Descriptive Summary
Title: William Casey and Valerie Allen Marland Papers
Span Dates: 1935-1965
Bulk Dates:
ID No: Ms2024-013
Creator: Marland, William C.; Marland, Valerie Allen; Marland, Casey Dixon
Extent: 2.43 linear feet, 1 document container, 1 oversize flat box, 3 scrapbooks, 2 prints.
Language: English
Repository: West Virginia State Archives, Charleston, WV
Conditions on Use and Access: N/A
Copyright: Copyright restrictions may apply.
Administrative Information
Donor: This collection was donated to West Virginia Archives and History at The Cultural Center by Casey Marland in February 2024
Transfers:
Preferred Citation: [item, collection number], William Casey and Valerie Allen Marland Papers, West Virginia State Archives, Charleston, WV.
Processor: Processed by Bethany Arbaugh, March 2024.
Processing Notes: The records are arranged chronologically and by type.
Historical Note: William Casey Marland was born in Illinois in 1918 and later moved to Glen Rogers, Wyoming County, at the age of seven. He attended the University of Alabama and West Virginia University Law School, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. In 1942, William married Valerie Allen. He was appointed Attorney General in 1949 by Governor Patteson, and was elected to the same position in 1950. Marland, a Democrat, won the 1952 gubernatorial election. He was defeated when he ran for the U.S. Senate in 1956. Marland passed away from cancer in 1965 at the age of 47.
Valerie Hildred Allen Marland was born in Lacon, Illinois, in 1917. She attended the University of Illinois. From 1953 to 1957, Valerie served as the First Lady and had four children with her husband William Marland: William Allen, Susan Lynn, John Wesley, and Casey Dixon. Valerie began her teaching career at Charleston High School and later continued at Barrington High School until her death in 1977.
Sources of Information:
Ancestry.com. U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
"Ex-Governor's Wife among New Teachers." Charleston Gazette, 6 June 1958.
"Fire Kills Widow of Ex-Gov. Marland." Charleston Gazette Mail, 17 Oct. 1977, p. 57.
Lutz, Paul F. "William Casey Marland." e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia. 09 June 2022. Web. 05 March 2024.
Scope and Content: This collection includes personal letters from William and Valerie Marland, as well as cards, notes, financial records, and scrapbooks that document their time at the Governor's Mansion and afterwards.
Contents List:
Box 1
1:1 Valerie Marland's high school scrapbook, 1935
1:2 Letters to William C. Marland, personal telephone directory, 1951-1965
1:3 Letters from William C. Marland, 1952-1965
1:4 Letters from Valerie Marland, 1950-1956
1:5 Letters to Valerie Marland, day book, 1956-1966
1:6 Alice Rowan Waugh to John and Susan, 1953
1:7 Letters of sympathy on Governor Marland's passing to Valerie Marland, 1965-1966
1:8 William and Valerie Marland organization cards, circa 1940s-1950s
1:9 West Virginia restaurant menus, circa 1940s-1950s
1:10 Political handouts, West Virginia State Parks brochures and maps, circa 1940s-1950s
1:11 Invitations from William and Valerie Marland, 1949-1956
1:12 Allen Marland materials, circa 1950s
1:13 West Virginia Governor's Mansion materials, circa 1950s
1:14 Governor Okey L. Patteson Legislative Reception invitation, 1951
1:15 Organizations pamphlets and booklets, 1951-1958
1:16 William C. Marland Democratic nominee for West Virginia Governor pamphlets, 1952
1:17 Chicago convention materials, 1952
1:18 William C. Marland convention pins, 1952
1:19 Governor Okey L. Patteson honoring Governor William C. Marland guest book, 1953
1:20 Legislative Reception and Tea guest lists and notes, 1953-1956
1:21 Christmas cards, 1956
1:22 Financial records, 1941-1956
1:23 Dutch Ridge Orchard Records of Expenses and Income, 1949
1:24 Newspaper clippings of Governor William C. Marland and Valerie Marland, 1951-1965
1:25 Financial records, 1957
1:26 Checker Taxi Company receipts and other financial records, 1958, 1961-1963
1:27 Photo of Governor Marland, circa 1950s; Photo of Louis Miller, n.d. (2 prints)
2:1 Valerie Marland's scrapbook, circa 1920s-1940s
2:2 Scrapbook on Governor William C. Marland, circa 1940s-1960s
2:3 Scrapbook on Governor William C. Marland, circa 1940s-1960s