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 Education, Higher -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg
James Madison University

Agnes Davis Shipley papers, 1936

0.2 cubic feet 3 folders
The Agnes Davis Shipley Papers, 1936, comprise examples of sewing techniques and coursework created by Agnes Davis Shipley during her time as a student at the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg/Madison College.
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Agnes Davis Shipley papers, 1936 0.2 cubic feet 3 folders

Shipley, Agnes Davis (1917-2013)
The Agnes Davis Shipley Papers, 1936, comprise examples of sewing techniques and coursework created by Agnes Davis Shipley during her time as a student at the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg/Madison College.
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Bertha Couchman Hess and Ethel Virginia Dunn Correspondence, 1918/1927

0.12 cubic feet 2 letter folders
The Bertha Couchman Hess and Ethel Virginia Dunn Correspondence, 1918-1927, is comprised of four postcards and seven letters written by Hess and Dunn, her niece, to their family in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Couchman authored three postcards while visiting Harrisonburg in August 1918 and the remainder of the correspondence was written by Dunn while she was a student at the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg and while she was a teacher in Morgantown, West Virginia.
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Bertha Couchman Hess and Ethel Virginia Dunn Correspondence, 1918/1927 0.12 cubic feet 2 letter folders

Hess, Bertha Couchman, 1884-1980
The Bertha Couchman Hess and Ethel Virginia Dunn Correspondence, 1918-1927, is comprised of four postcards and seven letters written by Hess and Dunn, her niece, to their family in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Couchman authored three postcards while visiting Harrisonburg in August 1918 and the remainder of the correspondence was written by Dunn while she was a student at the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg and while she was a teacher in Morgantown, West Virginia.
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Department of History: Raymond C. Dingledine, Jr. papers, 1950/1983

1.2 cubic feet 3 boxes
This collection is comprised of the professional and academic papers of Dr. Raymond C. Dingledine, Jr., a professor of Social Studies and History at James Madison University (formerly Madison College), and correspondence and research materials for the book, "Madison College: the First Fifty Years, 1908-1958," published in 1959.
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Department of History: Raymond C. Dingledine, Jr. papers, 1950/1983 1.2 cubic feet 3 boxes

Dingledine, Raymond C., Jr., 1919-1990
This collection is comprised of the professional and academic papers of Dr. Raymond C. Dingledine, Jr., a professor of Social Studies and History at James Madison University (formerly Madison College), and correspondence and research materials for the book, "Madison College: the First Fifty Years, 1908-1958," published in 1959.
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Diplomas, 1912/1941

0.3 cubic feet 1 folder
Diplomas, 1912-1936, is an artificial collection, comprising diplomas and certificates issued to students at the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, later called the State Normal School for Women, State Teachers College at Harrisonburg, and the State Normal School Summer Session.
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Diplomas, 1912/1941 0.3 cubic feet 1 folder

State Teachers College at Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Va.)
Diplomas, 1912-1936, is an artificial collection, comprising diplomas and certificates issued to students at the State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg, later called the State Normal School for Women, State Teachers College at Harrisonburg, and the State Normal School Summer Session.
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Edith May Fultz Cavendish Photographs, 1940

0.1 cubic feet 4 folders
The Edith May Fultz Cavendish Photographs, ca. 1940, include 43 unique black-and-white photographs of Madison College while Cavendish (née Fultz) was a student at the school. Dormitory life and dormitory interiors, campus buildings, snowscapes, general student and social life, and fellow classmate portrait photographs are all captured.
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Edith May Fultz Cavendish Photographs, 1940 0.1 cubic feet 4 folders

Cavendish, Edith May Fultz Bryan, 1918-2000
The Edith May Fultz Cavendish Photographs, ca. 1940, include 43 unique black-and-white photographs of Madison College while Cavendish (née Fultz) was a student at the school. Dormitory life and dormitory interiors, campus buildings, snowscapes, general student and social life, and fellow classmate portrait photographs are all captured.
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Edna T. Shaeffer Retirement Letters, 1940

0.06 cubic feet 1 letter folder
The Edna T. Shaeffer Retirement Letters, 1940, 1956, is a collection of approximately 60 congratulatory letters presented to Shaeffer upon her retirement as director of the Glee Club from Madison College. Correspondents are former students who sang under direction and tutelage.
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Edna T. Shaeffer Retirement Letters, 1940 0.06 cubic feet 1 letter folder

The Edna T. Shaeffer Retirement Letters, 1940, 1956, is a collection of approximately 60 congratulatory letters presented to Shaeffer upon her retirement as director of the Glee Club from Madison College. Correspondents are former students who sang under direction and tutelage.
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Facilities Management Architectural Drawings, 1914/1983

0.5 cubic feet 2 folders
The Facilities Management Architectural Drawings 1914-1983, are comprised of blue prints, pencil tracings, and linen drawings of various James Madison University buildings, their corresponding mechanical systems, and campus grounds.
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Facilities Management Architectural Drawings, 1914/1983 0.5 cubic feet 2 folders

The Facilities Management Architectural Drawings 1914-1983, are comprised of blue prints, pencil tracings, and linen drawings of various James Madison University buildings, their corresponding mechanical systems, and campus grounds.
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JMU: A social history of student life oral histories, 1996

0.32 cubic feet 5 folders, 9 audiocassettes, 8 cds
JMU: A Social History of Student Life Oral Histories, 1996, is comprised of audio recordings, transcripts and supplemental documents, conducted by a JMU student intern with four JMU alumni regarding their memories of student life at Madison College.
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JMU: A social history of student life oral histories, 1996 0.32 cubic feet 5 folders, 9 audiocassettes, 8 cds

Malinowski, Monica
JMU: A Social History of Student Life Oral Histories, 1996, is comprised of audio recordings, transcripts and supplemental documents, conducted by a JMU student intern with four JMU alumni regarding their memories of student life at Madison College.
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Nancy Bondurant Jones Papers, 1909/2011, bulk 1991/2007

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, 1909/2011, bulk 1991/2007 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.
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Naomi Thacker Lockard Papers, 1941/1943

0.06 cubic feet 1 letter folder
The Naomi Thacker Lockard Papers, 1941-1943, contain Lockard's course registration materials from her time as a student at Madison College.
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Naomi Thacker Lockard Papers, 1941/1943 0.06 cubic feet 1 letter folder

Lockard, Naomi Thacker, 1913-2006
The Naomi Thacker Lockard Papers, 1941-1943, contain Lockard's course registration materials from her time as a student at Madison College.

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