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Helen Holt Papers A&M 1858

Helen Holt Papers A&M 1858


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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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URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu

Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History Center; James Shaver

Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1858
Title
Helen Holt Papers 1912-2015 and undated
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/208731
Quantity
24.17 Linear Feet, 24 ft. 2 in. (49 document cases, 5 in. each); (8 document cases, 2.5 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 5 in.); (1 flat storage box, 4 in.); (2 flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.); (4 flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each); 2 photos in photograph filing cabinets
Quantity
0.002 Gigabytes, 1 .pdf file
Creator
Holt, Helen Louise Froelich, 1913-2015
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 of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into five series: Personal and Political Papers (1912-2015 and undated), Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated), State Government Papers (1955-1960), Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated), and Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated).

Administrative Information

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Conditions Governing Access

One box contains restricted material and requires signed form.

Researchers may access digitized and born digital materials by visiting the link attached to each item or by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Helen Holt Papers, A&M 1858, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Biographical / Historical

Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt was born in Gridley, Illinois, on August 16, 1913, to parents, William and Edna Froelich. Even at a young age, Helen Holt displayed academic potential, being advanced from the second to third grade, and this excellence was further demonstrated by Helen Holt's selection as class president and later valedictorian of her graduating class.

After high school she attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, where she received an AA degree in 1932. To further her education, Helen Holt applied to Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, where she was inducted into the Delta Delta Delta sorority. While attending Northwestern University, Helen Holt maintained a high grade point average, and she graduated in 1934 with a BA in Biology and a minor in Anthropology. Soon after receiving her degree, Helen Holt was offered a position at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed. This experience led to Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library. In 1936, Helen Holt was encouraged to attend the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. During this time (1935-1937) she also completed graduated work in connection with the University of Missouri in Columbia Missouri. After attending the Marine Biological Laboratory where she was able to interact with other students and well-known professors, Helen Holt decided it best to further her education at the graduate level; thus, she applied for a teaching fellowship in Zoology at Northwestern University. She was accepted and began her courses during the 1937 summer term and graduated in 1938. In addition to earning her MS, Helen Holt completed graduate work in conjunction with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in 1956.

After graduating with her MS degree, Helen Holt was hired for a position at National Park College in Washington, D.C., where she taught several Science courses from 1938-1941. It was during this time that she was introduced to the youngest member of the United States Senate, Rush Dew Holt of West Virginia, by Helen's friend and Rush's sister, Jane (Holt) Chase. They were married a year after they met, and the couple moved to West Virginia in 1941. Two children were born to the couple: Helen Jane Holt (1945) and Rush Dew Holt, Jr. (1948). When Rush Holt, Sr.'s sister died in 1952, the couple adopted her son, David. During this period Helen Holt described herself as a homemaker, but she was later involved with her husband's campaigns and even served as an unpaid assistant in Rush Holt's Charleston office. This initial involvement in government, however, was only the beginning of Helen Holt's own political career.

In 1955 after the death of her husband, Helen Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fulfill her late husband's term in the West Virginia House of Delegates, and she was later elected as a delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention. After the legislative session ended in March, 1956, Helen Holt accepted a recently-vacated teaching position at Greenbrier College which would prove to be only temporary. In 1957, after the death of Secretary of State D. Pitt O'Brian, Governor Cecil H. Underwood appointed Helen Holt to fill the position, making Helen Holt the first woman to hold the office in West Virginia history. Wishing to remain secretary of state, Helen Holt ran against Joe F. Burdett in 1958 but lost. Despite the unsuccessful campaign, Helen Holt continued to break the gender barrier, becoming the first woman appointed to serve as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in West Virginia (served from 1959-1960) and later the first woman to serve as a trustee on the Board of the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C.

In 1960 Helen Holt received a presidential appointment from Dwight D. Eisenhower to serve as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration for Nursing Homes Program (1960-1974). During the administration of President Richard M. Nixon, Helen Holt was considered for the position of United States treasurer, but despite numerous letters of recommendation from politicians and prominent individuals, the position was offered to John B. Connelly, Jr. Nevertheless, Helen Holt continued to succeed, and in 1974 the Department of Housing and Urban Development appointed her to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped (1974-1983).

In 1983 after twenty-three years of government service, Helen Holt retired, but she remained active in women's organizations (including the Washington Business and Professional Women's Clubs, the Association of University Women, and the National League of Pen Women) and in church groups sponsored by the National Presbyterian Church in Washington, D.C. In addition to the numerous positions and honors bestowed upon Helen Holt during her political career, including being chosen as West Virginia Daughter of the Year by the West Virginia Society of Washington, D.C. in 1957 and being elected as president of the same society in 1960 and again serving as president from 1965-1966, she was awarded one of her greatest distinctions in 2013 when she received an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University.

Helen Holt passed away on July 12, 2015.

Chronological List of Events:

August 16, 1913: born

1930: graduated from high school

1930-1932: attended Stephens College, received an AA degree

1932-1934: attended Northwestern University, received a BA degree in Biology and a minor in Anthropology

1934-1936: worked at Stephens College Science Division to first help establish a library and then to assist students and teachers with research or as needed

1935-1937: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of Missouri

1936-1937: attended the Marine Biological Laboratory, an institution for research and education, in Woods Hole, Massachusetts

Summer, 1937-1938: attended Northwestern University, received a MS degree in Zoology

1938-1941: taught Science courses at National Park College

1941 married Senator Rush Dew Holt

1945: birth of Helen Jane Holt.

1948: birth of Rush Dew Holt, Jr.

1955: death of Rush Dew Holt, Sr.

February 17, 1955-December 1, 1956 finished Rush Dew Holt's House of Delegates term, continued to serve in the House of Delegates until 1957

1956: served as a Delegate at Large to the Republican National Convention

1956: completed graduate study work in connection with the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

1956-1957: taught at Greenbrier College for Women

1957: stopped serving as professor at Greenbrier College, appointed to secretary of state of West Virginia (thru January, 1959)

1959-1960: served as Assistant Commissioner of Public Institutions in WV

1960-1974: appointed by Eisenhower to the Federal Housing Administration as special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes

1974-1983: appointed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to serve as assistant to the secretary for programs for the elderly and the handicapped

1983: retired from government service

2013: received an Honorary Degree from WVU

July 12, 2015: death

Sources:

A&M 1858, Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) Papers, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries.

Daly-Lipe, Patricia. Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady . The Pen Women Press, 2014.

Marquis-Who's Who Incorporated. Who's Who of American Women: A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Living American Women, Volume I (1958-1959) . The Benson Printing Company, 1958.

Scope and Contents

Papers of Helen Louise (Froelich) Holt (1913-2015) relating to her personal, educational, and political activities. Types of material include publications, clippings, correspondence, photographs, and ephemera, among others. The collection is divided into five series: Personal and Political Papers (1912-2015 and undated) includes biographical material, correspondence, campaign material, educational material, and photographs, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and political activities. Press and Media Activity (1937-2008 and undated) includes speeches, clippings, and press releases. State Government Papers (1955-1960) includes records from Helen Holt's service in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as the secretary of state of West Virginia. Federal Government Papers (1960-1984 and undated) include records from Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration and with Housing and Urban Development. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers (1953-2014 and undated) includes biographical material, political material, correspondence, and clippings, among other material relating to Helen Holt's son's personal and political activities.

The collection is divided into five series as follows:

Series 1. Personal and Political Papers; 1912-2015 and undated

Includes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.

Series 2. Press and Media Activity; 1937-2008 and undated

Includes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.

Series 3. State Government Papers; 1955-1960

Includes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.

Series 4. Federal Government Papers; 1960-1984 and undated

Includes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.

Series 5. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers; 1953-2014 and undated

Papers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.

Arrangement

This collection is one of five (see also A&M 0873, 4218, 4039, and 3943) pertaining to Rush Dew Holt, Sr. and his family. The records have been gathered via multiple accruals from 1956 to 2016. Originally, these collections were divided between A&M 873 and A&M 1701, the latter also being composed of thirteen addenda and A&M 1858.

In an attempt to organize the collections in a more coherent fashion for patron use and to reflect the creator(s) in a more concise manner, the material was reevaluated and reorganized into the three sets of papers with distinct series and subseries: A&M 873: Rush Dew Holt (1905-1955) Papers; A&M 1858: Helen Holt (1913-2015) Papers; and A&M 4218: Rush Dew Holt Family Papers.

Because of the 2016-2017 reorganization, the physical arrangement no longer matches the intellectual arrangement and series order. Furthermore, any box and folder citations created prior to the above-mentioned project are likely no longer accurate.

For assistance locating material using an older citation, please ask a staff member of the West Virginia & Regional History Center.

Related Material

0873, 3001, 3943, 4039, 4218, 4386

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973
  • Byrd, Robert C.
  • Education
  • Greenbrier College (Lewisburg, W. Va.)
  • Holt, Helen Louise Froelich, 1913-2015
  • Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955
  • Holt, Rush Dew, Jr., 1948-
  • National League of American Pen Women
  • Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.)
  • Nursing Homes -- United States
  • Political campaigns
  • Politicians -- United States
  • Politics and government.
  • Presbyterian Church
  • Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
  • Schools. SEE ALSO Academies
  • Underwood, Cecil H., 1922-2008
  • United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • United States. Federal Housing Administration
  • United States. Works Progress Administration
  • West Virginia -- Politics and government
  • West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs
  • West Virginia. Legislature
  • Women's history -- 1929-1950
  • Women's history -- 1951-present

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Buck, Pearl S. (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-1973
  • Byrd, Robert C.
  • Holt, Helen Louise Froelich, 1913-2015
  • Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955
  • Holt, Rush Dew, Jr., 1948-
  • Underwood, Cecil H., 1922-2008

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • West Virginia -- Politics and government

Container List

Series 1. Personal and Political Papers
1912-2015 and undated
Scope and Contents

Includes publications, correspondence, photographs, artifacts, and other material representing the personal and political activities of Helen Holt.

  • Personal and Political Papers--Biographical Material
    1940-2014 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes biographical sketches, clippings, and typescripts, among other material detailing Helen Holt's life events.

    Items of note include Women in Politics , a biographical essay by Tiffany Cobb (located in box 39, folder 5) and a typescript of a 2014 biography, Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady , by Patricia Daly-Lipe (located in box 59, folder 2).

    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 6
      Personal Material, Biographical Sketches
      1940–1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 1
      Biographical Information (Includes biographical sketches, clippings, and photocopies.)
      1956–1988
    • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 5
      Women in Politics, A Biographical Essay of Helen F. Holt ; Author, Tiffany Cobb
      ca. 2000
    • Mixed Materials Box: 42 Folder: 9
      Resumes
      1977–1983
    • Mixed Materials Box: 46 Folder: 1
      Biographical Information
      2009-2015 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 59 Folder: 2
      Books (Includes a copy of Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady by Patricia Daly-Lipe.)
      2014
    • Mixed Materials Box: 59 Folder: 3
      Biographical Information (Contains a typescript biography of Helen Holt, Helen Holt: Memoir of a Servant Lady by Patricia Daly-Lipe.)
      2014
  • Personal and Political Papers--Correspondence
    1922-2014 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes personal and political correspondence sent and received by Helen Holt.

