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Carey Woofter, Compiler, Folklore of West Virginia, 1920/1940

5.8 Linear Feet Summary: 5 ft. 10 in. (11 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.)
Folklore of West Virginia collected by Woofter, who was a student of John Harrington Cox and Louis Watson Chappell. The collection consists of a card file of approximately 10,000 folklore items, including superstitions, sayings, riddles, remedies and tales, as well as a pair of unpublished bound volumes entitled FOLKLORE OF WEST VIRGINIA containing folklore and folksongs with musical notation by Woofter's protege Patrick Gainer. While Woofter never published his discoveries, he did supply materials to important publications by John Harrington Cox and Josiah Combs.
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Carey Woofter, Compiler, Folklore of West Virginia, 1920/1940 5.8 Linear Feet Summary: 5 ft. 10 in. (11 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.)

Woofter, Carey.
Folklore of West Virginia collected by Woofter, who was a student of John Harrington Cox and Louis Watson Chappell. The collection consists of a card file of approximately 10,000 folklore items, including superstitions, sayings, riddles, remedies and tales, as well as a pair of unpublished bound volumes entitled FOLKLORE OF WEST VIRGINIA containing folklore and folksongs with musical notation by Woofter's protege Patrick Gainer. While Woofter never published his discoveries, he did supply materials to important publications by John Harrington Cox and Josiah Combs.
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Forestry 470: "Heritage of the Hills" Curriculum, Records, 1975/1982

4.2 Linear Feet 4 ft. 2 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.)
Learning units compiled by students of Professor Maurer, West Virginia University (1975-1982), in eighteen volumes. Refer to the inventory for details.
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Forestry 470: "Heritage of the Hills" Curriculum, Records, 1975/1982 4.2 Linear Feet 4 ft. 2 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.)

Learning units compiled by students of Professor Maurer, West Virginia University (1975-1982), in eighteen volumes. Refer to the inventory for details.
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Isaac M. Clark Letter, 1862

0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 item
One leaf with a different message on each side. The first is a letter to Clark from Joel Davidson of Ice's Ferry, West Virginia, promoting a folk-medicine cancer cure. En verso is a letter written by Clark to Lyman Robbins requesting a subscription to a dairy farming newspaper. Clark, a Bridgeport, Ohio, cheesemaker, mentions selling cheese to Union soldiers.
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Isaac M. Clark Letter, 1862 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 item

Clark, Isaac M.
One leaf with a different message on each side. The first is a letter to Clark from Joel Davidson of Ice's Ferry, West Virginia, promoting a folk-medicine cancer cure. En verso is a letter written by Clark to Lyman Robbins requesting a subscription to a dairy farming newspaper. Clark, a Bridgeport, Ohio, cheesemaker, mentions selling cheese to Union soldiers.
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Milspaw Folklore Collection, Typescripts, Tapes, and Films, 1972/1974

3.88 Linear Feet 3 ft. 10.5 in. (8 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 3.5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.) 0.534 Gigabytes 3 .wav files

A collection of student term papers, submitted to a class in American Folklore, taught by Yvonne Milspaw of West Virginia University. The papers relate to legends, ghost stories, ballads, folk medicine, recipes, crafts, social customs, and games. A card file indicating the subject matter of each paper is included with the collection. Also includes folk music and oral history recordings.

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Milspaw Folklore Collection, Typescripts, Tapes, and Films, 1972/1974 3.88 Linear Feet 3 ft. 10.5 in. (8 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 3.5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.) 0.534 Gigabytes 3 .wav files

Milspaw, Yvonne

A collection of student term papers, submitted to a class in American Folklore, taught by Yvonne Milspaw of West Virginia University. The papers relate to legends, ghost stories, ballads, folk medicine, recipes, crafts, social customs, and games. A card file indicating the subject matter of each paper is included with the collection. Also includes folk music and oral history recordings.

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Opal Jones and Beth Curry, Folklore, Lewis County Manuscript

0 Linear Feet Summary: 47 pages
A collection of folk sayings, medicinal remedies, and words of songs collected in Lewis County by Opal Jones and Beth Curry through personal interviews with old residents.
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Opal Jones and Beth Curry, Folklore, Lewis County Manuscript 0 Linear Feet Summary: 47 pages

Jones, Opal and Beth Curry, Collectors
A collection of folk sayings, medicinal remedies, and words of songs collected in Lewis County by Opal Jones and Beth Curry through personal interviews with old residents.
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William M. Goudy, Soldier, Civil War Diaries, 1862/1864

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (3 items in 1 folder)
Three pocket diaries authored by William M. Goudy of Wheeling, (West) Virginia, a corporal in the First West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, Company G, who was mustered into service on 31 October 1862. The entries run from January 1862 through November 1864, when Goudy's company was mustered out at Wheeling. Diary entries are brief and sporadic; subjects discussed include weather, marches, encampments, drilling and inspection, combat, eating, church attendance and sermons, and social visits and events. Goudy also makes record of letters received, money sent home, and items and money received from home. See Scope and Content note for more information. For Goudy's Military Memorial War Record, see A&M 4102, "Civil War Memorial Record of William M. Goudy and Other Material."
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William M. Goudy, Soldier, Civil War Diaries, 1862/1864 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (3 items in 1 folder)

Goudy, William M.
Three pocket diaries authored by William M. Goudy of Wheeling, (West) Virginia, a corporal in the First West Virginia Volunteer Infantry, Company G, who was mustered into service on 31 October 1862. The entries run from January 1862 through November 1864, when Goudy's company was mustered out at Wheeling. Diary entries are brief and sporadic; subjects discussed include weather, marches, encampments, drilling and inspection, combat, eating, church attendance and sermons, and social visits and events. Goudy also makes record of letters received, money sent home, and items and money received from home. See Scope and Content note for more information. For Goudy's Military Memorial War Record, see A&M 4102, "Civil War Memorial Record of William M. Goudy and Other Material."

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