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Researchers collecting summary data may submit an Access Request Form.","The papers are arranged into three subgroups - Congressional papers, Gubernatorial papers, and Personal papers - , and each subgroup is further arranged into series.","Arch Alfred Moore Jr. served three terms as Governor of West Virginia (1969-1977, 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.","Arch Moore was born in Moundsville, WV, on April 16, 1923, to Arch Alfred Moore Sr. and Genevieve Elizabeth Jones. He graduated from Moundsville High School and worked in various jobs, including as a timekeeper for the Bechtel Corporation.","In 1943, he was drafted into the military and selected for Officers Training School and the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP), which put soldiers into accelerated courses in various disciplines. He was placed at Lafayette College (near Allentown, PA), to study engineering and train as a soldier. Following D-Day on June 6, 1944, the Army terminated the ASTP. Moore was assigned to Company G, 334th Regiment of the 84th Infantry Division and sent to Europe where he served as a combat sergeant. In a battle in November 1944, 33 of his 36-man platoon died, and Sgt. Moore was severely wounded when a bullet ripped through the side of his face. He was transferred to Liege, Belgium, where his face was reconstructed, and he used public speaking as part of his physical therapy. He was awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his service and was shipped home in March 1946.","Moore enrolled at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV, in June 1946, entering school as a junior with the credits transferred from Lafayette College. He majored in political science and became a well-known figure on campus through involvement with extra-curricular activities. He was a member and president of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, wrote the first WVU student body constitution, and served as student body president. He organized fundraising for the Mountaineer Mascot statue and started Mountaineer Day, which later became Mountaineer Week. After completing his bachelor's degree, Moore enrolled at WVU College of Law.","While at WVU, Moore met Sadie Shelley Riley (known as Shelley), an undergraduate student from Uniontown, PA. In August 1949, Shelley and Arch married. Shelley worked in the film section of WVU Library, and Arch finished his law degree in May 1951. They then moved to Moundsville where Arch practiced law with his uncle Everett Moore, a politician and prominent attorney.","Arch and Shelley had three children together, Arch A. (Kim) Moore III, Shelley Wellons, and Lucy St. Clair. Daughter Shelley would go on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (2001-2014) and the U.S Senate (2015-present).","In 1952, Moore began his political career when he won his uncle's former seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates. After serving two years, he became the 1954 Republican nominee for the First District congressional seat, but he lost to sitting Congressman Robert Mollohan. In 1956, Mollohan left Congress to run for governor, and Moore won the seat over Democratic candidate C. Lee Spillers in a close race. Moore went on to serve six terms in Congress, 1957-1969, winning as a Republican in a predominantly Democratic state. Moore's district expanded after the 1960 census resulted in eliminating a West Virginia congressional district. Moore defeated Congressman Cleve Bailey to represent the new 13-county district.","In the House of Representatives, Moore served on the Judiciary Committee (1957-1969); the Select Small Business Committee (1957-1969); and the National Republican Congressional Committee (1957-1969) and Committee on Committees (1959-1969). He also served on several subcommittees, including the Immigration and Nationality Subcommittee (1959-1969); the Special Subcommittee on State Taxation and Interstate Commerce (1961-1969); and the Distribution Problems Affecting Small Businesses Subcommittee (1957-1967). Moore also served as the ranking Republican on the Select House Committee to investigate Representative Adam Clayton Powell in 1967.","During his congressional career, he supported civil rights and public works bills and was involved in several significant pieces of legislation. As a member of the Judiciary Committee, he worked on The Criminal Justice Act of 1963, The Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1964, and The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. He made numerous international trips, in particular visiting Vietnam several times during the war. During one such trip in 1966 the helicopter he was riding in was struck by a bullet, disabling the rotors and forcing it to land.","After six terms in Congress, Moore ran for governor of West Virginia and was elected in 1968. He served two consecutive terms (1969-1977) and one nonconsecutive (1985-1989), making him the only person to serve three terms as governor of West Virginia. His tenure was characterized by extensive road building and investments in public education, welfare, and mental health.","Shelley Moore also made impacts as First Lady, championing issues related to mental health, education, and libraries. She opened the Governor's Mansion to public tours and founded the West Virginia Mansion Preservation Foundation in 1985, raising funds to redecorate and preserve the building. She was active in numerous organizations, including the Girl Scouts, the Junior League of Wheeling, the American Red Cross, and the Montgomery (Maryland) County Cerebral Palsy Association. She was the longest serving first lady of West Virginia.","During his first term, Moore made headlines for firing more than 2,000 highway workers who went on strike, and he played a key negotiating role when thousands of miners went on strike over black lung benefits, leading to the disease's designation as a mining disability. In 1970, the Governor's Succession Amendment was ratified to the West Virginia constitution, allowing Moore to be the first governor to succeed himself since the 1870s. In 1972, he ran a heavily publicized election in which he defeated Jay Rockefeller.","As Governor, Arch made significant changes to the welfare and education systems, increasing monthly payments for about 20,000 families with dependent children and beginning payments for thousands of blind, aged, and disabled individuals. He supported legislation to open public kindergartens for five-year-old children, adopting the national trend in West Virginia. In an effort to bring more tourists to the state, he was instrumental in building Charleston's Cultural Center.","With funds from the state Roads Development Amendment, federal support through the Appalachian Regional Commission, and money remaining from the 1964 road bond, Moore was able to undertake one of the state's largest highway expansion projects. By the end of Moore's terms, part or all of Interstates 64, 68, and 79, as well as the West Virginia Turnpike, would be completed. Construction of the New River Gorge Bridge also began, and once finished, it would be at the time the world's longest single-span arch bridge.","Moore's tenure as governor also engendered criticisms and corruption charges. He faced disapproval for abruptly reducing a $100 million settlement with Pittston Coal Company to $1 million for cleanup charges for the 1972 Buffalo Creek disaster. In 1975, Moore and an aide were indicted on charges of extortion but were acquitted. Toward the end of his third term, more corruption charges were filed, and in 1990, Moore was found guilty of federal charges of mail fraud, tax fraud, extortion, and obstruction of justice. He served three years of a five-year prison term and was released in 1993. Though he pled guilty, he later maintained his innocence.","Arch Moore died January 7, 2015, in Charleston, WV, at the age of 91.","Sources:","Crouser, Brad. Arch: The Life of Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr. West Virginia: Woodland Press, LLC, 2006.","Grimes, Richard S. \"Arch Moore.\" e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Accessed January 24, 2019.","Gutman, David. \"Shelley Riley Moore, former first lady of West Virginia, dies.\" Charleston Gazette-Mail. September 13, 2014.","Powell, Bob. \"Governor Moore fires striking highway workers.\" West Virginia Public Broadcasting. March 14, 1969.","Roberts, Sam. \"Arch Moore, Trailblazing West Virginia Governor, Dies at 91.\" The New York Times. January 8, 2015.","U.S. National Park Service. \"New River Gorge Bridge - New River Gorge National River.\" Accessed January 24, 2019.","The collection is stored off-site. Researchers should contact the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center prior to visiting to ensure materials are available.","The Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. papers are in process. The contents of this finding aid will be revised as progress is made on the collection.","Processed 2017-ongoing, by Danielle Emerling, Ashley Brooker, Alison McCauley, Shannon Rowe, Lydia Strickling","Congressman Nick Joe Rahall papers, 1977-2015","Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller papers, 1985-2014","Congressman Harley O. Staggers Sr. papers, 1948-1980","The Arch A. Moore Jr. papers document his career in the U.S. House of Representatives and his three terms as governor of West Virginia. A small number of materials relate to his personal law practice. Record formats include papers, audiovisual materials, photographs, maps, and memorabilia.","The first subgroup, Congressional papers, contains press, legislative, and constituent services materials from his tenure in Congress, 1957-1969.","The second subgroup, Gubernatorial papers, is composed of correspondence, photographs, staff files, and department files from Moore's three terms as governor of West Virginia.","The third subgroup, Personal papers, consists of materials relating to Moore's personal law practice.","Materials may contain sensitive or private information. Researchers may use data collected from these materials in the statistical aggregate or as an example to illustrate a theme. No identifying information should point to specific individuals or families mentioned in the files.","Materials produced by public servants while carrying out official duties are not copyrighted. Materials created outside of official duties, including diaries, personal correspondence, and campaign materials, are protected by copyright. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please contact the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center.","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. 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He died on January 7, 2015, in Charleston, WV. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArch Moore was born in Moundsville, WV, on April 16, 1923, to Arch Alfred Moore Sr. and Genevieve Elizabeth Jones. He graduated from Moundsville High School and worked in various jobs, including as a timekeeper for the Bechtel Corporation. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1943, he was drafted into the military and selected for Officers Training School and the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP), which put soldiers into accelerated courses in various disciplines. He was placed at Lafayette College (near Allentown, PA), to study engineering and train as a soldier. Following D-Day on June 6, 1944, the Army terminated the ASTP. Moore was assigned to Company G, 334th Regiment of the 84th Infantry Division and sent to Europe where he served as a combat sergeant. In a battle in November 1944, 33 of his 36-man platoon died, and Sgt. Moore was severely wounded when a bullet ripped through the side of his face. He was transferred to Liege, Belgium, where his face was reconstructed, and he used public speaking as part of his physical therapy. He was awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his service and was shipped home in March 1946. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMoore enrolled at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV, in June 1946, entering school as a junior with the credits transferred from Lafayette College. He majored in political science and became a well-known figure on campus through involvement with extra-curricular activities. He was a member and president of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, wrote the first WVU student body constitution, and served as student body president. He organized fundraising for the Mountaineer Mascot statue and started Mountaineer Day, which later became Mountaineer Week. After completing his bachelor's degree, Moore enrolled at WVU College of Law. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWhile at WVU, Moore met Sadie Shelley Riley (known as Shelley), an undergraduate student from Uniontown, PA. In August 1949, Shelley and Arch married. Shelley worked in the film section of WVU Library, and Arch finished his law degree in May 1951. They then moved to Moundsville where Arch practiced law with his uncle Everett Moore, a politician and prominent attorney. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArch and Shelley had three children together, Arch A. (Kim) Moore III, Shelley Wellons, and Lucy St. Clair. Daughter Shelley would go on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (2001-2014) and the U.S Senate (2015-present). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1952, Moore began his political career when he won his uncle's former seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates. After serving two years, he became the 1954 Republican nominee for the First District congressional seat, but he lost to sitting Congressman Robert Mollohan. In 1956, Mollohan left Congress to run for governor, and Moore won the seat over Democratic candidate C. Lee Spillers in a close race. Moore went on to serve six terms in Congress, 1957-1969, winning as a Republican in a predominantly Democratic state. Moore's district expanded after the 1960 census resulted in eliminating a West Virginia congressional district. Moore defeated Congressman Cleve Bailey to represent the new 13-county district. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the House of Representatives, Moore served on the Judiciary Committee (1957-1969); the Select Small Business Committee (1957-1969); and the National Republican Congressional Committee (1957-1969) and Committee on Committees (1959-1969). He also served on several subcommittees, including the Immigration and Nationality Subcommittee (1959-1969); the Special Subcommittee on State Taxation and Interstate Commerce (1961-1969); and the Distribution Problems Affecting Small Businesses Subcommittee (1957-1967). Moore also served as the ranking Republican on the Select House Committee to investigate Representative Adam Clayton Powell in 1967. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring his congressional career, he supported civil rights and public works bills and was involved in several significant pieces of legislation. As a member of the Judiciary Committee, he worked on The Criminal Justice Act of 1963, The Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1964, and The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. He made numerous international trips, in particular visiting Vietnam several times during the war. During one such trip in 1966 the helicopter he was riding in was struck by a bullet, disabling the rotors and forcing it to land. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter six terms in Congress, Moore ran for governor of West Virginia and was elected in 1968. He served two consecutive terms (1969-1977) and one nonconsecutive (1985-1989), making him the only person to serve three terms as governor of West Virginia. His tenure was characterized by extensive road building and investments in public education, welfare, and mental health.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShelley Moore also made impacts as First Lady, championing issues related to mental health, education, and libraries. She opened the Governor's Mansion to public tours and founded the West Virginia Mansion Preservation Foundation in 1985, raising funds to redecorate and preserve the building. She was active in numerous organizations, including the Girl Scouts, the Junior League of Wheeling, the American Red Cross, and the Montgomery (Maryland) County Cerebral Palsy Association. She was the longest serving first lady of West Virginia. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring his first term, Moore made headlines for firing more than 2,000 highway workers who went on strike, and he played a key negotiating role when thousands of miners went on strike over black lung benefits, leading to the disease's designation as a mining disability. In 1970, the Governor's Succession Amendment was ratified to the West Virginia constitution, allowing Moore to be the first governor to succeed himself since the 1870s. In 1972, he ran a heavily publicized election in which he defeated Jay Rockefeller.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs Governor, Arch made significant changes to the welfare and education systems, increasing monthly payments for about 20,000 families with dependent children and beginning payments for thousands of blind, aged, and disabled individuals. He supported legislation to open public kindergartens for five-year-old children, adopting the national trend in West Virginia. In an effort to bring more tourists to the state, he was instrumental in building Charleston's Cultural Center. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith funds from the state Roads Development Amendment, federal support through the Appalachian Regional Commission, and money remaining from the 1964 road bond, Moore was able to undertake one of the state's largest highway expansion projects. By the end of Moore's terms, part or all of Interstates 64, 68, and 79, as well as the West Virginia Turnpike, would be completed. Construction of the New River Gorge Bridge also began, and once finished, it would be at the time the world's longest single-span arch bridge. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMoore's tenure as governor also engendered criticisms and corruption charges. He faced disapproval for abruptly reducing a $100 million settlement with Pittston Coal Company to $1 million for cleanup charges for the 1972 Buffalo Creek disaster. In 1975, Moore and an aide were indicted on charges of extortion but were acquitted. Toward the end of his third term, more corruption charges were filed, and in 1990, Moore was found guilty of federal charges of mail fraud, tax fraud, extortion, and obstruction of justice. He served three years of a five-year prison term and was released in 1993. Though he pled guilty, he later maintained his innocence. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArch Moore died January 7, 2015, in Charleston, WV, at the age of 91.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSources: \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCrouser, Brad. Arch: The Life of Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr. West Virginia: Woodland Press, LLC, 2006. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrimes, Richard S. \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/entries/1973\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArch Moore.\u003c/a\u003e\" e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Accessed January 24, 2019. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGutman, David. \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wvgazettemail.com/obituaries/shelley-riley-moore-former-first-lady-of-west-virginia-dies/article_1bf553b0-0cf9-562b-b316-e442b26cfedd.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShelley Riley Moore, former first lady of West Virginia, dies.\u003c/a\u003e\" Charleston Gazette-Mail. September 13, 2014.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePowell, Bob. \"\u003ca href=\"http://wvpublic.org/post/march-14-1969-governor-moore-fires-striking-highway-workers#stream/0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGovernor Moore fires striking highway workers.\u003c/a\u003e\" West Virginia Public Broadcasting. March 14, 1969.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRoberts, Sam. \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/09/us/arch-moore-91-w-virginia-trail-blazer-dies.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArch Moore, Trailblazing West Virginia Governor, Dies at 91.\u003c/a\u003e\" The New York Times. January 8, 2015.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. National Park Service. \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/neri/planyourvisit/nrgbridge.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNew River Gorge Bridge - New River Gorge National River.\u003c/a\u003e\" Accessed January 24, 2019. \u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Arch Alfred Moore Jr. served three terms as Governor of West Virginia (1969-1977, 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.","Arch Moore was born in Moundsville, WV, on April 16, 1923, to Arch Alfred Moore Sr. and Genevieve Elizabeth Jones. He graduated from Moundsville High School and worked in various jobs, including as a timekeeper for the Bechtel Corporation.","In 1943, he was drafted into the military and selected for Officers Training School and the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP), which put soldiers into accelerated courses in various disciplines. He was placed at Lafayette College (near Allentown, PA), to study engineering and train as a soldier. Following D-Day on June 6, 1944, the Army terminated the ASTP. Moore was assigned to Company G, 334th Regiment of the 84th Infantry Division and sent to Europe where he served as a combat sergeant. In a battle in November 1944, 33 of his 36-man platoon died, and Sgt. Moore was severely wounded when a bullet ripped through the side of his face. He was transferred to Liege, Belgium, where his face was reconstructed, and he used public speaking as part of his physical therapy. He was awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his service and was shipped home in March 1946.","Moore enrolled at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV, in June 1946, entering school as a junior with the credits transferred from Lafayette College. He majored in political science and became a well-known figure on campus through involvement with extra-curricular activities. He was a member and president of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, wrote the first WVU student body constitution, and served as student body president. He organized fundraising for the Mountaineer Mascot statue and started Mountaineer Day, which later became Mountaineer Week. After completing his bachelor's degree, Moore enrolled at WVU College of Law.","While at WVU, Moore met Sadie Shelley Riley (known as Shelley), an undergraduate student from Uniontown, PA. In August 1949, Shelley and Arch married. Shelley worked in the film section of WVU Library, and Arch finished his law degree in May 1951. They then moved to Moundsville where Arch practiced law with his uncle Everett Moore, a politician and prominent attorney.","Arch and Shelley had three children together, Arch A. (Kim) Moore III, Shelley Wellons, and Lucy St. Clair. Daughter Shelley would go on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (2001-2014) and the U.S Senate (2015-present).","In 1952, Moore began his political career when he won his uncle's former seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates. After serving two years, he became the 1954 Republican nominee for the First District congressional seat, but he lost to sitting Congressman Robert Mollohan. In 1956, Mollohan left Congress to run for governor, and Moore won the seat over Democratic candidate C. Lee Spillers in a close race. Moore went on to serve six terms in Congress, 1957-1969, winning as a Republican in a predominantly Democratic state. Moore's district expanded after the 1960 census resulted in eliminating a West Virginia congressional district. Moore defeated Congressman Cleve Bailey to represent the new 13-county district.","In the House of Representatives, Moore served on the Judiciary Committee (1957-1969); the Select Small Business Committee (1957-1969); and the National Republican Congressional Committee (1957-1969) and Committee on Committees (1959-1969). He also served on several subcommittees, including the Immigration and Nationality Subcommittee (1959-1969); the Special Subcommittee on State Taxation and Interstate Commerce (1961-1969); and the Distribution Problems Affecting Small Businesses Subcommittee (1957-1967). Moore also served as the ranking Republican on the Select House Committee to investigate Representative Adam Clayton Powell in 1967.","During his congressional career, he supported civil rights and public works bills and was involved in several significant pieces of legislation. As a member of the Judiciary Committee, he worked on The Criminal Justice Act of 1963, The Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1964, and The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. He made numerous international trips, in particular visiting Vietnam several times during the war. During one such trip in 1966 the helicopter he was riding in was struck by a bullet, disabling the rotors and forcing it to land.","After six terms in Congress, Moore ran for governor of West Virginia and was elected in 1968. He served two consecutive terms (1969-1977) and one nonconsecutive (1985-1989), making him the only person to serve three terms as governor of West Virginia. His tenure was characterized by extensive road building and investments in public education, welfare, and mental health.","Shelley Moore also made impacts as First Lady, championing issues related to mental health, education, and libraries. She opened the Governor's Mansion to public tours and founded the West Virginia Mansion Preservation Foundation in 1985, raising funds to redecorate and preserve the building. She was active in numerous organizations, including the Girl Scouts, the Junior League of Wheeling, the American Red Cross, and the Montgomery (Maryland) County Cerebral Palsy Association. She was the longest serving first lady of West Virginia.","During his first term, Moore made headlines for firing more than 2,000 highway workers who went on strike, and he played a key negotiating role when thousands of miners went on strike over black lung benefits, leading to the disease's designation as a mining disability. In 1970, the Governor's Succession Amendment was ratified to the West Virginia constitution, allowing Moore to be the first governor to succeed himself since the 1870s. In 1972, he ran a heavily publicized election in which he defeated Jay Rockefeller.","As Governor, Arch made significant changes to the welfare and education systems, increasing monthly payments for about 20,000 families with dependent children and beginning payments for thousands of blind, aged, and disabled individuals. He supported legislation to open public kindergartens for five-year-old children, adopting the national trend in West Virginia. In an effort to bring more tourists to the state, he was instrumental in building Charleston's Cultural Center.","With funds from the state Roads Development Amendment, federal support through the Appalachian Regional Commission, and money remaining from the 1964 road bond, Moore was able to undertake one of the state's largest highway expansion projects. By the end of Moore's terms, part or all of Interstates 64, 68, and 79, as well as the West Virginia Turnpike, would be completed. Construction of the New River Gorge Bridge also began, and once finished, it would be at the time the world's longest single-span arch bridge.","Moore's tenure as governor also engendered criticisms and corruption charges. He faced disapproval for abruptly reducing a $100 million settlement with Pittston Coal Company to $1 million for cleanup charges for the 1972 Buffalo Creek disaster. In 1975, Moore and an aide were indicted on charges of extortion but were acquitted. Toward the end of his third term, more corruption charges were filed, and in 1990, Moore was found guilty of federal charges of mail fraud, tax fraud, extortion, and obstruction of justice. He served three years of a five-year prison term and was released in 1993. Though he pled guilty, he later maintained his innocence.","Arch Moore died January 7, 2015, in Charleston, WV, at the age of 91.","Sources:","Crouser, Brad. Arch: The Life of Governor Arch A. 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Moore Jr. congressional papers are processed and open for research.","Processing of the Arch A. Moore Jr. gubernatorial papers is currently in progress, and materials will be made available as processed. Permission to access certain unprocessed materials may be given at the curator's discretion. Researchers collecting summary data may submit an Access Request Form.","The papers are arranged into three subgroups - Congressional papers, Gubernatorial papers, and Personal papers - , and each subgroup is further arranged into series.","Arch Alfred Moore Jr. served three terms as Governor of West Virginia (1969-1977, 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.","Arch Moore was born in Moundsville, WV, on April 16, 1923, to Arch Alfred Moore Sr. and Genevieve Elizabeth Jones. He graduated from Moundsville High School and worked in various jobs, including as a timekeeper for the Bechtel Corporation.","In 1943, he was drafted into the military and selected for Officers Training School and the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP), which put soldiers into accelerated courses in various disciplines. He was placed at Lafayette College (near Allentown, PA), to study engineering and train as a soldier. Following D-Day on June 6, 1944, the Army terminated the ASTP. Moore was assigned to Company G, 334th Regiment of the 84th Infantry Division and sent to Europe where he served as a combat sergeant. In a battle in November 1944, 33 of his 36-man platoon died, and Sgt. Moore was severely wounded when a bullet ripped through the side of his face. He was transferred to Liege, Belgium, where his face was reconstructed, and he used public speaking as part of his physical therapy. He was awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his service and was shipped home in March 1946.","Moore enrolled at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV, in June 1946, entering school as a junior with the credits transferred from Lafayette College. He majored in political science and became a well-known figure on campus through involvement with extra-curricular activities. He was a member and president of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, wrote the first WVU student body constitution, and served as student body president. He organized fundraising for the Mountaineer Mascot statue and started Mountaineer Day, which later became Mountaineer Week. After completing his bachelor's degree, Moore enrolled at WVU College of Law.","While at WVU, Moore met Sadie Shelley Riley (known as Shelley), an undergraduate student from Uniontown, PA. In August 1949, Shelley and Arch married. Shelley worked in the film section of WVU Library, and Arch finished his law degree in May 1951. They then moved to Moundsville where Arch practiced law with his uncle Everett Moore, a politician and prominent attorney.","Arch and Shelley had three children together, Arch A. (Kim) Moore III, Shelley Wellons, and Lucy St. Clair. Daughter Shelley would go on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (2001-2014) and the U.S Senate (2015-present).","In 1952, Moore began his political career when he won his uncle's former seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates. After serving two years, he became the 1954 Republican nominee for the First District congressional seat, but he lost to sitting Congressman Robert Mollohan. In 1956, Mollohan left Congress to run for governor, and Moore won the seat over Democratic candidate C. Lee Spillers in a close race. Moore went on to serve six terms in Congress, 1957-1969, winning as a Republican in a predominantly Democratic state. Moore's district expanded after the 1960 census resulted in eliminating a West Virginia congressional district. Moore defeated Congressman Cleve Bailey to represent the new 13-county district.","In the House of Representatives, Moore served on the Judiciary Committee (1957-1969); the Select Small Business Committee (1957-1969); and the National Republican Congressional Committee (1957-1969) and Committee on Committees (1959-1969). He also served on several subcommittees, including the Immigration and Nationality Subcommittee (1959-1969); the Special Subcommittee on State Taxation and Interstate Commerce (1961-1969); and the Distribution Problems Affecting Small Businesses Subcommittee (1957-1967). Moore also served as the ranking Republican on the Select House Committee to investigate Representative Adam Clayton Powell in 1967.","During his congressional career, he supported civil rights and public works bills and was involved in several significant pieces of legislation. As a member of the Judiciary Committee, he worked on The Criminal Justice Act of 1963, The Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1964, and The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. He made numerous international trips, in particular visiting Vietnam several times during the war. During one such trip in 1966 the helicopter he was riding in was struck by a bullet, disabling the rotors and forcing it to land.","After six terms in Congress, Moore ran for governor of West Virginia and was elected in 1968. He served two consecutive terms (1969-1977) and one nonconsecutive (1985-1989), making him the only person to serve three terms as governor of West Virginia. His tenure was characterized by extensive road building and investments in public education, welfare, and mental health.","Shelley Moore also made impacts as First Lady, championing issues related to mental health, education, and libraries. She opened the Governor's Mansion to public tours and founded the West Virginia Mansion Preservation Foundation in 1985, raising funds to redecorate and preserve the building. She was active in numerous organizations, including the Girl Scouts, the Junior League of Wheeling, the American Red Cross, and the Montgomery (Maryland) County Cerebral Palsy Association. She was the longest serving first lady of West Virginia.","During his first term, Moore made headlines for firing more than 2,000 highway workers who went on strike, and he played a key negotiating role when thousands of miners went on strike over black lung benefits, leading to the disease's designation as a mining disability. In 1970, the Governor's Succession Amendment was ratified to the West Virginia constitution, allowing Moore to be the first governor to succeed himself since the 1870s. In 1972, he ran a heavily publicized election in which he defeated Jay Rockefeller.","As Governor, Arch made significant changes to the welfare and education systems, increasing monthly payments for about 20,000 families with dependent children and beginning payments for thousands of blind, aged, and disabled individuals. He supported legislation to open public kindergartens for five-year-old children, adopting the national trend in West Virginia. In an effort to bring more tourists to the state, he was instrumental in building Charleston's Cultural Center.","With funds from the state Roads Development Amendment, federal support through the Appalachian Regional Commission, and money remaining from the 1964 road bond, Moore was able to undertake one of the state's largest highway expansion projects. By the end of Moore's terms, part or all of Interstates 64, 68, and 79, as well as the West Virginia Turnpike, would be completed. Construction of the New River Gorge Bridge also began, and once finished, it would be at the time the world's longest single-span arch bridge.","Moore's tenure as governor also engendered criticisms and corruption charges. He faced disapproval for abruptly reducing a $100 million settlement with Pittston Coal Company to $1 million for cleanup charges for the 1972 Buffalo Creek disaster. In 1975, Moore and an aide were indicted on charges of extortion but were acquitted. Toward the end of his third term, more corruption charges were filed, and in 1990, Moore was found guilty of federal charges of mail fraud, tax fraud, extortion, and obstruction of justice. He served three years of a five-year prison term and was released in 1993. Though he pled guilty, he later maintained his innocence.","Arch Moore died January 7, 2015, in Charleston, WV, at the age of 91.","Sources:","Crouser, Brad. Arch: The Life of Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr. West Virginia: Woodland Press, LLC, 2006.","Grimes, Richard S. \"Arch Moore.\" e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Accessed January 24, 2019.","Gutman, David. \"Shelley Riley Moore, former first lady of West Virginia, dies.\" Charleston Gazette-Mail. September 13, 2014.","Powell, Bob. \"Governor Moore fires striking highway workers.\" West Virginia Public Broadcasting. March 14, 1969.","Roberts, Sam. \"Arch Moore, Trailblazing West Virginia Governor, Dies at 91.\" The New York Times. January 8, 2015.","U.S. National Park Service. \"New River Gorge Bridge - New River Gorge National River.\" Accessed January 24, 2019.","The collection is stored off-site. 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After serving two years, he became the 1954 Republican nominee for the First District congressional seat, but he lost to sitting Congressman Robert Mollohan. In 1956, Mollohan left Congress to run for governor, and Moore won the seat over Democratic candidate C. Lee Spillers in a close race. Moore went on to serve six terms in Congress, 1957-1969, winning as a Republican in a predominantly Democratic state. Moore's district expanded after the 1960 census resulted in eliminating a West Virginia congressional district. Moore defeated Congressman Cleve Bailey to represent the new 13-county district. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn the House of Representatives, Moore served on the Judiciary Committee (1957-1969); the Select Small Business Committee (1957-1969); and the National Republican Congressional Committee (1957-1969) and Committee on Committees (1959-1969). He also served on several subcommittees, including the Immigration and Nationality Subcommittee (1959-1969); the Special Subcommittee on State Taxation and Interstate Commerce (1961-1969); and the Distribution Problems Affecting Small Businesses Subcommittee (1957-1967). Moore also served as the ranking Republican on the Select House Committee to investigate Representative Adam Clayton Powell in 1967. