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Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 0873
Overview Papers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated), Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated), Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated), Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated), and Administrative...
Dates: 1840-2003; Majority of material found within 1918-1955
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, Court Record Featuring Stonewall Jackson

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Collection Number: A&M 3943
Overview

Lewis County debt record featuring Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson as Constable to collect money from Jonathan E. Bennett owed to J. Holt. Does not include original signature of Stonewall Jackson.

Dates: 1841
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Samuel Crane, Lawyer, Letter to Barbour County Delegate

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Collection Number: A&M 4258
Overview

Letter written by Samuel Crane dated 1863 January 2 and addressed to a delegate from Barbour County, possibly Joseph Teter, Jr. The letter regards Crane's interest in the office of Governor of the newly formed state of West Virginia. Please see "Scope and Contents" for further information as well as a transcript of the letter.

Dates: 1863
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

Septimius Hall (1847-1926) Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 1634
Scope and Contents Correspondence of Septimius Hall (1847- 1926), a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1872 and a state legislator. Letters concern state politics, 1881-1886, and the Virginia Debt Commission, 1913-1916. Correspondents include: J. J. Woods, Johnson N. Camden, E. D. Talbott, & W. E. Chilton. The papers include an autograph volume with signatures of the members of the State Legislature, 1881-1882. ...
Dates: 1881-1919
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Stephen B. Elkins Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 0053
Overview Stephen Benton Elkins (b. 1841) represented West Virginia in the United States Senate as a Republican from 1895-1911. Prior to his Senate service, Elkins served in the Union Army during the Civil War as a captain in the Kansas Militia. He practiced law in the Territory of New Mexico in 1864 and served as a member of the Territorial House of Representatives, 1864-1865. He was the district attorney for the Territory from 1866-1867, and the United States district attorney for the Territory from...
Dates: 1841-1955
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Stephen B. Elkins, Political Letter File Book regarding West Virginia Republican Party

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Collection Number: A&M 0548
Scope and Contents

Letter file book containing thirty-seven letters to Stephen B. Elkins from various West Virginia counties concerning political outlook for the Republican Party in 1900. It lists leading Republicans for each voting district in each county and includes one letter from Elkins to A. Howard Fleming, Fairmont, WV, outlining information he would like to have about Marion County.

Dates: 1899 May
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Stephen Benton Elkins, Letter Copy Book

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Collection Number: A&M 3979
Overview Letter copy book kept by Stephen Benton Elkins, a politician and businessman who would later become a prominent citizen of West Virginia. The book was kept from 23 October 1875 to 1 May 1878. It contains roughly 150 letters as well as a partial index of recipients. During the time this book was kept, Elkins resided in Santa Fe, New Mexico, practiced law, represented the territory in Congress, and acted as president of the Maxwell Land Grant Company. Letters concern political and business...
Dates: 1875-1878
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Thornton Perry, Collector, Publications regarding West Virginia History

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Collection Number: A&M 3343
Overview

Publications and manuscript from the Thornton Perry Museum Collection, reflecting Perry's interest in the history of West Virginia and the immediate region. Subjects include various aspects of West Virginia history, such as the Civil War, statehood, Wheeling, John Brown, and other topics. Formats include broadsides, reports, pamphlets, almanacs, a manuscript account book, newspapers, maps, and others. See Scope and Content Note for details and contents list.

Dates: 1787-1934
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Waitman T. Willey (1811-1900) Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 1361
Overview

Papers of Waitman T. Willey (1811-1900), one of the founders of West Virginia. This collection includes letters to Harrison Hagans outlining the varied nature of opposition to the New State in Congress and Willey's position on slavery; letter from the Quartermaster General requesting support of a reorganization bill; cards and social invitations; and obituary clippings.

Dates: 1862-1900
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

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Names
United States. Congress. Senate 22
Pierpont, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899 16
Democratic Party (U.S.) 11
Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911 11
Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916 10
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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) 10
West Virginia. Legislature 10
Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956 8
Van Winkle, P. G. (Peter Godwin), 1808-1872 8
Boreman, Arthur Inghram, 1823-1896 7
Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958 7
Goff, Nathan, 1843-1920 6
Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962 6
Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955 6
Camden, J. N. (Johnson Newlon), 1828-1908 5
Campbell, Archibald W., 1833-1899. 5
Carlile, John S. (John Snyder), 1817-1878 5
Cornwell, John J. (John Jacob), 1867-1953 5
Watson, James O. 5
Willey, Waitman T. (Waitman Thomas), 1811-1900 5
Atkinson, Geo. W. (George Wesley), 1845-1925 4
Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955 4
Dawson, William M.O. 4
Dayton, Alston Gordon 4
Dayton, Spencer 4
Faulkner, Charles James, 1806-1884 4
Fleming, A. B. (Aretas Brooks), 1839-1923 4
Glasscock, Wm. E. (William Ellsworth), 1862-1925 4
Lewis, John L. (John Llewellyn), 1880-1969 4
Revercomb, Chapman, 1895- 4
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 4
Scott, Nathan Bay, 1842-1924 4
United States. Congress 4
West Virginia. Constitutional Convention (1872) 4
Brown, John, 1800-1859 3
Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891 3
Davis, John J. (John James), 1835-1916 3
Elkins, Davis, 1876-1959 3
Gore, Howard M. 3
Hall, Granville Davisson, 1837-1934 3
Jackson, Stonewall, 1824-1863 3
Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962 3
Lightburn, Joseph Andrew Jackson, 1824-1901. 3
McClellan, George B. (George Brinton), 1826-1885 3
McGraw, John T. 3
Morgan, Ephraim Franklin, 1869-1950 3
Siviter, Anna Pierpont, 1859-1932 3
Society of the Army of West Virginia 3
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869 3
Strother, David Hunter, 1816-1888 3
Summers, George W. (George William), 1804-1868 3
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 3
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary 3
West Virginia University 3
Ambler, Charles Henry, 1876-1957 2
Battelle, Gordon. 2
Byrd, Robert C. 2
Caperton, Gaston 2
Colfax, Schuyler, 1823-1885 2
Confederate States of America 2
Cook, Roy Bird, 1886-1961 2
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 2
Cox, Jacob D (Jacob Dolson), 1828-1900 2
Debar, Joseph Hubert Diss. 2
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971 2
Dirksen, Everett McKinley 2
Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 2
Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976 2
Fleming family 2
Fleming, Benjamin. 2
Goff, Guy Despard, 1867-1933 2
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 2
Green, William. 2
Hall, Septimius, 1847-1926 2
Harmer, Harvey W. (Harvey Walker), 1865-1961 2
Harris, T. M. (Thomas Mealey), 1817-1906 2
Hayes, Rutherford B., 1822-1893 2
Holt, Helen Louise Froelich, 1913-2015 2
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 2
Hubbard, C. D. (Chester Dorman), 1814-1891 2
Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952 2
Johnson, Henry J. 2
Kelley, Benjamin F., 1807-1891 2
Kenna, John E. 2
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) 2
Lang, Theodore F. 2
Latham, George Robert, 1832-1917. 2
Letcher, John, 1813-1884 2
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 2
MacCorkle, William Alexander, 1857-1930 2
McCausland, John, 1836-1927 2
McCormick, Robert R. 2
McKinley, William, 1843-1901 2
Ogden, H. C. 2
Patteson, Okey L. 2
Rucker, William P. 2
Seward, William H. (William Henry), 1801-1872 2
Siviter, William Henry, 1858-1939. 2
Smith, Hulett C. (Hulett Carlson), 1918-2012 2
Stevenson, W. E. (William Erskine), 1820-1883 2
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