    Personal correspondence includes condolence letters and telegrams, congratulatory letters, thank you notes, and communication about The West Virginia Taxpayer newsletter, among other general correspondence.

    Political correspondence includes letters involving Helen Holt while she was serving as a member of West Virginia's House of Delegates, as West Virginia's secretary of state, as West Virginia's assistant state commissioner of public institutions, as a delegate at large to the Republican National Convention, and as a special assistant for overseeing nursing homes in conjunction with the Federal Housing Administration.

    Material of note includes correspondence about The West Virginia Taxpayer newsletter (located in box 23, folder 9); correspondence about the Holt property in Weston, West Virginia (located in box 31, folder 14); personal correspondence from politicians, including Robert C. Byrd (located in box 40, folder 7); and political correspondence from President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Natalie Tennant, among others (located in box 47, folder 3).

    Additional cards, invitations, etc. can be found in Series 1: Personal and Political Papers--Invitations and Cards.

    Addition congratulatory letters relating to Helen Holt's marriage to Rush Holt can be found in A&M 873, Series 1: Personal and Political Papers--Correspondence.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
      General Correspondence
      1941–1954
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
      General Correspondence, January-March
      1955 January–1955 March
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
      General Correspondence, April-December
      1955 April–1955 December
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
      General Correspondence
      1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
      General Correspondence
      1957
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
      General Correspondence January
      1958 January
    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
      General Correspondence February
      1958 February
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1
      General Correspondence, March
      1958 March
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2
      General Correspondence, April-May
      1958 April–1958 May
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
      General Correspondence, June
      1958 June
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4
      General Correspondence, July 1-15
      1958 July 1–1958 July 15
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5
      General Correspondence, July 16-31
      1958 July 16–1958 July 31
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6
      General Correspondence, August
      1958 August
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7
      General Correspondence, September
      1958 September
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8
      General Correspondence, October 1-16
      1958 October 1–1958 October 16
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9
      General Correspondence, October 17-31
      1958 October 17–1958 October 31
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10
      General Correspondence, November
      1958 November
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11
      General Correspondence, December
      1958 December
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12
      General Correspondence, January
      1959 January
    • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 13
      General Correspondence, February-March
      1959 February–1959 March
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
      General Correspondence, April-May
      1959 April–1959 May
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
      General Correspondence, June
      1959 June
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
      General Correspondence, July
      1959 July
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4
      General Correspondence, August-September
      1959 August–1959 September
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5
      General Correspondence, October
      1959 October
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6
      General Correspondence, November-December 1-14
      1959 November–1959 December 14
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7
      General Correspondence, December 15-31, 1959-January, 1960
      1959 December 15–1960 January
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8
      General Correspondence, February-December
      1960 February–1960 December
    • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 9
      General Correspondence
      1961–1969
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1
      General Correspondence
      1970–1998
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2
      General Correspondence
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
      Political Correspondence Congratulatory Letters
      1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4
      Political Correspondence, Delegate at Large to the Republican National Convention
      1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 7
      Political Correspondence, Students Requests
      1958–1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 8
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State Congratulatory Letters. December 1-10
      1957 December 1–1957 December 10
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 9
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State Congratulatory Letters. December 11-20
      1957 December 11–1957 December 20
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 10
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State Congratulatory Letters. December 21-31
      1957 December 21–1957 December 31
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 11
      Political Correspondence (House of Delegates, Republican National Convention Delegate, etc.)
      1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 12
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State and Daughter of the Year
      1957
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 13
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, January
      1958 January
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 14
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, February 1-14
      1958 February 1–1958 February 14
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, February 15-28
      1958 February 15–1958 February 28
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, March
      1958 March
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, April
      1958 April
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, May 1-14
      1958 May 1–1958 May 14
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, May 15-31
      1958 May 15–1958 May 31
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 6
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, June
      1958 June
    • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 7
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, July 1-15
      1958 July 1–1958 July 15
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, July 16-31
      1958 July 16–1958 July 31
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, August 1-14
      1958 August 1–1958 August 14
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, August 15-31
      1958 August 15–1958 August 31
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 4
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, September 2-15
      1958 September 2–1958 September 15
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 5
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, September 16-23
      1958 September 16–1958 September 23
    • Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 6
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, September 24-30
      1958 September 24–1958 September 30
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 1
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, October 1-10
      1958 October 1–1958 October 10
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 2
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, October 11-17
      1958 October 11–1958 October 17
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 3
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, October 18-23
      1958 October 18–1958 October 23
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 4
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, October 24-31
      1958 October 24–1958 October 31
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 5
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, November 1-10
      1958 November 1–1958 November 10
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 6
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, November 11-13
      1958 November 11–1958 November 13
    • Mixed Materials Box: 7 Folder: 7
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, November 14-17
      1958 November 14–1958 November 17
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 1
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, November 18-30
      1958 November 18–1958 November 30
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 2
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, December
      1958 December
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 3
      Political Correspondence, Secretary of State, January
      1959 January
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 4
      Political Correspondence, Assistant State Commissioner of Public Institutions, January
      1959 January
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 5
      Political Correspondence, Assistant State Commissioner of Public Institutions, February-March
      1959 February–1959 April
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 6
      Political Correspondence, Assistant State Commissioner of Public Institutions, April-May
      1959 April–1959 May
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 7
      Political Correspondence, Assistant State Commissioner of Public Institutions, June-July
      1959 June–1959 July
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 8
      Political Correspondence, Assistant State Commissioner of Public Institutions, August
      1959 August
    • Mixed Materials Box: 8 Folder: 9
      Political Correspondence, Assistant State Commissioner of Public Institutions, September
      1959 September
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 1
      Political Correspondence, Assistant State Commissioner of Public Institutions, October
      1959 October
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 2
      Political Correspondence, Assistant State Commissioner of Public Institutions, November-December
      1959 November–1959 December
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 3
      Political Correspondence, Assistant State Commissioner of Public Institutions, January
      1960 January
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 4
      Political Correspondence, Assistant State Commissioner of Public Institutions, February
      1960 February
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 5
      Political Correspondence, Assistant State Commissioner of Public Institutions, March
      1960 March
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 6
      Political Correspondence, Assistant State Commissioner of Public Institutions, April
      1960 April
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 7
      Political Correspondence, Assistant State Commissioner of Public Institutions, May-December
      1960 May–1960 December
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 9
      Political Correspondence
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 16
      Condolence Telegrams, February, 1955
      1955 February
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 17
      Condolence Correspondence, February-May, 1955
      1955 February–1955 May
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 4
      Condolence Letters, February 1-14, 1955
      1955 February 1–1955 February 14
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 5
      Condolence Letters, February 15-28, 1955
      1955 February 15–1955 February 28
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 6
      Condolence Letters
      ca. 1955
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 7
      Birthday Congratulations
      1941
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 5
      Thank You Notes
      1959–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 9
      Newsletter-- West Virginia Taxpayer (Includes correspondence about West Virginia Taxpayer newsletter. Also includes edited articles.)
      1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 11
      Correspondence
      ca. 1930
    • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 12
      Correspondence
      ca. 1940
    • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 13
      Correspondence
      ca. 1940
    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 1
      Correspondence
      ca. 1940
    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 2
      Holt Family
      ca. 1950
    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 3
      Correspondence
      ca. 1950
    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 4
      Correspondence
      ca. 1950
    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 5
      Correspondence
      ca. 1950
    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 6
      Correspondence
      ca. 1950
    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 7
      Correspondence
      ca. 1950
    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 8
      Correspondence
      ca. 1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 9
      Correspondence
      ca. 1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 10
      Correspondence
      ca. 1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 11
      Correspondence
      ca. 1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 27 Folder: 12
      Correspondence
      ca. 1970
    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 1
      Correspondence
      ca. 1970
    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 2
      Correspondence
      ca. 1970
    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 3
      Correspondence
      ca. 1980
    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 4
      Correspondence
      ca. 1990-ca. 1990
    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 5
      Correspondence
      ca. 1990-ca. 1990
    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 6
      Correspondence
      ca. 1990-ca. 1990
    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 7
      Correspondence
      ca. 2000
    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 8
      Correspondence
      ca. 2000
    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 9
      Correspondence
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 10
      Correspondence
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 28 Folder: 11
      Correspondence
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 1
      Correspondence
      1957–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 3
      Correspondence
      1993–2004
    • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 11
      Personal Correspondence
      1955 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 14
      "Weston Property" Correspondence (Includes correspondence about the Holt property in Weston, West Virginia.)
      1958–1962
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 4
      Christmas Correspondence
      1998
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 5
      Correspondence
      1959–1961
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 6
      Correspondence: Special Letters/Congratulations, etc.
      1940–1990
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 7
      Correspondence
      1967 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 9
      Correspondence
      1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 12
      Correspondence
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 3
      Correspondence (Contains correspondence received for the birth of Helen Jane.)
      1945 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 5
      Correspondence
      1945–1947
    • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 7
      Miscellaneous (Contains miscellaneous publications and programs.)
      1986 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 8
      Secretary of State
      ca. 1957-ca. 1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 9
      Correspondence
      1941–2005
    • Mixed Materials Box: 40 Folder: 6
      Personal Correspondence (Includes invitations, thank you notes, letters and postcards from family,)
      ca. 1949-ca. 2000
    • Mixed Materials Box: 40 Folder: 7
      Personal Correspondence (Includes letters, invitations, thank you notes, and greeting cards. Includes personal correspondence from politicians, including Robert C. Byrd.)
      ca. 1949-ca. 2007
    • Mixed Materials Box: 40 Folder: 9
      Correspondence from Colleges, Clubs, Political Organizations, Elected Officials, Charities, etc.
      ca. 1997-ca. 2007
    • Mixed Materials Box: 41 Folder: 3
      Correspondence
      1922–1966
    • Mixed Materials Box: 41 Folder: 4
      Correspondence
      1970–1999
    • Mixed Materials Box: 41 Folder: 5
      Correspondence
      2000–2006
    • Mixed Materials Box: 41 Folder: 6
      Correspondence
      2007
    • Mixed Materials Box: 41 Folder: 7
      Correspondence: Lynda Bird Johnson Robb
      2007
    • Mixed Materials Box: 41 Folder: 8
      Correspondence
      2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 41 Folder: 9
      Correspondence
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 41 Folder: 12
      Correspondence-Envelopes and Stamps
      ca. 1927-ca. 1939
    • Mixed Materials Box: 45 Folder: 7
      Public Correspondence
      2004–2009
    • Mixed Materials Box: 46 Folder: 13
      Personal, Letters
      1977-2009 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 1
      Personal
      1995-2011 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 3
      Political (Includes political correspondence from President Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Natalie Tennant, among others.)
      2008-2011 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 52 Folder: 8
      Correspondence (Mainly personal in nature and includes Christmas cards.)
      2013–2014
    • Mixed Materials Box: 52 Folder: 9
      Correspondence (Mainly personal in nature and includes Christmas cards.)
      2013–2014
    • Mixed Materials Box: 52 Folder: 10
      Correspondence (Mainly personal in nature and includes Christmas cards.)
      2013–2014
    • Mixed Materials Box: 53 Folder: 1
      Correspondence (Mainly personal in nature and includes Christmas cards.)
      2013–2014
    • Mixed Materials Box: 53 Folder: 2
      Correspondence (Mainly personal in nature and includes Christmas cards.)
      2013–2014
    • Mixed Materials Box: 53 Folder: 3
      Correspondence (Mainly personal in nature and includes Christmas cards.)
      2013–2014
    • Mixed Materials Box: 58 Folder: 4
      Correspondence, and Miscellaneous Material (Includes correspondence from Vice President Joe Biden, former House Speaker John Boehner, and Senator Joe Manchin relating to Helen Holt's 100th birthday.)
      2013
    • Mixed Materials Box: 58 Folder: 8
      Correspondence and Miscellaneous Material
      1972–2013
  • Personal and Political Papers--Invitations and Cards
    1947-2011 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes cards, announcements, and invitations to various events, among other related material.

