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This collection consists of a booklet entitled "Allegheny Mountains," dated 1884. The text primarily focuses on the mineral springs in Cresson, Pennsylvania. The back cover lists the distances and rates to Cresson from several cities, including St. Louis and New Orleans. The inside features an engraving of a hotel and the railroad.

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The Crossnore School Papers consist of materials about and generated by the Crossnore School, a school opened by Dr. Mary Martin Sloop to teach mountain women how to weave in order to earn their own money. This collection contains twenty-two items, including a VHS tape, "Mountain of Hope for Children in Need, Crossnore School."

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The CSX-Chessie-Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad-Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Collection contains CSX-Chessie-Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad-Baltimore and Ohio Railroad memorabilia and original documents about the railroads. Many documents are related to Yardmaster W.J. Weisgerber's appeal to his 15 day suspension for damage to Volkswagen automobiles.

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CSX Transportation Calendars includes seven 22" x 34" calendars dating from 1987 to 1993. This collection provides insight into the merchandising practices of the CSX Transportation Railway.

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This pamphhlet describes C. M. Clay's knowledge of growing watermelons. Clay was based in White Hall, Kentucky, and describes when to plant and how to tend watermelons in his climate. He also discusses the best soil for growing a good crop and the bugs that commonly plague watermelon vines.

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This collection consists of one engraving of Cumberland Gap. The engraver was Samuel Valentine Hunt and is a reproduction of a painting by artist Harry Fenn. The engraving is dated circa 1872 and copyrighted by D. Appleton and Co. of New York.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of one photograph album containing 35 photographs of people and places in Cumberland, Maryland, dated 1895-1897. Twenty-three of the photographs are captioned in ink on the mounts below the images. They generally identify the activity or town feature pictured, such as All Saints Day and St. Luke's Day. Subjects of the photographs include Emmanuel Church, a cemetery, buildings, streets, the countryside, the Potomac River, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, and people,...

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The papers of Curtis "Curt" Williams (1890-1959), a farmer, fur and herb trader, unschooled veterinarian, and distiller of whiskey from Lawrence County, Kentucky. Williams operated a 150 acre farm between the Right and Left Forks of Caines Creek.

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This collection consists of the notebooks of Cyrus C. Babb, who was a civil engineer, born in Maine, who lived in North Carolina, after working on various hydroelectric projects throughout the United States, circa 1930s.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of three letters. Two are written by D. E. Tillery of Knoxville, Tennessee and one was written about him. The first letter is written by Tillery to the unnamed manager of the King College baseball team (possibly Dick Vance), dated February 7, 1910. He inquires about his chances for getting on the team for the upcoming season. He says that he and Billy Myers have signed with Ocala, Florida for the summer but they are free in the spring. He speaks more about getting...

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This collection consists of one 3" x 5" card advertising the D. H. Anderson Glove Factory. Founded in 1874, it was located on South Loudon Street in Winchester, Virginia and was the manufacturer for "buck oil tan, sheep, goat, fine kids gloves, etc.."

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This collection consists of three photographs: one 4"x5" of couple sitting before a rock (dated August 3, 1913), one 2"x4" of a large family with picnic (possibly a reunion, undated), and one of a young child identified as Frank Kitts, Jr. (undated). Each photographed is stamped on the back as being made by K. R. Kitts of North Tazewell, Virginia.

Scope and Contents The Daingerfield family papers relate primarily to two Daingerfield family artists Elliott Daingerfield (1859-1932) and his daughter Marjorie Jay Daingerfield Lundean (1900-1977). The papers include correspondence, photographs, news clippings, magazine articles, biographies, pamphlets and announcements from galleries and museums, broadsides, descriptions of art pieces, inventories at various institutions and exhibits, and family biographies. The biographies were written by the...

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The Daniel Boone Family Genealogical Papers contain information about Daniel Boone's genealogy. It includes notes about the lives of Boone and his family members. It appears the source was Lyman Copeland Draper's manuscript. Added in March 2013 was a paper "Contributions Towards a Boone Genealogy" possibly by H. E. Robinson, undated.

