A&M 3946Festus P. Summers (1895-1971), Historian, Research Papers Regarding West Virginia History, ca. 1900-1971 A&M 3946Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

2013/07/17

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:40:08 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Festus P. Summers (1895-1971), Historian, Research Papers Regarding West Virginia History Summers, Festus P. (Festus Paul), 1895-1971 A&M 3946 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/3056 1.6 Linear Feet Summary: 1 ft. 6 1/2 in. (1 record carton, 15 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.) ca. 1900-1971 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). 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: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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 Coal miners Coal mines and mining Labor unions West Virginia Mine Wars, W. Va., 1897-1921 Bittner, Van A. (Van Amberg), 1885-1949 Chilton, William E. (William Edwin), 1858-1939 Collins, Justus, 1857-1934 Hallanan, Walter S. (Walter Simms), 1890-1962 Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962 Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958 Smith, Clarence Edwin, 1885-1959 Summers, Festus P. (Festus Paul), 1895-1971 Thurmond, Walter R., 1881-1967