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Herman Guy Kump (1877-1962), Lawyer and Politician, Papers A&M 1609

Herman Guy Kump (1877-1962), Lawyer and Politician, Papers A&M 1609


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1609
Title
Herman Guy Kump (1877-1962), Lawyer and Politician, Papers 1883-1960
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/198479
Quantity
36.25 Linear Feet, 36 ft. 3 in. (86 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each)
Creator
Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Herman Guy Kump (1877-1962), Lawyer and Politician, Papers, A&M 1609, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, legal papers, speeches, clippings, photographs, and printed material of a Randolph County prosecuting attorney, mayor of Elkins, judge of the Twenty-second Judicial Circuit, Democratic politician, and state governor, 1933-1937.

Subjects include John T. McGraw's senate contest, 1911; Canadian Reciprocity Agreement, 1911; women suffrage; State Prohibition Amendment, 1911-1912; VIRGINIA v. WEST VIRGINIA; Joseph Brown lynch case; New Deal operations and agencies in the state; Kump's legal practice; Red House Resettlement Project; Five-Year Plan for West Virginia; state and national elections, and state politics, 1908-1936.

Correspondents include T. Coleman Andrews, Newton D. Baker, Alben W. Barkley, Harry F. Byrd, Richard E. Byrd, John J. Cornwell, John J. Davis, John W. Davis, James A. Farley, John Nance Garner, William E. Glasscock, Henry D. Hatfield, J. Edgar Hoover, Harold L. Ickes, Douglas MacArthur, John T. McGraw, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Sly, Howard Sutherland, and Clarence Wayland Watson. See control folder for box level contents list.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Andrews, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1899-1983
  • Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937
  • Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956
  • Brown, Joseph.
  • Byrd, Harry F. (Harry Flood), 1887-1966
  • Byrd, Richard E.
  • Canadian Reciprocity Agreement
  • Cornwell, John J. (John Jacob), 1867-1953
  • Davis, John J. (John James), 1835-1916
  • Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955
  • Democratic Party (U.S.)
  • Elections
  • Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976
  • Garner, John Nance, 1868-1967
  • Glasscock, Wm. E. (William Ellsworth), 1862-1925
  • Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962
  • Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972
  • Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952
  • Judges - letters and papers.
  • Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962
  • Lawyers - letters and papers.
  • MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
  • McGraw, John T.
  • New Deal, 1933-1939
  • Politicians -- United States
  • Politics and government.
  • Politics and government.
  • Randolph County (W. Va.)
  • Red House Resettlement Project
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
  • Sly, John F. (John Fairfield), 1893-1965
  • Sutherland, Howard, 1865-1950
  • United States -- Politics and government
  • Watson, C. W.
  • West Virginia - Five Year Plan.
  • West Virginia - Governors.
  • West Virginia - Politics and government.
  • West Virginia - Prohibition Amendment.
  • Women -- Suffrage
  • Women -- United States -- History
  • Women's history -- 1900-1929
  • Women's history -- 1929-1950

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Andrews, T. Coleman (Thomas Coleman), 1899-1983
  • Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937
  • Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956
  • Brown, Joseph.
  • Byrd, Harry F. (Harry Flood), 1887-1966
  • Byrd, Richard E.
  • Cornwell, John J. (John Jacob), 1867-1953
  • Davis, John J. (John James), 1835-1916
  • Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955
  • Farley, James A. (James Aloysius), 1888-1976
  • Garner, John Nance, 1868-1967
  • Glasscock, Wm. E. (William Ellsworth), 1862-1925
  • Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962
  • Hoover, J. Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972
  • Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952
  • Kump, Herman Guy, 1877-1962
  • MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964
  • McGraw, John T.
  • Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
  • Sly, John F. (John Fairfield), 1893-1965
  • Sutherland, Howard, 1865-1950
  • Watson, C. W.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Randolph County (W. Va.)
  • United States -- Politics and government
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Container List

