African Americans -- Segregation -- West Virginia

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.

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.