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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0416: William Vinson Papers, 1985, Marshall University Special Collections

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0417: Estelle "Bill" Belanger Papers, 1946-1984, Marshall University Special Collections

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0418: Whittaker-Glanville Family Papers, 1856-1985, Marshall University Special Collections

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0419: John Warren Papers, 1960-1970, Marshall University Special Collections

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0421: Benjamin Ronk Papers, 1862-1907, Marshall University Special Collections

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0423: Ancestor Chart, 1872, Marshall University Special Collections

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0424: Naaman Jackson Letters, 1932-1942, Marshall University Special Collections

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0425: Cabell County, W.Va. Medical Society Records, 1951, Marshall University Special Collections

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0426: Robert P. Alexander Papers, 1981-1984, Marshall University Special Collections

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0428: Berkeley Co., W.Va. Typescript, 1777-1816, Marshall University Special Collections

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0429: Marguerite Bias Williams Spears Papers, 1979-1982, Marshall University Special Collections

0431: Stowers Collection, 1986, Marshall University Special Collections

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0432: Mason City Town Council Records, 1927-1935, Marshall University Special Collections

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0433: Robert Bradley Papers, 1967, Marshall University Special Collections

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0434: Owen Clinic Institute Papers, 1948-1975, Marshall University Special Collections

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0435: Edna Duckworth Typescript, 1984-1996, Marshall University Special Collections

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0436: Dr. Sam Clagg Papers, 1958-1986, Marshall University Special Collections

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0437: W. H. Franklin Papers, 1898-1963, Marshall University Special Collections

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0438: Michael R. Johnson Papers, 1967-1986, Marshall University Special Collections

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0439: Dunn-Henderson Family Papers, 1892-1947, Marshall University Special Collections

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0441: Rev. Garrett Marriage Records, 1879-1912, Marshall University Special Collections

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0442: Gill Family Manuscript, 1818-1918, Marshall University Special Collections

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0445: Grace Moses Papers, 1775-1895, Marshall University Special Collections

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0446: Mary McKernon Papers, 1977-1983, Marshall University Special Collections

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0447: Hallanan Family Papers, 1915-1947, Marshall University Special Collections

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0451: Savage Grant Cabell Co. Clerk Recrods, 1754-1929, Marshall University Special Collections

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0452: Pauline Fairfax Plaques, 1984 and 1986, Marshall University Special Collections

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0453: 1860 Census of Lewis Co., W.Va., Marshall University Special Collections

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0454: George Joachim Papers, 1832-1865, Marshall University Special Collections

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0455: Brigadier General Chuck Yeager Collection, 1923-1987, Marshall University Special Collections

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0456: William Denman Papers, 1974-1986, Marshall University Special Collections

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0457: L. Beryl Cottrill Papers, 1942-1946, Marshall University Special Collections

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0458: Brad Dent Papers, 1987, Marshall University Special Collections

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0459: Campbell Family Genealogy, 1818-1971, Marshall University Special Collections

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0460: Jeanette Pemberton Collection, 1793-1990, Marshall University Special Collections

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0461: Fruth Family Papers, 1616-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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0462: David S. McGuire Typescript, 1961, Marshall University Special Collections

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0463: William D. Birke Papers, 1925-1973, Marshall University Special Collections

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0464: Barbour Co., W.Va. Will Abstracts, 1843-1882, Marshall University Special Collections

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0465: NSDAR James Wood Chapter Typescript, 1964, Marshall University Special Collections

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0467: Berlin Basil Chapman Papers, 1942-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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0470: Huntington [W.Va.] Council of Garden Clubs, 1978, Marshall University Special Collections

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0471: Evans Family Records, 1667-1982, Marshall University Special Collections

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0472: Clyde Wellman Papers, 1808-1947, Marshall University Special Collections

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0474: Gill Family Papers, 1807-1988, Marshall University Special Collections

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0475: Nancy Murray Mann Papers, 1914-1985, Marshall University Special Collections

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0476: Samuel Cabell Papers, 1818-1832, Marshall University Special Collections

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0477: Huntington Early Settlers' Association, Marshall University Special Collections

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0479: Wendell Kumlien Papers, 1963-1987, Marshall University Special Collections

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0480: Harold C. Smith Typescript, 1955, Marshall University Special Collections

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0481: James E. Phipps Papers, 1977-1988, Marshall University Special Collections

