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Adam and Wayman Collins Confederate Vouchers 0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder

The Adam and Wayman Collins Confederate Vouchers, circa 1862-1864, contain three vouchers, each paying $10.00 to the family of Adam and Wayman Collins. The Collins', brothers from Wytheville, Virginia, were Confederate soldiers during the American Civil War.
  1. James Madison University

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.
  1. James Madison University

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.
  1. James Madison University

Manley Family papers 1.2 cubic feet 2 boxes, 1 flat file

Manley family
The Manley Family Papers, 1707-1953, consist of various documents pertaining to the Manley family's personal, genealogical, and business activities, covering several Virginia and West Virginia counties. Included in the collection are letters written by family members and an assortment of legal papers detailing taxes and land deeds.
  1. James Madison University

Sam Bowman Papers 0.51 cubic feet 2 boxes

Bowman family
The Sam Bowman Papers, 1848-1967, consist of miscellaneous materials and seven business ledgers that document operations of the Bowman family dairy farm in Rockingham County, Virginia.
  1. James Madison University

Sons of Confederate Veterans Collection 0.4 cubic feet 1 box

Sons of Confederate Veterans (Organization)
The Sons of Confederate Veterans Collection, 1896-1964, consists of documents pertaining to the Sons of Confederate Veterans (SCV) organization at the local, state, and national levels.
  1. James Madison University

Turner Ashby Letters 0.16 cubic feet 3 folders

Ashby family
The Turner Ashby Letters consist of 28 letters, a petition, and two portrait photographs of Turner Ashby.
  1. James Madison University

United Confederate Veterans Collection 0.4 cubic feet 1 box

United Confederate Veterans
The United Confederate Veterans Collection, 1893-1938, consists of nine folders and two ledger books pertaining to the United Confederate Veterans (UCV) organization.
  1. James Madison University

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Southern Cross of Honor Records .25 cubic feet in 1 box and 1 folder

United Daughters of the Confederacy
The United Daughters of the Confederacy, Southern Cross of Honor Records, 1905-1941, consist of one half manuscript box and one oversize folder of the records and applications of Shenandoah Valley residents who received the Southern Cross of Honor and the Cross of Military Service from the United Daughters of the Confederacy from 1905-1941.
  1. James Madison University

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Turner Ashby Chapter Records 2.42 cubic feet 3 boxes, 9 audiocassettes

United Daughters of the Confederacy. Turner Ashby Chapter, No. 162 (Harrisonburg, Va.)
This collection deals with the records from the Turner Ashby Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. These records are mostly comprised of membership applications dated 1896-1991, along with memorabilia such as confederate banners, scrapbooks, yearbooks, cassette tapes, and the original charters for the chapter.
  1. James Madison University

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