Recording and Registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of a letter written by Henry J. Christman, President and Registrar of Eden Theological Seminary in Webster Groves, Missouri, May 1925, and addressed to Dr. Olin Bain Michael. A transcription of the letter follows: My Dear Dr. Michael, Your letter to hand with the enclosures from Dr. Stibitz and Dr. Spinka. I have talked this over at length with Dr. Leich. We are as much inclined in our hearts as Drs Stibitz and Spinka to grant your request. We are willing that you should have the degree as of 1923 but to sign now under that date does not seem to us true and ethical. Then, too, this would not square with other records of that time, e.g., the minutes of the Faculty and the records of that commencement and also that of 1927. You seem to think that anything signed as of the present date would not serve your purpose. However, I am enclosing a statement signed by Dr. Leich and myself which you are at liberty to use if you desire. We are perplexed, having a desire to cede to your request, but must maintain our own conscientious consistency in the as in every other matter. With regards and all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Henry J. Christman
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "Aug 1936".
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This letter relates to other letters found in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 023777, 023881, 023882, and 023883.
Recording & registration - Virginia - Shenandoah County
Photograph of a letter written by Dr. E. F. Krauss, Dean of the Theological Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church at Chicago, Illinois, to "To whom it may be of interest". The letter certifies that Rev. Olin Bain Michael pursued twenty-two courses in the Extra-mural Department of the seminary between 1924 and 1929 while he was living in Winston Salem, N.C. The brief letter goes on to acknowledge that Rev. Michael's work was "of graduate grade" and that "his researches in particular gave evidence that he was familiar with a large variety of Library books".
Letter from the Registrar of Westminster Theological Seminary in Westminster, Maryland, to "To whom it may concern". The letter certifies that Rev. Olin Bain Michael "entered Westminster Theological Seminary in Fall of 1931 as an advanced graduate student and pursued in residence a full year of Graduate work and that on May 3, 1932, this institution conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Sacred Theology in religious education".
Unidentified man, seated, and woman, standing beside him with her hand on his shoulder, are posed together. Probably, this was a husband and wife.
Photograph of Rena (Pappas) Blentson. Rena (Pappas) Blentson was a native of Greece who immigrated to the United States and then married another Greek immigrant, Pete Blentson, in 1931. Her husband was a co-owner and operator of the New York Restaurant in Woodstock for many years. She had two children, Angelo (born 1931) and Helen (born January 1933).
Identified in 2025 by library staff based on other images of her in the Morrison Studio Collection.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short hair.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short hair and wearing a photographer's drape. She is posed looking to the side, almost in profile.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified boy wearing a knit hat and overcoat.
Photo of a cropped portrait photograph showing an unidentified young man with glasses and wearing a suit and tie.
Photograph taken by Hugh Morrison showing Shenandoah County natives Ralph and Evelyn Weaver. Ralph served in the US Army during World War Two.
Shenandoah County Historical Society Hugh Morrison Collection
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Unidentified young child is seated on pillows on a chair.
Unidentified young blond boy in a sailor-themed outfit is sitting beside a dog on a stone bench.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man in a suit and striped tie.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man with glasses and wearing a suit and tie.
Portrait photograph of two unidentified women posed together. Both women have short, wavy hair.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short dark hair.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young man wearing a suit and striped tie.
Massanutten Military Academy (Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va.)
Portrait photograph of Frank Llopis. Llopis was a cadet at Massanutten Military Academy (MMA), graduating in 1936. In this photograph he is wearing his MMA uniform. Frank, known also as "Poncho" according to the 1936 MMA yearbook, was a native of Havana Cuba. He later graduated from Cornell University and worked for the Miller Brewing Company to help create Miller Lite Beer. He also founded and was a member of "Los Llopis," a popular Latin Music group in the 1960s.
Identified in 2025 by library staff based on a photograph in the 1936 MMA yearbook.
Unidentified barefoot baby is lying back on a covered surface.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified woman with short hair and wearing a dress with a wide collar.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man with only one eye. The empty socket where his other eye should be is visible.
Portrait photograph of William Henry Bargelt of Woodstock Virginia. He owned a jewelry business.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman wearing a hat and a polka-dotted bow tied at the front of her dress.
Same unidentified woman appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 023902 and 023903.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified young woman with short hair and wearing a polka-dotted bow tied at the front of her dress.
Portrait photograph of an unidentified man with glasses and a mustache is posed beside an unidentified woman wearing a necklace. Probably, this was a husband and wife.