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West Virginia Human Rights Commission Archives, 1961-1966 A&M 1887

West Virginia Human Rights Commission Archives, 1961-1966 A&M 1887


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West Virginia and Regional History Center

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P.O. Box 6069
Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1887
Title
West Virginia Human Rights Commission Archives 1961-1966
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198741
Quantity
2.9 Linear Feet, Summary: 2 ft. 11 in. (7 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator
West Virginia. Human Rights Commission
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 Thomas W. Gavett, Chairman of the Commission. Subjects covered include: surveys of equal employment opportunities, newspaper clippings, material from the Kentucky Commission on Human Rights, correspondence regarding non-discriminatory college applications for West Virginia institutions of higher learning, memoranda from the executive director to commission members, minutes of meetings, hearings, West Virginia Interracial Commission created by Governor M.M. Neely, West Virginia Advisory Commission to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission, statement to the West Virginia Board of Education from a committee of the West Virginia State NAACP on 2 September 1964, First Governors Conference on Human Rights in Charleston on 16 December 1965, special report on the New Year's Eve incident in Huntington on 14 January 1966, the special hearing at Lakin State Hospital on 21 April 1966, and the resignation of Howard McKinney. Correspondents include Governor W.W. Barron, Rabbi Samuel Cooper, Paul Crabtree, Rev. C. Anderson Davis, Thomas W. Gavett, Ken Hechler, Senator Paul Kaufman, Paul A. Miller, Julius W. Singleton, and Governor H.C. Smith.

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], West Virginia Human Rights Commission Archives, A&M 1887, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Barron, W. W.
  • Charleston.
  • Cooper, Rabbi Samuel.
  • Crabtree, Paul.
  • Davis, Rev. C. Anderson.
  • Gavett, Thomas W.
  • Hechler, Ken
  • Hospitals and sanitariums.
  • Huntington.
  • Kaufman, Paul.
  • Kentucky Commission on Human Rights
  • Lakin State Hospital
  • McKinney, Howard.
  • Miller, Paul A., 1917-2015
  • Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958
  • Politics and government.
  • Singleton, Julius W.
  • Smith, Hulett C. (Hulett Carlson), 1918-2012
  • United States Commission on Civil Rights. West Virginia Advisory Committee
  • Universities and colleges
  • West Virginia - First Governors Conference on Human Rights.
  • West Virginia - State NAACP.
  • West Virginia. Human Rights Commission
  • West Virginia. State Board of Education

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Charleston.
  • Huntington.
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