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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."
Davis-Meranda Family of Clark County, Ohio, Genealogy
Collection of genealogical information regarding the Davis family of Clark County, Ohio in the late 1700s to the mid 1800s. Beginning with Robert Davis, the collection follows the bloodline through his daughter, Mercy (Davis) Meranda, to where the family eventually moved to in Missouri and later, Indiana.
Davis Power Project Film Grant
Records regarding the Davis Power Project grant to provide funding for a film regarding the Davis Power Project and Canaan Valley.
Davison Family Genealogy
Two letters A. H. Davison of Des Moines, Iowa, and a preliminary sketch on the history of the Davison (Davisson and Davidson) Family.
Davisson Family History
The family history of Flora May Davisson of Lost Creek, West Virginia, primarily concerning the descendants of Captain Samuel Stalnaker (d. 1769). Material covers the years 1750-1950.
Dawson Coal Company Collection
Dayton and Woods Families Genealogies and Correspondence
Daywood Art Collection and Gallery, Business Records
Business records of the Daywood Art Collection and Gallery.
A detailed paper guide to this collection can be found in the control folder for A&M 0052. An electronic copy of the same guide is available through a curator at the History Center.
D.D.V. Stuart, Naval Navigator, Letter to Arthur Dayton
Letter from D.D.V. Stuart to Arthur Dayton dated 11 September 1898. Stuart was a naval navigator in the late nineteenth century. Stuart writes about moving to New York and keeping his wheels at the Washington Navy Yard. He also notes that he enclosed a cap ribbon from the USS Lancaster with the letter for Dayton's mother.