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State Capitol and Grounds
Pre-1863
Statehood through 1900
1900 through Present
Women and Government
Governors
Institutions
Presidents and Presidential Campaigns
State Legislators
Other Public Officials

Archives Sources

State Capitol and Grounds

Pre-1863

1829-30 Virginia Constitutional Convention

1851 Virginia Constitutional Convention

Statehood through 1900

Flick Amendment

• Wheeling Daily Intelligencer Articles on the Flick Amendment
• Governor's Proclamation Announcing Statewide Referendum on the Flick Amendment (Ar1725 #170, Legislative Material)
• Senate Joint Resolution No. 6 (Flick Amendment) (Ar1725 #170, Legislative Material)
• Opinion of the Attorney General on the Rights of African Americans To Vote as a Consequence of the Fifteenth Amendment (Ar1724 #37)

1872 West Virginia Constitution and Convention

• Approval of the New West Virginia Constitution (Time Trail)
• 1872 West Virginia Constitution
• Convention Directory
• Samuel Price to Governor John J. Jacob, April 9, 1872 (Ar837)
• Front Page of the 1872 West Virginia Constitution (Ar837)

State Virginia Debt

• Joint Resolution Appointing Commissioners On Subject of State Debt (1871)
• Report of the Virginia Debt Commission (1871)
• Report By State Treasurer W. S. Johnson On Settlement of State Debt (1920)

State Boundaries

• Act of the Virginia General Assembly To Ascertain and Fix the Boundary Between Virginia and Maryland
• "State's Victory Complete In Boundary Dispute"
• Brief to the United States Supreme Court by Julius K. Monroe in the Case of State of Maryland vs. State of West Virginia
• Section of Survey Map Showing Fairfax Stone and Part of Deakins Line
• "Boundaries of West Virginia"

1900 through Present

Immigration and 1907 Immigration Meeting

• "Much Interest in Immigration"
• "Did Presence of Mitchell Cause Frost?" (Immigration Meeting)
• "The West Virginia Miners Situation" (Immigration Meeting)
• Destination of Immigrants, 1899-1910
• "History of Immigration to the Coal Fields of West Virginia"

Prohibition

• West Virginia's Prohibition Law (Yost Law)
• "Tolling Bells Mark Exit of Liquor Era"
• "Celebrate First 'Dry' Day in State"
• Broadside for Prohibition Speech

Gasoline Tax, 1923

• West Virginia Gasoline Tax Act
• "Gasoline Tax Will Go Into Effect Today"
• Extract from Report of State Tax Commissioner on Gasoline Tax

Freedom Train, 1948

• "Freedom Train Is Here! Nation's Most Valued Documents May Be Seen"
• "Freedom Train Attendance Record Broken As 13,363 Bluefielders Visit Scene"
• "Longest Train Tour Marks Rededication To Liberty"
• List of Freedom Train Documents
• "Freedom is Everybody's Job" (Ms79-87)

Capital Punishment

• Letter from Warden of the West Virginia Penitentiary, 23 January 1905 (West Virginia Historical Society Quarterly)
• "Thy Brother's Blood: Capital Punishment in West Virginia" by Stan Bumgardner and Christine Kreiser (West Virginia Historical Society Quarterly)
• West Virginia Legislature Approves the Use of the Electric Chair (Time Trail)
• Electric Chair Legislation

Joseph McCarthy in Wheeling, 1950

• U. S. Senator Joseph McCarthy launches his anti-communism crusade in Wheeling (Time Trail)
• Joe McCarthy's Speech in Wheeling
• Excerpts From Senate Proceedings on Senator Joe McCarthy's Speech Relating to Communists in the State Department

Governors Conference, 1950

• "Governors Set To Begin 42d Parley Today"
• Governor Okey Patteson's Welcoming Remarks at the 42nd Annual Governors' Conference
• Gifts Presented to Attendees of the 42nd Annual Governors' Conference

West Virginia Centennial

• "Truman Kicks Off Centennial Drive," 1962
• Members of the West Virginia Centennial Commission, 1963
• Proceedings of the Centennial Ceremonial Assembly of the West Virginia Legislature
• "Optimism Marks Centennial Fete"
• Program of the Centennial Ceremonial Assembly of the West Virginia Legislature

Recht Decision on School Funds, 1982

• The Recht Decision (Time Trail)
• Extracts From the Recht Decision
• "School Funds Ruling Outrages State Officials"
• "School Ruling Pleases Small Counties"

Acid Mine Drainage

• "Activists Seek Tighter Mining Rules"
• "State Targets Acid Drainage For Cleanup"
• Extract From Acid Mine Drainage Bond Forfeiture Report
• Video Clip of Press Conference on Acid Mine Drainage

Women and Government

Governors

Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth

• Biography of Governor Daniel Duane Tompkins Farnsworth
• Letter Written by D. D. T. Farnsworth to His Parents While Governor of West Virginia
• Newspaper Articles on Governor Farnsworth Taking Office
• Selected Images From the Farnsworth Collection

