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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 individuals, including John L. Lewis, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and others."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eMemoirs of Raleigh County: Historical and Biographical\u003c/title\u003e, compiled by Charles B. Hedrick. Beckley, W.Va.: Wood Printing Co., 1932.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Memoirs of Raleigh County: Historical and Biographical, compiled by Charles B. Hedrick. 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