18.75 Linear Feet, 18 ft. 9 in. (5 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (8 records cartons, 15 in. each);
(3 records carton, 17 in. each); (4 flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (2 flat storage boxes, 4 in. each); (1 flat storage box,
1 in.); (1 clamshell box, 3 in.)
Creator
Chilton, William E. (William Edwin), 1858-1939
source
Chilton, Betty
Location
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Charleston Gazette Publishing Company Records and Chilton Family Papers,
A&M 3020, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Multiple gifts of Chilton, Elizabeth "Betty" Early, 1992 April 9, 2001 July 24, 2004 November 16, 2018 April 4, 2018 July
24, and 2018 November 29.
William Edwin Chilton, Sr. (1858-1939), US Senator and publisher of the Charleston Gazette, was born in St. Albans, West Virginia.
Educated by private tutors, and later attending Shelton College, St. Albans, he began teaching school at the age of 16. He
later studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1880, settling in Charleston shortly afterwards, and becoming associated
with John E. Kenna, US Senator from West Virginia, who served from 1883 to 1893. He later became a member of Chilton, MacCorkle
and Chilton, involved himself with Democratic politics, and attained recognition as an able leader in public affairs. He
was appointed prosecuting attorney in 1883, was admitted to the Supreme Court in 1891, was chairman of the Democratic State
Executive Committee in 1892, Secretary of the State from 1893 to 1897, and United State Senator from 1911 to 1917. He was
recognized as an orator and writer of unusual power and force. After a defeated nomination to the United States Senate in
1924, he retired from his law practice and concerned himself with the editorship of the Charleston Gazette. He married Mary
Louise Tarr in 1892, and had four children: William Edwin Chilton, Jr., J. Eustace Chilton, Eleanor Chilton, and Elizabeth
Chilton Lowery Murray. Eleanor achieved recognition as a writer, authoring Shadows Waiting and Follow the Furies.
William Edwin Chilton, Jr. (1893-1950) President of the Daily Gazette Company and managing editor of the Charleston Gazette,
was born in Charleston, West Virginia. He graduated from Yale in 1917, and then served during the World War, primarily in
convoy flying based in North Sydney, Nova Scotia. He became managing editor of the Charleston Gazette in 1924. He married
Louise Schoonmaker in 1920, and had two children: William Edwin (Ned) Chilton, III, and Mary Carroll Chilton Abbott.
Source: West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia, ed. Jim Comstock (Richwood, WV: Jim Comstock, 1976), Vol. 5.
William Edwin "Ned" Chilton (November 26, 1921 - February 7, 1987) was born in Kingston, New York, the son of Louise C. Schoonmaker
and William Edwin Chilton, Jr. He grew up in Charleston, West Virginia, and was educated in the public schools. After serving
in the United States Army and Army Air Corp, he graduated from Yale University in 1950. Chilton married Elizabeth "Betty"
Early in 1952. They have one daughter, Susan Carroll. He was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates from Kanawha
County in 1952 and was re-elected in 1954, 1956, and 1958. He was a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1960
and again in 1964, when he served on the party's platform committee. In 1967, Mr. Chilton served as a member of the Citizen's
Advisory Commission on the West Virginia Legislature. After working in the promotions department, Ned Chilton served as
publisher of the Charleston Gazette from 1961 until his death in 1987. The newspaper gained distinction under his direction
through innovative editorial policies including "right of reply" and front page corrections. In 1982, he received the Colby
College Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award for courage and integrity in journalism, and in 1985 he was named to the newspaper advisory
board of United Press International. He also served as a member of the Pulitzer Prize Awards committee. Although active
in the newspaper business and politics, Mr. Chilton gave his time and support to numerous civic, social and public organizations.
Source: State of West Virginia House Resolution No. 15 "A House Resolution Commemorating the Passing of William E. "Ned"
Chilton, III, publisher of the Charleston Gazette and former member of the House of Delegates" adopted February 16, 1987.
Elizabeth "Betty" Early Chilton was born in Williamson, West Virginia. She married William Edwin "Ned" Chilton in 1952. Mrs.
Chilton has worked in various roles at the Charleston Gazette Co. and its related entities, working in public relations and
later serving as president and an editorial board member of the Gazette, serving as vice president and treasurer of the Daily
Gazette Co., and serving as the director of Charleston Newspapers. She attended both Hollins College and Marjorie Webster
College and has been an active member in local and regional organizations dedicated to advancing journalism, education, and
the humanities broadly. Mrs. Chilton has received awards for her work in the field of journalism and her service to her community,
including the President's Distinguished Service Award from West Virginia University.
Source: "Charleston Gazette Co. president to receive WVU Distinguished Service Award," WVU Today, May 1, 2000. http://wvutoday-archive.wvu.edu/n/2000/05/01/2862.htm.
Scrapbooks, correspondence, business papers, and memorabilia of a prominent Charleston family that were long time owners of
the Charleston Gazette. There are papers of W. E. Chilton, Sr., and for his son and grandson, W. E. Chilton, Jr. and W. E.
Chilton, III. The papers of Chilton senior include some correspondence, but mostly land papers documenting the coal mining
district in Webster and Braxton Counties. There are also scrapbooks, and contracts pertaining to the family newspaper business;
and volumes on the education of W. E. Chilton, Jr. at Woodberry, VA Forest School, and at Yale. The military service of the
Chiltons is documented by the service papers, photographs, and other material for W. E. Chilton, Jr. and W. E. Chilton, III
in World War (WWI) I and World War II (WWII) respectively.
The initial acquisition of 1992 includes eight boxes documenting primarily William Edwin Chilton senior (1858-1939), including
series for: general correspondence; rare signatures; subjects; land titles and abstracts; legal records; newspapers and pictures;
scrapbooks; and artifacts. For details see inventory in control folder at the library.
