F. Clippings
- Extent:
- 100 Gigabytes
- Scope and content:
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The Clippings series contains newspaper clippings—original newsprint as well as photocopies—compiled by Senator Rockefeller's staff for distribution to the Senator and other staff members. Clippings primarily span Rockefeller's tenure in the U.S. Senate, but some clippings date to his second term as governor of West Virginia. Staff compiled clippings about the day's events and also maintained clippings that mentioned Rockefeller. Most of the clippings are arranged by topic, publication, or date range. Clippings within files arranged by topic or publication generally are ordered chronologically. Some clippings arranged by date range are divided into morning and afternoon clippings, and these often are accompanied by indexes (tables of contents). Finally, some files separate clippings created by West Virginia media from clippings created by national outlets.
Beginning in approximately 2001, the staff began collecting clippings primarily from online news sources and wire services. Staff in the Washington, D.C. office maintained these digital clippings in the press files of the office's centralized shared drive.
- Arrangement:
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The Clippings series is arranged chronologically.
- Subjects:
- clippings files
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Restrictions:
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Clippings are available digitally as PDFs and can be accessed in the reading room of the West Virginia & Regional History Center. Advance notice is required.
- Parent restrictions:
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The majority of the Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV papers are closed until 2035. Permission to access materials prior to 2035 may be given at the donor's discretion.
Materials previously made publicly available, such as speeches, press releases, photographs, press interviews, clippings, and publications are open for research.
The collection is stored off-site. Researchers should contact the West Virginia Regional History Center prior to visiting to ensure materials are available.
Some digital materials are available online at https://rockefeller.lib.wvu.edu/.
- Parent terms of access:
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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 Regional History Center.