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Holmes Moss Alexander (1906-1985) Papers, 1929/1970 10.4 Linear Feet 10 ft. 5 in. (13 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 record cartons, 15 in. each); (2 small flat storage boxes, 6 in. each); (4 unboxed scrapbooks, 9 in.)

Alexander, Holmes Moss, 1906-
Correspondence, literary manuscripts, photographs, and miscellaneous material of a newspaper columnist, political analyst, biographer, novelist, short story writer, and gentleman farmer. The papers are primarily concerned with Alexander's literary and publishing activities. Other subjects include Alexander's interest in livestock raising, a proposed birth control law, and motion picture censorship in Maryland. Correspondents include Styles Bridges, Richard A. Chase, Joseph S. Clark, Thomas J. Dodd, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Barry Goldwater, Mark O. Hatfield, Thomas C. Hennings, Marquis James, Gerald W. Johnson, Louis Johnson, Lyndon B. Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Frank R. Kent, Edward Martin, H.L. Mencken, Ogden Nash, Allan Nevins, Richard L. Neuberger, Richard Nixon, William Proxmire, Leverett Saltonstall, and Thomas A. Whelan.
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Jesse Stuart, Author, Papers, 1934/1982 1.5 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 6 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 flat box, 3 in.)

Stuart, Jesse, 1906-1984

Letters, books, clippings, biographical and literary articles, and other papers regarding Appalachian poet and author, Jesse Stuart, gathered by family friend, Maryan Dahmer. There are over 90 letters from Stuart to Dahmer, dating from 1966 to 1976, which discuss travel, speaking engagements, publishers, opinions of authors and scholars, teaching, personal matters, etc. The collection also includes a large number of Stuart's books, many of which are first editions inscribed to Dahmer, as well as publications by his daughter Jane Stuart. Jesse Hilton Stuart was born on August 8, 1906 in Greenup County, Kentucky. He published over 2000 poems and over 60 books, writing primarily about Appalachian life in poems, novels, children's books, autobiographical works, and short stories. He received several prestigious accolades for his work, including the highest award for poetry in America, the Fellowship for the Academy of American Poets. Stuart spent the majority of his life in his hometown of Greenup and remained deeply devoted to his Appalachian roots until he died on 17 Feburary 1984.

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Paul A. Miller Papers, 1946/2010 8.75 Linear Feet Summary: 8 ft. 9 1/4 in. (21 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 folder, 1/4 in.)

Miller, Paul A., 1917-2015
Professional papers, correspondence, books, serials, and photographs documenting the professional career of Paul A. Miller, who served as president of West Virginia University, 1962-66. The material also deals with Miller's work as a graduate student, professor, and provost at Michigan State University, 1946-61; his tenure as assistant secretary for education in the Department of Health, Education & Welfare; and his term as president of Rochester Institute of Technology, 1969-79. Correspondents include: Marshall Buckalew, Francena L. Miller, Thomas E. Millsop, Leonard Riggleman, D. Banks Wilburn. See "Scope and Contents" note for an addendum to this collection.
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Stephen Jones, Compiler, Senator Chapman Revercomb Research Papers, 1910/2017, bulk 1950/1990 5.55 Linear Feet 3 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 1 small flat storage box, 2 in.; 2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each; 4 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 record cartons, 15 in. each; 2 oversize folders, 0.6 in. total

Jones, Stephen

Papers and records of Stephen Jones and Senator Chapman Revercomb, collected and created for the writing and publication of biography A Conspiracy of Events: Senator Chapman Revercomb and West Virginia Politics, Immigration Reform, and the Eisenhower-Taft Conflict, which Jones co-authored with Ann Bradly. Collection includes historical records of Revercomb and related political records, as well as collected secondary sources and papers from the writing and publication of the book.

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Tom Kromer (1906-1969) Papers, 1935/1972 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1/2 in. (1 folder)

Kromer, Tom
Correspondence of Tom Kromer, a Huntington, West Virginia, native, and his sister Emogene relating to Tom's "depression novel" WAITING FOR NOTHING, published in 1935. Also included are copies of three published reviews of the book, a chronology of Tom's life, and a photograph of Tom which was published in the first edition of the book.
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West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, David Elkinton Research Papers, 1967/2007 4.17 Linear Feet 1 record carton, 15 in.; 5 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 1 artifact box, 4.5 in.; 1 artifact box, 3 in. 7.53 Gigabytes 1,756 .jpg files

Elkinton, David P.
The papers of David Elkinton, environmentalist and author of Fighting to Protect the Highlands: The First Forty Years of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy. Includes resource materials collected for his book, such as research notes, video and audio tapes of interviews, photographs, and historical records of the environmental activist organization West Virginia Highlands Conservancy, including correspondence, court papers, and issues of its periodical publication the Highlands Voice for period 1969 through 1989, as well as the 1968 newsletter and some editions of the Highlands Voice from 1990-2005.
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