West Virginia - Politics and government.
Subject
Subject Source: Unspecified ingested source
Found in 30 Collections and/or Records:
Aretas Brooks Fleming (1839-1923) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2265
Overview
One common pleas book, and two "Memorandum of Decisions" books from the law firm of A.B. Fleming, plus a genealogical record of the Fleming family.
Dates:
ca. 1880-1905
Aristotle Smith Scrapbook
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4531
Scope and Contents
Scrapbook of Aristotle Smith (1863-1911), doctor, lawyer, teacher, and historian. The scrapbook consists of newspaper clippings (1897-1909) and other ephemera glued onto pages of a book, Report on Population and Resources of Alaska (1893) from the 11th census, published in 1890. The scrapbook also includes handwritten text on the book’s pages and regards the history of various West Virginia counties: Calhoun, Clay, Braxton, Roane; the genealogy of the...
Dates:
1880s-1987; Majority of material found within 1900-1910
Arthur I. Boreman (1823-1896) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0104
Overview
Personal and business papers of lawyer, U.S. Senator, circuit court judge, and first Governor of West Virginia, Arthur I. Boreman. See scope and content note for more details.
Dates:
1861-1895, undated
Dr. Barbara Howe, Professor, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3469
Overview
Dr. Barbara Howe, best known as a pioneer in the public history movement of the 1970s and 1980s, worked at West Virginia University in a variety of different positions between 1980 and her retirement in 2009, including as professor of history, head of the public history program, and director of the Center for Women’s Studies. Prevalent subjects present in the collection include historical preservation, environmental activism, and politics in the Morgantown and broader West Virginia area.
Dates:
1856-2025 and undated; Majority of material found within 1964-2025
Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0967
Scope and Contents
Papers of Harley M. Kilgore, U.S. Senator from West Virginia. Includes typescripts, correspondence, printed materials, clippings, broadsides, and a photograph. Topics include congressional bills and legislation on diverse subjects; committees with which Kilgore was involved, including the Senate
Military Affairs Subcommittee on War Mobilization, the Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program (also known as the Truman Committee), the Committee on Military Affairs, and the...
Dates:
1937-1956
Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1108
Overview
Papers of Harley M. Kilgore, U.S. Senator from West Virginia. This collection includes typescripts, manuscripts, correspondence, and printed material. The majority of the collection pertains to domestic affairs topics, including political campaigns, the Rosier-Martin contest for the Senate in 1941, bills introduced or sponsored by Kilgore, papers dealing with his activities as juvenile judge, and papers relating to various organizations and societies. Most of these papers relate to...
Dates:
1933-1956
Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1500
Scope and Contents
Papers of Harley M. Kilgore, U.S. Senator from West Virginia. Contains material on the Senate Judiciary Committee and its various subcommittees including the anti-monopoly, internal security, and immigration groups. Other papers deal regard the Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program (also known as the Truman Committee), West Virginia elections, and the National Guard. There is one box of campaign materials and various speeches.Correspondents include Bernard...
Dates:
1890, 1937-1956
Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3335
Scope and Contents
Papers of WV Senator Harley M. Kilgore. This collection includes correspondence, news clippings, facsimiles and translations of German-language Nazi banking correspondence, legislative files, and speeches.Series include:
Series 1. Correspondence, 1943–1950 (box 1)
Series 2. Press Releases, 1945–1946 (box 1)
Series 3. News Clippings, 1944–1946 (box 1)
Series 4. German Documents, 1933–1943 (box 2)
Series 5. Legislation, 1939–1946 (box 3)
Series 6. Case...
Dates:
1930-1950
Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Papers
Collection
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
Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Papers and Artifacts
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1068
Overview
This collection contains two eagle flag staff toppers from Senator Kilgore's Washington, D.C. office, government documents, and other printed material, including National Petroleum Council reports. See Historical Note for more information on Senator Kilgore.
Dates:
ca. 1940-1956