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West Virginia Centennial Commission Collection

Contents

I. Boxes 1-5 General correspondence of the Commission.

II. Box 6 Commission Director‟s file.

III. Box 7 Lloyd Calvert‟s correspondence.

IV. Boxes 8-9 Requisitions. (Finances)

V. Box 10 Committee Finances.

VI. Boxes 11-12 Transmittal sheets. (Finances)

VII. Box 13 Ledgers, check stubs, deposit accounts.

VIII. Boxes 14-17 Committee files.

VX. Box 18 Science Camp.

X. Boxes 18-20 Showboat.

XI. Boxes 20-21 Special Exhibits Train.

XII. Boxes 22-23 County Files.

XIII. Boxes 23-24 County Finances.

XIV. Box 24 News releases.

XV. Box 25 Centennial Tapes.

XVI. Box 26 Photo file.

XVII. Box 27 Blueprints of the West Virginia Centennial Train; photography

contest; 1st & 3

rd prizes; plan for Centennial Iris Garden.

XVIII. Box 28 Printed material of the West Virginia Centennial Commission,

County organizations.

West Virginia Centennial Commission

Box 1

1-1 Advisory Commission-Members (W.Va. Industrial & Publicity Commission – Don Crislip) 1957-

1959 (64 items) Correspondence and memorandum concerning recommendations for, requests for, and

acceptances of membership to the West Virginia Centennial Commission Advisory Committee. Includes

the following: Essie E. Bailey, Mrs. William Blizzard, Ivor F. Boiarsky, Amanda M. Brewer, Maurice G.

Brooks, Wilburn C. Campbell, Verna G. Carter, Kenneth W. Clendenin, Elizabeth Cometti, James

Comstock, Samuel Cooper, W. F. Dalzell, C. Shirley Donnelly, Ralph E. Fisher, Joseph W. Greer, Perry

Epler Gresham, Stacy Groscup, Arthur Gustke, Elizabeth V. Hallanan, A. E. Harris, Cecil B. Highland,

Jr., Ross B. Johnston, David Kirby, O. D. Lambert, Sam T. Mallison, John C. McConnell, Kyle

McCormick, Thomas J. McDonnell, Litz McGuire, William C. Marland, Minnie Merrells, J. Howard

Myers, Brafley Nash, Delf Norona, E. G. Otey, Mrs. J. Campbell Palmer, III, W. B. Parrish, Paul H.

Price, Leonard Riggleman, Lawrence H. Rogers, II, Norman T. Rogers, Jr., R. Virgil Rohrbough, John K.

Sanders, Mary Ernest Shelton, Ned Shott, Huelett C. Smith, Joseph F. Snider, Mervin C. Snyder, A. C.

Spurr, Miles C. Stanley, Robert L. Storck, Boyb B. Stutler, Ellen Swope, Mabel DeVries Tanner, William

F. Tolbert, William J. L. Wallace, Don Crislip, Charles Hodel.

Unit #2 Advisory Committee-Members (W.Va. Industrial & Publicity Commission – Don Crislip) 1960-

1963 (73 items) Correspondence and memorandum concerning recommendations for, requests for, and

acceptances of membership to the West Virginia Centennial Commission Advisory Committee. Includes

the same as in Unit #1.

Unit #3 Advisory Committee-Nominees (West Virginia Industrial & Publicity Commission – Don

Crislip)

Item 1 West Virginia Centennial Advisory Committee Nominees, Sept. 3, 1958 (1p.)

Item 2 West Virginia Centennial Committee Nominees. n.d. (4p.)

Item 3 West Virginia Centennial Committee Nominees. n.d. (4p.)

Item 4-41 Correspondence and memorandum concerning recommendation for membership to the W.Va.

Centennial Commission Advisory Committee. Includes the following: Carl Andrews, Omar A. Bacon,

Essie E. Bailey, William M. Banks, Alfred E. Bennett, Ivor F. Boiarsky, Amanda Brewer, E. O.

Burgham, Wilburn C. Campbell, William C. Campbell, H. Ward Christopher, James Comstock, Roy Birf

Cook, Samuel Cooper, Brooks Cottle, Don Crislip, W. F. Dalzell, Shirley Donnelly, Mark Etherridge,

Ray Evans, Ralph E. Fisher, Jane Galyean, Perry Epler Gresham, Carl Gustkey, Elizabeth V. Hallanan,

Harry Hamm, A. E. Harris, V. B. Harris, Cecil B. Highland, Jr., Charles Hodel, Charles E. Hodges,

Homer A. Holt, E. H. Howerton, Charlie Hylton, Ross B. Johnston, Charles Jones, Charles T. Jones,

Robert G. Kelly, Will R. Keyser, David Kirby, George J. Kossuth, H. D. Lambert, Virginia Laughlin,

Charles E. Lawall, Raymond Lewis, John McConnell, John C. McConnell, Kyle McCormick, Thomas J.

McDonnell, Litz McGuire, Sam Mallison, William C. Marland, Henry W. Miller, J. Howard Myers,

Bradley Nash, Delf Norona, E. G. Otey, J. Campbell Palmer, III, Okey Patterson, Paul H. Price, Leonard

Riggleman, Decatur H. Rogers, Lawrence H. Rogers, II, Norman T. Rogers, Jr., Virgil Rohrbough,

Raymonf Salvati, John Sanders, Mary Ernest Shelton, Ned Shott, Joseph Snyder, Melvin C. Snyder, A. C.

Spurr, Miles Stanley, Harry Stansbury, Robert Storck, Boyb B. Stutler, L. L. Thompson, Laurence E.

Tierney, William F. Tolbert, William C. Turley, William J. L. Wallace, W. P. Wilson.

Unit #4 Advisory Committee-Nominees-Refusals (W.Va. Industrial Publicity Commission-Don Crislip)

(14 items) Correspondence of those who refused appointment to the West Virginia Centennial

Commission Advisory Committee.

Unit #5 Cabell County Sesqui-Centennial (3 items)

Item #1 Memo: From Curtis C. Jones, Parade Committee 5/18/59 Re: Grand float parade, June 27, 1959

Item #2 “You‟re invited to the Cabell County „Calbellaram‟” (brochure)

Item #3 News release: re: Cabellarama (2p.) (5/15/59?)

Unit #6 Harpers Ferry-John Brown Centennial Observance (43 items)

Correspondence:

Item # Date From: To: Re:

1 3/19/1959 Cecil H. Underwood Don Crislip letter from Mrs. Helen Cavalier

2 attached letter re: invitation to V. P. Nixon

3 “Harpers Ferry Centennial Message”

4 10/6/1959 Helen__________ Virginia Owens? Booklet

5 10/21/1959 June H. Newcomer Don Crislip thank you note

6 10/21/1959 June H. Newcomer Virginia Owens thank you note

7 10/28/1959 Don Crislip J.N. Newcomer congratulations on

Promotion job.

8 News release: re: Park Service historian cited for performance.

9 11/16/1959 MS “state news clips”

10 n.d. MS „luncheon‟

11 “ MS „platform‟

12 “ MS „NBX news‟

13 “ MS „Oct. 13‟

14 Program of events…100th anniversary of the John Brown raid; Harpers Ferry, West Virginia

15 Harpers Ferry Centennial Association. (invitation to observance)

16 Harpers Ferry Centennial Association presents “The Prophet”

17 Maryland Delegation, 10/18/1959

18 Centennial observance, John Brown raid on Harpers Ferry, Oct. 15, 16, 17, 18, 1959

(program of events) (7p)

19 Program of events…10th anniversary, John Brown raid, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

Oct. 15-19, 1959 (4p.)

20 Harpers Ferry National Monument (3p.)

21 Narration for the re-enactment of the storming of the John Brown fort. By Charles W.

Snell, Sept. 9, 1959 (12 p.)

22 John Brown‟s fort, Storer College, Harpers Ferry, W.Va.

23 Address of John Brown to the Virginia court at Charles Town, Va. – now West Virginia –

Nov. 2, 1959, when asked by the court why the sentence of death should not be pronounced.

24 The “John Brown County” in West Virginia (4p.)

25 Living History, Inc., Big Pool, Maryland (3p.) (description of battle between union and

confederate troops at Bolivar Heights, October 18, 1959. Includes diagram)

26 Eight questions for discussion by historian‟s day panel.

27 Copy of telegram from Gov. Cecil H. Underwood to Buddy Adler re: production of

“JohnBrown‟s body”

28 News release: production of “John Brown‟s body”

29 Lowell Hetzel, Introduction of sham battle.

30 fiagram of Storer College campus (2p.)

31 News release: from Virginia Owens re: “John Brown‟s body” – a $4,000,000. motion picture to

be produced by Buddy Adler for 20th Century-Fox based on John Brown‟s raid at Harpers Ferry.

32 News release: from Helen Cavalier (announcement for dates of centennial observance) (2p.)

33 News release: re: historical dram to be presented during centennial observance. 3/12/1959 (2p.)

34 News release: from Industrial & Publicity Commission re: anniversary of John Brown raid.

9/3/1959 (2p.)

35 News release: Centennial of the John Brown raid. 9/28/1959

36 News release: Harpers Ferry residents are making ready for the centennial week, Oct. 12 through

18. n.d.

37 News release: re: Pioneer fife and drum corps. n.d.

38 News release: re: Historians luncheon. 10/16/1959

39 Address by Sen. Jennings Randolph at the Harpers Ferry centennial observance,

Oct. 16, 1959. (4p.)

40 Special to the B & O Magazine. 9/17/1959 (2p.)

41 (itinerary for departure to Washington, D. C. , Oct. 5, 1959)

42 Resume: Timothy Rice

43 John Brown and Harpers Ferry civil war showcase (brochure)

Unit #7 Harpers Ferry Centennial Observance (6 items)

Correspondence:

Item # Date: From: To: Re:

1 11/12/1959 Leonard R. Burnes Andrew V. Ruckman Motor News

Other materials:

2 Motor News, Oct. 1959, v. 42, #4 (see p. 23 Dolores B. Jeffords, “Harpers Ferry,

rendesvous with history”)

3 Ellis, Thurlow D., “Return to Harpers Ferry” (taken from Leatherneck, Magazine of the

Marines, Dec. 1959, v. 42, #12, p. 24.

4 West Virginia‟s scenic and historic eastern panhandle (brochure)

5 “John Brown – the legend, the man, the raid, the consequences” (taken from Newsweek,

Oct. 19, 1959, p. 32)

6 Valley News Echo, v. 2, #6, Sept. 1861 (verso 1961) newspaper clippings removed to 1-34

Unit #8 Sistersville – Centennial “Kick-off” Dinner, May 5, 1960 (27 items)

Correspondence:


1 2/4/1960 Charles Hodel Harry S. Peters letter of 1/14

2 2/11/1960 Don Crislip Harry Peters services of the

Governor

3 3/1/1960 Cecil H. Underwood J. J. Doub acceptance of di

invitation

4 3/31/1960 J. J. Doub Cecil H. Underwood acknowledgement

invitation

5 3/7/1960 Harry S. Peters Don Crislip request for Star

Address

6 3/10/1960 Sara T. McDermott Harry S. Peters Stern‟s address

7 3/14/1960 Harry Peters Don Crislip dinner news release

8 5/17/1960 J. J. Doub “ kick-off dinner

9 3/19/1960 Alfred Stern J. J. Doub kick-off dinner

10 3/21/1960 Don Crislip “ projector for Stern

11 4/6/1960 “ Harry Peters kick-off dinner

12 4/20/1960 Harry Peters Don Crislip kick-off dinner

13 4/22/1960 Charles Hodel Don Crislip “Seed for industry”

14 4/25/1960 Don Crislip Charles Hodel Andrew McLaughlin

15 4/27/1960 Nelle Bryson Don Crislip letter of 4/25

16 4/271960 J. W. Ramsey “ kick-off dinner guest

list

17 5/6/1960 Elvis J. Stahr, Jr. “ travel expenses re:

kick-off dinner

18 5/17/1960 J. J. Doub _____________ kick-off dinner

19 5/22/1960 Don Crislip Gov. Underwood kick-off dinner

Other materials:

20 Guest list (3p.)

21 West Virginia centennial gold certificate dinner (program)

22 West Virginia centennial official gold ticket

23 News release: “Sistersville to kick off state centennial” (2p.)

24 News release: re: kick-off dinner 4/25/1960 (4p.)

25 News release: re: kick-off dinner 4/29/1960 (2p.)

26 News release: re: kick-off dinner 4/29/1960

27 News release: re: kick-off dinner 5/2/1960

Newspaper clippings removed to 1-34

Unit #9 Slides Re: Centennial (1 item)

Item#

1 Sequence of color slides for the advisory committee and speaker‟s bureau (5p.)

Unit 10 Tobacco Festival, Richmond, VA (14 items)

Correspondence:


1 6/13/1958 Dorothy Baker Neely Cecil H. Underwood bidding for public

relations

2 6/23/1958 Cecil H. Underwood Dorothy Baker Neely letter of 6/13/1958

3 6/24/1958 Don Crislip “ letter of 6/13/1958

4 8/7/1958 Jack C. Whiting Cecil H. Underwood Governor‟s attendance

to tobacco festival

5 8/18/1958 Memo: Don Crislip to Gov. Underwood re: tobacco festival Virginia-

Carolina chemical corporation

6 n.d. Memo: Don Crislip to Gov. Underwood re: tobacco festival Virginia-

Caroline chemical corporation

7 8/20/1958 Cecil H. Underwood Jack C. Whiting letter of 8/7

8 8/21/1958 Dorothy Baker Neely Don Crislip letter of 6/24

9 9/8/1958 Don Crislip Dorothy Baker Neely West Virginia in

tobacco festival

10 8/4/1959 Virginia Owen “ publicity

11 8/6/1959 Dorothy Baker Neely Virginia Owen festival princesses

12 8/20/1959 Virginia Owen Dorothy Baker Neely festival princesses

Other material:

13 MS „Bi-Centennial – June, 1959‟ (3p.)

14 “State of West Virginia plans for centennial,” Souvenir program

of tenth annual tobacco festival, Richmond, Va. Oct. 21-25, 1959, p. 49

Unit #11 Early Correspondence, Items 1-20 (20 items)

Correspondence:


1 10/26/1957 Virginia Laughlin Don L. Crislip services of W.Va.

Historical Society

2 10/30/1958 Don Crislip Virginia Lauglin services of the W.Va.

Historical Society

3 12/21/1957 Delf Norona Don Crislip letter of 12/14 from

Norona to Charles H

Re: centennial cele

4 2/10/1958 Bradley Nash Don Crislip letter to Gov. Under-

Wood re: Harpers

Ferry Centennial

5 2/17/1958 Don Crislip Brafley Nash Harpers Ferry Cen-

Tennial

6 2/26/1958 U. S. Grant, 3rd

Cecil H. Underwood Civil War Centennial

Celebration

7 8/12/1958 Rob‟t G. Turney Ralph J. Bean “Holly Grove Mansion

8 10/8/1959 Mrs. Louise F. White Kyle McCormick ideas concerning the

Centennial

9 10/13/1958 Charles Hodel Don Crislip Historical Commission

10 2/11/1959 Charles Hodel John M. Slack, Jr. Joint Resolution intro-

duced to House, 2/2

11 2/20/1959 Don Crislip Charles Hodel letter to Gov. Under-

wood re: overspending

by Stern

12 2/27/1959 Kyle McCormick Cecil H. Underwood Civil War Centennial

Celebration

13 3/7/1962 Mrs. Fred S. Peterson Bernard H. Jacobson Centennial gold ticket

14 3/8/1962 Bernard H. Jacobson Mrs. Fred S. Peterson Centennial gold ticket

Other materials:

15 Meeting, governmental agencies, Washington, D.C. called by U.S. Dept. of Commerce

re: Federal government participation in West Virginia centennial – 1963 (with MS notes)

16 Memo: Carl R. Sullivan to West Virginia Centennial Commission members re: current

status of centennial planning 7/25/1962

17 Suggestion for West Virginia centennial celebration

18 West Virginia‟s centennial – prospectus

19 Will you help in the centennial of the new south?

20 Certificates: The mountain state West Virginia centennial amateur radio award

Unit #12 Early Correspondence, Item 21-46 (25 items)

Correspondence:

21 9/16/1958 Alfred Stern Don Crislip Stern‟s contract

22 11/12/1958 Dan Klugherz Alfred Stern color film

23 12/29/1958 Alfred Stern Charles Hodel Stern‟s Charleston t

in Jan. 1959

24 12/31/1958 Charles Hodel Alfred Stern Stern‟s Charleston t

25 1/3/1959 Charles Hodel Alfred Stern Stern‟s Charleston t

26 1/9/1959 Alfred Stern Don Crislip film for W.Va.

27 3/25/1959 Charles Hodel Alfred Stern appropriations for

centennial

28 5/9/1959 Alfred Stern Don Crislip speaker‟s bureau

29 5/15/1959 Don Crislip Alfred Stern Stern‟s Charleston t

30 5/19/1959 Alfred Stern Don Crislip Stern‟s Charleston t

31 6/7/1959 Alfred Stern Don Crislip Stern‟s Charleston t

32 6/11/1959 Don Crislip Alfred Stern Stern‟s expenses

33 10/10/1959 Alfred Stern Don Crislip Advertising, Inc.

34 1/11/1960 Alfred Stern Charles Hodel communication for fi

Don Crislip and information

35 3/8/1960 Alfred Stern Charles Hodel Stern‟s Charleston t

3/4/60

36 3/19/1960 Alfred Stern Don Crislip letter of 3/15

37 3/22/1960 Charles Hodel Alfred Stern letter of 3/19

38 3/25/1960 Alfred Stern Don Crislip visitors bureau

39 4/28/1960 Alfred Stern Don Crislip Charleston trip

40 5/14/1960 Alfred Stern Gen. Hal Williams tax exemptions for

Underwriting contri-

butions to the West

Virginia Centennial

Commission

41 12/13/1960 Don Crislip Alfred Stern Forum of the Future

42 12/15/1960 Alfred Stern Don Crislip unknown

43 12/26/1960 Alfred Stern Don Crislip reply to letter of 1

Other materials:

44 Memo: Don Crislip to Alfred Stern re: Special Train information 9/23/1958

45 West Virginia‟s Centennial (9/22/1958)

46 (contract between West Virginia Centennial Commission and Alfred Stern

Unit #13 Documents relating to the formation and dissolution of the Centennial Commission (8 items)

Correspondence:

1 3/12/1963 Thomas B. Yost Carl R. Sullivan 3 contracts between

WV Centennial Commission

& Showman and one contract

between the commission and

Scheaffer & Seawell

2 6/29/1964 Donald S. Benton E. W. Gum letter to Charles Hodel

re: royalties for A

Banner in the Hill

3 9/19/1964 Royce J. Watts West Virginia National Youth Science

Centennial Comm. Camp

4 10/19/1964 Donald S. Benton E. W. Gum A Banner in the Hill

5 12/2/1964 Donald S. Benton E. W. Gum A Banner in the Hill

6 12/2/1964 Donald S. Benton George E. Moore A Banner in the Hill

Other materials:

7 “What West Virginia‟s Centennial will do for you.” (4p.)

8 Memo: Kermit A. Cooke to West Virginia Centennial Commission

Re: selection of 100 centennial mountaineers 12/11/1962

Unit 14 (Act creating and papers relating to the creation of the Centennial Commission (30 items)

Correspondence:

1 1/9/1957 Andrew V. Ruckman W. E. Flannery House Concurrent

Resolution No. 3

2 10/10/1958 Don Crislip Ned Chilton validity of resolution

creating Centennial

Commission

3 3/26/1959 Charles Hodel Robert C. Bryd federal appropriations

et al for Centennial Com.

4 4/14/1961 Lucille Robertson Carl R. Sullivan material for research

(Mrs. Fred) regards to Commission

policy

5 5/26/1961 Philip J. Graziani L. E. Ward, Jr. membership for

Commissioner of

Commerce Centennial

Commission

6 7/10/1961 Bernard H. Jacobson L. E. Ward, Jr. unable to attend

meeting on 7/21

7 10/11/1961 Michael A. Rush Commission member meeting of 10/20

8 11/22/1961 Carl R. Sullivan Bernard H. Jacobson Finance Committee

Chairmanship

Other materials:

9 House Concurrent Resolution No. 3

10 House Bill No. 57 – An act creating a “West Virginia Centennial Commission.”

11 Section 1, Line 10 – add this sentence…

12 The West Virginia Centennial Commission, its legal authority and established policy

April 18, 1862

13 Senate Bill No. 123 – An act to amend chapter seventeen of the Code of West Virginia.

14 Resolution passed by West Virginia Press Association, 1957.

15 Facts to be presented to a prospective centennial director.

16 “A proposal to the West Virginia Centennial Commission,” signed Paul Becker 3/14/1958

17 Resolution re: fund investments 7/24/1959

18 West Virginia Centennial Commission, staff meeting, Aug. 19, 1963.

19 Members, West Virginia Centennial Commission (with photographs)

20 form letter: form W. W. Barron re: statewide Centennial conference the Greenbrier, 11/16/1961

21 The West Virginia Centennial Commission

22 From W.Va. Builders & Loan Association to members to W.Va. Savings and Loan League re:

Centennial celebration

23 Memo: L. E. Ward, Jr. to Members, West Virginia Centennial Commission re: regular monthly

Meeting.

24 Memo: Michael A. Rush to Commission members re: W.Va. Centennial Commission meeting

at Greenbrier, November 16, 1961

25 Memo: Carl R. Sullivan to entire staff re: courtesy automobiles

26 Memo: Carl R. Sullivan to Staff re: highlights of planning discussion of Centennial Cay

in Ritchie County, Oct. 1960 7/31/63

27 W.Va. Employment Trends, Oct. 1960

28 “With Congress,” Sept. 12, 1961 issued by the W.Va. Chamber of Commerce

29 Bulletin to Members, Sept. 12, 1961 #324 issued by the W.Va. Chamber of Commerce

(re: chamber contributes to centennial fund)

30 An act creating a “West Virginia Centennial Commission” (original plus two copies)

Unit 15 Commission Members (4 items)

1 Commission members (photograph)

2 Executive Committee (photograph)

3 West Virginia Centennial Commission

Correspondence

4 Forrest H. Carl R. Sullivan financing commission n.d. Kirkpatrick

Unit 16 Commission Minutes, 1956-1960 (19 items)

Item #

1 July 16, 1956

2 Oct. 28, 1957

3 Jan. 6, 1958

4 April 11, 1958

5 June 13, 1958

6 Sept. 12, 1958

7 Mar. 10, 1959

8 May 13, 1959 Executive Committee Meeting Minutes

9 June 22-23, 1959

10 Nov. 24, 1959

11 Feb. 3, 1960

12 Feb. 3, 1960 Finance Committee Meeting

13 May 5, 1960

14 June 24, 1960

15 July 22, 1960 with the Civil War Centennial Commission (2 copies)

16 Oct. 17, 1960

17 Nov. 14, 1960 joint meeting, West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc. & the Executive Committee

18 Dec. 12, 1960

19 Supplementary information from minutes – (in chronological sequence) 1956-1961

Unit 17 Commission Minutes, 1961 (10 items)

1 Feb. 27, 1961

2 May 12, 1961

3 June 13, 1961

4 July 21, 1961

5 Aug. 18, 1961

6 Sept. 15, 1961

7 Oct. 20, 1961

8 Nov. 16, 1961

9 Dec. 18, 1961

10 Summary of meetings – Aug. 18, 1961 – Sept. 15, 1961

Unit 18 Commission Minutes, 1962 (9 items)

1 Jan. 20, 1962

2 Feb. 17, 1962

3 Mar. 23, 1962

4 Apr. 3, 1962 Executive Committee Meeting

5 May 25, 1962

6 June 29, 1962

7 July 27, 2962

8 Sept. 14, 1962

9 Dec. 14, 1962

Unit 19 Commission Minutes, 1963-1964 (10 items)

1 Jan. 12, 1963

2 Feb. 23, 1963

3 Mar. 15, 1963 Executive Committee Meeting

4 Mar. 23, 1963

5 Apr. 25, 1963

6 Aug. 3, 1963

7 Dec. 11, 1963

8 Jan. 11, 1964

9 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Revised Budget – approved 3/15/6

10 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Budget and Expenditures 1/31/6

Unit 20 Meeting – Commission (121 items)

Correspondence and memoranda concerning attendance at commission meetings. Some

Agendas discussed. Correspondence and memoranda include the following: Don Crislip, Phil

M. Conley, Cicil H. Underwood, W. E. Chilton, Jack A. Nuchols, O.H. Ballard, John W.

Hollister, F(estus) P. Summers, Miles C. Stanley, Ralph J. Bean, Richard A. Mellen, Charles

Hodel, H. Ward Christopher, Lacy I. Rice, Sr., Thomas M. Block, R. E. Salvati, Delf Norona,

Mrs. J. M. (Lena R.) Harrison, Ruth Woods (Mrs. Arthur S.) Dayton, Sutton Sha(?), James

Young, Morris Leon, Bert Walter, Milton Komito, Elvis J. Stahr, Jr., Glenn Taylor, W. F. Keefer,

John C. McConnell, Perry E. Gresham, W. F. Dalze(?), Thomas J. McDonnell, A. C. Spurr, Harry

H. Jones, Alfred Stern, Earl Hager, Howard W. Carson, Julius W. Singleton, Jr., Warden M.

Lane, Berniece C. Gladys, L. E. Ward, Jr.

Unit 21 Meeting – Commission (12 items)

Correspondence

1 6/23/1960 Centennial Commission members planning to attend meeting, Friday, June 24.

2 Centennial Commission meeting, Clarksburg, West Virginia, July 22, 1960

(attendance)

3 Centennial Commission meeting, Tues, Mar. 10, 1959, agenda

4 West Virginia Centennial Commission meeting, June 22, 1959, agenda (2p.)

5 West Virginia Centennial Commission meeting, Tues, Nov. 24, 1959 agenda

6 Centennial Commission meeting, Friday, July 22, 1960, Agenda (2 p.)

7 Centennial Commission meeting, Mon. Oct. 10, 1960, Agenda

8 Centennial Commission meeting, Frs. Dec. 12, 1960. Agenda (rough draft)

9 Centennial Commission meeting, Mon. Feb. 27, 1961, Agency (rough draft)

(2p.)

10 Meeting of West Virginia Centennial Commission, Nov. 16, 1962, Agenda

11 Committees requiring chairmen, West Virginia Centennial Commission,

July 21, 1961

12 MS (July 1961 meeting) attendance.

Unit 22 Centennial – Budget – 1960-1961 (14 items)

1 from the desk of Mary Carolyn Parsons, balance note 9/5/1961

2 Estimate of receipts and expenditures, special revenue collections

Year ending June 30, 1962

3 Non-profit domestic corporation return to State Auditor of West Virginia 6/19/1961

4 Recapitulation, special revenue accounts, Year ending June 30, 19(?)

5 Statement – Kanawha Banking and Trust Co., 3/16/1961

6 Security holdings for West Virginia Centennial Commission

7 Treasury Dept., State of West Virginia – interest due statement 7/(?)

8 MS Acct 8526

9 7/9/1960 Sara T. McDermott to Orel J. Skeen re: securities purchase

10 Recapitulation, special revenue account, Year ending June 30, 196(?)

11 Henry L. Ash to All state spending units subject: preparation of expenditure schedules,

3/23/1960

12 Budget Request for 1962-63

13 “Centennial Commission” (computer printout)

14 A bill to amend and reenact section three, chapter one hundred seventy-five, acts of the

Legislature of West Virginia, regular session, 1959, relating to creation of the West Virginia

Centennial Fund.

Unit 23 Centennial-Budget – 1961- 1962 (18 items)

1 Budget Bill, an act of the Legislature of West Virginia, regular Sixty-Day Session, 1961 (booklet)

2 12/1/1961 Truman E. Gore from Carl R. Sullivan re: supplemental request covering additional

Funds needed by the Centennial Commission Jan. 1, 1962 to June 30, 1963.

3 12/1/1961 Truman E. Gore from Carl R. Sullivan re: supplemental request covering additional

Funds needed by the Centennial Commission Jan. 1, 1962 to June 30, 1963.


5 9/9/1960 Don Crislip to Henry L. Ash re: centennial budget request 1961-1962, acct. no. 4876.


7 6/28/1961 Charles Hodel to Truman E. Gore re: 3% reserve to be set against the possibility of

late deficits.

8 Summary of quarterly allotment requests, Year ending June 30, 1962

9 6/29/1961 Truman Gore to all spending units subject: Expenditure schedule

10 State Auditor‟s Office to all spending units subject: consolidation of accounting functions

11 9/9/1960 Don Crislip Henry L. Ash centennial budget request

request 1961-62, acct.

no. 4876

12 3/31/1961 Truman E. Gore to All state spending units subject: preparation of

Expenditure schedules

13 Security holdings for West Virginia Centennial Commission 7/14/1961

14 Budget request for 1962-1963

15 Budget request for 1962-1963, Supplemental Request

16 11/20/1961 Huelett C. Smith John H. Kelly authorization to excl(?) bonds

and notes

17 Memo: Bill Lockhart to Huelett C. Smith re: telephone conversation

18 10/9/1961 Herbert Marsh Truman Gore establishment of a position

Unit 24 Budget – 1961-1962 (3 items)


2 Summary of quarterly allotment request for the year ending June 30, (?)

3 1/8/1962 W.L. Coffman Carl R. Sullivan amendments to Expense

Schedule on acct 487(?)

Unit 25 Budget – General Rev. 487 1962-1964 Special Rev. 8526 (11 items)

1 3/1/1962 Truman E. Gore All State preparation of spending units

expenditure schedule

2 3/14/1962 W. J. Conway Centennial acct. #

Commission

3 3/22/1962 Truman E. Gore all spending coding of transmittal

units preparation of expenditure

schedule

4 6/27/1962 Commission, Finance spending unit expenditure schedule

&Administration

5 1/22/1963 Carl R. Sullivan W. L. Coffman request for cash prize

6 3/25/1963 Truman E. Gore All spending units House Bills Nos. 577

578

7 5/22/1963 Carl R. Sullivan Truman E. Gore expenses

8 7/16/1963 W. L. Coffman Carl R. Sullivan expenditures schedule

9 ________ W. L. Coffman _____________ 1962-1963 appropriation

10 Budget Request 1962-1963

11 Budget Request 1963-1964

Unit 26 (l item)

1 Copy of selected pages of official confidential survey report loaned to top leadership of

each campaign base (m pages)

Unit 27 Executive Committee – Minutes (21 items)

1 May 23, 1958

2 May 13, 1959

3 July 24, 1959

4 Mar. 28, 1961

5 Dec. 12, 1961

6 Apr. 3, 1962

7 May 14, 1962

8 May 23, 1962

9 May 25, 1962

10 June 8, 1962

11 July 23, 1962

12 July 27, 1962

13 Aug. 10, 1962

14 Aug. 24, 1962

15 Sept. 6, 1962

16 Sept.__-29, 1962

17 Oct. 12, 1962

18 Nov. 9, 1962

19 Dec. 13, 1962

20 Jan. 12, 1963

21 Jan. 28, 1963

Unit 28 Executive Committee – Correspondence (10 items)

1 4/17/1959 F. P. Summers Don Crislip book relating to West Virginia

History

2 7/15/1959 Alfred Stern Don Crislip Charleston trip

3 9/28/1959 Don Crislip Robert Byrd request for financial aid for

John Brown centennial

observance

4 10/1/1959 Don Crislip Robert Byrd same as above

5 10/3/1959 Robert Byrd Don Crislip letter of 10/1

6 10/7/1959 Virginia (Owens?) Frohman Johnson John Brown centennial

Observance publicity

7 10/8/1959 Don Crislip Robert C. Byrd Industrial & Publicity

Commission‟s donation to

John Brown Centennial

8 11/4/1959 Virginia Owen June Newcomer Freedom Foundation

9 11/21/1959 John _________ Virginia Owen West Virginia exhibition

10 3/3/1961 John W. Hollister Don Crislip Centennial meeting 3/28

Unit 29 Executive Committee – Memoranda (10 items)

1 7/13/1959 Don Crislip to Ned Chilton re: centennial

2 7/17/1959 Don Crislip to John W. Hollister re: meeting time

3 7/17/1959 Don Crislip to Alfred Stern re: meeting time

4 7/17/1959 Don Crislip to W. E. Chilton re: meeting time

5 7/17/1959 Don Crislip to Phil M. Conley re: meeting time

6 7/17/1959 Don Crislip to Charles Hodel re: meeting time

7 9/28/1959 Don Crislip to C. H. Hodel re: John Brown‟s centennial

8 3/1/1961 Don Crislip to Executive Committee re: committee meeting with the

Railroad

9 3/16/1961 Don Crislip to Phil Conley, Dr. Hollister, Ned Chilton, Alfred Stern

re: conference with railroad officials

10 6/19/1961 Charles Hodel to members of West Virginia Centennial Commission

re: meeting on 6/13/1961

Unit 30 West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc. (18 items)

1 Minutes of meeting of the West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc. held in the conference

Room at 1510 Kanawha Valley Bldg. on October 13, 1964.

2 Meeting, Incorporation of the West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc. and Executive Committee

of the Centennial Commission, 11/14/1960

3 6/24/1959 Charleston E. Evans Harlan Justis acct. #8526

4 tax registration card

5 Agreement of Incorporation, West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc. (2p.)

6 Statement of Corporation for West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc. from State Auditor of West

Virginia

7 Certificate of Incorporation of West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc.

8 8/7/1954 Elbert Gum State Tax West Virginia Center

Commissioner Fund, Inc.

9 10/26/64 J. W. Sarver Joe F. Burdette West Virginia Center

Fund, Inc.

10 Certificate of dissolution of West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc.

11 Certificate of dissolution of West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc.

(typewritten)

12 Notice

13 Certificate of change of name.

14 Memo: Bill Lockhart to Huelett C. Smith re: telephone conversation

Concerning centennial funds 9/15/1961

15 Certificate of Incorporation

16 A bill to amend and reenact section three, chapter one hundred thirty-eight,

acts of the Legislature of West Virginia, a regular session, one thousand

nine hundred and sixty one, relating to creation of the “West Virginia

Centennial Fund.” (2p.)

17 12/6/1962 Magdalene Reese W.Va. Centennial Commission Fund,

mission Fund, Inc.,

18 Certificate of change of name (from West Virginia Centennial Commission Fund, Inc.,

to West Virginia

Unit 31 Pledge List (50 items)

Item #

1 Memorial Hospital, 100-Bed “addition” 1/11/1952 (6p.)

2 MS „$1000 and over‟

3 Pledges of $100 or more received since December 1st (5p.)

4 Pledges of $100 or more received as of January 18th thru February 25, 1963 (2p.)

5 Pledges of $100 or more received as of February 28th thru April 1

st, 1963

6 Pledges of $100 or more received from April 1st thru May 31

st (2p.)

7 Pledges of $100 and over – (Before Campaign) Pp. 1-6. (6p.)

Pledges of $100 and over – (Since Campaign) Pp. 7-19 (13p.)

8 Pledges of the West Virginia Centennial Fund 6/10/1962 (7p.)

9 Pledges of the West Virginia Centennial Fund (7p.)

10 „pledges from Boone, Clay, Lincoln, Mason, Nicholas, Summers, and Wayne counties‟

11 Pledges made in Berkeley County July 16, 1962

12 Pledges made in Brooke County July 16, 1962

13 Pledges made in Cabell County July 16, 1962

14 Pledges made in Doddridge County July 16, 1962

15 Pledges made in Fayette County July 16, 1962

16 Pledges made in Greenbrier County July 16, 1962

17 Pledges made in Grant County July 16, 1962

18 Pledges made in Hampshire County July 16, 1962

19 Pledges made in Hancock County July 16, 1962

20 Pledges made in Harrison County July 16, 1962

21 Pledges made in Jackson County July 15, 1962

22 Pledges made in Jefferson County July 16, 1962

23 Pledges made in Logan County July 16, 1962

24 Pledges made in Marion County July 16, 1962

25 Pledges made in Marshall County July 16, 1962

26 Pledges made in McDowell County July 15, 1962

27 Pledges made in Mercer County July 16, 1962

28 Pledges made in Mingo County July 16, 1962

29 Pledges made in Monongalia County July 16, 1962

30 Pledges made in Monroe County July 15, 1962

31 Pledges made in Morgan County July 16, 1962

32 Pledges made in Ohio County July 16, 1962

33 Pledges made in Pleasants County July 15, 1962

34 Pledges made in Pocahontas County July 15, 1962

35 Pledges made in Preston County July 15, 1962

36 Pledges made in Raleigh County July 15, 1962

37 Pledges made in Roane County July 16, 1962

38 Pledges made in Taylor County July 16, 1962

39 Pledges made in Tucker County July 16, 1962

40 Pledges made in Tyler County July 16, 1962

41 Pledges made in Upshur County July 16, 1962

42 Pledges made in Wetzel County July 16, 1962

43 Pledges made in Wood County July 15, 1962

44 Pledges made in Wyoming County July 16, 1962

45 W. Va. Manufacturers Association Pledges 2/33/1962

46 Bernard H. Jacobson to members of the West Virginia Manufactureres

Association re: pledges

47 Memorial Hospital – January 11, 1952 (2p.)

48 Pledges made in Kanawha county July 15, 1962 (2p.)

49 West Virginia Centennial Fund Disbursements, Report #2 6/27/1962

50 Centennial Funds Campaign Bulletin #1 5/14/1962

Unit 32 Meeting – Finance and Commission Members (42 items)

Correspondence and memoranda concern if the issuance, acceptance and regrets of invitation to

About the Governor‟s Luncheon, Feb. 3, 1960. Correspondence include the following: Cecil

H. Underwood, E. G. Otey, John D. Hoblitzell, Waller C. Hardy, Jr., Walter S. Hallanan, H. Ward

Christopher, Wilbur S. Jon, Bernard H. Jacobson, Thomas E. Millsop, Thomas M. Block, Lacy I.

Rice, Sr., E. Truman Wright, Cecil B. Highland, Orel J. Skeen, Raymond E. Salvai, Homer

Gebhardt, Charles Hodel, Don Crislip, John W. Hollister, Phil Conley, W. E. Chilton III, F. P.

Summers, Ralph J. Bean, Harry R. Pauley, Miles C. Stanley Jack A. Nuckols, Mrs. J. M.

Harrison, Delf Norona, Martha R. Crabtree.

Item # 42 Centennial Luncheon, Acceptances.

Unit 33 W.Va. Centennial Finance Committee (104 items)

Correspondence and other materials concerning meetings of the Finance Committee and

fund raising. Correspondents include the following: John D. Hoblitzell Jr., Waller C. Hardy Jr.,

Walter S. Hallahan (Hallanan), H. Ward Christopher, Wilbur S. Jones, Bernard H. Jacobson,

Thomas E. Millsop, Thomas M. Block, Lacy I. Rice, Sr., E. Truman Wright, Cecil B. Highland

Jr., Oral J. Skeen, Raymond E. Salvati, Homer Gebhardt, Charles Hodel, E. G. Otey, W. S. Jones,

Don Crislip, Don Potter, Evelyn S. Borstein, William B. Burke, William W. Banon, Dorothy C.

Dey, John H. Kelly, Price C. Lucas, Harold Frankel, Carl R. Sullivan, John M. Sayre, Elbert W.

Gum.

Item #100 Finance Chairman (3p)

Unit 34 Newspaper Clipping(s) Removed from other units.

Name of paper: Date: Title of article: Orig.

------------------- 6/10/1960 Mrs. Ambler graduate Magna 1-2-19

Cum Laude

Herald Dispatch, 10/27/1959 W.Va. Centennial looks 1-5

Huntington forward

Morgantown Post 10/28/1959 Around West Virginia 1-5

Spirit of Jefferson 2/26/1959 Mrs. Helen M. Cavalier named 1-6-32

Farmers Advocate general chairman for Harpers

Ferry centennial

Martinsburg Journal 10/13/1959 John Brown raid just 100 years 1-7

ago, et al

(Baltimore) ---------------- While the rest of the world 1-7

goes by.

Baltimore Sun 10/28/1959 John Brown centernary 1-7

Times-Herald, Wash., 6/9/1946 Scenes of John Brown‟s raid 1-7

D. C. mark trail to Berkeley Springs

Daily News, Welch 10/13/1959 Federated clubwoman spearhead 1-7

drive to tell world about

West Va.

Independent, Shepherds 11/5/1959 Three museums to open at Harpers 1-7

town Ferry

Wetzel Democrat, New 9/10/1959 100 anniversary John Brown raid 1-7

Martinsville scheduled for Oct.

Martinsburg Journal 9/4/1959 Harpers Ferry centennial will 1-7

attract thousands

Martinsburg Journal -/3/1959 John Brown centennial obser. 1-7

Charleston Daily Mail 10/13/1959 Capture and hanging made John 1-7

Brown a martyr.

Washington Post 10/18/1959 Harpers Ferry re-enacts raid 1-7

by John Brown

Charleston Daily Mail 10/4/1959 Federation plans magazine on 1-7

State

Jefferson Chronicle, 10/15/1959 Thousands of visitors expected 1-7

Charles Town for four days

Piedmont Herald 9/10/1959 Harpers Ferry to observe 1-7

Centenary of John Brown‟s raid

Pleasants County 9/2/1959 John Brown‟s raid will be 1-7

Leader staged in state

Hancock County 10/15/1959 John Brown‟s raid to be observed 1-7

Couries at Harpers Ferry

Wetzel Democrat 10/15/1959 John Brown centennial at Harpers 1-7

Ferry, Oct. 15-18

Post Herald, Beckley 10/15/1959 John Brown raid today 1-7

Preston County Journal 10/15/1959 Antique hearses to be shown 1-7

at Harpers Ferry

Weston Independent 9/9/1959 Historical drama at Harpers 1-7

Ferry

Times Record, Spencer 9/10/1959 Harpers Ferry to mark 100th 1-7

Anniversary of Brown‟s raid

Greenbrier Independent 9/10/1959 John Brown‟s anniversary 1-7

Sunset News Observer, 9/10/1959 100th anniversary of John 1-7

Bluefield Brown‟s raid on Harpers Ferry

to be marked

Webster Republican 9/10/1959 100th anniversary of John Brown 1-7

raid to be observed.

