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George Mason University Institute on the Federal Theatre Project and New Deal Culture records, 1935/2000 37.5 Linear Feet 81 boxes

George Mason University. Institute on the Federal Theatre Project and New Deal Culture
The George Mason University Institute on the Federal Theatre Project and New Deal Culture records describe the operations, research, publications, and outreach of the George Mason University Institute on the Federal Theatre Project and New Deal Culture. Records date from 1935 to 2000.
  1. George Mason University

Helen Holt Papers, 1912/2015 24.17 Linear Feet 24 ft. 2 in. (49 document cases, 5 in. each); (8 document cases, 2.5 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 4 in.); (2 flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.); (4 flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each); 2 photos in photograph filing cabinets 0.002 Gigabytes 1 .pdf file

Holt, Helen Louise Froelich, 1913-2015
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).
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Monongalia County, Works Progress Administration, Records, 1939/1940 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 folder)

Monongalia County. Works Progress Administration (1939-1940)
Instructions, memoranda, personnel reports, employee termination records, equipment rental invoices, property inventory and movement reports, employee time reports and, property incorporation records for W. P. A. projects in western Monongalia County.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers, 1840/2003, bulk 1918/1955 156.21 Linear Feet 156 ft. 2 1/2 in. (360 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 4 in.); (14 document cases, 2 1/2 in.); (1 flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (2 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (3 flat storage boxes, 2 1/2 in. each); (9 flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each); ( 44 photos in photograph filing cabinets) 11.7 Gigabytes 131 TIFF files, 2 PDF files

Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955
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), 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).
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Teamsters Local 175, Scrapbook and Diary, 1938/1949 0.25 Linear Feet Summary: 3 in. (1 wrapped scrapbook; 1 wrapped diary)

Teamsters Union. Local 175
A scrapbook and personal diary of Volney Andrews, one-time president of Local 175, covering the years 1938-1949. There is material on disputes over the legitimacy of the AFL and the CIO especially as it was reflected in state regional labor councils and jurisdictional struggles in West Virginia between the United Mine Workers of America and the Progressive Mine Workers of America. Also mentioned are political concerns such as elections, congressional investigations of labor and foreign trade bills, state labor legislative proposals and charges of corruption in West Virginia's handling of the WPA. There is mention of the 1940 Charleston construction trades strike and also of that city's segregated neighborhood housing projects as well as material reflecting the predominant racist attitudes of that era. Places mentioned are Bluefield, Charleston, Fairmont, Grafton, Logan, Morgantown, and Wheeling. People mentioned are Van A. Bittner, Tom Cairnes, F.J. Dillon, William Green, Rush D. Holt, John L. Lewis, Joe Ozanic, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Frank W. Snyder.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

U.S. Works Progress Administration, West Virginia Historic Records Survey, Records, 1930/1939 133.19 Linear Feet Summary: 133 ft. 2 1/4 in. (215 document cases, 5 in. each); (299 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

United States. Works Progress Administration
Copies of records from each county in West Virginia gathered by the depression-era public records survey funded by the Works Progress Administration. Included are registers of births, marriages, deaths, wills, estate settlements, and land records. Transcriptions of county and circuit court minute and order books are included as well as cemetery readings and registers; church record surveys; mimeographed calendars of the papers of West Virginia governors; and American Imprint Inventory slips of the holdings of several West Virginia libraries. Material covers the years 1750-1939.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia State Industrial Union Council, CIO, Archives, 1940/1951 21.25 Linear Feet 21 ft. 3 in. (51 document cases, 5 in. each)

West Virginia. State Industrial Union Council, CIO

The West Virginia State Industrial Union Council was formed in 1937 as the state labor federation for local unions affiliated with the Congress of Industrial Organizations. In 1958, the WVIUC merged with the State Federation of Labor to form the West Virginia Labor Federation, AFL-CIO. Included in these two accessions are the correspondence, legal papers, reports, and printed materials of the Industrial Union Council's president's office, between 1940 and 1951.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia State Parks, National Register Forms, 2010 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 3/4 in. (1 folder)

National Register of Historic Places Registration forms (NPS Form 10-900) for historic districts within Watoga, Holly River, Hawk's Nest, and Lost River State Parks, as well as a number of other West Virginia State Parks. These forms document the history, significance, and current condition of these historic districts. Most of these parks were created or improved (with roads, buildings, landscaping, etc.) as part of New Deal programs such as the Civilian Conversation Core (CCC) and the Works Progress Administration (WPA) between 1932 and 1942.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia University, Library, Works Progress Administration Binding Project Procedures, 1932/1940 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

United States. Works Progress Administration
Partial copies of procedures for the West Virginia University Library Order Department that appear to have been used during a Works Progress Administration (WPA) binding project in the 1930s.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) Papers, 1917/1939 6.7 Linear Feet 6 ft. 8 in. (16 document cases, 5 in. each)

Chilton, William E. (William Edwin), 1858-1939

Papers of William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939), a lawyer, Democratic politician, publisher of the Charleston Gazette, and U.S. Senator (1911-1917); also includes correspondence of his son William E. Chilton, Jr., editor of the Gazette. The Chiltons were a prominent Charleston family who were long-time owners of the Gazette. There are series of correspondence, legal papers, speeches and writings, and other material. Topics include state and national Democratic politics during the 1930s; family affairs; and the senator's business interests in West Virginia and Kentucky coal lands, including the Kanawha Coal Operators Association.

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

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