Series 5. Miscellaneous (boxes 3-5), 1884/1958
- Containers:
- Box 3, Folder 3-8, Box 4, Box 5
- Scope and content:
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This series includes newspaper and magazine clippings regarding the Davis family, including: a biographical sketch of the life of John J. Davis; Harrison County Bar Association memorial to J. J. Davis; Will Rogers column regarding West Virginia; death of Dr. J. J. Richardson (personal physician to Taft, Teddy Roosevelt, J. W. Davis); text of J. W. Davis's attack on the New Deal; copy of a speech made by John J. Davis in 1898 election; pictures; articles on Emma K. Davis's activities as a reporter and as a member of the criminal court committee inspecting the Harrison County Jail; and frontier nursing service activities. Also includes photographs of the family; scrapbooks of postcards, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and other material; and copies of Julia Davis's book reviews and advertisements.
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia UniversityP.O. Box 60691549 University AvenueMorgantown, WV 26506
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Lori HostuttlerEmail: lori.hostuttler@mail.wvu.eduPhone: (304) 293-3536Web: wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu
- Parent restrictions:
- No special access restriction applies.
- Parent terms of access:
- Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.