Grant County Press 9/2/1959 Anniversary of John Brown‟s 1-7

raid to be celebrated this fall

Independent, 9/2/1959 100th anniversary of John Brown 1-7

Shepherdstown raid set for Oct. 15-18

Mullens Advocate 3/11/1959 100th anniversary of John Brown 1-7

raid to be observed

Preston County News 9/3/1959 Harpers Ferry will observe 1-7

Anniversary

Putnam Democrat 9/11/1959 John Brown raid date to be 1-7

observed.

Williamson News 9/10/1959 100th anniversary of raid by 1-7

John Brown to be marked

Industrial News, 9/10/1959 Observance of John Brown raid 1-7

Iaeger to be held in Oct.

Jefferson Advocate 9/10/1959 100th anniversary celebration 1-7

of famed John Brown raid Harpers

Ferry Oct. 15-18 will be event of

nation-wide importance.

Wellsburg Daily Herald 9/9/1959 Centennial of John Bown‟s raid 1-7

to be observed next month

-------------------------- 10/10/1959 Harpers Ferry show to re-enact 1-7

Brown raid

Preston County Journal 9/10/1959 Anniversary of John Brown raid 1-7

to open Oct. 15

Jefferson Advocate 10/8/1959 Harpers Ferry commoration 1-7

Clay County Free Press 9/3/1959 John Brown‟s raid observance 1-7

Planned at Harpers Ferry

Tyler County Journal 9/3/1959 John Brown‟s raid will be staged 1-7

in state

White Sulphur Sentinel 10/15/1959 Harpers Ferry scene of John 1-7

Brown centennial

Jefferson Advocate 10/8/1959 Hardly worth mention – “John 1-7

Brown‟s raid”

Williamson News 10/13/1959 Brown‟s raid to be marked 1-7

Post Herald, Beckley 10/15/1959 Centennial starts today 1-7

Morgan Messenger 10/15/1959 Centennial observance at 1-7

Harpers Ferry

Mullens Advocate 9/3/1959 “John Brown‟s raid” 100th 1-7

anniversary to be commemorated

Raleigh Register 10/9/1959 Harpers Ferry to re-enact raid 1-7

Raleigh Register 10/9/1959 4-day centennial program slated 1-7

Jefferson Advocate 10/8/1959 Harpers Ferry setting stage for 1-7

big four day centennial observance

John Brown raid

Herald Advertiser, 10/11/1959 Fife corps to perform 1-7

Huntington

Montgomery Herald 10/15/1959 Matheny, Rice elected to key 1-7

Offices of state historical society

Hancock County 9/3/1959 100th anniversary planned of 1-7

Courier famed John Brown raid

Industrial News, 10/15/1959 Observing raid centennial at 1-7

Iaeger Harpers Ferry

Greenbrier Dispatch 11/12/1959 Nationwide attention focused on 1-7

Harpers Ferry centennial

Logan Banner 10/12/1959 John Brown centennial is scheduled 1-7

Independent, 10/14/1959 John Brown centennial observance 1-7

Shepherdstown this week

Inter-Mountain 10/2/1959 John Brown‟s raid to be re-enacted 1-7

Athenaeum, 10/13/1959 Raid re-run

Morgantown

Independent, 10/14/1959 Harpers Ferry overflow with visitors 1-7

Shepherdstown Sunday

Grafton Sentinel 10/12/1959 Harpers Ferry reenacts raid of 1-7

John Brown

State Sentinel, 11/11/1959 Nationwide attention focused on 1-7

Fayetteville Harpers Ferry

Raleigh Register 10/3/1959 Brown‟s abortive raid ignited 1-7

smoldering slave crisis

Baltimore Evening Sun 10/12/1959 John Brown staged his famous raid 1-7

Baltimore Evening Sun 10/13/1959 John Brown‟s attempt to free 1-7

Slaves ended in failure

Post-Gazette 9/29/1959 Abolitionist immortalized town 1-7

Pittsburgh, PA of Harpers Ferry

Clarksburg Telegram 10/14/1959 Harpers Ferry revives days of 1-7

John Brown

Point Pleasant Register 10/13/1959 Harpers Ferry opens four-day 1-7

centennial event

Morgantown Post 10/12/1959 Harpers Ferry to re-create story 1-7

of John Brown raid

Pennsboro News 10/15/1959 Harpers Ferry receiving nation- 1-7

wide publicity this month

Gazette-Mail, 10/11/1959 Centennial observance of Brown 1-7

Charleston raid stats Thursday

Wetzel Democrat 10/15/1959 Harpers Ferry prepares for 1-7

Centennial

Martinsburg Journal 9/16/1959 Face-lifting at Harpers Ferry 1-7

for centennial

Evening Star 11/12/1959 Wait fellow for me (photo) 1-7

Brown raid is being celebrated

Jackson Herald 10/23/1959 Antique hearses on exhibition at 1-7

Event

Clarksburg News 10/10/1959 Whiskey break at arsenal found 1-7

hurting production

Wheeling News 3/14/1960 Sistersville to kick off centennial 1-8-22

Register

Gazette-Mail, 5/8/1960 Tyler County business men set 1-8

Charleston good example

Parkersburg News 5/5/1960 Centennial „kickoff‟ set at 1-8

Sisterville

Parkersburg Sentinel 5/6/1960 Prominent residents of West 1-8

Virginia on hand for gold

certificate dinner held last

night at Sistersville (photos)

Daily News, Welch 5/4/1960 Gold centennial certificates 1-8

to be sold at „kickoff‟ banquet

Parkersburg Sentinel 5/6/1960 State centennial plans are 1-8

enthusiastically received

Wetzel Democrat 3/24/1960 „Kickoff‟ dinner for W. Va. 1-8

centennial at Sistersville

Tyler Star News 3/5/1960 Board of trade sponsors centennial 1-8

dinner here

-------------------- ------------- C of C boosts flag campaign 1861 1-20-36

flag flew here July 4, 1961 1-20-10

(photo)

Moundsville Daily 6/20/1961 Today is centennial of W. Va.‟s 1-20-10

Echo “Declaration of Independence”

----------------------- -------------- Centennial fete funds issue 1-21-10

here

WEST VIRGINIA CENTENNIAL COMMISSION

1-35 Finance Committee

Correspondence dealing with pledges made by various people to the West Virginia

Centennial

1-36 Centennial Campaign Fund

Correspondence concerning pledges.

Information about financial campaign organization.

1-37 Ketchum, Inc.

Contains contract and related correspondence concerning Ketchum, Inc., a public

Relations firm.

1-38 Ketchu, Inc.

Correspondence & contracts concerning Ketchum, Inc.

1-39 Rogers, John B., Producing Company

Correspondence & planning materials concerning Rogers Producing company, producers

of commemorative historical civic ceremonies.

1-40 Workmen‟s Compensation Fund

Concerns centennial personnel.


BOX 2

Unit 1 A----------Miscellaneous (25 items)

Correspondence


1 11/16/1960 Bernard H. Jacobson J. F. Murrin Centennial information

sent to members

Va. Manufacturers

2 11/17/1960 Bernard H. Jacobson Chester M. Brown Contributions of t

Va. Manufacturers

3 11/18/1960 Bernard H. Jacobson Kenneth H. Klipstein Contributions of t

Va. Manufacturers

4 11/30/1960 J. T. Callahan Bernard H. Jacobson Solicitation

5 12/2/1960 K. H. Klipstein Bernard H. Jacobson Solicitation

6 12/9/1960 Chester M. Brown Bernard H. Jacobson Solicitation

7 1/19/1961 A. C. Fennimore W. Va. Centennial Donation

Finance Committee

8 4/12/1961 Bernard H. Jacobson J. F. Murrin Summary of W. Va.

Manufacturers group

9 5/11/1961 Julian F. Murrin Bernard H. Jacobson Contribution

10 5/12/1961 Bernard H. Jacobson Julian F. Murrin Acknowledgement of

contribution

11 5/12/1961 Bernard H. Jacobson G. S. Tompkins Acknowledgement of

contribution

12 6/19/1961 Max Buric W. Va. Centennial Contribution

Finance Committee

13 12/1/1961 Bernard H. Jacobson J. P. Gills Contribution

14 12/8/1961 Joe P. Gills Bernard H. Jacobson List of electrical

utilities

15 5/11/1962 T. L. Page Bernard H. Jacobson Contribution

16 5/14/1962 Bernard H. Jacobson T. L. Page Acknowledgement of

contribution

17 5/28/1962 J. C. Hansbarger Bernard H. Jacobson Contribution

18 5/29/1962 Bernard H. Jacobson J. C. Hansbarger Acknowledgement of

contribution

19 7/13/1962 C. W. Lovell W. Va. Centennial Contribution

Commission Fund,

Inc.

20 9/26/1962 Elbert Gum Thomas W. Lewis letter of 9/24

21 11/14/1962 G. D. Byrnes W. Va. Centennial Contribution

Commission Fund,

Inc.

22 1/2/1963 Elbert W. Gum American Airlines Return of unused tic

23 1/8/1963 L. Dale Edwards W. Va. Centennial Name change of Knigh

Commission Life to Am. Gen. Li

Insur. Co. of Delaware

24 2/18/1963 Elbert Gum Julian Murrin Borrowed furniture

25 3/20/1963 Evelyn S. Borstein Appalachian Showboat

Power Co.

Unit 2 Accounts Receivable (23 items)

Correspondence

1 10/21/1963 Elbert W. Gum R & R Toy Manu- Centennial bears

facturing Co., Inc.

2 10/25/1963 Gerry James West Virginia Report of sales of

Cent. Comm. commemorative merc

3 10/31/1963 Elbert W. Gum Gerry James Co. Receipt of check

4 12/9/1963 Elbert W. Gum James Tilson Jr. Delinquent statement

5 12/9/1963 Elbert W. Gum Sales Builders Returning check

6 12/13/1963 Marble Weaver Elbert W. Gum National Youth

Science Camp

7 1/31/1964 Sam Ravitz W. Va. Centennial letter of 1/28

Commission

8 2/3/1964 Elbert W. Gum Sam Ravitz letter of 1/31

9 2/3/1964 Evelyn S. Borstein Jim Comstock Records orders

10 2/19/1964 Elbert W. Gum A. W. Buehler Final report on Kiw

plate sales

11 2/19/1964 Elbert W. Gum James and Law Final report on sale of

Centennial Book of

Songs

12 3/4/1964 Elbert W. Gum Sam Ravitz Commission

13 3/9/1964 Robert Bailey, Jr. W. Va. Centennial Bid

Fund, Inc.

14 3/30/1964 Comptroller Robert Baily Jr. Bid

15 3/30/1964 Comptroller Pickering Company Final report on sales

Contract

16 4/29/1964 Elbert W. Gum Bluefield Lost ticket

Automobile Club

17 4/29/1964 Elbert W. Gum James Comstock Payment for shipment

18 6/8/1964 Elbert W. Gum Jim Comstock Receipt for check

19 7/15/1964 Elbert W. Gum Vimasco Corp. Credit memoranda

Other Materials

22 Remittance Statement, West Virginia Centennial Fund (royalty)

20 Statement

21 Statement

23 Financial Statement, West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., May 31, 1

Unit 3 Address Lists (9 items)

Item #

1 Kanawha Valley Industrial Managers

2 List of Associations to be contacted (2p.)

3 „list of names‟

4 Booklets mailed to following members of the West Virginia Manufacturing

Association (7p.)

5 West Virginia Dept. of Commerce. West Virginia Chambers of Commerce

Revised as of 10/16/1961 (5p.)

6 West Virginia Dept. of Commerce. West Virginia Industrial Development

Organizations revised as of 10/16/1961

7 West Virginia Dept. of Commerce. Industrial contacts with Railroad

Utilities, etc. Revised as of 10/16/1961 (2p.)

8 West Virginia Centennial Commission. Officers, Members (8p.)

9 New Members, West Virginia Centennial Commission

Unit 4 Addressography Plate List (5 items)

Item #

1 MS „addressography plate‟

2 “add to addressograph list”

3 Plate to be made for following: (2p.)

4 Addressograph plate list #2 4/10/1962 (4p.)

5 Addressograph plate list #3 5/17/1962

Unit 5 Advisory Committee (1 item)

Item#

1 Advisory Committee, West Virginia Centennial Commission

Unit 6 B ------ Miscellaneous (14 items)

Correspondence concerning contributions to the West Virginia Centennial.

Also some late (1964) correspondence. Includes the following: Bernard H.

Jacobson, R. E. Woodrum, J. R. Carr, V. H. Lloyd, E. W. Gum, Juanita Buski

William R. Carroll, Don Potter, Courtney, Burton, William Wallace Barron,

Nancy J. Arnold, Carl R. Sullivan, Keith Black, Richard D. Bentel, Evelyn

Borstein.

Unit 7 1960 – 1961 Bank Statement, West Virginia Centennial Fund (14 items)

Includes cancelled checks, deposit slips.

Unit 8 Bank Statement – 1963 (3 items)

Includes cancelled checks and deposits.

Unit 9 “Banner in the Hills” (16 items)

Item #

1 MS „Books on consignment” (2p.)

2 5/20/63 E. W. Gum to Appleton-Century-Crofts re: book

Shipments.

3 Shipping List (5p.)

4 MS „Sales of –“A Banner in the Hills” by W. Va. Federation of Women‟s Clubs‟ (5p.)

5 A Banner in the Hills, West Virginia Federated Women‟s Clubs (ledger sheets, 5p.)

6 Report of sales by the West Virginia Federated Women‟s Club,

“Banner in the Hills” (5p.)

7 “list #2”

8 Mrs. Charles Goodland (2p.)

9 “A Banner in the Hills,” corrected list (ledger sheet)

10 Number of books consigned to: (5p.)

11 MS „Consignment sheet‟ (6p.)

12 7/2/1963 Donald S. Benton to Elbert Gum re: shipment of books

13 8/2/9163 Donald S. Benton to Elbert Gum re: bill received

14 5/28/1964 Donald S. Benton to Charles Hodel re: royalties and rig

to book

15 Bank deposit for $181.00.

16 Bank deposit for $107.05.

Unit 10 Correspondence in regard to billing. (47 items)

Correspondence and billings concerning miscellaneous dealings of the

Centennial Commission.

Unit 11 Bills Paid (86 items)

Deals with general office equipment, supplies and expenses.

Unit 12 C -------- Miscellaneous (25 items)

Correspondence concerning contributions to the West Virginia Centennial. Also

some late (1964) correspondence. Included the following:

Phillip E. Sharr, Bernard H. Jacobson, Phil Conley, W. E. Chilton III, Paul Hinkle,

William M. Ellinghaus, Richard H. Andrews, Evelyn S. Borstein, David D. Johnson,

Alfred Stern, Carl R. Sullivan, Fred R. Colley, William Wallace Barron, Don Potter,

C. A. Brotemarkle, C. E. “Jim” Compton, Elbert W. Gum, E. M. Condit, Robert M.

Sayre, M. V. Owen, H. E. Russell, Joy Hughes

Unit 13 Dorothy Callison – Expenses (7 items)

Correspondence:

Item# Date: From: To: Re:

1 9/24/1962 Evelyn S. Borstein H. A. Cochran Callison‟s expenses

2 10/6/1962 Genevieve M. Sweeny Dorothy Callison Lewis County Queen

Finals

3 2/7/1963 Robert R. Bowers Charles Brandt Callison‟s expenses

4 2/12/1963 Charles Brandt Carl R. Sullivan Callison‟s expenses

Other Materials

5 Dorothy Callison, Expenses – Dept. of Commerce – Acct. No. 4650-01

6 Dorothy Callison, Expenses – Governor‟s Office – Acct. No. 1200-08

7 Dorothy Callison, Expenses – Dept. of Natural Resources – Acct. No. 83001-001

Unit 14 Centennial Buttons (19 items)

Memoranda:

Item#

1 8/8/1962 Elbert W. Gum to County Chairmen and Finance Chairman

re: procedures for handling pledges and contributions.

2 9/13/1962 Elbert W. Gum to Carl R. Sullivan re: cooperation by the

state education dept. of distribution of Centennial buttons.

3 9/17/1962 Rex M. Smith to County Superintendents of Schools and College

and Marshall University Presidents re: student contributions

to the centennial fund.

4 9/20/1962 Carl R. Sullivan to All County School Superintendents

re: Centennial Stockholders Day

5 10/2/1962 Carl R. Sullivan to All County School Superintendents

re: Stockholders Day

6 Stockholders Day Badges (2p.)

7 (Stockholders Day Badges) Additional Quantity

8 MS „colleges‟

9 MS „2000 Hampshire‟

10 MS „delivery by Don Flesher‟

11 MS „Re: Stockholders Day in Schools‟

12 MS „Parochial Schools‟

13 County Superintendent “phone”

14 State of West Virginia, County Superintendents, 1962-63

15 Senior High Schools, Parochial & Central & Directory of Schools, Elementary (3p.)

16 J. E. “Jim” Gough – Enterprises

17 (Ledger sheets) Re: sale of centennial stockholders badges.

Jan. 31, 1963.

18 (ledger sheets) Re: sale of centennial stockholders badges. n.d.

19 Results of Stockholders Day

Unit 15 Centennial Fund – Transmittal sheets (22 items)

Item#

1 “Send transmittals to the following”

2-16 Centennial Funds Campaign, West Virginia – Transmittals

Correspondence:


17 8/8/1962 Evelyn S. Borstein Irene Carlsrud Transferring mail

18 8/14/1962 Evelyn S. Borstein Irene Carlsrud Package sent 8/8

19 8/25/1962 Irene L. Carlsrud Carl R. Sullivan Bills for kickoff

20 8/31/1962 Evelyn Borstein Irene L. Carlsrud Telephone bill

21 8/31/1962 Evelyn Borstein Chancellor Hotel Kickoff dinner

22 8/31/1962 Evelyn Borstein Stonewall Jackson Kickoff luncheon

Hotel, Inc.

Unit 16 Centennial – Equipment, 1961-1962 (15 items)

Correspondence


1 5/11/1962 D. S. Rhodes Sara McDermott Inventory tabulation

2 3/8/1963 D. S. Rhodes Centennial Inventory tabulation

Commission (2p.)

Other material:

3 “All equipment to our new address” (computer printout)

4 Added property form, State of West Virginia, State Inventory Control sheet 1.


6 (inventory) “June 1, 1961” (computer printout)

7 D. S. Rhodes to L. E. Ward re: inventory tabulation (2p.)




11 Memo: Sara T. McDermott to Kendall Ferrell re: tags for centennial

equipment. 10/19/1960.

12 Centennial Commission Office Furniture and Equipment

13 Centennial Commission Equipment Location

14 West Virginia Centennial Speciality Advertising Merchandise License

Agreement (4p.)

15 computer cards: dealing with equipment (38 cards)

Unit 17 Centennial Committees (1 item)

Item#

1 West Virginia Centennial Committee Chairmen (4p.)

Unit 18 Centennial Fund, Inc – Financial (6 items)

Item#

1 Minutes of meeting of the West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc.,

October 13, 1964.

2 8/7/1964 Elbert Gum Don Potter Centennial Fund

3 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, December 31, 1964

4 „Stamp Money‟ (envelope)

5 Material purchased with State appropriated funds returned for credit.

6 West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc. Report #11, Final 11/30/1964

Unit 19 Commemorative Merchandise (12 items)

Correspondence:


1 6/28/1964 W. R. Pickering Dear Sir: Payment for coin

Holders

2 Invoice 3/26/1963 re: Historical Album of West Virginia

3 1/28/1964 _________ Elbert Gum License Fee

4 Contracts: Commemorative Merchandise (7p.)

5 6/18/1964 Elbert Gum Walter H. Hugo Final report of

6 3/31/1963 Walter H. Wing Commemorative Report

Merchandising Committee

7 1/28/1964 Elbert Gum Martin Mfg. Co. License fee

8 Centennial Commemorative Merchandise List

9 10/26/1962 A. W. Buehler W. Va. Centennial Current contribution

Commission

10 4/301964 Elbert Gum Pickering Company Report of files

11 8/15/1962 Comptroller Gentlemen: Procedure for

Reporting

12 Receipts from sales of commemorative merchandise 5/31/1964

Unit 20 Contract – Ellington & Company, Inc. (15 items)

Correspondence:


1 10/28/1963 Elbert W. Gum Tom Ellington Missing checks

2 Invoices re: expenses incurred by Ellington and Co. (3)

3 10/25/1963 Evelyn S. Borstein Joseph F. RyKoskey Warrant # 164531

4 11/1/1963 Evelyn S. Borstein Tom Ellington Payment for invoices

5 11/15/1963 Evelyn S. Borstein Tom Ellington Bond

6 1/8/1964 Evelyn S. Borstein Tom Ellington Payment for lost check

7 12/12/1962 Elbert W. Gum Park Lane Bill Payment

8 12/31/1962 Elbert W. Gum Ellington & Co., Invoices

Inc.

9 3/12/1963 Elbert W. Gum Ellington & Co., Statement of 3/1

Inc.

10 3/18/1963 Lucille Bremen W. Va. Centennial Invoice copies

Commission

11 3/20/1963 Tom Ellington Carl R. Sullivan Invoice for February

12 12/12/1962 Elbert W. Gum Park Lane Expenses

Other material:

13 purchase order: Contract, Ellington & Co., Inc.

14 West Virginia Centennial Proposed Public Relations Program (notebook)

15 West Virginia Centennial National Publicity Campaign (notebook)

Unit 21 W. Va. Centennial Fund – Requisition Requests (14 items)

Item#

1 West Virginia Centennial Fund, Disbursements #1





6 West Virginia Centennial Fund, Disbursements Report #1 (2p.)

7 West Virginia Centennial Fund, Disbursements Report #2 6/27/1962

8 West Virginia Centennial Fund, Disbursements Report #3 8/23/1962

9 Financial Status of the West Virginia Centennial Fund 6/28/1962

10 1962 Non-Profit domestic Corporation Return to State Auditor of West Virginia

re: West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc.

11 List of bills paid by the West Virginia Centennial Fund 1/19/1962

12 Bill from addressograph – Multilith Corp. 4/30/1962

13 MS „transportation‟

14 Corporation Resolution

Unit 22 D ---- Miscellaneous (6 items)

Correspondence:


1 11/16/1960 Bernard H. Jacobson R. J. Maritz Centennial Finance Co.

2 9/28/1961 Sherman R. West Walter A. Durkin Meeting of 11/8/1961

3 3/10/1962 Ruth Woods Dayton Barnard H. Jacobson Contribution

4 2/6/1963 Evelyn S. Borstein William Diefenbach Wheeling pledge

5 12/30/1963 Carl R. Sullivan Gary Dorian Telephone bill

6 1/9/1964 R. Gary Dorian Carl R. Sullivan Telephone bill

Unit 23 E ---- Miscellaneous (3 items)

Correspondence:


1 10/13/1961 Cecil B. Highland, Jr. Bernard H. Jacobson Pledge

2 5/10/1963 Russel Lang West Virginia Use of seal in ads

Centennial Commission

3 5/16/1963 E. W. Gum Russell Lang Proofs for seal &

emblem

Unit 24 Emblem – Official (22 items)

Correspondence:


1 n.d. Willard C. Riley Carl R. Sullivan Commemorative half

2 1/5/1962 Carl R. Sullivan Willard C. Riley Commemorative half

3 2/25/1962 Joe Roberts W. Va. Centennial Printing souvenir

Commission

4 2/27/1962 Lloyd P. Calvert Joe Roberts Use of centennial

emblem

5 5/11/1962 W. David Swaney Carl R. Sullivan letter of 5/5

6 5/14/1962 Clyde E. Brown West Virginia Use of centennial

Cent. Commission emblem

7 5/17/1962 Carl R. Sullivan W. David Swaney letter of 5/11

8 5/17/1962 Carl R. Sullivan Clyde E. Brown Use of centennial

emblem

9 6/25/1962 Victor M. Sutter C. W. Reinhart Use of centennial

emblem

10 6/25/1962 Wilma V. Rouse W. Va. Centennial Use of centennial

Commission emblem

11 7/11/1962 Lloyd P. Clavert Wilma V. Rouse Use of centennial

emblem

12 7/16/1962 Carl R. Sullivan Victor M. Sutter Use of centennial

emblem

13 7/25/1962 Carl R. Sullivan Lester D. Woodford Use of centennial

emblem

14 8/1/1962 C. H. Murphy Carl R. Sullivan Eliminating emblem

15 8/7/1962 Carl R. Sullivan C. H. Murphy letter of 8/1

16 9/15/1962 Barbara Lee Thorne W.Va. Centennial Use of centennial

Commission emblem

17 9/24/1962 Lloyd P. Calvert Barbara Lee Thorne Use of emblem

18 10/5/1962 Margaret Brady Lloyd P. Calvert Use of emblem

(Mrs. John R.)

19 10/15/1962 Lloyd P. Calvert Mrs. John R. Brady Use of emblem

Other material:

20 slide: Official W. Va. Centennial Emblem

21 slide: Official W. Va. Centennial Emblem

22 photograph: Official W. Va. Centennial Emblem

Unit 25 F ---- Miscellaneous (18 items)

Correspondence concerning contributions to the West Virginia Centennial.

Also some late (1964) correspondence. Includes the following: Sherman R. West, Ralph

Fisher, W. A. Boone, George B. Shanholtz, W. W. Barron, J. T. Fish, Carl R. Sullivan, Albert

(Elbert) W. Gum, Freuhauf Trailer Co., West Virginia Centennial Finance Committee, West

Virginia Centennial Fund, Jay C. Shaver, W. L. Coffman, A. G. Drager, Curtis Wilson, Trumen

E. Gore, Molly Damron Foster, Thomas Eugene Foster, Eva Justice Damron, Harry G. Frame,

Clarence Taylor, Bernard H. Jacobson, Warden W. Allan, Thomas D. Fars

Unit 26 Films on Centennial (5 items)

Correspondence:


1 1/23/1962 Charles Hodel W. C. Hanlas Centennial film

2 8/28/1962 Philip Murphy Carl R. Sullivan “A Date with W.Va.”

3 9/7/1962 Lloyd P. Calvert Philip Murphy “A Date with W.Va.”

4 9/14/1962 Frank J. Havlicek Lloyd P. Calvert W. Va. Centennial film

5 9/24/1962 Lloyd P. Clavert Frank J. Havlicek W. Va. Centennial film

Unit 27 Financial – Centennial Commission (21 items)

Correspondence:


1 8/8/1962 Elbert W. Gum County Chairman Procedure for handling

& Finance Chairmen pledges

2 6/11/1963 A. D. Truslow Elbert W. Gum S. Spencer Moores Co.

Billing

3 9/26/1963 Jon M. Leighty Carl R. Sullivan Billing

4 1/14/1964 Joseph M. Evelyn S. Borstein Expenses

Hutchinson, Jr.

5 1/18/1964 Fred A. Grewe Jr. Albert (Elbert) Gum Ohio County centennial

Funds

6 4/7/1964 Elbert Gum Fred A. Grewe Jr. Ohio County cent. Fund

7 6/29/1964 Donald S. Benton E. W. Gum letter to Charles Hod

8 6/30/1964 F. L. Rippetoe E. W. Gum Receipt of final

Payment report

Other material:

9 West Virginia Centennial Folklore Committee – Record Albums

10 Jack Gentry to Elbert Gum re: shoulder patches

11-21 various bills re: equipment and supplies for Commission offices.

Unit 28 Financial – Centennial Commission (10 items)

Item #

1 Status of West Virginia Centennial Fund as of 12/11/1961.

2 ledger sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission Financial Statement

as of 12/15/1961 MS

3 West Virginia Centennial Commission Financial Statements as of

Dec. 15, 1961 (2p.)

4 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Status (2p.)

5 ledger sheet: West Virginia Centennial Expenditures, July – Nov.

(1961) (4p.)

6 Centennial Commission, Outstanding Bills (2p.)

7 ledger sheet: W. Va. Centennial Commission, Outstanding Bills

8 MS „Item – Description‟ (4p.)

9 ledger sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission, hold & file (2p.)

10 ledger sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission, July to Nov. 14, 1961,

Expenditures (2p.)

Unit 29 Gold Certificate Requests (9 items)

Correspondence:


1 8/9/1960 Charles Hodel & _____________ Gold Certificates rec

Don Crislip

Other materials:

2 Gold Certificate Holders

3 Sale of Centennial Gold Tickets from Industrial and Publicity

Commission office as of 3/15/1961

4 Sale of Gold Centennial Tickets

5 Received following Gold Centennial Tickets from Exchange Club

Meeting, June 15, 1961

6 deposit slip: to Kanawha Banking & Trust

7 MS „132‟

8 MS „1-132 Sistersville‟

9 MS „listed as having purchased Gold Certificates prior to Sistersville Banquet

Unit 30 Centennial Gold Tickets (11 items)

Correspondence:


1 11/11/1959 D. S. Roberts Bernard Jacobson list of names of people

who bought tickets

Other materials:

2 10/16/1961 Centennial Gold Tickets sold

3 10/24/1961 D. S. Roberts Bernard Jacobson list of names of people

who bought tickets

4 11/16/1961 Centennial Gold Tickets

5 12/8/1961 „Ticket No.‟

6 MS „Gold Centennial Tickets‟

7 MS „200 – 300 missing‟

8 MS „Centennial Gold Tickets‟

9 MS „Gold Centennial Tickets‟

10 MS „Gold tickets here – Oct. 24, 1962‟

11 MS „The following tickets are out of the office‟

Unit 31 H ---- Miscellaneous (22 items)

Correspondence concerning contributions to the West Virginia Centennial. Also some late

(1964) correspondence. Included the following: Charles Hodel, E. B. Huggett, Barnard H.

Jacobson, H. J. Widney, C. J. Lytle, Lacy I. Rice, Harry S. Hobbs, D. D. Cutler, Carl R.

Sullivan, E. Wayne Corrin, Elbert W. Gum, W. G. Ottley, Don Potter, J. H. Girdler, M.T.

Macphee, J. F. Bedell, Jr., Neil B. Harding, Tom Murphy, Howard Hevener, Ralph Hayns, Delf

Norona, Evelyn S. Borstein.

Unit 32 Hold for action – Bills, letters, etc. (15 items)

Item #

1 MS „Evelyn‟

2 memo: Lloyd Calvert to Carl Sullivan re: tickets for football

game (W.V.U. & Steelers)

3 Centennial Football Bus Tour (5p.)

4-15 Miscellaneous bills

Unit 33 Insurance (51 items)

Correspondence concerning various insurance policies and claims. Deals with various aspects

of the West Virginia Centennial Commission. Includes the following: Mrs. Carla Boyd, Mr.

__________Yost, Joy Hughes, John Vandervat, F.P. Summer, Phil M. Conley, Alvin N. Griffin,

Gerlad Wilson, Elbert W. Gum, Wayne C. Grover, R. P. Devan, Jr., Samuel C. McCorkle, Edith

Brigode, Harold D. Moore, F. L. Rippetoe, E. G. Otey, L. D. Smith, Bernard H. Jacobson, James

M. Altman, A. S. Thomas Jr., L. H. Smith, Carl R. Sullivan, James Cowan, Jean Guthrie, E. D.

Ziegh, R. H. Hohman, Helen Butcher, William S. Bolden, H. F. Lydick, James A. McWhorter,

The Travellers Indemnity Company, American Casuality, Aetna Insurance Company, Ohio

Farmers Insurance Company, Bush Insurance Agency, State Farm Insurance, Chamberlaine &

Flowers General Insurance, Patterson, Bell & Crane Company, Flat Top Insurance Agency,

Workmen‟s Compensation Fund, Ruffner Payne Agency Inc., Insurance Company of North

America, National Surety Corporation.

Item#

51 Insurance Companies who have contributed to the West Virginia Centennial Fund

Unit 34 Inventory (14 items)

Various lists dealing with inventories of equipment used by the West Virginia Centennial

Commission.

Unit 35 J ---- Miscellaneous (8 items)


(1964) correspondence. Includes the following: Bernard H. Jacobson, David D. Johnson, Karl

Ljung, L. D. Smith, Evelyn S. Borstein, William Wallace Barron, C. B. Jolliffee, Carl S.

Sullivan.

Unit 36 K ---- Miscellaneous (10 items)


(1964) correspondence. Includes the following: Bernard H. Jacobson, R. R. Holmes, C. D.

Smith, I. Noyes Smith, Henry E. Cunningham, Carl R. Sullivan, J. Kemp McLaughlin,

William Wallace Barron, Hazel Carter Kitchen, Helen Smith, Rosalund L. Poling, Walter A.

Megronigle.

Unit 37 L ---- Miscellaneous (10 items)


(1964) correspondence. Includes the following: A. W. Swillinger, Bernard H. Jacobson, June

St. Clair, Elbert W. Gum, Raymond Boggs, Sarah Selby, Warden M. Lane, Vikki Loufakis,

Jerry A. Lilly, Evelyn S. Borstein.

Unit 38 Ledger sheets – Fiscal Year, 1961-1962 (26 items)

1 Fiscal Year, 1961-1962, Utilities

2 Fiscal Year, 1961-1962, Rent

3 Fiscal Year, 1961-1962, Office supplies and expenses (3 sheets)

4 Fiscal Year, 1961-1962, Printing and binding

5 Fiscal Year, 1961-1962, Film, Supplies, Cuts, Mats, Emblem Slug, etc.

(2 sheets)

6 Fiscal Year, 1961-1962, Visual Aids-Records, tapes, etc.

7 Fiscal Year, 1961-1962, Repairs and alterations

8 Fiscal Year, 1961-1962, Transportation

9 Fiscal Year, 1961-1962, Miscellaneous

10 Fiscal Year, 1961-1962, Janitorial and household expenses

11 Fiscal Year, 1961-1962, Postal Expense

12 Fiscal Year, 1962-1963, Special Session – 430-#50

13 Fiscal Year, 1962-1963, Misc.-Committee expenses

14 Fiscal Year, 1962-1963, Committee projects (4 sheets)

15 Fiscal Year, 1962-1963, Promotion and visual aids

16 Fiscal Year, 1962-1963, Alfred Stern, payroll

17 Fiscal Year, 1962-1963, Telephone and telegraph

18 Fiscal Year, 1962-1963, Heat and electricity

19 Fiscal Year, 1962-1963, Office supplies and subscriptions (5 sheets)

20 Fiscal Year, 1962-1963, Printing and binding (3 sheets)

21 Fiscal Year, 1962-1963, Art work, film supplies, visual aids, tapes,

emblem mats, cuts, etc. (5 sheets)

22 Fiscal Year, 1962-1963, Office equipment repairs

23 Fiscal Year, 1962-1963, Vehicle – Centennial mobile unit

24 Fiscal Year, 1962-1963, Miscellaneous

25 Fiscal Year, 1962-1963, Household expenses

26 Fiscal Year, 1962-1963, Postal expenses

Unit 39 Loan Offices (10 items)

Deals with loans of office equipment from various firms to the West Virginia Centennial

Commission.

Unit 40 M ---- Miscellaneous (16 items)

Correspondence concerning contributions to the West Virginia Centennial. Also some

late (1964) correspondence. Includes the following: Bernard H. Jacobson, C. F. Boyd,

Paul W. Edwards, John D. Hoblitzell Jr., Don Potter, J. W. Thompson, John H. Kelly, Carl

R. Sullivan, Richard T. Mathews, E. G. Procious, Elbert W. Gum, W. C. Handlin, James

Moler.

Unit 41 Mc ---- Miscellaneous (5 items)


(1964) correspondence. Includes the following: Bernard H. Jacobson, James E. McCoy, Julia

C. McLaughlin, Elbert W. Gum, Bernard P. McDonough.

Unit 42 Medallions (12 items)

1 List of participating Saving and Loan Offices (2p.)

2 Sales of Medallions by the West Virginia Building and Loan Associations

3 Across the counter medallion sales MS (17p.)

4 MS „Bronze breakdown/Silver breakdown, Aug. 20, 1963 (4p.)

6 Consignment to Eberly, Fair, & etc.

7 Out of state states MS (5p.)

8 Medallions received at office MS

9 Bronze/Silver Medallions, 9/20/1963

10 ledger sheet: Medallions-Mailed (4p.)

11 Purchases

12 ledger sheet: Medallions (5p.)

Unit 43 Medallions on Account (8 items)

Item #

1 Receipts and expenditures for the Medallion

2 ledger sheet: Reconciliation of Medallions, July 27, 1964

3 Medallions – Gifts – Prizes

4 Elbert Gum to Carroll Casto re: centennial medallions (2p.)

5 Reconciliation of Medallions, July 27, 1964

6 ledger sheet: W. Va. Centennial Fund, Inc., June 30, 1962 (3 sheet)

7 Medallions delivered to the Dept. of Archives and History. June 4, 1963

8 ledger sheet: Medallions, April 1963 – March 1964 (12 sheets)

Unit 44 Medallions – Dealers (1 item)

Item #

1 Dealer Orders (2p.)

Unit 45 Medallions – Given Away, Prizes, etc. (7 items)

Item #

1 ledger sheet: Medallions Given Away (2p.)

2 ledger sheet: Medallions (3 sheets)

3 Medallions given away for services, promotion & prizes MS (2p.)

4 Financial Statement, W. Va. Centennial Fund, Inc., May 31, 1964

5 Gratis List (3p.)

6 MS „Medallions, office order‟ (6p.)

7 MS “4; all mailed‟ (34p.) (mailing list?)

Unit 46 Medallions – Complaints (2 items)

Item #

1 List of Medallions replaced to date, Jan. 15, 1964.

2 Replacements and Corrections of Medallions as of Aug. 2, 1963 (2p.)

Unit 47 Miscellaneous – Centennial (43 items)

Correspondence


1 8/21/1961 Elbert W. Gum All Finance Funds soliciting an

Chairmen handling pledges

2 10/17/1962 Burl A. Sawyer Carl R. Sullivan “Welcome” signs on

Highways (2p.)

3 11/7/1962 Douglas H. Tanner Elbert Gum Monongalia County

4 11/7/1962 Elbert Gum Douglas H. Tanner letter of 11/7

5 11/7/1963 Elbert Gum Curtis S. Wilson Material for exhibition

Train (2p.)

6 1/10/1963 Warden M. Lane Carl R. Sullivan Steamboat

7 1/21/1963 Carl R. Sullivan Warden Lane Steamboat

8 1/25/1963 Elbert W. Gum Marietta Mfg. Co. Steamboat

9 2/6/1963 Ralph E. Pryor Jack H. Gentry Brooke Co. centennial

Contribution

10 2/8/1963 Elbert W. Gum Curtis Wilson Exhibits train

11 3/6/1963 Carl R. Sullivan Brice Peterson Order for aluminum

12 3/6/1963 Carl R. Sullivan Brice Peterson Order for aluminum

13 10/22/1963 Margaret Pantalane Elbert Gum Folk music record

14 11/7/1963 George Kirk Jr. Ward Thomas Governor‟s portrait

15 2/21/1964 William A. McClung E. W. Gum Train

16 5/1/1964 W. D. Yeager West Virginia Ellington & Co., Inc.

Centennial Fund

17 5/8/1964 ______________ Fleet Highway Past due freight bill

Freight Line, Ind.

18 5/13/1964 Carl R. Sullivan Bill Houchins Order

19 5/15/1964 Forrest H. Kirkpatrick West Virginia Copies of “final report”

Centennial Fund

20 5/16/1964 Don H. Shriner West Virginia Final Report

Centennial Fund

21 5/18/1964 Samuel Solins West Virginia Final Report

Centennial Fund

22 5/21/1964 Joy Hughes Elbert W. Gum Travellers bond No.

110-5811

Other material:

23 Memo: Carl R. Sullivan to West Virginia Centennial Commission Members

re: current status of centennial planning 7/25/1962 (8p.)

24 Carl R. Sullivan to All Commission Members re: last meeting of entire

Centennial Commission 11/29/1963

25 MS „Mr. Gum‟

26 List of film returned to Moore‟s for credit, 12/10/1963

27 West Virginia Centennial Book of One Hundred Songs

28 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Staff (2p.)

29 Acknowledgement to cancel, the Travellers Indemnity Co., 6/19/1964.

30 West Virginia Manufacturers Association, W.Va. Bankers Association

31 photograph: “Visit and enjoy West Virginia‟s centennial” (sign)

32 photograph: Centennial train

33 Donations to “Centennial,” 1963-1964, List of incorporated towns in

West Virginia, (County Donations) (6p.)

34 Pledges made in Kanawha County, 7/15/1962 (2p.)

35 Work to be done by Centennial contractor on Centennial Train:

36 mailing list for final report

37 Proposed federal participation (15 p. & 1 copy)

38 West Virginia Sports Greats 5/11/1963

39 West Virginia Sports Greats 5/15/1963

40 County Chairmen, West Virginia Centennial Commission (6p.)

41 County Chairmen, West Virginia Centennial Commission (5p., includes

2 manuscript sheets)

42 Centennial Commission Finance Committee

43 Centennial Commission Finance Committee as of Nov. 20, 1959

Unit 48 Miscellaneous – Office Requisitions – Various Items (4 items)

Item #

1 Withholding Tax – Quarterly Reports – 1963 (in envelope)

2 State Tax – copies – 1963 (in envelope)

3 Withholding Tax – copies – 1962 (in envelope)

4 State Tax – copies – 1962 (in envelope)

Unit 49 Miscellaneous – Office Requisitions – Various Items (136 items)

Bills, credit information, purchase requests, requisitions, purchase orders.

Item #

135 Memo: Tom McHugh to Elbert Gum re: entrance fees for

“Beat the Masters” Tournament 10/7/1963

136 Ninety-ninth Birthday Ceremonies, West Virginia Centennial Funds,

June 20, 1962.

Unit 50 Multilith Copy (4 items)

Item #

1 Addressograph-Multigraph Corporation, Full Maintenance Agreement

2 MS „Rebuilt machine‟

3 MS “New Machine‟

4 Camera Work Order

Unit 51 Newspaper Clipping(s) Removed for other units.

Name of paper: Date: Title of article: Original unit #

Pocahontas Times 11/29/1962 Native daughter 2 – 13 – 2


Box 3

Unit 1 N ---- Miscellaneous (7 items)

Correspondence


1 6/22/61 H. C. Harris West Virginia James W. Strider

Centennial Fund

2 9/29/61 Stephenson Bernard H. National Fund-Raising

Wells Jacobson Inc.

