<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-vihart">vihart00492</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>A Guide to the Shenandoah Valley Ephemera, 1890s-2014 <num>SC 0392</num></titleproper><author>Tiffany Cole</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>James Madison University Libraries Special Collections</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://cdn1.lib.jmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/JMU-Logo_ASpace2VAHeritage.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>September 2024</date></p><address><addressline>820 Madison Drive</addressline><addressline>MSC 1706</addressline><addressline>Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807</addressline><addressline>Telephone: (540) 568-3612</addressline><addressline>library-special@jmu.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://www.lib.jmu.edu/special/" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://www.lib.jmu.edu/special/" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-10-08 07:07:52 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Shenandoah Valley ephemera</unittitle>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.08 cubic feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1890/2014" type="inclusive">1890s-2014</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_5eb0cb4b512525c0020a4dfc6b166882">Assorted pieces of ephemera related to the Shenandoah Valley.</abstract>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Access Restrictions</head>
<p>Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_0eb5bbea8662575fbeea52eddde4f542">
    <head>Use Restrictions</head>
<p>The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).</p>  </userestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_8ff3a19aba36babe00accd650767fc78">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Shenandoah Valley Ephemera, 1890s-2014, SC 0392, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Acquisition Information</head>
<p>This is an artificially assembled collection from various sources, some of which are unknown.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <scopecontent id="aspace_3b818900a96c0d21f3cefc8240d77c17">
    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>The collection comprises assorted pieces of ephemera related to the Shenandoah Valley. Ephemera includes buttons and magnets from Harrisonburg's First Night New Year's Eve event, blank documents and letterhead, and promotional materials.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <genreform authfilenumber="300207332" source="aat">Buttons (information artifacts)</genreform>
    <genreform authfilenumber="300024549" source="aat">Magnets</genreform>
    <genreform authfilenumber="300193998" source="aat">Letterheads</genreform>
    <genreform authfilenumber="300026741" source="aat">Calendars (documents)</genreform>
    <genreform authfilenumber="300197601" source="aat">Envelopes</genreform>
    <geogname source="local">Harrisonburg (Va.) -- History</geogname>
    <geogname authfilenumber="sh85121334" source="lcsh">Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History</geogname>
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