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Virginia Theatre and New Virginia Theatre Playbills

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0080
Abstract

This collection features nine playbills from plays and musical acts performed at the Virginia Theatre and New Virginia Theatre from the early twentieth century. The theatre was located in downtown Harrisonburg.

Dates: 1914-1924

Virginia Wilderness Committee Records

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0209
Abstract

The Virginia Wilderness Committee Records, 1961-2009, comprise official records - administrative and financial records, newsletters, project and subject files - documenting the organization's activities and projects related to wilderness legislation, preservation, and protection in Virginia's national forests and other wild areas.

Dates: 1961-2009

Virginia wildland firefighters oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: SdArch 32
Abstract

The Virginia Wildland Firefighters Oral Histories, 2006, is comprised of three sound recordings of interviews with US Forest Service Fire Fighters on their experiences fighting fires in the mountain region of Virginia, from 1940-2005. The collection includes transcripts, photographs, and other supplemental documents.

Dates: 2006

Virginia Wise Breen Collection of Flook Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0104
Abstract

This collection contains one 1861 letter from M.H. Flook, one 1863 certificate of discharge for W. Christian Flook, and one 1842 letter from Caswell Freeman. Collection contains both transcriptions and originals.

Dates: 1842-1863

W. E. Long & Sons General Store Records

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0218
Abstract

The W. E. Long & Sons General Store Records, 1865-1971, primarily document the business activities of W.E. Long & Sons General Store in Rockingham County, Virginia. Records from the Mt. Clinton Post Office, predating W. E. Long's time as Mt. Clinton postmaster, are also included.

Dates: 1865-1971

W. L. Dechert Corporation Records

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0311
Abstract

The W. L. Dechert Corporation Records, 1890-1943, comprise two bound volumes containing historical information, financial records, meeting minutes, bylaws, and administrative information concerning Harrisonburg's W. L. Dechert Corporation.

Dates: 1890-1943

Walton and Walton Law Firm Records

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0073
Abstract

The Walton and Walton Law Firm Records, 1859-1900, consist primarily of client correspondence, notes, summaries of legal cases (including Walton vs. Williams, Allen vs. Walton), and the settlement of the Jacob Dinges Estate of Woodstock, VA. Several documents in this collection involve John Edwin Roller, 1845-1918, lawyer, soldier, lecturer, and antiquarian of Rockingham County.

Dates: 1859-1900

Wampler Business Records

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0202
Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, reports, photographs, business documents, financial statements, publications, and other documents that relate to the businesses of Charles Wampler Sr. (Wampler Feed and Seed Company) primarily and to a lesser degree his son, Charles Wampler Jr. (Wampler Food Incorporated). Correspondence comprises the bulk of the collection.

Dates: 1916-1972

Wampler Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0150
Abstract

The Wampler Family Papers contain family items, legal and financial documents, and agricultural information related to the Wampler family in Dayton, Virginia.

Dates: 1798-1962

Warden and Harnsberger Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0201

West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company Logging Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0130
Abstract

Contains 36 B&W photographs of loggers (including African-American and child workers) cutting trees in North Carolina, Virginia, and unspecified locations. Some photos have hand-written or stamped information on the back explaining the techniques being used and identifying them as "West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co."

Dates: 1927-1931

Wetsel Seed Company oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: SdArch 1
Abstract

The Wetsel Seed Company Oral Histories, 1971, 1990, is comprised of interview transcripts, audio recordings, a pamphlet, and background papers, documenting the history of the Wetsel Seed Company, of Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Dates: 1971; 1990

William B. Durie Letter

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0013
Abstract

Letter written by William B. Durie, a Union Private during the American Civil War, to his sister dated December 27, 1864. Durie writes to his sister about his state of being, conditions in camp, and personal information about Christmas during the Siege of Petersburg.

Dates: 1864

William H. Bowman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0087
Abstract

The William H. Bowman Papers, 1856-1897, consist of the papers of William H. Bowman, including bills, receipts, and legal documents along with personal letters.