3 11/15/62 Carl R. Sullivan Norman Cowgill contribution

4 12/20/63 Nebraska State Carl R. Sullivan request for final report

Centennial

5 2/24/64 Don H. Shriver E. S. Borstein request for detailed

Study

6 2/26/64 Evelyn S. Borstein Don H. Shriver letter 2/24

7 International Fund-Raising Institute, “It‟s Your Assurance of Quality Service and

a High Standard of Performance.” (booklet)

Unit 2 Nelson Building-Lease (12 items)

1 11/29/61 Hullett C. Smith Charles A. Cabell III intention to vacate

premises at 305

Jackson St.,

Charleston

Rental Contract

2 5/14/62 Carl R. Sullivan James Vanderbilt intention to vacate

premises at 1714

Kanawha Blvd, E.

3 5/23/62 C. A. Ogle Carl R. Sullivan leasing of property at

1608 Kanawha Blvd.,

East.

4 6/12/62 C. Donald Robertson Carl R. Sullivan guides and suggestions

pertaining to leases

(2p.)

5 2/10/64 Elbert W. Gum Curtis Wilson advise to terminate

Lease

6 2/10/64 Elbert W. Gum Juanita Buskirk rent due

7 Memos: received May 18, 1962 from Hulett C. Smith to Carl R. Sullivan

re: moving centennial offices (5p)

8 Memo: West Virginia Centennial Commission to Attorney General re: lease for

Garage apartment 9/12/62

9 Lease be/9 West Virginia Centennial Commission and Juanita Buskirk (3p.)

10 purchase order: Lease be/Trinity Lutheran Church and West Virginia Centennial

Commission concludes Contract of Lease (5p.)

11 Same as 10 except (4p.)

12 Lease Agreement – Nelson Building Company and West Virginia Centennial

Financial Survey (10p.)


Box 3

Unit 3 Paid Invoices (35 items)

various bills, credit memoranda


35 List of invoice unpaid (2p)

Unit 4 Patch Bills (69 items)

Various bills concerning the sale of Centennial patches

Unit 5 Don Potter, Fairmont, West Virginia (10 items)

1 8/14/61 Don Potter John D. Hoblitzell financial polity

2 2/8/62 Don Potter W. W. Barron acceptance of

Membership to

Finance Committee

3 2/13/62 Sherman R. West Don Potter appointment to

Finance Committee

4 2/16/62 Bernard H. Jacobson Don Potter fund raising

5 4/5/62 Don Potter Bernard H. Jacobson meeting of 4/18

6 10/26/62 Don Potter Wm. L. Wilson contribution

7 10/30/62 Elbert Gum Don Potter letter of 10/26

8 11/15/62 Don Potter Frank T. Dainese contributions

9 11/9/62 Evelyn S. Borstein Don Potter contributions

10 12/27/62 Elbert W. Gum Don Potter reporting contributions

Unit 6 Purchase Orders (55 items)

Various requisition sheets and purchase orders

Unit 7 Queen‟s Committee, etc. (6 items)

1 MS: Violet Snedegard to Sherman (West ) re: phone calls

2 MS: Violet Snedegard to Sherman (West) re: expenses

3 West Virginia Centennial Queen‟s Committee Membership

4 District presidents mailing list

5 Centennial Queen of West Virginia (6p)

6 County Centennial Queen‟s Committee, regulations and procedures

Unit 8 Queen Schedule (2 items)

1 2/20/63 H.T. Freed Jack H. Gentry Centennial queen

contest

2 Queen‟s Schedule

Unit 9 Requisitions – Out-of-State (34 items)

Contains out-of-state travel requisitions.

Alfred Stern, Charles Hodel, Michael A. Rush, Dorothy Callison, Wm. Bolden, Thomas

N. Wikstrom, Lloyd B. Calvert, Lou Leslie, Mary Sonis, Jacqueline J. Shock, Jack H. Gentry,

Art Gutske, Norman Fagan, Carroll Casto, Don Flesher, Mrs. W. W. Barron, Tom McHugh


BOX 3

Unit 10 Retirement Fund-correspondence concerning retirement monies and their payment (32 items)

Item#

1-27 George C. Duffield, West Virginia Public Employee Retirement System, Evelyn S.

Borstein

28 Memo: George C. Duffield to All Departments re: rules and regulations of

retirement system 7/7/61 (10p)

29 Memo: Bernice C. Gladwell to all staff member, West Virginia Department of

Commerce re: public employees retirement systems 7/10/61

30 Memo: George C. Duffield to all members and employers re: emoluments 12/3/62

31 re: emoluments 12/3/62 to all participating employers re: Senate Bill No. 174 (1963)

32 Questions and answers on interpretation of the West Virginia Public Employers

Retirment Act (7p)

Unit 11 Rulings-West Virginia State (39 items)

1 1/3/62 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson Additional moving expenses

2 1/8/62 Fred m. Merchant Carl R. Sullivan Requisition No. 17

3 1/8/62 Curtis S. Wilson Carl R. Sullivan Authorization to purchase

Equipment

4 1/10/62 Truman E. Gore Carl R. Sullivan approval of Expenditure

schedule

5 6/5/62 Truman E. Gore Carl R. Sullivan approval of Expenditure

Schedule

6 6/12/62 Sherman R. West Truman E. Gore request to install one

additional phone

7 6/14/62 Truman E. Gore Sherman R. West authorization to install

additional phone

8 6/18/62 Sherman R. West Truman E. Gore request to install additional

Phone

9 6/18/62 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson moving expenses

10 6/19/62 Truman Gore Sherman West authorization to install

Phone

11 6/20/62 Curtis Wilson West Virginia authorization to move


12 6/29/62 J. H. Brown Evelyn Borstein bill illuminate sign (2p)

13 7/6/62 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson illuminated sign (3p)

14 8/9/62 Carl R. Sullivan Truman Gore transferring reserve

monies

15 8/13/62 Truman Gore Carl R. Sullivan transferring reserve

monies

16 8/13/62 W. L. Coffman Carl R. Sullivan transferring reserve

monies

17 9/21/62 Carl R. Sullivan Board of Public submitting expenses (3p)

Works

18 10/19/62 Curtis Wilson All Dept. Heads courtesy cards

19 10/24/62 Denzil Gainer All State Spending Auditing Regulations

Units

20 11/1/62 West Virginia Curtis Wilson courtesy cards


21 11/1/62 Denzil Gainer West Virginia funds on Warrant No.

Centennial Fund 352032

22 12/5/62 Denzil Gainer All Dept. Heads State Motor pool (2p)

23 1/22/63 Carl Sullivan W. L. Coffman proposed expenditures

24 3/12/63 Carl Sullivan Board of Public submitting expenditures

Works (5p)

25 3/20/63 Denzil Gainer Carl Sullivan House Bill No. 86

26 4/2/63 Fred Merchant Carl Sullivan Nat‟l Youth Science Camp

27 4/5/63 Carl Sullivan Board of Public meeting at Greenbrier

Works

28 5/13/63 Elbert Gum William Coffman transferring monies

29 5/14/63 Wm. Coffman Elbert Gum transferring monies

30 6/13/63 Wm. Coffman Carl Sullivan release of surplus monies

31 6/18/63 W. J. Conway Centennial account no‟s.

Commission

32 6/27/63 W. J. Conway Centennial account no‟s.

Commission

33 8/7/63 Denzil Gainer West Virginia Transmittal Sheet

Centennial #Sp218

Commission

34 8/28/63 Carl Sullivan Board of Public Works submitting expenditures (3p)

35 2/10/64 Elbert Gum Truman Gore use of trunk line

36 2/18/64 Truman Gore Elbert Gum use of trunk line

Other materials

37 3/8/62 In Re: Authorization No. 2 (19601) (3p)

38 Memo: Curtis S. Wilson to all spending units –

re: Authorization No. 2 (2p)

39 Memo: Truman E. Gore to all Spending Units

re: coding requisitions, transmittal preparation, transfer and cancellation forms (2p)


BOX 3

Unit 12 Don Roberts – Speakers Bureau, West Virginia Centennial Commission


1 7/22/61 Alfred Stern Donald G. Roberts centennial emblems

2 9/27/61 Bernard H. Jacobson Donald G. Roberts sale of gold tickets

3 Speakers Bureau Address List – effective 1/4/62 (2p)

Unit 13

1 7/31/61 Evelyn Borstein Michael A. Rush reports #1, 2 & 3

2 8/10/61 Evelyn Borstein Michael A. Rush Letters forwarded

3 8/21/61 Mary Carolyn Parsons Bernard H. Jacobson Members of Centennial

Commission

4 10/17/61 Bernard H. Jacobson Michael A. Rush Nicholas County Co-

Chairmen

5 resume-Michael A. Rush

6 MS: „D1 66561‟

Unit 14 S ---- Miscellaneous (17 items)

1 2/7/61 F. W. Knect, Jr. Bernard H. Jacobson contribution

2 10/12/61 Richard Swartling Sherman West New Martinsville

Community Council

3 6/20/62 Sherman West Bill Simpson invoice payment

4 6/23/62 Andrew Raystis Donald Robertson contribution

5 7/19/62 W. W. Barron Andrew Raystis Donald Robertson

6 7/26/62 P. H. Somer L. R. Snyder contribution

7 11/9/62 E. W. Gum Ernest Smith contribution

8 2/19/63 Jackie Shock Carl R. Sullivan contribution

9 3/14/63 Evelyn Borstein Silas Starry expenses

10 3/29/63 Carl R. Sullivan George Spruce staging special events

11 MS: „Carl, Here are 3 bid‟ (5p)

12 9/20/63 Carl R. Sullivan Hulett Smith Don McNeil Show

13 11/16/63 W. A. Boone Elbert Gum State Fair

14 11/20/63 Elbert Gum W. A. Boone transmittal sent to Mr.

Johnson

15 12/27/63 F. C. Bradt Carl R. Sullivan accounts due

16 6/14/63 Bid from South Charleston Electron Company

Contract be/Schaefer & Seawell and West Virginia

Centennial Commission (9p)


BOX 3

Unit 15 Service Contracts (1 item)


1 IBM Maintenance Agreement (2p)

Unit 16 Showmakers-Floats (40 items)

1 2/15/63 Showmakers Centennial Committee contract (3p)

2 3/1/63 Claude Joyce Elbert Gum Queen‟s Float

3 Billie Nichols West Virginia Centennial bid for decorations

Commission

4 4/5/63 Elbert Gum Billie Nichols bid form

5 4/17/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson bonds submitted by

Showmate

6 4/18/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson contract with

Showmater, Inc. (3p)

7 4/22/63 Elbert Gum Gene Abernathy advance

8 6/11/63 Wm. G. Johnson West Virginia Centennial suit for failure to

Commission meet payments by

Showmaters

9 6/12/63 P. K. Alker State Centennial Commission delinquent payments

10 6/20/63 Esther Best Elbert Gum billings

11 9/4/63 F. C. Bradt Elbert Gum invoice

12 9/20/63 James Markley Carl R. Sullivan delinquent payment by

Harrison Co.

Centennial

Commission (2p)

13 9/20/63 C. Edward McConough Carl R. Sullivan Huck Hotel Co., Inc.

d/b/a Blennerhasset

Hotel vs.

Showmaters, Inc.

14 9/26/63 Elbert Gum Huck Hotel Co., Inc. payment of bill

15 9/26/63 Elbert Gum Frank Taylor, Jr. execution against

Showmasters, Inc.

16 9/30/63 H. V. Eddy Showmasters, Inc. itemized statement (9p)

17 9/30/63 O. D. Hagedorn Carl R. Sullivan resubmitting bill to

Showmaters (2p)

18 10/2/63 Carl R. Sullivan O. D. Hagedorn Showmasters

19 2/11/64 O. D. Hagedorn West Virginia Centennial overdue invoice

Commission

20 2/17/64 Carl Sullivan Indianapolis Chamber of complaint against

Commerce Showmasters

21 4/2/64 Gene Abernathy Carl R. Sullivan delinquent payment by

State of West Virginia

Centennial

Commission including

Summons (12p)

22 5/5/64 O. D. Hagedorn Carl R. Sullivan bill for Showmaster

23-32 various bills involving Showmasters

33 The State of West Virginia…will “accept sealed bids…for construction…” (3p)

34 purchase order: contract with Showmasters, Inc. (3p)

(2c)

35 insurance contract: be/Showmasters, Inc. and Hartford Accident and Indemnity

Company

36 Queen‟s Float Schedule

37 Contact be/Showmasters and West Virginia Centennial Commission, city of Wheeling

re: 100 2/25/63 pole decorations

38 Contact be/Showmasters and West Virginia Centennial Commission, city of Wheeling

re: 10 city parade

2/25/63

39 Contract be/Showmasters and West Virginia Centennial Commission, city of Wheeling

and West Virginia Emancipation Proclamation re: Scheduled parades 5/4/63

40 Drawing of float

Unit 17 Social Security (25 items)

1 Official Notice re: Changes in the rate of social security tax 11/13/59

2 2/21/61 Berneice Gladwell State Auditor‟s Office File-69-0550001-164

(2p)

3 8/29/61 Memo: Denzil L. Gainer to West Virginia

Centennial Commission re: cooperative review of administration of social security

program for state and local employees (8p)

4 State‟s Report of Adjustments (form)

5 12/15/62 Memo: Denzil Gainer to all Social Security Reporting officials re: Social

Security Reporting officials re: social security contribution (tax) rate change

6 9/6/63 Denzil Gainer to all reporting entities re: OAR-S3 and OAR-S3a (2p)

7 States Quarterly report of wages paid 6/30/59

8 9/30/59

9 12/30/59

10 3/31/60

11 6/30/60

12 9/30/60

13 12/31/60

14 3/31/61

15 6/30/61

16 9/30/61

17 12/31/61

18 3/31/62

19 6/30/62

20 9/30/62

21 12/31/62

22 3/31/63

23 6/30/63

24 9/30/63

25 12/31/63

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Unit 18 Stern, Alfred (8 items)

1 2/18/61 Alfred Stern Bernard H. Jacobson edited copy

2 6/16/61 Alfred Stern Bernard H. Jacobson receipts for gold

tickets

3 6/29/61 Bernard H. Jacobson Alfred Stern letter of 6/16

4 4/5/62 Alfred Stern Bernard H. Jacobson meeting on 4/18

5 7/23/62 Carl Sullivan Alfred Stern expenses (2p)

6 7/25/62 Evelyn Borstein Alfred Stern expenses (2p)

consultant fee

7 Telegram sent October 1st Carl Sullivan to Alfred Stern

re: confirming Gassaway

8 Agreement: be/West Virginia Centennial Commission and Alfred Stern (6p)

Unit 19 T ---- Miscellaneous (13 items)

Jack Gentry William S. Toliver

Fred Dale Evelyn Borstein

Bernard H. Jacobson

Aubrey E. Bowers

J. F. Rykosky

Elbert W. Gum

James W. Twohig

Curtis B. Trent, Jr.

Carl R. Sullivan

Burl A. Sawyers

Curtis S. Wilson

W. O. Echols


BOX 3

Unit 20 Tax Reports (165 items)


Various materials dealing with State and Federal taxes and the West Virginia


Unit 21 Withholding Tax and State Tax (11 items)

1 Copies 1961-State Tax Forms (in envelope)

2 Centennial tax copies, 1961 (in envelope)

3 Centennial tax copies, 1960 (in envelope)

4 Withholding Tax, 1959, (in envelope)

5 6/18/59 U.S. Treasury Don Crisly circular of instruction

Pertaining to Federal

Insurance

Contributions Act

6 11/23/60 James O. Holiday West Virginia N. R. JOH

Centennial

Commission

7 10/26/62 Clifford Lantz West Virginia Quarterly return

Centennial

Commission

8 11/27/62 Evelyn Borstein Federal Reserve deposit card

Bank of Richmond

9 12/7/62 Federal Reserve Evelyn Borstein letter of 11/27

Bank of Richmond

10 12/10/62 Evelyn Borstein Federal Reserve letter of 12/7

Bank of Richmond

11 Income report – 1963 (llp)

Unit 22 United States Treasury Bills (73 items)

various materials pertaining to United States Treasury Bills

Unit 23 U ---- Miscellaneous (3 items)

1 11/16/60 Bernard H. Jacobson R. C. Heironymus sending booklet

2 5/3/61 Bernard H. Jacobson R. C. Heironymus contribution

3 5/9/62 R. C. Hieronymus Bernard H. Jacobson contribution

Correspondence between Bernard H. Jacobson, Chairman of the West Virginia Centennial

Finance Committee, and Mr. R. C. Hieronymus, General Plant Manager of Union Carbide

Chemicals Company, South Charleston, West Virginia. re: pledge to the West Virginia

Centennial (6p)

Unit 24 W ---- Miscellaneous

Correspondence concerning pledges and contributions to the West Virginia Centennial

Commission. Includes the following:

Bernard H. Jacobson, N. C. Elphick, W. P. Wilson, Jr., Fred V. Weeks, Wayne E.

Blade, C. G. Tourney, Estella Gilchrist, Waller C. Hardy, Jr., Jean M. Barber,

J. H. Harris, Carl R. Sullivan, Henry M. Heinzer, Kathryn Cale, W. W. Barron,

Chester Scott, Manis Wiseman, Robert, Shattuck, Agath-----, Evelyn Borstein,

Michael A. Rush, Forrest Kirkpatrick, Phares E. Reider, R. C. Andrews, G. M. Gonzales,

Lloyd P. Calvert, Paul W. Neuenschwander, Elbert W. Gum, Robert E. Tweedy, Don

Potter, Miles C. Stanley, Wilamine Wykle

Unit 25 West, Sherman R. Director of Contribution‟s Correspondence (24 items)


1 9/5/61 Sherman West Bernard H. Jacobson biographical resume

2 9/26/61 Sherman West Mr. & Mrs. Forrest Grant Company Chairman

Alkire

3 10/18/61 Michael A. Rush Sherman R. West Commission meeting

10/20/61

4 11/10/61 Michael A. Rush Sherman R. West meeting at Greenbrier Hotel,

11/16/

5 12/20/61 Nellie G. Maynard Sherman R. West letter of 12/28

for Joseph Ardigo

6 1/2/62 Sherman West Nellie G. Maynard letter of 12/28

7 1/5/6 Memo from Frank G. Tsutras to Sherman R. West

re: West Virginia Centennial Meeting- Mingo County

1/9/62

8 1/8/62 Norman L. Rexrode West Virginia raising of County funds


9 County Chairman for the West Virginia Centennial Finance Committee (2p)

10 MS „Wednesday 12/13/61‟

11 MS „Tuesday 12/12/61‟

12 MS „Monday 12/11/61‟

13 MS „12/6/61‟

14 MS „Tuesday 12/5/61‟

15 MS „Monday 12/4/61‟

16 MS

17 MS „Bill Lockhart” (9p)

18 Proposed Quotas for Centennial Drive (2p)

19 First Draft of Plan to Raise $600,000 for the West Virginia Centennial Fund (2p)

20 Interim Report from Mr. Sherman R. West, Director of Solicitation. (3p)

21 MS „List of name‟ (2p)

22 Report from Sherman R. West 911/6/61-11/10/61) (2p)

23 Report from Sherman R. West (Received November 2nd

)

24 Report from Sherman R. West (November 28th-December 1

st)

Unit 26 West Virginia Bankers Association (24 items)

Correspondence

1 4/25/63 J. E. McDavid E. W. Gum

2 4/18/63 J. B. Dobbins J. E. McDavid donations, contributions

3 4/15/63 William Powers J. E. McDavid donations, contributions

4 4/15/63 J. Paul Blundon J. E. McDavid donations, contributions

5 4/15/63 Jno. E. Arbuckle J. E. McDavid donations, contributions

6 4/15/63J. D. McDavid Paul M. Scott donations, contributions

7 4/16/63 William G. Powers J. E. McDavid donations, contributions

8 4/16/63 Virgil A. Christie J. E. McDavid donations, contributions

9 4/17/63 B. F. Weekley J. E. McDavid donations, contributions

10 4/19/63 William F. Mildren J. E. McDavid donations, contributions

11 4/25/63 P. M. Scott J. E. McDavid donations, contributions

12 4/26/63 C. A. McCartz Bernard H. Jacobson donations

WEST VIRGINIA CENTENNIAL COMMSSION

BOX 3

Unit 26


13 5/3/63 C. W. Morrow West Virginia donations

Centennial Funds

Other material

14 Contributions by state banks to centennial fund, summary report (14p)

15 (Contributions by banks, by counties) (57p)

16 11/30/62 Burton English West Virginia donations

Centennial Finance

Committee

17 Banks Who Have Contributed to the West Virginia Centennial Fund

(4p) (2 copies)

18 To members of the West Virginia Bankers Association

19 West Virginia Bankers Association (3p)

20 West Virginia Bankers Association (3p)

21 Comparative Statement of Earning – 1959

22 Forces Intensifying Competition in the American Economy, by Marcus

Nadles (8p)

23 Banks who have not pledged and those who have pledged less than assessment

(7p)

24 West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., West Virginia Banks (9p)

Unit 27 West Virginia Banks (79 items)

1-75 Correspondence concerning contributions from various banks

76 List of contributions

77 From the desk of Terry Saunders

78 List of contributions (3p)

79 List of contributions (14p)

Unit 28 Banks contributed (9 items)

1 Manufactures-Martinsburg

2 Banks-Martinsburg

3 West Virginia Savings & Loan-Logan County

4 West Virginia Savings & Loan-Logan County, February 22, 1962

5 MS „West Virginia Savings & Loan League‟

6 Banks Who Have Contributed to the West Virginia Centennial Fund (4p)

7 MS „Banks‟ „Manufacturers‟

8 West Virginia Bankers Association 2/22/62 (3p)

9 Banks-Mingo County


BOX 3

Unit 29 West Virginia Manufacturers Association (4 items)


1 West Virginia Manufacturers Association Pledges 2/8/62

2 West Virginia Manufacturers Association Pledges (2p)

3 Booklets Mailed to Following members of the West

Virginia Manufacturers Association (7p)

4 To members of the West Virginia Manufacturers Association

Unit 30 West Virginia Savings & Loan League (5 items)

1 Industrial Loan Companies (2p)

2 West Virginia Savings & Loan League 2/22/62

3 10/17/61 Joseph P. Condry Bernard H. Jacobson contributions

4 To the members of the West Virginia Savings & Loan League

5 West Virginia Savings & Loan League (2p)

Unit 31 Banking (9 items)

Correspondence

1 1/16/63 Carl R. Sullivan Raymond M. centennial of American

Cheseldine, Jr. banking

2 1/22/63 Raymond M. Cheseldine, Jr. Carl R. Sullivan letter of 1/16 (2p)

3 1/28/63 Carl R. Sullivan B. W. Steels centennial of American

banking

4 1/31/63 B. W. Steels Frank Gans centennial of American

Banking

5 To: State Centennial Chairmen and Vice Chairmen

re: their role in the centennial (4p)

6 news release: President Kennedy will address economic growth symposium (2p)

7 news release: Beginning February 25, Bank of the Nation will be accenting “progress

through service” as they observe a century of commercial banking (5p)

8 A Symposium on Economic Growth (booklet)

9 “Centennial Celebration: Banking‟s Big Opportunity”

By M. Monroe Kinbul Clearing House, January, 1963

Unit 32 “Banner in the Hills” (34 items)

1 Agreement be/the West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc. and Appleton-Century-Crofts,

Division of Meredith Publishing Company for the publication of “Banner in the Hills”

or some similar title May 1, 1962

Correspondence

2 11/13/61 F. P. Summers Charles Hodel royalties

3 12/21/51 F. P. Summers Richard C. Dresser publication of book

4 12/29/61 Richard C. Dresser F. P. Summers letter of 12/2

5 1/4/62 Richard C. Dresser F. P. Summers meeting on 1/19

6 1/8/62 F. P. Summers R. C. Dresser meeting on 1/9

7 1/9 F. P. Summers Charles Hodel conversation with

Mr. Dresser

8 1/12 F. P. Summers R. C. Dresser meeting on 1/20

9 2/8 F. P. Summers R. C. Dresser meeting on 2/17

10 2/14 R. C. Dresser C. R. Sullivan letter of 2/10

11 2/21 R. C. Dresser C. R. Sullivan address to Centennial

Commission

12 2/7 C. R. Sullivan R. C. Dresser letter of 2/21

13 3/9 F. P. Summers C. R. Sullivan financial support of

commission for

publishing (2p)

14 3/8 ______________ Festus P. Summers financial support of

commission for

publishing (2p)

15 3/26 F. P. Summers Robert l. Hogg George Moore

Centennial history

16 3/27 F. P. Summers Joseph F. Marsh a copy of book

17 4/2 Joseph F. Marsh F. P. Summers letter of 3/27

18 4/20 Charles Hodel Harry Slawter publication of book

19 5/3 Richard Dresser C. R. Sullivan publication of book

20 5/7 C. R. Sullivan R. C. Dresser contract

21 5/14 F. P. Summers George Moore his rights (2p)

22 5/16 C. R. Sullivan Richard D. Dresser publication date

23 5/16 George E. Moore C. R. Sullivan Moore‟s right

24 5/22 C. R. Sullivan George Moore letter of 5/16

25 5/29 Richard Dresser C. R. Sullivan letter of 5/16

26 6/5 C. R. Sullivan Richard Dresser contract

27 6/12 R. Dresser C. Sullivan letter of 6/5

28 6/15 C. Sullivan R. Dresser contract

29 7/5 R. Dresser C. Sullivan letter of 6/26

30 8/10 Lois A. Tuttle C. Sullivan negatives of scenic

views of W. Va.

31 4/23 Denzil Gainer C. R. Sullivan payment of transmittal

sheet No. SP-58

32 Synopsis of the Moore Manuscript

33 Royalty Statement 12/1/63

34 Straight Bill of Lading

BOX 3

Unit 33 Big Tree

1 “West Virginia Centennial Big Tree Dedications”

Unit 34 Billboard

1 State Centennial Commission

2 Assignments and Chronology of Centennial Billboard Proposal

Unit 35 Bowe, Richard (Historical Album) (10 items)

1 7/23/62 C. Sullivan Kistler Publishing Bowe‟s references

Co.

2 7/27/62 C. W. Jarvis C. Sullivan Bowe‟s references

3 7/31/62 C. Sullivan C. W. Jarvis letter of 7/27

4 8/24/62 C. W. Berger C. Sullivan bank participation in

historical album

5 9/5/62 E. W. Gum C. Sullivan merchandising contract

6 3/5/63 Margot Coley Dick Bowe complaint about

Album (3p)

7 3/8/63 C. Sullivan Margot Coley letter of 3/6 (2p)

8 5/17/63 C. Sullivan C. D. Robertson Bowe‟s failure to pay

Bills (2p)

9 1/20/64 Martin F. Fahey C. D. Robertson claim against Bowe

10 1/29/64 C. D. Robertson Louis J. Lefkowitz Bowe‟s umeliability

Unit 36 Buck, Pearl, etc. etc.

1 5/20/63 C. Sullivan “Editor” centennial dinner

honoring West

Virginia‟s nationally

recognized novelists,

poets and playwrights

Unit 37 Buttons-J. E. Gough Enterprises (6 items)

1 3/23/62 C. L. Andres James Gough button (2p)

2 6/27/62 H. S. Hawkins Sherman West quote on prices

3 7/2/62 J. E. Gough Charles Andes order for buttons

4 (receipt clip) $99.00

5 MS „for shipment directly to counties‟

6 MS „Lapel Pins‟


BOX 3

Unit 38 Callison, Dorothy (3 items)


1 Introducing ---- Miss Dorothy Callison

2 Memo: from Dorothy Callison to Carl R. Sullivan

re: itinerary report (2p)

3 Memo: from Dorothy Callison to Carl R. Sullivan

re: report of itinerary for the month of August

Unit 39 Centennial Meeting – June 13th, 1961

Correspondence concerning attendance at centennial meeting include the following: Glenn

Taylor, L. E. Wards, Jr., F.P. Summers, Mrs. J. M. Harrison, Ruth Woods Dayton. (4 items)

Unit 40 (4 items)

1 West Virginia Junior Chamber of Commerce present 17th International Jaycee Junior Golf

Championship August 20 to 25, 1962 (4p)

2 Lucian Schrader, et al to Executive Committee

re: recommendations for the West Virginia Jaycees participation on the 1963 West Virginia

Centennial (2p)

3 “The Breakfast Club at the Greenbrier”

4 Policy Declarations of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce (booklet)

Unit 41 Centennial Circus (7 items)

1 News release “Centennial Circus” (5p)

2 (tickets) West Virginia Centennial Circus (2p)

3 Introducing Al Ross, America‟s Most Versatile Clown (brochure)

4 The Centennial Circus (4p)

5 International Artists, Inc. (5 items)

6 photo “Centennial Circus”

7 photos “Centennial Circus”

Unit 42 Cleanup (8 items)

1 Memo: From Ray George to all county clean-up chairmen

re: steering committee (3p)

2 Luncheon program July 1, 1963

3 photo: Hugh K. Duffield (Sears & Roebuck, Philadelphia)

Gov. Barron, James T. Griffin (Sears & Roebuck, Philadelphia)

4 West Virginia Centennial Cleanup Campaign (4p)

5 “Let‟s make the most of it” (3p)

6 Names of the presidents of the County Farm Women‟s Council (5p)

7 West Virginia Sheriff Bureau, New Sheriffs

8 Materials for your campaign; Clean up-Paint up-Fix up, 1963 (envelope)


BOX 3

Unit 43 County Chairmen-Memo #2 (5 items)


1 2/21/62 All county initial meeting

Chairman of Centennial

Commission and

other business

matters (5p)

2 Sherman West all county contribution of the

chairmen the Appalachian Power Co.

(Special Memo #2)

3 Sherman West all county request for names

chairmen of individuals financially

able to make substantial con-

tributions (Memo #5)

4 Memo #6 Memo #5

5 10/31/63 W. T. Bess C. Sullivan remittance on

Cabell County‟s indebtedness

to the Commission

Unit 44 Coupon Contribution (3 items)

1 8/28/62 W. E. Chilton, III _____________ telethon

2 9/4/62 Jouce Reynolds C. Sullivan newspapers

3 Weekly Newspapers, Darles (5p)

Unit 45 Commerce Dept. of (12 items)

1 11/7/61 Hulett Smith Charles Hodel recommending H. H. Edward

Steele

2 11/7/61 Hulett Smith Fred Paterson meeting in Harpers Ferry

3 1/16/61 Hulett Smith C. Sullivan Michael Rush

4 1/16/61 C. Sullivan Hulett Smith Michael Rush

5 4/5/62 Hulett Smith Dear Friend Travel West Virginia

6 8/29/63 memo: Carl Sullivan to Warden Lane – “The Breakfast Club”

7 Memo: Carl Sullivan to Hulett Smith

re: Michael Rush

8 Memo: re: Executive Committee meeting 12/12/61

9 11/18/61 news release: West Virginia Centennial Commission today endorsed a

plan for establishment of Regional and Local Hospitality Workshops… (2p)

10 8/62 West Virginia plans a birthday party (3p)

11 7/26/62 news release: Autumn Spotlights West Virginia (2p)

12 1/11/63 news release: The Centennial and Sales! (3p)


BOX 3

Unit 46 Emancipation Proclamation (17 items)


1 11/27/62 C. A. Davis Paul Sullivan Emancipation

Proclamation

Celebration (2p)

2 12/3/62 C. Sullivan C. A. Davis letter of 11/27

3 7/30/63 C. Sullivan W. W. Barron Negro participation

in the centennial (2p)

(memo)

4 West Virginia Centennial Commission statement concerning the article in the

Gazette-Mail issue of July 28, on the subject of the NAACP not getting proper

recognition on the Centennial Train. (2p)

5 1963; 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation (brochure)

6 People to whom exhibits were returned (2p)

7 The Sphinx October 1962, p4-6, 27 West (by God) Virginia

8 New Century of Freedom Youth Conference on Understanding, Camp Caesar; Information sheet

for discussion leaders

9 New Century of Freedom Youth Conference on Understanding, Camp Caesar; Information sheet

for counselors

10 New Century of Freedom Youth Conference on Understanding, Camp Caesar; Schedule (3p)

11 New Century of Freedom Youth Conference on Understanding, Camp Caesar; Information Sheet

12 West Virginia Emancipation Proclamation Oratorial and Essay Contests (2p) Information Sheet

13 Emancipation Proclamation (January 1, 1863)

14 The White House, Emancipation Proclamation Centennial

15 State of West Virginia, A proclamation “100th anniversary year of the Emancipation

Proclamation”

16 New Century of Freedom Dinner (program)

17 Sponsoring and Participating member organizations of the West Virginia Emancipation

Proclamation Committee (3p)

Unit 47 “Faithful Lightning” (3 items)

1 1/4/63 B. Stout C. Sullivan the play (2p)

2 News release: “The Faithful Lightning”

3 “The Faithful Lightning” a proposed touring drama for the West Virginia Centennial Year. (7p)

Unit 48 Flag File (4 items)

Information concerning state flags received by Centennial Commission.

Unit 49 Festivals (4 items)

1 Mountain State Forest Festival 3/21/62 (7p)

2 7/2/63 Rex R. Starcher C. Sullivan Black Walnut Festival

3 7/7/63 C. Sullivan R. R. Starcher Black Walnut Festival

4 7/12/63 C. Sullivan Rex R. Starcher Black Walnut Festival

Unit 50 Financial (81 items)

1 (list of office equipment) (12p)

2 Clark Floor Machine Co. – cawh sale –

3 Ledger sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission account no. 487 (2p)

4 Ledger sheet: Medallion sales

5 Ledger sheet: county receipts, January 13, 1963 (2p)

6 Ledger sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission n/c 8520

June 1963

7 Ledger sheet: To pay

8 Ledger sheet: West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc. December 31, 1963

9 Ledger sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission expenses to December 31, 1963

Schedule 1 and Schedule 2 (2p)

10 photo: West Virginia Centennial Commission

11 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, December 31, 1963 (2p)

12 West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., Expenditures to November 30, 1963

13 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Expenditures to December 31, 1963

14 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, September 30, 1963 (5p)

15 West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., Financial Statement, February 29, 1963

16 West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., Financial Statement, December 31, 1963

17 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Budgeted Expenditures A/C 4870-06

18 8/2/62 Denzil Gainer West Virginia Warrant No. 134409


19 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financila Statement,

September 30, 1963 (5p)

20 10/10/63 Elbert Gum C. Sullivan financial transaction

to September 30, 1963

21 Elbert Gum to Carl R. Sullivan re: financial condition of Centennial Commission

at October 31, 1963

22 West Virginia Centennial Commission Financila Statement September 30, projected

to December 31, 1963

23 MS: „8520-06‟ (1962?)

24 West Virginia Centennial Commission Revised Budget approved – March 15, 1963

25 West Virginia Centennial Commission, March 31, 1963

26 computer printout State Auditors office, disbursements by Line item

code, month of June 1964

27 ledger sheet: A/C 8520 Committee expense

28 ledger sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission, Budget and Expenditures,

January 31, 1963

29 ledger sheet: Financial Statement, West Virginia Centennial Commission,

August 31, 1963

30 ledger sheet: 8520 Interest earned

31 ledger sheet: Schedule 1

32 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement

May 31, 1963 (3p)

33 ledger sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission, Account no. 852,

July 1, 1961

34 West Virginia Centennial Commission, total expenditures to April 30, 1963

35 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Revised Budget-Approved, March 15, 1963

36 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial statement, June 30, 1963 (2p)

37 memo: Elbert Gum to Carl R. Sullivan re: Financial statement 7/25/63 (3p)

38 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Revised Budget – approved

March 15, 1963

39 ledger sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial statement

40 ledger sheet: July 31

41 MS: „West Virginia Centennial Commission‟, August 31, 1963

42 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission, July 31, 1963

43 Ledger Sheet: July 31, 1963

44 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., July 31, 1963

45 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., to date July 31, 1963

46 Ledger sheet receipts/expenses/Adjustments

47 Ledger sheet credits/debits

48 Ledger sheet West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement as of

8/2/63

49 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, June 30, 1963 (2p)

50 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, May 31, 1963

51 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement,

June 30, 1963

52 Ledger Sheet: Receipts

53 Ledger Sheet: Expenditures

54 Ledger Sheet: Expenditures

55 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission, Expand through

June 30, 1963

56 7/16/63 Walter Jett Elbert Gum National Youth Science

Camp

57 7/16/63 Walter Jett Elbert Gum National Youth Science

Camp

58 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Revised Budget---Approved March 15, 1963

59 Ledger Sheet: A/C 8520

60 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, June 30, 1963

61 Ledger Sheet: A/C 4870 May 1963

62 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Expenditures through April 30, 1963 (2p)

63 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, June 30, 1963

64 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., Financial Statement, June 31, 1964

65 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., Financial projected to January 15, 1964

66 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, May 3, 1963 (3p)

67 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., November 30, 1963

68 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., November 30, 1963

69 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission, Special account 8520-06,

November 30, 1963

70 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission, Special account 8520-06,

November 30, 1963

71 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Fund Inc., Financial Statement, November 30, 1963

72 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Fund Inc., Projection of receipts and disbursements

to January 15, 1964

73 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Fund Inc., Projection of receipts and disbursements

to October 31, 1963

74 Ledger Sheet: Receipts/Expenditures

75 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Fund, Receipts

76 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Fund, Expenditures

77 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Fund, Expenditures

78 MS: „U.S. Treasury Bills‟ (4p)

79 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., October 31, 1963

80 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, September 30

81 Ledger Sheet: West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, September 30

Unit 51 Financial-Elbert W. Gum (31 items)

1 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, 1/31/63 (3p)

2 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, 11/30/63

3 Financial Report

4 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement as of 8/31/62

5 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Report 8/31/62

6 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement September 30, 1962

7 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement 10/11/62 (5p)

8 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement 10/31/62 (3p)

9 West Virginia Centennial Commission Anticipated Receipts 11/8/62

10 West Virginia Centennial Commission Anticipated Receipts 11/16/62

11 West Virginia Centennial Commission Revised Budget – approved March 15, 1963 (2p)

12 Report of Medallion sales/Report on Showboat Rhododendren

13 Centennial Budget

14 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Budget Request, November 16, 1962

15 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Comparison of Budgeted and actual costs,

November 1962 thru February 1963 (3p)

16 West Virginia Centennial Commission Budget Request for November 1962 to completion

17 West Virginia Centennial Commission Budget Request, November 16, 1962 (2p)

18 West Virginia Centennial Commission Expenditures to September 30, 1963 (2p)

19 West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., September 30, 1963 (2p)

20 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, December 31, 1963 (2p)

21 MS: West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, December 31, 1963 (6p)

22 West Virginia Centennial Fund Inc., Financial Statement, March 31, 1964 (4p)

23 Budget Request for 1963-64 (3p)

24 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Revised Budget – Approved March 15, 1963 (2p)

25 Ledger Sheets: West Virginia Centennial Funds (3p)

26 Ledger Sheets: West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement,

February 28, 1963 (4p)

27 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, February 28, 1963 (3p)

28 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, March 31, 1963 (3p)

29 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, April 30, 1963 (3p)

30 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement, June 30, 1963 (3p)

31 State of West Virginia Signature Card

Unit 52 Fish Tag Contest (31 items)

1 Fish tags

2 12/18/62 C. Sullivan Peter Zurbuch tag contest (3p)

3 1/29/63 Peter Zurbuch C. Sullivan prize awards

4 2/4/63 C. Sulilvan ______________ prize awards (3p)

5 2/8/63 Warden M. Lane ______________ tag contest

6 2/26/63 E. Robbins C. Sullivan fishing promotion

7 3/7/63 C. Sullivan Oliver Outboard equipment

Motors contribution

8 3/13/63 E. A. Allen C. Sullivan equipment contribution

9 3/13/63 Paul Springer C. Sullivan equipment contribution

10 3/13/63 Deane Gray C. Sullivan refusing to contribution

Equipment

11 3/15/63 G. H. Bemis C. Sullivan equipment contribution

12 3/15/63 T. F. Bubin C. Sullivan refusing to contribution

equipment

13 3/15/63 J. L. Beach ____________ equipment contribution

14 3/19/63 C. Sullivan J. L. Beach acknowledgement of

receipt of gift

15 3/19/63 C. Sullivan Paul Springer acknowledgment of

receipt of gift

16 3/19/63 C. Sullivan George Bemis acknowledgment of

receipt of gift

17 4/17/63 Fred Hall C. Sullivan trophies

18 4/18/63 C. Sullivan Fred Hall trophies

19 Memo: Ernest A. Bartels to T. R. Samsell, et al,

re: Tackle manufacturers (2p)

20 Memo: Pete Zurbuch to those concerned

re: Assistant coordinator-West Virginia Centennial Fish Tagging Contest.

21 Memo: Pete Zurbuch to Carl R. Sullivan, et at

re: prizes for tagged fish contest (2p)

22 Memo: Carl Sullivan to T. R. Samsell

re: fish tagging contest

23 Memo: Peter Zurbuch to Gordon Palmer

re: programs for awarding of centennial tagged fish prizes

24 Memo: Carl Sullivan to Pete Samsell

re: major prize for contest

25 West Virginia Centennial Fish Tagging Program (First Draft) (6p)

26 West Virginia Centennial Commission, 10,000 West Virginia Centennial Fish Tags (2p)

27 The Grand Prize Drawing of the Centennial Tagged Fish Contest (program) (3p)

28 Tee-Nee Trailer Company (invoice) (3p)

29 (Production Order) Rubber Fabricators, Inc.

