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Dwight D. Eisenhower, Typescript and Recording of an Address before a West Virginia University Convocation
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1325
Overview
Manuscript and recording of an address by General Dwight D. Eisenhower before a West Virginia University convocation on 1947 September 22, at which he receives an honorary degree. In his acceptance address Eisenhower discusses World War II global politics, mountaineers, and education.
Dates:
1947
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
West Virginia University, Honorary Degrees, Lists
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2583
Overview
Two lists, alphabetical and chronological, of honorary degree recipients of West Virginia University. Recipients include Newton D. Baker, Waitman Barbe, Michael Benedum, Luis Borges, Pearl Buck, Robert C. Byrd, Henry S. Commager, Roy Bird Cook, Earl Core, John J. Cornwell, Marmaduke Dent, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Henry D. Hatfield, John L. Lewis, J.A. McBride, Jennings Randolph, Sam Rayburn, Harold E. Stassen, Cyrus Vance, I.C. White, and Charles Yeager.
Dates:
1873-1988