    Types of invitations include public and private events such as weddings, dinners, galas, and commencements, among others.

    Significant occasions include the National Prayer Breakfast at the White House, the Christian Embassy Fellowship Dinner, the Winter Palace Ball for Cleveland Clinic Florida, and Spouses of the Senate honorary programs, among others.

    Types of cards include condolence cards regarding the death of her husband, greeting cards, birthday and Christmas cards, and postcards. A few cards are from prominent individuals in politics.

    Additional correspondence of this nature can also be found in Series 1. Personal and Political Papers--Correspondence.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
      Get Well Cards; (Includes "get well" cards sent to Helen Holt.)
      1942
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 15
      Condolence Cards, February (Includes cards from individuals close to the family.)
      1955–1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 1
      Condolence Cards (Includes cards from individuals close to the family and from constituents.)
      1955–1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 2
      Condolence Cards
      1955–1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 3
      Condolence Cards
      1955–1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 8
      Greeting Cards (Contains cards from significant individuals including Bob Dole, President Ford, and President Reagan, among others.)
      1967–1992
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 9
      Greeting Cards and Announcements (Contains announcements from Governor Underwood and family, and Arch Moore and family.)
      1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 14 Folder: 10
      Greeting Cards and Announcements (Majority of cards are from other secretaries of state.)
      1949–1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 1
      Invitations (Includes invitations from time as Secretary of State.
      1950–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 2
      Invitations
      1959–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 3
      Invitations (Contains invitations from Governor Underwood.)
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 4
      Postcards
      1951–1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 6
      Miscellaneous Invitations
      1960–1969
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 7
      Miscellaneous Invitations
      1970–1979
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 8
      Miscellaneous Invitations
      1980–1989
    • Mixed Materials Box: 15 Folder: 9
      Miscellaneous Invitations
      1990–1999
    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 1
      Miscellaneous Invitations (Includes invitations from several foreign diplomats; a card from Warren G. Harding.)
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 2
      White House Invitations 1960s
      1960–1969
    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 3
      White House Invitations 1970s
      1970–1979
    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 4
      White House Invitations 1980s
      1980–1989
    • Mixed Materials Box: 16 Folder: 5
      White House Invitations 1980s
      1980–1989
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 1
      White House Invitations 1990s
      1990–1999
    • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 1
      Personal Letters and Invitations to Graduations, Weddings, and Galas (Includes a letter and ephemera regarding memorial for Eleanor Davies Tydings Ditzen.)
      ca. 2004-ca. 2007
    • Mixed Materials Box: 40 Folder: 8
      Announcements, Thank You Notes, RSVPs, and Invitations to Graduations, Dinners, Galas, The National Prayer Breakfast at the White House, etc. (Includes an invitation from The Green Book publisher, Thomas J. Murray (relates to material in 2/27/2016 b3).)
      ca. 1971-ca. 2007
    • Mixed Materials Box: 41 Folder: 10
      Correspondence: Cards
      1951–2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 41 Folder: 11
      Correspondence: Private Invitations
      1947–2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 41 Folder: 13
      Correspondence: Public Invitations
      1996–2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 45 Folder: 3
      Personal Correspondence, Cards, and Invitations
      2007–2009
    • Mixed Materials Box: 45 Folder: 4
      Personal Correspondence and Cards
      2004–2009
    • Mixed Materials Box: 45 Folder: 8
      Public Cards, Correspondence, and Invitations
      2007–2009
    • Mixed Materials Box: 46 Folder: 11
      Personal, Cards
      2008 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 46 Folder: 12
      Personal, Cards
      1988-2009 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 4
      Miscellaneous (Regarding Public and Private Events)
      1970-2011 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 49 Folder: 8
      Events (Includes a commemorative photograph of Presidents Clinton and Obama.)
      1992-2012
    • Mixed Materials Box: 50 Folder: 1
      Events (includes invitation to President Clinton's inauguration)
      1993-2012
    • Mixed Materials Box: 50 Folder: 2
      Events
      1983-2012
  • Personal and Political Papers--Endorsements for United States Treasurer
    1971
    Scope and Contents

    Includes copies of letters from prominent people sent to the Nixon administration endorsing Helen Holt for the position of United States treasurer. Also included are copies of acknowledgment letters from the White House and copies of gratitude notes from Helen Holt.

    Prominent correspondents include former West Virginia Senators, Robert C. Byrd and Jennings Randolph; Dr. Norman Vincent Peale; and former Senate Republican leader, Bob Dole, among others.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 8
      Political Correspondence (Includes correspondence supporting her for United States treasurer.)
      1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 1
      Endorsements of Helen Holt for United States Treasurer (Includes copies of several letters from prominent people in medicine, law, finance and business, sent to the Nixon Administration recommending Mrs. Holt for treasurer; also includes letters of acknowledgment from the White House and notes of gratitude from Mrs. Holt.)
      1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 2
      Endorsements of Helen Holt for United States Treasurer (Includes copies of several letters from state officials, Republican Party leaders (including Bob Dole), businesses and associations sent to the Nixon Administration; also includes letters of acknowledgments from the White House and notes of gratitude from Mrs. Holt.)
      1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 3
      Endorsements of Helen Holt for United States Treasurer (Includes letters of recommendation from hospital and nursing home associations, women's clubs and commissions; also contains White House acknowledgements and Mrs. Holt's thank you notes.)
      1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 4
      Endorsements of Helen Holt for United States Treasurer (Includes letter of recommendation from Dr. Norman Vincent Peale.)
      1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 5
      Endorsements of Helen Holt for United States Treasurer (Includes original endorsements and responses from Helen Holt. )
      1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 6
      Endorsements of Helen Holt for United States Treasurer (Includes several letters of recommendation from Congressman to the Nixon Administration, letters from private citizens to Congressman supporting Mrs. Holt, acknowledgements from the White House and notes of gratitude from Mrs. Holt.)
      1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 7
      Endorsements of Helen Holt for United States Treasurer (Includes original endorsements and responses from Helen Holt. )
      1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 8
      Endorsements of Helen Holt for United States treasurer (Includes several letters to senators from private citizens and community leaders supporting Mrs. Holt; also includes telegram sent by Senator Byrd to the White House endorsing Helen Holt for treasurer and acknowledgement from John Dean, White House Counsel to Mrs. Holt pertaining to her letter recommending Senator Byrd for nomination to the Supreme Court.)
      1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 9
      Endorsements of Helen Holt for United States Treasurer (Includes a letter from West Virginia Senator Jennings Randolph, sent to the President Nixon, recommending Mrs. Holt for treasurer.)
      1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 10
      Endorsements of Helen Holt for United States Treasurer (Includes original endorsements and responses from Helen Holt.)
      1971
  • Personal and Political Papers--Campaign Material
    1956-2000Bulk, 1956–1958
    Scope and Contents

    Includes material relating to Helen Holt's service as a delegate at large at the 1956 Republican National Convention and material relating to her attempt to be elected as West Virginia's secretary of state in 1958. In addition to Helen Holt's own campaigns, some material also represents Helen Holt's involvement with promoting the candidacy in others of the Republican Party. One folder includes material pertaining to Helen's involvement in her son's campaigns (1998-2000).

    Material of note advertising her candidacy includes cards listing Helen Holt's accomplishments (located in box 12, folder 2), copies of four-month calendars (August through November) issued by Helen Holt's campaign which indicate major dates for the election cycle (located in box 12, folder 2), and a newspaper broadside for a campaign appearance (located in box 66).

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 2
      Political Material, Re-Election Time (Includes materials for her Republican Delegate candidacy as well as Secretary of State materials encouraging people to vote.)
      1956–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 2
      Campaign Materials (Includes advertising material, such as cards listing Helen Holt's accomplishments and copies of four-month calendars [August through November] issued by Helen Holt's campaign which indicate the major dates for the election cycle.)
      1957–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 3
      Campaign Materials
      1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 4
      Campaign Materials,
      1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 13
      Campaign Records--West Virginia Secretary of State (Includes clippings, programs and political advertisements from Helen Holt's time as secretary of state.)
      1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 1
      Republican National Convention Delegate at Large
      1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 10
      Campaign for Rush Holt, Jr.--Helen's Daily Itineraries
      1998–2000
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 8
      Campaign Material
      1956–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 66
      Newspaper Broadside (Includes advertising for a campaign appearance by Helen Holt (15 in. x 21 in. item attached to 20 in. x 30 in. board).)
      1958
  • Personal and Political Papers--Education Material
    1919-2015 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes publications, notes, photographs, ephemera, and miscellaneous material relating to Helen Holt's educational activities as a student, alumna, and teacher.

    Publications include alumni magazines from Stephens College (where Helen Holt attended from 1930-1932), fiftieth reunion material from Northwestern University (where Helen Holt attended from 1932-1934 for her BA and 1937-1938 for her MS), and sorority publications.

    Notes include records from classes, composition notebooks, and research documenting Helen Holt's studies.

    Items of note include Helen Holt's Master's zoology thesis, Seasonal Aspects of the Artificial Induction of Ovulation in Triturus Pyrrhogaster (Boie) (located in box 57, folder, 1) and a Delta Delta Delta sorority scrapbook from Greenbrier College where Helen Holt taught from 1940 to 1957 (located in box 37, folder, 3).