Rare signatures in the initial acquisition of W. E. Chilton, Sr., include: Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, Newton D. Baker, Alben
W. Barkley, "Count" Basie, Lester Young, Louis D. Brandeis, Richard E. Byrd, Cab Calloway, Dale Carnegie, Tom Clark, Grover
Cleveland, Charles Curtis, Josephus Daniels, John W. Davis, "Dizzy" Dean, Jack Dempsey, Thomas E. Dewey, J. DiMaggio, James
A. Farley, Bob Feller, Ella Fitzgerald, John N. Garner, Lou Gehrig, Carter Glass, Hank Greenberg, W. C. Handy, Averell Harriman,
Herbert Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover, Harold L. Ickes, Helen Keller, Guy Lombardo, Joe Louis, William G. McAdoo, Glenn Miller,
Dwight Morrow, C. W. Nimitz, G. W. Norris, Westbrook Pegler, Gifford Pinchot, Drew Pearson, Sam Rayburn, Eddie V. Rickenbacker,
Paul Robeson, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt, "Babe" Ruth, J. D. Salinger, Margaret Sanger,
Sam Snead, Felix B. Stump, Fred M. Vinson, "Fats" Waller, W. A. White, Jess Willard, Ted Williams, Wendell Willkie, Edith
Bolling Wilson, Woodrow Wilson, and Cy Young.
The addendum of 2001 includes five boxes documenting primarily William Edwin Chilton, III (1921-1987), including series for:
biographical information; incoming letters; photographs; ephemera; clippings; subjects; legal records; writings, speeches,
and publications; and oversize. For details see inventory in control folder at the library.
The addendum of 2004 includes one folder containing a book owned by Ned Chilton titled "Mr. Dooley In Peace and in War" by
Finley Peter Dunne, published in 1899 by Small, Maynard and Company. The author's name does not appear in this book. Dunne
was a newspaper columnist, and this book features 49 of his writings.
The addendum of 2018 April 4 includes 3 boxes consisting of material related to the Charleston Gazette and W.E. (Ned) Chilton
III including publications, artwork, and historic certificates that were presumably collected for display in his home or office.
The addendum of 2018 July 24 includes 10 boxes consisting of material related to the Chilton family and their activities and
involvement with the Charleston Gazette, its employees, notable figures, business contacts, and other related entities. Formats
include scrapbooks, clippings and facsimiles of articles, publications, print and digital photographs, correspondence, records
of court proceedings, art prints, receipts, financial documents, certificates and other forms of achievement recognition,
and additional miscellaneous related items.
The addendum of 2018 November 29 includes 1 folder featuring a selection of ephemera related to the personal achievements
of W.E. (Ned) Chilton III and Elizabeth (Betty) Chilton.
This series includes mostly incoming letters and cards to William Edwin Chilton, Sr. [1858-1939], William Edwin Chilton, Jr.
[1893-1950], William Edwin [Ned] Chilton, III [1921-1987], J. Eustace Chilton, and a number of employees of the Charleston
Gazette; topics of discussion include personal matters and business affairs of the family, business of the Charleston Gazette,
business of the U.S. Senate, Prohibition, the Depression, the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Democratic Party issues
and strategies, among other subjects; there are original cartoons by popular comic strip artists drawn for William E. "Ned"
Chilton, III, [with black ink on heavy card stock.] As W.E. Chilton, III, was an avid collector of autographs, some files
also contain letters soliciting signatures, as well as signed cards and replies.
This series includes signatures of prominent celebrities and historical figures collected by the Chiltons. (Access to rare
signatures requires the permission of a WVC curator.)
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Newton D. Baker (5 items)
1917–1928
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Alben W. Barkley
1949
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
"Count" Basie
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Lester Young (on same page as "Count" Basie)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Louis D. Brandeis
1938
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Richard E. Byrd
1927
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Cab Calloway (signed photo postcard)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Dale Carnegie
1939
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Tom Clark
1946
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Grover Cleveland (signed photo)
1884
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Charles Curtis
1930
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Josephus Daniels
1935
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
John W. Davis (3 items)
1931–1935
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
"Dizzy" Dean
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Jack Dempsey (3 items, including 2 postcards)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Thomas E. Dewey
1940
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Joe DiMaggio
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
James A. Farley (5 items)
1932–1950
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Bob Feller
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Ella Fitzgerald
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Jimmie Foxx (signed photo postcard)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
John N. Garner
1927–1932
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Lou Gehrig
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Carter Glass (2 items)
1929, 1938
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
Hank Greenberg (signed photo)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
W. C. Handy (2 items)
1939
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Averell Harriman
1947
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Herbert Hoover
1945
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
J. Edgar Hoover (6 items)
1936, 1937, 1947
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Bob Hope
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Harold L. Ickes
1947, 1949
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Helen Keller
1943
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Joe Louis
1935
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Guy Lombardo (2 items)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
William G. McAdoo (3 items)
1926, 1928, 1931
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Glenn Miller
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Dwight Morrow (3 items)
1928, 1930
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
C. W. Nimitz
1946
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
G. W. Norris (3 items)
1927, 1933, 1942
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Jesse Owens
1936
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Westbrook Pegler (3 items)
1936, 1938, 1946
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
Gifford Pinchot (3 items)
1927–1929
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Al Quinn
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Sam Rayburn
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Eddie V. Rickenbacker
1946
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Paul Robeson (signed program with photo)
1946
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Edward G. Robinson
1940
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Ethel Rosenberg
1949
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
"Babe" Ruth (missing)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
"Lou" Gehrig (on same page as "Babe" Ruth)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Margaret Sanger
1934
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Sam Snead (3 items)
1937
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Felix B. Stump
1948
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Fred M. Vinson (2 items)
1925
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
"Fats" Waller
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
W. A. White
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Jess Willard (2 items)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Ted Williams
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Wendell Willkie
1944
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Edith Bolling Wilson
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Woodrow Wilson
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
Cy Young
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4
Pearson, Drew (12 items)
1936–1950
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt (mostly Franklin; 26 items)
1928–1941
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6
J. D. Salinger (11 items)
1943–1950
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7
Baseball Team Rosters -- Brooklyn Dodgers
1936
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7
Baseball Team Rosters -- Cincinnati Reds
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7
Baseball Team Rosters -- Philadelphia Athletics
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7
Baseball Team Rosters -- Philadelphia Phillies
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7
Baseball Team Rosters -- St. Louis Cardinals
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7
Baseball Team Rosters -- Washington Senators
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7
Baseball Team Rosters -- Unidentified Baseball Player
This series includes the WWI US Navy Air Corps service papers of Chilton, Jr., and the WWII US Army Air Corp diary of Chilton,
III.
