Atkinson, Geo. W. (George Wesley), 1845-1925
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
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
Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1561
Overview
Papers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics. Materials include letters and...
Dates:
1679-1984, undated; Majority of material found within 1840-1960
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- Academies and Institutes. 1
- Account books 1
- Accounting 1
- Bourbon politics. 1
- Bridges -- West Virginia 1
- Charleston (W. Va.) 1
- Churches -- Presbyterian 1
- Clarksburg (W. Va.) 1
- Clarksburg and Philippi Turnpike. 1
- Confederate States of America - secession crisis. 1
- Diaries 1
- Elections 1
- Fortification -- West Virginia 1
- Gilmer County (W. Va.) 1
- Kanawha County (W. Va.) 1
- Kanawha River Valley (W. Va.) 1
- Know-Nothingism. 1
- Lawyers - letters and papers. 1
- Lewis County (W. Va.) 1
- Lexington, V.A. 1
- Lincoln-Douglas debates 1
- Mississippi 1
- Morgantown (W. Va.) -- History 1
- Ohio River Valley -- History 1
- Pharmacy -- History 1
- Philippi, Battle of, Philippi, W. Va., 1861 1
- Presidential Elections, 1896-1908 1
- Railroads -- West Virginia 1
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 1
- Rivers -- West Virginia 1
- Roads -- West Virginia 1
- Salt industry and trade - West Virginia. 1
- Schools 1
- Secession 1
- Slavery -- West Virginia 1
- Statehood politics -- West Virginia 1
- Steamboats 1
- Toll roads -- West Virginia 1
- Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads. 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Military life 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Veterans 1
- Valleys -- West Virginia 1
- Virginia Springs 1
- West Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 1
- West Virginia - Church history. 1
- West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Women's history -- 1800-1849 1
- Women's history -- 1850-1899 1
- Women's history -- 1900-1929 1
- Women's history -- 1929-1950 1
- Women's history -- 1951-present 1
- Women's history -- Pre-1800 1 + ∧ less
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