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 Subjects Drafts (documents)
James Madison University

Blackley Family papers

14.37 cubic feet 30 boxes, 2 flat folders
The Blackley Family Papers, 1830-2020, consists of hundreds of letters that span from 1830 to 2011; diaries; official United States, Confederate, and Texas documents; literary works; newspaper clippings; postcards; ephemera; and photographs. These papers document the related Scott, Bassett, Blackley, Hoge, Matthews, and Nix families of Texas and Staunton, Virginia.
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Blackley Family papers 14.37 cubic feet 30 boxes, 2 flat folders

Blackley family
The Blackley Family Papers, 1830-2020, consists of hundreds of letters that span from 1830 to 2011; diaries; official United States, Confederate, and Texas documents; literary works; newspaper clippings; postcards; ephemera; and photographs. These papers document the related Scott, Bassett, Blackley, Hoge, Matthews, and Nix families of Texas and Staunton, Virginia.
James Madison University

Geoffrey Morley-Mower Papers

0.17 cubic feet 1 box
The Geoffrey Morley-Mower Papers, 1999-2001, include a draft of Morley-Mower's memoir Flying Blind, correspondence with artist and collection donor Richard McNealy, and images and copies of paintings used to illustrate Flying Blind.
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Geoffrey Morley-Mower Papers 0.17 cubic feet 1 box

Morley-Mower, Geoffrey, 1918-2005
The Geoffrey Morley-Mower Papers, 1999-2001, include a draft of Morley-Mower's memoir Flying Blind, correspondence with artist and collection donor Richard McNealy, and images and copies of paintings used to illustrate Flying Blind.
James Madison University

George M. Neese papers

0.83 cubic feet 3 boxes
The collection comprises the personal papers, correspondence, diaries, and writings of George M. Neese of New Market, Virginia.
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George M. Neese papers 0.83 cubic feet 3 boxes

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
The collection comprises the personal papers, correspondence, diaries, and writings of George M. Neese of New Market, Virginia.
James Madison University

Nancy Bondurant Jones Papers

7.19 cubic feet 21 boxes
The Nancy Bondurant Jones Papers, 1909-2011 (bulk 1991-2007), document the career and personal life of local teacher and writer Nancy Bondurant Jones. The collection mainly consists of research subject files, newspapers and clippings, correspondence, ephemera, speeches, and business and organizational documents. Also included are responses and letters from JMU alumni and Presidents Burruss, Duke, and Miller that Jones acquired during her research for Rooted on Bluestone Hill.
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Nancy Bondurant Jones Papers 7.19 cubic feet 21 boxes

Jones, Nancy Bondurant, 1930-2017
The Nancy Bondurant Jones Papers, 1909-2011 (bulk 1991-2007), document the career and personal life of local teacher and writer Nancy Bondurant Jones. The collection mainly consists of research subject files, newspapers and clippings, correspondence, ephemera, speeches, and business and organizational documents. Also included are responses and letters from JMU alumni and Presidents Burruss, Duke, and Miller that Jones acquired during her research for Rooted on Bluestone Hill.
James Madison University

Sister Speak records

0.66 cubic feet 2 boxes
The Sister Speak Records, 1998-2019, include drafts and publication proofs of Sister Speak: A Feminist Literary Journal as well as administrative files produced by Sister Speak, the student organization at James Madison University responsible for the publication of the journal.
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Sister Speak records 0.66 cubic feet 2 boxes

James Madison University. Department of English
The Sister Speak Records, 1998-2019, include drafts and publication proofs of Sister Speak: A Feminist Literary Journal as well as administrative files produced by Sister Speak, the student organization at James Madison University responsible for the publication of the journal.

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