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1
History of the Yale Class of 1917
1917
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2
W. E. Chilton, Jr.--U. S. Navy Air Corps, WWI -- Service Papers. (Documents relating to W.E. Chilton, Jr.'s service as an
Ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve Force 5 and Reserve Flying Corp during World War I. Includes health records, identification
and aviator certificates, transfer and promotion orders, grade reports, travel records, flight and activity logs, and unidentified
photos.)
1943
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
Miscellaneous Items belonging to W. E. Chilton, Sr.
1925
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
Passport, Western Union Traveler's Cable Code, canceled checks, pamphlet on passport use, and postal receipts all located
in passport envelope.
1916–1923
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
Certificate for Noble Order of the Mystic Shrine.
1922
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
Charleston Gazette mock issue for Charleston Shriners traveling to a conference in Spokane.
1880
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
Note from Aunt Puss.
1921
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
Morris Harvey College Commencement Program. W.E. Chilton, Sr. gave the commencement address.
1923
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
Handbill with correspondence between John Kenna and members of the Greenback County Executive Committee regarding a challenge
to debate.
1916
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4
Invitations to Inauguration of President's John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
1961, 1965
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 5
Rules and Procedures for Pulitzer Prize Journalism Jurors. (W.E. Chilton, Sr. served as a judge for International Reporting,
(Category 5. Includes a list of entries.)
1978
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 6
Land sales contracts regarding railroad right of way to Kentucky River Hardwood Company.
1916
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 7-8
W. E. Chilton, Jr.--U. S. Navy Air Corps, WWI—Service Papers. (Documents relating to W.E. Chilton, Jr.'s service as an Ensign
in the U.S. Naval Reserve Force 5 and Reserve Flying Corp during World War I. Includes health records, identification and
aviator certificates, transfer and promotion orders, grade reports, travel records, flight and activity logs, and unidentified
photos.)
This series includes the wills and other documents of Chilton, Sr. and Chilton, Jr.
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
Estate of W. E. Chilton, Jr. -- Wills
1949–1952
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
Two forms granting W.E. Chilton, III and Mary Chilton Chapman shares in Plymouth Oil and United Carbon Company. Two copies
of W.E. Chilton, Jr.'s will.
1952
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
Certificates of Consent for transferring stock.
1952
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
Certificates granting executors stock in Chrysler Corporation.
1952
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
Dupont Stock Transfer Form.
1952
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
Another copy W.E. Chilton, Jr.'s Will.
1949
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
Pan Coastal Oil Stock Transfer Form.
1952
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
Curtiss-Wright Company Stock Transfer Form.
1952
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1
Three copies of W.E. Chilton, Jr.'s Will.
1949
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
Estate of W. E. Chilton, Jr. – Papers
1932–1950
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
Inventory of personal property of W.E. Chilton, Jr. found in Charleston Gazette safe from H.L. Snyder (4 copies).
1950
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
Inventory of items from W. E. Chilton Safe Deposit Box at Kanawha Banking and Trust Company (2 copies).
1950
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
Report of the Commissioners of Accounts on Claims of creditors, assets, and beneficiaries of W. E. Chilton, Jr.
1951
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
Stock Certificates for Alder Gold Mines.
1939
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
Assignment of oil and gas rights from Boggess Drilling to W. E. Chilton, Jr.
1939
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
Assignment of oil and gas rights from London Drilling Company to W. E. Chilton, Jr.
1938
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
Agreement on Terms of Retirement from the Daily Gazette Company for W. E. Chilton, Jr.
1948
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
Letter from Henry P. Butts to W. E. Chilton, Jr. regarding property purchases.
1940
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2
Deed transferring two lots from Edgewood Terrace Inc. to W. E. Chilton, Jr.
1940
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
W. E. Chilton, Sr. – Miscellaneous
1919-1930, 1950
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Deed transferring Kentucky oil and gas rights from Joe Miller to W.E. Chilton, Sr.
1938
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Judgement against W. E. Chilton, Sr. and H. W. DePue.
1927
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Agreement between Hawtonherst Corporation and Enterprise Realty regarding sale of property on Long Island, New York.
1920
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Agreement between W. E. Chilton, Sr. and Joe Miller regarding oil and gas rights in Kentucky.
1928
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Transfer of property from Hawtonherst Corporation to Enterprise Realty.
1919
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Memorandum of Agreement between Thomas W. Field and W. E. Chilton, Sr. regarding the division of profits from the H.O. Ewing
patent for an internal combustion engine.
1925
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Agreement from Laurel Coal and Land Company, outlining the powers of J.E. Chilton, president.
1920
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Agreement from Laurel Coal and Land Company, outlining the powers of W. E. Chilton, vice-president.
1920
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Description of property boundaries.
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Motion for Judgement Kanawha National Bank of Charleston versus W. E. Chilton, Sr. over debts.
1930
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 3
Minutes of a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Daily Gazette Company naming Robert Smith president and Mrs.
Elizabeth Chilton Murray vice president.
This series includes one scrapbook for Chilton, Sr. (1911-56) and five scrapbooks for Chilton, Jr. (1911-1953), among others.
