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
Virgil Anson Lewis, Historian, Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1507
Overview
Published and unpublished manuscripts, correspondence, and speeches of Virgil A. Lewis (1848-1912), the first state historian and archivist and a former state superintendent of schools. Subjects include the exploration, Indian wars, and settlement of Western Virginia; the Tory insurrection in the Valley of Lost River, 1781; the West Virginia new state movement; Masonry in West Virginia; Andrew S. Rowan; and various West Virginia authors. Correspondents include: George W. Atkinson, Waitman...
Dates:
1895-1912
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- Account books 1
- Authors -- Letters and papers 1
- Bourbon politics. 1
- Churches -- Presbyterian 1
- Civil War - West Virginia 9th Volunteer Infantry. 1
- Clarksburg (W. Va.) 1
- Clarksburg and Philippi Turnpike. 1
- Confederate States of America - secession crisis. 1
- Education 1
- Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 1
- Elections 1
- Freemasons 1
- Frontier and pioneer life 1
- Genealogy 1
- Indians of North America 1
- Know-Nothingism. 1
- Lawyers - letters and papers. 1
- Lexington, V.A. 1
- Lincoln-Douglas debates 1
- Mississippi 1
- Morgantown (W. Va.) -- History 1
- Presidential Elections, 1896-1908 1
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 1
- Revolutionary War - Tory Insurrection. 1
- Revolutionary War. 1
- Rivers and river valleys. 1
- Schools. SEE ALSO Academies 1
- Secession 1
- Turnpikes. SEE ALSO Roads. 1
- Valley of Lost River. 1
- Virginia Springs 1
- Women's history -- 1850-1899 1
- Women's history -- 1900-1929 1 + ∧ less
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