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Bosworth and Fling Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 00034
Scope and Contents
Letters, postcards, printed material, photographs, and other related material, circa 1890-1960, of John L. Bosworth, John Woodbridge Bosworth and John (Jack) Bosworth Fling. Includes photographs of the three men, copies of printed works written by John W. Bosworth, and printed material relating to John W. Bosworth's time as a police officer and superintendent of public safety for West Virginia. The family is from Elkins, Randolph County, West Virginia. The letters encompass World War II in...
Dates:
circa 1890-1960; Majority of material found in 1935-1957
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Johnson-Nance Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2010.397
Scope and Contents
Collection is primarily correspondence between Robert Garrett Johnson (1895-1987) and Lilian Hancock Nance (1898-1990), both of Moneta, Virginia. Also included are letters from family members and friends which include Lilian’s sister Julia Nance. Nicknames that are used periodically or throughout the letters include “Rob,” “Robbie,” “Johnnie,” and “Jonney” in reference to Robert Johnson; “Lindy” in reference to Lilian Nance; and “Ju” in reference to Julia Nance. Robert Garrett...
Dates:
1914-1955; Majority of material found in 1923, 1946
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center