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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Carol Young, Collector, Papers Regarding Politician E. Hansford McCourt, Author Davis Grubb, and Other Material, A&M 4252, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Content Description

Includes records regarding West Virginia politician E. Hansford McCourt, papers of journalist Joyce Jackson, and material regarding author Davis Grubb. The McCourt papers (box 1, ca. 1960-1990) include correspondence, clippings, photographs, and other material regarding the Gross Margin Tax Bill, Senator Bernard Smith, and other topics; there is also a West Virginia Wesleyan commencement program (1932). The Jackon papers (boxes 1-2, ca. 1980-1989) include clippings of articles she wrote for local papers and a sound recording; there is also a copy of the text to "American Dream", a musical by Seseen Francis. The Grubb material is in a folder (in box 2) and a map cabinet drawer (map cabinet 10 / drawer 09). The folder includes three clippings of book reviews; a brochure regarding a limited edition lithograph of Grubb; an edited typescript of reminiscences of Davis Grubb, author unknown; and a photograph of Davis Grubb with a dog owned by Joyce Jackson of Morgantown, a journalist who wrote about and interviewed Grubb. The map cabinet drawer includes a limited edition print of Davis Grubb, 74th copy of 500.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Grubb, Davis, 1919-1980
• McCourt, E. Hansford, 1909-1992