30 Charles F. Orvis Co. (invoice) (2p)

31 West Virginia Centennial Tagged Fish Contest (poster)


BOX 3

Unit 52 Newspaper Clipping

Name of Paper: Date: Article title: Unit removed from:

West Central Tri- 11/10/1962 She sell West Virginia 3-38-4

Bune, Willmar, Minn. with a song

Herald-Advertiser, 4/21/1963 Centennial circus opens here 3-41-1

Huntington April 30 (advertisement)

Herald-Advertiser, 4/21/1963 Camden Park opens April 27th


BOX 4

Unit 1 Governor W. W. Barron (6 items)


1 West Virginia Centennial Commission, White Sulphur Springs, November 16, 1961 (4p)

2 Proposed remarks for Gov. Barron for introduction to ½ hour Centennial television show (2p)

3 West Virginia on the Move; Keep West Virginia clean, Governor Barron‟s Clean Up Program;

Annual Report (booklet)

4 List to get Governor‟s letter; county chairmen appointments

5 Keep West Virginia Clean, Inc. (5p)

6 Proclamation: West Virginia Week, June 17-June 23, 1962

Unit 2 Governor‟s Honor Roll (3 items)

1 Memo: Emmett J. Bush to All Association Officer‟s and Directors re: proposed

“Honor Roll” campaign (3p)

2 Minutes of meeting to consider proposal for a State Centennial Campaign to increase

Intrastate purchasing and hiring. (5p)

3 Working kit for proposed “Honor Roll” Campaign in connection with West Virginia Centennial

(booklet)

Unit 3 Greenbrier (3 items)

1 4/23/63 Hulett Smith W. R. Blankenship display at the

Greenbrier (6p)

2 5/30/63 Carl Sullivan Hulett Smith exhibit space at the

Greenbrier (2p)

3 MS: „Greenbrier Industrial Conference‟ (3p)

Unit 4 Historical Drama Association (3 items)

1 Memo: Bill Carey to All Board Members

re: “Honey In the Rock”

2 West Virginia Historical Drama Association (diagram)

3 West Virginia Historical Drama Association (diagram) (5p)

Unit 5 Homemaker, W. Va. Centennial (1 item)

1 10/31/62 Carl Sullivan N. G. Ayre Centennial Homemker

Unit 6 Ideas (10 items)

Correspondence:

1 3/13/62 H. E. Edwards S. D. McMillen suggestions for

Centennial

2 3/19/62 Carl Sullivan H. E. Edwards letter of 3/13

3 8/28/62 B. B. Evans, Jr W. W. Barron Daniel Boone Roadside

Park & the 1963

Centennial

4 9/10/62 Pearl Jett Burl Sawyers West Virginia

Federation of Business

and Professional

Women‟s Clubs

5 9/10/62 Pearl Jett Byron Ebery West Virginia

Federation of Business

and Professional

Women‟s Clubs

6 9/12/62 W. W. Barron B. B. Evans letter of 8/28

7 9/17/62 Lloyd Calvert B. B. Evans Charleston Boat

Club

Other Material

8 Idea sheet (4p)

9 Suggestions received for West Virginia Centennial Celebration (6p)

10 West Virginia Centennial Commission, staff meeting, August 19, 1963 (2p)

Unit 7 Job application

Correspondence concerned with job requests. Included the following: Gladys 01

Hitchinson, Carl R. Sullivan, Leota Foreman, William Wallace Barron, Hulett C. Smith,

Carl E. Murrey, Olive Smallwood, Ethel H. Bennett, Ann (Mrs. R. L. ) Sullivan, Julia Ann

Lockridge, Lloyd P. Calvert, Lee Deem, Otis Asbury, Charles Hodel, Gene Hure, Richard

Kennedy Jr., Fay S. Jester, Gail B. Schneider, Shirley Pucket, Gladys Smout, Elbert Gum,

Tobey D. Lytle, Roma T. Arnott, Ronald Z. Wilson, Nellie Lou Byrd, James E. Rippetoe,

W. C. Hoard, Ken Jones, James B. McClain, Stewart Yarbro, H. G. Rhawn, A. L. Hardman,

Ken Hechler, Edward Monis, Everett P. Hartshorn, Aileen Gallagher, Barbara May, David

Goode, Mary Moore Goode, Linda Chandler, Nancy Breisacher, Virgie White

Unit 8 Last Ditch Fund Raising (24 items)

Correspondence:

1 9/29/62 Cecil Highland Carl Sullivan requested list of

names (3p)

2 10/29/62 Charles Hodel W. W. Barron luncheon at

executive

mansion

3 Other materials:

Prospects, Charleston (10p)

4 Prospects, Beckley (2p)

5 Harrison County, September 29, 1962

6 MS: „(list of names)‟

7 9/27/62 E. G. Otey to Carl R. Sullivan re: list of names (2p)

8 Memo: Marilyn E. Lugar to Carl R. Sullivan

re: List of names

9 Bridgeport ---- Harrison County (2p)

10 Prospects, Bluefield (4p)

11 Clarksburg ---- Harrison County (2p)

12 Elkins --- Randolph County

13 Fairmont --- Marion County

14 Mannington ---- Marion County

15 Morgantown ---- Monongahela County

16 Wheeling ---- Ohio County (5p)

17 MS: „Huntington‟

18 Prospects, Parkersburg (2p)

19 Prospects, Huntington (7p)

20 (List of names) (2p)

21 West Virginia Centennial Fund Campaign

22 Finance report from campaign centers and counties

23 MS: „Mr. Otey, Bluefield‟

24 MS: „11/1/62, note from Carl Sullivan‟

Unit 9 Legislature (4 items)

Correspondence:

1 1/23/63 I. Boiarsky Carl Sullivan House Bill No. 86

2 8/9/63 Lloyd Calvert All Dept. heads Legislators Ball Game

3 Other materials

Standing Committees of the House of Delegates, Regular

Session, 1963 (4p)

4 Standing Committees of the Senate, 1963 (4p)

Unit 10 Log Raft (4 items)

1 MS: „Dr. Earl Carl‟

2 MS: “C.S. Collier Jr.‟

3 Preliminary plan for centennial year log raft ride from Braxton County to Charleston

4 11/27/62 Carl R. Sullivan District Engineer log raft

U. S. Army Corps

of Engineers

Unit 11 N ---- Miscellaneous

Correspondence:

1 2/8/62 Carl R. Sullivan National Science Green Bank

Foundation

2 3/9/62 J. Nelson C. Sullivan W.Va. Chapter

Soil conservation

Society of

America

3 3/14/62 C. Sullivan John Nelson letter of 3/9

4 5/31/62 A. L. Wooten Lloyd Calvert copy of Newsletter

5 5/31/62 Ethel Wolf Lloyd Calvert Home Furnishings

Dailey

6 6/5/62 C. Sullivan K. D. Hurley a telephone

Conversation

7 6/5/62 L. Calvert Ethel Wolf Home furnishings

Dailey

8 7/20/62 Delf Norona C. Sullivan ?

9 5/15/63 L. Calvert Leonora Guthrie speech to Licensed

Practical Nurses of

W. Va.

10 9/12/63 L. Calvert H. G. Martin Warwood High School

Band

11 9/12/63 L. Calvert Robt. Willis Warwood High School

Band

12 11/27/61 David S. Davies C. Sullivan New Jersey‟s

Tercentenary History-

Mobile

(includes packet of material on Tercentenary Historymobile) (38p)

13 11/30/61 C. Sullivan D. Davies letter of 11/27

14 6/21/62 D. Davies K. D. Hurley Salem N. J. & Salem

W.Va. (2p)

Unit 12 Correspondence: (15 items)

1 3/20/62 C. Sullivan Hiden Cox Space Science Day

2 1/29/63 Ken Hechler C. Sullivan Ford Eastman

3 1/31/63 C. Sullivan Policy Committee of “Science in the

NASA Centennial”

4 2/3/63 John Draper C. Sullivan W. Va. Academy of

Science (2p)

5 2/18/63 Ken Hechler C. Sullivan Ford Eastman

6 3/25/63 C. Sullivan John Draper National Youth Science

Camp (2p)

7 5/18/63 Ken Hechler C. Sullivan National Youth Science

Camp (2p)

8 5/16/63 C. Sullivan D. Slayton astronaut at Science

Camp

9 5/20/63 Ken Hechler C. Sullivan astronaut at Science

Camp

10 6/6/63 C. Sullivan E. Logan letter of 1/6/63 to

Major Slayton

11 6/11/63 C. Sullivan Shelby Thompson National Youth

Science Camp (2p)

12 6/11/63 C. Sullivan M. S. Carpenter Order of the 35th Star

(2p)

13 6/11/63 C. Sullivan --------------------- Sciences in the

Centennial

14 Feb. 2, 1962 – Washington, D. C. (Memo?)

15 The six orbits of Sigma 7; Walter M. Schirra‟s Space Flight

Oct. 3, 1962 (booklet)

Unit 13 Natural Resources (13 items)

Correspondence:

1 11/27/62 A. W. Kelly C. Sullivan forest fire tower sites

(4p)

2 12/5/62 C. Sullivan A. W. Kelly letter of 11/27

3 2/29/63 Geo. Breiding C. Sullivan nature camps

4 3/18/63 C. Sullivan G. Breiding W. Va. camping

Roundup (2p)

5 6/3/63 Jack Larmoyeaux L. Calvert Bowen National Fish

Hatchery

6 6/3/63 Lloyd Calvert J. Larmoyeaux letter of 6/3

Other material:

7 Oglebay Camps

8 news release: “The emphasis is on family tent camping” (2p)

9 State Parks and Forests (3)

10 Huntington-Fishing acres

11 Monongahela National Forest

12 “The great power transport contest,”

Investor‟s Reader, no. 1, vol. 40, Jan. 2, 1963, p. 1-3.

13 Hunting and fishing in West Virginia (speech) (7p)

Unit 14 99th Birthday (5 items)

Correspondence:

1 6/21/62 Paul Watlington H. Ward Christopher Cavalry Baptist

Church choir

2 6/23/62 H. W. Christopher P. B. Watlington Cavalry Baptist

Church choir

3 7/31/62 J. F. Strong C. Sullivan invocation (2p)

4 8/9/62 C. Sullivan J. Streng invocation

5 Memo: Carl R. Sullivan to Mr. Trotter re: West Virginia‟s

99th birthday

celebration

Unit 15 O ---- Miscellaneous (32 items)

1 2/22/62 C. Sullivan Jordan Palmer West Virginia Conser

Vation, Feb. 1962

2 3/1/62 J. Perry Hulett Smith inquiry about state

3 3/8/62 Hulett Smith John Perry letter of Mar. 1

4 3/16/62 C. Sullivan John Perry letter of Mar. 1

5 3/30/62 John Scherlacher Lloyd Calvert W. Va. Travel Clinic

6 3/4/62 Lloyd Calvert J. Scherlacher W. Va. Travel Clinic

7 5/12/62 Arthur Prichard C. Sullivan slide series

8 5/16/62 C. Sullivan Arthur Prichard slide series

9 6/14/62 W. W. Barron E. T. Kennedy W. Va. supplement

In New York Times

10 6/20/62 James Fawcett C. Sullivan request for Sullivan to

give a speech

11 6/29/62 C. Sullivan Helen Pratt agreement to give a

Speech

12 7/6/62 Mrs. J. C. Pratt C. Sullivan speech

13 7/13/62 C. Sullivan Lee C. Tait Chesapeake & Potomac

14 7/14/62 J. Jones Lloyd Calvert Social Studies teachers

Workshop

15 7/17/62 Lloyd Calvert Mim Jones Social Studies teachers

Workshop

16 7/26/62 C. Sullivan Helen Pratt letters of 6/29 & 7/6

17 8/13/62 Glenn Taylor C. Sullivan Mingo County Tax

Payers Assoc.

18 8/24/62 C. Sullivan Jack Vorbach tree farm inspector

Record

19 8/29/62 C. Sullivan Glenn Taylor Mingo County Tax-

Payers Assoc.

20 9/21/62 Homer Holt C. Sullivan New York trip,

10/15

21 9/26/62 C. Sullivan Homer Holt New York trip,

10/15

22 9/26/62 Jack Stalnaker W. Va. Centennial Lions Club float

Commission

23 9/29/62 Lloyd Calvert J. Stalnaker letter of 9/26

24 12/2/62 John Killoran C. Sullivan photos of the Buffalo

Creek and Gauley

Railroad

25 12/8/62 C. Sullivan J. Killoran photos of the Buffalo

Creek and Gauley

Railroad

26 Other material

(“File under Alfred Stern”) “Jubilee deficit $400,000; final program today”

(3p)

27 Memo: Secretary of State & Ex Officio Secretary of the Board of Public Works to all

State Departments concerning in-state travel regulations. (9/17/60) re: subsistence

Payment

28 Memo no. 231: Helen M. Thompson to League Member Orchestras and Women‟s

Associations (1/4/60) re: Symphony balls. (15p)

29 Memo: C. Sullivan to Members of the Executive Committee (8/2/62) re: organization

of Centennial Commission staff.

30 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Staff Responsibilities (3p)

31 Proposed organization of Centennial Administration, 8/3/62 (2 copies)

32 Proposed organization of Centennial Administration, 1/16/63

Unit 16 Orange Bowl (4 items)

Correspondence:

1 11/12/62 E. E. Seiler Don Potter float (2p)

2 11/15/62 Don Potter E. E. Seiler float

3 11/20/62 C. Sullivan E. E. Seiler Rotarian float (2p)

Other material

4 (brochure) See at the Great, Miami Orange Bowl Festival „63

Unit 17 “Our Star on the Flag” (10 items)

Correspondence, invoices concerning the printing of the all process color illustrated centennial

promotion brochure.

Unit 18 P ----Miscellaneous (64 items)

Correspondence:

1 12/12/61 Gerald Titus C. Sullivan pre-centennial business

2 1/11/62 Dorothy Malloy -------------------- Service Clubs of

Charleston Public Affairs

Dinner (2p)

3 1/15/62 Julius Singleton C. Sullivan Commission Meeting of 1/20

4 1/17/62 C. Sullivan Gerald Titus W. Va. Forest Industries

Development Council

5 1/23/62 C. Sullivan J. Stidham Stidham‟s poem

6 1/23/62 C. Sullivan Mrs. J. Scott W. Va. Federation of Women‟s

Clubs

7 1/31/62 C. Sullivan Eddie Stump letters to John Gast

8 2/13/62 W. Aeschbacher State Centennial Nebraska State Centennial

Commission

9 2/23/62 C. Sullivan W. Aeschbacher W. Va. Centennial

10 3/7/63 Sherman West Bill Turley & Co. manufacturers of the W.Va.

state flag

11 3/10/62 C. Sullivan Mrs. F. Peterson February commission meeting

12 3/12/62 Lloyd Calvert Page Pitt feature class

13 3/12/62 C. Sullivan J. Shanklin centennial sign

14 3/15/62 Mrs. P. Smith C. Sullivan Romney Bicentennial

15 3/19/62 C. Sullivan Randall Strother photograph

16 3/20/62 Mary Lewis C. Sullivan Strawberry Festival (4p)

17 3/8/62 C. T. Sydenstricker C. Sullivan Premium List

18 4/4/62 Lloyd Calvert C. T. Sydenstricker Premium List

19 5/14/62 Rudolph Pins L. Calvert Wheeling Market Facts

20 5/19/62 Kellie Peppers C. Sullivan “Mother of the year”

21 5/21/62 C. Sullivan Mrs. Porter Smith Romney Bicentennial

22 5/22/62 L. Calvert Rudolph Pins Market Facts (brochure)

23 5/29/62 C. Sullivan Harry Seawell brochure for Centennial

Commission

24 6/13/62 C. Sullivan John Saldini Calvert Distillers Co.

25 6/18/62 Henry Bias Charles Hodel suspension of banners

26 6/22/62 John Strong C. Sullivan 99th birthday

27 6/29/62 C. Sullivan John Strong 99th birthday

28 6/29/62 W. G. Whitman C. Sullivan centennial sign

29 7/2/62 C. Sullivan Howard Whetsell centennial sign

30 7/3/62 C. Sullivan Howard Carson/ suspension of banner

Julius Singleton (2p)

31 7/3/62 C. Sullivan Burl Sawyers “red carpet” treatment

32 7/3/62 (Correspondence between to motorists Carl R. Sullivan and William

H. Eells re: Henry Ford Proclamation). (11p)

33 7/6/62 Pamela Turnure Mrs. J. Peppers publication of a book

34 7/13/62 Robert Button C. Sullivan furniture tubing

35 7/17/62 L.Calvert Sam Snead publicity for centennial

36 7/21/62 Cread Sions C. Sullivan Tri-County Fair

37 7/23/62 C. Sullivan Jay Graham aluminum tubing

38 7/25/62 C. Sullivan Cread Sions Tri-County Fair

39 8/3/62 John Sherman C. Sullivan W. Va. Centennial (17p)

40 8/7/62 B. Sawyers C. Sullivan “red carpet” Treatment (2p)

41 8/10/62 C. Sullivan Burl Sawyers “red carpet” treatment

42 8/13/62 E. T. Kennedy Centennial ad in New York Times

Commission

43 8/23/62 Mrs. John Peppers C. Sullivan The Young Mrs. Blennerhassett

(2p)

44 9/7/62 L. Calvert Betty Hornbeck Whiligig article (2p)

45 9/18/62 Donald Stark W. W. Varron centennial stationary

46 9/24/62 L. Calvert Donald Stark centennial stationary

47 9/27/62 C. Sullivan James Griffin Sears Roebuck & Co.

48 10/1/62 Jennings Randolph R. J. Tephaback employment for

West Virginians (2p)

49 10/6/62 R. J. Tephabock C. Sullivan employement for West

Virginians (2p)

50 10/9/62 R. F. Sperring C. Sullivan Centennial Speech on

Industrial development

51 10/1/62 C. Sullivan R. J. Tephabock arranging meeting

52 12/8/62 Hulett Smith W. C. Diefenbach Statewide tour and show

to promote physical

fitness (4p)

53 1/25/63 J. B. Wooldridge C. Sullivan centennial stationary (3p)

54 2/14/63 Richard Pauley C. Sullivan requests for information

55 2/26/63 C. Sullivan Richard Pauley letter of 2/14

56 Mrs. L. M. C. Sullivan thank you note

Milstead, Jr.

Other materials

57 Memo: Hulett C. Smith to Carl Sullivan (5/25/62)

re: Detroit‟s 250th Anniversary

58 Memo: Carl Sullivan to Hulett C. Smith (5/31/62)

re: ?

59 Memo: Carl Sullivan to members of Executive Committee (6/4/62)

re: Alfred Stern (4p)

60 Memo: Carl R. Sullivan to James Phillips (8/7/62)

re: letter of July 30

61 Memo: Lloyd and Sonis to General Staff (12/31/62)

re: material to be stenciled and duplicated in mail room

62 MS: „Regis Schiffbauer‟

63 (place card) – West Virginia Centennial

64 Centennial Commission Meeting, Agenda, 6/29/62

Unit 19 Painting and Sculpture (5 items)

1 Metro‟s special West Virginia Centennial Celebration supplement (poster)

2 The centennial and the tourist (8p)

3 West Virginia 1963 centennial Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture (brochure)

4 Centennial Exhibition of Painting and Scripture (booklet)

Unit 20 Pamphlets – Data – Miscellaneous (9 items)

1 Artist, Cartoonists, Editors

2 Labor and Management Notables

3 Military, Political Figures

4 Music, Theatre

5 Sports Figures

6 Attorneys

7 Tournament of champions, Charleston, West Virginia Week,

June 16-22, 1957 (tentative program)

8 (place mat) (2p)

9 What the West Virginia Story Means to You…

Unit 21 Parades (7 items)

1 4/29/63 Jennings Randolph C. Sullivan President‟s trip

to W. Va.

2 5/14/63 C. Sullivan J. Randolph Parade of Flag

Other material

3 West Virginia Centennial Commission Parade Committee (2p)

4 Centennial Year Parades (4p)

5 Centennial Parade Formation, section 1 (2p)



Unit 22 Parade of Flags (15 items)

1 12/20/62 W. C. Handlan C. Sullivan Parade of Flags (3p)

2 3/2/63 C. Sullivan W. C. “Tom” Pageant of Flags

Sawyer

3 4/12/63 Hulett Smith W. C. Handlan Parade of Flags conference

4 5/2/63 C. Sullivan W. W. Barron Parade of Flags

5 5/6/63 W. C. Handlan C. Sullivan letter of 5/20

6 5/7/63 W. C. Handlan C. Sullivan invitation to parade (2p)

7 5/8/63 C. Sullivan Jack Carpenter Governor‟s attendance at

Parade

8 5/14/63 L. Calvert Ray George tentative itinerary

9 5/15/63 W. C. Handlan C. Sullivan bus assignments (3p)

10 5/22/63 C. Sullivan Forrest Stalnaker Washington parade

11 5/22/63 C. Sullivan Earl McConnell Washington parade

12 5/22/63 C. Sullivan L. J. Smith Washington parade

13 6/15/63 L. Calvert J. Hoffman final confirmation of plan

for parade in Charleston (2p)

Other material

14 “Parade of Flags”

15 West Virginia Centennial “Parade of Flags” Salutes the President and Congress.

Unit 23 Personnel (28 items)

Various forms, correspondence, and resumes dealing with the personnel of the Centennial

Commission. Including the following: Charle W. Stanley, Thomas R. McHugh, Jack Gentry,

Carl R. Sullivan, Alvin McCorkle, William H. Heazelle, Mary C. Parson, Tobey D. Lytle, Elbert

Gum, Mosis Khuri, Harold Duane Morgan, Sherman Wes, Charles Hodel, Evelyn S. Borstein,

Mary V. Rhodes, Louis Anthony Martino, George Spruce, David Hiester, Kaye M. Ferguson,

Barbara A. Donds, Robert C. Schuman, Samuel Franklin Hicks, Mr. John (Bette) Atkinson,

Virginia Capoge.

Unit 24 Personnel – Leave Records (27 items)

Includes the following: Elbert Gum, Evelyn S. Borstein, Phyllis Meadows, Carl R. Sullivan,

Helen Durst, Duane Morgan, Jean Guthries, Tom McHugh, Janice Wheeling, Ray Evans, Don

Flesher, Edythe Brigode, Lloyd Calvert, William Feazell, Samuel P. Carter, Jack Gentry, Dorothy

Callison, Harold Hamby, Mary V. Rhodes, Don Flesher, Sherman R. West, Odella Sigman, Mary

Parson, Jarrett R. Starkey, Berneice C. Gladwell, Mary Sonis

Unit 25 Population Centers (16 items)

1 West Virgina Population Centers

2 1960 Census of Population, West Virginia (2p)

3 Charleston

4 Beckley

5 Wheeling

6 Parkersburg

7 Martinsburg

8 Morgantown

9 Fairmont

10 Clarksburg

11 Elkins

12 Princeton-Bluefield

13 Welch

14 Huntington

15 West Virginia Population Centers

16 Population Centers, 1890-1960 (2p)

Unit 26 Press Conference (2 items)

1 10/17/62 Edwin Lett Hazlett Cochran Journal of Commerce

(2p)

2 MS: „Press conference-Centennial office – November 28, 1962‟

Unit 27 Press Releases (2 items)

1 West Virginia‟s 1963 Centennial Celebration…” (2p)

2 Facts to be presented to a prospective Centennial Director (2p)

Unit 28 R ----- Miscellaneou (33 items)

Correspondence


1 2/20/62 Sandra Runner C. Sullivan paying for typing

& Mary Jane Jacquet

2 2/27/62 C. Sullivan Sandra Runner letter of 2/20

Mary Jacquet

3 3/5/62 Lynn Richardson C. Sullivan centennial charm

4 3/12/62 Don Flesher Joe Brossart glossy prints

5 3/15/62 C. Sullivan Lynn Richardson letter of 3/5/

6 4/13/62 Robert Pine Sully (C. Sullivan) summer outing

7 4/14/62 C. Sullivan Robert Pine summer outing

8 5/27/62 Fred Rohrbough C. Sullivan The Rohrbough Family

9 7/18/62 L. Calvert Jennings Randolph Mr. Trumans appearance

10 7/23/62 Jennings Randolph C. Sullivan “Our Star on the Flag”

11 7/31/62 C. Sullivan Jennings Randolph letter of 7/23

12 8/2/62 Sylvia Ragon L. Calvert Department Store Economist

(2p)

13 8/6/62 L. Calvert C. P. Renick story of the centennial on

Employment and Industrial

Review

14 8/8/62 Charles Rose C. Sullivan West Virginia Society of the

District of Columbia

15 8/13/62 C. Sullivan Charles Rose letter of 8/8 (3p)

16 8/15/62 W. W. Barron National Restaurant promotion and publicity

Assoc.

17 8/20/62 Jennings Randolph C. Sullivan place mat

18 8/22/62 L. Calvert Sylvia Ragon Department Store Economist

19 8/23/62 C. Sullivan Jennings Randolph place mat

20 9/10/62 Haze Cochran C. Sullivan “ham” radio operators

21 --------- C. Sullivan L. Calvert Charles Ryan

22 9/12/62 L. Calvert Charles Ryan WSAZ-TV

23 9/12/62 L. Calvert Haze Cochran “Hams” president

24 1/14/62 Virginia Raad C. Sullivan year of Debussy centenary (4p)

25 1/25/63 C. Sullivan Virginia Raad Debussy Centenary

26 2/6/63 H. E. Steele C. Sullivan use of emblem

27 2/11/63 C. Sullivan H. E. Steel use of emblem

28 2/13/63 C. Sullivan John Johnson Ritchie County Fair

29 5/13/63 L. Calvert Charles Ross “Centennial Bells”

30 12/2/63 Barbara Reith West Virginia “Our Star on the Flag”

Centennial

Other material

31 Staff, W. Va. Centennial Commission

32 West Virginia State Restaurant Assoc., Membership Roster (5p)

33 W. Va. Vocation Rehabilitation, 41st Annual Report

Unit 29 Randolph Singers-Wheeling (3 times)

1 10/10/62 Henry Aaron C. Sullivan National press release

2 10/11/62 Paul Elbin C. Sullivan recommendation for Jack

Randolph

3 Wheeling Symphony Orchestra (brochure)

Unit 30 Road Commission (1 item0

1 A Long Way in a Short Time; from 1 ½ miles of concrete road at Williamstown, Wood

Co., in 1911, to (interstate) roads to a greater W. Va. (20p)

Unit 31 Rose Bowl (23 items)

1 7/3/62 W. C. Handlan C. Sullivan promotional activities

2 7/9/62 C. Sullivan W. C. Handlan letter of 7/3/ (2p)

3 10/10/62 Ken Hechler Malcolm Bowman Vinson High School

Band

4 10/15/62 Glenn Taylor Malcolm Bowman Vinson High School Band

5 10/15/62 Marv Ives James Hoy Vinson High School Band

6 11/3/62 Music Committee C. Sullivan Vinson High School Band

W. Va. Centennial

Commission

7 11/5/62 W. W. Barron Malcolm Bowman Vinson High School Bank (2p)

8 11/8/62 C. Sullivan E. W. Ebert Rose Bowl Float (2p)

9 12/11/62 R. Brown Mary Sonis tickets to Rose Bowl

10 12/11/62 G. E. Alter, Jr. C. Sullivan Rose Bowl float

11 1/1/63 Mrs. Raymond E. C. Sullivan queen‟s expenses

(Virginia Y.)

Bowen

12 1/11/63 C. Sullivan James W. Stokes Rose Bowl float

13 1/11/63 C. Sullivan Ed Jaynes

14 1/22/63 C. Sullivan Virginia Bowen Centennial Queens

15 3/15/63 Edgar Jaynes C. Sullivan state of money for float (3p)

16 3/21/63 C. Sullivan E. Jaynes “Rosebowl Float” memorandum

17 MS: „Rose Bowl Parade‟ (2p)

18 MS: „Rose Bowl Parade‟ (3p)

19 MS: „Mr. Sullivan‟

20 MS: „Called Ed Jaynes‟ (2p)

21 MS: „Rose Bowl Parade, Mr. Sullivan‟

22 photo: Rose Bowl float

Unit 32 Rulings – Personnel Changes (32 items)

Correspondence concerning changes in the budget and creating positions for the centennial

Commission.

Unit 33 Seminar, Centennial Industrial (3 items)

1 1/15/63 J. D. Little C. Sullivan Industrial Executives

2 MS: „From Margot D. Colez‟

3 Easter time at the Greenbrier (brochure)

Unit 34 Sears & Roebuck (6 items)

1 10/31/62 W. W. Barron A. T. Cushman Sears Roebuck & Co.

2 Draft of item #1

3 10/31/62 C. Sullivan J. T. Griffin participation of Sears in the

Centennial

4 11/3/62 C. Sullivan J. T. Griffin Art Committee

5 MS: „Sears Roebuck‟ (4p)

6 MS: „La Grange, III.”

Unit 35 Slides (2 items)

1 “It‟s West Virginia!” (script) (10p)

2 “It‟s West Virginia” rev. 6/30/62 (8p)

Unit 36 Solicitation Letters and Lists (22 items)


Correspondence concerning the legality of solicitation, requests for and receipts of

Contributions, and lists of companies who might possibly contribute.

Unit 37 Speakers Bureau (2 items)

1 list of telephone companies

2 list of speakers (4p)

Unit 38 Statehood Day (73 items)

Correspondence:

1 2/12/63 Tom Murphy Robert Byrd centennial train

2 2/13/63 Sue Ann DiBacco W.Va. Centennial “You Have What it Takes

Commission To Be President” (2p) (poem)

3 2/13/63 R. Byrd C. Sullivan President‟s attendance

at Statehood Celebration in

Charleston

4 2/20/63 C. Sullivan R. Byrd letter of 2/13 (2p)

5 2/22/63 L. Calvert Sue Ann DiBacco “You Have What it Takes to Be

President”

6 2/28/63 R. Bryd C. Sullivan Statehood Day ceremonies

7 3/1/63 R. Bryd C. Sullivan President‟s attendance at

Statehood Celebration in

Charleston (2p)

8 3/7/63 C. Sullivan R. Byrd letter of 3/1

9 3/25/63 C. Sullivan Andy Brennen Walter Brennen

10 4/8/63 Evelyn Fowler C. Sullivan Walter Brennen

11 4/18/63 C. Sullivan R. Bryd President‟s attendance at

Statehood celebration in

Charleston

12 4/22/63 Jennings Randolph C. Sullivan letter of 4/18 to Senator Bryd

13 4/23/63 Robert Byrd C. Sullivan President‟s participation in

Statehood Day (2p)

14 4/26/63 Kenneth O‟Donnell Governor President‟s participation in

Statehood Day

15 5/1/63 lul C. Sullivan celebrities with birthdays on

June 20

16 5/2/63 C. Sullivan Curtis Trent Robert Kennedy‟s participation

in Statehood Day

17 5/9/63 Ward Elliott Richard Vaughn Ferko String Band (4p)

18 5/10/63 C. Sullivan Burl Sawyers a centennial parade (2p)

19 5/14/63 Tom Murphy Richard Vaughn Ferko String Band

20 5/15/63 G. Spruce W. Lane request to use Kanawha River

on Statehood Day

21 5/17/63 John Shanklin C. Sullivan alternate plan for June 20

22 5/17/63 C. Sullivan Victor Holt Statehood Day

23 5/17/63 George Spruce Norman Fagan “Honey in the Rock”

24 5/17/63 W. W. Barron Robert Kennedy his attendance at Statehood

Day celebration

25 5/20/63 Burl A. Sawyers C. Sullivan centennial parade

26 5/22/63 C. Sullivan Charles Yeager Honorary Parade Marshall

27 5/22/63 W. W. Barron Arthur Goldburg participation in Statehood Day

28 5/22/63 Tom Murphy Richard Vaughn Ferko String Band (3p)

29 5/29/63 J. Johnson Centennial Chairman horse-drawn vehicles

30 5/29/63 J. Johnson Agricultural worker horse-drawn vehicles

31 5/29/63 J. Johnson County Agent horse-drawn vehicles

32 5/29/63 Tom Murphy Mrs. W. B. Snyder Boy Choir

33 5/30/63 C. Sullivan Burl Sawyers letter of 5/20

34 5/31/63 Ray George Pauline Laycock centennial parade

35 5/31/63 Ray George L. J. Banks centennial parade

36 5/31/63 Ray George Clarence Ramsey centennial parade

37 5/31/63 Ray George J.T. Walker centennial parade

38 5/31/63 Ray George Wallace Pickett centennial parade

39 6/3/63 C. Sullivan Harry Hoffman promotion

40 6/3/63 C. Sullivan E. M. Johnson promotion

41 6/4/63 C. Sullivan Otto Boles benches

42 6/4/63 Herbert Marsh Lloyd Calvert flagpoles

43 6/4/63 Victor Holt C. Sullivan Goodyear blimp

44 6/4/63 C. Sullivan Otto Boles benches

45 6/5/63 Charles Yeager C. Sullivan honorary parade marshall

46 6/7/63 C. Sullivan John Shanklin Charleston decorations

47 6/7/63 C. Sullivan J. Kemp McLaughlin reception committee for

Charles Yeager

48 6/7/63 C. Sullivan Jennings Randolph invitation to Statehood Day

49 6/7/63 C. Sullivan John Shanklin Charleston decorations

50 6/10/63 Cecil Underwood C. Sullivan June 20 ceremonies

51 6/11/63 Walter Miller Chamber of parade in Charleston

Commerce

52 6/11/63 George Spruce Carl Flaugher centennial cake (3p)

53 6/11/63 Homer Holt C. Sullivan Statehood ceremonies

54 6/11/63 Harley O. Staggers C. Sullivan Statehood ceremonies

55 6/11/63 Jennings Randolph C. Sullivan Statehood ceremonies

56 6/11/63 C. Sullivan Fred Ehle ox roast

57 6/12/63 Okley Patterson C. Sullivan Statehood activities

58 6/12/63 William Marland C. Sullivan Statehood day

59 6/12/63 C. Sullivan W. W. Barron birthday breakfast

60 6/13/63 Elizabeth Kee Tom Murphy Statehood day

61 6/13/63 Elizabeth Kee C. Sullivan Statehood day

62 6/14/63 George Spruce John Shanklin cake cutting

63 6/14/63 James Bivens Eugene Roland Statehood Day

Celebration

Other materials

64 Memo: Carl Sullivan to W.W. Barron re: President‟s participation in

Statehood Day ceremonies

65 Memo: Lloyd Calvert to Richard Kyle re: Rock Hudson (5/14/63)

66 Memo: Carl R. Sullivan to Natalie Austin and Kemp McLaughlin re: ox

roast tickets (6/10/63)

67 Memo: Carl Sullivan to William Burchett re: ox roast (6/10/63)

68 Memo: Carl Sullivan to Natalie Austin and Kemp McLaughlin

re: follow up to ox roast memo (no. 66) (6/13/63)

69 Draft of suggested letter to Robert Kennedy from Gov. Barron

70 Draft of suggested letter of Justice Goldberg from Gov. Barron (2p)

71 Advance for release re: material on Statehood Day ceremonies (9p)

72 Public Press Conference, May 29, 1963 (3p)

73 Initial planning session for Statehood Day ceremony and activities (3p)

Unit 39 Status Report (1 item)

1 Memo: (7/25/62) Carl R. Sullivan to West Virginia Centennial Commission

Members re: Current Status of Centennial planning (8p)

Unit 40 Telethon (9 items)

1 8/6/62 C. Sullivan W. W. Barron centennial Press Conference

2 8/6/62 C. Sullivan Tom Ellington Tel-a-thon

3 8/28/62 L. B. Clawson Brent Lowther WWVA Jamboree

4 9/24/62 Beatrice K. Runyon Louis Housman public relations campaign

5 10/1/62 Jack Gentry C. Sullivan telerama minutes (2p)

6 10/6/62 Jack Gentry -------------------- Dave Ganoway

Other material

7 Memo: Jack Gentry to all county chairmen and Finance chairman re: telethon

8 MS: „Telethon‟ (2p)

9 To all West Virginia Television Stations: re: epot announcements

Unit 41 Texaco (1 item)

1 Memo: (12/4/62) LU Leslie to Mr. Sullivan re: Texaco travel brochure

Unit 42 U ----- Miscellaneous (8 items)

Correspondence:

1 2/15/62 Evelyn Borstein United Airlines, credit

Inc.

2 5/31/62 John Johnson C. Sullivan Jackie T. Uhl (3p)

3 6/8/62 L. Calvert Jackie Uhl Clean-up project

4 6/25/62 W. W. Barron C. Sullivan Freedom Bond Drive (2p)

5 1/14/63 Cecil Underwood C. Sullivan creation of the centennial

Commission

6 1/15/63 C. Sullivan Cecil Underwood centennial commission

7 7/29/63 Keith Black C. Sullivan Miss U. S. A. Beauty

Pageant (8p)

8 8/1/63 C. Sullivan Keith Black Miss U.S.A. Beauty

Pageant

Unit 43 V ----- Miscellaneous (51 items)

Correspondence

1 1/14/63 R. K. Van Zandt C. Sullivan West Virginia antiquities

2 1/17/63 C. Sullivan R. K. Van Zandt West Virginia antiquities

Other materials

Volunteer Committee – a list of volunteers, when they can work and their skills, includes

the following: Ethel Bennett, Joan Browne, Helen Brenneman, Elizabeth Campbell,

Laura Jo Carte, Phyllis Casto, Fanny Conrad, Jackie Conway, Thelma Cook, Pauline

Dickson, Mary Lou Dobreff, Louise Foster, Mary Frame, Dorothy Frist, Mrya Grizell,

Christine Hall, Margie Hanna, Phyllis Harold, Pauline Hill, Patty Hubbard, Genie Eler,

Joy Jarrett, Madeline Jones, Janet Ann King, Nancy Kirk, Linda Kisner, Conjetta Kroeger,

Fay Lesher, Lavonne Litton, Doris Mace, Mildred Ann Martin, Sue McElwee, Dorothea

McLaughlin, Elva McNatt, Betty Jane Miller, Helen Norcross, Arlene Pauley, Ann Pollitt,

Edna Price, Barbara Raines, Joyce Reynolds, Elizabeth Rude, Gaye Samples, Karen

Samples, Patty Shanklin, Shirley Stocks, Judy Tittle, Harriet C. Wilson

Unit 44 W ----- Miscellaneous (58 items)

Correspondence:

1 1/862 R. P. McDonough ------------------ Midwest Democratic

Convention (2p)

2 1/22/62 R. P. McDonough ------------------ Midwest Democratic

Convention (2p)

3 1/23/62 C. Sullivan E. V. Morton souvenir items

4 1/26/62 C. Sullivan R. P. McDonough Midwest Democratic

Convention

5 3/3/62 Gerry Kiddy Sherman West centennial mat

6 3/7/62 Don Flesher Gerry Kiddy letter of 3/3

7 3/7/62 Claude Wheeler C. Sullivan WCHS-TV

8 3/12/62 C. Sullivan C. E. Wheeler WCHS-TV

9 3/31/62 Betty Wilson C. Sullivan Barron‟s trip to

Japan (2p)

10 4/4/62 C. Sullivan Betty Wilson publicity and promotion

11 4/6/62 C. Sullivan Walter Gumbell water resources

program (13p)

12 4/6/62 C. Sullivan J. C. Weber, Jr. West Virginia Glass

Co. (2p)

13 4/11/62 Betty Wilson C. Sullivan centennial stamp (2p)

14 4/17/62 C. Sullivan Betty Wilson yerba mate

15 6/12/62 Sarah Wees William Bolden out-of-state W.

Virginian

16 6/15/62 Jake Young Publicity Director centennial book bid

17 6/18/62 C. Sullivan Sarah Wees National League of

American Pen Women

18 7/5/62 C. Sullivan Marrs Wiseman manufacturing in W.Va.

19 7/9/62 C. Sullivan Truman Wright Greenbrier (Hotel)

21 7/16/62 Mary Sonis Jake Young centennial book

22 7/17/62 Lloyd Calvert Jerry West publicity and promotion

23 ------------ Mrs. P. J. Wood Centennial HDQ W.Va. Home Demonstration

Clubs

24 7/17/62 Lloyd Calvert Mrs. P. J. Wood display material

25 7/25/62 Mrs. C. L. Watson Centennial Committee proposed sketch for Centennial

Commission (2p)

26 7/31/62 Lloyd Calvert Mrs. C. L. Watson proposed sketch for Centennial

Commission

27 9/10/62 Arthur Prichard Mary Sonis “It‟s West Virginia” (slides)

28 9/11/62 Sam Snyder W. W. Barron Sam Snyder‟s Water Follies

(2p)

29 9/12/62 ? Mrs. Curtis C. Sullivan Weston Jr. Women‟s Club (2p)

(Pat) Kiddy

30 9/18/62 Sara Wheeler W. W. Barron Cabell Co. Classroom Teachers

Association

31 9/24/62 Lloyd Calvert Sara Wheeling Centennial seal sticker

32 9/24/62 Lloyd Calvert Sam Snyder Water Follies

33 10/2/62 Mary Sonis Arthur Prichard slides

34 9/2/62 Sam Snyder Lloyd Calvert Water Follies

35 10/8/62 L. Calvert Sam Snyder Water Follies

36 1/14/63 C. Sullivan Isabelle Sargent Weekly Reader (4p)

37 2/5/63 C. Sullivan Ed White White‟s editorial in

Gazette-Mail, 2/3/63

38 3/11/63 Claudene Workman W.Va. Centennial Centennial essay on story

HDQ contest

39 3/15/63 L. Calvert Claudene Workman letter of 3/11

40 3/21/63 C. Sullivan Earl Hargrove Cherry Blossom Parade

41 5/2/63 E. W. Gum Schaefer & Seawell W.Va. In Color

42 5/8/63 Charles Hodges C. Sullivan W.Va. In Color

43 5/15/63 L. Calvert Ruth Walker bear stickers

44 5/16/63 Harry Seawell Ralph Watts W.Va. In Color

45 5/20/63 L. Calvert Lulu Winters “Centennial History”

46 7/25/63 C. Sullivan John Jones July 4th ceremonies (2p)

47 8/12/63 Scott Briess C. Sullivan Water Festival

48 8/14/63 C. Sullivan Gene Williams Water Festival

49 8/20/63 Larry Ransinger C. Sullivan gift of a glass apple

50 8/21/63 Harry Seawell C. Sullivan W.Va. In Color

51 8/22/63 C. Sullivan Larry Ransinger gift of a glass apple

Other Material

52 telegram: (4/30/63) Alfred Stern to Carl Sullivan re: Shaefer and Sewall contract

53 telegram: (4/30/63) Schaefer and Seawell to Robinson-Capso‟s-Stern re: contract

54 Centennial Chronology (3p)

55 news release: re: West Virginia in Color (2p)

56 An Invitation to the West Virginia Pavilion, New York World‟s Fair, 1964-1965 (booklet)

(2 copies)

57 photo: Carl R. Sullivan and ? reviewing West Virginia In Color

58 Gordon L. Palmer, “The West Virginia Story” Dodge News Magazine, Aug 1961, p10-13.

Unit 45 West Virginia in Color (32 items)

Material concerning the publication of West Virginia In Color by Schaefer and Seawell

(Parkersburg, W.Va.) for the W.Va. Centennial Commission

Unit 46 W.Va. River Navigation Treaties (5 items)

Correspondence:

1 12/31/62 G. L. Eskew C. Sullivan the treaties (7p)

2 1/6/63 C. Sullivan G.L Eskew the treaties (2p)

3 3/6/63 C. Sullivan G. W. Smith Underwriting publication

Costs

4 3/22/63 G. Wayne Smith C. Sullivan underwriting publication

Costs

5 3/27/63 C. Sullivan G. W. Smith recent letter on underwriting

Costs

Unit 47 West Virginia-Virginia Boundary (12 items)

Correspondence:

1 11/29/62 A. J. Tingler W. Va. Centennial the boundary; and

Commission John Floyd‟s grave (2p)

2 12/7/62 Ross Johnston Charles Harper letter of 11/29

3 12/7/62 C. Sullivan A. J. Tingler letter of 11/29

4 12/10/62 C. Sullivan Paul H. Price boundary dispute

5 12/11/62 James Hupp A. J. Tingler boundary dispute

6 12/12/62 A. J. Tingler Dept. of Archives boundary disput (2p)

& History

7 12/13/62 Paul Price C. Sullivan Allegheny Co. Va. –

Monroe Co., W. Va.