Dates: 1856-1897

William H. Keister Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0123
Abstract

The William H. Keister Papers, 1924-1955, consist of one bound volume of letters, loose correspondence, and miscellaneous materials pertaining to Keister.

Dates: 1924-1955

William Hoyle Garber photographs

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0318
Abstract

The William Hoyle Garber Photographs, 1930-1960, comprise approximately 1625 negatives and 70 prints that were taken and developed by William Garber of Garber’s Photo Shop in Mount Jackson, Virginia. The photographs document the people, places, industries, automobiles, sports, events, disasters, etc., of the central and northern Shenandoah Valley (primarily between the cities of Harrisonburg and Woodstock).

Dates: 1930 - 1960

William Ingham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0002
Abstract

This collection, consisting of 37.13 cubic feet (113 boxes), contains the professional and academic papers of Dr. William Ingham, professor emeritus of physics at James Madison University.

Dates: 1945-2013

William W. Thomas papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0227
Abstract

The collection comprises the papers related to Dr. William W. Thomas' teaching career at James Madison University.

Dates: 1954 - 2004

Wine Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0273
Abstract

The Wine Family Papers, 1885-2001, document three generations of the Wine family from Shenandoah County, Virginia. Their participation in civic engagement and community activities is documented through Sunday school minute books, ledgers, and diaries. The collection also comprises photographs, scrapbooks, postcards, and school materials documenting aspects of daily life.

Dates: 1885-2001

Wise Family collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0001
Abstract

The Wise Family Collection consists of genealogical records related to the Wise family of Rockingham County, Virginia and information about the Wise family home in Bridgewater, Virginia. The family Bible, Biblia, das ist: Die ganze Heilige Schrift dess Alten und Neuen Testaments, has been separated from the collection and cataloged as the Wise Family Bible.

Dates: 1787-circa 2012

Wittig Store Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0217
Abstract

Ledger documenting the customer list and accounts for the Wittig Store in Bergton, Virginia.

Dates: 1886-1889

WLR Foods records

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0112
Abstract

This digital collection contains over 5,000 scanned images representing 645 documents that pertain to the business endeavors, acquisitions, and publications of WLR Foods Incorporated.

Dates: 1948 - 2002

Women’s Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0035
Abstract

The Women's Club Records are comprised of newsletters, yearbooks, directories, papers, scrapbooks, media files and photographs that document the activities of the James Madison University's Woman’s Club, from 1977-2013.

Dates: 1977-2013

Woodbine Cemetery Records

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0236
Abstract

The Woodbine Cemetery Records, circa 1830-2006, consist of materials relating to the operation of Woodbine Cemetery, in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The collection includes a wide array of financial and commercial materials, including receipt books and loose receipts, account books, checks, ledgers, bank statements, board minutes and reports, customer correspondence, insurance information, maps, and other materials produced during the course of business over approximately the past 150 years.

Dates: circa 1830-2006; Majority of material found within 1940-2006

World War I Posters

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0038
Abstract

The collection is comprised of two World War I posters used at the State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg, ca. 1917: “Stars and Stripes Forever,” and a poster advertising enrollment to the State Normal School for Women in order to support the war effort.

Dates: circa 1917

"Young Eph's Lament" Song Sheet

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0055
Abstract

The “Young Eph’s Lament” Song Sheet, circa 1850-1899, is a 5 x 8 inch hand-colored lithograph song sheet featuring four stanzas in stereotypical black dialect.

Dates: circa 1850-1899

YWCA Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0028
Abstract

The collection is comprised of two volumes of bound posters and programs pertaining to the State Normal and Industrial School branch of the YWCA, from 1909-1958.

Dates: 1909-1958

Zeno Bakery Postcard

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0023
Abstract

The Zeno Bakery Postcard, 1937, portrays Jimmie Packard, an African-American baker in a white chef’s coat and baker’s hat, as “Zeno’s Singing Baker.” The postcard, dated February 24, 1937, is addressed to Mrs. Pearl Allen of South Vernon, Massachusetts.

Dates: 1937

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