{"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5","prev":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=4","next":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=6","last":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=7"},"meta":{"pages":{"current_page":5,"next_page":6,"prev_page":4,"total_pages":7,"limit_value":10,"offset_value":40,"total_count":67,"first_page?":false,"last_page?":false}},"data":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_638","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_638#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Ross, M. H.","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_638#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eBroadsides, pamphlets, contracts, publications, ledgers, and letters on union activities and radical movements. Subjects included are mine safety, union organizing, and social justice.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_638#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_638","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_638","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_638","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_638","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_638.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195139","title_ssm":["M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers"],"title_tesim":["M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1930-1974"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1930-1974"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 2617","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/638"],"text":["A\u0026M 2617","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/638","M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers","Account books","Broadsides.","Coal mining - Safety.","Communism","Elections","Labor organization - integration.","Labor organization - Subversive Activities Control Board.","Politics and government.","Socialism","Taxation","Union names.","Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization.","No special access restriction applies.","1936, 1937, 2617","Broadsides, pamphlets, contracts, publications, ledgers, and letters on union activities and radical movements. Subjects included are mine safety, union organizing, and social justice.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","United Steelworkers of America","Ross, M. H.","Castro, Fidel","English"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 2617","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/638"],"normalized_title_ssm":["M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers"],"collection_ssim":["M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"creator_ssm":["Ross, M. H.","United Steelworkers of America"],"creator_ssim":["Ross, M. H.","United Steelworkers of America"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Ross, M. H."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["United Steelworkers of America"],"creators_ssim":["Ross, M. H.","United Steelworkers of America"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Account books","Broadsides.","Coal mining - Safety.","Communism","Elections","Labor organization - integration.","Labor organization - Subversive Activities Control Board.","Politics and government.","Socialism","Taxation","Union names.","Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Account books","Broadsides.","Coal mining - Safety.","Communism","Elections","Labor organization - integration.","Labor organization - Subversive Activities Control Board.","Politics and government.","Socialism","Taxation","Union names.","Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. (1 document case, 5 in.); (4 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (5 ledgers, 7 in.)"],"extent_tesim":["2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. (1 document case, 5 in.); (4 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (5 ledgers, 7 in.)"],"date_range_isim":[1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 2617, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers, A\u0026M 2617, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e1936, 1937, 2617\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related A\u0026M Collections"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["1936, 1937, 2617"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBroadsides, pamphlets, contracts, publications, ledgers, and letters on union activities and radical movements. Subjects included are mine safety, union organizing, and social justice.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Broadsides, pamphlets, contracts, publications, ledgers, and letters on union activities and radical movements. Subjects included are mine safety, union organizing, and social justice."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_9bac3607b560941589e74cc6c37ef05f\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["United Steelworkers of America","Ross, M. H.","Castro, Fidel"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","United Steelworkers of America","Ross, M. H.","Castro, Fidel"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","United Steelworkers of America"],"persname_ssim":["Ross, M. H.","Castro, Fidel"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T00:47:54.564Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_638","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_638","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_638","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_638","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_638.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195139","title_ssm":["M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers"],"title_tesim":["M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1930-1974"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1930-1974"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 2617","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/638"],"text":["A\u0026M 2617","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/638","M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers","Account books","Broadsides.","Coal mining - Safety.","Communism","Elections","Labor organization - integration.","Labor organization - Subversive Activities Control Board.","Politics and government.","Socialism","Taxation","Union names.","Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization.","No special access restriction applies.","1936, 1937, 2617","Broadsides, pamphlets, contracts, publications, ledgers, and letters on union activities and radical movements. Subjects included are mine safety, union organizing, and social justice.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","United Steelworkers of America","Ross, M. H.","Castro, Fidel","English"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 2617","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/638"],"normalized_title_ssm":["M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers"],"collection_ssim":["M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"creator_ssm":["Ross, M. H.","United Steelworkers of America"],"creator_ssim":["Ross, M. H.","United Steelworkers of America"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Ross, M. H."],"creator_corpname_ssim":["United Steelworkers of America"],"creators_ssim":["Ross, M. H.","United Steelworkers of America"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Account books","Broadsides.","Coal mining - Safety.","Communism","Elections","Labor organization - integration.","Labor organization - Subversive Activities Control Board.","Politics and government.","Socialism","Taxation","Union names.","Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Account books","Broadsides.","Coal mining - Safety.","Communism","Elections","Labor organization - integration.","Labor organization - Subversive Activities Control Board.","Politics and government.","Socialism","Taxation","Union names.","Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. (1 document case, 5 in.); (4 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (5 ledgers, 7 in.)"],"extent_tesim":["2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. (1 document case, 5 in.); (4 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (5 ledgers, 7 in.)"],"date_range_isim":[1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 2617, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], M.H. Ross, Collector, Papers, A\u0026M 2617, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e1936, 1937, 2617\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related A\u0026M Collections"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["1936, 1937, 2617"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBroadsides, pamphlets, contracts, publications, ledgers, and letters on union activities and radical movements. Subjects included are mine safety, union organizing, and social justice.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Broadsides, pamphlets, contracts, publications, ledgers, and letters on union activities and radical movements. Subjects included are mine safety, union organizing, and social justice."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_9bac3607b560941589e74cc6c37ef05f\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["United Steelworkers of America","Ross, M. H.","Castro, Fidel"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","United Steelworkers of America","Ross, M. H.","Castro, Fidel"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","United Steelworkers of America"],"persname_ssim":["Ross, M. H.","Castro, Fidel"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T00:47:54.564Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_638"}},{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1613","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Morgantown Municipal Records","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1613#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Morgantown (W. Va.)","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1613#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eCollection includes microfilm copies and original municipal records of the city of Morgantown, West Virginia, from the office of the city clerk.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1613#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1613","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1613","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1613","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1613","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_1613.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/201687","title_ssm":["Morgantown Municipal Records"],"title_tesim":["Morgantown Municipal Records"],"unitdate_ssm":["1838-2013"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1838-2013"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 3304","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1613"],"text":["A\u0026M 3304","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1613","Morgantown Municipal Records","Morgantown (W. Va.)","Elections","Politics and government.","All or part of this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.","The addendum of 2018/06/25 was arranged and its contents list created by AmeriCorps worker(s) and volunteers prior to its donation. Some boxes are described at the folder level, some at the box level. Some boxes described at the folder level do not contain foldered materials; some boxes described at the box level contain foldered materials. Series titles were derived from the original \"box description\".","Collection includes microfilm copies and original municipal records of the city of Morgantown, West Virginia, from the office of the city clerk.","Sixty-one microfilm reels of Morgantown municipal records kept by the city clerk include city council journals of meetings (1838-2013), ordinance books (1905-2013), resolution books (1990-2013), municipal election records (1979-2013), and deed books (1916-2013). The deed books include not only deeds but also contracts, leases, and agreements. There are records of street annulments, private property sold to the city, and about infrastructure facilities such as traffic lights, buses, the airport, and the water treatment plant.","Addendum of 2018/06/25 includes paper records from the office of the city clerk, and some records which appear to be from the office of the city manager. Types of records include reports, correspondence, publications, financial records, and more. Subjects include Community Development Block Grants, Housing and Urban Development, utilities, sidewalks, the Morgantown Municipal Airport, the Beechurst Power Plant, complaints on a variety of subjects, West Virginia University, state government, transportation, City Council, and a variety of other city functions and services.","It is not clear how much overlap exists between the original accession of microfilm reels and the physical content in the addendum; record books are not present in the addendum.","Includes material regarding Police Dept., Antenna Site, Budgets, Correspondence, Computer Maintenance Cost, DMV, Police Pension Relief Fund, Litter Cleanup Minutes, Weed Removal, Airport, Annexation Study, Performance Bonds, Parking Districts, Police Dept., Police Computer System, Hartfield, Unsafe Dwellings, Zoning, Housing Authority, Beechwood Park Project, Northern WV Convention and Visitors Bureau, West Run Drainage Basin, WV Agenda, Sale Of Property On Posten Ave, Civil Service Commission, Mgtn Housing Authority, Board Of Education, Municipal Court Ordinance, Morgantown Parking Authority, Parking Study Reports, City Planner Backup City Planner, Zoning, Buffer Zone Ordinance, Street Light Replacement, Personnel And Employee Relations, Public Transportation Division","Includes material regarding Surplus Equipment For Auction, Landfills, Permits, Traffic Commission, Region 6 Planning And Development Council, Police Civil Service Commission, Radio Consol Systems, Bankruptcy Court, Jerome Park Neighborhood Association, Employee Retirement And Benefit Fund, Main Street Historic Preservation, Election Precinct Records, Apmm/ Wvcma Conference 1987, Finance Dept. Tax Records, Traffic Commission, Fire And Police Commission, City Engineer, Building Inspection And Planning, Safety Manual, Sidewalk Improvements, Public Safety Building, Parking, City Code Violations, Waterworks Sewage System, Revenue Bond, Morgantown Sanitary Board, City And Bridge Changes, Ada Compliance, Water Damage Claims, Paving Program","Code Violations, B\u0026O Taxes, Trash Debris, High Grass, Health Code Violations, Code Review, Proposed Sewage Plant, Firefighters, Police Dept. Promotions, Sidewalk, Airport, Mason Dixon Festival, Drug Raid, Abandoned Vehicles, Department Of Highways, Report Of Available Fire Flow To Airport. MUB 1989 Financial Statements, Public Library Budget 89-90, Airport Improvements, Financial Statement Of City 1988, Morgantown Beautification Commission, Budgets, Parks And Rec, Mountaineer Balloon Festival 1989, Student Administration, Taxes And Expenses Correspondence, Historic Tax Credit, City Budget, Rape And Domestic Violence Center 1980-1989, Mainstreet Morgantown, Monongalia Arts Center, General Fund Budget, Broadband Communications, Permit And Gaming On WV River Boats, Transit System, B\u0026O Tax From Power plant, Complaints, Summer Youth Program, Small Cities Block Grant, Office Of Advocacy, Urban Community Development Action Grant, Mason Dixon Festival, MHS Athletic Field Improvements, Janitorial And Window Washing Services Bid Call, Street Opening Permit Manual, Infrastructure Improvements, Public Works, Citizen Complaints, MHS Storm Drain Improvement Bid Call, Design Furnish And Install Heating System Valley Crossing Building Project Manual, Settling Confiscated Weapons, State Grants For Transit System, Police Fireman Fund, Municipal Transit System, Beechurst Power Plant, Morgantown Airport Water Tank","EPA Report White Industrial Park, Watershed Improvement, Sidewalk Construction, WV Government Ethics Act, Telephone Company, Fema, Clintons Underground Bistro/Liquor License, Parking, Consolidated Investment Finds, Business And Occupational Tax, Building Inspection Department, Code Enforcement, Local Apprenticeship For Firefighters, Fire Department Business, Friendship Manor, Public Library, Mason Dixon Festival, Mon County Schools, Municipal, Parade Permits, Parking Meters, Complaints, Training Programs, Colleges Courses For Fire Fighters, Fire Fighter Certification, Overpayment Of Benefits, Workers Comp Insurance, Sick Leave Requests, Abandoned Vehicles, Shelter Homes, Flood Concerns, Annexation Survey Summary Report, Burroughs Street Apartments, Parcel In 7Th Ward, Review Of Court System, Enforcement Of Code, Public Auction Of Property, Alcohol Control Commissioner, Police Budget, Towing Vehicles, Drug Control Grant Program, Rental Rehabilitation Program Grant, Mason Dixon Festival, Riverfront Development Taskforce, Accident Summary, Sanitation Department, Recycling Grant Program, Garbage Collection Regulation, Janitorial Services, Rock Salt Bids, Traffic Control, Road Condition Problems, Surplus Property Auctions","Johnson \u0026 Higgins Employees Retirement And Benefit Fund, Proposed Annual Budget 1986-87, City Council Agenda Memos 1985, 1986, And 1987, Proposed Zoning Ordinances, Personnel Rules, Foster Higgins Actuarial Employees Benefit Fund, Employees Assistance training Manual, Memorandum Of Recommendations For Improvements In Accounting Procedures And Internal Accounting Controls, Financial Statements 1982, Employees Assistance Program Administrative Manual And Morgantown City Police Dept., Retirement And Benefit Fund, Employee Group Benefit Health Program, 1988 Claims Filed, 1987 Claims Filed, 1986-87 Claims Filed, Time Reports","Vacation And Sick Summaries, Time Reports, Pension And Retirement Fund Papers, Grievances, Xerox, MUB, Appropriations, Computer Data System, Personnel Rules, Survey On Non-Discrimination Requirements, Employee Retirement And Benefit Fund Booklet, Sidewalk Waivers, Light Installation, Flood Plain Ordinance Appeal, Removal Of Property, Parks And Recreation, Fire Dept., Steam Plant, Complaints And Grievances, Eda Planning Grant, Bartlett House, Complaints, Fire Civil Service Commission, Overtime, Fire Code Violations, Public Safety Building And Parking Garage, Zoning Appeals, Utility Board Minutes, Traffic Hazards, B\u0026O Tax, Morgantown Planning Commission Agenda, Accident Numbers, Sale Of City Real Estate, Solid Waste Disposal Application, Directory Of Urban Public Transportation Service 1988, WV Application Packet 1989, City Of Morgantown Safety Manual, Use Of Bulk Rock Salt For Ice Melting Agent, Morning Talk show Guests, Larry Murray/Ralph Jenkins Wajr Cassette Tape,","Includes Finance Committee, Charter Revision Committee, City Solicitor, Committee Of A Whole, Building And Zoning Committee (1967-1977), Airport And Transportation Committee, First Ward Councilmen, Second Ward Councilmen, Third Ward Councilmen, Fourth Ward Councilmen, Fifth Ward Councilmen, Sixth Ward Councilmen, Seventh Ward Councilmen","Includes Comprehensive Plan For The City Of Morgantown; West Virginia And Its Urbanizing Area 1961; Proposed Revisions For Morgantown Zoning Ordinance; Maps; Morgantown Recreation Improvement Summary Sheet; Documents About Ventilation Systems; Submittal Sheets For Knepps Park Pool 1976; Contract Agreements; Contracts And Correspondence Relating To Knepps Park Pool; Drawings; Specifications For Equipment And Work At Krepps Park Pool 1974; Whalen King, Architect; Recreation Improvement Project; City Park Master Plan (1974); Highways; Specifications For General Construction Morgantown City Garage (1975); Water; City Garage; Community Development; Block Grant; Federal Department Of Housing And Urban Development (1974); Landfill; Morgantown Ice Skating Rink Report (1976); Application For Federal Assistance For Ice Skating Rink; Canvass Related To Operation Of Ice Rink; A Study Of The Need For An Artificial Indoor Ice Skating Rink For Morgantown (1970); Recreation Survey Results; Parks And Recreation Improvement Levy","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Morgantown (W. Va.)","Morgantown (W. Va.). City Clerk","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 3304","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1613"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Morgantown Municipal Records"],"collection_title_tesim":["Morgantown Municipal Records"],"collection_ssim":["Morgantown Municipal Records"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"geogname_ssm":["Morgantown (W. Va.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Morgantown (W. Va.)"],"creator_ssm":["Morgantown (W. Va.)","Morgantown (W. Va.). City Clerk"],"creator_ssim":["Morgantown (W. Va.)","Morgantown (W. Va.). City Clerk"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Morgantown (W. Va.)","Morgantown (W. Va.). City Clerk"],"creators_ssim":["Morgantown (W. Va.)","Morgantown (W. Va.). City Clerk"],"places_ssim":["Morgantown (W. Va.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Elections","Politics and government."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Elections","Politics and government."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["67.65 Linear Feet Summary: 67 ft. 7 3/4 in. (47 record cartons, 15 in. each); (61 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)"],"extent_tesim":["67.65 Linear Feet Summary: 67 ft. 7 3/4 in. (47 record cartons, 15 in. each); (61 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)"],"date_range_isim":[1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAll or part of this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["All or part of this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe addendum of 2018/06/25 was arranged and its contents list created by AmeriCorps worker(s) and volunteers prior to its donation. Some boxes are described at the folder level, some at the box level. Some boxes described at the folder level do not contain foldered materials; some boxes described at the box level contain foldered materials. Series titles were derived from the original \"box description\".\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The addendum of 2018/06/25 was arranged and its contents list created by AmeriCorps worker(s) and volunteers prior to its donation. Some boxes are described at the folder level, some at the box level. Some boxes described at the folder level do not contain foldered materials; some boxes described at the box level contain foldered materials. Series titles were derived from the original \"box description\"."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Morgantown Municipal Records, A\u0026amp;M 3304, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Morgantown Municipal Records, A\u0026M 3304, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection includes microfilm copies and original municipal records of the city of Morgantown, West Virginia, from the office of the city clerk.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSixty-one microfilm reels of Morgantown municipal records kept by the city clerk include city council journals of meetings (1838-2013), ordinance books (1905-2013), resolution books (1990-2013), municipal election records (1979-2013), and deed books (1916-2013). The deed books include not only deeds but also contracts, leases, and agreements. There are records of street annulments, private property sold to the city, and about infrastructure facilities such as traffic lights, buses, the airport, and the water treatment plant.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAddendum of 2018/06/25 includes paper records from the office of the city clerk, and some records which appear to be from the office of the city manager. Types of records include reports, correspondence, publications, financial records, and more. Subjects include Community Development Block Grants, Housing and Urban Development, utilities, sidewalks, the Morgantown Municipal Airport, the Beechurst Power Plant, complaints on a variety of subjects, West Virginia University, state government, transportation, City Council, and a variety of other city functions and services.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIt is not clear how much overlap exists between the original accession of microfilm reels and the physical content in the addendum; record books are not present in the addendum.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material regarding Police Dept., Antenna Site, Budgets, Correspondence, Computer Maintenance Cost, DMV, Police Pension Relief Fund, Litter Cleanup Minutes, Weed Removal, Airport, Annexation Study, Performance Bonds, Parking Districts, Police Dept., Police Computer System, Hartfield, Unsafe Dwellings, Zoning, Housing Authority, Beechwood Park Project, Northern WV Convention and Visitors Bureau, West Run Drainage Basin, WV Agenda, Sale Of Property On Posten Ave, Civil Service Commission, Mgtn Housing Authority, Board Of Education, Municipal Court Ordinance, Morgantown Parking Authority, Parking Study Reports, City Planner Backup City Planner, Zoning, Buffer Zone Ordinance, Street Light Replacement, Personnel And Employee Relations, Public Transportation Division\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material regarding Surplus Equipment For Auction, Landfills, Permits, Traffic Commission, Region 6 Planning And Development Council, Police Civil Service Commission, Radio Consol Systems, Bankruptcy Court, Jerome Park Neighborhood Association, Employee Retirement And Benefit Fund, Main Street Historic Preservation, Election Precinct Records, Apmm/ Wvcma Conference 1987, Finance Dept. Tax Records, Traffic Commission, Fire And Police Commission, City Engineer, Building Inspection And Planning, Safety Manual, Sidewalk Improvements, Public Safety Building, Parking, City Code Violations, Waterworks Sewage System, Revenue Bond, Morgantown Sanitary Board, City And Bridge Changes, Ada Compliance, Water Damage Claims, Paving Program\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCode Violations, B\u0026amp;O Taxes, Trash Debris, High Grass, Health Code Violations, Code Review, Proposed Sewage Plant, Firefighters, Police Dept. Promotions, Sidewalk, Airport, Mason Dixon Festival, Drug Raid, Abandoned Vehicles, Department Of Highways, Report Of Available Fire Flow To Airport. MUB 1989 Financial Statements, Public Library Budget 89-90, Airport Improvements, Financial Statement Of City 1988, Morgantown Beautification Commission, Budgets, Parks And Rec, Mountaineer Balloon Festival 1989, Student Administration, Taxes And Expenses Correspondence, Historic Tax Credit, City Budget, Rape And Domestic Violence Center 1980-1989, Mainstreet Morgantown, Monongalia Arts Center, General Fund Budget, Broadband Communications, Permit And Gaming On WV River Boats, Transit System, B\u0026amp;O Tax From Power plant, Complaints, Summer Youth Program, Small Cities Block Grant, Office Of Advocacy, Urban Community Development Action Grant, Mason Dixon Festival, MHS Athletic Field Improvements, Janitorial And Window Washing Services Bid Call, Street Opening Permit Manual, Infrastructure Improvements, Public Works, Citizen Complaints, MHS Storm Drain Improvement Bid Call, Design Furnish And Install Heating System Valley Crossing Building Project Manual, Settling Confiscated Weapons, State Grants For Transit System, Police Fireman Fund, Municipal Transit System, Beechurst Power Plant, Morgantown Airport Water Tank\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEPA Report White Industrial Park, Watershed Improvement, Sidewalk Construction, WV Government Ethics Act, Telephone Company, Fema, Clintons Underground Bistro/Liquor License, Parking, Consolidated Investment Finds, Business And Occupational Tax, Building Inspection Department, Code Enforcement, Local Apprenticeship For Firefighters, Fire Department Business, Friendship Manor, Public Library, Mason Dixon Festival, Mon County Schools, Municipal, Parade Permits, Parking Meters, Complaints, Training Programs, Colleges Courses For Fire Fighters, Fire Fighter Certification, Overpayment Of Benefits, Workers Comp Insurance, Sick Leave Requests, Abandoned Vehicles, Shelter Homes, Flood Concerns, Annexation Survey Summary Report, Burroughs Street Apartments, Parcel In 7Th Ward, Review Of Court System, Enforcement Of Code, Public Auction Of Property, Alcohol Control Commissioner, Police Budget, Towing Vehicles, Drug Control Grant Program, Rental Rehabilitation Program Grant, Mason Dixon Festival, Riverfront Development Taskforce, Accident Summary, Sanitation Department, Recycling Grant Program, Garbage Collection Regulation, Janitorial Services, Rock Salt Bids, Traffic Control, Road Condition Problems, Surplus Property Auctions\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohnson \u0026amp; Higgins Employees Retirement And Benefit Fund, Proposed Annual Budget 1986-87, City Council Agenda Memos 1985, 1986, And 1987, Proposed Zoning Ordinances, Personnel Rules, Foster Higgins Actuarial Employees Benefit Fund, Employees Assistance training Manual, Memorandum Of Recommendations For Improvements In Accounting Procedures And Internal Accounting Controls, Financial Statements 1982, Employees Assistance Program Administrative Manual And Morgantown City Police Dept., Retirement And Benefit Fund, Employee Group Benefit Health Program, 1988 Claims Filed, 1987 Claims Filed, 1986-87 Claims Filed, Time Reports\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVacation And Sick Summaries, Time Reports, Pension And Retirement Fund Papers, Grievances, Xerox, MUB, Appropriations, Computer Data System, Personnel Rules, Survey On Non-Discrimination Requirements, Employee Retirement And Benefit Fund Booklet, Sidewalk Waivers, Light Installation, Flood Plain Ordinance Appeal, Removal Of Property, Parks And Recreation, Fire Dept., Steam Plant, Complaints And Grievances, Eda Planning Grant, Bartlett House, Complaints, Fire Civil Service Commission, Overtime, Fire Code Violations, Public Safety Building And Parking Garage, Zoning Appeals, Utility Board Minutes, Traffic Hazards, B\u0026amp;O Tax, Morgantown Planning Commission Agenda, Accident Numbers, Sale Of City Real Estate, Solid Waste Disposal Application, Directory Of Urban Public Transportation Service 1988, WV Application Packet 1989, City Of Morgantown Safety Manual, Use Of Bulk Rock Salt For Ice Melting Agent, Morning Talk show Guests, Larry Murray/Ralph Jenkins Wajr Cassette Tape,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Finance Committee, Charter Revision Committee, City Solicitor, Committee Of A Whole, Building And Zoning Committee (1967-1977), Airport And Transportation Committee, First Ward Councilmen, Second Ward Councilmen, Third Ward Councilmen, Fourth Ward Councilmen, Fifth Ward Councilmen, Sixth Ward Councilmen, Seventh Ward Councilmen\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Comprehensive Plan For The City Of Morgantown; West Virginia And Its Urbanizing Area 1961; Proposed Revisions For Morgantown Zoning Ordinance; Maps; Morgantown Recreation Improvement Summary Sheet; Documents About Ventilation Systems; Submittal Sheets For Knepps Park Pool 1976; Contract Agreements; Contracts And Correspondence Relating To Knepps Park Pool; Drawings; Specifications For Equipment And Work At Krepps Park Pool 1974; Whalen King, Architect; Recreation Improvement Project; City Park Master Plan (1974); Highways; Specifications For General Construction Morgantown City Garage (1975); Water; City Garage; Community Development; Block Grant; Federal Department Of Housing And Urban Development (1974); Landfill; Morgantown Ice Skating Rink Report (1976); Application For Federal Assistance For Ice Skating Rink; Canvass Related To Operation Of Ice Rink; A Study Of The Need For An Artificial Indoor Ice Skating Rink For Morgantown (1970); Recreation Survey Results; Parks And Recreation Improvement Levy\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Collection includes microfilm copies and original municipal records of the city of Morgantown, West Virginia, from the office of the city clerk.","Sixty-one microfilm reels of Morgantown municipal records kept by the city clerk include city council journals of meetings (1838-2013), ordinance books (1905-2013), resolution books (1990-2013), municipal election records (1979-2013), and deed books (1916-2013). The deed books include not only deeds but also contracts, leases, and agreements. There are records of street annulments, private property sold to the city, and about infrastructure facilities such as traffic lights, buses, the airport, and the water treatment plant.","Addendum of 2018/06/25 includes paper records from the office of the city clerk, and some records which appear to be from the office of the city manager. Types of records include reports, correspondence, publications, financial records, and more. Subjects include Community Development Block Grants, Housing and Urban Development, utilities, sidewalks, the Morgantown Municipal Airport, the Beechurst Power Plant, complaints on a variety of subjects, West Virginia University, state government, transportation, City Council, and a variety of other city functions and services.","It is not clear how much overlap exists between the original accession of microfilm reels and the physical content in the addendum; record books are not present in the addendum.","Includes material regarding Police Dept., Antenna Site, Budgets, Correspondence, Computer Maintenance Cost, DMV, Police Pension Relief Fund, Litter Cleanup Minutes, Weed Removal, Airport, Annexation Study, Performance Bonds, Parking Districts, Police Dept., Police Computer System, Hartfield, Unsafe Dwellings, Zoning, Housing Authority, Beechwood Park Project, Northern WV Convention and Visitors Bureau, West Run Drainage Basin, WV Agenda, Sale Of Property On Posten Ave, Civil Service Commission, Mgtn Housing Authority, Board Of Education, Municipal Court Ordinance, Morgantown Parking Authority, Parking Study Reports, City Planner Backup City Planner, Zoning, Buffer Zone Ordinance, Street Light Replacement, Personnel And Employee Relations, Public Transportation Division","Includes material regarding Surplus Equipment For Auction, Landfills, Permits, Traffic Commission, Region 6 Planning And Development Council, Police Civil Service Commission, Radio Consol Systems, Bankruptcy Court, Jerome Park Neighborhood Association, Employee Retirement And Benefit Fund, Main Street Historic Preservation, Election Precinct Records, Apmm/ Wvcma Conference 1987, Finance Dept. Tax Records, Traffic Commission, Fire And Police Commission, City Engineer, Building Inspection And Planning, Safety Manual, Sidewalk Improvements, Public Safety Building, Parking, City Code Violations, Waterworks Sewage System, Revenue Bond, Morgantown Sanitary Board, City And Bridge Changes, Ada Compliance, Water Damage Claims, Paving Program","Code Violations, B\u0026O Taxes, Trash Debris, High Grass, Health Code Violations, Code Review, Proposed Sewage Plant, Firefighters, Police Dept. Promotions, Sidewalk, Airport, Mason Dixon Festival, Drug Raid, Abandoned Vehicles, Department Of Highways, Report Of Available Fire Flow To Airport. MUB 1989 Financial Statements, Public Library Budget 89-90, Airport Improvements, Financial Statement Of City 1988, Morgantown Beautification Commission, Budgets, Parks And Rec, Mountaineer Balloon Festival 1989, Student Administration, Taxes And Expenses Correspondence, Historic Tax Credit, City Budget, Rape And Domestic Violence Center 1980-1989, Mainstreet Morgantown, Monongalia Arts Center, General Fund Budget, Broadband Communications, Permit And Gaming On WV River Boats, Transit System, B\u0026O Tax From Power plant, Complaints, Summer Youth Program, Small Cities Block Grant, Office Of Advocacy, Urban Community Development Action Grant, Mason Dixon Festival, MHS Athletic Field Improvements, Janitorial And Window Washing Services Bid Call, Street Opening Permit Manual, Infrastructure Improvements, Public Works, Citizen Complaints, MHS Storm Drain Improvement Bid Call, Design Furnish And Install Heating System Valley Crossing Building Project Manual, Settling Confiscated Weapons, State Grants For Transit System, Police Fireman Fund, Municipal Transit System, Beechurst Power Plant, Morgantown Airport Water Tank","EPA Report White Industrial Park, Watershed Improvement, Sidewalk Construction, WV Government Ethics Act, Telephone Company, Fema, Clintons Underground Bistro/Liquor License, Parking, Consolidated Investment Finds, Business And Occupational Tax, Building Inspection Department, Code Enforcement, Local Apprenticeship For Firefighters, Fire Department Business, Friendship Manor, Public Library, Mason Dixon Festival, Mon County Schools, Municipal, Parade Permits, Parking Meters, Complaints, Training Programs, Colleges Courses For Fire Fighters, Fire Fighter Certification, Overpayment Of Benefits, Workers Comp Insurance, Sick Leave Requests, Abandoned Vehicles, Shelter Homes, Flood Concerns, Annexation Survey Summary Report, Burroughs Street Apartments, Parcel In 7Th Ward, Review Of Court System, Enforcement Of Code, Public Auction Of Property, Alcohol Control Commissioner, Police Budget, Towing Vehicles, Drug Control Grant Program, Rental Rehabilitation Program Grant, Mason Dixon Festival, Riverfront Development Taskforce, Accident Summary, Sanitation Department, Recycling Grant Program, Garbage Collection Regulation, Janitorial Services, Rock Salt Bids, Traffic Control, Road Condition Problems, Surplus Property Auctions","Johnson \u0026 Higgins Employees Retirement And Benefit Fund, Proposed Annual Budget 1986-87, City Council Agenda Memos 1985, 1986, And 1987, Proposed Zoning Ordinances, Personnel Rules, Foster Higgins Actuarial Employees Benefit Fund, Employees Assistance training Manual, Memorandum Of Recommendations For Improvements In Accounting Procedures And Internal Accounting Controls, Financial Statements 1982, Employees Assistance Program Administrative Manual And Morgantown City Police Dept., Retirement And Benefit Fund, Employee Group Benefit Health Program, 1988 Claims Filed, 1987 Claims Filed, 1986-87 Claims Filed, Time Reports","Vacation And Sick Summaries, Time Reports, Pension And Retirement Fund Papers, Grievances, Xerox, MUB, Appropriations, Computer Data System, Personnel Rules, Survey On Non-Discrimination Requirements, Employee Retirement And Benefit Fund Booklet, Sidewalk Waivers, Light Installation, Flood Plain Ordinance Appeal, Removal Of Property, Parks And Recreation, Fire Dept., Steam Plant, Complaints And Grievances, Eda Planning Grant, Bartlett House, Complaints, Fire Civil Service Commission, Overtime, Fire Code Violations, Public Safety Building And Parking Garage, Zoning Appeals, Utility Board Minutes, Traffic Hazards, B\u0026O Tax, Morgantown Planning Commission Agenda, Accident Numbers, Sale Of City Real Estate, Solid Waste Disposal Application, Directory Of Urban Public Transportation Service 1988, WV Application Packet 1989, City Of Morgantown Safety Manual, Use Of Bulk Rock Salt For Ice Melting Agent, Morning Talk show Guests, Larry Murray/Ralph Jenkins Wajr Cassette Tape,","Includes Finance Committee, Charter Revision Committee, City Solicitor, Committee Of A Whole, Building And Zoning Committee (1967-1977), Airport And Transportation Committee, First Ward Councilmen, Second Ward Councilmen, Third Ward Councilmen, Fourth Ward Councilmen, Fifth Ward Councilmen, Sixth Ward Councilmen, Seventh Ward Councilmen","Includes Comprehensive Plan For The City Of Morgantown; West Virginia And Its Urbanizing Area 1961; Proposed Revisions For Morgantown Zoning Ordinance; Maps; Morgantown Recreation Improvement Summary Sheet; Documents About Ventilation Systems; Submittal Sheets For Knepps Park Pool 1976; Contract Agreements; Contracts And Correspondence Relating To Knepps Park Pool; Drawings; Specifications For Equipment And Work At Krepps Park Pool 1974; Whalen King, Architect; Recreation Improvement Project; City Park Master Plan (1974); Highways; Specifications For General Construction Morgantown City Garage (1975); Water; City Garage; Community Development; Block Grant; Federal Department Of Housing And Urban Development (1974); Landfill; Morgantown Ice Skating Rink Report (1976); Application For Federal Assistance For Ice Skating Rink; Canvass Related To Operation Of Ice Rink; A Study Of The Need For An Artificial Indoor Ice Skating Rink For Morgantown (1970); Recreation Survey Results; Parks And Recreation Improvement Levy"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_1fa0e1928c3b83f407222986ae13710f\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["Morgantown (W. Va.)"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Morgantown (W. Va.)","Morgantown (W. Va.). City Clerk"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Morgantown (W. Va.)","Morgantown (W. Va.). City Clerk"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":800,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T00:43:38.766Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1613","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1613","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1613","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1613","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_1613.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/201687","title_ssm":["Morgantown Municipal Records"],"title_tesim":["Morgantown Municipal Records"],"unitdate_ssm":["1838-2013"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1838-2013"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 3304","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1613"],"text":["A\u0026M 3304","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1613","Morgantown Municipal Records","Morgantown (W. Va.)","Elections","Politics and government.","All or part of this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.","The addendum of 2018/06/25 was arranged and its contents list created by AmeriCorps worker(s) and volunteers prior to its donation. Some boxes are described at the folder level, some at the box level. Some boxes described at the folder level do not contain foldered materials; some boxes described at the box level contain foldered materials. Series titles were derived from the original \"box description\".","Collection includes microfilm copies and original municipal records of the city of Morgantown, West Virginia, from the office of the city clerk.","Sixty-one microfilm reels of Morgantown municipal records kept by the city clerk include city council journals of meetings (1838-2013), ordinance books (1905-2013), resolution books (1990-2013), municipal election records (1979-2013), and deed books (1916-2013). The deed books include not only deeds but also contracts, leases, and agreements. There are records of street annulments, private property sold to the city, and about infrastructure facilities such as traffic lights, buses, the airport, and the water treatment plant.","Addendum of 2018/06/25 includes paper records from the office of the city clerk, and some records which appear to be from the office of the city manager. Types of records include reports, correspondence, publications, financial records, and more. Subjects include Community Development Block Grants, Housing and Urban Development, utilities, sidewalks, the Morgantown Municipal Airport, the Beechurst Power Plant, complaints on a variety of subjects, West Virginia University, state government, transportation, City Council, and a variety of other city functions and services.","It is not clear how much overlap exists between the original accession of microfilm reels and the physical content in the addendum; record books are not present in the addendum.","Includes material regarding Police Dept., Antenna Site, Budgets, Correspondence, Computer Maintenance Cost, DMV, Police Pension Relief Fund, Litter Cleanup Minutes, Weed Removal, Airport, Annexation Study, Performance Bonds, Parking Districts, Police Dept., Police Computer System, Hartfield, Unsafe Dwellings, Zoning, Housing Authority, Beechwood Park Project, Northern WV Convention and Visitors Bureau, West Run Drainage Basin, WV Agenda, Sale Of Property On Posten Ave, Civil Service Commission, Mgtn Housing Authority, Board Of Education, Municipal Court Ordinance, Morgantown Parking Authority, Parking Study Reports, City Planner Backup City Planner, Zoning, Buffer Zone Ordinance, Street Light Replacement, Personnel And Employee Relations, Public Transportation Division","Includes material regarding Surplus Equipment For Auction, Landfills, Permits, Traffic Commission, Region 6 Planning And Development Council, Police Civil Service Commission, Radio Consol Systems, Bankruptcy Court, Jerome Park Neighborhood Association, Employee Retirement And Benefit Fund, Main Street Historic Preservation, Election Precinct Records, Apmm/ Wvcma Conference 1987, Finance Dept. Tax Records, Traffic Commission, Fire And Police Commission, City Engineer, Building Inspection And Planning, Safety Manual, Sidewalk Improvements, Public Safety Building, Parking, City Code Violations, Waterworks Sewage System, Revenue Bond, Morgantown Sanitary Board, City And Bridge Changes, Ada Compliance, Water Damage Claims, Paving Program","Code Violations, B\u0026O Taxes, Trash Debris, High Grass, Health Code Violations, Code Review, Proposed Sewage Plant, Firefighters, Police Dept. Promotions, Sidewalk, Airport, Mason Dixon Festival, Drug Raid, Abandoned Vehicles, Department Of Highways, Report Of Available Fire Flow To Airport. MUB 1989 Financial Statements, Public Library Budget 89-90, Airport Improvements, Financial Statement Of City 1988, Morgantown Beautification Commission, Budgets, Parks And Rec, Mountaineer Balloon Festival 1989, Student Administration, Taxes And Expenses Correspondence, Historic Tax Credit, City Budget, Rape And Domestic Violence Center 1980-1989, Mainstreet Morgantown, Monongalia Arts Center, General Fund Budget, Broadband Communications, Permit And Gaming On WV River Boats, Transit System, B\u0026O Tax From Power plant, Complaints, Summer Youth Program, Small Cities Block Grant, Office Of Advocacy, Urban Community Development Action Grant, Mason Dixon Festival, MHS Athletic Field Improvements, Janitorial And Window Washing Services Bid Call, Street Opening Permit Manual, Infrastructure Improvements, Public Works, Citizen Complaints, MHS Storm Drain Improvement Bid Call, Design Furnish And Install Heating System Valley Crossing Building Project Manual, Settling Confiscated Weapons, State Grants For Transit System, Police Fireman Fund, Municipal Transit System, Beechurst Power Plant, Morgantown Airport Water Tank","EPA Report White Industrial Park, Watershed Improvement, Sidewalk Construction, WV Government Ethics Act, Telephone Company, Fema, Clintons Underground Bistro/Liquor License, Parking, Consolidated Investment Finds, Business And Occupational Tax, Building Inspection Department, Code Enforcement, Local Apprenticeship For Firefighters, Fire Department Business, Friendship Manor, Public Library, Mason Dixon Festival, Mon County Schools, Municipal, Parade Permits, Parking Meters, Complaints, Training Programs, Colleges Courses For Fire Fighters, Fire Fighter Certification, Overpayment Of Benefits, Workers Comp Insurance, Sick Leave Requests, Abandoned Vehicles, Shelter Homes, Flood Concerns, Annexation Survey Summary Report, Burroughs Street Apartments, Parcel In 7Th Ward, Review Of Court System, Enforcement Of Code, Public Auction Of Property, Alcohol Control Commissioner, Police Budget, Towing Vehicles, Drug Control Grant Program, Rental Rehabilitation Program Grant, Mason Dixon Festival, Riverfront Development Taskforce, Accident Summary, Sanitation Department, Recycling Grant Program, Garbage Collection Regulation, Janitorial Services, Rock Salt Bids, Traffic Control, Road Condition Problems, Surplus Property Auctions","Johnson \u0026 Higgins Employees Retirement And Benefit Fund, Proposed Annual Budget 1986-87, City Council Agenda Memos 1985, 1986, And 1987, Proposed Zoning Ordinances, Personnel Rules, Foster Higgins Actuarial Employees Benefit Fund, Employees Assistance training Manual, Memorandum Of Recommendations For Improvements In Accounting Procedures And Internal Accounting Controls, Financial Statements 1982, Employees Assistance Program Administrative Manual And Morgantown City Police Dept., Retirement And Benefit Fund, Employee Group Benefit Health Program, 1988 Claims Filed, 1987 Claims Filed, 1986-87 Claims Filed, Time Reports","Vacation And Sick Summaries, Time Reports, Pension And Retirement Fund Papers, Grievances, Xerox, MUB, Appropriations, Computer Data System, Personnel Rules, Survey On Non-Discrimination Requirements, Employee Retirement And Benefit Fund Booklet, Sidewalk Waivers, Light Installation, Flood Plain Ordinance Appeal, Removal Of Property, Parks And Recreation, Fire Dept., Steam Plant, Complaints And Grievances, Eda Planning Grant, Bartlett House, Complaints, Fire Civil Service Commission, Overtime, Fire Code Violations, Public Safety Building And Parking Garage, Zoning Appeals, Utility Board Minutes, Traffic Hazards, B\u0026O Tax, Morgantown Planning Commission Agenda, Accident Numbers, Sale Of City Real Estate, Solid Waste Disposal Application, Directory Of Urban Public Transportation Service 1988, WV Application Packet 1989, City Of Morgantown Safety Manual, Use Of Bulk Rock Salt For Ice Melting Agent, Morning Talk show Guests, Larry Murray/Ralph Jenkins Wajr Cassette Tape,","Includes Finance Committee, Charter Revision Committee, City Solicitor, Committee Of A Whole, Building And Zoning Committee (1967-1977), Airport And Transportation Committee, First Ward Councilmen, Second Ward Councilmen, Third Ward Councilmen, Fourth Ward Councilmen, Fifth Ward Councilmen, Sixth Ward Councilmen, Seventh Ward Councilmen","Includes Comprehensive Plan For The City Of Morgantown; West Virginia And Its Urbanizing Area 1961; Proposed Revisions For Morgantown Zoning Ordinance; Maps; Morgantown Recreation Improvement Summary Sheet; Documents About Ventilation Systems; Submittal Sheets For Knepps Park Pool 1976; Contract Agreements; Contracts And Correspondence Relating To Knepps Park Pool; Drawings; Specifications For Equipment And Work At Krepps Park Pool 1974; Whalen King, Architect; Recreation Improvement Project; City Park Master Plan (1974); Highways; Specifications For General Construction Morgantown City Garage (1975); Water; City Garage; Community Development; Block Grant; Federal Department Of Housing And Urban Development (1974); Landfill; Morgantown Ice Skating Rink Report (1976); Application For Federal Assistance For Ice Skating Rink; Canvass Related To Operation Of Ice Rink; A Study Of The Need For An Artificial Indoor Ice Skating Rink For Morgantown (1970); Recreation Survey Results; Parks And Recreation Improvement Levy","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Morgantown (W. Va.)","Morgantown (W. Va.). City Clerk","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 3304","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1613"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Morgantown Municipal Records"],"collection_title_tesim":["Morgantown Municipal Records"],"collection_ssim":["Morgantown Municipal Records"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"geogname_ssm":["Morgantown (W. Va.