Mixed Materials Box: 8
W. E. Chilton Scrapbook (package) (Includes documents relating to W. E. Chilton, Sr.'s senatorial career, obituaries, clippings
relating to family history, and copies of the Charleston Gazette.)
1911–1956
Mixed Materials Box: 8
Charleston Gazette Scrapbook (package) (Primarily includes "thank you" letters from political leaders, businesses, and associations
for complimentary and supportive editorials in the Charleston Gazette.)
1924–1927
Mixed Materials Box: 8
W. E. Chilton Jr. Scrapbook (package) (Includes materials relating to W. E. Chilton, Jr.'s education at Yale University. Includes
programs, clippings, few letters, and issues of the Yale Record.)
1915–1917
Mixed Materials Box: 8
W. E. Chilton Jr. Scrapbook (package) (Includes clippings from the Charleston Gazette, poetry by various authors, and writing
by W. E. Chilton, Jr.)
1917–1929
Mixed Materials Box: 8
W. E. Chilton Jr. Scrapbook (package) (Primarily includes letters of thanks from friends and Gazette customers.)
1932–1942
Mixed Materials Box: 8
W. E. Chilton Jr. Scrapbook (package) (Includes family crests; materials relating to Mrs. W. E. Chilton, Sr.'s honorary degree
from Morris Harvey College; condolences, clippings relating to the death of Mrs. W. E. Chilton, Sr. in 1953; telegrams, letters,
and obituaries relating to the death of W. E. Chilton, Jr. in 1950.)
1943–1953
Mixed Materials Box: 8
Edwin Kenna Chilton Baby Book (package) (memory and keepsake album for Edwin Kenna Chilton, who changed his name to William
Edwin Chilton, Jr. at age twelve.)
This series includes two Yale fraternity paddles, a WV House of Delegates License Plate, a ceremonial key to the City of Logan,
and a glass encapsulated nail of WVU Martin Hall.
Mixed Materials Box: 8
Two Yale Fraternity Paddles (loose)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 8
WV House of Delegates License Plate (loose)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 8
Ceremonial Key to the City of Logan (loose)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 8
Glass Encapsulated Nail of WVU Martin Hall (loose)
This series documents the life of William E. "Ned" Chilton, III, member of a prominent Charleston family which has managed
the Charleston Gazette since the late nineteenth century. The majority of this collection consists of letters received by
Chilton that discuss family matters, the business of the Charleston Gazette, social and political issues, and current events
of the time.
All boxes listed with "ADD" at the beginning of the box number are part of this addendum.
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 1
Series 10. Biographical Information
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 1
Includes clippings containing biographical information on Ned Chilton.
This series includes mostly incoming letters to William Edwin "Ned" Chilton, III, from 1920-1985. These letters describe
business and personal matters of the Chilton family and the Charleston Gazette. Since Chilton corresponded with numerous journalists,
syndicated columnists, and elected officials, these incoming letters document his social and political activities and discuss
historic and political events. Some early letters belong to his father, W.E. Chilton, Jr. and his grandfather, W. E. Chilton,
Sr..
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 2
Incoming letters
1920–1950
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 3
Undated letters
ca. 1950s
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 4
Incoming letters
1950–1952
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 5
Incoming letters
1953
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 6
Incoming letters
1954
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 7
Incoming letters
1955
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 8
Incoming letters
1956
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 9
Incoming letters
1957
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 10
Incoming letters
1958
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 11
Incoming letters
1959
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 12
Undated letters
ca. 1960s
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 13
Incoming letters
1960
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 14
Incoming letters
1961
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 15
Incoming letters
1962
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 16
Incoming letters
1963
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 17a
Incoming letters
January-July 1964
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 17b
Incoming letters
August-December 1964
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 18a
Incoming letters
January-April 1965
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 18b
Incoming letters
May-December 1965
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 19a
Incoming letters
January-June 1966
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 19b
Incoming letters
July-December 1966
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 20a
Incoming letters
January-June 1967
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 20b
Incoming letters
July-December 1967
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 21a
Incoming letters
January-June 1968
Mixed Materials Box: 9 Folder: 21b
Incoming letters
July-December 1968
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1a
Incoming letters
January-June 1969
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 1b
Incoming letters
July-December 1969
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 2
Undated letters
ca. 1970s
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 3a
Incoming letters
January-June 1970
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 3b
Incoming letters
July-December 1970
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 4a
Incoming letters
January-April 1971
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 4b
Incoming letters
May-December 1971
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 5a
Incoming letters
January-August 1972
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 5b
Incoming letters
September-December 1972
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 6a
Incoming letters
January-July 1973
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 6b
Incoming letters
August-December 1973
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 7a
Incoming letters
January-June 1974
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 7b
Incoming letters
July-December 1974
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 8a
Incoming letters
January-May 1975
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 8b
Incoming letters
June-December 1975
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 9
Incoming letters
1976
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 10a
Incoming letters
January-March 1977
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 10b
Incoming letters
April-December 1977
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 11a
Incoming letters
January-June 1978
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 11b
Incoming letters
July-December 1978
Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 12
Incoming letters
1979
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 1
Undated letters
ca. 1980s
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 2
Incoming letters
1980
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 3
Incoming letters
1981
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 4
Incoming letters
1982
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 5
Incoming letters
1983
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 6
Incoming letters
1984
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 7a
Incoming letters
January-April 1985
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 7b
Incoming letters
May-December 1985
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 8
Incoming letters
1986–1987
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 9-15
Series 12. Incoming Letters from William F. and Priscilla Buckley
1961–1985
Scope and Contents
This series includes incoming letters from 1961-1985 covering a range of personal and political topics. Topics include family,