    For additional education material, please see A&M 4039, box 2, folders 1-3.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 10
      Personal Material, Stephens College (Includes material from Stephens College alumni events.)
      1955–1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 2
      Stephens College (Includes miscellaneous alumni publications.)
      1937–1990
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 3
      Stephens College (Includes miscellaneous alumni publications.)
      1936–2003
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 4
      Northwestern University (Includes transcript material.)
      1934–1994
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 5
      Northwestern University 50th Reunion (Includes reunion material [directory and certificate].)
      1984
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 6
      Delta Delta Delta Sorority (Includes miscellaneous sorority material [writings and publications].)
      1945–2004
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 16
      Research Notes and Photographs Regarding the Reproductive Systems of Salamanders
      1932–1937
    • Mixed Materials Box: 37 Folder: 3
      Delta Delta Delta Sorority Scrapbook (Includes a Delta Delta Delta sorority scrapbook from Greenbrier College where Helen Holt taught from 1940 to 1957. Also pertains to Helen Holt as an undergraduate at Greenbrier College and member of the Zeta Mu Epsilon Sorority; includes photographs, newsletters, correspondence programs, "Registry for Tea" and memorabilia. Also mentions Zeta Mu Epsilon at Blackstone College.)
      ca. 1930-ca. 1942
    • Mixed Materials Box: 38 Folder: 1
      Helen Froelich Holt's Zeta Mu Epsilon Sorority Pledge Manual (Includes by-laws, initiations, constitution, pledge ceremony, pledge song.)
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 38 Folder: 2
      Helen Froelich Holt Ephemera (includes photograph and sorority memorabilia.)
      ca. 1930-ca. 1940
    • Mixed Materials Box: 43 Folder: 3
      Northwestern Alumni Magazine and Papers
      ca. 1938-ca. 2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 45 Folder: 1
      Delta Delta Delta Fraternity Certificates
      1933–2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 45 Folder: 5
      Delta Delta Delta
      2006-2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 12
      Class Notes from Northwestern
      1948–2010
    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 16
      Delta Delta Delta Sorority
      1938-2003 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 48 Folder: 1
      Northwestern University--Sigma Xi Diploma and Class Notes
      1938–2010
    • Mixed Materials Box: 48 Folder: 2
      Northwestern University Diploma and Photos
      1938
    • Mixed Materials Box: 48 Folder: 3
      Stephens College (Includes material from Helen Holt's language classes.)
      1932–2011
    • Mixed Materials Box: 48 Folder: 4
      Composition Notebooks
      ca. 1930
    • Mixed Materials Box: 48 Folder: 6
      Stephens College 1 of 2 (Includes a scrapbook created by Helen Holt; includes news clippings, programs, dance cards, photographs, and other material.)
      1930–1934
    • Mixed Materials Box: 48 Folder: 7
      Stephens College 2 of 2 (Includes a scrapbook created by Helen Holt; includes news clippings, programs, dance cards, photographs, and other material.)
      1930–1934
    • Mixed Materials Box: 49 Folder: 1
      Stephens College and Northwestern University 1 of 3 (Includes a scrapbook created by Helen Holt; includes news clippings, programs, dance cards, photographs, and other material.)
      1930–1934
    • Mixed Materials Box: 49 Folder: 2
      Stephens College and Northwestern University 2 of 3 (Includes a scrapbook created by Helen Holt; includes news clippings, programs, dance cards, photographs, and other material.)
      1930–1934
    • Mixed Materials Box: 49 Folder: 3
      Stephens College and Northwestern University 3 of 3 (Includes a scrapbook created by Helen Holt; includes news clippings, programs, dance cards, photographs, and other material.)
      1930–1934
    • Mixed Materials Box: 49 Folder: 6
      Stephens College and Other Higher Educational Material (From after her education)
      1937-2012
    • Mixed Materials Box: 57 Folder: 1
      Master's Zoology Thesis, Seasonal Aspects of the Artificial Induction of Ovulation in Triturus Pyrrhogaster (Boie)
      1938
    • Mixed Materials Box: 58 Folder: 7
      Stephens College (Includes alumni magazines.)
      2013–2015
    • Mixed Materials Box: 63 unfoldered
      Helen Holt's Diplomas (Gridley High School, 1930; Gridley 8th Grade Promotion certificate, 1926; Bible School promotion certificate, 1919; Stephens College Associate in the Arts diploma, 1932)
      1919-1932
  • Personal and Political Papers--Ephemera
    1941-1976 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes material such as name cards and tags, membership cards, and buttons, among other ephemera collected by Helen Holt.

    Material of note includes ephemera from President Eisenhower's inauguration (located in box 44, folders 2 and 3).

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 1
      Political Material, Miscellaneous Items from her Time in Office
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 7
      Personal Material, Miscellaneous Membership Cards
      1958–1961
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 9
      Personal Material, State Seal
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 1
      Personal Material Certificates
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 2
      Honors and Awards (Includes several certificates and Helen Holt's diploma from Stephens College.)
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 19
      Ephemera (Includes miscellaneous items such as several university pennants and certificates, among other items from Helen Holt's life and career.)
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 20
      Ephemera (Includes buttons collected by Helen Holt.)
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 10
      Membership Cards (Includes 12 items.)
      1957–1962
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 3
      Ephemera (Includes ticket for the 1st session of the 87th Congress, tickets to Watergate swimming pool, etc.)
      1955–1961
    • Mixed Materials Box: 44 Folder: 2
      Eisenhower Presidential Campaign and Inauguration (Contains material from Eisenhower's inauguration; includes pins/buttons.)
      1957
    • Mixed Materials Box: 44 Folder: 3
      Eisenhower Inauguration (Contains material from Eisenhower's inauguration. )
      1957
    • Mixed Materials Box: 45 Folder: 9
      Miscellaneous Ephemera
      2008–2009
    • Mixed Materials Box: 58 Folder: 1
      Ephemera
      1941-1976 and undated
  • Personal and Political Papers--Publications
    1937–2004
    Scope and Contents

    Includes articles by Helen Holt regarding issues significant to her life.

    Topics include pros and cons of junior college sororities and science divisional libraries.

    An item of note is a copy of Helen Holt's first published work, Function of a Science Divisional Library (Located in box 22, folder 12).

    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 10
      Personal Publications
      1937–1940
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 12
      Publications (Includes writings regarding Junior College Sororities Pros and Cons and the Function of a Science Divisional Library, etc.)
      1937–1940
    • Mixed Materials Box: 48 Folder: 5
      Junior College Journal (Includes an article written by Helen F. Holt.)
      1937
  • Personal and Political Papers--Other Printed Material
    1933–2013
    Scope and Contents

    Includes publications collected by Helen Holt such as books, newsletters, programs, and directories, among others. The material spans a variety of topics, from politics to educational institutions and clubs.

    Items of note include a bound volume of a newsletters, The West Virginia Taxpayer , written and published by her husband, Rush D. Holt, Sr., with issues spanning September, 1948 to December, 1954 and a letter from Helen Holt addressing the discontinuation of the newsletter's publication (located in box 52, folder 1); a first edition copy of Who's Who of American Women (Helen Holt's entry is on page 600) (located in box 59); clippings from LIFE magazine concerning the assassination of President Kennedy (located in box 60, folder 9); and a biographical sketch of Pearl S. Buck (located in box 13, folder 1).

    • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
      West Virginia Legislature, Journal of the House of Delegates, 1955, 1958, 1960
      1944–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 6
      Political Material, Juvenile Delinquency
      1959–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
      Newsletters (Includes an autographed biographical sketch of Pearl S. Buck [with picture].)
      1933–1988
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 2
      Newsletters, The American Correctional Association, Employee's Bulletin, and Ohio Penitentiary News
      1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 3
      Newsletters, The Beckleyan and The Club Review (Includes a publication with an article written by Helen Holt.)
      1958–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 4
      Newsletters, Elbeetee
      1956–1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 5
      Newsletters, Newsletter for GOP Leaders and National Federation of Republican Women
      1958–1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 6
      Newsletters, Holt Happenings, The North Star , and The West Virginia Issue
      1955–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 7
      Newsletters, Human Events and The Kiwanis Gasser
      1957–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 8
      Newsletters, Kanawha County Republican Women's Club , Campus Crier , and Brier Bits,
      1959–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 9
      Newsletters, "Washington Newsletters"
      1956–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 11
      Programs
      1934–1999
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 12
      Programs
      1956–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 13
      Programs and Directories
      1955–1961
    • Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 14
      Publications, West Virginia Republican Digest and West Virginia Legislature
      1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 15
      Pennington Magazine (Includes photographs of Rush Holt, Jr. and Rush Holt Seale on pages 12 and 13.)
      2001
    • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 9
      College Magazines and a "Voter's Self-Defense Manual"
      2005–2006
    • Mixed Materials Box: 40 Folder: 4
      Newsletters from Various Organizations, Clubs, Funds, and Elected Officials
      1978–2007
    • Mixed Materials Box: 42 Folder: 2
      Correspondence: Newsletters
      1998–2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 42 Folder: 3
      Event Programs
      1950–2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 42 Folder: 4
      Bulletins
      1949–2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 42 Folder: 8
      Journals of West Virginia Legislature
      1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 42 Folder: 12
      Congressional Record ; 1960, 1964, and 1973 (Includes copies of pages from the Congressional Record in addition to miscellaneous documents relating to the history of the vice president's office.)
      1960–1973
    • Mixed Materials Box: 42 Folder: 13
      Congressional Record ; P.S.11579; 1983/8/4 (Includes a copy of the Congressional Record from the first session of the 98th Congress.)
      1983
    • Mixed Materials Box: 45 Folder: 12
      Healthy Aging Study
      2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 45 Folder: 13
      Publications
      ca. 2008, undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 45 Folder: 14
      Newsletters
      2007-2009
    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 15
      Newsletters
      2009–2011
    • Mixed Materials Box: 50 Folder: 3
      Publications
      2011–2012
    • Mixed Materials Box: 50 Folder: 4
      Publications
      2008–2013
    • Mixed Materials Box: 50 Folder: 5
      Publications (Includes a copy of the 144th West Virginia University Commencement program.)
      2013
    • Mixed Materials Box: 52 Folder: 1
      West Virginia Taxpayer with Letter from Helen F. Holt (Includes a bound volume of The West Virginia Taxpayer issues spanning September, 1948 to December, 1954 with a letter from Helen Holt addressing the discontinuation of the newsletter's publication.)
      1948–1954
    • Mixed Materials Box: 53 Folder: 6
      Congressional Record Copies (Includes 2 copies of Congressional Record from the second session of the 100th Congress.)
      1988
    • Mixed Materials Box: 58 Folder: 11
      National Park College Bulletin
      1941
    • Mixed Materials Box: 59 Folder: 1
      Books (Includes copies of The Social Life of Washington, D.C. )
      2005–2013
    • Mixed Materials Box: 59
      Books (Includes a first edition copy of Who's Who of American Women [Helen Holt's entry is on page 600].)
      1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 60 Folder: 1
      The Secrets of Smartness (lessons 1-4.)
      ca. 1935
    • Mixed Materials Box: 60 Folder: 2
      The Secrets of Smartness (lessons 5-8.)
      ca. 1935
    • Mixed Materials Box: 60 Folder: 3
      The Secrets of Smartness (lessons 9-12)
      ca. 1935
    • Mixed Materials Box: 60 Folder: 4
      The Secrets of Smartness (lessons 13-16)
      ca. 1935
    • Mixed Materials Box: 60 Folder: 5
      The Secrets of Smartness (lessons 17-20)
      ca. 1935
    • Mixed Materials Box: 60 Folder: 9
      Magazines and Clippings (Includes LIFE Magazine concerning the assassination of President Kennedy.)
      1940–1963
  • Personal and Political Papers--Photographs
    1912-2014 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes photographs of Helen Holt and family in addition to other prominent individuals.