Boundary line (4p)

8 (news paper clipping removed)

9 12/18/62 lul C. Sullivan marking boundary;

Marking Floyd‟s grave

10 12/19/62 C. Sullivan Paul Price boundary dispute

11 For: Dr. Paul H. Price by: James C. Weldon (11/13/62)

re: biographical outline of John Floyd (4p)

12 “Virginia Governors from southwest”

Unit 48 X ----- Miscellaneous (6 items)

1 5/28/62 R. Bowers Otis Asbury art work

2 5/28/62 R. Bowers C. Sullivan color calendars

3 6/12/62 C. Sullivan R. Bowers centennial schedule of events

4 National Youth Science Camp Transportation

5 National Youth Science Camp Automobile Pickup Schedule

6 7/5/62 C. Sullivan --------------------- introducing Richard J. Bowe

Unit 49 Y ----- Miscellaneous (5 items)

1 3/15/62 C. Sullivan Omar Young Union Carbide lending

equipment to Commission

2 6/2/62 Mary Ann Yeager Lloyd Calvert impressionist act

3 6/8/62 L. Calvert Mary Ann Yeager impressionist act

4 7/5/62? Fred Young L. Calvert fund raising (3p)

5 7/12/62 L. Calvert Fred Young letter of 7/5

Unit 50 Youth Legislature (1 item)

1 MS „Centennial Youth Legislature‟ (2p)

Unit 51 All State Band (7 items)

1 5/18/63 Felix Lilly Jack Gentry bus charter

2 Music from West Virginia, the Centennial State (program)

3 inventory of information releases in various cities

4 Add West Virginia High School Band Tour (background)

5 Biographical Sketch-Francis Borkowski

6 John R. Barnes to Members of the band and their parents

re: 1963 tour by the W.Va. All State-Band (4p)

7 West Virginia All-State Band

Unit 52 All State Chorus (8 items)

1 Centennial Governor‟s Chorus of West Virginia (program)

2 County information letter (itinerary)

3 Counties and High Schools represented in All-State chorus

4 Permit: for use of facilities owned by Kanawha County Board of Education

5 Chorus personnel for tour (4p)

6 R. Wayne Hugoboom‟s rendering of expenses

7 Chorus personnel for tour (2p)

8 Map of the tour

Unit 53 Events CALENDAR and Planning (4 items)

1 Memo: (1/18/63) Jack Gentry to all county chairmen

re: general information (2p)

2 West Virginia Centennial Events Calendar (8p)

3 Preliminary West Virginia Centennial Events Calendar (5p)

4 Tentative Schedule of Centennial Events, May 25, 1962 (3p)

Unit 54 Centennial CALENDAR Additions (39 items)

Correspondence:

1 1/63 Bennett Stump ---------------------- Mid Atlantic Regional

Babe Ruth League Baseball

Tournament

2 1/23/63 Dorothy (Mrs. C. Sullivan Garden Clubs

J. Campbell) Palmer

3 1/25/63 Mrs. Ronnie Carder C. Sullivan W.Va. Horseman‟s Assoc.

approved show dates (2p)

4 2/4/63 Homer J. Thacker W.Va. Centennial W.Va‟s largest Christmas

Commission parade

5 2/7/63 Dallas Ogden C. Sullivan S. Charleston Chamber of

Commerce schedule of

Programs

6 2/19/63 Jack Gentry All count chairman County Centennial Calendar

of Events

7 2/22/63 A. E. Raspillaire C. Sullivan S. Charleston High School

Band annual

8 2/25/63 Bill Bess Jack Gentry Cabell County events

9 3/1/63 Ralph E. Pryor Jack Gentry Brooke County events

10 3/2/63 Rose Martin Jack Gentry Randolph County events

11 3/5/63 R. B. Ballard Jack Gentry Monroe County events

12 3/8/63 J. Bright Hern Jack Gentry Greenbrier County events

Other Material

13 Memo: (1/30/63) Robert R. Bowers to Ben Murphree

re: Hardy County events

14 Memo: (2/25/63) re: Wood County events

15 MS: „Tyler‟

16 MS: „Marshall‟

17 MS: „Wayne County‟

18 MS: „Monroe‟

19 MS: „Fayette County‟

20 Braxton Centennial Committee Meets

21 MS: „Nicholas County‟

22 MS: „West Virginia State High School Drama Festival‟

23 County Programs, Corrections (8p)

24 Drams and Pageants

25 5th Annual Square Dance Festival (3p)

26 County Event Calendar, Clay County

27 Fayette County

28 Hardy County Calendar of Events

29 Kanawha County (3p)

30 City of South Charleston, W.Va. (5p)

31 (events calendar) (3p)

32 Monongalia County addition

33 Memo: R. B. Ballard to E. J. Berger re: Places of interest and events to take place in

County. (Monroe Co.) (2p)

34 MS: „West Virginia Mountain State Gospel Singers Association‟ (Nicholas Co.)

35 Raleigh County Centennial Program 1963

36 Randolph County

37 W.Va. Centennial events in Summers County

38 Paden City Labor Day Celebration (Wetzel Co.)

39 Budget, Wood County Committee, West Virginia Centennial (2p)

Unit 55 Civil War Centennial (13 items)

Correspondence:

1 11/29/62 Jack Gentry Fred Grewe Civil War Exhibit for

Wheeling (2p)

2 1/7/63 Martin Fahey Jack Gentry Civil War Exhibit for

Hancock Co.

3 1/11/63 Jack Gentry Martin Fahey exhibit for Hancock Co.

4 2/1/63 James Robertson Boyd Stutler Civil War Centennial

Commission

5 2/4/63 Richard Ralston W.Va. Centennial exhibit at Buckhannon

Commission

6 2/5/63 L. Calvert James Robertson Civil War Centennial

Commission

7 2/6/63 Jack Gentry Richard Ralston exhibit at Buckhannon

8 8/16/59 Delf Norona Charles Hodel Rich Mountain Battlefield

Other material

9 Item for Commission meeting discussion 3/12/62

10 Minutes of a meeting of Civil War Centennial Commission of West Virginia 6/3/60 (3p)

11 Ways in which West Virginia Centennial Commission and Civil War Centennial Commission

of West Virginia can co-operate (4p)

12 phone

13 The All-South Centennial, 1961-1965 (2p)

Unit 56 Civil War Exhibit (13 items)

Correspondence:

1 4/17/63 Robert Byrd C. Sullivan Army‟s Civil War

Exhibit (2p)

2 6/26/63 Richard Tatterson C.O., 150th Civil War Exhibit (2p)

1st How Bn, 201

st

Arty. 1092d Engineer Bn

3 7/9/63 W.Va. Centennial Adjutant Gen. Gene personnel for exhibit

Commission Williams and dates needed

4 7/9/63 W.Va. Centennial Sgt. Gene B. itinerary

Commission Wiseman

5 7/22/63 W. F. McPheron Jack Gentry Civil War island

6 7/22/63 Jack Gentry Phil Harness exhibit for the Forest

Festival

7 7/24/63 Jack Gentry Phil Harness Exhibit at Elkins

8 7/26/63 P. K. Harness Jack H. Gentry letter of 7/24

9 7/28/63 Jack Gentry W. F. McPheron exhibit at Elkins

10 8/163 Jack Gentry Philip Harness OK for exhibit (2p)

11 Memo: W.Va. Centennial Commission to -------------------------------

re: exhibit (2p)

12 Booking sheet 8/6/63

13 Booking sheet 8/14/63

Unit 57 Jaycee Centennial Civic Center Fair, Aug. 12-17. (48 items)

Records, Work Schedule, Summary of reports, and tally of the Jaycee Centennial

Civic Center Fair.

Unit 58 Legislator‟s Ball Game-Aug. 13, 1963 (9 items)

Correspondence:

1 6/25/63 C. Sullivan Howard Myers ball game

2 6/25/63 C. Sullivan Juanita Clark ball game

3 7/12/63 Edythe Brigode Juanita Clark bal game

4 7/31/63 Centennial Com- Legislators & ball game

Judges of the

Supreme Court

5 8/3/63 Edythe Brigode Frank Oliver ball game

6 8/29/63 C. Sullivan Juanita Oliver ball game

7 (envelope) Legislators‟ replies

8 Poster of members of the Senate and House of Delegates

9 Attendance sheet (4p)

Unit 59 Miscellaneous (45)

Correspondence:

1 11/27/62 A. W. Kelly C. Sullian forest fire tower sites (4p)

2 12/5/62 C. Sullivan A. W. Kelly forest fire tower (2p)

3 12/10/62 Jack Gentry Dana Morris Wayne County fire tower

Site

4 12/10/62 Jack Gentry Eddie King Kanawha County fire tower

Site

5 12/10/62 Jack Gentry Edmund Wells Summers County fire tower

Site

6 12/10/62 Jack Gentry Charles Dodd Webster Co. fire tower site

7 12/10/62 Jack Gentry Mary Jo Sharp Pocahontas Co. fire tower site

8 12/10/62 Jack Gentry Luther Borrow Mineral Co. fire tower site

9 12/10/62 Jack Gentry Virginia Williams Hampshire Co. fire tower site

10 9/10/62 L. Calvert Martin Fahey Centennial guest editorial (4p)

11 12/3/62 C. Sullivan Barbour Co. Clerk Century No. 1 and No. 2

12 12/3/62 C. Sullivan Monroe Co. Clerk background material on

Centennial, W.Va.

13 1/26/63 G. Creegan C. Sullivan Puppet Wagon (3p)

14 1/30/63 Jack Gentry G. Creegan Puppet Wagon

16 2/1/63 Jack Gentry Band Director band tours (2p)

17 2/4/63 Fred Nolan Charleston Cen- Nolan Amusement

Tennial Committee Co.

18 2/21/63 Jack Gentry Fred Nolan Concessions

19 2/26/63 Jim Bicknell C. Sullivan routing of the Circus

20 3/1/63 Donald Wright Centennial “Bozo, the Clown”

Committee

21 3/6/63 Jack Gentry D. Wright “Bozo, the Clown”

22 3/19/63 W. F. McPheron Jack Gentry Civil War Exhibit

Memoranda

23 9/6/62 Jack Gentry to all county and finance chairman

re: Telerama

24 9/13/62 To all county chairman and Chambers of Commerce

re: soliciting sales of merchandise (2p)

25 3/19/63 Jack Gentry to all county chairmen

re: beautification and cleanup

26 3/29/63 Jack Gentry to all county chairmen

re: general information

27 4/21/63 Jack Gentry to Commission Members

re: Centennial Govenor‟s Chorus of West Virginia (3p)

28 5/22/63 Carl Sullivan to Members of the Legislature and of the Supreme Court

re: Statehod Day Ceremonies (4p)

29 9/16/63 Carl Sullivan to all county chairmen

re: Centennial Time Capsule

30 10/5/62 Carl Sullivan to all county chairmen

re: “John Brown‟s Body” (2p)

31 Notes on County Coordination Meeting (2p)

32 Handbook for County Chairman (19p)

33 Program of events in Marion County

34 Memorandum relative to Hancock County Centennial

Meeting, 9/4/62 (8p)

35 Kanawha

36 The Governor‟s personal message to county centennial

Workers

37 (Proofs) Gresham Printing Co.

38 Minutes, Traveling Currier and Ives Art

Exhibit Committee (2p)

39 Pittsburg „Pops‟ Orchestra – West Virginia Centennial Tour (program outline)

(3p)

40 Edythe to C. Sullivan re: contact for drama groups

41 Invitation to the Press Reception 10/15/62

42 7/12/62 Daniel Naranch W.W. Barron West Virginia Jaycees (2p)

43 Roster of active W.Va. Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade

44 Proposed Quotas for Centennial Drive (2p)

45 Report of Commemorative Merchandise Committee, 9/11/62 (2p)

Unit 60 Missing Governors (8 items)

1 7/17/62 C. Sullivan Art Gustke commissioning for missing

portraits

2 6/17/62 C. Sullivan Jack Carpenter commissioning for missing

Portraits

3 3/1/63 Jack Gentry George Kirk Gov. Dawson‟s portrait

4 5/2/63 Edythe Brigode All persons Arthur I. Boreman Day

Concerned

5 12/9/63 Mrs. John Rannells C. Sullivan Baird‟s history of Gov. John

Jacob

6 4/8/63 C. Sullivan Gov. Barron Arthurs I. Boreman Day (draft)

Other material

7 Program outline for unveiling ceremony, 12/11/63 (2p)

Unit 61 County Plans (1 item)

1 12/20 Jack H. Gentry Paul Prince Pony Team (2p)

Unit 62 County Reports and Minutes (7 items)

1 11/13/62 Don Flesher to Carl R. Sullivan re: County report, week ending 11/11/62

2 11/14/62 Don Flesher to Carl R. Sullivan re: County report, week ending 11/4/62

3 11/19/62 Don Flesher to Carl R. Sullivan re: County report, Wayne County

4 Notes on County coordination meeting (2p)

5 Weekly Progress Report, week ending 10/27/62

6 Don Flesher to Carl R. Sullivan re: Jackson Co.

7 Jack Gentry to Carl R. Sullivan re: Doddridge and Tyler Co‟s.

Unit 63 Spelunkers (4 items)

1 12/20/63 William McCoy Jack Gentry Spelunkers annual meeting (3p)

2 1/7/63 Marguente Kline Jack Gentry request for names and addresses

3 1/9/63 Jack Gentry Marguente Kline letter of 1/7

4 1/9/63 Jack Gentry Harold Hamilton NSS Labor Day Reunion

Unit 64 Starry file (1 item)

Centennial programs for the counties of Berkeley, Grant, Hampshire, Hardy, Jefferson, Mineral,

Tucker sent by Edythe Hill Brigode to Silas Starry, 12/26/62 (10p)

Unit 65 Street Decorations (13 items)

Correspondence regarding community decorating. Includes the following: Alfred Stern, Carl

Sullivan, Henry Harness, Paul Lehmann, Harris Cooper, Jack Gentry, West Virginia Decorators

Unit 66 Newspaper Clipping(s) Removed from other units.

Name of Paper: Date: Title of article Orig. Unit #

-------------------- 3/14/62 BPW Club 4-18-16

Commended by Sullivan

------------------- 3/12/62 29 Randolph County 4-18-16

contestants vie for

Strawberry Festival princesses

------------------- 3/23/62 (Photo) Mrs. J. E. 4-18-16

(Rose) Martin, Jr., Mary

Louise Lewis, Agnes Yeager

The Republican 7/27/62 A challenge to all 4-18-39

Delta, Buckhannon, W.Va. W.Va. Centennial

celebrators be they

visitors or mountaineers

The Republican 8/24/74 Whirligig 4-18-44

Delta, Buckhannon, W.Va.

Herald-Advertiser 1/27/63 Centennial Art 4-19-5

Herald-Advertiser 6/16/63 Centennial art 4-19-5

contest created public figure

Herald-Advertiser 11/1/62 Rotarians to 4-19-5

assist with float for state

Unit 66 Newspaper Clippings(s) removed from other units.

Herald-Advertiser 1/27/63 „W.Va Moon‟ wins 4-19-5

top art prize.

Daily Athenaeum 3/23/63 Moss give views on 4-19-5

state telecast.

Morgantown Post 1/28/63 Centennial art awards 4-19-5

stir up state controversy.

Huntington Advertiser 10/31/62 City and state should 4-31-23

give VHS Band support

for trip. (editorial)

Huntington Advertiser 11/1/62 New look for 4-31-23

centennial band.

Charleston Sunday 4/22/62 A Mountaineer 4-45-29

Gazette-Mail Portrait

----------------------- ----------- To place new 4-47-8

markers on Va.-W.Va.

boundary line decided

after 100 years.

---------------------- ---------- Braxton Centennial 4-54-20

Committee Meets

Charleston Sunday 7/15/62 Can you help solve… 4-60-8

Gazette-Mail the mystery of the missing

governor‟s?


BOX 5

Unit 1 Centenarian Day, Feb. 4, 1963 (3 items)


1 Questionnaire – Centenarians

2 West Virginia Centenarians (2p)

3 Clippings (11p)

Unit 2 Centennial Emblem and Queen Portrait Reservations

Correspondence:

1 1/5/62 Robert Siler Tom Murphy centennial emblem

2 12/17/62 Tom Murphy All County centennial emblem

Chairman

3 1/8/63 Jack Broadwater Tom Murphy centennial emblem

4 1/9/63 Tom Murphy Robert Siler centennial emblem

5 1/11/63 Mrs. Keil D. C. Sullivan centennial skit

Alderson

6 1/15/63 Ralph Dunn W.Va. Centennial centennial float

Commission

7 1/17/63 Tom Murphy Ralph Dunn letter of 1/15

8 1/18/63 Tom Murphy office personnel centennial emblem

9 1/18/63 Tom Murphy Mrs. K. D. letter of 1/11

Alderson

10 1/19/63 Tom Murphy Jack Broadwater letter of 1/8

11 2/26/63 Helen P. Fleming C. Sullivan Pleasants Co.

12 2/26/63 Janice Whaler Mrs. Edgar B. letter of 2/26

Fleming

13 3/5/63 Janice Whaler Dallas Ogden pictures of queens

14 Centennial Emblem

15 Slides

Unit 3 Printing 22 items)

Correspondence:

1 6/6/62 C. Sullivan Pat Board, Jr. strip mining (2p)

2 7/23/62 Lloyd Calvert Charles Edwards Reedsville Woman‟s

Club (3p)

3 7/23/62 Lloyd Calvert George Breiding centennial envelope (2p)

4 8/3/62 Earl Wilson C. Sullivan The Birth of West

Virginia

5 8/13/62 J. D. Schultz W.Va. Centennial Centennial Envelopes

Committee

6 8/15/62 Evelyn Borstein J. D. Shultz Centennial Envelopes

7 1/10/63 W. C. Handlan C. Sullivan Centennial train (2p)

8 1/14/63 Tom Murphy Sam Sollins Centennial train (2p)

9 1/31/63 Tom Murphy Sam Sollins letter of 1/24

10 2/1/63 Samuel Sollins Tom Murphy letter of 1/31

11 2/26/63 Tom Murphy Robert Byrd events of Centennial (2p)

12 3/5/63 Harley Staggers Tom Murphy events of Centennial (2p)

13 3/8/63 Jennings Randolph Tom Murphy events of Centennial (2p)

14 3/8/63 Samuel Sollins Tom Murphy Centennial train

15 8/9/63 Samuel Sollins Mrs. J. F. Kennedy Centennial train (2p)

16 4/16/63 A. B. Mason C. Sullivan Centennial event

17 4/20/63 C. Sullivan A. B. Mason letter of 4/16

Other Materials

18 Biographical sketch of Robert F. Kennedy (2p)

19 West Virginia Centennial, its purpose and plane (12p)

20 “I Am A Sick American” by Paul A. Terry (letter)

21 (news notice) “former President Eisenhower”

22 A Industry Reports to a Community (Westvaco Co.)

BOX 5

Unit 4 Special Session of the Legislature – April 19-20, 1963, Wheeling, W.Va. (83 items)

Correspondence concerning the plans, invitations, reservations, hiring of Old Custom House, and

other general matters dealing with the special session of the legislature. Includes the following: William

Wallace Barron, Herbert S. Boreman, Stanley L. Friedberg, John J. Gast, Rosalie Olinski, Janice Wheeler,

Wilburn C. Campbell, Margaret Vickers, Joe F. Burdette, Harlan M. Calhoun, Charles Cronin, I. E.

Chilton III, Mrs. James W. Michael, F. P. Summers, Clarence C. Elmore, John G. Osbourne, John F.

Streng, William C. Marland, J. Howard Myers, Homer A. Holt, Okey L. Patterson, Cecil H. Underwood,

Irma W. Holderby, W. Dewey Mentz, Fred Grese, R. J. Robert, Curtis Wilson, Robert K. Holliday, Paul

S. Moyers, Elizabeth S. Kline, R. H. Bowman, Forrest M. Buck, J. E. Widkham, Forrest H. Kirkpatrick,

George Spruce, Ivor F. Boiarsky, William F. Diefenbach, Carl R. Sullivan, Delf Norona, Joe A. Funk,

L. U. Leslie, Don Flesher, Tom Murphy, Julius Singleton, Charles Hodel .

Unit 5 Special Session of the Legislature – April 19-20, 1963,

Wheeling, W.Va. (29 items)

1 12/11/62 Tom Murphy C. Sullivan Special Session, et al

2 1/25/63 Tom Murphy Con Hardman 35 Gun Salute

3 1/28/63 C. Sullivan Clarence Elmore Tentative Schedule of

events

4 2/21/63 C. Sullivan Members of W.Va. Special Session

Legislature (2p)

5 3/6/63 C. Sullivan W.Va. Centennial Room reservations

Commission Members

6 3/8/63 C. Sullivan J. Howard Myers, C. prayer of Rev. Mr. McLure

A. Blankenship (2p)

7 3/16/63 D. Norona C. Sullivan Special session booklet

8 4/10/63 Mary Sonis C. S. Blankenship agenda for Wheel meetings

9 ----------- C. Sullivan Five Queen Finalists trip to Wheeling

10 ----------- C. Sullivan Members of W.Va. Special Session

Legislature

11 ----------- C. Sullivan Members of W.Va. Special Session (3p)

Legislature

Other materials

12 Governor Barron‟s Timetable (2p)

13 reservation blank

14 Tentative Schedule of Events for Special Session of Legislature, Wheeling, W.Va.,

April 20, 1963

15 Schedule of Events for Special Session of the Legislature, April 19 & 20, 1963

16 Minutes of meeting on arrangements for Special Session of the W. Va. Legislature

11/29/62 (2p)

17 Special Session of the W. Va. Legislature and celebration of the Centennial Program,

April 19, 20, 21, 1963 (2p)

18 Special Session Legislature of W.Va., Wheeling, April 20, 1963 (2p)

19 Housing for Wheeling Legislature, House of Delegates (4p)

20 Work Sheet (5p)

21 Special Session of the W.Va. Legislature, Wheeling, April 20, 1963; incomplete report

As of 1/25/63 (2p)

22 Agenda for the Specials Session of the W.Va. Legislature (2p)

23 original W.Va. Declaration of Independence (4p)

24 An address by Governor W. W. Barron from the balcony of the McLure hotel, Wheeling,

West Virginia… (5p)

25 Suggested remarks by Governor Barron at Centennial Ceremonial Assembly, Sat.,

April 20 at 2:30 p.m…..

Unit 5 Special Session of the Legislature – April 19-20, 1963,

Wheeling, W.Va. (29 items)

26 2nd

Wheeling Declaration (3p)

27 Second Wheeling Declaration (2/11/63) (3p)

28 Second Wheeling Declaration (8p)

29 note: re: suitability of using building in Wheeling (2p)

Unit 6 State Antique Auto Tour, September (Labor Day) (7 items)

Correspondence:

1 7/5/63 Warren Badger Jack Gentry tour of old cars (2p)

2 8/22/63 Warren Badger Janice Wheeler old cars (5p)

3 10/8/63 Earl O. Snider Janice Wheeler plaques

Other materials

4 The Vintage Auto Traveller – Issue no. 33 (8p)

5 Mailing list for old car tour; statewide centennial celebration (9p)

6 Mountain State Antique Auto Tour (4p)

7 “West Virginia – 100 Years of Statehood,” American Motorist; March 1963

Unit 7 Statehood Day – June 20, 1963, Charleston, W.Va. (48 items)

Correspondence:

1 6/12/63 Frederick Ehle C. Sullivan ox roast

2 6/15/63 Ken Heckler C. Sullivan attendance in Charleston

3 6/17/63 C. Sullivan Frederick Dhle ADCU men

4 6/17/63 C. Sullivan Tom Murphy et al seat reservations

5 6/17/63 W. W. Barron C. Sullivan activities

6 6/18/63 Robert Byrd C. Sullivan Visit to Charleston

7 6/20/63 Lloyd Calvert ---------------------- Welcome to W.Va. and

its Capital City – Charleston

(2p)

8 6/21/63 M. W. Johnson C. Sullivan celebration (3p)

9 6/21/63 Gordon Palmer C. Sullivan celebration (3p)

10 6/24/63 C. Sullivan Elaine Karib celebration (3p)

11 7/25/63 Lloyd Calvert John Greer celebration (3p)

12 6/26/63 C. A. Blankenship C. Sullivan celebration (3p)

13 6/26/63 C. Sullivan G. Palmer celebration (3p)

14 6/27/63 L. Tiggleman C. Sullivan Paul Davies honorarium

15 6/28/63 Lloyd Calvert ------------------ Hospitality Ballot (2p)

16 7/3/63 Sam S. Morrell C. Sullivan Water Ski Show

17 7/11/63 C. Sullivan O. O. Oldacker celebration

18 7/22/63 Brooks Evans, Jr. C. Sullivan Water Ski Show (2p)

19 7/26/63 C. Sullivan Charles Dobbins Water Ski Show

Memoranda:

20 5/22/63 C. Sullivan Members of Centennial Statehood Day

Legislature & ceremonies (5p)

Supreme Court

21 6/7/63 C. Sullivan Legislators & Baseball Game on

Members on Statehood Day

of Supreme Court

22 6/15/63 C. Sullivan Kemp McLaughlin

Natalie Austin ox roast

23 ----------- Janice Wheeler Mr. Sullivan Thank you notes (4p)

24 ----------- Janice Wheeler Mr. Sullivan ox roast tickets

25 ----------- Lloyd Calvert Antique car thank you note (2p)

Participants

Other materials:

26 Tentative Schedule of Events for Statehood Day

27 Tentative Schedule of Events, Statehood Day

28 W.Va. Centennial Statehood Day (program)

29 Schedule of Activities (2p)

30 Statehood Day Program (4p)

31 (Statehood celebration information mailed to county Agents, State Dept.

of Agriculture, 5/17/63) (12p)

32 W.Va. Centennial Commission; progress report no. 1, re: current status of Statehood

Day Program (5/31/63) (2p)

33 W.Va. Centennial Commission; progress report no. 2, re: current status of Statehood Day

Program (6/15/63)

34 Statehood Day Program Schedule

35 List of dignitaries in parade and on reviewing stand (2p)

36 Remarks by Governor W. W. Barron of W. Va.; W.Va Day Ceremonies, Charleston,

W.Va. June 20, 1963

37 Centennial parade formation (6p)

38 Carl Sullivan, Statehood Day File (9p)

39 June 20th Statehood Day Ceremony (8p)

40 Remarks by Attorney General Robert Y. Batton of Virginia at W.Va. Centennial Celebration,

Charleston, W.Va., June 20, 1963, 2:30 (5p)

41 Invitation to Statehood Day ceremonies (in envelope)

42 MS: „W.Va. will celebrate its 100th Birthday…‟

43 Parade permit

44 Janice Wheeler to Carl R. Sullivan re: estimated costs

45 Expenses for Ox Roast

46 Horse – drawn vehicles centennial day event

47 Pioneer Birthday Breakfast reservations (17p)

48 photos: centennial cake, Governor Barron giving speech (6p)

Unit 8 Statehood Day, Balloon Release (5 items)

1 Contact (2p)

2 Carl R. Sullivan re: balloon release

3 Carl R. Sullivan re: balloon release

4 photo: balloon release

Unit 9 Statehood Day (49 items)

Correspondence to and regarding statehood ceremonies participants. Includes the following: Tom

Murphy, Carl R. Sullivan, Samuel Sollins, Kenneth O‟Donnell, Robert C. Byrd, Morclecai Johnson,

Curtis B. Trents, Jr., Albertis S. Harrison, Jr., William Wallace Barron, Robert Y. Button, Ray George,

Lloyd P. Calvert, Paul Miller, C. Anderson Davis, James McIntyre, Arthur J. Goldberg, G. Wayne Smith,

Moses Newsome, Robert Kennedy, Samuel Cooper, Joseph H. Hodges, Bob McDonough, George

Spruce, Ed Guthman, William s. Pregnall, Davis Nichols, Gladys B. Johnson, Janice Wheeler

Unit 10 West Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind (3 items)

Correspondence:

1 2/7/63 Mrs. Walter G. Tom Murphy Blind & Deaf Chorus

Cooper

2 2/13/63 Tom Murphy Mrs. W. G. letter of 2/7

Cooper

3 2/13/63 Tom Murphy Walter Dempsey blind & deaf chorus

Unit 11 Golf Tournament (31 items)

Correspondence, memoranda, entry forms and publicity concerning the West Virginia Centennial

“Masters” Golf Tourney. Includes the following: Gary Nixon, W. C. Campbell, Thomas R. McHugh,

Edgar Barrett, Kelley E. Reed, Tom Sarka, R. H. Hillis, Charles Onoietta, Perry J. Lankford, E. Paul

Lemon, George Hoffer, Arnold Browning, Linden Meade, Sam Snead, Denny Shute, Ed Yutwiler, Jr.,

Williams C. Campbell

Unit 12 Dept. of Commerce, Publicity Special Events (23 items)

Correspondence

1 2/18/63 Brent Lowther Hulett Smith volunteering services (3p)

2 2/22/63 Hulett Smith Brent Lowther, Jr. letter of 2/18 (2p)

3 4/24/63 Brent Lowther, Jr. Hulett Smith publicity suggestion (2p)

4 4/25/63 Hulett Smith Brent Lowther, Jr. balloon barrage

5 8/5/63 Brent Lowther, Jr. Hulett Smith balloon release (4p)

6 8/6/63 Hulett Smith Brent Lowther, Jr. letter of 8/5

7 8/6/63 Hulett Smith C. Sullivan Lowther‟s Correspondence

8 9/12/63 Thomas McHugh Richard Lewine “The Roamin” Three

9 9/16/63 Thomas McHugh Lou Beckwith Bowling Event

10 9/17/63 C. Sullivan Patrick Tork Hootennanny (2p)

11 9/17/63 C. Sullivan S. M. Markham “Roamin‟ Three”

12 9/24/63 Patrick Tork C. Sullivan Hootenanny

13 9/30/63 L. U. Leslie C. Sullivan Status of Publicity

Office (2p)

14 10/31/63 Tom McHugh Jack Broadwater Brent Lowther, Jr.

15 11/6/63 A. C. Schultz Tom McHugh Lucite Imbedment

16 11/12/63 Tom McHugh Festus Summers Centennial Book of

Poetry

17 11/12/63 Tom McHugh Martha Donachy helping centennial

18 11/20/63 Tom McHugh A. C. Schultz Lucite Imbedment

19 12/11/63 C. Sullivan -------------------- thanks for help

20 MS: „Project “W.Va. to WV”‟

21 West Virginia, New Century Pledge

22 West Virginia, New Century (brochure)

23 Hootenanny (3p)

Unit 13 Centennial Information (12 items)

Correspondence:

1 5/24/62 Ralph Pryor Sherman West Fund raising campaign

2 6/2/62 Sherman West Ralph Pryor Fund raising campaign

3 6/13/62 Ralph Pryor ------------------- Fund raising campaign

4 6/14/62 Charles Dinkins Ed Conditt Conference with Elkins

Ed Taylor chairmen for campaign

(3p)

5 6/22/62 H. W. Christopher ------------------- fund-raising campaign (2p)

6 7/2/62 H. W. Christopher Forrest Gunn, et al fund-raising campaign (2p)

Other materials:

7 Notice to the W.Va. Centennial Commission meeting

re: meeting of May 25, 1962

8 Sherman R. West to Carl R. Sullivan re: items contained in cornerstone of State Capital

9 Why West Virginia Can Be Optimistic! (2p)

10 The Key to our Future under the Welcome Mat (Editorial)

11 „A copy of Agenda of today‟s breakfast meeting‟

12 Centennial Capital Funds Campaign (6p)

Unit 14 Montana Territorial Centennial Train visit to Charleston, April 15, (1964) (2 items)

Correspondence:

1 8/30/63 William Bolden Charles Hodges Montana train (2p)

2 9/3/63 Charles Hodges W. Bolden Montana train (2p)

Publicity, Promotion & Public Relations

Unit 15 A (19 items)

1 Antique Automobile Club of America (4p)

2 West Virginia Centennial Exhibition of painting & sculpture (5p)

3 Ski West Virginia (brochure)

4 Hulett C. Smith to all department heads re: Alpine Festival attendance (2p)

5 R. N. Maxwell to Carl Sullivan re: Alpine Festival accommodations and reservations

6 Adelyn D. Breeskin to Mary Sonis re: James Johnson Sweeney

7 Peter Pollack to W. W. Barron re: state sponsored fine arts program in West Virginia (2p)

8 Centennial programs, youth art

9 W. W. Barron to Peter Pollack re: State-sponsored fine arts programs (2p)

10 The American Symphony Orchestra League (brochure)

11 Carl Sullivan to entire staff re: courtesy cars (2p)

12 Mary Earnest Shelton to Carl Sullivan re: budget for art committee (11p)

13 K. C. Emberton to Carl Sullivan re: model 1250 Duplication

14 Carl R. Sullivan to Peter Pollack re: centennial program

15 West Virginia 1963 Centennial Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture (brochure)

16 West Virginia Centennial Art Events Calendar

17 W.Va. Celebrates „Centennial‟, Det 202 Recruits 130-Man Flight (2p)

18 Centennial Programs, painting & sculpture

19 Ahoo Gah! (booklet)

Unit 16 B (38 Items)

1 2/20/62 C. Sullivan Mel Burke W.Va. Hall of Fame

2 9/14/62 Norman Blake Lloyd Calvert Rehobeth Church (2p)

3 10/24/62 Robert Bowers L. Calvert Travel West Virginia

4 10/27/62 Brent Lowther L. Calvert Brent Lowther, Jr.

5 10/30/62 L. Calvert Robert Bowers Travel W.Va.

6 11/1/62 L. Calvert Norman Blake Rehobeth Church

7 11/16/62 Mary Sonis Brooks Costume Co. showboat costumes

8 11/21/62 Mary Sonis C. Sullivan Budget (2p)

9 11/24/62 C. Sullivan Iris Bell “This is my W.Va.”

10 1/6/63 Iris Bell C. Sullivan fees for TV appearances

11 1/7/63 W. T. Blakely Mary Parson Forward W. Va.

12 1/14/63 Tom Murphy W. W. Barron press conference

13 1/15/63 Charles Brandt Haze Cochran Life magazine (3p)

14 1/16/63 W. W. Barron Mr. & Mrs. Robert Centennial baby

Sullivan

15 1/17/63 L. Calvert Con Hardman Centennial event schedule

16 1/21/63 Mary Sonis Barbara Broadwater Alpine Ball

17 1/21/63 Mary Sonis Iris Bell “This is My W.Va.”

18 1/23/63 L. U. Leslie W. T. Bess Barron‟s remarks at award

presentation of Painting and

and Sculpture Exhibition (7p)

19 1/25/63 L. Calvert Charles Brandy Life magazine (2p)

20 1/29/63 L. Calvert G. Bush Centennial Stamp design contest

21 1/30/63 L. Calvert Robert Bowers Travel W.Va.

22 1/30/63 Carl Broughton C. Sullivan Centennial Radio network (2p)

23 2/1/63 Mary Sonis W. T. Blakeley letter to be found 100 yrs. from

Now

24 2/1/63 Mary Sonis Charles Boyd folding material

25 2/1/63 Mary Sonis Ernie Bourne tapes

26 2/2/63 Larry Glick W. W. Barron “Southern Journeys”

27 2/5/63 Mary Sonis Adelyn Breeskin “W.Va. Moon”

28 2/11/63 Mary Sonis Bill Bess “W.Va. Moon”

29 2/13/63 Arnold Rittenberg Ernest Bourne “Original Amateur Hour” (3p)

30 2/13/63 Mary Sonis Ed Bailey moving art exhibit

31 2/25/63 J. G. Berthold Mary Sonis franchise contract

32 2/15/63 Jarold Talbot Mary Sonis moving art exhibit (2p)

33 2/22/63 L. Calvert J. Edward Bailey moving art exhibit

34 2/27/63 Mary Sonis Bob Banner 1863-wonderful year

art exhibit

35 3/1/63 Mary Sonis Ed Bailey Art exhibit

36 12/11/63 Tom Murphy L. U. Leslie “Mad Anne” Bailey

Other materials:

37 Baseball, Hall of Fame; Jesse Cail Burkett (2p)

38 Arthur I. Boreman Day

Unit 17 Centennial Bus Tour (3 items)

Correspondence and other materials concerning the Centennial Football Weekend tour, October 19-20,

1963. Includes the following: Donald J. Buckek, Lloyd Calvert, Cecil Broome, F. A. Lilly, Onyx

Walker, Carl R. Sullivan, Lou Leslie

Unit 18 Centennial Homemakers (3 items)

Material concerning the West Virginia Centennial Homemaker. Includes the following: Carl R. Sullivan,

N.G. Ayre, Janice Wheeler

Unit 19 Centennial Mother (7 items)

Material concerning Anna Jarvis, and Mrs. Blanche Ballister Ballard. Mrs. Ballard was the Centennial

Mother.

Unit 20 Charleston Ballet (8 items)

Correspondence concerning the Charleston Ballet‟s participation in the West Virginia Centennial, and the

classic ballet “Festive Birthday.” Includes the following: Carl Sullivan, Andre Van Damme, Lloyd R.

Calvert, Mary Sonis, Anne Maser.

Unit 21 Civitan (9 items)

1 Civitan International Clubs in W.Va.

2 For “Civitan Chatter” re: George Washington (2p)

3 Civitan Rotary (3/21/63) re: centennial events

4 May Centennial Events (4/24/63)

5 For “Civitan Chatter”: re: Centennial

6 Civitan Rotary (6/25/63) re: Centennial July program

7 “Civitan Chatter”: W.Va. Centennial Notes (1/18/63)



Unit 22 College Programs (1 item)

West Liberty State College plans West Virginia Centennial activities (3p)

Unit 23 Cook Book (6 items)

Correspondence and other materials concerning the assembling and printing of a West Virginia

Centennial Cook Book. Includes the following: Carl R. Sullivan, Mary Sonis, Ruby Holland, Harry

Sewell, Lucy A. Sullivan, John T. Johnson

Unit 24 E (10 items)

Correspondence

1 1/31/62 Joe Ferris (et al) C. Sullivan editorial by WTIP

concerning W.Va.‟s

responsibility to help

support the Centennial

(8p)

2 11/13/62 Mary Sonis Bill ________ dress pattern

3 1/16/63 Ross Johnston C. Sullivan National Engineer‟s Week

buttons

4 1/18/63 Tom Murphy Office personnel emblem

5 1/18/63 Mrs. C. D. Ellis Centennial Brigade of W.Va. War

Commission Hero‟s

6 1/22/63 C. Sullivan Ross Johnston National Engineer‟s Week

Buttons

Other materials:

7 “A West Virginia Folk Drama Contest” (flyer)

8 “Memo to the Centennial Commission”

9 Lloyd P. Calvert to _______________ re: opening of school year

10 “West Virginia Centennial Commission Official Emblem”

Unit 25 Ellington and Company (38 items)

Correspondence, memoranda and other material concerning Ellington and Company, the public relations

firm which handle publicity for the W.Va. Centennial. Includes the following: Carl Sullivan, Lloyd

Calvert, Mary Sonis, Smoat Fahlgren, L. Leslie, Willie W. Peppers, Jean Maxwell, Don March, Dave

Rosenbluth

Unit 26 F (13 items)

Correspondence:

1 1/17/63 Pete Zurbuch C. Sullivan Fish tag contest

2 1/22/63 Phil Fourney C. Sullivan N. Y. Times Supplement

3 1/28/63 Tom Murphy C. Sullivan “Forum of the Future”

4 1/28/63 L. Calvert Phil Fourney N. Y. Times supplement

5 1/29/63 Mary Sonis Smoot Fahlgren Centennial queens

6 1/31/63 Mary Sonis Richard Ford sugar packets

7 2/6/63 Mary Sonis Joe Funk centennial queens

8 2/8/63 Mary Sonis Russell Fluhgren “To Tell the Truth” show

9 2/15/63 H. Smoot Fahlgren Mary Sonis centennial queens

Other materials:

10 Agenda, W.Va. Centennial Flight Ceremony, 17 January, 1963

11 W.Va. Folk Opera Contest, Rules & Regulations (3p)

12 Fourth General Meeting of W.Va. Centennial Folklore Committee (Carl R. Sullivan‟s copy)

(8p)

13 Fourth General Meeting of W.Va. Centennial Folklore Committee (Mary Sonis‟s copy) (8p)

Unit 27 Fish Contest (18 items)

Correspondence, rules, memoranda, flyers, programs etc., concerning the Centennial Tagged Fish

Contest. Includes the following: Hazel Cochron, Gordon L. Palmer, Pete Zurbuch, Pete Samsell, W. W.

