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Daniel Boardman Papers
Correspondence among James Pindall, Daniel Boardman, Phineas Chapin, and William Hacker, respecting Boardman's ejectment suits for land in Lewis Co., (W Va.)
Daniel Decatur Emmett, Composer, Facsimile of Manuscript of "Dixie's Land"
Actual-size facsimile of Daniel Decatur Emmett's original manuscript of the music and lyrics for the song "Dixie's Land". Emmett composed the song in 1859. The facsimile was created by George Bird Evans, the owner of the original manuscript, circa 1960-1961. The facsimile also includes historical notes by Evans.
Daniel Draper, Collector, Notebook of Edward Turner Lectures on Chemistry and Other Material
Daniel E. Strayer, Blacksmith, Business Ledger
Ledger of a Jefferson County blacksmith, Daniel E. Strayer. There are entries for each customer, including their method of payment, such as cash, exchange, etc.
Daniel Hale, Physician and Conservationist, Papers
The correspondence, scrapbooks, articles and speeches of the collection document the later portion of the life of Daniel Hale (1912-1975), a Princeton physician and conservationist, who was a creator of the board of the Southern Soil Conservation District, and a founder of the Mountain Resource Conservation and Development Area. Correspondents include Robert C. Byrd, James Kee, Arch A. Moore, Jr., and Jennings Randolph.
Daniel Hirst (b. 1809) Notebooks
Seven notebooks and booklets, one folder of miscellaneous material, notes and class materials of Daniel Hirst, who taught school in Loudoun County, Virginia, around 1826 and later. There are exercises and definitions on practical mathematics, surveying, algebra, geometry, simple accounting and English grammar.
Daniel Lefever, Lawyer, Letters
Seven letters to John M. Speek from Daniel Lefever who as a lawyer was acting as an agent for Speek in selling his property in the vicinity of Martinsburg. In a couple of letters he mentions damages done to the buildings by the Union forces occupying them.
Daniel Murdock Buffalo Creek Litigation Papers
This collection primarily contains bound legal documents relating to legal cases resulting from the Buffalo Creek flood of February 26, 1972: Dennis Prince et al. v. the Pittston Company, Justice et al. v. the Pittston Company, West Virginia v. the Pittston Company, and the Governor’s Ad Hoc Commission of Inquiry papers. Testimonies, maps, illustrations, and photographs are included.
Daniel S. Morris, Newspaperman, Biographical Sketch
A biographical sketch of Daniel S. Morris, founder of some of Taylor County's earliest newspapers, including the BROAD-AX, the CENTRAL STANDARD, the FAMILY VISITOR, the WEEKLY-GAZETTE, the VANGUARD, and the VIRGINIA PATRIOT. Morris published his newspaper at Prunytown from 1846-1861 under the several different titles listed above. During the Civil War he served the Confederacy by editing and publishing an official newspaper in Richmond.
Danny Tenney, Collector, Letter Regarding Everettville Mine Disaster
Photocopy of eight page letter from John Spiker to his grandfather, Watson Tenney. In the letter, dated November 7, 1927, Spiker recounts his experience witnessing the Everettville Mine Disaster in Everettville, West Virginia, on April 30, 1927. He was on-site when the Federal No. 3 mine owned by New England Fuel and Transportation Company exploded and he took part in the immediate rescue effort.