A&M 2826Julia M. Davis, Author, Records, 1980 A&M 2826Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 08:18:23 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Julia M. Davis, Author, Records Davis, Julia, 1900-1993 A&M 2826 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/932 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. 1980 Interviews with and reviews of the fiction of Julia Davis, a member of a prominent Harrison County family whose most distinguished member was her father, John W. Davis, the 1924 Democratic Presidential candidate. In the interviews she tells of the influence upon her career of Melville Davisson Post and of the historic activities of her family, particularly before and during the Civil War. Her maternal grandparents, who resided in Jefferson County, observed the trial and execution of John Brown. Based upon their memoirs and those of their neighbors she wrote a successful play for the West Virginia centennial, "The Anvil" about the Brown raid and trial. There are also two reviews of the body of her literature emphasizing its historical nature and its sympathetic but realistic exploration of the dialectical tensions between minorities and the dominant group in America. 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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 Jefferson County (W. Va.) African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans. Crime and criminals. Slaves and slavery. United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 Brown, John. Post, Melville Davisson, 1869-1930 Williams, George W. Davis, Julia, 1900-1993 Davis family