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Paula Weddle and Molly Schwanz, Tiffany Cole
Repository
James Madison University Libraries Special Collections
Identification
SC 0213
Title
Dudley and Rexrode Family Papers 1873-2005
Quantity
1.26 cubic feet, 4 boxes
Creator
Dudley family
Creator
Rexrode family
source
Whetzel, Charlie, 1940-2021
Language
English
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Abstract
Personal papers and ledgers relating to the Dudley and Rexrode families of Augusta County, Virginia. Included in this collection
are the receipts, invoices, and tax documents of Edward Alexander Dudley; ledgers from the practice and pharmacy of Dr. Charles
Pinkey Rexrode; ledgers from the agricultural business of Arthur B. Dudley; family photographs; and documents from the Mossy
Creek Presbyterian Church in Mt. Solon, Virginia.
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Access Restrictions
Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this
collection.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Dudley and Rexrode Family Papers, SC 0213, Special Collections, Carrier Library,
James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Acquisition Information
The materials in this collection were purchased by Special Collections at the March 24, 2008 estate sale of Marshall Dudley
Rexrode. The sale took place in Mt. Solon, Virginia and was auctioneered by Charley Whetzel.
Processing Information
In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering
campaign in 2017-2018. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 5039. During this time, the collection was minimally reprocessed in order to simplify the arrangement and description, and rehoused
to remove unnecessary oversize boxes. The collection was originally processed in 2012 and described in minute detail, often
at the item-level (e.g. obituaries). Some of this description was retained. Description that was deemed irrelevant or superfluous
was not retained during reprocessing. Photographs were grouped according to identifications made by the original processor
and were housed in plastic sleeves. During reprocessing in 2019, the photographs were removed and housed in archival folders.
The papers were acquired from the estate of Marshall Dudley Rexrode (1905-2006). Rexrode graduated from Bridgewater College
and attended Virginia Tech. He was a prominent farmer and member of the community in Mt. Solon, Virginia. He was a charter
member of the North River Ruritan Club and served as their treasurer for 45 years. Rexrode was an elder, deacon, and chairman
of the board of trustees for Mossy Creek Presbyterian Church (a historic church established in 1768 in Augusta County). Rexrode
was also the secretary-treasurer of the Rockingham County Land Bank Association and assistant secretary-treasurer of Staunton
Production Credit Association. He served on the Augusta County Planning Commission three times. Additionally, he was director
and president of the Augusta County Farm Bureau Federation, as well as director and president of the Augusta County Petroleum
Co-op. His work on various boards, social organizations, and church related activities is evidence of his active community
involvement.
Marshall Dudley Rexrode was in possession of his family's papers including those of his father, Dr. Charles Pinkey Rexrode
(1871-1929), and his maternal grandfather, Edward Alexander Dudley (1850-1927), and Arthur B. Dudley (1870-1946). Charles
P. Rexrode, M.D. was a physician and pharmacist in Crab Bottom, Highland County, Virginia (now Blue Grass, Virginia). The
Highland Recorder contains references to Dr. Rexrode treating patients and making house calls during times of emergency.
Edward A. Dudley was a prominent farmer and cattle raiser in Highland County and Augusta County, Virginia. Dudley was living
in the Churchville area of Augusta County at the time of his death in May 1927.
Also included in this collection are photographs and correspondence relating to Marshall Dudley Rexrode's aunt, Mary Alberta
Dudley Brand (1894-1973). Brand and her husband Dr. Louis Christian Brand were Presbyterian Missionaries in Korea from 1924-1938,
during the time that Korea was occupied by Japan. Dr. Brand was a physician and third director of the Ellen-Lavine Graham
Hospital (now the Kwangju Christian Hospital) in Kwangju, Korea, where he was devoted to the elimination of tuberculosis.
The Brand's daughter, Mary Alice Brand Boyle 1924-2006), and son-in-law, Lewis Venable Boyle (1923-2005), are also documented
in this collection.
The Dudley and Rexrode Family Papers contain personal and financial records, photographs, and ephemera related to the Dudely
and Rexrode families of Augusta County, Virginia, as well as the related Brand and Boyle families. Tax records, insurance
records, and ledgers of family businesses, including C.P. Rexrode's medical practice and A.B and E.A. Dudley's agricultural
business, are present. This collection also includes Rexrode, Dudley, and Brand family photographs including photographs of
Virginia Tech and the Dudley-Brand family in Korea in the 1930s. Many are unidentified or presumed to be identified. Additionally,
the collection contains documents related to community organizations including local ruritan clubs and the Mossy Creek Presbyterian
Church in Mt. Solon, Virginia where M. Dudley Rexrode served as a deacon and elder. Printed ephemera in the collection includes
a postcard with the label "The summer resort of foreigner at Katsuma Peninsula (Korea)," newspaper clippings of local interest
articles and obituaries, and ticket stubs for Magic Kingdom and Disney World.
"Attempted Suicide" Highland Recorder . 1903 December 18. p.3.
Blair, Charles William. A History of Mossy Creek Presbyterian Church . Bridgewater Beacon Printing, Inc. Bridgewater, VA. 2000.
"Edward A. Dudley" Staunton News Leader . 1927 May 31. p.4.
"History" Kwangju Christian Hospital Website. Accessed 2012 Dec. 5. http://kch.or.kr/eng/history.html.
"M.Dudley Rexrode" Daily News-Record . 2006 January 30. p.10.
"Nonagenarian Rexrode is Ruritans' Citizen of Year." Daily News-Record . 1995 October 23. p.16
"Staunton Man Dies in Korea" Daily News-Record . 1938 March 2. p.8.
Luther Charles Fultz, 1947; J. Wayne Fairburn, January 1993; Agnes Rexrode, October 1993 (2 copies); Maggie Elizabeth Props,
1995; Richard Craig Dudley, 1998
Mixed Materials [1000886195] box: 4 folder: 25
Newspaper clippings - local interest articles
1948-1984, undated
Mixed Materials [1000886195] box: 4 folder: 26
Newspaper clippings - wedding announcements
1950, undated
Mixed Materials [1000886195] box: 4 folder: 27
Newspaper clippings - obituaries
1985-2005
Scope and Content
John H. Earhart (undated), Mabel Rexrode, 1986 March 23; Earl J. Shiflet, 1995 December 14; S. Newton Karicofe, 1996 March
5; Earl T. Swink, 1996 September 10; Clarence E. May, 1997 April 15; Kathleen C. McFall, 1997 December 7; Richard C. Dudley,
1998 May 23; Nancy R. Lewis, 1998 August 25; Garland Miller, 1998 September 7; Rudolph B. Alexander, 1999 June 6; William
A. Brooks, 1999 November 16; Francis Dudley, 2000 April 8; Hiram C. Arey, 2000 April 30; Hiwana C. Crompton, 2000 May 4; Richard
J. Hevener, 2000 June 12; Roy R. Smith, 2000 November 28 (2); Arthur V. Bartenslayer, 2002 August 11; William J. Moffett Jr.,
2002 August 20; Dr. John H. Guss, 2004 September 28; John A. Horn, 2005 May 15