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Martin Luther King (state holiday commission), 1985

 File — Box: II.F. - 72, Folder: 4

Scope and Contents

This folder contains executive orders for state holiday commission creation honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.; memo to department heads for holiday creation; Thank Yous for holiday commission service; holiday announcements; holiday ceremony agendas; fact sheets; members of the commission; copies of pictures of Martin Luther King, Jr.; holiday activities; poster contest winners; "Living the Dream" Awards; news release; flag raising ceremony; Civil Contingent Fund; holiday schedule; press coverage; Executive order, commission membership, drafts of letters to Davis and Glazer; National March and Parade in Atlanta, GA; brochures. There is correspondence with Norman L. Fagan, Commissioner of the Department of Culture and History; Frederic J. Glazer, Director of the Library Commission; Randolph Jennings, U.S. Senator from West Virginia; Booker T. Stephens, Judge of the 8th Judicial District of WV; Mary Alice Summerfield, president of WV Federation of Women's Clubs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1985

Language

English

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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