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Morgantown (W. Va.)"],"creator_ssm":["Morgantown (W. Va.)","Morgantown (W. Va.). City Clerk"],"creator_ssim":["Morgantown (W. Va.)","Morgantown (W. Va.). City Clerk"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Morgantown (W. Va.)","Morgantown (W. Va.). City Clerk"],"creators_ssim":["Morgantown (W. Va.)","Morgantown (W. Va.). City Clerk"],"places_ssim":["Morgantown (W. Va.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Elections","Politics and government."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Elections","Politics and government."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["67.65 Linear Feet Summary: 67 ft. 7 3/4 in. (47 record cartons, 15 in. each); (61 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)"],"extent_tesim":["67.65 Linear Feet Summary: 67 ft. 7 3/4 in. (47 record cartons, 15 in. each); (61 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)"],"date_range_isim":[1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAll or part of this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["All or part of this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe addendum of 2018/06/25 was arranged and its contents list created by AmeriCorps worker(s) and volunteers prior to its donation. Some boxes are described at the folder level, some at the box level. Some boxes described at the folder level do not contain foldered materials; some boxes described at the box level contain foldered materials. Series titles were derived from the original \"box description\".\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The addendum of 2018/06/25 was arranged and its contents list created by AmeriCorps worker(s) and volunteers prior to its donation. Some boxes are described at the folder level, some at the box level. Some boxes described at the folder level do not contain foldered materials; some boxes described at the box level contain foldered materials. Series titles were derived from the original \"box description\"."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Morgantown Municipal Records, A\u0026amp;M 3304, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Morgantown Municipal Records, A\u0026M 3304, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection includes microfilm copies and original municipal records of the city of Morgantown, West Virginia, from the office of the city clerk.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSixty-one microfilm reels of Morgantown municipal records kept by the city clerk include city council journals of meetings (1838-2013), ordinance books (1905-2013), resolution books (1990-2013), municipal election records (1979-2013), and deed books (1916-2013). The deed books include not only deeds but also contracts, leases, and agreements. There are records of street annulments, private property sold to the city, and about infrastructure facilities such as traffic lights, buses, the airport, and the water treatment plant.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAddendum of 2018/06/25 includes paper records from the office of the city clerk, and some records which appear to be from the office of the city manager. Types of records include reports, correspondence, publications, financial records, and more. Subjects include Community Development Block Grants, Housing and Urban Development, utilities, sidewalks, the Morgantown Municipal Airport, the Beechurst Power Plant, complaints on a variety of subjects, West Virginia University, state government, transportation, City Council, and a variety of other city functions and services.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIt is not clear how much overlap exists between the original accession of microfilm reels and the physical content in the addendum; record books are not present in the addendum.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material regarding Police Dept., Antenna Site, Budgets, Correspondence, Computer Maintenance Cost, DMV, Police Pension Relief Fund, Litter Cleanup Minutes, Weed Removal, Airport, Annexation Study, Performance Bonds, Parking Districts, Police Dept., Police Computer System, Hartfield, Unsafe Dwellings, Zoning, Housing Authority, Beechwood Park Project, Northern WV Convention and Visitors Bureau, West Run Drainage Basin, WV Agenda, Sale Of Property On Posten Ave, Civil Service Commission, Mgtn Housing Authority, Board Of Education, Municipal Court Ordinance, Morgantown Parking Authority, Parking Study Reports, City Planner Backup City Planner, Zoning, Buffer Zone Ordinance, Street Light Replacement, Personnel And Employee Relations, Public Transportation Division\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material regarding Surplus Equipment For Auction, Landfills, Permits, Traffic Commission, Region 6 Planning And Development Council, Police Civil Service Commission, Radio Consol Systems, Bankruptcy Court, Jerome Park Neighborhood Association, Employee Retirement And Benefit Fund, Main Street Historic Preservation, Election Precinct Records, Apmm/ Wvcma Conference 1987, Finance Dept. Tax Records, Traffic Commission, Fire And Police Commission, City Engineer, Building Inspection And Planning, Safety Manual, Sidewalk Improvements, Public Safety Building, Parking, City Code Violations, Waterworks Sewage System, Revenue Bond, Morgantown Sanitary Board, City And Bridge Changes, Ada Compliance, Water Damage Claims, Paving Program\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCode Violations, B\u0026amp;O Taxes, Trash Debris, High Grass, Health Code Violations, Code Review, Proposed Sewage Plant, Firefighters, Police Dept. Promotions, Sidewalk, Airport, Mason Dixon Festival, Drug Raid, Abandoned Vehicles, Department Of Highways, Report Of Available Fire Flow To Airport. MUB 1989 Financial Statements, Public Library Budget 89-90, Airport Improvements, Financial Statement Of City 1988, Morgantown Beautification Commission, Budgets, Parks And Rec, Mountaineer Balloon Festival 1989, Student Administration, Taxes And Expenses Correspondence, Historic Tax Credit, City Budget, Rape And Domestic Violence Center 1980-1989, Mainstreet Morgantown, Monongalia Arts Center, General Fund Budget, Broadband Communications, Permit And Gaming On WV River Boats, Transit System, B\u0026amp;O Tax From Power plant, Complaints, Summer Youth Program, Small Cities Block Grant, Office Of Advocacy, Urban Community Development Action Grant, Mason Dixon Festival, MHS Athletic Field Improvements, Janitorial And Window Washing Services Bid Call, Street Opening Permit Manual, Infrastructure Improvements, Public Works, Citizen Complaints, MHS Storm Drain Improvement Bid Call, Design Furnish And Install Heating System Valley Crossing Building Project Manual, Settling Confiscated Weapons, State Grants For Transit System, Police Fireman Fund, Municipal Transit System, Beechurst Power Plant, Morgantown Airport Water Tank\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEPA Report White Industrial Park, Watershed Improvement, Sidewalk Construction, WV Government Ethics Act, Telephone Company, Fema, Clintons Underground Bistro/Liquor License, Parking, Consolidated Investment Finds, Business And Occupational Tax, Building Inspection Department, Code Enforcement, Local Apprenticeship For Firefighters, Fire Department Business, Friendship Manor, Public Library, Mason Dixon Festival, Mon County Schools, Municipal, Parade Permits, Parking Meters, Complaints, Training Programs, Colleges Courses For Fire Fighters, Fire Fighter Certification, Overpayment Of Benefits, Workers Comp Insurance, Sick Leave Requests, Abandoned Vehicles, Shelter Homes, Flood Concerns, Annexation Survey Summary Report, Burroughs Street Apartments, Parcel In 7Th Ward, Review Of Court System, Enforcement Of Code, Public Auction Of Property, Alcohol Control Commissioner, Police Budget, Towing Vehicles, Drug Control Grant Program, Rental Rehabilitation Program Grant, Mason Dixon Festival, Riverfront Development Taskforce, Accident Summary, Sanitation Department, Recycling Grant Program, Garbage Collection Regulation, Janitorial Services, Rock Salt Bids, Traffic Control, Road Condition Problems, Surplus Property Auctions\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohnson \u0026amp; Higgins Employees Retirement And Benefit Fund, Proposed Annual Budget 1986-87, City Council Agenda Memos 1985, 1986, And 1987, Proposed Zoning Ordinances, Personnel Rules, Foster Higgins Actuarial Employees Benefit Fund, Employees Assistance training Manual, Memorandum Of Recommendations For Improvements In Accounting Procedures And Internal Accounting Controls, Financial Statements 1982, Employees Assistance Program Administrative Manual And Morgantown City Police Dept., Retirement And Benefit Fund, Employee Group Benefit Health Program, 1988 Claims Filed, 1987 Claims Filed, 1986-87 Claims Filed, Time Reports\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVacation And Sick Summaries, Time Reports, Pension And Retirement Fund Papers, Grievances, Xerox, MUB, Appropriations, Computer Data System, Personnel Rules, Survey On Non-Discrimination Requirements, Employee Retirement And Benefit Fund Booklet, Sidewalk Waivers, Light Installation, Flood Plain Ordinance Appeal, Removal Of Property, Parks And Recreation, Fire Dept., Steam Plant, Complaints And Grievances, Eda Planning Grant, Bartlett House, Complaints, Fire Civil Service Commission, Overtime, Fire Code Violations, Public Safety Building And Parking Garage, Zoning Appeals, Utility Board Minutes, Traffic Hazards, B\u0026amp;O Tax, Morgantown Planning Commission Agenda, Accident Numbers, Sale Of City Real Estate, Solid Waste Disposal Application, Directory Of Urban Public Transportation Service 1988, WV Application Packet 1989, City Of Morgantown Safety Manual, Use Of Bulk Rock Salt For Ice Melting Agent, Morning Talk show Guests, Larry Murray/Ralph Jenkins Wajr Cassette Tape,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Finance Committee, Charter Revision Committee, City Solicitor, Committee Of A Whole, Building And Zoning Committee (1967-1977), Airport And Transportation Committee, First Ward Councilmen, Second Ward Councilmen, Third Ward Councilmen, Fourth Ward Councilmen, Fifth Ward Councilmen, Sixth Ward Councilmen, Seventh Ward Councilmen\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Comprehensive Plan For The City Of Morgantown; West Virginia And Its Urbanizing Area 1961; Proposed Revisions For Morgantown Zoning Ordinance; Maps; Morgantown Recreation Improvement Summary Sheet; Documents About Ventilation Systems; Submittal Sheets For Knepps Park Pool 1976; Contract Agreements; Contracts And Correspondence Relating To Knepps Park Pool; Drawings; Specifications For Equipment And Work At Krepps Park Pool 1974; Whalen King, Architect; Recreation Improvement Project; City Park Master Plan (1974); Highways; Specifications For General Construction Morgantown City Garage (1975); Water; City Garage; Community Development; Block Grant; Federal Department Of Housing And Urban Development (1974); Landfill; Morgantown Ice Skating Rink Report (1976); Application For Federal Assistance For Ice Skating Rink; Canvass Related To Operation Of Ice Rink; A Study Of The Need For An Artificial Indoor Ice Skating Rink For Morgantown (1970); Recreation Survey Results; Parks And Recreation Improvement Levy\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Collection includes microfilm copies and original municipal records of the city of Morgantown, West Virginia, from the office of the city clerk.","Sixty-one microfilm reels of Morgantown municipal records kept by the city clerk include city council journals of meetings (1838-2013), ordinance books (1905-2013), resolution books (1990-2013), municipal election records (1979-2013), and deed books (1916-2013). The deed books include not only deeds but also contracts, leases, and agreements. There are records of street annulments, private property sold to the city, and about infrastructure facilities such as traffic lights, buses, the airport, and the water treatment plant.","Addendum of 2018/06/25 includes paper records from the office of the city clerk, and some records which appear to be from the office of the city manager. Types of records include reports, correspondence, publications, financial records, and more. Subjects include Community Development Block Grants, Housing and Urban Development, utilities, sidewalks, the Morgantown Municipal Airport, the Beechurst Power Plant, complaints on a variety of subjects, West Virginia University, state government, transportation, City Council, and a variety of other city functions and services.","It is not clear how much overlap exists between the original accession of microfilm reels and the physical content in the addendum; record books are not present in the addendum.","Includes material regarding Police Dept., Antenna Site, Budgets, Correspondence, Computer Maintenance Cost, DMV, Police Pension Relief Fund, Litter Cleanup Minutes, Weed Removal, Airport, Annexation Study, Performance Bonds, Parking Districts, Police Dept., Police Computer System, Hartfield, Unsafe Dwellings, Zoning, Housing Authority, Beechwood Park Project, Northern WV Convention and Visitors Bureau, West Run Drainage Basin, WV Agenda, Sale Of Property On Posten Ave, Civil Service Commission, Mgtn Housing Authority, Board Of Education, Municipal Court Ordinance, Morgantown Parking Authority, Parking Study Reports, City Planner Backup City Planner, Zoning, Buffer Zone Ordinance, Street Light Replacement, Personnel And Employee Relations, Public Transportation Division","Includes material regarding Surplus Equipment For Auction, Landfills, Permits, Traffic Commission, Region 6 Planning And Development Council, Police Civil Service Commission, Radio Consol Systems, Bankruptcy Court, Jerome Park Neighborhood Association, Employee Retirement And Benefit Fund, Main Street Historic Preservation, Election Precinct Records, Apmm/ Wvcma Conference 1987, Finance Dept. Tax Records, Traffic Commission, Fire And Police Commission, City Engineer, Building Inspection And Planning, Safety Manual, Sidewalk Improvements, Public Safety Building, Parking, City Code Violations, Waterworks Sewage System, Revenue Bond, Morgantown Sanitary Board, City And Bridge Changes, Ada Compliance, Water Damage Claims, Paving Program","Code Violations, B\u0026O Taxes, Trash Debris, High Grass, Health Code Violations, Code Review, Proposed Sewage Plant, Firefighters, Police Dept. Promotions, Sidewalk, Airport, Mason Dixon Festival, Drug Raid, Abandoned Vehicles, Department Of Highways, Report Of Available Fire Flow To Airport. MUB 1989 Financial Statements, Public Library Budget 89-90, Airport Improvements, Financial Statement Of City 1988, Morgantown Beautification Commission, Budgets, Parks And Rec, Mountaineer Balloon Festival 1989, Student Administration, Taxes And Expenses Correspondence, Historic Tax Credit, City Budget, Rape And Domestic Violence Center 1980-1989, Mainstreet Morgantown, Monongalia Arts Center, General Fund Budget, Broadband Communications, Permit And Gaming On WV River Boats, Transit System, B\u0026O Tax From Power plant, Complaints, Summer Youth Program, Small Cities Block Grant, Office Of Advocacy, Urban Community Development Action Grant, Mason Dixon Festival, MHS Athletic Field Improvements, Janitorial And Window Washing Services Bid Call, Street Opening Permit Manual, Infrastructure Improvements, Public Works, Citizen Complaints, MHS Storm Drain Improvement Bid Call, Design Furnish And Install Heating System Valley Crossing Building Project Manual, Settling Confiscated Weapons, State Grants For Transit System, Police Fireman Fund, Municipal Transit System, Beechurst Power Plant, Morgantown Airport Water Tank","EPA Report White Industrial Park, Watershed Improvement, Sidewalk Construction, WV Government Ethics Act, Telephone Company, Fema, Clintons Underground Bistro/Liquor License, Parking, Consolidated Investment Finds, Business And Occupational Tax, Building Inspection Department, Code Enforcement, Local Apprenticeship For Firefighters, Fire Department Business, Friendship Manor, Public Library, Mason Dixon Festival, Mon County Schools, Municipal, Parade Permits, Parking Meters, Complaints, Training Programs, Colleges Courses For Fire Fighters, Fire Fighter Certification, Overpayment Of Benefits, Workers Comp Insurance, Sick Leave Requests, Abandoned Vehicles, Shelter Homes, Flood Concerns, Annexation Survey Summary Report, Burroughs Street Apartments, Parcel In 7Th Ward, Review Of Court System, Enforcement Of Code, Public Auction Of Property, Alcohol Control Commissioner, Police Budget, Towing Vehicles, Drug Control Grant Program, Rental Rehabilitation Program Grant, Mason Dixon Festival, Riverfront Development Taskforce, Accident Summary, Sanitation Department, Recycling Grant Program, Garbage Collection Regulation, Janitorial Services, Rock Salt Bids, Traffic Control, Road Condition Problems, Surplus Property Auctions","Johnson \u0026 Higgins Employees Retirement And Benefit Fund, Proposed Annual Budget 1986-87, City Council Agenda Memos 1985, 1986, And 1987, Proposed Zoning Ordinances, Personnel Rules, Foster Higgins Actuarial Employees Benefit Fund, Employees Assistance training Manual, Memorandum Of Recommendations For Improvements In Accounting Procedures And Internal Accounting Controls, Financial Statements 1982, Employees Assistance Program Administrative Manual And Morgantown City Police Dept., Retirement And Benefit Fund, Employee Group Benefit Health Program, 1988 Claims Filed, 1987 Claims Filed, 1986-87 Claims Filed, Time Reports","Vacation And Sick Summaries, Time Reports, Pension And Retirement Fund Papers, Grievances, Xerox, MUB, Appropriations, Computer Data System, Personnel Rules, Survey On Non-Discrimination Requirements, Employee Retirement And Benefit Fund Booklet, Sidewalk Waivers, Light Installation, Flood Plain Ordinance Appeal, Removal Of Property, Parks And Recreation, Fire Dept., Steam Plant, Complaints And Grievances, Eda Planning Grant, Bartlett House, Complaints, Fire Civil Service Commission, Overtime, Fire Code Violations, Public Safety Building And Parking Garage, Zoning Appeals, Utility Board Minutes, Traffic Hazards, B\u0026O Tax, Morgantown Planning Commission Agenda, Accident Numbers, Sale Of City Real Estate, Solid Waste Disposal Application, Directory Of Urban Public Transportation Service 1988, WV Application Packet 1989, City Of Morgantown Safety Manual, Use Of Bulk Rock Salt For Ice Melting Agent, Morning Talk show Guests, Larry Murray/Ralph Jenkins Wajr Cassette Tape,","Includes Finance Committee, Charter Revision Committee, City Solicitor, Committee Of A Whole, Building And Zoning Committee (1967-1977), Airport And Transportation Committee, First Ward Councilmen, Second Ward Councilmen, Third Ward Councilmen, Fourth Ward Councilmen, Fifth Ward Councilmen, Sixth Ward Councilmen, Seventh Ward Councilmen","Includes Comprehensive Plan For The City Of Morgantown; West Virginia And Its Urbanizing Area 1961; Proposed Revisions For Morgantown Zoning Ordinance; Maps; Morgantown Recreation Improvement Summary Sheet; Documents About Ventilation Systems; Submittal Sheets For Knepps Park Pool 1976; Contract Agreements; Contracts And Correspondence Relating To Knepps Park Pool; Drawings; Specifications For Equipment And Work At Krepps Park Pool 1974; Whalen King, Architect; Recreation Improvement Project; City Park Master Plan (1974); Highways; Specifications For General Construction Morgantown City Garage (1975); Water; City Garage; Community Development; Block Grant; Federal Department Of Housing And Urban Development (1974); Landfill; Morgantown Ice Skating Rink Report (1976); Application For Federal Assistance For Ice Skating Rink; Canvass Related To Operation Of Ice Rink; A Study Of The Need For An Artificial Indoor Ice Skating Rink For Morgantown (1970); Recreation Survey Results; Parks And Recreation Improvement Levy"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_1fa0e1928c3b83f407222986ae13710f\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["Morgantown (W. Va.)"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Morgantown (W. Va.)","Morgantown (W. Va.). City Clerk"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Morgantown (W. Va.)","Morgantown (W. Va.). City Clerk"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":800,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T00:43:38.766Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1613"}},{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4336","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4336#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Gainer, Patrick W.","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4336#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Archives of an eminent folklorist and professor of English at West Virginia University. Manuscripts include field folklore collections, lecture notes, book manuscripts, correspondence, student papers, and folksong arrangements. There are also materials regarding Gainer's position as director of South Atlantic USO activities during World War II and a journal of a folksong collecting trip to Ireland in 1961. Also one hundred and fifty-three audio tapes containing vocal and instrumental folk music, folklore and oral history, recorded in West Virginia and in Scotland and Ireland. Nearly half of the material is performed by Gainer himself. The collection also includes news clippings relating to folklore and Gainer's career, as well as a variety of photographs, film clips and personal awards and memorabilia.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4336#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4336","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4336","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4336","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4336","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_4336.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197954","title_ssm":["Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers"],"title_tesim":["Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1890-1981"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1890-1981"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 3003","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/4336"],"text":["A\u0026M 3003","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/4336","Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers","Clay County (W. Va.)","Gilmer County (W. Va.)","Ireland","Scotland","Folk music. SEE ALSO Music and musicians.","Folklore","Music and musicians.","Photography","Politics and government.","World War, 1939-1945","Special access restriction applies.","Hymnals separated to the rare book collection:","  Baxter, J. R., W. W. Combs, Homer F. Morris, and Virgil O. Stamps, compilers.  Favorite Songs and Hymns: A Complete Church Hymnal . Dallas, Texas: Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Co., 1939.","  Baltzell, Isaiah and E. S. Lorenz.  The Master's Praise . Dayton, Ohio: W. J. Shuey, 1891.","  Black, James M.  The Chorus of Praise . Chicago: Jennings and Pye.","  Byers, A. L., C. E. Hunter, D. O. Teasley, and B. E. Warren, editors.  Truth in Song . Anderson, Indiana: Gospel Trumpet Co., 1907.","  Elderkin, George D., editor.  The Finest of the Wheat . Chicago: R. R. McCabe and Co., Publishers, 1890.","  Elderkin, George D., editor.  The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 . Chicago: R. R. McCabe and Co., Publishers, ca. 1908. [two copies, one with missing boards]","  Hall, J. H., E. T. Hildebrand and J. H. Ruebush.  The Messenger of Song . Dayton, Virginia: The Ruebush-Kieffer Co., 1893.","  Holsinger, George B.  Gospel Songs and Hymns No. 1 . Mount Morris, Illinois: Brethren Publishing House, 1899.","  Lincoln, H. N.  Sacred Song King . Dallas, Texas: Songland Company, 1901.","  Myers, A. F.  The New Century Carol s. Dayton, Ohio: The United Brethren Publishing House, 1899.","  Siedleckiego, X. J.  Spiewniczek Koscielny . Krakow, Poland: XX Misyonarzy Na Kleparzu, 1908.","  Randall, R. H.  The Key-Letter . Marion, Ohio: R. H. Randall, ca. 1891.","  Ravanello, Orestes, editor.  Secunda Anthologia Vocalis . Torino, Italy: Societa Tipografico-Editrice Nazionale.","  Rodeheaver, Charles A., compiler.  Rodeheaver's Gospel Songs . Edited by Charles H. Gabriel. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1922.","  [hymnal and instruction book] 123 pages. 6 in. x 9 1/2 in. First page: \"Elementary Department\".","  [hymnal] 214 pages. 7 3/4 in. x 5 1/4 in. ca. 1893. First page: \"No. 11 The Holy of Holies\".","  [hymnal] 193 pages. 5 1/4 in. x 6 3/4 in. First page: \"Index of Subjects\".","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Archives of an eminent folklorist and professor of English at West Virginia University. Manuscripts include field folklore collections, lecture notes, book manuscripts, correspondence, student papers, and folksong arrangements. There are also materials regarding Gainer's position as director of South Atlantic USO activities during World War II and a journal of a folksong collecting trip to Ireland in 1961. Also one hundred and fifty-three audio tapes containing vocal and instrumental folk music, folklore and oral history, recorded in West Virginia and in Scotland and Ireland. Nearly half of the material is performed by Gainer himself. The collection also includes news clippings relating to folklore and Gainer's career, as well as a variety of photographs, film clips and personal awards and memorabilia.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia University. Department of English  ","Gaynor family","Gainer, Patrick W.","English"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 3003","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/4336"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"geogname_ssm":["Clay County (W. Va.)","Gilmer County (W. Va.)","Ireland","Scotland"],"geogname_ssim":["Clay County (W. Va.)","Gilmer County (W. Va.)","Ireland","Scotland"],"creator_ssm":["Gainer, Patrick W."],"creator_ssim":["Gainer, Patrick W."],"creator_persname_ssim":["Gainer, Patrick W."],"creators_ssim":["Gainer, Patrick W."],"places_ssim":["Clay County (W. Va.)","Gilmer County (W. Va.)","Ireland","Scotland"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Folk music. SEE ALSO Music and musicians.","Folklore","Music and musicians.","Photography","Politics and government.","World War, 1939-1945"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Folk music. SEE ALSO Music and musicians.","Folklore","Music and musicians.","Photography","Politics and government.","World War, 1939-1945"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["10 Linear Feet Summary: 10 ft. (21 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.)"],"extent_tesim":["10 Linear Feet Summary: 10 ft. (21 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.)"],"date_range_isim":[1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSpecial access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 3003, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers, A\u0026M 3003, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHymnals separated to the rare book collection:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Baxter, J. R., W. W. Combs, Homer F. Morris, and Virgil O. Stamps, compilers. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFavorite Songs and Hymns: A Complete Church Hymnal\u003c/title\u003e. Dallas, Texas: Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Co., 1939.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Baltzell, Isaiah and E. S. Lorenz. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Master's Praise\u003c/title\u003e. Dayton, Ohio: W. J. Shuey, 1891.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Black, James M. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Chorus of Praise\u003c/title\u003e. Chicago: Jennings and Pye.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Byers, A. L., C. E. Hunter, D. O. Teasley, and B. E. Warren, editors. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eTruth in Song\u003c/title\u003e. Anderson, Indiana: Gospel Trumpet Co., 1907.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Elderkin, George D., editor. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Finest of the Wheat\u003c/title\u003e. Chicago: R. R. McCabe and Co., Publishers, 1890.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Elderkin, George D., editor. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Finest of the Wheat No. 2\u003c/title\u003e. Chicago: R. R. McCabe and Co., Publishers, ca. 1908. [two copies, one with missing boards]\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Hall, J. H., E. T. Hildebrand and J. H. Ruebush. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Messenger of Song\u003c/title\u003e. Dayton, Virginia: The Ruebush-Kieffer Co., 1893.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Holsinger, George B. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eGospel Songs and Hymns No. 1\u003c/title\u003e. Mount Morris, Illinois: Brethren Publishing House, 1899.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Lincoln, H. N. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSacred Song King\u003c/title\u003e. Dallas, Texas: Songland Company, 1901.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Myers, A. F. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe New Century Carol\u003c/title\u003es. Dayton, Ohio: The United Brethren Publishing House, 1899.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Siedleckiego, X. J. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSpiewniczek Koscielny\u003c/title\u003e. Krakow, Poland: XX Misyonarzy Na Kleparzu, 1908.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Randall, R. H. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Key-Letter\u003c/title\u003e. Marion, Ohio: R. H. Randall, ca. 1891.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Ravanello, Orestes, editor. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSecunda Anthologia Vocalis\u003c/title\u003e. Torino, Italy: Societa Tipografico-Editrice Nazionale.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Rodeheaver, Charles A., compiler. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRodeheaver's Gospel Songs\u003c/title\u003e. Edited by Charles H. Gabriel. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  [hymnal and instruction book] 123 pages. 6 in. x 9 1/2 in. First page: \"Elementary Department\".\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  [hymnal] 214 pages. 7 3/4 in. x 5 1/4 in. ca. 1893. First page: \"No. 11 The Holy of Holies\".\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  [hymnal] 193 pages. 5 1/4 in. x 6 3/4 in. First page: \"Index of Subjects\".\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Hymnals separated to the rare book collection:","  Baxter, J. R., W. W. Combs, Homer F. Morris, and Virgil O. Stamps, compilers.  Favorite Songs and Hymns: A Complete Church Hymnal . Dallas, Texas: Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Co., 1939.","  Baltzell, Isaiah and E. S. Lorenz.  The Master's Praise . Dayton, Ohio: W. J. Shuey, 1891.","  Black, James M.  The Chorus of Praise . Chicago: Jennings and Pye.","  Byers, A. L., C. E. Hunter, D. O. Teasley, and B. E. Warren, editors.  Truth in Song . Anderson, Indiana: Gospel Trumpet Co., 1907.","  Elderkin, George D., editor.  The Finest of the Wheat . Chicago: R. R. McCabe and Co., Publishers, 1890.","  Elderkin, George D., editor.  The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 . Chicago: R. R. McCabe and Co., Publishers, ca. 1908. [two copies, one with missing boards]","  Hall, J. H., E. T. Hildebrand and J. H. Ruebush.  The Messenger of Song . Dayton, Virginia: The Ruebush-Kieffer Co., 1893.","  Holsinger, George B.  Gospel Songs and Hymns No. 1 . Mount Morris, Illinois: Brethren Publishing House, 1899.","  Lincoln, H. N.  Sacred Song King . Dallas, Texas: Songland Company, 1901.","  Myers, A. F.  The New Century Carol s. Dayton, Ohio: The United Brethren Publishing House, 1899.","  Siedleckiego, X. J.  Spiewniczek Koscielny . Krakow, Poland: XX Misyonarzy Na Kleparzu, 1908.","  Randall, R. H.  The Key-Letter . Marion, Ohio: R. H. Randall, ca. 1891.","  Ravanello, Orestes, editor.  Secunda Anthologia Vocalis . Torino, Italy: Societa Tipografico-Editrice Nazionale.","  Rodeheaver, Charles A., compiler.  Rodeheaver's Gospel Songs . Edited by Charles H. Gabriel. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1922.","  [hymnal and instruction book] 123 pages. 6 in. x 9 1/2 in. First page: \"Elementary Department\".","  [hymnal] 214 pages. 7 3/4 in. x 5 1/4 in. ca. 1893. First page: \"No. 11 The Holy of Holies\".","  [hymnal] 193 pages. 5 1/4 in. x 6 3/4 in. First page: \"Index of Subjects\"."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_4b0f73e644352f1c1e140d3f6b11f2d2\"\u003eArchives of an eminent folklorist and professor of English at West Virginia University. Manuscripts include field folklore collections, lecture notes, book manuscripts, correspondence, student papers, and folksong arrangements. There are also materials regarding Gainer's position as director of South Atlantic USO activities during World War II and a journal of a folksong collecting trip to Ireland in 1961. Also one hundred and fifty-three audio tapes containing vocal and instrumental folk music, folklore and oral history, recorded in West Virginia and in Scotland and Ireland. Nearly half of the material is performed by Gainer himself. The collection also includes news clippings relating to folklore and Gainer's career, as well as a variety of photographs, film clips and personal awards and memorabilia.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Archives of an eminent folklorist and professor of English at West Virginia University. Manuscripts include field folklore collections, lecture notes, book manuscripts, correspondence, student papers, and folksong arrangements. There are also materials regarding Gainer's position as director of South Atlantic USO activities during World War II and a journal of a folksong collecting trip to Ireland in 1961. Also one hundred and fifty-three audio tapes containing vocal and instrumental folk music, folklore and oral history, recorded in West Virginia and in Scotland and Ireland. Nearly half of the material is performed by Gainer himself. The collection also includes news clippings relating to folklore and Gainer's career, as well as a variety of photographs, film clips and personal awards and memorabilia."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_25971083ba18d329ef30569d013ba0fc\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["West Virginia University. Department of English  ","Gaynor family","Gainer, Patrick W.","Gainer, Patrick W."],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia University. Department of English  ","Gaynor family","Gainer, Patrick W."],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia University. Department of English  "],"famname_ssim":["Gaynor family"],"persname_ssim":["Gainer, Patrick W."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:06:32.890Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4336","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4336","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4336","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4336","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_4336.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197954","title_ssm":["Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers"],"title_tesim":["Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1890-1981"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1890-1981"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 3003","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/4336"],"text":["A\u0026M 3003","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/4336","Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers","Clay County (W. Va.)","Gilmer County (W. Va.)","Ireland","Scotland","Folk music. SEE ALSO Music and musicians.","Folklore","Music and musicians.","Photography","Politics and government.","World War, 1939-1945","Special access restriction applies.","Hymnals separated to the rare book collection:","  Baxter, J. R., W. W. Combs, Homer F. Morris, and Virgil O. Stamps, compilers.  Favorite Songs and Hymns: A Complete Church Hymnal . Dallas, Texas: Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Co., 1939.","  Baltzell, Isaiah and E. S. Lorenz.  The Master's Praise . Dayton, Ohio: W. J. Shuey, 1891.","  Black, James M.  The Chorus of Praise . Chicago: Jennings and Pye.","  Byers, A. L., C. E. Hunter, D. O. Teasley, and B. E. Warren, editors.  Truth in Song . Anderson, Indiana: Gospel Trumpet Co., 1907.","  Elderkin, George D., editor.  The Finest of the Wheat . Chicago: R. R. McCabe and Co., Publishers, 1890.","  Elderkin, George D., editor.  The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 . Chicago: R. R. McCabe and Co., Publishers, ca. 1908. [two copies, one with missing boards]","  Hall, J. H., E. T. Hildebrand and J. H. Ruebush.  The Messenger of Song . Dayton, Virginia: The Ruebush-Kieffer Co., 1893.","  Holsinger, George B.  Gospel Songs and Hymns No. 1 . Mount Morris, Illinois: Brethren Publishing House, 1899.","  Lincoln, H. N.  Sacred Song King . Dallas, Texas: Songland Company, 1901.","  Myers, A. F.  The New Century Carol s. Dayton, Ohio: The United Brethren Publishing House, 1899.","  Siedleckiego, X. J.  Spiewniczek Koscielny . Krakow, Poland: XX Misyonarzy Na Kleparzu, 1908.","  Randall, R. H.  The Key-Letter . Marion, Ohio: R. H. Randall, ca. 1891.","  Ravanello, Orestes, editor.  Secunda Anthologia Vocalis . Torino, Italy: Societa Tipografico-Editrice Nazionale.","  Rodeheaver, Charles A., compiler.  Rodeheaver's Gospel Songs . Edited by Charles H. Gabriel. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1922.","  [hymnal and instruction book] 123 pages. 6 in. x 9 1/2 in. First page: \"Elementary Department\".","  [hymnal] 214 pages. 7 3/4 in. x 5 1/4 in. ca. 1893. First page: \"No. 11 The Holy of Holies\".","  [hymnal] 193 pages. 5 1/4 in. x 6 3/4 in. First page: \"Index of Subjects\".","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Archives of an eminent folklorist and professor of English at West Virginia University. Manuscripts include field folklore collections, lecture notes, book manuscripts, correspondence, student papers, and folksong arrangements. There are also materials regarding Gainer's position as director of South Atlantic USO activities during World War II and a journal of a folksong collecting trip to Ireland in 1961. Also one hundred and fifty-three audio tapes containing vocal and instrumental folk music, folklore and oral history, recorded in West Virginia and in Scotland and Ireland. Nearly half of the material is performed by Gainer himself. The collection also includes news clippings relating to folklore and Gainer's career, as well as a variety of photographs, film clips and personal awards and memorabilia.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia University. Department of English  ","Gaynor family","Gainer, Patrick W.","English"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 3003","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/4336"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"geogname_ssm":["Clay County (W. Va.)","Gilmer County (W. Va.)","Ireland","Scotland"],"geogname_ssim":["Clay County (W. Va.)","Gilmer County (W. Va.)","Ireland","Scotland"],"creator_ssm":["Gainer, Patrick W."],"creator_ssim":["Gainer, Patrick W."],"creator_persname_ssim":["Gainer, Patrick W."],"creators_ssim":["Gainer, Patrick W."],"places_ssim":["Clay County (W. Va.)","Gilmer County (W. Va.)","Ireland","Scotland"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Folk music. SEE ALSO Music and musicians.","Folklore","Music and musicians.","Photography","Politics and government.","World War, 1939-1945"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Folk music. SEE ALSO Music and musicians.","Folklore","Music and musicians.","Photography","Politics and government.","World War, 1939-1945"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["10 Linear Feet Summary: 10 ft. (21 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.)"],"extent_tesim":["10 Linear Feet Summary: 10 ft. (21 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.)"],"date_range_isim":[1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSpecial access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 3003, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Patrick Ward Gainer (1904-1981), Collector, Papers, A\u0026M 3003, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHymnals separated to the rare book collection:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Baxter, J. R., W. W. Combs, Homer F. Morris, and Virgil O. Stamps, compilers. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFavorite Songs and Hymns: A Complete Church Hymnal\u003c/title\u003e. Dallas, Texas: Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Co., 1939.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Baltzell, Isaiah and E. S. Lorenz. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Master's Praise\u003c/title\u003e. Dayton, Ohio: W. J. Shuey, 1891.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Black, James M. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Chorus of Praise\u003c/title\u003e. Chicago: Jennings and Pye.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Byers, A. L., C. E. Hunter, D. O. Teasley, and B. E. Warren, editors. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eTruth in Song\u003c/title\u003e. Anderson, Indiana: Gospel Trumpet Co., 1907.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Elderkin, George D., editor. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Finest of the Wheat\u003c/title\u003e. Chicago: R. R. McCabe and Co., Publishers, 1890.