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Alexander J. Bondurantand Emily (Morrison) Bondurantwere the chief correspondents in this collection. Alexander J. Bondurant(1836-1910) was a Confederatesoldier, farmer, politician, superintendent of Buckingham County, Va.schools, professor of agriculture at Auburn University, and tobacco consultant to the government of Australia. His father, Thomas Moseley Bondurant(1797-1862), was a landowner, member of the board of trustees of Hampden-Sydney College, a soldier in the War of 1812, a member of the Virginia Senate, and one of the founders of the Richmond Whig. His oldest son, Alexander Lee Bondurant(1865-1937) was professor of Latin and head of the graduate school of the University of Mississippi.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00044#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viu_viu00044","ead_ssi":"viu_viu00044","_root_":"viu_viu00044","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu00044","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu00044.xml","title_ssm":["Bondurant-Morrison Family Papers \n 1787-1936"],"title_tesim":["Bondurant-Morrison Family Papers \n 1787-1936"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["3918"],"text":["3918","Bondurant-Morrison Family Papers \n 1787-1936","16,000 items","Collection is open to research.","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities","This collection consist of ca. 16,000 items, 1787-1936, and\n contains the papers of the \n Bondurant family of \n Buckingham County, Virginia , and the \n Morrison family of \n Rockbridge County, Virginia who were\n related through the marriage of \n Alexander Joseph Bondurant and \n Emily MacFarland Morrison in 1859. \n Alexander J. Bondurant and \n Emily (Morrison) Bondurant were the chief\n correspondents in this collection. \n Alexander J. Bondurant (1836-1910) was a \n Confederate soldier, farmer, politician,\n superintendent of \n Buckingham County, Va. schools, professor\n of agriculture at \n Auburn University , and tobacco consultant\n to the government of \n Australia . His father, \n Thomas Moseley Bondurant (1797-1862), was\n a landowner, member of the board of trustees of \n Hampden-Sydney College , a soldier in the\n War of 1812, a member of the \n Virginia Senate , and one of the founders\n of the \n Richmond Whig . His oldest son, \n Alexander Lee Bondurant (1865-1937) was\n professor of Latin and head of the graduate school of the \n University of Mississippi .","Emily MacFarland Morrison (b. 1837) was\n the daughter of Rev. \n James Morrison and \n Frances (Brown) Morrison of \n Rockbridge County, Va. A copy of her\n reminiscences can be found in the Rare Books collection (F 231\n .B65 1944 1962ed). The \n Morrison family material consists chiefly of\n the papers of Rev. \n James Morrison (1797-1870), including\n correspondence concerning his family, his congregation, and\n the \n Presbyterian Church ; also included are\n his seminary and sermon notes from 1815-1874, and diaries and\n account books for his home, \n Bellevue .","Subjects included in this collection are farms in \n Buckingham Co., Va. , family affairs, the\n Civil War, school administration in \n Buckingham Co. , \n Auburn University , the \n University of Virginia , mining and\n mineral rights in \n Virginia , immigrant land schemes in \n Virginia , including the \n James River Valley Immigrant Society and\n the \n Virginia Land and Immigrant Company , \n Virginia and national politics, tobacco\n culture in \n Australia and the southern \n United States , Rev. \n James Morrison 's education at the \n University of North Carolina , his\n pastorates in \n North Carolina and \n Virginia , the \n Presbyterian Church in the South, and the \n Bellevue School in \n Rockbridge County, Virginia .","Most of the personal correspondence in the collection is\n concerned with family matters. A great deal of the letters\n discussed agriculture with regard to the family farms,\n especially \n Variety Shade , and \n Alexander J. Bondurant 's various\n agricultural positions and interests. AJB's letters from \n Australia to various family members\n spanned the period from 1896 to 1901. These contain some\n information on agriculture and the culture of \n Australia . Some of the letters from \n Charles W. Dabney to \n A.J. Bondurant (1881-1898) discuss iron\n ore and mineral rights in \n Virginia as well as agriculture.","The Civil War and its affects is another subject to be\n found in the correspondence. Letters from \n Emily (Morrison) Bondurant to \n Alexander J. Bondurant mention her\n brothers' war activities and posts (29 Jul, 8 Aug, and 11 Aug\n 1862; 6 [Apr] and 22 Apr 1863; 1 Mar, 28 Mar, 5 Apr 1865). A\n 13 May 1863 letter from \n Thomas Lee Bondurant to \n A.J.Bondurant mentions the reaction to the\n death of General \n Thomas \"Stonewall\" Jackson . Letters to \n E.M. Bondurant from \n A.J. Bondurant mention the war and his\n desire to support the army (12 Apr, 27 Apr, 26 May 1863). Rev.\n James Morrison also wrote to his daughter \n E.M. Bondurant about the war and her\n brother, \n Samuel Morrison 's appointment as a\n surgeon in the army (5 Nov 1861, 23 May 1865). Letters to Rev.\n James Morrison mention the early rumblings\n of the Civil War and rumors of secession (25 Jul, 20 Oct, 9\n Nov, 4 Dec 1860), as well as letters from his sons telling of\n their posts (20 Feb, 4 Dec 1863; 14 Jan, 21 May 1863).","Politics is also a prominent subject in some of the\n correspondence. The \n Bondurants were active in the publishing\n of the \n Richmond Whig (est. 1824) and it is\n mentioned in a few letters. \n E.M. Bondurant to \n A.J. Bondurant mentions that \n George [P. Bondurant] (1838-1886) wanted\n to leave the management of the paper to \n A.J. Bondurant . \n Thomas M. Bondurant mentions the paper in\n a letter (19 Nov 1857) to his son \n A.J. Bondurant . A letter from \n George P. Bondurant to his father \n A.J. Bondurant mentions the \n Whig again and the \n Bondurant interests in the paper (22 Mar\n 1896). Local and national politics is found in several letters\n from \n E.M. Bondurant to \n A.J. Bondurant (26 Jul, 27 Sep, 8, 11, 31\n Oct 1896). Letters from \n Alexander Lee Bondurant to his father \n A.J. Bondurant mention local politics and\n the race for the legislature (25 Oct 1887, 7 May 1889). \n Thomas M. Bondurant was also concerned\n with local politics; a letter from \n J.T. Bocock mentions Sen. \n Flood and local tax collecting practices\n and the justice system and how they could be changed (8 Jan\n 1834).","Religion and the \n Presbyterian Church is also a prominent\n subject in the correspondence of Rev. \n James Morrison , pastor of \n New Providence Presbyterian Church , \n Rockbridge County, Virginia . The letters\n from Rev. \n Elam J. Morrison from Rev. \n James Morrison (1820-1826) are concerned\n with family matters, friends in the ministry, questions and\n and advice about the ministry, the Presbytery and synods.\n Letters to Rev. \n James Morrison (1813-1863, n.d.) contain\n many similar topics and include family letters and letters\n from friends and relatives in the ministry.","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","University of Virginia","Confederate","Auburn University","Hampden-Sydney College","Virginia Senate","Richmond Whig","University of Mississippi","Presbyterian Church","Bellevue","James River Valley Immigrant Society","Virginia Land and Immigrant Company","University of North Carolina","Bellevue School","Variety Shade","Whig","New Providence Presbyterian Church","Bondurant family","Morrison family","Bondurant","William Harrison","William G. 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Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eEmily (Morrison) Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003ewere the chief\n correspondents in this collection. \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlexander J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003e(1836-1910) was a \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate\u003c/corpname\u003esoldier, farmer, politician,\n superintendent of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham County, Va.\u003c/geogname\u003eschools, professor\n of agriculture at \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuburn University\u003c/corpname\u003e, and tobacco consultant\n to the government of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAustralia\u003c/geogname\u003e. His father, \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Moseley Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003e(1797-1862), was\n a landowner, member of the board of trustees of \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHampden-Sydney College\u003c/corpname\u003e, a soldier in the\n War of 1812, a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Senate\u003c/corpname\u003e, and one of the founders\n of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRichmond Whig\u003c/corpname\u003e. His oldest son, \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlexander Lee Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003e(1865-1937) was\n professor of Latin and head of the graduate school of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Mississippi\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEmily MacFarland Morrison\u003c/persname\u003e(b. 1837) was\n the daughter of Rev. \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances (Brown) Morrison\u003c/persname\u003eof \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRockbridge County, Va.\u003c/geogname\u003eA copy of her\n reminiscences can be found in the Rare Books collection (F 231\n .B65 1944 1962ed). The \n \u003cfamname\u003eMorrison family\u003c/famname\u003ematerial consists chiefly of\n the papers of Rev. \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003e(1797-1870), including\n correspondence concerning his family, his congregation, and\n the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePresbyterian Church\u003c/corpname\u003e; also included are\n his seminary and sermon notes from 1815-1874, and diaries and\n account books for his home, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBellevue\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubjects included in this collection are farms in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham Co., Va.\u003c/geogname\u003e, family affairs, the\n Civil War, school administration in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham Co.\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuburn University\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e, mining and\n mineral rights in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, immigrant land schemes in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, including the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eJames River Valley Immigrant Society\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Land and Immigrant Company\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003eand national politics, tobacco\n culture in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAustralia\u003c/geogname\u003eand the southern \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003e, Rev. \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003e's education at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of North Carolina\u003c/corpname\u003e, his\n pastorates in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNorth Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePresbyterian Church\u003c/corpname\u003ein the South, and the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBellevue School\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRockbridge County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost of the personal correspondence in the collection is\n concerned with family matters. A great deal of the letters\n discussed agriculture with regard to the family farms,\n especially \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVariety Shade\u003c/corpname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlexander J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003e's various\n agricultural positions and interests. AJB's letters from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAustralia\u003c/geogname\u003eto various family members\n spanned the period from 1896 to 1901. These contain some\n information on agriculture and the culture of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAustralia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Some of the letters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles W. Dabney\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eA.J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003e(1881-1898) discuss iron\n ore and mineral rights in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003eas well as agriculture.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Civil War and its affects is another subject to be\n found in the correspondence. Letters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEmily (Morrison) Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlexander J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003emention her\n brothers' war activities and posts (29 Jul, 8 Aug, and 11 Aug\n 1862; 6 [Apr] and 22 Apr 1863; 1 Mar, 28 Mar, 5 Apr 1865). A\n 13 May 1863 letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Lee Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eA.J.Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003ementions the reaction to the\n death of General \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas \"Stonewall\" Jackson\u003c/persname\u003e. Letters to \n \u003cpersname\u003eE.M. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003efrom \n \u003cpersname\u003eA.J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003emention the war and his\n desire to support the army (12 Apr, 27 Apr, 26 May 1863). Rev.\n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003ealso wrote to his daughter \n \u003cpersname\u003eE.M. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003eabout the war and her\n brother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eSamuel Morrison\u003c/persname\u003e's appointment as a\n surgeon in the army (5 Nov 1861, 23 May 1865). Letters to Rev.\n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003emention the early rumblings\n of the Civil War and rumors of secession (25 Jul, 20 Oct, 9\n Nov, 4 Dec 1860), as well as letters from his sons telling of\n their posts (20 Feb, 4 Dec 1863; 14 Jan, 21 May 1863).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePolitics is also a prominent subject in some of the\n correspondence. The \n \u003cpersname\u003eBondurants\u003c/persname\u003ewere active in the publishing\n of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRichmond Whig\u003c/corpname\u003e(est. 1824) and it is\n mentioned in a few letters. \n \u003cpersname\u003eE.M. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eA.J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003ementions that \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge [P. Bondurant]\u003c/persname\u003e(1838-1886) wanted\n to leave the management of the paper to \n \u003cpersname\u003eA.J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003e. \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas M. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003ementions the paper in\n a letter (19 Nov 1857) to his son \n \u003cpersname\u003eA.J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003e. A letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge P. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003eto his father \n \u003cpersname\u003eA.J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003ementions the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWhig\u003c/corpname\u003eagain and the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBondurant\u003c/famname\u003einterests in the paper (22 Mar\n 1896). Local and national politics is found in several letters\n from \n \u003cpersname\u003eE.M. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eA.J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003e(26 Jul, 27 Sep, 8, 11, 31\n Oct 1896). Letters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlexander Lee Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003eto his father \n \u003cpersname\u003eA.J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003emention local politics and\n the race for the legislature (25 Oct 1887, 7 May 1889). \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas M. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003ewas also concerned\n with local politics; a letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ.T. Bocock\u003c/persname\u003ementions Sen. \n \u003cpersname\u003eFlood\u003c/persname\u003eand local tax collecting practices\n and the justice system and how they could be changed (8 Jan\n 1834).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReligion and the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePresbyterian Church\u003c/corpname\u003eis also a prominent\n subject in the correspondence of Rev. \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003e, pastor of \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNew Providence Presbyterian Church\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRockbridge County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. The letters\n from Rev. \n \u003cpersname\u003eElam J. Morrison\u003c/persname\u003efrom Rev. \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003e(1820-1826) are concerned\n with family matters, friends in the ministry, questions and\n and advice about the ministry, the Presbytery and synods.\n Letters to Rev. \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003e(1813-1863, n.d.) contain\n many similar topics and include family letters and letters\n from friends and relatives in the ministry.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consist of ca. 16,000 items, 1787-1936, and\n contains the papers of the \n Bondurant family of \n Buckingham County, Virginia , and the \n Morrison family of \n Rockbridge County, Virginia who were\n related through the marriage of \n Alexander Joseph Bondurant and \n Emily MacFarland Morrison in 1859. \n Alexander J. Bondurant and \n Emily (Morrison) Bondurant were the chief\n correspondents in this collection. \n Alexander J. Bondurant (1836-1910) was a \n Confederate soldier, farmer, politician,\n superintendent of \n Buckingham County, Va. schools, professor\n of agriculture at \n Auburn University , and tobacco consultant\n to the government of \n Australia . His father, \n Thomas Moseley Bondurant (1797-1862), was\n a landowner, member of the board of trustees of \n Hampden-Sydney College , a soldier in the\n War of 1812, a member of the \n Virginia Senate , and one of the founders\n of the \n Richmond Whig . His oldest son, \n Alexander Lee Bondurant (1865-1937) was\n professor of Latin and head of the graduate school of the \n University of Mississippi .","Emily MacFarland Morrison (b. 1837) was\n the daughter of Rev. \n James Morrison and \n Frances (Brown) Morrison of \n Rockbridge County, Va. A copy of her\n reminiscences can be found in the Rare Books collection (F 231\n .B65 1944 1962ed). The \n Morrison family material consists chiefly of\n the papers of Rev. \n James Morrison (1797-1870), including\n correspondence concerning his family, his congregation, and\n the \n Presbyterian Church ; also included are\n his seminary and sermon notes from 1815-1874, and diaries and\n account books for his home, \n Bellevue .","Subjects included in this collection are farms in \n Buckingham Co., Va. , family affairs, the\n Civil War, school administration in \n Buckingham Co. , \n Auburn University , the \n University of Virginia , mining and\n mineral rights in \n Virginia , immigrant land schemes in \n Virginia , including the \n James River Valley Immigrant Society and\n the \n Virginia Land and Immigrant Company , \n Virginia and national politics, tobacco\n culture in \n Australia and the southern \n United States , Rev. \n James Morrison 's education at the \n University of North Carolina , his\n pastorates in \n North Carolina and \n Virginia , the \n Presbyterian Church in the South, and the \n Bellevue School in \n Rockbridge County, Virginia .","Most of the personal correspondence in the collection is\n concerned with family matters. A great deal of the letters\n discussed agriculture with regard to the family farms,\n especially \n Variety Shade , and \n Alexander J. Bondurant 's various\n agricultural positions and interests. AJB's letters from \n Australia to various family members\n spanned the period from 1896 to 1901. These contain some\n information on agriculture and the culture of \n Australia . Some of the letters from \n Charles W. Dabney to \n A.J. Bondurant (1881-1898) discuss iron\n ore and mineral rights in \n Virginia as well as agriculture.","The Civil War and its affects is another subject to be\n found in the correspondence. Letters from \n Emily (Morrison) Bondurant to \n Alexander J. Bondurant mention her\n brothers' war activities and posts (29 Jul, 8 Aug, and 11 Aug\n 1862; 6 [Apr] and 22 Apr 1863; 1 Mar, 28 Mar, 5 Apr 1865). A\n 13 May 1863 letter from \n Thomas Lee Bondurant to \n A.J.Bondurant mentions the reaction to the\n death of General \n Thomas \"Stonewall\" Jackson . Letters to \n E.M. Bondurant from \n A.J. Bondurant mention the war and his\n desire to support the army (12 Apr, 27 Apr, 26 May 1863). Rev.\n James Morrison also wrote to his daughter \n E.M. Bondurant about the war and her\n brother, \n Samuel Morrison 's appointment as a\n surgeon in the army (5 Nov 1861, 23 May 1865). Letters to Rev.\n James Morrison mention the early rumblings\n of the Civil War and rumors of secession (25 Jul, 20 Oct, 9\n Nov, 4 Dec 1860), as well as letters from his sons telling of\n their posts (20 Feb, 4 Dec 1863; 14 Jan, 21 May 1863).","Politics is also a prominent subject in some of the\n correspondence. The \n Bondurants were active in the publishing\n of the \n Richmond Whig (est. 1824) and it is\n mentioned in a few letters. \n E.M. Bondurant to \n A.J. Bondurant mentions that \n George [P. Bondurant] (1838-1886) wanted\n to leave the management of the paper to \n A.J. Bondurant . \n Thomas M. Bondurant mentions the paper in\n a letter (19 Nov 1857) to his son \n A.J. Bondurant . A letter from \n George P. Bondurant to his father \n A.J. Bondurant mentions the \n Whig again and the \n Bondurant interests in the paper (22 Mar\n 1896). Local and national politics is found in several letters\n from \n E.M. Bondurant to \n A.J. Bondurant (26 Jul, 27 Sep, 8, 11, 31\n Oct 1896). Letters from \n Alexander Lee Bondurant to his father \n A.J. Bondurant mention local politics and\n the race for the legislature (25 Oct 1887, 7 May 1889). \n Thomas M. Bondurant was also concerned\n with local politics; a letter from \n J.T. Bocock mentions Sen. \n Flood and local tax collecting practices\n and the justice system and how they could be changed (8 Jan\n 1834).","Religion and the \n Presbyterian Church is also a prominent\n subject in the correspondence of Rev. \n James Morrison , pastor of \n New Providence Presbyterian Church , \n Rockbridge County, Virginia . The letters\n from Rev. \n Elam J. Morrison from Rev. \n James Morrison (1820-1826) are concerned\n with family matters, friends in the ministry, questions and\n and advice about the ministry, the Presbytery and synods.\n Letters to Rev. \n James Morrison (1813-1863, n.d.) contain\n many similar topics and include family letters and letters\n from friends and relatives in the ministry."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. Library. 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Bondurant and \n Emily (Morrison) Bondurant were the chief\n correspondents in this collection. \n Alexander J. Bondurant (1836-1910) was a \n Confederate soldier, farmer, politician,\n superintendent of \n Buckingham County, Va. schools, professor\n of agriculture at \n Auburn University , and tobacco consultant\n to the government of \n Australia . His father, \n Thomas Moseley Bondurant (1797-1862), was\n a landowner, member of the board of trustees of \n Hampden-Sydney College , a soldier in the\n War of 1812, a member of the \n Virginia Senate , and one of the founders\n of the \n Richmond Whig . His oldest son, \n Alexander Lee Bondurant (1865-1937) was\n professor of Latin and head of the graduate school of the \n University of Mississippi .","Emily MacFarland Morrison (b. 1837) was\n the daughter of Rev. \n James Morrison and \n Frances (Brown) Morrison of \n Rockbridge County, Va. A copy of her\n reminiscences can be found in the Rare Books collection (F 231\n .B65 1944 1962ed). The \n Morrison family material consists chiefly of\n the papers of Rev. \n James Morrison (1797-1870), including\n correspondence concerning his family, his congregation, and\n the \n Presbyterian Church ; also included are\n his seminary and sermon notes from 1815-1874, and diaries and\n account books for his home, \n Bellevue .","Subjects included in this collection are farms in \n Buckingham Co., Va. , family affairs, the\n Civil War, school administration in \n Buckingham Co. , \n Auburn University , the \n University of Virginia , mining and\n mineral rights in \n Virginia , immigrant land schemes in \n Virginia , including the \n James River Valley Immigrant Society and\n the \n Virginia Land and Immigrant Company , \n Virginia and national politics, tobacco\n culture in \n Australia and the southern \n United States , Rev. \n James Morrison 's education at the \n University of North Carolina , his\n pastorates in \n North Carolina and \n Virginia , the \n Presbyterian Church in the South, and the \n Bellevue School in \n Rockbridge County, Virginia .","Most of the personal correspondence in the collection is\n concerned with family matters. A great deal of the letters\n discussed agriculture with regard to the family farms,\n especially \n Variety Shade , and \n Alexander J. Bondurant 's various\n agricultural positions and interests. AJB's letters from \n Australia to various family members\n spanned the period from 1896 to 1901. These contain some\n information on agriculture and the culture of \n Australia . Some of the letters from \n Charles W. Dabney to \n A.J. Bondurant (1881-1898) discuss iron\n ore and mineral rights in \n Virginia as well as agriculture.","The Civil War and its affects is another subject to be\n found in the correspondence. Letters from \n Emily (Morrison) Bondurant to \n Alexander J. Bondurant mention her\n brothers' war activities and posts (29 Jul, 8 Aug, and 11 Aug\n 1862; 6 [Apr] and 22 Apr 1863; 1 Mar, 28 Mar, 5 Apr 1865). A\n 13 May 1863 letter from \n Thomas Lee Bondurant to \n A.J.Bondurant mentions the reaction to the\n death of General \n Thomas \"Stonewall\" Jackson . Letters to \n E.M. Bondurant from \n A.J. Bondurant mention the war and his\n desire to support the army (12 Apr, 27 Apr, 26 May 1863). Rev.\n James Morrison also wrote to his daughter \n E.M. Bondurant about the war and her\n brother, \n Samuel Morrison 's appointment as a\n surgeon in the army (5 Nov 1861, 23 May 1865). Letters to Rev.\n James Morrison mention the early rumblings\n of the Civil War and rumors of secession (25 Jul, 20 Oct, 9\n Nov, 4 Dec 1860), as well as letters from his sons telling of\n their posts (20 Feb, 4 Dec 1863; 14 Jan, 21 May 1863).","Politics is also a prominent subject in some of the\n correspondence. The \n Bondurants were active in the publishing\n of the \n Richmond Whig (est. 1824) and it is\n mentioned in a few letters. \n E.M. Bondurant to \n A.J. Bondurant mentions that \n George [P. Bondurant] (1838-1886) wanted\n to leave the management of the paper to \n A.J. Bondurant . \n Thomas M. Bondurant mentions the paper in\n a letter (19 Nov 1857) to his son \n A.J. Bondurant . A letter from \n George P. Bondurant to his father \n A.J. Bondurant mentions the \n Whig again and the \n Bondurant interests in the paper (22 Mar\n 1896). Local and national politics is found in several letters\n from \n E.M. Bondurant to \n A.J. Bondurant (26 Jul, 27 Sep, 8, 11, 31\n Oct 1896). Letters from \n Alexander Lee Bondurant to his father \n A.J. Bondurant mention local politics and\n the race for the legislature (25 Oct 1887, 7 May 1889). \n Thomas M. Bondurant was also concerned\n with local politics; a letter from \n J.T. Bocock mentions Sen. \n Flood and local tax collecting practices\n and the justice system and how they could be changed (8 Jan\n 1834).","Religion and the \n Presbyterian Church is also a prominent\n subject in the correspondence of Rev. \n James Morrison , pastor of \n New Providence Presbyterian Church , \n Rockbridge County, Virginia . The letters\n from Rev. \n Elam J. Morrison from Rev. \n James Morrison (1820-1826) are concerned\n with family matters, friends in the ministry, questions and\n and advice about the ministry, the Presbytery and synods.\n Letters to Rev. \n James Morrison (1813-1863, n.d.) contain\n many similar topics and include family letters and letters\n from friends and relatives in the ministry.","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","University of Virginia","Confederate","Auburn University","Hampden-Sydney College","Virginia Senate","Richmond Whig","University of Mississippi","Presbyterian Church","Bellevue","James River Valley Immigrant Society","Virginia Land and Immigrant Company","University of North Carolina","Bellevue School","Variety Shade","Whig","New Providence Presbyterian Church","Bondurant family","Morrison family","Bondurant","William Harrison","William G. 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Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eEmily (Morrison) Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003ewere the chief\n correspondents in this collection. \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlexander J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003e(1836-1910) was a \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate\u003c/corpname\u003esoldier, farmer, politician,\n superintendent of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham County, Va.\u003c/geogname\u003eschools, professor\n of agriculture at \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuburn University\u003c/corpname\u003e, and tobacco consultant\n to the government of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAustralia\u003c/geogname\u003e. His father, \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Moseley Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003e(1797-1862), was\n a landowner, member of the board of trustees of \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHampden-Sydney College\u003c/corpname\u003e, a soldier in the\n War of 1812, a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Senate\u003c/corpname\u003e, and one of the founders\n of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRichmond Whig\u003c/corpname\u003e. His oldest son, \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlexander Lee Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003e(1865-1937) was\n professor of Latin and head of the graduate school of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Mississippi\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEmily MacFarland Morrison\u003c/persname\u003e(b. 1837) was\n the daughter of Rev. \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances (Brown) Morrison\u003c/persname\u003eof \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRockbridge County, Va.