Underwood, Cecil H., 1922-2008
Person
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
E. Hansford McCourt, Politician, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3094
Overview
Papers of E. Hansford McCourt, a West Virginia politician from Webster Springs. Included are correspondence, speeches, writings, clippings scrapbooks, oral history tapes, photos, and two videotapes documenting McCourt's political career from his election to the state legislature in 1953, through his rise to president of the state senate in the 1960s, to his retirement from politics in 1973 following his unsuccessful run for Secretary of State on the Democratic ticket. Among the prominent...
Dates:
ca. 1950-1975
Helen Holt Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1858
Overview
Papers of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1912-2015 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated), State Government Papers (1955-1960), Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated), Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014...
Dates:
1912-2015 and undated
John D. Hoblitzell, Jr. (1912-1962), Politician, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1580
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, speeches, and newspaper clippings of a West Virginia Republican chairman, U.S. senator (serving in 1958), and member of the 1960 Republican National Convention platform committee.Subjects include: West Virginia and national Republican politics, 1956-1961; the 1958 Congressional election; the 1960 presidential campaign; the State Chamber of Commerce; State Economic Development Agency; Ohio Valley Improvement Association; and West Virginia University....
Dates:
1956-1962
Underwood Family Genealogy
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1807
Overview
Genealogical chart of the William Underwood (1780-1866) family of Tyler County, West Virginia, from 1780 to 1948. Chart includes his wife, M. Hannah Willis Underwood, their eleven children, and their grandchildren.
Dates:
1964
West Virginia Centennial Commission, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2050
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, reports, financial records, and minutes of the West Virginia Centennial Commission from 1958-1964. This material was obtained for the Library by Festus P. Summers, commission member. Much of Dr. Summers' personal correspondence as a commission member is included.
Correspondents include Don Crislip, Cecil H. Underwood, P.H. Price, Lyndon B. Johnson, Philip Conley, William D. Barns, Ross B. Johnson, Festus P. Summers, Robert L. Hogg, George More, Frances Krauskopf, Donovan...
Dates:
1958-1964
West Virginia Governors' Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1977
Scope and Contents
General correspondence and papers, ca. 1929-1964, of Governors William G. Conley (18th Governor, in office 1929-1933), Herman G. Kump (19th Governor, in office 1933-1937), Homer A. Holt (20th Governor, in office 1937-1941), Matthew M. Neely (21st Governor, in office 1941-1945), Clarence W. Meadows (22nd Governor, in office 1945-1949), Okey Patteson (23rd Governor, in office 1949-1953), William C. Marland (24th Governor, in office 1953-1957), Cecil H. Underwood (25th Governor, in office...
Dates:
ca. 1929-1964
West Virginia Governors Speeches, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2577
Overview
Speeches, news releases, and other papers of Governors William C. Marland, Cecil H. Underwood, William W. Barron, and Hulett C. Smith, during their terms of office.
Dates:
1953-1969
West Virginia League of Municipalities Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2146
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, papers, and publications of the disbanded W.Va. League of Municipalities. Includes material from the American Municipal Association (AMA); items from the West Virginia Legislature such as proposed municipal legislation; AMA and League conventions, programs,activities, and workshops; surveys of municipal services and ordinances; membership lists; and press releases. Correspondents include:W.W. Barron; Ivor [Boiarsky]; Robert C. Byrd; Eugene Elkins; Carl Frasure; Denzil Gainer;...
Dates:
1954-1968
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