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Elderkin, George D., editor. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Finest of the Wheat No. 2\u003c/title\u003e. Chicago: R. R. McCabe and Co., Publishers, ca. 1908. [two copies, one with missing boards]\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Hall, J. H., E. T. Hildebrand and J. H. Ruebush. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Messenger of Song\u003c/title\u003e. Dayton, Virginia: The Ruebush-Kieffer Co., 1893.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Holsinger, George B. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eGospel Songs and Hymns No. 1\u003c/title\u003e. Mount Morris, Illinois: Brethren Publishing House, 1899.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Lincoln, H. N. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSacred Song King\u003c/title\u003e. Dallas, Texas: Songland Company, 1901.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Myers, A. F. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe New Century Carol\u003c/title\u003es. Dayton, Ohio: The United Brethren Publishing House, 1899.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Siedleckiego, X. J. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSpiewniczek Koscielny\u003c/title\u003e. Krakow, Poland: XX Misyonarzy Na Kleparzu, 1908.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Randall, R. H. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Key-Letter\u003c/title\u003e. Marion, Ohio: R. H. Randall, ca. 1891.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Ravanello, Orestes, editor. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSecunda Anthologia Vocalis\u003c/title\u003e. Torino, Italy: Societa Tipografico-Editrice Nazionale.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  Rodeheaver, Charles A., compiler. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRodeheaver's Gospel Songs\u003c/title\u003e. Edited by Charles H. Gabriel. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  [hymnal and instruction book] 123 pages. 6 in. x 9 1/2 in. First page: \"Elementary Department\".\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  [hymnal] 214 pages. 7 3/4 in. x 5 1/4 in. ca. 1893. First page: \"No. 11 The Holy of Holies\".\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e  [hymnal] 193 pages. 5 1/4 in. x 6 3/4 in. First page: \"Index of Subjects\".\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Hymnals separated to the rare book collection:","  Baxter, J. R., W. W. Combs, Homer F. Morris, and Virgil O. Stamps, compilers.  Favorite Songs and Hymns: A Complete Church Hymnal . Dallas, Texas: Stamps-Baxter Music and Printing Co., 1939.","  Baltzell, Isaiah and E. S. Lorenz.  The Master's Praise . Dayton, Ohio: W. J. Shuey, 1891.","  Black, James M.  The Chorus of Praise . Chicago: Jennings and Pye.","  Byers, A. L., C. E. Hunter, D. O. Teasley, and B. E. Warren, editors.  Truth in Song . Anderson, Indiana: Gospel Trumpet Co., 1907.","  Elderkin, George D., editor.  The Finest of the Wheat . Chicago: R. R. McCabe and Co., Publishers, 1890.","  Elderkin, George D., editor.  The Finest of the Wheat No. 2 . Chicago: R. R. McCabe and Co., Publishers, ca. 1908. [two copies, one with missing boards]","  Hall, J. H., E. T. Hildebrand and J. H. Ruebush.  The Messenger of Song . Dayton, Virginia: The Ruebush-Kieffer Co., 1893.","  Holsinger, George B.  Gospel Songs and Hymns No. 1 . Mount Morris, Illinois: Brethren Publishing House, 1899.","  Lincoln, H. N.  Sacred Song King . Dallas, Texas: Songland Company, 1901.","  Myers, A. F.  The New Century Carol s. Dayton, Ohio: The United Brethren Publishing House, 1899.","  Siedleckiego, X. J.  Spiewniczek Koscielny . Krakow, Poland: XX Misyonarzy Na Kleparzu, 1908.","  Randall, R. H.  The Key-Letter . Marion, Ohio: R. H. Randall, ca. 1891.","  Ravanello, Orestes, editor.  Secunda Anthologia Vocalis . Torino, Italy: Societa Tipografico-Editrice Nazionale.","  Rodeheaver, Charles A., compiler.  Rodeheaver's Gospel Songs . Edited by Charles H. Gabriel. Chicago: The Rodeheaver Company, 1922.","  [hymnal and instruction book] 123 pages. 6 in. x 9 1/2 in. First page: \"Elementary Department\".","  [hymnal] 214 pages. 7 3/4 in. x 5 1/4 in. ca. 1893. First page: \"No. 11 The Holy of Holies\".","  [hymnal] 193 pages. 5 1/4 in. x 6 3/4 in. First page: \"Index of Subjects\"."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_4b0f73e644352f1c1e140d3f6b11f2d2\"\u003eArchives of an eminent folklorist and professor of English at West Virginia University. Manuscripts include field folklore collections, lecture notes, book manuscripts, correspondence, student papers, and folksong arrangements. There are also materials regarding Gainer's position as director of South Atlantic USO activities during World War II and a journal of a folksong collecting trip to Ireland in 1961. Also one hundred and fifty-three audio tapes containing vocal and instrumental folk music, folklore and oral history, recorded in West Virginia and in Scotland and Ireland. Nearly half of the material is performed by Gainer himself. The collection also includes news clippings relating to folklore and Gainer's career, as well as a variety of photographs, film clips and personal awards and memorabilia.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Archives of an eminent folklorist and professor of English at West Virginia University. Manuscripts include field folklore collections, lecture notes, book manuscripts, correspondence, student papers, and folksong arrangements. There are also materials regarding Gainer's position as director of South Atlantic USO activities during World War II and a journal of a folksong collecting trip to Ireland in 1961. Also one hundred and fifty-three audio tapes containing vocal and instrumental folk music, folklore and oral history, recorded in West Virginia and in Scotland and Ireland. Nearly half of the material is performed by Gainer himself. The collection also includes news clippings relating to folklore and Gainer's career, as well as a variety of photographs, film clips and personal awards and memorabilia."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_25971083ba18d329ef30569d013ba0fc\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["West Virginia University. Department of English  ","Gaynor family","Gainer, Patrick W.","Gainer, Patrick W."],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia University. Department of English  ","Gaynor family","Gainer, Patrick W."],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia University. Department of English  "],"famname_ssim":["Gaynor family"],"persname_ssim":["Gainer, Patrick W."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:06:32.890Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4336"}},{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1521","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1521#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1521#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Four scrapbooks of Phyllis Temple Williams nee Stealey of Clarksburg who was an administrative assistant and secretary to nine term U.S. Congressman Cleveland M. Bailey (Democrat, West Virginia) from 1955 to 1963. Includes photographs, postcards, programs, invitations, news clippings and newspapers about: political conventions; elections; inaugurations; World War II; the Stealey family; charitable and campaign fundraisers; and a trip to Italy, Switzerland, France and Great Britain. Three of the scrapbooks are of the years she worked for Rep. Bailey and the other one is of years prior to her employment with him. In the earliest scrapbook are newspapers and mementos of World War II such as ration books and coupons.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1521#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1521","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1521","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1521","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1521","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_1521.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/201988","title_ssm":["Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks"],"title_tesim":["Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks"],"unitdate_ssm":["1925-1962"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1925-1962"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 3202","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1521"],"text":["A\u0026M 3202","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1521","Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks","Elections","Newspapers.","Photography","Politics and government.","United States Congressmen - West Virginia.","Women","World War, 1939-1945","No special access restriction applies.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Four scrapbooks of Phyllis Temple Williams nee Stealey of Clarksburg who was an administrative assistant and secretary to nine term U.S. Congressman Cleveland M. Bailey (Democrat, West Virginia) from 1955 to 1963. Includes photographs, postcards, programs, invitations, news clippings and newspapers about: political conventions; elections; inaugurations; World War II; the Stealey family; charitable and campaign fundraisers; and a trip to Italy, Switzerland, France and Great Britain. Three of the scrapbooks are of the years she worked for Rep. Bailey and the other one is of years prior to her employment with him. In the earliest scrapbook are newspapers and mementos of World War II such as ration books and coupons.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","United States. Congress","Staley family","Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965","English"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 3202","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1521"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks"],"collection_title_tesim":["Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks"],"collection_ssim":["Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"creator_ssm":["Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey"],"creator_ssim":["Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey"],"creators_ssim":["Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Elections","Newspapers.","Photography","Politics and government.","United States Congressmen - West Virginia.","Women","World War, 1939-1945"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Elections","Newspapers.","Photography","Politics and government.","United States Congressmen - West Virginia.","Women","World War, 1939-1945"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.7 Linear Feet 8 in. (4 unboxed scrapbooks)"],"extent_tesim":["0.7 Linear Feet 8 in. (4 unboxed scrapbooks)"],"date_range_isim":[1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks, A\u0026amp;M 3202, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks, A\u0026M 3202, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_85f5a30e11aeb7db2ece76709afba229\"\u003eFour scrapbooks of Phyllis Temple Williams nee Stealey of Clarksburg who was an administrative assistant and secretary to nine term U.S. Congressman Cleveland M. Bailey (Democrat, West Virginia) from 1955 to 1963. Includes photographs, postcards, programs, invitations, news clippings and newspapers about: political conventions; elections; inaugurations; World War II; the Stealey family; charitable and campaign fundraisers; and a trip to Italy, Switzerland, France and Great Britain. Three of the scrapbooks are of the years she worked for Rep. Bailey and the other one is of years prior to her employment with him. In the earliest scrapbook are newspapers and mementos of World War II such as ration books and coupons.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Four scrapbooks of Phyllis Temple Williams nee Stealey of Clarksburg who was an administrative assistant and secretary to nine term U.S. Congressman Cleveland M. Bailey (Democrat, West Virginia) from 1955 to 1963. Includes photographs, postcards, programs, invitations, news clippings and newspapers about: political conventions; elections; inaugurations; World War II; the Stealey family; charitable and campaign fundraisers; and a trip to Italy, Switzerland, France and Great Britain. Three of the scrapbooks are of the years she worked for Rep. Bailey and the other one is of years prior to her employment with him. In the earliest scrapbook are newspapers and mementos of World War II such as ration books and coupons."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_841f5cd7de4c90fa98f9feb529a9205f\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["United States. Congress","Staley family","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965","Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","United States. Congress","Staley family","Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","United States. Congress"],"famname_ssim":["Staley family"],"persname_ssim":["Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T00:50:16.116Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1521","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1521","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1521","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1521","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_1521.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/201988","title_ssm":["Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks"],"title_tesim":["Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks"],"unitdate_ssm":["1925-1962"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1925-1962"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 3202","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1521"],"text":["A\u0026M 3202","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1521","Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks","Elections","Newspapers.","Photography","Politics and government.","United States Congressmen - West Virginia.","Women","World War, 1939-1945","No special access restriction applies.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Four scrapbooks of Phyllis Temple Williams nee Stealey of Clarksburg who was an administrative assistant and secretary to nine term U.S. Congressman Cleveland M. Bailey (Democrat, West Virginia) from 1955 to 1963. Includes photographs, postcards, programs, invitations, news clippings and newspapers about: political conventions; elections; inaugurations; World War II; the Stealey family; charitable and campaign fundraisers; and a trip to Italy, Switzerland, France and Great Britain. Three of the scrapbooks are of the years she worked for Rep. Bailey and the other one is of years prior to her employment with him. In the earliest scrapbook are newspapers and mementos of World War II such as ration books and coupons.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","United States. Congress","Staley family","Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965","English"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 3202","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1521"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks"],"collection_title_tesim":["Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks"],"collection_ssim":["Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"creator_ssm":["Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey"],"creator_ssim":["Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey"],"creators_ssim":["Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Elections","Newspapers.","Photography","Politics and government.","United States Congressmen - West Virginia.","Women","World War, 1939-1945"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Elections","Newspapers.","Photography","Politics and government.","United States Congressmen - West Virginia.","Women","World War, 1939-1945"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.7 Linear Feet 8 in. (4 unboxed scrapbooks)"],"extent_tesim":["0.7 Linear Feet 8 in. (4 unboxed scrapbooks)"],"date_range_isim":[1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks, A\u0026amp;M 3202, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Phyllis Temple Stealey Williams Scrapbooks, A\u0026M 3202, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_85f5a30e11aeb7db2ece76709afba229\"\u003eFour scrapbooks of Phyllis Temple Williams nee Stealey of Clarksburg who was an administrative assistant and secretary to nine term U.S. Congressman Cleveland M. Bailey (Democrat, West Virginia) from 1955 to 1963. Includes photographs, postcards, programs, invitations, news clippings and newspapers about: political conventions; elections; inaugurations; World War II; the Stealey family; charitable and campaign fundraisers; and a trip to Italy, Switzerland, France and Great Britain. Three of the scrapbooks are of the years she worked for Rep. Bailey and the other one is of years prior to her employment with him. In the earliest scrapbook are newspapers and mementos of World War II such as ration books and coupons.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Four scrapbooks of Phyllis Temple Williams nee Stealey of Clarksburg who was an administrative assistant and secretary to nine term U.S. Congressman Cleveland M. Bailey (Democrat, West Virginia) from 1955 to 1963. Includes photographs, postcards, programs, invitations, news clippings and newspapers about: political conventions; elections; inaugurations; World War II; the Stealey family; charitable and campaign fundraisers; and a trip to Italy, Switzerland, France and Great Britain. Three of the scrapbooks are of the years she worked for Rep. Bailey and the other one is of years prior to her employment with him. In the earliest scrapbook are newspapers and mementos of World War II such as ration books and coupons."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_841f5cd7de4c90fa98f9feb529a9205f\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["United States. Congress","Staley family","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965","Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","United States. Congress","Staley family","Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","United States. Congress"],"famname_ssim":["Staley family"],"persname_ssim":["Williams, Phyllis Temple Stealey","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T00:50:16.116Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_1521"}},{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_899","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Pocahontas Operators Association Records","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_899#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Pocahontas Operators Association","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_899#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"The minutes, correspondence, and financial records of the Pocahontas Operators Association and of its successors, the Smokeless Operators Association and the Southern Virginias Operators Association. Topics mentioned are foreign competition, environmental legislation, labor strife and union negotiations, and lobbying efforts in Congress and with state legislatures. Special mention is made of the conditions in the coal industry during World War II, the impact of the Taft-Hartley Act on bargaining for the 1948 contract, and the effects in the coalfields of union dissension in the UMWA over the role of the Tony Boyle administration during the early 1970s.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_899#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_899","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_899","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_899","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_899","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_899.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195344","title_ssm":["Pocahontas Operators Association Records"],"title_tesim":["Pocahontas Operators Association Records"],"unitdate_ssm":["1941-1973"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1941-1973"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 2796","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/899"],"text":["A\u0026M 2796","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/899","Pocahontas Operators Association Records","Coal industry.","Coal mining - coal operators associations.","Coal mining.","Coal operators associations.","Environmentalism","Politics and government.","United States. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947","Union names.","Unions - UMWA.","Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization.","World War, 1939-1945 -- Labor","World War, 1939-1945","No special access restriction applies.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","The minutes, correspondence, and financial records of the Pocahontas Operators Association and of its successors, the Smokeless Operators Association and the Southern Virginias Operators Association. Topics mentioned are foreign competition, environmental legislation, labor strife and union negotiations, and lobbying efforts in Congress and with state legislatures. Special mention is made of the conditions in the coal industry during World War II, the impact of the Taft-Hartley Act on bargaining for the 1948 contract, and the effects in the coalfields of union dissension in the UMWA over the role of the Tony Boyle administration during the early 1970s.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Pocahontas Operators Association","Smokeless Coal Operators Association","Southern Virginias Operators Association","United Mine Workers of America","Winding Gulf Operators Association","Boyle, William Anthony, 1904-1985","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 2796","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/899"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Pocahontas Operators Association Records"],"collection_title_tesim":["Pocahontas Operators Association Records"],"collection_ssim":["Pocahontas Operators Association Records"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"creator_ssm":["Pocahontas Operators Association"],"creator_ssim":["Pocahontas Operators Association"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Pocahontas Operators Association"],"creators_ssim":["Pocahontas Operators Association"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Coal industry.","Coal mining - coal operators associations.","Coal mining.","Coal operators associations.","Environmentalism","Politics and government.","United States. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947","Union names.","Unions - UMWA.","Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization.","World War, 1939-1945 -- Labor","World War, 1939-1945"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Coal industry.","Coal mining - coal operators associations.","Coal mining.","Coal operators associations.","Environmentalism","Politics and government.","United States. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947","Union names.","Unions - UMWA.","Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization.","World War, 1939-1945 -- Labor","World War, 1939-1945"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["1.15 Linear Feet 1 document case, 5 in.; 5 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each"],"extent_tesim":["1.15 Linear Feet 1 document case, 5 in.; 5 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each"],"date_range_isim":[1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Pocahontas Operators Association, Records, A\u0026amp;M 2796, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Pocahontas Operators Association, Records, A\u0026M 2796, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_119a37952132210a6b7033bdbacdb965\"\u003eThe minutes, correspondence, and financial records of the Pocahontas Operators Association and of its successors, the Smokeless Operators Association and the Southern Virginias Operators Association. Topics mentioned are foreign competition, environmental legislation, labor strife and union negotiations, and lobbying efforts in Congress and with state legislatures. Special mention is made of the conditions in the coal industry during World War II, the impact of the Taft-Hartley Act on bargaining for the 1948 contract, and the effects in the coalfields of union dissension in the UMWA over the role of the Tony Boyle administration during the early 1970s.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The minutes, correspondence, and financial records of the Pocahontas Operators Association and of its successors, the Smokeless Operators Association and the Southern Virginias Operators Association. Topics mentioned are foreign competition, environmental legislation, labor strife and union negotiations, and lobbying efforts in Congress and with state legislatures. Special mention is made of the conditions in the coal industry during World War II, the impact of the Taft-Hartley Act on bargaining for the 1948 contract, and the effects in the coalfields of union dissension in the UMWA over the role of the Tony Boyle administration during the early 1970s."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_9c63535ead5190f110701d186c45521c\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["Pocahontas Operators Association","Smokeless Coal Operators Association","Southern Virginias Operators Association","United Mine Workers of America","Winding Gulf Operators Association","Boyle, William Anthony, 1904-1985","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Pocahontas Operators Association","Smokeless Coal Operators Association","Southern Virginias Operators Association","United Mine Workers of America","Winding Gulf Operators Association","Boyle, William Anthony, 1904-1985","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Pocahontas Operators Association","Smokeless Coal Operators Association","Southern Virginias Operators Association","United Mine Workers of America","Winding Gulf Operators Association"],"persname_ssim":["Boyle, William Anthony, 1904-1985","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:35:09.869Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_899","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_899","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_899","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_899","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_899.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195344","title_ssm":["Pocahontas Operators Association Records"],"title_tesim":["Pocahontas Operators Association Records"],"unitdate_ssm":["1941-1973"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1941-1973"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 2796","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/899"],"text":["A\u0026M 2796","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/899","Pocahontas Operators Association Records","Coal industry.","Coal mining - coal operators associations.","Coal mining.","Coal operators associations.","Environmentalism","Politics and government.","United States. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947","Union names.","Unions - UMWA.","Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization.","World War, 1939-1945 -- Labor","World War, 1939-1945","No special access restriction applies.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","The minutes, correspondence, and financial records of the Pocahontas Operators Association and of its successors, the Smokeless Operators Association and the Southern Virginias Operators Association. Topics mentioned are foreign competition, environmental legislation, labor strife and union negotiations, and lobbying efforts in Congress and with state legislatures. Special mention is made of the conditions in the coal industry during World War II, the impact of the Taft-Hartley Act on bargaining for the 1948 contract, and the effects in the coalfields of union dissension in the UMWA over the role of the Tony Boyle administration during the early 1970s.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Pocahontas Operators Association","Smokeless Coal Operators Association","Southern Virginias Operators Association","United Mine Workers of America","Winding Gulf Operators Association","Boyle, William Anthony, 1904-1985","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 2796","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/899"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Pocahontas Operators Association Records"],"collection_title_tesim":["Pocahontas Operators Association Records"],"collection_ssim":["Pocahontas Operators Association Records"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"creator_ssm":["Pocahontas Operators Association"],"creator_ssim":["Pocahontas Operators Association"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Pocahontas Operators Association"],"creators_ssim":["Pocahontas Operators Association"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Coal industry.","Coal mining - coal operators associations.","Coal mining.","Coal operators associations.","Environmentalism","Politics and government.","United States. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947","Union names.","Unions - UMWA.","Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization.","World War, 1939-1945 -- Labor","World War, 1939-1945"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Coal industry.","Coal mining - coal operators associations.","Coal mining.","Coal operators associations.","Environmentalism","Politics and government.","United States. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947","Union names.","Unions - UMWA.","Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization.","World War, 1939-1945 -- Labor","World War, 1939-1945"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["1.15 Linear Feet 1 document case, 5 in.; 5 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each"],"extent_tesim":["1.15 Linear Feet 1 document case, 5 in.; 5 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each"],"date_range_isim":[1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Pocahontas Operators Association, Records, A\u0026amp;M 2796, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Pocahontas Operators Association, Records, A\u0026M 2796, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_119a37952132210a6b7033bdbacdb965\"\u003eThe minutes, correspondence, and financial records of the Pocahontas Operators Association and of its successors, the Smokeless Operators Association and the Southern Virginias Operators Association. Topics mentioned are foreign competition, environmental legislation, labor strife and union negotiations, and lobbying efforts in Congress and with state legislatures. Special mention is made of the conditions in the coal industry during World War II, the impact of the Taft-Hartley Act on bargaining for the 1948 contract, and the effects in the coalfields of union dissension in the UMWA over the role of the Tony Boyle administration during the early 1970s.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The minutes, correspondence, and financial records of the Pocahontas Operators Association and of its successors, the Smokeless Operators Association and the Southern Virginias Operators Association. Topics mentioned are foreign competition, environmental legislation, labor strife and union negotiations, and lobbying efforts in Congress and with state legislatures. Special mention is made of the conditions in the coal industry during World War II, the impact of the Taft-Hartley Act on bargaining for the 1948 contract, and the effects in the coalfields of union dissension in the UMWA over the role of the Tony Boyle administration during the early 1970s."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_9c63535ead5190f110701d186c45521c\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["Pocahontas Operators Association","Smokeless Coal Operators Association","Southern Virginias Operators Association","United Mine Workers of America","Winding Gulf Operators Association","Boyle, William Anthony, 1904-1985","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Pocahontas Operators Association","Smokeless Coal Operators Association","Southern Virginias Operators Association","United Mine Workers of America","Winding Gulf Operators Association","Boyle, William Anthony, 1904-1985","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Pocahontas Operators Association","Smokeless Coal Operators Association","Southern Virginias Operators Association","United Mine Workers of America","Winding Gulf Operators Association"],"persname_ssim":["Boyle, William Anthony, 1904-1985","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:35:09.869Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_899"}},{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_924","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Political Campaigns and Elections Material","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_924#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_924","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_924","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_924","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_924","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_924.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195369","title_ssm":["Political Campaigns and Elections Material"],"title_tesim":["Political Campaigns and Elections Material"],"unitdate_ssm":["1860-2006"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1860-2006"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 2818","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/924"],"text":["A\u0026M 2818","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/924","Political Campaigns and Elections Material","West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government","Elections","Gubernatorial election campaigns - 1968.","Sweeney, Tom - Senate campaign.","Politicians -- United States","Politics and government.","No special access restriction applies.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848","Alderson, George","Allen, Si.","Anderson, Tom.","Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965","Bailey, R. D. (Bob)","Barron, W. W.","Bell, John.","Bell, Tom.","Benedict, Cleve, 1935-","Blue, Fred O.","Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875","Brown, Bonn.","Burnside, Maurice Gwinn, 1902-1991","Byrd, Robert C.","Caperton, Gaston","Carter, Jimmy, 1924-","Clark, Ed.","Clark, Ramsey, 1927-","Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933","Copenhaver, John T.","Cox, Stan.","Curtis, Charles.","Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916","Dawson, Daniel Boone.","Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971","Dix, David.","Doughlas, Stephen A.","Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969","Elkins, Davis, 1876-1959","Everett, Edward, 1794-1865","Ferguson, Milton J. (Milton James), 1879-1954","Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874","Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006","Funkhouser, Raymond J.","Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881","Glasscock, Wm. E. (William Ellsworth), 1862-1925","Goff, Guy Despard, 1867-1933","Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998","Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Hamilton, Pat.","Harmer, Harvey W. (Harvey Walker), 1865-1961","Harris, Fred R., 1930-","Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962","Hechler, Ken","Hedrick, E. H.","Hill, Claude R.","Hiner, Ben H.","Hogg, Gory.","Holt, John A.","Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964","Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978","Ludwig, William","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956","Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 2818","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/924"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Political Campaigns and Elections Material"],"collection_title_tesim":["Political Campaigns and Elections Material"],"collection_ssim":["Political Campaigns and Elections Material"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"geogname_ssm":["West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government"],"geogname_ssim":["West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government"],"places_ssim":["West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Addendum of 2024 August 12, gift of Plein, L. Christopher."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Elections","Gubernatorial election campaigns - 1968.","Sweeney, Tom - Senate campaign.","Politicians -- United States","Politics and government."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Elections","Gubernatorial election campaigns - 1968.","Sweeney, Tom - Senate campaign.","Politicians -- United States","Politics and government."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["3.21 Linear Feet 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 6 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 large flat storage box, 3 in. each"],"extent_tesim":["3.21 Linear Feet 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 6 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 large flat storage box, 3 in. each"],"date_range_isim":[1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Political Campaigns and Elections Material, A\u0026amp;M 2818, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Political Campaigns and Elections Material, A\u0026M 2818, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_c30b61553209e59420017acc4861a208\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848","Alderson, George","Allen, Si.","Anderson, Tom.","Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965","Bailey, R. D. (Bob)","Barron, W. W.","Bell, John.","Bell, Tom.","Benedict, Cleve, 1935-","Blue, Fred O.","Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875","Brown, Bonn.","Burnside, Maurice Gwinn, 1902-1991","Byrd, Robert C.","Caperton, Gaston","Carter, Jimmy, 1924-","Clark, Ed.","Clark, Ramsey, 1927-","Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933","Copenhaver, John T.","Cox, Stan.","Curtis, Charles.","Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916","Dawson, Daniel Boone.","Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971","Dix, David.","Doughlas, Stephen A.","Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969","Elkins, Davis, 1876-1959","Everett, Edward, 1794-1865","Ferguson, Milton J. (Milton James), 1879-1954","Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874","Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006","Funkhouser, Raymond J.","Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881","Glasscock, Wm. E. (William Ellsworth), 1862-1925","Goff, Guy Despard, 1867-1933","Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998","Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Hamilton, Pat.","Harmer, Harvey W. (Harvey Walker), 1865-1961","Harris, Fred R., 1930-","Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962","Hechler, Ken","Hedrick, E. H.","Hill, Claude R.","Hiner, Ben H.","Hogg, Gory.","Holt, John A.","Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964","Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978","Ludwig, William","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956","Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"names_coll_ssim":["Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848","Alderson, George","Allen, Si.","Anderson, Tom.","Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965","Bailey, R. D. (Bob)","Barron, W. W.","Bell, John.","Bell, Tom.","Benedict, Cleve, 1935-","Blue, Fred O.","Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875","Brown, Bonn.","Burnside, Maurice Gwinn, 1902-1991","Byrd, Robert C.","Caperton, Gaston","Carter, Jimmy, 1924-","Clark, Ed.","Clark, Ramsey, 1927-","Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933","Copenhaver, John T.","Cox, Stan.","Curtis, Charles.","Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916","Dawson, Daniel Boone.","Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971","Dix, David.","Doughlas, Stephen A.","Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969","Elkins, Davis, 1876-1959","Everett, Edward, 1794-1865","Ferguson, Milton J. (Milton James), 1879-1954","Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874","Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006","Funkhouser, Raymond J.","Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881","Glasscock, Wm. E. (William Ellsworth), 1862-1925","Goff, Guy Despard, 1867-1933","Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998","Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Hamilton, Pat.","Harmer, Harvey W. (Harvey Walker), 1865-1961","Harris, Fred R., 1930-","Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962","Hechler, Ken","Hedrick, E. H.","Hill, Claude R.","Hiner, Ben H.","Hogg, Gory.","Holt, John A.","Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964","Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978","Ludwig, William","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956","Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945"],"persname_ssim":["Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848","Alderson, George","Allen, Si.","Anderson, Tom.","Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965","Bailey, R. D. (Bob)","Barron, W. W.","Bell, John.","Bell, Tom.","Benedict, Cleve, 1935-","Blue, Fred O.","Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875","Brown, Bonn.","Burnside, Maurice Gwinn, 1902-1991","Byrd, Robert C.","Caperton, Gaston","Carter, Jimmy, 1924-","Clark, Ed.","Clark, Ramsey, 1927-","Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933","Copenhaver, John T.","Cox, Stan.","Curtis, Charles.","Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916","Dawson, Daniel Boone.","Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971","Dix, David.","Doughlas, Stephen A.","Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969","Elkins, Davis, 1876-1959","Everett, Edward, 1794-1865","Ferguson, Milton J. (Milton James), 1879-1954","Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874","Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006","Funkhouser, Raymond J.","Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881","Glasscock, Wm. E. (William Ellsworth), 1862-1925","Goff, Guy Despard, 1867-1933","Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998","Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Hamilton, Pat.","Harmer, Harvey W. (Harvey Walker), 1865-1961","Harris, Fred R., 1930-","Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962","Hechler, Ken","Hedrick, E. H.","Hill, Claude R.","Hiner, Ben H.","Hogg, Gory.","Holt, John A.","Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964","Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978","Ludwig, William","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956","Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-24T23:28:13.462Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_924","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_924","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_924","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_924","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_924.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195369","title_ssm":["Political Campaigns and Elections Material"],"title_tesim":["Political Campaigns and Elections Material"],"unitdate_ssm":["1860-2006"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1860-2006"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 2818","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/924"],"text":["A\u0026M 2818","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/924","Political Campaigns and Elections Material","West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government","Elections","Gubernatorial election campaigns - 1968.","Sweeney, Tom - Senate campaign.","Politicians -- United States","Politics and government.","No special access restriction applies.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848","Alderson, George","Allen, Si.","Anderson, Tom.","Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965","Bailey, R. D. (Bob)","Barron, W. W.","Bell, John.","Bell, Tom.","Benedict, Cleve, 1935-","Blue, Fred O.","Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875","Brown, Bonn.","Burnside, Maurice Gwinn, 1902-1991","Byrd, Robert C.","Caperton, Gaston","Carter, Jimmy, 1924-","Clark, Ed.","Clark, Ramsey, 1927-","Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933","Copenhaver, John T.","Cox, Stan.","Curtis, Charles.","Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916","Dawson, Daniel Boone.","Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971","Dix, David.","Doughlas, Stephen A.","Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969","Elkins, Davis, 1876-1959","Everett, Edward, 1794-1865","Ferguson, Milton J. (Milton James), 1879-1954","Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874","Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006","Funkhouser, Raymond J.","Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881","Glasscock, Wm. E. (William Ellsworth), 1862-1925","Goff, Guy Despard, 1867-1933","Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998","Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Hamilton, Pat.","Harmer, Harvey W. (Harvey Walker), 1865-1961","Harris, Fred R., 1930-","Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962","Hechler, Ken","Hedrick, E. H.","Hill, Claude R.","Hiner, Ben H.","Hogg, Gory.","Holt, John A.","Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964","Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978","Ludwig, William","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956","Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 2818","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/924"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Political Campaigns and Elections Material"],"collection_title_tesim":["Political Campaigns and Elections Material"],"collection_ssim":["Political Campaigns and Elections Material"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"geogname_ssm":["West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government"],"geogname_ssim":["West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government"],"places_ssim":["West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Addendum of 2024 August 12, gift of Plein, L. Christopher."