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Acker Family Diaries 0.4 cubic feet 1 Hollinger box

Acker, Isaac, 1832-1908
The Acker Family Diaries, 1880-1906, consist of one Hollinger box and contains the personal diaries of Rockingham County residents Isaac Acker and his son David. The elder Acker's diaries span the years 1880-1906, while his son's cover 1889-1900. The diaries of both men are similar in that they discuss the day-to-day events in the lives of the Acker family. The collection is arranged in three series: Isaac Acker Diaries, David C. Acker Diaries, and Indices.
  1. James Madison University

Ang buhay sa nayon -- Life in the valley oral history project 0.64 cubic feet 2 boxes 6.35 Gigabytes 191 digital files

Moses, Hannah
Ang Buhay sa Nayon - Life in the Valley Oral History Project, 2007-2015, is comprised of video recordings, transcripts, photographs and a scrapbook documenting twenty-three oral history interviews from seventeen Filipino Americans from the Shenandoah Valley region of Virginia.
  1. James Madison University

Barbara Wright oral histories of Virginia and West Virginia folkways 0.2 cubic feet 9 folders, 14 audiocassettes 1.04 Gigabytes 1.04 gigabytes (13 mp3 files)

Wright, Barbara
Barbara Wright Oral Histories of Virginia and West Virginia Folkways, 1994-1996, is comprised of 13 interviews with individuals who recall life in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia and West Virginia prior to the establishment of the Shenandoah National Park, as well as Wright's research materials regarding the CCC in Augusta County, photographs, and research notes on the town of Stokesville, Virginia.
  1. James Madison University

Barnhart Family Papers 0.1 cubic feet 5 legal folders

Barnhart family
The Barnhart Family Papers, 1836-1944, is comprised of assorted documents chiefly relating to the Barnhart family of New Hope, Virginia in Augusta County, particularly George Barnhart II and his son Gideon Barnhart. Materials include correspondence, bills, receipts and invoices, deeds, and envelopes. The collection also includes many documents concerning the estate of George Barnhart II. There are also materials within this collection pertaining to persons not directly related to the Barnharts.
  1. James Madison University

Bowman Family Papers 0.36 cubic feet 3 folders, 1 flat file

Bowman family
The Bowman Family Papers, 1765-1998, consisting of one box and one flat folder, contain various documents related to John Bowman, and his descendants David, Joseph, Alpheus, Solon, and others. These documents include deeds and indentures pertaining to land granted to John Bowman, as well as wills and financial records, and records pertaining to the construction of a new Rader's Church, 1878-1879.
  1. James Madison University

Charles T. Smith photographs 1.26 cubic feet 3 boxes

Smith, Charles T., 1932-2024 (Charles Thomas)
The collection comprises original photographs, postcards, enlargements, and reproduction photographs documenting the eastern and southeastern sections of Rockingham County including Cross Keys, McGaheysville, Penn Laird, Port Republic, Pineville, and Elkton.
  1. James Madison University

Christine Hoepfner Collection on the Shenandoah National Park 0.6 cubic feet 2 boxes

Hoepfner, Christine, -2018
Contains photocopies of letters, reports, and news stories, mostly from the National Archives and the Shenandoah National Park Archives, which deal with the formation and early administration of Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.
  1. James Madison University

Elizabeth A. Wenger Papers 0.17 cubic feet 4 folders

Wenger, Elizabeth A.
Consists of letters and postcards to Elizabeth A. Wenger of Dayton, Virginia, 1884-1936, and two fire insurance forms, 1951.
  1. James Madison University

Elmer Lewis Smith Papers 0.2 cubic feet 6 folders

Smith, Elmer Lewis, 1920-1981
The Elmer Lewis Smith Papers, 20th century, consist of six folders of notes and drafts, compiled and written by Elmer Lewis Smith, on folk superstitions, ghosts, conjuring, powwowing, folk healing, and holiday superstitions in the Shenandoah Valley.
  1. James Madison University

Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society Collection 3.0 cubic feet 6 boxes, 1 flat folder

Harrisonburg-Rockingham Historical Society
This collection consists of approximately 1,700 items, in six boxes and one flat folder, and covers the dates 1740-1950. The collection is comprised of a very wide variety of legal, governmental, business, school, and church records, as well as personal papers, all primarily from the Central Shenandoah Valley (Rockingham, Shenandoah, Augusta, and Page counties). Most are originals, but some facsimiles are included.
  1. James Madison University

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