United States. Congress
Found in 28 Collections and/or Records:
Hugh Ike Shott Papers
Izetta Jewel Brown Miller (b.1883), Clippings and Photographs
James and Elizabeth Kee Correspondence
Correspondence of Elizabeth Kee, who served in the House of Representatives from 1951 to 1964, and her son James, who served from 1965 to 1972. The correspondence deals entirely with welfare cases, Social Security, and veterans' problems.
John M. Wolverton Scrapbooks
Two scrapbooks kept by Congressman John M. Wolverton's Washington office, documenting his activities as West Virginia's 3rd Congressional District Representative in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1925-30. Subjects covered include the Republican Party and Congressional elections.
John W. Davis (1873-1955) Papers
Correspondence of the 1924 Democratic presidential nominee; draft of a speech on legislative power; tickets to the Democratic National Convention in New York; and a poem concerning Davis' candidacy for president in 1924. Correspondence is between Davis and his nephew, John J.D. Preston, of Charleston. Subjects mentioned include politics, World War II, Davis' law practice, and family matters.
Julia C. Polsley Scrapbook
Scrapbook of Julia C. Polsley, "Sunny Side," Point Pleasant, containing clippings on the career and death of her father, Daniel W. Polsley, editor of the Wellsburg TRANSCRIPT, lieutenant governor of the Reorganized Government of Virginia, judge of the Seventh Judicial District, and member of the Fortieth Congress.
Lewis (1778-1843) and George W. (1804-1868) Summers Papers
Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958), Politician, Papers
Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958), Politician, Scrapbooks
Newspaper clippings on Neely's controversy as a law student at WVU, and his subsequent career as a lawyer, Mayor of Fairmont, Congressman, and United States Senator.
Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958), Politician, Scrapbooks
The two volumes of newspaper clippings cover the years 1913-1916, and 1922-1927 and are concerned with Neely's activities as Congressman and Senator, including his abortive attempt to have Judge A. G. Dayton impeached. There are also two volumes of speeches (clippings from the Congressional Record) for years 1926-1928, and 1931-1932.
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