William Erskine Stevenson

• Biography of Governor William Erskine Stevenson
• "A Sketch of Gov. Stevenson's Life"
• "Dust To Dust" (William Erskine Stevenson)
• "'He is Dead'" (William Erskine Stevenson)
• Letter, William E. Stevenson to William H. Powell, n.d. (Ar1724)
• Thanksgiving Proclamation, Governor William Erskine Stevenson, 1869 (William Erskine Stevenson Papers, Ar1724)
• Finding aid to Governor William Erskine Stevenson Papers

William Marland

• Life of Governor William Marland (Time Trail)
• Governor William Marland & the coal severance tax (Time Trail)
• Governor Marland Addresses the Legislature on His Proposed Severance Tax Bill
• "Governor Marland's Political Suicide: The Severance Tax" by Paul F. Lutz (West Virginia History)

Cecil Harland Underwood

• "Nixon Ruffles Gov. Underwood; Forces Punch Line Out of Speech"
• Address of Cecil Underwood at the 1960 Republican National Convention
• Resolutions of Republican State Executive Committee of West Virginia
• Letter, Richard M. Nixon to Walter S. Hallanan (Ar1803)
• Finding aid to Cecil H. Underwood Collection (including first gubernatorial term, 1957-1961)
• Finding aid to Governor Cecil H. Underwood Papers (1997-2001)

William Wallace Barron

• "Jurors Picked in Trial Of Barron, Five Others"
• "Barron Cleared in Conspiracy Case; Four Others Convicted"
• "Barron Pleads Guilty; Perry, Brown Also Cited in Chargest"

Hulett C. Smith

• Life of Governor Hulett C. Smith (Time Trail)
• Governor Hulett Smith Proposes Strip Mining Reforms (Time Trail)
• Finding aid to Governor Hulett C. Smith Papers

Arch A. Moore Jr.

• Helicopter crash of gubernatorial candidate Arch Moore (Time Trail)
• Governor Arch Moore Negotiates the End of a National Coal Strike (Time Trail)
• Governor Moore Calls Out the National Guard During the Energy Crisis (Time Trail)
• Indictment of former governor Arch Moore (Time Trail)

Bob Wise

• Finding aid to Governor Bob Wise Papers
  
• State Papers and Public Addresses of Bob Wise, Thirty-third Governor of West Virginia, 2001-2005, edited by Bill Case

Institutions

Spencer State Hospital

• Blue Book Summary of Spencer State Hospital
• Act Appropriating Funds for Construction of Spencer State Hospital
• Roane County Court Record on Sale of Land for Spencer State Hospital
• "State Hospital story began on a note of hope"
• "New mental health trends lead to changes at Spencer"
• "The struggle is won...and lost"

State Police

• "'Mere Military Color': The State Police and Martial Law" by Merle T. Cole (West Virginia Historical Society Quarterly)
• Legislation Creating the Department of Public Safety
• Letter From Superintendent Jackson Arnold to Sam Taylor (First Trooper)
• "New Superintendent of Police Body Here for the Organization"

West Virginia Industrial Home for Girls

• Act Establishing the West Virginia Industrial Home for Girls
• 1968 Blue Book Summary for the West Virginia Industrial Home for Girls
• "Girls' Home Has Five Inmates"
• "The Owl's 'Who's There'?" (West Virginia Industrial Home for Girls)
• West Virginia Industrial Home for Girls Biennial Report, 1899

Presidents and Presidential Campaigns

Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon

• Vice presidential candidate Richard Nixon meets presidential candidate Dwight Eisenhower in Wheeling (Time Trail)
• Front Page of Eisenhower Day Schedule (Revercomb Collection, Box 24)
• "Ike Asks Nixon To Meet Him In Wheeling Today"
• "Wheeling Ready To Receive Ike At 7:10 Tonight"
• "Nixon Denies Guilt Of Wrong-Doing In Dramatic Radio Talk"
• "Ike Declares Nixon Will Remain After Face-to-Face Meeting Here"
• "Crowd Cheers Dramatic Ike, Nixon Meeting"
• "Many Ike Supporters Didn't Get to See Him"
• "Highlights of Ike Visit"
• "Ike Is Unable To Meet Crowd For Reception"
• Dwight D. Eisenhower Campaigns in Keyser, September 25, 1952

George McGovern Campaign

• Presidential Candidate George McGovern Visits Huntington (Time Trail)
• "McGovern Says He'll Win Uphill Campaign"
• "Marshall Welcomes 'Youth Candidate'"
• "Police Reaction To Senator's Visit Simple: Anxiety"

State Legislators

Other Public Officials

Cleveland Monroe Bailey

• "Old Cleve's Works Won't Easily Fade"
• "Personalities in Your Government:" Cleveland Monroe Bailey
• "Cleve Bailey Lauded By Political Figures"
• Cleveland Monroe Bailey Memorial Program

Newton D. Baker

• "Newton D. Baker Rites To Be Held In Cleveland Tuesday"
• "Two Cabinet Members" (Newton D. Baker and John Barton Payne)
• Visiting Card, Newton D. Baker, 1915 (Sc82- 31)
• Correspondence Between Secretary of War Newton Baker and Congressman Howard Sutherland (Ms83-2)