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Elections","Gubernatorial election campaigns - 1968.","Sweeney, Tom - Senate campaign.","Politicians -- United States","Politics and government."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Elections","Gubernatorial election campaigns - 1968.","Sweeney, Tom - Senate campaign.","Politicians -- United States","Politics and government."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["3.21 Linear Feet 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 6 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 large flat storage box, 3 in. each"],"extent_tesim":["3.21 Linear Feet 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 6 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 large flat storage box, 3 in. each"],"date_range_isim":[1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Political Campaigns and Elections Material, A\u0026amp;M 2818, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Political Campaigns and Elections Material, A\u0026M 2818, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_c30b61553209e59420017acc4861a208\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848","Alderson, George","Allen, Si.","Anderson, Tom.","Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965","Bailey, R. D. (Bob)","Barron, W. W.","Bell, John.","Bell, Tom.","Benedict, Cleve, 1935-","Blue, Fred O.","Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875","Brown, Bonn.","Burnside, Maurice Gwinn, 1902-1991","Byrd, Robert C.","Caperton, Gaston","Carter, Jimmy, 1924-","Clark, Ed.","Clark, Ramsey, 1927-","Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933","Copenhaver, John T.","Cox, Stan.","Curtis, Charles.","Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916","Dawson, Daniel Boone.","Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971","Dix, David.","Doughlas, Stephen A.","Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969","Elkins, Davis, 1876-1959","Everett, Edward, 1794-1865","Ferguson, Milton J. (Milton James), 1879-1954","Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874","Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006","Funkhouser, Raymond J.","Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881","Glasscock, Wm. E. (William Ellsworth), 1862-1925","Goff, Guy Despard, 1867-1933","Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998","Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Hamilton, Pat.","Harmer, Harvey W. (Harvey Walker), 1865-1961","Harris, Fred R., 1930-","Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962","Hechler, Ken","Hedrick, E. H.","Hill, Claude R.","Hiner, Ben H.","Hogg, Gory.","Holt, John A.","Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964","Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978","Ludwig, William","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956","Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"names_coll_ssim":["Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848","Alderson, George","Allen, Si.","Anderson, Tom.","Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965","Bailey, R. D. (Bob)","Barron, W. W.","Bell, John.","Bell, Tom.","Benedict, Cleve, 1935-","Blue, Fred O.","Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875","Brown, Bonn.","Burnside, Maurice Gwinn, 1902-1991","Byrd, Robert C.","Caperton, Gaston","Carter, Jimmy, 1924-","Clark, Ed.","Clark, Ramsey, 1927-","Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933","Copenhaver, John T.","Cox, Stan.","Curtis, Charles.","Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916","Dawson, Daniel Boone.","Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971","Dix, David.","Doughlas, Stephen A.","Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969","Elkins, Davis, 1876-1959","Everett, Edward, 1794-1865","Ferguson, Milton J. (Milton James), 1879-1954","Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874","Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006","Funkhouser, Raymond J.","Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881","Glasscock, Wm. E. (William Ellsworth), 1862-1925","Goff, Guy Despard, 1867-1933","Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998","Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Hamilton, Pat.","Harmer, Harvey W. (Harvey Walker), 1865-1961","Harris, Fred R., 1930-","Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962","Hechler, Ken","Hedrick, E. H.","Hill, Claude R.","Hiner, Ben H.","Hogg, Gory.","Holt, John A.","Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964","Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978","Ludwig, William","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956","Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945"],"persname_ssim":["Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848","Alderson, George","Allen, Si.","Anderson, Tom.","Arthur, Chester Alan, 1829-1886","Bailey, Cleveland Monroe, 1886-1965","Bailey, R. D. (Bob)","Barron, W. W.","Bell, John.","Bell, Tom.","Benedict, Cleve, 1935-","Blue, Fred O.","Breckinridge, John C. (John Cabell), 1821-1875","Brown, Bonn.","Burnside, Maurice Gwinn, 1902-1991","Byrd, Robert C.","Caperton, Gaston","Carter, Jimmy, 1924-","Clark, Ed.","Clark, Ramsey, 1927-","Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933","Copenhaver, John T.","Cox, Stan.","Curtis, Charles.","Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916","Dawson, Daniel Boone.","Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971","Dix, David.","Doughlas, Stephen A.","Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969","Elkins, Davis, 1876-1959","Everett, Edward, 1794-1865","Ferguson, Milton J. (Milton James), 1879-1954","Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874","Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006","Funkhouser, Raymond J.","Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881","Glasscock, Wm. E. (William Ellsworth), 1862-1925","Goff, Guy Despard, 1867-1933","Goldwater, Barry M. (Barry Morris), 1909-1998","Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885","Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872","Hamilton, Pat.","Harmer, Harvey W. (Harvey Walker), 1865-1961","Harris, Fred R., 1930-","Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962","Hechler, Ken","Hedrick, E. H.","Hill, Claude R.","Hiner, Ben H.","Hogg, Gory.","Holt, John A.","Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964","Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978","Ludwig, William","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956","Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-24T23:28:13.462Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_924"}},{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6084","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Preston Family Papers","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6084#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Preston family","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6084#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Correspondence, legal papers, and business papers of John J.D. Preston, his ancestors, and his relatives. The correspondence is primarily between members of the Preston family with topics being discussed, such as living conditions, business conditions, military training camps, Civil War battles, politics and campaigns, political personalities, education, schools, and the World Wars. Correspondents include John Preston, Rev. David Preston, John J. Davis, and John W. Davis.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6084#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6084","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6084","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6084","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6084","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_6084.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/199053","title_ssm":["Preston Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Preston Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1817-1945"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1817-1945"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 2201","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/6084"],"text":["A\u0026M 2201","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/6084","Preston Family Papers","Wheeling (W. Va.) -- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company","Civil War -- Norfolk (Va.)","Civil War battles.","Education","Education. SEE ALSO Schools.","Elections","Norfolk, Va. - Civil War.","Politics and government.","Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.","Schools. SEE ALSO Academies","World War, 1914-1918 -- Military training camps","World War, 1939-1945","World War, 1914-1918","No special access restriction applies.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Correspondence, legal papers, and business papers of John J.D. Preston, his ancestors, and his relatives. The correspondence is primarily between members of the Preston family with topics being discussed, such as living conditions, business conditions, military training camps, Civil War battles, politics and campaigns, political personalities, education, schools, and the World Wars. Correspondents include John Preston, Rev. David Preston, John J. Davis, and John W. Davis.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Greenbrier Military Academy","Preston family","Preston family - Genealogy","Davis, John J. (John James), 1835-1916","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Preston, John J.D.","Preston, John.","Preston, Rev. David.","English"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 2201","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/6084"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Preston Family Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Preston Family Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Preston Family Papers"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"geogname_ssm":["Wheeling (W. Va.) -- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company"],"geogname_ssim":["Wheeling (W. Va.) -- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company"],"creator_ssm":["Preston family"],"creator_ssim":["Preston family"],"creator_famname_ssim":["Preston family"],"creators_ssim":["Preston family"],"places_ssim":["Wheeling (W. Va.) -- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Civil War -- Norfolk (Va.)","Civil War battles.","Education","Education. SEE ALSO Schools.","Elections","Norfolk, Va. - Civil War.","Politics and government.","Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.","Schools. SEE ALSO Academies","World War, 1914-1918 -- Military training camps","World War, 1939-1945","World War, 1914-1918"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Civil War -- Norfolk (Va.)","Civil War battles.","Education","Education. SEE ALSO Schools.","Elections","Norfolk, Va. - Civil War.","Politics and government.","Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.","Schools. SEE ALSO Academies","World War, 1914-1918 -- Military training camps","World War, 1939-1945","World War, 1914-1918"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["7.7 Linear Feet Summary: 7 ft. 8 in. (18 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 2 in.)"],"extent_tesim":["7.7 Linear Feet Summary: 7 ft. 8 in. (18 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 2 in.)"],"date_range_isim":[1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Preston Family Papers, A\u0026amp;M 2201, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Preston Family Papers, A\u0026M 2201, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_91501bffc9fa5ccdeb9ac3134c9826e2\"\u003eCorrespondence, legal papers, and business papers of John J.D. Preston, his ancestors, and his relatives. The correspondence is primarily between members of the Preston family with topics being discussed, such as living conditions, business conditions, military training camps, Civil War battles, politics and campaigns, political personalities, education, schools, and the World Wars. Correspondents include John Preston, Rev. David Preston, John J. Davis, and John W. Davis.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Correspondence, legal papers, and business papers of John J.D. Preston, his ancestors, and his relatives. The correspondence is primarily between members of the Preston family with topics being discussed, such as living conditions, business conditions, military training camps, Civil War battles, politics and campaigns, political personalities, education, schools, and the World Wars. Correspondents include John Preston, Rev. David Preston, John J. Davis, and John W. Davis."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_b6888a57461a09ff3439a1e821773a11\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["Greenbrier Military Academy","Preston family - Genealogy","Preston family","Davis, John J. (John James), 1835-1916","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Preston, John J.D.","Preston, John.","Preston, Rev. David."],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Greenbrier Military Academy","Preston family","Preston family - Genealogy","Davis, John J. (John James), 1835-1916","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Preston, John J.D.","Preston, John.","Preston, Rev. David."],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Greenbrier Military Academy"],"famname_ssim":["Preston family","Preston family - Genealogy"],"persname_ssim":["Davis, John J. (John James), 1835-1916","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Preston, John J.D.","Preston, John.","Preston, Rev. David."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:32:54.351Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6084","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6084","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6084","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6084","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_6084.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/199053","title_ssm":["Preston Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Preston Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1817-1945"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1817-1945"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 2201","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/6084"],"text":["A\u0026M 2201","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/6084","Preston Family Papers","Wheeling (W. Va.) -- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company","Civil War -- Norfolk (Va.)","Civil War battles.","Education","Education. SEE ALSO Schools.","Elections","Norfolk, Va. - Civil War.","Politics and government.","Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.","Schools. SEE ALSO Academies","World War, 1914-1918 -- Military training camps","World War, 1939-1945","World War, 1914-1918","No special access restriction applies.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Correspondence, legal papers, and business papers of John J.D. Preston, his ancestors, and his relatives. The correspondence is primarily between members of the Preston family with topics being discussed, such as living conditions, business conditions, military training camps, Civil War battles, politics and campaigns, political personalities, education, schools, and the World Wars. Correspondents include John Preston, Rev. David Preston, John J. Davis, and John W. Davis.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Greenbrier Military Academy","Preston family","Preston family - Genealogy","Davis, John J. (John James), 1835-1916","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Preston, John J.D.","Preston, John.","Preston, Rev. David.","English"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 2201","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/6084"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Preston Family Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Preston Family Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Preston Family Papers"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"geogname_ssm":["Wheeling (W. Va.) -- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company"],"geogname_ssim":["Wheeling (W. Va.) -- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company"],"creator_ssm":["Preston family"],"creator_ssim":["Preston family"],"creator_famname_ssim":["Preston family"],"creators_ssim":["Preston family"],"places_ssim":["Wheeling (W. Va.) -- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Civil War -- Norfolk (Va.)","Civil War battles.","Education","Education. SEE ALSO Schools.","Elections","Norfolk, Va. - Civil War.","Politics and government.","Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.","Schools. SEE ALSO Academies","World War, 1914-1918 -- Military training camps","World War, 1939-1945","World War, 1914-1918"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Civil War -- Norfolk (Va.)","Civil War battles.","Education","Education. SEE ALSO Schools.","Elections","Norfolk, Va. - Civil War.","Politics and government.","Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.","Schools. SEE ALSO Academies","World War, 1914-1918 -- Military training camps","World War, 1939-1945","World War, 1914-1918"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["7.7 Linear Feet Summary: 7 ft. 8 in. (18 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 2 in.)"],"extent_tesim":["7.7 Linear Feet Summary: 7 ft. 8 in. (18 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 2 in.)"],"date_range_isim":[1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Preston Family Papers, A\u0026amp;M 2201, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Preston Family Papers, A\u0026M 2201, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_91501bffc9fa5ccdeb9ac3134c9826e2\"\u003eCorrespondence, legal papers, and business papers of John J.D. Preston, his ancestors, and his relatives. The correspondence is primarily between members of the Preston family with topics being discussed, such as living conditions, business conditions, military training camps, Civil War battles, politics and campaigns, political personalities, education, schools, and the World Wars. Correspondents include John Preston, Rev. David Preston, John J. Davis, and John W. Davis.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Correspondence, legal papers, and business papers of John J.D. Preston, his ancestors, and his relatives. The correspondence is primarily between members of the Preston family with topics being discussed, such as living conditions, business conditions, military training camps, Civil War battles, politics and campaigns, political personalities, education, schools, and the World Wars. Correspondents include John Preston, Rev. David Preston, John J. Davis, and John W. Davis."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_b6888a57461a09ff3439a1e821773a11\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["Greenbrier Military Academy","Preston family - Genealogy","Preston family","Davis, John J. (John James), 1835-1916","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Preston, John J.D.","Preston, John.","Preston, Rev. David."],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Greenbrier Military Academy","Preston family","Preston family - Genealogy","Davis, John J. (John James), 1835-1916","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Preston, John J.D.","Preston, John.","Preston, Rev. David."],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","Greenbrier Military Academy"],"famname_ssim":["Preston family","Preston family - Genealogy"],"persname_ssim":["Davis, John J. (John James), 1835-1916","Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","Preston, John J.D.","Preston, John.","Preston, Rev. David."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:32:54.351Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6084"}},{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4019","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4019#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Ramsay, Robert L., 1877-1956","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4019#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Bound volumes of speeches, bills, and correspondence, 1941-1952, of Robert L. Ramsay while a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the first congressional district of West Virginia.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4019#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4019","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4019","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4019","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4019","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_4019.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197813","title_ssm":["Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers"],"title_tesim":["Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1932-1952"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1932-1952"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 0969","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/4019"],"text":["A\u0026M 0969","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/4019","Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers","Politics and government.","No special access restriction applies.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Bound volumes of speeches, bills, and correspondence, 1941-1952, of Robert L. Ramsay while a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the first congressional district of West Virginia.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","United States. Congress","Ramsay, Robert L., 1877-1956","Ramsay, Robert L.","English"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 0969","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/4019"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"creator_ssm":["Ramsay, Robert L., 1877-1956"],"creator_ssim":["Ramsay, Robert L., 1877-1956"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Ramsay, Robert L., 1877-1956"],"creators_ssim":["Ramsay, Robert L., 1877-1956"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Politics and government."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Politics and government."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)"],"extent_tesim":["0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)"],"date_range_isim":[1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers, A\u0026amp;M 0969, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers, A\u0026M 0969, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_d2c0d370f39ae64425707002f13f2389\"\u003eBound volumes of speeches, bills, and correspondence, 1941-1952, of Robert L. Ramsay while a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the first congressional district of West Virginia.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Bound volumes of speeches, bills, and correspondence, 1941-1952, of Robert L. Ramsay while a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the first congressional district of West Virginia."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_66de6584cdcdcd097b59766510d7727c\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["United States. Congress","Ramsay, Robert L."],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","United States. Congress","Ramsay, Robert L., 1877-1956","Ramsay, Robert L."],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","United States. Congress"],"persname_ssim":["Ramsay, Robert L., 1877-1956","Ramsay, Robert L."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:39:45.170Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4019","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4019","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4019","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4019","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_4019.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/197813","title_ssm":["Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers"],"title_tesim":["Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1932-1952"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1932-1952"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 0969","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/4019"],"text":["A\u0026M 0969","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/4019","Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers","Politics and government.","No special access restriction applies.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Bound volumes of speeches, bills, and correspondence, 1941-1952, of Robert L. Ramsay while a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the first congressional district of West Virginia.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","United States. Congress","Ramsay, Robert L., 1877-1956","Ramsay, Robert L.","English"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 0969","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/4019"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"creator_ssm":["Ramsay, Robert L., 1877-1956"],"creator_ssim":["Ramsay, Robert L., 1877-1956"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Ramsay, Robert L., 1877-1956"],"creators_ssim":["Ramsay, Robert L., 1877-1956"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Politics and government."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Politics and government."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)"],"extent_tesim":["0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)"],"date_range_isim":[1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers, A\u0026amp;M 0969, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Robert L. Ramsay (1877-1956) Papers, A\u0026M 0969, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_d2c0d370f39ae64425707002f13f2389\"\u003eBound volumes of speeches, bills, and correspondence, 1941-1952, of Robert L. Ramsay while a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the first congressional district of West Virginia.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Bound volumes of speeches, bills, and correspondence, 1941-1952, of Robert L. Ramsay while a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the first congressional district of West Virginia."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_66de6584cdcdcd097b59766510d7727c\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["United States. Congress","Ramsay, Robert L."],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","United States. Congress","Ramsay, Robert L., 1877-1956","Ramsay, Robert L."],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","United States. Congress"],"persname_ssim":["Ramsay, Robert L., 1877-1956","Ramsay, Robert L."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:39:45.170Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_4019"}},{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_5986","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Roy L. McCulty Papers","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_5986#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"McCulty, Roy L.","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_5986#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Papers of a Roane County businessman who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1943 to 1956 and in the state senate from 1957 to 1961. The collection includes letters, photographs, a scrapbook, clippings pertaining to McCulty's career, and two notebooks containing digests of bills introduced during the 1960 session of the state legislature.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_5986#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_5986","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_5986","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_5986","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_5986","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_5986.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/199023","title_ssm":["Roy L. McCulty Papers"],"title_tesim":["Roy L. McCulty Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1918-1961"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1918-1961"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 2129","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/5986"],"text":["A\u0026M 2129","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/5986","Roy L. McCulty Papers","Roane County (W. Va.)","Politics and government.","No special access restriction applies.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Papers of a Roane County businessman who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1943 to 1956 and in the state senate from 1957 to 1961. The collection includes letters, photographs, a scrapbook, clippings pertaining to McCulty's career, and two notebooks containing digests of bills introduced during the 1960 session of the state legislature.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia. Legislature","McCulty, Roy L.","English"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 2129","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/5986"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Roy L. McCulty Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Roy L. McCulty Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Roy L. McCulty Papers"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"geogname_ssm":["Roane County (W. Va.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Roane County (W. Va.)"],"creator_ssm":["McCulty, Roy L."],"creator_ssim":["McCulty, Roy L."],"creator_persname_ssim":["McCulty, Roy L."],"creators_ssim":["McCulty, Roy L."],"places_ssim":["Roane County (W. Va.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Politics and government."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Politics and government."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)"],"extent_tesim":["0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)"],"date_range_isim":[1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Roy L. McCulty Papers, A\u0026amp;M 2129, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Roy L. McCulty Papers, A\u0026M 2129, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_e8d52a9f44e6f82aaa3a5e70a3b65ed8\"\u003ePapers of a Roane County businessman who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1943 to 1956 and in the state senate from 1957 to 1961. The collection includes letters, photographs, a scrapbook, clippings pertaining to McCulty's career, and two notebooks containing digests of bills introduced during the 1960 session of the state legislature.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of a Roane County businessman who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1943 to 1956 and in the state senate from 1957 to 1961. The collection includes letters, photographs, a scrapbook, clippings pertaining to McCulty's career, and two notebooks containing digests of bills introduced during the 1960 session of the state legislature."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_6a4463b209489774d58a13e3df8b498b\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["West Virginia. Legislature","McCulty, Roy L."],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia. Legislature","McCulty, Roy L."],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia. Legislature"],"persname_ssim":["McCulty, Roy L."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:25:39.710Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_5986","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_5986","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_5986","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_5986","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_5986.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/199023","title_ssm":["Roy L. McCulty Papers"],"title_tesim":["Roy L. McCulty Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1918-1961"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1918-1961"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 2129","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/5986"],"text":["A\u0026M 2129","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/5986","Roy L. McCulty Papers","Roane County (W. Va.)","Politics and government.","No special access restriction applies.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Papers of a Roane County businessman who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1943 to 1956 and in the state senate from 1957 to 1961. The collection includes letters, photographs, a scrapbook, clippings pertaining to McCulty's career, and two notebooks containing digests of bills introduced during the 1960 session of the state legislature.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia. Legislature","McCulty, Roy L.","English"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 2129","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/5986"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Roy L. McCulty Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Roy L. McCulty Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Roy L. McCulty Papers"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"geogname_ssm":["Roane County (W. Va.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Roane County (W. Va.)"],"creator_ssm":["McCulty, Roy L."],"creator_ssim":["McCulty, Roy L."],"creator_persname_ssim":["McCulty, Roy L."],"creators_ssim":["McCulty, Roy L."],"places_ssim":["Roane County (W. Va.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Politics and government."],"access_subjects_ssm":["Politics and government."],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)"],"extent_tesim":["0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)"],"date_range_isim":[1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Roy L. McCulty Papers, A\u0026amp;M 2129, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Roy L. McCulty Papers, A\u0026M 2129, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_e8d52a9f44e6f82aaa3a5e70a3b65ed8\"\u003ePapers of a Roane County businessman who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1943 to 1956 and in the state senate from 1957 to 1961. The collection includes letters, photographs, a scrapbook, clippings pertaining to McCulty's career, and two notebooks containing digests of bills introduced during the 1960 session of the state legislature.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of a Roane County businessman who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1943 to 1956 and in the state senate from 1957 to 1961. The collection includes letters, photographs, a scrapbook, clippings pertaining to McCulty's career, and two notebooks containing digests of bills introduced during the 1960 session of the state legislature."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_6a4463b209489774d58a13e3df8b498b\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["West Virginia. Legislature","McCulty, Roy L."],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia. Legislature","McCulty, Roy L."],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia. Legislature"],"persname_ssim":["McCulty, Roy L."],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":0,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:25:39.710Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_5986"}},{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3687","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3687#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3687#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Papers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated), Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated), Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated), Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated), and Administrative Files (1937-1940).","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3687#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3687","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3687","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3687","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3687","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_3687.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/208740","title_ssm":["Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers"],"title_tesim":["Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1840-2003","1918-1955"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1918-1955"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1840-2003"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 0873","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3687"],"text":["A\u0026M 0873","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3687","Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers","Lewis County.","West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government","Coal mining - Labor organization.","Education","Elections","Guffey Coal Act.","New Deal, 1933-1939","Politics and government.","Public utilities","Taxation","Unions.","United States - Social Security.","Social Security -- United States","Wheeler-Rayburn Holding Company Act","Isolationism -- United States -- History -- 20th Century","World War, 1939-1945","Politicians -- United States","No special access restriction applies.","This collection is one of five (see also A\u0026M 1858, 4218, 4039, and 3943) pertaining to Rush Dew Holt, Sr. and his family. The records have been gathered via multiple accruals from 1956 to 2016. Originally, these collections were divided between A\u0026M 873 and A\u0026M 1701, the latter also being composed of thirteen addenda and A\u0026M 1858. ","In an attempt to organize the collections in a more coherent fashion for patron use and to reflect the creator(s) in a more concise manner, the material was reevaluated and reorganized into the three sets of papers with distinct series and subseries: A\u0026M 873: Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers; A\u0026M 1858: Helen Holt (1913-2015) Papers; and A\u0026M 4218: Rush Dew Holt Family Papers.","Because of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate. ","For assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center.    ","Rush Dew Holt was born in Weston, West Virginia, on June 19, 1905 to parents, Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.","The potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.","In 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.","By the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.","By 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.","Just as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.","Although Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.","After his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements. ","During the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.","Holt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.","Chronological List of Events:","June 19, 1905: born","1920: graduated from high school","1920-1922: attended West Virginia University","1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree ","1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia","1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers","1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes ","1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935 ","1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old","1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway","1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election","1941: married Helen Louise Froelich","1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.","1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful  ","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful ","1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party ","1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes","1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won","February 8, 1955: death ","Sources:","Coffey, William Ellis.  Rush Dew Holt: The Boy Senator.  Dissertation, West Virginia University, 1970. ","A\u0026M 0873, Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.  ","1858, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386","Papers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated) includes correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; and material from college courses, among other material that represents Rush Holt's personal life and political career; and ephemera collected by Rush Holt. Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated) includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt. Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. Administrative Files (1937-1940) includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1840-2000 and undated (bulk 1918-1955)","Includes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.","Series 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated","Includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.","Series 3. Legislative Records; 1920-1955 and undated","Includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity.","Series 4. Constituent Services; 1923-1954 and undated","Includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.","Series 5. Press and Media Activity; 1925-2003 and undated (bulk 1925-1955)","Includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.    ","Series 6. Administrative Files; 1937-1940","Includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.   ","Includes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.","Includes correspondence relating to the personal and political issues of Rush Holt's life. "," Because of different original series of correspondence, in addition to maintaining this original order, the material of this series, as a whole, is not in chronological order. "," Personal correspondence topics include Rush Holt's marriage to Helen Louise Froelich, family matters such as births and deaths, holidays, Rush Holt's illness, and general correspondence with family and friends, among others."," Political correspondence topics include an anti-lynching bill which is represented by letters between Rush Holt and Walter White, former secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; the United Mine Workers of America which is represented by correspondence between Rush Holt and Frank Miley, former president of the United Mine Workers of America, District 31; and the seating issue from when Rush Holt was first elected to the Senate; among others."," Other prominent correspondents/subjects of correspondence include Joe Alderson, former WPA Director in Lewis County, West Virginia; Van A. Bittner, former president of United Mine Workers Association District 12; James A. Farley, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee; and Frank Miley, former president of the United Mine Workers of America, District 31, among others. "," Items of note include political-related correspondence with Spencer Bonaventure Tracey (located in box 229, folder 7), Louise B. Mayer (located in box 229, folder 8), Walt Disney (located in box 229, folder 9), and James Cagney (located in box 229, folder 11). Other items of note include a poem titled Rejected (not Holt's) that is set in Hell and portrays President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a sinner (located in box 238, folder 3), and a letter from President Harry S. Truman (located in box 357, folder 1)."," For correspondence directly related to Rush Holt's campaigns, please see Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Campaign Material."," For Utility Investigating Committee-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates Utility Investigating Committee"," For Government Costs Committee-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates State Government Costs Committee."," For Interstate Cooperation Commission-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates Interstate Cooperation Commission. "," For Works Progress Administration-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—Works Progress Administration.","Includes invitations and cards retained by Rush Holt. Also includes a small subset of Holt's responses."," Invitations represent both public and private events including graduations, weddings, and dinners, among others."," Cards are inclusive of general greeting cards, sympathy cards for the deaths of Rush Holt's parents, and get-well cards."," Significant items include invitations to attend events at the White House (located in box 312, folder 10) and an invitation to attend the 1939 World's Fair (located in box 340, folder 5)."," Included in this series are letters and telegrams that are interleaved with cards and that possess a similar theme.","Includes material representing Rush Holt's activities during his political campaigns for West Virginia and national offices."," Types of material include broadsides, correspondence, newspaper mats, publicity releases, and speeches, among others."," Items of note include certificates of election for the West Virginia House of Delegates (located in box 369, folder 1).","Includes Rush Holt's diploma from Weston High School and material from LaSalle Extension University Law and Practical Accounting courses in which Rush Holt enrolled."," Types of material include coursework, examinations, and records of final grades."," An item of note is Rush Holt's high school diploma (located in box 1, folder 6).","Includes bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures information that Rush Holt retained."," For the sound recordings mentioned in this material in addition to other recordings by Rush Holt, please see Series 5. Press and Media Activity--Recordings.","Includes typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of newspaper articles written by Rush Holt."," Typescripts include  Facts and Figures  (numbers 1-224) and  Politics in West Virginia  (numbers 1-118). These serial publications are also partially represented by the photocopied articles.  