Mason, James M. II.
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0013
Scope and Contents
Correspondence and business papers of Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916), a successful businessman and politician from West Virginia. He was the Democratic Party's nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1904. The collection largely documents his business and political career, although there are personal papers in the collection as well. His business interests were largely concerned with coal mining, timber, and railroads. Types of documents include letters, reports, account...
Dates:
1799-1919
Johnson Newlon Camden (1828-1908) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0007
Overview
Correspondence, maps, business records and other papers of a U.S. Senator, Democratic politician, and promoter of the oil industry, railroads, and coal and timber resources of West Virginia. The papers regard Camden's purchase of land in the 1850s; his activities in oil production and refining, 1860-1875; his presidency of the Camden Consolidated Oil Company and the Baltimore United Oil Company; the affairs of the Stewart Brick Company of Parkersburg; the Virginia debt controversy; and his...
Dates:
1845-1908
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- Banks and banking 1
- Democratic Party 1
- Elk Garden Coal Field. 1
- Land. 1
- Lumber industry and timber. 1
- Maps. 1
- Petroleum industry and trade 1
- Politicians 1
- Politicians -- United States 1
- Railroads - Monongahela River Railroad. 1
- Railroads - Ohio River Railroad. 1
- Railroads - West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh Railway. 1
- Railroads - West Virginia and Pittsburgh Railway. 1
- United States -- Politics and government 1
- Virginia-West Virginia debt controversy. 1
- West Virginia - Politics and government. 1 + ∧ less
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