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Gray Silver (1870-1935), Agriculturalist and Banker, Papers

10.4 Linear Feet Summary: 10 ft. 5 in. (25 document cases, 5 in. each)
Personal and business papers of the Martinsburg agriculturalist and banker who was a representative of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Washington and a member of the West Virginia Senate, 1907-1913. Much of the material relates to fruit growing and marketing and other business activities of Silver, as well as Democrat politics. Subjects covered include: requests and discussions of the merits of political appointments; lobbying within and through the Democrat Party for agricultural interests; and discussion of campaign efforts and the prospects of electing Democrats to national and state offices.
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Gray Silver (1870-1935), Agriculturalist and Banker, Papers 10.4 Linear Feet Summary: 10 ft. 5 in. (25 document cases, 5 in. each)

Silver, Gray, 1870-1935
Personal and business papers of the Martinsburg agriculturalist and banker who was a representative of the American Farm Bureau Federation in Washington and a member of the West Virginia Senate, 1907-1913. Much of the material relates to fruit growing and marketing and other business activities of Silver, as well as Democrat politics. Subjects covered include: requests and discussions of the merits of political appointments; lobbying within and through the Democrat Party for agricultural interests; and discussion of campaign efforts and the prospects of electing Democrats to national and state offices.

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