Facts and Figures  appears to be a regular column that Holt wrote from 1947 through 1953, though perhaps not continuously."," Copies of  The West Virginia Taxpayer , a newsletter written and published by Rush Holt, are also included and span from December 1948 to November 1954. Correspondence regarding support for this publication can be found in Series 4. Constituent Services—General Constituent Mail."," Manuscripts by Rush Holt include  Who's Who Among the War Mongers: Merchants of Death and Their Stooges  (located in box 306, folders 1 and 2),  The British Network: A Study of Fifth Column Activities in the United States  (located in box 306, folders 3 and 4), and  The President Moves Toward War  (located in box 339, folders 4 and 5).","Includes publications such as magazines, newsletters, bulletins, brochures, and pamphlets, among other types of publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected."," Topics include neutrality, war propaganda, taxes, and utilities, among others."," Publications include Uncensored, Social Justice, Public Assistance, West Virginia utility reports, and tax publications from different states, among others."," An item of note is the photocopied section of Sherwood Anderson's Puzzled America that mentions Rush Holt (located in box 370, folder 10). A copy of the whole book is available through West Virginia University's Downtown Library (call number: E806.A652 1970).","Includes photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career. Photographs depict Rush Holt and his family, among other prominent individuals."," Personal life photographs include Rush Holt's and Helen Louise Froelich's wedding and photographs taken of Rush Holt and his family during holidays and other special occasions."," Political career photographs comprise the majority of this series and represent occasions such as sessions of the West Virginia Legislature, political conventions, and campaign events including Dwight Eisenhower's \"Whistle Stop\" presidential campaign through West Virginia (located in box 370, folder 13), among others."," Prominent individuals include James Farley, former postmaster general during the first two administrations of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (signed photograph located in box 1, folder 1); individuals involved with WCHS News, including Ron Edwards; and former Vice President John N. Garner (signed photograph located in box 370, folder 16), among other politicians."," For additional photographs of Rush Holt, please see the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center's digitized OnView collection.","Includes items collected by Rush Holt such as personal nameplates, political and historical ephemera, tickets to events, and personal items, among others."," Political and historical ephemera includes an \"America First\" ribbon (located in box 341, folder 2), a campaign ribbon from the 1840 Van Buren and Johnson election (located in box 341, folder 2), and a Confederate ten dollar bill (located in box 341, folder 2)."," Tickets to events are representative of commencements and sporting events in West Virginia, the premiere of Disney's  Fantasia  in Washington, D.C., and the 1952 Republican National Convention, among others."," Personal items include material from a fraternity to which Rush Holt belonged, items (pictures, cards, licenses) from his wallets, and material from a Bible class Rush Holt taught."," The wallets from which the personal pictures, cards, and licenses were removed are located in Series 2. Artifacts.","Includes miscellaneous material collected by Rush Holt.","Types of material include newspaper clippings, reports, publications, and correspondence, and election-related records, among others.","Topics include other senators (e.g., Joe Guffey of Pennsylvania and H. D. Hatfield of West Virginia), labor, railroads, and the Supreme Court, among others.","Items of note include a certificate confirming Rush Holt's initiation into the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (located in box 1, loose); maps that detail election results for different offices including governor, House of Delegates, etc. in West Virginia (located in box 147, folder 8); Rush Holt's diary (located in box 166, folder 1), material relating to John L. Lewis and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (located in box 151, folders 1 to 3); a list of individuals who have sat in the same Senate desk that Rush Holt did (located in box 369, folder 13); a prayer authored by Rush Holt (located in box 372, folder 7); and material relating to the Rush Holt Endowment at West Virginia University (located in box 372, folder 8).","Includes election material collected by Holt, such as facsimile abstracts of votes, primary election results, lists of voters, and more. The main geographical focus is Lewis County, WV.","Includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt."," Items of note include a personalized \"Holt for Governor\" license plate and a senatorial campaign button (located in box 374), a \"liberty\" embroidered cloth (located in box 4), and a West Virginia state flag (located in box 4).","Includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity."," For records of speeches delivered in the West Virginia Legislature and the United States Senate, please see Series 5. Press and Media Activity—Speeches."," It should be noted that there exists a gap in the legislative records; thus, Rush Holt's senatorial papers are not represented as completely as those from the West Virginia House of Delegates. For material pertaining to the senatorial years, please refer to the Miscellaneous section of this series, or check the Records of the U.S. Senate at the National Archives and Records Administration.","Includes correspondence, reports, and clippings bearing primarily upon Rush Holt's activities as chairman of the Utility Investigating Committee "," The material is representative of Rush Holt's interaction with and study of utility companies throughout West Virginia and the United States."," Topics include gas, electricity, fuel rates, and municipal-owned utilities, among others."," Material of note includes testimonies of utility representatives during special hearings to examine the costs of state utilities. These hearings were held in Charleston, West Virginia between February 6, 1933 and April 11, 1933 (located in box 177, folder 1 to box 180, folder 4).","Includes correspondence, statistics, reports, and transcripts relative to Rush Holt's activity with the Government Costs Committee."," Correspondence includes letters sent and received by Rush Holt regarding expenditures for West Virginia and other states. "," Statistics and reports include information sent to and gathered by Rush Holt regarding state-owned cars in West Virginia."," Institutions and departments represented include the Department of Agriculture, West Virginia University, Huntington State Hospital, the Department of Mines, and the State Road Commission, among others."," The transcript document testimonies in the February 5 to March 1, 1943 hearings to investigate the cost of state government for which Rush Holt served as chairman. Entities represented by the testimonies include the Publicity Commission, the Bureau of Negro Welfare, the Road Commission, and the Labor Department, among others.","Includes financial records requested by and maintained by Rush Holt during his time as a member of the Interstate Cooperation Commission."," Types of records include correspondence, financial and payroll statistics, and budgetary reports, among others."," Entities represented include departments of state, governmental offices of state, educational institutions (including West Virginia University), and hospitals, among others.","Includes correspondence, payroll records, project records, and other miscellaneous material relative to the activities of the Works Progress Administration that Rush Holt gathered. It should be noted that while he was not an administrator of the Works Progress Administration, Rush Holt used his legislative position to discover and draw attention to the organization that he believed had been corrupted."," Correspondence is comprised of letters to and from Rush Holt concerning the status of projects in West Virginia counties. Also included are incoming letters from around the United States relating to Holt's speeches, actions, and beliefs concerning the Works Progress Administration."," Payroll records include copies of salaries received for positions of different projects in West Virginia counties. These records include location information, project numbers, position titles, and salary amounts."," Project records include information relating to the cost of rentals, supplies, and bids, among other project expenditures.","Includes typescripts, statistics, publications, reports, and other miscellaneous records pertaining to Rush Holt's legislative activity.","Topics represented by the material include municipal operations, education, neutrality, and immigration, among others.","Records of note include copies of the West  Virginia Legislature Journal  for the 1944 first extraordinary session of the state's House of Delegates and Senate (located in box 339, folder 14), a five-year plan for West Virginia highways (located in box 294, folder 6), and annual reports written and sent to the West Virginia Public Service Commission (located in box 296, folder 2 to box 297, folder 2)."," Additional correspondence related to Holt's legislative activity, and more general political topics, can be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence and Miscellaneous.","Includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.","Includes constituent mail received and sent by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate. ","Because of different original series of correspondence (including general correspondence, second copies, and correspondence sorted by topic), in addition to maintaining this original order, the material of this series, as a whole, is not in chronological order. It should also be noted that the letters that have been sorted by topic are not a complete representation of that subject. ","Topics include World War II, neutrality, political issues (such as the Supreme Court proposed alteration, Rush Holt's age at the time of his election to the Senate, presidential third terms, etc.), state construction projects (such as roads and infrastructure), and state programs and relief efforts for issues such as the 1936 silicosis incident in West Virginia, among others.","General correspondence is arranged chronologically, then foldered by first letter of last name. It includes basic requests for material, facts, or brief opinions. Copies of typescript responses are stapled to the original constituent letter. ","Second copies correspondence is arranged chronologically, but it contains only the typescript copies of Rush Holt's responses. For some, the first copy typescript and original letter are located in general correspondence; however, others are not. ","Supreme Court correspondence is organized into two groups: Individuals for and against the proposed change. Attached to the initial letters from constituents is Rush Holt's response, and for those against the change, there are also form letters offering a publication commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first congressional meeting. ","There are also a few boxes of  West Virginia Taxpayer  correspondence that include outgoing typescript copies of letters, mostly letters of thanks and solicitation for donations/subscription to support Holt's newsletter/publication, the  West Virginia Taxpayer . There is a small amount of incoming correspondence as well. Copies of this publication can be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers, Publications."," For an example of a constituent mail log, please see Series 6. Administrative Files."," Additional constituent mail may also be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence.","Includes copies of correspondence between Rush Holt and constituents asking for the former's recommendation to the United States Military Academy (West Point) or Naval Academy (Annapolis).","Includes constituent letters asking for government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, and educational material. The material is generally separated by date and state or correspondent."," Requests for government publications and bulletins include a mixture of educational and personal use requests for publications such as the  Agricultural Yearbook  and the  Farmer's Bulletin . Also included are requests for publications about political topics (e.g. a presidential third term)."," Requests for speeches include letters from constituents reflecting their opinions about Rush Holt's speeches in addition to asking for copies. Topics of speeches requested include World War II (particularly the \"Youth Faces War\" and \"Keep America Neutral\" speeches), the Works Progress Administration, the Supreme Court issue, the Conscription bill, and the Burke-Wardsworth bill, among others. "," Requests for educational material are primarily from teachers and students asking Rush Holt for material to support curriculum activities. Subjects represented include vocational school topics and issues, West Virginia and United States geography, and United States commerce, among others.","Includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.","Includes both original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications retained by Rush Holt. Entire issues are also included in this series. Some clippings have been pasted into scrapbooks."," Topics represented are a combination of personal and political interests. "," Personal topics include Rush Holt's wedding to Helen Louise Froelich, the Holt family, and the Rush Holt History Conference at West Virginia University (1998-2003), among others."," Political topics include Rush Holt's campaigns and elections, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the Works Progress Administration, and neutrality issues, among others.","Includes copies of typed press releases regarding speeches delivered by Rush Holt, or those with similar opinions, throughout his political career. "," Topics addressed include neutrality, foreign policy, social security, and the presidential third term issue, among others.","Includes pen and ink drawings by a variety of artists for political cartoons documenting news issues of the day including the West Virginia politics, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, World War II, and isolationism, among others."," Twenty-three of these cartoons were used for a campaign booklet advocating Rush Holt's candidacy for governor of West Virginia (1952)."," To see digitized copies of these Holt political cartoons, please visit the Rush Holt Political Cartoons digital collection: https://holt.lib.wvu.edu/?utf8=%E2%9C%93\u0026search_field=all_fields\u0026q.","Includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term. "," Types of material include daily reports, lists of letters received requesting information, and records of work performed by the office staff. "," Daily reports document visits, appointments, and calls to Rush Holt's office for the periods of December 6, 1937 to December 31, 1938, the entire year of 1939, and January 3, 1940 to November 9, 1940."," Lists of letters received provide a chronological register of constituents' writings to Rush Holt between 1939 and 1940. It should be noted, however, that these records provide only basic information and do not indicate the subject of the correspondence. "," Records of work performed provide documentation of tasks completed by Rush Holt's Senate office employees. It should be noted that these records, while detailed, are limited to the first half of 1940 (January to June). "," For an example of outgoing political form letters, mass mailings, and mailing lists, see Series 4. Constituent Services—General Constituent Mail (boxes 291 and 292).","Ephemeral items not specific to Rush Dew Holt were moved to the Printed Ephemera Collection. Several local basketball scorecards were moved to A\u0026M 4216, the Annual West Virginia State High School Basketball Tournament Programs collection.","17 reels of undated sound recordings, chiefly relating to the political career of Rush Dew Holt, were separated to the oral history collection, C432 R699-R715 (17 tapes). These tapes include some personal material as well.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Papers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated), Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated), Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated), Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated), and Administrative Files (1937-1940).","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","America First Committee","American Federation of Labor","Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)","United States. National Bituminous Coal Commission","United States. National Labor Relations Board","Progressive Mine Workers of America","United Mine Workers of America","United States. National Recovery Administration","United States. Supreme Court","United States. Congress. Senate","West Virginia. Legislature","United States. Works Progress Administration","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Weston State Hospital","Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Bittner, Van A. (Van Amberg), 1885-1949","Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971","Coughlin, Charles E.","Edmiston, Andrew.","Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976","Green, William.","Holt, Helen Louise Froelich, 1913-2015","Holt, Mathew S., 1850-1939","Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946","Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952","Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962","La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925","Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969","Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935","English"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 0873","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3687"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"geogname_ssm":["Lewis County.","West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government"],"geogname_ssim":["Lewis County.","West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government"],"creator_ssm":["Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955"],"creator_ssim":["Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955"],"creators_ssim":["Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955"],"places_ssim":["Lewis County.","West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gifts of Holt, Helen F., 1956-2016."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Coal mining - Labor organization.","Education","Elections","Guffey Coal Act.","New Deal, 1933-1939","Politics and government.","Public utilities","Taxation","Unions.","United States - Social Security.","Social Security -- United States","Wheeler-Rayburn Holding Company Act","Isolationism -- United States -- History -- 20th Century","World War, 1939-1945","Politicians -- United States"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Coal mining - Labor organization.","Education","Elections","Guffey Coal Act.","New Deal, 1933-1939","Politics and government.","Public utilities","Taxation","Unions.","United States - Social Security.","Social Security -- United States","Wheeler-Rayburn Holding Company Act","Isolationism -- United States -- History -- 20th Century","World War, 1939-1945","Politicians -- United States"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["156.21 Linear Feet 156 ft. 2 1/2 in. (360 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 4 in.); (14 document cases, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 2 1/2 in. each); (9 flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each); (\n44 photos in photograph filing cabinets)","11.7 Gigabytes 131 TIFF files, 2 PDF files"],"extent_tesim":["156.21 Linear Feet 156 ft. 2 1/2 in. (360 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 4 in.); (14 document cases, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 2 1/2 in. each); (9 flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each); (\n44 photos in photograph filing cabinets)","11.7 Gigabytes 131 TIFF files, 2 PDF files"],"date_range_isim":[1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp style=\"color: red;\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is one of five (see also A\u0026amp;M 1858, 4218, 4039, and 3943) pertaining to Rush Dew Holt, Sr. and his family. The records have been gathered via multiple accruals from 1956 to 2016. Originally, these collections were divided between A\u0026amp;M 873 and A\u0026amp;M 1701, the latter also being composed of thirteen addenda and A\u0026amp;M 1858. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn an attempt to organize the collections in a more coherent fashion for patron use and to reflect the creator(s) in a more concise manner, the material was reevaluated and reorganized into the three sets of papers with distinct series and subseries: A\u0026amp;M 873: Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers; A\u0026amp;M 1858: Helen Holt (1913-2015) Papers; and A\u0026amp;M 4218: Rush Dew Holt Family Papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBecause of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFor assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center.    \u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is one of five (see also A\u0026M 1858, 4218, 4039, and 3943) pertaining to Rush Dew Holt, Sr. and his family. The records have been gathered via multiple accruals from 1956 to 2016. Originally, these collections were divided between A\u0026M 873 and A\u0026M 1701, the latter also being composed of thirteen addenda and A\u0026M 1858. ","In an attempt to organize the collections in a more coherent fashion for patron use and to reflect the creator(s) in a more concise manner, the material was reevaluated and reorganized into the three sets of papers with distinct series and subseries: A\u0026M 873: Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers; A\u0026M 1858: Helen Holt (1913-2015) Papers; and A\u0026M 4218: Rush Dew Holt Family Papers.","Because of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate. ","For assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center.    "],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRush Dew Holt was born in Weston, West Virginia, on June 19, 1905 to parents, Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBy the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBy 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJust as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlthough Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDuring the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHolt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eChronological List of Events:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 19, 1905: born\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1920: graduated from high school\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1920-1922: attended West Virginia University\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935 \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1941: married Helen Louise Froelich\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 8, 1955: death \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSources:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCoffey, William Ellis. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eRush Dew Holt: The Boy Senator.\u003c/emph\u003e Dissertation, West Virginia University, 1970. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA\u0026amp;M 0873, Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.  \u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Rush Dew Holt was born in Weston, West Virginia, on June 19, 1905 to parents, Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.","The potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.","In 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.","By the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.","By 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.","Just as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.","Although Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.","After his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements. ","During the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.","Holt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.","Chronological List of Events:","June 19, 1905: born","1920: graduated from high school","1920-1922: attended West Virginia University","1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree ","1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia","1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers","1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes ","1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935 ","1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old","1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway","1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election","1941: married Helen Louise Froelich","1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.","1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful  ","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful ","1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party ","1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes","1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won","February 8, 1955: death ","Sources:","Coffey, William Ellis.  Rush Dew Holt: The Boy Senator.  Dissertation, West Virginia University, 1970. ","A\u0026M 0873, Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.  "],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, A\u0026amp;M 0873, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, A\u0026M 0873, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e1858, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related A\u0026M Collections"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["1858, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated) includes correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; and material from college courses, among other material that represents Rush Holt's personal life and political career; and ephemera collected by Rush Holt. Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated) includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt. Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. Administrative Files (1937-1940) includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection is divided into six series as follows:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1840-2000 and undated (bulk 1918-1955)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. Legislative Records; 1920-1955 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Constituent Services; 1923-1954 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. Press and Media Activity; 1925-2003 and undated (bulk 1925-1955)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.    \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. Administrative Files; 1937-1940\u003c/emph\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.   \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence relating to the personal and political issues of Rush Holt's life. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Because of different original series of correspondence, in addition to maintaining this original order, the material of this series, as a whole, is not in chronological order. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Personal correspondence topics include Rush Holt's marriage to Helen Louise Froelich, family matters such as births and deaths, holidays, Rush Holt's illness, and general correspondence with family and friends, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Political correspondence topics include an anti-lynching bill which is represented by letters between Rush Holt and Walter White, former secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; the United Mine Workers of America which is represented by correspondence between Rush Holt and Frank Miley, former president of the United Mine Workers of America, District 31; and the seating issue from when Rush Holt was first elected to the Senate; among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Other prominent correspondents/subjects of correspondence include Joe Alderson, former WPA Director in Lewis County, West Virginia; Van A. Bittner, former president of United Mine Workers Association District 12; James A. Farley, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee; and Frank Miley, former president of the United Mine Workers of America, District 31, among others. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Items of note include political-related correspondence with Spencer Bonaventure Tracey (located in box 229, folder 7), Louise B. Mayer (located in box 229, folder 8), Walt Disney (located in box 229, folder 9), and James Cagney (located in box 229, folder 11). Other items of note include a poem titled Rejected (not Holt's) that is set in Hell and portrays President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a sinner (located in box 238, folder 3), and a letter from President Harry S. Truman (located in box 357, folder 1).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For correspondence directly related to Rush Holt's campaigns, please see Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Campaign Material.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For Utility Investigating Committee-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates Utility Investigating Committee\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For Government Costs Committee-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates State Government Costs Committee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For Interstate Cooperation Commission-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates Interstate Cooperation Commission. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For Works Progress Administration-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—Works Progress Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes invitations and cards retained by Rush Holt. Also includes a small subset of Holt's responses.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Invitations represent both public and private events including graduations, weddings, and dinners, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Cards are inclusive of general greeting cards, sympathy cards for the deaths of Rush Holt's parents, and get-well cards.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Significant items include invitations to attend events at the White House (located in box 312, folder 10) and an invitation to attend the 1939 World's Fair (located in box 340, folder 5).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Included in this series are letters and telegrams that are interleaved with cards and that possess a similar theme.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material representing Rush Holt's activities during his political campaigns for West Virginia and national offices.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of material include broadsides, correspondence, newspaper mats, publicity releases, and speeches, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Items of note include certificates of election for the West Virginia House of Delegates (located in box 369, folder 1).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Rush Holt's diploma from Weston High School and material from LaSalle Extension University Law and Practical Accounting courses in which Rush Holt enrolled.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of material include coursework, examinations, and records of final grades.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e An item of note is Rush Holt's high school diploma (located in box 1, folder 6).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures information that Rush Holt retained.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For the sound recordings mentioned in this material in addition to other recordings by Rush Holt, please see Series 5. Press and Media Activity--Recordings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of newspaper articles written by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Typescripts include \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFacts and Figures\u003c/emph\u003e (numbers 1-224) and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003ePolitics in West Virginia\u003c/emph\u003e (numbers 1-118). These serial publications are also partially represented by the photocopied articles. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFacts and Figures\u003c/emph\u003e appears to be a regular column that Holt wrote from 1947 through 1953, though perhaps not continuously.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Copies of \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe West Virginia Taxpayer\u003c/emph\u003e, a newsletter written and published by Rush Holt, are also included and span from December 1948 to November 1954. Correspondence regarding support for this publication can be found in Series 4. Constituent Services—General Constituent Mail.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Manuscripts by Rush Holt include \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWho's Who Among the War Mongers: Merchants of Death and Their Stooges\u003c/emph\u003e (located in box 306, folders 1 and 2), \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe British Network: A Study of Fifth Column Activities in the United States\u003c/emph\u003e (located in box 306, folders 3 and 4), and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe President Moves Toward War\u003c/emph\u003e (located in box 339, folders 4 and 5).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes publications such as magazines, newsletters, bulletins, brochures, and pamphlets, among other types of publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Topics include neutrality, war propaganda, taxes, and utilities, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Publications include Uncensored, Social Justice, Public Assistance, West Virginia utility reports, and tax publications from different states, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e An item of note is the photocopied section of Sherwood Anderson's Puzzled America that mentions Rush Holt (located in box 370, folder 10). A copy of the whole book is available through West Virginia University's Downtown Library (call number: E806.A652 1970).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career. Photographs depict Rush Holt and his family, among other prominent individuals.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Personal life photographs include Rush Holt's and Helen Louise Froelich's wedding and photographs taken of Rush Holt and his family during holidays and other special occasions.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Political career photographs comprise the majority of this series and represent occasions such as sessions of the West Virginia Legislature, political conventions, and campaign events including Dwight Eisenhower's \"Whistle Stop\" presidential campaign through West Virginia (located in box 370, folder 13), among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Prominent individuals include James Farley, former postmaster general during the first two administrations of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (signed photograph located in box 1, folder 1); individuals involved with WCHS News, including Ron Edwards; and former Vice President John N. Garner (signed photograph located in box 370, folder 16), among other politicians.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For additional photographs of Rush Holt, please see the West Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center's digitized OnView collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes items collected by Rush Holt such as personal nameplates, political and historical ephemera, tickets to events, and personal items, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Political and historical ephemera includes an \"America First\" ribbon (located in box 341, folder 2), a campaign ribbon from the 1840 Van Buren and Johnson election (located in box 341, folder 2), and a Confederate ten dollar bill (located in box 341, folder 2).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Tickets to events are representative of commencements and sporting events in West Virginia, the premiere of Disney's \u003cemph renderrender=\"italic\"\u003eFantasia\u003c/emph\u003e in Washington, D.C., and the 1952 Republican National Convention, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Personal items include material from a fraternity to which Rush Holt belonged, items (pictures, cards, licenses) from his wallets, and material from a Bible class Rush Holt taught.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The wallets from which the personal pictures, cards, and licenses were removed are located in Series 2. Artifacts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes miscellaneous material collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTypes of material include newspaper clippings, reports, publications, and correspondence, and election-related records, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTopics include other senators (e.g., Joe Guffey of Pennsylvania and H. D. Hatfield of West Virginia), labor, railroads, and the Supreme Court, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItems of note include a certificate confirming Rush Holt's initiation into the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (located in box 1, loose); maps that detail election results for different offices including governor, House of Delegates, etc. in West Virginia (located in box 147, folder 8); Rush Holt's diary (located in box 166, folder 1), material relating to John L. Lewis and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (located in box 151, folders 1 to 3); a list of individuals who have sat in the same Senate desk that Rush Holt did (located in box 369, folder 13); a prayer authored by Rush Holt (located in box 372, folder 7); and material relating to the Rush Holt Endowment at West Virginia University (located in box 372, folder 8).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes election material collected by Holt, such as facsimile abstracts of votes, primary election results, lists of voters, and more. The main geographical focus is Lewis County, WV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Items of note include a personalized \"Holt for Governor\" license plate and a senatorial campaign button (located in box 374), a \"liberty\" embroidered cloth (located in box 4), and a West Virginia state flag (located in box 4).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For records of speeches delivered in the West Virginia Legislature and the United States Senate, please see Series 5. Press and Media Activity—Speeches.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e It should be noted that there exists a gap in the legislative records; thus, Rush Holt's senatorial papers are not represented as completely as those from the West Virginia House of Delegates. For material pertaining to the senatorial years, please refer to the Miscellaneous section of this series, or check the Records of the U.S. Senate at the National Archives and Records Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, reports, and clippings bearing primarily upon Rush Holt's activities as chairman of the Utility Investigating Committee \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The material is representative of Rush Holt's interaction with and study of utility companies throughout West Virginia and the United States.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Topics include gas, electricity, fuel rates, and municipal-owned utilities, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material of note includes testimonies of utility representatives during special hearings to examine the costs of state utilities. These hearings were held in Charleston, West Virginia between February 6, 1933 and April 11, 1933 (located in box 177, folder 1 to box 180, folder 4).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, statistics, reports, and transcripts relative to Rush Holt's activity with the Government Costs Committee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Correspondence includes letters sent and received by Rush Holt regarding expenditures for West Virginia and other states. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Statistics and reports include information sent to and gathered by Rush Holt regarding state-owned cars in West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Institutions and departments represented include the Department of Agriculture, West Virginia University, Huntington State Hospital, the Department of Mines, and the State Road Commission, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The transcript document testimonies in the February 5 to March 1, 1943 hearings to investigate the cost of state government for which Rush Holt served as chairman. Entities represented by the testimonies include the Publicity Commission, the Bureau of Negro Welfare, the Road Commission, and the Labor Department, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes financial records requested by and maintained by Rush Holt during his time as a member of the Interstate Cooperation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of records include correspondence, financial and payroll statistics, and budgetary reports, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Entities represented include departments of state, governmental offices of state, educational institutions (including West Virginia University), and hospitals, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, payroll records, project records, and other miscellaneous material relative to the activities of the Works Progress Administration that Rush Holt gathered. It should be noted that while he was not an administrator of the Works Progress Administration, Rush Holt used his legislative position to discover and draw attention to the organization that he believed had been corrupted.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Correspondence is comprised of letters to and from Rush Holt concerning the status of projects in West Virginia counties. Also included are incoming letters from around the United States relating to Holt's speeches, actions, and beliefs concerning the Works Progress Administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Payroll records include copies of salaries received for positions of different projects in West Virginia counties. These records include location information, project numbers, position titles, and salary amounts.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Project records include information relating to the cost of rentals, supplies, and bids, among other project expenditures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes typescripts, statistics, publications, reports, and other miscellaneous records pertaining to Rush Holt's legislative activity.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTopics represented by the material include municipal operations, education, neutrality, and immigration, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRecords of note include copies of the West \u003cemph renderrender=\"italic\"\u003eVirginia Legislature Journal\u003c/emph\u003e for the 1944 first extraordinary session of the state's House of Delegates and Senate (located in box 339, folder 14), a five-year plan for West Virginia highways (located in box 294, folder 6), and annual reports written and sent to the West Virginia Public Service Commission (located in box 296, folder 2 to box 297, folder 2).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Additional correspondence related to Holt's legislative activity, and more general political topics, can be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence and Miscellaneous.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes constituent mail received and sent by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBecause of different original series of correspondence (including general correspondence, second copies, and correspondence sorted by topic), in addition to maintaining this original order, the material of this series, as a whole, is not in chronological order. It should also be noted that the letters that have been sorted by topic are not a complete representation of that subject. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTopics include World War II, neutrality, political issues (such as the Supreme Court proposed alteration, Rush Holt's age at the time of his election to the Senate, presidential third terms, etc.), state construction projects (such as roads and infrastructure), and state programs and relief efforts for issues such as the 1936 silicosis incident in West Virginia, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGeneral correspondence is arranged chronologically, then foldered by first letter of last name. It includes basic requests for material, facts, or brief opinions. Copies of typescript responses are stapled to the original constituent letter. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSecond copies correspondence is arranged chronologically, but it contains only the typescript copies of Rush Holt's responses. For some, the first copy typescript and original letter are located in general correspondence; however, others are not. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSupreme Court correspondence is organized into two groups: Individuals for and against the proposed change. Attached to the initial letters from constituents is Rush Holt's response, and for those against the change, there are also form letters offering a publication commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first congressional meeting. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere are also a few boxes of \u003cemph renderrender=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Taxpayer\u003c/emph\u003e correspondence that include outgoing typescript copies of letters, mostly letters of thanks and solicitation for donations/subscription to support Holt's newsletter/publication, the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Taxpayer\u003c/emph\u003e. There is a small amount of incoming correspondence as well. Copies of this publication can be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers, Publications.