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Holt was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1931-1954 and a senator from 1935-1941 on the Democratic ticket. By 1936, Holt emerged as a vocal conservative critic of the New Deal, attacking, for example, the Works Progress Administration as corrupt and inefficient. He switched to the Republican party in 1949.

1. Senator Rush D. Holt Speaking to Crowd, Shinnston, W. Va.

IDNO:
052369
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt Speaking to Crowd, Shinnston, W. Va.
Date:
1936/04/01
Description:
Holt was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates from 1931-1954 and a senator from 1935-1941 on the Democratic ticket. By 1936, Holt emerged as a vocal conservative critic of the New Deal, attacking, for example, the Works Progress Administration as corrupt and inefficient. He switched to the Republican party in 1949.
Rush Holt and his wife, Helen Holt, smile as they pet an elephant.

2. Rush and Helen Holt at West Virginia Republican State Convention

IDNO:
052368
Title:
Rush and Helen Holt at West Virginia Republican State Convention
Date:
1952
Description:
Rush Holt and his wife, Helen Holt, smile as they pet an elephant.

3. Group of Men Attempting to Buy Votes, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047389
Title:
Group of Men Attempting to Buy Votes, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952
Building located at 514 Lee Street Charleston, across from the Fruth grade school.

4. Election Official Looking Out Window of Military Portrait Co. Building, Designated Polling Place, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047388
Title:
Election Official Looking Out Window of Military Portrait Co. Building, Designated Polling Place, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952
Description:
Building located at 514 Lee Street Charleston, across from the Fruth grade school.

5. Election Official Outside Cussing Observer, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047387
Title:
Election Official Outside Cussing Observer, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952

6. Election Official Signaling Vote Buyer, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047386
Title:
Election Official Signaling Vote Buyer, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952
Building located at 514 Lee Street Charleston, across from the Fruth grade school.

7. Group of Men Hanging Around Military Portrait Co. Building, Designated Polling Place, Trying to Influence Voters, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047385
Title:
Group of Men Hanging Around Military Portrait Co. Building, Designated Polling Place, Trying to Influence Voters, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952
Description:
Building located at 514 Lee Street Charleston, across from the Fruth grade school.
Building located at 514 Lee Street Charleston, across from the Fruth grade school.

8. Man Drinks Outside of Military Portrait Co. Building, Designated Polling Place, Kanawha Co., W. Va.

IDNO:
047384
Title:
Man Drinks Outside of Military Portrait Co. Building, Designated Polling Place, Kanawha Co., W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1952
Description:
Building located at 514 Lee Street Charleston, across from the Fruth grade school.

9. Special Convention W. Va. State Federation of Labor, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047367
Title:
Special Convention W. Va. State Federation of Labor, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
1938/03/10-1938/03/12

10. Rush D. Holt Plays With Several Dogs on Lawn

IDNO:
047366
Title:
Rush D. Holt Plays With Several Dogs on Lawn
Date:
undated
Caption on photograph reads: "It would seem that the senator from West Virginia is stepping from the Roney plaza swimming pool fully attired. Really Senator Rush Dew Holt, the youngest member of the Senate, is standing on a narrow walk around the pool as he chats with Harold K. Bradford, of Washington, D.C., retiring President of the National Association of Securities Commissioners. Senator Holt was in Miami to address the association's annual convention."

11. Senator Rush D. Holt Chatting With Harold K. Bradford, Retiring President of the National Association of Securities Commissioners, Miami, Fla.

IDNO:
047365
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt Chatting With Harold K. Bradford, Retiring President of the National Association of Securities Commissioners, Miami, Fla.
Date:
1935/12/09
Description:
Caption on photograph reads: "It would seem that the senator from West Virginia is stepping from the Roney plaza swimming pool fully attired. Really Senator Rush Dew Holt, the youngest member of the Senate, is standing on a narrow walk around the pool as he chats with Harold K. Bradford, of Washington, D.C., retiring President of the National Association of Securities Commissioners. Senator Holt was in Miami to address the association's annual convention."
Senator Rush D. Holt (center), of West Virginia, speaking at a dinner of The Bronx Real Estate Board, at the Hotel Commodore, March 18, at which time he told of the need for curtailing unnecessary Government spending. Henry G. Altemade, President of the Bronx Real Estate Board, is shown left; James J. Lyons, Bronx Borough President, is shown right.

