Shirley Eagan, West Virginia University Extension Service A&M 4411

West Virginia and Regional History Center

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P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
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Repository

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Identification

A&M 4411

Title

Shirley Eagan, West Virginia University Extension Service ca. 1920-2010

URL:

https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/199403

Quantity

6.75 Linear Feet, 6 ft. 9 in.

Location

West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Conditions Governing Access

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Shirley Eagan, West Virginia University Extension Service, A&M 4411, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Files of WVU Extension Service employee Shirley Eagan. Includes her work files dating from ca. 1980-2010; also includes historical publications related to 4-H in West Virginia (ca. 1920-2004) and to WVU Extension (1914-1996), among other material.

Separated Material

Books forwarded to Stewart Plein, Rare Book Librarian, for processing:
Hardesty's West Virginia Counties, Gilmer, Ritchie, Lincoln, and Wayne (Jim Comstock; 1973)
Knock About Notes (John Jacob Cornwell; undated)
West Virginia's African-American Women of Distinction Volume I (2002)
Missing Chapters II: West Virginia Women in History (1986)
Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries, Through 1993 (Janet Hodge; 1995)
A New Deal for America (Arthurdale Heritage Inc.; Bryan Ward; 1995)
Standard Postcard Catalog (James Lewis Lowe; 1982)
Paper Advertising Collectibles, Treasures from Almanacs to Window Signs (Robert Reed; 1998)
Postcards from the Holidays, Identification and Value Guide (Robert and Claudette Reed; undated)
Montgomery Ward Co. Catalog and Buyers Guide, 1884-1885, No. 56 (Joseph Schroeder; 1970)
The Book of Postcard Collecting (Thomas E. Range; 1980)
The Collectors Guide to Postcards (Jane Wood; 1984)
Postcard Companion, Collector's Reference (Jack H. Smith; 1989)
Postcards from the Boys (Ringo Starr; 2004)
The Real F.D.R. (Clark Kinnaird; 1945)
Daddy Long Legs (Jean Webster; 1912)
Fine Old Dixie Recipes (wooden cover) (Lillie Lustig, S. Claire Sondheim, Sarah Reusel; 1939)
Aspiring to Greatness: West Virginia University Since World War II (Ronald L. Lewis; 2013)
Encyclopedia of Appalachia (Rudy Abrahamson and Jean Haskell; 2006)
The West Virginia Encyclopedia (Ken Sullivan; 2006)

Book forwarded to Library Subject Liason:
Homesteading in the South Dakota Badlands (Ernest G. Bormann; 1912)

Container List

Series 1. Records of WVU Extension Service

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Mixed Materials Box: 2 Mixed Materials Box: 3 Mixed Materials Box: 4 ca. 1980-2010

Scope and Contents

Records includes material documenting programs of WVU Extension on topics such as: leadership, volunteering, getting older, "Putting Your Best Foot Forward," staying active after retirement, heart health, time management, and risk management, among others.

Series 2. West Virginia 4-H

Mixed Materials Box: 5 Mixed Materials Box: 6 1920-2004

Scope and Contents

Caontains primarily prospectuses, programs, and historical narratives pertaining to the West Virginia 4-H program. These materials were collected by Shirley Eagan to preserve them.

Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1
West Virginia 4-H Jackson Mills prospectus
ca. 1920
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1
  prospectus, Jackson's Mill (includes photographs and descriptions of buildings of the Jackson's Mill 4-H camp)
  ca. 1920
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
West Virginia 4-H printed materials
ca. 1920-1950
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
  prospectus, Jackson's Mill (contains schedule of 4-H events for October 24th through October 27th at Jackson's Mill)
  1945
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
  prospectus, Jackson's Mill (advertises Jackson's Mill as a training center for leaders)
  undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
  prospectus, Jackson's Mill (advertises Jackson's Mill as a training center for 4-H leaders and contains schedule of events for 1950)
  ca. 1949
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
  prospectus, Jackson's Mill (titled "A Day at Jackson's Mill" and advertises locations and activities at the Jackson's Mill 4-H camp)
  1924
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
  Newsletter, Jackson's Mill (newsletter titled "The Grist")
  undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
  4-H stationery
  undated
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
West Virginia 4-H printed materials
1927-1949, 1973
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
  prospectus, Jackson's Mill (gives general information for the Jackson's Mill 4-H camp)
  1973
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
  prospectus, Jackson's Mill (gives general information for the Jackson's Mill 4-H camp)
  1967
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
  prospectus, Jackson's Mill (advertises Jackson's Mill as a training center for leaders and contains a schedule of events for 1949)
  ca. 1948
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
  prospectus, Jackson's Mill (22 page booklets containing general information about the Jackson's Mill 4-H camp)
  1935
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
  prospectus, Jackson's Mill (titled "A Day at Jackson's Mill" and advertises locations and activities at the Jackson's Mill 4-H camp)
  1927
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4
West Virginia 4-H history
1928, 1936
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4
  history, West Virginia 4-H (correspondence between Wm. H. Kendrick, the director of the West Virginia 4-H camp, and Lester Williams regarding a gift for a "Mrs. Becker")
  1936
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4
  history, West Virginia 4-H (letter sent by Wm. H. Kendrick, director of the West Virginia 4-H camp)
  1928
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5
West Virginia 4-H history
1952, 1960, 1982, 1984
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5
  pamphlet, West Virginia 4-H (memorial pamphlet for C. H. "Uncle Charley" Hartley, a founder of the Jackosn's Mill 4-H camp)
  1960
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5
  booklet, West Virginia 4-H (a brief biography of Charles H. Hartley, a founder of the Jackson's Mill 4-H camp)
  1984
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5
  booklet, West Virginia 4-H (an account of the early history of the 4-H club by Ivan McKeever)
  1952
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5
  booklet, West Virginia 4-H (titled "Teepi" and gives an early account of the life and ancestry of William H. Kendrick, a former 4-H camp director)
  1982
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 6
West Virginia 4-H history, I. B. "Tubby" Boggs
1952, 1955, undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 6
  newsletter clipping, West Virginia 4-H (article celebrating "Tubby" Boggs and his 30 years of service in extension work)
  1952
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 6
  clipping, West Virginia 4-H (clipping announcing the death of "Tubby" Boggs in 1955)
  1955
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 6
  pamphlet, West Virginia 4-H (pamphlet for the I. B. "Tubby" Boggs memorial fund)
  undated
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 7
West Virginia 4-H book
1957
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 7
  books, West Virginia 4-H (A compilation of articles by I. B. "Tubby" Boggs titled "Wa-Kon-Da Dhe-Dhu". The articles are referred to as " Chummy Chats" and were featured in the West Virginia Farm News from 1926-1955)
  1957
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 8
West Virginia 4-H history
1956-2004
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 8
  booklet, West Virginia 4-H (titled "Progress Report: West Virginia 4-H All Stars" that describes the 4-H All Star Foundations and what is required to be inducted. Also includes list and pictures of members of the All Stars)
  1956
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 8
  booklet, West Virginia 4-H (list of inductees to the West Virginia 4-H Hall of Fame for the year 2003)
  2003
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 8
  booklet, West Virginia 4-H (list of inductees to the West Virginia 4-H Hall of Fame for the year 2004)
  2004
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 8
  booklet, West Virginia 4-H (two copies of "The Torch: West Virginia 4-H All Stars" a newsletter providing articles on topics such as scholarship winners, the future of the 4-H program, and All Stars, among others)
  1969
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 9
West Virginia 4-H history
1963
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 9
  program, West Virginia 4-H ( program for the play "A Leaf Unfurled" by Mary Lucille DeBerry)
  ca. 1963
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 9
  script, West Virginia 4-H (script for the play "A Leaf Unfurled" by Mary Lucille DeBerry, presented by the 4-H clubs of West Virginia)
  ca. 1963
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 10
West Virginia 4-H printed materials
1937-1952
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 10
  program, West Virginia 4-H (program for the dedication of the Northern Panhandle Cottage at the Jackson's Mill 4-H camp)
  1952
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 10
  program, West Virginia 4-H (program for the dedication for the "Teepi Shrine" in memory of William Henry "Teepi" Kendrick at the Jackson's Mill 4-H camp)
  1937
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 10
  photograph, West Virginia 4-H (photograph of the Northern Panhandle Cottage with printed words that reads "The Northern Panhandle Cottage State 4-H Camp---Jackson's Mill Dedicated May 28, 1952")
  ca. 1952
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 10
  script, West Virginia 4-H (script for the play "Follow the Gleam" which was performed at the Jackson's Mill amphitheatre on October 1st, 1949)
  1949
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 11
West Virginia 4-H music
1980, undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 11
  booklet, music, West Virginia 4-H (small Music book titled "West Virginia Sings: 4-H Club Song Book")
  1951
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 11
  music, West Virginia 4-H (single sheet of music for the song "We're Proud of the State of West Virginia")
  undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 11
  music, West Virginia 4-H (single sheets of the lyrics to the song "World, Take My Son By the Hand")
  undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 11
  music, West Virginia 4-H (sheet music to the song " Old Man Pete" with a note explaining that this song is to the tune of the now-unacceptable song "Old Black Joe")
  1990
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 11
  music, West Virginia 4-H (single sheet of the lyrics for the song "Dem Bones Are Gonna Rise Again")
  undated
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 12
West Virginia 4-H cookbook titled "Outdoor Cookery"
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 13
West Virginia 4-H miscellaneous materials
1942, ca. 1935-1940, undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 13
  miscellaneous, West Virginia 4-H (photograph of a statue, presumably at a 4-H camp)
  ca. 1935-1940
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 13
  booklet, West Virginia 4-H (booklet titled "County 4-H Camps In West Virginia: suggestions and Recommendations" that briefly gives details of how a 4-H camp should be run)
  undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 13
  miscellaneous, West Virginia 4-H (single sheet of paper with the words to a song or prayer titled "Let Us Give Thanks" by Rev, Max Coots)
  undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 13
  miscellaneous, West Virginia 4-H (compilation of poems titled "I sing a New Song in a Strange Land" by Alberta Egbert)
  1942
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
West Virginia 4-H Stonewall Jackson
1960s, undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
  article, Stonewall Jackson (two copies of an article by Roy Bird Cook titled "Stonewall Jackson --- a West Virginian" featuring a picture of Jackson's Mill, Stonewall Jackson's home as a child)
  undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
  pamphlet, Stonewall Jackson (two copies of a pamphlet titled "The Life of Stonewall Jackson" and gives a brief biography of Stonewall Jackson and his efforts in the war)
  1963
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
  picture, Jackson's Mill
  undated
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
West Virginia 4-H Jackson's Mill
1982, 1983, undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
  booklet, Jackson's Mill (booklet by Michael M. Meador titled "A Walking Tour of Historic Jackson's Mill")
  1982
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
  booklet, Jackson's Mill (booklet by Herbert J. Moore titled "A History of Indian Lore of Jackson's Mill")
  1983
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
  booklet, Jackson's Mill (booklet cookbook titled "Stoneground Favorites from Jackson's Mill")
  undated
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
West Virginia 4-H Jackson's Mill
1982, 2007
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
  book, Jackson's Mill ( book by Brad Davis titled "The Nature of Jackson's Mill" that describes aspects of Jackson's Mill such as the history, natural environment, and lore around Jackson's Mill)
  1982
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
  article, Jackson's Mill (print out of an internet article titled "Mysteries of the West Virginia Building: The structure at historic Jackson's Mill holds many secrets")
  2007
Mixed Materials Box: 13
West Virginia 4-H articles (oversized storage box containing a clipping of the Clarksburg Exponent with an article pertaining to Jackson's Mill and a newsletter titled "West Virginia 4-H Suggestions")
1936