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring his congressional career, he supported civil rights and public works bills and was involved in several significant pieces of legislation. As a member of the Judiciary Committee, he worked on The Criminal Justice Act of 1963, The Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1964, and The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. He made numerous international trips, in particular visiting Vietnam several times during the war. During one such trip in 1966 the helicopter he was riding in was struck by a bullet, disabling the rotors and forcing it to land. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter six terms in Congress, Moore ran for governor of West Virginia and was elected in 1968. He served two consecutive terms (1969-1977) and one nonconsecutive (1985-1989), making him the only person to serve three terms as governor of West Virginia. His tenure was characterized by extensive road building and investments in public education, welfare, and mental health.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eShelley Moore also made impacts as First Lady, championing issues related to mental health, education, and libraries. She opened the Governor's Mansion to public tours and founded the West Virginia Mansion Preservation Foundation in 1985, raising funds to redecorate and preserve the building. She was active in numerous organizations, including the Girl Scouts, the Junior League of Wheeling, the American Red Cross, and the Montgomery (Maryland) County Cerebral Palsy Association. She was the longest serving first lady of West Virginia. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring his first term, Moore made headlines for firing more than 2,000 highway workers who went on strike, and he played a key negotiating role when thousands of miners went on strike over black lung benefits, leading to the disease's designation as a mining disability. In 1970, the Governor's Succession Amendment was ratified to the West Virginia constitution, allowing Moore to be the first governor to succeed himself since the 1870s. In 1972, he ran a heavily publicized election in which he defeated Jay Rockefeller.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs Governor, Arch made significant changes to the welfare and education systems, increasing monthly payments for about 20,000 families with dependent children and beginning payments for thousands of blind, aged, and disabled individuals. He supported legislation to open public kindergartens for five-year-old children, adopting the national trend in West Virginia. In an effort to bring more tourists to the state, he was instrumental in building Charleston's Cultural Center. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWith funds from the state Roads Development Amendment, federal support through the Appalachian Regional Commission, and money remaining from the 1964 road bond, Moore was able to undertake one of the state's largest highway expansion projects. By the end of Moore's terms, part or all of Interstates 64, 68, and 79, as well as the West Virginia Turnpike, would be completed. Construction of the New River Gorge Bridge also began, and once finished, it would be at the time the world's longest single-span arch bridge. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMoore's tenure as governor also engendered criticisms and corruption charges. He faced disapproval for abruptly reducing a $100 million settlement with Pittston Coal Company to $1 million for cleanup charges for the 1972 Buffalo Creek disaster. In 1975, Moore and an aide were indicted on charges of extortion but were acquitted. Toward the end of his third term, more corruption charges were filed, and in 1990, Moore was found guilty of federal charges of mail fraud, tax fraud, extortion, and obstruction of justice. He served three years of a five-year prison term and was released in 1993. Though he pled guilty, he later maintained his innocence. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eArch Moore died January 7, 2015, in Charleston, WV, at the age of 91.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSources: \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCrouser, Brad. Arch: The Life of Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr. West Virginia: Woodland Press, LLC, 2006. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrimes, Richard S. \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/entries/1973\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArch Moore.\u003c/a\u003e\" e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Accessed January 24, 2019. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGutman, David. \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.wvgazettemail.com/obituaries/shelley-riley-moore-former-first-lady-of-west-virginia-dies/article_1bf553b0-0cf9-562b-b316-e442b26cfedd.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eShelley Riley Moore, former first lady of West Virginia, dies.\u003c/a\u003e\" Charleston Gazette-Mail. September 13, 2014.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePowell, Bob. \"\u003ca href=\"http://wvpublic.org/post/march-14-1969-governor-moore-fires-striking-highway-workers#stream/0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGovernor Moore fires striking highway workers.\u003c/a\u003e\" West Virginia Public Broadcasting. March 14, 1969.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRoberts, Sam. \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/09/us/arch-moore-91-w-virginia-trail-blazer-dies.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eArch Moore, Trailblazing West Virginia Governor, Dies at 91.\u003c/a\u003e\" The New York Times. January 8, 2015.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S. National Park Service. \"\u003ca href=\"https://www.nps.gov/neri/planyourvisit/nrgbridge.htm\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNew River Gorge Bridge - New River Gorge National River.\u003c/a\u003e\" Accessed January 24, 2019. \u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Arch Alfred Moore Jr. served three terms as Governor of West Virginia (1969-1977, 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.","Arch Moore was born in Moundsville, WV, on April 16, 1923, to Arch Alfred Moore Sr. and Genevieve Elizabeth Jones. He graduated from Moundsville High School and worked in various jobs, including as a timekeeper for the Bechtel Corporation.","In 1943, he was drafted into the military and selected for Officers Training School and the Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP), which put soldiers into accelerated courses in various disciplines. He was placed at Lafayette College (near Allentown, PA), to study engineering and train as a soldier. Following D-Day on June 6, 1944, the Army terminated the ASTP. Moore was assigned to Company G, 334th Regiment of the 84th Infantry Division and sent to Europe where he served as a combat sergeant. In a battle in November 1944, 33 of his 36-man platoon died, and Sgt. Moore was severely wounded when a bullet ripped through the side of his face. He was transferred to Liege, Belgium, where his face was reconstructed, and he used public speaking as part of his physical therapy. He was awarded a Bronze Star and Purple Heart for his service and was shipped home in March 1946.","Moore enrolled at West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV, in June 1946, entering school as a junior with the credits transferred from Lafayette College. He majored in political science and became a well-known figure on campus through involvement with extra-curricular activities. He was a member and president of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity, wrote the first WVU student body constitution, and served as student body president. He organized fundraising for the Mountaineer Mascot statue and started Mountaineer Day, which later became Mountaineer Week. After completing his bachelor's degree, Moore enrolled at WVU College of Law.","While at WVU, Moore met Sadie Shelley Riley (known as Shelley), an undergraduate student from Uniontown, PA. In August 1949, Shelley and Arch married. Shelley worked in the film section of WVU Library, and Arch finished his law degree in May 1951. They then moved to Moundsville where Arch practiced law with his uncle Everett Moore, a politician and prominent attorney.","Arch and Shelley had three children together, Arch A. (Kim) Moore III, Shelley Wellons, and Lucy St. Clair. Daughter Shelley would go on to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives (2001-2014) and the U.S Senate (2015-present).","In 1952, Moore began his political career when he won his uncle's former seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates. After serving two years, he became the 1954 Republican nominee for the First District congressional seat, but he lost to sitting Congressman Robert Mollohan. In 1956, Mollohan left Congress to run for governor, and Moore won the seat over Democratic candidate C. Lee Spillers in a close race. Moore went on to serve six terms in Congress, 1957-1969, winning as a Republican in a predominantly Democratic state. Moore's district expanded after the 1960 census resulted in eliminating a West Virginia congressional district. Moore defeated Congressman Cleve Bailey to represent the new 13-county district.","In the House of Representatives, Moore served on the Judiciary Committee (1957-1969); the Select Small Business Committee (1957-1969); and the National Republican Congressional Committee (1957-1969) and Committee on Committees (1959-1969). He also served on several subcommittees, including the Immigration and Nationality Subcommittee (1959-1969); the Special Subcommittee on State Taxation and Interstate Commerce (1961-1969); and the Distribution Problems Affecting Small Businesses Subcommittee (1957-1967). Moore also served as the ranking Republican on the Select House Committee to investigate Representative Adam Clayton Powell in 1967.","During his congressional career, he supported civil rights and public works bills and was involved in several significant pieces of legislation. As a member of the Judiciary Committee, he worked on The Criminal Justice Act of 1963, The Civil Rights Acts of 1957 and 1964, and The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. He made numerous international trips, in particular visiting Vietnam several times during the war. During one such trip in 1966 the helicopter he was riding in was struck by a bullet, disabling the rotors and forcing it to land.","After six terms in Congress, Moore ran for governor of West Virginia and was elected in 1968. He served two consecutive terms (1969-1977) and one nonconsecutive (1985-1989), making him the only person to serve three terms as governor of West Virginia. His tenure was characterized by extensive road building and investments in public education, welfare, and mental health.","Shelley Moore also made impacts as First Lady, championing issues related to mental health, education, and libraries. She opened the Governor's Mansion to public tours and founded the West Virginia Mansion Preservation Foundation in 1985, raising funds to redecorate and preserve the building. She was active in numerous organizations, including the Girl Scouts, the Junior League of Wheeling, the American Red Cross, and the Montgomery (Maryland) County Cerebral Palsy Association. She was the longest serving first lady of West Virginia.","During his first term, Moore made headlines for firing more than 2,000 highway workers who went on strike, and he played a key negotiating role when thousands of miners went on strike over black lung benefits, leading to the disease's designation as a mining disability. In 1970, the Governor's Succession Amendment was ratified to the West Virginia constitution, allowing Moore to be the first governor to succeed himself since the 1870s. In 1972, he ran a heavily publicized election in which he defeated Jay Rockefeller.","As Governor, Arch made significant changes to the welfare and education systems, increasing monthly payments for about 20,000 families with dependent children and beginning payments for thousands of blind, aged, and disabled individuals. He supported legislation to open public kindergartens for five-year-old children, adopting the national trend in West Virginia. In an effort to bring more tourists to the state, he was instrumental in building Charleston's Cultural Center.","With funds from the state Roads Development Amendment, federal support through the Appalachian Regional Commission, and money remaining from the 1964 road bond, Moore was able to undertake one of the state's largest highway expansion projects. By the end of Moore's terms, part or all of Interstates 64, 68, and 79, as well as the West Virginia Turnpike, would be completed. Construction of the New River Gorge Bridge also began, and once finished, it would be at the time the world's longest single-span arch bridge.","Moore's tenure as governor also engendered criticisms and corruption charges. He faced disapproval for abruptly reducing a $100 million settlement with Pittston Coal Company to $1 million for cleanup charges for the 1972 Buffalo Creek disaster. In 1975, Moore and an aide were indicted on charges of extortion but were acquitted. Toward the end of his third term, more corruption charges were filed, and in 1990, Moore was found guilty of federal charges of mail fraud, tax fraud, extortion, and obstruction of justice. He served three years of a five-year prison term and was released in 1993. Though he pled guilty, he later maintained his innocence.","Arch Moore died January 7, 2015, in Charleston, WV, at the age of 91.","Sources:","Crouser, Brad. Arch: The Life of Governor Arch A. Moore, Jr. West Virginia: Woodland Press, LLC, 2006.","Grimes, Richard S. \"Arch Moore.\" e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. Accessed January 24, 2019.","Gutman, David. \"Shelley Riley Moore, former first lady of West Virginia, dies.\" Charleston Gazette-Mail. September 13, 2014.","Powell, Bob. \"Governor Moore fires striking highway workers.\" West Virginia Public Broadcasting. March 14, 1969.","Roberts, Sam. \"Arch Moore, Trailblazing West Virginia Governor, Dies at 91.\" The New York Times. January 8, 2015.","U.S. National Park Service. \"New River Gorge Bridge - New River Gorge National River.\" Accessed January 24, 2019."],"phystech_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is stored off-site. Researchers should contact the West Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center prior to visiting to ensure materials are available.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"phystech_heading_ssm":["Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements"],"phystech_tesim":["The collection is stored off-site. Researchers should contact the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center prior to visiting to ensure materials are available."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eA\u0026amp;M 2862, Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["A\u0026M 2862, Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. papers are in process. The contents of this finding aid will be revised as progress is made on the collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eProcessed 2017-ongoing, by Danielle Emerling, Ashley Brooker, Alison McCauley, Shannon Rowe, Lydia Strickling\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. papers are in process. The contents of this finding aid will be revised as progress is made on the collection.","Processed 2017-ongoing, by Danielle Emerling, Ashley Brooker, Alison McCauley, Shannon Rowe, Lydia Strickling"],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\nCongressman Nick Joe Rahall papers, 1977-2015\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nSenator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller papers, 1985-2014\n\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nCongressman Harley O. Staggers Sr. papers, 1948-1980\n\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Congressman Nick Joe Rahall papers, 1977-2015","Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller papers, 1985-2014","Congressman Harley O. Staggers Sr. papers, 1948-1980"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Arch A. Moore Jr. papers document his career in the U.S. House of Representatives and his three terms as governor of West Virginia. A small number of materials relate to his personal law practice. Record formats include papers, audiovisual materials, photographs, maps, and memorabilia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe first subgroup, Congressional papers, contains press, legislative, and constituent services materials from his tenure in Congress, 1957-1969.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe second subgroup, Gubernatorial papers, is composed of correspondence, photographs, staff files, and department files from Moore's three terms as governor of West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe third subgroup, Personal papers, consists of materials relating to Moore's personal law practice. \u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Arch A. Moore Jr. papers document his career in the U.S. House of Representatives and his three terms as governor of West Virginia. A small number of materials relate to his personal law practice. Record formats include papers, audiovisual materials, photographs, maps, and memorabilia.","The first subgroup, Congressional papers, contains press, legislative, and constituent services materials from his tenure in Congress, 1957-1969.","The second subgroup, Gubernatorial papers, is composed of correspondence, photographs, staff files, and department files from Moore's three terms as governor of West Virginia.","The third subgroup, Personal papers, consists of materials relating to Moore's personal law practice."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMaterials may contain sensitive or private information. Researchers may use data collected from these materials in the statistical aggregate or as an example to illustrate a theme. No identifying information should point to specific individuals or families mentioned in the files.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMaterials produced by public servants while carrying out official duties are not copyrighted. Materials created outside of official duties, including diaries, personal correspondence, and campaign materials, are protected by copyright. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please contact the West Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Materials may contain sensitive or private information. Researchers may use data collected from these materials in the statistical aggregate or as an example to illustrate a theme. No identifying information should point to specific individuals or families mentioned in the files.","Materials produced by public servants while carrying out official duties are not copyrighted. Materials created outside of official duties, including diaries, personal correspondence, and campaign materials, are protected by copyright. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please contact the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_a03b6405a27157686ee6f33db05971da\"\u003eArch 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. Moore Jr. papers document his service as governor of West Virginia and in the U.S. Congress.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["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. Moore Jr. papers document his service as governor of West Virginia and in the U.S. Congress."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_e4349904be92faa67b3f2fffb7a642a9\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1912-2015 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated), State Government Papers (1955-1960), Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated), Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated), and Addendum of 2021 October 20 (circa 1996).","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6213#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6213","ead_ssi":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6213","_root_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6213","_nest_parent_":"wvmturhc_repositories_2_resources_6213","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WVU/repositories_2_resources_6213.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/208731","title_ssm":["Helen Holt Papers"],"title_tesim":["Helen Holt Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1912-2015 and undated"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1912-2015 and undated"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1912/2015"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Helen Holt Papers, 1912/2015"],"text":["Helen Holt Papers, 1912/2015","A\u0026M 1858","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/6213","West Virginia -- Politics and government","Education","Schools. SEE ALSO Academies","Women's history -- 1929-1950","Women's history -- 1951-present","Political campaigns","Nursing Homes -- United States","Politics and government.","Politicians -- United States","One box contains restricted material and requires signed form.","Researchers may access digitized and born digital materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department.","This collection is one of five (see also A\u0026M 0873, 4218, 4039, and 3943) pertaining to Rush Dew Holt, Sr. and his family. The records have been gathered via multiple accruals from 1956 to 2016. Originally, these collections were divided between A\u0026M 873 and A\u0026M 1701, the latter also being composed of thirteen addenda and A\u0026M 1858.","In an attempt to organize the collections in a more coherent fashion for patron use and to reflect the creator(s) in a more concise manner, the material was reevaluated and reorganized into the three sets of papers with distinct series and subseries: A\u0026M 873: Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers; A\u0026M 1858: Helen Holt (1913-2015) Papers; and A\u0026M 4218: Rush Dew Holt Family Papers.","Because of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate.","For assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center.","Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt was born in Gridley, Illinois, on August 16, 1913, to parents, William and Edna Froelich. Even at a young age, Helen Holt displayed academic potential, being advanced from the second to third grade, and this excellence was further demonstrated by Helen Holt's selection as class president and later valedictorian of her graduating class.","After high school she attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she received an AA degree in 1932. To further her education, Helen Holt applied to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she was inducted into the Delta Delta Delta sorority. While attending Northwestern University, Helen Holt maintained a high grade point average, and she graduated in 1934 with a BA in Biology and a minor in Anthropology. Soon after receiving her degree, Helen Holt was offered a position at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed. This experience led to Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library. In 1936, Helen Holt was encouraged to attend the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. During this time (1935-1937) she also completed graduated work in connection with the University of Missouri in Columbia Missouri. After attending the Marine Biological Laboratory where she was able to interact with other students and well-known professors, Helen Holt decided it best to further her education at the graduate level; thus, she applied for a teaching fellowship in Zoology at Northwestern University. She was accepted and began her courses during the 1937 summer term and graduated in 1938. In addition to earning her MS, Helen Holt completed graduate work in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1956.","After graduating with her MS degree, Helen Holt was hired for a position at National Park College in Washington, D.C., where she taught several Science courses from 1938-1941. It was during this time that she was introduced to the youngest member of the United States Senate, Rush Dew Holt of West Virginia, by Helen's friend and Rush's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase. They were married a year after they met, and the couple moved to West Virginia in 1941. Two children were born to the couple: Helen Jane Holt (1945) and Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (1948). When Rush Holt, Sr.'s sister died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. During this period Helen Holt described herself as a homemaker, but she was later involved with her husband's campaigns and even served as an unpaid assistant in Rush Holt's Charleston office. This initial involvement in government, however, was only the beginning of Helen Holt's own political career.","In 1955 after the death of her husband, Helen Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fulfill her late husband's term in the West Virginia House of Delegates, and she was later elected as a delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention. After the legislative session ended in March, 1956, Helen Holt accepted a recently-vacated teaching position at Greenbrier College which would prove to be only temporary. In 1957, after the death of Secretary of State D. Pitt O'Brian, Governor Cecil H. Underwood appointed Helen Holt to fill the position, making Helen Holt the first woman to hold the office in West Virginia history. Wishing to remain secretary of state, Helen Holt ran against Joe F. Burdett in 1958 but lost. Despite the unsuccessful campaign, Helen Holt continued to break the gender barrier, becoming the first woman appointed to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in West Virginia (served from 1959-1960) and later the first woman to serve as a trustee on the Board of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C.","In 1960 Helen Holt received a presidential appointment from Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration for Nursing Homes Program (1960-1974). During the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, Helen Holt was considered for the position of United States treasurer, but despite numerous letters of recommendation from politicians and prominent individuals, the position was offered to John B. Connelly, Jr. Nevertheless, Helen Holt continued to succeed, and in 1974 the Department of Housing and Urban Development appointed her to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped (1974-1983).","In 1983 after twenty-three years of government service, Helen Holt retired, but she remained active in women's organizations (including the Washington Business and Professional Women's Clubs, the Association of University Women, and the National League of Pen Women) and in church groups sponsored by the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. In addition to the numerous positions and honors bestowed upon Helen Holt during her political career, including being chosen as West Virginia Daughter of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C. in 1957 and being elected as president of the same society in 1960 and again serving as president from 1965-1966, she was awarded one of her greatest distinctions in 2013 when she received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University.","Helen Holt passed away on July 12, 2015.","Chronological List of Events:","August 16, 1913: born","1930: graduated from high school","1930-1932: attended Stephens College, received an AA degree","1932-1934: attended Northwestern University, received a BA degree in Biology and a minor in Anthropology","1934-1936: worked at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed","1935-1937: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of Missouri","1936-1937: attended the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts","Summer, 1937-1938: attended Northwestern University, received a MS degree in Zoology","1938-1941: taught Science courses at National Park College","1941 married Senator Rush Dew Holt","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt.","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1955: death of Rush Dew Holt, Sr.","February 17, 1955-December 1, 1956 finished Rush Dew Holt's House of Delegates term, continued to serve in the House of Delegates until 1957","1956: served as a Delegate at Large to the Republican National Convention","1956: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill","1956-1957: taught at Greenbrier College for Women","1957: stopped serving as professor at Greenbrier College, appointed to secretary of state of West Virginia (thru January, 1959)","1959-1960: served as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in WV","1960-1974: appointed by Eisenhower to the Federal Housing Administration as special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes","1974-1983: appointed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped","1983: retired from government service","2013: received an Honorary Degree from WVU","July 12, 2015: death","Sources:","A\u0026M 1858, Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.","Daly-Lipe, Patricia. Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady. The Pen Women Press, 2014.","Marquis-Who's Who Incorporated. Who's Who of American Women: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living American Women, Volume I (1958-1959). The Benson Printing Company, 1958.","0873, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386","Papers of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into five series: Personal and Political Papers (1912-2015 and undated) includes biographical material, correspondence, campaign material, educational material, and photographs, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and political activities. Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated) includes speeches, clippings, and press releases. State Government Papers (1955-1960) includes records from Helen Holt's service in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as the secretary of state of West Virginia. Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated) include records from Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration and with Housing and Urban Development. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated) includes biographical material, political material, correspondence, and clippings, among other material relating to Helen Holt's son's personal and political activities.","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1912-2015 and undated","Includes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.","Series 2. Press and Media Activity; 1937-2008 and undated","Includes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.","Series 3. State Government Papers; 1955-1960","Includes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.","Series 4. Federal Government Papers; 1960-1984 and undated","Includes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.","Series 5. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers; 1953-2014 and undated","Papers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.","Series 6. Addendum of 2021-10-20; circa 1996","Campaign poster of Rush Holt, Jr.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Papers of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1912-2015 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated), State Government Papers (1955-1960), Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated), Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated), and Addendum of 2021 October 20 (circa 1996).","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center","West Virginia and Regional History Center","Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )","West Virginia. Legislature","United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development","Presbyterian Church","Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)","West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs","United States. Works Progress Administration","United States. Federal Housing Administration","Greenbrier College (Lewisburg, W. 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The records have been gathered via multiple accruals from 1956 to 2016. Originally, these collections were divided between A\u0026amp;M 873 and A\u0026amp;M 1701, the latter also being composed of thirteen addenda and A\u0026amp;M 1858. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nIn an attempt to organize the collections in a more coherent fashion for patron use and to reflect the creator(s) in a more concise manner, the material was reevaluated and reorganized into the three sets of papers with distinct series and subseries: A\u0026amp;M 873: Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers; A\u0026amp;M 1858: Helen Holt (1913-2015) Papers; and A\u0026amp;M 4218: Rush Dew Holt Family Papers. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBecause of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFor assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center. \u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is one of five (see also A\u0026M 0873, 4218, 4039, and 3943) pertaining to Rush Dew Holt, Sr. and his family. The records have been gathered via multiple accruals from 1956 to 2016. Originally, these collections were divided between A\u0026M 873 and A\u0026M 1701, the latter also being composed of thirteen addenda and A\u0026M 1858.","In an attempt to organize the collections in a more coherent fashion for patron use and to reflect the creator(s) in a more concise manner, the material was reevaluated and reorganized into the three sets of papers with distinct series and subseries: A\u0026M 873: Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers; A\u0026M 1858: Helen Holt (1913-2015) Papers; and A\u0026M 4218: Rush Dew Holt Family Papers.","Because of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate.","For assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eHelen Louise (Froelich) Holt was born in Gridley, Illinois, on August 16, 1913, to parents, William and Edna Froelich. Even at a young age, Helen Holt displayed academic potential, being advanced from the second to third grade, and this excellence was further demonstrated by Helen Holt's selection as class president and later valedictorian of her graduating class.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter high school she attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she received an AA degree in 1932. To further her education, Helen Holt applied to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she was inducted into the Delta Delta Delta sorority. While attending Northwestern University, Helen Holt maintained a high grade point average, and she graduated in 1934 with a BA in Biology and a minor in Anthropology. Soon after receiving her degree, Helen Holt was offered a position at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed. This experience led to Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library. In 1936, Helen Holt was encouraged to attend the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. During this time (1935-1937) she also completed graduated work in connection with the University of Missouri in Columbia Missouri. After attending the Marine Biological Laboratory where she was able to interact with other students and well-known professors, Helen Holt decided it best to further her education at the graduate level; thus, she applied for a teaching fellowship in Zoology at Northwestern University. She was accepted and began her courses during the 1937 summer term and graduated in 1938. In addition to earning her MS, Helen Holt completed graduate work in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1956. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter graduating with her MS degree, Helen Holt was hired for a position at National Park College in Washington, D.C., where she taught several Science courses from 1938-1941. It was during this time that she was introduced to the youngest member of the United States Senate, Rush Dew Holt of West Virginia, by Helen's friend and Rush's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase. They were married a year after they met, and the couple moved to West Virginia in 1941. Two children were born to the couple: Helen Jane Holt (1945) and Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (1948). When Rush Holt, Sr.'s sister died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. During this period Helen Holt described herself as a homemaker, but she was later involved with her husband's campaigns and even served as an unpaid assistant in Rush Holt's Charleston office. This initial involvement in government, however, was only the beginning of Helen Holt's own political career.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1955 after the death of her husband, Helen Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fulfill her late husband's term in the West Virginia House of Delegates, and she was later elected as a delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention. After the legislative session ended in March, 1956, Helen Holt accepted a recently-vacated teaching position at Greenbrier College which would prove to be only temporary. In 1957, after the death of Secretary of State D. Pitt O'Brian, Governor Cecil H. Underwood appointed Helen Holt to fill the position, making Helen Holt the first woman to hold the office in West Virginia history. Wishing to remain secretary of state, Helen Holt ran against Joe F. Burdett in 1958 but lost. Despite the unsuccessful campaign, Helen Holt continued to break the gender barrier, becoming the first woman appointed to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in West Virginia (served from 1959-1960) and later the first woman to serve as a trustee on the Board of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1960 Helen Holt received a presidential appointment from Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration for Nursing Homes Program (1960-1974). During the administration of President Richard M. 