12. Senator Rush D. Holt Addresses New York Real Estate Dinner, New York, N.Y.

IDNO:
047364
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt Addresses New York Real Estate Dinner, New York, N.Y.
Date:
1939/03/18
Description:
Senator Rush D. Holt (center), of West Virginia, speaking at a dinner of The Bronx Real Estate Board, at the Hotel Commodore, March 18, at which time he told of the need for curtailing unnecessary Government spending. Henry G. Altemade, President of the Bronx Real Estate Board, is shown left; James J. Lyons, Bronx Borough President, is shown right.
United States Senator Rush D. Holt from West Virginia poses with three unidentified men, one in a U.S. Navy uniform.

13. Senator Rush D. Holt and Friends

IDNO:
047363
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt and Friends
Date:
1940/02/23
Description:
United States Senator Rush D. Holt from West Virginia poses with three unidentified men, one in a U.S. Navy uniform.

14. Senator Rush D. Holt Giving Speech

IDNO:
047362
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt Giving Speech
Date:
1940/02/23
Man kneels beside van plastered in Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon posters.

15. Presidential Campaigning in W. Va.

IDNO:
047361
Title:
Presidential Campaigning in W. Va.
Date:
1952
Description:
Man kneels beside van plastered in Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon posters.

16. Rush D. Holt Singing Along With Banjoist and Fiddler

IDNO:
047360
Title:
Rush D. Holt Singing Along With Banjoist and Fiddler
Date:
undated
Dummy hangs from a tree with signs reading "Russian D. Holt" and "Traitor".

17. Holt vs. Neely, U.S. Senate Campaign in W. Va.

IDNO:
047359
Title:
Holt vs. Neely, U.S. Senate Campaign in W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1941
Description:
Dummy hangs from a tree with signs reading "Russian D. Holt" and "Traitor".

18. Rush D. Holt Plays With Several Dogs on Lawn

IDNO:
047357
Title:
Rush D. Holt Plays With Several Dogs on Lawn
Date:
undated

19. Rush D. Holt Using His Backhand Shot in Game of Ping Pong

IDNO:
047356
Title:
Rush D. Holt Using His Backhand Shot in Game of Ping Pong
Date:
undated

20. Rush D. Holt Action Shot Playing Ping Pong

IDNO:
047355
Title:
Rush D. Holt Action Shot Playing Ping Pong
Date:
undated

21. Truck in Distance Travels Down Snow and Ice Covered Buzzard Road, Leon, W. Va.

IDNO:
047319
Title:
Truck in Distance Travels Down Snow and Ice Covered Buzzard Road, Leon, W. Va.
Date:
1964

22. Truck Travels Down Buzzard Road, Leon, W. Va.

IDNO:
047318
Title:
Truck Travels Down Buzzard Road, Leon, W. Va.
Date:
1964

23. Senator Rush D. Holt Reading a Government Document While Dog Yawns in His Arms

IDNO:
047317
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt Reading a Government Document While Dog Yawns in His Arms
Date:
undated

24. Secretary of State Helen Holt and Governor Underwood

IDNO:
047315
Title:
Secretary of State Helen Holt and Governor Underwood
Date:
undated

25. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt Playing Solitaire

IDNO:
047314
Title:
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt Playing Solitaire
Date:
undated

26. W. Va. Senator Rush D. Holt With Dog on Lap at Typewriter

IDNO:
047313
Title:
W. Va. Senator Rush D. Holt With Dog on Lap at Typewriter
Date:
undated
The Holt family gathered in front of their Christmas tree.

