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West Virginia and Regional History Center
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Frank C. Shrodes, Railroad Agent, Papers of a Martins Ferry Resident, A&M 4333, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Papers belonging to Frank C. Shrodes, an agent for the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad and a resident of Yorkville and Martins Ferry, Ohio. Collection includes political memorabilia, personal business papers (real estate tax receipts, insurance policy, automobile registration, etc.), and personal correspondence between Frank in Ohio and relatives in Sanoma, West Virginia. The letters discuss everyday topics such as family health, the height of the river, the price of chicks, hunting dogs, some gardening, packages being sent to Sanoma, etc.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Martins Ferry (Ohio) -- History
- Shrodes, Frank C.
- Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
Container List
6 items
Programs include:
Golden Jubilee of St. Aloysius Academy and Normal School, New Lexington, OH, (1926)
Dedicatory Exercises of the Elizabeth Zane Memorial, Martins Ferry, OH (1928)
Annual Commemcement Exercises of Shreve High School, Martins Ferry, OH (1939)
The Annual Minstrel Frolic of the Brewster Men's Club (1929).
Contract between J. Kerr and Co. and J.R. Shrodes for the building of Shrodes' house in Martins Ferry, Ohio.
Composed by Johnny Rossi, arranged by Wm. Fleer. Dedicated to Alfred E. Smith and features his portrait on cover. Published in Wheeling, W. Va.
Items sold include dolls, mechanical toys, instruments, Tinkertoys, etc.
Includes one tintype portrait of a boy, one card mounted portrait of an elderly couple and three envelopes of negatives. None of the subjects are identified.
4 items
Titles include:
"What Everybody wants to know about Alfred E. Smith"
"Platform Adopted by The Democratic National Convention 1932"
From a series of pamphlets based on speeches of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt:
"Power: Protection of the Public Interest"
"Agriculture: What is Wrong and What To Do About It"
"Tariff: Grundyism Responsible for Ills of the Farmer"
"The Railroads: Republican Mistakes and Democratic Remedies"
"The Philosophy of Government."
School book on good manners written by the Brothers of Mary for use in Catholic parochial and high schools. First several pages have extensive writting in pencil and include the names Cecilia Younginger, Hazel Younginger, and Gertrude Younginger, along with street addresses and "Sacred Heart School, Wheeling, West Va."
Applied Arts Drawing Books, No. 26, by Wilhelmina Seegmiller; these were used throughout American schools.
Instructional booklet on home gardening and the care of particular kinds of plants published by The Genesee Nurseries in Rochester, New York.
Campaign poster for Ohio election.
Campaign poster for Ohio election.