\u003c/geogname\u003eA copy of her\n reminiscences can be found in the Rare Books collection (F 231\n .B65 1944 1962ed). The \n \u003cfamname\u003eMorrison family\u003c/famname\u003ematerial consists chiefly of\n the papers of Rev. \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003e(1797-1870), including\n correspondence concerning his family, his congregation, and\n the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePresbyterian Church\u003c/corpname\u003e; also included are\n his seminary and sermon notes from 1815-1874, and diaries and\n account books for his home, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBellevue\u003c/corpname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubjects included in this collection are farms in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham Co., Va.\u003c/geogname\u003e, family affairs, the\n Civil War, school administration in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBuckingham Co.\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAuburn University\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e, mining and\n mineral rights in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, immigrant land schemes in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, including the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eJames River Valley Immigrant Society\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Land and Immigrant Company\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003eand national politics, tobacco\n culture in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAustralia\u003c/geogname\u003eand the southern \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003e, Rev. \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003e's education at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of North Carolina\u003c/corpname\u003e, his\n pastorates in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNorth Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePresbyterian Church\u003c/corpname\u003ein the South, and the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBellevue School\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRockbridge County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost of the personal correspondence in the collection is\n concerned with family matters. A great deal of the letters\n discussed agriculture with regard to the family farms,\n especially \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVariety Shade\u003c/corpname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlexander J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003e's various\n agricultural positions and interests. AJB's letters from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAustralia\u003c/geogname\u003eto various family members\n spanned the period from 1896 to 1901. These contain some\n information on agriculture and the culture of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAustralia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Some of the letters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles W. Dabney\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eA.J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003e(1881-1898) discuss iron\n ore and mineral rights in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003eas well as agriculture.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe Civil War and its affects is another subject to be\n found in the correspondence. Letters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEmily (Morrison) Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlexander J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003emention her\n brothers' war activities and posts (29 Jul, 8 Aug, and 11 Aug\n 1862; 6 [Apr] and 22 Apr 1863; 1 Mar, 28 Mar, 5 Apr 1865). A\n 13 May 1863 letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas Lee Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eA.J.Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003ementions the reaction to the\n death of General \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas \"Stonewall\" Jackson\u003c/persname\u003e. Letters to \n \u003cpersname\u003eE.M. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003efrom \n \u003cpersname\u003eA.J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003emention the war and his\n desire to support the army (12 Apr, 27 Apr, 26 May 1863). Rev.\n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003ealso wrote to his daughter \n \u003cpersname\u003eE.M. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003eabout the war and her\n brother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eSamuel Morrison\u003c/persname\u003e's appointment as a\n surgeon in the army (5 Nov 1861, 23 May 1865). Letters to Rev.\n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003emention the early rumblings\n of the Civil War and rumors of secession (25 Jul, 20 Oct, 9\n Nov, 4 Dec 1860), as well as letters from his sons telling of\n their posts (20 Feb, 4 Dec 1863; 14 Jan, 21 May 1863).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePolitics is also a prominent subject in some of the\n correspondence. The \n \u003cpersname\u003eBondurants\u003c/persname\u003ewere active in the publishing\n of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRichmond Whig\u003c/corpname\u003e(est. 1824) and it is\n mentioned in a few letters. \n \u003cpersname\u003eE.M. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eA.J. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003ementions that \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge [P. 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Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003emention local politics and\n the race for the legislature (25 Oct 1887, 7 May 1889). \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas M. Bondurant\u003c/persname\u003ewas also concerned\n with local politics; a letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ.T. Bocock\u003c/persname\u003ementions Sen. \n \u003cpersname\u003eFlood\u003c/persname\u003eand local tax collecting practices\n and the justice system and how they could be changed (8 Jan\n 1834).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReligion and the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePresbyterian Church\u003c/corpname\u003eis also a prominent\n subject in the correspondence of Rev. \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003e, pastor of \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNew Providence Presbyterian Church\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRockbridge County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. The letters\n from Rev. \n \u003cpersname\u003eElam J. Morrison\u003c/persname\u003efrom Rev. \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003e(1820-1826) are concerned\n with family matters, friends in the ministry, questions and\n and advice about the ministry, the Presbytery and synods.\n Letters to Rev. \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames Morrison\u003c/persname\u003e(1813-1863, n.d.) contain\n many similar topics and include family letters and letters\n from friends and relatives in the ministry.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection consist of ca. 16,000 items, 1787-1936, and\n contains the papers of the \n Bondurant family of \n Buckingham County, Virginia , and the \n Morrison family of \n Rockbridge County, Virginia who were\n related through the marriage of \n Alexander Joseph Bondurant and \n Emily MacFarland Morrison in 1859. \n Alexander J. Bondurant and \n Emily (Morrison) Bondurant were the chief\n correspondents in this collection. \n Alexander J. Bondurant (1836-1910) was a \n Confederate soldier, farmer, politician,\n superintendent of \n Buckingham County, Va. schools, professor\n of agriculture at \n Auburn University , and tobacco consultant\n to the government of \n Australia . His father, \n Thomas Moseley Bondurant (1797-1862), was\n a landowner, member of the board of trustees of \n Hampden-Sydney College , a soldier in the\n War of 1812, a member of the \n Virginia Senate , and one of the founders\n of the \n Richmond Whig . His oldest son, \n Alexander Lee Bondurant (1865-1937) was\n professor of Latin and head of the graduate school of the \n University of Mississippi .","Emily MacFarland Morrison (b. 1837) was\n the daughter of Rev. \n James Morrison and \n Frances (Brown) Morrison of \n Rockbridge County, Va. A copy of her\n reminiscences can be found in the Rare Books collection (F 231\n .B65 1944 1962ed). The \n Morrison family material consists chiefly of\n the papers of Rev. \n James Morrison (1797-1870), including\n correspondence concerning his family, his congregation, and\n the \n Presbyterian Church ; also included are\n his seminary and sermon notes from 1815-1874, and diaries and\n account books for his home, \n Bellevue .","Subjects included in this collection are farms in \n Buckingham Co., Va. , family affairs, the\n Civil War, school administration in \n Buckingham Co. , \n Auburn University , the \n University of Virginia , mining and\n mineral rights in \n Virginia , immigrant land schemes in \n Virginia , including the \n James River Valley Immigrant Society and\n the \n Virginia Land and Immigrant Company , \n Virginia and national politics, tobacco\n culture in \n Australia and the southern \n United States , Rev. \n James Morrison 's education at the \n University of North Carolina , his\n pastorates in \n North Carolina and \n Virginia , the \n Presbyterian Church in the South, and the \n Bellevue School in \n Rockbridge County, Virginia .","Most of the personal correspondence in the collection is\n concerned with family matters. A great deal of the letters\n discussed agriculture with regard to the family farms,\n especially \n Variety Shade , and \n Alexander J. Bondurant 's various\n agricultural positions and interests. AJB's letters from \n Australia to various family members\n spanned the period from 1896 to 1901. These contain some\n information on agriculture and the culture of \n Australia . Some of the letters from \n Charles W. Dabney to \n A.J. Bondurant (1881-1898) discuss iron\n ore and mineral rights in \n Virginia as well as agriculture.","The Civil War and its affects is another subject to be\n found in the correspondence. Letters from \n Emily (Morrison) Bondurant to \n Alexander J. Bondurant mention her\n brothers' war activities and posts (29 Jul, 8 Aug, and 11 Aug\n 1862; 6 [Apr] and 22 Apr 1863; 1 Mar, 28 Mar, 5 Apr 1865). A\n 13 May 1863 letter from \n Thomas Lee Bondurant to \n A.J.Bondurant mentions the reaction to the\n death of General \n Thomas \"Stonewall\" Jackson . Letters to \n E.M. Bondurant from \n A.J. Bondurant mention the war and his\n desire to support the army (12 Apr, 27 Apr, 26 May 1863). Rev.\n James Morrison also wrote to his daughter \n E.M. Bondurant about the war and her\n brother, \n Samuel Morrison 's appointment as a\n surgeon in the army (5 Nov 1861, 23 May 1865). Letters to Rev.\n James Morrison mention the early rumblings\n of the Civil War and rumors of secession (25 Jul, 20 Oct, 9\n Nov, 4 Dec 1860), as well as letters from his sons telling of\n their posts (20 Feb, 4 Dec 1863; 14 Jan, 21 May 1863).","Politics is also a prominent subject in some of the\n correspondence. The \n Bondurants were active in the publishing\n of the \n Richmond Whig (est. 1824) and it is\n mentioned in a few letters. \n E.M. Bondurant to \n A.J. Bondurant mentions that \n George [P. Bondurant] (1838-1886) wanted\n to leave the management of the paper to \n A.J. Bondurant . \n Thomas M. Bondurant mentions the paper in\n a letter (19 Nov 1857) to his son \n A.J. Bondurant . A letter from \n George P. Bondurant to his father \n A.J. Bondurant mentions the \n Whig again and the \n Bondurant interests in the paper (22 Mar\n 1896). Local and national politics is found in several letters\n from \n E.M. Bondurant to \n A.J. Bondurant (26 Jul, 27 Sep, 8, 11, 31\n Oct 1896). Letters from \n Alexander Lee Bondurant to his father \n A.J. Bondurant mention local politics and\n the race for the legislature (25 Oct 1887, 7 May 1889). \n Thomas M. Bondurant was also concerned\n with local politics; a letter from \n J.T. Bocock mentions Sen. \n Flood and local tax collecting practices\n and the justice system and how they could be changed (8 Jan\n 1834).","Religion and the \n Presbyterian Church is also a prominent\n subject in the correspondence of Rev. \n James Morrison , pastor of \n New Providence Presbyterian Church , \n Rockbridge County, Virginia . 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The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1912-2015 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated), State Government Papers (1955-1960), Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated), Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated), and Addendum of 2021 October 20 (circa 1996).","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6213#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6213","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6213","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6213","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6213","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_6213.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/208731","title_ssm":["Helen Holt Papers"],"title_tesim":["Helen Holt Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1912-2015 and undated"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1912-2015 and undated"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["A\u0026M 1858","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","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/6213"],"text":["A\u0026M 1858","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","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/6213","Helen Holt Papers","West Virginia -- Politics and government","Education","Schools. SEE ALSO Academies","Women's history -- 1929-1950","Women's history -- 1951-present","Political campaigns","Nursing Homes -- United States","Politics and government.","Politicians -- United States","One box contains restricted material and requires signed form.","Researchers may access digitized and born digital materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc. ","This collection is one of five (see also A\u0026M 0873, 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. ","\nIn 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. ","\nBecause 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. ","\nFor assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center. ","Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt was born in Gridley, Illinois, on August 16, 1913, to parents, William and Edna Froelich. Even at a young age, Helen Holt displayed academic potential, being advanced from the second to third grade, and this excellence was further demonstrated by Helen Holt's selection as class president and later valedictorian of her graduating class.","After high school she attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she received an AA degree in 1932. To further her education, Helen Holt applied to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she was inducted into the Delta Delta Delta sorority. While attending Northwestern University, Helen Holt maintained a high grade point average, and she graduated in 1934 with a BA in Biology and a minor in Anthropology. Soon after receiving her degree, Helen Holt was offered a position at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed. This experience led to Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library. In 1936, Helen Holt was encouraged to attend the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. During this time (1935-1937) she also completed graduated work in connection with the University of Missouri in Columbia Missouri. After attending the Marine Biological Laboratory where she was able to interact with other students and well-known professors, Helen Holt decided it best to further her education at the graduate level; thus, she applied for a teaching fellowship in Zoology at Northwestern University. She was accepted and began her courses during the 1937 summer term and graduated in 1938. In addition to earning her MS, Helen Holt completed graduate work in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1956. ","After graduating with her MS degree, Helen Holt was hired for a position at National Park College in Washington, D.C., where she taught several Science courses from 1938-1941. It was during this time that she was introduced to the youngest member of the United States Senate, Rush Dew Holt of West Virginia, by Helen's friend and Rush's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase. They were married a year after they met, and the couple moved to West Virginia in 1941. Two children were born to the couple: Helen Jane Holt (1945) and Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (1948). When Rush Holt, Sr.'s sister died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. During this period Helen Holt described herself as a homemaker, but she was later involved with her husband's campaigns and even served as an unpaid assistant in Rush Holt's Charleston office. This initial involvement in government, however, was only the beginning of Helen Holt's own political career.","In 1955 after the death of her husband, Helen Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fulfill her late husband's term in the West Virginia House of Delegates, and she was later elected as a delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention. After the legislative session ended in March, 1956, Helen Holt accepted a recently-vacated teaching position at Greenbrier College which would prove to be only temporary. In 1957, after the death of Secretary of State D. Pitt O'Brian, Governor Cecil H. Underwood appointed Helen Holt to fill the position, making Helen Holt the first woman to hold the office in West Virginia history. Wishing to remain secretary of state, Helen Holt ran against Joe F. Burdett in 1958 but lost. Despite the unsuccessful campaign, Helen Holt continued to break the gender barrier, becoming the first woman appointed to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in West Virginia (served from 1959-1960) and later the first woman to serve as a trustee on the Board of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. ","In 1960 Helen Holt received a presidential appointment from Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration for Nursing Homes Program (1960-1974). During the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, Helen Holt was considered for the position of United States treasurer, but despite numerous letters of recommendation from politicians and prominent individuals, the position was offered to John B. Connelly, Jr. Nevertheless, Helen Holt continued to succeed, and in 1974 the Department of Housing and Urban Development appointed her to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped (1974-1983).","In 1983 after twenty-three years of government service, Helen Holt retired, but she remained active in women's organizations (including the Washington Business and Professional Women's Clubs, the Association of University Women, and the National League of Pen Women) and in church groups sponsored by the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. In addition to the numerous positions and honors bestowed upon Helen Holt during her political career, including being chosen as West Virginia Daughter of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C. in 1957 and being elected as president of the same society in 1960 and again serving as president from 1965-1966, she was awarded one of her greatest distinctions in 2013 when she received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University.","Helen Holt passed away on July 12, 2015. ","Chronological List of Events:","August 16, 1913: born","1930: graduated from high school","1930-1932: attended Stephens College, received an AA degree","1932-1934: attended Northwestern University, received a BA degree in Biology and a minor in Anthropology","1934-1936: worked at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed","1935-1937: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of Missouri","1936-1937: attended the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts","Summer, 1937-1938: attended Northwestern University, received a MS degree in Zoology ","1938-1941: taught Science courses at National Park College ","1941 married Senator Rush Dew Holt","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt. ","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1955: death of Rush Dew Holt, Sr.","February 17, 1955-December 1, 1956 finished Rush Dew Holt's House of Delegates term, continued to serve in the House of Delegates until 1957 ","1956: served as a Delegate at Large to the Republican National Convention","1956: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill","1956-1957: taught at Greenbrier College for Women","1957: stopped serving as professor at Greenbrier College, appointed to secretary of state of West Virginia (thru January, 1959)","1959-1960: served as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in WV","1960-1974: appointed by Eisenhower to the Federal Housing Administration as special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes ","1974-1983: appointed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped","1983: retired from government service","2013: received an Honorary Degree from WVU","July 12, 2015: death","Sources:","A\u0026M 1858, Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries. ","Daly-Lipe, Patricia. Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady . The Pen Women Press, 2014.","Marquis-Who's Who Incorporated. Who's Who of American Women: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living American Women, Volume I (1958-1959) . The Benson Printing Company, 1958.","0873, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386","Papers of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into five series: Personal and Political Papers (1912-2015 and undated) includes biographical material, correspondence, campaign material, educational material, and photographs, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and political activities. Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated) includes speeches, clippings, and press releases. State Government Papers (1955-1960) includes records from Helen Holt's service in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as the secretary of state of West Virginia. Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated) include records from Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration and with Housing and Urban Development. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated) includes biographical material, political material, correspondence, and clippings, among other material relating to Helen Holt's son's personal and political activities. ","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1912-2015 and undated","Includes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.","Series 2. Press and Media Activity; 1937-2008 and undated","Includes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.","Series 3. State Government Papers; 1955-1960","Includes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.","Series 4. Federal Government Papers; 1960-1984 and undated","Includes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.","Series 5. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers; 1953-2014 and undated","Papers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.","Series 6. Addendum of 2021-10-20; circa 1996","Campaign poster of Rush Holt, Jr.","Includes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.","Includes biographical sketches, clippings, and typescripts, among other material detailing Helen Holt's life events."," Items of note include Women in Politics , a biographical essay by Tiffany Cobb (located in box 39, folder 5) and a typescript of a 2014 biography, Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady , by Patricia Daly-Lipe (located in box 59, folder 2).","Includes personal and political correspondence sent and received by Helen Holt."," Personal correspondence includes condolence letters and telegrams, congratulatory letters, thank you notes, and communication about The West Virginia Taxpayer newsletter, among other general correspondence. "," Political correspondence includes letters involving Helen Holt while she was serving as a member of West Virginia's House of Delegates, as West Virginia's secretary of state, as West Virginia's assistant state commissioner of public institutions, as a delegate at large to the Republican National Convention, and as a special assistant for overseeing nursing homes in conjunction with the Federal Housing Administration."," Material of note includes correspondence about The West Virginia Taxpayer newsletter (located in box 23, folder 9); correspondence about the Holt property in Weston, West Virginia (located in box 31, folder 14); personal correspondence from politicians, including Robert C. Byrd (located in box 40, folder 7); and political correspondence from President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Natalie Tennant, among others (located in box 47, folder 3)."," Additional cards, invitations, etc. can be found in Series 1: Personal and Political Papers--Invitations and Cards."," Addition congratulatory letters relating to Helen Holt's marriage to Rush Holt can be found in A\u0026M 873, Series 1: Personal and Political Papers--Correspondence.","Includes cards, announcements, and invitations to various events, among other related material."," Types of invitations include public and private events such as weddings, dinners, galas, and commencements, among others."," Significant occasions include the National Prayer Breakfast at the White House, the Christian Embassy Fellowship Dinner, the Winter Palace Ball for Cleveland Clinic Florida, and Spouses of the Senate honorary programs, among others."," Types of cards include condolence cards regarding the death of her husband, greeting cards, birthday and Christmas cards, and postcards. A few cards are from prominent individuals in politics."," Additional correspondence of this nature can also be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers--Correspondence.","Includes copies of letters from prominent people sent to the Nixon administration endorsing Helen Holt for the position of United States treasurer. Also included are copies of acknowledgment letters from the White House and copies of gratitude notes from Helen Holt."," Prominent correspondents include former West Virginia Senators, Robert C. Byrd and Jennings Randolph; Dr. Norman Vincent Peale; and former Senate Republican leader, Bob Dole, among others.","Includes material relating to Helen Holt's service as a delegate at large at the 1956 Republican National Convention and material relating to her attempt to be elected as West Virginia's secretary of state in 1958. In addition to Helen Holt's own campaigns, some material also represents Helen Holt's involvement with promoting the candidacy in others of the Republican Party. One folder includes material pertaining to Helen's involvement in her son's campaigns (1998-2000)."," Material of note advertising her candidacy includes cards listing Helen Holt's accomplishments (located in box 12, folder 2), copies of four-month calendars (August through November) issued by Helen Holt's campaign which indicate major dates for the election cycle (located in box 12, folder 2), and a newspaper broadside for a campaign appearance (located in box 66).","Includes publications, notes, photographs, ephemera, and miscellaneous material relating to Helen Holt's educational activities as a student, alumna, and teacher."," Publications include alumni magazines from Stephens College (where Helen Holt attended from 1930-1932), fiftieth reunion material from Northwestern University (where Helen Holt attended from 1932-1934 for her BA and 1937-1938 for her MS), and sorority publications. "," Notes include records from classes, composition notebooks, and research documenting Helen Holt's studies."," Items of note include Helen Holt's Master's zoology thesis, Seasonal Aspects of the Artificial Induction of Ovulation in Triturus Pyrrhogaster (Boie) (located in box 57, folder, 1) and a Delta Delta Delta sorority scrapbook from Greenbrier College where Helen Holt taught from 1940 to 1957 (located in box 37, folder, 3)."," For additional education material, please see A\u0026M 4039, box 2, folders 1-3.","Includes material such as name cards and tags, membership cards, and buttons, among other ephemera collected by Helen Holt."," Material of note includes ephemera from President Eisenhower's inauguration (located in box 44, folders 2 and 3).","Includes articles by Helen Holt regarding issues significant to her life."," Topics include pros and cons of junior college sororities and science divisional libraries."," An item of note is a copy of Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library (Located in box 22, folder 12).","Includes publications collected by Helen Holt such as books, newsletters, programs, and directories, among others. The material spans a variety of topics, from politics to educational institutions and clubs."," Items of note include a bound volume of a newsletters, The West Virginia Taxpayer , written and published by her husband, Rush D. Holt, Sr., with issues spanning September, 1948 to December, 1954 and a letter from Helen Holt addressing the discontinuation of the newsletter's publication (located in box 52, folder 1); a first edition copy of Who's Who of American Women (Helen Holt's entry is on page 600) (located in box 59); clippings from LIFE magazine concerning the assassination of President Kennedy (located in box 60, folder 9); and a biographical sketch of Pearl S. Buck (located in box 13, folder 1).","Includes photographs of Helen Holt and family in addition to other prominent individuals."," Photographs of Helen Holt represent her personal and political life including her college and educational activities, family life, her wedding to Senator Rush Holt, and her political involvement."," Prominent individuals include Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush; former first ladies, Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush; Senator Robert C. Byrd; and author Pearl Buck, among others."," For additional photographs (including wedding pictures), please see A\u0026M 4039, box 2, folder 4. Additional family photographs can be found in A\u0026M 4218.","Includes correspondence and receipts relating to travel expenses, insurance, and taxes, among others."," Material of note includes Weston property taxes and repair bills (located in box 32, folder 2) and Cuban sugar investments (located in box 43, folder 10).","Includes photographs, guides, bills, correspondence, and ephemera, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and business travels. "," Locations visited include New Zealand, Australia, China, Greece, Israel, Austria, and France.","Includes material pertaining to topics in which Helen Holt was significantly involved."," Topics include the White House Children and Youth Conference; Youth Conflict Seminar; women's organizations such as the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, the National League of American Pen Women, the Executive Women in Government organization of which Helen was once president, and Ladies of the Senate; and religion, primarily the National Presbyterian Church."," Types of material include publications, correspondence, and meeting records, among others.","Includes miscellaneous personal material retained by Helen Holt."," Types of material include address lists, contracts, correspondence, clippings, photographs, a painting, publications and other printed material, among others."," Material of note includes the court case records for guardianship of David K. Chase, Helen Holt's nephew (located in box 24, folder 7); material from when Helen Holt was awarded an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University (located in boxes 54-56); autographs of prominent individuals such as Hillary Clinton, President (then Senator) Obama, and Bob Dole, among others (located in box 41, folder 1); and a copy of National Prayer Breakfast: The Helen Holt Story, DVD (located in box 57, folder 2)."," For additional miscellaneous material, please see A\u0026M 4039, box 1, folders 12-14.","Includes correspondence, advertising, itineraries, publications, and reports, among other material documenting Helen Holt's political activities at the state and federal levels."," Material of note include a certificate confirming Helen Holt's appointment to fill Rush Holt, Sr.'s seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates (located in box 64), a certificate confirming Helen Holt's appointment to be West Virginia's Secretary of State (located in box 64), and a copy of the Senate address delivered by Robert C. Byrd which details Helen Holt's retirement from government (located in box 39, folder 3).","Includes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.","Includes notes for and copies of speeches delivered by Helen Holt."," Also included is a transcript of Helen Holt's speech to introduce her son, Rush Holt, Jr. during the Montgomery Middle School \"Blue Ribbon Celebration\" in 2000 (located in box 26, folder 1).","Includes original and photocopied newspaper articles concerning Helen Holt's personal and political activities, in addition to miscellaneous clippings."," Personal topics include college sorority activities and educational news significant to Helen Holt's career as a teacher."," Political topics include Helen Holt's appointment as West Virginia's secretary of state and her career in state and federal government service."," Miscellaneous clippings include topics such as Watergate, the Iraq War, and President Gerald Ford's funeral, among others.","Includes copies of press releases that involve activities of Helen Holt and/or the Republican Party.","Includes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.","Includes correspondence, reports, and statements involving the West Virginia House of Delegates. Mrs. Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fill her husband's seat in the House of Delegates following his death; she served from 1955 to 1957."," Persons and entities represented include former West Virginia governor, William C. Marland, state school boards and organizations, and other divisions of state government, among others.","Includes political and election records, and publications, among other material retained by Helen Holt from her time as West Virginia's secretary of state. She was appointed to fill the position in 1957 and served until January 1959. In doing so, she became the first woman to hold a high-level state office in WV."," The political records include reports relating to state boards and committees including the Board of Public Works, the State Auditing Board of Traveling Expenses, and the State Armory Board."," The election records include material from West Virginia's Election Commission and copies of 1968 election returns, among other material."," The publications include event schedules from programs that Helen Holt attended while serving as West Virginia's Secretary of State and information bulletins ( Brown Ballot Box by Ted W. Brown, Ohio's Secretary of State from 1950-1978) which were published to offer insights about state election procedures."," For correspondence relating to Helen Holt's time as West Virginia's secretary of state, refer to Series 1, Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence (box 4, folder 8-10 and 12-14; box 5 folder 1 to box 8, folder 3; and box 34, folder 8).","Includes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.","Includes clippings, correspondence, photographs, and publications (newsletters and pamphlets), among other material documenting Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration including her involvement with nursing homes facilities and development. She was appointed to the FHA as a special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes in 1960."," An item of note is an invitation from President and Mrs. Johnson to the National Symphony Ball (located in box 36, folder 12)."," For additional material relating to the Federal Housing Administration, please see A\u0026M 4039, box 1, folders 1-11.","Includes departmental records, correspondence, clippings, and reports, among other material relating to Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (which was established in 1965-1966)."," The departmental records include executive inventory records detailing the employment history of Helen Holt and evaluations of her work."," The correspondence includes memos regarding Helen Holt's involvement with programs for the elderly and handicapped.","Papers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.","\\Includes a general biographical sketch about Rush Holt, Jr., a one-paragraph biography from the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century, and copies of an autobiographical sketch that appears to have been part of application material (located in box 24, folder 12).","Includes general correspondence with Rush Holt, Jr., written to and from his mother, Helen Holt and his sister, Helen Jane (Holt) Seale.","Includes reports used for Congress, political itinerary, and miscellaneous political material that exemplifies Rush Holt, Jr.'s career. He first ran for Congress in 1996."," Reports include Congressional Research Service reports relating to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the issue of the federal role in elementary and secondary education (located in box 26, folder 8)."," Political itinerary includes a schedule for the Central New Jersey School Boards' Day (2000) for which Rush Holt, Jr. delivered the opening and closing remarks."," Miscellaneous material includes a summary of Rush Holt Jr.'s activity in the House of Representatives, and a biography of Representative George Miller (D-California), among other material.","Includes itineraries, notes, mailings, invitations to fundraising and related events, correspondence, press activity, and advertisements, among other material relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s campaigns for the House of Representatives.","Includes ephemera relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s education, his childhood, and his 2011 swearing-in ceremony to the House of Representatives."," Educational ephemera includes program booklets from events sponsored by Carleton College and Landon School. Events include a winter concert, commencements, and a carnival, among others."," Childhood ephemera includes drawings, name cards, and craft projects, including some from Bible School."," Swearing-in ceremony ephemera includes schedules of events, a map of Washington, D.C. detailing \"areas of interest,\" and guidelines to \"proceedings of the House floor.\"","Includes original and photocopied clippings about Rush Holt, Jr.'s personal and political activities."," Topics include general recognition, news about Rush Holt, Jr.'s campaigns, and copies of letters written to newspaper editors about Rush Holt, Jr., among others.","Includes the transcript of a speech delivered by Rush Holt, Jr. at West Virginia University History Department's \"First Annual Senator Rush D. Holt Lecture\" on April 11, 2011 (located in box 47, folder 11).","Includes correspondence, publications, and other miscellaneous material relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s political activities."," Correspondence includes letters to and from Rush Holt, Jr. with individuals such as Helen Holt; and Clarence J. Brown, former president of the United States Capitol Historical Society; among others. Also included are invitations to special events."," Publications include a copy of a mass-mailed report/survey of Rush Holt, Jr.'s progress (located in box 34, folder 2), pamphlets, and newsletters.","Promotional poster from Rush Holt, Jr.'s U.S. House of Representatives campaign (1996)","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 Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, 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 (1912-2015 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated), State Government Papers (1955-1960), Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated), Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated), and Addendum of 2021 October 20 (circa 1996).","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","Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )","West Virginia. Legislature","United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development","Presbyterian Church","Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)","West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs","United States. Works Progress Administration","United States. 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"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is one of five (see also A\u0026amp;M 0873, 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\u003e\nIn 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\u003e\nBecause 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\u003e\nFor 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 0873, 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. ","\nIn 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. ","\nBecause 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. ","\nFor assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center. "],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHelen Louise (Froelich) Holt was born in Gridley, Illinois, on August 16, 1913, to parents, William and Edna Froelich. Even at a young age, Helen Holt displayed academic potential, being advanced from the second to third grade, and this excellence was further demonstrated by Helen Holt's selection as class president and later valedictorian of her graduating class.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter high school she attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she received an AA degree in 1932. To further her education, Helen Holt applied to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she was inducted into the Delta Delta Delta sorority. While attending Northwestern University, Helen Holt maintained a high grade point average, and she graduated in 1934 with a BA in Biology and a minor in Anthropology. Soon after receiving her degree, Helen Holt was offered a position at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed. This experience led to Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library. In 1936, Helen Holt was encouraged to attend the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. During this time (1935-1937) she also completed graduated work in connection with the University of Missouri in Columbia Missouri. After attending the Marine Biological Laboratory where she was able to interact with other students and well-known professors, Helen Holt decided it best to further her education at the graduate level; thus, she applied for a teaching fellowship in Zoology at Northwestern University. She was accepted and began her courses during the 1937 summer term and graduated in 1938. In addition to earning her MS, Helen Holt completed graduate work in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1956. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter graduating with her MS degree, Helen Holt was hired for a position at National Park College in Washington, D.C., where she taught several Science courses from 1938-1941. It was during this time that she was introduced to the youngest member of the United States Senate, Rush Dew Holt of West Virginia, by Helen's friend and Rush's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase. They were married a year after they met, and the couple moved to West Virginia in 1941. Two children were born to the couple: Helen Jane Holt (1945) and Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (1948). When Rush Holt, Sr.'s sister died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. During this period Helen Holt described herself as a homemaker, but she was later involved with her husband's campaigns and even served as an unpaid assistant in Rush Holt's Charleston office. This initial involvement in government, however, was only the beginning of Helen Holt's own political career.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1955 after the death of her husband, Helen Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fulfill her late husband's term in the West Virginia House of Delegates, and she was later elected as a delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention. After the legislative session ended in March, 1956, Helen Holt accepted a recently-vacated teaching position at Greenbrier College which would prove to be only temporary. In 1957, after the death of Secretary of State D. Pitt O'Brian, Governor Cecil H. Underwood appointed Helen Holt to fill the position, making Helen Holt the first woman to hold the office in West Virginia history. Wishing to remain secretary of state, Helen Holt ran against Joe F. Burdett in 1958 but lost. Despite the unsuccessful campaign, Helen Holt continued to break the gender barrier, becoming the first woman appointed to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in West Virginia (served from 1959-1960) and later the first woman to serve as a trustee on the Board of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1960 Helen Holt received a presidential appointment from Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration for Nursing Homes Program (1960-1974). During the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, Helen Holt was considered for the position of United States treasurer, but despite numerous letters of recommendation from politicians and prominent individuals, the position was offered to John B. Connelly, Jr. Nevertheless, Helen Holt continued to succeed, and in 1974 the Department of Housing and Urban Development appointed her to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped (1974-1983).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1983 after twenty-three years of government service, Helen Holt retired, but she remained active in women's organizations (including the Washington Business and Professional Women's Clubs, the Association of University Women, and the National League of Pen Women) and in church groups sponsored by the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. In addition to the numerous positions and honors bestowed upon Helen Holt during her political career, including being chosen as West Virginia Daughter of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C. in 1957 and being elected as president of the same society in 1960 and again serving as president from 1965-1966, she was awarded one of her greatest distinctions in 2013 when she received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHelen Holt passed away on July 12, 2015. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eChronological List of Events:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust 16, 1913: born\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1930: graduated from high school\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1930-1932: attended Stephens College, received an AA degree\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1932-1934: attended Northwestern University, received a BA degree in Biology and a minor in Anthropology\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1934-1936: worked at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1935-1937: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of Missouri\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1936-1937: attended the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSummer, 1937-1938: attended Northwestern University, received a MS degree in Zoology \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1938-1941: taught Science courses at National Park College \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1941 married Senator Rush Dew Holt\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\u003e1955: death of Rush Dew Holt, Sr.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 17, 1955-December 1, 1956 finished Rush Dew Holt's House of Delegates term, continued to serve in the House of Delegates until 1957 \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1956: served as a Delegate at Large to the Republican National Convention\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1956: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1956-1957: taught at Greenbrier College for Women\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1957: stopped serving as professor at Greenbrier College, appointed to secretary of state of West Virginia (thru January, 1959)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1959-1960: served as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in WV\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1960-1974: appointed by Eisenhower to the Federal Housing Administration as special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1974-1983: appointed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1983: retired from government service\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e2013: received an Honorary Degree from WVU\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 12, 2015: death\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSources:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA\u0026amp;M 1858, Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDaly-Lipe, Patricia. Helen Holt: \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMemoir of a Servant Lady\u003c/emph\u003e. The Pen Women Press, 2014.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarquis-Who's Who Incorporated. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWho's Who of American Women: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living American Women, Volume I (1958-1959)\u003c/emph\u003e. The Benson Printing Company, 1958.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt was born in Gridley, Illinois, on August 16, 1913, to parents, William and Edna Froelich. Even at a young age, Helen Holt displayed academic potential, being advanced from the second to third grade, and this excellence was further demonstrated by Helen Holt's selection as class president and later valedictorian of her graduating class.","After high school she attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she received an AA degree in 1932. To further her education, Helen Holt applied to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she was inducted into the Delta Delta Delta sorority. While attending Northwestern University, Helen Holt maintained a high grade point average, and she graduated in 1934 with a BA in Biology and a minor in Anthropology. Soon after receiving her degree, Helen Holt was offered a position at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed. This experience led to Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library. In 1936, Helen Holt was encouraged to attend the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. During this time (1935-1937) she also completed graduated work in connection with the University of Missouri in Columbia Missouri. After attending the Marine Biological Laboratory where she was able to interact with other students and well-known professors, Helen Holt decided it best to further her education at the graduate level; thus, she applied for a teaching fellowship in Zoology at Northwestern University. She was accepted and began her courses during the 1937 summer term and graduated in 1938. In addition to earning her MS, Helen Holt completed graduate work in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1956. ","After graduating with her MS degree, Helen Holt was hired for a position at National Park College in Washington, D.C., where she taught several Science courses from 1938-1941. It was during this time that she was introduced to the youngest member of the United States Senate, Rush Dew Holt of West Virginia, by Helen's friend and Rush's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase. They were married a year after they met, and the couple moved to West Virginia in 1941. Two children were born to the couple: Helen Jane Holt (1945) and Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (1948). When Rush Holt, Sr.'s sister died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. During this period Helen Holt described herself as a homemaker, but she was later involved with her husband's campaigns and even served as an unpaid assistant in Rush Holt's Charleston office. This initial involvement in government, however, was only the beginning of Helen Holt's own political career.","In 1955 after the death of her husband, Helen Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fulfill her late husband's term in the West Virginia House of Delegates, and she was later elected as a delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention. After the legislative session ended in March, 1956, Helen Holt accepted a recently-vacated teaching position at Greenbrier College which would prove to be only temporary. In 1957, after the death of Secretary of State D. Pitt O'Brian, Governor Cecil H. Underwood appointed Helen Holt to fill the position, making Helen Holt the first woman to hold the office in West Virginia history. Wishing to remain secretary of state, Helen Holt ran against Joe F. Burdett in 1958 but lost. Despite the unsuccessful campaign, Helen Holt continued to break the gender barrier, becoming the first woman appointed to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in West Virginia (served from 1959-1960) and later the first woman to serve as a trustee on the Board of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. ","In 1960 Helen Holt received a presidential appointment from Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration for Nursing Homes Program (1960-1974). During the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, Helen Holt was considered for the position of United States treasurer, but despite numerous letters of recommendation from politicians and prominent individuals, the position was offered to John B. Connelly, Jr. Nevertheless, Helen Holt continued to succeed, and in 1974 the Department of Housing and Urban Development appointed her to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped (1974-1983).","In 1983 after twenty-three years of government service, Helen Holt retired, but she remained active in women's organizations (including the Washington Business and Professional Women's Clubs, the Association of University Women, and the National League of Pen Women) and in church groups sponsored by the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. In addition to the numerous positions and honors bestowed upon Helen Holt during her political career, including being chosen as West Virginia Daughter of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C. in 1957 and being elected as president of the same society in 1960 and again serving as president from 1965-1966, she was awarded one of her greatest distinctions in 2013 when she received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University.","Helen Holt passed away on July 12, 2015. ","Chronological List of Events:","August 16, 1913: born","1930: graduated from high school","1930-1932: attended Stephens College, received an AA degree","1932-1934: attended Northwestern University, received a BA degree in Biology and a minor in Anthropology","1934-1936: worked at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed","1935-1937: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of Missouri","1936-1937: attended the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts","Summer, 1937-1938: attended Northwestern University, received a MS degree in Zoology ","1938-1941: taught Science courses at National Park College ","1941 married Senator Rush Dew Holt","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt. ","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1955: death of Rush Dew Holt, Sr.","February 17, 1955-December 1, 1956 finished Rush Dew Holt's House of Delegates term, continued to serve in the House of Delegates until 1957 ","1956: served as a Delegate at Large to the Republican National Convention","1956: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill","1956-1957: taught at Greenbrier College for Women","1957: stopped serving as professor at Greenbrier College, appointed to secretary of state of West Virginia (thru January, 1959)","1959-1960: served as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in WV","1960-1974: appointed by Eisenhower to the Federal Housing Administration as special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes ","1974-1983: appointed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped","1983: retired from government service","2013: received an Honorary Degree from WVU","July 12, 2015: death","Sources:","A\u0026M 1858, Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries. ","Daly-Lipe, Patricia. Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady . The Pen Women Press, 2014.","Marquis-Who's Who Incorporated. Who's Who of American Women: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living American Women, Volume I (1958-1959) . The Benson Printing Company, 1958."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Helen Holt Papers, A\u0026amp;M 1858, 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], Helen Holt Papers, A\u0026M 1858, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e0873, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related A\u0026M Collections"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["0873, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into five series: Personal and Political Papers (1912-2015 and undated) includes biographical material, correspondence, campaign material, educational material, and photographs, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and political activities. Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated) includes speeches, clippings, and press releases. State Government Papers (1955-1960) includes records from Helen Holt's service in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as the secretary of state of West Virginia. Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated) include records from Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration and with Housing and Urban Development. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated) includes biographical material, political material, correspondence, and clippings, among other material relating to Helen Holt's son's personal and political activities. \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; 1912-2015 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. Press and Media Activity; 1937-2008 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. State Government Papers; 1955-1960\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Federal Government Papers; 1960-1984 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers; 1953-2014 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePapers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. Addendum of 2021-10-20; circa 1996\u003c/emph\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCampaign poster of Rush Holt, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes biographical sketches, clippings, and typescripts, among other material detailing Helen Holt's life events.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Items of note include \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWomen in Politics\u003c/emph\u003e, a biographical essay by Tiffany Cobb (located in box 39, folder 5) and a typescript of a 2014 biography, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHelen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady\u003c/emph\u003e, by Patricia Daly-Lipe (located in box 59, folder 2).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes personal and political correspondence sent and received by Helen Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Personal correspondence includes condolence letters and telegrams, congratulatory letters, thank you notes, and communication about \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe West Virginia Taxpayer\u003c/emph\u003e newsletter, among other general correspondence. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Political correspondence includes letters involving Helen Holt while she was serving as a member of West Virginia's House of Delegates, as West Virginia's secretary of state, as West Virginia's assistant state commissioner of public institutions, as a delegate at large to the Republican National Convention, and as a special assistant for overseeing nursing homes in conjunction with the Federal Housing Administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material of note includes correspondence about \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe West Virginia Taxpayer\u003c/emph\u003e newsletter (located in box 23, folder 9); correspondence about the Holt property in Weston, West Virginia (located in box 31, folder 14); personal correspondence from politicians, including Robert C. Byrd (located in box 40, folder 7); and political correspondence from President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Natalie Tennant, among others (located in box 47, folder 3).