27. Senator Rush D. Holt and Wife Helen Holt With Their Children, Helen Jane and Rush Jr.

IDNO:
047312
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt and Wife Helen Holt With Their Children, Helen Jane and Rush Jr.
Date:
1948
Description:
The Holt family gathered in front of their Christmas tree.
Birthplace of Rush D. Holt.

28. Rear View of Home of Dr. Matthew Samuel Holt and Chilela Holt, 252 Main Ave. Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047311
Title:
Rear View of Home of Dr. Matthew Samuel Holt and Chilela Holt, 252 Main Ave. Weston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Birthplace of Rush D. Holt.
Father: Matthew Holt, Mother: Chilela Holt, Jane (front center), Andrew (back left), Rush, Matthew, Charles, Margaret (front right)

29. Rush Holt and Family in Backyard

IDNO:
047310
Title:
Rush Holt and Family in Backyard
Date:
undated
Description:
Father: Matthew Holt, Mother: Chilela Holt, Jane (front center), Andrew (back left), Rush, Matthew, Charles, Margaret (front right)

30. Rush D. Holt Sitting on Porch With Dog

IDNO:
047309
Title:
Rush D. Holt Sitting on Porch With Dog
Date:
undated
People pictured from left to right.

31. Senator Rush D. Holt, His Father Dr. Matthew Samuel Holt, and John D. Bermalt of Ashtabula, OH.

IDNO:
047308
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt, His Father Dr. Matthew Samuel Holt, and John D. Bermalt of Ashtabula, OH.
Date:
1936
Description:
People pictured from left to right.
People pictured from left to right.

32. Senator Rush D. Holt, His Father Dr. Matthew Samuel Holt, and John D. Bermalt of Ashtabula, OH.

IDNO:
047307
Title:
Senator Rush D. Holt, His Father Dr. Matthew Samuel Holt, and John D. Bermalt of Ashtabula, OH.
Date:
1936
Description:
People pictured from left to right.
A duty of the Secretary of State (Helen Holt).

33. Helen Holt Swearing in a State Official While Governor Underwood Looks On

IDNO:
047306
Title:
Helen Holt Swearing in a State Official While Governor Underwood Looks On
Date:
undated
Description:
A duty of the Secretary of State (Helen Holt).

34. Elizabeth Dole and Helen Holt in O.E.D. Executive Office Building

IDNO:
047304
Title:
Elizabeth Dole and Helen Holt in O.E.D. Executive Office Building
Date:
undated

35. W. Va. Senator Jennings Randolph with Helen Holt in White House Rose Garden

IDNO:
047303
Title:
W. Va. Senator Jennings Randolph with Helen Holt in White House Rose Garden
Date:
undated
Helen Holt is the woman sitting down in the middle.

36. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Johnson with Helen Holt

IDNO:
047302
Title:
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Johnson with Helen Holt
Date:
undated
Description:
Helen Holt is the woman sitting down in the middle.
People in title listed from left to right. Inscribed on back of photograph is "Mrs. Helen Holt Assistant Commissioner at Institution State Capital."

37. Helen Holt, Stephens College President Smith, and Mrs. Kane at State Capital, Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047301
Title:
Helen Holt, Stephens College President Smith, and Mrs. Kane at State Capital, Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
People in title listed from left to right. Inscribed on back of photograph is "Mrs. Helen Holt Assistant Commissioner at Institution State Capital."
Helen Holt is in the back row, third from the left.

38. Helen Holt at Stephens College 50th Reunion

IDNO:
047300
Title:
Helen Holt at Stephens College 50th Reunion
Date:
undated
Description:
Helen Holt is in the back row, third from the left.

39. Helen Holt Shaking Hands with First Lady Nancy Reagan in White House

IDNO:
047299
Title:
Helen Holt Shaking Hands with First Lady Nancy Reagan in White House
Date:
ca. 1983
Senator John Warner is the man second from right and Helen Holt is the woman on the right.

