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

Identifier:

052369

Collection Number:

873

Title:

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

Date:

1936/04/01

Creator:

Day, Mitchell; Shinnston, W. Va.

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.

Subjects:

Speeches, addresses, etc., Counties--Harrison., Politicians--West Virginia.

Personal Names:

Holt, Rush Dew, 1905-1955.

Geographic:

Shinnston (W. Va.), Harrison County (W. Va.)--Pictorial works.

Acquisition Source:

Holt, Helen

Acquisition Method:

Gift

Medium:

print

Projects:

West Virginia History OnView