Purchased from Laughlin Auctions on August 6, 2025.
The materials in this collection are grouped together in boxes based on object type and size, and then arranged in chronological order with undated items at the back. The finding aid is arranged in chronological order with undated items at the end.
[Identification of item] Coiner Rosen Collection, 1830-2004, Truban Archives, Shenandoah County Library, Edinburg, Virginia, USA.
Purchased at an auction. No original order. Photographs were sleeved. The single scrapbook is stored in three different pieces due to size.
This collection contains ten boxes and one oversize folder.
Box 1: 1830-2003, 48 upright folders containing documents, correspondence, and more
Box 2: ca. 1950-ca. 1985, 43 upright folders containing documents, event programs, ephemera, and more
Box 3: 1985-2002, 33 upright folders containing documents, event programs, and more
Box 4: ca. 1865-1953, 75 photograph sleeves
Box 5: undated, three Confederate veteran and organization badges
Box 6: 1864-1931, three books related to Confederate organizations
Box 7-9: 1954-1957, Meems Valley 4-H Chapter Scrapbook
Box 10: 1883-2000, eight large flat folders containing newspaper clippings and more
Oversize Folder 1 (Map Case Drawer C, Folder 20): 1923, Ashby Poll Tax List
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Davis Coiner Rosen (1928-2004) was born in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Coiner was the co-founder of C.C. Rosen and Sons Inc. and operated Rudes Hill Farm. He was invloved in the Shenandoah County community as a member of the Shenandoah County Historical Society, a past chairman of the Shenandoah County Board of Zoning Appeals and a life member of Virginia 4-H All Stars. Coiner was involved in the renovation of the Our Soldiers Confederate Cemetery in Mt. Jackson. He was active in the preservation of Civil War history with his involvement in the creation of more than ten Virginia highway historical markers and Civil War trail signs. He was a collector of Civil War memorabilia and was involved with Confederate memorial organizations.
"Davis Coiner Rosen (1928-2004)," Find a Grave, accessed March 6, 2026, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50326739/davis_coiner-rosen.