40. U.S. Senator John Warner from Va. with Helen Holt

IDNO:
047298
Title:
U.S. Senator John Warner from Va. with Helen Holt
Date:
undated
Description:
Senator John Warner is the man second from right and Helen Holt is the woman on the right.
Helen Holt at her commencement at Fairmont College

41. Helen Holt, Fairmont College Commencement, W. Va.

IDNO:
047239
Title:
Helen Holt, Fairmont College Commencement, W. Va.
Date:
1958/05/30
Description:
Helen Holt at her commencement at Fairmont College
Pequonia Lion's ClubRev. Frame

42. Helen Holt Speaking at Pequonia Lions Club

IDNO:
047237
Title:
Helen Holt Speaking at Pequonia Lions Club
Date:
1954/03/24
Description:
Pequonia Lion's ClubRev. Frame
Pictured are:Clyde Cronin-SecretaryJ. Bert-Hospital ChairNicholson-PresidentMrs. Holt-GuestJ. E. White-TreasurerE.V. StudwellP. Chairman

43. Helen Holt with Hosts at Vienna Lincoln Day Dinner, W. Va.

IDNO:
047236
Title:
Helen Holt with Hosts at Vienna Lincoln Day Dinner, W. Va.
Date:
1958/02/08
Description:
Pictured are:Clyde Cronin-SecretaryJ. Bert-Hospital ChairNicholson-PresidentMrs. Holt-GuestJ. E. White-TreasurerE.V. StudwellP. Chairman
Helen Holt swearing in to new job at FHA. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris is pictured as well, along with a Methodist Church Chaplin.

44. Helen Holt Accepting Position with Federal Housing Administration

IDNO:
047235
Title:
Helen Holt Accepting Position with Federal Housing Administration
Date:
undated
Description:
Helen Holt swearing in to new job at FHA. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris is pictured as well, along with a Methodist Church Chaplin.
Inscribed on the back of the photo: ' Mrs. Rush D. Holt, DACOWITS member from Charleston, West Virginia and Captain Winifred R. Quick, Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel (Women) (Waves) are pictured in the Department of Defense while attending the April 6-7, 1959 meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Service.'

45. Helen Holt and Captain Winifred R. Quick, Washington, D. C.

IDNO:
047234
Title:
Helen Holt and Captain Winifred R. Quick, Washington, D. C.
Date:
1959/04/07
Description:
Inscribed on the back of the photo: ' Mrs. Rush D. Holt, DACOWITS member from Charleston, West Virginia and Captain Winifred R. Quick, Assistant Chief of Naval Personnel (Women) (Waves) are pictured in the Department of Defense while attending the April 6-7, 1959 meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Service.'

46. Helen Holt Speaks at Lions Club

IDNO:
047233
Title:
Helen Holt Speaks at Lions Club
Date:
1958/03/24
Back of photograph reads: "Olivia de Havilland, film star here for the Washington premiere of "Gone With The Wind", pays a visit to the capitol. Where she was met by four bachelor Senators. Left to right are: Sen. Joe Guffey, Sen. Theodore Green, Sen. Richard Russell, and Rush D. Holt.

47. Star and Solons, Washington, D.C.

IDNO:
047191
Title:
Star and Solons, Washington, D.C.
Date:
1940/01/27
Description:
Back of photograph reads: "Olivia de Havilland, film star here for the Washington premiere of "Gone With The Wind", pays a visit to the capitol. Where she was met by four bachelor Senators. Left to right are: Sen. Joe Guffey, Sen. Theodore Green, Sen. Richard Russell, and Rush D. Holt.
Senator Holt holds up a post that reads "Youth and Democracy Rally" and advertises Holt as the guest speaker.

48. United States Senator Holt Holds Poster, Washington, D. C.

IDNO:
047144
Title:
United States Senator Holt Holds Poster, Washington, D. C.
Date:
ca. 1940
Description:
Senator Holt holds up a post that reads "Youth and Democracy Rally" and advertises Holt as the guest speaker.