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Benwood Bank, Stock Certificate Book
Bank of Benwood stock certificate book of a Marshall County bank.
Carlin Family Genealogy
Coal Mining Disaster Reports Collection
"Colonel John Bowman Treasure Map" (typescript), a Hand Drawn Map of Western Virginia, and a Map of Marshall County
Typescript: "Colonel John Brown Treasure - Map." Two maps: hand-drawn map of Western Virginia 1777, showing Ohio River Valley around Wheeling, WV; map of Marshall County, WV (Marshall County Commission, 1963).
County Highway Maps for West Virginia
Davis Family Papers
Personal and business papers of Isaac, Albert, and Silas R. Davis, of Ohio and Marshall counties, West Virginia. Includes estate settlements, genealogical data, justice of the peace docket and broadsides. There is a Civil War loyalty oath for J.N. Keller, a War of 1812 discharge for Thomas Moore and an 1844 presidential campaign broadside for the Whig candidate Henry Clay.
Davis Grubb, The Night of the Hunter (Annotated Copy)
The Night of the Hunter by Davis Grubb, an autographed copy by the author to the donor which includes sketch drawings and comments by the author. He states that his inspiration for this novel was the Quiet Dell murders of Harry Powers and his own youth spent in Marshall and Harrison Counties, WV. Grubb admits to basing the character of Rachel on a person he knew when young who "was more beautiful than my poor powers can portray."
Everett F. Moore Papers
Papers of Everett F. Moore, a lawyer who practiced in Marshall County and the surrounding area. Everett Moore was the uncle of Governor Arch Moore; they practiced law together. This collection mainly includes papers regarding legal cases and Moore’s law practice as well maps of coal fields and other mineral resources. This collection is minimally processed.
F. Gerald Ham, Compiler, Records regarding Kirtanananda Bhaktipada Swami
Gorby and Cain Families Genealogy
Genealogy of the Samuel Gorby family and James Cain family of Ohio, Marshall, and Wetzel counties, from ca. 1700 to 1984.