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In addition to the numerous positions and honors bestowed upon Helen Holt during her political career, including being chosen as West Virginia Daughter of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C. in 1957 and being elected as president of the same society in 1960 and again serving as president from 1965-1966, she was awarded one of her greatest distinctions in 2013 when she received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHelen Holt passed away on July 12, 2015. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eChronological List of Events:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAugust 16, 1913: born\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1930: graduated from high school\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1930-1932: attended Stephens College, received an AA degree\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1932-1934: attended Northwestern University, received a BA degree in Biology and a minor in Anthropology\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1934-1936: worked at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1935-1937: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of Missouri\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1936-1937: attended the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSummer, 1937-1938: attended Northwestern University, received a MS degree in Zoology \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1938-1941: taught Science courses at National Park College \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1941 married Senator Rush Dew Holt\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1955: death of Rush Dew Holt, Sr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 17, 1955-December 1, 1956 finished Rush Dew Holt's House of Delegates term, continued to serve in the House of Delegates until 1957 \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1956: served as a Delegate at Large to the Republican National Convention\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1956: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1956-1957: taught at Greenbrier College for Women\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1957: stopped serving as professor at Greenbrier College, appointed to secretary of state of West Virginia (thru January, 1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1959-1960: served as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in WV\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1960-1974: appointed by Eisenhower to the Federal Housing Administration as special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1974-1983: appointed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1983: retired from government service\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2013: received an Honorary Degree from WVU\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly 12, 2015: death\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSources:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA\u0026amp;M 1858, Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaly-Lipe, Patricia. Helen Holt: \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMemoir of a Servant Lady\u003c/emph\u003e. The Pen Women Press, 2014.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarquis-Who's Who Incorporated. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWho's Who of American Women: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living American Women, Volume I (1958-1959)\u003c/emph\u003e. The Benson Printing Company, 1958.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt was born in Gridley, Illinois, on August 16, 1913, to parents, William and Edna Froelich. Even at a young age, Helen Holt displayed academic potential, being advanced from the second to third grade, and this excellence was further demonstrated by Helen Holt's selection as class president and later valedictorian of her graduating class.","After high school she attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she received an AA degree in 1932. To further her education, Helen Holt applied to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she was inducted into the Delta Delta Delta sorority. While attending Northwestern University, Helen Holt maintained a high grade point average, and she graduated in 1934 with a BA in Biology and a minor in Anthropology. Soon after receiving her degree, Helen Holt was offered a position at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed. This experience led to Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library. In 1936, Helen Holt was encouraged to attend the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. During this time (1935-1937) she also completed graduated work in connection with the University of Missouri in Columbia Missouri. After attending the Marine Biological Laboratory where she was able to interact with other students and well-known professors, Helen Holt decided it best to further her education at the graduate level; thus, she applied for a teaching fellowship in Zoology at Northwestern University. She was accepted and began her courses during the 1937 summer term and graduated in 1938. In addition to earning her MS, Helen Holt completed graduate work in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1956.","After graduating with her MS degree, Helen Holt was hired for a position at National Park College in Washington, D.C., where she taught several Science courses from 1938-1941. It was during this time that she was introduced to the youngest member of the United States Senate, Rush Dew Holt of West Virginia, by Helen's friend and Rush's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase. They were married a year after they met, and the couple moved to West Virginia in 1941. Two children were born to the couple: Helen Jane Holt (1945) and Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (1948). When Rush Holt, Sr.'s sister died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. During this period Helen Holt described herself as a homemaker, but she was later involved with her husband's campaigns and even served as an unpaid assistant in Rush Holt's Charleston office. This initial involvement in government, however, was only the beginning of Helen Holt's own political career.","In 1955 after the death of her husband, Helen Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fulfill her late husband's term in the West Virginia House of Delegates, and she was later elected as a delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention. After the legislative session ended in March, 1956, Helen Holt accepted a recently-vacated teaching position at Greenbrier College which would prove to be only temporary. In 1957, after the death of Secretary of State D. Pitt O'Brian, Governor Cecil H. Underwood appointed Helen Holt to fill the position, making Helen Holt the first woman to hold the office in West Virginia history. Wishing to remain secretary of state, Helen Holt ran against Joe F. Burdett in 1958 but lost. Despite the unsuccessful campaign, Helen Holt continued to break the gender barrier, becoming the first woman appointed to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in West Virginia (served from 1959-1960) and later the first woman to serve as a trustee on the Board of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C.","In 1960 Helen Holt received a presidential appointment from Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration for Nursing Homes Program (1960-1974). During the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, Helen Holt was considered for the position of United States treasurer, but despite numerous letters of recommendation from politicians and prominent individuals, the position was offered to John B. Connelly, Jr. Nevertheless, Helen Holt continued to succeed, and in 1974 the Department of Housing and Urban Development appointed her to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped (1974-1983).","In 1983 after twenty-three years of government service, Helen Holt retired, but she remained active in women's organizations (including the Washington Business and Professional Women's Clubs, the Association of University Women, and the National League of Pen Women) and in church groups sponsored by the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. In addition to the numerous positions and honors bestowed upon Helen Holt during her political career, including being chosen as West Virginia Daughter of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C. in 1957 and being elected as president of the same society in 1960 and again serving as president from 1965-1966, she was awarded one of her greatest distinctions in 2013 when she received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University.","Helen Holt passed away on July 12, 2015.","Chronological List of Events:","August 16, 1913: born","1930: graduated from high school","1930-1932: attended Stephens College, received an AA degree","1932-1934: attended Northwestern University, received a BA degree in Biology and a minor in Anthropology","1934-1936: worked at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed","1935-1937: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of Missouri","1936-1937: attended the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts","Summer, 1937-1938: attended Northwestern University, received a MS degree in Zoology","1938-1941: taught Science courses at National Park College","1941 married Senator Rush Dew Holt","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt.","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1955: death of Rush Dew Holt, Sr.","February 17, 1955-December 1, 1956 finished Rush Dew Holt's House of Delegates term, continued to serve in the House of Delegates until 1957","1956: served as a Delegate at Large to the Republican National Convention","1956: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill","1956-1957: taught at Greenbrier College for Women","1957: stopped serving as professor at Greenbrier College, appointed to secretary of state of West Virginia (thru January, 1959)","1959-1960: served as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in WV","1960-1974: appointed by Eisenhower to the Federal Housing Administration as special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes","1974-1983: appointed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped","1983: retired from government service","2013: received an Honorary Degree from WVU","July 12, 2015: death","Sources:","A\u0026M 1858, Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.","Daly-Lipe, Patricia. Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady. The Pen Women Press, 2014.","Marquis-Who's Who Incorporated. Who's Who of American Women: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living American Women, Volume I (1958-1959). 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Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated) includes biographical material, political material, correspondence, and clippings, among other material relating to Helen Holt's son's personal and political activities.","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1912-2015 and undated","Includes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.","Series 2. Press and Media Activity; 1937-2008 and undated","Includes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.","Series 3. State Government Papers; 1955-1960","Includes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.","Series 4. 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SEE ALSO Academies","Women's history -- 1929-1950","Women's history -- 1951-present","Political campaigns","Nursing Homes -- United States","Politics and government.","Politicians -- United States","One box contains restricted material and requires signed form.","Researchers may access digitized and born digital materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department.","This collection is one of five (see also A\u0026M 0873, 4218, 4039, and 3943) pertaining to Rush Dew Holt, Sr. and his family. The records have been gathered via multiple accruals from 1956 to 2016. Originally, these collections were divided between A\u0026M 873 and A\u0026M 1701, the latter also being composed of thirteen addenda and A\u0026M 1858.","In an attempt to organize the collections in a more coherent fashion for patron use and to reflect the creator(s) in a more concise manner, the material was reevaluated and reorganized into the three sets of papers with distinct series and subseries: A\u0026M 873: Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers; A\u0026M 1858: Helen Holt (1913-2015) Papers; and A\u0026M 4218: Rush Dew Holt Family Papers.","Because of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate.","For assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center.","Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt was born in Gridley, Illinois, on August 16, 1913, to parents, William and Edna Froelich. Even at a young age, Helen Holt displayed academic potential, being advanced from the second to third grade, and this excellence was further demonstrated by Helen Holt's selection as class president and later valedictorian of her graduating class.","After high school she attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she received an AA degree in 1932. To further her education, Helen Holt applied to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she was inducted into the Delta Delta Delta sorority. While attending Northwestern University, Helen Holt maintained a high grade point average, and she graduated in 1934 with a BA in Biology and a minor in Anthropology. Soon after receiving her degree, Helen Holt was offered a position at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed. This experience led to Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library. In 1936, Helen Holt was encouraged to attend the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. During this time (1935-1937) she also completed graduated work in connection with the University of Missouri in Columbia Missouri. After attending the Marine Biological Laboratory where she was able to interact with other students and well-known professors, Helen Holt decided it best to further her education at the graduate level; thus, she applied for a teaching fellowship in Zoology at Northwestern University. She was accepted and began her courses during the 1937 summer term and graduated in 1938. In addition to earning her MS, Helen Holt completed graduate work in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1956.","After graduating with her MS degree, Helen Holt was hired for a position at National Park College in Washington, D.C., where she taught several Science courses from 1938-1941. It was during this time that she was introduced to the youngest member of the United States Senate, Rush Dew Holt of West Virginia, by Helen's friend and Rush's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase. They were married a year after they met, and the couple moved to West Virginia in 1941. Two children were born to the couple: Helen Jane Holt (1945) and Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (1948). When Rush Holt, Sr.'s sister died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. During this period Helen Holt described herself as a homemaker, but she was later involved with her husband's campaigns and even served as an unpaid assistant in Rush Holt's Charleston office. This initial involvement in government, however, was only the beginning of Helen Holt's own political career.","In 1955 after the death of her husband, Helen Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fulfill her late husband's term in the West Virginia House of Delegates, and she was later elected as a delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention. After the legislative session ended in March, 1956, Helen Holt accepted a recently-vacated teaching position at Greenbrier College which would prove to be only temporary. In 1957, after the death of Secretary of State D. Pitt O'Brian, Governor Cecil H. Underwood appointed Helen Holt to fill the position, making Helen Holt the first woman to hold the office in West Virginia history. Wishing to remain secretary of state, Helen Holt ran against Joe F. Burdett in 1958 but lost. Despite the unsuccessful campaign, Helen Holt continued to break the gender barrier, becoming the first woman appointed to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in West Virginia (served from 1959-1960) and later the first woman to serve as a trustee on the Board of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C.","In 1960 Helen Holt received a presidential appointment from Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration for Nursing Homes Program (1960-1974). During the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, Helen Holt was considered for the position of United States treasurer, but despite numerous letters of recommendation from politicians and prominent individuals, the position was offered to John B. Connelly, Jr. Nevertheless, Helen Holt continued to succeed, and in 1974 the Department of Housing and Urban Development appointed her to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped (1974-1983).","In 1983 after twenty-three years of government service, Helen Holt retired, but she remained active in women's organizations (including the Washington Business and Professional Women's Clubs, the Association of University Women, and the National League of Pen Women) and in church groups sponsored by the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. In addition to the numerous positions and honors bestowed upon Helen Holt during her political career, including being chosen as West Virginia Daughter of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C. in 1957 and being elected as president of the same society in 1960 and again serving as president from 1965-1966, she was awarded one of her greatest distinctions in 2013 when she received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University.","Helen Holt passed away on July 12, 2015.","Chronological List of Events:","August 16, 1913: born","1930: graduated from high school","1930-1932: attended Stephens College, received an AA degree","1932-1934: attended Northwestern University, received a BA degree in Biology and a minor in Anthropology","1934-1936: worked at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed","1935-1937: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of Missouri","1936-1937: attended the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts","Summer, 1937-1938: attended Northwestern University, received a MS degree in Zoology","1938-1941: taught Science courses at National Park College","1941 married Senator Rush Dew Holt","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt.","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1955: death of Rush Dew Holt, Sr.","February 17, 1955-December 1, 1956 finished Rush Dew Holt's House of Delegates term, continued to serve in the House of Delegates until 1957","1956: served as a Delegate at Large to the Republican National Convention","1956: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill","1956-1957: taught at Greenbrier College for Women","1957: stopped serving as professor at Greenbrier College, appointed to secretary of state of West Virginia (thru January, 1959)","1959-1960: served as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in WV","1960-1974: appointed by Eisenhower to the Federal Housing Administration as special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes","1974-1983: appointed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped","1983: retired from government service","2013: received an Honorary Degree from WVU","July 12, 2015: death","Sources:","A\u0026M 1858, Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.","Daly-Lipe, Patricia. Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady. The Pen Women Press, 2014.","Marquis-Who's Who Incorporated. Who's Who of American Women: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living American Women, Volume I (1958-1959). The Benson Printing Company, 1958.","0873, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386","Papers of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into five series: Personal and Political Papers (1912-2015 and undated) includes biographical material, correspondence, campaign material, educational material, and photographs, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and political activities. Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated) includes speeches, clippings, and press releases. State Government Papers (1955-1960) includes records from Helen Holt's service in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as the secretary of state of West Virginia. Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated) include records from Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration and with Housing and Urban Development. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated) includes biographical material, political material, correspondence, and clippings, among other material relating to Helen Holt's son's personal and political activities.","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1912-2015 and undated","Includes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.","Series 2. Press and Media Activity; 1937-2008 and undated","Includes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.","Series 3. State Government Papers; 1955-1960","Includes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.","Series 4. Federal Government Papers; 1960-1984 and undated","Includes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.","Series 5. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers; 1953-2014 and undated","Papers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.","Series 6. Addendum of 2021-10-20; circa 1996","Campaign poster of Rush Holt, Jr.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Papers of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. 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While attending Northwestern University, Helen Holt maintained a high grade point average, and she graduated in 1934 with a BA in Biology and a minor in Anthropology. Soon after receiving her degree, Helen Holt was offered a position at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed. This experience led to Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library. In 1936, Helen Holt was encouraged to attend the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. During this time (1935-1937) she also completed graduated work in connection with the University of Missouri in Columbia Missouri. After attending the Marine Biological Laboratory where she was able to interact with other students and well-known professors, Helen Holt decided it best to further her education at the graduate level; thus, she applied for a teaching fellowship in Zoology at Northwestern University. She was accepted and began her courses during the 1937 summer term and graduated in 1938. In addition to earning her MS, Helen Holt completed graduate work in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1956. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter graduating with her MS degree, Helen Holt was hired for a position at National Park College in Washington, D.C., where she taught several Science courses from 1938-1941. It was during this time that she was introduced to the youngest member of the United States Senate, Rush Dew Holt of West Virginia, by Helen's friend and Rush's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase. They were married a year after they met, and the couple moved to West Virginia in 1941. Two children were born to the couple: Helen Jane Holt (1945) and Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (1948). When Rush Holt, Sr.'s sister died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. During this period Helen Holt described herself as a homemaker, but she was later involved with her husband's campaigns and even served as an unpaid assistant in Rush Holt's Charleston office. This initial involvement in government, however, was only the beginning of Helen Holt's own political career.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1955 after the death of her husband, Helen Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fulfill her late husband's term in the West Virginia House of Delegates, and she was later elected as a delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention. After the legislative session ended in March, 1956, Helen Holt accepted a recently-vacated teaching position at Greenbrier College which would prove to be only temporary. In 1957, after the death of Secretary of State D. Pitt O'Brian, Governor Cecil H. Underwood appointed Helen Holt to fill the position, making Helen Holt the first woman to hold the office in West Virginia history. Wishing to remain secretary of state, Helen Holt ran against Joe F. Burdett in 1958 but lost. Despite the unsuccessful campaign, Helen Holt continued to break the gender barrier, becoming the first woman appointed to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in West Virginia (served from 1959-1960) and later the first woman to serve as a trustee on the Board of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1960 Helen Holt received a presidential appointment from Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration for Nursing Homes Program (1960-1974). During the administration of President Richard M. 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In addition to the numerous positions and honors bestowed upon Helen Holt during her political career, including being chosen as West Virginia Daughter of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C. in 1957 and being elected as president of the same society in 1960 and again serving as president from 1965-1966, she was awarded one of her greatest distinctions in 2013 when she received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHelen Holt passed away on July 12, 2015. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eChronological List of Events:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAugust 16, 1913: born\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1930: graduated from high school\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1930-1932: attended Stephens College, received an AA degree\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1932-1934: attended Northwestern University, received a BA degree in Biology and a minor in Anthropology\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1934-1936: worked at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1935-1937: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of Missouri\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1936-1937: attended the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSummer, 1937-1938: attended Northwestern University, received a MS degree in Zoology \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1938-1941: taught Science courses at National Park College \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1941 married Senator Rush Dew Holt\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1955: death of Rush Dew Holt, Sr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFebruary 17, 1955-December 1, 1956 finished Rush Dew Holt's House of Delegates term, continued to serve in the House of Delegates until 1957 \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1956: served as a Delegate at Large to the Republican National Convention\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1956: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1956-1957: taught at Greenbrier College for Women\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1957: stopped serving as professor at Greenbrier College, appointed to secretary of state of West Virginia (thru January, 1959)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1959-1960: served as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in WV\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1960-1974: appointed by Eisenhower to the Federal Housing Administration as special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1974-1983: appointed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1983: retired from government service\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2013: received an Honorary Degree from WVU\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJuly 12, 2015: death\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSources:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA\u0026amp;M 1858, Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDaly-Lipe, Patricia. Helen Holt: \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eMemoir of a Servant Lady\u003c/emph\u003e. The Pen Women Press, 2014.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMarquis-Who's Who Incorporated. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWho's Who of American Women: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living American Women, Volume I (1958-1959)\u003c/emph\u003e. The Benson Printing Company, 1958.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical / Historical"],"bioghist_tesim":["Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt was born in Gridley, Illinois, on August 16, 1913, to parents, William and Edna Froelich. Even at a young age, Helen Holt displayed academic potential, being advanced from the second to third grade, and this excellence was further demonstrated by Helen Holt's selection as class president and later valedictorian of her graduating class.","After high school she attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she received an AA degree in 1932. To further her education, Helen Holt applied to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she was inducted into the Delta Delta Delta sorority. While attending Northwestern University, Helen Holt maintained a high grade point average, and she graduated in 1934 with a BA in Biology and a minor in Anthropology. Soon after receiving her degree, Helen Holt was offered a position at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed. This experience led to Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library. In 1936, Helen Holt was encouraged to attend the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. During this time (1935-1937) she also completed graduated work in connection with the University of Missouri in Columbia Missouri. After attending the Marine Biological Laboratory where she was able to interact with other students and well-known professors, Helen Holt decided it best to further her education at the graduate level; thus, she applied for a teaching fellowship in Zoology at Northwestern University. She was accepted and began her courses during the 1937 summer term and graduated in 1938. In addition to earning her MS, Helen Holt completed graduate work in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1956.","After graduating with her MS degree, Helen Holt was hired for a position at National Park College in Washington, D.C., where she taught several Science courses from 1938-1941. It was during this time that she was introduced to the youngest member of the United States Senate, Rush Dew Holt of West Virginia, by Helen's friend and Rush's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase. They were married a year after they met, and the couple moved to West Virginia in 1941. Two children were born to the couple: Helen Jane Holt (1945) and Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (1948). When Rush Holt, Sr.'s sister died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. During this period Helen Holt described herself as a homemaker, but she was later involved with her husband's campaigns and even served as an unpaid assistant in Rush Holt's Charleston office. This initial involvement in government, however, was only the beginning of Helen Holt's own political career.","In 1955 after the death of her husband, Helen Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fulfill her late husband's term in the West Virginia House of Delegates, and she was later elected as a delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention. After the legislative session ended in March, 1956, Helen Holt accepted a recently-vacated teaching position at Greenbrier College which would prove to be only temporary. In 1957, after the death of Secretary of State D. Pitt O'Brian, Governor Cecil H. Underwood appointed Helen Holt to fill the position, making Helen Holt the first woman to hold the office in West Virginia history. Wishing to remain secretary of state, Helen Holt ran against Joe F. Burdett in 1958 but lost. Despite the unsuccessful campaign, Helen Holt continued to break the gender barrier, becoming the first woman appointed to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in West Virginia (served from 1959-1960) and later the first woman to serve as a trustee on the Board of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C.","In 1960 Helen Holt received a presidential appointment from Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration for Nursing Homes Program (1960-1974). During the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, Helen Holt was considered for the position of United States treasurer, but despite numerous letters of recommendation from politicians and prominent individuals, the position was offered to John B. Connelly, Jr. Nevertheless, Helen Holt continued to succeed, and in 1974 the Department of Housing and Urban Development appointed her to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped (1974-1983).","In 1983 after twenty-three years of government service, Helen Holt retired, but she remained active in women's organizations (including the Washington Business and Professional Women's Clubs, the Association of University Women, and the National League of Pen Women) and in church groups sponsored by the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. In addition to the numerous positions and honors bestowed upon Helen Holt during her political career, including being chosen as West Virginia Daughter of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C. in 1957 and being elected as president of the same society in 1960 and again serving as president from 1965-1966, she was awarded one of her greatest distinctions in 2013 when she received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University.","Helen Holt passed away on July 12, 2015.","Chronological List of Events:","August 16, 1913: born","1930: graduated from high school","1930-1932: attended Stephens College, received an AA degree","1932-1934: attended Northwestern University, received a BA degree in Biology and a minor in Anthropology","1934-1936: worked at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed","1935-1937: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of Missouri","1936-1937: attended the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts","Summer, 1937-1938: attended Northwestern University, received a MS degree in Zoology","1938-1941: taught Science courses at National Park College","1941 married Senator Rush Dew Holt","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt.","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1955: death of Rush Dew Holt, Sr.","February 17, 1955-December 1, 1956 finished Rush Dew Holt's House of Delegates term, continued to serve in the House of Delegates until 1957","1956: served as a Delegate at Large to the Republican National Convention","1956: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill","1956-1957: taught at Greenbrier College for Women","1957: stopped serving as professor at Greenbrier College, appointed to secretary of state of West Virginia (thru January, 1959)","1959-1960: served as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in WV","1960-1974: appointed by Eisenhower to the Federal Housing Administration as special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes","1974-1983: appointed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped","1983: retired from government service","2013: received an Honorary Degree from WVU","July 12, 2015: death","Sources:","A\u0026M 1858, Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.","Daly-Lipe, Patricia. Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady. The Pen Women Press, 2014.","Marquis-Who's Who Incorporated. Who's Who of American Women: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living American Women, Volume I (1958-1959). The Benson Printing Company, 1958."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Helen Holt Papers, A\u0026amp;M 1858, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Helen Holt Papers, A\u0026M 1858, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e0873, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related A\u0026M Collections"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["0873, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. 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Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated) includes biographical material, political material, correspondence, and clippings, among other material relating to Helen Holt's son's personal and political activities.","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1912-2015 and undated","Includes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.","Series 2. Press and Media Activity; 1937-2008 and undated","Includes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.","Series 3. State Government Papers; 1955-1960","Includes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.","Series 4. Federal Government Papers; 1960-1984 and undated","Includes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.","Series 5. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers; 1953-2014 and undated","Papers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.","Series 6. Addendum of 2021-10-20; circa 1996","Campaign poster of Rush Holt, Jr."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_1070efee2d7cb283b22d98c8c285e735\"\u003ePapers of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. 