The General Correspondence series contains mostly letters to and from William Edwin Chilton, Sr. documenting personal matters and business affairs of the family, business of the , business of the U.S. Senate, and West Virginia politics, among other topics. Substantive family correspondents include: Chilton, Jr.; Chilton, III; and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery. The majority of the letters date from the 1930s; they are arranged chronologically by year, and alphabetically within. The following indexes facilitate access by topics and personal names, though they are by no means comprehensive.

Topical Index:

American Protective League; 1930 Anti-Kump Sentiment; 1933 Association Against Prohibition Amendment; 1933 Association Against the Prohibition Amendment; 1931 Banking Crisis; 1933 Chafin-Hatfield Feud; 1930 Charleston Art Association; 1930 Charleston Open Forum; 1933 Coal Industry; 1930 Coal Lands, Business Interests; 1930 Editorial Work; 1930 FDR Court Plan; 1937 Gazette Stockholders Minutes; 1933 George W. Norris Election; 1933 Gubernatorial Politics; 1933 Kanawha Coal Operators Association; 1930 M.M. Neely's 1930 Campaign; 1930 Money, Inflation--Questions; 1933 Naval Ordinance Plant; 1937 Naval Ordinance Plant; 1938 Naval Ordinance Plant--Charleston; 1933 Newspaper Work; 1933 Opposition to Appointment of Owen D. Roberts; 1930 Patronage and Political Struggle; 1933 Puerto Rico Child Feeding Committee; 1930 Prohibition; 1930 Public Ownership League; 1931 Railroad--Prince Plan; 1933 Roosevelt Boom; 1931 State and National Politics; 1931 State Patronage; 1933 West Virginia Political Patronage; 1932 West Virginia Politics; 1930 World Court; 1931

Name Index:

Agar, Herbert; 1933 Agar, Herbert; 1936 Agar, Herbert; 1937 Alderson, George P.; 1933 Alderson, J. N.; 1937 Ashurst, Henry F.; 1930 Atkinson, George W.; 1930 Baker, Newton D.; 1936 Barkley, Alben W.; 1931 Berry, George L.; 1937 Blease, Cole L.; 1930 Borah, William E.; 1938 Bourne, Jr., Jonathan; 1933 Brisbane, Arthur; 1930 Carter, George H.; 1933 Conley, William G.; 1930 Cornwell, John J.; 1930 Cornwell, John J.; 1933 Cornwell, John J.; 1936 Cornwell, John J.; 1937 Cummings, Homer; 1937 Curran, Henry H. ; 1931 Daniels, Joseph; 1933 Daniels, Joseph; 1937 Dayton, Arthur S.; 1930 Edmiston, Andrew; 1933 Edmiston, Andrew; 1936 Edmiston, Andrew; 1937 Edmiston, Charles; 1938 Fahey, John H.; 1933 Farley, James A.; 1933 Farley, James A.; 1937 Farley, James A.; 1938 Farley, Jim; 1936 Fitzpatrick, Herbert; 1930 Fitzpatrick, Herbert; 1931 Fitzpatrick, Herbert; 1933 Fitzpatrick, Herbert; 1936 Fitzpatrick, Herbert; 1937 Fletcher, Duncan U.; 1936 Fletcher, Duncan W.; 1933 Garner, John N.; 1931 Grayson, Cary T.; 1933 Green, William; 1930 Hallanan, W.S.; 1930 Hallanan, Walter S.; 1931 Hallanan, Walter S.; 1936 Halsey, Edwin A.; 1933 Halsey, Edwin A.; 1936 Halsey, John W.; 1931 Hatfield, H.D.; 1930 Hatfield, H. D.; 1933 Henderson, Leon; 1936 Holt, Homer A.; 1936 Holt, Homer A.; 1937 Holt, Rush D.; 1933 Holt, Rush D.; 1936 Holt, Rush D.; 1937 Holt, Rush D.; 1938 Homer, Lynn S.; 1933 Howe, Louis Mac H.; 1931 Jessup, Phillip C.; 1933 Johnson, George W.; 1930 Johnson, George W.; 1936 Johnson, George W.; 1937 Johnson, George W.; 1938 Johnson, Louis; 1933 Johnson, Louis; 1937 Johnson, Louis; 1938 Kee, John; 1936 Kee, John; 1938 Kenna, John N.; 1933 Kenna, John N.; 1936 Kump, H.G.; 1932 Kump, H.G.; 1933 Kump, H.G.; 1937 Lewis, David J.; 1936 Lewis, James H.; 1938 Lewis, James Hamilton; 1937 Long, Huey P.; 1933 MacCorkle, William A.; 1930 McAdo, William G.; 1930 McAdo, William G.; 1931 McAdo, William G.; 1937 McAdo, William G.; 1938 McClintic, George W.; 1931 McCormick, Robert R.; 1931 McCullough, F. Witcher; 1936 McCullough, F. Witcher; 1937 Meadows, Clarence W.; 1937 Morrow, Dwight W.; 1931 Neely, M.M.; 1930 Neely, M.M.; 1931 Neely, M.M.; 1933 Neely, M.M.; 1936 Neely, M.M.; 1937 Neely, M.M.; 1938 Norris, George W.; 1936 Oddie, Tasker L.; 1933 Ogden, H.C.; 1930 Ogden, H.C.; 1936 Ogden, H.G.; 1931 Osenton, C.W.; 1930 Overman, Les S.; 1930 Owen, Robert L. (Federal Reserve Act); 1937 Peyser, Theodore A.; 1933 Ramsey, Robert L.; 1930 Ramsey, Robert L.; 1933 Ramsey, Robert L.; 1936 Ramsey, Robert L.; 1937 Ramsey, Robert L.; 1938 Randolph, Jennings; 1930 Randolph, Jennings; 1933 Randolph, Jennings; 1937 Randolph, Jennings; 1938 Robinson, Joe T.; 1930 Roosevelt, Franklin D.; 1936 Roper, Daniel C.; 1937 Rosier, Joseph; 1933 Sheppard, Morris; 1930 Shouse, Jouette; 1931 Shrouse, Joett; 1933 Silver, Gray; 1931 Silver, Gray; 1933 Smith, C.E.; 1930 Smith, Earl H.; 1933 Smith Joe L.; 1933 Smith Joe L.; 1936 Smith Joe L.; 1937 Smith Joe L.; 1938 Smith Joseph L.; 1931 Smoot, Reed; 1930 Swanson, Claude A.; 1933 Swanson, Claude A.; 1936 Thomas, Elbert D.; 1936 Thomas, Elmer; 1933 Truman, Harry S.; 1938 Vinson, Carl; 1936 Walsh, Thomas L.; 1930 Watson, James E.; 1933 Wheeler, Burton K.; 1933 Wickerson, George W.; 1933

The series Legal Papers includes deeds, miscellaneous court papers, etc. Also includes affidavits regarding the 1926 strike of the Charleston Typographical Union No. 146 against the . (1918-1931)

Includes drafts of miscellaneous writings on political and historical topics.

The Speeches and Writings series includes miscellaneous writings on political and historical topics. (undated)

The Miscellaneous series includes address book, bank statements, certificate, hotel bills, clippings, two reports, and Woman's Democratic Club committee list. (1917-1936)