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West Virginia -- Politics and government

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 76 Collections and/or Records:

Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV papers

 Collection
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

 Collection
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

Stephen Jones, Compiler, Senator Chapman Revercomb Research Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 3357
Scope and Contents Papers and records of Stephen Jones and Senator Chapman Revercomb, collected and created for the writing and publication of biography A Conspiracy of Events: Senator Chapman Revercomb and West Virginia Politics, Immigration Reform, and the Eisenhower-Taft Conflict, which Jones co-authored with Ann Bradly. Collection includes historical records of Revercomb and related political records, as well as collected secondary sources and papers...
Dates: 1910-2017; Majority of material found within 1950-1990
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Thomas M. Drake, Member of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission, Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 2237
Overview

This collection contains the papers of Dr. Thomas Mitchell Drake, collected and created while he was a member of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission between 1967 and 1971. Subjects of interest include legislation affecting human rights in West Virginia, equal employment opportunities, and complaints of racial discrimination throughout West Virginia.

Dates: 1961-1971 and undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center

Thomas W. Gavett, Chairman of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission, Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 1887
Overview

This collection contains the papers of Dr. Thomas William Gavett, collected and created while he was chairman of the West Virginia Human Rights Commission between 1961 and 1966. Subjects of interest include equal employment opportunities, discriminatory application practices, instances of racial discrimination throughout West Virginia, and actions taken by the WV HRC to combat racial discrimination.

Dates: 1958-1973 and undated
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

Waitman T. Willey Papers

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Collection Number: A&M 0003
Overview Papers of Waitman T. Willey (1811-1900), lawyer, senator, and founding father of West Virginia. A resident of Monongalia County, Willey was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention of 1850, the Secession Convention of 1861, the First Wheeling Convention of 1861, and the Constitutional Convention of 1871. He was U.S. Senator from the Restored Government of Virginia (1861-1863) and Senator from West Virginia (1863-1871). Includes several thousand pieces of incoming correspondence to Waitman...
Dates: 1820-1917
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center