Elkins (W. Va.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) Record Books
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1028
Scope and Contents
Papers and news clippings of Democratic politician and industrialist Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) regarding his political and business career. Includes newspaper clippings, private account books, correspondence, and other personal papers relating to West Virginian and national politics and industry in the Gilded Age. The original collection was one reel of microfilm containing two private account books (1867-1915), a letter book (1898-1916), and miscellaneous clippings,...
Dates:
1845-1916
Howard Sutherland, U.S. Senator for West Virginia, Correspondence
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 2503
Scope and Contents
Includes letters, postcards, and other correspondence retained from Sutherland's daily activities as U.S. Senator. This includes constituent mail and correspondence with other politicians. Much of the correspondence deals with appointments and patronage. Other subjects mentioned are federal and West Virginia legislation, state Republican Party affairs, the West Virginia coal miners’ march on Logan County, prohibition, disarmament, bonus claims, immigration, West Virginia primary election...
Dates:
1914-1922