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Clarence Edwin Smith (1885-1959) Papers
Clarence Edwin Smith (1885-1959) Papers
C.P. Dorr, Congressman, Letters regarding Re-Election
Letters from West Virginia newspapers and organizations such as the West Virginia Editorial Association concerning Dorr's prospects for his first re-election as a Congressman. The correspondence is indicative of the lobbying efforts exercised by the press on the political process of that era.
David W. Gall (1851-1939) Papers
Account books, letter copy book, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings of the founder and editor of the Philippi JEFFERSONIAN-PLAINDEALER, lawyer, and Democratic state senator. Topics covered include the early history of Philippi, the wartime death of Gall's sons in 1915 and 1917, financial affairs of the newspaper, and Gall's column Washington Special written from the nation's Capitol and published in several West Virginia newspapers.
George C. McIntosh (1868-1935) Typed Document
Gustavus Friend Taylor (1843-1915) Scrapbook
Scrapbook of the editor of the Sutton MOUNTAINEER, member of the Wheeling Convention, 1861, and the state legislature, 1867. Clippings pertain to election returns for Braxton County and the nation; Taylor's editorials; letters to the editor; population statistics; and politics. A section of the volume consists of Taylor's record of visits to the county schools as County Superintendent of Free Schools, 1869, and a record of personal accounts.
Robert L. Pemberton (1860-1944) Papers
Walter Stuart Papers
Two scrapbooks of Walter Stuart, editor and publisher of the West Union Record. Clippings are from the Congressional Record and editorials from the newspaper. There are a few letters, including from John W. Davis (1942-1947), one from Henry D. Hatfield (1945), and one from Alben W. Barkley (1948).
Walter Stuart Papers
Correspondence received by Mr. Stuart as editor of the West Union Record, West Union, including letters from John W. Davis, Douglas S. Freeman, Pearl S. Buck, Allen Nevins, William Jennings Bryan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, W. E. Chilton, Louis Johnson, Rush D. Holt, James A. Farley, John J. Cornwell, H. G. Kump, Homer A. Holt, and others.