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John W. Davis, Lawyer, Papers
Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955
A&M 2963
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3.54 Linear Feet
3 ft. 6.5 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 small flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 3 in.); (1 large flat storage box, 3.5 in.); (1 box, 4 in.); (2 boxes, 4 1/2 in. each); (5 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)
1842, 1861-1897, 1918-1927, 1946-1953, 1978
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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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], John W. Davis, Lawyer, Papers, A&M 2963, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks, diaries, correspondence and papers of the noted lawyer and 1924 presidential aspirant for the Democrats, John W. Davis, kept by his daughter, a famous author, Julia (McDonald) Davis Adams. Noteworthy is a 1948 official publication in tribute to Davis' career as Solicitor General of the United States (1913-1918). There is a typescript copy of his diary recounting his wartime and post-war tenure (1918-1921) as the U.S. ambassador to Great Britain. His letters include some of his candid feelings about the political events of his day such as the New Deal and tributes to his scholarly approach to practicing law from Supreme Court Justices Robert H. Jackson and Felix Frankfurter.
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Clarksburg (W. Va.)
England
Great Britain
United Kingdom.
Diaries and journals.
Lawyers - letters and papers.
Politics and government.
Slaves and slavery.
Universities and colleges
World War, 1914-1918
United States. Supreme Court
Davis, Julia, 1900-1993
Arnold, Jackson.
Jewel, Izetta, 1883-1978
Cornwell, John J. (John Jacob), 1867-1953
Davis, Ellen Graham.
Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955
Davis, Julia, 1900-1993
Fisher, Jake.
Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965
Jackson, Robert H.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
MacCorkle, William Alexander, 1857-1930
Neely, Matthew Mansfield, 1874-1958
Post, Melville Davisson, 1869-1930
Rose, Herschel H.
Davis family
John W. Davis ambassador diary [pp. 1-72]Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180175ca. 1918-192111John W. Davis ambassador diary [pp. 114-259]Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180176ca. 1918-192112John W. Davis ambassador diary [pp. 260-343]Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180177ca. 1918-192113John W. Davis ambassador diary [pp. 344-426]Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180178ca. 1918-192114Davis diary, Lord Curzon sectionsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180179undated15Davis diary notes by Mrs. HealyArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180180undated16Clippings regarding John W. DavisArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180181undated17Clippings regarding Julia Davis AdamsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180182undated18WV Mountain Songs collected by A.D. RichardsonArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180183undated19Letters congratulating ambassadorship and from Julia Davis Adams about the United KingdomArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180185undated21English correspondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180186undated22Visit to OttawaArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180187undated23Letters from John W. Davis to Julia Davis AdamsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180188undated24Miscellaneous letters to Mrs. [Julia] DavisArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180189undated25Letters to Nell Davis potentially from John W. DavisArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180190undated26Miscellaneous correspondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180191undated27AccountsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180192undated28Doctor's diagnosisArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180193undated29Pamphlets and other materialArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180194undated210Fiftieth Anniversary booklet and other materialArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180195undated211Miscellaneous clippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180196undated212Duplicate clippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180197undated213Miscellaneous materialArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180198undated214Davis family photographsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180199undated215Photograph album (labeled "England on exterior and credited to Julia Davis on first page. Includes candid images of Davis with family and friends in England.")Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802001920–1921Oversize 1Photograph album (includes wedding portraits of Julia Davis and William M. Adams as well as Davis' parents, friends, family, and wedding party. Also includes images of Davis and others in costumes; scenes in Europe, England and Havana, Cuba; and many family photographs. Image of J.W.D. and wife Ellen Bassel Davis in wedding album in WV History OnView, number 037414.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180201ca. 1923Oversize 1Photograph album (includes photographs and postcards of the Davis family in Europe and England; also includes some autographs, including J. M. Barrie and D. Lloyd George.