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Senator Rush D. Holt and his wife, Helen, are reading the Charleston Daily Mail.

1. Holt, Senator Rush D. and His Wife Reading the Newspaper

IDNO:
006516
Title:
Holt, Senator Rush D. and His Wife Reading the Newspaper
Date:
undated
Description:
Senator Rush D. Holt and his wife, Helen, are reading the Charleston Daily Mail.
Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in West Virginia. She was also an active volunteer for the Red Cross. She is most well known for her work in improving the housing and healthcare for the elderly of America.

2. Helen Holt Volunteering for Red Cross at Senate Office Building

IDNO:
041664
Title:
Helen Holt Volunteering for Red Cross at Senate Office Building
Date:
undated
Description:
Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in West Virginia. She was also an active volunteer for the Red Cross. She is most well known for her work in improving the housing and healthcare for the elderly of America.
Helen F. Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in the state of West Virginia from February 17, 1957 to December 1, 1958. She is also the widow of Senate Rush D. Holt.

3. Secretary of State Helen F. Holt Holding Up West Virginia State Flag

IDNO:
041663
Title:
Secretary of State Helen F. Holt Holding Up West Virginia State Flag
Date:
undated
Description:
Helen F. Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in the state of West Virginia from February 17, 1957 to December 1, 1958. She is also the widow of Senate Rush D. Holt.
Pictured with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Lynn. Holt was the first woman Secretary of State in West Virginia in 1955-1956. She continued active political participation long after her term and is most well known for her work in improving the housing and health care for the elderly.

4. Helen Holt Swearing Into Office of Elderly, Washington, D.C.

IDNO:
041665
Title:
Helen Holt Swearing Into Office of Elderly, Washington, D.C.
Date:
undated
Description:
Pictured with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Secretary Lynn. Holt was the first woman Secretary of State in West Virginia in 1955-1956. She continued active political participation long after her term and is most well known for her work in improving the housing and health care for the elderly.
Helen Holt (middle) is pictured with the First Ladies of the 40th and 41st Presidents of the United States. Helen Holt was the first woman secretary of West Virginia and also had a great influence on the improvement of housing and healthcare for the elderly in later political activity.

5. Helen Holt, Nancy Reagan, and Barbara Bush

IDNO:
041666
Title:
Helen Holt, Nancy Reagan, and Barbara Bush
Date:
undated
Description:
Helen Holt (middle) is pictured with the First Ladies of the 40th and 41st Presidents of the United States. Helen Holt was the first woman secretary of West Virginia and also had a great influence on the improvement of housing and healthcare for the elderly in later political activity.
Helen Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in West Virginia (1955-1956). She is also well known for her later political efforts in vastly improving housing and long term health care for the elderly.

6. Helen Holt Outside West Virginia State Capital; Charleston, W. Va.

IDNO:
041669
Title:
Helen Holt Outside West Virginia State Capital; Charleston, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
Helen Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in West Virginia (1955-1956). She is also well known for her later political efforts in vastly improving housing and long term health care for the elderly.
A duty of Secretary of State. Helen Holt served as the first woman Secretary of State from 1955-1956. She is also well known for her later career work with HUD in greatly improving the housing conditions and long term health care of the elderly.

7. Helen Holt Applying State Seal of West Virginia

IDNO:
041670
Title:
Helen Holt Applying State Seal of West Virginia
Date:
undated
Description:
A duty of Secretary of State. Helen Holt served as the first woman Secretary of State from 1955-1956. She is also well known for her later career work with HUD in greatly improving the housing conditions and long term health care of the elderly.
Helen Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in West Virginia from 1955-1956. She later went on to greatly improve the housing conditions and long term health care of the elderly of America through her political activity. She is well known for being behind the construction of 1,000 modern long term health care facilities.

8. Helen Holt in Parade at Apple Festival in West Virginia

IDNO:
041671
Title:
Helen Holt in Parade at Apple Festival in West Virginia
Date:
undated
Description:
Helen Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State in West Virginia from 1955-1956. She later went on to greatly improve the housing conditions and long term health care of the elderly of America through her political activity. She is well known for being behind the construction of 1,000 modern long term health care facilities.
Helen Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State for West Virginia. She is also famous for her efforts to improve the housing conditions and long term health care of the American elderly population.

9. Helen Holt Shaking Hands with President Dwight Eisenhower

IDNO:
041672
Title:
Helen Holt Shaking Hands with President Dwight Eisenhower
Date:
undated
Description:
Helen Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State for West Virginia. She is also famous for her efforts to improve the housing conditions and long term health care of the American elderly population.
Helen Holt swearing in to new job at FHA. Dr. Frederick Brown Harris is pictured as well, along with a Methodist Church Chaplin.

10. 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.
Senator John Warner is the man second from right and Helen Holt is the woman on the right.

11. 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.
People in title listed from left to right. Inscribed on back of photograph is "Mrs. Helen Holt Assistant Commissioner at Institution State Capital."

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. 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
A duty of the Secretary of State (Helen Holt).

17. 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).