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For an example of a constituent mail log, please see Series 6. Administrative Files.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Additional constituent mail may also be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes copies of correspondence between Rush Holt and constituents asking for the former's recommendation to the United States Military Academy (West Point) or Naval Academy (Annapolis).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes constituent letters asking for government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, and educational material. The material is generally separated by date and state or correspondent.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Requests for government publications and bulletins include a mixture of educational and personal use requests for publications such as the \u003cemph renderrender=\"italic\"\u003eAgricultural Yearbook\u003c/emph\u003e and the \u003cemph renderrender=\"italic\"\u003eFarmer's Bulletin\u003c/emph\u003e. Also included are requests for publications about political topics (e.g. a presidential third term).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Requests for speeches include letters from constituents reflecting their opinions about Rush Holt's speeches in addition to asking for copies. Topics of speeches requested include World War II (particularly the \"Youth Faces War\" and \"Keep America Neutral\" speeches), the Works Progress Administration, the Supreme Court issue, the Conscription bill, and the Burke-Wardsworth bill, among others. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Requests for educational material are primarily from teachers and students asking Rush Holt for material to support curriculum activities. Subjects represented include vocational school topics and issues, West Virginia and United States geography, and United States commerce, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes both original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications retained by Rush Holt. Entire issues are also included in this series. Some clippings have been pasted into scrapbooks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Topics represented are a combination of personal and political interests. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Personal topics include Rush Holt's wedding to Helen Louise Froelich, the Holt family, and the Rush Holt History Conference at West Virginia University (1998-2003), among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Political topics include Rush Holt's campaigns and elections, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the Works Progress Administration, and neutrality issues, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes copies of typed press releases regarding speeches delivered by Rush Holt, or those with similar opinions, throughout his political career. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Topics addressed include neutrality, foreign policy, social security, and the presidential third term issue, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pen and ink drawings by a variety of artists for political cartoons documenting news issues of the day including the West Virginia politics, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, World War II, and isolationism, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Twenty-three of these cartoons were used for a campaign booklet advocating Rush Holt's candidacy for governor of West Virginia (1952).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e To see digitized copies of these Holt political cartoons, please visit the Rush Holt Political Cartoons digital collection: https://holt.lib.wvu.edu/?utf8=%E2%9C%93\u0026amp;search_field=all_fields\u0026amp;q.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of material include daily reports, lists of letters received requesting information, and records of work performed by the office staff. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Daily reports document visits, appointments, and calls to Rush Holt's office for the periods of December 6, 1937 to December 31, 1938, the entire year of 1939, and January 3, 1940 to November 9, 1940.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Lists of letters received provide a chronological register of constituents' writings to Rush Holt between 1939 and 1940. It should be noted, however, that these records provide only basic information and do not indicate the subject of the correspondence. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Records of work performed provide documentation of tasks completed by Rush Holt's Senate office employees. It should be noted that these records, while detailed, are limited to the first half of 1940 (January to June). \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For an example of outgoing political form letters, mass mailings, and mailing lists, see Series 4. Constituent Services—General Constituent Mail (boxes 291 and 292).\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated) includes correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; and material from college courses, among other material that represents Rush Holt's personal life and political career; and ephemera collected by Rush Holt. Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated) includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt. Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. Administrative Files (1937-1940) includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1840-2000 and undated (bulk 1918-1955)","Includes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.","Series 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated","Includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.","Series 3. Legislative Records; 1920-1955 and undated","Includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity.","Series 4. Constituent Services; 1923-1954 and undated","Includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.","Series 5. Press and Media Activity; 1925-2003 and undated (bulk 1925-1955)","Includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.    ","Series 6. Administrative Files; 1937-1940","Includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.   ","Includes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.","Includes correspondence relating to the personal and political issues of Rush Holt's life. "," Because of different original series of correspondence, in addition to maintaining this original order, the material of this series, as a whole, is not in chronological order. "," Personal correspondence topics include Rush Holt's marriage to Helen Louise Froelich, family matters such as births and deaths, holidays, Rush Holt's illness, and general correspondence with family and friends, among others."," Political correspondence topics include an anti-lynching bill which is represented by letters between Rush Holt and Walter White, former secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; the United Mine Workers of America which is represented by correspondence between Rush Holt and Frank Miley, former president of the United Mine Workers of America, District 31; and the seating issue from when Rush Holt was first elected to the Senate; among others."," Other prominent correspondents/subjects of correspondence include Joe Alderson, former WPA Director in Lewis County, West Virginia; Van A. Bittner, former president of United Mine Workers Association District 12; James A. Farley, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee; and Frank Miley, former president of the United Mine Workers of America, District 31, among others. "," Items of note include political-related correspondence with Spencer Bonaventure Tracey (located in box 229, folder 7), Louise B. Mayer (located in box 229, folder 8), Walt Disney (located in box 229, folder 9), and James Cagney (located in box 229, folder 11). Other items of note include a poem titled Rejected (not Holt's) that is set in Hell and portrays President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a sinner (located in box 238, folder 3), and a letter from President Harry S. Truman (located in box 357, folder 1)."," For correspondence directly related to Rush Holt's campaigns, please see Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Campaign Material."," For Utility Investigating Committee-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates Utility Investigating Committee"," For Government Costs Committee-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates State Government Costs Committee."," For Interstate Cooperation Commission-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates Interstate Cooperation Commission. "," For Works Progress Administration-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—Works Progress Administration.","Includes invitations and cards retained by Rush Holt. Also includes a small subset of Holt's responses."," Invitations represent both public and private events including graduations, weddings, and dinners, among others."," Cards are inclusive of general greeting cards, sympathy cards for the deaths of Rush Holt's parents, and get-well cards."," Significant items include invitations to attend events at the White House (located in box 312, folder 10) and an invitation to attend the 1939 World's Fair (located in box 340, folder 5)."," Included in this series are letters and telegrams that are interleaved with cards and that possess a similar theme.","Includes material representing Rush Holt's activities during his political campaigns for West Virginia and national offices."," Types of material include broadsides, correspondence, newspaper mats, publicity releases, and speeches, among others."," Items of note include certificates of election for the West Virginia House of Delegates (located in box 369, folder 1).","Includes Rush Holt's diploma from Weston High School and material from LaSalle Extension University Law and Practical Accounting courses in which Rush Holt enrolled."," Types of material include coursework, examinations, and records of final grades."," An item of note is Rush Holt's high school diploma (located in box 1, folder 6).","Includes bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures information that Rush Holt retained."," For the sound recordings mentioned in this material in addition to other recordings by Rush Holt, please see Series 5. Press and Media Activity--Recordings.","Includes typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of newspaper articles written by Rush Holt."," Typescripts include  Facts and Figures  (numbers 1-224) and  Politics in West Virginia  (numbers 1-118). These serial publications are also partially represented by the photocopied articles.  Facts and Figures  appears to be a regular column that Holt wrote from 1947 through 1953, though perhaps not continuously."," Copies of  The West Virginia Taxpayer , a newsletter written and published by Rush Holt, are also included and span from December 1948 to November 1954. Correspondence regarding support for this publication can be found in Series 4. Constituent Services—General Constituent Mail."," Manuscripts by Rush Holt include  Who's Who Among the War Mongers: Merchants of Death and Their Stooges  (located in box 306, folders 1 and 2),  The British Network: A Study of Fifth Column Activities in the United States  (located in box 306, folders 3 and 4), and  The President Moves Toward War  (located in box 339, folders 4 and 5).","Includes publications such as magazines, newsletters, bulletins, brochures, and pamphlets, among other types of publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected."," Topics include neutrality, war propaganda, taxes, and utilities, among others."," Publications include Uncensored, Social Justice, Public Assistance, West Virginia utility reports, and tax publications from different states, among others."," An item of note is the photocopied section of Sherwood Anderson's Puzzled America that mentions Rush Holt (located in box 370, folder 10). A copy of the whole book is available through West Virginia University's Downtown Library (call number: E806.A652 1970).","Includes photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career. Photographs depict Rush Holt and his family, among other prominent individuals."," Personal life photographs include Rush Holt's and Helen Louise Froelich's wedding and photographs taken of Rush Holt and his family during holidays and other special occasions."," Political career photographs comprise the majority of this series and represent occasions such as sessions of the West Virginia Legislature, political conventions, and campaign events including Dwight Eisenhower's \"Whistle Stop\" presidential campaign through West Virginia (located in box 370, folder 13), among others."," Prominent individuals include James Farley, former postmaster general during the first two administrations of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (signed photograph located in box 1, folder 1); individuals involved with WCHS News, including Ron Edwards; and former Vice President John N. Garner (signed photograph located in box 370, folder 16), among other politicians."," For additional photographs of Rush Holt, please see the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center's digitized OnView collection.","Includes items collected by Rush Holt such as personal nameplates, political and historical ephemera, tickets to events, and personal items, among others."," Political and historical ephemera includes an \"America First\" ribbon (located in box 341, folder 2), a campaign ribbon from the 1840 Van Buren and Johnson election (located in box 341, folder 2), and a Confederate ten dollar bill (located in box 341, folder 2)."," Tickets to events are representative of commencements and sporting events in West Virginia, the premiere of Disney's  Fantasia  in Washington, D.C., and the 1952 Republican National Convention, among others."," Personal items include material from a fraternity to which Rush Holt belonged, items (pictures, cards, licenses) from his wallets, and material from a Bible class Rush Holt taught."," The wallets from which the personal pictures, cards, and licenses were removed are located in Series 2. Artifacts.","Includes miscellaneous material collected by Rush Holt.","Types of material include newspaper clippings, reports, publications, and correspondence, and election-related records, among others.","Topics include other senators (e.g., Joe Guffey of Pennsylvania and H. D. Hatfield of West Virginia), labor, railroads, and the Supreme Court, among others.","Items of note include a certificate confirming Rush Holt's initiation into the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (located in box 1, loose); maps that detail election results for different offices including governor, House of Delegates, etc. in West Virginia (located in box 147, folder 8); Rush Holt's diary (located in box 166, folder 1), material relating to John L. Lewis and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (located in box 151, folders 1 to 3); a list of individuals who have sat in the same Senate desk that Rush Holt did (located in box 369, folder 13); a prayer authored by Rush Holt (located in box 372, folder 7); and material relating to the Rush Holt Endowment at West Virginia University (located in box 372, folder 8).","Includes election material collected by Holt, such as facsimile abstracts of votes, primary election results, lists of voters, and more. The main geographical focus is Lewis County, WV.","Includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt."," Items of note include a personalized \"Holt for Governor\" license plate and a senatorial campaign button (located in box 374), a \"liberty\" embroidered cloth (located in box 4), and a West Virginia state flag (located in box 4).","Includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity."," For records of speeches delivered in the West Virginia Legislature and the United States Senate, please see Series 5. Press and Media Activity—Speeches."," It should be noted that there exists a gap in the legislative records; thus, Rush Holt's senatorial papers are not represented as completely as those from the West Virginia House of Delegates. For material pertaining to the senatorial years, please refer to the Miscellaneous section of this series, or check the Records of the U.S. Senate at the National Archives and Records Administration.","Includes correspondence, reports, and clippings bearing primarily upon Rush Holt's activities as chairman of the Utility Investigating Committee "," The material is representative of Rush Holt's interaction with and study of utility companies throughout West Virginia and the United States."," Topics include gas, electricity, fuel rates, and municipal-owned utilities, among others."," Material of note includes testimonies of utility representatives during special hearings to examine the costs of state utilities. These hearings were held in Charleston, West Virginia between February 6, 1933 and April 11, 1933 (located in box 177, folder 1 to box 180, folder 4).","Includes correspondence, statistics, reports, and transcripts relative to Rush Holt's activity with the Government Costs Committee."," Correspondence includes letters sent and received by Rush Holt regarding expenditures for West Virginia and other states. "," Statistics and reports include information sent to and gathered by Rush Holt regarding state-owned cars in West Virginia."," Institutions and departments represented include the Department of Agriculture, West Virginia University, Huntington State Hospital, the Department of Mines, and the State Road Commission, among others."," The transcript document testimonies in the February 5 to March 1, 1943 hearings to investigate the cost of state government for which Rush Holt served as chairman. Entities represented by the testimonies include the Publicity Commission, the Bureau of Negro Welfare, the Road Commission, and the Labor Department, among others.","Includes financial records requested by and maintained by Rush Holt during his time as a member of the Interstate Cooperation Commission."," Types of records include correspondence, financial and payroll statistics, and budgetary reports, among others."," Entities represented include departments of state, governmental offices of state, educational institutions (including West Virginia University), and hospitals, among others.","Includes correspondence, payroll records, project records, and other miscellaneous material relative to the activities of the Works Progress Administration that Rush Holt gathered. It should be noted that while he was not an administrator of the Works Progress Administration, Rush Holt used his legislative position to discover and draw attention to the organization that he believed had been corrupted."," Correspondence is comprised of letters to and from Rush Holt concerning the status of projects in West Virginia counties. Also included are incoming letters from around the United States relating to Holt's speeches, actions, and beliefs concerning the Works Progress Administration."," Payroll records include copies of salaries received for positions of different projects in West Virginia counties. These records include location information, project numbers, position titles, and salary amounts."," Project records include information relating to the cost of rentals, supplies, and bids, among other project expenditures.","Includes typescripts, statistics, publications, reports, and other miscellaneous records pertaining to Rush Holt's legislative activity.","Topics represented by the material include municipal operations, education, neutrality, and immigration, among others.","Records of note include copies of the West  Virginia Legislature Journal  for the 1944 first extraordinary session of the state's House of Delegates and Senate (located in box 339, folder 14), a five-year plan for West Virginia highways (located in box 294, folder 6), and annual reports written and sent to the West Virginia Public Service Commission (located in box 296, folder 2 to box 297, folder 2)."," Additional correspondence related to Holt's legislative activity, and more general political topics, can be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence and Miscellaneous.","Includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.","Includes constituent mail received and sent by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate. ","Because of different original series of correspondence (including general correspondence, second copies, and correspondence sorted by topic), in addition to maintaining this original order, the material of this series, as a whole, is not in chronological order. It should also be noted that the letters that have been sorted by topic are not a complete representation of that subject. ","Topics include World War II, neutrality, political issues (such as the Supreme Court proposed alteration, Rush Holt's age at the time of his election to the Senate, presidential third terms, etc.), state construction projects (such as roads and infrastructure), and state programs and relief efforts for issues such as the 1936 silicosis incident in West Virginia, among others.","General correspondence is arranged chronologically, then foldered by first letter of last name. It includes basic requests for material, facts, or brief opinions. Copies of typescript responses are stapled to the original constituent letter. ","Second copies correspondence is arranged chronologically, but it contains only the typescript copies of Rush Holt's responses. For some, the first copy typescript and original letter are located in general correspondence; however, others are not. ","Supreme Court correspondence is organized into two groups: Individuals for and against the proposed change. Attached to the initial letters from constituents is Rush Holt's response, and for those against the change, there are also form letters offering a publication commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first congressional meeting. ","There are also a few boxes of  West Virginia Taxpayer  correspondence that include outgoing typescript copies of letters, mostly letters of thanks and solicitation for donations/subscription to support Holt's newsletter/publication, the  West Virginia Taxpayer . There is a small amount of incoming correspondence as well. Copies of this publication can be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers, Publications."," For an example of a constituent mail log, please see Series 6. Administrative Files."," Additional constituent mail may also be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence.","Includes copies of correspondence between Rush Holt and constituents asking for the former's recommendation to the United States Military Academy (West Point) or Naval Academy (Annapolis).","Includes constituent letters asking for government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, and educational material. The material is generally separated by date and state or correspondent."," Requests for government publications and bulletins include a mixture of educational and personal use requests for publications such as the  Agricultural Yearbook  and the  Farmer's Bulletin . Also included are requests for publications about political topics (e.g. a presidential third term)."," Requests for speeches include letters from constituents reflecting their opinions about Rush Holt's speeches in addition to asking for copies. Topics of speeches requested include World War II (particularly the \"Youth Faces War\" and \"Keep America Neutral\" speeches), the Works Progress Administration, the Supreme Court issue, the Conscription bill, and the Burke-Wardsworth bill, among others. "," Requests for educational material are primarily from teachers and students asking Rush Holt for material to support curriculum activities. Subjects represented include vocational school topics and issues, West Virginia and United States geography, and United States commerce, among others.","Includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.","Includes both original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications retained by Rush Holt. Entire issues are also included in this series. Some clippings have been pasted into scrapbooks."," Topics represented are a combination of personal and political interests. "," Personal topics include Rush Holt's wedding to Helen Louise Froelich, the Holt family, and the Rush Holt History Conference at West Virginia University (1998-2003), among others."," Political topics include Rush Holt's campaigns and elections, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the Works Progress Administration, and neutrality issues, among others.","Includes copies of typed press releases regarding speeches delivered by Rush Holt, or those with similar opinions, throughout his political career. "," Topics addressed include neutrality, foreign policy, social security, and the presidential third term issue, among others.","Includes pen and ink drawings by a variety of artists for political cartoons documenting news issues of the day including the West Virginia politics, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, World War II, and isolationism, among others."," Twenty-three of these cartoons were used for a campaign booklet advocating Rush Holt's candidacy for governor of West Virginia (1952)."," To see digitized copies of these Holt political cartoons, please visit the Rush Holt Political Cartoons digital collection: https://holt.lib.wvu.edu/?utf8=%E2%9C%93\u0026search_field=all_fields\u0026q.","Includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term. "," Types of material include daily reports, lists of letters received requesting information, and records of work performed by the office staff. "," Daily reports document visits, appointments, and calls to Rush Holt's office for the periods of December 6, 1937 to December 31, 1938, the entire year of 1939, and January 3, 1940 to November 9, 1940."," Lists of letters received provide a chronological register of constituents' writings to Rush Holt between 1939 and 1940. It should be noted, however, that these records provide only basic information and do not indicate the subject of the correspondence. "," Records of work performed provide documentation of tasks completed by Rush Holt's Senate office employees. It should be noted that these records, while detailed, are limited to the first half of 1940 (January to June). "," For an example of outgoing political form letters, mass mailings, and mailing lists, see Series 4. Constituent Services—General Constituent Mail (boxes 291 and 292)."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eEphemeral items not specific to Rush Dew Holt were moved to the Printed Ephemera Collection. Several local basketball scorecards were moved to A\u0026amp;M 4216, the Annual West Virginia State High School Basketball Tournament Programs collection.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e17 reels of undated sound recordings, chiefly relating to the political career of Rush Dew Holt, were separated to the oral history collection, C432 R699-R715 (17 tapes). These tapes include some personal material as well.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Ephemeral items not specific to Rush Dew Holt were moved to the Printed Ephemera Collection. Several local basketball scorecards were moved to A\u0026M 4216, the Annual West Virginia State High School Basketball Tournament Programs collection.","17 reels of undated sound recordings, chiefly relating to the political career of Rush Dew Holt, were separated to the oral history collection, C432 R699-R715 (17 tapes). These tapes include some personal material as well."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_7f7aca18f594cb9e240c48f7fdefc04e\"\u003ePapers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated), Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated), Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated), Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated), and Administrative Files (1937-1940).\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated), Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated), Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated), Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated), and Administrative Files (1937-1940)."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_c13cef4864374dc7a447894b02986413\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["America First Committee","American Federation of Labor","Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)","United States. National Bituminous Coal Commission","United States. National Labor Relations Board","Progressive Mine Workers of America","United Mine Workers of America","United States. National Recovery Administration","United States. Supreme Court","United States. Congress. Senate","West Virginia. Legislature","United States. Works Progress Administration","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Weston State Hospital","Bittner, Van A. (Van Amberg), 1885-1949","Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971","Coughlin, Charles E.","Edmiston, Andrew.","Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976","Green, William.","Holt, Helen Louise Froelich, 1913-2015","Holt, Mathew S., 1850-1939","Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946","Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952","Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962","La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925","Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969","Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","America First Committee","American Federation of Labor","Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)","United States. National Bituminous Coal Commission","United States. National Labor Relations Board","Progressive Mine Workers of America","United Mine Workers of America","United States. National Recovery Administration","United States. Supreme Court","United States. Congress. Senate","West Virginia. Legislature","United States. Works Progress Administration","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Weston State Hospital","Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Bittner, Van A. (Van Amberg), 1885-1949","Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971","Coughlin, Charles E.","Edmiston, Andrew.","Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976","Green, William.","Holt, Helen Louise Froelich, 1913-2015","Holt, Mathew S., 1850-1939","Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946","Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952","Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962","La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925","Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969","Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","America First Committee","American Federation of Labor","Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)","United States. National Bituminous Coal Commission","United States. National Labor Relations Board","Progressive Mine Workers of America","United Mine Workers of America","United States. National Recovery Administration","United States. Supreme Court","United States. Congress. Senate","West Virginia. Legislature","United States. Works Progress Administration","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Weston State Hospital"],"persname_ssim":["Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Bittner, Van A. (Van Amberg), 1885-1949","Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971","Coughlin, Charles E.","Edmiston, Andrew.","Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976","Green, William.","Holt, Helen Louise Froelich, 1913-2015","Holt, Mathew S., 1850-1939","Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946","Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952","Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962","La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925","Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969","Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":938,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:09:46.199Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3687","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3687","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3687","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3687","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_3687.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/208740","title_ssm":["Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers"],"title_tesim":["Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1840-2003","1918-1955"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1918-1955"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1840-2003"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 0873","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3687"],"text":["A\u0026M 0873","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3687","Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers","Lewis County.","West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government","Coal mining - Labor organization.","Education","Elections","Guffey Coal Act.","New Deal, 1933-1939","Politics and government.","Public utilities","Taxation","Unions.","United States - Social Security.","Social Security -- United States","Wheeler-Rayburn Holding Company Act","Isolationism -- United States -- History -- 20th Century","World War, 1939-1945","Politicians -- United States","No special access restriction applies.","This collection is one of five (see also A\u0026M 1858, 4218, 4039, and 3943) pertaining to Rush Dew Holt, Sr. and his family. The records have been gathered via multiple accruals from 1956 to 2016. Originally, these collections were divided between A\u0026M 873 and A\u0026M 1701, the latter also being composed of thirteen addenda and A\u0026M 1858. ","In an attempt to organize the collections in a more coherent fashion for patron use and to reflect the creator(s) in a more concise manner, the material was reevaluated and reorganized into the three sets of papers with distinct series and subseries: A\u0026M 873: Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers; A\u0026M 1858: Helen Holt (1913-2015) Papers; and A\u0026M 4218: Rush Dew Holt Family Papers.","Because of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate. ","For assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center.    ","Rush Dew Holt was born in Weston, West Virginia, on June 19, 1905 to parents, Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.","The potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.","In 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.","By the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.","By 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.","Just as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.","Although Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.","After his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements. ","During the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.","Holt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.","Chronological List of Events:","June 19, 1905: born","1920: graduated from high school","1920-1922: attended West Virginia University","1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree ","1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia","1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers","1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes ","1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935 ","1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old","1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway","1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election","1941: married Helen Louise Froelich","1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.","1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful  ","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful ","1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party ","1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes","1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won","February 8, 1955: death ","Sources:","Coffey, William Ellis.  Rush Dew Holt: The Boy Senator.  Dissertation, West Virginia University, 1970. ","A\u0026M 0873, Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.  ","1858, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386","Papers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated) includes correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; and material from college courses, among other material that represents Rush Holt's personal life and political career; and ephemera collected by Rush Holt. Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated) includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt. Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. Administrative Files (1937-1940) includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1840-2000 and undated (bulk 1918-1955)","Includes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.","Series 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated","Includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.","Series 3. Legislative Records; 1920-1955 and undated","Includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity.","Series 4. Constituent Services; 1923-1954 and undated","Includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.","Series 5. Press and Media Activity; 1925-2003 and undated (bulk 1925-1955)","Includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.    ","Series 6. Administrative Files; 1937-1940","Includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.   ","Includes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.","Includes correspondence relating to the personal and political issues of Rush Holt's life. "," Because of different original series of correspondence, in addition to maintaining this original order, the material of this series, as a whole, is not in chronological order. "," Personal correspondence topics include Rush Holt's marriage to Helen Louise Froelich, family matters such as births and deaths, holidays, Rush Holt's illness, and general correspondence with family and friends, among others."," Political correspondence topics include an anti-lynching bill which is represented by letters between Rush Holt and Walter White, former secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; the United Mine Workers of America which is represented by correspondence between Rush Holt and Frank Miley, former president of the United Mine Workers of America, District 31; and the seating issue from when Rush Holt was first elected to the Senate; among others."," Other prominent correspondents/subjects of correspondence include Joe Alderson, former WPA Director in Lewis County, West Virginia; Van A. Bittner, former president of United Mine Workers Association District 12; James A. Farley, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee; and Frank Miley, former president of the United Mine Workers of America, District 31, among others. "," Items of note include political-related correspondence with Spencer Bonaventure Tracey (located in box 229, folder 7), Louise B. Mayer (located in box 229, folder 8), Walt Disney (located in box 229, folder 9), and James Cagney (located in box 229, folder 11). Other items of note include a poem titled Rejected (not Holt's) that is set in Hell and portrays President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a sinner (located in box 238, folder 3), and a letter from President Harry S. Truman (located in box 357, folder 1)."," For correspondence directly related to Rush Holt's campaigns, please see Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Campaign Material."," For Utility Investigating Committee-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates Utility Investigating Committee"," For Government Costs Committee-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates State Government Costs Committee."," For Interstate Cooperation Commission-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates Interstate Cooperation Commission. "," For Works Progress Administration-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—Works Progress Administration.","Includes invitations and cards retained by Rush Holt. Also includes a small subset of Holt's responses."," Invitations represent both public and private events including graduations, weddings, and dinners, among others."," Cards are inclusive of general greeting cards, sympathy cards for the deaths of Rush Holt's parents, and get-well cards."," Significant items include invitations to attend events at the White House (located in box 312, folder 10) and an invitation to attend the 1939 World's Fair (located in box 340, folder 5)."," Included in this series are letters and telegrams that are interleaved with cards and that possess a similar theme.","Includes material representing Rush Holt's activities during his political campaigns for West Virginia and national offices."," Types of material include broadsides, correspondence, newspaper mats, publicity releases, and speeches, among others."," Items of note include certificates of election for the West Virginia House of Delegates (located in box 369, folder 1).","Includes Rush Holt's diploma from Weston High School and material from LaSalle Extension University Law and Practical Accounting courses in which Rush Holt enrolled."," Types of material include coursework, examinations, and records of final grades."," An item of note is Rush Holt's high school diploma (located in box 1, folder 6).","Includes bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures information that Rush Holt retained."," For the sound recordings mentioned in this material in addition to other recordings by Rush Holt, please see Series 5. Press and Media Activity--Recordings.","Includes typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of newspaper articles written by Rush Holt."," Typescripts include  Facts and Figures  (numbers 1-224) and  Politics in West Virginia  (numbers 1-118). These serial publications are also partially represented by the photocopied articles.  