William E. Glasscock (1862-1925), Governor, Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
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Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William E. Glasscock (1862-1925), Governor, Papers, A&M 1447, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.15 Linear Feet Summary: 1 3/4 in. (1 reel of microfilm, 1.75 in.)
Creator:
Glasscock, Wm. E. (William Ellsworth), 1862-1925
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William E. Glasscock (1862-1925), Governor, Papers, A&M 1447, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence, speeches, and public papers of West Virginia's 13th governor. Papers deal primarily with the presidential election of 1904 in West Virginia; West Virginia Republican politics, 1904-1905; and Glasscock's role as Collector of Internal Revenues for West Virginia.

Correspondents include William M.O. Dawson, Stephen B. Elkins, Elliott Northcott, Nathan B. Scott, and Harry C. Woodyard.

Collection contains the papers of William L. Russell, general manager, and Edward M. Heermans, editor, of the Morgantown Republican, a campaign paper set/up by Glasscock to support his candidacy for Governor in 1908 and the Taft ticket. Papers are concerned with the operation of the paper and Republican Party politics.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
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