Atkinson, Geo. W. (George Wesley), 1845-1925
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
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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- Banks and banking 1
- Cabin Creek (W. Va.) 1
- Coal mining -- Strikes 1
- Coal mining. 1
- Democratic Party 1
- Election of 1904. 1
- Election of 1908. 1
- Election of 1912. 1
- Elk Garden Coal Field. 1
- Kanawha Valley. 1
- Lumber industry and timber. 1
- Lumber trade 1
- Paint Creek (Fayette County, W. Va.) 1
- Railroads 1
- Railroads - West Virginia Central and Pittsburgh Railway. 1
- West Virginia - Governors. 1
- West Virginia - Politics and government. 1
- West Virginia -- Politics and government 1 + ∧ less
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