West Virginia War History Commission, Papers of Festus P. Summers, Chairman, World War II Records

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Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
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No special access restriction applies.

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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.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia War History Commission, Papers of Festus P. Summers, Chairman, World War II Records, A&M 1705, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)
Creator:
Summers, Festus P.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia War History Commission, Papers of Festus P. Summers, Chairman, World War II Records, A&M 1705, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Records of Festus P. Summers regarding his activities as chairman of the West Virginia War History Commission. Contains a speech, newsletter, war records collecting manuals, lists of Office of Civilian Defense directors, lists of potential and confirmed war records collectors, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, and a traveling expense account.

Items within this collection include: drafts for a speech entitled "Let History Arm the Mind". The some pages are handwritten, others are typed (undated); mock-up of vol. 1, no. 1 of "The Collector", the newsletter of the West Virginia War History Commission. (1944); typescript of the "War History Manual" prepared by the Pennsylvania Historical Commission (1942); typescript of the "West Virginia War Records Collecting Manual" (1944); typescripts including lists of Office of Civilian Defense directors; lists of potential and confirmed war records collectors and sample forms (undated); 2 pamphlets regarding war records collecting (undated); traveling expense account from trips Summers took to organize county collecting committees (1944); 2 newspaper clippings (1942, 1945).

Biographical / historical:

The West Virginia War History Commission was organized in 1943 to collect and preserve a record of the activities of West Virginia and her citizens during World War II.

Physical location:
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/
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