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The records have been gathered via multiple accruals from 1956 to 2016. Originally, these collections were divided between A\u0026M 873 and A\u0026M 1701, the latter also being composed of thirteen addenda and A\u0026M 1858.","In an attempt to organize the collections in a more coherent fashion for patron use and to reflect the creator(s) in a more concise manner, the material was reevaluated and reorganized into the three sets of papers with distinct series and subseries: A\u0026M 873: Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers; A\u0026M 1858: Helen Holt (1913-2015) Papers; and A\u0026M 4218: Rush Dew Holt Family Papers.","Because of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate.","For assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center.","Rush Dew Holt was born in Weston, West Virginia, on June 19, 1905 to parents, Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.","The potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.","In 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.","By the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.","By 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.","Just as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.","Although Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.","After his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements.","During the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.","Holt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.","Chronological List of Events:","June 19, 1905: born","1920: graduated from high school","1920-1922: attended West Virginia University","1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree","1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia","1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers","1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes","1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935","1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old","1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway","1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election","1941: married Helen Louise Froelich","1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.","1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful","1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party","1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes","1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won","February 8, 1955: death","Sources:","Coffey, William Ellis. Rush Dew Holt: The Boy Senator. Dissertation, West Virginia University, 1970.","A\u0026M 0873, Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.","1858, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386","Papers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated) includes correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; and material from college courses, among other material that represents Rush Holt's personal life and political career; and ephemera collected by Rush Holt. Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated) includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt. Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. Administrative Files (1937-1940) includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1840-2000 and undated (bulk 1918-1955)","Includes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.","Series 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated","Includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.","Series 3. Legislative Records; 1920-1955 and undated","Includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity.","Series 4. Constituent Services; 1923-1954 and undated","Includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.","Series 5. Press and Media Activity; 1925-2003 and undated (bulk 1925-1955)","Includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.","Series 6. 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He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJust as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlthough Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. 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Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.","The potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.","In 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.","By the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.","By 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.","Just as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.","Although Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.","After his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements.","During the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.","Holt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.","Chronological List of Events:","June 19, 1905: born","1920: graduated from high school","1920-1922: attended West Virginia University","1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree","1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia","1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers","1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes","1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935","1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old","1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway","1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election","1941: married Helen Louise Froelich","1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.","1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful","1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party","1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes","1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won","February 8, 1955: death","Sources:","Coffey, William Ellis. Rush Dew Holt: The Boy Senator. 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Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated) includes correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; and material from college courses, among other material that represents Rush Holt's personal life and political career; and ephemera collected by Rush Holt. Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated) includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt. Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. 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Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. 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The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated) includes correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; and material from college courses, among other material that represents Rush Holt's personal life and political career; and ephemera collected by Rush Holt. Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated) includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt. Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. Administrative Files (1937-1940) includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1840-2000 and undated (bulk 1918-1955)","Includes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.","Series 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated","Includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.","Series 3. Legislative Records; 1920-1955 and undated","Includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity.","Series 4. Constituent Services; 1923-1954 and undated","Includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.","Series 5. Press and Media Activity; 1925-2003 and undated (bulk 1925-1955)","Includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.","Series 6. Administrative Files; 1937-1940","Includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eEphemeral items not specific to Rush Dew Holt were moved to the Printed Ephemera Collection. Several local basketball scorecards were moved to A\u0026amp;M 4216, the Annual West Virginia State High School Basketball Tournament Programs collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e17 reels of undated sound recordings, chiefly relating to the political career of Rush Dew Holt, were separated to the oral history collection, C432 R699-R715 (17 tapes). These tapes include some personal material as well.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Ephemeral items not specific to Rush Dew Holt were moved to the Printed Ephemera Collection. Several local basketball scorecards were moved to A\u0026M 4216, the Annual West Virginia State High School Basketball Tournament Programs collection.","17 reels of undated sound recordings, chiefly relating to the political career of Rush Dew Holt, were separated to the oral history collection, C432 R699-R715 (17 tapes). These tapes include some personal material as well."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_7f7aca18f594cb9e240c48f7fdefc04e\"\u003ePapers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated), Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated), Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated), Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated), and Administrative Files (1937-1940).\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Papers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. 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The records have been gathered via multiple accruals from 1956 to 2016. Originally, these collections were divided between A\u0026M 873 and A\u0026M 1701, the latter also being composed of thirteen addenda and A\u0026M 1858.","In an attempt to organize the collections in a more coherent fashion for patron use and to reflect the creator(s) in a more concise manner, the material was reevaluated and reorganized into the three sets of papers with distinct series and subseries: A\u0026M 873: Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers; A\u0026M 1858: Helen Holt (1913-2015) Papers; and A\u0026M 4218: Rush Dew Holt Family Papers.","Because of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate.","For assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center.","Rush Dew Holt was born in Weston, West Virginia, on June 19, 1905 to parents, Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.","The potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.","In 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.","By the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.","By 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.","Just as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.","Although Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.","After his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements.","During the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.","Holt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.","Chronological List of Events:","June 19, 1905: born","1920: graduated from high school","1920-1922: attended West Virginia University","1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree","1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia","1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers","1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes","1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935","1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old","1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway","1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election","1941: married Helen Louise Froelich","1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.","1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful","1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party","1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes","1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won","February 8, 1955: death","Sources:","Coffey, William Ellis. Rush Dew Holt: The Boy Senator. Dissertation, West Virginia University, 1970.","A\u0026M 0873, Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.","1858, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386","Papers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated) includes correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; and material from college courses, among other material that represents Rush Holt's personal life and political career; and ephemera collected by Rush Holt. Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated) includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt. Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. Administrative Files (1937-1940) includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1840-2000 and undated (bulk 1918-1955)","Includes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.","Series 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated","Includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.","Series 3. Legislative Records; 1920-1955 and undated","Includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity.","Series 4. Constituent Services; 1923-1954 and undated","Includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. In some cases, this series also includes typescript responses, many of which are generic.","Series 5. Press and Media Activity; 1925-2003 and undated (bulk 1925-1955)","Includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.","Series 6. 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Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate.","For assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRush Dew Holt was born in Weston, West Virginia, on June 19, 1905 to parents, Dr. Matthew S. Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBy 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJust as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlthough Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. 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Holt and Chihela (Dew) Holt. From an early age, Holt displayed scholarly potential. By age three, he was able to read first-grade primers, and eventually became interested in numerous topics for which he was able to provide detailed statistics. Among these interests was politics, and by age six, Holt had decided he would become a Democrat.","The potential displayed by Holt as a child continued into his school years. At age five, he began public education in the second grade, and he skipped grades on two more occasions. He attended Weston High School, and after graduating with honors at age fourteen, Holt applied to the University of Cincinnati; however, the register rejected the application because Holt, while academically qualified, was considered too young. Not one to admit defeat, a trait that would prove to be a lifelong characteristic, Holt turned to West Virginia University where he was accepted. As the youngest member of the freshman class, Holt found it difficult to obtain full acceptance as a college student, and his academic record reflected his apparent dissatisfaction. After two years at West Virginia University, Holt transferred to Salem College where the enrollment was smaller (approximately 300 students) and where he was able to live with his uncle, Professor Samuel Dew. It was at Salem College that Holt regained his self-confidence. His academic performance improved, and he maintained a B-plus average. In addition to academics, Holt excelled on the debate team. He was the editor-in-chief of the school paper, and he managed the tennis team.","In 1924, Holt received a Bachelor of Arts Degree and qualification to teach at secondary schools. Shortly after his graduation, he was hired to teach at Bedford High School in Virginia where he taught English and history in addition to serving as the school's athletic director. After one academic year, Holt returned to Weston, West Virginia, where he took a position at St. Patrick's High School as the athletic director. Holt also coached the basketball team with abundant success, leading the team to two national tournaments for Catholic schools. During this time, Holt also taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College, but his fascination with athletics persisted. In addition to coaching and occasional officiating, Holt also began writing about sports. Eventually, he began to contribute columns to daily West Virginia newspapers.","By the late 1920s, Holt was attracted to the political environment, and he began to contribute to candidates who were friends of and/or who shared the views of his father. In the summer of 1928, Holt went one step further by announcing his candidacy as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates. Despite Lewis County having been predominately Republican, in addition to not having received significant party backing, Holt still obtained a higher-than-expected amount of support, losing his race by only 500 votes. Once again, however, Holt would not admit defeat. In 1930 Holt again announced his candidacy for the West Virginia House of Delegates. During the campaign, he visited locations all around Lewis County, spoke to anyone who would listen, and ensured that the grievances such as those concerning government cost, increased taxes, and the power of privately owned public utilities would all be addressed. As expected with any campaign, Holt received criticism, and those who opposed him likened the young politician to his father who they declared was a radical, a socialist, and an atheist. Despite the scornful claims, Holt, by a margin of 2,150 votes, was elected to his first public office as a Democrat to the West Virginia Legislature where he served from 1931-1935. During his years as a delegate, as promised during his campaign, Holt spoke out against corrupt practices such as government spending, an issue he addressed not even a week into the 1931 session. In addition to debating issues in the House, Holt also wrote to state supported universities, highway commissioners, and auditors in West Virginia and numerous other states to gather financial figures concerning spending, salaries, and taxes among others. Holt also began an investigation in 1931 to uncover rates, operating costs, and profits of privately and publically owned utility companies. All of these endeavors were only the first chapter in Holt's political career.","By 1934 he had gained the political support and the backing of union workers which was enough to defeat incumbent United States Senator Henry Hatfield. At age twenty-nine, Holt became the youngest person to win a United States Senate seat; however, there was immediate criticism. No sooner had the votes been tallied before a protest was filed concerning Holt's credentials: the fact that he had run for an office when he had not been of the required age. In addition to discontent within his own state, Holt also received overwhelming opposition in Washington, D.C. from Senate Republicans who threatened to object on the grounds of the constitutional age requirement. Despite the criticism, Holt's election was not overturned; however, he had to wait until he turned thirty, over five months after the Seventy-forth Congress had convened, before he could participate in senatorial proceedings.","Just as he had been active in the West Virginia Legislature, Holt did not hesitate to address both major and minor issues on Capitol Hill either. During his time in the Senate, Holt served on several committees including Education and Labor, Immigration, Mines and Mining, Naval Affairs, and Post Offices and Post Roads. He also served as a member of the United States delegation to the 1939 Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway.","Although Holt had once been referred to as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's \"Golden Boy,\" such alliances and the policies that had formed them began to dissolve by 1936. He became estranged from fellow Democrat and West Virginian Senator Matthew Neely, and Holt ended his support for the United Mine Workers of America and the Works Progress Administration, the latter of which he claimed was corrupt. Eventually, Holt criticized the Roosevelt administration for its New Deal policies, he adamantly fought Roosevelt's attempt to alter the Supreme Court by changing the number of sitting justices from nine to twelve, and he spoke out against the proposition of allowing a presidential third term. Furthermore, as unrest began in Europe with Germany's invasion of Poland, Holt campaigned against any attempts by the administration to involve the United States in the War. The responses from constituents about Holt's actions were mixed; nevertheless, the young senator's sudden change led to his unsuccessful renomination attempt in 1940. Holt did not even make it past the primary election.","After his Senate term ended, Holt remained in Washington, D.C. and began to support himself as a lecturer and a writer of political issues, particularly neutrality for which he received the support of the America First Committee. It was also during this time that Holt met Helen Louise Froelich, a biology teacher at National Park College near Washington. They were married a year later and moved to West Virginia. The couple had two children: a daughter, Helen Jane Holt (born in 1945) and a son, Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (born in 1948). When Senator Holt's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase, died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. After the Holts returned to West Virginia in 1941, Holt stayed involved in politics by accepting speaking engagements.","During the remainder of the 1940s, Holt ran several times for state offices with modest success. He was elected to the State House of Delegates in 1942 and was reelected in 1944 by write-in vote and 1946 without opposition. After a failed attempt to win the West Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1944 and the nomination for United States Senator in 1948, Holt changed political affiliation. Despite this, his lack of success to achieve positions beyond the House of Delegates continued. In 1950, he won the Republican nomination to represent West Virginia's Third District in the United States House of Representatives but lost in the general election, and in 1952 Holt came very close to winning the race for West Virginia governor as the Republican candidate but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes. Success returned in 1954 when Holt was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates by the voters of Lewis County, but he was unable to finish his term due to illness.","Holt died on February 8, 1955 after a long, tough campaign against cancer.","Chronological List of Events:","June 19, 1905: born","1920: graduated from high school","1920-1922: attended West Virginia University","1922-1924: attended Salem College, received a BA degree","1924-1925: taught English and history and served as athletic director at Bedford High School in Virginia","1925-1928: served as athletic director and basketball coach at St. Patrick's High School (Catholic school) in Weston, West Virginia; taught history as a part-time instructor at Glenville Normal School and Salem College; and contributed sport columns to daily West Virginia newspapers","1928: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, lost by 500 votes","1930: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates, won by 2,150 votes, served from 1931-1935","1934: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate and won despite being only twenty-nine years old","1939: served as a member of the United States delegation to the Interparliamentary Conference in Oslo, Norway","1940: ran for renomination to the Senate, failed to win the primary election","1941: married Helen Louise Froelich","1942: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won, reelected in 1944, 1946, and 1948, served until 1950.","1944: ran as a Democrat for the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination but was unsuccessful","1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt","1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.","1948: ran as a Democrat for the United States Senate nomination but was unsuccessful","1948: switched political affiliation to the Republican Party","1952: ran as the Republican candidate for West Virginia Governor but lost to William Marland by fewer than 30,000 votes","1954: ran as a Republican for the West Virginia House of Delegates and won","February 8, 1955: death","Sources:","Coffey, William Ellis. Rush Dew Holt: The Boy Senator. 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Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into six series: Personal and Political Papers (1840-2000 and undated) includes correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; and material from college courses, among other material that represents Rush Holt's personal life and political career; and ephemera collected by Rush Holt. Artifacts (1939-1952 and undated) includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt. Legislative Records (1920-1955 and undated) includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, statistics, transcripts, financial records, and project records, among other miscellaneous material relative to Rush Holt's committee-based and general legislative activity. Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. 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Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries 3. 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Constituent Services (1923-1954 and undated) includes mail received by Rush Holt during his time in the West Virginia House of Delegates and the United States Senate from constituents providing political opinions to Holt or requesting government publications and bulletins, copies of speeches, educational material, and Rush Holt's recommendation to the United States Military or Naval Academy. Press and Media Activity (1925-2003 and undated) includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media. Administrative Files (1937-1940) includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term.","The collection is divided into six series as follows:","Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1840-2000 and undated (bulk 1918-1955)","Includes material related to Rush Holt's personal, family, and political life. Additional material related to his work in politics can be found in Series 3 through 6. Types of material include correspondence; invitations and cards; material representing campaign activities; material from college courses; bills for recordings, radio station receipts, and election expenditures; typescripts, newsletters, manuscripts, and photocopies of material written by Rush Holt; publications to which Rush Holt subscribed and collected; photographs that represent Rush Holt's personal life and political career; ephemera collected by Rush Holt; and election results collected by Rush Holt.","Series 2. Artifacts; 1939-1952 and undated","Includes personal and political items collected by Rush Holt.","Series 3. 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Press and Media Activity; 1925-2003 and undated (bulk 1925-1955)","Includes original and photocopied articles from newspapers and similar publications, typescripts of press releases, pen-and-ink drawn political cartoons, transcripts of speeches, and sound recordings, among other material representing Rush Holt's involvement with the press and media.","Series 6. Administrative Files; 1937-1940","Includes material documenting the daily office activities of Rush Holt and his staff during the former's senatorial term."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eEphemeral items not specific to Rush Dew Holt were moved to the Printed Ephemera Collection. 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These tapes include some personal material as well."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_7f7aca18f594cb9e240c48f7fdefc04e\"\u003ePapers of Rush Dew Holt, Sr. (1905-1955) relating to his personal and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. 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Hardesty, Jr. of West Virginia University. Before becoming President of West Virginia University, Hardesty was a lawyer and partner of Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff \u0026amp; Love (1973-1994) and West Virginia Tax Commissioner (1977-1980), among various other positions. After finishing his 12-year term as West Virginia University President (1995-2007), Hardesty was a Professor of Law at the West Virginia University College of Law (2007-2018). 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Please make an appointment prior to visiting.","Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center reference department.","David C. Hardesty, Jr. holds degrees from West Virginia University, Oxford University (which he attended as a Rhodes Scholar), and Harvard Law School. He also attended advanced courses in higher education leadership and decision theory at Harvard University.","Hardesty was the 21st president and CEO of West Virginia University from 1995-2007. While president, he served as chair of WVU Hospitals, Inc. and United Health System. WVU is a multi-campus public research university with comprehensive health sciences education. It enrolled approximately 35,000 students on all of its campuses in his last year as president.","While President, Hardesty led efforts to develop more than 25 student centered programs, including the first faculty led residential colleges in the university's history. These efforts resulted in rapid expansion of the university student body. He also led efforts to focus WVU's research programs, establish the world's first forensic science and biometrics degrees, increase the university's outreach and service activities, and create a new hospital system. WVU achieved a national reputation in the science of biometrics during his presidency. The health system he chaired expanded to become the largest in West Virginia.","While serving as president, Hardesty was a member of the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board; Chairman of the National 4-H Council; a director and officer in the Big East Conference; and a member of the Bowl Championship Series Presidential Oversight Committee. He was a founding director of the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute.","Prior to becoming president of WVU, Hardesty engaged in the private practice of law in Charleston with Bowles Rice for 19 years and served as State Tax Commissioner during Senator John D. Rockefeller IV's first term as governor of West Virginia (1977-80).","Hardesty is a former member of the Board of Directors of Consol Energy, Inc., and is Of Counsel to the law firm of Bowles Rice. He has previously been a member of and chaired several charitable, civic, economic development, business, and education related boards.","Mr. Hardesty is the recipient of several honorary degrees and citations, including designation as a Distinguished West Virginian, West Virginian of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C., induction into the West Virginia Business Hall of Fame, induction into The National 4-H Hall of Fame, receipt of The National Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, and designation as a Graduate of Distinction by the West Virginia Education Alliance.","In 2009, the Festival of Ideas speakers' series at WVU was endowed and named in honor of Hardesty, who helped to found the series in 1966 when he was student body president. An annual lecture at the WVU Cancer Center is also named in his honor.","Hardesty is a frequent speaker on subjects related to the legal profession, higher education, and leadership. He and his wife, Susan, are co-authors of Leading the Public University, Essays, Speeches and Commentary, published for West Virginia University by the WVU Press (2007). He has facilitated retreats and other meetings of boards and community groups for over three decades.","(Adapted from \"David C. Hardesty, Jr.\" David C. Hardesty, Jr. | College of Law | West Virginia University. March 2017. Accessed July 05, 2019.)","Papers of President David C. Hardesty, Jr. of West Virginia University. Before becoming President of West Virginia University, Hardesty was a lawyer and partner of Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff \u0026 Love (1973-1994) and West Virginia Tax Commissioner (1977-1980), among various other positions. After finishing his 12-year term as West Virginia University President (1995-2007), Hardesty was a Professor of Law at the West Virginia University College of Law (2007-2018). Some of the series titles in the addendum of 2019/09/03, including series 21-30, repeat some of the earlier series titles (e.g. both Series 7 and Series 21 are titled \"Student Papers\").","Includes:\nSeries 1. Inauguration and Inception of Presidency, 1995-1996, boxes 1-2\nSeries 2. Publications and Reports, 1963-2004, boxes 3-5\nSeries 3. Athletics, 1995-2004, box 6\nSeries 4. Clipping Notebooks, 1995-2007, boxes 7-16\nSeries 5. Audio-Visual Material, 1989-2005, boxes 17-19 \nSeries 6. Oversize Posters, Newspapers, and Other Material, 1966-2004, boxes 20-21","Addenda of 2007/04/18, 2016/12/02, 2018/08/01, 2018/10/10, and 2019/09/03:\nSeries 7. Student Papers, 1964-1973, 1993-2015, boxes 22-23\nSeries 8. Career, 1970-2014, boxes 24-26\nSeries 9. West Virginia University Papers, 1900, 1929, 1965-2016, boxes 27-31\nSeries 10. Family Papers, 1906-2016, box 32\nSeries 11. Susan Hardesty Papers, 1962-2015, box 32\nSeries 12. Photographs, 1900-2016, boxes 33-34\nSeries 13. 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He has previously been a member of and chaired several charitable, civic, economic development, business, and education related boards.","Mr. Hardesty is the recipient of several honorary degrees and citations, including designation as a Distinguished West Virginian, West Virginian of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C., induction into the West Virginia Business Hall of Fame, induction into The National 4-H Hall of Fame, receipt of The National Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, and designation as a Graduate of Distinction by the West Virginia Education Alliance.","In 2009, the Festival of Ideas speakers' series at WVU was endowed and named in honor of Hardesty, who helped to found the series in 1966 when he was student body president. An annual lecture at the WVU Cancer Center is also named in his honor.","Hardesty is a frequent speaker on subjects related to the legal profession, higher education, and leadership. He and his wife, Susan, are co-authors of Leading the Public University, Essays, Speeches and Commentary, published for West Virginia University by the WVU Press (2007). He has facilitated retreats and other meetings of boards and community groups for over three decades.","(Adapted from \"David C. Hardesty, Jr.\" David C. Hardesty, Jr. | College of Law | West Virginia University. March 2017. Accessed July 05, 2019.)"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, President David C. Hardesty, Jr., Papers, A\u0026amp;M 5114, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia University, President David C. 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Inauguration and Inception of Presidency, 1995-1996, boxes 1-2\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 2. Publications and Reports, 1963-2004, boxes 3-5\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 3. Athletics, 1995-2004, box 6\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 4. Clipping Notebooks, 1995-2007, boxes 7-16\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 5. Audio-Visual Material, 1989-2005, boxes 17-19\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e \nSeries 6. Oversize Posters, Newspapers, and Other Material, 1966-2004, boxes 20-21\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAddenda of 2007/04/18, 2016/12/02, 2018/08/01, 2018/10/10, and 2019/09/03:\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 7. Student Papers, 1964-1973, 1993-2015, boxes 22-23\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 8. Career, 1970-2014, boxes 24-26\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 9. West Virginia University Papers, 1900, 1929, 1965-2016, boxes 27-31\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 10. Family Papers, 1906-2016, box 32\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 11. 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Student Papers, 1969, box 69\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 22. Career, 1979-1981, 2006-2019, box 69\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 23. West Virginia University Papers, 1995-2019, boxes 69-71\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 24. Susan Hardesty Papers, 1986-2018, boxes 71-72\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 25. Family Papers, 1969, 1989-2018, box 72\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 26. Photographs, 1982, 2014, undated, box 72\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 27. Gold \u0026amp; Blue Travelers, 2015-2016, undated, box 72\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 28. Miscellaneous, 2016-2019, undated, box 72\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 29. Artifacts, 2017-2019, undated, box 73\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 30. Audio-Visual Material, 1952, 1973-2008, box 74\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSeries 31. Books, 1834-1923, 1964, 2007, undated, boxes 75-76\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of President David C. Hardesty, Jr. of West Virginia University. Before becoming President of West Virginia University, Hardesty was a lawyer and partner of Bowles, Rice, McDavid, Graff \u0026 Love (1973-1994) and West Virginia Tax Commissioner (1977-1980), among various other positions. After finishing his 12-year term as West Virginia University President (1995-2007), Hardesty was a Professor of Law at the West Virginia University College of Law (2007-2018). Some of the series titles in the addendum of 2019/09/03, including series 21-30, repeat some of the earlier series titles (e.g. both Series 7 and Series 21 are titled \"Student Papers\").","Includes:\nSeries 1. Inauguration and Inception of Presidency, 1995-1996, boxes 1-2\nSeries 2. Publications and Reports, 1963-2004, boxes 3-5\nSeries 3. Athletics, 1995-2004, box 6\nSeries 4. Clipping Notebooks, 1995-2007, boxes 7-16\nSeries 5. Audio-Visual Material, 1989-2005, boxes 17-19 \nSeries 6. Oversize Posters, Newspapers, and Other Material, 1966-2004, boxes 20-21","Addenda of 2007/04/18, 2016/12/02, 2018/08/01, 2018/10/10, and 2019/09/03:\nSeries 7. Student Papers, 1964-1973, 1993-2015, boxes 22-23\nSeries 8. Career, 1970-2014, boxes 24-26\nSeries 9. West Virginia University Papers, 1900, 1929, 1965-2016, boxes 27-31\nSeries 10. Family Papers, 1906-2016, box 32\nSeries 11. Susan Hardesty Papers, 1962-2015, box 32\nSeries 12. Photographs, 1900-2016, boxes 33-34\nSeries 13. Awards, 1962-2008, boxes 35-37\nSeries 14. Clinton Inauguration, 1992-1993, box 38\nSeries 15. Artifacts, ca. 1990s-2013, boxes 39-40\nSeries 16. Gold \u0026 Blue Travelers, 1989-2010, boxes 41-55, unboxed\nSeries 17. Framed Items, 1961-2010, boxes 56-60\nSeries 18. Oversize Newspapers, Papers, and Other Material, ca. 1940s-2011, boxes 61-66\nSeries 19. Audio-Visual Material, Digital and Analog, 1995-2014, box 67\nSeries 20. Miscellaneous, 1838, 1930-1963, 1997-2016, box 68","Addenda of 2006/02/20 and 2019/09/03:\nSeries 21. Student Papers, 1969, box 69\nSeries 22. Career, 1979-1981, 2006-2019, box 69\nSeries 23. West Virginia University Papers, 1995-2019, boxes 69-71\nSeries 24. Susan Hardesty Papers, 1986-2018, boxes 71-72\nSeries 25. Family Papers, 1969, 1989-2018, box 72\nSeries 26. Photographs, 1982, 2014, undated, box 72\nSeries 27. Gold \u0026 Blue Travelers, 2015-2016, undated, box 72\nSeries 28. Miscellaneous, 2016-2019, undated, box 72\nSeries 29. Artifacts, 2017-2019, undated, box 73\nSeries 30. Audio-Visual Material, 1952, 1973-2008, box 74\nSeries 31. Books, 1834-1923, 1964, 2007, undated, boxes 75-76"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOne vhs tape of demonstrations on the campus of West Virginia University in May 1970 in response to the shootings at Kent State University during Vietnam War protests; separated to the VHS - DVD collection. It is cataloged under no. 109.