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Congressman Nick Joe Rahall II papers

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Collection Number: A&M 4118
Overview Nick Joe Rahall II (b.1949) represented West Virginia’s Third District in the United States House of Representatives for nineteen terms. He was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-fifth Congress and served from January 3, 1977-January 3, 2015. From 2007-2011, he was chair of the Committee on Natural Resources. From 1971-1974, he was a staff member in the United States Senate Office of the Majority Whip, and he was a delegate to both the 1972 and 1976 Democratic National Conventions. The bulk...
Dates: 1970-2015
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Gail Falk, Lawyer, Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 4567
Scope and Contents

Records relating to the ratification of the ERA, women's right to keep their name, abortion rights legislative and advocacy work, women and the law, the founding of the Women's Health Center of WV in Charleston, a sex discrimination lawsuit against the WV State Police, and correspondence.

Dates: circa 1970s
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 3143
Overview Papers of Harley M. Kilgore, U.S. Senator from West Virginia. Includes typescripts, clippings, printed materials, and correspondence regarding U.S. Senate voting and campaigning; the Senate Judiciary Committee; correspondence with Federal government agencies, various individuals, and West Virginia state agencies; Senate legislation on a variety of topics, including appropriation, education, health, and housing; various West Virginia subjects and individuals; Kilgore's speeches, press...
Dates: ca. 1927-1956, undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Isaac Asimov, Author, Fundraising Letter regarding Teaching of Creationism in Public Schools

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Collection Number: A&M 4057
Overview

Fund raising letter sent by science fiction author Isaac Asimov requesting donations for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) to oppose the teaching of creationism in public schools. The letter discusses recent laws and legal cases in Louisiana and Arkansas as well as the history of creationism and creation science.

Dates: 1982
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV papers

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Collection Number: A&M-4050
Abstract John Davison (Jay) Rockefeller IV (b. 1937) represented West Virginia in the United States Senate for five terms. He was elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-ninth Congress and served from January 15, 1985, to January 3, 2015. He was not a candidate for reelection in 2014. Rockefeller previously served in the West Virginia House of Delegates (1966-1968); as Secretary of State of West Virginia (1968-1972); president of West Virginia Wesleyan College (1973-1976); and Governor of West Virginia...
Dates: 1960-2015; Majority of material found within 1985-2014
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Women's Information Center Records

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Collection Number: A&M 3635
Overview

Records of the Women's Information Center of Morgantown, West Virginia. Includes correspondence, minutes, reports, newsletters, clippings, and other material.

Dates: 1973-1993
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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