Collections : [James Madison University]

James Madison University

Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Primary Collecting Areas:
JMU History, Local history, Shenandoah Living Archive, Shenandoah National Park Oral Histories, Pulp Fiction Collection, Artists' Book Collection, Juvenile Collection, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Description:
JMU Special Collections documents the central Shenandoah Valley region as well as the history of James Madison University. Special Collections includes strong collections of Pulp Fiction magazines, Artists' Books, and a Juvenile Literature collection created in support of JMU's history as a teacher's college. Special Collections collaborates with faculty, alumni, liaison librarians, and community members in identifying and collecting rare and historic materials for use in instruction and research.
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Start Over Repository James Madison University Date range 2017
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James Leary papers, 1984/2018

1.16 cubic feet 4 boxes 3 sound cassettes
The collection, comprising memoranda, news articles and clippings, correspondence, and reports, documents events during the late 1980s and 1990s at James Madison University, a period marked by significant strife and dissension between university administration and faculty.
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James Leary papers, 1984/2018 1.16 cubic feet 4 boxes 3 sound cassettes

Leary, James J.
The collection, comprising memoranda, news articles and clippings, correspondence, and reports, documents events during the late 1980s and 1990s at James Madison University, a period marked by significant strife and dissension between university administration and faculty.
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ESPN College GameDay posters, 2015

15 cubic feet 15 flat files
The ESPN College GameDay Posters consist of 70 posters created for the 2015, 2017, and 2023 ESPN College GameDay braodcasts held on the campus of James Madison University. Two of the posters were made for the 2015 ESPN College GameDay against the Richmond Spiders. Fourteen of the posters were created for the 2017 ESPN College GameDay against the Villanova Wildcats. Fifty-four posters document the 2023 ESPN College GameDay against the Appalachian State Mountaineers.
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2017 vs. Villanova Wildcats, 2017 14 posters

The 2017 GameDay posters primarily focus on James Madison University's strength as a team, and school, over Villanova. Using viral internet images popular in 2017, they center on the inferiority of the Villanova team when being compared to James Madison University. These viral images, often called memes, are variously displaying James Madison University's "superior taste" in all regards. Calling attention to Villanova's cost of tuition and low football game attendance rates, the majority of the posters purport that James Madison University will defeat them. One poster references an inside joke to James Madison University students about how Villanova will lose the football game because they are not fans of the correct condiment. There are some posters that center less on the animosity of the two teams and instead are saying hello to friends and family.

Distracted Everett Withers, 2017 Flat File 3

The poster uses a popular internet graphic from the 2010s to depict how former James Madison University head coach, Everett Withers is regretting his decision to leave and coach at Texas State University.

  1. 2017 vs. Villanova Wildcats, 2017

"Don't bring a CAT 2 a dog fight", 2017 Flat File 2

The poster revises the common saying "don't bring a knife to a gunfight," popularized by the 1987 film "The Untouchables," to display the superiority of James Madison University's mascot, the Duke Dog, over Villanova's own Will D. Cat, the wildcat. The poster is meant to imply that not only are dogs better than cats but that James Madison University will perform better than Villanova's team.

  1. 2017 vs. Villanova Wildcats, 2017
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Blackley Family papers, 1830/2020

14.37 cubic feet 30 boxes, 2 flat folders
The Blackley Family Papers, 1830-2020, consists of hundreds of letters that span from 1830 to 2011; diaries; official United States, Confederate, and Texas documents; literary works; newspaper clippings; postcards; ephemera; and photographs. These papers document the related Scott, Bassett, Blackley, Hoge, Matthews, and Nix families of Texas and Staunton, Virginia.
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2020-0121 Accession, 1930/2019

The series largely documents Chas Blackley's involvement with radio stations WSVA and WTON and comprises photographs, correspondence, and printed ephemera. A file concerning Susan Blackley, Chas Blackley's daughter, is included and relate to her work as the horticulturalist for the city of Staunton. Photographs document Susan's time as a bartender at H.A. Winston's in Wilmington, Delaware.

2020-0702 Accession, 1882/2020

Comprises papers and photographs related to the immediate and extended Blackley family. Materials also concern the Fry and Matthews families.

