West Virginia University Rare Book Room Highlights Scarce Volumes
In WVU's rare book room up to 7 000 volumes include Shakespeare first folios incunabula and Mark Twain works. The collection, formed by S Dayton in 1951, draws scholars for eight taught courses and honors classes with priority for research.
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Holind
England
Britain
Brute
S. Dayton
Mr. Dayton
WVII
Mark Twain
Schledel Hartmann
Nuremberg
West Virginia
Samuel Johnson
Tom Jones
Henry Fielding
Rare Book Room
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn
Twain
West Virginia University
Cheat Area Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs John Beverage of Paradise Bay Park Braden ton Florida recently observed their golden wedding anniversary Mrs Beverage is the former Virginia Dickey and both she and Mr Beverage resided in Cheat area for many years before moving south They also lived in Akron Ohio for a number of years
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John Beverage
Paradise Bay Park
Bradenton, Fla
Beverage
Virginia Dickey
Mr. Beverage
Cheat Area
Akron
Ohio
Postmaster Miller Extends Sunday Lobby Hours Through Christmas
Point Marion Post Office will keep its lobby open Sundays until Christmas to serve the public. Patrons may mail letters and pick up mail from PO boxes between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Stamps are available from lobby machines and postal slots indicate in town and out of town mail.
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Point Marion
Arthur Miller
Point Marion Cantata Tonight Directed by Lois Roberts
Mrs Lois Roberts of Point Marion directs the Christmas Cantata Miracle of Miracles performed by combined choirs of the Mason town area on Christmas Eve December 24 at midnight in Masontown Methodist Church. Public invited.
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Lois Roberts
Point Marion
Masontown
Masontown Methodist Church
Installation Services for Bobtown Methodist Youth Officers
Installation services for the officers and counselors of the Methodist Youth Fellowship at Bobtown Methodist Church will be held at 6 30 p m Sunday. All parents of the officers are invited to attend.
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Bobtown
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Bobtown Methodist Church
Detroit as hub of the underground railroad in mid-1800s
The article identifies Detroit as a key center for the underground railroad during the mid-1800s, detailing its role in aiding enslaved people seeking freedom and the network operating from the era.
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Detroit
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Ftare
Nare
Stokely B. Gribble
Gribble
Robert F. Munn
Stokely Gribble
R. William J. Hess
William Shakespeare
Dr. Hess
Mr. Shakespeare
Hess
Holdig
Sabraton
Aluminum
Sisks
Simoniz
Cee
Ah Neers Lemon
Mirro Covered
ALL Electrical
Electric Equipment CO. Electrical Contractors
High Street
Chairian
Brookhaven Cable Co, Inc
University Ave
Wilson Chevrolet
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!