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Elkins, Davis, 1876-1959

 Person

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0110
Scope and Contents Business, political, and official correspondence of the eleventh governor, 1901-1905, of West Virginia. Owner and editor of the State Journal, Parkersburg, 1881-1899, White was associated with many banking and manufacturing enterprises, and was tax commissioner of West Virginia in 1907 and 1908, collector of internal revenues in 1889, 1897, and 1921, and a Republican member of the legislature in 1926. Among the correspondents are G.W. Atkinson, Waitman T. Barbe,...
Dates: 1888-1929

Davis Elkins Letter Book

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3063
Overview

A letter book that documents daily correspondence carried out when Davis Elkins served in the U. S. Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of his father, Stephen Benton Elkins. The letter book contains mostly constituent requests for information about various laws and regulations, or lobbying requests on pending legislation. There are many condolences and a few personal business letters.

Dates: 1911

Political Campaigns and Elections Material

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2818
Overview

Buttons, pins, and stickers for West Virginia political campaigns, including Gubernatorial and Senatorial races. Politicians represented include William Barron, Robert Byrd, Darrell McGraw, Mollohan, Arch Moore, Okey Patteson, Charlotte Pritt, Jennings Randolph, Jay Rockefeller, Jim Spouse, and Cecil Underwood.

Dates: 1948-2002

William E. Glasscock (1862-1925), Governor, Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0006
Scope and Contents Papers documenting the governorship of William E. Glasscock (1862-1925), who served West Virginia in the period 1909-1913. These papers include series of general correspondence, subject files, newspaper clippings, and pamphlets. General correspondence includes many letters regarding employee unrest in the mining regions of the Great Kanawha Valley in 1912-1913, commonly known as the Cabin Creek-Paint Creek strike. Subject files include telegrams, photographs, etc. Newspaper...
Dates: 1905-1913

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