    Photographs of Helen Holt represent her personal and political life including her college and educational activities, family life, her wedding to Senator Rush Holt, and her political involvement.

    Prominent individuals include Presidents Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush; former first ladies, Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush; Senator Robert C. Byrd; and author Pearl Buck, among others.

    For additional photographs (including wedding pictures), please see A&M 4039, box 2, folder 4. Additional family photographs can be found in A&M 4218.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 12
      Photographs (Includes pictures of Helen Holt with Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush.)
      1942–1983
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 13
      Photographs
      1955–1995
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 14
      Photographs
      1955–1995
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 15
      Photographs
      1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 16
      Photographs
      1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 1
      Photographs
      1939
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 2
      Photographs (Contains a photographs of Helen Holt with Pearl Buck, and Senator Byrd.)
      1996
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 3
      Photographs (Includes childhood pictures of Rush Holt, Sr.)
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 4
      Photographs (Includes childhood pictures of Rush Holt, Sr.)
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 5
      Photographs
      1959–2002
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 6
      Photographs
      1935–1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 7
      Photographs
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 8
      Photographs (Includes photographs from numerous trips.)
      1998
    • Mixed Materials Box: 43 Folder: 1
      Photographs (Includes a picture of the Froelich Furniture Store in Gridley, IL.)
      1912–2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 44 Folder: 5
      Photograph (Contains a photograph of Presidents Reagan, Nixon, Bush (41) and Ford.)
      1990
    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 6
      Photographs (Includes Helen Holt's engagement portrait.)
      1941
    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 7
      Political Career
      1955–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 53 Folder: 4
      Photos
      ca. 1990-ca. 2014
    • Mixed Materials Box: 60 Folder: 6
      Photographs (Includes photographs of Helen Holt with Barbara Bush and Nancy Regan.)
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 60 Folder: 7
      Photographs (Includes an autographed photograph of Dwight Eisenhower.)
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 60 Folder: 8
      Photographs
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 60 Folder: 10
      Photographs
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 61 Folder: 1
      Photographs
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 61 Folder: 2
      Photographs
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 61 Folder: 3
      Photographs
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 61 Folder: 4
      Photographs
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 61 Folder: 5
      Photographs
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 61 Folder: 6
      Photographs
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 61 Folder: 7
      Photographs (album of photos from Helen Holt's 100th birthday party in Silver Springs, MD)
      2013
    • Mixed Materials Box: 62
      Oversize photographs
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 63 Folder: 1
      Headshot Photograph of Helen Holt
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 64
      Framed Wedding Photo of Helen Holt
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 66
      Photograph (Includes a photograph of Helen Holt in front of West Virginia capitol building,) undated (23 in. x 29 in.)
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Photograph Filing Cabinets
      Two Photos of Helen Holt
      1952, undated
  • Personal and Political Papers--Financial Material
    1956-1967 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes correspondence and receipts relating to travel expenses, insurance, and taxes, among others.

    Material of note includes Weston property taxes and repair bills (located in box 32, folder 2) and Cuban sugar investments (located in box 43, folder 10).

    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 11
      Financial Material
      1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 12
      Finance
      1967 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 2
      "Weston Property Tax and Repair Bills"
      1958–1967
    • Mixed Materials Box: 43 Folder: 10
      Financial Records: Cuban Sugar Investments
      1956–1961
  • Personal and Political Papers--Travel
    1962–2006
    Scope and Contents

    Includes photographs, guides, bills, correspondence, and ephemera, among other material relating to Helen Holt's personal and business travels.

    Locations visited include New Zealand, Australia, China, Greece, Israel, Austria, and France.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 5
      Travel--New Zealand and Australia (Includes miscellaneous material [guides, bills, correspondence, etc.] gathered during travel.)
      1972
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 6
      Travel--Paris, Vienna, Athens, Tel Aviv (Includes miscellaneous material [guides, bills, correspondence, etc.] gathered during travel.)
      1962–1975
    • Mixed Materials Box: 40 Folder: 1
      Traveling Itinerary, Prospectus, Postcards (Contains a small booklet of "special notes" for Helen Holt. Trip included New Zealand and Australia.)
      1972
    • Mixed Materials Box: 40 Folder: 2
      Traveling and Hotel Information Regarding the Region (New Zealand and Australia)
      1972
    • Mixed Materials Box: 40 Folder: 3
      Correspondence, Receipts and New Zealand Government Tourist Bureau Itinerary (Includes pictures.)
      1972
    • Mixed Materials Box: 51 Folder: 6
      Trip to China and Hong Kong
      1987–1988
    • Mixed Materials Box: 51 Folder: 7
      Trip to China and Hong Kong
      1987–1988
  • Personal and Political Papers--Subjects
    1931-2013 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes material pertaining to topics in which Helen Holt was significantly involved.

    Topics include the White House Children and Youth Conference; Youth Conflict Seminar; women's organizations such as the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, the National League of American Pen Women, the Executive Women in Government organization of which Helen was once president, and Ladies of the Senate; and religion, primarily the National Presbyterian Church.

    Types of material include publications, correspondence, and meeting records, among others.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 10
      Political Material, White House Conference on Children and Youth
      1955–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
      Political Material, White House Conference on Children and Youth
      1955–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 4
      Personal Material (Includes publications and papers dealing with the Women's Club including the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs.)
      1950–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 8
      Personal Material, "National League of American Pen Women" and "West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs" (Letters from Women's Club Organizations.)
      1952–1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 7
      Ladies of the Senate (Includes constitution and by-laws, and history.)
      1952–1978
    • Mixed Materials Box: 23 Folder: 8
      National Presbyterian Church (Includes miscellaneous church material such as writings and publications.)
      1971–1973
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 2
      The National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs (Includes National Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs Organization history, publications, and newsletters.)
      1968–1972
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 11
      Executive Women in Government (Organization for Professional Women; includes minutes of meeting.)
      1998
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 10
      Religious Material (Includes bulletins, pamphlets, etc.; non-West Virginia.)
      1931–2003
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 11
      Religious Material (Includes religious-related United States government publications.)
      1957–1985
    • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 13
      Women's Organizations Material
      1949–1980
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 1
      Women's Organizations Material
      1955–1978
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 17
      Religious Material
      1991–2003
    • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 1
      Religious Material (Contains a copy of a January newsletter from the First United Church of Gridley, IL.)
      1991
    • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 2
      Letters and Newsletters from Ministries and the National Presbyterian Church
      ca. 2005-ca. 2006
    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 14
      "Institute In Basic Youth Conflict" seminar attended by Mrs. Holt (Includes notebook printed material of teachings, lecture notes taken during workshops, regarding "Self- Image" and "Family.")
      1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 15
      Seminar Workshop Topics, "Conscience" and "Rights" (Includes notes and printed material.)
      1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 37 Folder: 1
      Seminar Workshop Topics, "Freedom" and "Success" (Includes notes and printed material.)
      1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 37 Folder: 2
      Seminar workshop Topics, "Purpose", "Friends", "Dating", "Commitment" (Includes notes and printed material.)
      1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 1
      Bible Studies (Includes teachings, notes, and scriptures.)
      ca. 1990
    • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 2
      National Presbyterian Church (Includes correspondence, bulletins, newsletters etc.)
      ca. 1965-ca. 2007
    • Mixed Materials Box: 42 Folder: 6
      Bible Study Material (Contains religions material collected by Helen Holt.)
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 42 Folder: 7
      Religious Material (Includes religious material dealing with the National Presbyterian Church among other topics.)
      ca. 1973-ca. 2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 45 Folder: 10
      National Prayer Breakfast
      2009
    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 14
      Church and Religious Materials
      1979-2010 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 49 Folder: 7
      National Presbyterian Church
      2012–2013
    • Mixed Materials Box: 58 Folder: 2
      Clippings, Correspondence, and Miscellaneous Material (Contains material from Senate Ladies events.)
      1955 and undated
  • Personal and Political Papers--Miscellaneous General
    1930-2015 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes miscellaneous personal material retained by Helen Holt.

    Types of material include address lists, contracts, correspondence, clippings, photographs, a painting, publications and other printed material, among others.

    Material of note includes the court case records for guardianship of David K. Chase, Helen Holt's nephew (located in box 24, folder 7); material from when Helen Holt was awarded an honorary doctorate from West Virginia University (located in boxes 54-56); autographs of prominent individuals such as Hillary Clinton, President (then Senator) Obama, and Bob Dole, among others (located in box 41, folder 1); and a copy of National Prayer Breakfast: The Helen Holt Story, DVD (located in box 57, folder 2).

