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Fisher, Jake.

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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