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
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Treasurer of Shenandoah County account book, 1870/1881

0.08 cubic feet 1 bound volume in 1 folder
Ledger account book for the treasurer of Shenandoah County, Virginia. Records public school teacher salaries, school supplies, contingency and other teacher fund expenditures, primarily for the Ashby School District.
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Treasurer of Shenandoah County account book, 1870/1881 0.08 cubic feet 1 bound volume in 1 folder

Shenandoah County (Va.). Treasurer
Ledger account book for the treasurer of Shenandoah County, Virginia. Records public school teacher salaries, school supplies, contingency and other teacher fund expenditures, primarily for the Ashby School District.
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Union General Orders No. 190, 1863

0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder
Union General Orders No. 190, dated June 25, 1863, is a printed Union Army directive issued during the American Civil War. This directive was ordered by the Union Assistant Adjutant General Edward D. Townsend, and called for all new recruits to be paid a sum of $402.00 and for those who re-enlisted to be paid $400.00.
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Union General Orders No. 190, 1863 0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder

Townsend, Edward D., 1817-1893
Union General Orders No. 190, dated June 25, 1863, is a printed Union Army directive issued during the American Civil War. This directive was ordered by the Union Assistant Adjutant General Edward D. Townsend, and called for all new recruits to be paid a sum of $402.00 and for those who re-enlisted to be paid $400.00.
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Velma Hilda Davis Woodring Scrapbook, 1924/1926

0.1 cubic feet 1 box
The Velma Hilda Davis Woodring Scrapbook 1924-1926, comprises captioned black-and-white photographs documenting Woodring's (née Davis) time as a student at the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg.
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Velma Hilda Davis Woodring Scrapbook, 1924/1926 0.1 cubic feet 1 box

Woodring, Velma Hilda Davis, 1908-1968
The Velma Hilda Davis Woodring Scrapbook 1924-1926, comprises captioned black-and-white photographs documenting Woodring's (née Davis) time as a student at the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg.
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Virginia Central Railroad Appraisement of Stock Killed or Injured, 1860

0.06 cubic feet 1 folder
An 1860 Virginia Central Railroad claim for "one White Hog" killed by the mail train in Rockbridge County, Virginia.
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Virginia Elizabeth Tisdale Fenlon Scrapbook, 1925/1934

0.4 cubic feet 1 box
This collection is comprised of one scrapbook Fenlon compiled during her years at the State Teachers College in Harrisonburg, Virginia, along with one folder of photographs of Fenlon taken during her childhood and while attending HSTC.
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Virginia Elizabeth Tisdale Fenlon Scrapbook, 1925/1934 0.4 cubic feet 1 box

Fenlon, Virginia Elizabeth Tisdale, 1908-1972
This collection is comprised of one scrapbook Fenlon compiled during her years at the State Teachers College in Harrisonburg, Virginia, along with one folder of photographs of Fenlon taken during her childhood and while attending HSTC.
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Virginia Wise Breen Collection of Flook Family Papers, 1842/1863

0.08 cubic feet 1 folder
This collection contains one 1861 letter from M.H. Flook, one 1863 certificate of discharge for W. Christian Flook, and one 1842 letter from Caswell Freeman. Collection contains both transcriptions and originals.
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Virginia Wise Breen Collection of Flook Family Papers, 1842/1863 0.08 cubic feet 1 folder

Flook family
This collection contains one 1861 letter from M.H. Flook, one 1863 certificate of discharge for W. Christian Flook, and one 1842 letter from Caswell Freeman. Collection contains both transcriptions and originals.
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Walter M. Ebel letter to A. E. Kelly, 1910

0.1 cubic feet 1 folder
One typed letter dated 1910 April 15 regarding a recent sickness with Walter M. Ebel's wife which prevented Ebel from sending A. E. Kelly $15 towards a watch, chain, and locket.
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Walter M. Ebel letter to A. E. Kelly, 1910 0.1 cubic feet 1 folder

Ebel, Walter M.
One typed letter dated 1910 April 15 regarding a recent sickness with Walter M. Ebel's wife which prevented Ebel from sending A. E. Kelly $15 towards a watch, chain, and locket.
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Walton and Walton Law Firm Records, 1859/1900

0.08 cubic feet 1 folder (47 items)
The Walton and Walton Law Firm Records, 1859-1900, consist primarily of client correspondence, notes, summaries of legal cases (including Walton vs. Williams, Allen vs. Walton), and the settlement of the Jacob Dinges Estate of Woodstock, VA. Several documents in this collection involve John Edwin Roller, 1845-1918, lawyer, soldier, lecturer, and antiquarian of Rockingham County.
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Walton and Walton Law Firm Records, 1859/1900 0.08 cubic feet 1 folder (47 items)

Walton & Walton (Firm)
The Walton and Walton Law Firm Records, 1859-1900, consist primarily of client correspondence, notes, summaries of legal cases (including Walton vs. Williams, Allen vs. Walton), and the settlement of the Jacob Dinges Estate of Woodstock, VA. Several documents in this collection involve John Edwin Roller, 1845-1918, lawyer, soldier, lecturer, and antiquarian of Rockingham County.
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Wilbur S. Pence letter to Nellie F. Zirkle, 1951

0.1 cubic feet 1 folder
Typed letter dated July 11, 1951 addressing Zirkle's complaint about students and spectators trespassing on her property to retrieve baseballs.
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Wilbur S. Pence letter to Nellie F. Zirkle, 1951 0.1 cubic feet 1 folder

Pence, Wilbur S., 1906-1986
Typed letter dated July 11, 1951 addressing Zirkle's complaint about students and spectators trespassing on her property to retrieve baseballs.
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William B. Durie Letter, 1864

0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder
Letter written by William B. Durie, a Union Private during the American Civil War, to his sister dated December 27, 1864. Durie writes to his sister about his state of being, conditions in camp, and personal information about Christmas during the Siege of Petersburg.
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William B. Durie Letter, 1864 0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder

Durie, William B. (William Brittin), 1840-1916
Letter written by William B. Durie, a Union Private during the American Civil War, to his sister dated December 27, 1864. Durie writes to his sister about his state of being, conditions in camp, and personal information about Christmas during the Siege of Petersburg.

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