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0482: Dr. Walter Freeman's Papers from Huntington State Hospital, 1897-1984, Marshall University Special Collections

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0483: Cecil Ferguson Photograph Collection, 1946, Marshall University Special Collections

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0484: William S. Wallace Collection, 1880-1947, Marshall University Special Collections

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0485: Burlington Presbyterian Church Records, 1826-1828, Marshall University Special Collections

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0488: Marshall Family Papers, 1987-1988, Marshall University Special Collections

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0490: Dorothy Ward Heinrich Typescript, 1988, Marshall University Special Collections

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0491: Carrie Eldridge Combined Collection, 1678-2014, Marshall University Special Collections

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0492: Delta Kappa Gamma Psi Chapter, Huntington, W.Va., Marshall University Special Collections

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0493: Revella E. Hughes Papers, 1895-1987, Marshall University Special Collections

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0494: Huntington W.Va. First Congregational Church, 1872-1932, Marshall University Special Collections

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0495: Savage Grant Land Surveys and Huntington-Kenova Land Company Deeds, 1754-1889, Marshall University Special Collections

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0496: Karen N. Cartwright Nance Collection, 1775-1989, Marshall University Special Collections

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0500: Nancy Voiers Whear Papers, 1985-1988, Marshall University Special Collections

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0502: William Spiller Rosenheim Papers, 1888-1998, Marshall University Special Collections

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0503: Westmoreland Chapter NSDAR Records, 1988, Marshall University Special Collections

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0504: Cabell County Medical Society Records, 1891-1978, Marshall University Special Collections

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0505: Webb/Swann Family Records, 1780-1945, Marshall University Special Collections

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0506: Thompson Family Papers, 1860-1865, Marshall University Special Collections

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0508: Leon Putz Papers, 1983-1986, Marshall University Special Collections

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0510: Morgan Family Papers, 1819-1980, Marshall University Special Collections

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0511: Hobart O. Franklin Papers, 1644-1989, Marshall University Special Collections

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0513: Byron T. Morris Papers, 1967-1989, Marshall University Special Collections

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0514: Early Records of Cabell and Mason Counties, 1802-1933, Marshall University Special Collections

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0515: Ladies Monument Association of Point Pleasant, W.Va., 1860, Marshall University Special Collections

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0516: Fred Burns Collection, 1910-1990, Marshall University Special Collections

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0517: A. Mervin Tyson, 1959-1989, Marshall University Special Collections

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0518: Mason County, W.Va. Superior Court, 1831-1851, Marshall University Special Collections

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0519: Harriet Bagg Loomis Diary, 1855-1919, Marshall University Special Collections

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0521: Adkins Family Papers, 1273-1984, Marshall University Special Collections

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0522: Ancella Bickley Collection, 1908-1947, Marshall University Special Collections

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0524: Laura Rogers White Papers, 1880, Marshall University Special Collections

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0525: Doris C. Miller Papers, 1915-1989, Marshall University Special Collections

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0526: Constance Pendleton Letter, 1960, Marshall University Special Collections

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0527: Marti Carelli-Gilbert Manuscript, 1960, Marshall University Special Collections

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0528: Rick Whisman Collection, 1862-1935, Marshall University Special Collections

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0529: John L. Allen Collection, 1784-1991, Marshall University Special Collections

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0530: Robert L. Archer Papers, 1871-1896, Marshall University Special Collections

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0533: Hubbard Family Papers, 1702-1960, Marshall University Special Collections

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0534: Huntington League of Women Voters, 1950-1991, Marshall University Special Collections

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0535: Southern Women and their Families in the 19th Century [Microfilm], 1694-1991, Marshall University Special Collections

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0536: Hines Family Papers, 1898-1976, Marshall University Special Collections

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0537: Rick Baumgartner Papers, 1976-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

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0538: Harry B. Matney Jr. Manuscript, 1991, Marshall University Special Collections

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0539: Cabell County Historic Landmark Commissions Survey, 1988, Marshall University Special Collections

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0540: Adams Family Papers, 1942-1950, Marshall University Special Collections

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0541: Huntington Jaycees Scrapbook, 1945-1946, Marshall University Special Collections

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0542: Henry Francis Keenan Letter, 1895, Marshall University Special Collections

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0543: Cabell County Public Library Collection, 1848-1984, Marshall University Special Collections

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0544: Herman P. Dean Papers, 1935-1976, Marshall University Special Collections