Huntington, West Virginia family. Papers include items relating to Mrs. Bromley\u27s music career, the Huntington Symphony Orchestra, early childhood mementoes, as well as minutes of the Huntington, West Virginia, First Congregational Church Missionary Society, 1905-1916. A later addition includes the personal papers of Janet Parsons Ensign (Mrs. Darwin A.)

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Marshall UniversityMarshall Digital ScholarGuides to Manuscript Collections Library Special Collections19780212: Parsons-Ensign Family Papers, 1899-1988Marshall University Special CollectionsFollow this and additional works at: https://mds.marshall.edu/sc_finding_aidsPart of the History of Religion Commons, and the Social History CommonsThis Finding Aid is brought to you for free and open access by the Library Special Collections at Marshall Digital Scholar. It has been accepted forinclusion in Guides to Manuscript Collections by an authorized administrator of Marshall Digital Scholar. For more information, please contactzhangj@marshall.edu, beachgr@marshall.edu.Recommended CitationParsons-Ensign Family Papers, 1899-1988, Accession No. 1978/01.0212, Special Collections Department, Marshall University,Huntington, WV. FINDING AID  FOR THE  PARSONS-ENSIGN FAMILY PAPERS, 1899-1988     ACCESSION NUMBER: 1978/01.212A         Special Collections Department James E. Morrow Library Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia 2011     James E. Morrow Libraries Marshall University   PARSONS-ENSIGN FAMILY PAPERS, 1899-1988  Accession Number: 1978/01.212A Processed by: Brandon Vanness and Linda Rich Date Completed: May 2011 Location: Special Collections Department, Morrow Library  Corporate Name: N/A Date: 1934 – 1988, bulk of content: 1970-1988 Extent:  4 linear feet (6 cubic feet) System of Arrangement:  There are two series to this collection; Personal Papers and Greeting Cards.  The majority of the arrangement was imposed by the processors.  The original order is the Parsons-Ensign General folder, 50th Wedding Anniversary and Thank You cards folders, and 58th Anniversary folder. Restriction on Access: One folder is restricted titled “Medical Information.”   Related Material: ENSIGN FAMILY PAPERS: ACCESSION 1997/01.0655 Dates: 1854-1945. Collection Type/Materials and size: Papers, 1.5 linear ft. Method of Acquisition and date: Gift of Larry Hite, 1997. Description: Huntington, W. Va. family originally from Litchfield Co., Conn., settling in Huntington at its inception. Ely Ensign established the railcar manufacturing company that became American Car and Foundry in 1899. The papers consist primarily of letters from Ely Ensign to his wife Mary Walton Ensign during her trips to Conn. with her children. Includes correspondence from Ensign, Prentice, and Walton families in Conn. as well as school papers belonging to Ensign’s daughter May and letters of condolence upon her death at age 15, in 1889.   Abstract:  Huntington, West Virginia family. Papers include items relating to Mrs. Bromley's music career, the Huntington Symphony Orchestra, early childhood mementoes, as well as minutes of the Huntington, West Virginia, First Congregational Church Missionary Society, 1905-1916. A later addition includes the personal papers of Janet Parsons Ensign (Mrs. Darwin A.). SCOPE AND CONTENT OF THE COLLECTION  Mrs. Janet Parsons Ensign was the granddaughter of Warren J. Parsons and daughter of Dr. John Weeks Parsons.  Warren Parsons was the brother of Captain H. Chester Parsons who had a professional relationship with Collis P. Huntington.  Dr. John Parsons established the first orthodontic practice in West Virginia.1  Dr. Darwin Ensign, Mrs. Ensign’s husband, was the descendant of the founders of the Ensign Manufacturing Company.  Mrs. Janet Ensign and Dr. Darwin Ensign married in 1922.  This collection is divided into two series.  Series I is Mrs. Ensign’s personal and family information, while Series II is greeting cards.  The Parsons-Ensign General folder contains genealogical information for the family.   The majority of this collection was arranged as the processors saw appropriate; however, there are a few original order folders.  These include the Parsons-Ensign General folder, 50th Anniversary and Thank You Cards folders, and the 58th Anniversary folder.  The processors arranged the collection alphabetically and chronologically where appropriate.                                                              1 Cabell-Wayne Historical Society, National Register of Historical Place – Nomination Form, July 1980, http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/cabell/80004016.pdf (accessed March 27, 2011). FOLDER LIST Series I Personal Papers Box 1 Folder 1 Address Lists    Folder 2 50th Wedding Anniversary and Thank You Cards (1/3)    Folder 3 50th Wedding Anniversary and Thank You Cards (2/3)    Folder 4 50th Wedding Anniversary and Thank You Cards (3/3)    Folder 5 58th Anniversary    Folder 6 Assorted Bills    Folder 7 Philanthropic/Charitable Contributions    Folder 8 First Congregational Church    Folder 9 Greenbrier Rodeo    Folder 10 Invitations, 1950s    Folder 11 Invitations, 1960s    Folder 12 Invitations, 1970s    Folder 13 Invitations, 1980s    Folder 14 Invitations, undated    Folder 15 Letters, 1930s    Folder 16 Letters, 1940s    Folder 17 Letters, 1950s    Folder 18 Letters, 1960s    Folder 19 Letters, 1970s    Folder 20 1979 Get Well Cards   Box 2 Folder 21 Letters, 1980s    Folder 22 Letters, undated    Folder 23 Misc. Items    Folder 24 Newspaper Clippings, undated    Folder 25 Parsons Ensign General    Folder 26 Personal Memos    Folder 27 Photographs, 1970? To 1988?    Folder 28 Stationary for Darwin and Janet Ensign  Folder 29 Thank You and Replies to Luncheon, December 3, 1969, given by Mrs. Darwin Ensign  Folder 30 Travel Information   Box 3 Folder 31 Calendars 1962    Folder 32 Calendars 1964    Folder 33 Calendars 1965    Folder 34 Calendars 1966    Folder 35 Medical Information (Restricted).      Planner 1955 (2 items)      Planner 1959      Planner 1961      Planner 1962      Planner 1963      Planner 1964 (2 items)      Planner 1965      Planner 1966      Planner 1967 (2 items)      Planner 1968 (2 items)      Planner 1969      Planner 1970      Planner 1971      Planner 1972 (2 items)      Planner 1973 (3 items)      Planner 1974 (2 items)      Planner 1975      Planner 1976 (3 items)      Planner 1978      Planner 1979      Planner 1980      Planner 1981 Series II Greeting Cards Box 4 Folder 1 Birthday Cards    Folder 2 Cards, 1960s    Folder 3 Cards, 1970     Folder 4 Cards, 1971    Folder 5 Cards, 1972    Folder 6 Cards, 1973    Folder 7 Cards, 1974    Folder 8 Cards, 1975    Folder 9 Cards, 1976    Folder 10 Cards, 1977    Folder 11 Cards, 1978    Folder 12 Cards, 1979    Folder 13 Cards, 1980s (1/2)    Folder 14 Cards, 1980s (2/2)     Folder 15 Misc. Christmas Cards (1/5)    Folder 16 Misc. Christmas Cards (2/5)    Folder 17 Misc. Christmas Cards (3/5)    Folder 18 Misc. Christmas Cards (4/5)    Folder 19 Misc. Christmas Cards (5/5)    Folder 20 Misc. Greeting Cards (1/2)    Folder 21 Misc. Greeting Cards (2/2) 

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