travel plans, possible guests for Firing Line, William F. Buckley Pulitzer nomination, Mexico, gun control, Rockefeller campaign
spending, the Freedom of Information Act, Rhodesia, libel, 1980 presidential election, cost of legal services, public presentation
of legal ethics committees, punishment of nonviolent crimes, drugs, drug policy, L.T. Anderson, and Vietnam. Other letters
from Buckley also can also be found within the chronologically sorted letters.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 9
Incoming letters
1961–1969
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 10
Incoming letters
1970–1972
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 11
Incoming letters
1973
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 12
Incoming letters
1974–1975
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 13
Incoming letters
1976–1979
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 14
Incoming letters
1980–1981
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 15
Incoming letters
1982–1985
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 16-18
Series 13. Incoming Letters from Robert and Mary Sherrill
1960–1987
Scope and Contents
This series contains incoming letters from 1960-1987 that discuss personal and political matters. Topics include banking and
equality under the law, FBI, J. Edgar Hoover, civil liberties of Congress, Edvard Munch, National Taxpayer's Union, neo-liberalism,
editing problems in Charleston Gazette, Hoover Commission Study, West Virginia economics and politics, Russell Baker, Bob
Eckhardt, salaries of legislators, oil crisis, AT&T, Congressional Power, Richard Nixon, Ted Kennedy, Robert C. Byrd, punishment
for white collar crime, Ralph Nader, flag burning, UMW pension fund, Associated Press vs. United Press International, prisons,
treatment of prisoners, drunk driving, neo-liberalism and homosexuality, nomination of Chilton for Hugh Hefner 1st Amendment
Award, Larry Flynt, legalization of drugs, and national security policy. More letters from Robert and Mary Sherrill can be
found within the chronologically sorted letters.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 16
Incoming letters
1960–1987
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 17
Incoming letters
1960–1987
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 18
Incoming letters
1960–1987
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 19-22
Series 14. Photographs
1936-1939, 1974, n.d.
Scope and Contents
This series contains photos of W.E. "Ned" Chilton, pictures of other Chilton family members, and miscellaneous unidentified
photos. This series also contains autographed photos collected by Chilton.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 19
Ned Chilton -- Childhood and Family Photos (18 photos)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 20
Ned Chilton Photos (32 photos)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 21
Signed/Autographed Photos (10 photos)
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 21
Jean Harlow
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 21
Eleanor Roosevelt
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 21
Jock Sutherland
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 21
Gerald Ford
1974
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 21
Arthur "Bugs" Baer
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 21
John Henry Lewis
1936
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 21
Jimmy Braddock
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 21
Susan Peters
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 21
W.C. Handy
1939
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 21
Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig (One Photo)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 22
Miscellaneous Photos (5 photos)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 23
Series 15. Ephemera
1982, n.d.
Scope and Contents
This series includes a variety of artifacts collected by Ned Chilton.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 23
Name Badge from American Study Mission in Central Eastern Europe
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 23
Charleston Gazette Tile
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 23
Two Charleston High School Athletic Letters
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 23
Matchbook from Mickey Walker's Tavern
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 23
Christmas Card
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 23
Blank Postcard of the Ritz-Carlton, Boston
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 23
Blank Postcard "Love Scene" Indian, Mughal, School of Jahangir
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 23
Drawing by Susan Chilton
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 23
John F. Kennedy, Massachusetts US Senate Calling Card
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 23
Four Ned Chilton Re-election Advertisement Cards
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 23
Vermont State Seal with Signature of Charles M. Smith, Governor
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 23
Signature of Paul Bocuse
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 23
Caricature of Ned Chilton by Taylor Jones with letter from Jim Comstock
1982
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 24-29
Series 16. Clippings
Scope and Contents
This series includes newspaper and magazine clippings which document Chilton's family, career, and miscellaneous topics.
Other clippings include a series of Charleston Gazette editorials from 1949 and newspaper clippings relating to W.E. Chilton,
Sr.'s election to Senate in 1911.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 24
Family and Personal Clippings
1920, 1950-1954, 1973
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 24
New York Times announcement of the marriage of W. E. Chilton, Jr. and Louise Schoonmaker
1920
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 24
Mrs. W. E. Chilton, Sr. at the Jackson-Jefferson dinner
1950
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 24
Two clippings announcing the marriage of Ned Chilton and Elizabeth Early with a receipt for premarital blood tests and a pamphlet
for the Hotel Nacional de Cuba
1952
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 24
Obituary for Mrs. William E. Chilton, Sr.
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 24
"Sen. John Barleycorn Has the Floor (Prone)"
1954
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 24
Impressions Behind the Scenes
1973
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 24
"By To A Hill House"
1973
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 24
National Magazine clipping about W. E. Chilton, Sr.
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 24
"Boys Help Plan the Work for Boys" with list identifying people in photo
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 24
National Monthly article "Chilton's Record in the Senate"
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 25
Early Career (Clippings relating to Ned Chilton's service in the West Virginia Legislature, promotion to publisher of the
Charleston Gazette, and other activities.)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 26
Late Career (Clippings relating to Ned Chilton's work as publisher of the Charleston Gazette, Chilton family history, Chilton's
editorials and reactions to them, libel suits and the press, and Chilton's professional activities and honors.)
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 27
Charleston Gazette editorials (Clippings of selected 1949 Charleston Gazette editorials on monopolies, private enterprise,
socialized medicine, and big business and government.)
1949
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 28
W.E. Chilton, Sr. (Clippings relating to election of W. E. Chilton, Sr. as Senator from West Virginia.)
1911
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 29
Miscellaneous Clippings
1918, 1978-1994
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 29
National Magazine, "Affairs at Washington"
1918
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 29
Congressional Record, "Morris Sheppard of Texas; Reform Senator of the Progressive Era (1900-1917)"
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 29
Charleston Daily Mail, "Remember 1950?"
