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 Places Harrisonburg (Va.) -- History -- 19th century
James Madison University

Hugh Starke Morrison Account Book, 1871/1876

0.2 cubic feet 1 half-Hollinger box
The Hugh Starke Morrison Account Book, 1871-1876, consists of one ledger that documents the business transactions and expenses of Hugh Starke Morrison's photography studio in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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Hugh Starke Morrison Account Book, 1871/1876 0.2 cubic feet 1 half-Hollinger box

Morrison, Hugh Starke, 1840-1925
The Hugh Starke Morrison Account Book, 1871-1876, consists of one ledger that documents the business transactions and expenses of Hugh Starke Morrison's photography studio in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
James Madison University

J. P. Houck ledgers, 1892/1895

0.4 cubic feet 1 box
Two ledgers documenting the business activities conducted by J. P. Houck, presumably on behalf of his general store and/or tannery in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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J. P. Houck ledgers, 1892/1895 0.4 cubic feet 1 box

J. P. Houck Store (Harrisonburg, Va.)
Two ledgers documenting the business activities conducted by J. P. Houck, presumably on behalf of his general store and/or tannery in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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

Mary Jordan Diaries, 1862/1883

0.2 cubic feet 2 folders
The collection is comprised of two bound diaries kept by Mary Jordan of Harrisonburg between 1862 and 1883, with short entries pertaining to the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley, the weather, local births, deaths and marriages, and daily activities such as church attendance, visits from relatives and friends, and travel.
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Mary Jordan Diaries, 1862/1883 0.2 cubic feet 2 folders

Jordan, Mary, 1798-1883
The collection is comprised of two bound diaries kept by Mary Jordan of Harrisonburg between 1862 and 1883, with short entries pertaining to the Civil War in the Shenandoah Valley, the weather, local births, deaths and marriages, and daily activities such as church attendance, visits from relatives and friends, and travel.

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