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The Daniel Boone Hotel Ledger is a 15" by 13" ledger from Boone's Daniel Boone Hotel, dating from 1970 to 1976. The Daniel Boone Hotel Ledger illustrates the financial situation of one of Boone, North Carolina's former landmarks. It also includes one black and white photograph and negative of Daniel Boone Hotel.

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In 1991, Daniel German and Marvin Hoffman, both professors in the Department of Political Science, undertook a statewide study of public opinion of the environment and the effectiveness of governmental actions to protect the environment. They wanted to determine the public's satisfaction with the environmental conditions of the time and what type of actions would be supported in order to improve the environment. This collection consists of the surveys completed for the study.

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This collection consists of records of the Warrior Run Chapter of the Daughters of American Revolution in Milton, Pennsylvania. The collection includes eight reports from the Warrior Run Chapter, sheet music for the song "Cover Them Over with Beautiful Flowers," and brochures listing and detailing national Daughters' activities and officers.

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The Dauphin Disco Dougherty Papers is a small collection of personal items belonging to D.D. and his family, including two poetry books from 1923, his wife Lillie's autograph book from 1889-1897, and a black and white photo of his parents, Daniel Baker Dougherty and Elen Caroline Bartlett Dougherty.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of one letter written by David A. Rich on the Virginia Cattle Farm, dated November 25, 1881, to his brother John Robert Rich. He writes, "Well we are beaten again in the election. You can bet that it hurts but there is no other way but to bear it." He then goes on to describe a fight between John Cook and Frank S. Blair over remarks Blair made about Cook in a speech he gave in Wytheville, Virginia. The fight also included Frank Terry and the Armbrister brothers. The...

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This manuscript indenture from the reign of Queen Elizabeth I is between David Arrey and Richard Godfrey, recording the transfer of propoerty on the Isle of Wight, England. It is dated December 20, 1588. The indenture is ink on parchment with a wax seal on a hanging parchment tab.

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The David Bush expense journal details the daily expenses of David Bush and his family for the years of 1878-1899. A loose 1883 list of charges for Mr. J.C. Terry is also part of this collection.

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This collection consists of twenty black and white photographs from the 1983 Brown-Hudson Award Ceremony and are primarily of W. Amos Abrams and taken by David Huntley. According to Huntley, he attended the event with Willard Watson, the receipient the Brown-Hudson Award. Also in attendance with Huntley and Watson were Oral and Helen Watson, Cratis Williams, and Rogers Whitener.

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The David Isaacs "Yesterday's Harvest" Digital Scrapbook collection is one CD and an archival CD copy of black and white and color scanned photographs compiled by David Isaacs with some explanatory text intermingled, photographs dating back to the 1960's.

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The David Mielke Papers includes correspondence, student papers, presentations, and interviews primarily relating to the courses Mielke taught while a professor at Appalachian State University.

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This collection consists of a black and white 2003 calendar with prints of original art by David White, signed and dated by him. There are also copies of his comments attached.

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The David Reid Hodgin Papers consists of the the faculty papers of David Hodgin, an Appalachian State Teachers College English professor from 1946 to 1965, along with copious notes and clippings associated with his areas of interest, essays, and teaching. There are also lots of audio materials, of which selected cassettes are digitized.

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The David Worth Family Papers includes photographs, letters, newspaper articles, maps, and journal articles about the David Worth family, related Thomas and Lillard families, ancestors, and the Creston community located in Ashe County, North Carolina. The Worth family were merchants living in western Ashe County, North Carolina.

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The Dean Allison Williams Papers is a collection of newspaper articles, community newsletters, and announcements concerning happenings and people of the Todd, North Carolina area.

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This collection consists of a broadside advertising DeKalb Theatre's presentation of the Max Schmeling-Joe Lewis Fight Pictures, circa 1936.