John C. Bond

• Biography of John C. Bond
• Impeachment of Auditor John C. Bond (Time Trail)
• Resignation of State Auditor John C. Bond

Johnson N. Camden

• "Senator Camden Is Seriously Ill"
• "J. N. Camden Died Today In Baltimore"
• "The Funeral Obsequies of J. N. Camden"
• "The Will of J. N. Camden Is Probated"
• Letter trom U. S. Senator J. N. Camden to Governor J. B. Jackson (Ar1727)

Don Chafin

• Don Chafin elected to political office (Time Trail)
• State of West Virginia vs. Don Chafin
• "Funeral Rites Thursday For Colorful Don Chafin"
• "Chafin Lauded For Charities Known To Few"

Henry Gassaway Davis

• "Senator Henry G. Davis Called Away"
• "Something About Senator Henry G. Davis' Beneficences"
• Speech of Henry G. Davis (1904)

John W. Davis

• Labor Day Address of John W. Davis and Record on Labor Issues
• Cover of Labor Day Address Pamphlet
• Brochure For Candidacy of John W. Davis For Presidency
• "Death Claims John W. Davis At 81"
• "A Great Clarksburger Dies"
• Ambassador John W. Davis Returns to Clarksburg (Time Trail)

Roy Lee Harmon

• West Virginia's Poets Laureate (Time Trail)
• "Roy Lee Harmon Named Poet-Laureate By Holt"
• "Roy Harmon Reappointed State's Poet Laureate"
• "Former Post-Herald Man Poet Laureate"
• "Harmon, Roy Lee, Poetic Appointee"
• "Poet Laureate Harmon Retires"
• Letter, Roy Lee Harmon to Louise McNeill, n.d. (Ms84-247)
• "Roy Lee Harmon, 80, Dies"

Helen Holt

• "Mrs. Holt Takes Secretary Post"
• "Mrs. Holt Chosen W. Va. Secretary"
• Letter, Helen Holt to Hovah and Cecil Underwood, 30 December 1956 (Cecil Underwood Collection)

Rush D. Holt

• United Mine Workers' Endorsement of Rush Holt (William Blizzard Collection)
• "Holt, Highly Pleased, Says State Has Thrown Off Absent-Landlord's Yoke
• Resolution Against Senator Rush D. Holt
• "Blizzard Roasts Rush Holt For Spurning Debate Offer"
• "Rush D. Holt Passes Yesterday"
• "Cancer Fund As Rush Holt Memorial"
• Defeat of U.S. Senator Rush Holt (Time Trail)
• "Isolationism and Pacifism: Senator Rush D. Holt and American Foreign Policy" by William E. Coffey (West Virginia History)

Daniel Mayer

• Life of Daniel Mayer (Time Trail)
• "Dr. D. Mayer Died In Cincinnati Hospital"
• "Remains Of Doctor Mayer Brought Home By His Family"
• "Dr. Mayer's Last Address"
• The Battle Flags Of The State (Fifth [West] Virginia)

Jennings Randolph

• "Byrd, Randolph Sent To Senate As Democrats Score Landslide" (Jennings Randolph, 1958)
• "He Reaches Boyhood Ambition" (Jennings Randolph, 1958)
• "Democratic Celebration Is Big Flop" (Jennings Randolph, 1958)
• Jennings Randolph 1958 Campaign Brochure
• Letter, Sam Mallison to Jennings Randolph, Regarding Senate Campaign of 1958
• Jennings Randolph Campaign Card, 1958 (Jennings Randolph Collection)

Nathan B. Scott

• Life of U.S. Senator Nathan B. Scott (Time Trail)
• Men of West Virginia Biography of Nathan Bay Scott
• Prominent Men of West Virginia Biography of Nathan Bay Scott
• "Nathan Bay Scott Summoned By Death"
• Photograph of Agnes Cowgill Scott, Wife of Nathan Bay Scott
• Inside Cover of Bible Owned by Senator Nathan Bay Scott

John Slack

• "Slack: A Vote For Tradition"
• "Slack's death takes staff by surprise"
• "Slack roots deep in Kanawha politics, early state history"
• "Shock, sadness are expressed by colleagues" (Representative John Slack)
• "Friends Bid Slack Farewell"
• "Slack Had More Than A Good Record"
• Correspondence, John Slack to Hulett Smith, February 15, 1960

Cyrus R. Vance

• Birth Certificate of Cyrus R. Vance
• "Carter Will Name Cyrus R. Vance as New Secretary of State"
• "Cyrus Vance Is Native Of Clarksburg"
• John D. Rockefeller IV to Cyrus Vance, January 10, 1980
• "Clarksburg native Cyrus Vance dies"

William Lyne Wilson

• Biography of William Lyne Wilson
• "Hon. Wm. L. Wilson"
• William Lyne Wilson Nominated For Congressional Seat
• Obituary and Funeral of William Lyne Wilson
• Visiting Card of Postmaster General William L. Wilson (Sc82-33)
• Letter, William L. Wilson to W. L. Foulke (Ms80- 146)

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