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Additional cards, invitations, etc. can be found in Series 1: Personal and Political Papers--Invitations and Cards.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Addition congratulatory letters relating to Helen Holt's marriage to Rush Holt can be found in A\u0026amp;M 873, Series 1: Personal and Political Papers--Correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes cards, announcements, and invitations to various events, among other related material.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of invitations include public and private events such as weddings, dinners, galas, and commencements, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Significant occasions include the National Prayer Breakfast at the White House, the Christian Embassy Fellowship Dinner, the Winter Palace Ball for Cleveland Clinic Florida, and Spouses of the Senate honorary programs, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of cards include condolence cards regarding the death of her husband, greeting cards, birthday and Christmas cards, and postcards. A few cards are from prominent individuals in politics.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Additional correspondence of this nature can also be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers--Correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes copies of letters from prominent people sent to the Nixon administration endorsing Helen Holt for the position of United States treasurer. Also included are copies of acknowledgment letters from the White House and copies of gratitude notes from Helen Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Prominent correspondents include former West Virginia Senators, Robert C. Byrd and Jennings Randolph; Dr. Norman Vincent Peale; and former Senate Republican leader, Bob Dole, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material relating to Helen Holt's service as a delegate at large at the 1956 Republican National Convention and material relating to her attempt to be elected as West Virginia's secretary of state in 1958. In addition to Helen Holt's own campaigns, some material also represents Helen Holt's involvement with promoting the candidacy in others of the Republican Party. One folder includes material pertaining to Helen's involvement in her son's campaigns (1998-2000).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material of note advertising her candidacy includes cards listing Helen Holt's accomplishments (located in box 12, folder 2), copies of four-month calendars (August through November) issued by Helen Holt's campaign which indicate major dates for the election cycle (located in box 12, folder 2), and a newspaper broadside for a campaign appearance (located in box 66).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes publications, notes, photographs, ephemera, and miscellaneous material relating to Helen Holt's educational activities as a student, alumna, and teacher.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Publications include alumni magazines from Stephens College (where Helen Holt attended from 1930-1932), fiftieth reunion material from Northwestern University (where Helen Holt attended from 1932-1934 for her BA and 1937-1938 for her MS), and sorority publications. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Notes include records from classes, composition notebooks, and research documenting Helen Holt's studies.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Items of note include Helen Holt's Master's zoology thesis, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eSeasonal Aspects of the Artificial Induction of Ovulation in Triturus Pyrrhogaster (Boie)\u003c/emph\u003e (located in box 57, folder, 1) and a Delta Delta Delta sorority scrapbook from Greenbrier College where Helen Holt taught from 1940 to 1957 (located in box 37, folder, 3).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For additional education material, please see A\u0026amp;M 4039, box 2, folders 1-3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material such as name cards and tags, membership cards, and buttons, among other ephemera collected by Helen Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material of note includes ephemera from President Eisenhower's inauguration (located in box 44, folders 2 and 3).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes articles by Helen Holt regarding issues significant to her life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Topics include pros and cons of junior college sororities and science divisional libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e An item of note is a copy of Helen Holt's first published work, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFunction of a Science Divisional Library\u003c/emph\u003e (Located in box 22, folder 12).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes publications collected by Helen Holt such as books, newsletters, programs, and directories, among others. The material spans a variety of topics, from politics to educational institutions and clubs.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Items of note include a bound volume of a newsletters, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe West Virginia Taxpayer\u003c/emph\u003e, written and published by her husband, Rush D. Holt, Sr., with issues spanning September, 1948 to December, 1954 and a letter from Helen Holt addressing the discontinuation of the newsletter's publication (located in box 52, folder 1); a first edition copy of \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWho's Who of American Women\u003c/emph\u003e (Helen Holt's entry is on page 600) (located in box 59); clippings from \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eLIFE\u003c/emph\u003e magazine concerning the assassination of President Kennedy (located in box 60, folder 9); and a biographical sketch of Pearl S. Buck (located in box 13, folder 1).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes photographs of Helen Holt and family in addition to other prominent individuals.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Photographs of Helen Holt represent her personal and political life including her college and educational activities, family life, her wedding to Senator Rush Holt, and her political involvement.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Prominent individuals include Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush; former first ladies, Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush; Senator Robert C. Byrd; and author Pearl Buck, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For additional photographs (including wedding pictures), please see A\u0026amp;M 4039, box 2, folder 4. Additional family photographs can be found in A\u0026amp;M 4218.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence and receipts relating to travel expenses, insurance, and taxes, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material of note includes Weston property taxes and repair bills (located in box 32, folder 2) and Cuban sugar investments (located in box 43, folder 10).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes photographs, guides, bills, correspondence, and ephemera, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and business travels. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Locations visited include New Zealand, Australia, China, Greece, Israel, Austria, and France.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material pertaining to topics in which Helen Holt was significantly involved.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Topics include the White House Children and Youth Conference; Youth Conflict Seminar; women's organizations such as the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, the National League of American Pen Women, the Executive Women in Government organization of which Helen was once president, and Ladies of the Senate; and religion, primarily the National Presbyterian Church.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of material include publications, correspondence, and meeting records, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes miscellaneous personal material retained by Helen Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of material include address lists, contracts, correspondence, clippings, photographs, a painting, publications and other printed material, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material of note includes the court case records for guardianship of David K. Chase, Helen Holt's nephew (located in box 24, folder 7); material from when Helen Holt was awarded an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University (located in boxes 54-56); autographs of prominent individuals such as Hillary Clinton, President (then Senator) Obama, and Bob Dole, among others (located in box 41, folder 1); and a copy of \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eNational Prayer Breakfast: The Helen Holt Story,\u003c/emph\u003e DVD (located in box 57, folder 2).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For additional miscellaneous material, please see A\u0026amp;M 4039, box 1, folders 12-14.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, advertising, itineraries, publications, and reports, among other material documenting Helen Holt's political activities at the state and federal levels.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material of note include a certificate confirming Helen Holt's appointment to fill Rush Holt, Sr.'s seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates (located in box 64), a certificate confirming Helen Holt's appointment to be West Virginia's Secretary of State (located in box 64), and a copy of the Senate address delivered by Robert C. Byrd which details Helen Holt's retirement from government (located in box 39, folder 3).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes notes for and copies of speeches delivered by Helen Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Also included is a transcript of Helen Holt's speech to introduce her son, Rush Holt, Jr. during the Montgomery Middle School \"Blue Ribbon Celebration\" in 2000 (located in box 26, folder 1).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes original and photocopied newspaper articles concerning Helen Holt's personal and political activities, in addition to miscellaneous clippings.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Personal topics include college sorority activities and educational news significant to Helen Holt's career as a teacher.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Political topics include Helen Holt's appointment as West Virginia's secretary of state and her career in state and federal government service.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Miscellaneous clippings include topics such as Watergate, the Iraq War, and President Gerald Ford's funeral, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes copies of press releases that involve activities of Helen Holt and/or the Republican Party.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, reports, and statements involving the West Virginia House of Delegates. Mrs. Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fill her husband's seat in the House of Delegates following his death; she served from 1955 to 1957.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Persons and entities represented include former West Virginia governor, William C. Marland, state school boards and organizations, and other divisions of state government, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes political and election records, and publications, among other material retained by Helen Holt from her time as West Virginia's secretary of state. She was appointed to fill the position in 1957 and served until January 1959. In doing so, she became the first woman to hold a high-level state office in WV.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The political records include reports relating to state boards and committees including the Board of Public Works, the State Auditing Board of Traveling Expenses, and the State Armory Board.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The election records include material from West Virginia's Election Commission and copies of 1968 election returns, among other material.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The publications include event schedules from programs that Helen Holt attended while serving as West Virginia's Secretary of State and information bulletins (\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eBrown Ballot Box\u003c/emph\u003e by Ted W. Brown, Ohio's Secretary of State from 1950-1978) which were published to offer insights about state election procedures.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For correspondence relating to Helen Holt's time as West Virginia's secretary of state, refer to Series 1, Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence (box 4, folder 8-10 and 12-14; box 5 folder 1 to box 8, folder 3; and box 34, folder 8).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes clippings, correspondence, photographs, and publications (newsletters and pamphlets), among other material documenting Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration including her involvement with nursing homes facilities and development. She was appointed to the FHA as a special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes in 1960.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e An item of note is an invitation from President and Mrs. Johnson to the National Symphony Ball (located in box 36, folder 12).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For additional material relating to the Federal Housing Administration, please see A\u0026amp;M 4039, box 1, folders 1-11.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes departmental records, correspondence, clippings, and reports, among other material relating to Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (which was established in 1965-1966).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The departmental records include executive inventory records detailing the employment history of Helen Holt and evaluations of her work.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The correspondence includes memos regarding Helen Holt's involvement with programs for the elderly and handicapped.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\\Includes a general biographical sketch about Rush Holt, Jr., a one-paragraph biography from the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century, and copies of an autobiographical sketch that appears to have been part of application material (located in box 24, folder 12).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes general correspondence with Rush Holt, Jr., written to and from his mother, Helen Holt and his sister, Helen Jane (Holt) Seale.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes reports used for Congress, political itinerary, and miscellaneous political material that exemplifies Rush Holt, Jr.'s career. He first ran for Congress in 1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Reports include Congressional Research Service reports relating to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the issue of the federal role in elementary and secondary education (located in box 26, folder 8).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Political itinerary includes a schedule for the Central New Jersey School Boards' Day (2000) for which Rush Holt, Jr. delivered the opening and closing remarks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Miscellaneous material includes a summary of Rush Holt Jr.'s activity in the House of Representatives, and a biography of Representative George Miller (D-California), among other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes itineraries, notes, mailings, invitations to fundraising and related events, correspondence, press activity, and advertisements, among other material relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s campaigns for the House of Representatives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ephemera relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s education, his childhood, and his 2011 swearing-in ceremony to the House of Representatives.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Educational ephemera includes program booklets from events sponsored by Carleton College and Landon School. Events include a winter concert, commencements, and a carnival, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Childhood ephemera includes drawings, name cards, and craft projects, including some from Bible School.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Swearing-in ceremony ephemera includes schedules of events, a map of Washington, D.C. detailing \"areas of interest,\" and guidelines to \"proceedings of the House floor.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes original and photocopied clippings about Rush Holt, Jr.'s personal and political activities.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Topics include general recognition, news about Rush Holt, Jr.'s campaigns, and copies of letters written to newspaper editors about Rush Holt, Jr., among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes the transcript of a speech delivered by Rush Holt, Jr. at West Virginia University History Department's \"First Annual Senator Rush D. Holt Lecture\" on April 11, 2011 (located in box 47, folder 11).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, publications, and other miscellaneous material relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s political activities.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Correspondence includes letters to and from Rush Holt, Jr. with individuals such as Helen Holt; and Clarence J. Brown, former president of the United States Capitol Historical Society; among others. Also included are invitations to special events.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Publications include a copy of a mass-mailed report/survey of Rush Holt, Jr.'s progress (located in box 34, folder 2), pamphlets, and newsletters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromotional poster from Rush Holt, Jr.'s U.S. House of Representatives campaign (1996)\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","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 Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into five series: Personal and Political Papers (1912-2015 and undated) includes biographical material, correspondence, campaign material, educational material, and photographs, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and political activities. Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated) includes speeches, clippings, and press releases. State Government Papers (1955-1960) includes records from Helen Holt's service in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as the secretary of state of West Virginia. Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated) include records from Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration and with Housing and Urban Development. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated) includes biographical material, political material, correspondence, and clippings, among other material relating to Helen Holt's son's personal and political activities. ","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1912-2015 and undated","Includes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.","Series 2. Press and Media Activity; 1937-2008 and undated","Includes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.","Series 3. State Government Papers; 1955-1960","Includes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.","Series 4. Federal Government Papers; 1960-1984 and undated","Includes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.","Series 5. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers; 1953-2014 and undated","Papers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.","Series 6. Addendum of 2021-10-20; circa 1996","Campaign poster of Rush Holt, Jr.","Includes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.","Includes biographical sketches, clippings, and typescripts, among other material detailing Helen Holt's life events."," Items of note include Women in Politics , a biographical essay by Tiffany Cobb (located in box 39, folder 5) and a typescript of a 2014 biography, Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady , by Patricia Daly-Lipe (located in box 59, folder 2).","Includes personal and political correspondence sent and received by Helen Holt."," Personal correspondence includes condolence letters and telegrams, congratulatory letters, thank you notes, and communication about The West Virginia Taxpayer newsletter, among other general correspondence. "," Political correspondence includes letters involving Helen Holt while she was serving as a member of West Virginia's House of Delegates, as West Virginia's secretary of state, as West Virginia's assistant state commissioner of public institutions, as a delegate at large to the Republican National Convention, and as a special assistant for overseeing nursing homes in conjunction with the Federal Housing Administration."," Material of note includes correspondence about The West Virginia Taxpayer newsletter (located in box 23, folder 9); correspondence about the Holt property in Weston, West Virginia (located in box 31, folder 14); personal correspondence from politicians, including Robert C. Byrd (located in box 40, folder 7); and political correspondence from President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Natalie Tennant, among others (located in box 47, folder 3)."," Additional cards, invitations, etc. can be found in Series 1: Personal and Political Papers--Invitations and Cards."," Addition congratulatory letters relating to Helen Holt's marriage to Rush Holt can be found in A\u0026M 873, Series 1: Personal and Political Papers--Correspondence.","Includes cards, announcements, and invitations to various events, among other related material."," Types of invitations include public and private events such as weddings, dinners, galas, and commencements, among others."," Significant occasions include the National Prayer Breakfast at the White House, the Christian Embassy Fellowship Dinner, the Winter Palace Ball for Cleveland Clinic Florida, and Spouses of the Senate honorary programs, among others."," Types of cards include condolence cards regarding the death of her husband, greeting cards, birthday and Christmas cards, and postcards. A few cards are from prominent individuals in politics."," Additional correspondence of this nature can also be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers--Correspondence.","Includes copies of letters from prominent people sent to the Nixon administration endorsing Helen Holt for the position of United States treasurer. Also included are copies of acknowledgment letters from the White House and copies of gratitude notes from Helen Holt."," Prominent correspondents include former West Virginia Senators, Robert C. Byrd and Jennings Randolph; Dr. Norman Vincent Peale; and former Senate Republican leader, Bob Dole, among others.","Includes material relating to Helen Holt's service as a delegate at large at the 1956 Republican National Convention and material relating to her attempt to be elected as West Virginia's secretary of state in 1958. In addition to Helen Holt's own campaigns, some material also represents Helen Holt's involvement with promoting the candidacy in others of the Republican Party. One folder includes material pertaining to Helen's involvement in her son's campaigns (1998-2000)."," Material of note advertising her candidacy includes cards listing Helen Holt's accomplishments (located in box 12, folder 2), copies of four-month calendars (August through November) issued by Helen Holt's campaign which indicate major dates for the election cycle (located in box 12, folder 2), and a newspaper broadside for a campaign appearance (located in box 66).","Includes publications, notes, photographs, ephemera, and miscellaneous material relating to Helen Holt's educational activities as a student, alumna, and teacher."," Publications include alumni magazines from Stephens College (where Helen Holt attended from 1930-1932), fiftieth reunion material from Northwestern University (where Helen Holt attended from 1932-1934 for her BA and 1937-1938 for her MS), and sorority publications. "," Notes include records from classes, composition notebooks, and research documenting Helen Holt's studies."," Items of note include Helen Holt's Master's zoology thesis, Seasonal Aspects of the Artificial Induction of Ovulation in Triturus Pyrrhogaster (Boie) (located in box 57, folder, 1) and a Delta Delta Delta sorority scrapbook from Greenbrier College where Helen Holt taught from 1940 to 1957 (located in box 37, folder, 3)."," For additional education material, please see A\u0026M 4039, box 2, folders 1-3.","Includes material such as name cards and tags, membership cards, and buttons, among other ephemera collected by Helen Holt."," Material of note includes ephemera from President Eisenhower's inauguration (located in box 44, folders 2 and 3).","Includes articles by Helen Holt regarding issues significant to her life."," Topics include pros and cons of junior college sororities and science divisional libraries."," An item of note is a copy of Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library (Located in box 22, folder 12).","Includes publications collected by Helen Holt such as books, newsletters, programs, and directories, among others. The material spans a variety of topics, from politics to educational institutions and clubs."," Items of note include a bound volume of a newsletters, The West Virginia Taxpayer , written and published by her husband, Rush D. Holt, Sr., with issues spanning September, 1948 to December, 1954 and a letter from Helen Holt addressing the discontinuation of the newsletter's publication (located in box 52, folder 1); a first edition copy of Who's Who of American Women (Helen Holt's entry is on page 600) (located in box 59); clippings from LIFE magazine concerning the assassination of President Kennedy (located in box 60, folder 9); and a biographical sketch of Pearl S. Buck (located in box 13, folder 1).","Includes photographs of Helen Holt and family in addition to other prominent individuals."," Photographs of Helen Holt represent her personal and political life including her college and educational activities, family life, her wedding to Senator Rush Holt, and her political involvement."," Prominent individuals include Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush; former first ladies, Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush; Senator Robert C. Byrd; and author Pearl Buck, among others."," For additional photographs (including wedding pictures), please see A\u0026M 4039, box 2, folder 4. Additional family photographs can be found in A\u0026M 4218.","Includes correspondence and receipts relating to travel expenses, insurance, and taxes, among others."," Material of note includes Weston property taxes and repair bills (located in box 32, folder 2) and Cuban sugar investments (located in box 43, folder 10).","Includes photographs, guides, bills, correspondence, and ephemera, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and business travels. "," Locations visited include New Zealand, Australia, China, Greece, Israel, Austria, and France.","Includes material pertaining to topics in which Helen Holt was significantly involved."," Topics include the White House Children and Youth Conference; Youth Conflict Seminar; women's organizations such as the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, the National League of American Pen Women, the Executive Women in Government organization of which Helen was once president, and Ladies of the Senate; and religion, primarily the National Presbyterian Church."," Types of material include publications, correspondence, and meeting records, among others.","Includes miscellaneous personal material retained by Helen Holt."," Types of material include address lists, contracts, correspondence, clippings, photographs, a painting, publications and other printed material, among others."," Material of note includes the court case records for guardianship of David K. Chase, Helen Holt's nephew (located in box 24, folder 7); material from when Helen Holt was awarded an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University (located in boxes 54-56); autographs of prominent individuals such as Hillary Clinton, President (then Senator) Obama, and Bob Dole, among others (located in box 41, folder 1); and a copy of National Prayer Breakfast: The Helen Holt Story, DVD (located in box 57, folder 2)."," For additional miscellaneous material, please see A\u0026M 4039, box 1, folders 12-14.","Includes correspondence, advertising, itineraries, publications, and reports, among other material documenting Helen Holt's political activities at the state and federal levels."," Material of note include a certificate confirming Helen Holt's appointment to fill Rush Holt, Sr.'s seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates (located in box 64), a certificate confirming Helen Holt's appointment to be West Virginia's Secretary of State (located in box 64), and a copy of the Senate address delivered by Robert C. Byrd which details Helen Holt's retirement from government (located in box 39, folder 3).","Includes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.","Includes notes for and copies of speeches delivered by Helen Holt."," Also included is a transcript of Helen Holt's speech to introduce her son, Rush Holt, Jr. during the Montgomery Middle School \"Blue Ribbon Celebration\" in 2000 (located in box 26, folder 1).","Includes original and photocopied newspaper articles concerning Helen Holt's personal and political activities, in addition to miscellaneous clippings."," Personal topics include college sorority activities and educational news significant to Helen Holt's career as a teacher."," Political topics include Helen Holt's appointment as West Virginia's secretary of state and her career in state and federal government service."," Miscellaneous clippings include topics such as Watergate, the Iraq War, and President Gerald Ford's funeral, among others.","Includes copies of press releases that involve activities of Helen Holt and/or the Republican Party.","Includes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.","Includes correspondence, reports, and statements involving the West Virginia House of Delegates. Mrs. Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fill her husband's seat in the House of Delegates following his death; she served from 1955 to 1957."," Persons and entities represented include former West Virginia governor, William C. Marland, state school boards and organizations, and other divisions of state government, among others.","Includes political and election records, and publications, among other material retained by Helen Holt from her time as West Virginia's secretary of state. She was appointed to fill the position in 1957 and served until January 1959. In doing so, she became the first woman to hold a high-level state office in WV."," The political records include reports relating to state boards and committees including the Board of Public Works, the State Auditing Board of Traveling Expenses, and the State Armory Board."," The election records include material from West Virginia's Election Commission and copies of 1968 election returns, among other material."," The publications include event schedules from programs that Helen Holt attended while serving as West Virginia's Secretary of State and information bulletins ( Brown Ballot Box by Ted W. Brown, Ohio's Secretary of State from 1950-1978) which were published to offer insights about state election procedures."," For correspondence relating to Helen Holt's time as West Virginia's secretary of state, refer to Series 1, Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence (box 4, folder 8-10 and 12-14; box 5 folder 1 to box 8, folder 3; and box 34, folder 8).","Includes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.","Includes clippings, correspondence, photographs, and publications (newsletters and pamphlets), among other material documenting Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration including her involvement with nursing homes facilities and development. She was appointed to the FHA as a special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes in 1960."," An item of note is an invitation from President and Mrs. Johnson to the National Symphony Ball (located in box 36, folder 12)."," For additional material relating to the Federal Housing Administration, please see A\u0026M 4039, box 1, folders 1-11.","Includes departmental records, correspondence, clippings, and reports, among other material relating to Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (which was established in 1965-1966)."," The departmental records include executive inventory records detailing the employment history of Helen Holt and evaluations of her work."," The correspondence includes memos regarding Helen Holt's involvement with programs for the elderly and handicapped.","Papers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.","\\Includes a general biographical sketch about Rush Holt, Jr., a one-paragraph biography from the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century, and copies of an autobiographical sketch that appears to have been part of application material (located in box 24, folder 12).","Includes general correspondence with Rush Holt, Jr., written to and from his mother, Helen Holt and his sister, Helen Jane (Holt) Seale.","Includes reports used for Congress, political itinerary, and miscellaneous political material that exemplifies Rush Holt, Jr.'s career. He first ran for Congress in 1996."," Reports include Congressional Research Service reports relating to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the issue of the federal role in elementary and secondary education (located in box 26, folder 8)."," Political itinerary includes a schedule for the Central New Jersey School Boards' Day (2000) for which Rush Holt, Jr. delivered the opening and closing remarks."," Miscellaneous material includes a summary of Rush Holt Jr.'s activity in the House of Representatives, and a biography of Representative George Miller (D-California), among other material.","Includes itineraries, notes, mailings, invitations to fundraising and related events, correspondence, press activity, and advertisements, among other material relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s campaigns for the House of Representatives.","Includes ephemera relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s education, his childhood, and his 2011 swearing-in ceremony to the House of Representatives."," Educational ephemera includes program booklets from events sponsored by Carleton College and Landon School. Events include a winter concert, commencements, and a carnival, among others."," Childhood ephemera includes drawings, name cards, and craft projects, including some from Bible School."," Swearing-in ceremony ephemera includes schedules of events, a map of Washington, D.C. detailing \"areas of interest,\" and guidelines to \"proceedings of the House floor.\"","Includes original and photocopied clippings about Rush Holt, Jr.'s personal and political activities."," Topics include general recognition, news about Rush Holt, Jr.'s campaigns, and copies of letters written to newspaper editors about Rush Holt, Jr., among others.","Includes the transcript of a speech delivered by Rush Holt, Jr. at West Virginia University History Department's \"First Annual Senator Rush D. Holt Lecture\" on April 11, 2011 (located in box 47, folder 11).","Includes correspondence, publications, and other miscellaneous material relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s political activities."," Correspondence includes letters to and from Rush Holt, Jr. with individuals such as Helen Holt; and Clarence J. Brown, former president of the United States Capitol Historical Society; among others. Also included are invitations to special events."," Publications include a copy of a mass-mailed report/survey of Rush Holt, Jr.'s progress (located in box 34, folder 2), pamphlets, and newsletters.","Promotional poster from Rush Holt, Jr.'s U.S. House of Representatives campaign (1996)"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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SEE ALSO Academies","Women's history -- 1929-1950","Women's history -- 1951-present","Political campaigns","Nursing Homes -- United States","Politics and government.","Politicians -- United States","One box contains restricted material and requires signed form.","Researchers may access digitized and born digital materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc. ","This collection is one of five (see also A\u0026M 0873, 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. ","\nIn 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. ","\nBecause 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. ","\nFor assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center. ","Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt was born in Gridley, Illinois, on August 16, 1913, to parents, William and Edna Froelich. Even at a young age, Helen Holt displayed academic potential, being advanced from the second to third grade, and this excellence was further demonstrated by Helen Holt's selection as class president and later valedictorian of her graduating class.","After high school she attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she received an AA degree in 1932. To further her education, Helen Holt applied to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she was inducted into the Delta Delta Delta sorority. While attending Northwestern University, Helen Holt maintained a high grade point average, and she graduated in 1934 with a BA in Biology and a minor in Anthropology. Soon after receiving her degree, Helen Holt was offered a position at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed. This experience led to Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library. In 1936, Helen Holt was encouraged to attend the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. During this time (1935-1937) she also completed graduated work in connection with the University of Missouri in Columbia Missouri. After attending the Marine Biological Laboratory where she was able to interact with other students and well-known professors, Helen Holt decided it best to further her education at the graduate level; thus, she applied for a teaching fellowship in Zoology at Northwestern University. She was accepted and began her courses during the 1937 summer term and graduated in 1938. In addition to earning her MS, Helen Holt completed graduate work in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1956. ","After graduating with her MS degree, Helen Holt was hired for a position at National Park College in Washington, D.C., where she taught several Science courses from 1938-1941. It was during this time that she was introduced to the youngest member of the United States Senate, Rush Dew Holt of West Virginia, by Helen's friend and Rush's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase. They were married a year after they met, and the couple moved to West Virginia in 1941. Two children were born to the couple: Helen Jane Holt (1945) and Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (1948). When Rush Holt, Sr.'s sister died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. During this period Helen Holt described herself as a homemaker, but she was later involved with her husband's campaigns and even served as an unpaid assistant in Rush Holt's Charleston office. This initial involvement in government, however, was only the beginning of Helen Holt's own political career.","In 1955 after the death of her husband, Helen Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fulfill her late husband's term in the West Virginia House of Delegates, and she was later elected as a delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention. After the legislative session ended in March, 1956, Helen Holt accepted a recently-vacated teaching position at Greenbrier College which would prove to be only temporary. In 1957, after the death of Secretary of State D. Pitt O'Brian, Governor Cecil H. Underwood appointed Helen Holt to fill the position, making Helen Holt the first woman to hold the office in West Virginia history. Wishing to remain secretary of state, Helen Holt ran against Joe F. Burdett in 1958 but lost. Despite the unsuccessful campaign, Helen Holt continued to break the gender barrier, becoming the first woman appointed to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in West Virginia (served from 1959-1960) and later the first woman to serve as a trustee on the Board of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. ","In 1960 Helen Holt received a presidential appointment from Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration for Nursing Homes Program (1960-1974). During the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, Helen Holt was considered for the position of United States treasurer, but despite numerous letters of recommendation from politicians and prominent individuals, the position was offered to John B. Connelly, Jr. Nevertheless, Helen Holt continued to succeed, and in 1974 the Department of Housing and Urban Development appointed her to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped (1974-1983).","In 1983 after twenty-three years of government service, Helen Holt retired, but she remained active in women's organizations (including the Washington Business and Professional Women's Clubs, the Association of University Women, and the National League of Pen Women) and in church groups sponsored by the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. In addition to the numerous positions and honors bestowed upon Helen Holt during her political career, including being chosen as West Virginia Daughter of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C. in 1957 and being elected as president of the same society in 1960 and again serving as president from 1965-1966, she was awarded one of her greatest distinctions in 2013 when she received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University.","Helen Holt passed away on July 12, 2015. ","Chronological List of Events:","August 16, 1913: born","1930: graduated from high school","1930-1932: attended Stephens College, received an AA degree","1932-1934: attended Northwestern University, received a BA degree in Biology and a minor in Anthropology","1934-1936: worked at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed","1935-1937: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of Missouri","1936-1937: attended the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts","Summer, 1937-1938: attended Northwestern University, received a MS degree in Zoology ","1938-1941: taught Science courses at National Park College ","1941 married Senator Rush Dew Holt","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt. ","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1955: death of Rush Dew Holt, Sr.","February 17, 1955-December 1, 1956 finished Rush Dew Holt's House of Delegates term, continued to serve in the House of Delegates until 1957 ","1956: served as a Delegate at Large to the Republican National Convention","1956: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill","1956-1957: taught at Greenbrier College for Women","1957: stopped serving as professor at Greenbrier College, appointed to secretary of state of West Virginia (thru January, 1959)","1959-1960: served as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in WV","1960-1974: appointed by Eisenhower to the Federal Housing Administration as special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes ","1974-1983: appointed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped","1983: retired from government service","2013: received an Honorary Degree from WVU","July 12, 2015: death","Sources:","A\u0026M 1858, Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries. ","Daly-Lipe, Patricia. Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady . The Pen Women Press, 2014.","Marquis-Who's Who Incorporated. Who's Who of American Women: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living American Women, Volume I (1958-1959) . The Benson Printing Company, 1958.","0873, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386","Papers of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into five series: Personal and Political Papers (1912-2015 and undated) includes biographical material, correspondence, campaign material, educational material, and photographs, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and political activities. Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated) includes speeches, clippings, and press releases. State Government Papers (1955-1960) includes records from Helen Holt's service in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as the secretary of state of West Virginia. Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated) include records from Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration and with Housing and Urban Development. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated) includes biographical material, political material, correspondence, and clippings, among other material relating to Helen Holt's son's personal and political activities. ","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1912-2015 and undated","Includes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.","Series 2. Press and Media Activity; 1937-2008 and undated","Includes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.","Series 3. State Government Papers; 1955-1960","Includes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.","Series 4. Federal Government Papers; 1960-1984 and undated","Includes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.","Series 5. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers; 1953-2014 and undated","Papers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.","Series 6. Addendum of 2021-10-20; circa 1996","Campaign poster of Rush Holt, Jr.","Includes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.","Includes biographical sketches, clippings, and typescripts, among other material detailing Helen Holt's life events."," Items of note include Women in Politics , a biographical essay by Tiffany Cobb (located in box 39, folder 5) and a typescript of a 2014 biography, Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady , by Patricia Daly-Lipe (located in box 59, folder 2).","Includes personal and political correspondence sent and received by Helen Holt."," Personal correspondence includes condolence letters and telegrams, congratulatory letters, thank you notes, and communication about The West Virginia Taxpayer newsletter, among other general correspondence. "," Political correspondence includes letters involving Helen Holt while she was serving as a member of West Virginia's House of Delegates, as West Virginia's secretary of state, as West Virginia's assistant state commissioner of public institutions, as a delegate at large to the Republican National Convention, and as a special assistant for overseeing nursing homes in conjunction with the Federal Housing Administration."," Material of note includes correspondence about The West Virginia Taxpayer newsletter (located in box 23, folder 9); correspondence about the Holt property in Weston, West Virginia (located in box 31, folder 14); personal correspondence from politicians, including Robert C. Byrd (located in box 40, folder 7); and political correspondence from President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Natalie Tennant, among others (located in box 47, folder 3)."," Additional cards, invitations, etc. can be found in Series 1: Personal and Political Papers--Invitations and Cards."," Addition congratulatory letters relating to Helen Holt's marriage to Rush Holt can be found in A\u0026M 873, Series 1: Personal and Political Papers--Correspondence.","Includes cards, announcements, and invitations to various events, among other related material."," Types of invitations include public and private events such as weddings, dinners, galas, and commencements, among others."," Significant occasions include the National Prayer Breakfast at the White House, the Christian Embassy Fellowship Dinner, the Winter Palace Ball for Cleveland Clinic Florida, and Spouses of the Senate honorary programs, among others."," Types of cards include condolence cards regarding the death of her husband, greeting cards, birthday and Christmas cards, and postcards. A few cards are from prominent individuals in politics."," Additional correspondence of this nature can also be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers--Correspondence.","Includes copies of letters from prominent people sent to the Nixon administration endorsing Helen Holt for the position of United States treasurer. Also included are copies of acknowledgment letters from the White House and copies of gratitude notes from Helen Holt."," Prominent correspondents include former West Virginia Senators, Robert C. Byrd and Jennings Randolph; Dr. Norman Vincent Peale; and former Senate Republican leader, Bob Dole, among others.","Includes material relating to Helen Holt's service as a delegate at large at the 1956 Republican National Convention and material relating to her attempt to be elected as West Virginia's secretary of state in 1958. In addition to Helen Holt's own campaigns, some material also represents Helen Holt's involvement with promoting the candidacy in others of the Republican Party. One folder includes material pertaining to Helen's involvement in her son's campaigns (1998-2000)."," Material of note advertising her candidacy includes cards listing Helen Holt's accomplishments (located in box 12, folder 2), copies of four-month calendars (August through November) issued by Helen Holt's campaign which indicate major dates for the election cycle (located in box 12, folder 2), and a newspaper broadside for a campaign appearance (located in box 66).","Includes publications, notes, photographs, ephemera, and miscellaneous material relating to Helen Holt's educational activities as a student, alumna, and teacher."," Publications include alumni magazines from Stephens College (where Helen Holt attended from 1930-1932), fiftieth reunion material from Northwestern University (where Helen Holt attended from 1932-1934 for her BA and 1937-1938 for her MS), and sorority publications. "," Notes include records from classes, composition notebooks, and research documenting Helen Holt's studies."," Items of note include Helen Holt's Master's zoology thesis, Seasonal Aspects of the Artificial Induction of Ovulation in Triturus Pyrrhogaster (Boie) (located in box 57, folder, 1) and a Delta Delta Delta sorority scrapbook from Greenbrier College where Helen Holt taught from 1940 to 1957 (located in box 37, folder, 3)."," For additional education material, please see A\u0026M 4039, box 2, folders 1-3.","Includes material such as name cards and tags, membership cards, and buttons, among other ephemera collected by Helen Holt."," Material of note includes ephemera from President Eisenhower's inauguration (located in box 44, folders 2 and 3).","Includes articles by Helen Holt regarding issues significant to her life."," Topics include pros and cons of junior college sororities and science divisional libraries."," An item of note is a copy of Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library (Located in box 22, folder 12).","Includes publications collected by Helen Holt such as books, newsletters, programs, and directories, among others. The material spans a variety of topics, from politics to educational institutions and clubs."," Items of note include a bound volume of a newsletters, The West Virginia Taxpayer , written and published by her husband, Rush D. Holt, Sr., with issues spanning September, 1948 to December, 1954 and a letter from Helen Holt addressing the discontinuation of the newsletter's publication (located in box 52, folder 1); a first edition copy of Who's Who of American Women (Helen Holt's entry is on page 600) (located in box 59); clippings from LIFE magazine concerning the assassination of President Kennedy (located in box 60, folder 9); and a biographical sketch of Pearl S. Buck (located in box 13, folder 1).","Includes photographs of Helen Holt and family in addition to other prominent individuals."," Photographs of Helen Holt represent her personal and political life including her college and educational activities, family life, her wedding to Senator Rush Holt, and her political involvement."," Prominent individuals include Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush; former first ladies, Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush; Senator Robert C. Byrd; and author Pearl Buck, among others."," For additional photographs (including wedding pictures), please see A\u0026M 4039, box 2, folder 4. Additional family photographs can be found in A\u0026M 4218.","Includes correspondence and receipts relating to travel expenses, insurance, and taxes, among others."," Material of note includes Weston property taxes and repair bills (located in box 32, folder 2) and Cuban sugar investments (located in box 43, folder 10).","Includes photographs, guides, bills, correspondence, and ephemera, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and business travels. "," Locations visited include New Zealand, Australia, China, Greece, Israel, Austria, and France.","Includes material pertaining to topics in which Helen Holt was significantly involved."," Topics include the White House Children and Youth Conference; Youth Conflict Seminar; women's organizations such as the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, the National League of American Pen Women, the Executive Women in Government organization of which Helen was once president, and Ladies of the Senate; and religion, primarily the National Presbyterian Church."," Types of material include publications, correspondence, and meeting records, among others.","Includes miscellaneous personal material retained by Helen Holt."," Types of material include address lists, contracts, correspondence, clippings, photographs, a painting, publications and other printed material, among others."," Material of note includes the court case records for guardianship of David K. Chase, Helen Holt's nephew (located in box 24, folder 7); material from when Helen Holt was awarded an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University (located in boxes 54-56); autographs of prominent individuals such as Hillary Clinton, President (then Senator) Obama, and Bob Dole, among others (located in box 41, folder 1); and a copy of National Prayer Breakfast: The Helen Holt Story, DVD (located in box 57, folder 2)."," For additional miscellaneous material, please see A\u0026M 4039, box 1, folders 12-14.","Includes correspondence, advertising, itineraries, publications, and reports, among other material documenting Helen Holt's political activities at the state and federal levels."," Material of note include a certificate confirming Helen Holt's appointment to fill Rush Holt, Sr.'s seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates (located in box 64), a certificate confirming Helen Holt's appointment to be West Virginia's Secretary of State (located in box 64), and a copy of the Senate address delivered by Robert C. Byrd which details Helen Holt's retirement from government (located in box 39, folder 3).","Includes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.","Includes notes for and copies of speeches delivered by Helen Holt."," Also included is a transcript of Helen Holt's speech to introduce her son, Rush Holt, Jr. during the Montgomery Middle School \"Blue Ribbon Celebration\" in 2000 (located in box 26, folder 1).","Includes original and photocopied newspaper articles concerning Helen Holt's personal and political activities, in addition to miscellaneous clippings."," Personal topics include college sorority activities and educational news significant to Helen Holt's career as a teacher."," Political topics include Helen Holt's appointment as West Virginia's secretary of state and her career in state and federal government service."," Miscellaneous clippings include topics such as Watergate, the Iraq War, and President Gerald Ford's funeral, among others.","Includes copies of press releases that involve activities of Helen Holt and/or the Republican Party.","Includes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.","Includes correspondence, reports, and statements involving the West Virginia House of Delegates. Mrs. Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fill her husband's seat in the House of Delegates following his death; she served from 1955 to 1957."," Persons and entities represented include former West Virginia governor, William C. Marland, state school boards and organizations, and other divisions of state government, among others.","Includes political and election records, and publications, among other material retained by Helen Holt from her time as West Virginia's secretary of state. She was appointed to fill the position in 1957 and served until January 1959. In doing so, she became the first woman to hold a high-level state office in WV."," The political records include reports relating to state boards and committees including the Board of Public Works, the State Auditing Board of Traveling Expenses, and the State Armory Board."," The election records include material from West Virginia's Election Commission and copies of 1968 election returns, among other material."," The publications include event schedules from programs that Helen Holt attended while serving as West Virginia's Secretary of State and information bulletins ( Brown Ballot Box by Ted W. Brown, Ohio's Secretary of State from 1950-1978) which were published to offer insights about state election procedures."," For correspondence relating to Helen Holt's time as West Virginia's secretary of state, refer to Series 1, Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence (box 4, folder 8-10 and 12-14; box 5 folder 1 to box 8, folder 3; and box 34, folder 8).","Includes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.","Includes clippings, correspondence, photographs, and publications (newsletters and pamphlets), among other material documenting Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration including her involvement with nursing homes facilities and development. She was appointed to the FHA as a special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes in 1960."," An item of note is an invitation from President and Mrs. Johnson to the National Symphony Ball (located in box 36, folder 12)."," For additional material relating to the Federal Housing Administration, please see A\u0026M 4039, box 1, folders 1-11.","Includes departmental records, correspondence, clippings, and reports, among other material relating to Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (which was established in 1965-1966)."," The departmental records include executive inventory records detailing the employment history of Helen Holt and evaluations of her work."," The correspondence includes memos regarding Helen Holt's involvement with programs for the elderly and handicapped.","Papers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.","\\Includes a general biographical sketch about Rush Holt, Jr., a one-paragraph biography from the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century, and copies of an autobiographical sketch that appears to have been part of application material (located in box 24, folder 12).","Includes general correspondence with Rush Holt, Jr., written to and from his mother, Helen Holt and his sister, Helen Jane (Holt) Seale.","Includes reports used for Congress, political itinerary, and miscellaneous political material that exemplifies Rush Holt, Jr.'s career. He first ran for Congress in 1996."," Reports include Congressional Research Service reports relating to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the issue of the federal role in elementary and secondary education (located in box 26, folder 8)."," Political itinerary includes a schedule for the Central New Jersey School Boards' Day (2000) for which Rush Holt, Jr. delivered the opening and closing remarks."," Miscellaneous material includes a summary of Rush Holt Jr.'s activity in the House of Representatives, and a biography of Representative George Miller (D-California), among other material.","Includes itineraries, notes, mailings, invitations to fundraising and related events, correspondence, press activity, and advertisements, among other material relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s campaigns for the House of Representatives.","Includes ephemera relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s education, his childhood, and his 2011 swearing-in ceremony to the House of Representatives."," Educational ephemera includes program booklets from events sponsored by Carleton College and Landon School. Events include a winter concert, commencements, and a carnival, among others."," Childhood ephemera includes drawings, name cards, and craft projects, including some from Bible School."," Swearing-in ceremony ephemera includes schedules of events, a map of Washington, D.C. detailing \"areas of interest,\" and guidelines to \"proceedings of the House floor.