0845: Winslow Terry Collection, 1984-1985

Marshall University Marshall Digital Scholar Guides to Manuscript Collections Search Our Collections 2018 0845: Winslow Terry Collection, 1984-1985 Marshall University Special Collections Follow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/sc_finding_aids Part of the Construction Engineering Commons, Historic Preservation and Conservation Commons, and the Public History Commons Recommended Citation Winslow Terry Collection, 1984-1985, Accession No. 2018/05.0845, Special Collections Department, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. This Finding Aid is brought to you for free and open access by the Search Our Collections at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Guides to Manuscript Collections by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. Winslow Terry Collection, 1984-1985 ACC 2018/05.0845 Special Collections Department James E. Morrow Library Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia 2019 Winslow Terry Collection, 1984-1985 Summary: Title: Winslow Terry Collection Span Dates: 1984-1985 Creator: Various Repository: Marshall University Special Collections, Morrow Library (Huntington, WV) Processed by: Elizabeth James, 2019 Accession Number: 2018/05.0845 Date Completed: December, 2019 Access to Collection: Open Extent: 1.5 feet Donor: Winslow Terry NOTE: The binder of blueprints of the East Huntington Bridge has restrictions on use. No photographs may be taken of the blueprints and an archivist must be consulted in order to use this item. Search terms: Proctorville Bridge East Huntington Bridge Marlington Flood (1985) Biographical Notes: The East Huntington Bridge connects Huntington, West Virginia and Proctorville, Ohio through WV 106 and OH 755. It was completed in 1985. Scope and Content: This collection consists of a binder of blueprints for the East Huntington Bridge (19x12 inches, 281 pages) and a red and gold photograph album containing 163 photographs of the construction of the East Huntington Bridge, its opening day ceremony, and the 1985 Marlington, West Virginia Flood. The blueprint binder is a reprint of the "West Virginia Department of Highways Plans for Construction" (State Project No. X306-106- 0.00 07). The first page is inscribed: "W.Va. Dept. of Highways Project Engineer Stan Meadows gave these prints to Winslow Terry on Nov. 14, 1985". The photograph album contains 163 photographs (each 5 x 3½ in.), a flattened penny, and a ceremonial brochure with four autographs. The photographs and extensive accompanying captions cover the construction of the East Huntington Bridge, its opening day ceremony, and the 1985 Marlinton, WV Flood. The bulk of the photographs detail the later construction of the bridge with the oldest dated photo beginning in December 1984. There are photographs of the opening day ceremony which was attended by then West Virginia Governor, Arch A. Moore Jr. Also included in the album are a flattened penny from the ceremony and four autographs including that of Governor Moore, Ray Barnhart (Federal Dept. of Transportation), L.B. Wickline (S.R.C. Project Engineer), and a fourth unidentified individual. The last roughly third of the photographs detail recovery efforts for the 1985 Marlinton Flood. Processing Notes: This collection was already processed at the time the finding aid was created. No changes to folder titles, order, or content were made. Preferred Citation: Winslow Terry Collection, Accession No. 2018/05.0845, Special Collections Department, Marshall University, Huntington, WV. Access and Use: For more information or to use any collection, contact: Special Collections, Morrow Library Marshall University One John Marshall Drive Huntington, WV 25755 (304) 696-2343 [email protected] Container Contents Box 1 Volume Binder of blueprints Volume Red and gold photo album .

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