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802021918–1927Oversize 1Photographs of John W. Davis, family members, and contemporaries (Images in WV History OnView database are numbers 037409-037413 and 037415-037429)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180203undatedOversize 21Photographs of John W. Davis, family members, and contemporaries (Images in WV History OnView database are numbers 037430-037437)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180204undatedOversize 22Unscanned photographs and other material (includes portraits of John W. Davis; J.W.D. and a law class at Washington and Lee, June 1897; Charles Evans Hughes; Robert Lansing; John W. Foster; negatives of Davis' campaigning; Bachrach photographs of Davis at a Banquet; photographs of the Platt bust of J.W.D.; portrait of John J. Davis; Washington and Lee Crest; and an enlargement of campaign material with Davis and his 1924 running mate, Bryan.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180205ca. 1897-1924, undatedOversize 23Guest register (includes signatures of J.M. Barrie, D. Lloyd George, Queen Mary, Prince Edward and other members of the British Royal family; Walter Lippman; Nathan Goff; Cyrus Vance; Edith Wilson; and Arthur Murray.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802061918–1946Oversize 3Visiting listArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802071918–1920Oversize 4Album of letters and cards in celebration of John W. Davis' 80th birthday.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802081953Oversize 4Law update with bound and stapled insert -- Copy of Public Law 95-561, 95th Congress, which addresses several issues in education acts/laws.Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802091978 November 1Oversize 4The Poetical Works of John Milton, published by William P. Nimmo, London, ENArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802101878Oversize 4Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, published by William Andrus [fragile item]Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802111842Oversize 4Leather case with awards and diplomas of John W. Davis (On top of box there are (loose) metal, engraved awards of the New York State seal, the New York Bar Association seal, and the American Bar Association Medal for 1876. Inside the box are papers of accomplishment for school and organizations, such as Colombia University, Yale University, West Virginia University, University of Glasgow, Washington and Lee University, Concord University, Dartmouth College, Inspector General of New York, and the Freemasons.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802121886, 1915-1923, 1953UnboxedScrapbook (includes the following: 1861 full newspaper; 1924 newspaper clippings, magazine articles, pamphlets of political topics, such as speeches, West Virginia governor, and the democratic convention. Most [if not all] materials pertain to John W. Davis, his career and his political ongoings for the year. This artifact is VERY FRAGILE; handle with care.)Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802131861, 1924, undatedOversize 5Addendum of 1986 January 27, Four postcards from John W. Davis to his daughter Julia Davis Adams (includes one note from Julia Davis Adams explaining why her father referred to her as "Pickles")Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180184undated110Addendum of 1991 August 3, Photographs, clippings, and other materialArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802141924, undatedScope and ContentsThis addendum includes assorted Davis family photographs, newspaper clippings, and other material.
Loose photographs and calling cards of John W. Davis and Julia Davis AdamsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180216undatedADD 11McDonald family photograph albumArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180217undatedADD 12Presidential campaign photographs of John W. DavisArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802181924ADD 13John W. Davis photographsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180219undatedADD 14Mrs. Woodrow Wilson photoArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180220undatedADD 15Photographs of Julia Davis Adams' trip to RussiaArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180221undatedADD 16Family photographsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180222undatedADD 17Miscellaneous papersArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180223undatedADD 18Four Score Years: Excerpts of McDonald Family Letters compiled by John Y. McDonaldArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180224undatedADD 21Script of a two act play about John Brown at Harpers Ferry entitled "The Anvil"Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180225undatedADD 22Typescript copies of John W. Davis diaryArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180226undatedADD 23Clarksburg photograph albumArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180227undatedADD 24John W. Davis house photographsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180228undatedADD 25Davis-Adams New Jersey home photographsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180229undatedADD 26Miscellaneous photographs and printsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180230undatedADD 27NewsclippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180231undatedADD 28Book review clippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180232undatedADD 29Personal clippingsArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180233undatedADD 210Addendum of 1992 February 25, Microfilmed materialArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802151918–1954Scope and ContentsThis addendum consists of five reels of microfilmed letters, diaries, and newsreel.
Reel #1. CorrespondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802341921–19521Reel #2. CorrespondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802351920–19542Reel #3. CorrespondenceArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802361921–19523Reel #4. DiariesArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1802371918–19214Reel #5. NewsreelArchival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180238ca. 19245