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Christine Hoepfner Collection on the Shenandoah National Park

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0170
Abstract

Contains photocopies of letters, reports, and news stories, mostly from the National Archives and the Shenandoah National Park Archives, which deal with the formation and early administration of Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.

Dates: 1911-2000

Christopher B. Martin oral histories on the Coors Controversy

 Collection
Identifier: SdArch 31
Abstract

Christopher B. Martin Oral Histories, circa 1985, is comprised of transcripts of oral history interviews with F. Everette Smith, president of the local Farm Bureau Association, and Eugene Souder, pastor, concerning the coming of the Coors Beer Company to the county.

Dates: circa 1985

Church of the Good Shepherd oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: SdArch 13
Abstract

Church of the Good Shepherd Oral Histories, 1992 is comprised of a background paper, audio recording, transcript, and ephemera, associated with an interview conducted with individuals discussing the history of the Church of the Good Shepherd, in Folly Mills, Virginia.

Dates: 1992

Civil War Miscellaneous Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0134
Abstract

The Civil War Miscellaneous Collection, 1860-2005 (bulk 1862-1928), consists of Civil War records and letters from soldiers from 1860-1926, as well as twentieth-century materials including newspaper clippings, research, and writing about local Civil War battles and events.

Dates: 1860-2005; Majority of material found within 1862-1928

Clara Soter Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0042
Abstract

The Clara Soter Papers, 1969-1971, contain the January 1971 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association and one report by Soter entitled “Sound Barrier,” written for the U.S. Public Health Service Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: 1969-1971

Class of 1913 Reunion Book

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0267
Abstract

The Class of 1913 Reunion Book contains photographs, programs, and written entries regarding the activities and whereabouts of members of the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg graduating class of 1913, from 1914-1935.

Dates: 1914-1935

Claudia Frazier Bailey Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0282
Abstract

The Claudia F. Bailey Photographs, 1964, consist of six photographs taken of Bailey and her friends during Bailey’s senior year at Madison College.

Dates: 1964

Cleveland Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0043
Abstract

The Cleveland Family Papers, 1880-1958, are comprised primarily of photographs of Elizabeth and Annie Cleveland and other Cleveland family members. Additional materials include documents related to the deaths of Annie and Elizabeth Cleveland.

Dates: 1880-1958

College of Integrated Science and Technology (CISAT) records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0052
Abstract

This collection covers the history of James Madison University's College of Integrated Science and Technology (CISAT), from its inception in the late 1980s to its realization across the 1990s and into the early 2000s.

Dates: 1987 - 2004

Common Ground Records

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0126
Abstract

The Common Ground Records, 1983-2003, consists of the newsletters, administrative files, and other material related to or published by the now-defunct Harrisonburg peace and justice organization Common Ground and its predecessors, The Network for Peace and Justice and Common Weal.

Dates: 1983-2003

Comparison of private versus public education in Rockingham County, Virginia oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: SdArch 12
Abstract

The Comparison of Private versus Public Education in Rockingham County, Virginia, Oral Histories, 1992 is comprised of background paper, audio recordings and transcripts, associated with two interviews with individuals discussing their experiences with education in the Shenandoah Valley, from the 1920s-1970s.

Dates: 1992

Confederate War Tax Form

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0018
Abstract

The Confederate War Tax Form, 1863, documents a series of guidelines for the taxation of unique goods and services by the Confederacy in Virginia. The two-sheet, partly printed form lays out all the materials which are to be taxed and includes a statement of the possession of liquor to be taxed. The forms were signed by James Gwyn of Richmond, Virginia and Confederate Assessor W.E. Johnson.

Dates: 1863

Copp’s Schoolhouse Notebook and Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0238
Abstract

The Copp’s Schoolhouse Notebook and Ledger, 1867-1908, is comprised of one bound volume of notes on Dr. Benjamin Mosby Smith’s lectures; the constitution, by-laws, and meeting minutes of the Johnsonian Lyceum (meetings were held at Copp’s Schoolhouse in Maurertown, Virginia which was located in the Johnson Magisterial District); and unrelated personal property lists of Shenandoah County residents.

Dates: 1867-1908

Croushorn Family Rockingham Cooperative Farm Bureau Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0261
Abstract

This collection is comprised of Rockingham Cooperative Farm Bureau receipts, newsletters, correspondences and ephemera related to the Croushorn family farm and business, in Augusta County, Virginia, from 1932-1958.

Dates: 1932-1958

Cushing Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0263
Abstract

The Cushing Family Papers, 1843-1894, are comprised chiefly of correspondence between members of Edwin M. and Bettie Cushing’s immediate and extended family. Additional papers related to Edwin M. Cushing’s appointments to local masonic lodges are included.

