Black WV Legislators, 1948/1998
- Containers:
- Box 10, Folder 28
- Scope and content:
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Text of a speech? "African Americans in the West Virginia Legislature." Letter from C.A. Blankenship to The Negro History Bulletin adding names of Negroes who served in the WV Legislature, 1964. "West Virginia's Black Female Legislators" ca. 1991. Facsimile of photo with caption: "President Harry S. Truman being shown a copy of America's first Black pictorial magazine. [There is some question which came first Color or Ebony] Left to right: Sippi Coleman, Pres. Truman, W.VA. Congressman, Dr. I.J.K. Wells Editor and Publisher of Color," ca. 1948. Newspaper clipping of article re: female legislators, 1998.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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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
- Parent restrictions:
- Requires signed form for box 1, folders 8, 16, and 17, since special access restriction applies due to PII.
- Parent terms of access:
- 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.