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Personal and Political Papers--Miscellaneous, 1883-2000 and undated, bulk: 1918–1960

 Sub-Series

Scope and Contents

Includes miscellaneous material collected by Rush Holt.

Types of material include newspaper clippings, reports, publications, and correspondence, and election-related records, among others.

Topics include other senators (e.g., Joe Guffey of Pennsylvania and H. D. Hatfield of West Virginia), labor, railroads, and the Supreme Court, among others.

Items of note include a certificate confirming Rush Holt's initiation into the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (located in box 1, loose); maps that detail election results for different offices including governor, House of Delegates, etc. in West Virginia (located in box 147, folder 8); Rush Holt’s diary (located in box 166, folder 1), material relating to John L. Lewis and the Congress of Industrial Organizations (located in box 151, folders 1 to 3); a list of individuals who have sat in the same Senate desk that Rush Holt did (located in box 369, folder 13); a prayer authored by Rush Holt (located in box 372, folder 7); and material relating to the Rush Holt Endowment at West Virginia University (located in box 372, folder 8).

Dates

  • Creation: 1883-2000 and undated
  • Creation: Majority of material found within 1918–1960

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

Contact:
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Morgantown WV 26506-6069 US
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