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James Madison University

African Americans in Harrisonburg oral histories, 1978/1979

0.46 cubic feet 7 folders, 15 audiocassettes, 15 cds
African Americans in Harrisonburg Oral Histories, 1978-1979, is comprised of audio recordings, transcripts, photographs and background research of interviews with black residents of Harrisonburg, conducted by students under the supervision of Inez L. Ramsey, Professor of Library Science and Secondary Education at James Madison University.
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African Americans in Harrisonburg oral histories, 1978/1979 0.46 cubic feet 7 folders, 15 audiocassettes, 15 cds

Ramsey, Inez Linn, 1938-2025
African Americans in Harrisonburg Oral Histories, 1978-1979, is comprised of audio recordings, transcripts, photographs and background research of interviews with black residents of Harrisonburg, conducted by students under the supervision of Inez L. Ramsey, Professor of Library Science and Secondary Education at James Madison University.

James Curry interviewed by Inez Ramsey, 1978

Records the reminiscences of Mr. James Curry of Harrisonburg, Va., custodian of Spotswood Elementary School and first black deacon of the Mennonite Church in Va. Describes childhood including life on the farm, discipline of children, education (Effinger and Lucy Simms schools), childhood games; his family; black churches including the Broad Street Mennonite Church, Pleasant Hill AME Church; black communities (Port Republic, Bridgewater, Red Hill in Harrisonburg); black businesses (carpenter shop, taxi business, the candy man/Dixie Williams' Store), professional teachers (Lucy Simms, Jeannie Francis) and doctors (Dr. Dickerson and the flu epidemic); home remedies; Madison College as a women's school; Harrisonburg as a small town (ex. watching horses being driven thru town, brick/cobblestone streets); reminiscences of WWI (changing of German St. to Liberty St.) and WW II (rationing, black soldiers); and general relations between blacks and whites. Recorded at the home of Mr. James Curry's son, Harrisonburg, Va. on Aug. 2, 1978.

James Madison University

Dale F. Harter Collection of "Undocumented Deeds: An Exhibit on the History of Harrisonburg's African-American Community from 1930-1985", 1991

0.16 cubic feet 4 folders
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.
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Dale F. Harter Collection of "Undocumented Deeds: An Exhibit on the History of Harrisonburg's African-American Community from 1930-1985", 1991 0.16 cubic feet 4 folders

Harter, Dale F.
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.
James Madison University

Davis & Associates architectural drawings, 1925/1986

93.86 cubic feet 1 box, 45 rolled storage containers, 45 flat files
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.
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Davis & Associates architectural drawings, 1925/1986 93.86 cubic feet 1 box, 45 rolled storage containers, 45 flat files

Davis & Associates (firm)
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.

Harrisonburg, 1925/1984

Series 2: Harrisonburg, 1925-1984, includes approximately 4,000 sheets of architectural drawings, sketches, and other material related to the planning and execution of designs for numerous structures in the city of Harrisonburg. Notable projects include the Rockingham National Bank, the housing projects at Franklin Heights and Harrison Heights, and several buildings for Eastern Mennonite University. This series is arranged in roughly the order in which it was received.

James Madison University

Lucy Simms oral histories, 2000

0.09 cubic feet 5 folders, 6 audiocassettes
The oral history collection includes the recollections of Carlotta Harris, Edgar Johnson and wife, Wilhelmina Johnson, Louise Winston, and Elon Rhodes, former students of Lucy Simms, and Ellen Walker, current owner of the Lucy Simms house.
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Lucy Simms oral histories, 2000 0.09 cubic feet 5 folders, 6 audiocassettes

Getachew, Wondwossen
The oral history collection includes the recollections of Carlotta Harris, Edgar Johnson and wife, Wilhelmina Johnson, Louise Winston, and Elon Rhodes, former students of Lucy Simms, and Ellen Walker, current owner of the Lucy Simms house.
James Madison University

Ruth and Lowell Toliver Collection of Newman Family Papers, 1875/2005

3.8 cubic feet in 3 boxes and 12 tri-folds
The Ruth and Lowell Toliver Collection of Newman Family Papers, circa 1875-2005, comprises a manuscript, writings, personal papers, facsimile photographs, church records, and correspondence related to George A. Newman (1855-1944), his daughter Ruby Newman Temple (1898-1983), his grandsons Austin Gerald Harris (1941-2005) and Wendell Temple (1923-2005), and Harrisonburg's Northeast Neighborhood and Newtown.
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Ruth and Lowell Toliver Collection of Newman Family Papers, 1875/2005 3.8 cubic feet in 3 boxes and 12 tri-folds

Toliver, Ruth M.
The Ruth and Lowell Toliver Collection of Newman Family Papers, circa 1875-2005, comprises a manuscript, writings, personal papers, facsimile photographs, church records, and correspondence related to George A. Newman (1855-1944), his daughter Ruby Newman Temple (1898-1983), his grandsons Austin Gerald Harris (1941-2005) and Wendell Temple (1923-2005), and Harrisonburg's Northeast Neighborhood and Newtown.

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