1890, Marshall University Special Collections

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0414: Theodosia Kirkland Hamlet Papers, 1940-1975, Marshall University Special Collections