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Patteson-Carone Collection, 1948-1980 A&M 3421

Patteson-Carone Collection, 1948-1980 A&M 3421


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West Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave.
P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
Business Number: 304-293-3536
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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 3421
Title
Patteson-Carone Collection 1948-1980
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195956
Quantity
2.9 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 ft. 11 in. (5 folders, 2 in.); (2 boxes, 16 1/2 in. each)
Creator
Carone, Patrick
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Papers used by Patrick Carone for his thesis "Governor as a Legislator in West Virginia" (1969). Includes 11 scrapbooks maintained by West Virginia Governor Okey L. Patteson's press officer documenting Patteson's election campaign (1948), subsequent public relations activities as Governor (1949-52), and life after his Governorship (1953-58). The scrapbooks contain clippings, photographs, programs, tickets, and buttons; topics include annual governor's conferences, festivals, football games, Churchill and Wheeling Downs, and the St. Mary's Centennial Festival (1949); photographs are numerous and include an annual Governor's conference in White Sulphur Springs (1950), the Governor's Mansion of WV (1951), and entertainers Frances Langford (1950) and Dagmar (ca.1953). There are also about 21 3-inch reel audio tapes of interviews conducted by Carone in the late 60s with WV politicians, including John E. Amos, Don Eddy, Holt, Thomas Myles, Okey L. Patteson, and Harry Pauley. The bulk of material dates from 1948-69. There are "scattered" clippings and correspondence regarding Patteson from 1947-80 in two folders.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Patteson-Carone Collection, A&M 3421, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Separated Material

The following publications were forwarded to Harold Forbes for processing:

Democratic Victory Dinner; December 18, 1944

Tracks: Chesapeake and Ohio Railway; July 1952

West Virginia Association, Future Farmers of America: Fortieth Anniversary Convention; July 18-21, 1968

The West Virginian; August, 1977

Wonderful West Virginia; 9-12/1975

The following pamphlet material was forwarded to Harold Forbes for processing into the pamphlets collection:

Dedication: West Virginia University Hospital; 10/8/1960

The Famous New River Gorge National Park; n.d.

Fayette Plateau Chamber of Commerce: Fifth Annual Banquet; 5/17/1975

Fayette Plateau Chamber of Commerce: Sixth Annual Banquet; 5/8/1976

History of a History-Making Bridge: New River Gorge Bridge; undated

The Raleigh County Bank: Annual Report; 1963

West Virginia Turnpike Commission: Twenty-Fifth Anniversary; 11/1979

West Virginia University Bulletin: The Medical Center; 10/1960

Nine photographs separated to photograph subject files under "Portraits--Governors" (now accessible online in West Virginia History on View), including two photo portraits of Patteson, and seven candid photos of him with others (including one with his wife Lee, and one with John D. Rockefeller, IV).

Three Patteson 1948 Gubernatorial campaign advertising items were separated to A&M 2818, including two 4 in. x 9 in. signs with photos of Patteson and a thimble with thread.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Patteson, Okey L.
  • Politicians -- United States
  • Politics and government.
  • Scrapbooks
  • United States -- Politics and government
  • West Virginia - Governors.
  • West Virginia - Politics and government.
  • White Sulphur Springs (W. Va.)

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Carone, Patrick
  • Patteson, Okey L.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • United States -- Politics and government
  • White Sulphur Springs (W. Va.)
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