\"","Includes original and photocopied clippings about Rush Holt, Jr.'s personal and political activities."," Topics include general recognition, news about Rush Holt, Jr.'s campaigns, and copies of letters written to newspaper editors about Rush Holt, Jr., among others.","Includes the transcript of a speech delivered by Rush Holt, Jr. at West Virginia University History Department's \"First Annual Senator Rush D. Holt Lecture\" on April 11, 2011 (located in box 47, folder 11).","Includes correspondence, publications, and other miscellaneous material relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s political activities."," Correspondence includes letters to and from Rush Holt, Jr. with individuals such as Helen Holt; and Clarence J. Brown, former president of the United States Capitol Historical Society; among others. Also included are invitations to special events."," Publications include a copy of a mass-mailed report/survey of Rush Holt, Jr.'s progress (located in box 34, folder 2), pamphlets, and newsletters.","Promotional poster from Rush Holt, Jr.'s U.S. House of Representatives campaign (1996)","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 Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, 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 (1912-2015 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated), State Government Papers (1955-1960), Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated), Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated), and Addendum of 2021 October 20 (circa 1996).","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","Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )","West Virginia. Legislature","United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development","Presbyterian Church","Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)","West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs","United States. Works Progress Administration","United States. 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"],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection is one of five (see also A\u0026amp;M 0873, 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\u003e\nIn 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\u003e\nBecause of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. 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","\nIn 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. ","\nBecause 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. ","\nFor assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center. "],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHelen Louise (Froelich) Holt was born in Gridley, Illinois, on August 16, 1913, to parents, William and Edna Froelich. Even at a young age, Helen Holt displayed academic potential, being advanced from the second to third grade, and this excellence was further demonstrated by Helen Holt's selection as class president and later valedictorian of her graduating class.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter high school she attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she received an AA degree in 1932. To further her education, Helen Holt applied to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she was inducted into the Delta Delta Delta sorority. While attending Northwestern University, Helen Holt maintained a high grade point average, and she graduated in 1934 with a BA in Biology and a minor in Anthropology. Soon after receiving her degree, Helen Holt was offered a position at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed. This experience led to Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library. In 1936, Helen Holt was encouraged to attend the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. During this time (1935-1937) she also completed graduated work in connection with the University of Missouri in Columbia Missouri. After attending the Marine Biological Laboratory where she was able to interact with other students and well-known professors, Helen Holt decided it best to further her education at the graduate level; thus, she applied for a teaching fellowship in Zoology at Northwestern University. She was accepted and began her courses during the 1937 summer term and graduated in 1938. In addition to earning her MS, Helen Holt completed graduate work in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1956. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter graduating with her MS degree, Helen Holt was hired for a position at National Park College in Washington, D.C., where she taught several Science courses from 1938-1941. It was during this time that she was introduced to the youngest member of the United States Senate, Rush Dew Holt of West Virginia, by Helen's friend and Rush's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase. They were married a year after they met, and the couple moved to West Virginia in 1941. Two children were born to the couple: Helen Jane Holt (1945) and Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (1948). When Rush Holt, Sr.'s sister died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. During this period Helen Holt described herself as a homemaker, but she was later involved with her husband's campaigns and even served as an unpaid assistant in Rush Holt's Charleston office. This initial involvement in government, however, was only the beginning of Helen Holt's own political career.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1955 after the death of her husband, Helen Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fulfill her late husband's term in the West Virginia House of Delegates, and she was later elected as a delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention. After the legislative session ended in March, 1956, Helen Holt accepted a recently-vacated teaching position at Greenbrier College which would prove to be only temporary. In 1957, after the death of Secretary of State D. Pitt O'Brian, Governor Cecil H. Underwood appointed Helen Holt to fill the position, making Helen Holt the first woman to hold the office in West Virginia history. Wishing to remain secretary of state, Helen Holt ran against Joe F. Burdett in 1958 but lost. Despite the unsuccessful campaign, Helen Holt continued to break the gender barrier, becoming the first woman appointed to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in West Virginia (served from 1959-1960) and later the first woman to serve as a trustee on the Board of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1960 Helen Holt received a presidential appointment from Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration for Nursing Homes Program (1960-1974). During the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, Helen Holt was considered for the position of United States treasurer, but despite numerous letters of recommendation from politicians and prominent individuals, the position was offered to John B. Connelly, Jr. Nevertheless, Helen Holt continued to succeed, and in 1974 the Department of Housing and Urban Development appointed her to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped (1974-1983).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1983 after twenty-three years of government service, Helen Holt retired, but she remained active in women's organizations (including the Washington Business and Professional Women's Clubs, the Association of University Women, and the National League of Pen Women) and in church groups sponsored by the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. In addition to the numerous positions and honors bestowed upon Helen Holt during her political career, including being chosen as West Virginia Daughter of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C. in 1957 and being elected as president of the same society in 1960 and again serving as president from 1965-1966, she was awarded one of her greatest distinctions in 2013 when she received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHelen Holt passed away on July 12, 2015. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eChronological List of Events:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAugust 16, 1913: born\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1930: graduated from high school\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1930-1932: attended Stephens College, received an AA degree\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1932-1934: attended Northwestern University, received a BA degree in Biology and a minor in Anthropology\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1934-1936: worked at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1935-1937: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of Missouri\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1936-1937: attended the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSummer, 1937-1938: attended Northwestern University, received a MS degree in Zoology \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1938-1941: taught Science courses at National Park College \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1941 married Senator Rush Dew Holt\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\u003e1955: death of Rush Dew Holt, Sr.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 17, 1955-December 1, 1956 finished Rush Dew Holt's House of Delegates term, continued to serve in the House of Delegates until 1957 \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1956: served as a Delegate at Large to the Republican National Convention\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1956: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1956-1957: taught at Greenbrier College for Women\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1957: stopped serving as professor at Greenbrier College, appointed to secretary of state of West Virginia (thru January, 1959)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1959-1960: served as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in WV\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1960-1974: appointed by Eisenhower to the Federal Housing Administration as special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1974-1983: appointed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e1983: retired from government service\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e2013: received an Honorary Degree from WVU\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eJuly 12, 2015: death\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSources:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA\u0026amp;M 1858, Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDaly-Lipe, Patricia. Helen Holt: \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMemoir of a Servant Lady\u003c/emph\u003e. The Pen Women Press, 2014.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarquis-Who's Who Incorporated. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWho's Who of American Women: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living American Women, Volume I (1958-1959)\u003c/emph\u003e. The Benson Printing Company, 1958.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt was born in Gridley, Illinois, on August 16, 1913, to parents, William and Edna Froelich. Even at a young age, Helen Holt displayed academic potential, being advanced from the second to third grade, and this excellence was further demonstrated by Helen Holt's selection as class president and later valedictorian of her graduating class.","After high school she attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she received an AA degree in 1932. To further her education, Helen Holt applied to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she was inducted into the Delta Delta Delta sorority. While attending Northwestern University, Helen Holt maintained a high grade point average, and she graduated in 1934 with a BA in Biology and a minor in Anthropology. Soon after receiving her degree, Helen Holt was offered a position at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed. This experience led to Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library. In 1936, Helen Holt was encouraged to attend the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. During this time (1935-1937) she also completed graduated work in connection with the University of Missouri in Columbia Missouri. After attending the Marine Biological Laboratory where she was able to interact with other students and well-known professors, Helen Holt decided it best to further her education at the graduate level; thus, she applied for a teaching fellowship in Zoology at Northwestern University. She was accepted and began her courses during the 1937 summer term and graduated in 1938. In addition to earning her MS, Helen Holt completed graduate work in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1956. ","After graduating with her MS degree, Helen Holt was hired for a position at National Park College in Washington, D.C., where she taught several Science courses from 1938-1941. It was during this time that she was introduced to the youngest member of the United States Senate, Rush Dew Holt of West Virginia, by Helen's friend and Rush's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase. They were married a year after they met, and the couple moved to West Virginia in 1941. Two children were born to the couple: Helen Jane Holt (1945) and Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (1948). When Rush Holt, Sr.'s sister died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. During this period Helen Holt described herself as a homemaker, but she was later involved with her husband's campaigns and even served as an unpaid assistant in Rush Holt's Charleston office. This initial involvement in government, however, was only the beginning of Helen Holt's own political career.","In 1955 after the death of her husband, Helen Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fulfill her late husband's term in the West Virginia House of Delegates, and she was later elected as a delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention. After the legislative session ended in March, 1956, Helen Holt accepted a recently-vacated teaching position at Greenbrier College which would prove to be only temporary. In 1957, after the death of Secretary of State D. Pitt O'Brian, Governor Cecil H. Underwood appointed Helen Holt to fill the position, making Helen Holt the first woman to hold the office in West Virginia history. Wishing to remain secretary of state, Helen Holt ran against Joe F. Burdett in 1958 but lost. Despite the unsuccessful campaign, Helen Holt continued to break the gender barrier, becoming the first woman appointed to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in West Virginia (served from 1959-1960) and later the first woman to serve as a trustee on the Board of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. ","In 1960 Helen Holt received a presidential appointment from Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration for Nursing Homes Program (1960-1974). During the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, Helen Holt was considered for the position of United States treasurer, but despite numerous letters of recommendation from politicians and prominent individuals, the position was offered to John B. Connelly, Jr. Nevertheless, Helen Holt continued to succeed, and in 1974 the Department of Housing and Urban Development appointed her to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped (1974-1983).","In 1983 after twenty-three years of government service, Helen Holt retired, but she remained active in women's organizations (including the Washington Business and Professional Women's Clubs, the Association of University Women, and the National League of Pen Women) and in church groups sponsored by the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. In addition to the numerous positions and honors bestowed upon Helen Holt during her political career, including being chosen as West Virginia Daughter of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C. in 1957 and being elected as president of the same society in 1960 and again serving as president from 1965-1966, she was awarded one of her greatest distinctions in 2013 when she received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University.","Helen Holt passed away on July 12, 2015. ","Chronological List of Events:","August 16, 1913: born","1930: graduated from high school","1930-1932: attended Stephens College, received an AA degree","1932-1934: attended Northwestern University, received a BA degree in Biology and a minor in Anthropology","1934-1936: worked at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed","1935-1937: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of Missouri","1936-1937: attended the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts","Summer, 1937-1938: attended Northwestern University, received a MS degree in Zoology ","1938-1941: taught Science courses at National Park College ","1941 married Senator Rush Dew Holt","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt. ","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1955: death of Rush Dew Holt, Sr.","February 17, 1955-December 1, 1956 finished Rush Dew Holt's House of Delegates term, continued to serve in the House of Delegates until 1957 ","1956: served as a Delegate at Large to the Republican National Convention","1956: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill","1956-1957: taught at Greenbrier College for Women","1957: stopped serving as professor at Greenbrier College, appointed to secretary of state of West Virginia (thru January, 1959)","1959-1960: served as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in WV","1960-1974: appointed by Eisenhower to the Federal Housing Administration as special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes ","1974-1983: appointed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped","1983: retired from government service","2013: received an Honorary Degree from WVU","July 12, 2015: death","Sources:","A\u0026M 1858, Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries. ","Daly-Lipe, Patricia. Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady . The Pen Women Press, 2014.","Marquis-Who's Who Incorporated. Who's Who of American Women: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living American Women, Volume I (1958-1959) . The Benson Printing Company, 1958."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Helen Holt Papers, A\u0026amp;M 1858, 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], Helen Holt Papers, A\u0026M 1858, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e0873, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related A\u0026M Collections"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["0873, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into five series: Personal and Political Papers (1912-2015 and undated) includes biographical material, correspondence, campaign material, educational material, and photographs, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and political activities. Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated) includes speeches, clippings, and press releases. State Government Papers (1955-1960) includes records from Helen Holt's service in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as the secretary of state of West Virginia. Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated) include records from Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration and with Housing and Urban Development. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated) includes biographical material, political material, correspondence, and clippings, among other material relating to Helen Holt's son's personal and political activities. \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; 1912-2015 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. Press and Media Activity; 1937-2008 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. State Government Papers; 1955-1960\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 4. Federal Government Papers; 1960-1984 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIncludes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 5. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers; 1953-2014 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePapers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 6. Addendum of 2021-10-20; circa 1996\u003c/emph\u003e \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eCampaign poster of Rush Holt, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes biographical sketches, clippings, and typescripts, among other material detailing Helen Holt's life events.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Items of note include \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWomen in Politics\u003c/emph\u003e, a biographical essay by Tiffany Cobb (located in box 39, folder 5) and a typescript of a 2014 biography, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eHelen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady\u003c/emph\u003e, by Patricia Daly-Lipe (located in box 59, folder 2).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes personal and political correspondence sent and received by Helen Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Personal correspondence includes condolence letters and telegrams, congratulatory letters, thank you notes, and communication about \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe West Virginia Taxpayer\u003c/emph\u003e newsletter, among other general correspondence. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Political correspondence includes letters involving Helen Holt while she was serving as a member of West Virginia's House of Delegates, as West Virginia's secretary of state, as West Virginia's assistant state commissioner of public institutions, as a delegate at large to the Republican National Convention, and as a special assistant for overseeing nursing homes in conjunction with the Federal Housing Administration.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material of note includes correspondence about \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe West Virginia Taxpayer\u003c/emph\u003e newsletter (located in box 23, folder 9); correspondence about the Holt property in Weston, West Virginia (located in box 31, folder 14); personal correspondence from politicians, including Robert C. Byrd (located in box 40, folder 7); and political correspondence from President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Natalie Tennant, among others (located in box 47, folder 3).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Additional cards, invitations, etc. can be found in Series 1: Personal and Political Papers--Invitations and Cards.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Addition congratulatory letters relating to Helen Holt's marriage to Rush Holt can be found in A\u0026amp;M 873, Series 1: Personal and Political Papers--Correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes cards, announcements, and invitations to various events, among other related material.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of invitations include public and private events such as weddings, dinners, galas, and commencements, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Significant occasions include the National Prayer Breakfast at the White House, the Christian Embassy Fellowship Dinner, the Winter Palace Ball for Cleveland Clinic Florida, and Spouses of the Senate honorary programs, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of cards include condolence cards regarding the death of her husband, greeting cards, birthday and Christmas cards, and postcards. A few cards are from prominent individuals in politics.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Additional correspondence of this nature can also be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers--Correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes copies of letters from prominent people sent to the Nixon administration endorsing Helen Holt for the position of United States treasurer. Also included are copies of acknowledgment letters from the White House and copies of gratitude notes from Helen Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Prominent correspondents include former West Virginia Senators, Robert C. Byrd and Jennings Randolph; Dr. Norman Vincent Peale; and former Senate Republican leader, Bob Dole, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material relating to Helen Holt's service as a delegate at large at the 1956 Republican National Convention and material relating to her attempt to be elected as West Virginia's secretary of state in 1958. In addition to Helen Holt's own campaigns, some material also represents Helen Holt's involvement with promoting the candidacy in others of the Republican Party. One folder includes material pertaining to Helen's involvement in her son's campaigns (1998-2000).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material of note advertising her candidacy includes cards listing Helen Holt's accomplishments (located in box 12, folder 2), copies of four-month calendars (August through November) issued by Helen Holt's campaign which indicate major dates for the election cycle (located in box 12, folder 2), and a newspaper broadside for a campaign appearance (located in box 66).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes publications, notes, photographs, ephemera, and miscellaneous material relating to Helen Holt's educational activities as a student, alumna, and teacher.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Publications include alumni magazines from Stephens College (where Helen Holt attended from 1930-1932), fiftieth reunion material from Northwestern University (where Helen Holt attended from 1932-1934 for her BA and 1937-1938 for her MS), and sorority publications. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Notes include records from classes, composition notebooks, and research documenting Helen Holt's studies.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Items of note include Helen Holt's Master's zoology thesis, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eSeasonal Aspects of the Artificial Induction of Ovulation in Triturus Pyrrhogaster (Boie)\u003c/emph\u003e (located in box 57, folder, 1) and a Delta Delta Delta sorority scrapbook from Greenbrier College where Helen Holt taught from 1940 to 1957 (located in box 37, folder, 3).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For additional education material, please see A\u0026amp;M 4039, box 2, folders 1-3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material such as name cards and tags, membership cards, and buttons, among other ephemera collected by Helen Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material of note includes ephemera from President Eisenhower's inauguration (located in box 44, folders 2 and 3).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes articles by Helen Holt regarding issues significant to her life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Topics include pros and cons of junior college sororities and science divisional libraries.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e An item of note is a copy of Helen Holt's first published work, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFunction of a Science Divisional Library\u003c/emph\u003e (Located in box 22, folder 12).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes publications collected by Helen Holt such as books, newsletters, programs, and directories, among others. The material spans a variety of topics, from politics to educational institutions and clubs.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Items of note include a bound volume of a newsletters, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe West Virginia Taxpayer\u003c/emph\u003e, written and published by her husband, Rush D. Holt, Sr., with issues spanning September, 1948 to December, 1954 and a letter from Helen Holt addressing the discontinuation of the newsletter's publication (located in box 52, folder 1); a first edition copy of \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWho's Who of American Women\u003c/emph\u003e (Helen Holt's entry is on page 600) (located in box 59); clippings from \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eLIFE\u003c/emph\u003e magazine concerning the assassination of President Kennedy (located in box 60, folder 9); and a biographical sketch of Pearl S. Buck (located in box 13, folder 1).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes photographs of Helen Holt and family in addition to other prominent individuals.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Photographs of Helen Holt represent her personal and political life including her college and educational activities, family life, her wedding to Senator Rush Holt, and her political involvement.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Prominent individuals include Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush; former first ladies, Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush; Senator Robert C. Byrd; and author Pearl Buck, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For additional photographs (including wedding pictures), please see A\u0026amp;M 4039, box 2, folder 4. Additional family photographs can be found in A\u0026amp;M 4218.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence and receipts relating to travel expenses, insurance, and taxes, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material of note includes Weston property taxes and repair bills (located in box 32, folder 2) and Cuban sugar investments (located in box 43, folder 10).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes photographs, guides, bills, correspondence, and ephemera, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and business travels. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Locations visited include New Zealand, Australia, China, Greece, Israel, Austria, and France.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material pertaining to topics in which Helen Holt was significantly involved.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Topics include the White House Children and Youth Conference; Youth Conflict Seminar; women's organizations such as the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, the National League of American Pen Women, the Executive Women in Government organization of which Helen was once president, and Ladies of the Senate; and religion, primarily the National Presbyterian Church.