Dates: 1843-1894

Daisy Bacon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0304
Abstract

The Daisy Bacon Papers, 1857-before March 25, 1986, comprise the personal and professional papers, diaries, manuscripts, and photographs of Daisy Bacon, longtime editor of Love Story Magazine. The papers of select immediate and extended family members are also included in this collection.

Dates: 1857-before March 25, 1986

Dale F. Harter Collection of "Undocumented Deeds: An Exhibit on the History of Harrisonburg's African-American Community from 1930-1985"

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0105
Abstract

These four folders contain items and information used in the exhibit "Undocumented Deeds: an exhibit on the history of Harrisonburg's African-American Community." The exhibit was curated by Dale F. Harter and held in the Warren-Sipe Museum of the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society in the autumn of 1991.

Dates: Event: 1991

David E. Shank Automobile Receipt

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0244
Abstract

The David E. Shank Automobile Receipt, May 16, 1968, documents Shank’s trade-in of a 1964 Cadillac and subsequent purchase of a 1968 Lincoln Continental sedan from Royal Motor Company in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Dates: 1968 May 16

Davis & Associates Architectural Drawings

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0210
Abstract

The Davis & Associates Architectural Drawings consist of approximately 9,580 architectural drawings and project records pertaining to the design and construction of structures for James Madison University and other buildings located in Harrisonburg, as well as Rockingham, Augusta, Shenandoah, and Page counties.

Dates: 1925-1986

Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0241
Abstract

The Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons.

Dates: 1816-1977

Debating Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0031
Abstract

The Debating Club Records is comprised of a record book and papers containing meeting minutes, membership lists, and attendance records, documenting club activities from its founding in 1928 until 1940.

Dates: 1928-1940

Debra S. Clatterbuck Collection of Michael Henkle Estate Records

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0103
Abstract

Photocopies of documents related to the settling of Michael Henkle’s estate in Pendleton County, dating to 1861 and 1866.

Dates: 1861; 1866

Deford Company Letter

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0279
Abstract

The Deford Company Letter, 1916, is a business letter from the Deford Company (Tanners of Oak Sole Leather and Belting) to an undisclosed seller of bark requesting some product.

Dates: 1916

Delphine Hurst Parsons papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0012
Abstract Materials include correspondence, paper ephemera, yearbooks, and memorabilia of Delphine Hurst Parsons from her time as a student at Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia and at the State Teachers College (STC) at Harrisonburg, with one vinyl record of the Madison College Choir Concert of 1966, and a single photograph from the 1976 reunion of STC students. This collection also contains three yearbooks owned by Nellie Cowan Williams, a close friend and STC classmate of Delphine Parsons, and...
Dates: 1923-1976; Majority of material found within 1923-1931

Department of History: Raymond C. Dingledine, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0037
Abstract

This collection is comprised of the professional and academic papers of Dr. Raymond C. Dingledine, Jr., a professor of Social Studies and History at James Madison University (formerly Madison College), and correspondence and research materials for the book, “Madison College: the First Fifty Years, 1908-1958,” published in 1959.

Dates: 1950-1983

Department of Living Sciences records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0057
Abstract

The collection comprises the administrative files, photographs, and scrapbooks documenting the Department of Living Sciences and affiliated student organizations (Frances Sale Club and Phi Omicron Tau) at James Madison University.

Dates: circa 1915-2003

Dining services at JMU oral histories

 Collection
Identifier: SdArch 36
Abstract

Dining Services at JMU Oral Histories, 2004, is comprised audio recordings, transcripts, and research notes related to seven interviews conducted by Danielle Torisky with individuals regarding their experiences with dining services at James Madison University.

Dates: 2004

Diplomas

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0036
Abstract

Diplomas, 1912-1936, is an artificial collection, comprising diplomas and certificates issued to students at the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, later called the State Normal School for Women, State Teachers College at Harrisonburg, and the State Normal School Summer Session.

Dates: 1912 - 1941

Dixie Theatre and Strand Theatre [Staunton, Virginia] Campaign Booklets

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0305
Abstract

The Dixie Theatre and Strand Theatre [Staunton, Virginia] Campaign Booklets, 1950-1954, comprise seven promotional booklets created by Frank K. Shaffer, manager of Staunton, Virginia's Dixie Theatre and Strand Theatre.

Dates: 1950-1954

Don C. Miller Collection of Pine Forge Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: SC 0175
Abstract

The Don C. Miller Collection of Pine Forge Ledger, 1785-1799, consists of one CD-ROM containing 230 digital images of one bound ledger, 12 inches tall by 7.5 inches wide, from the Pine Forge iron forge near New Market, Va.

Dates: 1785-1799

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