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Graham, Tate and related families Papers 1844 (1920-1990)

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This collection consists of ca. 1,000 items, 1844 (1920-1990), including correspondence, personal and professional papers, genealogy and local history research files, photographs, and printed material, pertaining to the Graham, Sanders, and Tatefamilies, and Wythe County, Virginia. Among the correspondence are letters, 1955-1956, from Agnes Graham Sanders Rileywhile in South Africa, and letters from Andrew Trigg Sandersand Friel Tate Sanderswhile serving as U. S. Armyofficers during World War II.

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Edward Felix Turner, Jr. collection

"Young Eph's Lament" Song Sheet

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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.

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Young Men's Christian Association Records

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This collection consists of a roll and minutes book (1916-1920), record book (1867-1941), a list of members and who attended student prayer meetings (1856-1866), the constitution, and a library book (1887-1890) for the YMCA in Lexington, Virginia.

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Zinn Family Papers

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Digital copies of papers of the Zinn family of Preston County, West Virginia, including legal documents and genealogical records. Legal documents include a letter of attorney, indentures, deeds, stock certificates, and surveys of property. Genealogical records include a handwritten record of births, a page from a family bible recording births and marriages, and a typescript regarding the history of the Zinn family. Frequently mentioned names include Isaac Dean and George Zinn. The collection also includes an 1867 letter of commendation to George Zinn; it accompanied a medal awarded for service in the Civil War. This collection consists only of digital scans of the original documents. The collection also includes a digital version of an autobiographical account by Thomas E. Zinn titled "Sea Stories From My Time in the United States Navy" regarding his experiences as a naval and commercial pilot in the period ca. 1950s-1970s.

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Zion Episcopal Church of Charles Town, Papers

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Papers of the Zion Episcopal Church of Charles Town, WV, including church budgets, programs, and religious pamphlets. There is a minute book (1878-1890) of the Ladies Mexican League of the Zion Episcopal Church and an account book (1904-1943) listing contributions to the Mexican Scholarship. There are also ten postcards of West Virginia scenes addressed to Letitia C. Ambler.

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Zion Episcopal Church Records

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Vestry minutes and parish records of the Zion Episcopal Church of Charles Town. The vestry minutes concern business meetings of the church, ministerial appointments, program scheduling and church maintenance. A detailed account of expenditures and donor bequeathals is included. The parish records contain indexed and unindexed records of birth, marriage, membership and burials as well as ledgers on contributions to theological education, missionary efforts, charity disbursements, church repairs and debts. Of special note are records of funds sent after the Civil War for Southern relief to Georgia, Louisiana, and Tennessee.

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Zion Hill Church Collection

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The collection contains a minute book of the Zion Hill Church, which was used to track meetings and misconduct. Also included is "The Triangular School Review," a publication made by teachers that includes updates on local public schools.

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Elizabeth Hogg Ironmonger Papers

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Papers, circa 1900-1997, of Elizabeth Hogg Ironmonger, genealogist. Includes genealogical notes, history of post offices in York County, Virginia, a record of Revolutionary War claims by York County inhabitants, history of the Grafton Baptist Church, Methodism in York County, Virginia, a map of the Jamestown Exposition grounds in Norfolk, Virginia, copies (only a few pages) from the Abingdon Parish Register, the Kingston Parish Register, and the Northumberland County Order Book.

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Z.T. McBee Correspondence

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Letters sent to Z.T. McBee and members of his immediate family at Clinton Furnace in Monongalia County, mainly from Jackson Steele of Kansas, concerning crops, business conditions, and prices.

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