Box 13
Container
Contains 19 Results:
Series 1. Grandparents Day (Boxes 1-7, 11-12, 13-14, 16-18), 1955–1995
Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
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...
Dates:
1955–1995
Series 2. Centenarians (Boxes 7-11, 12-13, 15-16), 1959–1994
Series — Multiple Containers
Scope and Contents
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. ...
Dates:
1959–1994
Wonderful West Virginia Magazine, 1995
File — Box: 13, Folder: 23
Photographs--GPD (photographs include Mrs. McQuade and various politicians, Gov. Cecil Underwood, Pat Nixon, George Bush, etc.), undated
File — Box: 13, Folder: 24
Dates:
undated
Lists (includes lists of living and deceased centenarians, mailing lists, birthday lists, etc.; all lists are arranged by name, birthdate, or county), undated
File — Box: 13, Folder: 3-4
Dates:
undated
American Society for Hospital Marketing and Public Relations--Calendar of Health-Related Events, 1987
File — Box: 13, Folder: 5
Dates:
1987
Fayette Tribune's Bridge Day Feature (West Virginia's New River Gorge Bridge), 1989
File — Box: 13, Folder: 6
Dates:
1989
Annual Mama Kay and Papa Joe Manchin 35th Star Award Ceremony--Candidacy Application, 1987
File — Box: 13, Folder: 7
Dates:
1987