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Start Over Collection Marian McQuade Papers, 1853/1995 Date range 1966

Marian McQuade Papers, 1853/1995 25 Linear Feet 24 ft. 11 1/2 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (19 record cartons, 15 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 tape box, 4 in.)

McQuade, Marian, 1917-2008
Much of this collection documents the efforts of Marian McQuade as the founder of Grandparents Day including information she collected on centenarians of West Virginia. There are also miscellaneous publications and artifacts belonging to her husband, Joseph McQuade, that pertain to coal mining.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Series 1. Grandparents Day (Boxes 1-7, 11-12, 13-14, 16-18), 1955/1995 Box 1, Box 2, Box 3, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6, Box 7, Folder 1-15, Box 11, Folder 4-28, Box 12, Folder 1-12, Box 13, Folder 23-24, Box 14, Box 16, Folder 19-24, Box 17, Box 18

Documents efforts to establish and promote Grandparent's Day. Most records prior to the 1979 Presidential Proclamation are attempts to lobby governors to issue state proclamations. Many records after 1979 are related to promotional efforts. Correspondents include governors, senators, congressmen, hospitals, nursing homes, radio stations, public relations staff, etc. Includes certificates, clippings, drawings (by children), greeting cards, letters, lists, newsletters, magazines, moving pictures (video), photographs, plaques, poems, posters, proclamations, programs, reports, ribbons, sound recordings (cassettes), and speeches.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center
  2. Marian McQuade Papers, 1853/1995

Series 2. Centenarians (Boxes 7-11, 12-13, 15-16), 1959/1994 Box 7, Folder 16-17, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10, Box 11, Folder 1-3, Box 12, Folder 12-20, Box 13, Folder 1-22, Box 15, Box 16, Folder 1-7

Marian McQuade regularly visited nursing homes, and when she discovered a 105-year-old man, she became interested in "researching" 100-year-olds in West Virginia (according to her speech in box 7, folder 13). The records in this series document her inquiries in this area. One can find lists of centenarians by date of birth, WV county, etc. during the 1970's and 80's. Detailed information on individual centenarians can be found in the "Individual Centenarian Information" subseries. Includes survey of women who voted in the 1920 election. Includes certificates, clippings, greeting cards, letters, lists, moving pictures (video cassette), photographs, sound recordings (cassettes).

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center
  2. Marian McQuade Papers, 1853/1995

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