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["One vhs tape of demonstrations on the campus of West Virginia University in May 1970 in response to the shootings at Kent State University during Vietnam War protests; separated to the VHS - DVD collection. It is cataloged under no. 109."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_c3f81de8da7ff14d04b533a9e73122fd\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/\"\u003eWest Virginia \u0026amp; Regional History Center\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center"],"corpname_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia University.  President"],"names_coll_ssim":["West Virginia University.  President","Hardesty, David C., Jr."],"persname_ssim":["Hardesty, David C., Jr."],"names_ssim":["West Virginia and Regional History Center","West Virginia University.  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Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. 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Barns, Collector, Papers, 1842/1995, bulk 1940/1985","A\u0026M 3279","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1482","West Virginia -- Politics and government","West Virginia -- History","Pennsylvania -- History","Pacifism -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends","Agriculture","Agriculture   -- West Virginia","Socialism","Economic history -- United States","Labor","West Virginia University  -- History","West Virginia University  -- Students","Requires signed form, since special access restriction applies.","All or part of this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.","Student papers can only be accessed with the permission of a curator.","Dr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. He received his undergraduate and masters degree from Penn State in 1939 and 1940 respectively, and his Ph.D. in History from West Virginia University in 1947. He was involved with several national and state organizations throughout his career, including the American Association of University Professors, the West Virginia Historical Society, and the West Virginia Academy of Science.","processing; 2013/05/02; jcm","Added a box of materials that were pulled out of Barns' books (box 116). Changed the extent from 343 ft. to 343 ft. 5 in. Also updated the contents list excel spreadsheet.","--","!!scanning; 2013/05/02; jcm","Box 116, folder 1 contains photos/photo postcards that could be reviewed for inclusion in WVHOV.","--","general; 2013/06/02; mt","The extent is now correct. It was part of the most recent Extent Project(Extent Project 7 2014/02/19).","--","missing; 2013/06/02; mt","The following boxes were not found when we labeled the boxes several years ago: 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 169, 239, and 284.","--","location; 2013/06/02; mt","The boxes containing serials/books/periodicals were stored on the 4th floor. The boxes were unpacked and moved to the 2nd floor and 3rd floor (Summer 2013 and Winter 2013). And then the materials on the 3rd floor were moved to the 2nd floor (Spring 2014). I think most of the Barns stuff is behind the locked door on the 2nd floor. But there may also be books/serials from this collection in with the unprocessed books on the elevator side of the 2nd floor.","--","archives and manuscripts; books and periodicals; pamphlets; photographs / postcards / prints / etc.","The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.","The archival material in the collection reflects the personal and professional interests of Dr. Barns. Significant series related to his personal interests include the Morgantown \"Society of Friends\" meeting house; \"Pacifism\"; \"Newspaper Clippings\" of local, state, and national events; and \"West Virginia Government.\" Large series related to his professional career include \"West Virginia University\"; \"Professional Career\" (which includes his research notes, articles, and the book he wrote); \"Professional Organizations\" (which he participated in); and material on the \"West Virginia and National Grange.\"","Archival material also includes papers of T.C. Atkeson, known for being the national spokesman of the Grange in Washington D.C., 1919-1927. He was born in Putnam County in 1852, in the town of Buffalo, West Virginia. He was dean of the College of Agriculture at WVU from 1897 to 1910, and served as the WV State Grange master for twenty-one years. These papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, certificates, etc. documenting speeches to Congress, history of the Grange, the WV Grange, among other topics.","The books in the collection include American and West Virginia history books, agriculture books, and many early edition novels. The periodicals are a mixture of academic journals such as Journal of American Historians and West Virginia History; research periodicals such as the Pennsylvania Farmer, the Grange Monthly, and the Farm Journal; and periodicals of personal interest to Dr. Barns such as the Link and Maclean's.","Fifteen copies of the Monticola, West Virginia University yearbook, separated to A\u0026M 5025 (1971-1984, 1986, 1992 (in boxes 40-41).","--","William D. Barns Collection books designated for Rare Book Room:","Allen, Lewis F. American Cattle: Their History, Breeding and Management. Revised. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Bluish green cloth, gilt stamped cow on front cover and decorative title and author in gilt on spine. Bookplate removed.","American Wit and Humor. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Georg W. Jacobs, 1900. Bright and clean navy blue cloth cover, with gilt embossed title and boxed design of six ears of corn on cornstalks.","Ashby, N. B. The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange. Des Moines, Iowa: Industrial Publishing Co., 1890. Rough-grained maroon cloth. Black embossed borders and corner decorations on front. Gilt stamped sphinx and pyramid on front cover. Gilt lettering and black design on spine. Floral endpapers.","Atherton, Gertrude. California: An Intimate History. New York: Harper, 1914. First edition with K-O on copyright page. Decorative cover, no dust jacket.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. A Catechism of Agriculture: Illustrated. New York: Orange Judd, 1913. Chocolate brown grain cloth. Embossed design at top and bottom of covers. Title and author stamped in white in box on front cover and on spine. Very, very fine condition.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Minor wear at bottom corners and bottom of spine, otherwise like-new copy of book by a West Virginia author.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Stained all around edges of front cover and entire spine, book by a West Virginia author.","Bailey, L. H. The Horticulturist's Rule Book: A Compendium of Useful Information for Fruit-Growers, Truck-Gardeners, Florists and Others; Completed to the Beginning of the Year 1892. 2nd edition, revised. New York: Rural Publishing Company, 1892. Deep brown grain cloth cover, with embossed decoration at top and bottom of front cover. Gold stamped title, vine, watering can, hoe, and rake.","Blackmore, R. D. Lorna Doone, A Novel. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, [date not stated, circa 1900]. White half-paper decorated in gilt-highlighted violets; white cloth spine elaborately decorated in gilt title, author, publisher, and floral designs; all three edges gilt; corners and fore-edge of paper cover chipped.","Bridgeman, Thomas. The American Gardener's Assistant, In Three Parts: Containing Complete Practical Directions for the Cultivation of Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit Trees, and Grape-Vines. New edition revised, enlarged, and illustrated by S. Edwards Todd. Philadelphia: Porter \u0026 Coates, 1866. Smooth-grained brown cloth. Black embossed borders with decorations on front cover, blind embossed on back cover. Gilt stamped wreath on front cover. Gold stamped agricultural tools and watering can, with black and gold decorations and gold lettering, on spine.","Buck, Pearl S. Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul. New York: Triangle Books, 1939, reprinted April 1940. Hard cover, light blue faded by water spots, dust jacket in good condition. Owner's bookplate.","Buck, Solon J. The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. Volume 45: The Chronicles of America Series. Extra-Illustrated edition. Smooth-grained maroon cloth cover. Borders, title, and author in gold on cover and spine. Highly ornate tablet in gold with white and black eagle and four open books on front cover. Gold decoration with open book on spine.","Butler, Frederick. The farmer's manual : being a plain practical treatise on the art of husbandry, designed to promote an acquaintance with the modern improvements in agriculture, together with remarks on gardening, and a treatise on the management of bees. Weathersfield [Conn.]: Published by the author, 1821. Lacks covers. Title page partially missing and stained. Extremely fragile.","Cachia, Anthony J. Libya under the Second Ottoman Occupation (1835-1911). Tripoli: Government Press, 1945. Signed by author and by Howard J. Forbes, previous owner.","Cobb, Irvin S. Roughing It De Luxe. Illustrated by John T. McCutcheon. New York: George H. Doran, 1914. Violet brown cloth. Title and author in gilt on front cover and spine. Black and white label at top of front cover picturing Santa Fe railway train with man perched atop the steam locomotive.","Cobleigh, Rolfe. Handy farm Devices and How to Make Them. (Farm Life Series) New York: Orange Judd Company, 1910. Olive green cloth cover, with black title, author, series, borders, and wheat designs stamped.","Connor, Ralph. The Major. New York: George H. Doran, 1917. Bright and clean blue cloth cover, with embossed raised figure of a soldier and raised gilt title.","Connor, Ralph. The Man From Glengarry: A Tale of the Ottawa. Special edition limited to 50,000 copies. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. Rust brown cloth cover. Title and author in black on front cover and spine. Tan outline of man standing on logs in a tree-lined river, with tan and black sky in background.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land. New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Dark blue cloth. Four blind-embossed soldiers and leafless tree on front cover, with title, author, and flames in orange.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1901. Dark tan cloth. Title and author in red on cover and spine. Standing man with sombrero and ammunition belt in navy blue on cover.","de Valette, Marc. La Methode Directe pour L'Enseignement des Langues Vivantes a l'aide des Tableaux Auxiliaires. Deuxieme livre. Deuxieme edition. Edinburgh: Printed at the Ballantyne Press, [1910?]. Dark green cloth, gilt stamped title on cover and spine, gilt stamped decorative design of a sower in front of rising sun, fleur de lis embossed rows at top and bottom of front cover.","Decorum: A Practical Treatise on Etiquette \u0026 Dress of the Best American Society, 1879. With illustrations and captions from Hill's Manual of Business and Social Forms. Westvaco Corporation, 1979. Clean and bright red-orange cloth covers, in decorative slip case.","Dickens, Charles. Bleak House. New York: Mershon Company, [1890s-1900s?] Maroon cloth. Blind stamped with designs of three elaborate hinges on front and back covers.","Ellsworth, Henry W. The American Swine Breeder: A Practical Treatise on the Selection, Rearing and Fattening of Swine. Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company; Philadelphia: Hogan and Thompson, 1840. Brown cloth grain cover, with embossed design and gilt stamped spine.","Farjeon, Eleanor, and Herbert Farjeon. Kings and Queens. Illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft. New York: E.P. Dutton, [no date]. Clean and bright paper cover with colored illustration of a king and a queen surrounded by red draperies, same design in same colors on dust jacket.","Farm Conveniences: A Practical Hand-Book for the Farm. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Profusely illustrated. Olive green cloth with title and sickle stamped in gold on front cover and title and farming tools in gold on spine. Black lined tools and wheat on front cover. Bookplate of the Library of the West Virginia Experiment Station inside front cover. Decorative end papers.","Farm Implement News Buyer's Guide: Where to Purchase Farm Implements, Machines and Vehicles. Vol. III. Chicago: Farm Implement News Company, 1891. Numerous illustrations of farm machinery throughout, and advertising on endpapers. Olive green cloth cover, with title, publisher, and advertising stamped in black.","Fox, John, Jr. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1906. Bright and clean burgundy cloth cover, with embossed white title.","Fullerton, Edith Loring. How to Make a Vegetable Garden: A Practical and Suggestive Manual for the Home Garden. Illustrated by H. B. Fullerton. New York: Doubleday, Page \u0026 Co., 1905. Light green cloth, with title and borders in black. Front cover with photograph label of woman tilling a garden.","Hale, Philip H. The Book of Live Stock Champions, Being an Artistic Souvenir Supplement of the Monthly National Farmer and Stock Grower. St. Louis: Philip Henry Hale, 1912. Bright blue cloth cover, gilt border and lettering on front. Like new condition.","Halevy, Ludovic. The Abbe Constantin. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Cloth covers with pink background, silver title, floral design with silver stems and green leaves, formed into wreath on front cover, soiled, worn at spine top and bottom; decorative half title and title pages.","Harris, Joseph. Talks on Manures: A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks. New and Enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1902. Chocolate brown cloth cover, embossed with designs. Gilt stamped shovel and pitchfork on front cover.","Harvey, William Hope. The Remedy. Chicago: Mundus Publishing Co., 1915. Marron cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book written by a West Virginia author, inscribed by author.","Hello Bill! A Book of After Dinner Stories. New York: H. M. Caldwell, 1911. Bright and clean purple cloth cover, with white title, clock, and antlered deer.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Green cloth, embossed with designs, bright gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Clean with minimal wear and several small spots on cover.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1874. Green cloth, embossed with designs, gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Worn, soiled and stained, but sound.","Henderson, Peter. Practical Floriculture: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of Florist's Plants, for the Amateur and Professional Florist. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1897. Green cloth. Embossed design and gilt stamped title on front cover. Gilt stamped title, author, and publisher names on spine. Floral end papers.","Hough, Emerson. Fifty-four Forty or Fight. With illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1909. Bright and clean dark olive green cloth cover, with embossed geometrical designs and yellow title background.","Kelley, O. H. Origin and Progress of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in the United States; A History from 1863 to 1873. Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1875. Title, author, and sickle gold stamped on spine.","Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Gray-brown cloth, orange \"L\" within wreath, acorn and orange oak leaf design on spine and five on front cover, black embossed title and author. Soiled and foxed.","Lucas, Daniel B., and J. Fairfax McLaughlin. Fisher Ames-Henry Clay, etc. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1891. West Virginia author, sound text, and clean black cloth cover.","Martin, Edward Winslow. History of the Grange Movement; or, The Farmer's War Against Monopolies: being... a History of the Rise and Progress of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry... Philadelphia: National Publishing Co., 1873. Leather cover, embossed borders, black and gold title label on spine, marbled end papers.","Michel, Louise. La Commune. Bibliotheque Sociologique. 8th edition. Paris: Librarie P. V. Stock, 1921. Paper wrappers.","Montgomery, E. G. Productive Farm Crops. (Lippincott's Farm Manuals) Philadelphia: J.B Lippincott Company, 1918. Dark tan cloth, decorated in green lettering and vegetable vignettes, with orange background. Lightly marbled edges. Condition very fine, but interior foxed.","Morrell, L. A. The American Shepherd: Being a History of the Sheep, with their Breeds, Management, and Diseases. ... New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1845. Brown cloth cover, embossed with a pattern and a blind-embossed design of a circle with arrows protruding from top and bottom.","Nolan, Aretas W. One Hundred lessons in Elementary Agriculture. Morgantown, WV: Acme Publishing Co., 1908. Dark brown cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book published in Morgantown.","Orr, James L. The National Grange Choir, Published by the Executive Committee of the National Grange, for use in the Granges of the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by J. A. Wagenseller, 1883. Oblong shaped book, music scores and lyrics.","Our Homes: How to Beautify Them. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Blue green cloth, with embossed border design. Gilt stamped spine with title, publisher, peacock feathers, flowers, and leaves.","Packard, S. S., and H. B. Bryant. The New Bryant and Stratton Common School Book-Keeping: Embracing Single and Double Entry. ... New York: American Book Company, 1878. Grey-taupe cloth cover, deeply embossed with elaborate designs, black stamped on front cover and blind on back. Includes publisher's symbol black embossed in center of front cover. Condition very fine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Nineteenth edition. Rochester, NY: D.D.T. Moore, 1864. Deep green cloth, blind embossed designs, embossed gilt stamped sheep on front cover, blind embossed sheep on back cover, gilt lettering and sheep on spine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Thirty-first edition. New York: The American News Company, 1863. Brown-orange cloth, embossed designs in black, bright gilt stamped sheep on cover, and black and gilt lettering on spine. Bumped corners, soiled spine, otherwise very nice condition.","Read, John E. Farming for Profit: A Hand-Book for the American Farmer. Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler, 1882, c1880. Elaborately illustrated front cover, black embossed images of tools, crops, livestock, poultry, horse drawn carriage, basket, and gilt stamped title, plow, and basket. Same image on back but lacking gold. Spine similarly illustrated with cow's head and farming machinery.","Revell, Nellie. The Funny Side Out: After, Before and During Dinner Stories with Apologies to Whoever First Told Them. New York: George H. Doran, 1925. Red cloth with black lettering and design. Multiple figures, men and women, each occupying a diamond in a latticework design. Cover signed IRB (?).","Riley, James Whitcomb. Riley Farm-Rhymes. With country pictures by Will Vawter. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1905. Pink-orange cloth. Title and author on cover brown outlined in black. Spine includes ear of corn, with kernels in brown. Worm holes aligned with hinge between front cover and spine.","Robinson, Rowland E. Uncle Lisha's Shop and a Danvis Pioneer. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1933. Elaborate stamped turtle shell pattern on deep green cloth. Also gilt stamped pine branch and author's name on front cover. Gilt stamped lettering on spine. Very fine condition.","Root, A. I., and E. R. Root. The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture.: A Cyclopedia of Everything Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-bee ... Medina, Ohio: The A. I. Root Company, 1910. Black cloth cover, blind embossed with title on front and back, and gold stamped 2.5 inch bee on front cover. Floral endpapers.","Rowlands, Walter. Among the Great Masters of Painting: Scenes in the Lives of Famous Painters. Boston: Dana Estes, 1901. Clean and bright white cloth cover, with embossed gilt title, columns, and artist's palette.","RUS : A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L.H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. \"Fourth issue.\" Ithaca, NY, 1930. Tan cloth with black title, date, four stars, and design of scythes and sickles.","Rus: A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L. H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. Ithaca, N.Y., 1925. \"Rus\" is Latin for \"the country.\" Decorative cloth cover.","Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe, A Romance. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Light green cloth, clean, with multi-colored depiction of jousting knights with castle and trees in background. Author's name in black, and title in yellow-orange, outlined in black. Sword and crossed lances on spine.","Sheppard, Muriel Earley. Cloud by Day: A Story of Coal and Coke and People. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1947. Bright and clean black cloth cover, with pictorial dust jacket.","Stephens, C. A. Haps and Mishaps at the Old Farm. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1925. Deep brown cloth with red lettering and maroon lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. My Folks in Maine. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1934. Tan cloth with light tan lettering and lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. Katahdin Camps. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1928. With illustrations by Jacob Bates Abbott. Mossy green cloth with dark green lettering and lines. Illustrated end papers.","Stiles, Kent B. Stamps: An Outline of Philately. Illustrated by numerous photographs. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1929. Third printing. Bright orange cloth, with black lettering, very modest wear and soil.","Stuart, Jesse. The Thread that Runs so True. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Rust brown cloth in very fine condition. Signed by author. Dust jacket with title: The Thread That Runs so True: A Mountain School-teacher Tells His Story.","Tarkington, Booth. Beasley's Christmas Party. Illustrated by Ruth Sypherd Clements. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1909. Title page and numerous illustrations in color. Deep red cloth. Blind embossed design of holly leaves and berries on front cover. Title and author lettering gilt stamped on front cover and spine.","Tarkington, Booth. The Conquest of Canaan: A Novel. Illustrations by Lucius W. Hitchcock. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Red-orange cloth. Gold stamped title and spine with decorative frame incorporating leaves and flowers.","Tarkington, Booth. The Midlander. Garden City: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1924. Olive green cloth, with author, title, and frame stamped in gold. Dust jacket includes artist's cityscape on front, photo portrait of Tarkington on back, and list on the inside of publisher's other fiction books.","Terry, T. B. Our Farming; or, How We have Made a Run-down Farm Bring Both Profit and Pleasure; Potato, Wheat, and Clover Culture, Tillage, Tile Drainage, Manure Saving, etc., etc.; Treated Independently from A to Z. Philadelphia: The Farmer Company, 1893. Maroon cloth. Title stamped in gold on cover and spine. Some internal foxing.","The Arabian Nights. Orton Lowe, editor. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1924. Red cloth cover, with full size paper label on front cover bearing title and colored illustration of scene from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Illustrated end papers. Sixty illustrations. With colored plates by Adelaide H. Bolton.","The Baptist Hymnal (Abridged) for Use in the Church and Home. W. Howard Doane, musical editor. E.H. Johnson, associate editor. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1883. Stamped on front and back paste-down end papers: Property of Beth-Eden Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pa. Hard cover.","The Chautauqua Collection (Choruses and Part-Songs). Compiled by Arthur Hallam. Cincinnati: The John Church Company, 1915. Deep green cloth with black stamped title.","Thomas, John J. The American Fruit Culturist: Containing Practical Directions for the Propagation and Culture of all Fruits Adapted to the United States. 21st edition, revised and enlarged by William H. S. Wood. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1920. Green cloth cover, with gold stamped raspberries on front.","Van Dyke, Henry. The Blue Flower. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1902. Multi-color cover design, signed within design by Margaret Armstrong.","Verne, Jules. The Lighthouse at the End of the World. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1924. Tan cloth with embossed green title, author, and full-rigged ship within frame, in very fine condtion. Dust jacket with colored illustration of ship and lighthouse.","White, William Allen. A Certain Rich Man. New York: Macmillan, 1909. Green cloth. Title set in gold framed rectangle, sheaves of wheat in gold on cover and spine, author's name in gold.","Willson, Marcius. Outlines of History: Illustrated by numerous [G]eographical and Historical Notes and Maps embracing Part I. Ancient History Part II. Modern History. School edition. New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman \u0026 Co., 1868. Dark brown cloth blind embossed with border design and logo of publisher. Black leather spine with gilt stamped title.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Dr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536  / URL: West Virginia \u0026 Regional History Center","West Virginia and Regional History Center","League of Women Voters (U.S.)","League of Women Voters (U.S.). Morgantown-Monongalia Branch","Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Morgantown Friends Meeting","West Virginia University. Department of History","West Virginia University--Faculty.","National Grange","McMaster University","Barns, William D.","Barns, Doretha Mae, 1917-1997","Atkeson, Thomas Clark, 1852-1935","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["William D. Barns, Collector, Papers, 1842/1995, bulk 1940/1985"],"collection_ssim":["William D. 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He was involved with several national and state organizations throughout his career, including the American Association of University Professors, the West Virginia Historical Society, and the West Virginia Academy of Science."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eprocessing; 2013/05/02; jcm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAdded a box of materials that were pulled out of Barns' books (box 116). Changed the extent from 343 ft. to 343 ft. 5 in. Also updated the contents list excel spreadsheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n!!scanning; 2013/05/02; jcm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 116, folder 1 contains photos/photo postcards that could be reviewed for inclusion in WVHOV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\ngeneral; 2013/06/02; mt\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe extent is now correct. 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He was born in Putnam County in 1852, in the town of Buffalo, West Virginia. He was dean of the College of Agriculture at WVU from 1897 to 1910, and served as the WV State Grange master for twenty-one years. These papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, certificates, etc. documenting speeches to Congress, history of the Grange, the WV Grange, among other topics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe books in the collection include American and West Virginia history books, agriculture books, and many early edition novels. 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The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.","The archival material in the collection reflects the personal and professional interests of Dr. Barns. Significant series related to his personal interests include the Morgantown \"Society of Friends\" meeting house; \"Pacifism\"; \"Newspaper Clippings\" of local, state, and national events; and \"West Virginia Government.\" Large series related to his professional career include \"West Virginia University\"; \"Professional Career\" (which includes his research notes, articles, and the book he wrote); \"Professional Organizations\" (which he participated in); and material on the \"West Virginia and National Grange.\"","Archival material also includes papers of T.C. Atkeson, known for being the national spokesman of the Grange in Washington D.C., 1919-1927. He was born in Putnam County in 1852, in the town of Buffalo, West Virginia. He was dean of the College of Agriculture at WVU from 1897 to 1910, and served as the WV State Grange master for twenty-one years. These papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, certificates, etc. documenting speeches to Congress, history of the Grange, the WV Grange, among other topics.","The books in the collection include American and West Virginia history books, agriculture books, and many early edition novels. The periodicals are a mixture of academic journals such as Journal of American Historians and West Virginia History; research periodicals such as the Pennsylvania Farmer, the Grange Monthly, and the Farm Journal; and periodicals of personal interest to Dr. Barns such as the Link and Maclean's."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFifteen copies of the Monticola, West Virginia University yearbook, separated to A\u0026amp;M 5025 (1971-1984, 1986, 1992 (in boxes 40-41).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nWilliam D. Barns Collection books designated for Rare Book Room:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAllen, Lewis F. American Cattle: Their History, Breeding and Management. Revised. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Bluish green cloth, gilt stamped cow on front cover and decorative title and author in gilt on spine. Bookplate removed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAmerican Wit and Humor. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Georg W. Jacobs, 1900. Bright and clean navy blue cloth cover, with gilt embossed title and boxed design of six ears of corn on cornstalks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAshby, N. B. The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange. Des Moines, Iowa: Industrial Publishing Co., 1890. Rough-grained maroon cloth. Black embossed borders and corner decorations on front. Gilt stamped sphinx and pyramid on front cover. Gilt lettering and black design on spine. Floral endpapers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtherton, Gertrude. California: An Intimate History. New York: Harper, 1914. First edition with K-O on copyright page. Decorative cover, no dust jacket.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtkeson, Thomas Clark. A Catechism of Agriculture: Illustrated. New York: Orange Judd, 1913. Chocolate brown grain cloth. Embossed design at top and bottom of covers. Title and author stamped in white in box on front cover and on spine. Very, very fine condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Minor wear at bottom corners and bottom of spine, otherwise like-new copy of book by a West Virginia author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Stained all around edges of front cover and entire spine, book by a West Virginia author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBailey, L. H. The Horticulturist's Rule Book: A Compendium of Useful Information for Fruit-Growers, Truck-Gardeners, Florists and Others; Completed to the Beginning of the Year 1892. 2nd edition, revised. New York: Rural Publishing Company, 1892. Deep brown grain cloth cover, with embossed decoration at top and bottom of front cover. Gold stamped title, vine, watering can, hoe, and rake.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBlackmore, R. D. Lorna Doone, A Novel. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, [date not stated, circa 1900]. White half-paper decorated in gilt-highlighted violets; white cloth spine elaborately decorated in gilt title, author, publisher, and floral designs; all three edges gilt; corners and fore-edge of paper cover chipped.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBridgeman, Thomas. The American Gardener's Assistant, In Three Parts: Containing Complete Practical Directions for the Cultivation of Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit Trees, and Grape-Vines. New edition revised, enlarged, and illustrated by S. Edwards Todd. Philadelphia: Porter \u0026amp; Coates, 1866. Smooth-grained brown cloth. Black embossed borders with decorations on front cover, blind embossed on back cover. Gilt stamped wreath on front cover. Gold stamped agricultural tools and watering can, with black and gold decorations and gold lettering, on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBuck, Pearl S. Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul. New York: Triangle Books, 1939, reprinted April 1940. Hard cover, light blue faded by water spots, dust jacket in good condition. Owner's bookplate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBuck, Solon J. The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. Volume 45: The Chronicles of America Series. Extra-Illustrated edition. Smooth-grained maroon cloth cover. Borders, title, and author in gold on cover and spine. Highly ornate tablet in gold with white and black eagle and four open books on front cover. Gold decoration with open book on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nButler, Frederick. The farmer's manual : being a plain practical treatise on the art of husbandry, designed to promote an acquaintance with the modern improvements in agriculture, together with remarks on gardening, and a treatise on the management of bees. Weathersfield [Conn.]: Published by the author, 1821. Lacks covers. Title page partially missing and stained. Extremely fragile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCachia, Anthony J. Libya under the Second Ottoman Occupation (1835-1911). Tripoli: Government Press, 1945. Signed by author and by Howard J. Forbes, previous owner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCobb, Irvin S. Roughing It De Luxe. Illustrated by John T. McCutcheon. New York: George H. Doran, 1914. Violet brown cloth. Title and author in gilt on front cover and spine. Black and white label at top of front cover picturing Santa Fe railway train with man perched atop the steam locomotive.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCobleigh, Rolfe. Handy farm Devices and How to Make Them. (Farm Life Series) New York: Orange Judd Company, 1910. Olive green cloth cover, with black title, author, series, borders, and wheat designs stamped.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Major. New York: George H. Doran, 1917. Bright and clean blue cloth cover, with embossed raised figure of a soldier and raised gilt title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Man From Glengarry: A Tale of the Ottawa. Special edition limited to 50,000 copies. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. Rust brown cloth cover. Title and author in black on front cover and spine. Tan outline of man standing on logs in a tree-lined river, with tan and black sky in background.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land. New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Dark blue cloth. Four blind-embossed soldiers and leafless tree on front cover, with title, author, and flames in orange.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1901. Dark tan cloth. Title and author in red on cover and spine. Standing man with sombrero and ammunition belt in navy blue on cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nde Valette, Marc. La Methode Directe pour L'Enseignement des Langues Vivantes a l'aide des Tableaux Auxiliaires. Deuxieme livre. Deuxieme edition. Edinburgh: Printed at the Ballantyne Press, [1910?]. Dark green cloth, gilt stamped title on cover and spine, gilt stamped decorative design of a sower in front of rising sun, fleur de lis embossed rows at top and bottom of front cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nDecorum: A Practical Treatise on Etiquette \u0026amp; Dress of the Best American Society, 1879. With illustrations and captions from Hill's Manual of Business and Social Forms. Westvaco Corporation, 1979. Clean and bright red-orange cloth covers, in decorative slip case.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nDickens, Charles. Bleak House. New York: Mershon Company, [1890s-1900s?] Maroon cloth. Blind stamped with designs of three elaborate hinges on front and back covers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nEllsworth, Henry W. The American Swine Breeder: A Practical Treatise on the Selection, Rearing and Fattening of Swine. Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company; Philadelphia: Hogan and Thompson, 1840. Brown cloth grain cover, with embossed design and gilt stamped spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFarjeon, Eleanor, and Herbert Farjeon. Kings and Queens. Illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft. New York: E.P. Dutton, [no date]. Clean and bright paper cover with colored illustration of a king and a queen surrounded by red draperies, same design in same colors on dust jacket.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFarm Conveniences: A Practical Hand-Book for the Farm. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Profusely illustrated. Olive green cloth with title and sickle stamped in gold on front cover and title and farming tools in gold on spine. Black lined tools and wheat on front cover. Bookplate of the Library of the West Virginia Experiment Station inside front cover. Decorative end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFarm Implement News Buyer's Guide: Where to Purchase Farm Implements, Machines and Vehicles. Vol. III. Chicago: Farm Implement News Company, 1891. Numerous illustrations of farm machinery throughout, and advertising on endpapers. Olive green cloth cover, with title, publisher, and advertising stamped in black.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFox, John, Jr. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1906. Bright and clean burgundy cloth cover, with embossed white title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFullerton, Edith Loring. How to Make a Vegetable Garden: A Practical and Suggestive Manual for the Home Garden. Illustrated by H. B. Fullerton. New York: Doubleday, Page \u0026amp; Co., 1905. Light green cloth, with title and borders in black. Front cover with photograph label of woman tilling a garden.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHale, Philip H. The Book of Live Stock Champions, Being an Artistic Souvenir Supplement of the Monthly National Farmer and Stock Grower. St. Louis: Philip Henry Hale, 1912. Bright blue cloth cover, gilt border and lettering on front. Like new condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHalevy, Ludovic. The Abbe Constantin. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Cloth covers with pink background, silver title, floral design with silver stems and green leaves, formed into wreath on front cover, soiled, worn at spine top and bottom; decorative half title and title pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHarris, Joseph. Talks on Manures: A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks. New and Enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1902. Chocolate brown cloth cover, embossed with designs. Gilt stamped shovel and pitchfork on front cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHarvey, William Hope. The Remedy. Chicago: Mundus Publishing Co., 1915. Marron cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book written by a West Virginia author, inscribed by author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHello Bill! A Book of After Dinner Stories. New York: H. M. Caldwell, 1911. Bright and clean purple cloth cover, with white title, clock, and antlered deer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHenderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Green cloth, embossed with designs, bright gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Clean with minimal wear and several small spots on cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHenderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1874. Green cloth, embossed with designs, gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Worn, soiled and stained, but sound.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHenderson, Peter. Practical Floriculture: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of Florist's Plants, for the Amateur and Professional Florist. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1897. Green cloth. Embossed design and gilt stamped title on front cover. Gilt stamped title, author, and publisher names on spine. Floral end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHough, Emerson. Fifty-four Forty or Fight. With illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1909. Bright and clean dark olive green cloth cover, with embossed geometrical designs and yellow title background.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nKelley, O. H. Origin and Progress of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in the United States; A History from 1863 to 1873. Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1875. Title, author, and sickle gold stamped on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nLongfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Gray-brown cloth, orange \"L\" within wreath, acorn and orange oak leaf design on spine and five on front cover, black embossed title and author. Soiled and foxed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nLucas, Daniel B., and J. Fairfax McLaughlin. Fisher Ames-Henry Clay, etc. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1891. West Virginia author, sound text, and clean black cloth cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMartin, Edward Winslow. History of the Grange Movement; or, The Farmer's War Against Monopolies: being... a History of the Rise and Progress of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry... Philadelphia: National Publishing Co., 1873. Leather cover, embossed borders, black and gold title label on spine, marbled end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMichel, Louise. La Commune. Bibliotheque Sociologique. 8th edition. Paris: Librarie P. V. Stock, 1921. Paper wrappers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMontgomery, E. G. Productive Farm Crops. (Lippincott's Farm Manuals) Philadelphia: J.B Lippincott Company, 1918. Dark tan cloth, decorated in green lettering and vegetable vignettes, with orange background. Lightly marbled edges. Condition very fine, but interior foxed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMorrell, L. A. The American Shepherd: Being a History of the Sheep, with their Breeds, Management, and Diseases. ... New York: Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, 1845. Brown cloth cover, embossed with a pattern and a blind-embossed design of a circle with arrows protruding from top and bottom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nNolan, Aretas W. One Hundred lessons in Elementary Agriculture. Morgantown, WV: Acme Publishing Co., 1908. Dark brown cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book published in Morgantown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nOrr, James L. The National Grange Choir, Published by the Executive Committee of the National Grange, for use in the Granges of the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by J. A. Wagenseller, 1883. Oblong shaped book, music scores and lyrics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nOur Homes: How to Beautify Them. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Blue green cloth, with embossed border design. Gilt stamped spine with title, publisher, peacock feathers, flowers, and leaves.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nPackard, S. S., and H. B. Bryant. The New Bryant and Stratton Common School Book-Keeping: Embracing Single and Double Entry. ... New York: American Book Company, 1878. Grey-taupe cloth cover, deeply embossed with elaborate designs, black stamped on front cover and blind on back. Includes publisher's symbol black embossed in center of front cover. Condition very fine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRandall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Nineteenth edition. Rochester, NY: D.D.T. Moore, 1864. Deep green cloth, blind embossed designs, embossed gilt stamped sheep on front cover, blind embossed sheep on back cover, gilt lettering and sheep on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRandall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Thirty-first edition. New York: The American News Company, 1863. Brown-orange cloth, embossed designs in black, bright gilt stamped sheep on cover, and black and gilt lettering on spine. Bumped corners, soiled spine, otherwise very nice condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRead, John E. Farming for Profit: A Hand-Book for the American Farmer. Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler, 1882, c1880. Elaborately illustrated front cover, black embossed images of tools, crops, livestock, poultry, horse drawn carriage, basket, and gilt stamped title, plow, and basket. Same image on back but lacking gold. Spine similarly illustrated with cow's head and farming machinery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRevell, Nellie. The Funny Side Out: After, Before and During Dinner Stories with Apologies to Whoever First Told Them. New York: George H. Doran, 1925. Red cloth with black lettering and design. Multiple figures, men and women, each occupying a diamond in a latticework design. Cover signed IRB (?).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRiley, James Whitcomb. Riley Farm-Rhymes. With country pictures by Will Vawter. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1905. Pink-orange cloth. Title and author on cover brown outlined in black. Spine includes ear of corn, with kernels in brown. Worm holes aligned with hinge between front cover and spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRobinson, Rowland E. Uncle Lisha's Shop and a Danvis Pioneer. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1933. Elaborate stamped turtle shell pattern on deep green cloth. Also gilt stamped pine branch and author's name on front cover. Gilt stamped lettering on spine. Very fine condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRoot, A. I., and E. R. Root. The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture.: A Cyclopedia of Everything Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-bee ... Medina, Ohio: The A. I. Root Company, 1910. Black cloth cover, blind embossed with title on front and back, and gold stamped 2.5 inch bee on front cover. Floral endpapers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRowlands, Walter. Among the Great Masters of Painting: Scenes in the Lives of Famous Painters. Boston: Dana Estes, 1901. Clean and bright white cloth cover, with embossed gilt title, columns, and artist's palette.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRUS : A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L.H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. \"Fourth issue.\" Ithaca, NY, 1930. Tan cloth with black title, date, four stars, and design of scythes and sickles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRus: A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L. H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. Ithaca, N.Y., 1925. \"Rus\" is Latin for \"the country.\" Decorative cloth cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nScott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe, A Romance. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Light green cloth, clean, with multi-colored depiction of jousting knights with castle and trees in background. Author's name in black, and title in yellow-orange, outlined in black. Sword and crossed lances on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nSheppard, Muriel Earley. Cloud by Day: A Story of Coal and Coke and People. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1947. Bright and clean black cloth cover, with pictorial dust jacket.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStephens, C. A. Haps and Mishaps at the Old Farm. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1925. Deep brown cloth with red lettering and maroon lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStephens, C. A. My Folks in Maine. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1934. Tan cloth with light tan lettering and lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStephens, C. A. Katahdin Camps. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1928. With illustrations by Jacob Bates Abbott. Mossy green cloth with dark green lettering and lines. Illustrated end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStiles, Kent B. Stamps: An Outline of Philately. Illustrated by numerous photographs. New York: Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, 1929. Third printing. Bright orange cloth, with black lettering, very modest wear and soil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStuart, Jesse. The Thread that Runs so True. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Rust brown cloth in very fine condition. Signed by author. Dust jacket with title: The Thread That Runs so True: A Mountain School-teacher Tells His Story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTarkington, Booth. Beasley's Christmas Party. Illustrated by Ruth Sypherd Clements. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1909. Title page and numerous illustrations in color. Deep red cloth. Blind embossed design of holly leaves and berries on front cover. Title and author lettering gilt stamped on front cover and spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTarkington, Booth. The Conquest of Canaan: A Novel. Illustrations by Lucius W. Hitchcock. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Red-orange cloth. Gold stamped title and spine with decorative frame incorporating leaves and flowers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTarkington, Booth. The Midlander. Garden City: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1924. Olive green cloth, with author, title, and frame stamped in gold. Dust jacket includes artist's cityscape on front, photo portrait of Tarkington on back, and list on the inside of publisher's other fiction books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTerry, T. B. Our Farming; or, How We have Made a Run-down Farm Bring Both Profit and Pleasure; Potato, Wheat, and Clover Culture, Tillage, Tile Drainage, Manure Saving, etc., etc.; Treated Independently from A to Z. Philadelphia: The Farmer Company, 1893. Maroon cloth. Title stamped in gold on cover and spine. Some internal foxing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe Arabian Nights. Orton Lowe, editor. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1924. Red cloth cover, with full size paper label on front cover bearing title and colored illustration of scene from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Illustrated end papers. Sixty illustrations. With colored plates by Adelaide H. Bolton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe Baptist Hymnal (Abridged) for Use in the Church and Home. W. Howard Doane, musical editor. E.H. Johnson, associate editor. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1883. Stamped on front and back paste-down end papers: Property of Beth-Eden Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pa. Hard cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe Chautauqua Collection (Choruses and Part-Songs). Compiled by Arthur Hallam. Cincinnati: The John Church Company, 1915. Deep green cloth with black stamped title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThomas, John J. The American Fruit Culturist: Containing Practical Directions for the Propagation and Culture of all Fruits Adapted to the United States. 21st edition, revised and enlarged by William H. S. Wood. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1920. Green cloth cover, with gold stamped raspberries on front.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nVan Dyke, Henry. The Blue Flower. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1902. Multi-color cover design, signed within design by Margaret Armstrong.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nVerne, Jules. The Lighthouse at the End of the World. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1924. Tan cloth with embossed green title, author, and full-rigged ship within frame, in very fine condtion. Dust jacket with colored illustration of ship and lighthouse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nWhite, William Allen. A Certain Rich Man. New York: Macmillan, 1909. Green cloth. Title set in gold framed rectangle, sheaves of wheat in gold on cover and spine, author's name in gold.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nWillson, Marcius. Outlines of History: Illustrated by numerous [G]eographical and Historical Notes and Maps embracing Part I. Ancient History Part II. Modern History. School edition. New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman \u0026amp; Co., 1868. Dark brown cloth blind embossed with border design and logo of publisher. Black leather spine with gilt stamped title.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Fifteen copies of the Monticola, West Virginia University yearbook, separated to A\u0026M 5025 (1971-1984, 1986, 1992 (in boxes 40-41).","--","William D. Barns Collection books designated for Rare Book Room:","Allen, Lewis F. American Cattle: Their History, Breeding and Management. Revised. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Bluish green cloth, gilt stamped cow on front cover and decorative title and author in gilt on spine. Bookplate removed.","American Wit and Humor. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Georg W. Jacobs, 1900. Bright and clean navy blue cloth cover, with gilt embossed title and boxed design of six ears of corn on cornstalks.","Ashby, N. B. The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange. Des Moines, Iowa: Industrial Publishing Co., 1890. Rough-grained maroon cloth. Black embossed borders and corner decorations on front. Gilt stamped sphinx and pyramid on front cover. Gilt lettering and black design on spine. Floral endpapers.","Atherton, Gertrude. California: An Intimate History. New York: Harper, 1914. First edition with K-O on copyright page. Decorative cover, no dust jacket.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. A Catechism of Agriculture: Illustrated. New York: Orange Judd, 1913. Chocolate brown grain cloth. Embossed design at top and bottom of covers. Title and author stamped in white in box on front cover and on spine. Very, very fine condition.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Minor wear at bottom corners and bottom of spine, otherwise like-new copy of book by a West Virginia author.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Stained all around edges of front cover and entire spine, book by a West Virginia author.","Bailey, L. H. The Horticulturist's Rule Book: A Compendium of Useful Information for Fruit-Growers, Truck-Gardeners, Florists and Others; Completed to the Beginning of the Year 1892. 2nd edition, revised. New York: Rural Publishing Company, 1892. Deep brown grain cloth cover, with embossed decoration at top and bottom of front cover. Gold stamped title, vine, watering can, hoe, and rake.","Blackmore, R. D. Lorna Doone, A Novel. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, [date not stated, circa 1900]. White half-paper decorated in gilt-highlighted violets; white cloth spine elaborately decorated in gilt title, author, publisher, and floral designs; all three edges gilt; corners and fore-edge of paper cover chipped.","Bridgeman, Thomas. The American Gardener's Assistant, In Three Parts: Containing Complete Practical Directions for the Cultivation of Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit Trees, and Grape-Vines. New edition revised, enlarged, and illustrated by S. Edwards Todd. Philadelphia: Porter \u0026 Coates, 1866. Smooth-grained brown cloth. Black embossed borders with decorations on front cover, blind embossed on back cover. Gilt stamped wreath on front cover. Gold stamped agricultural tools and watering can, with black and gold decorations and gold lettering, on spine.","Buck, Pearl S. Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul. New York: Triangle Books, 1939, reprinted April 1940. Hard cover, light blue faded by water spots, dust jacket in good condition. Owner's bookplate.","Buck, Solon J. The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. Volume 45: The Chronicles of America Series. Extra-Illustrated edition. Smooth-grained maroon cloth cover. Borders, title, and author in gold on cover and spine. Highly ornate tablet in gold with white and black eagle and four open books on front cover. Gold decoration with open book on spine.","Butler, Frederick. The farmer's manual : being a plain practical treatise on the art of husbandry, designed to promote an acquaintance with the modern improvements in agriculture, together with remarks on gardening, and a treatise on the management of bees. Weathersfield [Conn.]: Published by the author, 1821. Lacks covers. Title page partially missing and stained. Extremely fragile.","Cachia, Anthony J. Libya under the Second Ottoman Occupation (1835-1911). Tripoli: Government Press, 1945. Signed by author and by Howard J. Forbes, previous owner.","Cobb, Irvin S. Roughing It De Luxe. Illustrated by John T. McCutcheon. New York: George H. Doran, 1914. Violet brown cloth. Title and author in gilt on front cover and spine. Black and white label at top of front cover picturing Santa Fe railway train with man perched atop the steam locomotive.","Cobleigh, Rolfe. Handy farm Devices and How to Make Them. (Farm Life Series) New York: Orange Judd Company, 1910. Olive green cloth cover, with black title, author, series, borders, and wheat designs stamped.","Connor, Ralph. The Major. New York: George H. Doran, 1917. Bright and clean blue cloth cover, with embossed raised figure of a soldier and raised gilt title.","Connor, Ralph. The Man From Glengarry: A Tale of the Ottawa. Special edition limited to 50,000 copies. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. Rust brown cloth cover. Title and author in black on front cover and spine. Tan outline of man standing on logs in a tree-lined river, with tan and black sky in background.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land. New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Dark blue cloth. Four blind-embossed soldiers and leafless tree on front cover, with title, author, and flames in orange.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1901. Dark tan cloth. Title and author in red on cover and spine. Standing man with sombrero and ammunition belt in navy blue on cover.","de Valette, Marc. La Methode Directe pour L'Enseignement des Langues Vivantes a l'aide des Tableaux Auxiliaires. Deuxieme livre. Deuxieme edition. Edinburgh: Printed at the Ballantyne Press, [1910?]. Dark green cloth, gilt stamped title on cover and spine, gilt stamped decorative design of a sower in front of rising sun, fleur de lis embossed rows at top and bottom of front cover.","Decorum: A Practical Treatise on Etiquette \u0026 Dress of the Best American Society, 1879. With illustrations and captions from Hill's Manual of Business and Social Forms. Westvaco Corporation, 1979. Clean and bright red-orange cloth covers, in decorative slip case.","Dickens, Charles. Bleak House. New York: Mershon Company, [1890s-1900s?] Maroon cloth. Blind stamped with designs of three elaborate hinges on front and back covers.","Ellsworth, Henry W. The American Swine Breeder: A Practical Treatise on the Selection, Rearing and Fattening of Swine. Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company; Philadelphia: Hogan and Thompson, 1840. Brown cloth grain cover, with embossed design and gilt stamped spine.","Farjeon, Eleanor, and Herbert Farjeon. Kings and Queens. Illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft. New York: E.P. Dutton, [no date]. Clean and bright paper cover with colored illustration of a king and a queen surrounded by red draperies, same design in same colors on dust jacket.","Farm Conveniences: A Practical Hand-Book for the Farm. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Profusely illustrated. Olive green cloth with title and sickle stamped in gold on front cover and title and farming tools in gold on spine. Black lined tools and wheat on front cover. Bookplate of the Library of the West Virginia Experiment Station inside front cover. Decorative end papers.","Farm Implement News Buyer's Guide: Where to Purchase Farm Implements, Machines and Vehicles. Vol. III. Chicago: Farm Implement News Company, 1891. Numerous illustrations of farm machinery throughout, and advertising on endpapers. Olive green cloth cover, with title, publisher, and advertising stamped in black.","Fox, John, Jr. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1906. Bright and clean burgundy cloth cover, with embossed white title.","Fullerton, Edith Loring. How to Make a Vegetable Garden: A Practical and Suggestive Manual for the Home Garden. Illustrated by H. B. Fullerton. New York: Doubleday, Page \u0026 Co., 1905. Light green cloth, with title and borders in black. Front cover with photograph label of woman tilling a garden.","Hale, Philip H. The Book of Live Stock Champions, Being an Artistic Souvenir Supplement of the Monthly National Farmer and Stock Grower. St. Louis: Philip Henry Hale, 1912. Bright blue cloth cover, gilt border and lettering on front. Like new condition.","Halevy, Ludovic. The Abbe Constantin. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Cloth covers with pink background, silver title, floral design with silver stems and green leaves, formed into wreath on front cover, soiled, worn at spine top and bottom; decorative half title and title pages.","Harris, Joseph. Talks on Manures: A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks. New and Enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1902. Chocolate brown cloth cover, embossed with designs. Gilt stamped shovel and pitchfork on front cover.","Harvey, William Hope. The Remedy. Chicago: Mundus Publishing Co., 1915. Marron cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book written by a West Virginia author, inscribed by author.","Hello Bill! A Book of After Dinner Stories. New York: H. M. Caldwell, 1911. Bright and clean purple cloth cover, with white title, clock, and antlered deer.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Green cloth, embossed with designs, bright gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Clean with minimal wear and several small spots on cover.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1874. Green cloth, embossed with designs, gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Worn, soiled and stained, but sound.","Henderson, Peter. Practical Floriculture: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of Florist's Plants, for the Amateur and Professional Florist. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1897. Green cloth. Embossed design and gilt stamped title on front cover. Gilt stamped title, author, and publisher names on spine. Floral end papers.","Hough, Emerson. Fifty-four Forty or Fight. With illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1909. Bright and clean dark olive green cloth cover, with embossed geometrical designs and yellow title background.","Kelley, O. H. Origin and Progress of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in the United States; A History from 1863 to 1873. Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1875. Title, author, and sickle gold stamped on spine.","Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Gray-brown cloth, orange \"L\" within wreath, acorn and orange oak leaf design on spine and five on front cover, black embossed title and author. Soiled and foxed.","Lucas, Daniel B., and J. Fairfax McLaughlin. Fisher Ames-Henry Clay, etc. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1891. West Virginia author, sound text, and clean black cloth cover.","Martin, Edward Winslow. History of the Grange Movement; or, The Farmer's War Against Monopolies: being... a History of the Rise and Progress of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry... Philadelphia: National Publishing Co., 1873. Leather cover, embossed borders, black and gold title label on spine, marbled end papers.","Michel, Louise. La Commune. Bibliotheque Sociologique. 8th edition. Paris: Librarie P. V. Stock, 1921. Paper wrappers.","Montgomery, E. G. Productive Farm Crops. (Lippincott's Farm Manuals) Philadelphia: J.B Lippincott Company, 1918. Dark tan cloth, decorated in green lettering and vegetable vignettes, with orange background. Lightly marbled edges. Condition very fine, but interior foxed.","Morrell, L. A. The American Shepherd: Being a History of the Sheep, with their Breeds, Management, and Diseases. ... New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1845. Brown cloth cover, embossed with a pattern and a blind-embossed design of a circle with arrows protruding from top and bottom.","Nolan, Aretas W. One Hundred lessons in Elementary Agriculture. Morgantown, WV: Acme Publishing Co., 1908. Dark brown cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book published in Morgantown.","Orr, James L. The National Grange Choir, Published by the Executive Committee of the National Grange, for use in the Granges of the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by J. A. Wagenseller, 1883. Oblong shaped book, music scores and lyrics.","Our Homes: How to Beautify Them. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Blue green cloth, with embossed border design. Gilt stamped spine with title, publisher, peacock feathers, flowers, and leaves.","Packard, S. S., and H. B. Bryant. The New Bryant and Stratton Common School Book-Keeping: Embracing Single and Double Entry. ... New York: American Book Company, 1878. Grey-taupe cloth cover, deeply embossed with elaborate designs, black stamped on front cover and blind on back. Includes publisher's symbol black embossed in center of front cover. Condition very fine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Nineteenth edition. Rochester, NY: D.D.T. Moore, 1864. Deep green cloth, blind embossed designs, embossed gilt stamped sheep on front cover, blind embossed sheep on back cover, gilt lettering and sheep on spine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Thirty-first edition. New York: The American News Company, 1863. Brown-orange cloth, embossed designs in black, bright gilt stamped sheep on cover, and black and gilt lettering on spine. Bumped corners, soiled spine, otherwise very nice condition.","Read, John E. Farming for Profit: A Hand-Book for the American Farmer. Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler, 1882, c1880. Elaborately illustrated front cover, black embossed images of tools, crops, livestock, poultry, horse drawn carriage, basket, and gilt stamped title, plow, and basket. Same image on back but lacking gold. Spine similarly illustrated with cow's head and farming machinery.","Revell, Nellie. The Funny Side Out: After, Before and During Dinner Stories with Apologies to Whoever First Told Them. New York: George H. Doran, 1925. Red cloth with black lettering and design. Multiple figures, men and women, each occupying a diamond in a latticework design. Cover signed IRB (?).","Riley, James Whitcomb. Riley Farm-Rhymes. With country pictures by Will Vawter. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1905. Pink-orange cloth. Title and author on cover brown outlined in black. Spine includes ear of corn, with kernels in brown. Worm holes aligned with hinge between front cover and spine.","Robinson, Rowland E. Uncle Lisha's Shop and a Danvis Pioneer. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1933. Elaborate stamped turtle shell pattern on deep green cloth. Also gilt stamped pine branch and author's name on front cover. Gilt stamped lettering on spine. Very fine condition.","Root, A. I., and E. R. Root. The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture.: A Cyclopedia of Everything Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-bee ... Medina, Ohio: The A. I. Root Company, 1910. Black cloth cover, blind embossed with title on front and back, and gold stamped 2.5 inch bee on front cover. Floral endpapers.","Rowlands, Walter. Among the Great Masters of Painting: Scenes in the Lives of Famous Painters. Boston: Dana Estes, 1901. Clean and bright white cloth cover, with embossed gilt title, columns, and artist's palette.","RUS : A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L.H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. \"Fourth issue.\" Ithaca, NY, 1930. Tan cloth with black title, date, four stars, and design of scythes and sickles.","Rus: A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L. H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. Ithaca, N.Y., 1925. \"Rus\" is Latin for \"the country.\" Decorative cloth cover.","Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe, A Romance. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Light green cloth, clean, with multi-colored depiction of jousting knights with castle and trees in background. Author's name in black, and title in yellow-orange, outlined in black. Sword and crossed lances on spine.","Sheppard, Muriel Earley. Cloud by Day: A Story of Coal and Coke and People. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1947. Bright and clean black cloth cover, with pictorial dust jacket.","Stephens, C. A. Haps and Mishaps at the Old Farm. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1925. Deep brown cloth with red lettering and maroon lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. My Folks in Maine. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1934. Tan cloth with light tan lettering and lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. Katahdin Camps. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1928. With illustrations by Jacob Bates Abbott. Mossy green cloth with dark green lettering and lines. Illustrated end papers.","Stiles, Kent B. Stamps: An Outline of Philately. Illustrated by numerous photographs. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1929. Third printing. Bright orange cloth, with black lettering, very modest wear and soil.","Stuart, Jesse. The Thread that Runs so True. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Rust brown cloth in very fine condition. Signed by author. Dust jacket with title: The Thread That Runs so True: A Mountain School-teacher Tells His Story.","Tarkington, Booth. Beasley's Christmas Party. Illustrated by Ruth Sypherd Clements. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1909. Title page and numerous illustrations in color. Deep red cloth. Blind embossed design of holly leaves and berries on front cover. Title and author lettering gilt stamped on front cover and spine.","Tarkington, Booth. The Conquest of Canaan: A Novel. Illustrations by Lucius W. Hitchcock. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Red-orange cloth. Gold stamped title and spine with decorative frame incorporating leaves and flowers.","Tarkington, Booth. The Midlander. Garden City: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1924. Olive green cloth, with author, title, and frame stamped in gold. Dust jacket includes artist's cityscape on front, photo portrait of Tarkington on back, and list on the inside of publisher's other fiction books.","Terry, T. B. Our Farming; or, How We have Made a Run-down Farm Bring Both Profit and Pleasure; Potato, Wheat, and Clover Culture, Tillage, Tile Drainage, Manure Saving, etc., etc.; Treated Independently from A to Z. Philadelphia: The Farmer Company, 1893. Maroon cloth. Title stamped in gold on cover and spine. Some internal foxing.","The Arabian Nights. Orton Lowe, editor. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1924. Red cloth cover, with full size paper label on front cover bearing title and colored illustration of scene from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Illustrated end papers. Sixty illustrations. With colored plates by Adelaide H. Bolton.","The Baptist Hymnal (Abridged) for Use in the Church and Home. W. Howard Doane, musical editor. E.H. Johnson, associate editor. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1883. Stamped on front and back paste-down end papers: Property of Beth-Eden Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pa. Hard cover.","The Chautauqua Collection (Choruses and Part-Songs). Compiled by Arthur Hallam. Cincinnati: The John Church Company, 1915. Deep green cloth with black stamped title.","Thomas, John J. The American Fruit Culturist: Containing Practical Directions for the Propagation and Culture of all Fruits Adapted to the United States. 21st edition, revised and enlarged by William H. S. Wood. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1920. Green cloth cover, with gold stamped raspberries on front.","Van Dyke, Henry. The Blue Flower. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1902. Multi-color cover design, signed within design by Margaret Armstrong.","Verne, Jules. The Lighthouse at the End of the World. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1924. Tan cloth with embossed green title, author, and full-rigged ship within frame, in very fine condtion. Dust jacket with colored illustration of ship and lighthouse.","White, William Allen. A Certain Rich Man. New York: Macmillan, 1909. Green cloth. Title set in gold framed rectangle, sheaves of wheat in gold on cover and spine, author's name in gold.","Willson, Marcius. Outlines of History: Illustrated by numerous [G]eographical and Historical Notes and Maps embracing Part I. Ancient History Part II. Modern History. School edition. New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman \u0026 Co., 1868. Dark brown cloth blind embossed with border design and logo of publisher. Black leather spine with gilt stamped title."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_001ac27cc1b24c23f2c58de16cec70c2\"\u003eDr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Dr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_2823a3380f10a49565d7e7fddb42a24e\"\u003eWest Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Barns, Collector, Papers, 1842/1995, bulk 1940/1985","A\u0026M 3279","Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","Previous Archival Resource Key","/repositories/2/resources/1482","West Virginia -- Politics and government","West Virginia -- History","Pennsylvania -- History","Pacifism -- Religious aspects -- Society of Friends","Agriculture","Agriculture   -- West Virginia","Socialism","Economic history -- United States","Labor","West Virginia University  -- History","West Virginia University  -- Students","Requires signed form, since special access restriction applies.","All or part of this collection is stored offsite. