<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-WvMtURHC" url="https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198461">A&amp;M 1596</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Thomas C. Townsend Scrapbook, 1932 <num>A&amp;M 1596</num></titleproper><author>Staff of the West Virginia &amp; Regional History Center</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>West Virginia and Regional History Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://host.lib.wvu.edu/images/logos/wvrhc.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><address><addressline>1549 University Ave. </addressline><addressline> P.O. Box 6069 </addressline><addressline>Morgantown, WV 26506-6069</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 304-293-3536</addressline><addressline>wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-08-30 07:58:18 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Thomas C. Townsend Scrapbook</unittitle>
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      <persname source="ingest">Townsend, Thomas C.</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.15 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm (1 vol.), 1.75 in.)</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1932/1932">1932</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_626829082510d4c4362d9ed2f6ea9094">Publicity file of T.C. Townsend covering his primary race for the Republican gubernatorial nomination and his subsequent race against the Democratic nominee, H. Guy Kump, in 1932. The scrapbook also contains some loose clippings pertaining to Townsend's support of the Dewey-Bricker presidential ticket in 1944.</abstract>
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<p>[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Thomas C. Townsend Scrapbook, A&amp;M 1596, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85041557" source="lcsh">Elections</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Election of 1944.</subject>
    <subject source="ingest">Election of 1932.</subject>
    <corpname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80067040" source="Library of Congress Name Authority File">Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )</corpname>
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    <persname source="ingest">Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962</persname>
    <persname source="ingest">Townsend, Thomas C.</persname>
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