0.1 Linear Feet, Summary: 1/2 in. (1 small collection folder, 1/2 in.); (1 oversize folder, 2 items)
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
Abstract
Contains the appointment of James E. Mann to West Virginia's Mercer County Local Board No. 1 (draft board) during World War
II (1940); diploma awarded to Lucy Austin Higginbotham (later Mrs. James E. Mann) for graduation from West Virginia University
(1929); and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, most regarding Sergeant Junior J. Spurrier (ca. 1945). Spurrier was a WWII
hero from Bluefield, and a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], James E. Mann, Jr., Appointment, Diploma, and Clippings, A&M 3929, West
Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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