1978
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 29
Daily News of the Hungarian News Agency
1983
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 29
Charleston Gazette, "Legislator Hall of Fame Pickings Slim"
1985
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 29
Washington Journalism Review, "The Royal Succession"
1985
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 29
Playground Daily News, Obituary for Captain William Edward Smith
1990
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 29
Texas Observer, "Postscript to a Life and Death: Mary Sherrill (1925-1994)"
1994
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 29
Clinton D. McKinnon on Russia
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 29
Free Enterprise Outrage editorial with questions
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 29
"Peaceful Bellicosity" editorial with questions
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 11 Folder: 29
"Smith to retire; Selby named publisher"
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1-13
Series 17. Subjects
Scope and Contents
This series includes documents relating to Chilton's Journalism Professorship at WVU, the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association,
the WVU Parkersburg Center, Yale University, the
1982 Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award, as well as certificates, financial papers and receipts, invitations, programs, and tributes.
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
Miscellaneous
1956–1984
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
Ned Chilton Passport
1967
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
Elizabeth Chilton Passport
1967
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
Ned Chilton Passport
1979
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
Ned Chilton Passport
1984
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
Handwritten Chilton Family Tree
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
Handwritten family tree showing the Blackwell, Teays, and Tarr lines
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
Notes on Jay Rockefeller
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
Calendar for January-April 1983
1983
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
Magazine about Hubert Humphrey
1964
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
"Time Magazine" Election Extra
1960
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 1
"Editor & Publisher" Magazine
1956
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 2
Certificates
1948–1969
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 2
Yale University Certificate
1948
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 2
Certificate of Primary Nomination
1952
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 2
Certificate of Honorable Discharge
1952
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 2
Certificate of Election
1952
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 2
Democratic Party Delegate-At-Large Certificate
1960
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 2
American Press Institute Seminar Certificate
1969
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 2
The American College of Rome "SI" Seminar
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 3
Financial Papers and Receipts
1944, 1966-1985
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 3
Savings Account Book, Rondout Savings Bank
1944
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 3
Canceled check to John D. Rockefeller, IV
1966
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 3
Group Insurance Certificate
1971
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 3
Daily Gazette Company Summary of Operations
1982
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 3
Chacara Lumber and Building Supplies Receipt
1984
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 3
Office Vouchers/Check Requests
1984
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 3
Frederick Richards, Inc. Invoice
1985
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 4
WVU Visiting Professor of Journalism (Includes correspondence, clippings, programs, relating to Ned Chilton's experience as
Visiting Professor of Journalism in October 1969, as well as clippings relating to the West Virginia Vietnam Moratorium campaign
which took place while he was at WVU.
1969
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 5
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association (SNPA)
1969, 1982-1983
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 5
Reception Festivities at SNPA convention clipping
1969
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 5
"Publishers Elect Chilton to Board" clipping
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 5
SNPA President's Report, 1982 (2 copies)
1982
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 5
SNPA Bulletin
1982
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 5
"Press Scene" Newsletter announcing Chilton's election to the SNPA Board
Dedication of WVU Parkersburg Center (Includes clippings, correspondence, invitation, and program for the dedication of WVU
Parkersburg Center, later renamed Parkersburg Community College. Ned Chilton spoke at the dedication ceremony. Also includes
text of this speech.)
1969
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 7
Yale University
1950, 1980
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 7
W.E. "Ned" Chilton Transcripts
1950
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 7
Program for Class of 1950 Service of Remembrance
1980
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 7
Thirtieth Reunion Yearbook, Class of 1950
1980
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 8
Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award (Includes correspondence, itinerary, program, acceptance speech for 1982 Lovejoy award at Colby
College, Maine. Also includes press releases announcing Chilton's receipt of the award.)
1982
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 9
Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award -- Clippings
1982
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 10a
Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award -- Letters of Congratulation
1982
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 10b
Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award -- Letters of Congratulation
1982
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 10c
Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award -- Letters of Congratulation
1982
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 10d
Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award -- Letters of Congratulation
1982
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 11
Invitations
1941, 1973-1984
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 11
Invitation Packet with Invitation, Tickets, and Program for Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt
1941
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 11
Invitation and Program for Inauguration of Jay Rockefeller as President of West Virginia Wesleyan College
1973
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 11
Tickets, invitation, and program for inauguration of Jay Rockefeller as West Virginia Governor
1977
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 11
Invitation to The Heritage Foundation 10th Anniversary Dinner
1983
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 11
Invitation to WV State College and Mountain State Bar Association Reception
1984
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 12
Programs
1974–1994
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 12
Symphony in Fashion Program with clipping
1974
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 12
WV State College Founders Day Celebration
1977
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 12
WV Department of Culture and History Presents Michael Richman
1977
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 12
Morris Harvey College Commencement
1979
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 12
Symphony in Fashion Program (2 copies)
1979
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 12
Memorial Service for Jasper Alston Atkins
1982
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 12
Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka: An Assessment Thirty Years Later Lecture Series
1984
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 12
University of Charleston Alumni Association Banquet
1984
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 12
1985 Annual ANA Convention Program Preview
1985
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 12
W.E. Chilton, III, Leadership Lecture Series Program (Also includes clipping)
1994
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 12
1st Annual Jim Dent Memorial Dinner
1994
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 13
Tributes
1987–1988
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 13
State of West Virginia Legislative Resolution
1987
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 13
Yale Alumni magazine column eulogizing Chilton by William F. Buckley, Jr.
1987
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 13
Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Report Dedication
1987
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 13
Clipping regarding WV Civil Liberties Union honoring Chilton
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 13
University Club of Washington Annual Competition for Woodruff-Nee Trophy Memoriam
1988
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 14
Series 18. Legal Records
1935–1952
Scope and Contents
This series includes documents from a case argued by W.E. Chilton, Sr. and court decisions relating to the wills of W.E. Chilton,
Jr. and John D. Schoonmaker.
