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West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia & Regional History Center

West Virginia University

P.O. Box 6069

1549 University Avenue

Morgantown, WV 26506

Primary Collecting Areas:

West Virginia and Appalachia History and Culture

Description:

The West Virginia & Regional History Center preserves and provides access to the records that document the history and culture of the state and the central Appalachian region. The Center is part of West Virginia University Libraries.

POC: Lori Hostuttler

Email: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.edu

Phone: (304) 293-3536

Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

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Governor Arch A. Moore Jr. papers 2411 Linear Feet 2411 Records cartons

Moore, Arch A., Jr. (Arch Alfred), 1923-2015

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.

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Governor Gaston Caperton Correspondence 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in.

Caperton, Gaston

Routine correspondence from the thirty-first governor of West Virginia, Gaston Caperton, about suggestions for government reorganization and changes in finance.

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Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Papers 1.7 Linear Feet 1 ft. 8 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 oversize folders, 1/4 in.)

Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956

Papers of Harley M. Kilgore, U.S. Senator from West Virginia. This collection includes typescripts, manuscripts, correspondence, and printed material. The majority of the collection pertains to domestic affairs topics, including political campaigns, the Rosier-Martin contest for the Senate in 1941, bills introduced or sponsored by Kilgore, papers dealing with his activities as juvenile judge, and papers relating to various organizations and societies. Most of these papers relate to individuals, including John L. Lewis, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and others.

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Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Papers 17.75 Linear Feet 17 ft. 9 1/4 in. (42 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 large flat storage box, 3 in.; 1 folder, 1/4 in.)

Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956

Papers of Harley M. Kilgore, U.S. Senator from West Virginia. Includes typescripts, correspondence, printed materials, clippings, broadsides, and a photograph. Topics include congressional bills and legislation on diverse subjects; committees with which Kilgore was involved, including the Senate Military Affairs Subcommittee on War Mobilization, the Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program (also known as the Truman Committee), the Committee on Military Affairs, and the Committee on the Judiciary; the National Science Foundation; various presidential speeches; and a wide variety of material relating to West Virginia, including items pertaining to the Charleston Airport, the Parkersburg Flood Wall, the Upper Monongahela Project, and many other topics.

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Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Papers 2.8 Linear Feet 2 ft. 9 1/2 in. (6 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (6 oversize folders, 1 in. total)

Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956

Papers of Harley M. Kilgore, U.S. Senator from West Virginia. Contains material on the Senate Judiciary Committee and its various subcommittees including the anti-monopoly, internal security, and immigration groups. Other papers deal regard the Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program (also known as the Truman Committee), West Virginia elections, and the National Guard. There is one box of campaign materials and various speeches.

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Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Papers 57.7 Linear Feet Summary: 57 ft. 8 in. (130 document cases, 5 in.); (4 small flat storage boxes, 3 in.); (8 large flat storage boxes, 3 in.); (4 scrapbooks, 6 in. total)

Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956

Papers of Harley M. Kilgore, U.S. Senator from West Virginia. Includes typescripts, clippings, printed materials, and correspondence regarding U.S. Senate voting and campaigning; the Senate Judiciary Committee; correspondence with Federal government agencies, various individuals, and West Virginia state agencies; Senate legislation on a variety of topics, including appropriation, education, health, and housing; various West Virginia subjects and individuals; Kilgore's speeches, press releases, and radio broadcasts; and other topics. See Historical Note for more information on Senator Kilgore. See Scope and Content Note for more details.

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Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Papers 1.9 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 11 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.)

Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956

Papers of WV Senator Harley M. Kilgore. This collection includes correspondence, news clippings, facsimiles and translations of German-language Nazi banking correspondence, legislative files, and speeches.

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Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Papers and Artifacts 1.7 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 7 1/2 in. (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (11 bound volumes, 16 in.); (1 framed item, 1/2 in.)

Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956

This collection contains two eagle flag staff toppers from Senator Kilgore's Washington, D.C. office, government documents, and other printed material, including National Petroleum Council reports. See Historical Note for more information on Senator Kilgore.

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Harley Martin Kilgore (1893-1956), Senator, Radio Broadcast Script 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Kilgore, Harley Martin, 1893-1956

Contains a typescript script of a radio broadcast by Senator Kilgore and David C. Mearns concerning the Lincoln papers in the Library of Congress.

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Henry Drury Hatfield (1875-1962) Papers and Correspondence 8.6 Linear Feet Summary: 8 ft. 6 1/2 in. (20 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.)

Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962

Correspondence, farm records, legal and financial records, speeches, medical files, photographs, and newspaper clippings of Governor (1913-17) and United States Senator (1929-35) Henry D. Hatfield, who was also chief surgeon and founder of the Huntington Memorial Hospital.

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