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of material include publications, correspondence, and meeting records, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes miscellaneous personal material retained by Helen Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Types of material include address lists, contracts, correspondence, clippings, photographs, a painting, publications and other printed material, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material of note includes the court case records for guardianship of David K. Chase, Helen Holt's nephew (located in box 24, folder 7); material from when Helen Holt was awarded an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University (located in boxes 54-56); autographs of prominent individuals such as Hillary Clinton, President (then Senator) Obama, and Bob Dole, among others (located in box 41, folder 1); and a copy of \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eNational Prayer Breakfast: The Helen Holt Story,\u003c/emph\u003e DVD (located in box 57, folder 2).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For additional miscellaneous material, please see A\u0026amp;M 4039, box 1, folders 12-14.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, advertising, itineraries, publications, and reports, among other material documenting Helen Holt's political activities at the state and federal levels.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Material of note include a certificate confirming Helen Holt's appointment to fill Rush Holt, Sr.'s seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates (located in box 64), a certificate confirming Helen Holt's appointment to be West Virginia's Secretary of State (located in box 64), and a copy of the Senate address delivered by Robert C. Byrd which details Helen Holt's retirement from government (located in box 39, folder 3).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes notes for and copies of speeches delivered by Helen Holt.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Also included is a transcript of Helen Holt's speech to introduce her son, Rush Holt, Jr. during the Montgomery Middle School \"Blue Ribbon Celebration\" in 2000 (located in box 26, folder 1).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes original and photocopied newspaper articles concerning Helen Holt's personal and political activities, in addition to miscellaneous clippings.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Personal topics include college sorority activities and educational news significant to Helen Holt's career as a teacher.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Political topics include Helen Holt's appointment as West Virginia's secretary of state and her career in state and federal government service.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Miscellaneous clippings include topics such as Watergate, the Iraq War, and President Gerald Ford's funeral, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes copies of press releases that involve activities of Helen Holt and/or the Republican Party.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes correspondence, reports, and statements involving the West Virginia House of Delegates. Mrs. Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fill her husband's seat in the House of Delegates following his death; she served from 1955 to 1957.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Persons and entities represented include former West Virginia governor, William C. Marland, state school boards and organizations, and other divisions of state government, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes political and election records, and publications, among other material retained by Helen Holt from her time as West Virginia's secretary of state. She was appointed to fill the position in 1957 and served until January 1959. In doing so, she became the first woman to hold a high-level state office in WV.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The political records include reports relating to state boards and committees including the Board of Public Works, the State Auditing Board of Traveling Expenses, and the State Armory Board.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The election records include material from West Virginia's Election Commission and copies of 1968 election returns, among other material.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The publications include event schedules from programs that Helen Holt attended while serving as West Virginia's Secretary of State and information bulletins (\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eBrown Ballot Box\u003c/emph\u003e by Ted W. Brown, Ohio's Secretary of State from 1950-1978) which were published to offer insights about state election procedures.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For correspondence relating to Helen Holt's time as West Virginia's secretary of state, refer to Series 1, Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence (box 4, folder 8-10 and 12-14; box 5 folder 1 to box 8, folder 3; and box 34, folder 8).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes clippings, correspondence, photographs, and publications (newsletters and pamphlets), among other material documenting Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration including her involvement with nursing homes facilities and development. She was appointed to the FHA as a special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes in 1960.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e An item of note is an invitation from President and Mrs. Johnson to the National Symphony Ball (located in box 36, folder 12).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e For additional material relating to the Federal Housing Administration, please see A\u0026amp;M 4039, box 1, folders 1-11.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes departmental records, correspondence, clippings, and reports, among other material relating to Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (which was established in 1965-1966).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The departmental records include executive inventory records detailing the employment history of Helen Holt and evaluations of her work.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e The correspondence includes memos regarding Helen Holt's involvement with programs for the elderly and handicapped.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\\Includes a general biographical sketch about Rush Holt, Jr., a one-paragraph biography from the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century, and copies of an autobiographical sketch that appears to have been part of application material (located in box 24, folder 12).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes general correspondence with Rush Holt, Jr., written to and from his mother, Helen Holt and his sister, Helen Jane (Holt) Seale.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes reports used for Congress, political itinerary, and miscellaneous political material that exemplifies Rush Holt, Jr.'s career. He first ran for Congress in 1996.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Reports include Congressional Research Service reports relating to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the issue of the federal role in elementary and secondary education (located in box 26, folder 8).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Political itinerary includes a schedule for the Central New Jersey School Boards' Day (2000) for which Rush Holt, Jr. delivered the opening and closing remarks.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Miscellaneous material includes a summary of Rush Holt Jr.'s activity in the House of Representatives, and a biography of Representative George Miller (D-California), among other material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes itineraries, notes, mailings, invitations to fundraising and related events, correspondence, press activity, and advertisements, among other material relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s campaigns for the House of Representatives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes ephemera relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s education, his childhood, and his 2011 swearing-in ceremony to the House of Representatives.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Educational ephemera includes program booklets from events sponsored by Carleton College and Landon School. Events include a winter concert, commencements, and a carnival, among others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Childhood ephemera includes drawings, name cards, and craft projects, including some from Bible School.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Swearing-in ceremony ephemera includes schedules of events, a map of Washington, D.C. detailing \"areas of interest,\" and guidelines to \"proceedings of the House floor.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes original and photocopied clippings about Rush Holt, Jr.'s personal and political activities.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Topics include general recognition, news about Rush Holt, Jr.'s campaigns, and copies of letters written to newspaper editors about Rush Holt, Jr., among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes the transcript of a speech delivered by Rush Holt, Jr. at West Virginia University History Department's \"First Annual Senator Rush D. 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Also included are invitations to special events.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Publications include a copy of a mass-mailed report/survey of Rush Holt, Jr.'s progress (located in box 34, folder 2), pamphlets, and newsletters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePromotional poster from Rush Holt, Jr.'s U.S. House of Representatives campaign (1996)\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","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 Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into five series: Personal and Political Papers (1912-2015 and undated) includes biographical material, correspondence, campaign material, educational material, and photographs, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and political activities. Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated) includes speeches, clippings, and press releases. State Government Papers (1955-1960) includes records from Helen Holt's service in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as the secretary of state of West Virginia. Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated) include records from Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration and with Housing and Urban Development. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated) includes biographical material, political material, correspondence, and clippings, among other material relating to Helen Holt's son's personal and political activities. ","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1912-2015 and undated","Includes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.","Series 2. Press and Media Activity; 1937-2008 and undated","Includes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.","Series 3. State Government Papers; 1955-1960","Includes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.","Series 4. Federal Government Papers; 1960-1984 and undated","Includes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.","Series 5. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers; 1953-2014 and undated","Papers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.","Series 6. Addendum of 2021-10-20; circa 1996","Campaign poster of Rush Holt, Jr.","Includes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.","Includes biographical sketches, clippings, and typescripts, among other material detailing Helen Holt's life events."," Items of note include Women in Politics , a biographical essay by Tiffany Cobb (located in box 39, folder 5) and a typescript of a 2014 biography, Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady , by Patricia Daly-Lipe (located in box 59, folder 2).","Includes personal and political correspondence sent and received by Helen Holt."," Personal correspondence includes condolence letters and telegrams, congratulatory letters, thank you notes, and communication about The West Virginia Taxpayer newsletter, among other general correspondence. "," Political correspondence includes letters involving Helen Holt while she was serving as a member of West Virginia's House of Delegates, as West Virginia's secretary of state, as West Virginia's assistant state commissioner of public institutions, as a delegate at large to the Republican National Convention, and as a special assistant for overseeing nursing homes in conjunction with the Federal Housing Administration."," Material of note includes correspondence about The West Virginia Taxpayer newsletter (located in box 23, folder 9); correspondence about the Holt property in Weston, West Virginia (located in box 31, folder 14); personal correspondence from politicians, including Robert C. Byrd (located in box 40, folder 7); and political correspondence from President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Natalie Tennant, among others (located in box 47, folder 3)."," Additional cards, invitations, etc. can be found in Series 1: Personal and Political Papers--Invitations and Cards."," Addition congratulatory letters relating to Helen Holt's marriage to Rush Holt can be found in A\u0026M 873, Series 1: Personal and Political Papers--Correspondence.","Includes cards, announcements, and invitations to various events, among other related material."," Types of invitations include public and private events such as weddings, dinners, galas, and commencements, among others."," Significant occasions include the National Prayer Breakfast at the White House, the Christian Embassy Fellowship Dinner, the Winter Palace Ball for Cleveland Clinic Florida, and Spouses of the Senate honorary programs, among others."," Types of cards include condolence cards regarding the death of her husband, greeting cards, birthday and Christmas cards, and postcards. A few cards are from prominent individuals in politics."," Additional correspondence of this nature can also be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers--Correspondence.","Includes copies of letters from prominent people sent to the Nixon administration endorsing Helen Holt for the position of United States treasurer. Also included are copies of acknowledgment letters from the White House and copies of gratitude notes from Helen Holt."," Prominent correspondents include former West Virginia Senators, Robert C. Byrd and Jennings Randolph; Dr. Norman Vincent Peale; and former Senate Republican leader, Bob Dole, among others.","Includes material relating to Helen Holt's service as a delegate at large at the 1956 Republican National Convention and material relating to her attempt to be elected as West Virginia's secretary of state in 1958. In addition to Helen Holt's own campaigns, some material also represents Helen Holt's involvement with promoting the candidacy in others of the Republican Party. One folder includes material pertaining to Helen's involvement in her son's campaigns (1998-2000)."," Material of note advertising her candidacy includes cards listing Helen Holt's accomplishments (located in box 12, folder 2), copies of four-month calendars (August through November) issued by Helen Holt's campaign which indicate major dates for the election cycle (located in box 12, folder 2), and a newspaper broadside for a campaign appearance (located in box 66).","Includes publications, notes, photographs, ephemera, and miscellaneous material relating to Helen Holt's educational activities as a student, alumna, and teacher."," Publications include alumni magazines from Stephens College (where Helen Holt attended from 1930-1932), fiftieth reunion material from Northwestern University (where Helen Holt attended from 1932-1934 for her BA and 1937-1938 for her MS), and sorority publications. "," Notes include records from classes, composition notebooks, and research documenting Helen Holt's studies."," Items of note include Helen Holt's Master's zoology thesis, Seasonal Aspects of the Artificial Induction of Ovulation in Triturus Pyrrhogaster (Boie) (located in box 57, folder, 1) and a Delta Delta Delta sorority scrapbook from Greenbrier College where Helen Holt taught from 1940 to 1957 (located in box 37, folder, 3)."," For additional education material, please see A\u0026M 4039, box 2, folders 1-3.","Includes material such as name cards and tags, membership cards, and buttons, among other ephemera collected by Helen Holt."," Material of note includes ephemera from President Eisenhower's inauguration (located in box 44, folders 2 and 3).","Includes articles by Helen Holt regarding issues significant to her life."," Topics include pros and cons of junior college sororities and science divisional libraries."," An item of note is a copy of Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library (Located in box 22, folder 12).","Includes publications collected by Helen Holt such as books, newsletters, programs, and directories, among others. The material spans a variety of topics, from politics to educational institutions and clubs."," Items of note include a bound volume of a newsletters, The West Virginia Taxpayer , written and published by her husband, Rush D. Holt, Sr., with issues spanning September, 1948 to December, 1954 and a letter from Helen Holt addressing the discontinuation of the newsletter's publication (located in box 52, folder 1); a first edition copy of Who's Who of American Women (Helen Holt's entry is on page 600) (located in box 59); clippings from LIFE magazine concerning the assassination of President Kennedy (located in box 60, folder 9); and a biographical sketch of Pearl S. Buck (located in box 13, folder 1).","Includes photographs of Helen Holt and family in addition to other prominent individuals."," Photographs of Helen Holt represent her personal and political life including her college and educational activities, family life, her wedding to Senator Rush Holt, and her political involvement."," Prominent individuals include Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush; former first ladies, Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush; Senator Robert C. Byrd; and author Pearl Buck, among others."," For additional photographs (including wedding pictures), please see A\u0026M 4039, box 2, folder 4. Additional family photographs can be found in A\u0026M 4218.","Includes correspondence and receipts relating to travel expenses, insurance, and taxes, among others."," Material of note includes Weston property taxes and repair bills (located in box 32, folder 2) and Cuban sugar investments (located in box 43, folder 10).","Includes photographs, guides, bills, correspondence, and ephemera, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and business travels. "," Locations visited include New Zealand, Australia, China, Greece, Israel, Austria, and France.","Includes material pertaining to topics in which Helen Holt was significantly involved."," Topics include the White House Children and Youth Conference; Youth Conflict Seminar; women's organizations such as the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, the National League of American Pen Women, the Executive Women in Government organization of which Helen was once president, and Ladies of the Senate; and religion, primarily the National Presbyterian Church."," Types of material include publications, correspondence, and meeting records, among others.","Includes miscellaneous personal material retained by Helen Holt."," Types of material include address lists, contracts, correspondence, clippings, photographs, a painting, publications and other printed material, among others."," Material of note includes the court case records for guardianship of David K. Chase, Helen Holt's nephew (located in box 24, folder 7); material from when Helen Holt was awarded an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University (located in boxes 54-56); autographs of prominent individuals such as Hillary Clinton, President (then Senator) Obama, and Bob Dole, among others (located in box 41, folder 1); and a copy of National Prayer Breakfast: The Helen Holt Story, DVD (located in box 57, folder 2)."," For additional miscellaneous material, please see A\u0026M 4039, box 1, folders 12-14.","Includes correspondence, advertising, itineraries, publications, and reports, among other material documenting Helen Holt's political activities at the state and federal levels."," Material of note include a certificate confirming Helen Holt's appointment to fill Rush Holt, Sr.'s seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates (located in box 64), a certificate confirming Helen Holt's appointment to be West Virginia's Secretary of State (located in box 64), and a copy of the Senate address delivered by Robert C. Byrd which details Helen Holt's retirement from government (located in box 39, folder 3).","Includes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.","Includes notes for and copies of speeches delivered by Helen Holt."," Also included is a transcript of Helen Holt's speech to introduce her son, Rush Holt, Jr. during the Montgomery Middle School \"Blue Ribbon Celebration\" in 2000 (located in box 26, folder 1).","Includes original and photocopied newspaper articles concerning Helen Holt's personal and political activities, in addition to miscellaneous clippings."," Personal topics include college sorority activities and educational news significant to Helen Holt's career as a teacher."," Political topics include Helen Holt's appointment as West Virginia's secretary of state and her career in state and federal government service."," Miscellaneous clippings include topics such as Watergate, the Iraq War, and President Gerald Ford's funeral, among others.","Includes copies of press releases that involve activities of Helen Holt and/or the Republican Party.","Includes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.","Includes correspondence, reports, and statements involving the West Virginia House of Delegates. Mrs. Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fill her husband's seat in the House of Delegates following his death; she served from 1955 to 1957."," Persons and entities represented include former West Virginia governor, William C. Marland, state school boards and organizations, and other divisions of state government, among others.","Includes political and election records, and publications, among other material retained by Helen Holt from her time as West Virginia's secretary of state. She was appointed to fill the position in 1957 and served until January 1959. In doing so, she became the first woman to hold a high-level state office in WV."," The political records include reports relating to state boards and committees including the Board of Public Works, the State Auditing Board of Traveling Expenses, and the State Armory Board."," The election records include material from West Virginia's Election Commission and copies of 1968 election returns, among other material."," The publications include event schedules from programs that Helen Holt attended while serving as West Virginia's Secretary of State and information bulletins ( Brown Ballot Box by Ted W. Brown, Ohio's Secretary of State from 1950-1978) which were published to offer insights about state election procedures."," For correspondence relating to Helen Holt's time as West Virginia's secretary of state, refer to Series 1, Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence (box 4, folder 8-10 and 12-14; box 5 folder 1 to box 8, folder 3; and box 34, folder 8).","Includes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.","Includes clippings, correspondence, photographs, and publications (newsletters and pamphlets), among other material documenting Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration including her involvement with nursing homes facilities and development. She was appointed to the FHA as a special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes in 1960."," An item of note is an invitation from President and Mrs. Johnson to the National Symphony Ball (located in box 36, folder 12)."," For additional material relating to the Federal Housing Administration, please see A\u0026M 4039, box 1, folders 1-11.","Includes departmental records, correspondence, clippings, and reports, among other material relating to Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (which was established in 1965-1966)."," The departmental records include executive inventory records detailing the employment history of Helen Holt and evaluations of her work."," The correspondence includes memos regarding Helen Holt's involvement with programs for the elderly and handicapped.","Papers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.","\\Includes a general biographical sketch about Rush Holt, Jr., a one-paragraph biography from the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century, and copies of an autobiographical sketch that appears to have been part of application material (located in box 24, folder 12).","Includes general correspondence with Rush Holt, Jr., written to and from his mother, Helen Holt and his sister, Helen Jane (Holt) Seale.","Includes reports used for Congress, political itinerary, and miscellaneous political material that exemplifies Rush Holt, Jr.'s career. He first ran for Congress in 1996."," Reports include Congressional Research Service reports relating to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the issue of the federal role in elementary and secondary education (located in box 26, folder 8)."," Political itinerary includes a schedule for the Central New Jersey School Boards' Day (2000) for which Rush Holt, Jr. delivered the opening and closing remarks."," Miscellaneous material includes a summary of Rush Holt Jr.'s activity in the House of Representatives, and a biography of Representative George Miller (D-California), among other material.","Includes itineraries, notes, mailings, invitations to fundraising and related events, correspondence, press activity, and advertisements, among other material relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s campaigns for the House of Representatives.","Includes ephemera relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s education, his childhood, and his 2011 swearing-in ceremony to the House of Representatives."," Educational ephemera includes program booklets from events sponsored by Carleton College and Landon School. Events include a winter concert, commencements, and a carnival, among others."," Childhood ephemera includes drawings, name cards, and craft projects, including some from Bible School."," Swearing-in ceremony ephemera includes schedules of events, a map of Washington, D.C. detailing \"areas of interest,\" and guidelines to \"proceedings of the House floor.\"","Includes original and photocopied clippings about Rush Holt, Jr.'s personal and political activities."," Topics include general recognition, news about Rush Holt, Jr.'s campaigns, and copies of letters written to newspaper editors about Rush Holt, Jr., among others.","Includes the transcript of a speech delivered by Rush Holt, Jr. at West Virginia University History Department's \"First Annual Senator Rush D. Holt Lecture\" on April 11, 2011 (located in box 47, folder 11).","Includes correspondence, publications, and other miscellaneous material relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s political activities."," Correspondence includes letters to and from Rush Holt, Jr. with individuals such as Helen Holt; and Clarence J. Brown, former president of the United States Capitol Historical Society; among others. Also included are invitations to special events."," Publications include a copy of a mass-mailed report/survey of Rush Holt, Jr.'s progress (located in box 34, folder 2), pamphlets, and newsletters.","Promotional poster from Rush Holt, Jr.'s U.S. House of Representatives campaign (1996)"],"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_1070efee2d7cb283b22d98c8c285e735\"\u003ePapers of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, 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 (1912-2015 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated), State Government Papers (1955-1960), Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated), Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated), and Addendum of 2021 October 20 (circa 1996).\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. 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Prominent topics include the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, life in Cincinnati and Ripley Ohio, journalism and newspaper publishing, Civil War battles, national and Ohio politics, educational practices, and religious practices, among other subjects.","The collection also contains documents and ephemera pertaining to the Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.","The collection was researched for the book \"A Printer's Kiss: The Life and Letters of a Civil War Newspaperman\" authored by Patricia Donahoe.","This series contains published documents which pertain to Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.","This series consists of empty, undated envelopes used by the Wylie-Tomlinson family for correspondence.","This series contains the undated correspondence of the Wylie-Tomlinson family. Primary correspondents include Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917). These letters primarily document the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family.","This series contains miscellaneous manuscripts and ephemera, such as calling card, recipe, tickets, etc.","This series contains the following groupings of letters: \n1. Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence; 1834-1872, 1880-1893; Box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 39, 49-55. \n2. Sarah Isabella Tomlinson to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson; 1876-1877; Box 2, folders 40-45, 50-55. \n3. Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson; 1877-1880; Box 2, folders 46-49.","The letters included in Series 5 consist primarily of correspondence between the core members of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, including Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as letters from their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917.) Other family members, friends, and colleagues contribute some correspondence as well.","Group 1. The correspondence between Will and Eliza occurs during the period from 1834 to 1864, the bulk of which spans the earliest days of the Civil War. These letters are substantially about Will's enlistment and his participation in guerilla warfare in West Virginia; they also substantially document his involvement in Ohio politics and journalism. Many of the letters throughout the series comment on current events; both Will and Eliza make astute observations about politics and the events of the Civil War.","The correspondence between Eliza, Will, and later, William Byers, is full of insight into the politics of both Ohio and the larger national arena. Throughout the series, the inner workings and functions of the Cincinnati Gazette and the Ripley Bee are repeated subjects as Will was a newspaperman by trade. Will's fervor for politics was carried on by his son, William Byers, whose letters describe both current events and firsthand observation of Cincinnati politics.","William Byers, Sarah Isabella, and Eliza are the primary correspondents from 1864 to 1897, since Will died in 1863. Letters between William Byers and Sarah Isabella make up the bulk of the letters from 1868 to 1872. Subjects include life in Cincinnati, work at the Cincinnati Gazette, family affairs, and literature, as the siblings often write of what they are reading at the time. Specific texts written about include Charles Dicken's The Pickwick Papers and Oliver Optic's Magazine. Sarah Isabella engages in correspondence with her maternal great grandfather, John Byers from 1869 to 1870, and their letters show the close relationship between family members who have never met, have a great difference in age, yet have similar religious values.","Regular family correspondence resumes after their marriage, and the letters are included in the Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence subgrouping. The primary correspondents are Alonzo, Sarah Isabella, Eliza, and William Byers. Subjects include Sarah Isabella's life in Stone Mountain, Pennsylvania, and William Byer's 1884 political career. The last letters of the series include the correspondence of Anna and W.S. Sherman.","Group 2. In the latter half of the series (1876-1880) Sarah Isabella remains a faithful correspondent to her mother, Eliza, writing to her constantly throughout her travels and career as a schoolteacher in Western Pennsylvania. These letters voluminously detail the educational practices and social and religious customs of this region. They also occasionally document fashion, through Sarah Isabella's reports of purchases to Eliza, and recipes, sometimes included in the exchanges between mother and daughter. These letters are collected in the Sarah Isabella to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson grouping.","Group 3. Sarah Isabella's future husband, a fellow schoolteacher named Alonzo Frescoln Smith, or \"Fritz,\" also contributes a great many letters in his courtship of Sarah Isabella from 1879 to 1880. His letters to Sarah Isabella are tender and almost obsessive, and are occasionally written in a secret code. Their correspondence is collected in the Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson grouping.","Letters of Interest by Subject Include:","Abolition: 1860/12/12, 1861/01/13.","Battles of the Civil War: 1862/04/04, 1862/07/15, 1863/02/13, 1863/14/19, 1863/05/07.","Camp Dennison and Camp Harrison (Cincinnati, Ohio): 1861/06/12, 1861/06/22.","Cincinnati (Ohio): box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 38.","Duties of a Quartermaster Sergeant: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02.","Education -- Curricula -- United States -- History --19th century: box 2, folder 39-49.","Iowa -- Politics and government -- 19th century: 1860/06/24, 1861/10/07.","Journalism -- 19th century: box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 27.","Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Public opinion: 1861/02/12, 1863/04/09.","Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century: 1863/04/15, 1866/11/04, 1880/07/25.","Ohio Infantry -- 5th Regiment, 1861-1864: 1861/06/22, 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02, 1861/09/10.","Ohio -- Politics and government --19th century: 1861/10/07, 1863/04/19, 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.","Ohio River (Ohio): 1861/03/03, 1861/09/02.","Peace Democrats (Copperhead movement): 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.","Presbyterian Church: box 1, folder 37 through box 2, folder 38, 42-46, 51.","Women and children -- Social conditions -- 19th century: box 2; 39-53.","Temperance -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 19th century: 1863/06/28, 1864/10/23.","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, African American: 1863/02/13, 1863/04/09, 1863/04/15.","United States -- History - Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Morgan's Cavalry Division (C.S.A.): 1862/07/15, 1862/07/18.","West Virginia -- History -- Farnsworth Blues: 1861/10/01, 1861/10/16, 1861/10/28.","West Virginia -- History -- Guerrilla warfare: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10.","West Virginia -- History -- Civil War -- Union campaigns: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10, 1861/10/01, 1861/10/28.","West Virginia -- History -- Squirrel Hunter Campaign, 1862: 1862/09/22.","Principal Letter Writers include: \nWill Tomlinson (1823-1863): newspaper publisher and editor. \nEliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885): Will's wife; writer and homemaker. \nWilliam Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917): Will and Eliza's son; newspaper publisher and editor. \nSarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925): Will and Eliza's daughter; teacher and homemaker.","Other Family Members and Correspondents include: \nDr. Adam Wylie II (1785-1839): Eliza's father; medical doctor. \nSarah Byers Wylie (1788-1880): Eliza's mother. \nDr. Thomas Byers Wylie (1811-1864): Eliza's brother; medical doctor. \nDr. Adam Newton Wylie (1813-1891): Eliza's brother; medical doctor. \nWilliam B. Franklin Wylie (1824-1860): Eliza's brother; attorney at law. \nMargaret Shannon Wylie (1826-1846): Eliza's sister. \nAnne Tomlinson Hunter Skinner (1810-n.d.): Will's sister.","This series consists of oversize materials moved from Series 1.","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. 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Prominent topics include the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, life in Cincinnati and Ripley Ohio, journalism and newspaper publishing, Civil War battles, national and Ohio politics, educational practices, and religious practices, among other subjects.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection also contains documents and ephemera pertaining to the Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection was researched for the book \"A Printer's Kiss: The Life and Letters of a Civil War Newspaperman\" authored by Patricia Donahoe.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains published documents which pertain to Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series consists of empty, undated envelopes used by the Wylie-Tomlinson family for correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains the undated correspondence of the Wylie-Tomlinson family. Primary correspondents include Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917). These letters primarily document the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains miscellaneous manuscripts and ephemera, such as calling card, recipe, tickets, etc.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains the following groupings of letters:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n1. Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence; 1834-1872, 1880-1893; Box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 39, 49-55.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n2. Sarah Isabella Tomlinson to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson; 1876-1877; Box 2, folders 40-45, 50-55.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\n3. Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson; 1877-1880; Box 2, folders 46-49.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe letters included in Series 5 consist primarily of correspondence between the core members of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, including Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as letters from their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917.) Other family members, friends, and colleagues contribute some correspondence as well.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eGroup 1. The correspondence between Will and Eliza occurs during the period from 1834 to 1864, the bulk of which spans the earliest days of the Civil War. These letters are substantially about Will's enlistment and his participation in guerilla warfare in West Virginia; they also substantially document his involvement in Ohio politics and journalism. 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Subjects include life in Cincinnati, work at the Cincinnati Gazette, family affairs, and literature, as the siblings often write of what they are reading at the time. Specific texts written about include Charles Dicken's The Pickwick Papers and Oliver Optic's Magazine. Sarah Isabella engages in correspondence with her maternal great grandfather, John Byers from 1869 to 1870, and their letters show the close relationship between family members who have never met, have a great difference in age, yet have similar religious values.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRegular family correspondence resumes after their marriage, and the letters are included in the Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence subgrouping. The primary correspondents are Alonzo, Sarah Isabella, Eliza, and William Byers. Subjects include Sarah Isabella's life in Stone Mountain, Pennsylvania, and William Byer's 1884 political career. The last letters of the series include the correspondence of Anna and W.S. 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Franklin Wylie (1824-1860): Eliza's brother; attorney at law.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMargaret Shannon Wylie (1826-1846): Eliza's sister.\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAnne Tomlinson Hunter Skinner (1810-n.d.): Will's sister.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series consists of oversize materials moved from Series 1.\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"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Correspondence of Will Tomlinson, a newspaper publisher in southern Ohio, his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson, and their children Sarah Isabella Tomlinson and William Byers Tomlinson, as well as other family members, friends, and colleagues.","The letters range from 1834 through 1897, the bulk of which date from 1861-1863 and from 1876-1880. Prominent topics include the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, life in Cincinnati and Ripley Ohio, journalism and newspaper publishing, Civil War battles, national and Ohio politics, educational practices, and religious practices, among other subjects.","The collection also contains documents and ephemera pertaining to the Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.","The collection was researched for the book \"A Printer's Kiss: The Life and Letters of a Civil War Newspaperman\" authored by Patricia Donahoe.","This series contains published documents which pertain to Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.","This series consists of empty, undated envelopes used by the Wylie-Tomlinson family for correspondence.","This series contains the undated correspondence of the Wylie-Tomlinson family. Primary correspondents include Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917). These letters primarily document the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family.","This series contains miscellaneous manuscripts and ephemera, such as calling card, recipe, tickets, etc.","This series contains the following groupings of letters: \n1. Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence; 1834-1872, 1880-1893; Box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 39, 49-55. \n2. Sarah Isabella Tomlinson to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson; 1876-1877; Box 2, folders 40-45, 50-55. \n3. Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson; 1877-1880; Box 2, folders 46-49.","The letters included in Series 5 consist primarily of correspondence between the core members of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, including Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as letters from their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917.) Other family members, friends, and colleagues contribute some correspondence as well.","Group 1. The correspondence between Will and Eliza occurs during the period from 1834 to 1864, the bulk of which spans the earliest days of the Civil War. These letters are substantially about Will's enlistment and his participation in guerilla warfare in West Virginia; they also substantially document his involvement in Ohio politics and journalism. Many of the letters throughout the series comment on current events; both Will and Eliza make astute observations about politics and the events of the Civil War.","The correspondence between Eliza, Will, and later, William Byers, is full of insight into the politics of both Ohio and the larger national arena. Throughout the series, the inner workings and functions of the Cincinnati Gazette and the Ripley Bee are repeated subjects as Will was a newspaperman by trade. Will's fervor for politics was carried on by his son, William Byers, whose letters describe both current events and firsthand observation of Cincinnati politics.","William Byers, Sarah Isabella, and Eliza are the primary correspondents from 1864 to 1897, since Will died in 1863. Letters between William Byers and Sarah Isabella make up the bulk of the letters from 1868 to 1872. Subjects include life in Cincinnati, work at the Cincinnati Gazette, family affairs, and literature, as the siblings often write of what they are reading at the time. Specific texts written about include Charles Dicken's The Pickwick Papers and Oliver Optic's Magazine. Sarah Isabella engages in correspondence with her maternal great grandfather, John Byers from 1869 to 1870, and their letters show the close relationship between family members who have never met, have a great difference in age, yet have similar religious values.","Regular family correspondence resumes after their marriage, and the letters are included in the Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence subgrouping. The primary correspondents are Alonzo, Sarah Isabella, Eliza, and William Byers. Subjects include Sarah Isabella's life in Stone Mountain, Pennsylvania, and William Byer's 1884 political career. The last letters of the series include the correspondence of Anna and W.S. Sherman.","Group 2. In the latter half of the series (1876-1880) Sarah Isabella remains a faithful correspondent to her mother, Eliza, writing to her constantly throughout her travels and career as a schoolteacher in Western Pennsylvania. These letters voluminously detail the educational practices and social and religious customs of this region. They also occasionally document fashion, through Sarah Isabella's reports of purchases to Eliza, and recipes, sometimes included in the exchanges between mother and daughter. These letters are collected in the Sarah Isabella to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson grouping.","Group 3. Sarah Isabella's future husband, a fellow schoolteacher named Alonzo Frescoln Smith, or \"Fritz,\" also contributes a great many letters in his courtship of Sarah Isabella from 1879 to 1880. His letters to Sarah Isabella are tender and almost obsessive, and are occasionally written in a secret code. Their correspondence is collected in the Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson grouping.","Letters of Interest by Subject Include:","Abolition: 1860/12/12, 1861/01/13.","Battles of the Civil War: 1862/04/04, 1862/07/15, 1863/02/13, 1863/14/19, 1863/05/07.","Camp Dennison and Camp Harrison (Cincinnati, Ohio): 1861/06/12, 1861/06/22.","Cincinnati (Ohio): box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 38.","Duties of a Quartermaster Sergeant: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02.","Education -- Curricula -- United States -- History --19th century: box 2, folder 39-49.","Iowa -- Politics and government -- 19th century: 1860/06/24, 1861/10/07.","Journalism -- 19th century: box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 27.","Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Public opinion: 1861/02/12, 1863/04/09.","Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century: 1863/04/15, 1866/11/04, 1880/07/25.","Ohio Infantry -- 5th Regiment, 1861-1864: 1861/06/22, 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02, 1861/09/10.","Ohio -- Politics and government --19th century: 1861/10/07, 1863/04/19, 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.","Ohio River (Ohio): 1861/03/03, 1861/09/02.","Peace Democrats (Copperhead movement): 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.","Presbyterian Church: box 1, folder 37 through box 2, folder 38, 42-46, 51.","Women and children -- Social conditions -- 19th century: box 2; 39-53.","Temperance -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 19th century: 1863/06/28, 1864/10/23.","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, African American: 1863/02/13, 1863/04/09, 1863/04/15.","United States -- History - Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Morgan's Cavalry Division (C.S.A.): 1862/07/15, 1862/07/18.","West Virginia -- History -- Farnsworth Blues: 1861/10/01, 1861/10/16, 1861/10/28.","West Virginia -- History -- Guerrilla warfare: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10.","West Virginia -- History -- Civil War -- Union campaigns: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10, 1861/10/01, 1861/10/28.","West Virginia -- History -- Squirrel Hunter Campaign, 1862: 1862/09/22.","Principal Letter Writers include: \nWill Tomlinson (1823-1863): newspaper publisher and editor. \nEliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885): Will's wife; writer and homemaker. \nWilliam Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917): Will and Eliza's son; newspaper publisher and editor. \nSarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925): Will and Eliza's daughter; teacher and homemaker.","Other Family Members and Correspondents include: \nDr. Adam Wylie II (1785-1839): Eliza's father; medical doctor. \nSarah Byers Wylie (1788-1880): Eliza's mother. \nDr. Thomas Byers Wylie (1811-1864): Eliza's brother; medical doctor. \nDr. Adam Newton Wylie (1813-1891): Eliza's brother; medical doctor. \nWilliam B. Franklin Wylie (1824-1860): Eliza's brother; attorney at law. \nMargaret Shannon Wylie (1826-1846): Eliza's sister. \nAnne Tomlinson Hunter Skinner (1810-n.d.): Will's sister.","This series consists of oversize materials moved from Series 1."],"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. 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Prominent topics include the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, life in Cincinnati and Ripley Ohio, journalism and newspaper publishing, Civil War battles, national and Ohio politics, educational practices, and religious practices, among other subjects.","The collection also contains documents and ephemera pertaining to the Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.","The collection was researched for the book \"A Printer's Kiss: The Life and Letters of a Civil War Newspaperman\" authored by Patricia Donahoe.","This series contains published documents which pertain to Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.","This series consists of empty, undated envelopes used by the Wylie-Tomlinson family for correspondence.","This series contains the undated correspondence of the Wylie-Tomlinson family. Primary correspondents include Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917). These letters primarily document the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family.","This series contains miscellaneous manuscripts and ephemera, such as calling card, recipe, tickets, etc.","This series contains the following groupings of letters: \n1. Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence; 1834-1872, 1880-1893; Box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 39, 49-55. \n2. Sarah Isabella Tomlinson to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson; 1876-1877; Box 2, folders 40-45, 50-55. \n3. Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson; 1877-1880; Box 2, folders 46-49.","The letters included in Series 5 consist primarily of correspondence between the core members of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, including Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as letters from their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917.) Other family members, friends, and colleagues contribute some correspondence as well.","Group 1. The correspondence between Will and Eliza occurs during the period from 1834 to 1864, the bulk of which spans the earliest days of the Civil War. These letters are substantially about Will's enlistment and his participation in guerilla warfare in West Virginia; they also substantially document his involvement in Ohio politics and journalism. Many of the letters throughout the series comment on current events; both Will and Eliza make astute observations about politics and the events of the Civil War.","The correspondence between Eliza, Will, and later, William Byers, is full of insight into the politics of both Ohio and the larger national arena. Throughout the series, the inner workings and functions of the Cincinnati Gazette and the Ripley Bee are repeated subjects as Will was a newspaperman by trade. Will's fervor for politics was carried on by his son, William Byers, whose letters describe both current events and firsthand observation of Cincinnati politics.","William Byers, Sarah Isabella, and Eliza are the primary correspondents from 1864 to 1897, since Will died in 1863. Letters between William Byers and Sarah Isabella make up the bulk of the letters from 1868 to 1872. Subjects include life in Cincinnati, work at the Cincinnati Gazette, family affairs, and literature, as the siblings often write of what they are reading at the time. Specific texts written about include Charles Dicken's The Pickwick Papers and Oliver Optic's Magazine. Sarah Isabella engages in correspondence with her maternal great grandfather, John Byers from 1869 to 1870, and their letters show the close relationship between family members who have never met, have a great difference in age, yet have similar religious values.","Regular family correspondence resumes after their marriage, and the letters are included in the Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence subgrouping. The primary correspondents are Alonzo, Sarah Isabella, Eliza, and William Byers. Subjects include Sarah Isabella's life in Stone Mountain, Pennsylvania, and William Byer's 1884 political career. The last letters of the series include the correspondence of Anna and W.S. Sherman.","Group 2. 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Prominent topics include the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, life in Cincinnati and Ripley Ohio, journalism and newspaper publishing, Civil War battles, national and Ohio politics, educational practices, and religious practices, among other subjects.","The collection also contains documents and ephemera pertaining to the Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.","The collection was researched for the book \"A Printer's Kiss: The Life and Letters of a Civil War Newspaperman\" authored by Patricia Donahoe.","This series contains published documents which pertain to Wylie-Tomlinson family genealogy and history, as well as Whig party activities in Ripley, Ohio.","This series consists of empty, undated envelopes used by the Wylie-Tomlinson family for correspondence.","This series contains the undated correspondence of the Wylie-Tomlinson family. Primary correspondents include Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917). These letters primarily document the relationships and activities of the Wylie-Tomlinson family.","This series contains miscellaneous manuscripts and ephemera, such as calling card, recipe, tickets, etc.","This series contains the following groupings of letters: \n1. Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence; 1834-1872, 1880-1893; Box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 39, 49-55. \n2. Sarah Isabella Tomlinson to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson; 1876-1877; Box 2, folders 40-45, 50-55. \n3. Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson; 1877-1880; Box 2, folders 46-49.","The letters included in Series 5 consist primarily of correspondence between the core members of the Wylie-Tomlinson family, including Will Tomlinson (1823-1863) and his wife Eliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885), as well as letters from their daughter Sarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925) and their son William Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917.) Other family members, friends, and colleagues contribute some correspondence as well.","Group 1. The correspondence between Will and Eliza occurs during the period from 1834 to 1864, the bulk of which spans the earliest days of the Civil War. These letters are substantially about Will's enlistment and his participation in guerilla warfare in West Virginia; they also substantially document his involvement in Ohio politics and journalism. Many of the letters throughout the series comment on current events; both Will and Eliza make astute observations about politics and the events of the Civil War.","The correspondence between Eliza, Will, and later, William Byers, is full of insight into the politics of both Ohio and the larger national arena. Throughout the series, the inner workings and functions of the Cincinnati Gazette and the Ripley Bee are repeated subjects as Will was a newspaperman by trade. Will's fervor for politics was carried on by his son, William Byers, whose letters describe both current events and firsthand observation of Cincinnati politics.","William Byers, Sarah Isabella, and Eliza are the primary correspondents from 1864 to 1897, since Will died in 1863. Letters between William Byers and Sarah Isabella make up the bulk of the letters from 1868 to 1872. Subjects include life in Cincinnati, work at the Cincinnati Gazette, family affairs, and literature, as the siblings often write of what they are reading at the time. Specific texts written about include Charles Dicken's The Pickwick Papers and Oliver Optic's Magazine. Sarah Isabella engages in correspondence with her maternal great grandfather, John Byers from 1869 to 1870, and their letters show the close relationship between family members who have never met, have a great difference in age, yet have similar religious values.","Regular family correspondence resumes after their marriage, and the letters are included in the Wylie-Tomlinson Family Correspondence subgrouping. The primary correspondents are Alonzo, Sarah Isabella, Eliza, and William Byers. Subjects include Sarah Isabella's life in Stone Mountain, Pennsylvania, and William Byer's 1884 political career. The last letters of the series include the correspondence of Anna and W.S. Sherman.","Group 2. In the latter half of the series (1876-1880) Sarah Isabella remains a faithful correspondent to her mother, Eliza, writing to her constantly throughout her travels and career as a schoolteacher in Western Pennsylvania. These letters voluminously detail the educational practices and social and religious customs of this region. They also occasionally document fashion, through Sarah Isabella's reports of purchases to Eliza, and recipes, sometimes included in the exchanges between mother and daughter. These letters are collected in the Sarah Isabella to Eliza Wylie Tomlinson grouping.","Group 3. Sarah Isabella's future husband, a fellow schoolteacher named Alonzo Frescoln Smith, or \"Fritz,\" also contributes a great many letters in his courtship of Sarah Isabella from 1879 to 1880. His letters to Sarah Isabella are tender and almost obsessive, and are occasionally written in a secret code. Their correspondence is collected in the Alonzo Frescoln Smith to Sarah Isabella Tomlinson grouping.","Letters of Interest by Subject Include:","Abolition: 1860/12/12, 1861/01/13.","Battles of the Civil War: 1862/04/04, 1862/07/15, 1863/02/13, 1863/14/19, 1863/05/07.","Camp Dennison and Camp Harrison (Cincinnati, Ohio): 1861/06/12, 1861/06/22.","Cincinnati (Ohio): box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 38.","Duties of a Quartermaster Sergeant: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02.","Education -- Curricula -- United States -- History --19th century: box 2, folder 39-49.","Iowa -- Politics and government -- 19th century: 1860/06/24, 1861/10/07.","Journalism -- 19th century: box 1, folder 20 through box 2, folder 27.","Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Public opinion: 1861/02/12, 1863/04/09.","Medicine -- United States -- History -- 19th century: 1863/04/15, 1866/11/04, 1880/07/25.","Ohio Infantry -- 5th Regiment, 1861-1864: 1861/06/22, 1861/08/09, 1861/09/02, 1861/09/10.","Ohio -- Politics and government --19th century: 1861/10/07, 1863/04/19, 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.","Ohio River (Ohio): 1861/03/03, 1861/09/02.","Peace Democrats (Copperhead movement): 1863/05/07, 1863/10/29.","Presbyterian Church: box 1, folder 37 through box 2, folder 38, 42-46, 51.","Women and children -- Social conditions -- 19th century: box 2; 39-53.","Temperance -- Ohio -- Cincinnati -- History -- 19th century: 1863/06/28, 1864/10/23.","United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 - Participation, African American: 1863/02/13, 1863/04/09, 1863/04/15.","United States -- History - Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories -- Morgan's Cavalry Division (C.S.A.): 1862/07/15, 1862/07/18.","West Virginia -- History -- Farnsworth Blues: 1861/10/01, 1861/10/16, 1861/10/28.","West Virginia -- History -- Guerrilla warfare: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10.","West Virginia -- History -- Civil War -- Union campaigns: 1861/08/09, 1861/09/10, 1861/10/01, 1861/10/28.","West Virginia -- History -- Squirrel Hunter Campaign, 1862: 1862/09/22.","Principal Letter Writers include: \nWill Tomlinson (1823-1863): newspaper publisher and editor. \nEliza Wylie Tomlinson (1815-1885): Will's wife; writer and homemaker. \nWilliam Byers Tomlinson (1847-1917): Will and Eliza's son; newspaper publisher and editor. \nSarah Isabella Tomlinson (1853-1925): Will and Eliza's daughter; teacher and homemaker.","Other Family Members and Correspondents include: \nDr. Adam Wylie II (1785-1839): Eliza's father; medical doctor. \nSarah Byers Wylie (1788-1880): Eliza's mother. \nDr. Thomas Byers Wylie (1811-1864): Eliza's brother; medical doctor. \nDr. Adam Newton Wylie (1813-1891): Eliza's brother; medical doctor. \nWilliam B. 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