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Contains 21 Results:

Chief Justice Vol. One, 1940

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Marshall College Student Government yearbook, 1940. Walker's name is printed in the front of the book. She completed her Bachelor of Arts degree in the Teachers College of Marshall College in June 1940. Her photograph as a senior student is included on page 48.

Dates: 1940

In This Our Life. Ellen Glasgow, Grosset & Dunlap. First Edition, 1941

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Walker's hand-printed name appears in ink in front of this Pulitzer-Prize winning novel. Glasgow "portrayed the changing world of the contemporary South in a realistic manner" (including the topic of racism).

Dates: 1941

Elements of Geography. V. Finch and G. Trewartha, McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc., 1936

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"Garnie W. Walker Ivydale, W. Va." appears in penciled cursive writing in front of book. Within text are penciled underlining and notes in Walker's hand and someone else's, perhaps her sister Ottie's. There are 9 folded maps in an attached envelope at the back of the book. Also there are seven folded papers that are tests and/or study questions related to the book. Much of the handwriting on these is Garnie Walker's. There may be a second person's writing; possibly Ottie Walker.

Dates: 1936

Political and Social History of the United States: 1829-1925. A. M. Schlesinger, The MacMillan Company, 1932

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"Miss Garnie Walker" appears in ink in front of book, but the previous owner(s) has written many notes in pencil in front and elsewhere. Notes at back of book are in Walker's hand, and somewhere she wrote "Test" at the beginning of a section.

Dates: 1932

The Methodology of Educational Research. C. Good, A. Barr, and D. Scates, D. Appleton-Century Company, 1936

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Walker's name appears in ink, cursive writing in front of book. Her penciled notes and underlining are evident. This book likely influenced her Masters work where she identified, researched and followed through with a "Problem" for a written thesis.

Dates: 1936

Classroom Organization and Control (revised). J. B. Sears, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1928

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Walker's name appears in ink, cursive writing in front of book. She may have acquired this book around 1936 while at Glenville State College.

Dates: 1928

How to Write a Thesis. W. Reeder, Public School Publishing Company, 1940

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Walker's printed, inked name appears in front of book. She may have used this book in part, along with the Methodology one, during the summer of 1942 to guide her thesis work/writing/formatting. Her handwritten notes appear on several pages.

Dates: 1940

Public School Finance: Its Background, Structure, and Operation. P. Mort and W. Reusser, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1941

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"Garnie W. Testa" is hand-printed in red pencil in front of book. She married Carmelo Testa in 1949 but this is a textbook likely acquired in Morgantown during her WVU Master's Degree work, so it is unclear when she wrote her name.

Dates: 1941