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 Rockingham County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century
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Comparison of private versus public education in Rockingham County, Virginia oral histories, 1992

0.2 cubic feet 3 folders, 3 audiocassettes, 3 cds
The Comparison of Private versus Public Education in Rockingham County, Virginia, Oral Histories, 1992 is comprised of background paper, audio recordings and transcripts, associated with two interviews with individuals discussing their experiences with education in the Shenandoah Valley, from the 1920s-1970s.
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Comparison of private versus public education in Rockingham County, Virginia oral histories, 1992 0.2 cubic feet 3 folders, 3 audiocassettes, 3 cds

Smith, Andrea
The Comparison of Private versus Public Education in Rockingham County, Virginia, Oral Histories, 1992 is comprised of background paper, audio recordings and transcripts, associated with two interviews with individuals discussing their experiences with education in the Shenandoah Valley, from the 1920s-1970s.
James Madison University

Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family papers, 1816/1977

3 cubic feet 7 boxes
The Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons.
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Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family papers, 1816/1977 3 cubic feet 7 boxes

Hutton, Mary Davis Kline, 1934-2017
The Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons.
James Madison University

Henry Smals Diaries, 1871/1891

0.7 cubic feet 3 boxes
The Henry Smals Diaries, 1871-1891, consist of three boxes containing eighteen volumes of diaries written by Henry Smals of Bridgewater, Virginia. The topics of diary entries are brief outlining day-to-day activities. A folder, located in Box 3, contains a partial index and a list of highlights for most volumes as well as an ad for "Henry Smals, Fashionable Barber! Main Street, Bridgewater, Va."
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Henry Smals Diaries, 1871/1891 0.7 cubic feet 3 boxes

Smals, Henry, 1810-1892
The Henry Smals Diaries, 1871-1891, consist of three boxes containing eighteen volumes of diaries written by Henry Smals of Bridgewater, Virginia. The topics of diary entries are brief outlining day-to-day activities. A folder, located in Box 3, contains a partial index and a list of highlights for most volumes as well as an ad for "Henry Smals, Fashionable Barber! Main Street, Bridgewater, Va."
James Madison University

J. J. Fahrney Papers, 1886/1936

0.2 cubic feet 1 box
The J. J. Fahrney Papers, 1886-1936, document the Fahrney Wheel Corporation (variously J. J. Fahrney & Sons) and its proprietor J. J. Fahrney of Timberville, Virginia.
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J. J. Fahrney Papers, 1886/1936 0.2 cubic feet 1 box

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
The J. J. Fahrney Papers, 1886-1936, document the Fahrney Wheel Corporation (variously J. J. Fahrney & Sons) and its proprietor J. J. Fahrney of Timberville, Virginia.
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.
James Madison University

Mt. Clinton Voter Registers, 1867-1901, 1867/1901

0.2 cubic feet 1 half-Hollinger box
The Mt. Clinton Voter Registers, 1867-1901, are comprised of three voter registers for Mt. Clinton in Rockingham County, Virginia. Two voter registers document white male voters and one register documents "colored" male voters. The collection also includes two notes and one printed document from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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Mt. Clinton Voter Registers, 1867-1901, 1867/1901 0.2 cubic feet 1 half-Hollinger box

The Mt. Clinton Voter Registers, 1867-1901, are comprised of three voter registers for Mt. Clinton in Rockingham County, Virginia. Two voter registers document white male voters and one register documents "colored" male voters. The collection also includes two notes and one printed document from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
James Madison University

Rockingham County account book, 1874/1885

0.08 cubic feet 1 folder
The account book documents payments made and received for labor and farming activities, household expenses, and other goods and services in Rockingham County.
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Rockingham County account book, 1874/1885 0.08 cubic feet 1 folder

Tim Abbott Americana
The account book documents payments made and received for labor and farming activities, household expenses, and other goods and services in Rockingham County.
James Madison University

Rockingham County patents, 1876

0.08 cubic feet 1 folder
Artificially compiled collection comprising two patents for inventions by Rockingham County residents Archibald Taylor of Keezletown and William A. Shook of McGaheysville.
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Rockingham County patents, 1876 0.08 cubic feet 1 folder

Derrer, Larry, 1944-2022
Artificially compiled collection comprising two patents for inventions by Rockingham County residents Archibald Taylor of Keezletown and William A. Shook of McGaheysville.
James Madison University

Thompson Family Papers, 1869/1944

0.2 cubic feet 1 box
The Thompson Family Papers, 1869-1944, document the lives of Benjamin F. Thompson and his immediate family. The collection includes correspondence, diaries, a weather journal, financial and legal documents, genealogical notes, and family photographs.
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Thompson Family Papers, 1869/1944 0.2 cubic feet 1 box

Thompson family
The Thompson Family Papers, 1869-1944, document the lives of Benjamin F. Thompson and his immediate family. The collection includes correspondence, diaries, a weather journal, financial and legal documents, genealogical notes, and family photographs.

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