Facts and Figures  appears to be a regular column that Holt wrote from 1947 through 1953, though perhaps not continuously."," Copies of  The West Virginia Taxpayer , a newsletter written and published by Rush Holt, are also included and span from December 1948 to November 1954. Correspondence regarding support for this publication can be found in Series 4. Constituent Services—General Constituent Mail."," Manuscripts by Rush Holt include  Who's Who Among the War Mongers: Merchants of Death and Their Stooges  (located in box 306, folders 1 and 2),  The British Network: A Study of Fifth Column Activities in the United States  (located in box 306, folders 3 and 4), and  The President Moves Toward War  (located in box 339, folders 4 and 5).","Includes publications such as magazines, newsletters, bulletins, brochures, and pamphlets, among other types of publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected."," Topics include neutrality, war propaganda, taxes, and utilities, among others."," Publications include Uncensored, Social Justice, Public Assistance, West Virginia utility reports, and tax publications from different states, among others."," An item of note is the photocopied section of Sherwood Anderson's Puzzled America that mentions Rush Holt (located in box 370, folder 10). A copy of the whole book is available through West Virginia University's Downtown Library (call number: E806.A652 1970).","Includes photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career. Photographs depict Rush Holt and his family, among other prominent individuals."," Personal life photographs include Rush Holt's and Helen Louise Froelich's wedding and photographs taken of Rush Holt and his family during holidays and other special occasions."," Political career photographs comprise the majority of this series and represent occasions such as sessions of the West Virginia Legislature, political conventions, and campaign events including Dwight Eisenhower's \"Whistle Stop\" presidential campaign through West Virginia (located in box 370, folder 13), among others."," Prominent individuals include James Farley, former postmaster general during the first two administrations of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (signed photograph located in box 1, folder 1); individuals involved with WCHS News, including Ron Edwards; and former Vice President John N. Garner (signed photograph located in box 370, folder 16), among other politicians."," For additional photographs of Rush Holt, please see the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center's digitized OnView collection.","Includes items collected by Rush Holt such as personal nameplates, political and historical ephemera, tickets to events, and personal items, among others."," Political and historical ephemera includes an \"America First\" ribbon (located in box 341, folder 2), a campaign ribbon from the 1840 Van Buren and Johnson election (located in box 341, folder 2), and a Confederate ten dollar bill (located in box 341, folder 2)."," Tickets to events are representative of commencements and sporting events in West Virginia, the premiere of Disney's  Fantasia  in Washington, D.C., and the 1952 Republican National Convention, among others."," Personal items include material from a fraternity to which Rush Holt belonged, items (pictures, cards, licenses) from his wallets, and material from a Bible class Rush Holt taught."," The wallets from which the personal pictures, cards, and licenses were removed are located in Series 2. Artifacts.","Includes miscellaneous material collected by Rush Holt.","Types of material include newspaper clippings, reports, publications, and correspondence, and election-related records, among others.","Topics include other senators (e.g., Joe Guffey of Pennsylvania and H. D. Hatfield of West Virginia), labor, railroads, and the Supreme Court, among others.","Items of note include a certificate confirming Rush Holt's initiation into the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (located in box 1, loose); maps that detail election results for different offices including governor, House of Delegates, etc. in West Virginia (located in box 147, folder 8); Rush Holt's diary (located in box 166, folder 1), material relating to John L. Lewis and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (located in box 151, folders 1 to 3); a list of individuals who have sat in the same Senate desk that Rush Holt did (located in box 369, folder 13); a prayer authored by Rush Holt (located in box 372, folder 7); and material relating to the Rush Holt Endowment at West Virginia University (located in box 372, folder 8).","Includes election material collected by Holt, such as facsimile abstracts of votes, primary election results, lists of voters, and more. The main geographical focus is Lewis County, WV.","Includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt."," Items of note include a personalized \"Holt for Governor\" license plate and a senatorial campaign button (located in box 374), a \"liberty\" embroidered cloth (located in box 4), and a West Virginia state flag (located in box 4).","Includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity."," For records of speeches delivered in the West Virginia Legislature and the United States Senate, please see Series 5. Press and Media Activity—Speeches."," It should be noted that there exists a gap in the legislative records; thus, Rush Holt's senatorial papers are not represented as completely as those from the West Virginia House of Delegates. For material pertaining to the senatorial years, please refer to the Miscellaneous section of this series, or check the Records of the U.S. Senate at the National Archives and Records Administration.","Includes correspondence, reports, and clippings bearing primarily upon Rush Holt's activities as chairman of the Utility Investigating Committee "," The material is representative of Rush Holt's interaction with and study of utility companies throughout West Virginia and the United States."," Topics include gas, electricity, fuel rates, and municipal-owned utilities, among others."," Material of note includes testimonies of utility representatives during special hearings to examine the costs of state utilities. These hearings were held in Charleston, West Virginia between February 6, 1933 and April 11, 1933 (located in box 177, folder 1 to box 180, folder 4).","Includes correspondence, statistics, reports, and transcripts relative to Rush Holt's activity with the Government Costs Committee."," Correspondence includes letters sent and received by Rush Holt regarding expenditures for West Virginia and other states. "," Statistics and reports include information sent to and gathered by Rush Holt regarding state-owned cars in West Virginia."," Institutions and departments represented include the Department of Agriculture, West Virginia University, Huntington State Hospital, the Department of Mines, and the State Road Commission, among others."," The transcript document testimonies in the February 5 to March 1, 1943 hearings to investigate the cost of state government for which Rush Holt served as chairman. Entities represented by the testimonies include the Publicity Commission, the Bureau of Negro Welfare, the Road Commission, and the Labor Department, among others.","Includes financial records requested by and maintained by Rush Holt during his time as a member of the Interstate Cooperation Commission."," Types of records include correspondence, financial and payroll statistics, and budgetary reports, among others."," Entities represented include departments of state, governmental offices of state, educational institutions (including West Virginia University), and hospitals, among others.","Includes correspondence, payroll records, project records, and other miscellaneous material relative to the activities of the Works Progress Administration that Rush Holt gathered. It should be noted that while he was not an administrator of the Works Progress Administration, Rush Holt used his legislative position to discover and draw attention to the organization that he believed had been corrupted."," Correspondence is comprised of letters to and from Rush Holt concerning the status of projects in West Virginia counties. Also included are incoming letters from around the United States relating to Holt's speeches, actions, and beliefs concerning the Works Progress Administration."," Payroll records include copies of salaries received for positions of different projects in West Virginia counties. These records include location information, project numbers, position titles, and salary amounts."," Project records include information relating to the cost of rentals, supplies, and bids, among other project expenditures.","Includes typescripts, statistics, publications, reports, and other miscellaneous records pertaining to Rush Holt's legislative activity.","Topics represented by the material include municipal operations, education, neutrality, and immigration, among others.","Records of note include copies of the West  Virginia Legislature Journal  for the 1944 first extraordinary session of the state's House of Delegates and Senate (located in box 339, folder 14), a five-year plan for West Virginia highways (located in box 294, folder 6), and annual reports written and sent to the West Virginia Public Service Commission (located in box 296, folder 2 to box 297, folder 2)."," Additional correspondence related to Holt's legislative activity, and more general political topics, can be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence and Miscellaneous.","Includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.","Includes constituent mail received and sent by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate. ","Because of different original series of correspondence (including general correspondence, second copies, and correspondence sorted by topic), in addition to maintaining this original order, the material of this series, as a whole, is not in chronological order. It should also be noted that the letters that have been sorted by topic are not a complete representation of that subject. ","Topics include World War II, neutrality, political issues (such as the Supreme Court proposed alteration, Rush Holt's age at the time of his election to the Senate, presidential third terms, etc.), state construction projects (such as roads and infrastructure), and state programs and relief efforts for issues such as the 1936 silicosis incident in West Virginia, among others.","General correspondence is arranged chronologically, then foldered by first letter of last name. It includes basic requests for material, facts, or brief opinions. Copies of typescript responses are stapled to the original constituent letter. ","Second copies correspondence is arranged chronologically, but it contains only the typescript copies of Rush Holt's responses. For some, the first copy typescript and original letter are located in general correspondence; however, others are not. ","Supreme Court correspondence is organized into two groups: Individuals for and against the proposed change. Attached to the initial letters from constituents is Rush Holt's response, and for those against the change, there are also form letters offering a publication commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first congressional meeting. ","There are also a few boxes of  West Virginia Taxpayer  correspondence that include outgoing typescript copies of letters, mostly letters of thanks and solicitation for donations/subscription to support Holt's newsletter/publication, the  West Virginia Taxpayer . There is a small amount of incoming correspondence as well. Copies of this publication can be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers, Publications."," For an example of a constituent mail log, please see Series 6. Administrative Files."," Additional constituent mail may also be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence.","Includes copies of correspondence between Rush Holt and constituents asking for the former's recommendation to the United States Military Academy (West Point) or Naval Academy (Annapolis).","Includes constituent letters asking for government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, and educational material. The material is generally separated by date and state or correspondent."," Requests for government publications and bulletins include a mixture of educational and personal use requests for publications such as the  Agricultural Yearbook  and the  Farmer's Bulletin . Also included are requests for publications about political topics (e.g. a presidential third term)."," Requests for speeches include letters from constituents reflecting their opinions about Rush Holt's speeches in addition to asking for copies. Topics of speeches requested include World War II (particularly the \"Youth Faces War\" and \"Keep America Neutral\" speeches), the Works Progress Administration, the Supreme Court issue, the Conscription bill, and the Burke-Wardsworth bill, among others. "," Requests for educational material are primarily from teachers and students asking Rush Holt for material to support curriculum activities. Subjects represented include vocational school topics and issues, West Virginia and United States geography, and United States commerce, among others.","Includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.","Includes both original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications retained by Rush Holt. Entire issues are also included in this series. Some clippings have been pasted into scrapbooks."," Topics represented are a combination of personal and political interests. "," Personal topics include Rush Holt's wedding to Helen Louise Froelich, the Holt family, and the Rush Holt History Conference at West Virginia University (1998-2003), among others."," Political topics include Rush Holt's campaigns and elections, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the Works Progress Administration, and neutrality issues, among others.","Includes copies of typed press releases regarding speeches delivered by Rush Holt, or those with similar opinions, throughout his political career. "," Topics addressed include neutrality, foreign policy, social security, and the presidential third term issue, among others.","Includes pen and ink drawings by a variety of artists for political cartoons documenting news issues of the day including the West Virginia politics, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, World War II, and isolationism, among others."," Twenty-three of these cartoons were used for a campaign booklet advocating Rush Holt's candidacy for governor of West Virginia (1952)."," To see digitized copies of these Holt political cartoons, please visit the Rush Holt Political Cartoons digital collection: https://holt.lib.wvu.edu/?utf8=%E2%9C%93\u0026search_field=all_fields\u0026q.","Includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term. "," Types of material include daily reports, lists of letters received requesting information, and records of work performed by the office staff. "," Daily reports document visits, appointments, and calls to Rush Holt's office for the periods of December 6, 1937 to December 31, 1938, the entire year of 1939, and January 3, 1940 to November 9, 1940."," Lists of letters received provide a chronological register of constituents' writings to Rush Holt between 1939 and 1940. It should be noted, however, that these records provide only basic information and do not indicate the subject of the correspondence. "," Records of work performed provide documentation of tasks completed by Rush Holt's Senate office employees. It should be noted that these records, while detailed, are limited to the first half of 1940 (January to June). "," For an example of outgoing political form letters, mass mailings, and mailing lists, see Series 4. Constituent Services—General Constituent Mail (boxes 291 and 292).","Ephemeral items not specific to Rush Dew Holt were moved to the Printed Ephemera Collection. Several local basketball scorecards were moved to A\u0026M 4216, the Annual West Virginia State High School Basketball Tournament Programs collection.","17 reels of undated sound recordings, chiefly relating to the political career of Rush Dew Holt, were separated to the oral history collection, C432 R699-R715 (17 tapes). These tapes include some personal material as well.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Papers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated), Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated), Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated), Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated), and Administrative Files (1937-1940).","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/","West Virginia and Regional History Center","America First Committee","American Federation of Labor","Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)","United States. National Bituminous Coal Commission","United States. National Labor Relations Board","Progressive Mine Workers of America","United Mine Workers of America","United States. National Recovery Administration","United States. Supreme Court","United States. Congress. Senate","West Virginia. Legislature","United States. Works Progress Administration","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Weston State Hospital","Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Bittner, Van A. (Van Amberg), 1885-1949","Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971","Coughlin, Charles E.","Edmiston, Andrew.","Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976","Green, William.","Holt, Helen Louise Froelich, 1913-2015","Holt, Mathew S., 1850-1939","Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946","Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952","Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962","La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925","Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969","Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935","English"],"unitid_tesim":["A\u0026M 0873","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/3687"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers"],"repository_ssm":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"repository_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center"],"geogname_ssm":["Lewis County.","West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government"],"geogname_ssim":["Lewis County.","West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government"],"creator_ssm":["Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955"],"creator_ssim":["Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955"],"creators_ssim":["Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955"],"places_ssim":["Lewis County.","West Virginia -- Politics and government","United States -- Politics and government"],"access_terms_ssm":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gifts of Holt, Helen F., 1956-2016."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Coal mining - Labor organization.","Education","Elections","Guffey Coal Act.","New Deal, 1933-1939","Politics and government.","Public utilities","Taxation","Unions.","United States - Social Security.","Social Security -- United States","Wheeler-Rayburn Holding Company Act","Isolationism -- United States -- History -- 20th Century","World War, 1939-1945","Politicians -- United States"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Coal mining - Labor organization.","Education","Elections","Guffey Coal Act.","New Deal, 1933-1939","Politics and government.","Public utilities","Taxation","Unions.","United States - Social Security.","Social Security -- United States","Wheeler-Rayburn Holding Company Act","Isolationism -- United States -- History -- 20th Century","World War, 1939-1945","Politicians -- United States"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["156.21 Linear Feet 156 ft. 2 1/2 in. (360 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 4 in.); (14 document cases, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 2 1/2 in. each); (9 flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each); (\n44 photos in photograph filing cabinets)","11.7 Gigabytes 131 TIFF files, 2 PDF files"],"extent_tesim":["156.21 Linear Feet 156 ft. 2 1/2 in. (360 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 4 in.); (14 document cases, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 2 1/2 in. each); (9 flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each); (\n44 photos in photograph filing cabinets)","11.7 Gigabytes 131 TIFF files, 2 PDF files"],"date_range_isim":[1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp style=\"color: red;\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eNo special access restriction applies.\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["No special access restriction applies."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is one of five (see also A\u0026amp;M 1858, 4218, 4039, and 3943) pertaining to Rush Dew Holt, Sr. and his family. The records have been gathered via multiple accruals from 1956 to 2016. Originally, these collections were divided between A\u0026amp;M 873 and A\u0026amp;M 1701, the latter also being composed of thirteen addenda and A\u0026amp;M 1858. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn an attempt to organize the collections in a more coherent fashion for patron use and to reflect the creator(s) in a more concise manner, the material was reevaluated and reorganized into the three sets of papers with distinct series and subseries: A\u0026amp;M 873: Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers; A\u0026amp;M 1858: Helen Holt (1913-2015) Papers; and A\u0026amp;M 4218: Rush Dew Holt Family Papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBecause of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFor assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center.    \u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is one of five (see also A\u0026M 1858, 4218, 4039, and 3943) pertaining to Rush Dew Holt, Sr. and his family. The records have been gathered via multiple accruals from 1956 to 2016. Originally, these collections were divided between A\u0026M 873 and A\u0026M 1701, the latter also being composed of thirteen addenda and A\u0026M 1858. ","In an attempt to organize the collections in a more coherent fashion for patron use and to reflect the creator(s) in a more concise manner, the material was reevaluated and reorganized into the three sets of papers with distinct series and subseries: A\u0026M 873: Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers; A\u0026M 1858: Helen Holt (1913-2015) Papers; and A\u0026M 4218: Rush Dew Holt Family Papers.","Because of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate. ","For assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center.    "],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRush Dew Holt was born in Weston, West Virginia, on June 19, 1905 to parents, Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBy the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBy 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJust as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlthough Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDuring the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHolt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eChronological List of Events:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJune 19, 1905: born\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1920: graduated from high school\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1920-1922: attended West Virginia University\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935 \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1941: married Helen Louise Froelich\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful  \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 8, 1955: death \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSources:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCoffey, William Ellis. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eRush Dew Holt: The Boy Senator.\u003c/emph\u003e Dissertation, West Virginia University, 1970. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA\u0026amp;M 0873, Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.  \u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Rush Dew Holt was born in Weston, West Virginia, on June 19, 1905 to parents, Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.","The potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.","In 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.","By the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.","By 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.","Just as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.","Although Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.","After his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements. ","During the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.","Holt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.","Chronological List of Events:","June 19, 1905: born","1920: graduated from high school","1920-1922: attended West Virginia University","1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree ","1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia","1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers","1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes ","1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935 ","1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old","1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway","1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election","1941: married Helen Louise Froelich","1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.","1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful  ","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful ","1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party ","1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes","1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won","February 8, 1955: death ","Sources:","Coffey, William Ellis.  Rush Dew Holt: The Boy Senator.  Dissertation, West Virginia University, 1970. ","A\u0026M 0873, Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.  "],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, A\u0026amp;M 0873, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, A\u0026M 0873, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e1858, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related A\u0026M Collections"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["1858, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated) includes correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; and material from college courses, among other material that represents Rush Holt's personal life and political career; and ephemera collected by Rush Holt. Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated) includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt. Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. Administrative Files (1937-1940) includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection is divided into six series as follows:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1840-2000 and undated (bulk 1918-1955)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. Legislative Records; 1920-1955 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Constituent Services; 1923-1954 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. Press and Media Activity; 1925-2003 and undated (bulk 1925-1955)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.    \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. Administrative Files; 1937-1940\u003c/emph\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.   \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence relating to the personal and political issues of Rush Holt's life. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Because of different original series of correspondence, in addition to maintaining this original order, the material of this series, as a whole, is not in chronological order. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Personal correspondence topics include Rush Holt's marriage to Helen Louise Froelich, family matters such as births and deaths, holidays, Rush Holt's illness, and general correspondence with family and friends, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Political correspondence topics include an anti-lynching bill which is represented by letters between Rush Holt and Walter White, former secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; the United Mine Workers of America which is represented by correspondence between Rush Holt and Frank Miley, former president of the United Mine Workers of America, District 31; and the seating issue from when Rush Holt was first elected to the Senate; among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Other prominent correspondents/subjects of correspondence include Joe Alderson, former WPA Director in Lewis County, West Virginia; Van A. Bittner, former president of United Mine Workers Association District 12; James A. Farley, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee; and Frank Miley, former president of the United Mine Workers of America, District 31, among others. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Items of note include political-related correspondence with Spencer Bonaventure Tracey (located in box 229, folder 7), Louise B. Mayer (located in box 229, folder 8), Walt Disney (located in box 229, folder 9), and James Cagney (located in box 229, folder 11). Other items of note include a poem titled Rejected (not Holt's) that is set in Hell and portrays President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a sinner (located in box 238, folder 3), and a letter from President Harry S. Truman (located in box 357, folder 1).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For correspondence directly related to Rush Holt's campaigns, please see Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Campaign Material.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For Utility Investigating Committee-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates Utility Investigating Committee\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For Government Costs Committee-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates State Government Costs Committee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For Interstate Cooperation Commission-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates Interstate Cooperation Commission. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For Works Progress Administration-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—Works Progress Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes invitations and cards retained by Rush Holt. Also includes a small subset of Holt's responses.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Invitations represent both public and private events including graduations, weddings, and dinners, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Cards are inclusive of general greeting cards, sympathy cards for the deaths of Rush Holt's parents, and get-well cards.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Significant items include invitations to attend events at the White House (located in box 312, folder 10) and an invitation to attend the 1939 World's Fair (located in box 340, folder 5).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Included in this series are letters and telegrams that are interleaved with cards and that possess a similar theme.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material representing Rush Holt's activities during his political campaigns for West Virginia and national offices.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of material include broadsides, correspondence, newspaper mats, publicity releases, and speeches, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Items of note include certificates of election for the West Virginia House of Delegates (located in box 369, folder 1).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Rush Holt's diploma from Weston High School and material from LaSalle Extension University Law and Practical Accounting courses in which Rush Holt enrolled.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of material include coursework, examinations, and records of final grades.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e An item of note is Rush Holt's high school diploma (located in box 1, folder 6).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures information that Rush Holt retained.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For the sound recordings mentioned in this material in addition to other recordings by Rush Holt, please see Series 5. Press and Media Activity--Recordings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of newspaper articles written by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Typescripts include \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFacts and Figures\u003c/emph\u003e (numbers 1-224) and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003ePolitics in West Virginia\u003c/emph\u003e (numbers 1-118). These serial publications are also partially represented by the photocopied articles. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFacts and Figures\u003c/emph\u003e appears to be a regular column that Holt wrote from 1947 through 1953, though perhaps not continuously.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Copies of \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe West Virginia Taxpayer\u003c/emph\u003e, a newsletter written and published by Rush Holt, are also included and span from December 1948 to November 1954. Correspondence regarding support for this publication can be found in Series 4. Constituent Services—General Constituent Mail.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Manuscripts by Rush Holt include \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWho's Who Among the War Mongers: Merchants of Death and Their Stooges\u003c/emph\u003e (located in box 306, folders 1 and 2), \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe British Network: A Study of Fifth Column Activities in the United States\u003c/emph\u003e (located in box 306, folders 3 and 4), and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe President Moves Toward War\u003c/emph\u003e (located in box 339, folders 4 and 5).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes publications such as magazines, newsletters, bulletins, brochures, and pamphlets, among other types of publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Topics include neutrality, war propaganda, taxes, and utilities, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Publications include Uncensored, Social Justice, Public Assistance, West Virginia utility reports, and tax publications from different states, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e An item of note is the photocopied section of Sherwood Anderson's Puzzled America that mentions Rush Holt (located in box 370, folder 10). A copy of the whole book is available through West Virginia University's Downtown Library (call number: E806.A652 1970).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career. Photographs depict Rush Holt and his family, among other prominent individuals.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Personal life photographs include Rush Holt's and Helen Louise Froelich's wedding and photographs taken of Rush Holt and his family during holidays and other special occasions.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Political career photographs comprise the majority of this series and represent occasions such as sessions of the West Virginia Legislature, political conventions, and campaign events including Dwight Eisenhower's \"Whistle Stop\" presidential campaign through West Virginia (located in box 370, folder 13), among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Prominent individuals include James Farley, former postmaster general during the first two administrations of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (signed photograph located in box 1, folder 1); individuals involved with WCHS News, including Ron Edwards; and former Vice President John N. Garner (signed photograph located in box 370, folder 16), among other politicians.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For additional photographs of Rush Holt, please see the West Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center's digitized OnView collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes items collected by Rush Holt such as personal nameplates, political and historical ephemera, tickets to events, and personal items, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Political and historical ephemera includes an \"America First\" ribbon (located in box 341, folder 2), a campaign ribbon from the 1840 Van Buren and Johnson election (located in box 341, folder 2), and a Confederate ten dollar bill (located in box 341, folder 2).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Tickets to events are representative of commencements and sporting events in West Virginia, the premiere of Disney's \u003cemph renderrender=\"italic\"\u003eFantasia\u003c/emph\u003e in Washington, D.C., and the 1952 Republican National Convention, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Personal items include material from a fraternity to which Rush Holt belonged, items (pictures, cards, licenses) from his wallets, and material from a Bible class Rush Holt taught.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The wallets from which the personal pictures, cards, and licenses were removed are located in Series 2. Artifacts.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes miscellaneous material collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTypes of material include newspaper clippings, reports, publications, and correspondence, and election-related records, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTopics include other senators (e.g., Joe Guffey of Pennsylvania and H. D. Hatfield of West Virginia), labor, railroads, and the Supreme Court, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItems of note include a certificate confirming Rush Holt's initiation into the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (located in box 1, loose); maps that detail election results for different offices including governor, House of Delegates, etc. in West Virginia (located in box 147, folder 8); Rush Holt's diary (located in box 166, folder 1), material relating to John L. Lewis and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (located in box 151, folders 1 to 3); a list of individuals who have sat in the same Senate desk that Rush Holt did (located in box 369, folder 13); a prayer authored by Rush Holt (located in box 372, folder 7); and material relating to the Rush Holt Endowment at West Virginia University (located in box 372, folder 8).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes election material collected by Holt, such as facsimile abstracts of votes, primary election results, lists of voters, and more. The main geographical focus is Lewis County, WV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Items of note include a personalized \"Holt for Governor\" license plate and a senatorial campaign button (located in box 374), a \"liberty\" embroidered cloth (located in box 4), and a West Virginia state flag (located in box 4).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For records of speeches delivered in the West Virginia Legislature and the United States Senate, please see Series 5. Press and Media Activity—Speeches.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e It should be noted that there exists a gap in the legislative records; thus, Rush Holt's senatorial papers are not represented as completely as those from the West Virginia House of Delegates. For material pertaining to the senatorial years, please refer to the Miscellaneous section of this series, or check the Records of the U.S. Senate at the National Archives and Records Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, reports, and clippings bearing primarily upon Rush Holt's activities as chairman of the Utility Investigating Committee \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The material is representative of Rush Holt's interaction with and study of utility companies throughout West Virginia and the United States.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Topics include gas, electricity, fuel rates, and municipal-owned utilities, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material of note includes testimonies of utility representatives during special hearings to examine the costs of state utilities. These hearings were held in Charleston, West Virginia between February 6, 1933 and April 11, 1933 (located in box 177, folder 1 to box 180, folder 4).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, statistics, reports, and transcripts relative to Rush Holt's activity with the Government Costs Committee.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Correspondence includes letters sent and received by Rush Holt regarding expenditures for West Virginia and other states. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Statistics and reports include information sent to and gathered by Rush Holt regarding state-owned cars in West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Institutions and departments represented include the Department of Agriculture, West Virginia University, Huntington State Hospital, the Department of Mines, and the State Road Commission, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The transcript document testimonies in the February 5 to March 1, 1943 hearings to investigate the cost of state government for which Rush Holt served as chairman. Entities represented by the testimonies include the Publicity Commission, the Bureau of Negro Welfare, the Road Commission, and the Labor Department, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes financial records requested by and maintained by Rush Holt during his time as a member of the Interstate Cooperation Commission.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of records include correspondence, financial and payroll statistics, and budgetary reports, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Entities represented include departments of state, governmental offices of state, educational institutions (including West Virginia University), and hospitals, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, payroll records, project records, and other miscellaneous material relative to the activities of the Works Progress Administration that Rush Holt gathered. It should be noted that while he was not an administrator of the Works Progress Administration, Rush Holt used his legislative position to discover and draw attention to the organization that he believed had been corrupted.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Correspondence is comprised of letters to and from Rush Holt concerning the status of projects in West Virginia counties. Also included are incoming letters from around the United States relating to Holt's speeches, actions, and beliefs concerning the Works Progress Administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Payroll records include copies of salaries received for positions of different projects in West Virginia counties. These records include location information, project numbers, position titles, and salary amounts.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Project records include information relating to the cost of rentals, supplies, and bids, among other project expenditures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes typescripts, statistics, publications, reports, and other miscellaneous records pertaining to Rush Holt's legislative activity.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTopics represented by the material include municipal operations, education, neutrality, and immigration, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRecords of note include copies of the West \u003cemph renderrender=\"italic\"\u003eVirginia Legislature Journal\u003c/emph\u003e for the 1944 first extraordinary session of the state's House of Delegates and Senate (located in box 339, folder 14), a five-year plan for West Virginia highways (located in box 294, folder 6), and annual reports written and sent to the West Virginia Public Service Commission (located in box 296, folder 2 to box 297, folder 2).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Additional correspondence related to Holt's legislative activity, and more general political topics, can be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence and Miscellaneous.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes constituent mail received and sent by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBecause of different original series of correspondence (including general correspondence, second copies, and correspondence sorted by topic), in addition to maintaining this original order, the material of this series, as a whole, is not in chronological order. It should also be noted that the letters that have been sorted by topic are not a complete representation of that subject. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eTopics include World War II, neutrality, political issues (such as the Supreme Court proposed alteration, Rush Holt's age at the time of his election to the Senate, presidential third terms, etc.), state construction projects (such as roads and infrastructure), and state programs and relief efforts for issues such as the 1936 silicosis incident in West Virginia, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGeneral correspondence is arranged chronologically, then foldered by first letter of last name. It includes basic requests for material, facts, or brief opinions. Copies of typescript responses are stapled to the original constituent letter. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSecond copies correspondence is arranged chronologically, but it contains only the typescript copies of Rush Holt's responses. For some, the first copy typescript and original letter are located in general correspondence; however, others are not. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSupreme Court correspondence is organized into two groups: Individuals for and against the proposed change. Attached to the initial letters from constituents is Rush Holt's response, and for those against the change, there are also form letters offering a publication commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first congressional meeting. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere are also a few boxes of \u003cemph renderrender=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Taxpayer\u003c/emph\u003e correspondence that include outgoing typescript copies of letters, mostly letters of thanks and solicitation for donations/subscription to support Holt's newsletter/publication, the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia Taxpayer\u003c/emph\u003e. There is a small amount of incoming correspondence as well. Copies of this publication can be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers, Publications.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For an example of a constituent mail log, please see Series 6. Administrative Files.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Additional constituent mail may also be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes copies of correspondence between Rush Holt and constituents asking for the former's recommendation to the United States Military Academy (West Point) or Naval Academy (Annapolis).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes constituent letters asking for government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, and educational material. The material is generally separated by date and state or correspondent.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Requests for government publications and bulletins include a mixture of educational and personal use requests for publications such as the \u003cemph renderrender=\"italic\"\u003eAgricultural Yearbook\u003c/emph\u003e and the \u003cemph renderrender=\"italic\"\u003eFarmer's Bulletin\u003c/emph\u003e. Also included are requests for publications about political topics (e.g. a presidential third term).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Requests for speeches include letters from constituents reflecting their opinions about Rush Holt's speeches in addition to asking for copies. Topics of speeches requested include World War II (particularly the \"Youth Faces War\" and \"Keep America Neutral\" speeches), the Works Progress Administration, the Supreme Court issue, the Conscription bill, and the Burke-Wardsworth bill, among others. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Requests for educational material are primarily from teachers and students asking Rush Holt for material to support curriculum activities. Subjects represented include vocational school topics and issues, West Virginia and United States geography, and United States commerce, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes both original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications retained by Rush Holt. Entire issues are also included in this series. Some clippings have been pasted into scrapbooks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Topics represented are a combination of personal and political interests. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Personal topics include Rush Holt's wedding to Helen Louise Froelich, the Holt family, and the Rush Holt History Conference at West Virginia University (1998-2003), among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Political topics include Rush Holt's campaigns and elections, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the Works Progress Administration, and neutrality issues, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes copies of typed press releases regarding speeches delivered by Rush Holt, or those with similar opinions, throughout his political career. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Topics addressed include neutrality, foreign policy, social security, and the presidential third term issue, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pen and ink drawings by a variety of artists for political cartoons documenting news issues of the day including the West Virginia politics, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, World War II, and isolationism, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Twenty-three of these cartoons were used for a campaign booklet advocating Rush Holt's candidacy for governor of West Virginia (1952).