Davis, Julia, 1900-1993
Person
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John J. Davis (1824-1916) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1366
Overview
Papers of John J. Davis, a lawyer and politician from Clarksburg, West Virginia. This collection contains correspondence, account books, photographs, essays, speeches, and other material. Also included in this collection are writings of Davis' granddaughter, Julia McDonald Davis. There are also artifacts, including a school slate and three leather billfolds. Please see "Scope and Contents" for further detail.
Dates:
1824-1935
John W. Davis, Lawyer, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2963
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks, diaries, correspondence and papers of the noted lawyer and 1924 presidential aspirant for the Democrats, John W. Davis, kept by his daughter, a famous author, Julia (McDonald) Davis Adams. Noteworthy is a 1948 official publication in tribute to Davis' career as Solicitor General of the United States (1913-1918). There is a typescript copy of his diary recounting his wartime and post-war tenure (1918-1921) as the U.S. ambassador to Great Britain. His letters include some of his...
Dates:
1842, 1861-1897, 1918-1927, 1946-1953, 1978
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- Account books 1
- Bourbon politics. 1
- Churches -- Presbyterian 1
- Clarksburg and Philippi Turnpike. 1
- Confederate States of America - secession crisis. 1
- Diaries and journals. 1
- Elections 1
- England 1
- Genealogy 1
- Great Britain 1
- Know-Nothingism. 1
- Lexington, V.A. 1
- Lincoln-Douglas debates 1
- Mississippi 1
- Morgantown (W. Va.) -- History 1
- Politics and government. 1
- Presidential Elections, 1896-1908 1
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 1
- Secession 1
- Slaves and slavery. 1
- Statehood politics -- West Virginia 1
- Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads. 1
- United Kingdom. 1
- Universities and colleges 1
- Virginia Springs 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1 + ∧ less
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