Series 1. General, 1959/1968
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This series contains material collected and created by Thomas W. Gavett while chairman of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission between 1961 and 1966. It includes general information related to the WV HRC and activities he undertook on the commissions behalf. It includes meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence, reports, newspaper clippings, and brochures. Topics of interest include Gavett's work with the Charleston Youth Community, Inc., Governor's Conference on Human Rights, and Mayor's Commission on Human Relations; a special hearing at Lakin State Hospital; the hiring of Howard W. McKinney as the WV HRC's first executive director; and research on the West Virginia Interracial Commission.
Access and use
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
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No special access restriction applies.
Researchers may access digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department.
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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.