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 14
Note of Argument in Support of Petition of defendant Thomas Coram for writ of error and supersedeas (2 copies)
1935
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 14
Motion making W.E. Chilton, III, and Mary Carroll Chilton executors of the will of W.E. Chilton, Jr.
1952
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 14
Final Proceedings in the matter of the judicial settlement regarding Alberta B. Schoonmaker, John D. Schoonmaker, Jr. and
Philip Elting, deceased, as executors of the will of John D. Schoonmaker
1948
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 15
Series 19. Writings, Speeches, & Publications -- Ned Chilton
1960-1968, 1984-1985
Scope and Contents
This series includes miscellaneous writings on political and historical topics by William Edwin "Ned" Chilton, III.
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 15
"West Virginia and the Primary" in "The New Leader"
1960
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 15
Handwritten notes for acceptance speech for the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai Brith Award
1963
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 15
"Growing Nationalism in Eastern Europe" (2 copies) reprinted in the "Congressional Record"
1965
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 15
"Significance of the 1968 National Elections in Domestic Affairs," presented at the 2nd Annual Convention of the WV Political
Science Association
1968
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 15
"We lost something when we got rid of purple journalism," speech published in the APME News
1984
Mixed Materials Box: 12 Folder: 15
"Says Newspapers should criticize other newspapers' follies," Letter to the Editor, Editor and Publisher Magazine
1985
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Series 20. Oversize
1928-1944, 1977-1986
Scope and Contents
This series includes oversize photos, drawings, cartoons, blueprints and certificates.
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Childhood Photo of Ned Chilton
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Sketch by C. Cole
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Photo of Ned Chilton – adulthood
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Signed photo of Frank Knox
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Photo "The Japanese Surrender" signed by Fleet Admiral C.W. Nimitz
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Group photo at Yale
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Robert Kennedy and Ned Chilton
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Society of the Sons of the Revolution Certificate for Joseph Eustace Chilton
1928
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Print of the WV State Capitol by Gaynelle W. Sloman signed by Jay Rockefeller
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Print of the WV Governor's Mansion by Gaynelle W. Sloman, signed by Sharon Rockefeller
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Oversize telegram from Bob Considine
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Certificate from University of Charleston
1984
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Cartoon "Judge Parker" and Dan and Del Heilman
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Cartoon by Milten Caniff
1940
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Cartoon by Chas Kuhn
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Cartoon "Dagwood" by Chic Young
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Artist's proof "Cape Buffalo" by Jonathon P. Scott
1977
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Stardust poem autographed by Mitchell Parish
n.d.
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Remodeling Blueprints of the Chilton Residence
1986
Mixed Materials Box: 13 Folder: 1
Certificate naming Mrs. W. E. Chilton, Sr. a presidential elector
Addendum of 2004 November 16 -- Ned Chilton's Copy of Mr. Dooley: In Peace and in War
Mixed Materials Box: 24 1899
Scope and Contents
This addendum includes one folder containing a book owned by Ned Chilton titled Mr. Dooley: In Peace and in War by Finley Peter Dunne. It is a third or fourth edition copy, published in 1899 by Small, Maynard and Company. The author's
name does not appear in this book. Dunne was a newspaper columnist, and this book features 49 of his writings.
This addendum consists of material related to the Charleston Gazette and W.E. (Ned) Chilton III including publications, artwork,
and historic certificates that were presumably collected for display in his home or office.
Mixed Materials Box: 14
Publications
1917-2012
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains a selection of publications collected by Ned and Betty Chilton. Many of these books were gifted to
them and contain notes or signatures from the individual who bestowed the gift. Others contain embossed imprints to indicate
that Ned Chilton was the owner of the book. Topics include but are not limited to politics, comics, industry, fiction, and
West Virginia history. Includes multiple books by William F. Buckley, Jr.
Mixed Materials Box: 15
Certificates
1911-1925
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains four displomas/certificates given to W.E. Chilton, Jr. and Sr. to acknowledge Chilton Sr.'s induction
into the legislature, Chilton Jr.'s school graduation, and their contributions to political funds.
Mixed Materials Box: 16
Artwork and Comics
1965-1993
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains eight framed and unframed drawings or prints. Contents include two framed caricatures drawn by Taylor
Jones (1976 and 1977), two framed prints from the Rex Morgan, MD (May 24, 1965) and Beetle Bailey (1975) comic strips, two
unframed prints from the Blondie (November 28, 1993) and Dick Tracy (April 8, 1935) comic strips, an unlabeled print by comic
artist Kendall Vintroux (March 19, 1966), and a framed copy of the Harper's Weekly political cartoon drawn by Thomas Nast,
depicting the first representation of the Democratic party as a donkey and originally published on January 15, 1870.
Addendum of 2018 July 24 -- Charleston Gazette Business and Commemorative Materials
1900-2018
Conditions Governing Access
The coloring book in box 23 is restricted until it can be cleaned.
Researchers may access audiovisual and digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or
remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.
Scope and Contents
This addendum consists of material related to the Chilton family and their activities and involvement with the Charleston
Gazette, its employees, notable figures, business contacts, and other related entities. Formats include scrapbooks, clippings
and facsimiles of articles, publications, print and digital photographs, correspondence, records of court proceedings, art
prints, receipts, financial documents, certificates and other forms of achievement recognition, and additional miscellaneous
related items.
Charleston Gazette Scrapbooks
1900-2017
Scope and Contents
This sub-series consists of scrapbooks featuring clippings from the Charleston Gazette, arranged by the Chilton family into
binders organized by publication date.
Mixed Materials Box: 25
Scrapbooks Part 1
ca. 1900-2017
Scope and Contents
This box contains five ring-bound scrapbooks and several loose scrapbook pages. These scrapbooks consist of materials related
to the Charleston Gazette. The binders are labeled Old Days (contains materials from as early as 1900), Late 1950s, From 1980,
Toward 2000, and 2001: A Gazette Odyssey. The unbound pages contain content ranging from the 1940s to 2017, and they appear
to have been created around 2017.
