United States. Congress -- Archives
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Congressman Nick Joe Rahall II papers
Collection
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
Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M.2862
Overview
Arch Alfred Moore Jr. (b. 1923) served two consecutive terms as Governor of West Virginia from 1969-1977 and a third term from 1985-1989. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection for governor in 1988. Previously, he was elected as a Republican to five terms in the United States House of Representatives, serving from January 3, 1957-January 3, 1969. He was not a candidate for reelection to the Ninety-first Congress in 1968. He died on January 7, 2015, in Charleston, WV. The Arch A....
Dates:
1950-1989
I. Congressional papers, 1957-1969
Record Group
Scope and Contents
The Congressional papers subgroup contains files related to press, legislative, and political activities of Congressman Arch Moore and his office. It also consists of constituent services files, including correspondence with constituents and files for public works projects in West Virginia.
Dates:
1957-1969
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