    For additional miscellaneous material, please see A&M 4039, box 1, folders 12-14.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 2
      Personal Material
      1952–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 3
      Personal Material
      1955–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 17 Folder: 5
      Personal Material
      1958–1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 9
      Certificates (Includes 4 items.)
      1984–1998
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 1
      Special Events (Includes programs, invitations, and an audio CD [compact disc].)
      1955–2002
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 4
      American Folklore (Includes a reprinted publication about American folklore. Also includes general information provided by Encyclopedia Britannica Library Research Service for Helen Holt.)
      1944
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 7
      Court Case--Guardian for David K. Chase (Includes the court case records for guardianship of David K. Chase, Helen Holt's nephew.)
      1948–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 8
      Address List
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 9
      Moving--Leases and Contracts
      1955–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 12
      United States Senate (Includes pamphlets of Senate history and various Senate and United States government ephemera.)
      1955–1977
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 13
      United States Senate
      1981
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 14
      United States Senate
      1980–1981
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 17
      United Nations (Includes pamphlets: Introduction to the Secretary-General's Tenth Annual Report and Towards a Better World: Questions and Answers for United Nations Day.)
      1955
    • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 1
      Records Documenting the Professional and Personal Activities of Mrs. Helen Holt and Her son Rush Holt, Jr. (Includes records are about Helen Holt and her activities in the vicinity of Washington, D.C. Includes correspondence, clippings, newsletters, programs, invitations, photographs, etc. Bulk of records date from 1993-2005.)
      1993–2005
    • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 2
      Records Documenting the Professional and Personal Activities of Mrs. Helen Holt and Her son Rush Holt, Jr. (Includes records are about Helen Holt and her activities in the vicinity of Washington, D.C. Includes correspondence, clippings, newsletters, programs, invitations, photographs, etc.)
      1993–2005
    • Mixed Materials Box: 30 Folder: 3
      Miscellaneous
      1963–1982
    • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 2
      Miscellaneous (Contains miscellaneous correspondence and clippings collected by Helen Holt.)
      1938–2004
    • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 4
      Miscellaneous (Contains miscellaneous documents collected by Helen Holt [e.g. The Hole and School Library Association].)
      1955–1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 9
      Miscellaneous
      1940–1995
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 3
      Miscellaneous (Contains miscellaneous clippings, publications, photographs, and correspondence collected by Helen Holt.)
      1965–1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 13
      Miscellaneous
      1971-ca. 1980
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 14
      Miscellaneous (Contains miscellaneous programs, cards, correspondence, and notes retained by Helen Holt.)
      1976–2001
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 15
      Miscellaneous (Contains miscellaneous material: stamps, notes, programs, and correspondence.)
      1954-1967 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 16
      Miscellaneous (Contains miscellaneous notes, correspondence, and publications.)
      1959–2004
    • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 2
      Miscellaneous (Includes photographs, publications, clippings, and correspondence.)
      1957-1959 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 4
      Miscellaneous (Material relating to the birth of Helen Jane)
      1945–1947
    • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 6
      Miscellaneous General (Contains miscellaneous clippings, publications, and notes, among other material.)
      1958-1990 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 7
      Miscellaneous General (Contains notes, a photograph, and a publication.)
      ca. 1963-1967 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 8
      Miscellaneous General (Contains miscellaneous notes, clippings, and publications, among other material.)
      ca. 1962-1971 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 11
      Miscellaneous (Contains miscellaneous publications, ephemera, and correspondence. )
      1968–1985
    • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 5
      Miscellaneous (Contains miscellaneous clippings and publications.)
      1984 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 6
      Miscellaneous (Includes material pertaining to The Charleston (South Carolina) Naval Base.)
      1982-1986 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 10
      Miscellaneous (Contains miscellaneous clippings and ephemera.)
      1935-1940 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 11
      Miscellaneous (Contains miscellaneous clippings, photographs, and publications, among other material.)
      1941-1952 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 12
      Ephemera and Memorabilia (Includes Delta Delta Delta Sorority 1964 Convention Program.)
      ca. 1964-ca. 2006
    • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 13
      Ephemera (Includes membership and ID cards, annual report of the Washington area hospices.)
      ca. 2001-ca. 2006
    • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 4
      Who's Who Publications (Includes correspondence and certificates.)
      ca. 2004-ca. 2007
    • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 10
      Ephemera (includes commemorative calendar of the dedication of the George H. W. Bush Library & Museum, a program from the "Tribute to a Lifetime of Service" ceremony, honoring Congressman John Dingell and the Delta Delta Delta Centennial Celebration Convention program.)
      1993–2007
    • Mixed Materials Box: 40 Folder: 5
      Date Book
      1997
    • Mixed Materials Box: 40 Folder: 10
      Programs, Bulletins, Prospectuses from Concerts, Theater Productions, Lectures, Dinners, Fundraising Events etc.
      2003–2007
    • Mixed Materials Box: 41 Folder: 1
      Announcements and Invitations to Public Events (Includes the Stephens College reunion, Ladies Luncheon with Dr. Luis Palau, The Patterson House Preservation Foundation Ballroom Soiree, Students of Northwestern University School of Music performance at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.)
      ca. 2005-ca. 2007
    • Mixed Materials Box: 41 Folder: 2
      Autographs of Persons of Prominence and/or Recognition (Includes autographs of prominent individuals such as Hillary Clinton, President [then Senator] Obama, and Bob Dole, among others. )
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 42 Folder: 1
      The Pen Woman magazine (Includes article about Helen Holt.)
      2005
    • Mixed Materials Box: 43 Folder: 2
      Birthday Celebration (Includes two miscellaneous documents relating to the birthday of Helen Holt.)
      2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 43 Folder: 4
      National Park Seminary
      ca. 2006-ca. 2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 43 Folder: 5
      Gridley, Illinois, 150th Celebration (Includes event programs, newspaper pages, and a photograph, among other items relating to Gridley's Sesquicentennial celebration.)
      2006
    • Mixed Materials Box: 43 Folder: 6
      Directories
      ca. 1980-ca. 2001
    • Mixed Materials Box: 43 Folder: 7
      Datebooks and Planners
      ca. 1941-ca. 1990
    • Mixed Materials Box: 43 Folder: 8
      Datebooks and Planners
      ca. 1941-ca. 1990
    • Mixed Materials Box: 43 Folder: 9
      Ephemera
      ca. 2000-ca. 2007
    • Mixed Materials Box: 44 Folder: 4
      Helen, Personal and Political--Miscellaneous (Contains a picture ad of Rush Holt, Sr. when he ran for West Virginia Governor as a Republican, a certificate of installation (Deacon) from the Presbyterian Church (USA), and a North Star newsletter.)
      ca. 1957-2014
    • Mixed Materials Box: 44 Folder: 6
      Helen F. Holt--Photograph-Air Force One (Contains Air Force One ephemera (including matches).)
      ca. 1985
    • Mixed Materials Box: 45 Folder: 6
      Lincoln's 200th Birthday
      2009
    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 5
      Miscellaneous (Includes prospectuses, letters, programs, and other material.)
      2004-2011 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 13
      Students' Term Papers Regarding Helen Holt, and Birthday Items
      ca. 1993-ca. 2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 49 Folder: 4
      100th Birthday
      2012–2013
    • Mixed Materials Box: 52 Folder: 6
      Inauguration Print (Contains a portrait of the capitol building at President Obama's inauguration.)
      2013
    • Mixed Materials Box: 53 Folder: 7
      Miscellaneous
      1991-1994 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 53 Folder: 8
      Miscellaneous
      1988–2013
    • Mixed Materials Box: 53 Folder: 9
      National Archives (Includes publications about the National Archives and a photocopy of an act addressed during the second session of the 37th Congress.)
      1988–2013
    • Mixed Materials Box: 54
      Documents and photographs pertaining to Helen Holt (Includes (1) a framed photograph of Helen Holt receiving her honorary degree; (2) a State of West Virginia memoriam in regards to the death of Helen Holt, July 12, 2015.)
      2013–2015
    • Mixed Materials Box: 55
      Helen Holt's honorary doctoral hood
      2013–2015
    • Mixed Materials Box: 56
      Helen Holt's honorary diploma
      2013–2015
    • Mixed Materials Box: 57 Folder: 2
      National Prayer Breakfast The Helen Holt Story DVD
      2015
    • Mixed Materials Box: 58 Folder: 3
      Clippings, Correspondence, and Miscellaneous Material
      ca. 1970-ca. 2010
    • Mixed Materials Box: 58 Folder: 9
      Clippings, Correspondence, and Miscellaneous Material
      ca. 1970-ca. 2010
    • Mixed Materials Box: 58 Folder: 10
      Clippings, Correspondence, and Miscellaneous Material
      ca. 1970-ca. 2010
    • Mixed Materials Box: 58 Folder: 12
      Date Books and Guides (Includes a guide for the Cunard Line's Queen Elizabeth 2 .)
      2011–2013
    • Mixed Materials Box: 63 unfoldered
      Portrait Painting of Helen Holt
      1936?
    • Mixed Materials Box: 65
      Plaques Awarded to Helen Holt
      1930–1987
    • Mixed Materials Box: 65
      Gavel from BPW Public Speaking Club (Likely Ceremonial?)
      undated
    • Students' Term Papers Regarding Helen Holt (physical copies also included in collection)
      1.58 Megabytes 1 PDF file
      ca. 1997-2003English.
  • Personal and Political Papers--Miscellaneous Political Material
    1931-2015 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes correspondence, advertising, itineraries, publications, and reports, among other material documenting Helen Holt's political activities at the state and federal levels.

    Material of note include a certificate confirming Helen Holt's appointment to fill Rush Holt, Sr.'s seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates (located in box 64), a certificate confirming Helen Holt's appointment to be West Virginia's Secretary of State (located in box 64), and a copy of the Senate address delivered by Robert C. Byrd which details Helen Holt's retirement from government (located in box 39, folder 3).

    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 10
      Political Material (Includes correspondence, advertising, itineraries, and reports, among other material documenting Helen Holt's political activities at the state and federal levels.)
      1956–1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 11
      Political Material (Includes correspondence, advertising, itineraries, and reports, among other material documenting Helen Holt's political activities at the state and federal levels.)
      1956–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1
      Political Material (Includes correspondence, advertising, itineraries, and reports, among other material documenting Helen Holt's political activities at the state and federal levels.)
      1956–1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 2
      Political Material (Includes correspondence, advertising, itineraries, and reports, among other material documenting Helen Holt's political activities at the state and federal levels.)
      1954–1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 3
      Political Material (Includes correspondence, advertising, itineraries, and reports, among other material documenting Helen Holt's political activities at the state and federal levels.)
      1956–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 4
      Political Material (Includes correspondence, advertising, itineraries, and reports, among other material documenting Helen Holt's political activities at the state and federal levels.)
      1953–1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 8
      Political Material, Legislature
      1955–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 3
      Political Material, Republican Lists by County, July
      1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 4
      Political Material, Republican Lists by County
      1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 5
      Political Material, Republican Lists by County
      1956–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 6
      Political Material, Republican Lists by County
      1955–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 7
      Political Material, Republican Lists by County
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 6
      Speeches (Includes Speeches that Helen Holt collected.)
      1959–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 29 Folder: 9
      Congressional Records (Included in records are speeches by JFK and Robert C. Byrd.)
      1960–1980
    • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 7
      Miscellaneous (Contains miscellaneous political material collected by Helen Holt.)
      1931–1985
    • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 10
      Miscellaneous (Contains records collected by Helen Holt which document her involvement in government at the federal level, including Housing and Urban Development.)
      1967–1981
    • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 1
      Miscellaneous (Contains material relating to Helen Holt's involvement in women's organizations and the Federal Housing Administration, including resumes and personnel records.)
      ca. 1957-1981 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 3
      Helen F. Holt Retirement Announcement (Includes a copy of the Senate address delivered by Robert C. Byrd which details Helen Holt's retirement from government.)
      1983–1988
    • Mixed Materials Box: 42 Folder: 11
      Career and Elections in State Government (Material about Helen Holt's career and elections in state government.)
      ca. 1955-ca. 1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 64
      Certificates Regarding Political Offices Held by Helen Holt: Her Filling Rush's Final West Virginia Delegate Term and Her Secretary of State Position (Includes certificates confirming Helen Holt's appointment to fill Rush Holt's seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates and her appointment to be West Virginia Secretary of State.)
      1957
    • Mixed Materials Box: 67
      Miscellaneous (includes photographs, printed material, clippings, and more, generally pertaining to Helen Holt's political career and beyond)
      ca. 1937-2015English.
    • Mixed Materials Box: 66 Folder: 1
      Miscellaneous (includes clippings, a photo, a certificate, and audio records; most material pertains to her political career; one of the audio records is U.S. Senator Robert Byrd, Mountain Fiddler [autographed])
      1957-1978English.
Series 2. Press and Media Activity
1937-2008 and undated
Scope and Contents

Includes material related to newspapers and media that documents Helen Holt's personal and political activities.

