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John W. Davis PapersWLU.Coll.0106

John W. Davis PapersWLU.Coll.0106


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Repository
Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives
Identification
WLU.Coll.0106
Title
John W. Davis Papers Inclusive 1895-1930
Quantity
.2 Linear Feet
Creator
Davis, John W. (John William)
Language
English .

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], John W. Davis Papers, WLU Coll. 106, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

Biographical / Historical

John W. Davis was a member of the Washington and Lee University, Class of 1892, LLB 1895; a member of the House of Representatives, ABA 1922, and Democratic presidential candidate, 1924.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a typescript of a speech delivered at Martinsburg, West Virginia (January 4, 1905); law license (1895); statements of assets (1904-1917); correspondence, and a legal document for the purchase of real estate (1898-1930).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Correspondence
  • Hull, Cordell
  • Lawyers
  • Lawyers -- Licenses
  • Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
  • Licenses
  • Politicians
  • Records
  • Speeches, addresses, etc., American
  • West Virginia -- Martinsburg
  • Wilson, Woodrow

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Davis, John W. (John William)
  • Hull, Cordell
  • Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
  • Wilson, Woodrow
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • West Virginia -- Martinsburg
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Container List

Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 0
Control Folder
English.
Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 1
Assets
8 Item
1904-1917English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 1
    Asset document
    1904-01-01English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 1
    Asset document
    1906-01-10English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 1
    Asset document
    1907-01-01English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 1
    Asset document
    1908-01-01English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 1
    Asset document A
    1909-01-01English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 1
    Asset document B
    1909-01-01English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 1
    Asset document A
    1911-01-01English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 1
    Asset document B
    1911-01-01English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 1
    Asset letter from X. Y. McCann
    1912-01-01English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 1
    Asset document
    1915-04-21English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 1
    Asset document
    1917-05-01English.
Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
Correspondence and Legal document
10 Item
1898-06-1948-10English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
    Legal document
    1898-06-21English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
    Legal document
    1900-11-02English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
    Legal document A
    1901-01-01English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
    Legal document B
    1901-01-01English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
    Real Estate Transfer
    1901-01-01English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
    Legal document
    1902-03-24English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
    Legal document
    1902-12-04English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
    John W. Davis to Mr. J. W. Brown
    1903-12-12English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
    Asset letter from X. Y. McCann
    1912-02-15English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
    John W. Davis to Dr. J. W. Johnston
    1918-10-28English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
    Legal document
    1921-05-04English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
    Christie to John W. Davis
    1924-07-16English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
    G. W. Balfour to John W. Davis
    1930-03-20English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
    Midleton to John W. Davis
    1930-03-24English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 2
    Cordell Hull to John W. Davis
    1948-10-05English.
Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 3
Law License
1 Item
1895-06English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 3
    Legal document
    1895-06-04English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 3
    Legal document
    1895-06-19English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 3
    Legal document
    1895-06-27English.
Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 4
Speech delivered at Martinsburg, West Virginia
1 Item
1905English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 4
    Speech to the West Virginia Bar Association
    1905-01-04English.
Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 5
Letter to Davis from President Woodrow Wilson
1 Item
1916-09-06English.
  • Text [0000006713] box: 1 folder: 5
    Woodrow Wilson to John W. Davis
    1906-09-06English.