Barron, Warden M. Lane, L. U. Leslie, Jack Gentry, Mary Sonis, Ann Wyatt

Unit 28 Forum of the Future (37 items)

Correspondence, programs, agenda, addresses by participants and other materials concerning the Town of

Future. Includes the following: Paul L. Davies, Carl R. Sullivan, Lyndon B. Johnson, James Allen,

Gilbert Selbes, Bertrude O‟Hare, Mary Sonis, Elizabeth Stephenson, James E. Allen, Jr., P.L. Olsen, Lou

Leslie, W. W. Barron, Tom Murphy, Leonard Riggleman

Unit 29 Fund Campaign-Finance (14 items)

Draft letters sent to various restaurants, motels, etc., asking for contributions to the Centennial

Unit 30 G (17 items)

Correspondence:

1 5/7/62 Mary Sonis Mel Gillespie concerts during1963 (4p)

2 9/13/62 Lu Leslie Mary Sonis picture layout for Green

Band press conference (2p)

3 12/4/62 Mrs. John Patrich Jack Gentry Miss Hoke

4 12/6/62 Tom Murphy Ralph Haynes Frank Gifford (2p)

5 1/2/63 Edwin F. Gahan W.Va. Centennial centennial train

Commission

6 1/4/63 L. Calvert E. F. Gahan letter of ½

7 1/7/63 Kathleen Grinke W. Va. Centennial Casimir‟s CYC

Commission

8 1/16/63 L. Calvert Kathleen Grinke Casimir‟s CYC

9 1/21/63 Mary Sonis C. Tom Garten tape recording of W.Va. songs

10 1/28/63 Carroll Casto Edward R. Grove commemorative stamp

11 1/30/63 J. M. Fallon W. Va. Centennial silver spoon

Commission

12 1/31/63 Tom Ellington Manon Gough House Beautiful

Magazine

13 2/1/63 Mary Sonis J. M. Fallon silver spoon

14 2/1/63 Mary Sonis Harold Gadd silver spoon

15 3/5/63 C. Sullivan Mrs. John Grey cultural activities (2p)

Other materials:

16 Marion T. Gray – (Literature) (22p)

17 Guest list for the open house of the W. Va. Centennial Commission (2p)

Unit 31 Geological and Economic Survey (4 items)

Correspondence concerning the Texaco Oil Company‟s booklet about West Virginia. Includes; Carl R.

Sullivan, Paul Price, L. U. Leslie

Unit 32 I (1 item)

“The West Virginia Industrial Show, September 24, 25, 26, 1963”

Unit 33 J (5 items)

1 3/27/62 Mary Sonis Mr. Hardman Governor‟s trip to

Japan

2 11/19/62 Gerry James Mary Sonis the “Kit”

3 1/12/63 Mary Rose Jones C. Sullivan centennial cookbook (4p)

4 3/21/63 J. G. F. Johnson C. Sullivan “State Image Said Stained”

(2p)

5 3/25/63 C. Sullivan J. G. F. Johnson letter of 3/21

Unit 34 Jackson‟s Mill (5 items)

Materials concerning Jackson‟s Mill, the state 4-H Camp and background of the Old Mill. Includes the

following: Lu Leslie, Martin Benesford, Jr., Edythe Brigode.

Unit 35 K (12 items)

Correspondence:

1 12/7/62 Iris Bell John R. King “This Is My West Virginia”

2 12/24/62 Robert Kresge C. Sullivan use of alcoholic beverages

from Centennial events

3 12/27/62 C. Sullivan Robert Kresge letter of 12/24

4 1/26/63 Marie Kenney L. Calvert stamp competition

5 1/28/63 Carroll Casto Marie Kenney stamp competition

6 2/15/63 C. Sullivan Licina King art exhibit at Sunrise

Other materials:

7 Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission (3p)

8 “West Virginia Tree Dwellers” by Phil Conley (2p)

9 “Virginia Indians, Government, Religion” by Phil Conley (2p)

10 “Origin of West Virginians” by Phil Conley (2p)

11 “A Brief History of West Virginia” by Phil Conley (3p)

12 Kansas Centennial New; Nov. 1960

Unit 36 L (28 items)

Correspondence

1 2/21/62 C. Sullivan Langdon‟s W. Va. music (2p)

2 5/8/62 C. Sullivan Langdon‟s music (5p)

3 6/22/62 C. Sullivan Kermit A. Locke promotional mail (4p)

4 9/14/62 James W. E. Mary Sonis Lake Central Airlines (3p)

Humphrey

5 10/5/62 W. C. Handlan Brent Lowther promotional mail

6 10/19/62 J. E. Lewis L. Calvert press clippings (3p)

7 11/2/62 J. E. Lewis L. Calvert press clippings

8 11/5/62 J. E. Lewis L. Calvert press clippings

9 11/13/62 L. Calvert Joseph Lewis press clippings service

10 11/19/62 J. Lewis L. Calvert press clippings service

11 12/12/62 L. Calvert Luce Press Clipping amount due for clippings

Bureau

12 12/14/62 Tom Murphy C. Sullivan monument to Chief Logan

13 12/20/62 Larry Kennith W. Va. Centennial attractions for centennial

Commission (2p)

14 1/11/63 Jack Lloyd C. Sullivan “W.Va. Hills”

15 1/14/63 L. Leslie Tom Murphy kick-off press conference

16 1/15/63 Brent Lowther L. Calvert “Last Frontiers in U.S.A.

(2p)

17 1/17/63 Mary Sonis Jack Lloyd recording?

18 1/17/63 Jon Light Gerald Talbot painting & sculpture

Exhibition

19 1/17/63 Julius Singleton, Jr. Tom Murphy press conference

20 1/22/63 L. Calvert Jon Light painting & sculpture

Exhibition

21 1/23/63 Jon Light L. Calvert Art exhibit

22 1/28/63 L. Calvert Jack Larmoyeux exhibit at fish hatchery

23 2/4/63 Marian McHarrison L. Leslie news clippings

24 2/5/63 L. Calvert Brent Lowther “Last Frontiers in U.S.A.”

25 2/8/63 Vivian Lester Commission pictures concerning

Headquarters Centennial (2p)

26 2/11/63 Mary Sonis Vivian Lester art program book

Other materials:

27 “The Centennial and Sales” (3p)

28 W.Va. Legal Seminar

Unit 37 M (32 items)

Correspondence:

1 12/20/61 C. Buell Agey C. Sullivan “The W.Va. Hills” (2p)

2 12/26/62 C. Sullivan C. B. Agey “The W.Va. Hills”

3 5/7/62 Judd French Thomas Wikstrom Music Journal

4 5/7/62 Vanett Lawler Thomas Wikstrom Folk-opera contest (3p)

5 5/14/62 Edward Davis Thomas Wikstrom Musical America (5p)

6 6/27/62 Mary Sonis Lester Miles out of state publicity

7 10/8/62 Helen Thompson Mary Sonis American Symphony

Orchestra League,

Inc. (4p)

8 10/24/62 C. Sullivan Jack Maxwell slides

9 12/28/62 Hazel Kraus C. Sullivan news paper advertising

10 1/14/63 Edythe Brigode Lt. Col. Wm Civil War Exhibit

E. Miller schedule

11 1/17/63 Ellen M. Pearson W.Va. Centennial My Weekly Reader

Commission

12 1/17/63 Mary Sonis Wm Servais Carbide Chorus

13 1/18/63 Anna Boggs C. Sullivan Manetta Times

Newspaper (2p)

14 1/19/63 Wm. G. Beal C. Sullivan Pittsburgh “Pops”

Orchestra (2p)

15 1/21/63 C. Sullivan Frank McKinney Anna M. Boggs

16 1/21/63 Mary Sonis Anna Boggs letter of 1/18

17 1/21/63 Mary Sonis Dee Ann Morris Alpine Ball

18 1/24/63 Arch Moore, Jr. L. Calvert Centennial information

19 1/28/63 C. Sullivan William Beal letter of 1/19

21 1/28/63 Carroll Casto Dwight Muthler commemorative stamp

22 1/29/63 L. Calvert Don Maher Valerie Ellen George

23 1/30/63 L. Calvert Arch Moore, Jr. centennial information

24 1/30/63 Mary Sonis Ellen Pearson My Weekly Reader (2p)

25 2/3/63 C. Sullivan W. W. Barron Barber Shop Quartet

26 2/5/63 Mary Sonis Wm. Munn “100 years ago today in

W.Va.”

27 2/7/63 Mary Sonis Joe Moss photo of “W.Va. Moon”

28 2/26/63 L. Leslie James Murfin Gettysburg centennial

29 3/4/63 Mary Sonis Dee A. Moore Charleston Trip

30 3/4/63 Mary Sonis Robert Munn fact sheets

Other material

31 To radio & television station program direction from Carl R. Sullivan re: tape recording

of son “W.Va., My Home Sweet Home” (12/28/62)

32 List of franchised merchandise, W.Va. Centennial Commission

Unit 38 Miscellaneous (25 items)

1 8/9/62 W. W. Barron Daniel Naranch Wheeling Jaycees (2p)

2 8/14/63 L. Calvert Daniel Naranch roadside parks

3 11/28/62 L. Leslie C. Sullivan engraving mats

4 12/10/62 C. Sullivan Rapid Electrotype Co. circles cut from a map

5 1/25/63 James Rosencrance C. Sullivan exhibit at annual conference

of W.Va. Public Health

Association (2p)

6 1/30/63 L. Calvert James Rosencrance letter of 1/25

7 6/3/63 Robert Stanley C. Sullivan Pocahontas Co. Museum

Jacobson

8 11/14/62 Alan Sugarman Stanley Ferguson Alan Graf

9 11/14/62 Allan Graf Centennial Youth Science Camp

Commission

10 11/19/62 John King Mary Sonis KDKA TV

11 11/24/62 Mary Sonis John King Dec. 12th TV Show

12 11/27/62 Fred Keefe Mary Sonis “Talk of the Town”

13 11/27/62 John King Mary Sonis centennial Queens

14 11/29/62 Mary Sonis John King RV Show (2p)

15 11/30/62 John King Mary Sonis centennial queen

16 11/30/62 Stanley Ferguson Mary Sonis Alan Graf

17 11/30/62 Stanley Ferguson W.Va. Centennial Youth Science Camp

Commission

18 12/26/62 John King C. Sullivan KDKA TV personnel

19 1/3/63 C. Sullivan John King letter of 12/26

20 Centennial Rose

21 2/13/63 C. Sullivan Wm. Flynn centennial rose (3p)

22 7/16/62 Don Flesher Mitchell Stanley Dorothy Callison

23 7/27/62 KDKA TV Bill Wuerch W.Va. Centennial (3p)

24 8/7/62 Mary Sonis Jerome Reeves KDKA – TV

25 8/7/62 Mary Sonis Marforie Mariner KDKA – TV (2p)


1 Official program – W.Va. Centennial

2 11/8/62 James Stokes C. Sullivan queens (2p)

3 12/15/62 C. Sullivan ------------------ queens finalists

4 12/19/62 C. Sullivan Jennie Smith Queen‟s Pageant

5 12/26/62 Sidney Copley L. Calvert Centennial road maps

6 1/4/63 L. Calvert Sidney Copley centennial road maps

7 picture identification


Correspondence:

1 10/25/62 Kelvin Wallace W.Va. Centennial press kits

Conventry Commission

2 10/29/62 L. Calvert Kelvin W. Conventry press kits

3 11/14/62 John King C. Sullivan tape of W.Va.

Centennial Show

4 11/30/62 Bill Withers C. Sullivan ‟63 Centennial Events

(15p)

5 1/3/63 Tom Ellington C. Sullivan Donald Mahor

6 1/3/63 Mary Sonis Robert Callander promotional material

7 1/4/63 L. Leslie L. Calvert out of state TV stations (5p)

8 1/15/63 H. V. Campbell Centennial notepaper (4p)

Commission

9 1/17/63 Mary Sonis John Conegon WWVA

10 1/19/63 C. Sullivan Howard Carson queen finalists

11 1/21/63 Mary Sonis Nancy Conwell Alpine Ball

12 1/22/63 G. C. Stollings W. C. Scoggins side panels (3p)

13 1/28/63 L. Calvert Kenneth Conn Art & Sculpture

Exhibition (2p)

14 1/30/63 Lucy Carroll Centennial criticism of Queen &

Commission Head- “W.Va. Moon”

Quarters

15 1/31/63 Margot Coley C. Sullivan “Moon over W.Va.”

16 2/1/63 L. Calvert Lucy Carroll letter of 1/30

17 2/4/63 Mary Sonis Margo Coley letter of 1/31

18 2/11/63 Mary Sonis Bob Horan Governor‟s visit to

centenarians

19 2/11/63 Mary Sonis Ken Kurtz Governor‟s visit to

centenarians

20 2/11/63 Mary Sonis Rex Woodford Governor‟s visit to

centenarians

21 2/11/63 Mary Sonis L. T. Anderson Governor‟s visit to

centenarians

22 2/27/63 Mary Sonis Sen. Carson queen finalists

23 3/1/63 Mary Sonis Willard Cloyed Historical Scrapbook (2p)

24 3/2/63 Robert Conner C. Sullivan Arts & Crafts exhibit at

Bluefield

25 3/4/63 Mary Sonis Robert Connor Arts & Crafts exhibit

at Bluefield

Other memoranda and material:

26 7/21/62 Hulett Smith to Haze Cochran re: centennial gifts and booth at the

Greenbrier

27 1/16/63 Carl R. Sullivan to Gov. Barron re: Governor‟s tentative centennial

Schedule (3p)

28 1/2/63 Clippings for week ending Friday, Dec. 28, 1962

29 1/9/63 Clips for week ending Jan. 8, 1963

30 Centennial clippings from W.Va. Newspapers (schedule of events) (2p)

32 County program status

33 Introductory descriptive to official centennial program, 1st draft (3p)

34 Scenery and festivals (2p)

35 Oldtime Showboat

36 Coal and Natural Resources

37 Special Exhibits Trains

38 Capsule History of W.Va. (2p)

39 Weekly progress report, week ending 10/27/62

40 Mary Sonis to Carroll re: booklets

41 Friday‟s agenda, December 28th (5p)

42 (mats) (2p)

Unit 41 Moundsville Art Exhibit (44 items)

Correspondence, Memoranda, requests and schedules, reports from AAUM Clubs concerning

the prison art exhibit. Includes the following: Lloyd Calvert, Eugenia R. Gray, Ruth V. Silburt, Ruth

Mitchel, Frances B. Gilley, Mrs. O.H. Walder, Mrs. Charles Bell, O.C. Boles, Thomas R. McHugh, Carl

R. Sullivan, Jane Humphries, Mrs. R. T. Neuenschwander, Mrs. N. Bragg, Margaret Huffman, Mrs. Eli

Barker

Unit 42 N (9 items)

1 11/1/62 Delf Norona Mary Sonis letter-heads & envelopes

2 11/6/62 Mary Sonis Talk of the Town New York press conference

Column

3 11/29/62 C. Sullivan Delf Norona Pitney Bowes

4 12/13/62 John Nelson C. Sullivan “salue to W.Va.” (3p)

5 12/21/62 L. Calvert C. Sullivan N. Y. Times supplement

6 1/7/63 Mary Sonis John Nelson letter of 12/13

7 ------------ C. Sullivan Dear Editor NY Times supplement

8 (Big tree information) (2p)

9 Minutes of the meeting of the W.Va. Centennial Parades Committee,

2/4/63 (2p)

Unit 43 O (1 item)

1 1/8/63 Mary Sonis Matt Offen W.Va.‟s winning float

Unit 44 P (38 items)

Correspondence and memoranda

1 1/17/62 Leroy O. Myers F. Summers enameled design

W.Va. anniversary symbol

2 2/15/62 Lucille Peterson C. Sullivan her biographical sketch (2p)

3 3/7/62 F. P. Summers C. Sullivan letters from L. O. Myers

4 3/13/62 C. Sullivan Stabilimenti enameled car plaque

Artisticis

Fiorentini

5 7/3/62 W. C. Handlan C. Sullivan Printer quotations (5p)

6 7/14/62 C. Sullivan Festus Summers European auto ornament (4p)

7 8/26/62 Vera Harvey C. Sullivan poetry pamphlet (2p)

8 8/27/62 Vera Harvey C. Sullivan corrected copy (2p)

9 9/15/62 Vera Harvey C. Sullivan poetry brochure

10 9/19/62 Mary Sonis Harry --------- names in newspaper world

11 9/19/62 Beatris Runyon C. Sullivan Park Line Hotel (3p)

12 9/25/62 ------------------- C. Sullivan Press conference in NY City

10/15/62

13 10/6/62 Vera Harvey C. Sullivan poetry brochure (4p)

14 10/18/62 C. Sullivan Editors Centennial programs

15 ------------ L. Calvert C. Sullivan cooperation to working press

16 11/7/62 W. C. Handlan C. Sullivan picture and/or story ideas (4p)

17 11/21/62 W. C. Handlan Lou Leslie photography (4p)

18 11/24/62 Mary Sonis W. C. Handlan photographs (2p)

19 12/6/62 W. C. Handlan H. S. Fahlgren centennial posters

20 12/7/62 W. C. Handlan Members of the publicity planning

Publicity &

Promotion Committee

21 12/10/62 Dorothy Booth L. Calvert Centennial brochure

22 12/19/62 W. V. Handlan Members of the publicity planning

Publicity & Promotion

Committee

23 1/3/63 Sam Poland All grade school Omnibus (2p)

Teachers

24 1/9/63 Barbara Beury Bert Petticord letter of 12/11/62

25 1/17/63 W. W. Peery L. Calvert W.Va. project by David

Gentry & Philip Hall

26 1/20/63 William Brown State Centennial Colonials Senior D and

Bugle Corps

27 1/25/63 L. Calvert William Brown Colonials Senior D and

Bugle Corps (3p)

28 1/30/63 L. Calvert W. W. Peery W. Va. project of

David Bentry & Philip Hall

29 1/31/63 M. L. Davis Chairman, Centennial The Provident Review (2p)

Committee

30 2/4/63 L. Calvert M. L. Davis letter of 1/31

31 3/1/63 Mary Sonis Harry ------------- list of parades

Other materials:

32 W.Va. Centennial Commission progress report, 9/14/62 (6p)

33 W.Va. Centennial Commission press conference, 5/18/62

34 “West Virginia Centennial Poetry Contest” (brochure)

35 W. Va. Centennial Commission parade Committee

36 “Heritage of the Hills (play) (15p)

37 “West Virginia History and World Study” (play) (5p)

38 “Heritage of the Hills” (6p)

Unit 45 Progress Reports-Programs (7 items)

1 Exclusive for Roanoke Times re: W.Va. Centennial observance (5p)

2 “Capsule History of West Virgina” (2p)

3 “Scenery and Festivals” (2p)

4 “Oldtime Showboat”

5 “Coal and Natural Resources”

6 “Special Exhibits Train”

7 7/25/62 Carl Sullivan to W.Va. Centennial Commission members re: current status of

Centennial planning (8p)

Unit 46 Promotion (8 items)

1 11/2/62 W. C. Handlan C. Sullivan Centennial menus (4p)

2 2/4/63 W. C. Handlan L. U. Leslie “Parade of Flags”

3 (photos of Huntington Art Gallery & artists) (7p)

4 W.Va. Centennial County Events Calendar

5 W.Va. Centennial Events Calendar

6 “W.Va. – 100 Years of Statehood – 100 Years of Achievement

7 “West Virginia Centennial”

8 “West Virginia – 100 Years of History – 100 Years of Achievement”

Unit 47 Q (19 items)

1 11/5/62 Donald Springer L. Calvert St. Albans Town Fair (3p)

2 11/21/62 Floyd Tomlinson Mary Sonis Dorothy Callison (3p)

3 12/10/62 Mary Sonis F. Tomlinson Dorothy Callison

4 12/18/62 Mary Sonis Doll--------- Queens

5 12/18/62 Jack Gentry Queen Contest Pageant booklet

Chairmen

6 12/18/62 Jack Gentry County Chairmen General information

7 1/17/63 C. Sullivan Rapid Electrotype Mats

Co.

8 2/27/63 Mary Sonis Barbara Broadwater March 9

9 2/27/63 Mary Sonis Peggy Tucker March 9

10 2/27/63 Mary Sonis Sandra Ross March 9

11 2/27/63 Mary Sonis DeeAnn Moore March 9

12 Wed. Mary Sonis Madame Queen March 9

Other Materials

13 Queen‟s Committee County Queen‟s Rules & Regulations

Selection Com- governing state competition

mittee Chairman

14 Mrs. Nunley County Centennial Queens

Snedegar Chairmen

15 Queen‟s Committee Selection Committee semi-final contest

Chairman

16 Suggest remarked by Gov. W. W. Barron to five Centennial Queen finalists at the Muncipal

Auditorium, Dec. 15, 1962 (2p)

17 Centennial Queen of West Virginia (5p)

18 Appearance schedule for Queen‟s Court

19 Scoring for contestants in Hancock County

Unit 48 Radio-television lists (7 items)

1 1/2/63 Peter Thornton ----------------- KDKA-TV-AM editorial

Saluting the W.Va. centennial

(8p)

2 2/11/63 Mary Sonis Bob Miller WWNR-Beckley (3p)

3 3/6/63 Mary Sonis ---Broadcaster tape by JFK

4 nd Mary Sonis Radio Stations Ted Mack Talent Show

In W.Va.

5 W.Va., the centennial state, salutes the sports great

6 Television stations in West Virginia

7 Radio Stations in West Virginia (8p)

Unit 49 S (27 items)

1 2/2/62 Evelyn Keseg Mary Sonis Mr. Evans S. American

Tour

2 2/26/62 Mary Sonis Mary Miller centennial events

3 8/7/62 Mary Sonis Buddy Starcher promotion

4 11/2/62 Jim Slade State Industrial & clean-up campaign

Publicity Commission

5 11/9/62 Robert Bowers Jim Slade clean-up campaign

6 11/16/62 Mary Sonis Jim Slade clean-up campaign

7 11/29/62 George Vidal C. Sullivan “All-time sports greats”

Banquet

8 12/8/62 Delf Norona L. Calvert stamp exhibition

9 12/10/62 Carl Perkins C. Sullivan commemorative stamp

10 12/12/62 Mrs. Robert Storck C. Sullivan Dorothy Callison

11 12/20/62 L. Calvert C. Perkins commemorative stamp

12 12/17/62 L. Calvert Jim Comstock Norona‟s letter of 12/8

13 12/17/62 Mary Sonis Mrs. Storck Dorothy Callison

14 12/27/62 L. Calvert Lowell Schwave Old Dominion Candy Co.

(2p)

15 1/7/63 Mary Sonis Lois Smith Centennial women‟s section

16 1/11/63 Mary Sonis Vic Skaggs Steve Allen Playhouse

17 1/29/63 Kenneth Swope W.Va. Centennial “W.Va. Moon” (2p)

18 1/30/63 Roy Hoff M. Doeffinger archery contest (18p)

19 1/30/63 Mrs. James Centennial “W.Va. Moon”

Kenna Skiles Commission

20 2/1/63 C. Sullivan Mrs. Skiles “W.Va. Moon”

21 2/4/63 L. Calvert Kenneth Swope “W.Va. Moon”

22 2/5/63 Mrs. Nunley B. C. Sullivan Queens (4p)

Snedegar

23 2/26/63 Mary Sonis Morgantown Post Clarissa Schermerhorn

24 2/27/63 Mary Sonis Mr. Singlteton Queens

Other Material:

25 (proposed speech) re: financing of Centennial

7/20/62 (11p)

26 “All Who Dare” (11p)

27 “Sports Greats” (news release draft) (10p)

Unit 50 Slides – Schedule (6 items)

Correspondence concerning the slide show shown throughout W.Va.

Also a script of the show entitled H‟s West Virginia

Unit 51 Songwriters (7 items)

Correspondence relating to the composition of a song for W. Va.

Unit 52 Special Session (66 items)

Correspondence memoranda, printed material, schedules, etc., concerning the Special Session

Of the W.Va. Legislature, April 20, 1963. From the files of L.U. Leslie, news coordinator &

Publicity coordinator of the Centennial Commission

Unit 53 Speeches (25 items)

Correspondence & Speeches concerning the centennial. From the files of L.U. Leslie, publicity

and news coordinator of the centennial commission

Unit 54 T (10 items)

1 11/9/62 Kenneth Trimble C. Sullivan Rotary Club (2p)

2 10/62 Charles Broad Gov‟s. office Antique type faces

3 12/31/62 L. Calvert Jarold Talbolt Howard Barnett

4 1/10/63 C. Sullivan Peter Thornton KDKA TV

5 1/14/63 L. Calvert Myron Eberly Old Dominion Candy Co.

6 1/23/63 Mary Sonis Mr. Talbot

Other Material:

7 Centennial Talent Contest

8 Trailer (schedule)

9 W.Va. Centennial Train Schedule (3p)

10 MS Ticket Committee (6p)

Unit 55 U (7 items)

Correspondence concerning the use of rehabilitation patients in selling centennial merchandise

Unit 56 W (12 items)

1 2/16/62 Martin Fahey C. Sullivan Brooke & Hancock

Counties campaigns (2p)

2 2/21/62 C. Sullivan Martin Fahey Brooke & Hancock

Counties campaigns (2p)

3 3/8/62 L. Calvert Weirton Daily publicity

Time

4 10/29/62 Gladys White Publicity Dept. list of outstanding West

Virginians

5 11/2/62 L. Calvert Gladys White list of outstanding West

Virginians

6 12/4/62 L. Calvert Ogden Wintermute Centennial Antique Show

7 1/12/63 Kenneth Kurtz C. Sullivan WSAZ TV

8 1/15/63 L. Calvert Kenneth Kurtz WSAZ TV

9 2/13/63 Ed White C. Sullivan editorial on the Centennial (3p)

10 2/14/63 C. Sullivan Ed White Centennial editorial

Other material:

11 W.Va. State College to offer 3 special courses in honor of the W.Va. Centennial

12 W.Va…the Centennial State (3p)

Unit 57 West Virginia Image (14 items)

Correspondence and idea sheets of Lloyd P. Calvert, Public Relations. Director of the W.Va. Centennial

Unit 58 Newspaper Clippings

Name of Paper Date Article title Folder #

_____________________________________________________________________________________

Charleston Gazette 12/16/62 The orphans of history; 5-62-66

another “hallowed field we

desecrate

Morgantown Post 1/16/63 Around W.Va. 5-52-66

Charleston Gazette 4/14/63 It‟s starting; legislators to 5-52-66

Mail mark creation of state at

Wheeling ceremony.

Huntington Herald 4/15/63 Wild reports. 5-52-66

Dispatch

Charleston Daily 1/3/63 Centennial director 5-52-66

Mail stresses city‟s role in

1963 celebration

Fairmont Times 3/21/63 Area scouts to parade 5-52-66

In U.S. capital

Wheeling News 2/15/63 Society to feature 5-52-66

Register rare document.

Hunting Advertiser 4/20/63 Legislators vow to 5-52-66

Advance state

Beckley Post Herald 1/1/63 Putting W.Va. in order 5-52-66

Wheeling News 1/6/63 A new start 5-52-66

Register

-------------------------- 1/9/63? Improving state is simple 5-52-66

and free.

Williamson News 1/9/63 A new start is our urgent 5-52-66

need.

Keyser News- 2/15/63 Kennedy extends con- 5-52-10

Tribune gratulations to W.Va.

Weston Democrat 7/18/63 History displayed (2p) 5-34-5

Charleston Gazette? 3/21/63 State image said stained. 5-33-4

Shinnston News 11/1/62 County courts contributing 5-29-15

to 1963 Centennial

Newsday 3/19/63 “On vacation; 100th 5-25-26

birthday in West Virginia”

Sunday Gazette-Mail 12/15/63 The whim of the wind 5-8-5

(Charleston)

Pittsburg Press 5/27/62 State is urged to cash in 5-3-1

on strip mine devastation

Daily News, Welch 1/30/63 W.Va. Centenarians 5-1-3

to be honored Feb. 14

Daily Mail, Chas. 1/30/63 Are you 100? fetes slated 5-1-3

for oldsters

St. Albans 2/1/63 100-year-old men and 5-1-3

Advertiser women of W.Va. to be

honored.

Mullens Advocate 1/31/63 Recent release 5-1-3

Keyser News 1/31/63 State to honor 5-1-3

Tribune centenarians in their homes.

Post Herald, Beckley 1/30/63 Beckley centenarian, 5-1-3

102, is due centennial honors.

Raleigh Register, 1/31/63 At least one count resident 5-1-3

Beckley to be honored

Barbour Democrat 1/31/63 Living centenarians in W.Va. 5-1-3

to be honored.

Hurricane Breeze 1/31/63 To be honored on Feb. 14 5-1-3

Sunset News 2/1/63 Centenarian to be feted 5-1-3

Observer in Mercer

The Ritchie Gazette 1/31/63 If you‟ll be 100 years old 5-1-3

this year centennial officials

will visit you, and bring cake,

fruit, and Governor‟s greeting.

Preston County News 1/31/63 photo: Cooperating with the 5-1-3

current national and W.Va.

Lions Club Centennial Tag…

Herald Dispatch 1/30/63 Find 32 centenarians; 4 in 5-1-3

Huntington area.

Wellsburg Herald 1/29/63 Seek century old people 5-1-3

for centennial

Bluefield Telegraph 2/1/63 Mercer man is 100 this year 5-1-3

Register, Pt. Pleasant 1/30/63 State‟s living centenarians to 5-1-63

honored in Feb. 4 ceremony

Clarksburg Telegram 1/30/63 Oldest citizens to be 5-1-3

honored as centenarians

Parkersburg News 2/3/63 Mason County woman, 5-1-3

103, is honorary centenarian

Wayne County News 2/1/63 State to help centenarians 5-1-3

celebrate

Martinsburg Journal 1/31/63 100-year-olds in state to be 5-1-3

Honored Feb. 14

Moorefield Examiner 1/30/63 Centennial plans for county 5-1-3

are progressing

Webster Echo 1/30/63 Centenarians to be honored 5-1-3

by state

Moorefield Examiner 1/30/63 Centenarians of W.Va. to be 5-1-3

feted Feb. 14

Grafton News 1/31/63 W.Va.‟s centenarians to be 5-1-3

honored on Feb. 14

Williamson News 1/30/63 State to fete centenarians 5-1-3

News-Register 1/31/63 Log of the roving 5-1-3

Reporter

Clarksburg Exponent 1/30/63 Centenarians of State will 5-1-3

receive honors

Clarksburg Exponent 1/30/63 Three centenarians will be 5-1-3

honored

Parkersburg Sentinel 1/29/63 Centenarians to be honored 5-1-3

on Centennial Day

Bluefield Telegraph 1/30/63 Centenarians will be 5-1-3

honored Feb. 14

Times-West Virginia, 2/3/63 Rev. Addison M. Grimes: 5-1-3

Fairmont local centenarian will be

honored

Times-West Virginia, 2/3/63 Shinnston man marking 102nd

5-1-3

Fairmont birthday today

------------------------- ---------- „T‟aint nothing‟ says woman 5-1-3

on celebrating 105th birthday


BOX 6 W.Va. Centennial Commission Director‟s File

Unit 1 Carl Sullivan, Correspondence (9 items)

Correspondence, biographical sketch concerning Carl R. Sullivan, Director of the W.Va.


Unit 2 Correspondence – Answered (79 items)

Correspondence of Michael Rush, Interim Director of the Centennial Commission, early correspondence

of Carl R. Sullivan. Also letters of Sherman West (Finance Coordinator) and Lloyd P. Calvert (Public

Relations Director). Period covered July 1962 – April 1962. The correspondence covered general

business action, job inquiries, advertising inquiries, etc.

Unit 3 Pending-Bring up a next meeting (12 items)

Correspondence and memoranda containing ideas and suggestions for possible centennial activities.

Period covered December 1960-June 1961

Unit 4 Telephone Conversations, Nov. 1961-Jan. 1964 (3 notebooks)

Unit 5 Sullivan Speech File (29 items)

Correspondence between Carl R. Sullivan and various people and organizations concerning speeches to

be presented. Covers period Jan. 1962 – Mar. 1962


Same as Unit 5. Covers April 1962-May 1962


Same as Unit 5. Covers June 1962-July 1962

Unit 8 Aug. 1962-Sept. 1962 (30 items)

Unit 9 Oct. 1962-Dec. 1962 (32 items)

Unit 10 Jan. – April 1963 (45 items)

Unit 11 May 1963 (12 items)


Speeches and agenda for speeches given to various organizations and groups by Carl R. Sullivan.

Unit 13 Stockholders (8 items)

Correspondence regarding the sale of Centennial “Stockholder”. Buttons at various schools. This was a

way to raise money.

Unit 14 Preview – Greenbrier Hotel, Nov. 16 (52 items)

Correspondence and other materials concerning the state-wide centennial conference at the Greenbrier

Hotel, Nov. 16, 1963. Includes lists of those invited, those who came or refused.


Continuation of Unit 14


Continuation of Unit 14 and 15

Unit 17 Press Conference – May 18, 1962 (34 items)

Correspondence concerning the state-wide press conference for newspaper, radio, outdoor advertising and

television representatives held at Charleston Press Club, May 18, 1962.

Unit 18 New York Press Conference, October 15, 1962 (24 items)

Various lists, correspondences and other materials dealing with the New York Press Conference.

Unit 19 Sportsmen Show (1 item)

Unit 20 Ellington and Co. (25 items)

Correspondence and reports concerning publicity handled by Ellington and Company, Inc., Public

Relations for the West Virginia Centennial Commission Period covered Jan. – Aug. 1962

Unit 21 Ellington & Co. (29 items)

Period covered Sept – Oct 1962

Unit 22 Ellington & Co., (30 items)

Period covered Nov. 1962 – Feb. 1963

Unit 23 Ellington & Co. (17 items)

Period covered Mar. – Sept. 1963

Unit 24 Ellington & Co. (6 notebooks)

1 Ellington & Company, Inc.

2 West Virginia Centennial National Publicity Campaign (2 copies)

3 West Virginia Centennial Proposed Public Relations Program

4 Suggestion for “The Today Show” Features in West Virginia

Unit 25 Farson, Huff and Northlick, Inc. (23 items)

Correspondence between the W.Va. Centennial Commission and Farson, Huff, and Northlick, Inc., of

Cincinnati, Ohio, an advertising firm, covers period Nov. 29, 1957 to Feb. 9, 1960

Unit 26 Farkas, Harold M. Asssociates (6 items)

Correspondence between the W.Va. Centennial Commission and Harold M. Farkas Associates, Public

Relations. Period covered May 1958-June 1958

Unit 27 Mountain State Visitors Bureau, Mr. Paul Skeeter, Ex., Director (6 items)

Correspondence between the Visitors Bureau and the W.Va. Centennial Commission. Also membership

list and brochures concerning the visitors bureau.

Unit 28 Mutual Insurance Agents, Inc. (5 items

Correspondence between the West Virginia Association of Mutual Insurance Agents, Inc. and the West

Virginia Centennial Commission. Period covered Oct. 1961 to Jan. 1962

Unit 29 Outside Publicity and Promotion Companies (1 item)

Letter from Charles Brandt to Robert Bowers regarding the Blackwater Fall Alpine Festival

(1/19/62)

Unit 30 Seawell & Sheaffer (7 items)

Correspondence covering period Aug. 1962-Sept. 1962 concerning “West Virginia in Color”. Also

examples of Seawell and Sheaffer‟s work.

Unit 31 Alfred Stern & Centennial Commission Agreement (1 item)

Contract between Stern and the Centennial Commission.

Unit 32 Alfred Stern – Current (50 items)

Correspondence and other material between Alfred Stern of Robinson-Capsis-Stern Associates, Inc. of

New York City, a public relations firm and the W.Va. Centennial Commission. Covers period Oct. 1961-

May 1963.

Unit 33 Guest Book (3)


BOX 7 W.Va. Centennial Commission Lloyd Calvert Correspondence

Unit 1 Preview Trailer (44 items)

Correspondence concerning the West Virginia Centennial Preview Trailer. This was an exhibit erected in

a tractor-trailer van and which traveled the state during 1962. Covers period December 1961-April 1962


Covers same period May-July 1962


Covers period Aug. – No. 1962


Schedules and other materials for the Centennial Preview Trailer

Unit 5 Centennial Events (6 items)

Correspondence concerning the lst Wildflower Pilgrimage, Special session of the Legislature, the opera

“Carmen”, Governor‟s Centennial conference on Conservation Education and other events schedules.

Unit 6 Department of Commerce material (11 items)

Unit 7 Fahlgren, Smoot (22 items)

Publicity file maintained by Lloyd P. Calvert on various Centennial events

Unit 8 Centennial Sales (3 items)

Correspondence between Carl Sullivan and the W.Va. Retailers Association

Unit 9 Photo Correspondence File (30 items)

Contains photographic coverage requests

Unit 10 Lloyd Calvert Correspondence (60 items)

Correspondence of Lloyd P. Calvert, Public Relations Director of the W.Va. Centennial Commission and

also Assistant Director of the Commission. Covers period Jan.-Mar. 1962

Unit 11 May-Apr. 1962 (30 items)

Unit 12 June, 1962

Unit 13 July 1962 (64 items)

Unit 14 Aug. 1962 (43 items)

Unit 15 Sept. 1962 (80 items)

Unit 16 Oct. 1962 (96 items)

Unit 17 Nov. 1962 (64 items)

Unit 18 Dec. 1962 (62 items)

Unit 19 Jan. 1963 (145 items)

Unit 20 Feb. 1963 (91 items)

Unit 21 Mar. 1963 (136 items)

Unit 22 Apr. 1963 (113 items)

Unit 23 May 1963 (139 items)

Unit 24 June 1963 (72 items)

Unit 25 July 1963 (56 items)

Unit 26 Aug. 1963 (59 items)

Unit 27 Sept. 1963 (59 items)

Unit 28 Oct. 1963 (17 items)

Requisitions.

BOX 8

Unit # Date

1 Nov.-Dec. 1961

2 Jan. 1962

3 Feb.-April 1962

4 May 1962

5 June 1962

6 July-Aug. 1962

7 Sept. 1962

8 Oct. 1962

9 Nov. 1-14, 1962

10 Nov. 15-30, 1962

11 Dec. 1-14, 1962

12 Dec. 15-31, 1962

13 Jan. 1-14, 1963

14 Jan. 15-31, 1963

15 Feb. 1963

16 Mar. 1963

17 Apr. 1-17, 1963

18 Apr. 18, 1963

19 Apr. 19-30, 1963

20 May 1-10, 1963

21 May 11-19, 1963

22 May 20-31, 1963

23 June 1-4, 1963

24 June 5-10, 1963

25 June 11-15, 1963

26 June 18, 1963

27 June 19-30, 1963

28 July 1-3, 1963

29 Showboat Requisition only July 3, 1963

30 July 4-10, 1963

31 July 11-17, 1963

32 July 18, 1963

33 July 19, 23, 1963

34 July 24-31, 1963

35 Aug. 1-7, 1963

36 Aug. 8-11, 1963

37 Aug. 12, 1963

38 Aug. 13-18, 1963

39 Aug. 19-31, 1963

40 Aug. 27-31, 1963

REQUISITIONS

BOX 9

1 Sept. 1-10, 1963

2 Sept. 11, 1963

3 Sept. 12-17, 1963

4 Sept. 18-23, 1963

5 Sept. 24-25, 1963

6 Sept. 26-30, 1963

7 Oct. 1-3, 1963

8 Oct. 4, 1963

9 Oct. 5-9, 1963

10 Oct. 10-15, 1963

11 Oct. 16, 1963

12 Oct. 17-24, 1963

13 Oct. 25-30, 1963

14 Oct. 31, 1963

15 Nov. 1-10, 1963

16 Nov. 11-20, 1963

17 Nov. 21-31, 1963

18 Dec. 1-5, 1963

19 Dec. 6-19, 1963

20 Dec. 20-26, 1963

21 Dec. 27-31, 1963

22 Jan. 1-10, 1964

23 Jan. 11-21, 1964

24 Jan. 22-31, 1964

25 Feb. 1964

26 Mar. 1964

27 Apr.-May 1964

28 June 1964

29 July 1964

30 Aug.-Nov. 1964

Centennial Funds Campaign.

BOX 9

Unit # Date Nos.

31 May 1962 1-74

Deposit slip from Kanawha Valley Bank

32 June 1962 75-146

33 July 1962-Jan. 1963 147-226

34 Deposit Slips from Kanawha Valley Bank

May 1, 4, 5, 7, 11, 14, 25, 29

June 1, 8, 25, 29

July 1 ($1500) 1 ($212.10), 21, 31

Financial Status of the West Virginia Centennial Fund

(4 manuscript pages)

Jan. 18, 1963 (black ink)

Jan. 25, 1963 (black ink)

Feb. 1, 1963 (black ink)



Mar. 1, 1963 (black ink)






Apr. 5, 1963 (black ink)


Apr. 13, 1963 (blue ink)


May 1, 1963 (black ink)


May 11, 1963 (blue ink)


June 13, 1963 (black ink)

June 13, 1963 (blue ink)


Committee Finances.

BOX 10

Art Committee

10-1

Correspondence

Date: From: To: Re:

1/4/63 Evelyn S. Borstein Jarold D. Talbot checks for prizes in at

contest

3/4/63 Jacqueline Fermaud Evelyn S. Borstein receipt of checks

3/9/63 Evelyn S. Borstein Mary Earnest Sheton budget excess

4/16/63 Evelyn S. Borstein Mary Earnest Sheton application blanks for

medallions

6/11/63 W. W. Thomas Elbert W. Gum samples of souvenirs

6/12/63 Elbert W. Gum W. W. Thomas reply to letter of 6/11/63

1/20/64 Timothy A. DeEulis Carl R. Sullivan support of the Am.

Institute of Architects

of the committee

From: West Virginia Centennial Art Committee

To: West Virginia Centennial Commission

Re: Recommendations to preserve our cultural heritage. Includes Centennial Arts

Events Calendar

Date: Dec. 10, 1963 3p. (yellow & pink paper)

Purchase Order #8825

From: Morris Harvey College

To: W.Va. Centennial Fund, Inc.

Attached: Voucher #11872

10-2 Commemorative Merchandise Records

Contains shipment statement of commemorative merchandise to various dealers.

