A&M 3929James E. Mann, Jr., Appointment, Diploma, and Clippings A&M 3929Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

2013/05/07

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-18 13:31:24 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center James E. Mann, Jr., Appointment, Diploma, and Clippings A&M 3929 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/3037 0.04 Linear Feet 1 folder, 0.5 in.; 1 oversize folder, 2 items 1929-1945 Contains the appointment of James E. Mann to West Virginia's Mercer County Local Board No. 1 (draft board) during World War II (1940); diploma awarded to Lucy Austin Higginbotham (later Mrs. James E. Mann) for graduation from West Virginia University (1929); and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, most regarding Sergeant James T. "Junior" Spurrier, Jr. (ca. 1945). Spurrier was a WWII hero from Bluefield, and a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: West Virginia & Regional History Center English . Conditions Governing Access

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 Separated Materials

Newspapers separated to WVRHC newspapers collection:

Bluefield Daily Telegraph, December 14, 1939, Semi-Centennial Anniversary Edition, 112 pages (two copies)

Sunset News-Observer, October 10, 1962, Open House for The First National Bank's new building

Bluefield Daily Telegraph, May 15, 1954, Airport Dedication Section only---Dedication of Mercer County Airport

Princeton Times, July 31, 1963, West Virginia Centennial edition

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 W. Va - Welfare services and organizations. World War, 1939-1945 West Virginia University