Collections : [James Madison University]

James Madison University

Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Primary Collecting Areas:
JMU History, Local history, Shenandoah Living Archive, Shenandoah National Park Oral Histories, Pulp Fiction Collection, Artists' Book Collection, Juvenile Collection, Rare Books and Manuscripts
Description:
JMU Special Collections documents the central Shenandoah Valley region as well as the history of James Madison University. Special Collections includes strong collections of Pulp Fiction magazines, Artists' Books, and a Juvenile Literature collection created in support of JMU's history as a teacher's college. Special Collections collaborates with faculty, alumni, liaison librarians, and community members in identifying and collecting rare and historic materials for use in instruction and research.
POC: Tiffany Cole
Phone: (540) 568-3444
Phone: (540) 568-3612
Fax: (540) 568-3405
Start Over Repository James Madison University Date range 1874 Subjects Account books

Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family papers 3 cubic feet 7 boxes

Hutton, Mary Davis Kline, 1934-2017
The Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons.
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George W. Kemper Jr. Medical Ledger 0.2 cubic feet 2 folders

Kemper, George W., Jr. (George Whitfield), 1814-1902
The George W. Kemper Jr. Medical Ledger, 1857-1892 [bulk 1861-1868], consists of one large ledger, handwritten by Kemper, including dated entries of names, amounts owed, and occasional notes beneath the names.
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Heatwole Family Papers 2.39 cubic feet 6 boxes

Heatwole family
The Heatwole Family Papers, 1838-2001, document descendants of David Heatwole (1767-1842). The collection documents the Virginia Heatwoles, specifically those of Mt. Clinton and Dale Enterprise, as well as the Trumbos of Fulks Run. Materials include correspondence, financial records, personal papers, photographs, and ephemera.
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Hedrick Family Papers 0.17 cubic feet 1 box 0.03 Gigabytes 36 digital files

Hedrick family
The Hedrick Family Papers, 1856-1959, consist of financial documents, correspondence and digitized account books, and miscellaneous documents belonging to the Hedrick family of the Elkton and McGaheysville Virginia area.
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Henkel Family Papers 2.08 cubic feet 6 boxes

Henkel family
The Henkel Family Papers, 1801-2008, document the influential Henkel family of Rockingham and Shenandoah counties in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley. The collection, primarily documenting the Siram and Margaret Koiner Henkel line of the family, is comprised of correspondence, personal and financial papers, and genealogical research materials. The Renalds family is heavily documented in the 2023 accession materials.
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Hugh Starke Morrison Account Book 0.2 cubic feet 1 half-Hollinger box

Morrison, Hugh Starke, 1840-1925
The Hugh Starke Morrison Account Book, 1871-1876, consists of one ledger that documents the business transactions and expenses of Hugh Starke Morrison's photography studio in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
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John Spader account book 0.08 cubic feet 1 folder

Spader, John, 1835-1906
Account book likely kept by John Spader (1835-1906) of Mt. Crawford, Virginia. Primarily documents farming activities and the sale of crops and other provisions.
  1. James Madison University

Page County ledgers 2.08 cubic feet 5 boxes

Davison, Elizabeth A., 1956-
Bound accounts chiefly documenting business and financial transactions in Page County, Virginia. Several ledgers have Grove family members as proprietors and other unidentified ledgers are assumed to be connected to the Grove family.
  1. James Madison University

Rockingham County account book 0.08 cubic feet 1 folder

Tim Abbott Americana
The account book documents payments made and received for labor and farming activities, household expenses, and other goods and services in Rockingham County.
  1. James Madison University

Rupp Family papers 1.39 cubic feet 4 boxes

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
The collection documents the Rupp family of New Market, Virginia and includes correspondence, photographs, financial documents, account books, legal documents, and pencil drawings.
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