Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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
Perry D. Strausbaugh (1886-1965) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1848
Scope and Contents
Papers of P. D. Strausbaugh, former head of the Department of Botany, author of a biology textbook, and professor of Botany at WVU.Papers consist mainly of correspondence concerning the writing, compiling, editing, and revising a college biology text in cooperation with B. R. Weimar and Earl L. Core. Also included are letters concerning the investigation of plants for identification, the making of "Wild Flowers of the Alleghenies" and other moving pictures, and the signing of...
Dates:
1913-1964
West Virginia State Board of Control, Correspondence
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1976
Overview
Correspondence of the West Virginia State Board of Control, which was responsible for all state correctional institutions, educational institutions, and hospitals from 1909 to 1949. Individuals serving on the three-man board at various times were John S. Lakin, J.W. Barnes, J.A. Chambers, J.S. Darst, Edgar B. Stewart, J.Z. Terrell, W.R. Thurmond, John B. White, and F.W. McCullough. The letters in this collection deal with all state institutioris and their problems. There are...
Dates:
1909-1949
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- Politics and government. 2
- African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans. 1
- Berkeley Springs Park. 1
- Biology 1
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- Botany -- West Virginia 1
- Botany and botanists. 1
- Cemeteries -- Indian Mound Cemetery 1
- Clarksburg (W. Va.) 1
- Coal mining - Miners' Hospitals 1, 2, 3. 1
- Diaries and journals. 1
- Droop Mountain Battlefield. 1
- Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 1
- England 1
- Great Britain 1
- Hospitals and sanitariums. 1
- Inwood Demonstration Packing Plant. 1
- Jackson's Mill 4-H Camp. 1
- Lawyers - letters and papers. 1
- Prisons. SEE ALSO Civil War - prisons and prisoners. 1
- Slaves and slavery. 1
- South America 1
- Travel accounts. 1
- United Kingdom. 1
- Women's history -- 1900-1929 1
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