A&M 1414Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958), Politician, Papers A&M 1414Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 08:08:49 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958), Politician, Papers Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958 A&M 1414 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/6206 11.71 Linear Feet (24 document cases, 5 in. each; 1 document case, 2.5 in.; 2 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 1 flat storage box, 3 in.; 1 oversize folder, 0.25 in.; 5 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each) 1900-1954 and undated 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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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Matthew Mansfield Neely (1874-1958), Politician, Papers, A&M 1414, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Related A&M Collections

1353, 1384, 1414

Scope and Contents

Papers of Matthew Neely, a politician who had a long career as senator, congressman, governor, and Democratic political boss. Collection includes speeches, business and personal correspondence, pamphlets, legal papers, photographs, and copies of the Congressional Record. There are also newspaper clipping scrapbooks covering the years 1928-1954 (on five reels of microfilm). Neely had a long career, including law student at West Virginia University, Marion County lawyer, mayor of Fairmont, United States Congressman (1913-1921, 1945-1947), United States Senator (1923-1929, 1931-1941, 1949-1958), and Governor of West Virginia (1941-1945).

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Fairmont. Marion County (W. Va.) Elections Lawyers - letters and papers. Politics and government. West Virginia - Governors. Politicians -- United States West Virginia -- Politics and government United States -- Politics and government United States Congressmen - West Virginia. Democratic Party (U.S.) United States. Congress United States. Congress. Senate West Virginia University Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958 SpeechesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1639921902–19291SpeechesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1639931932–19382SpeechesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1639941939–19413SpeechesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1639951941–19434SpeechesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1639961944–19485SpeechesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1639971948–19576Speeches by OthersArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1639981918–19537Business CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1639991918–19558Miscellaneous Political PapersArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164000ca. 1950s9Poetry QuotesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164001undated10Stories, Poetry, and QuotesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164002undated11PamphletsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164003undated12PamphletsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164004undated13Miscellaneous Political Papers, Legal Papers, and Biographical MaterialsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164005ca. 1950s14Miscellaneous PapersArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164006ca. 1950s15Miscellaneous PicturesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164007ca. 1950s16Photographs and Photograph PlatesArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164008ca. 1950s17Legal Papers, Campaign Material, Official Papers Miscellaneous, Political Advertisements, and Miscellaneous MaterialArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164009ca. 1950s18Congressional RecordArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164010undated19Congressional RecordArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164011undated20Congressional RecordArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164012undated21Congressional RecordArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164013undated22Congressional RecordArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164014undated23Congressional RecordArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1640151924–195124Congressional RecordArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1640161952-1957, undated25Miscellaneous Papers (includes funeral records, awards and certificates, and other material)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164017undated26aPlaques (2 items) and Metal Plate with Inscription (1 item)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164018undated26bFamily CorrespondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/2350641912-1945 and undated27Campaign Posters, Political Cartoons, and CertificatesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/164019undatedOversize FolderScrapbooks (5 reels of microfilm)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1640201928–1954Unboxed