  • Press and Media Activity--Speeches
    1937-2004 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes notes for and copies of speeches delivered by Helen Holt.

    Also included is a transcript of Helen Holt's speech to introduce her son, Rush Holt, Jr. during the Montgomery Middle School "Blue Ribbon Celebration" in 2000 (located in box 26, folder 1).

    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 5
      Speeches
      1975–1993
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 7
      Speeches
      1957–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 8
      Speeches (Includes notecards.)
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 9
      Speeches (Includes notecards.)
      1952–1957
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 10
      Speeches
      1956–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 11
      Speeches
      1951–1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 11
      Speeches
      1990-2004 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 1
      Speeches (Contains Helen Holt's speech transcript introducing Rush Holt, Jr. during the Montgomery Middle School "Blue Ribbon Celebration.")
      2000
    • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 5
      Notes for Speeches
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 6
      Secretary of State Speeches
      1957–1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 9
      Speeches
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 9
      Speeches
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 10
      Notes
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 49 Folder: 5
      Speeches
      undated
  • Press and Media Activity--Clippings
    1938-2013 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes original and photocopied newspaper articles concerning Helen Holt's personal and political activities, in addition to miscellaneous clippings.

    Personal topics include college sorority activities and educational news significant to Helen Holt's career as a teacher.

    Political topics include Helen Holt's appointment as West Virginia's secretary of state and her career in state and federal government service.

    Miscellaneous clippings include topics such as Watergate, the Iraq War, and President Gerald Ford's funeral, among others.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 2
      Clippings (Includes articles regarding Greek collegiate activities, teaching, and political career.)
      1938
    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 1
      Newspaper clippings (Includes photocopies of news articles.)
      1938–1955
    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 2
      Newspaper Clippings (Includes photocopies of news articles.)
      1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 58 Folder: 5
      Clippings: Secretary of State
      1955–1956
    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 3
      Newspaper Clippings (Includes photocopies of news articles.)
      1957
    • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 5
      Helen F. Holt's Career in West Virginia Politics Following the Death of Her Husband, Senator Rush Holt, Sr. (Includes Governor Marland's appointment of Mrs. Holt to fulfill her husband's term in the House of Delegates.)
      1955–1957
    • Mixed Materials Box: 44 Folder: 1
      Eisenhower Inauguration: Clippings (Contains material from Eisenhower's inauguration.)
      1957
    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 4
      Newspaper Clippings, January-April (Includes photocopies of news articles.)
      1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 5
      Newspaper Clippings, May-August (Includes photocopies of news articles.)
      1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 6
      Newspaper Clippings, September (Includes photocopies of news articles.)
      1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 7
      Newspaper Clippings, October (Includes photocopies of news articles.)
      1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 8
      Newspaper Clippings, November-December (Includes photocopies of news articles.)
      1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 31 Folder: 8
      Miscellaneous (Contains miscellaneous clippings and documents collected by Helen Holt.)
      1943–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 6
      Helen F. Holt's Appointment to Fill the Vacancy as Secretary of State of West Virginia, Becoming the First Woman to Serve in This High Office and Her Unsuccessful Attempt in 1958 to be Elected to that Position
      1957–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 9
      Newspaper Clippings (Includes photocopies of news articles.)
      1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 10
      Newspaper Clippings (Includes photocopies of news articles.)
      1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 7
      Helen Holt's Career in State and Federal Government Service (Includes a presidential appointment as Special Assistant to the Commissioner of the Federal Housing Administration.)
      1958–1974
    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 11
      Newspaper Clippings (Includes photocopies of news articles.)
      1961–1988
    • Mixed Materials Box: 42 Folder: 5
      Clippings
      1955–2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 45 Folder: 11
      Clippings
      2007–2009
    • Mixed Materials Box: 46 Folder: 2
      Clippings
      1955–2009
    • Mixed Materials Box: 50 Folder: 7
      News Clippings
      2011
    • Mixed Materials Box: 51 Folder: 1
      News Clippings
      2011–2012
    • Mixed Materials Box: 51 Folder: 2
      News Clippings
      2011–2012
    • Mixed Materials Box: 51 Folder: 3
      News Clippings
      2012
    • Mixed Materials Box: 51 Folder: 4
      News Clippings
      2011–2013
    • Mixed Materials Box: 51 Folder: 5
      News Clippings
      1991-2013
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 3
      Clippings (Includes articles regarding Greek collegiate activities, teaching, and political career.)
      ca. 1940
    • Mixed Materials Box: 45 Folder: 2
      Clippings
      ca. 1941
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 4
      Clippings (Includes articles regarding Greek collegiate activities, teaching, and political career.)
      ca. 1950
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 5
      Clippings (Includes articles regarding Greek collegiate activities, teaching, and political career.)
      ca. 1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 6
      Clippings (Includes articles regarding Greek collegiate activities, teaching, and political career.)
      ca. 1970
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 7
      Clippings (Includes articles regarding Greek collegiate activities, teaching, and political career.)
      ca. 1990-ca. 2000
    • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 6
      Clippings (Includes originals and copies regarding a variety of subjects, as collected by Helen F. Holt. Topics include Watergate, Iraq War, and President Gerald Ford's funeral, among others.)
      ca. 1973-ca. 2007
    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 12
      Newspaper Clippings, (Includes photocopies of news articles.)
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 13
      Newspaper Clippings (Includes photocopies of news articles.)
      undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 8
      Clippings (Includes articles regarding Greek collegiate activities, teaching, and political career.)
      undated
  • Press and Media Activity--Press Releases
    1956–1960
    Scope and Contents

    Includes copies of press releases that involve activities of Helen Holt and/or the Republican Party.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 14
      Press Releases (Includes releases that involve Helen Holt and/or Republican Party.)
      1956–1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 15
      Press Releases (Includes releases that involve Helen Holt and/or Republican Party.)
      1956–1960
Series 3. State Government Papers
1955-1960
Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence, reports, statements, and publications, among other material documenting Helen Holt's activity in the West Virginia House of Delegates and as West Virginia's secretary of state.

  • State Government Papers--House of Delegates
    1955-1957
    Scope and Contents

    Includes correspondence, reports, and statements involving the West Virginia House of Delegates. Mrs. Holt was appointed by Governor William C. Marland to fill her husband's seat in the House of Delegates following his death; she served from 1955 to 1957.

    Persons and entities represented include former West Virginia governor, William C. Marland, state school boards and organizations, and other divisions of state government, among others.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 5
      Political correspondence, House of Delegates
      1955-1957
  • State Government Papers--Secretary of State
    1955-1960
    Scope and Contents

    Includes political and election records, and publications, among other material retained by Helen Holt from her time as West Virginia's secretary of state. She was appointed to fill the position in 1957 and served until January 1959. In doing so, she became the first woman to hold a high-level state office in WV.

    The political records include reports relating to state boards and committees including the Board of Public Works, the State Auditing Board of Traveling Expenses, and the State Armory Board.

    The election records include material from West Virginia's Election Commission and copies of 1968 election returns, among other material.

    The publications include event schedules from programs that Helen Holt attended while serving as West Virginia's Secretary of State and information bulletins ( Brown Ballot Box by Ted W. Brown, Ohio's Secretary of State from 1950-1978) which were published to offer insights about state election procedures.

    For correspondence relating to Helen Holt's time as West Virginia's secretary of state, refer to Series 1, Personal and Political Papers—Correspondence (box 4, folder 8-10 and 12-14; box 5 folder 1 to box 8, folder 3; and box 34, folder 8).

    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 9
      Political Material, Secretary of State, Document, "Executive Committee Meeting of the National Association of Secretaries of State" (Before Helen was Secretary of State)
      1955
    • Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 8
      Political Material, Secretary of State, Document, "Fortieth Annual Conference, National Association of Secretaries of State"
      1957
    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 5
      Political Material, Board of Public Works and Other Secretary of State (Includes bulletins from Ted W. Brown, secretary of state for Ohio).)
      1957-1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 6
      Political Material, Board of Public Works and Other Secretary of State (Includes bulletins from Ted W. Brown, Secretary of State for Ohio) in addition to miscellaneous publications and files.)
      1958-1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 10
      Secretary of State (Contains a mix of material from Helen Holt's time as Secretary of State, including election returns and a copy of the constitution of West Virginia.)
      1957-1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 7
      Political Material, Election Commission (Includes 1958 election results.)
      1958-1960
    • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 3
      Secretary of State
      circa 1957-1959
    • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 4
      Secretary of State
      circa 1957-1959
Series 4. Federal Government Papers
1960-1984 and undated
Scope and Contents

Includes records, correspondence, clippings, reports, photographs, and publications, among other material that represents Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Federal Housing Administration.

  • Federal Government Papers--Federal Housing Administration
    1960-1983 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes clippings, correspondence, photographs, and publications (newsletters and pamphlets), among other material documenting Helen Holt's involvement with the Federal Housing Administration including her involvement with nursing homes facilities and development. She was appointed to the FHA as a special assistant to the commissioner for a program overseeing nursing homes in 1960.

    An item of note is an invitation from President and Mrs. Johnson to the National Symphony Ball (located in box 36, folder 12).

    For additional material relating to the Federal Housing Administration, please see A&M 4039, box 1, folders 1-11.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 12
      Federal Housing Administration Material (Contains photographs---Helen Holt's nationwide tour of Nursing Home Facilities to raise public awareness of the need for quality care and living facilities for elderly and disabled; includes clippings, photographs, programs, also includes invitation from the White House for the National Symphony Ball [ca. 1965].)
      1961–1965
    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 13
      Early Development of Nursing Homes in the United States (Includes programs from state conventions, ground breakings and dedications of new facilities, photographs, clippings and newsletters.)
      1961–1965
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 15
      Federal Housing Administration (Includes clippings, correspondence and writings.)
      1960–1970
    • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 12
      Federal Housing Administration related material
      1974–1983
    • Mixed Materials Box: 33 Folder: 10
      Federal Housing Administration
      1978 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 36 Folder: 11
      Federal Housing Administration Material (Documents Helen Holt's involvement, as the Special Assistant for Nursing Homes in Federal Housing Administration, in the national development of quality living and care facilities for the elderly and disabled; includes clippings, correspondence, photographs, pamphlets, invitations to openings of new facilities.)
      ca. 1960-ca. 1963
  • Federal Government Papers--Housing and Urban Development
    1960-1984 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes departmental records, correspondence, clippings, and reports, among other material relating to Helen Holt's involvement with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (which was established in 1965-1966).

    The departmental records include executive inventory records detailing the employment history of Helen Holt and evaluations of her work.