Series 1. General Correspondence
1904–1960
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1
    Correspondence
    1904 November–1908 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2
    Correspondence
    1909 January–1909 July
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3
    Correspondence
    1909 August–1910 May
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4
    Correspondence
    1910 June–1911 February
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5
    Correspondence
    1911 March–1911 October
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6
    Correspondence
    1911 November–1912 May
  • Mixed Materials Box: 7
    Correspondence
    1912 May–1912 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 8
    Correspondence
    1913 January–1913 August
  • Mixed Materials Box: 9
    Correspondence
    1913 September–1914 January
  • Mixed Materials Box: 10
    Correspondence
    1914 February–1914 June
  • Mixed Materials Box: 11
    Correspondence
    1914 July–1914 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 12
    Correspondence
    1915 January–1915 June
  • Mixed Materials Box: 13
    Correspondence
    1915 August–1916 January
  • Mixed Materials Box: 14
    Correspondence
    1916 February–1916 June
  • Mixed Materials Box: 15
    Correspondence
    1916 June–1917 January
  • Mixed Materials Box: 16
    Correspondence
    1917 January–1917 July
  • Mixed Materials Box: 17
    Correspondence
    1917 April–1918 January
  • Mixed Materials Box: 18
    Correspondence
    1918 January–1918 June
  • Mixed Materials Box: 19
    Correspondence
    1918 June–1919 March
  • Mixed Materials Box: 20
    Correspondence
    1919 April–1919 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 21
    Correspondence
    1920 January–1920 May
  • Mixed Materials Box: 22
    Correspondence
    1920 May–1920 September
  • Mixed Materials Box: 23
    Correspondence
    1920 October–1921 February
  • Mixed Materials Box: 24
    Correspondence
    1921 March–1921 August
  • Mixed Materials Box: 25
    Correspondence
    1921 August–1922 February
  • Mixed Materials Box: 26
    Correspondence
    1922 March–1923 February
  • Mixed Materials Box: 27
    Correspondence
    1923 February–1924 February
  • Mixed Materials Box: 28
    Correspondence
    1924 February–1924 November
  • Mixed Materials Box: 29
    Correspondence
    1924 November–1925 September
  • Mixed Materials Box: 30
    Correspondence
    1925 September–1926 April
  • Mixed Materials Box: 31
    Correspondence
    1926 April–1926 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 32
    Correspondence
    1927 January–1931 June
  • Mixed Materials Box: 33
    Correspondence
    1933 January–1933 June
  • Mixed Materials Box: 34
    Correspondence
    1933 June–1933 August
  • Mixed Materials Box: 35
    Correspondence
    1933 August–1933 October
  • Mixed Materials Box: 36
    Correspondence
    1933 October–1933 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 37
    Correspondence
    1934 January–1934 March
  • Mixed Materials Box: 38
    Correspondence
    1934 March–1934 May
  • Mixed Materials Box: 39
    Correspondence
    1934 May–1934 June
  • Mixed Materials Box: 40
    Correspondence
    1934 June–1934 August
  • Mixed Materials Box: 41
    Correspondence
    1934 August–1934 September
  • Mixed Materials Box: 42
    Correspondence
    1934 October–1934 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 43
    Correspondence
    1934 December–1935 January
  • Mixed Materials Box: 44
    Correspondence
    1935 February–1935 March
  • Mixed Materials Box: 45
    Correspondence
    1935 March–1935 May
  • Mixed Materials Box: 46
    Correspondence
    1935 May–1935 June
  • Mixed Materials Box: 47
    Correspondence
    1935 July–1935 August
  • Mixed Materials Box: 48
    Correspondence
    1935 August–1935 September
  • Mixed Materials Box: 49
    Correspondence
    1935 September–1935 October
  • Mixed Materials Box: 50
    Correspondence
    1935 November–1935 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 51
    Correspondence
    1936 January–1936 February
  • Mixed Materials Box: 52
    Correspondence
    1936 February–1936 March
  • Mixed Materials Box: 53
    Correspondence
    1936 March–1936 April
  • Mixed Materials Box: 54
    Correspondence
    1936 April–1936 May
  • Mixed Materials Box: 55
    Correspondence
    1936 May–1936 June
  • Mixed Materials Box: 56
    Correspondence
    1936 July–1936 August
  • Mixed Materials Box: 57
    Correspondence
    1936 August–1936 September
  • Mixed Materials Box: 58
    Correspondence
    1936 September–1936 October
  • Mixed Materials Box: 59
    Correspondence
    1936 October–1936 November
  • Mixed Materials Box: 60
    Correspondence
    1936 November–1936 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 61
    Correspondence
    1936 December–1945 May
  • Mixed Materials Box: 62
    Correspondence
    1945 June–1948 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 63
    Correspondence
    1948 January–1953 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 64
    Correspondence
    1954 January–1960 August
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Series 2. Financial Records
1911–1922
  • Mixed Materials Box: 65
    Wilson Lumber Company
    1912–1918
  • Mixed Materials Box: 66
    Wilson Lumber Company
    1919–1922
  • Mixed Materials Box: 66
    Hampshire Orchards
    1911–1919
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Series 3. Bills and Receipts
1896–1936
  • Mixed Materials Box: 67
    General
    1896–1913
  • Mixed Materials Box: 68
    General
    1914–1918
  • Mixed Materials Box: 69
    General
    1919–1923
  • Mixed Materials Box: 70
    General
    1924–1936
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Series 4. Press Releases and Speeches
Mixed Materials Box: 71 1930–1949
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Series 5. Legal Papers
1883–1930
  • Mixed Materials Box: 72
    Keenen Depositions, R.S. Dayton vs. Hester and Bennett
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 73
    Hutton vs. Wilson Lumber Co., Baltimore and Washington Papers; Keenen, L.H., vs. Scott, Emma; Kanawha National Bank vs. Scott, Emma, C.
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 74
    Sheffey, M. vs. Dave Colliery Co.; State of W.V. vs. Davis Trust Co.; plaintiff and petitioners depositions, WWI Papers
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 75
    Scahill, Patrick J. vs. Davis Colliery Co., plaintiff and petitioners depositions
    1915 February–1915 April
  • Mixed Materials Box: 76
    Sheffyey Case; Keenan L.H. vs. Scott, Emma C.; Burton, Cottrill vs. Golden; Pingley vs. Pingley
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 77
    Pritt, T. vs. Riggleman, Sallie A.; State vs. Sutton, Claudie; Digman, L.E. vs. M.D. Traction Co.; Wardy, W. and Findley, L. vs. Coal and Coke Railway Co.
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 78
    W.V. Pulp and Paper Co., Walton, Laura, C. vs. Modern Woodmen of America, U.S.A. vs. Dye, I.K.
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 79
    George H. Crawford, Will Case
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 80
    Public Service Commision Hearing, Cumberland and Allegheny Rate Case
    1926–1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 81
    Kump, H.G.
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 82
    Circuit Court Books
    1916–1928
  • Mixed Materials Box: 83
    General
    1883-1922, 1925-1930
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Series 6. Daily Appointment Books
Mixed Materials Box: 84 1934–1942
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Series 7. WV Liquor Control Reports
Mixed Materials Box: 84 1933–1935
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Series 8. Newspaper Clippings
Mixed Materials Box: 85 1932-1952, undated
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Series 9. Check Stubs
Mixed Materials Box: 86 1916–1926
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Series 10. Miscellaneous
undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 87
    General
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 88
    General
    undated
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