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e To see digitized copies of these Holt political cartoons, please visit the Rush Holt Political Cartoons digital collection: https://holt.lib.wvu.edu/?utf8=%E2%9C%93\u0026amp;search_field=all_fields\u0026amp;q.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of material include daily reports, lists of letters received requesting information, and records of work performed by the office staff. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Daily reports document visits, appointments, and calls to Rush Holt's office for the periods of December 6, 1937 to December 31, 1938, the entire year of 1939, and January 3, 1940 to November 9, 1940.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Lists of letters received provide a chronological register of constituents' writings to Rush Holt between 1939 and 1940. It should be noted, however, that these records provide only basic information and do not indicate the subject of the correspondence. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Records of work performed provide documentation of tasks completed by Rush Holt's Senate office employees. It should be noted that these records, while detailed, are limited to the first half of 1940 (January to June). \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For an example of outgoing political form letters, mass mailings, and mailing lists, see Series 4. Constituent Services—General Constituent Mail (boxes 291 and 292).\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated) includes correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; and material from college courses, among other material that represents Rush Holt's personal life and political career; and ephemera collected by Rush Holt. Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated) includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt. Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. Administrative Files (1937-1940) includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1840-2000 and undated (bulk 1918-1955)","Includes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.","Series 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated","Includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.","Series 3. Legislative Records; 1920-1955 and undated","Includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity.","Series 4. Constituent Services; 1923-1954 and undated","Includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.","Series 5. Press and Media Activity; 1925-2003 and undated (bulk 1925-1955)","Includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.    ","Series 6. Administrative Files; 1937-1940","Includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.   ","Includes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.","Includes correspondence relating to the personal and political issues of Rush Holt's life. "," Because of different original series of correspondence, in addition to maintaining this original order, the material of this series, as a whole, is not in chronological order. "," Personal correspondence topics include Rush Holt's marriage to Helen Louise Froelich, family matters such as births and deaths, holidays, Rush Holt's illness, and general correspondence with family and friends, among others."," Political correspondence topics include an anti-lynching bill which is represented by letters between Rush Holt and Walter White, former secretary for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; the United Mine Workers of America which is represented by correspondence between Rush Holt and Frank Miley, former president of the United Mine Workers of America, District 31; and the seating issue from when Rush Holt was first elected to the Senate; among others."," Other prominent correspondents/subjects of correspondence include Joe Alderson, former WPA Director in Lewis County, West Virginia; Van A. Bittner, former president of United Mine Workers Association District 12; James A. Farley, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee; and Frank Miley, former president of the United Mine Workers of America, District 31, among others. "," Items of note include political-related correspondence with Spencer Bonaventure Tracey (located in box 229, folder 7), Louise B. Mayer (located in box 229, folder 8), Walt Disney (located in box 229, folder 9), and James Cagney (located in box 229, folder 11). Other items of note include a poem titled Rejected (not Holt's) that is set in Hell and portrays President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a sinner (located in box 238, folder 3), and a letter from President Harry S. Truman (located in box 357, folder 1)."," For correspondence directly related to Rush Holt's campaigns, please see Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Campaign Material."," For Utility Investigating Committee-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates Utility Investigating Committee"," For Government Costs Committee-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates State Government Costs Committee."," For Interstate Cooperation Commission-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—West Virginia House of Delegates Interstate Cooperation Commission. "," For Works Progress Administration-related correspondence, please see Series 3. Legislative Records—Works Progress Administration.","Includes invitations and cards retained by Rush Holt. Also includes a small subset of Holt's responses."," Invitations represent both public and private events including graduations, weddings, and dinners, among others."," Cards are inclusive of general greeting cards, sympathy cards for the deaths of Rush Holt's parents, and get-well cards."," Significant items include invitations to attend events at the White House (located in box 312, folder 10) and an invitation to attend the 1939 World's Fair (located in box 340, folder 5)."," Included in this series are letters and telegrams that are interleaved with cards and that possess a similar theme.","Includes material representing Rush Holt's activities during his political campaigns for West Virginia and national offices."," Types of material include broadsides, correspondence, newspaper mats, publicity releases, and speeches, among others."," Items of note include certificates of election for the West Virginia House of Delegates (located in box 369, folder 1).","Includes Rush Holt's diploma from Weston High School and material from LaSalle Extension University Law and Practical Accounting courses in which Rush Holt enrolled."," Types of material include coursework, examinations, and records of final grades."," An item of note is Rush Holt's high school diploma (located in box 1, folder 6).","Includes bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures information that Rush Holt retained."," For the sound recordings mentioned in this material in addition to other recordings by Rush Holt, please see Series 5. Press and Media Activity--Recordings.","Includes typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of newspaper articles written by Rush Holt."," Typescripts include  Facts and Figures  (numbers 1-224) and  Politics in West Virginia  (numbers 1-118). These serial publications are also partially represented by the photocopied articles.  Facts and Figures  appears to be a regular column that Holt wrote from 1947 through 1953, though perhaps not continuously."," Copies of  The West Virginia Taxpayer , a newsletter written and published by Rush Holt, are also included and span from December 1948 to November 1954. Correspondence regarding support for this publication can be found in Series 4. Constituent Services—General Constituent Mail."," Manuscripts by Rush Holt include  Who's Who Among the War Mongers: Merchants of Death and Their Stooges  (located in box 306, folders 1 and 2),  The British Network: A Study of Fifth Column Activities in the United States  (located in box 306, folders 3 and 4), and  The President Moves Toward War  (located in box 339, folders 4 and 5).","Includes publications such as magazines, newsletters, bulletins, brochures, and pamphlets, among other types of publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected."," Topics include neutrality, war propaganda, taxes, and utilities, among others."," Publications include Uncensored, Social Justice, Public Assistance, West Virginia utility reports, and tax publications from different states, among others."," An item of note is the photocopied section of Sherwood Anderson's Puzzled America that mentions Rush Holt (located in box 370, folder 10). A copy of the whole book is available through West Virginia University's Downtown Library (call number: E806.A652 1970).","Includes photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career. Photographs depict Rush Holt and his family, among other prominent individuals."," Personal life photographs include Rush Holt's and Helen Louise Froelich's wedding and photographs taken of Rush Holt and his family during holidays and other special occasions."," Political career photographs comprise the majority of this series and represent occasions such as sessions of the West Virginia Legislature, political conventions, and campaign events including Dwight Eisenhower's \"Whistle Stop\" presidential campaign through West Virginia (located in box 370, folder 13), among others."," Prominent individuals include James Farley, former postmaster general during the first two administrations of President Franklin D. Roosevelt (signed photograph located in box 1, folder 1); individuals involved with WCHS News, including Ron Edwards; and former Vice President John N. Garner (signed photograph located in box 370, folder 16), among other politicians."," For additional photographs of Rush Holt, please see the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center's digitized OnView collection.","Includes items collected by Rush Holt such as personal nameplates, political and historical ephemera, tickets to events, and personal items, among others."," Political and historical ephemera includes an \"America First\" ribbon (located in box 341, folder 2), a campaign ribbon from the 1840 Van Buren and Johnson election (located in box 341, folder 2), and a Confederate ten dollar bill (located in box 341, folder 2)."," Tickets to events are representative of commencements and sporting events in West Virginia, the premiere of Disney's  Fantasia  in Washington, D.C., and the 1952 Republican National Convention, among others."," Personal items include material from a fraternity to which Rush Holt belonged, items (pictures, cards, licenses) from his wallets, and material from a Bible class Rush Holt taught."," The wallets from which the personal pictures, cards, and licenses were removed are located in Series 2. Artifacts.","Includes miscellaneous material collected by Rush Holt.","Types of material include newspaper clippings, reports, publications, and correspondence, and election-related records, among others.","Topics include other senators (e.g., Joe Guffey of Pennsylvania and H. D. Hatfield of West Virginia), labor, railroads, and the Supreme Court, among others.","Items of note include a certificate confirming Rush Holt's initiation into the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (located in box 1, loose); maps that detail election results for different offices including governor, House of Delegates, etc. in West Virginia (located in box 147, folder 8); Rush Holt's diary (located in box 166, folder 1), material relating to John L. Lewis and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (located in box 151, folders 1 to 3); a list of individuals who have sat in the same Senate desk that Rush Holt did (located in box 369, folder 13); a prayer authored by Rush Holt (located in box 372, folder 7); and material relating to the Rush Holt Endowment at West Virginia University (located in box 372, folder 8).","Includes election material collected by Holt, such as facsimile abstracts of votes, primary election results, lists of voters, and more. The main geographical focus is Lewis County, WV.","Includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt."," Items of note include a personalized \"Holt for Governor\" license plate and a senatorial campaign button (located in box 374), a \"liberty\" embroidered cloth (located in box 4), and a West Virginia state flag (located in box 4).","Includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity."," For records of speeches delivered in the West Virginia Legislature and the United States Senate, please see Series 5. Press and Media Activity—Speeches."," It should be noted that there exists a gap in the legislative records; thus, Rush Holt's senatorial papers are not represented as completely as those from the West Virginia House of Delegates. For material pertaining to the senatorial years, please refer to the Miscellaneous section of this series, or check the Records of the U.S. Senate at the National Archives and Records Administration.","Includes correspondence, reports, and clippings bearing primarily upon Rush Holt's activities as chairman of the Utility Investigating Committee "," The material is representative of Rush Holt's interaction with and study of utility companies throughout West Virginia and the United States."," Topics include gas, electricity, fuel rates, and municipal-owned utilities, among others."," Material of note includes testimonies of utility representatives during special hearings to examine the costs of state utilities. These hearings were held in Charleston, West Virginia between February 6, 1933 and April 11, 1933 (located in box 177, folder 1 to box 180, folder 4).","Includes correspondence, statistics, reports, and transcripts relative to Rush Holt's activity with the Government Costs Committee."," Correspondence includes letters sent and received by Rush Holt regarding expenditures for West Virginia and other states. "," Statistics and reports include information sent to and gathered by Rush Holt regarding state-owned cars in West Virginia."," Institutions and departments represented include the Department of Agriculture, West Virginia University, Huntington State Hospital, the Department of Mines, and the State Road Commission, among others."," The transcript document testimonies in the February 5 to March 1, 1943 hearings to investigate the cost of state government for which Rush Holt served as chairman. Entities represented by the testimonies include the Publicity Commission, the Bureau of Negro Welfare, the Road Commission, and the Labor Department, among others.","Includes financial records requested by and maintained by Rush Holt during his time as a member of the Interstate Cooperation Commission."," Types of records include correspondence, financial and payroll statistics, and budgetary reports, among others."," Entities represented include departments of state, governmental offices of state, educational institutions (including West Virginia University), and hospitals, among others.","Includes correspondence, payroll records, project records, and other miscellaneous material relative to the activities of the Works Progress Administration that Rush Holt gathered. It should be noted that while he was not an administrator of the Works Progress Administration, Rush Holt used his legislative position to discover and draw attention to the organization that he believed had been corrupted."," Correspondence is comprised of letters to and from Rush Holt concerning the status of projects in West Virginia counties. Also included are incoming letters from around the United States relating to Holt's speeches, actions, and beliefs concerning the Works Progress Administration."," Payroll records include copies of salaries received for positions of different projects in West Virginia counties. These records include location information, project numbers, position titles, and salary amounts."," Project records include information relating to the cost of rentals, supplies, and bids, among other project expenditures.","Includes typescripts, statistics, publications, reports, and other miscellaneous records pertaining to Rush Holt's legislative activity.","Topics represented by the material include municipal operations, education, neutrality, and immigration, among others.","Records of note include copies of the West  Virginia Legislature Journal  for the 1944 first extraordinary session of the state's House of Delegates and Senate (located in box 339, folder 14), a five-year plan for West Virginia highways (located in box 294, folder 6), and annual reports written and sent to the West Virginia Public Service Commission (located in box 296, folder 2 to box 297, folder 2)."," Additional correspondence related to Holt's legislative activity, and more general political topics, can be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence and Miscellaneous.","Includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.","Includes constituent mail received and sent by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate. ","Because of different original series of correspondence (including general correspondence, second copies, and correspondence sorted by topic), in addition to maintaining this original order, the material of this series, as a whole, is not in chronological order. It should also be noted that the letters that have been sorted by topic are not a complete representation of that subject. ","Topics include World War II, neutrality, political issues (such as the Supreme Court proposed alteration, Rush Holt's age at the time of his election to the Senate, presidential third terms, etc.), state construction projects (such as roads and infrastructure), and state programs and relief efforts for issues such as the 1936 silicosis incident in West Virginia, among others.","General correspondence is arranged chronologically, then foldered by first letter of last name. It includes basic requests for material, facts, or brief opinions. Copies of typescript responses are stapled to the original constituent letter. ","Second copies correspondence is arranged chronologically, but it contains only the typescript copies of Rush Holt's responses. For some, the first copy typescript and original letter are located in general correspondence; however, others are not. ","Supreme Court correspondence is organized into two groups: Individuals for and against the proposed change. Attached to the initial letters from constituents is Rush Holt's response, and for those against the change, there are also form letters offering a publication commemorating the 150th anniversary of the first congressional meeting. ","There are also a few boxes of  West Virginia Taxpayer  correspondence that include outgoing typescript copies of letters, mostly letters of thanks and solicitation for donations/subscription to support Holt's newsletter/publication, the  West Virginia Taxpayer . There is a small amount of incoming correspondence as well. Copies of this publication can be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers, Publications."," For an example of a constituent mail log, please see Series 6. Administrative Files."," Additional constituent mail may also be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence.","Includes copies of correspondence between Rush Holt and constituents asking for the former's recommendation to the United States Military Academy (West Point) or Naval Academy (Annapolis).","Includes constituent letters asking for government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, and educational material. The material is generally separated by date and state or correspondent."," Requests for government publications and bulletins include a mixture of educational and personal use requests for publications such as the  Agricultural Yearbook  and the  Farmer's Bulletin . Also included are requests for publications about political topics (e.g. a presidential third term)."," Requests for speeches include letters from constituents reflecting their opinions about Rush Holt's speeches in addition to asking for copies. Topics of speeches requested include World War II (particularly the \"Youth Faces War\" and \"Keep America Neutral\" speeches), the Works Progress Administration, the Supreme Court issue, the Conscription bill, and the Burke-Wardsworth bill, among others. "," Requests for educational material are primarily from teachers and students asking Rush Holt for material to support curriculum activities. Subjects represented include vocational school topics and issues, West Virginia and United States geography, and United States commerce, among others.","Includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.","Includes both original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications retained by Rush Holt. Entire issues are also included in this series. Some clippings have been pasted into scrapbooks."," Topics represented are a combination of personal and political interests. "," Personal topics include Rush Holt's wedding to Helen Louise Froelich, the Holt family, and the Rush Holt History Conference at West Virginia University (1998-2003), among others."," Political topics include Rush Holt's campaigns and elections, the Congress of Industrial Organizations, the Works Progress Administration, and neutrality issues, among others.","Includes copies of typed press releases regarding speeches delivered by Rush Holt, or those with similar opinions, throughout his political career. "," Topics addressed include neutrality, foreign policy, social security, and the presidential third term issue, among others.","Includes pen and ink drawings by a variety of artists for political cartoons documenting news issues of the day including the West Virginia politics, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, World War II, and isolationism, among others."," Twenty-three of these cartoons were used for a campaign booklet advocating Rush Holt's candidacy for governor of West Virginia (1952)."," To see digitized copies of these Holt political cartoons, please visit the Rush Holt Political Cartoons digital collection: https://holt.lib.wvu.edu/?utf8=%E2%9C%93\u0026search_field=all_fields\u0026q.","Includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term. "," Types of material include daily reports, lists of letters received requesting information, and records of work performed by the office staff. "," Daily reports document visits, appointments, and calls to Rush Holt's office for the periods of December 6, 1937 to December 31, 1938, the entire year of 1939, and January 3, 1940 to November 9, 1940."," Lists of letters received provide a chronological register of constituents' writings to Rush Holt between 1939 and 1940. It should be noted, however, that these records provide only basic information and do not indicate the subject of the correspondence. "," Records of work performed provide documentation of tasks completed by Rush Holt's Senate office employees. It should be noted that these records, while detailed, are limited to the first half of 1940 (January to June). "," For an example of outgoing political form letters, mass mailings, and mailing lists, see Series 4. Constituent Services—General Constituent Mail (boxes 291 and 292)."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eEphemeral items not specific to Rush Dew Holt were moved to the Printed Ephemera Collection. Several local basketball scorecards were moved to A\u0026amp;M 4216, the Annual West Virginia State High School Basketball Tournament Programs collection.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e17 reels of undated sound recordings, chiefly relating to the political career of Rush Dew Holt, were separated to the oral history collection, C432 R699-R715 (17 tapes). These tapes include some personal material as well.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Ephemeral items not specific to Rush Dew Holt were moved to the Printed Ephemera Collection. Several local basketball scorecards were moved to A\u0026M 4216, the Annual West Virginia State High School Basketball Tournament Programs collection.","17 reels of undated sound recordings, chiefly relating to the political career of Rush Dew Holt, were separated to the oral history collection, C432 R699-R715 (17 tapes). These tapes include some personal material as well."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the  Permissions and Copyright page  on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_7f7aca18f594cb9e240c48f7fdefc04e\"\u003ePapers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated), Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated), Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated), Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated), and Administrative Files (1937-1940).\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated), Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated), Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated), Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated), and Administrative Files (1937-1940)."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_c13cef4864374dc7a447894b02986413\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/"],"names_coll_ssim":["America First Committee","American Federation of Labor","Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)","United States. National Bituminous Coal Commission","United States. National Labor Relations Board","Progressive Mine Workers of America","United Mine Workers of America","United States. National Recovery Administration","United States. Supreme Court","United States. Congress. Senate","West Virginia. Legislature","United States. Works Progress Administration","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Weston State Hospital","Bittner, Van A. (Van Amberg), 1885-1949","Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971","Coughlin, Charles E.","Edmiston, Andrew.","Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976","Green, William.","Holt, Helen Louise Froelich, 1913-2015","Holt, Mathew S., 1850-1939","Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946","Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952","Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962","La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925","Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969","Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935"],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","America First Committee","American Federation of Labor","Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)","United States. National Bituminous Coal Commission","United States. National Labor Relations Board","Progressive Mine Workers of America","United Mine Workers of America","United States. National Recovery Administration","United States. Supreme Court","United States. Congress. Senate","West Virginia. Legislature","United States. Works Progress Administration","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Weston State Hospital","Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Bittner, Van A. (Van Amberg), 1885-1949","Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971","Coughlin, Charles E.","Edmiston, Andrew.","Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976","Green, William.","Holt, Helen Louise Froelich, 1913-2015","Holt, Mathew S., 1850-1939","Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946","Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952","Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962","La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925","Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969","Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","America First Committee","American Federation of Labor","Congress of Industrial Organizations (U.S.)","United States. National Bituminous Coal Commission","United States. National Labor Relations Board","Progressive Mine Workers of America","United Mine Workers of America","United States. National Recovery Administration","United States. Supreme Court","United States. Congress. Senate","West Virginia. Legislature","United States. Works Progress Administration","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Weston State Hospital"],"persname_ssim":["Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955","Bittner, Van A. (Van Amberg), 1885-1949","Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971","Coughlin, Charles E.","Edmiston, Andrew.","Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976","Green, William.","Holt, Helen Louise Froelich, 1913-2015","Holt, Mathew S., 1850-1939","Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946","Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952","Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962","La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925","Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958","Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969","Long, Huey Pierce, 1893-1935"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":938,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T01:09:46.199Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_3687"}}],"included":[{"type":"facet","id":"repository_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Repository","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"West Virginia and Regional History Center","value":"West Virginia and Regional History Center","hits":67},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=West+Virginia+and+Regional+History+Center"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/repository_ssim.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"type":"facet","id":"collection_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Collection","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Armistead Abraham Lilly (1878-1956) Speeches","value":"Armistead Abraham Lilly (1878-1956) Speeches","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Armistead+Abraham+Lilly+%281878-1956%29+Speeches\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Arthur B. Koontz (1885-1963) Papers","value":"Arthur B. Koontz (1885-1963) Papers","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Arthur+B.+Koontz+%281885-1963%29+Papers\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Arthur I. Boreman Papers","value":"Arthur I. Boreman Papers","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Arthur+I.+Boreman+Papers\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Clarence Edwin Smith (1885-1959) Papers","value":"Clarence Edwin Smith (1885-1959) Papers","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Clarence+Edwin+Smith+%281885-1959%29+Papers\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"E.C. and H.B. Eagle Papers","value":"E.C. and H.B. Eagle Papers","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=E.C.+and+H.B.+Eagle+Papers\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers","value":"Francis Harrison Pierpont (1814-1899) Papers","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Francis+Harrison+Pierpont+%281814-1899%29+Papers\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Frederick B. Lambert, Collector and Compiler, Papers","value":"Frederick B. Lambert, Collector and Compiler, Papers","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Frederick+B.+Lambert%2C+Collector+and+Compiler%2C+Papers\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"George Seldon Wallace (1871-1963) Papers","value":"George Seldon Wallace (1871-1963) Papers","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=George+Seldon+Wallace+%281871-1963%29+Papers\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) Papers","value":"Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) Papers","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Gideon+D.+Camden+%281805-1891%29+Papers\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Granville Davisson Hall (1837-1934) Papers","value":"Granville Davisson Hall (1837-1934) Papers","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Granville+Davisson+Hall+%281837-1934%29+Papers\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Papers","value":"Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Papers","hits":5},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Harley+Martin+Kilgore+%281893-1956%29%2C+Senator%2C+Papers\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/collection_ssim.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"type":"facet","id":"date_range_isim","attributes":{"label":"Date range","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"1781","value":"1781","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1781"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1782","value":"1782","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1782"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1783","value":"1783","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1783"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1784","value":"1784","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1784"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1785","value":"1785","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1785"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1786","value":"1786","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1786"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1787","value":"1787","hits":4},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1787"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1788","value":"1788","hits":4},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1788"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1789","value":"1789","hits":4},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1789"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1790","value":"1790","hits":4},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1790"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1791","value":"1791","hits":4},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1791"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/date_range_isim.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"type":"facet","id":"creator_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Creator","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Beard, Lee","value":"Beard, Lee","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Beard%2C+Lee\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896","value":"Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Boreman%2C+Arthur+Inghram%2C+1823-1896\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891","value":"Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Camden%2C+Gideon+Draper%2C+1805-1891\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Collins, Justus, 1857-1934","value":"Collins, Justus, 1857-1934","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Collins%2C+Justus%2C+1857-1934\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","value":"Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Davis%2C+John+W.+%28John+William%29%2C+1873-1955\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Dix, Keith","value":"Dix, Keith","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Dix%2C+Keith\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Gainer, Patrick W.","value":"Gainer, Patrick W.","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Gainer%2C+Patrick+W.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Gore, Howard M.","value":"Gore, Howard M.","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Gore%2C+Howard+M.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Hall, Granville Davisson, 1837-1934","value":"Hall, Granville Davisson, 1837-1934","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Hall%2C+Granville+Davisson%2C+1837-1934\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Hallanan, Walter S. (Walter Simms), 1890-1962","value":"Hallanan, Walter S. (Walter Simms), 1890-1962","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Hallanan%2C+Walter+S.+%28Walter+Simms%29%2C+1890-1962\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Harmer, Harvey W. (Harvey Walker), 1865-1961","value":"Harmer, Harvey W. (Harvey Walker), 1865-1961","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Harmer%2C+Harvey+W.+%28Harvey+Walker%29%2C+1865-1961\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/creator_ssim.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"type":"facet","id":"names_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Names","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"4-H clubs","value":"4-H clubs","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=4-H+clubs"}},{"attributes":{"label":"AFL-CIO","value":"AFL-CIO","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=AFL-CIO"}},{"attributes":{"label":"AFL-CIO. Committee on Political Education","value":"AFL-CIO. Committee on Political Education","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=AFL-CIO.+Committee+on+Political+Education"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848","value":"Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Adams%2C+John+Quincy%2C+1767-1848"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Alderson, George","value":"Alderson, George","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Alderson%2C+George"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Alexander, Holmes Moss, 1906-","value":"Alexander, Holmes Moss, 1906-","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Alexander%2C+Holmes+Moss%2C+1906-"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Allen, Si.","value":"Allen, Si.","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Allen%2C+Si."}},{"attributes":{"label":"Ambler, Charles Henry,  1876-1957","value":"Ambler, Charles Henry,  1876-1957","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Ambler%2C+Charles+Henry%2C++1876-1957"}},{"attributes":{"label":"America First Committee","value":"America First Committee","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=America+First+Committee"}},{"attributes":{"label":"American Federation of Labor","value":"American Federation of Labor","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=American+Federation+of+Labor"}},{"attributes":{"label":"American Institute of Banking","value":"American Institute of Banking","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=American+Institute+of+Banking"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/names_ssim.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"type":"facet","id":"geogname_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Places","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Appalachian Region","value":"Appalachian Region","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Appalachian+Region"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Barboursville (W. Va.)","value":"Barboursville (W. Va.)","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Barboursville+%28W.+Va.%29"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Beckley (W. Va.)","value":"Beckley (W. Va.)","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Beckley+%28W.+Va.%29"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Berkeley County (W. Va.)","value":"Berkeley County (W. Va.)","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Berkeley+County+%28W.+Va.%29"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Berkeley County (W. Va.) -- Bicentennial","value":"Berkeley County (W. Va.) -- Bicentennial","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Berkeley+County+%28W.+Va.%29+--+Bicentennial"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Berkeley Springs (W. Va.)","value":"Berkeley Springs (W. Va.)","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Berkeley+Springs+%28W.+Va.%29"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Bluefield (W. Va.)","value":"Bluefield (W. Va.)","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Bluefield+%28W.+Va.%29"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Buckhannon (W. Va.)","value":"Buckhannon (W. Va.)","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Buckhannon+%28W.+Va.%29"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Cabell County (W. Va.)","value":"Cabell County (W. Va.)","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Cabell+County+%28W.+Va.%29"}},{"attributes":{"label":"California","value":"California","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=California"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Charleston.","value":"Charleston.","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Charleston."}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/geogname_ssim.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"type":"facet","id":"access_subjects_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Subjects","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Academies (Private schools)","value":"Academies (Private schools)","hits":6},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Academies+%28Private+schools%29\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Account books","value":"Account books","hits":10},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Account+books\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans.","value":"African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans.","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=African-Americans.+SEE+ALSO+Coal+miners+-+African+Americans.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Agriculture  ","value":"Agriculture  ","hits":5},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Agriculture++\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"America First Day","value":"America First Day","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=America+First+Day\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Army-McCarthy controversy, 1954","value":"Army-McCarthy controversy, 1954","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Army-McCarthy+controversy%2C+1954\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Bank of Berkeley Springs - Banks and Banking.","value":"Bank of Berkeley Springs - Banks and Banking.","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Bank+of+Berkeley+Springs+-+Banks+and+Banking.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Banks - Ritchie County Bank.","value":"Banks - Ritchie County Bank.","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Banks+-+Ritchie+County+Bank.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Banks - Union Bank and Trust Company.","value":"Banks - Union Bank and Trust Company.","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Banks+-+Union+Bank+and+Trust+Company.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Banks and Banking - American Institute of Banking.","value":"Banks and Banking - American Institute of Banking.","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Banks+and+Banking+-+American+Institute+of+Banking.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Banks and Banking - Bank of Berkeley Springs.","value":"Banks and Banking - Bank of Berkeley Springs.","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Banks+and+Banking+-+Bank+of+Berkeley+Springs.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/access_subjects_ssim.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"type":"facet","id":"level_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Level","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Collection","value":"Collection","hits":67},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Collection"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/level_ssim.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"all_fields","attributes":{"label":"All Fields"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5\u0026search_field=all_fields"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"keyword","attributes":{"label":"Keyword"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5\u0026search_field=keyword"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"name","attributes":{"label":"Name"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5\u0026search_field=name"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"place","attributes":{"label":"Place"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5\u0026search_field=place"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"subject","attributes":{"label":"Subject"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5\u0026search_field=subject"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"title","attributes":{"label":"Title"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5\u0026search_field=title"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"container","attributes":{"label":"Container"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5\u0026search_field=container"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"identifier","attributes":{"label":"Identifier"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5\u0026search_field=identifier"}},{"type":"sort","id":"score desc, title_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"relevance"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5\u0026sort=score+desc%2C+title_sort+asc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"date_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"date (ascending)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5\u0026sort=date_sort+asc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"date_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"date (descending)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5\u0026sort=date_sort+desc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"creator_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"creator (A-Z)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5\u0026sort=creator_sort+asc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"creator_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"creator (Z-A)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5\u0026sort=creator_sort+desc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"title_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"title (A-Z)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5\u0026sort=title_sort+asc"}},{"type":"sort","id":"title_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"title (Z-A)"},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Politics+and+government.\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1945\u0026page=5\u0026sort=title_sort+desc"}}]}