10-3 Contract – Commemorative Merchandise

Contains material concerning Mathews Printing Co. in regards to the Scenic Centennial Envelopes.

10-4 Contract – Commemorative Merchandise

Contains material concerning the W.Va. Lion Club and the Centennial License Plates.

10-5 Commemorative Merchandise – Misc – Correspondence

Correspondence

12/13/63 E. W. Gum Peter R. Cooks report of sale of Centennial

Enterprises bear

10/23/63 Sam Ravitz E. W. Gum sales of Centennial bear

2/6/64 Lillian Haught W. Va. Centennial outstanding monies due


2/4/64 John C. Weber, E. W. Gum commemorative license

Agreement

1/28/64 E. W. Gum Tom Lennon request for final reports

1/28/64 E. W. Gum Kay-Ann, Inc. request for final reports

1/31/64 Francis Austin W.Va. Centennial final reports on commemorative

Commission merchandise

1/30/64 W. David Swaney, Centennial Commission final reports on commemorative

The Erskine Glass merchandise

& MFG Co.

1/30/64 W. David Swaney, Centennial Commission enclosed report on

The Erskine Glass commemorative merchandise

& MFG Co.

1/28/64 E. W. Gum Helen Skeens final report

10/14/63 Walter & Walter Commemorative report on Commemorative

Chocolate Co. Merchandise Commission Merchandise

12/30/63 Lehart Ceramics statement sales

8/24/63 L. Haught Commemorative shipments statement

Stork Baking Co. Commission

8/22/63 Francis Austin Mr. Eberly liquidation of Austin‟s Co.

5/3/63 not signed (2p) Donald C. Robertson merchandise License

Agreement with Historical

Publication

5/3/63 C. Sullivan Donald C. Robertson merchandise licenses with

Historical Publication

Agreement

4/2/63 W. Myron Eberly Eddie Jones authorize elimination of and

franchise payments on

merchandise

12/18/62 W. Myron Eberly Frank Pulice, Jr. unauthorized use of Centennial

Emblem

10/9/62 Al Dye E. W. Gum Centennial Plaque

Includes report requested shipment statement

8/15/62 Comptroller WVC Cabell County sales reporting

Sheltered Workshop procedure

2/11/63 Nary-Zeigler Pro- C. Sullivan contribution agreement

Ductions

8/10/62 no signature W. Byron Eberly request to print centennial

Seals

8/7/62 W. Myron Eberly W. A. Boone official Christmas card

8/10/62 Comptroller E. F. LeDuc & Sons Centennial seals

8/14/62 W. Myron Eberly E. F. LeDuc & Sons plastic laminated plaques

8/22/62 W. Myron Eberly Sara L. Akdins production contracts for new

items

8/29/62 A. S. Thomas, Jr. C. Sullivan violation of contract by

Adkins Flower Co. (2p)

(2 copies)

9/15/62 Richard J. Bowe Comm. Merchandising shipments statement

Committee

9/27/62 Elbert Gum All Licensed Dealers in underwriting projects planned

Commemorative Mer- for centennial

chandise

9/15/62 Comptroller unspecified Gentlemen sales reporting procedure

7/24/61 Delf Norona Mr. Rush self-stick postcard

(Includes example & sample sheet)

3/15/62 Claude A. Joyce Elbert Gum draft of proposal to be

Signed by the seller

6/19/63 W. A. Ranson E. W. Gum paperbags w/Centennial

Emblem

10/21/63 E. W. Gum Pickering Co. report of sales of the lighter

6/11/63 Ashland Rubber E. W. Gum imprinted balloons

Products (B. H. Bigham)

9/10/63 Howard C. McManus Commemorative shipment statement

Merchandising committee

10/27/63 Ralph Q. Haynes Richard H. Huff publication of the W.Va. Lion

10/23/63 Jarvis C. W. C. Sullivan concerning confidential letter

5/10/63 E. W. Gum J. Kenton Lambert letter of 3/29

3/22/63 E. W. Gum J. Kenton Lambert monthly reports

3/29/63 J. K. Lambert E. W. Gum report forms

n/d A. W. Buchler Gentlemen report forms

2/14/64 E. W. Gum Charles Lando Centennial Ice Cream

2/10/64 E. C. Lando Centennial Commission Centennial Ice Cream

Invoice – from Osborne, Kemper, Thomas, Inc. to Dept. of Natural Resources and West Virginia


Re: “Let‟s Keep W.Va. Clean and Green – Prevent Forest Fires”

Invoice – Quikey Manufacturing Co., Inc.

To: Pickering Company

Re: Souvenir Quikoin Coin Holders

Credit Memo – Souvenir Quikoin Coin Holders

Credit Memo – Souvenir Quikoin Coin Holders

Credit for over charge

West Virginia Centennial Specialty Advertising Merchandise License Agreement to Marketter

Advertisers (3p)

Form #3 Revised – West Virginia Centennial Commemorative Merchandice Licensing

Agreement (3p)

West Virginia Centennial Commemorative Merchandise License Agreement (3p)

Report of the Commemorative Merchandise Committee of the West Virginia Centennial Commission

July 12, 1962 3:30 PM (3p)

Report of Commemorative Merchandise Committee September 11, 1962 (2p)

List of Franchised Merchandise Commemorative Merchandise Committee of the West Virginia

Centennial Commission as of September 11, 1962 (3p)

List of Franchised Merchandise, Commemorative Merchandise Committee of the West Virginia

Centennial Commission September 25, 1962 (3p)

Contract signed by Seller – Alvin H M--+-- March 21, 1963

Pages from Sales Book of Adkins Flowers (8p)

WEST VIRGINIA CENTENNIAL COMMISSION.

Committee Finances.

Box 10

Exhibits Committee – Centennial Train

10-6

Correspondence

Date: From: To: Re:

6/8/62 Carl R. Sullivan Owen Scott expenses

6/19/62 Evelyn S. Borstein Owen Scott his expenses

Includes:

6/8/62 Robinson-Stern W.Va. Centennial his expenses

Associates, Inc. Commission

5/31/62 Invoice-From Elite Tours and Travel Scott‟s expenses

Service, Inc.

8/31/62 Eve Austin Mary Parsons Train contract

9/26/62 Alfred Stern Carl Sullivan their contract

Includes:

Certificate of change of name of Robinson-Stern Associates, Inc. to Robinson-Capsis-Stern

Associates, Inc. (2p.)

Certificate of incorporation of Robinson-Stern Associates, Inc. (6p.)

10/8/62 Elbert Gum Alfred Stern copies of the

certification of

contract

10/9/62 Alfred Stern Elbert Gum notarized certification

of the contract

Includes:

10/8/62 copy of contract.

Acceptance of the contract by the state of West Virginia. (11p.)

Notarized acceptance of contract

3/5” manuscript

Certificate of insurance issued to Owen-Illinois

EXHIBITS COMMITTEE – CENTENNIAL TRAIN

10-7

Correspondence

Date: From: To: Re:

2/5/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis S. Wilson Dept. of bids covering renovation

Finance & Administration of Omar

2/7/63 Warren Weaver E. W. Tabor train air-conditioning

2/14/63 Sara Life, S. Louis Mr. Bolden 50 number buttons

Button Co., Inc.

2/15/63 Elbert Gum Curtis Wilson Material for train

3/1/63 Evelyn Borstein St. Louis Button Co., Inc. button order

3/4/63 E. A. Kalkreuth, W.Va. Centennial Fund, Inc. roof deck order

Wheeling Corrugating Co.

Includes copy of the order.

3/6/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson air conditioning equipment

3/6/63 Wm. S. Bolden Mr. Black, Heating & specification on air conditioning

Cooling, Inc. units

Includes specifications. (4p.)

3/6/63 Warren Weaver Wm. S. Bolden summarization of discussion of

March 5 (4p.)

3/6/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson bids for labor & material

3/7/63 John D. Watters Wm. Bolden bid for painting train

W. Q. Watters Co.

3/9/63 Charles Hodel Wm. Bolden selection of member for

Exhibits Committee

3/11/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson floor covering for train

3/11/63 Curtis Wilson Carl Sullivan authorization to install plywood

subflooring

3/12/63 Jack L. Vogt Carl Sullivan painting train interior

Blue Ribbon Paint Co.

3/14/63 Edwin W. Tabor Carl Sullivan air conditioned baggage cars

3/15/63 David L. Blizzard Carl Sullivan exterior paints

3/15/63 Walker Sign Co. Carl Sullivan quote for letters for train

Dr. Jack Walker identification

3/18/63 W. G. Hunt Wm. Bolden revised prints & price on train

Electric Co. (Includes Purchase Order #5)

3/18/63 Curtis Wilson Carl Sullivan authorization to purchase

painting & lettering for train

3/20/63 Bond of the Centennial Casualty Company on behalf of W.Q. Watters Company in favor

of the W.Va. Centennial Commission (32p.)

Includes Statement: Brook F. McCabe Insurance Agency, Inc. to the West Virginia

Centennial Commission.

3/21/63 Bolden Fred Merchant cleaning & painting train

Includes Purchase Order #903

3/25/63 Bolden Edwin W. Tabor pylon assembly

3/26/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson bids for electrical work

3/26/62 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson Bids for steel sheathing

3/27/63 Wm. Bolden Fred Merchant Purchase Order #905


3/28/63 H. B. Johnson Wm. Bolden electrical material for train


3/28/63 Wm. Bolden Fred Merchant labor & electrical


(2p.)


electrical work


steel sheathing


10-8

Correspondence

4/4/63 Wm. Bolden Fred Merchant labor & material for pylon

Assembly


4/5/63 Elbert Gum Shaeffer & Seawell their contract

4/5/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson painting train

4/5/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson estimate for electrical work


electrical work

4/8/63 Virginia L. Roberts Carl Sullivan installation of floors

4/11/63 Carl Sullivan Fred Merchant additional requirements over

& above painting train

4/12/63 Elbert Gum Virginia L. Roberts purchase of aluminum siding

4/16/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson train air conditioning


additional electrical work

4/19/63 Wm. Bolden Fred Merchant air conditioning

4/23/63 Edwin Tabor, Wm. Bolden installation of display racks

Goff-Matthews in train

Plumbing Co.

4/23/63 Edwin Tabor, Wm. Bolden train displays

Goff-Matthews

Plumbing Co.

4/24/63 Warren Weaver Wm. Bolden electrical work

4/24/63 Harry Seawell, Carl Sullivan contract

N. Am. Color

Corp., Publication

4/24/63 Harold Lightman Warren Weaver train exhibit (5p.)

Vitale Exhibit

Studios

4/25/63 Barry Howard Warren Weaver estimate of cost of train

interiors

4/26/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson power car

426/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson additional work not included

in contract with Abbitt Co.

4/26/63 Warren Weaver Carl Sullivan quotations received for exhibit

materials work (2p.)

4/29/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson sheathing


sheathing

4/30/63 Carl Sullivan Warren Weaver exhibits quotations

10-9

Correspondence

5/2/63 Elbert Gum Schaefer & Seawell revised contract

Includes: contract (6p.)

5/2/63 Wm. Bolden Fred Merchant roofing of cars

Includes: Purchase Order #1087

5/6/63 Elbert Gum Arnold Grubin, contract

Panoramic Exhibits, Inc.

5/7/63 Wm. Bolden Fred Merchant exhibits material and their

assessment (2p.)

5/9/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson exterior frames

5/9/63 Carl Sullivan ______________ painting interior of the

showboat

5/10/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson Goff-Matthews Plumbing

Co. (2p.)

5/13/63 Elbert Gum Robinson-Capsis- invoice of May 10

Stern Assoc., Inc.

Includes: contract (5p.)

5/14/63 Wm. Bolden Fred Merchant Yeardley Engineering Co.

(2p.)

5/15/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson painting showboat

5/15/63 Warren Weaver Elbert Gum work done by Panoramic

Exhibits, Inc.

5/15/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson installation of entrance and

exit ramps

5/15/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson public relations for train in

Washington, D. C.

5/15/63 Curtis Wilson Carl Sullivan authorization to purchase public

relations for train in

Washington, D.C.

5/16/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson overtime work

Includes: letter of notification of overtime work, 4/27/63

5/16/63 Harry Seawell Carl Sullivan overtime work

5/16/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson overtime work

5/16/63 Lawrence Yeardley, Wm. Bolden bid for installation of display

Yeardley Engineer, Co. work

5/17/63 Wm. Bolden Fred Merchant overtime work


5/18/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson Hunt Electric Co.



materials for ramps

5/20/63 Alfred Stern Carl Sullivan payment of bills

5/23/63 Wm. S. Bolden Fred Merchant Goff-Matthews Plumbing Co.

5/23/63 Denzil L. Gainer Carl R. Sullivan Payment for electrical work

(2p.)

5/23/63 Carl Sullivan Fred Merchant bids for photographic displays

5/23/63 Harry Seawell Carl Sullivan photography of train

5/24/63 Wm. S. Bolden Fred Merchant Hunt Electric Company


5/25/63 John D. Watters, Wm. S. Bolden additional cost for bond

W. Q. Watters Co.

5/24/63 John D. Watters, Wm. S. Bolden itemized paint work done (2p.)

W. Q. Watters Co.

5/24/63 John D. Watters, Wm. S. Bolden overtime work

W. Q. Watters Co.

5/26/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis Wilson request for payment


5/27/63 John D. Watters, Wm. S. Bolden invoices outstanding

W. Q. Watters Co.

5/28/63 Carl Sullivan Curtis S. Wilson flood lights

Includes: invoice #1142

5/28/63 Lloyd P. Calvert W. C. Edmunds trip to Washington, D. C.

5/28/63 Elbert W. Gum Harold F. Lydick expenses

10-10

Correspondence

6/5/63 Carl R. Sullivan Fred Merchant increasing a purchase

6/10/63 Elbert W. Gum Panoramic Exhibits, Inc. 2nd

payment on contract

(includes invoice #1379)

6/10/63 Elbert Gum Schaefer & Seawell payment

6/14/63 Harry Seawell Elbert W. Gum verification of contract

Overtime (2p.)

Includes: invoice #S/696P

6/14/63 Elbert W. Gum Schaefer & Seawell payment

6/15/63 Harry Seawell Elbert W. Gum payment

6/17/63 Wm. S. Bolden Fred Merchant request to approve

request for extra work

Includes: Purchase order #1056

6/19/63 Carl R. Sullivan Fred Merchant Bank Miller Supply Co.

6/21/63 Wm. S. Bolden Fred Merchant final invoice for Goff-

Matthews Plumbing Co.

6/23/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson Schaefer & Seawell

6/23/63 Curtis Wilson Carl R. Sullivan authorizing additional work

with Schaefer & Seawell

6/24/63 Wm. S. Bolden Fred Merchant letter of 6/11

Includes: Letter

6/24/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis S. Wilson additional work by Schaefer and

Seawell

6/24/63 Curtis S. Wilson Carl R. Sullivan authorization for additional

work by Robinson-Capsis-Stern

7/5/63 Mary Sonis Flo Hinz breakdown of expenses

7/9/63 Curtis S. Wilson Carl R. Sullivan authorization to spend

additional money

7/18/63 C. J. Duvall Elbert W. Gum Reference to invoice, Safeway

Steel Scaffolds, Co.

7/30/63 Wm. S. Bolden Fred Merchant invoices from W. Q. Watters,

Company

8/5/63 Denzil L. Gainer Elbert Gum charge to Robinson-Capsis-

Stern by Panoramic Exhibits,

Inc.

8/6/63 Harry Seawell Carl R. Sullivan insurance

8/7/63 Wm. S. Bolden Carl R. Sullivan invoice #1100 (2p.)

8/7/63 Wm. S. Bolden Carl R. Sullivan Yeardley Engineering Co.

8/8/63 Wm. S. Bolden Curtis S. Wilson disassembling the train

8/9/63 Jerry A. Lilly & Carl R. Sullivan statements concerning

H. F. Lydick car accident

8/16/63 R. Jack Canterbury Arnold E. Brigode, Jr. Arnolf E. Brigode, Sr.

Claim #63-39111

8/17/63 H. F. Lydick Wm. S. Bolden injury to train working

James R. Hickman

10-11

Correspondence

Unit #6

9/3/63 Memorandum W. Q. Watters Co.

9/3/63 Memorandum Yeardley Engineering Co.

Includes: Invoice #7265

9/3/63 Memorandum: Goff-Matthews Plumbing Co.

9/3/63 Ben Bunin Carl R. Sullivan payment on invoice

9/11/63 E.T. Lau West Virginia Centennial audit bill

Commission

Includes: audit bill

9/13/63 Elbert W. Gum Received of Harold F. expenses

Lycick

9/24/63 R. Jack Canterbury Arnold E. Brigode, Jr. Claim #63-39111

10/16/63 E. L. Moore James R. Hickman, Jr. Claim #64-8132

10/17/63 Elbert W. Gum Jack Hume, Montana purchase of train

Territorial Train Committee

Includes: telegram

10/25/65 Cletus B. Hamley West Virginia Centennial claim of James R.

Commission Hickman, Jr.

Includes: forms (6p.)

10/30/63 F. M. Merchant State Treasury Dept. sale of train

10/31/63 Elbert W. Gum James r. Hickman, Jr. payment from workmen‟s

Compensation

11/5/63 F. M. Merchant State Treasury Dept. sale of train

11/20/63 Ervin S. Queen Kiwanis Final summary of sales (5p.)

12/5/63 Carl R. Sullivan Ervin S. Queen financial settlement concerning

Kiwanis

12/17/63 Alvin N. Griffin Wm. S. Bolden insurance

1/9/64 Elbert W. Gum McHugh Adjustment letter of 12/17/63

Bureau, Inc.

Includes: letter (4p.)

1/23/64 E. T. Lau West Virginia Centennial bill outstanding

Commission

1/29/64 Kenneth V. Ray M. Evans dental exhibit

Randolph

Includes: memorandum

2/4/64 Paul H. Price Ray M. Evans misplaced photograph


10-12

Miscellaneous

Purchase orders # 84

1016

1054

1085

1086

1092

1100

1119

1149

1156

1185

1198

1393

1394

Invoice from: Blue Ribbin Paint Company & bill

Transfer order #47195

Invoice from: Wright Bachman Lumber Co. #1156

Copies of various bills (22p.)

Tax refund notice #10448 10/3/63

Includes tax refund application

Tax refund notice #10447 10/14/63

Includes tax refund application

MS: West Virginia Exhibits Train, Construction Costs

Agreement between the West Virginia Centennial Commission and W.Q. Watters Co. Re: additional

work on centennial train 4/12/63

Agreement between the West Virginia Centennial Commission and Yeardley Engineering Company

Re: receipt and installation of display materials 5/12/63

Centennial Special Exhibits Train 7/17/63 (2p.)

Centennial Train Expenditures (6p.)


Committee Finances

Box 10

10-13 Federal Government Participation Committee

3/16/62 Elvis J. Stahr, Jr., Carl R. Sullivan civil war exhibit

Sec. of the Army

3/22/62 D. F. Smith, Jr. Carl R. Sullivan “Blue Angels”

Enclosed: “Request for Armed Forces Aircraft Participation”

3/28/62 Carl R. Sullivan D.F. Smith, Jr. “Blue Angels”

7/19/62 MS re: military band (2p.)

8/13/62 Carl R. Sullivan Col. W. A. Pierce visit to Washington, D.C.

2/26/63 Carl R. Sullivan John E. Carland military participation in

the centennial (3p.)

1/1/63 Carl R. Sullivan W. W. Barron launching of train in

Washington, D.C.

1/9/63 Carl R. Sullivan Jennings Randolph Letter of March 15

Includes: copy of the letter be/Randolph & Barron re: federal participation

In the centennial

Centennial Year Parades (schedule) (4p.)

MS: 3rd

Infantry “Old Guard” yellow sheets

FEDERAL PARTICIPATION

10-14

1/27/59 -------------------- Arch A. Moore help and support of the

federal government for the

centennial

1/23/62 Paul Crabtree Carl R. Sullivan help and support of the

federal government for the

centennial

1/25/62 Carl R. Sullivan Paul Crabtree letter of 1/23

2/19/62 Carl R. Sullivan Adalai Stevenson Esperanto

2/21/62 Paul Crabtree Carl R. Sullivan Washington trip

2/26/62 Carl R. Sullivan Paul Crabtree letter of 2/21

List of phone calls 3/14/62

Note re: U. S. Dept. of Labor exhibit 3/5/62

3/15/62 John M. Slack, Jr. Carl R. Sullivan functions at Sugar Grove

3/26/62 Carl R. Sullivan Millard Cass U. S. Dept. of Labor

participation

3/26/62 Carl R. Sullivan John M. Slack, Jr. functions at Sugar Grove

4/6/62 Millard Case Carl R. Sullivan letter of 2/26

4/14/62 Carl R. Sullivan John Leslie U. S. Dept. of Labor

participation

4/19/62 John W. Leslie Carl R. Sullivan letter of 1/14

4/19/62 J. N. Honocks Carl R. Sullivan letter of 3.28 re: Blue Angels

4/30/62 Carl R. Sullivan J. N. Honocks Blue Angels

7/12/62 Paul Crabtree Carl R. Sullivan invitation to breakfast

Includes: invitation to Jennings Randolph

8/6/62 Robert C. Byrd Carl R. Sullivan “Our Star on the Flag”

8/6/62 Jennings Randolph Carl R. Sullivan “Our Star on the Flag”

9/3/62 Bill Wild Pierre Salinger President Kennedy‟s forward

for “West Virginia in Color”

(4p.)

1/18/63 Jacob C. Javits Jennings Randolph gift of centennial license plate

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION

10-14

1/22/63 Robert C. Byrd Carl R. Sullivan copy of S. J. Res 4

S. J. Res 4

1/24/63 E. L. Mechem Jennings Randolph gift of centennial license plate

1/28/63 Carl R. Sullivan Robert C. Byrd letter of Jan. 22

1/28/63 Norris Cotton Jennings Randolph invitation to centennial

observance

2/28/63 Ralph W. Jennings Randolph invitation to centennial

Yarborough observance

3/12/63 John E. Carlan Carl R. Sullivan armed forces participation (2p.)

3/25/63 Carl R. Sullivan W. W. Barron Federal government

participation (4p.)

4/8/63 Bradley D. Nash Carl R. Sullivan circular letter of 3/25

4/9/63 Arch A. Moore, Jr. Carl R. Sullivan descendents of famous people

who played a prominent role in

early history of W.Va.

4/11/63 Carl R. Sullivan Bradley Nash letter of 3/25

4/11/63 Carl R. Sullivan Arch A. Moore, Jr. West Virginia descendents of

famous people

4/19/63 Robert C. Byrd Carl R. Sullivan attendance at Forum of the

Future meeting 4/25

4/19/63 John M. Slack, Jr. Carl R. Sullivan attendance at Forum of the

Future meeting 4/25

4/26/63 John M. Slack, Jr. Carl R. Sullivan brochure for centennial

Celebration

5/15/63 Carl R. Sullivan W. W. Barron attendance of an astronaut

at Youth Science Camp

5/22/63 Ken Hechler Carl R. Sullivan request for list of centennial

activities

5/27/63 Carl R. Sullivan Ken Heckler reply to letter 5/22

Report #1416 U. S. House of Representatives

“Manpower Development & Training Act of 1962”

MS Miscellaneous information regarding Federal participation (4p.)

Booklet: “U.S. Government Participation in the W.Va. Centennial of 1963.” Report of the

Secretary of Commerce to the 1st session, 87the Congress (19p.)

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION

10-15

11/19/61 John M. Slack, Jr. Charles Hodel Federal participation in

W.Va. Centennial

3/20/62 Carl R. Sullivan Bradley Nash Washington visit

3/20/62 Carl R. Sullivan Elvis J. Stahr Washington visit (2p.)

4/9/62 Bradley Nash Carl R. Sullivan receipt of carbons from

Sullivan

4/17/62 Carl R. Sullivan Bradley Nash carbon of Washington

Correspondence

5/22/62 Elvis J. Stahr, Jr. Charles Hodel resignation from

Committee on Federal

Participation

7/2/62 Chairman, West Cyrus R. Vance request to Vance to

Virginia Centennial continue work of Stahr

Commission

6/16/62 Charles Hodel Carl R. Sullivan appointment of Helen F.

Holt to Federal

Participation Committee

7/27/62 Carl R. Sullivan Paul Crabtree Vance‟s appointment

8/4/62 Charles Hodel Carl R. Sullivan acceptance by Nash of

the Federal

Participation Committee

Chairmanship


BOX 10 Federal Government Participation

10-16 Yellow sheets dated 3/14/63 (2p.)

3/20/62 Carl R. Sullivan Stewart Udall report “U.S. Parti-

cipation in the West

Virginia Centennial of

1963”

3/20/62 Carl R. Sullivan John T. Johnson horse power cider mill

3/2/62 Paul Crabtree Carl R. Sullivan sign for display cases

on state‟s border

3/26/62 Carl R. Sullivan Frank J. Welch Washington visit

3/27/62 J. N. Faber Carl R. Sullivan participation in

Centennial by Dept. of

the Interior

4/4/62 Carl R. Sullivan J. N. Faber participation in

Centennial by Dept. of

the Interior

4/14/62 Carl R. Sullivan Paul Crabtree sign for display cases

on state‟s border

8/20/62 Carl R. Sullivan Stewart L. Udall exhibits furnished by

Fish and Wildlife Srvc.

9/5/62 Frank Briggs Carl R. Sullivan participation of U. S.

Bureau of Sport

Fisheries and Wildlife

9/19/62 Carl R. Sullivan Frank Briggs letter of 9/5

3/23/63 Robert C. Byrd Carl R. Sullivan SJ Res 4

Includes: letter from Herbert W. Klotz to Robert C. Byrd

re: SJ Res 4

3/25/63 Robert C. Byrd Carl R. Sullivan Federal funding for

centennial

10-17 Federal Government Participation

4/6/ tablet paper – 4 sheets – Re: Washington, D. C.

2/20/62 John S. Stillman Paul Crabtree C. Sullivan trip to

Washington 3/13-15

3/13/62 Meeting with Robert F. Shawn, Jr. MS: includes letter 11/29/61

Paul Crabtree to Carl R. Sullivan meeting with John S. Stillman

3/26/62 Carl R. Sullivan Robert F. Shawan, Jr. Washington meeting

5/16/62 R. F. Shawn Carl R. Sullivan Centennial train (2p.)

5/22/62 Carl R. Sullivan R. F. Shawan, Jr. Centennial train (2p)

4/19/63 Robert C. Byrd Carl R. Sullivan attendance at Forum of

the future meeting of

4/25

4/19/63 John M. Slack, Jr. Carl R. Sullivan attendance at Forum of

the future meeting of

4/25

4/26/63 John M. Slack, Jr. Carl R. Sullivan brochures for centennial

Celebration

5/15/63 Carl R. Sullivan W. W. Barron attendance of an

astronaut of Youth

Science

5/22/63 Ken Hechler Carl R. Sullivan list requested of

centennial activities

5/27/63 Carl R. Sullivan Ken Hechler reply to letter of May 22

Report #1416 – House of Representatives

“Manpower Development and Training Act of 1962”

MS (4p) Miscellaneous information regarding federal participation

Booklet – U.S. Government Participation in the West Virginia Centennial of 1963. Report of the

Secretary of Commerce to the 1st Session, 87

th Congress (19p.)

3/20/62 Carl R. Sullivan Bradley Nash Washington visit

3/20/62 Carl R. Sullivan Elvis Stahr Washington visit (2p.)

4/9/62 Bradley Nash Carl R. Sullivan receipt of carbons from

Sullivan

4/17/62 Carl R. Sullivan Bradley Nash carbon of Washington

Correspondence

5/22/62 Elvis Stahr Charles Hodel resignation from

committee on Federal

Participation

7/2/62 Chairman, West Cyrus R. Vance request for Vance to

Virginia Centennial continue work of Stahr.

Commission

7/16/62 Charles Hodel Carl R. Sullivan appt. of Helen F. Holt

to Federal Participation

Committee

7/27/62 Carl R. Sullivan Paul Crabtree Vance‟s apt.

8/4/62 Charles Hodel Carl R. Sullivan acceptance by Nash of

Federal Participation

Comm. Chairmanship

4/1/63 Carl R. Sullivan W. W. Barron launching of train in

D. C.

3/8/62 Elvis J. Stahr, Jr. Carl R. Sullivan Mar 22-23 Commission

Meeting

11/9/61 John M. Slack, Jr. Charles Hodel (2p.) Federal participation in

W. Va. Centennial

6/1/62 telegram: R. F. Shawan Carl R. Sullivan letter of May 16

6/5/62 Lloyd P. Calvert R. F. Shawan answer to letter May16

Re: Centennial train

(2p.)

7/9/62 Carl R. Sullivan Lee W. Court meeting in Washington

7/18-20

7/19/62 yellow sheet – Meeting with Lee Court in Foster Shawan‟s office

Re: Federal Car

7/31/62 Carl R. Sullivan Lee Court Washington trip

12/28/62 Carl R. Sullivan Lee Court Xmas Card

3/12/63 Telegram: Jennings Randolph/Carl Sullivan SJRes 4

3/12/63 Telegram: Jennings Randolph/Carl Sullinvan US Senate

Report #56

“Participation of the US in the West Virginia Centennial Commission”

3/15/63 Jennings Randolph C. Sullivan telephone conversation

3.14.63 includes pages from Congressional record covering “Participation of U.S. in

West Virginia Centennial Celebration” (2p.)

3/21/63 Carl R. Sullivan Robert C. Byrd train


Committee Finances

Box 10

10-18 Financial Reports (Monthly)

West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Status

Budget or 1961-62 Account #4876 (2p.)

12/11/61 Status of the West Virginia Centennial Fund as of 12/12/61

12/15/61 West Virginia Centennial Commission Financial Statement

12/21/61 Memorandum: From: Carl R. Sullivan

To: All members of the commission

Subject: centennial commission budget

for 1962-63

Includes undated sheet and 3x5 card

8/31/62 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Report

10/31/62 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement

11/8/62 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Anticipated Receipts

11/16/62 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Budget Request

10/31/63 West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., From: Elbert Gum To: Carl R. Sullivan

Re: financial condition of the Centennial Commission

12/11/63 West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., Financial Statement

12/31/63 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Financial Statement (4p.)

1/31/63 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Budget and Expenditures


2/28/63 West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc., Budget and Expenditures

3/15/63 West Virginia Centennial Commission, Revised Budget Approved.



10-19

11/10/59 Centennial Commission Finance Committee

2/3/60 West Virginia Centennial Commission. Minutes of the Finance Committee Meeting

10/17/60 Bernard H. Jacobson Members of the Finance Committee. Calling meeting of

committee for November 1

11/10/60 Report of the West Virginia Centennial Finance Committee #1

11/16/60 Report #2

5/22/61 Report #3

7/19/61 Agenda for meeting of the Finance Committee – July 19 – 10am Room 108

Daniel Boone Hotel (2p.) (2c.)

7/19/61 Report #4

7/25/61 Bernard H. Jacobson H. Ward Christopher copy of report #4 and

additional information

Includes answer from committee on items 5 & 8 in report #4 and Agenda for meeting

of the West Virginia Centennial Commission August 18, Beckley, W.Va.

11/14/61 Financial Status as of November 14, 1961

1/3/62 Bernard H. Jacobson Committee members Report #5

1/11/62 Carl R. Sullivan E. G. Otey Finance committee

meeting, 1/18/62

1/18/62 Report #5

1/18/62 Agenda for meeting on January 18, 1962

4/18/62 Minutes – Meeting of Centennial Finance Committee 4/18/62

4/24/62 Report #7

8/21/62 Elbert W. Gum All finance chairman aid in soliciting efforts

Includes Memo: 8/8/62

Memo: 7/25/62 (10p.)

West Virginia Centennial Commission Status Report 7/27/62

2/26/63 Report #8

9/27/63 Carl R. Sullivan Committee Chairman Final report

10/10/63 Pledges to date (5p.)

1/31/64 Report #9

2/10/64 Report #10

n.d. West Virginia Manufacturers Association – items mailed to

n.d. Finance Committee Function

n.d. County Chairmen for the W.Va. Centennial Finance Committee (8p.)

n.d. empty pledge card and letter form.


BOX 10

10-20 Forum of the Future

3/14/62 Elbert Gum Charleston Civil Center copy of lease

Enclosed copy of lease – 11/15/62 (5p.)

10-21 Music Committee

11/20/62 Nancy J. Arnold Carl R. Sullivan payment from Benedum

foundation to support

music program for

centennial

1/28/63 Nancy J. Arnold Carl R. Sullivan payment from Benedum

foundation to support

music program for

centennial

3/26/63 Carl R. Sullivan Eleanor Steber congratulations on

Performance

5/6/63 Thomas W. Wikstrom Carl R. Sullivan Gorby‟s Music House

7/12/63 Hulett Smith Carl R. Sullivan American Wind

Symphony Concert

7/25/63 Memorandum: Carl R. Sullivan to Paul Biorasky

American Wind Symphony

8/20/63 Elbert W. Gum Pittsburgh “Pop” concert tour

Orchestra, Inc.

n.d. Music Conference and Steber Appearance – expense statement

10-22 Organized Labor Committee

8/1/62 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson bids and enclosed letter

from West Virginia

Labor Federation

10-23 Parades

Elbert Gum Showmasters, Inc. float & decorations

Includes Statement

Elbert Gum Tom Yost Showmaster‟s contracts


BOX 10

10-26 Sports Committee

4/9/63 J. Ernest Atkins Albert Gum Sports Championship

Banquet

5/14/63 E. Gum J. E. Atkins tickets sold

6/28/63 Ralph Q. Haynes Jack Roberts State Sports Banquet

souvenir booklet

7/15/63 Memorandum: From: Lloyd Calvert Ralph Mattox

E. Gum

716/63 Purchase Order #1117 Re: jerseys for State softball champions

7/16/63 Evelyn Borstein Ralph Q. Haynes receipt of bill

7/16/63 Jack Gentry William Kegley Open Archery Tour-

Nament

10-27 Oil and Gas Committee

8/27/62 Royce A. Cornell J. R. Winterbottom pledge of Gulf Oil

Corp.

9/18/62 R. B. Anderson Carl R. Sullivan mailing list of

Appalachian Geologi-

cal Society and West

Virginia Petroleum

Association

9/21/62 Williard P. Smith WVC Funds, Inc. contribution

10/2/62 A. Hale Watkins H.G. Triplett contribution

10/11/62 A. Hale Watkins Carl R. Sullivan contribution

10/18/62 C. W. Rockhold WVC Fund, Inc. contribution

11/12/62 B. E. Tobin WVC Fund, Inc. contribution

11/21/62 Harold Frankel WVCC letter from Ashland

Oil & Refining Co.

re: contribution

12/7/62 W. B. Maxwell B. E. Tobin contribution

12/11/62 A. H. Watkins Carl R. Sullivan contribution

12/14/62 A. H. Watkins C. Sullivan contribution

12/19/62 Don Potter Walter Hallanan promotion of W.Va.

Centennial contri-

butions

12/27/62 E. Gum Don Potter contributions

12/27/62 E. W. Gum R. B. Anderson requisition form for

expenses incurred

12/28/62 Carl R. Sullivan Don Potter contributions by oil and

gas interests (2p.)

n.d. Contribution from Oil and Gas Industry

n.d. further information on Oil and Gas Industry

1/28/63 Hardin Harmer Carl R. Sullivan contribution

3/19/63 Contribution to the Oil and Gas Committee

4/18/63 Francis C. Farley Carl R. Sullivan contribution

5/6/63 R. B. Anderson E. Gum Highway marker

5/16/63 E. Gum James Hupp payment for highway

Markers

2/3/64 R. B. Anderson Carl R. Sullivan congratulations of

Centennial Celebration


BOX 10

10-28 Medallions

12/19/62 Eva Adams WVCC bill for silver medals

1/28/63 Carl R. Sullivan Carroll Casto order fro medallions

2/19/63 Michael Sura WVCC lading bill for

Medallions

3/14/63 Edward Rochette Carl R. Sullivan 1962 Coin Club Roster

3/20/63 Elbert Gum G. Thomas Battle liability for resale tax

on medallions

3/20/63 Elbert Gum E. J. Miller liability for resale tax

on medallions

3/25/63 Carroll Casto Eugene Frederick order of 1/28/63

3/26/63 Don Sherer Carroll Casto rate sheet for

“Numismatist”

3/27/63 Carl R. Sullivan Michael Sura Purchase order for

medallion

3/27/63 Carroll Casto Mr. Guin information on

medallions

3/27/63 Carroll Casto Coin World information on

medallions

3/27/63 Carroll Casto Numismatic News information on

medallions

3/27/63 Carroll Casto Numismatic Scrapbook information of

medallions

3/27/63 Carroll Casto Coins information of

medallions

3/28/63 Elbert Gum Alfred Stern Steins order for

medallions

3/28/63 Carroll Casto Elston Bradfield information on

medallions

1/1/63 G. Thomas Battle Elbert Gum consumer sales

tax on sale of

medallions

4/2/63 Carroll Casto CoinWorld ad in Coin World

4/2/63 Carroll Casto S. W. Freeman advertisement

4/4/63 Carroll Casto Numismatist payment for ad

4/4/63 Carroll Casto Coin Word payment for ad

4/22/63 Carroll Casto Numismatic News payment for ad

5/8/63 N. Look Elbert Gum retailers excise tax (2p.)

4/9/63 Michael Sura Carroll Casto platinum medals

5/10/63 Thomas B. Yost Elbert Gum Retailers Excise Tax

(2p.)

5/10/63 Elbert Gum John Slack stamps

5/16/63 Elbert Gum Michael Sura payment for platinum

Medals

5/20/63 Elbert Gum Michael Sura payment for silver

Medals

5/21/63 Michael Sura Elbert Gum receipt of payment

for silver medals

5/23/63 Michael Sura C. W. Casto silver medals


5/23/63 James H. Lewis WVCC sample medal display

5/24/63 Michael Sura C. W. Casto platinum medals

5/24/63 Michael Sura C. W. Casto platinum medals

5/24/63 Carroll Casto Evelyn Borstein rate sheets

5/28/63 Evelyn Borstein Coin World ad copy and cut of

the medallion

5/28/63 Evelyn Borstein Numismatic Scrapbook ad copy and cut of

the medallion

5/28/63 Evelyn Borstein Numismatic News ad copy and cut of

the medallion

10-29 Medallions

6/6/63 E. Gum James H. Lewis disposition of sample

coins

6/12/63 E. Gum Eva Adams minting of medals

6/14/63 Evelyn Borstein Coin World payment for ads

6/15/63 E. Gum Michael Sura payment for bronze

Medallions

6/15/63 Cecil Keener, Jr. Jim Comstock check for $500

6/18/63 Michael Sura WVCC bronze medals

7/1/63 Refunds on platinum medallions (2p.)

7/1/63 Carl R. Sullivan Truman Gore refund onplatinum

medals

7/1/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Eaton refund on platinum

medals

7/1/63 Carl R. Sullivan Jack Phillips refund on platinum

medals

7/1/63 Carl R. Sullivan William L. Melott refund on platinum

medals

7/1/63 Carl R. Sullivan Moir A. Nowlin refund on platinum

medals

7/1/63 Carl R. Sullivan W. L. Gore refund on platinum

medals

7/1/63 Carl R. Sullivan J. M. Nowlin refund on platinum

medals

7/12/63 E. Gum Claude Pope returning check

7/15/63 Evelyn Borstein Coin World WVCC credit


7/19/63 Michael Sura C. W. Casto bronze medals

Shipment

9/17/63 Michael Sura C. W. Casto bronze medals

11/1/63 Leonard Sullivan Carl R. Sullivan U. S. Subcommittee

on Consumer Affairs

--striking the medal

(2p.)

11/20/63 Carl R. Sullivan All W.Va. Banks medallions

12/4/63 E. S. Borstein Paul D. Land dealers prices

12/12/63 E. S. Borstein Mrs. Paul Jenkins medallions


BOX 10

10-30 Civic Center Sales Ship‟s (24p.)

Order Blank for Centennial Medallion

Picture of medallion

News release: March 26, 1963 Re: orders for medallions (2p.)

Various ads from coin magazines

Platinum Medallions Recipients

Form letter from Carroll W. Casto Re: purchase of medallions

2 first day of issue of West Virginia Commemorative Stamps on brown envelope

Flyer – “West Virginia Centennial Commemorative Medallion” (3 copies)

Receipts from post office – for delivery of platinum medallion (18)

MS West Virginia Centennial Medallion Committee meeting Minutes (5 yellow sheets)

West Virginia Centennial Medallion Committee Meeting

January 30, 1964


BOX 10

10-31 Medallions

6/17/64 James Hupp Elbert Gum receipt of silver

medallions

3 patches “West Virginia Centennial”

9” / 6” notebook labeled “Medallions”

Merchandise Orders green sheets (5p.)

Medallion Sales

Medallion Sales (out of state) (2p.)

10-32 Trade Dollars

12/13/62 Collection Voucher Re: Silver Medal

4/15/63 Carl R. Sullivan Wm. Zieganhorn moulding of trade

dollars (2p.)

6/14/63 E. Gum Wm. Zieganhorn payment of moulding

trade dollars

6/19/63 Carl R. Sullivan Charles B. Gates release to KVG of

Chase National Bank trade dollars

6/21/63 Charles Hodel Carl R. Sullivan Meader order

7/9/63 E. Gum Charles Gates release to Lounder

Bank & Clarksburg of

trade dollars

7/10/63 Carl R. Sullivan Charles Gates release to Farmers &

Merchants Bank of

Keyser

7/12/63 E. Gum Carl R. Sullivan to Samuel Carter

7/24/63 Charles Casto Carl R. Sullivan 1st consolidated

accounting for WVC

Fund Trade Dollars

(6p.)

7/26/63 Charles Casto Carl R. Sullivan 2nd

consolidated

accounting for WVC

Fund Trade Dollars

(3p.)

7/30/63 E. Gum G. B. Gates release to Citizens

Charleston National Bank National Bank,

Fairmont of trade

Dollars

8/2/63 E. Gum G.B. Gates Castle Rock Bank,

Charleston National Bank Pineville (2p.)