Series 3. West Virginia University Extension Service

Mixed Materials Box: 6 Mixed Materials Box: 7 1914-1996

Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 4
WVU Extension Service prospectus and documents
1914, 1930s
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 4
  prospectus, WVU Agricultural Extension Department titled "Organization and Management of Farmers' Clubs")
  1914
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 4
  document, WVU Extension Service (four page document from the West Virginia Agricultural Program titled "Relationships Between Extension Forces and Cooperative Associations")
  undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 4
  document, WVU Extension Service (one page document from the West Virginia Farm Bureau to the officers of the Farm Bureaus and Farm Women's Bureau addressing an issues regarding the dismissal of a director)
  undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 4
  document, WVU Extension Service (single page document that is a public statement by Nat Frame, a former director of a branch of the Extension Service)
  1933
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 4
  document, WVU Extension Service (letter between two unknown individuals regarding the dismissal of Nat Frame, a former director of a branch of the Extension Service)
  1933
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 5
Miscellaneous
1931,1937
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 5
  booklet, West Virginia Extension Service (booklet titled "West Virginia Land Use Day" sponsored by the Jackson County Agricultural Council)
  1949
- Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 5
  document, West Virginia Extension Service (Article titled "Oglebay Park and its History" that contains a reference to the Agricultural Extension Division of West Virginia)
  1937
Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 1
WVU Extension Service publications
undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 1
  booklets (three booklets titled "Cranesville Swamp", "Sentinels in the Sky: Seneca Rocks & Spruce Knob", and "Cathedral State Park"; includes information on the history, wildlife, plants, etc. of each natural area)
  undated
Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2
WVU Extension Service publications
1976-1988, undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2
  booklet, "Randolph County Extension Homemakers Devotional Book"
  1977
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2
  booklet, "Harrison County Extension Homemakers Devotions"
  undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2
  booklet, 1988 annual report of the West Virginia University Extension Service
  1988
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2
  booklet, May and June 1976 Issue of "Extension Service Review" published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (includes historical photo essay on extension service in the U.S.)
  1976
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2
  article, "'A Splendid Job Done', Mattress Making in the Great Depression" (regarding the WVU Extension Service during the Great Depression)
  1996
Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 3
WVU Extension Service book ("Sometimes My Buggy Gets Stuck... and so do I!" by Phyllis Sullivan, an Extension worker)
1985
Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 4
WVU Extension Service articles
1982, undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 4
  clippings, regarding Phyllis Sullivan, an Extension worker confined to a wheelchair and author of "Sometimes My Buggy Gets Stuck... and so do I!")
  1982, undated

