1.6 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 ft. 6 1/2 in. (1 record carton, 15 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.)
Creator
Summers, Festus P. (Festus Paul), 1895-1971
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
Research papers of Festus P. Summers (1895-1971), a historian who served on the faculty of West Virginia University from 1932
to 1965 and as chairman of the history department from 1946 to 1962. Collection includes photocopied correspondence, articles,
and typescripts, as well as manuscript notes. Many of the photocopies appear to have been made from Archives and Manuscript
collections at the West Virginia and Regional History Center, including A&M 873, A&M 1661, A&M 1824, and A&M 2141. Topics
include the West Virginia coal mine wars (1912-1927); West Virginia tax reform and economy (1900s-1950s); and individuals
related to coal mining, labor, and legislation (1902-1971). These individuals include Van A. Bittner, W.E. Chilton, Justus
Collins (President of Winding Gulf Colliery Company), Walter S. Hallanan, Henry D. Hatfield, M.M. Neely, C.E. Smith, and Walter
R. Thurmond. Also included is a copy of a dissertation titled "Rush Dew Holt: The Boy Senator, 1905-1942," by William Ellis
Coffey of WVU (1970), and a typescript copy of a manuscript by Dr. James Morton Callahan titled "History of West Virginia
University: Problems and Policies." The Callahan typescript also includes annotations by Summers (ca. 1966).
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Festus P. Summers (1895-1971), Historian, Research Papers Regarding West
Virginia History, A&M 3946, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West
Virginia.
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