18. Secretary of State Helen Holt and Governor Underwood

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

19. 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
Helen Holt served as the first woman Secretary of State of West Virginia. She also led the most important program in housing and health care for the elderly through her work with the Federal Housing Administration. She established nationally high standards of care and oversaw the construction of 1,000 health care facilities. The photograph was most likely taken when Richard Nixon was Vice President of the United States.

20. Helen Holt Shaking Hands with Richard Nixon

IDNO:
041661
Title:
Helen Holt Shaking Hands with Richard Nixon
Date:
ca. 1956
Description:
Helen Holt served as the first woman Secretary of State of West Virginia. She also led the most important program in housing and health care for the elderly through her work with the Federal Housing Administration. She established nationally high standards of care and oversaw the construction of 1,000 health care facilities. The photograph was most likely taken when Richard Nixon was Vice President of the United States.
Candid portrait of smiling Rush D. Holt and wife, Helen. Their dog, Kerry, is standing in a car next to them.

21. Holt, Rush D. and Wife

IDNO:
005110
Title:
Holt, Rush D. and Wife
Date:
ca. 1941
Description:
Candid portrait of smiling Rush D. Holt and wife, Helen. Their dog, Kerry, is standing in a car next to them.
Helen Holt was the first woman Secretary of State of West Virginia (1957-1958. She is also known for her work in greatly improving the housing and long term health care for the elderly.

22. Helen Holt and First Lady Hilary Clinton

IDNO:
041668
Title:
Helen Holt and First Lady Hilary Clinton
Date:
1995/06/12
Description:
Helen Holt was the first woman Secretary of State of West Virginia (1957-1958. She is also known for her work in greatly improving the housing and long term health care for the elderly.
Helen Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State of West Virginia (1957-1958). She also led the most important program in housing and long term healthcare for the elderly of America in her late political work with the FHA and HUD.

23. Helen Holt with First Lady Barbara Bush

IDNO:
041667
Title:
Helen Holt with First Lady Barbara Bush
Date:
1992/06/03
Description:
Helen Holt was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State of West Virginia (1957-1958). She also led the most important program in housing and long term healthcare for the elderly of America in her late political work with the FHA and HUD.
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.'

24. 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.'
Helen Holt at her commencement at Fairmont College

25. 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
Caption on back of photograph reads: "Picture taken at Weston as Mrs. Davis signs oath of office as only woman member of State Advisory Board Department of Public Assistance. After Mrs. Rush Holt, Secretary of State, administered the oath."

26. Helen Holt Stands Beside Mrs. Davis While She Signs Oath of Office, Weston, W. Va.

IDNO:
047305
Title:
Helen Holt Stands Beside Mrs. Davis While She Signs Oath of Office, Weston, W. Va.
Date:
1958/05/09
Description:
Caption on back of photograph reads: "Picture taken at Weston as Mrs. Davis signs oath of office as only woman member of State Advisory Board Department of Public Assistance. After Mrs. Rush Holt, Secretary of State, administered the oath."

27. Helen Holt Speaks at Lions Club

IDNO:
047233
Title:
Helen Holt Speaks at Lions Club
Date:
1958/03/24
Pictured are:Clyde Cronin-SecretaryJ. Bert-Hospital ChairNicholson-PresidentMrs. Holt-GuestJ. E. White-TreasurerE.V. StudwellP. Chairman

28. 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
Clerk C.A. Blankenship administers the oath to Helen Holt who succeeded her late husband Rush D. Holt as Lewis County's representative. Rush Holt died before he could take office. Their daughter, Helen Jane, Mrs. Holt's father, W.E. Froelich, and House Minority Leader Underwood look on.

29. Helen Holt Being Sworn In as Member of West Virginia House of Delegates

IDNO:
047316
Title:
Helen Holt Being Sworn In as Member of West Virginia House of Delegates
Date:
1955
Description:
Clerk C.A. Blankenship administers the oath to Helen Holt who succeeded her late husband Rush D. Holt as Lewis County's representative. Rush Holt died before he could take office. Their daughter, Helen Jane, Mrs. Holt's father, W.E. Froelich, and House Minority Leader Underwood look on.
Pequonia Lion's ClubRev. Frame

30. 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
Letter dated August 22, 1952 accompanying the photograph reads, 'Memorandum from Walter S. Hallahan To: Honorable Rush D. Holt, Weston W. Va. Dear Rush - I thought you would be interested in receiving a photograph or two taken at the Testimonial Dinner last Monday evening. It was a wonderful event for me and I want you to know how much I appreciated having you with me on that occasion. Walter' Helen Holt

31. Helen Holt Smiling at the Podium in front of a Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower

IDNO:
006518
Title:
Helen Holt Smiling at the Podium in front of a Portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower
Date:
1952
Description:
Letter dated August 22, 1952 accompanying the photograph reads, 'Memorandum from Walter S. Hallahan To: Honorable Rush D. Holt, Weston W. Va. Dear Rush - I thought you would be interested in receiving a photograph or two taken at the Testimonial Dinner last Monday evening. It was a wonderful event for me and I want you to know how much I appreciated having you with me on that occasion. Walter' Helen Holt
Rush Holt and his wife, Helen Holt, smile as they pet an elephant.

32. 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.
The Holt family gathered in front of their Christmas tree.

33. 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.