A&M 0110Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) Papers A&M 0110Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

1549 University Ave. P.O. Box 6069 Morgantown, WV 26506-6069Business Number: 304-293-3536wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.comURL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:33:18 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) Papers White, Albert Blakeslee, 1856-1941 A&M 0110 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/2442 16.1 Linear Feet 16 ft. 1 1/2 in. (23 document cases, 5 in. each); (22 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (4 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 oversize folder, 1/2 in.) 1888-1929 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/ English Conditions Governing Access

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Business, political, and official correspondence of the eleventh governor, 1901-1905, of West Virginia. Owner and editor of the State Journal, Parkersburg, 1881-1899, White was associated with many banking and manufacturing enterprises, and was tax commissioner of West Virginia in 1907 and 1908, collector of internal revenues in 1889, 1897, and 1921, and a Republican member of the legislature in 1926. Among the correspondents are G.W. Atkinson, Waitman T. Barbe, Calvin Coolidge, John J. Cornwell, H.G. Davis, Thomas B. Davis, W.M.O. Dawson, Alston G. Dayton, Davis Elkins, Stephen B. Elkins, Guy D. Goff, Howard M. Gore, M.A. Hanna, Henry D. Hatfield, William McKinley, A.W. Mellon, E.F. Morgan, H.C. Ogden, N.B. Scott, Hugh I. Shott, Joseph P. Smith, George C. Sturgiss, and I.C. White.

Series include: Series 1. Correspondence (1893–1927), boxes 1-20 Series 2. Speeches, Bills, and Newspaper Clippings (1900–1906), boxes 21-22 Series 3. Printed Material, Speeches, and Newspaper Clippings (undated), box 23 Series 4. Letter Books (ca. 1900s), boxes 24-49 Series 5. Oversized Material (1880-1900), oversized folder

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 Parkersburg. Banks and banking Politics and government. Taxation Parkersburg State Journal Politicians -- United States West Virginia - Governors. West Virginia -- Politics and government United States -- Politics and government Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) Atkinson, Geo. W. (George Wesley), 1845-1925 Barbe, Waitman, 1864-1925 Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Cornwell, John J. (John Jacob), 1867-1953 Davis, Henry Gassaway, 1823-1916 Davis, Thomas B. Dawson, William M.O. Dayton, Alston Gordon Elkins, Davis, 1876-1959 Elkins, Stephen B. (Stephen Benton), 1841-1911 Goff, Guy Despard, 1867-1933 Gore, Howard M. Hanna, M.A. Hatfield, Henry Drury, 1875-1962 McKinley, William, 1843-1901 Mellon, Andrew W. (Andrew William), 1855-1937 Morgan, E.F. Ogden, H. C. Scott, Nathan Bay, 1842-1924 Shott, Hugh Ike. Smith, Joseph P. Sturgiss, George C. White, A.B. White, I. C. (Israel Charles), 1848-1927 Series 1. Correspondence (boxes 1-20)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1800901893–19271234567891011121314151617181920Scope and Contents

This series includes the assorted business, political, and official correspondence of Alfred Blakeslee White.

CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1800941893 January-1898 April1CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1800951898 May-1898 November2CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1800961898 November-1899 August3CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1800971899 September-1900 January4CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1800981900 February-1900 March5CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1800991900 March-1900 May6CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801001900 June-1900 November7CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801011900 November8CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801021900 November-1900 December9CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801031901 January-1901 February10CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801041901 February-1901 March11CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801051901 March-1901 April12CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801061901 April-1901 June13CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801071901 July-1902 March14CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801081902 March-1902 October15CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801091902 November-1903 March16CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801101903 April-1903 September17CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801111903 September-1904 March18CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801121904 April-1923 April19CorrespondenceArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801131923 April-1927 December20Series 2. Speeches, Bills, and Newspaper Clippings (boxes 21-22)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1800911900–19062122Scope and Contents

This series includes assorted speeches, bills, and newspaper clippings.

Speeches, bills, and newspaper clippingsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801141901–190621Speeches, bills, and newspaper clippingsArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801151900–190322Series 3. Printed Material, Speeches, and Newspaper Clippings (box 23)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180092undated23Scope and Contents

This series includes assorted printed material, speeches, and newspaper clippings.

Series 4. Letter Books (boxes 24-49)Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180093ca. 1900s2425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849Scope and Contents

This series includes assorted letter books, which include business, political, and official correspondence.

Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801161900 January-1900 February24Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801171900 February-1900 May25Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801181900 May-1900 October26Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801191900 October-1900 December27Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801201900 December-1901 February28Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801211901 February-1901 April29Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801221901 April-1901 August30Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801231901 August-1901 December31Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801241901 December-1902 March32Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801251902 March-1902 June33Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801261902 June-1902 October34Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801271902 September-1903 January35Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801281903 January-1903 April36Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801291903 April-1903 July37Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801301903 July-1903 October38Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801311903 October-1904 January39Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801321904 January-1904 April40Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801331904 April-1904 August41Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801341904 August-1904 December42Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1801351904 December-1905 April43Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180136ca. 1900s44Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180137ca. 1900s45Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180138ca. 1900s46Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180139ca. 1900s47Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180140ca. 1900s48Letter booksArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/180141ca. 1900s49Series 5. Oversized MaterialArchival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource KeyPrevious Archival Resource Key/repositories/2/archival_objects/1846621880-1900Oversized FolderScope and Contents

Certificates of appointment for West Virginia Internal Revenue Collector and Governor positions. Highlights include signatures by former US presidents Warren G. Harding, Benjamin Harrison, and William McKinley.