Mixed Materials Box: 26
Scrapbooks Part 2
ca. 1960-2017
Scope and Contents
This box contains five ring-bound scrapbooks consisting of photographs, clippings, and other materials related to the Charleston
Gazette. The binders are labeled From the '60s (materials from ca. 1960-1979), Into 2003 (materials from 2002-2004), 2005,
2009, and 2014. These scrapbooks appear to have been created ca. 2017.
Chilton Family and Gazette-Related Clippings and Publications
1923-2018
Scope and Contents
This sub-series consists of miscellaneous articles, clippings, and facsimiles of articles from the Charleston Gazette and
other publications. Topics include Ned Chilton and other notable figures, politics, business, and industry in West Virginia,
and additional miscellaneous topics.
Mixed Materials Box: 22
Consumer Fraud and Miscellaneous Clippings
ca. 1970-1989
Scope and Contents
This box consists of miscellaneous clippings from the Charleston Gazette and other publications. Also included is a printed,
bound collection of facsimiles of articles originally published in the Charleston Gazette covering the subject of consumer
fraud.
This partial box contains a broad selection of clippings, most originally printed in the Charleston Gazette, but also includes
articles from other publications. Topics include Gazette Q and A interviews, politics, finance, articles written to memorialize
Ned Chilton, and features highlighting Chilton family activities and achievements.
Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 6-10
Gazette and Related Publication Materials
1966-1988
Scope and Contents
This partial box contains a collection of clippings from the Gazette and other publications, material related to awards and
scholars sponsored by the Gazette, and additional miscellaneous related items.
Mixed Materials Box: 19 Folder: 5, 11, 15
Ned Chilton and Miscellaneous Clippings
1923-1988
Scope and Contents
This partial box contains a variety of clippings, from the Charleston Gazette and other publications, including articles written
by or about W.E. (Ned) Chilton III.
Chilton Family and Gazette Activities and Accomplishments
1937-2018
Scope and Contents
This partial box contains Charleston Gazette and Chilton family keepsakes/mementos and related materials. Formats include
clippings, facsimiles of articles and family history book pages, publications, and other miscellaneous materials. Topics include
published articles based on the Chiltons' trip around the world in 1977, Gazette investigative reports, articles written by
or about W.E. (Ned) Chilton III, the Charleston Gazette and Chilton family members featured in other publications, and Ned
Chilton memorial articles.
Artifacts and Oversize Materials
1965-2010
Scope and Contents
This sub-series contains two framed prints and three commemorative plaques. Also included are two undated, unlabeled photos
that appear to be of W. E. Chilton, Jr., a poster, a signed photo mat, several oversize publications, and clippings from the
Charleston Gazette, the Sunday Gazette-Mail, and other news publications.
Conditions Governing Access
The coloring book in box 23 is restricted until it can be cleaned.
Mixed Materials Box: 23
Comics and Oversize Items
1965-2010 and undated
Conditions Governing Access
The coloring book in box 23 is restricted until it can be cleaned.
Scope and Contents
This box contains two framed prints, one from the Steve Roper comic and one from the Judge Parker comic, both from 1965. Also
included are two undated, unlabeled photos that appear to be of W. E. Chilton, Jr., a Charleston Gazette poster, a photo mat
signed by Lieutenant Colonel Alan Sierichs (retired), several oversize publications including The John Birch Coloring Book
published in 1962, and clippings from the Charleston Gazette, the Sunday Gazette-Mail, and other news publications.
Mixed Materials Box: 24
Commemorative Plaques
1979-2003
Scope and Contents
This partial box contains three commemorative metal plaques. One award was given in tribute to the Charleston Gazette from
the Associated Press Managing Editors Association in 1979. The other two were presented to Elizabeth (Betty) Chilton, and
include the West Virginia State College Second Century Award and the Charleston Distance Run Eugene M. Fuller Extra Mile Award,
to acknowledge her excellence in leadership, service, and dedication.
Mixed Materials Box: 21 Folder: 1-4
Photographs, Digital and AV Materials
ca. 1954-2005
Conditions Governing Access
Researchers may access audiovisual and digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or
remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.
Scope and Contents
This sub-series consists of two folders of photos, 19 .jpg images, and a folder of printed copies of the digital photos, which
document Charleston Gazette and Charleston Daily Mail staff and activities. Also includes a 3 and 3/4 speed tape reel recording
of political programs from the early 1960s and a CD-R of West Virginia Public Radio program content featuring Jim Haught discussing
the Charleston Gazette, Ned Chilton, Don Marsh, and other topics.
Correspondence, Court Documents, and Miscellaneous
1923-2018
Scope and Contents
This sub-series includes correspondence, court documentation, financial records, and other materials related to the Charleston
Gazette and Chilton family business.
This partial box consists of materials related to Gazette business, including but not limited to correspondence, court proceedings,
artwork, financial records, and other miscellaneous documents related to the Charleston Gazette and the Chiltons.
Mixed Materials Box: 18 Folder: 1-5, 11-23
Gazette Court Cases and Related Materials
1966-1988
Scope and Contents
This partial box includes court case documentation, correspondence, and other Gazette related materials.
This partial box consists of Gazette business materials, including but not limited to travel documentation, sponsorship documents
and correspondence, visiting scholars and journalists, government correspondence regarding the Freedom of Information Act
and potential government files about the Gazette, committee and insurance information, and other miscellaneous business correspondence
and documentation.
This partial box contains Charleston Gazette and Chilton family keepsakes/mementos and related materials. Formats include
correspondence including letters and printed copies of emails, court reports, photographs, financial documents, and other
miscellaneous materials. It includes materials the Chiltons retained from their trip around the world in 1977, information
about the Charleston Gazette business, and documentation of Chilton family members' activities and achievements.
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