Series 4. Publications on West Virginia Topics

Mixed Materials Box: 8 1961-2001

Mixed Materials Box: 8
prospectus, "When Men and Mountains Meet"
1966
Mixed Materials Box: 8
book, "The First 100 Years: A History of West Virginia Agricultural and Forestry Experimentation Station"
1988
Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 1
booklets
1975, 1995, undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 1
  "High Times in Corton: A History of Corton/Cornwell Station" by Mack Samples
  undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 1
  "Recipes from The Old Mill", cookbook from Harman, West Virginia
  1975
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 1
  "A Guide to Pronunciation of Place Names in West Virginia"
  1995
Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 2
article, booklets
1974-2001
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 2
  article, "Rediscovering West Virginia's Art and Artists" (from the West Virginia University Alumni Magazine)
  2001
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 2
  booklet, "The West Virginia Capitol: A Commemorative History" (published by the Senate of West Virginia to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its dedication)
  1982
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 2
  booklet, "Cookin' from Scratch: Time Proven Classics from West Virginia Kitchens" (cookbook by Dean Six)
  1995
- Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 2
  booklet, "Up In Years (... and off my rocker)" (observations on life by Clara Cassidy)
  1974

Series 5. Non-WVU, Extension Service

Mixed Materials Box: 9a Mixed Materials Box: 9b 1931-1991

Mixed Materials Box: 9a
booklet, "Games, Stunts, Programs: Handbook book on Organizing the Rural Community for Work and Play" (Minnesota)
1931
Mixed Materials Box: 9a
book, "Taking the University to the People: Seventy-five Years of Cooperative Extension" (book by Wayne D. Rasmussen regarding the history of extension service in America)
1989
Mixed Materials Box: 9a
book, "Voices of American Homemakers: An Oral History of the National Extension Homemakers Council" (by Eleanor Arnold; includes numerous photographs)
ca. 1985
Mixed Materials Box: 9a
book, "Heritage Horizons: Extension's Commitment to People" (regarding history, present, and future of Extension)
1976
Mixed Materials Box: 9a
book, "The Cooperative Extension Service" (edited by H. C. Sanders, et al.; comprehensive description of extension services, including its purposes, objectives, and methods)
1966
Mixed Materials Box: 9a
book, "An Official History of the National Extension Homemakers Council, Inc., 1930-1990"
1991
Mixed Materials Box: 9b Folder: 1
publications
1933-1944, 1996
- Mixed Materials Box: 9b Folder: 1
  booklet, "Recollections of Extension History" (by J.A. Evans)
  1938
- Mixed Materials Box: 9b Folder: 1
  booklet, "You Know You're in Extension When..." (collection of humorous aphorisms; edited by Karen DeBord, North Carolina Cooperative Extension)
  1996
- Mixed Materials Box: 9b Folder: 1
  booklet, "Childhood Memories of Life on the Farm" (by Dr. David Lee Hunter, Extension Service, University of Tennessee, signed copy; at one time Hunter worked as an agent in Lincoln County, West Virginia)
  1985
- Mixed Materials Box: 9b Folder: 1
  booklet, "Focus on Living" (by Mattie Kessler, from columns that appeared in the "Cooperative Farmer")
  undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 9b Folder: 1
  article, "Select Quotations from Dr. Seaman A. Knapp" ("father of co-operative farm and home demonstration work")
  1933
- Mixed Materials Box: 9b Folder: 1
  article, "Thirty Years of Extension Work" (regarding philosophy, principles, and future of extension work; by M. L. Wilson)
  1944
Mixed Materials Box: 9b Folder: 2
books
1961, 1979
- Mixed Materials Box: 9b Folder: 2
  book, "The People and the Profession, Selected Memories of Veteran Extension Workers" (published by Epsilon Sigma Phi, an honorary Extension fraternity)
  1979
- Mixed Materials Box: 9b Folder: 2
  book, "Education For Action: A Thirty Year History of the National Extension Homemakers Council, 1936-1966"
  1966

