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Provenance

From the estate of Larry Derrer, Harrisonburg, Virginia.

Preferred Citation

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Rockingham County Political Ephemera, 1861-1895, SC 0376, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Acquisition Information

Purchased at Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates' Americana Auction on March 22, 2024.

Biographical / Historical

Due to the artificial nature of this collection, a biographical/historical note is not provided.

Scope and Contents

An artificially compiled collection comprising assorted pieces of printed political ephemera for Rockingham County including candidacy announcements for Charles T. O'Ferrall, I. Frank Branner, Levi S. Byrd, Joseph T. Logan; a list of candidates for the May 25, 1893 election; a blank oath; and blank voter registration applications.

Includes a January 19, 1861 letter concerning a conflict between an upcoming election day and court day.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Branner, I. Frank (Isaac Franklin), 1870-1934
• Byrd, Levi S. (Levi Shaverq), 1840-1885
• Campaign literature -- Virginia -- Rockingham County -- 19th century
• Derrer, Larry, 1944-2022
• Elections -- Virginia -- Rockingham County -- 19th century
• Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
• Logan, Joseph T. (Joseph Travis), 1834-1885
• O'Ferrall, Charles T. (Charles Triplett), 1840-1905
• Political campaigns -- Virginia -- Rockingham County -- 19th century
• Political candidates -- Virginia -- Rockingham County -- 19th century
• Printed Ephemera
• Voter registration -- Virginia -- Rockingham County -- 19th century