    The correspondence includes memos regarding Helen Holt's involvement with programs for the elderly and handicapped.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 16
      Housing and Urban Development (Includes clippings, correspondence and publications.)
      1969–1975
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 14
      Housing and Urban Development (Includes executive inventory records and evaluations of Helen Holt.)
      1976
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 17
      Housing and Urban Development (Includes clippings, correspondence and publications.)
      1966–1977
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 19
      Housing and Urban Development--Writings Regarding Housing for the Elderly (Includes publications.)
      1975–1982
    • Mixed Materials Box: 32 Folder: 11
      Housing and Urban Development: Correspondence/Report
      1982
    • Mixed Materials Box: 22 Folder: 18
      Housing and Urban Development (Includes clippings, correspondence and publications.)
      1974–1983
    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 8
      Miscellaneous Housing and Urban Development-Related Material
      1975-1984 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 3
      Position Description, Correspondence, Announcement of Mrs. Holt's Appointment as Assistant for Programs for the Elderly and Handicapped, Her Responsibilities and Assignments
      ca. 1972-ca. 1981
    • Mixed Materials Box: 35 Folder: 4
      Housing and Urban Development (Includes reports prepared by Helen F. Holt, including the 1981 Annual Report to the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging.)
      ca. 1981-ca. 1982
    • Mixed Materials Box: 42 Folder: 10
      Career and Retirement-Federal Government (Includes documents relating to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.)
      ca. 1960-ca. 1983
Series 5. Rush Dew Holt, Jr. Papers
1953-2014 and undated
Scope and Contents

Papers collected by Helen Holt pertaining to the personal life and political career of her son, Rush Holt, Jr., who served as U.S. Representative from New Jersey (1999-2015). Material includes correspondence, reports, publications, clippings, and ephemera, among other material.

  • Rush Holt, Jr. Papers--Biographical Material
    1960
    Scope and Contents

    \Includes a general biographical sketch about Rush Holt, Jr., a one-paragraph biography from the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century, and copies of an autobiographical sketch that appears to have been part of application material (located in box 24, folder 12).

    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 12
      Biographical Information and Ephemera (Includes two biographical sketches of Rush Holt, Jr. and copies of autobiographical sketches.)
      1960 and undated
  • Rush Holt, Jr. Papers--Correspondence
    1953-2009 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes general correspondence with Rush Holt, Jr., written to and from his mother, Helen Holt and his sister, Helen Jane (Holt) Seale.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 1
      Rush Holt, Jr.: General Correspondence, Miscellaneous Information
      1969–1999
    • Mixed Materials Box: 44 Folder: 7
      Rush Holt, Jr.--Correspondence
      1953–2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 2
      Rush Holt, Jr.
      2009 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 50 Folder: 6
      Rush Holt, Jr.
      2010-2013
  • Rush Holt, Jr. Papers--Political Material
    1996–2001
    Scope and Contents

    Includes reports used for Congress, political itinerary, and miscellaneous political material that exemplifies Rush Holt, Jr.'s career. He first ran for Congress in 1996.

    Reports include Congressional Research Service reports relating to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the issue of the federal role in elementary and secondary education (located in box 26, folder 8).

    Political itinerary includes a schedule for the Central New Jersey School Boards' Day (2000) for which Rush Holt, Jr. delivered the opening and closing remarks.

    Miscellaneous material includes a summary of Rush Holt Jr.'s activity in the House of Representatives, and a biography of Representative George Miller (D-California), among other material.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 2
      Rush Holt, Jr.: Political Material, Public Record
      1996
    • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 8
      Rush Holt, Jr.--Political Material (Includes reports [Congressional Research Service reports relating to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and the issue of the federal role in elementary and secondary education used for Congress, political antennary(?)] and miscellaneous political material including a summary of Rush Holt Jr.'s activity in the House of Representatives, and a biography of Representative George Miller (D-California), among other material.)
      1999–2000
    • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 2
      Sponsored Legislation
      2001
  • Rush Holt, Jr. Papers--Campaign Material
    1996–2011
    Scope and Contents

    Includes itineraries, notes, mailings, invitations to fundraising and related events, correspondence, press activity, and advertisements, among other material relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s campaigns for the House of Representatives.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 13
      Campaign for House of Representatives
      1996
    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 3
      Rush Holt, Jr.: Campaign Material
      1996–1998
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 14
      Campaign for House of Representatives
      1998–1999
    • Mixed Materials Box: 24 Folder: 15
      Campaign for House of Representatives
      1998–2001
    • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 3
      Talking Points, Positions, and Accomplishments
      2000–2002
    • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 5
      Campaign Material (includes mailings, invitations to fundraising and other events)
      1999–2004
    • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 6
      Campaign Itineraries
      1999–2004
    • Mixed Materials Box: 46 Folder: 6
      2010 Re-election Campaign
      2009–2011
    • Mixed Materials Box: 46 Folder: 10
      Campaign Material (Includes correspondence, press activity, and advertisements relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s 2011 campaign.)
      2011
  • Rush Holt, Jr. Papers--Ephemera
    1953–2011
    Scope and Contents

    Includes ephemera relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s education, his childhood, and his 2011 swearing-in ceremony to the House of Representatives.

    Educational ephemera includes program booklets from events sponsored by Carleton College and Landon School. Events include a winter concert, commencements, and a carnival, among others.

    Childhood ephemera includes drawings, name cards, and craft projects, including some from Bible School.

    Swearing-in ceremony ephemera includes schedules of events, a map of Washington, D.C. detailing "areas of interest," and guidelines to "proceedings of the House floor."

    • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 10
      Childhood Ephemera--Hawkeye Trail Camps Brochure
      1957
    • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 9
      Childhood Ephemera (Includes drawings, name cards, and craft projects, including some from Bible School.)
      1953–1958
    • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 7
      Educational Ephemera (Includes program booklets for a winter concert, commencements, and a carnival from Carleton College and Landon School, among other material.)
      1968–1970
    • Mixed Materials Box: 46 Folder: 9
      Swearing-In Ceremony (Includes schedules of events, a map of Washington, D.C. detailing "areas of interest," and guidelines to "proceedings of the House floor.")
      2011
    • Mixed Materials Box: 44 Folder: 9
      Rush Holt, Jr.--School Memorabilia and Ephemera
      ca. 1957-ca. 1965
  • Rush Holt, Jr. Papers--Clippings
    1956-2014 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes original and photocopied clippings about Rush Holt, Jr.'s personal and political activities.

    Topics include general recognition, news about Rush Holt, Jr.'s campaigns, and copies of letters written to newspaper editors about Rush Holt, Jr., among others.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 4
      Rush Holt, Jr.: Newspaper Clippings
      1970–1971
    • Mixed Materials Box: 25 Folder: 1
      Clippings (Includes photocopies of articles regarding political career of Rush Holt, Jr.)
      1994–2004
    • Mixed Materials Box: 25 Folder: 2
      Clippings (Includes photocopies of articles regarding political career of Rush Holt, Jr.)
      1956–2002
    • Mixed Materials Box: 25 Folder: 3
      Clippings (Includes photocopies of articles regarding political career of Rush Holt, Jr.)
      2003–2004
    • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 8
      Clippings Regarding New Jersey Congressman Rush Holt, Jr. (Includes originals and copies.)
      ca. 1998-ca. 2007
    • Mixed Materials Box: 44 Folder: 8
      Rush Holt, Jr.--Clippings
      ca. 1969-ca. 2008
    • Mixed Materials Box: 46 Folder: 3
      Rush Holt, Jr. (Includes photocopies.)
      2009–2010
    • Mixed Materials Box: 46 Folder: 4
      Rush Holt, Jr. (Includes photocopies.)
      2005–2010
    • Mixed Materials Box: 46 Folder: 5
      Rush Holt, Jr. (Includes photocopies.)
      2011
    • Mixed Materials Box: 46 Folder: 7
      Letters to the Editor (During his Campaign) (Includes typed copies of letters written by individuals to newspaper editors about Holt Jr.)
      2010
    • Mixed Materials Box: 46 Folder: 8
      Letters to the Editor (During his Campaign) (Includes typed copies of letters written by individuals to newspaper editors about Holt Jr.)
      2010
    • Mixed Materials Box: 52 Folder: 2
      Materials Regarding Rush Holt, Jr. Regarding His Political Career (Includes news articles, clippings, and correspondence. Part of this material regards Holt's decision in 2014 to not seek re-election.)
      2010–2014
    • Mixed Materials Box: 52 Folder: 3
      Materials Regarding Rush Holt, Jr. Regarding His Political Career (Includes news articles, clippings, and correspondence. Part of this material regards Holt's decision in 2014 to not seek re-election.)
      2013–2014
    • Mixed Materials Box: 52 Folder: 4
      Materials Regarding Rush Holt, Jr. Regarding His Political Career (Includes news articles, clippings, and correspondence. Part of this material regards Holt's decision in 2014 to not seek re-election.)
      1998-2014 and undated
    • Mixed Materials Box: 52 Folder: 7
      Materials Regarding Rush Holt, Jr. Regarding His Political Career (Includes news articles, clippings, and correspondence. Part of this material regards Holt's decision in 2014 to not seek re-election.)
      2012–2014
    • Mixed Materials Box: 53 Folder: 5
      Rush Holt, Jr. (Includes clippings of news articles about topics in which Holt, Jr. was interested.)
      2013–2014
    • Mixed Materials Box: 58 Folder: 6
      Clippings Regarding Rush Holt, Jr.
      2012-2013 and undated
  • Rush Holt, Jr. Papers--Speeches
    2011
    Scope and Contents

    Includes the transcript of a speech delivered by Rush Holt, Jr. at West Virginia University History Department's "First Annual Senator Rush D. Holt Lecture" on April 11, 2011 (located in box 47, folder 11).

    • Mixed Materials Box: 47 Folder: 11
      Rush Holt, Jr. (Includes the transcript of a speech delivered by Rush Holt, Jr. at West Virginia University's History Department "First Annual Senator Rush Holt Lecture" on April 11, 2011.)
      2011
  • Rush Holt, Jr. Papers--Miscellaneous
    1971–2014
    Scope and Contents

    Includes correspondence, publications, and other miscellaneous material relating to Rush Holt, Jr.'s political activities.

    Correspondence includes letters to and from Rush Holt, Jr. with individuals such as Helen Holt; and Clarence J. Brown, former president of the United States Capitol Historical Society; among others. Also included are invitations to special events.

    Publications include a copy of a mass-mailed report/survey of Rush Holt, Jr.'s progress (located in box 34, folder 2), pamphlets, and newsletters.

    • Mixed Materials Box: 26 Folder: 4
      Special Events (Includes programs and invitations)
      1971–2004
    • Mixed Materials Box: 34 Folder: 2
      Rush Holt, Jr. Material (a copy of a mass-mailed report/survey of Rush Holt, Jr.'s progress.)
      2005
    • Mixed Materials Box: 52 Folder: 5
      Miscellaneous (Includes material that regards Holt's decision in 2014 to not seek reelection.)
      2014
    • Mixed Materials Box: 39 Folder: 7
      Papers Regarding Rush Holt, Jr.'s Political Career as Congressman for New Jersey (Includes correspondence, newsletters, campaign ephemera, etc.)
      ca. 1998-ca. 2007