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
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Bowman Family Papers, 1765/1998 0.36 cubic feet 3 folders, 1 flat file

Bowman family
The Bowman Family Papers, 1765-1998, consisting of one box and one flat folder, contain various documents related to John Bowman, and his descendants David, Joseph, Alpheus, Solon, and others. These documents include deeds and indentures pertaining to land granted to John Bowman, as well as wills and financial records, and records pertaining to the construction of a new Rader's Church, 1878-1879.
  1. James Madison University

Bradley and Brian Flota comic book collection, 1952/2008, bulk 1960/1999 59.8 cubic feet 70 comic book boxes, 1 manuscript box

Flota, Brian, Dr., 1975-
With over 9,700 comic books, this collection consists of a wide selection of comic book and magazine genres from independent publishers as well as major publishers. Some major publishers in this collection include Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Dark Horse Comics.
  1. James Madison University

Bridgewater, Virginia photographs, 1900 0.10 cubic feet 5 folders

May, C. E. (Clarence Edward), 1903-1997
The Bridgewater, Virginia Photographs, circa 1900, comprise five matted black-and-white photographs documenting Bridgewater, Virginia and North River.
  1. James Madison University

Bridgewater Voter Roll, 1902/1948 0.08 cubic feet 1 folder

Suter, Scott Hamilton
Consists of one bound and handwritten ledger listing white male voters registered at Bridgewater Precinct in the Ashby Magisterial District Rockingham County, Virginia. This ledger dates from May 1910 to October 1948 with a few entries back dated to 1902 and 1907, and other entries undated.
  1. James Madison University

Bridgewater Women's Voter Roll, 1920/1951 0.08 cubic feet 1 folder

Suter, Scott Hamilton
Consists of one bound and handwritten ledger listing white women voters registered at Bridgewater Precinct in the Ashby Magisterial District Rockingham County, Virginia.
  1. James Madison University

Brocks Gap Photographs, 1905 0.06 cubic feet 1 letter folder

O'Roark, B. B. , Jr. (Benjamin Branson)
Two photographs on mounted board, dated 1905, of road construction in Brocks Gap in northwestern Rockingham County, Virginia. Both photographs are attributed to New Market photographer, B. B. O'Roark.
  1. James Madison University

Brocks Gap photographs, 1915 0.08 cubic feet 1 folder

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
Two black-and-white photographs of the Brocks Gap area of Rockingham County, Virginia.
  1. James Madison University

Brown Family papers, 1872/1919 0.18 cubic feet 3 folders

Brown family
The Brown Family Papers, 1872-1919, consist of correspondence and other materials pertaining to the Brown Family of the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia. Also included are photographs, printing blocks, and a typescript copy of Johannes Braun's 1818 "Treatise on slavery and serfdom."Johannes Braun or John Brown, born 1771 in Germany and later settling in the Shenandoah Valley, became the leading minister of the German Reformed Church in Virginia.
  1. James Madison University

Carol Barton papers, 1973/2020 7.47 cubic feet 20 boxes, 1 flat file

Barton, Carol June, 1954-
The Carol Barton Papers contain printed materials, letters, brochures, and primary materials as well as items that document professional endeavors, artistic processes, and personal items of book artist, paper engineer, teacher, and curator, Carol Barton.
  1. James Madison University

Carrie Bishop Scrapbook, 1914/1918 0.3 cubic feet 1 oversize flat box, 1 letter folder

Bishop, Carrie
Scrapbook documents Bishop's activities as a student at the State Normal School for Women, including membership in various clubs, societies, and attendance of social outings and cultural events.
  1. James Madison University

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