Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Huntington State Hospital Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2149
Overview
Correspondence and documents pertaining to the West Virginia Asylum for the Incurables, now Huntington State Hospital, mainly concerning the location of a suitable site by the office of the secretary of state. Correspondents include John W. Davis and W.A. MacCorkle.
Dates:
1863-1897
James S. Lakin (b. 1864), West Virginia State Board of Control, Correspondence
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1758
Overview
Correspondence of a member and president, 1921-1929, of the West Virginia State Board of Control, which directed the financial operations of all state institutions from 1909 to 1933. Most of the letters are between Lakin and Dr. Henry D. Hatfield; subjects include medical and hospital affairs, the Greater Huntington Hospital Association, the Kessler-Hatfield Hospital in Huntington, and applications for political office. There are occasional references to politics and business conditions....
Dates:
1912-1933
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. State institutions covered in the correspondence are Bluefield State College; Berkeley Springs Sanitarium;...
Dates:
1909-1949
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- Subject: Hospitals and sanitariums. X
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- Medicine. SEE ALSO Folk medicine. 2
- Politics and government. 2
- African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans. 1
- Berkeley Springs Park. 1
- Cemeteries -- Indian Mound Cemetery 1
- Coal mining - Miners' Hospitals 1, 2, 3. 1
- Droop Mountain Battlefield. 1
- Education. SEE ALSO Schools. 1
- Huntington. 1
- Inwood Demonstration Packing Plant. 1
- Jackson's Mill 4-H Camp. 1
- Prisons. SEE ALSO Civil War - prisons and prisoners. 1
- Universities and colleges 1
- Women's history -- 1900-1929 1 + ∧ less
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