E. Hansford McCourt, Politician, Papers, ca. 1950-1975 A&M 3094

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

Repository

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Identification

A&M 3094

Title

E. Hansford McCourt, Politician, Papers ca. 1950-1975

URL:

https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195637

Quantity

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.

Administrative Information

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Conditions Governing Access

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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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Byrd, Robert C.
McCourt, E. Hansford, 1909-1992
Moore, Arch A., Jr. (Arch Alfred), 1923-2015
Politics and government.
Staggers, Harley O.
Underwood, Cecil H., 1922-2008

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Byrd, Robert C.
McCourt, E. Hansford, 1909-1992
Moore, Arch A., Jr. (Arch Alfred), 1923-2015
Staggers, Harley O.
Underwood, Cecil H., 1922-2008