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Carol Barton papers, 1973/2020

7.47 cubic feet 20 boxes, 1 flat file
The Carol Barton Papers contain printed materials, letters, brochures, and primary materials as well as items that document professional endeavors, artistic processes, and personal items of book artist, paper engineer, teacher, and curator, Carol Barton.
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2023-0404 Accession, 2009/2020

The series primarily comprises proofs, prototypes, draft components, and pre-production materials for Barton's 2014 artists' book Land Forms and Air Currents.

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Student Government Association records, 1915/2024

12.74 cubic feet 37 boxes 557 Megabytes 594 digital files
The Student Government Association Records consist of material relating to the activities of the James Madison University's Student Government Association from its establishment as the Student Association of the State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg in 1915 until 2024.
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2024-0507 accession, 2011/2024

Series 12 consists of materials transferred to Special Collections in May 2024 comprising digital files. One folder of paper certificates, honors, and proclamations is included. The contents of this series are similar to records present throughout the collection and include minutes, resolutions, constitutions, financial files and budgets, correspondence, member lists, bills of opinion, house rules, election policies, and photographs.

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American Association of University Women (AAUW) Records, Harrisonburg, Virginia Branch, 1929/2025

9.89 cubic feet 29 boxes
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Records, Harrisonburg, Virginia Branch document the activities of Harrisonburg's local AAUW branch and include administrative records, financial files, publications, annual conference materials, scrapbooks, and photographs.
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2025-0909 Accession, 1979/2025

Series 7: 2025-0909 Accession, 1979-2025, comprises assorted administrative records documenting the activities of the Harrisonburg branch of AAUW. Materials include newsletters, yearbooks, conference programs, newspaper clippings, and records related to branch initiatives including the Equal Rights Amendment, the Crystal Theodore Scholarship, and other philanthropic endeavors.

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Records, Harrisonburg, Virginia Branch, 1929/2025 9.89 cubic feet 29 boxes

American Association of University Women. Harrisonburg Branch
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) Records, Harrisonburg, Virginia Branch document the activities of Harrisonburg's local AAUW branch and include administrative records, financial files, publications, annual conference materials, scrapbooks, and photographs.
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Thomas H. Arthur Papers, 1953/2018

2.7 cubic feet 9 boxes (including 1 four-flap enclosure)
The Thomas H. Arthur Papers, 1953-2018, consist of eight boxes (2.42 cubic feet) of personal correspondence, manuscripts, theater programs, photographs, and notes written by Dr. Thomas H. Arthur, JMU faculty member, and pertaining to actor Melvyn Douglas.
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Academic Affairs: Academic Program Reviews, 1976/2018, bulk 1992/2018

8 cubic feet 8 boxes
The Academic Affairs: Academic Program Reviews (APRs) are comprised of internal self-study reports and external team reviews for JMU degree-granting departments, programs, and academic administrative areas. The collection contains both paper and digital files.
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Academic Affairs: Academic Program Reviews, 1976/2018, bulk 1992/2018 8 cubic feet 8 boxes

The Academic Affairs: Academic Program Reviews (APRs) are comprised of internal self-study reports and external team reviews for JMU degree-granting departments, programs, and academic administrative areas. The collection contains both paper and digital files.

Academic Program Reviews, 1993, bulk 1993/2018

Series 1. Academic Program Reviews and Self-Studies, 1976-present (bulk 1993-present), contains APRs and Self-Study reports. Folders are organized alphabetically by program or department title, and further arranged chronologically.

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Rockingham Bird Club records, 1975/2023

2.47 cubic feet 5 boxes 102 Megabytes 273 files
The collection comprises administrative files, newsletters, meeting minutes, and scrapbooks documenting the activities of the Rockingham Bird Club.
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Administrative files, 1976/2023

Series 1: Administrative Files comprises copies of the club's constitutions and by-laws, general and executive committee meeting minutes, membership lists, bird alert system telephone chains, seasonal reports documenting bird sightings and activities, brochures, and patches.

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Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition Records, 1977/2019

1.9 cubic feet 5 boxes 2.6 Gigabytes 2,738 digital files
The Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition Records, 1977-2018, document the activities of the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC), formerly named the Shenandoah Valley Bicycle Club. Materials include newsletters, meeting minutes, correspondence, promotional material, route maps for the Annual Shenandoah Valley Century Ride and other rides, and digital photographs.
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