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.","Student papers can only be accessed with the permission of a curator.","Dr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. He received his undergraduate and masters degree from Penn State in 1939 and 1940 respectively, and his Ph.D. in History from West Virginia University in 1947. He was involved with several national and state organizations throughout his career, including the American Association of University Professors, the West Virginia Historical Society, and the West Virginia Academy of Science.","processing; 2013/05/02; jcm","Added a box of materials that were pulled out of Barns' books (box 116). Changed the extent from 343 ft. to 343 ft. 5 in. Also updated the contents list excel spreadsheet.","--","!!scanning; 2013/05/02; jcm","Box 116, folder 1 contains photos/photo postcards that could be reviewed for inclusion in WVHOV.","--","general; 2013/06/02; mt","The extent is now correct. It was part of the most recent Extent Project(Extent Project 7 2014/02/19).","--","missing; 2013/06/02; mt","The following boxes were not found when we labeled the boxes several years ago: 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 169, 239, and 284.","--","location; 2013/06/02; mt","The boxes containing serials/books/periodicals were stored on the 4th floor. The boxes were unpacked and moved to the 2nd floor and 3rd floor (Summer 2013 and Winter 2013). And then the materials on the 3rd floor were moved to the 2nd floor (Spring 2014). I think most of the Barns stuff is behind the locked door on the 2nd floor. But there may also be books/serials from this collection in with the unprocessed books on the elevator side of the 2nd floor.","--","archives and manuscripts; books and periodicals; pamphlets; photographs / postcards / prints / etc.","The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.","The archival material in the collection reflects the personal and professional interests of Dr. Barns. Significant series related to his personal interests include the Morgantown \"Society of Friends\" meeting house; \"Pacifism\"; \"Newspaper Clippings\" of local, state, and national events; and \"West Virginia Government.\" Large series related to his professional career include \"West Virginia University\"; \"Professional Career\" (which includes his research notes, articles, and the book he wrote); \"Professional Organizations\" (which he participated in); and material on the \"West Virginia and National Grange.\"","Archival material also includes papers of T.C. Atkeson, known for being the national spokesman of the Grange in Washington D.C., 1919-1927. He was born in Putnam County in 1852, in the town of Buffalo, West Virginia. He was dean of the College of Agriculture at WVU from 1897 to 1910, and served as the WV State Grange master for twenty-one years. These papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, certificates, etc. documenting speeches to Congress, history of the Grange, the WV Grange, among other topics.","The books in the collection include American and West Virginia history books, agriculture books, and many early edition novels. The periodicals are a mixture of academic journals such as Journal of American Historians and West Virginia History; research periodicals such as the Pennsylvania Farmer, the Grange Monthly, and the Farm Journal; and periodicals of personal interest to Dr. Barns such as the Link and Maclean's.","Fifteen copies of the Monticola, West Virginia University yearbook, separated to A\u0026M 5025 (1971-1984, 1986, 1992 (in boxes 40-41).","--","William D. Barns Collection books designated for Rare Book Room:","Allen, Lewis F. American Cattle: Their History, Breeding and Management. Revised. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Bluish green cloth, gilt stamped cow on front cover and decorative title and author in gilt on spine. Bookplate removed.","American Wit and Humor. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Georg W. Jacobs, 1900. Bright and clean navy blue cloth cover, with gilt embossed title and boxed design of six ears of corn on cornstalks.","Ashby, N. B. The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange. Des Moines, Iowa: Industrial Publishing Co., 1890. Rough-grained maroon cloth. Black embossed borders and corner decorations on front. Gilt stamped sphinx and pyramid on front cover. Gilt lettering and black design on spine. Floral endpapers.","Atherton, Gertrude. California: An Intimate History. New York: Harper, 1914. First edition with K-O on copyright page. Decorative cover, no dust jacket.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. A Catechism of Agriculture: Illustrated. New York: Orange Judd, 1913. Chocolate brown grain cloth. Embossed design at top and bottom of covers. Title and author stamped in white in box on front cover and on spine. Very, very fine condition.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Minor wear at bottom corners and bottom of spine, otherwise like-new copy of book by a West Virginia author.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Stained all around edges of front cover and entire spine, book by a West Virginia author.","Bailey, L. H. The Horticulturist's Rule Book: A Compendium of Useful Information for Fruit-Growers, Truck-Gardeners, Florists and Others; Completed to the Beginning of the Year 1892. 2nd edition, revised. New York: Rural Publishing Company, 1892. Deep brown grain cloth cover, with embossed decoration at top and bottom of front cover. Gold stamped title, vine, watering can, hoe, and rake.","Blackmore, R. D. Lorna Doone, A Novel. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, [date not stated, circa 1900]. White half-paper decorated in gilt-highlighted violets; white cloth spine elaborately decorated in gilt title, author, publisher, and floral designs; all three edges gilt; corners and fore-edge of paper cover chipped.","Bridgeman, Thomas. The American Gardener's Assistant, In Three Parts: Containing Complete Practical Directions for the Cultivation of Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit Trees, and Grape-Vines. New edition revised, enlarged, and illustrated by S. Edwards Todd. Philadelphia: Porter \u0026 Coates, 1866. Smooth-grained brown cloth. Black embossed borders with decorations on front cover, blind embossed on back cover. Gilt stamped wreath on front cover. Gold stamped agricultural tools and watering can, with black and gold decorations and gold lettering, on spine.","Buck, Pearl S. Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul. New York: Triangle Books, 1939, reprinted April 1940. Hard cover, light blue faded by water spots, dust jacket in good condition. Owner's bookplate.","Buck, Solon J. The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. Volume 45: The Chronicles of America Series. Extra-Illustrated edition. Smooth-grained maroon cloth cover. Borders, title, and author in gold on cover and spine. Highly ornate tablet in gold with white and black eagle and four open books on front cover. Gold decoration with open book on spine.","Butler, Frederick. The farmer's manual : being a plain practical treatise on the art of husbandry, designed to promote an acquaintance with the modern improvements in agriculture, together with remarks on gardening, and a treatise on the management of bees. Weathersfield [Conn.]: Published by the author, 1821. Lacks covers. Title page partially missing and stained. Extremely fragile.","Cachia, Anthony J. Libya under the Second Ottoman Occupation (1835-1911). Tripoli: Government Press, 1945. Signed by author and by Howard J. Forbes, previous owner.","Cobb, Irvin S. Roughing It De Luxe. Illustrated by John T. McCutcheon. New York: George H. Doran, 1914. Violet brown cloth. Title and author in gilt on front cover and spine. Black and white label at top of front cover picturing Santa Fe railway train with man perched atop the steam locomotive.","Cobleigh, Rolfe. Handy farm Devices and How to Make Them. (Farm Life Series) New York: Orange Judd Company, 1910. Olive green cloth cover, with black title, author, series, borders, and wheat designs stamped.","Connor, Ralph. The Major. New York: George H. Doran, 1917. Bright and clean blue cloth cover, with embossed raised figure of a soldier and raised gilt title.","Connor, Ralph. The Man From Glengarry: A Tale of the Ottawa. Special edition limited to 50,000 copies. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. Rust brown cloth cover. Title and author in black on front cover and spine. Tan outline of man standing on logs in a tree-lined river, with tan and black sky in background.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land. New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Dark blue cloth. Four blind-embossed soldiers and leafless tree on front cover, with title, author, and flames in orange.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1901. Dark tan cloth. Title and author in red on cover and spine. Standing man with sombrero and ammunition belt in navy blue on cover.","de Valette, Marc. La Methode Directe pour L'Enseignement des Langues Vivantes a l'aide des Tableaux Auxiliaires. Deuxieme livre. Deuxieme edition. Edinburgh: Printed at the Ballantyne Press, [1910?]. Dark green cloth, gilt stamped title on cover and spine, gilt stamped decorative design of a sower in front of rising sun, fleur de lis embossed rows at top and bottom of front cover.","Decorum: A Practical Treatise on Etiquette \u0026 Dress of the Best American Society, 1879. With illustrations and captions from Hill's Manual of Business and Social Forms. Westvaco Corporation, 1979. Clean and bright red-orange cloth covers, in decorative slip case.","Dickens, Charles. Bleak House. New York: Mershon Company, [1890s-1900s?] Maroon cloth. Blind stamped with designs of three elaborate hinges on front and back covers.","Ellsworth, Henry W. The American Swine Breeder: A Practical Treatise on the Selection, Rearing and Fattening of Swine. Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company; Philadelphia: Hogan and Thompson, 1840. Brown cloth grain cover, with embossed design and gilt stamped spine.","Farjeon, Eleanor, and Herbert Farjeon. Kings and Queens. Illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft. New York: E.P. Dutton, [no date]. Clean and bright paper cover with colored illustration of a king and a queen surrounded by red draperies, same design in same colors on dust jacket.","Farm Conveniences: A Practical Hand-Book for the Farm. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Profusely illustrated. Olive green cloth with title and sickle stamped in gold on front cover and title and farming tools in gold on spine. Black lined tools and wheat on front cover. Bookplate of the Library of the West Virginia Experiment Station inside front cover. Decorative end papers.","Farm Implement News Buyer's Guide: Where to Purchase Farm Implements, Machines and Vehicles. Vol. III. Chicago: Farm Implement News Company, 1891. Numerous illustrations of farm machinery throughout, and advertising on endpapers. Olive green cloth cover, with title, publisher, and advertising stamped in black.","Fox, John, Jr. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1906. Bright and clean burgundy cloth cover, with embossed white title.","Fullerton, Edith Loring. How to Make a Vegetable Garden: A Practical and Suggestive Manual for the Home Garden. Illustrated by H. B. Fullerton. New York: Doubleday, Page \u0026 Co., 1905. Light green cloth, with title and borders in black. Front cover with photograph label of woman tilling a garden.","Hale, Philip H. The Book of Live Stock Champions, Being an Artistic Souvenir Supplement of the Monthly National Farmer and Stock Grower. St. Louis: Philip Henry Hale, 1912. Bright blue cloth cover, gilt border and lettering on front. Like new condition.","Halevy, Ludovic. The Abbe Constantin. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Cloth covers with pink background, silver title, floral design with silver stems and green leaves, formed into wreath on front cover, soiled, worn at spine top and bottom; decorative half title and title pages.","Harris, Joseph. Talks on Manures: A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks. New and Enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1902. Chocolate brown cloth cover, embossed with designs. Gilt stamped shovel and pitchfork on front cover.","Harvey, William Hope. The Remedy. Chicago: Mundus Publishing Co., 1915. Marron cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book written by a West Virginia author, inscribed by author.","Hello Bill! A Book of After Dinner Stories. New York: H. M. Caldwell, 1911. Bright and clean purple cloth cover, with white title, clock, and antlered deer.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Green cloth, embossed with designs, bright gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Clean with minimal wear and several small spots on cover.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1874. Green cloth, embossed with designs, gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Worn, soiled and stained, but sound.","Henderson, Peter. Practical Floriculture: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of Florist's Plants, for the Amateur and Professional Florist. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1897. Green cloth. Embossed design and gilt stamped title on front cover. Gilt stamped title, author, and publisher names on spine. Floral end papers.","Hough, Emerson. Fifty-four Forty or Fight. With illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1909. Bright and clean dark olive green cloth cover, with embossed geometrical designs and yellow title background.","Kelley, O. H. Origin and Progress of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in the United States; A History from 1863 to 1873. Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1875. Title, author, and sickle gold stamped on spine.","Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Gray-brown cloth, orange \"L\" within wreath, acorn and orange oak leaf design on spine and five on front cover, black embossed title and author. Soiled and foxed.","Lucas, Daniel B., and J. Fairfax McLaughlin. Fisher Ames-Henry Clay, etc. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1891. West Virginia author, sound text, and clean black cloth cover.","Martin, Edward Winslow. History of the Grange Movement; or, The Farmer's War Against Monopolies: being... a History of the Rise and Progress of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry... Philadelphia: National Publishing Co., 1873. Leather cover, embossed borders, black and gold title label on spine, marbled end papers.","Michel, Louise. La Commune. Bibliotheque Sociologique. 8th edition. Paris: Librarie P. V. Stock, 1921. Paper wrappers.","Montgomery, E. G. Productive Farm Crops. (Lippincott's Farm Manuals) Philadelphia: J.B Lippincott Company, 1918. Dark tan cloth, decorated in green lettering and vegetable vignettes, with orange background. Lightly marbled edges. Condition very fine, but interior foxed.","Morrell, L. A. The American Shepherd: Being a History of the Sheep, with their Breeds, Management, and Diseases. ... New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1845. Brown cloth cover, embossed with a pattern and a blind-embossed design of a circle with arrows protruding from top and bottom.","Nolan, Aretas W. One Hundred lessons in Elementary Agriculture. Morgantown, WV: Acme Publishing Co., 1908. Dark brown cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book published in Morgantown.","Orr, James L. The National Grange Choir, Published by the Executive Committee of the National Grange, for use in the Granges of the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by J. A. Wagenseller, 1883. Oblong shaped book, music scores and lyrics.","Our Homes: How to Beautify Them. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Blue green cloth, with embossed border design. Gilt stamped spine with title, publisher, peacock feathers, flowers, and leaves.","Packard, S. S., and H. B. Bryant. The New Bryant and Stratton Common School Book-Keeping: Embracing Single and Double Entry. ... New York: American Book Company, 1878. Grey-taupe cloth cover, deeply embossed with elaborate designs, black stamped on front cover and blind on back. Includes publisher's symbol black embossed in center of front cover. Condition very fine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Nineteenth edition. Rochester, NY: D.D.T. Moore, 1864. Deep green cloth, blind embossed designs, embossed gilt stamped sheep on front cover, blind embossed sheep on back cover, gilt lettering and sheep on spine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Thirty-first edition. New York: The American News Company, 1863. Brown-orange cloth, embossed designs in black, bright gilt stamped sheep on cover, and black and gilt lettering on spine. Bumped corners, soiled spine, otherwise very nice condition.","Read, John E. Farming for Profit: A Hand-Book for the American Farmer. Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler, 1882, c1880. Elaborately illustrated front cover, black embossed images of tools, crops, livestock, poultry, horse drawn carriage, basket, and gilt stamped title, plow, and basket. Same image on back but lacking gold. Spine similarly illustrated with cow's head and farming machinery.","Revell, Nellie. The Funny Side Out: After, Before and During Dinner Stories with Apologies to Whoever First Told Them. New York: George H. Doran, 1925. Red cloth with black lettering and design. Multiple figures, men and women, each occupying a diamond in a latticework design. Cover signed IRB (?).","Riley, James Whitcomb. Riley Farm-Rhymes. With country pictures by Will Vawter. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1905. Pink-orange cloth. Title and author on cover brown outlined in black. Spine includes ear of corn, with kernels in brown. Worm holes aligned with hinge between front cover and spine.","Robinson, Rowland E. Uncle Lisha's Shop and a Danvis Pioneer. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1933. Elaborate stamped turtle shell pattern on deep green cloth. Also gilt stamped pine branch and author's name on front cover. Gilt stamped lettering on spine. Very fine condition.","Root, A. I., and E. R. Root. The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture.: A Cyclopedia of Everything Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-bee ... Medina, Ohio: The A. I. Root Company, 1910. Black cloth cover, blind embossed with title on front and back, and gold stamped 2.5 inch bee on front cover. Floral endpapers.","Rowlands, Walter. Among the Great Masters of Painting: Scenes in the Lives of Famous Painters. Boston: Dana Estes, 1901. Clean and bright white cloth cover, with embossed gilt title, columns, and artist's palette.","RUS : A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L.H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. \"Fourth issue.\" Ithaca, NY, 1930. Tan cloth with black title, date, four stars, and design of scythes and sickles.","Rus: A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L. H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. Ithaca, N.Y., 1925. \"Rus\" is Latin for \"the country.\" Decorative cloth cover.","Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe, A Romance. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Light green cloth, clean, with multi-colored depiction of jousting knights with castle and trees in background. Author's name in black, and title in yellow-orange, outlined in black. Sword and crossed lances on spine.","Sheppard, Muriel Earley. Cloud by Day: A Story of Coal and Coke and People. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1947. Bright and clean black cloth cover, with pictorial dust jacket.","Stephens, C. A. Haps and Mishaps at the Old Farm. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1925. Deep brown cloth with red lettering and maroon lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. My Folks in Maine. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1934. Tan cloth with light tan lettering and lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. Katahdin Camps. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1928. With illustrations by Jacob Bates Abbott. Mossy green cloth with dark green lettering and lines. Illustrated end papers.","Stiles, Kent B. Stamps: An Outline of Philately. Illustrated by numerous photographs. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1929. Third printing. Bright orange cloth, with black lettering, very modest wear and soil.","Stuart, Jesse. The Thread that Runs so True. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Rust brown cloth in very fine condition. Signed by author. Dust jacket with title: The Thread That Runs so True: A Mountain School-teacher Tells His Story.","Tarkington, Booth. Beasley's Christmas Party. Illustrated by Ruth Sypherd Clements. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1909. Title page and numerous illustrations in color. Deep red cloth. Blind embossed design of holly leaves and berries on front cover. Title and author lettering gilt stamped on front cover and spine.","Tarkington, Booth. The Conquest of Canaan: A Novel. Illustrations by Lucius W. Hitchcock. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Red-orange cloth. Gold stamped title and spine with decorative frame incorporating leaves and flowers.","Tarkington, Booth. The Midlander. Garden City: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1924. Olive green cloth, with author, title, and frame stamped in gold. Dust jacket includes artist's cityscape on front, photo portrait of Tarkington on back, and list on the inside of publisher's other fiction books.","Terry, T. B. Our Farming; or, How We have Made a Run-down Farm Bring Both Profit and Pleasure; Potato, Wheat, and Clover Culture, Tillage, Tile Drainage, Manure Saving, etc., etc.; Treated Independently from A to Z. Philadelphia: The Farmer Company, 1893. Maroon cloth. Title stamped in gold on cover and spine. Some internal foxing.","The Arabian Nights. Orton Lowe, editor. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1924. Red cloth cover, with full size paper label on front cover bearing title and colored illustration of scene from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Illustrated end papers. Sixty illustrations. With colored plates by Adelaide H. Bolton.","The Baptist Hymnal (Abridged) for Use in the Church and Home. W. Howard Doane, musical editor. E.H. Johnson, associate editor. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1883. Stamped on front and back paste-down end papers: Property of Beth-Eden Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pa. Hard cover.","The Chautauqua Collection (Choruses and Part-Songs). Compiled by Arthur Hallam. Cincinnati: The John Church Company, 1915. Deep green cloth with black stamped title.","Thomas, John J. The American Fruit Culturist: Containing Practical Directions for the Propagation and Culture of all Fruits Adapted to the United States. 21st edition, revised and enlarged by William H. S. Wood. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1920. Green cloth cover, with gold stamped raspberries on front.","Van Dyke, Henry. The Blue Flower. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1902. Multi-color cover design, signed within design by Margaret Armstrong.","Verne, Jules. The Lighthouse at the End of the World. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1924. Tan cloth with embossed green title, author, and full-rigged ship within frame, in very fine condtion. Dust jacket with colored illustration of ship and lighthouse.","White, William Allen. A Certain Rich Man. New York: Macmillan, 1909. Green cloth. Title set in gold framed rectangle, sheaves of wheat in gold on cover and spine, author's name in gold.","Willson, Marcius. Outlines of History: Illustrated by numerous [G]eographical and Historical Notes and Maps embracing Part I. Ancient History Part II. Modern History. School edition. New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman \u0026 Co., 1868. Dark brown cloth blind embossed with border design and logo of publisher. Black leather spine with gilt stamped title.","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","Dr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. 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He was involved with several national and state organizations throughout his career, including the American Association of University Professors, the West Virginia Historical Society, and the West Virginia Academy of Science."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eprocessing; 2013/05/02; jcm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAdded a box of materials that were pulled out of Barns' books (box 116). Changed the extent from 343 ft. to 343 ft. 5 in. Also updated the contents list excel spreadsheet.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n!!scanning; 2013/05/02; jcm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBox 116, folder 1 contains photos/photo postcards that could be reviewed for inclusion in WVHOV.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\ngeneral; 2013/06/02; mt\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe extent is now correct. It was part of the most recent Extent Project(Extent Project 7 2014/02/19).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nmissing; 2013/06/02; mt\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe following boxes were not found when we labeled the boxes several years ago: 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 169, 239, and 284.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nlocation; 2013/06/02; mt\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe boxes containing serials/books/periodicals were stored on the 4th floor. The boxes were unpacked and moved to the 2nd floor and 3rd floor (Summer 2013 and Winter 2013). And then the materials on the 3rd floor were moved to the 2nd floor (Spring 2014). I think most of the Barns stuff is behind the locked door on the 2nd floor. But there may also be books/serials from this collection in with the unprocessed books on the elevator side of the 2nd floor.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003earchives and manuscripts; books and periodicals; pamphlets; photographs / postcards / prints / etc.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["Legacy Administrative Notes","Legacy Formats"],"odd_tesim":["processing; 2013/05/02; jcm","Added a box of materials that were pulled out of Barns' books (box 116). Changed the extent from 343 ft. to 343 ft. 5 in. Also updated the contents list excel spreadsheet.","--","!!scanning; 2013/05/02; jcm","Box 116, folder 1 contains photos/photo postcards that could be reviewed for inclusion in WVHOV.","--","general; 2013/06/02; mt","The extent is now correct. It was part of the most recent Extent Project(Extent Project 7 2014/02/19).","--","missing; 2013/06/02; mt","The following boxes were not found when we labeled the boxes several years ago: 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 169, 239, and 284.","--","location; 2013/06/02; mt","The boxes containing serials/books/periodicals were stored on the 4th floor. The boxes were unpacked and moved to the 2nd floor and 3rd floor (Summer 2013 and Winter 2013). And then the materials on the 3rd floor were moved to the 2nd floor (Spring 2014). I think most of the Barns stuff is behind the locked door on the 2nd floor. But there may also be books/serials from this collection in with the unprocessed books on the elevator side of the 2nd floor.","--","archives and manuscripts; books and periodicals; pamphlets; photographs / postcards / prints / etc."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William D. Barns, Collector, Papers, A\u0026amp;M 3279, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William D. Barns, Collector, Papers, A\u0026M 3279, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe archival material in the collection reflects the personal and professional interests of Dr. Barns. Significant series related to his personal interests include the Morgantown \"Society of Friends\" meeting house; \"Pacifism\"; \"Newspaper Clippings\" of local, state, and national events; and \"West Virginia Government.\" Large series related to his professional career include \"West Virginia University\"; \"Professional Career\" (which includes his research notes, articles, and the book he wrote); \"Professional Organizations\" (which he participated in); and material on the \"West Virginia and National Grange.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nArchival material also includes papers of T.C. Atkeson, known for being the national spokesman of the Grange in Washington D.C., 1919-1927. He was born in Putnam County in 1852, in the town of Buffalo, West Virginia. He was dean of the College of Agriculture at WVU from 1897 to 1910, and served as the WV State Grange master for twenty-one years. These papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, certificates, etc. documenting speeches to Congress, history of the Grange, the WV Grange, among other topics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe books in the collection include American and West Virginia history books, agriculture books, and many early edition novels. The periodicals are a mixture of academic journals such as \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eJournal of American Historians\u003c/emph\u003e and \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eWest Virginia History\u003c/emph\u003e; research periodicals such as the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003ePennsylvania Farmer\u003c/emph\u003e, the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eGrange Monthly\u003c/emph\u003e, and the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFarm Journal\u003c/emph\u003e; and periodicals of personal interest to Dr. Barns such as the \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eLink and Maclean's\u003c/emph\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.","The archival material in the collection reflects the personal and professional interests of Dr. Barns. Significant series related to his personal interests include the Morgantown \"Society of Friends\" meeting house; \"Pacifism\"; \"Newspaper Clippings\" of local, state, and national events; and \"West Virginia Government.\" Large series related to his professional career include \"West Virginia University\"; \"Professional Career\" (which includes his research notes, articles, and the book he wrote); \"Professional Organizations\" (which he participated in); and material on the \"West Virginia and National Grange.\"","Archival material also includes papers of T.C. Atkeson, known for being the national spokesman of the Grange in Washington D.C., 1919-1927. He was born in Putnam County in 1852, in the town of Buffalo, West Virginia. He was dean of the College of Agriculture at WVU from 1897 to 1910, and served as the WV State Grange master for twenty-one years. These papers include correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, certificates, etc. documenting speeches to Congress, history of the Grange, the WV Grange, among other topics.","The books in the collection include American and West Virginia history books, agriculture books, and many early edition novels. The periodicals are a mixture of academic journals such as Journal of American Historians and West Virginia History; research periodicals such as the Pennsylvania Farmer, the Grange Monthly, and the Farm Journal; and periodicals of personal interest to Dr. Barns such as the Link and Maclean's."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFifteen copies of the Monticola, West Virginia University yearbook, separated to A\u0026amp;M 5025 (1971-1984, 1986, 1992 (in boxes 40-41).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\n--\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nWilliam D. Barns Collection books designated for Rare Book Room:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAllen, Lewis F. American Cattle: Their History, Breeding and Management. Revised. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Bluish green cloth, gilt stamped cow on front cover and decorative title and author in gilt on spine. Bookplate removed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAmerican Wit and Humor. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Georg W. Jacobs, 1900. Bright and clean navy blue cloth cover, with gilt embossed title and boxed design of six ears of corn on cornstalks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAshby, N. B. The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange. Des Moines, Iowa: Industrial Publishing Co., 1890. Rough-grained maroon cloth. Black embossed borders and corner decorations on front. Gilt stamped sphinx and pyramid on front cover. Gilt lettering and black design on spine. Floral endpapers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtherton, Gertrude. California: An Intimate History. New York: Harper, 1914. First edition with K-O on copyright page. Decorative cover, no dust jacket.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtkeson, Thomas Clark. A Catechism of Agriculture: Illustrated. New York: Orange Judd, 1913. Chocolate brown grain cloth. Embossed design at top and bottom of covers. Title and author stamped in white in box on front cover and on spine. Very, very fine condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Minor wear at bottom corners and bottom of spine, otherwise like-new copy of book by a West Virginia author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nAtkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Stained all around edges of front cover and entire spine, book by a West Virginia author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBailey, L. H. The Horticulturist's Rule Book: A Compendium of Useful Information for Fruit-Growers, Truck-Gardeners, Florists and Others; Completed to the Beginning of the Year 1892. 2nd edition, revised. New York: Rural Publishing Company, 1892. Deep brown grain cloth cover, with embossed decoration at top and bottom of front cover. Gold stamped title, vine, watering can, hoe, and rake.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBlackmore, R. D. Lorna Doone, A Novel. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, [date not stated, circa 1900]. White half-paper decorated in gilt-highlighted violets; white cloth spine elaborately decorated in gilt title, author, publisher, and floral designs; all three edges gilt; corners and fore-edge of paper cover chipped.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBridgeman, Thomas. The American Gardener's Assistant, In Three Parts: Containing Complete Practical Directions for the Cultivation of Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit Trees, and Grape-Vines. New edition revised, enlarged, and illustrated by S. Edwards Todd. Philadelphia: Porter \u0026amp; Coates, 1866. Smooth-grained brown cloth. Black embossed borders with decorations on front cover, blind embossed on back cover. Gilt stamped wreath on front cover. Gold stamped agricultural tools and watering can, with black and gold decorations and gold lettering, on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBuck, Pearl S. Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul. New York: Triangle Books, 1939, reprinted April 1940. Hard cover, light blue faded by water spots, dust jacket in good condition. Owner's bookplate.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nBuck, Solon J. The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. Volume 45: The Chronicles of America Series. Extra-Illustrated edition. Smooth-grained maroon cloth cover. Borders, title, and author in gold on cover and spine. Highly ornate tablet in gold with white and black eagle and four open books on front cover. Gold decoration with open book on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nButler, Frederick. The farmer's manual : being a plain practical treatise on the art of husbandry, designed to promote an acquaintance with the modern improvements in agriculture, together with remarks on gardening, and a treatise on the management of bees. Weathersfield [Conn.]: Published by the author, 1821. Lacks covers. Title page partially missing and stained. Extremely fragile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCachia, Anthony J. Libya under the Second Ottoman Occupation (1835-1911). Tripoli: Government Press, 1945. Signed by author and by Howard J. Forbes, previous owner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCobb, Irvin S. Roughing It De Luxe. Illustrated by John T. McCutcheon. New York: George H. Doran, 1914. Violet brown cloth. Title and author in gilt on front cover and spine. Black and white label at top of front cover picturing Santa Fe railway train with man perched atop the steam locomotive.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nCobleigh, Rolfe. Handy farm Devices and How to Make Them. (Farm Life Series) New York: Orange Judd Company, 1910. Olive green cloth cover, with black title, author, series, borders, and wheat designs stamped.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Major. New York: George H. Doran, 1917. Bright and clean blue cloth cover, with embossed raised figure of a soldier and raised gilt title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Man From Glengarry: A Tale of the Ottawa. Special edition limited to 50,000 copies. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. Rust brown cloth cover. Title and author in black on front cover and spine. Tan outline of man standing on logs in a tree-lined river, with tan and black sky in background.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land. New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Dark blue cloth. Four blind-embossed soldiers and leafless tree on front cover, with title, author, and flames in orange.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nConnor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1901. Dark tan cloth. Title and author in red on cover and spine. Standing man with sombrero and ammunition belt in navy blue on cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nde Valette, Marc. La Methode Directe pour L'Enseignement des Langues Vivantes a l'aide des Tableaux Auxiliaires. Deuxieme livre. Deuxieme edition. Edinburgh: Printed at the Ballantyne Press, [1910?]. Dark green cloth, gilt stamped title on cover and spine, gilt stamped decorative design of a sower in front of rising sun, fleur de lis embossed rows at top and bottom of front cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nDecorum: A Practical Treatise on Etiquette \u0026amp; Dress of the Best American Society, 1879. With illustrations and captions from Hill's Manual of Business and Social Forms. Westvaco Corporation, 1979. Clean and bright red-orange cloth covers, in decorative slip case.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nDickens, Charles. Bleak House. New York: Mershon Company, [1890s-1900s?] Maroon cloth. Blind stamped with designs of three elaborate hinges on front and back covers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nEllsworth, Henry W. The American Swine Breeder: A Practical Treatise on the Selection, Rearing and Fattening of Swine. Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company; Philadelphia: Hogan and Thompson, 1840. Brown cloth grain cover, with embossed design and gilt stamped spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFarjeon, Eleanor, and Herbert Farjeon. Kings and Queens. Illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft. New York: E.P. Dutton, [no date]. Clean and bright paper cover with colored illustration of a king and a queen surrounded by red draperies, same design in same colors on dust jacket.