Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955
Person
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Preston Family Papers
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2201
Overview
Correspondence, legal papers, and business papers of John J.D. Preston, his ancestors, and his relatives. The correspondence is primarily between members of the Preston family with topics being discussed, such as living conditions, business conditions, military training camps, Civil War battles, politics and campaigns, political personalities, education, schools, and the World Wars. Correspondents include John Preston, Rev. David Preston, John J. Davis, and John W. Davis.
Dates:
1817-1945
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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- African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans. 1
- Berkeley Springs Park. 1
- Cemeteries -- Indian Mound Cemetery 1
- Civil War -- Norfolk (Va.) 1
- Civil War battles. 1
- Coal mining - Miners' Hospitals 1, 2, 3. 1
- Droop Mountain Battlefield. 1
- Education 1
- Elections 1
- Hospitals and sanitariums. 1
- Inwood Demonstration Packing Plant. 1
- Jackson's Mill 4-H Camp. 1
- Norfolk, Va. - Civil War. 1
- Prisons. SEE ALSO Civil War - prisons and prisoners. 1
- Railroads - Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 1
- Schools. SEE ALSO Academies 1
- Universities and colleges 1
- Wheeling (W. Va.) -- Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company 1
- Women's history -- 1900-1929 1
- World War, 1914-1918 1
- World War, 1914-1918 -- Military training camps 1
- World War, 1939-1945 1 + ∧ less
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