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Festus P. Summers (1895-1971), Historian, Papers, 1843/1971 39 Linear Feet 39 ft. (93 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 index card box, 3 in.)

Summers, Festus P. (Festus Paul), 1895-1971
Correspondence, speeches, manuscripts, research notes, and other papers of a historian who served on the faculty of West Virginia University from 1932 to 1965 and as chairman of the history department from 1946 to 1962. Included are: his official as well as personal correspondence; notes for speeches; research notes, rough drafts and proofs for his published works on William L. Wilson and Johnson Newlon Camden; exams, outlines, and notes for classes he taught; material relating to the University Senate and committees on which he served; a scrapbook covering Monongalia County and other subjects (1850-1897); and papers relating to West Virginia University. Included is a manuscript history of West Virginia University which Summers worked on during his retirement and which William T. Doherty, Jr. finished and published in 1982 as WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY: SYMBOL OF UNITY IN A SECTIONALIZED STATE. There is also desk plaque given to Summers when he served on the West Virginia Centennial Commission; the plaque is fashioned of wood from the first capitol in Wheeling.
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Festus P. Summers (1895-1971), Historian, Papers, 1935/1955 2.5 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 6 in. (6 document cases, 5 in. each)

Summers, Festus P.
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and book manuscripts. Included are WVU adviser records of Dr. Charles Henry Ambler, WVU History Department. The material also comprises WVU Faculty Senate minutes and Library Committee reports. The book manuscripts cover the Cabinet Diary of William L. Wilson; The Democracy of Tariff Reform; Johnson Newlon Camden: A Study in Individualism. There is a partial set of the galley proofs for West Virginia The Mountain State, by Ambler and Summers.
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Festus P. Summers (1895-1971), Historian, Personal Diaries, 1953/1971 2.5 Linear Feet 2 ft. 6 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 record carton, 15 in.)

Summers, Festus P. (Festus Paul), 1895-1971

Personal diaries of Festus P. Summers, a historian who served on the faculty of West Virginia University from 1932 to 1965 and as chairman of the history department from 1946 to 1962. The diaries are in 19 volumes covering the period 1953-1971. They document in a thorough manner his experiences in the communities of West Virginia University and Morgantown. He comments on local and national events, including for example a visit of Harry Truman to Morgantown in 1956.

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Festus P. Summers (1895-1971), Historian, Research Papers Regarding West Virginia History, 1900/1971 1.6 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 6 1/2 in. (1 record carton, 15 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.)

Summers, Festus P. (Festus Paul), 1895-1971
Research papers of Festus P. Summers (1895-1971), a historian who served on the faculty of West Virginia University from 1932 to 1965 and as chairman of the history department from 1946 to 1962. Collection includes photocopied correspondence, articles, and typescripts, as well as manuscript notes. Many of the photocopies appear to have been made from Archives and Manuscript collections at the West Virginia and Regional History Center, including A&M 873, A&M 1661, A&M 1824, and A&M 2141. Topics include the West Virginia coal mine wars (1912-1927); West Virginia tax reform and economy (1900s-1950s); and individuals related to coal mining, labor, and legislation (1902-1971). These individuals include Van A. Bittner, W.E. Chilton, Justus Collins (President of Winding Gulf Colliery Company), Walter S. Hallanan, Henry D. Hatfield, M.M. Neely, C.E. Smith, and Walter R. Thurmond. Also included is a copy of a dissertation titled "Rush Dew Holt: The Boy Senator, 1905-1942," by William Ellis Coffey of WVU (1970), and a typescript copy of a manuscript by Dr. James Morton Callahan titled "History of West Virginia University: Problems and Policies." The Callahan typescript also includes annotations by Summers (ca. 1966).
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Festus P. Summers, Collector, Correspondence, 1861/1887 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Summers, Festus P. (Festus Paul), 1895-1971
This collection contains an autographed letter of Jas. F. Strother concerning the Whig campaign of 1852; 15 telegrams of the Civil War era concerning railroads, troop supplies and movements, soldier's pay; copies of three letters relating to the Congressional election of 1900, second district; letters from S. A. Hayes to his father, P. Hayes, 1882-1887; and a letter book of B. S. Jacobs, an official of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, for September 30, 1859 to February 26, 1860. see inventory sheet for detailed listing.
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Festus P. Summers, Collector, Scrapbook regarding Monongalia County and West Virginia University, 1850/1897 0.42 Linear Feet 1 document case, 5 in.

Summers, Festus P. (Festus Paul), 1895-1971
Scrapbook containing newspapers, newspaper clippings, printed pamphlets, programs, broadsides and certificates and a few manuscript items. Most of the material deals with Monongalia county and WVU history and activities. (For a detailed listing see inventory sheet.)
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Festus P. Summers, Historian, William L. Wilson Biography, Research Papers, 1843/1900 2.9 Linear Feet Summary: 2 ft. 11 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each)

Summers, Festus P.
Research papers compiled by Dr. Summers for a biography regarding William Lyne Wilson (1843-1900), a Virginian born in Charles Town who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and as President of both West Virginia University (1882-1883) and Washington and Lee University (1897-1900), among other positions. The collection includes notes, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and photographs arranged loosely by chapter. The notes include typescript and handwritten copies of letters, newspaper accounts, and articles. A 1969 addendum to the collection includes one box of typescript notes chiefly concerning tariffs and protectionism.
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Miners' Treason Trials, Records, 1921/1923 0.88 Linear Feet Summary: 10 1/2 in. (6 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Jefferson County, West Virginia. Circuit Court
The collection consists of case papers for the trials of coal miners and UMWA leaders, indicted for treason in connection with the armed march into Logan County, West Virginia, during August and September, 1921. The main part of the papers concern the trials of Walter Allen, William Blizzard, C. Frank Keeney, Rev. J.E. Wilburn, and John Wilburn. There are also photocopies of an indictment dated 17 September 1921 and an indictment dated 12 January 1922, as well as other court records concerning the trials, collected by Prof. Festus P. Summers of West Virginia University.
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West Virginia Centennial Commission, Papers, 1958/1964 1.7 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 8 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each)

West Virginia Centennial Commission

Correspondence, reports, financial records, and minutes of the West Virginia Centennial Commission from 1958-1964. This material was obtained for the Library by Festus P. Summers, commission member. Much of Dr. Summers' personal correspondence as a commission member is included. Correspondents include Don Crislip, Cecil H. Underwood, P.H. Price, Lyndon B. Johnson, Philip Conley, William D. Barns, Ross B. Johnson, Festus P. Summers, Robert L. Hogg, George More, Frances Krauskopf, Donovan Bond, Carl R. Sullivan, R.C. Dresser, Fred Peterson, Delf Norona, D.S. Benton, Donald S. Venton, G.K. Eubanks, and W.W. Barron.

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West Virginia University, Department of History, Records, 1902/1963 3.2 Linear Feet 3 ft. 2 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.)

West Virginia University. Department of History

Records of the WVU Department of History, consisting of applications for positions, invoices, purchase records, material on the Army Special Training Program, and faculty material such as grade books, exams, lecture notes, and course outlines.

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