8/14/63 E. Gum Robert Lee release trade dollars

to Ivor Boiarsky

12/4/63 E. Borstein Mrs. William Mich- trade dollars as

Elborough Abbot souvenir

5/8/64 Third and Final Report of the Charleston National Bank Trustees for Centennial Fund

Trade Dollars 7/20/63-5/8/64 (35p.)

n.d. Purchase Order #1184 to E. I. DuPont De Nemoues & Co.

11/16/64 Overdrawn slip from Kanawha Valley Bank to West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc.

flyer - Introducing the West Virginia Centennial Trade Dollar

10-33 Trade Dollars

4/3/63 Joe Burdett Carl R. Sullivan platinum medallion

4/29/63 W.A. Baird E. Gum platinum medallion

6/18/63 Agreement be/West Virginia Centennial Fund, Inc. and The Charleston National Bank

as the trustee Bank for redemption of trade dollars (3p.)

7/12/63 Receipt from Putnam County Bank, Hurricane, West Virginia

9/5/63 Envelope: trade dollar money

9/23/63 Louis Delles ----------------------- refund for trade dollars

9/27/63 A. G. Shelley WVCC refund for trade dollars

10/9/63 Philip Samakow ---------------------- refund fro trade dollars

10/10/63 Elbert Gum William Loy sale of trade dollars

to Jaycees

10/12/63 Clyde Gibbons WVCC refund for trade dollars

(2p.)

10/17/63 E. Borstein Clyde Gibbons refund for trade dollars

(2p.)

10/21/63 E. Borstein W. C. Jilton refund for trade dollars

(2p.)

10/21/63 Joseph Giel ---------------------- refund for trade dollars

(2p.)

10/24/63 Mrs. Elaine R. Pheasant WVCC refund for trade dollars

(2p.)

10/25/63 E. Borstein Mrs. Joseph Giel refund for trade dollars

(2p.)

10/30/63 Carl R. Sullivan WV Jaycees sale and distribution of

trade dollars

“Endorsers of Trade Dollar Demand Notes” with sale and distribution of trade dollar

12/3/63 C. E. Fry WVCC coin sales

2/18/63 Arthur N. Gustke C. Sullivan sale of trade dollars by

Jaycees

3/5/64 John C. Houston Charles Gates National Bank of Logan

centennial dollars (2p.)

3/5/64 Irene M. Evans Charleston National Bank Centennial Coins

4/7/64 Carl R. Sullivan Warden Lane plastic trade dollars

4/21/64 E. Gum Charles Gates plastic trade dollars

5/11/64 E. Gum Charles Gates plastic trade dollars

5/11/64 Receipt for trade dollars

5/31/64 Trade Dollar Report

6/20/64 WVC Fund, Inc. WV Jaycees sale of trade dollars

(2 copies)

7/27/64 William Wink WVC Fund, Inc. sale of trade dollars

(2 copies)

MS

8/30/63 headed “Duane Morgan” (3p.)

n.d. “Holders” Plastic Holders – Committee

n.d. “West Virginia in Color”

“Carolyn”

8/22/63 headed “Thursday Aug. 22, 1963” (4p.)

n.d. list of Participation Saving & Loan Offices (2p.)

10-34 Stamp Committee

envelope: official 1st Day cover

envelop: official 1st Day cover with two West Virginia Commemorative stamps – 1

st day of issue

Brochure: “West Virginia Centennial Stamps Exhibition

2/2/63 Delf Norona E. Borstein requisition for stamp

committee

3/1/63 Delf Norona E. Borstein requisition for stamp

committee

5/3/63 Delf Norona E. Borstein statement for stamps

5/24/63 Carolyn Shinn Vito Maranzano 1st day covers of the

stamp committee

6/5/63 Delf Norona E. Borstein requisitions for stamp

Committee

6/5/63 Delf Norona Elbert Gum 1st Day mailing

6/11/63 E. Gum D. Norona 1st Day mailing

medallions

6/14/63 Delf Norona E. Gum selling of stamps

6/19/63 E. Gum George Fahey payment for stamps

6/25/63 Delf Norona E. Gum covers marked “First

Day of Issue”

6/26/63 Delf Norona E. Gum Stamp 1st Day of Issue

7/22/63 Delf Norona E. Borstein stamp collection

9/20/63 Delf Norona E. Borstein stamp “covers”


BOX 10

10-35 Folklore Committee

5/34/63 Carl R. Sullivan C. W. Brown distribution of song

book

7/19/63 G. G. Brown Carl R. Sullivan song book

7/23/63 E. Gum G. G. Brown receipt of check

9/17/63 G. G. Brown Evelyn Borstein acknowledged receipt

of check

12/10/63 G. G. Brown E. Gum song book

3/14/64 G. G. Brown E. Gum inventory of remaining

song books

“Records to be sent with Card Folklore Committee and Singers”

10-36 Photographic Committee

5/27/63 Evelyn Borstein Alice Moore checks for contest

winners

10-37 Poetry

1/7/63 E. Gum Ann Wiestling poetry books

12/18/63 Ann Wiestlling Carl R. Sullivan poetry books

12/28/63 E. Gum Ann Wiestling poetry books

10-38 Showboat

Envelope: Deposit slips (32)

Tour Record 1963 (3p)

Showboat Rhododendron, W.Va. Centennial Commission,

Income June, July, August, September, 1963 (2p.)

Ticket Record for Performances (2p.)

Statement June 1963 (17p.)

July 1963 (29p.)

August 1963 (23p.)

Sept. 1963 (3p.)

“Close out all accounts September 2, 1963

Show Boat (Rhododendron) Receipts (2 green sheets)

Show Boat (Rhododendron) Deposits (ms) (2p.)

BOX 10

10-39 Showboat

10/1/63 invoice #3052-4

from: Caterpillar

to: W.Va. Centennial Commission

Showboat Rhododendron – operating expenses

10-40 Showboat

11/19/62 Bill S. Marcum Carl R. Sullivan renovation of Omar

includes: letters from Kenhill Construction 11/19/62

and H. B. Agsten & Sons, Inc. 11/15/62

1/4/63 Carl R. Sullivan Dr. W. M. Lane renovation of Omar

1/5/63 Carl R. Sullivan Robert Melba renovation of Omar

1/10/63 Carl R. Sullivan Dr. W. M. Lane Omar repair and

alteration costs

includes: 1/5/62 – costs

1/17/63 Elbert Gum Lewis Hardware cost of fixtures

Co. and Bailey Ferrell

1/25/63 Elbert Gum Marietta Manufacturing Co. Quotation sent 1/5

1/28/63 E. D. Ziegler Charles Jones “Omar” (2p.)

1/30/63 Walter M. Windson Carl R. Sullivan Omar conversion

2/11/63 Warden Lane Carl R. Sullivan ADC labor

2/25/63 Carl R. Sullivan Joseph Barr diesel generator

2/27/63 Memo: C. Sullivan E. W. Gum Omar

2/27/63 E. W. Gum Carl R. Sullivan Omar

3/1/63 Charles Jones Carl R. Sullivan copy of equipment list

(2p.)

4/12/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson seat for Showboat

4/17/63 R. E. Donegan Carl R. Sullivan contract for modification of

Showboat

4/23/63 E. W. Gum W. F. Lockhart plans and specifications of

Omar

includes: plans (2p.)

4/26/63 ------------------ Curtis Wilson equipment for Showboat

4/29/63 E. W. Gum Fred Merchant paint

5/9/63 Carl R. Sullivan ---------------------- painting interior of Showboat

5/10/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson carpet for Showboat

5/10/63 Betty Mills Elbert Gum furniture & furnishing for

Showboat

5/13/63 P. E. Manker John Marquis bedspreads for Showboat

5/15/63 John Marquis Carl R. Sullivan delay of work on Omar due

to floods

5/15/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson painting (2p.)

5/15/63 John Marquis Carl R. Sullivan curtains for stage

5/15/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson renovating Omar

5/15/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson renovating Omar

5/16/63 Fred Engle Dr. Markus icemaker

5/16/63 Carl R. Sullivan Fred Merchant furniture for Showboat

5/16/63 Memo: E. Gum Carl R. Sullivan rubber matting

5/16/63 Charles Jones E. W. Gum icebox

5/17/63 Memo: John Marquis Carl R. Sullivan oak floor stain

5/20/63 Painting of Auditorium

5/21/63 Carl R. Sullivan Fred Merchant curtain for stage

5/21/63 John Marquis E. Gum seats for Showboat

5/21/63 E. Gum United Fabrics, Inc. order for fabric

5/23/63 Charles Jones E. Gum Charleston Electrical Supply

Co.

5/23/63 J. Marquis E. Gum insurance for Showboat

5/23/63 Betty Mills E. Gum purchase of bar stool

5/24/63 E. Gum General Display Corp. chisel blades

5/24/63 Carl R. Sullivan Fred Merchant purchase of bar stool

5/27/63 Carl R. Sullivan E. Gum A.D.C.U. Workers

5/27/63 --------------------- ------------------------ sound system for Showboat

5/27/63 J. Marquis E. Gum pillows & mattresses for

Showboat

5/27/63 J. Marquis E. Gum costumes for “East Lynne”

5/27/63 J. Marquis E. Gum scene materials

5/28/63 Carl R. Sullivan Fred Merchant bids on a piano

5/28/63 Virginia Roberts E. Gum invoices not furnished by the

Marietta Manufacturing Co.

5/29/63 C. T. Jones J. Marquis insurance for Showboat

10-41 Showboat

6/4/63 Betty Ferns Mills (2p.) “Story on Theater Seats”

6/7/63 Dotty Talbott E. Gum clothing for Showboat staff

6/7/63 Carl R. Sullivan Fred Merchant bar stools

6/7/63 J. Marquis E. Gum theatre seats for Showboat (2p.)

6/7/63 Dotty Talbott E. Gum toe mold for the museum

6/9/63 Dotty Talbott E. Gum checks

6/9/63 Dotty Talbott Evelyn Borstein raises

6/10/63 Carl R. Sullivan Durtis Wilson canvas cover for deck of

Showboat

6/11/63 E. Gum Carl R. Sullivan paint for Showboat

6/12/63 W. M. Eberly B. Shackman & Co. #3730 Riverboat

6/12/63 E. Gum Ken Kleeman costumes for Showboat

Personnel

6/18/63 Carl R. Sullivan Fred Merchant seats in Showboat

6/27/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson floor of Showboat

7/11/63 Carl R. Sullivan Dorothy Talbott raises for crew members

7/12/63 E. Gum Captain Stanley ABC workers

7/23/63 E. Gum Lucenti Marine Sales corrected invoice

7/29/63 E. Gum M. M. Boggess floor stain

8/1/63 E. Gum Curtis Wilson fire extinguishers

8/2/63 E. Gum Legislative Auditor final billing of the

Marietts Manufacturing Co.

8/6/63 Carl R. Sullivan Charles Jones insurance for Showboat

8/10/63 Dotty Talbott E. Gum cleaning bills

8/15/63 Gregory Ball J. Maquis payment for lighting fixture

8/15/63 Peat, Marwick, E. Gum licenses & tax for Showboat

Mitchell & Co.

8/16/63 Legislative Auditor E. Gum final billing of the Marietta

C. H. Koontz Manufacturing Co. (2p.)

8/19/63 E. Gum Dotty Talbott taxes with letter

From John F. Moeller (8/15/63)

8/20/63 J. Marquis Carl R. Sullivan stage rigging

8/20/63 J. Marquis Carl R. Sullivan stage lighting

8/20/63 J. Marquis Carl R. Sullivan stage lighting

9/3/63 Memo: Re: Showboat Rhododendron

9/3/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson generators

9/6/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson total cost of Showboat

construction

9/17/63 ----------------------- Rodney Schrader Huntington Community

9/23/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson bid for heating Showboat

9/24/63 J. Krauskopf J. Marquis tape recorder

9/25/63 R. G. Schroeder Carl R. Sullivan players on Showboat (2p.)

9/27/63 Joe Smith Carl R. Sullivan Kanawha Players

treasurer‟s report

includes report (2p.)

10/8/63 E. Gum Kanawha Players sales tax

10/18/63 E. Gum Knoxville Scenic Studios, Inc. overpayment

includes statement

10/30/63 Warden M. Lane Carl R. Sullivan insurance for Showboat

11/12/63 Little Theatre Carl R. Sullivan process from ticket sales

of Wheeling, Inc.

includes License Agreement (5p.)

11/26/63 E. Gum Knoxville Scenic Studios, letter of 10/18

Inc.

12/12/63 Joe Dillon E. Gum payment overdue for work

on Showboat

1/2/64 J. B. Campbell Albert Gum payment of account includes

sales tax exemption papers

(3p)

2/4/64 Paul Miller Larry Augustine statements about Showboat

10-42 Showboat

Report on the Examination of Records Concerning Reconstruction

of the Showboat Omar – August 16, 1963

n.d. Memo From E. W. Gum Re: Showboat

To Carl R. Sullivan

Memo From E.W. Gum Re: Miscellaneous junk for Showboat

To Ray Starkey

2/15/63 Agreement be/Marrietta Manufacturing Company,

Contract Point Pleasant, West Virginia and West

Virginia Centennial Commission, Charleston, West Virginia (4p.) (2 copies)

6/12/63 Guarantee for Glass lined automatic water heater by Homart

City of Pittsburgh – Application for Mercantile License to West Virginia


8/24-27/63 City of Pittsburgh: Amusement Tax Report to West Virginia Centennial Commission

Payments for Work Done on Showboat

Centennial Showboat Proposal – Page 4

List of cast and crew fro Showboat Rhdodendron

Tax Refund Notice 10/30/63

Tax Refund Notice 11/6/63

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania – Temporary License and Authority to collect

8/23/63 Sale and Use Tax to Showboat

8/23/63 City of Pittsburgh: Dept. of Public Safety. License for Performance or Exhibition

Amusement Permit

Emery Air Freight Corp. Invoice #70105

re: 1 pkg. plastic (2p.)

West Virginia Centennial Commission Memorandum (3p.)

Schoolfield-Harvey Electric Company to West Virginia Centennial Commission

Re: Showboat

Goldfarb Electric Supply Company – Miscellaneous sheet

Re: equipment for Showboat

6/14/63 Plans for the gala premier of the Showboat Rhododendron

4/30/63 Capital Light Company: Quotation: equipment for Showboat

4/25/63 Payne Engineering Company: Quotation: equipment for Showboat

2/19/63 American Standard: Quotation: equipment for Showboat

4/29/63 Char – Electrical Supply Co.: Quotation: equipment for Showboat

4/1/63 Walter H. Baker Co. to John Marquis Invoice #754231

Re: “East Lynne”

Miscellaneous Showboat (various notes and receipts for Showboat)

6/24/63 Thomas, Field & Company: credit memo: showcase

Minnesota Centennial Showboat – Estimated Budget Spring 1958

Centennial Showboat Proposal (damaged)


BOX 10

10-43 Showboat

2/5/62 Curtis Wilson Carl R. Sullivan authorization to purchase

materials for reconstruction of

Omar


materials for reconstruction of

Omar

4/15/63 Curtis Wilson Carl R. Sullivan authorization to upholster seats

for Showboat

4/26/63 Curtis Wilson Carl R. Sullivan authorization to purchase equip-

ment for Showboat

5/8/63 Curtis Wilson Carl R. Sullivan authorization to purchase stage

rigging and curtains


furniture and curtains


curtains


vinyl for Showboat


curtain for stage


bar stools


canvas cover for deck


materials for reconstruction

of steamship Omar


linoleum

8/6/63 Curtis Wilson Carl R. Sullivan authorization to purchase for

repairs on Showboat

9/10/63 Curtis Wilson Carl R. Sullivan authorization to purchase for

construction on pilot house

9/10/63 Curtis Wilson Carl R. Sullivan authorization to purchase a

generator

9/10/63 Curtis Wilson Carl R. Sullivan for additional expenditures on

the Omar

Various Purchase Orders West Virginia Centennial Commission Blueprints to

Showboat – (5p.)

10-44 Showboat

6/28/63 Amherst Industries – Work performed for the West Virginia Centennial Commission

(11p.)

5/16/63 Marietta Manufacturing Company Progress Billing #2 (2 copies) 1(32p.) (33)

w/Progress Billing #1

Progress #2 (3p.)

BOX 10

10-45 Science Camp

12/16/62 Martin A. Howes E. Gum requisitions for supplies

8/28/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson science camp expenses

4/5/63 Walter Jett E. Gum agreement to use camp

includes agreement

5/14/63 Walter Jett E. Gum renovation of Camp Pocahontas

5/15/63 Jean Guthrie Charles Hodel insurance for boys at camp

5/16/63 Carl R. Sullivan Fred Merchant water supply at Camp

Pocahontas

5/16/63 Curtis Wilson WVCC authorization to supplement

water supply at Camp

Pocahontas

5/16/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson request for additional funds

5/27/63 Jean Guthrie Chester Phillips camp dedication (2p.)

5/28/63 Memo: Jean Guthrie E. Gum insurance for camp

6/8/63 E. Gum Howard Hevener statement

6/11/63 E. Ziegler E. Gum insurance for camp

6/21/63 Jean Guthrie E. Gum “T” shirts for camp

7/15/63 Curtis Wilson Carl R. Sullivan authorization to renovate

Camp Pocahontas

7/22/63 E. Gum Richard Harrison his return trip to Utah

7/26/63 Jean Guthrie E. Gum invoice from Frankenberger‟s

7/29/63 Jean Guthrie W. H. Morong, Jr. refund for transportation

8/2/63 Jean Guthrie E. Gum army blankets

8/5/63 Denzil Gainer E. Gum payment for use of Camp

Pocahontas

9/3/63 Howard Hevener Martin Howes missing items at the Science

Camp

9/5/63 Jean Guthrie E. Gum cost estimate on camp

9/10/63 E. Gum Howard Hevener various bills

n.d. Carl R. Sullivan M. H. Brooks transportation arrangement

to camp

Science Camp Expense

Rubber Fabricators, Inc. Invoice #5805

Re: repaired Air Mattresses

Lake Central Airlines: Invoice #14270 re: charter flight and

agreement

4/24/63 Contract b/4-H Advancement Committee and WVCC Purchase Orders Re: National

Youth Science Camp

1/4/63 #43

1/14/63 #39

1/14/63 #42

1/14/63 #42-A

1/14/63 #45 5/17/63 #45

1/21/63 #41

2/14/63 #44

2/19/63 #40-A

4/16/63 #58 5/29/63 #58

4/25/63 #50 (2p.)

4/25/63 #51

4/25/63 #52

4/25/63 #53

4/25/63 #54

4/25/63 #55

4/25/63 #56 7/8/63 #56

4/26/63 #57

5/1/63 #60

5/1/63 #61

5/1/63 #62 (2p.)

5/10/63 #63

5/10/63 #64

5/10/63 #65

5/22/63 #70

7/2/63 #81

Request for cancellation 2/19/63 w/Purchase Order 40

5/7/63

10-46 Special Session

10/26/62 Carl R. Sullivan Joe Funk his part-time employment (2p.)

4/3/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson decorations

4/5/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson uniforms


uniforms

4/18/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson decorations

5/21/63 Carl R. Sullivan Member of W.Va. ceremonial assembly

Legislature


Expenses W.Va. Senate to Special Session


BOX 10


Expenses of House of Delegation to Special Session in Wheeling

10-49 Statehood Day

6/7/63 Carl R. Sullivan Curtis Wilson cost of events (2p.)

9/3/63 Memo: Statehood Day – added expenses on Statehood Day

Expenses for Ox Roast – Statehood Day – June 20th

10-50 Coin and Gun Show

11/20/63 V. Clain-Stefanelli E. Borstein receipt of check

2/3/64 T. B. Tompkins Boy Scouts of payment for help

America

2/3/64 T. B. Tompkins Raymond L. Bail, payment for help

Jr.

Judges Card – Junior Awards

10-51 Centennial Review Dinner

12/31/63 Denzil Skinner Carl R. Sullivan Confirmation of

arrangement for dinner (2p.)


BOX 11

11-1 Transmittal Sheets, account no. 4876

account name: Unclassified

covers period: December 1956-June 1958

11-2 July-December 1958

11-3 January-June 1959

11-4 July-December 1959

11-5 January-June 1960

11-6 July-September 1960

11-7 October-December 1960

11-8 January-April 1961

11-9 May-July 1961

11-10 Transmittal Sheets, account #4870-06

Account name: Unclassifed

covers period: July-September 1961

11-11 October-November 1961

11-12 December 1961

11-13 January 1962

11-14 April-June 1962

11-15 July 1962

11-16 August 1962

11-17 September 1962

11-18 October 1962

11-19 November 1962

11-20 December 1962

11-21 January 1963

11-22 February 1963

11-23 March 1963

11-24 April 1963

11-25 May 1963

11-26 June-July 1963

11-27 Transmittal Sheets, account no. 4870-08

account name: Special events or Special Sessions

11-28 Fino


BOX 12

12-1 Transmittal sheets, account #‟s 8520-06 and 8526

account name: Special Account

covers period: January 1962

12-2 February 1962

12-3 March 1962

12-4 April 1962

12-5 May 1962

12-6 June 1962

12-7 July 1962

12-8 September–December 1962

12-9 January-March 1963

12-10 April 1963

12-11 May 3-17, 1963

12-12 May 20-31, 1963

12-13 June 1-7, 1963

12-14 June 10-21, 1963

12-15 June 22-29, 1963

12-16 July 2-11, 1963

12-17 July 12-16, 1963

12-18 July 17-24, 1963

12-19 July 29-31, 1963

12-20 August 1-2, 1963

12-21 August 5-8, 1963

12-22 August 9-14, 1963

12-23 August 15-26, 1963

12-24 August 28, 1963

12-25 September 2-9, 1963

12-26 September 10-26, 1963

12-27 October 4-20, 1963

12-28 Transmittal Sheets, account # 8520-16

account name: Emancipation Proclamation


BOX 13

Ledgers, (7)

Check stubs book (11),

Deposit accounts,

Bank statements, dealing with the finances of the West Virginia Centennial Commission.


BOX 14 Committees

14-1 Committees

Contains a list of the various committees of the Centennial Commission describing the duties of

the committees and lists their Chaimen.

14-2 Currier & Ives

Concerns the Currier & Ives exhibit

14-3 Agriculture Committee

14-4 Art Committee

14-5 Art Committee

14-6 Art Committee

14-7 Art Committee

14-8 Leigh Painting

14-9 West Virginia Moon

14-10 Civic and Fraternal Committee

14-11 Commemorative Merchandise

14-12 Commemorative Merchandise

14-13 Concessions Committee

14-14 Design and Construction Committee

14-15 Distinguished Guests Committee

14-16 Distinguished Guests Committee

14-17 Educational Institutions

14-18 Centennial Train Sale

14-19 Centennial Train Sale

14-20 Centennial Train Schedule

14-21 Train Exhibit

14-22 Train Exhibit

14-23 Train Exhibit





BOX 15 Committees






15-6 Governor‟s Luncheon

15-7 Health and Welfare Committee

15-8 Historical & Research Committee



15-11 W.Va. History Speeches

15-12 Harpers Ferry Historical Society

15-13 Historical – Banner in the Hills

15-14 Historical Information Newspaper File

15-15 Historical Markers Committee

15-16 Housing and Transportation

15-17 Industrial Participation

15-18 Military and Veterans Organization

15-19 Mountaineers Committee

15-20 Mountaineers Committee

15-21 Municipal Liaison Committee




15-25 Pittsburgh Pops

15-26 Band Tours

15-27 Barbershop Quartet

15-28 Organized Labor Committee

15-29 Parades Committee

15-30 Parades Committee


BOX 16 Committee

16-1 Publicity and Promotion Committee






16-7 Queen‟s Committee









16-16 Religious Participation Committee

16-17 Centennial Churches

16-18 New Century Bridge

16-19 Speaker‟s Bureau

16-20 Speaker‟s Bureau

16-21 Special Events Committee

16-22 Spectacle Show Committee

16-23 Sports Committee

16-24 Pittsburgh Steelers and West Virginia University Homecoming

16-25 Sports Banquet, April 6, 1963






BOX 17 Committees

17-1 Tourism and Recreation Committee

17-2 W.Va. State Liaison Committee

17-3 Women‟s Participation Committee

17-4 Youth Organization Committee

17-5 Youth Organizations Committee

17-6 Oil and Gas Committee

17-7 Coronation Ball Committee

17-8 Commemorative Medallion, Stamp, Centennial Coin and Gun Show

17-9 Commemorative Medallion, Stamp, Centennial Coin and Gun Show

17-10 Emblem Contest

17-11 Trade Dollar

17-12 Centennial Coin & Gun Show

17-13 Volunteer Workers

17-14 Folk Art Committee

17-15 Folk Drama Contest

17-16 Available Acts and Materials for Centennial Celebration

17-17 Available Acts and Materials for Centennial Celebration

17-18 “Heritage of the Hills”

17-19 “The Anvil”

17-20 Indian Folklore

17-21 C & P Telephone Company Committee



17-24 Poetry Committee

17-25 Time Capsule

17-26 Awards Committee


BOX 18

18-1 Science Camp – Arrangements, Programming



18-4 Science Camp – Transportation Schedule

18-5 Science Camp – Arrival Schedule

18-6 Science Camp – Departures

18-7 Science Camp – Press; Radio, TV writers



18-10 Science Camp – Scrapbook; Clips

18-11 Science Camp – Yearbook

18-12 Science Camp – Yearbook Committee

18-13 Science Camp – Biographical Sketches

18-14 Science Camp – Cost Breaksown

18-15 Science Camp – Camp Thorwood 4-H, Pocahontas Co., Requisitions, 1962-63

18-16 Science Camp – Movie Script

18-17 Science Camp – Seminars

18-18 Science Camp – Camp Staff

18-19 Science Camp – Dedication

18-20 Science Camp – Camping Trips

18-21 Science Camp – Visitors

18-22 Science Camp – Medical Reports

18-23 Science Camp – Committee Reports

18-24 Science Camp – Committee Biographies

18-25 Science Camp – Committee Members

18-26 Science Camp – List of State Candidates

18-27 Science Camp – Out of State Candidates

18-28 Science Camp – Report

18-29 Science Camp – N.S.F. Application

18-30 Showboat – Drama and Cast

18-31 Showboat – American Theatre Tradition

18-32 Showboat – Construction

18-33 Showboat – Construction

18-34 Showboat

18-35 Showboat – Applications

18-36 Showboat – Calliope

18-37 Showboat – Concession & Souvenirs

18-38 Coleman, Wm. E. S., Tour Director


BOX 19

19-1 Showboat – Enquiries for jobs

19-2 Showboat – Costumes

19-3 Showboat – County Chairmen

19-4 Showboat – Employees & Officials

19-5 Showboat – Docking of Boat

19-6 Showboat – Extra Use of Boat

19-7 Showboat – Equipment

19-8 Showboat – Finance (Purse)

19-9 Showboat – Future of Showboat

19-10 Showboat – Gala (Opening Day)

19-11 Showboat – General Information

19-12 Showboat – Guestbook

19-13 Showboat – Ham Radio

19-14 Showboat – History

19-15 Showboat – Insurance

19-16 Showboat – Lighting

19-17 Showboat – Museum

19-18 Showboat – Name for Showboat

19-19 Showboat – “Olio”

19-20 Showboat – Painting

19-21 Showboat – Piano

19-22 Showboat – Pictures of Omar

19-23 Showboat – Post Office

19-24 Showboat – Program

19-25 Showboat – Publicity

19-26 Showboat – Purchase Order

19-27 Showboat – Reservations

19-28 Showboat – Schedule

19-29 Showboat – Scripts


BOX 20

20-1 Showboat – Showboat Statistics

20-2 Showboat – Stage Decorations and Supplies

20-3 Showboat – Stage Decorations and Supplies

20-4 Showboat – Tickets

20-5 Showboat – Tour Guides

20-6 Exhibit Train – Accidents

20-7 Exhibit Train – Budget

20-8 Exhibit Train – Complimentary Letters

20-9 Exhibit Train – Contracts

20-10 Exhibit Train – Copies of letters to Attendants; Instructions, Reports, etc.

20-11 Exhibit Train – Credits on train of individuals and companies

20-12 Exhibit Train – Daily and Weekly Reports of Tour

20-13 Exhibit Train – Diesel Fuel

20-14 Exhibit Train – Disassembling

20-15 Exhibit Train – Estimated cost for Tour compiled by Railroads

20-16 Exhibit Train – the “General” owned by Louisville and Nashville Railroad

20-17 Exhibit Train – General

20-18 Exhibit Train – I.C.C. and R. R. Inspection Data

20-19 Exhibit Train – Insurance

20-20 Exhibit Train – Health and Sanitation

20-21 Exhibit Train – Inventory (2 notebooks)

20-22 Exhibit Train – Inventory

20-23 Exhibit Train – Itinerary

20-24 Exhibit Train – Itenerary

20-25 Exhibit Train – Kiwanis Clubs of W.Va. (Hosts)

20-26 Exhibit Train – Lists of Committees, Addresses, etc.

20-27 Exhibit Train – Original Train Committee and Other Pertinent Information

20-28 Exhibit Train – Owens-Illinois Agreement of License

20-29 Exhibit Train – Personnel

20-30 Exhibit Train – Planning, Early

20-31 Exhibit Train – Procurement of Cars for Centennial Train (General)

20-32 Exhibit Train – Progress Reports

20-33 Exhibit Train – Shaffer & Seawell, Panoramic Inc.

20-34 Exhibit Train – Spur Track and Siding Reports on all stops


BOX 21

21-1 Exhibit Train – Active Attendants on Centennial Train

21-2 Exhibit Train – Alternative Applications for Train Attendants

21-3 Exhibit Train – Alternative Applications for Train Attendants

21-4 Train – Exhibits, Miscellaneous (Not accepted or used)

21-5 Train – Natural Resources

21-6 Train – Health car (W.Va. Dental Association)

21-7 Train – Education Car

21-8 Train – Industrial Car



21-11 Train – Industry Car

21-12 Train – Model Mining Community (Oceana-Kopperstown)

21-13 Train – National Radio Astronomy Observatory

21-14 Train – Science, Science Camp

21-15 Train – Tourism

21-16 Train – History Car

21-17 Train – History

21-18 Train – Music Committee

21-19 Train – History and Heritage Car

21-20 Art Car

21-21 Train – Art Car

21-22 Train – Power Car

21-23 Train – CT – Industrial Car

21-24 Train – CT – Agricultural Cat

21-25 Train

21-26 Train – Administration

21-27 Train – Ray Starkey (Miscellaneous)

21-28 Train – Supplies for Train (Bids & Correspondence)

21-29 Train – Invoices for Construction of Train

21-30 Train – Invoices (Miscellaneous)

21-31 Train – Bids (Miscellaneous)


BOX 22

22-1 County Chairman

22-2 County Courts

22-3 County Programs

22-4 Special Centennial Day of Entertainment

Counties

22-5 Barbour

22-6 Berkelely

22-7 Boone

22-8 Braxton

22-9 Brooke

22-10 Cabell

22-11 Calhoun

22-12 Clay

22-13 Doddridge

22-14 Fayette

22-15 Gilmer

22-16 Grant

22-17 Greenbrier

22-18 Hampshire

22-19 Hardy

22-20 Hancock

22-21 Harrison

22-22 Jackson

22-23 Jefferson

22-24 Kanawha

22-25 Kanawha

22-26 Kanawha

22-27 Lewis

22-28 Lincoln

22-29 Logan

22-30 McDowell

22-31 Marshall

22-32 Marion

22-33 Mason

22-34 Mercer


BOX 23

23-1 Mineral

23-2 Mingo

23-3 Monongalia

23-4 Monroe

23-5 Morgan

23-6 Nicholas

23-7 Ohio

23-8 Pendleton

23-9 Pleasants

23-10 Pocahontas

23-11 Preston

23-12 Putnam

23-13 Raleigh

23-14 Randolph

23-15 Roane

23-16 Ritchie

23-17 Summers

23-18 Taylor

23-19 Tucker

23-20 Tyler

23-21 Upshur

23-22 Wayne

23-23 Webster

23-24 Wetzel

23-25 Wirt

23-26 Wood

23-27 Wyoming

23-28 County Finances

23-29 County Finance – County Chairmen

23-30 County Finances – County Miscellaneous (Split Contributions)

23-31 County Finance – County Quotas

23-32 County Finance – Manufacturers

23-33 County Finances – Organization

23-34 County Finances – Plan of Campaign

23-35 County Finances – Prospects

23-36 County Finances – Reports

23-37 County Finances – W.Va. Chamber of Commerce

23-38 County Finances – W.Va. Retailers Association

23-39 County Finances – Bluefield-Princeton

23-40 County Finances – Charleston

23-41 County Finances – Clarksburg

23-42 County Finances – Fairmont

23-43 County Finances – Huntington

23-44 County Finances – Martinsburg

23-45 County Finances – Morgantown

23-46 County Finances – Parkersburg

23-47 County Finances – Wheeling

23-48 County Finances – Barbour

23-49 County Finances – Berkeley

23-50 County Finances – Boone

23-51 County Finances – Braxton

23-52 County Finances – Brooke

23-53 County Finances – Cabell

23-54 County Finances – Calhoun

23-55 County Finances – Clay

23-56 County Finances – Doddridge

23-57 County Finances – Fayette

23-58 County Finances – Gilmer

23-59 County Finances – Grant

23-60 County Finances – Greenbrier

23-61 County Finances – Hampshire

23-62 County Finances – Hancock

23-63 County Finances – Hardy

23-64 County Finances – Harrison

23-65 County Finances – Jackson


BOX 24

24-1 County Finances – Jefferson

24-2 County Finances – Kanawha

24-3 County Finances – Lewis

24-4 County Finances – Lincoln

24-5 County Finances – Logan

24-6 County Finances – Marion

24-7 County Finances – Marshall

24-8 County Finances – Mason

24-9 County Finances – Mercer

24-10 County Finances – Mineral

24-11 County Finances – Mingo

24-12 County Finances – Monongalia

24-13 County Finances – Monroe

24-14 County Finances – Morgan

24-15 County Finances – McDowell

24-16 County Finances – Nicholas

24-17 County Finances – Ohio

24-18 County Finances – Pendleton

24-19 County Finances – Pleasants

24-20 County Finances – Pocahontas

24-21 County Finances – Preston

24-22 County Finances – Putnam

24-23 County Finances – Raleigh

24-24 County Finances – Randolph

24-25 County Finances – Ritchie

24-26 County Finances – Roane

24-27 County Finances – Summers

24-28 County Finances – Taylor

24-29 County Finances – Tucker

24-30 County Finances – Tyler

24-31 County Finances – Upshur

24-32 County Finances – Wayne

24-33 County Finances – Webster

24-34 County Finances – Wetzel

24-35 County Finances – Wirt

24-36 County Finances – Wood

24-37 County Finances – Wyoming

24-38 News Release – April 1959-June 1962

24-39 News Release – July 1962-November 1962

24-40 News Release – December 1962-February 1963

24-41 News Release – March 1963-April 1963

24-42 News Release – May 1963-June 1963

24-43 News Release – July 1963-January 1964

24-44 News Release – Undated


BOX 25 Centennial Tapes

25-1 Forum of the Future (tape 1)






25-7 Hall of Fame Series (reel 1)

Mad Ann Bailey, Border Scout

Lewis Wetzel, Indian Fighter

Anna Jarvis, Mother‟s Day Founder

Frances Pierpont, Father of W.Va.

Stonewall Jackson, Military Strategist


Belle Boyd, Confederate Spy

Booker T. Washington, Negro Educator

Ann Royall, Pioneer Woman Publicist

Henry Gassaway Davis, Grand Old Man of W.Va.


Michael Owens, Inventor

Zane Brothers, Defenders

Betty Zane, Heroine

Michael Benedum, The Great Wildcatter

25-10 Statehood Day Ceremonies (tape 1)



25-13 Special Session of the Legislature

25-14 Centennial Queen

25-15 Day With a Queen

25-16 Booker T. Washington

Ann Bailey

Michael Benedum

25-17 Virginia Owen

Stern and Hodel Final

25-18 West Virginia Authors Dinner (tape 1)

25-19 West Virginia Authors Dinner (tape 2)

25-20 Instrumental Music

25-21 Phipps Family Program

25-22 “I‟m Headed Back to West Virginia”

25-23 Hodel‟s speech for Centennial Commission record

25-24 Callison tape

25-25 President J. F. Kennedy remarks to a group in connection with West Virginia Centennial

Celebration, May 20, 1963

25-26 (untitled)

25-27 “My Home Among the Hills”


BOX 26 Photo File

26-1 Prison Art Show

26-2 Centennial Art Show at “Sunrise,” Charleston, West Virginia

26-3 Art Committee

26-4 Centenarian

26-5 Committee File

26-6 County Chairmen File

26-7 Exhibits Train – preparation of train at Owen Illinois, Charleston

26-8 Exhibits Train – Launching of Centennial, Washington, D.C., May 31, 1963

26-8 Exhibits Train – exhibits on train

26-10 Exhibits Train – “The General”

26-11 Governors‟ Portraits

25-12 Museums


26-14 Historical Research

26-15 Miscellaneous

Photographic

Awards

Oil & Gas

Centennial Truck

“Clean-up” Committee

Interior of Preview Trailer

Preview Trailer

Official Centennial Emblem

Centennial Iris Garden

C & P Telephone Committee

Centennial In Action

Don McNeil Show

26-15 Miscellaneous (con‟t)

Former West Virginians

Home Show – 1963

Centennial Barbershop Quartet

Eleanor Steber

Courtesy Car

Centennial Committee

W.Va. in Color

Winners of Ham, Egg Show

Music

All-State Band

Pittsburgh “Pop”

Health & Welfare

Wood chopping Contest

Emancipation Proclamation Committee

State Flag

Governor Underwood & Centennial Law Signing

White House Christmas Tree

Tree Contest

“Lucky” the Bear

Centennial Headquarters

Consultant to W.Va. Centennial Commission

W.Va. Pavillion

26-16 Miscellaneous – Designs and drawings on Centennial Theme submitted to the Centennial

Commission

26-17 Parades

26-18 Publicity – “The Price is Right” TV show promotion of 100 year old dress, etc.

26-19 Publicity – New York Press Conference, October 1962

26-20 Queens

26-21 Queens – Miss W.Va. Contest

26-22 Queens – Queen Coronation

26-23 Queens – Queens Coronation Banquet and Ball

26-24 Speakers

26-25 Special Events – Pearl Buck

26-26 Tourism and Recreation

26-27 Science Camp

26-28 Science Camp – Dedication

26-29 Science Camp – pictures of campers & staff

26-30 Science Camp – campers arrival

26-31 Science Camp – camper visit to FMC

26-32 Science Camp – campers to Legislature for press conference

26-33 Science Camp – National Radio Observatory, Greenbank, W.Va.

26-34 Science Camp – visit of astronaut Scott Carpenter to Science Camp

26-35 Medallions & stamps

26-36 Folklore

26-37 Showboat – preparation and volunteer work in conversion of showboat

26-38 Showboat – crew and committee

26-39 Showboat – scenes from “East Lynn” on Showboat “Rhododendron” 1963


26-41 Statehood Day

26-42 Statehood Day – Skiathon, Wheeling to Charleston

26-43 Statehood Day – Birthday Breakfast

26-44 Statehood Day – Slicing Birthday Cake

26-45 Statehood Day – Ox Roast

26-46 County Photos

Slides

26-47 Exhibits Train (2 boxes)

26-48 Parades (2 boxes)

26-49 Showboat (2 boxes)

26-50 Centennial Emblem Slides (1box)

26-51 Mountaineer Rose Slides (1 box)

26-52 Iris Slides (1 box)

26-53 “It‟s West Virginia!” (5 boxes) (3 sets) (set 3 not complete)

26-54 Preview Trailer (blueprints)

26-55 W.Va. Centennial Train (blueprints)

26-56 W.Va. Centennial Train (blueprints)


BOX 27 Blueprints of West Virginia Centennial Train

Photography Contest - 1st prize

Photography Contest - 3rd

prize

Plan for Centennial Iris Garden


BOX 28 Printed Material of the W.Va. Centennial Commission, County Organizations

1 Art Committee

West Virginia 1963 Centennial Exhibition of painting and sculpture.

1863-1963 The West Virginia Centennial exhibition of painting and sculpture (2 copies).

West Virginia centennial exhibition of folk art and artifacts.

West Virginia child art exhibition, 1963.

Vacation West Virginia; a souvenir book.

Ninth state creative arts festival, 1963.

West Virginia centennial exhibition of painting and sculpture.

The War, 1861-1865, as depicted in prints by Currier and Ives.

2 Centennial Year Brochures

West Virginia centennial official gold ticket.

West Virginia centennial county events calendar.

There are no playboy clubs in West Virginia.

West Virginia political chronology, 1860-1863.

D.A.R. – W.Va pre-centennial brochure.

A centennial to share.

West Virginia‟s centennial program.

Wanted! You--.

Official West Virginia centennial emblem.

There will be a centennial party.

You have a date!

Have a merry centennial Christmas.

West Virginia centennial events calendar (yellow).

West Virginia centennial events calendar (white).

West Virginia centennial events calendar (green).

West Virginia, 100 years of statehood; 100 years of achievement (1 blue, 1 green, 1 yellow).

The 1963 West Virginia centennial alpine festival.

Have you heard about the West Virginia centennial?

There are the hills…

You are the key (yellow).

You are the key (green).

Season‟s greetings.

Once to every state…West Virginia, 1863-1963

An invitation to the West Virginia centennial celebration.

3 35th Star Awards

4 Centenarians

A salute to West Virginia‟s centenarians.

West Virginia centenarian award.

List of West Virginia centenarians.

5 Centennial Certificates

A West Virginia centennial church.

West Virginia centennial flight

West Virginia centennial Lincolneer


6 Commemorative Merchandise

“A banner in the hills: widely acclaimed!”

Centennial commemorative merchandise list (gold).

Centennial commemorative merchandise list (peach).

7 Contest Blanks

1963 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.

West Virginia centennial poetry contest.

Smile…shuller-bugs!

8 Centennial Emblem

Contains drawings, patches, mats and explanation of the official W.Va. Centennial Emblem.

9 Centennial Bear Emblem

Contains drawings, mats & explanation of the bear emblem

10 Folk Drama

A West Virginia folk drama contest (gold)

A West Virginia folk drama contest (blue)

Star 35. By Nancy Folk

A happy rural seat.