McGinnis family collection, 1900s.

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McGinnis family collection, 1900s.

Includes correspondence, photographs, a book titled, "The Hawaii I Loved," by Dorothy L. Drake, and items relating to Miami University, the deadly tsunami that struck Hawaii Island on 1 Apr. 1946, Ralph McGinnis, Marsue McGinnis, and Dr. Leabert R. Fernandez.

1 folder.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7135759

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Guinness family.

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McGinnis family.

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Chiefly residents of Oxford, Ohio, including Ralph McGinnis, journalist and former football player at Miami University; and Marsue McGinnis, who after graduating from Miami University, traveled to Hawaii Island to teach and survived a tsunami on 1 April 1946 which killed three of her colleagues, including Dorothy Drake. From the description of McGinnis family collection, 1900s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 246671597 ...

McShane, Marsue McGinnis

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McGinnis, Ralph

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Drake, Dorothy L. (Dorothy La Verne), 1923-1946

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Fernandez, Leabert R., 1911-2002

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Miami University (Oxford, Ohio)

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Miami University, a student centered public university was chartered in 1809 and opened its doors to students in 1823. Named after the Miami Indians who once resided in Ohio, Miami is one of the oldest public institutions in the country. The Miami University Board of Trustees has existed since the schools founding. As the schools governing body, the Board of Trustees is regulated to direct the organization in the actions necessary for the university's successful and continuous operation. The Uni...