Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Arthur I. Boreman Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0639
Overview
Personal and business papers of Arthur I. Boreman (1823-1896), lawyer, U.S. senator, circuit court judge, and first governor of West Virginia. The bulk of the collection consists of papers relating to his judgeship and to the law firm of Boreman and Bullocks, Parkersburg, WV. Series include correspondence, notes on cases tried before Judge Boreman, envelope cases of material regarding legal cases in which Boreman was involved, financial material, and political and judicial printed material....
Dates:
1830-1949
Homer Adams Holt (1898-1975) Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1450
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, messages, and state papers of West Virginia's twentieth governor, 1937-1941, and manuscript drafts of "West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State (1941)," the Works Project Administration's Federal Writer's Project's work on West Virginia. Also included are assorted speeches and addresses given by Holt, newspaper clippings and articles regarding Holt's successor as Governor of West Virginia, Matthew Neely, and other political figures, and correspondence with governors from...
Dates:
1937-1944
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- Account books 1
- Berkeley County (W. Va.) 1
- Coal mines and mining 1
- Coal mining - Labor organization. 1
- Coal mining -- Strikes 1
- Coal mining. 1
- Debts, Public -- Virginia 1
- Debts, Public -- West Virginia 1
- Elections 1
- Jefferson County (W. Va.) 1
- Judges -- West Virginia 1
- Politicians 1
- Railroads 1
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 1
- Secession 1
- Steamboats 1
- Union names. 1
- Unions. SEE ALSO Labor organization. 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1
- Virginia -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 1
- West Virginia - Governors. 1
- West Virginia - Politics and government - 1861-1865. 1
- West Virginia - Politics and government. 1
- West Virginia -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 1 + ∧ less
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