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFarm Conveniences: A Practical Hand-Book for the Farm. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Profusely illustrated. Olive green cloth with title and sickle stamped in gold on front cover and title and farming tools in gold on spine. Black lined tools and wheat on front cover. Bookplate of the Library of the West Virginia Experiment Station inside front cover. Decorative end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFarm Implement News Buyer's Guide: Where to Purchase Farm Implements, Machines and Vehicles. Vol. III. Chicago: Farm Implement News Company, 1891. Numerous illustrations of farm machinery throughout, and advertising on endpapers. Olive green cloth cover, with title, publisher, and advertising stamped in black.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFox, John, Jr. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1906. Bright and clean burgundy cloth cover, with embossed white title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nFullerton, Edith Loring. How to Make a Vegetable Garden: A Practical and Suggestive Manual for the Home Garden. Illustrated by H. B. Fullerton. New York: Doubleday, Page \u0026amp; Co., 1905. Light green cloth, with title and borders in black. Front cover with photograph label of woman tilling a garden.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHale, Philip H. The Book of Live Stock Champions, Being an Artistic Souvenir Supplement of the Monthly National Farmer and Stock Grower. St. Louis: Philip Henry Hale, 1912. Bright blue cloth cover, gilt border and lettering on front. Like new condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHalevy, Ludovic. The Abbe Constantin. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Cloth covers with pink background, silver title, floral design with silver stems and green leaves, formed into wreath on front cover, soiled, worn at spine top and bottom; decorative half title and title pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHarris, Joseph. Talks on Manures: A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks. New and Enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1902. Chocolate brown cloth cover, embossed with designs. Gilt stamped shovel and pitchfork on front cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHarvey, William Hope. The Remedy. Chicago: Mundus Publishing Co., 1915. Marron cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book written by a West Virginia author, inscribed by author.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHello Bill! A Book of After Dinner Stories. New York: H. M. Caldwell, 1911. Bright and clean purple cloth cover, with white title, clock, and antlered deer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHenderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Green cloth, embossed with designs, bright gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Clean with minimal wear and several small spots on cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHenderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1874. Green cloth, embossed with designs, gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Worn, soiled and stained, but sound.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHenderson, Peter. Practical Floriculture: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of Florist's Plants, for the Amateur and Professional Florist. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1897. Green cloth. Embossed design and gilt stamped title on front cover. Gilt stamped title, author, and publisher names on spine. Floral end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nHough, Emerson. Fifty-four Forty or Fight. With illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1909. Bright and clean dark olive green cloth cover, with embossed geometrical designs and yellow title background.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nKelley, O. H. Origin and Progress of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in the United States; A History from 1863 to 1873. Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1875. Title, author, and sickle gold stamped on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nLongfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Gray-brown cloth, orange \"L\" within wreath, acorn and orange oak leaf design on spine and five on front cover, black embossed title and author. Soiled and foxed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nLucas, Daniel B., and J. Fairfax McLaughlin. Fisher Ames-Henry Clay, etc. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1891. West Virginia author, sound text, and clean black cloth cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMartin, Edward Winslow. History of the Grange Movement; or, The Farmer's War Against Monopolies: being... a History of the Rise and Progress of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry... Philadelphia: National Publishing Co., 1873. Leather cover, embossed borders, black and gold title label on spine, marbled end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMichel, Louise. La Commune. Bibliotheque Sociologique. 8th edition. Paris: Librarie P. V. Stock, 1921. Paper wrappers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMontgomery, E. G. Productive Farm Crops. (Lippincott's Farm Manuals) Philadelphia: J.B Lippincott Company, 1918. Dark tan cloth, decorated in green lettering and vegetable vignettes, with orange background. Lightly marbled edges. Condition very fine, but interior foxed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nMorrell, L. A. The American Shepherd: Being a History of the Sheep, with their Breeds, Management, and Diseases. ... New York: Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, 1845. Brown cloth cover, embossed with a pattern and a blind-embossed design of a circle with arrows protruding from top and bottom.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nNolan, Aretas W. One Hundred lessons in Elementary Agriculture. Morgantown, WV: Acme Publishing Co., 1908. Dark brown cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book published in Morgantown.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nOrr, James L. The National Grange Choir, Published by the Executive Committee of the National Grange, for use in the Granges of the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by J. A. Wagenseller, 1883. Oblong shaped book, music scores and lyrics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nOur Homes: How to Beautify Them. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Blue green cloth, with embossed border design. Gilt stamped spine with title, publisher, peacock feathers, flowers, and leaves.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nPackard, S. S., and H. B. Bryant. The New Bryant and Stratton Common School Book-Keeping: Embracing Single and Double Entry. ... New York: American Book Company, 1878. Grey-taupe cloth cover, deeply embossed with elaborate designs, black stamped on front cover and blind on back. Includes publisher's symbol black embossed in center of front cover. Condition very fine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRandall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Nineteenth edition. Rochester, NY: D.D.T. Moore, 1864. Deep green cloth, blind embossed designs, embossed gilt stamped sheep on front cover, blind embossed sheep on back cover, gilt lettering and sheep on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRandall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Thirty-first edition. New York: The American News Company, 1863. Brown-orange cloth, embossed designs in black, bright gilt stamped sheep on cover, and black and gilt lettering on spine. Bumped corners, soiled spine, otherwise very nice condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRead, John E. Farming for Profit: A Hand-Book for the American Farmer. Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler, 1882, c1880. Elaborately illustrated front cover, black embossed images of tools, crops, livestock, poultry, horse drawn carriage, basket, and gilt stamped title, plow, and basket. Same image on back but lacking gold. Spine similarly illustrated with cow's head and farming machinery.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRevell, Nellie. The Funny Side Out: After, Before and During Dinner Stories with Apologies to Whoever First Told Them. New York: George H. Doran, 1925. Red cloth with black lettering and design. Multiple figures, men and women, each occupying a diamond in a latticework design. Cover signed IRB (?).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRiley, James Whitcomb. Riley Farm-Rhymes. With country pictures by Will Vawter. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1905. Pink-orange cloth. Title and author on cover brown outlined in black. Spine includes ear of corn, with kernels in brown. Worm holes aligned with hinge between front cover and spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRobinson, Rowland E. Uncle Lisha's Shop and a Danvis Pioneer. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1933. Elaborate stamped turtle shell pattern on deep green cloth. Also gilt stamped pine branch and author's name on front cover. Gilt stamped lettering on spine. Very fine condition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRoot, A. I., and E. R. Root. The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture.: A Cyclopedia of Everything Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-bee ... Medina, Ohio: The A. I. Root Company, 1910. Black cloth cover, blind embossed with title on front and back, and gold stamped 2.5 inch bee on front cover. Floral endpapers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRowlands, Walter. Among the Great Masters of Painting: Scenes in the Lives of Famous Painters. Boston: Dana Estes, 1901. Clean and bright white cloth cover, with embossed gilt title, columns, and artist's palette.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRUS : A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L.H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. \"Fourth issue.\" Ithaca, NY, 1930. Tan cloth with black title, date, four stars, and design of scythes and sickles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nRus: A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L. H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. Ithaca, N.Y., 1925. \"Rus\" is Latin for \"the country.\" Decorative cloth cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nScott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe, A Romance. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Light green cloth, clean, with multi-colored depiction of jousting knights with castle and trees in background. Author's name in black, and title in yellow-orange, outlined in black. Sword and crossed lances on spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nSheppard, Muriel Earley. Cloud by Day: A Story of Coal and Coke and People. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1947. Bright and clean black cloth cover, with pictorial dust jacket.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStephens, C. A. Haps and Mishaps at the Old Farm. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1925. Deep brown cloth with red lettering and maroon lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStephens, C. A. My Folks in Maine. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1934. Tan cloth with light tan lettering and lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStephens, C. A. Katahdin Camps. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1928. With illustrations by Jacob Bates Abbott. Mossy green cloth with dark green lettering and lines. Illustrated end papers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStiles, Kent B. Stamps: An Outline of Philately. Illustrated by numerous photographs. New York: Harper \u0026amp; Brothers, 1929. Third printing. Bright orange cloth, with black lettering, very modest wear and soil.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nStuart, Jesse. The Thread that Runs so True. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Rust brown cloth in very fine condition. Signed by author. Dust jacket with title: The Thread That Runs so True: A Mountain School-teacher Tells His Story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTarkington, Booth. Beasley's Christmas Party. Illustrated by Ruth Sypherd Clements. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1909. Title page and numerous illustrations in color. Deep red cloth. Blind embossed design of holly leaves and berries on front cover. Title and author lettering gilt stamped on front cover and spine.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTarkington, Booth. The Conquest of Canaan: A Novel. Illustrations by Lucius W. Hitchcock. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Red-orange cloth. Gold stamped title and spine with decorative frame incorporating leaves and flowers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTarkington, Booth. The Midlander. Garden City: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1924. Olive green cloth, with author, title, and frame stamped in gold. Dust jacket includes artist's cityscape on front, photo portrait of Tarkington on back, and list on the inside of publisher's other fiction books.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nTerry, T. B. Our Farming; or, How We have Made a Run-down Farm Bring Both Profit and Pleasure; Potato, Wheat, and Clover Culture, Tillage, Tile Drainage, Manure Saving, etc., etc.; Treated Independently from A to Z. Philadelphia: The Farmer Company, 1893. Maroon cloth. Title stamped in gold on cover and spine. Some internal foxing.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe Arabian Nights. Orton Lowe, editor. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1924. Red cloth cover, with full size paper label on front cover bearing title and colored illustration of scene from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Illustrated end papers. Sixty illustrations. With colored plates by Adelaide H. Bolton.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe Baptist Hymnal (Abridged) for Use in the Church and Home. W. Howard Doane, musical editor. E.H. Johnson, associate editor. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1883. Stamped on front and back paste-down end papers: Property of Beth-Eden Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pa. Hard cover.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThe Chautauqua Collection (Choruses and Part-Songs). Compiled by Arthur Hallam. Cincinnati: The John Church Company, 1915. Deep green cloth with black stamped title.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nThomas, John J. The American Fruit Culturist: Containing Practical Directions for the Propagation and Culture of all Fruits Adapted to the United States. 21st edition, revised and enlarged by William H. S. Wood. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1920. Green cloth cover, with gold stamped raspberries on front.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nVan Dyke, Henry. The Blue Flower. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1902. Multi-color cover design, signed within design by Margaret Armstrong.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nVerne, Jules. The Lighthouse at the End of the World. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1924. Tan cloth with embossed green title, author, and full-rigged ship within frame, in very fine condtion. Dust jacket with colored illustration of ship and lighthouse.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nWhite, William Allen. A Certain Rich Man. New York: Macmillan, 1909. Green cloth. Title set in gold framed rectangle, sheaves of wheat in gold on cover and spine, author's name in gold.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\nWillson, Marcius. Outlines of History: Illustrated by numerous [G]eographical and Historical Notes and Maps embracing Part I. Ancient History Part II. Modern History. School edition. New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman \u0026amp; Co., 1868. Dark brown cloth blind embossed with border design and logo of publisher. Black leather spine with gilt stamped title.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["Fifteen copies of the Monticola, West Virginia University yearbook, separated to A\u0026M 5025 (1971-1984, 1986, 1992 (in boxes 40-41).","--","William D. Barns Collection books designated for Rare Book Room:","Allen, Lewis F. American Cattle: Their History, Breeding and Management. Revised. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Bluish green cloth, gilt stamped cow on front cover and decorative title and author in gilt on spine. Bookplate removed.","American Wit and Humor. Vol. 1. Philadelphia: Georg W. Jacobs, 1900. Bright and clean navy blue cloth cover, with gilt embossed title and boxed design of six ears of corn on cornstalks.","Ashby, N. B. The Riddle of the Sphinx: A Discussion of the Economic Questions Relating to Agriculture, land, Transportation, Money, Taxation, and Cost of Interchange. Des Moines, Iowa: Industrial Publishing Co., 1890. Rough-grained maroon cloth. Black embossed borders and corner decorations on front. Gilt stamped sphinx and pyramid on front cover. Gilt lettering and black design on spine. Floral endpapers.","Atherton, Gertrude. California: An Intimate History. New York: Harper, 1914. First edition with K-O on copyright page. Decorative cover, no dust jacket.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. A Catechism of Agriculture: Illustrated. New York: Orange Judd, 1913. Chocolate brown grain cloth. Embossed design at top and bottom of covers. Title and author stamped in white in box on front cover and on spine. Very, very fine condition.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Minor wear at bottom corners and bottom of spine, otherwise like-new copy of book by a West Virginia author.","Atkeson, Thomas Clark. Semi-Centennial History of the Patrons of Husbandry. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1915. Chocolate brown cloth, with gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine. Stained all around edges of front cover and entire spine, book by a West Virginia author.","Bailey, L. H. The Horticulturist's Rule Book: A Compendium of Useful Information for Fruit-Growers, Truck-Gardeners, Florists and Others; Completed to the Beginning of the Year 1892. 2nd edition, revised. New York: Rural Publishing Company, 1892. Deep brown grain cloth cover, with embossed decoration at top and bottom of front cover. Gold stamped title, vine, watering can, hoe, and rake.","Blackmore, R. D. Lorna Doone, A Novel. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, [date not stated, circa 1900]. White half-paper decorated in gilt-highlighted violets; white cloth spine elaborately decorated in gilt title, author, publisher, and floral designs; all three edges gilt; corners and fore-edge of paper cover chipped.","Bridgeman, Thomas. The American Gardener's Assistant, In Three Parts: Containing Complete Practical Directions for the Cultivation of Vegetables, Flowers, Fruit Trees, and Grape-Vines. New edition revised, enlarged, and illustrated by S. Edwards Todd. Philadelphia: Porter \u0026 Coates, 1866. Smooth-grained brown cloth. Black embossed borders with decorations on front cover, blind embossed on back cover. Gilt stamped wreath on front cover. Gold stamped agricultural tools and watering can, with black and gold decorations and gold lettering, on spine.","Buck, Pearl S. Fighting Angel: Portrait of a Soul. New York: Triangle Books, 1939, reprinted April 1940. Hard cover, light blue faded by water spots, dust jacket in good condition. Owner's bookplate.","Buck, Solon J. The Agrarian Crusade: A Chronicle of the Farmer in Politics. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1920. Volume 45: The Chronicles of America Series. Extra-Illustrated edition. Smooth-grained maroon cloth cover. Borders, title, and author in gold on cover and spine. Highly ornate tablet in gold with white and black eagle and four open books on front cover. Gold decoration with open book on spine.","Butler, Frederick. The farmer's manual : being a plain practical treatise on the art of husbandry, designed to promote an acquaintance with the modern improvements in agriculture, together with remarks on gardening, and a treatise on the management of bees. Weathersfield [Conn.]: Published by the author, 1821. Lacks covers. Title page partially missing and stained. Extremely fragile.","Cachia, Anthony J. Libya under the Second Ottoman Occupation (1835-1911). Tripoli: Government Press, 1945. Signed by author and by Howard J. Forbes, previous owner.","Cobb, Irvin S. Roughing It De Luxe. Illustrated by John T. McCutcheon. New York: George H. Doran, 1914. Violet brown cloth. Title and author in gilt on front cover and spine. Black and white label at top of front cover picturing Santa Fe railway train with man perched atop the steam locomotive.","Cobleigh, Rolfe. Handy farm Devices and How to Make Them. (Farm Life Series) New York: Orange Judd Company, 1910. Olive green cloth cover, with black title, author, series, borders, and wheat designs stamped.","Connor, Ralph. The Major. New York: George H. Doran, 1917. Bright and clean blue cloth cover, with embossed raised figure of a soldier and raised gilt title.","Connor, Ralph. The Man From Glengarry: A Tale of the Ottawa. Special edition limited to 50,000 copies. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1901. Rust brown cloth cover. Title and author in black on front cover and spine. Tan outline of man standing on logs in a tree-lined river, with tan and black sky in background.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot in No Man's Land. New York: George H. Doran, 1919. Dark blue cloth. Four blind-embossed soldiers and leafless tree on front cover, with title, author, and flames in orange.","Connor, Ralph. The Sky Pilot: A Tale of the Foothills. Chicago: Fleming H. Revell, 1901. Dark tan cloth. Title and author in red on cover and spine. Standing man with sombrero and ammunition belt in navy blue on cover.","de Valette, Marc. La Methode Directe pour L'Enseignement des Langues Vivantes a l'aide des Tableaux Auxiliaires. Deuxieme livre. Deuxieme edition. Edinburgh: Printed at the Ballantyne Press, [1910?]. Dark green cloth, gilt stamped title on cover and spine, gilt stamped decorative design of a sower in front of rising sun, fleur de lis embossed rows at top and bottom of front cover.","Decorum: A Practical Treatise on Etiquette \u0026 Dress of the Best American Society, 1879. With illustrations and captions from Hill's Manual of Business and Social Forms. Westvaco Corporation, 1979. Clean and bright red-orange cloth covers, in decorative slip case.","Dickens, Charles. Bleak House. New York: Mershon Company, [1890s-1900s?] Maroon cloth. Blind stamped with designs of three elaborate hinges on front and back covers.","Ellsworth, Henry W. The American Swine Breeder: A Practical Treatise on the Selection, Rearing and Fattening of Swine. Boston: Weeks, Jordan and Company; Philadelphia: Hogan and Thompson, 1840. Brown cloth grain cover, with embossed design and gilt stamped spine.","Farjeon, Eleanor, and Herbert Farjeon. Kings and Queens. Illustrated by Rosalind Thornycroft. New York: E.P. Dutton, [no date]. Clean and bright paper cover with colored illustration of a king and a queen surrounded by red draperies, same design in same colors on dust jacket.","Farm Conveniences: A Practical Hand-Book for the Farm. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Profusely illustrated. Olive green cloth with title and sickle stamped in gold on front cover and title and farming tools in gold on spine. Black lined tools and wheat on front cover. Bookplate of the Library of the West Virginia Experiment Station inside front cover. Decorative end papers.","Farm Implement News Buyer's Guide: Where to Purchase Farm Implements, Machines and Vehicles. Vol. III. Chicago: Farm Implement News Company, 1891. Numerous illustrations of farm machinery throughout, and advertising on endpapers. Olive green cloth cover, with title, publisher, and advertising stamped in black.","Fox, John, Jr. The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1906. Bright and clean burgundy cloth cover, with embossed white title.","Fullerton, Edith Loring. How to Make a Vegetable Garden: A Practical and Suggestive Manual for the Home Garden. Illustrated by H. B. Fullerton. New York: Doubleday, Page \u0026 Co., 1905. Light green cloth, with title and borders in black. Front cover with photograph label of woman tilling a garden.","Hale, Philip H. The Book of Live Stock Champions, Being an Artistic Souvenir Supplement of the Monthly National Farmer and Stock Grower. St. Louis: Philip Henry Hale, 1912. Bright blue cloth cover, gilt border and lettering on front. Like new condition.","Halevy, Ludovic. The Abbe Constantin. Philadelphia: Henry Altemus, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Cloth covers with pink background, silver title, floral design with silver stems and green leaves, formed into wreath on front cover, soiled, worn at spine top and bottom; decorative half title and title pages.","Harris, Joseph. Talks on Manures: A Series of Familiar and Practical Talks. New and Enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1902. Chocolate brown cloth cover, embossed with designs. Gilt stamped shovel and pitchfork on front cover.","Harvey, William Hope. The Remedy. Chicago: Mundus Publishing Co., 1915. Marron cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book written by a West Virginia author, inscribed by author.","Hello Bill! A Book of After Dinner Stories. New York: H. M. Caldwell, 1911. Bright and clean purple cloth cover, with white title, clock, and antlered deer.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1884. Green cloth, embossed with designs, bright gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Clean with minimal wear and several small spots on cover.","Henderson, Peter. Gardening for Profit: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of the Market and Family Garden. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1874. Green cloth, embossed with designs, gilt cabbage on front cover, gilt stamped title and publisher on spine. Worn, soiled and stained, but sound.","Henderson, Peter. Practical Floriculture: A Guide to the Successful Cultivation of Florist's Plants, for the Amateur and Professional Florist. New and enlarged edition. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1897. Green cloth. Embossed design and gilt stamped title on front cover. Gilt stamped title, author, and publisher names on spine. Floral end papers.","Hough, Emerson. Fifty-four Forty or Fight. With illustrations by Arthur I. Keller. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1909. Bright and clean dark olive green cloth cover, with embossed geometrical designs and yellow title background.","Kelley, O. H. Origin and Progress of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry in the United States; A History from 1863 to 1873. Philadelphia: J. A. Wagenseller, 1875. Title, author, and sickle gold stamped on spine.","Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. The Song of Hiawatha. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Gray-brown cloth, orange \"L\" within wreath, acorn and orange oak leaf design on spine and five on front cover, black embossed title and author. Soiled and foxed.","Lucas, Daniel B., and J. Fairfax McLaughlin. Fisher Ames-Henry Clay, etc. New York: Charles L. Webster, 1891. West Virginia author, sound text, and clean black cloth cover.","Martin, Edward Winslow. History of the Grange Movement; or, The Farmer's War Against Monopolies: being... a History of the Rise and Progress of the Order of the Patrons of Husbandry... Philadelphia: National Publishing Co., 1873. Leather cover, embossed borders, black and gold title label on spine, marbled end papers.","Michel, Louise. La Commune. Bibliotheque Sociologique. 8th edition. Paris: Librarie P. V. Stock, 1921. Paper wrappers.","Montgomery, E. G. Productive Farm Crops. (Lippincott's Farm Manuals) Philadelphia: J.B Lippincott Company, 1918. Dark tan cloth, decorated in green lettering and vegetable vignettes, with orange background. Lightly marbled edges. Condition very fine, but interior foxed.","Morrell, L. A. The American Shepherd: Being a History of the Sheep, with their Breeds, Management, and Diseases. ... New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1845. Brown cloth cover, embossed with a pattern and a blind-embossed design of a circle with arrows protruding from top and bottom.","Nolan, Aretas W. One Hundred lessons in Elementary Agriculture. Morgantown, WV: Acme Publishing Co., 1908. Dark brown cloth. Like new condition of a rarely seen book published in Morgantown.","Orr, James L. The National Grange Choir, Published by the Executive Committee of the National Grange, for use in the Granges of the United States. Philadelphia: Printed by J. A. Wagenseller, 1883. Oblong shaped book, music scores and lyrics.","Our Homes: How to Beautify Them. New York: O. Judd Co., 1887. Blue green cloth, with embossed border design. Gilt stamped spine with title, publisher, peacock feathers, flowers, and leaves.","Packard, S. S., and H. B. Bryant. The New Bryant and Stratton Common School Book-Keeping: Embracing Single and Double Entry. ... New York: American Book Company, 1878. Grey-taupe cloth cover, deeply embossed with elaborate designs, black stamped on front cover and blind on back. Includes publisher's symbol black embossed in center of front cover. Condition very fine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Nineteenth edition. Rochester, NY: D.D.T. Moore, 1864. Deep green cloth, blind embossed designs, embossed gilt stamped sheep on front cover, blind embossed sheep on back cover, gilt lettering and sheep on spine.","Randall, Henry S. The Practical Shepherd: A Complete Treatise on the Breeding, Management and Diseases of Sheep. Thirty-first edition. New York: The American News Company, 1863. Brown-orange cloth, embossed designs in black, bright gilt stamped sheep on cover, and black and gilt lettering on spine. Bumped corners, soiled spine, otherwise very nice condition.","Read, John E. Farming for Profit: A Hand-Book for the American Farmer. Philadelphia: P. W. Ziegler, 1882, c1880. Elaborately illustrated front cover, black embossed images of tools, crops, livestock, poultry, horse drawn carriage, basket, and gilt stamped title, plow, and basket. Same image on back but lacking gold. Spine similarly illustrated with cow's head and farming machinery.","Revell, Nellie. The Funny Side Out: After, Before and During Dinner Stories with Apologies to Whoever First Told Them. New York: George H. Doran, 1925. Red cloth with black lettering and design. Multiple figures, men and women, each occupying a diamond in a latticework design. Cover signed IRB (?).","Riley, James Whitcomb. Riley Farm-Rhymes. With country pictures by Will Vawter. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1905. Pink-orange cloth. Title and author on cover brown outlined in black. Spine includes ear of corn, with kernels in brown. Worm holes aligned with hinge between front cover and spine.","Robinson, Rowland E. Uncle Lisha's Shop and a Danvis Pioneer. Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle, 1933. Elaborate stamped turtle shell pattern on deep green cloth. Also gilt stamped pine branch and author's name on front cover. Gilt stamped lettering on spine. Very fine condition.","Root, A. I., and E. R. Root. The ABC and XYZ of Bee Culture.: A Cyclopedia of Everything Pertaining to the Care of the Honey-bee ... Medina, Ohio: The A. I. Root Company, 1910. Black cloth cover, blind embossed with title on front and back, and gold stamped 2.5 inch bee on front cover. Floral endpapers.","Rowlands, Walter. Among the Great Masters of Painting: Scenes in the Lives of Famous Painters. Boston: Dana Estes, 1901. Clean and bright white cloth cover, with embossed gilt title, columns, and artist's palette.","RUS : A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L.H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. \"Fourth issue.\" Ithaca, NY, 1930. Tan cloth with black title, date, four stars, and design of scythes and sickles.","Rus: A Biographical Register of Rural Leadership in the United States and Canada. Compiled by L. H. Bailey and Ethel Zoe Bailey. Ithaca, N.Y., 1925. \"Rus\" is Latin for \"the country.\" Decorative cloth cover.","Scott, Sir Walter. Ivanhoe, A Romance. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [date not stated, circa 1900]. Light green cloth, clean, with multi-colored depiction of jousting knights with castle and trees in background. Author's name in black, and title in yellow-orange, outlined in black. Sword and crossed lances on spine.","Sheppard, Muriel Earley. Cloud by Day: A Story of Coal and Coke and People. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1947. Bright and clean black cloth cover, with pictorial dust jacket.","Stephens, C. A. Haps and Mishaps at the Old Farm. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1925. Deep brown cloth with red lettering and maroon lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. My Folks in Maine. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1934. Tan cloth with light tan lettering and lines. With illustrated end papers and frontispiece.","Stephens, C. A. Katahdin Camps. Norway, Maine: The Old Squire's Bookstore, 1928. With illustrations by Jacob Bates Abbott. Mossy green cloth with dark green lettering and lines. Illustrated end papers.","Stiles, Kent B. Stamps: An Outline of Philately. Illustrated by numerous photographs. New York: Harper \u0026 Brothers, 1929. Third printing. Bright orange cloth, with black lettering, very modest wear and soil.","Stuart, Jesse. The Thread that Runs so True. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1949. Rust brown cloth in very fine condition. Signed by author. Dust jacket with title: The Thread That Runs so True: A Mountain School-teacher Tells His Story.","Tarkington, Booth. Beasley's Christmas Party. Illustrated by Ruth Sypherd Clements. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1909. Title page and numerous illustrations in color. Deep red cloth. Blind embossed design of holly leaves and berries on front cover. Title and author lettering gilt stamped on front cover and spine.","Tarkington, Booth. The Conquest of Canaan: A Novel. Illustrations by Lucius W. Hitchcock. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1905. Red-orange cloth. Gold stamped title and spine with decorative frame incorporating leaves and flowers.","Tarkington, Booth. The Midlander. Garden City: Doubleday, Page, and Co., 1924. Olive green cloth, with author, title, and frame stamped in gold. Dust jacket includes artist's cityscape on front, photo portrait of Tarkington on back, and list on the inside of publisher's other fiction books.","Terry, T. B. Our Farming; or, How We have Made a Run-down Farm Bring Both Profit and Pleasure; Potato, Wheat, and Clover Culture, Tillage, Tile Drainage, Manure Saving, etc., etc.; Treated Independently from A to Z. Philadelphia: The Farmer Company, 1893. Maroon cloth. Title stamped in gold on cover and spine. Some internal foxing.","The Arabian Nights. Orton Lowe, editor. Philadelphia: John C. Winston Company, 1924. Red cloth cover, with full size paper label on front cover bearing title and colored illustration of scene from Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves. Illustrated end papers. Sixty illustrations. With colored plates by Adelaide H. Bolton.","The Baptist Hymnal (Abridged) for Use in the Church and Home. W. Howard Doane, musical editor. E.H. Johnson, associate editor. Philadelphia: American Baptist Publication Society, 1883. Stamped on front and back paste-down end papers: Property of Beth-Eden Baptist Church, Allegheny, Pa. Hard cover.","The Chautauqua Collection (Choruses and Part-Songs). Compiled by Arthur Hallam. Cincinnati: The John Church Company, 1915. Deep green cloth with black stamped title.","Thomas, John J. The American Fruit Culturist: Containing Practical Directions for the Propagation and Culture of all Fruits Adapted to the United States. 21st edition, revised and enlarged by William H. S. Wood. New York: Orange Judd Company, 1920. Green cloth cover, with gold stamped raspberries on front.","Van Dyke, Henry. The Blue Flower. New York: Charles Scribner's, 1902. Multi-color cover design, signed within design by Margaret Armstrong.","Verne, Jules. The Lighthouse at the End of the World. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, 1924. Tan cloth with embossed green title, author, and full-rigged ship within frame, in very fine condtion. Dust jacket with colored illustration of ship and lighthouse.","White, William Allen. A Certain Rich Man. New York: Macmillan, 1909. Green cloth. Title set in gold framed rectangle, sheaves of wheat in gold on cover and spine, author's name in gold.","Willson, Marcius. Outlines of History: Illustrated by numerous [G]eographical and Historical Notes and Maps embracing Part I. Ancient History Part II. Modern History. School edition. New York: Ivison, Phinney, Blakeman \u0026 Co., 1868. Dark brown cloth blind embossed with border design and logo of publisher. Black leather spine with gilt stamped title."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_001ac27cc1b24c23f2c58de16cec70c2\"\u003eDr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. The material has been divided into three main sections of archives, books, and periodicals, and described to the box level. The contents of this collection were created or collected by Dr. William D. Barns and Mrs. Doretha Barns from the 1920s to 1995. The majority of the material pertains to the academic career of Dr. Barns. Mrs. Barns continued to collect material until 1995. Two large series that relate specifically to Mrs. Barns are the League of Women Voters and Mrs. Doretha Barns. In addition, she contributed to the series on the Federal Government, Miscellaneous, Pacifism, and Society of Friends.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Dr. William D. Barns (1917-1991) was a professor of history at West Virginia University from 1940 to 1985. His fields of specialization were American agriculture and labor history, West Virginia and regional history, American economic history, and the United States since 1860. 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