2.5 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 ft. 6 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 records carton, 15 in.)
Creator
McCourt, E. Hansford, 1909-1992
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 E. Hansford McCourt, a West Virginia politician from Webster Springs. Included are correspondence, speeches, writings,
clippings scrapbooks, oral history tapes, photos, and two videotapes documenting McCourt's political career from his election
to the state legislature in 1953, through his rise to president of the state senate in the 1960s, to his retirement from politics
in 1973 following his unsuccessful run for Secretary of State on the Democratic ticket. Among the prominent correspondents
represented in the papers are Cecil Underwood, Harley Staggers, Robert C. Byrd, and Arch A. Moore.
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], E. Hansford McCourt, Politician, Papers, A&M 3094, West Virginia and
Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.