Series 6. Non-WV 4-H

Mixed Materials Box: 10 1946-1982

Mixed Materials Box: 10
book, "4-H: An American Idea: 1900-1980, A History of 4-H (by Thomas Wessel and Marilyn Wessel)
1982
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1
publications
1946-1966
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1
  booklet, "4-H Club Story, Origins and Early Growth of the Work in Minnesota" (by Theodore A. Erikson)
  1947
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1
  booklet, "Dorothy Emerson's Scrapbook, A Collection of Writings and Notes of Dorothy Emerson" (published by the National 4-H Club Foundation)
  1966
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1
  booklet, "Speak Up Young People" (by Dorothy Emerson)
  1964
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1
  booklet, "You'll Be Surprised, The Teaching Techniques and Philosophy of Dorothy Emerson" (by Deanna V. Boone)
  1986
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1
  booklet, "Life Worth While, Essays and Poems of Dr. C. B. Smith" (by C. B. Smith, former Chief of the Office of Cooperative Extension Work, U.S. Department of Agriculture; includes material regarding 4-H and Extension)
  1946

Series 7. Publications on Miscellaneous Topics

Mixed Materials Box: 11 Mixed Materials Box: 12 1903-2005

Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 1a
Women's History
1984-2005
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 1a
  booklet, "West Virginia Women: In Perspective, Executive Summary (A Statistical Handbook from The West Virginia Women's Commission")
  1994
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 1a
  booklet, "WVU Women: The First Century" ("An official publication of the WVU Women's Centenary Project")
  1989
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 1a
  clipping, "Women in regional history are mostly unsung heroines" (by Sandy Metheney in the Dominion Post newspaper, 4 March 1984, regarding some women in West Virginia history; includes preservation copy)
  1984
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 1a
  newspaper, "Women Win the Vote, Celebrating the 85th Anniversary of Woman Suffrage" (published by National Women's History Project)
  2005
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 2
Gertrude Humphreys, A WVU Extension Service Leader
1931-1987
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 2
  obituary, Gertrude Humphreys (includes preservation copy)
  1987
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 2
  booklet, "The Spirit of the Land-Grant Institutions" (Addresses delivered at the Forty-Fifth Annual Convention of the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities at Chicago, Ill., November 16-18, 1931; copy signed by Humphreys)
  1931
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 2
  greeting card and letter (Christmas items authored and signed by Humphreys)
  1985
- Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 3
  book, "Adventures in Good Living" (by Gertrude Humphreys of the West Virginia Extension Homemakers Council)
  1972
Mixed Materials Box: 11
Leadership, Time Management, and Success (five books published in 1903, 1963, 1990, 1995, and 2003)
1903, 1963-2003
Mixed Materials Box: 12
Miscellaneous
1924-1997
- Mixed Materials Box: 12
  book, "Map Guide to American Migration Routes" (by William Dollarhide; signed by author)
  1997
- Mixed Materials Box: 12
  book, "The First Liar Doesn't Have a Chance, And Other Stories From the Farms of Tennessee" (by Gene Money; signed by author)
  1990
- Mixed Materials Box: 12
  book, "Cutlip's Quotem Pole, Quotes, Mis-quotes and Harley-isms" (by Harley V. Cutlip; signed by author)
  1992
- Mixed Materials Box: 12
  booklet, "The Lighter Side, Prepared Especially For Youth" (by Clyde Murdock, Executive Director of the Union Mission, Charleston, W. Va.)
  undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 12
  book, "Rumford Complete Cookbook" (by Lily Haxworth Wallace)
  1924

Series 8. Oversize

1936, 1942, 1964, undated

Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
clipping, "Fair Exhibit in New Home at Mill Camp; Display Shown at Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago to be Preserved; New $35,000 Building at Jackson's Mill Houses West Virginia World Fair Exhibit" (published in Clarksburg Exponent Telegram)
1936
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 2
newsletter, "West Virginia 4-H Suggestions 'To Make the Best Better'" (vol. 17 no. 12, August 1936)
1936
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 3
publications, 3 items regarding U.S. commemorative stamp "Homemakers" issued in 1964
1964
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 3
poster, "Extension Workers Creed"
undated
framed item, illustration, "The Progressive Farmer, March 1942" (unboxed)
1942
framed item, illustration on cloth, "U.S. 5 Cents, Homemakers" (unboxed)
1964