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Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) Papers A&M 0110

Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) Papers A&M 0110


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Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 0110
Title
Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) Papers 1888-1929
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/208678
Quantity
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.)
Creator
White, Albert Blakeslee, 1856-1941
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Albert Blakeslee White (1856-1941) Papers, A&M 0110, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Scope and Contents

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

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Atkinson, Geo. W. (George Wesley), 1845-1925
  • Banks and banking
  • 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.
  • Parkersburg State Journal
  • Parkersburg.
  • Politicians -- United States
  • Politics and government.
  • Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
  • Scott, Nathan Bay, 1842-1924
  • Shott, Hugh Ike.
  • Smith, Joseph P.
  • Sturgiss, George C.
  • Taxation
  • United States -- Politics and government
  • West Virginia - Governors.
  • West Virginia -- Politics and government
  • White, A.B.
  • White, I. C. (Israel Charles), 1848-1927

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

All of this collection is stored offsite, except for the oversized folder. Please make an appointment prior to visiting.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • 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, Albert Blakeslee, 1856-1941
  • White, I. C. (Israel Charles), 1848-1927
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Parkersburg.
  • United States -- Politics and government
  • West Virginia -- Politics and government
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Container List

Series 1. Correspondence (boxes 1-20)
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Mixed Materials Box: 2 Mixed Materials Box: 3 Mixed Materials Box: 4 Mixed Materials Box: 5 Mixed Materials Box: 6 Mixed Materials Box: 7 Mixed Materials Box: 8 Mixed Materials Box: 9 Mixed Materials Box: 10 Mixed Materials Box: 11 Mixed Materials Box: 12 Mixed Materials Box: 13 Mixed Materials Box: 14 Mixed Materials Box: 15 Mixed Materials Box: 16 Mixed Materials Box: 17 Mixed Materials Box: 18 Mixed Materials Box: 19 Mixed Materials Box: 20 1893–1927
Scope and Contents

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

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1
    Correspondence
    1893 January-1898 April
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2
    Correspondence
    1898 May-1898 November
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3
    Correspondence
    1898 November-1899 August
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4
    Correspondence
    1899 September-1900 January
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5
    Correspondence
    1900 February-1900 March
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6
    Correspondence
    1900 March-1900 May
  • Mixed Materials Box: 7
    Correspondence
    1900 June-1900 November
  • Mixed Materials Box: 8
    Correspondence
    1900 November
  • Mixed Materials Box: 9
    Correspondence
    1900 November-1900 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 10
    Correspondence
    1901 January-1901 February
  • Mixed Materials Box: 11
    Correspondence
    1901 February-1901 March
  • Mixed Materials Box: 12
    Correspondence
    1901 March-1901 April
  • Mixed Materials Box: 13
    Correspondence
    1901 April-1901 June
  • Mixed Materials Box: 14
    Correspondence
    1901 July-1902 March
  • Mixed Materials Box: 15
    Correspondence
    1902 March-1902 October
  • Mixed Materials Box: 16
    Correspondence
    1902 November-1903 March
  • Mixed Materials Box: 17
    Correspondence
    1903 April-1903 September
  • Mixed Materials Box: 18
    Correspondence
    1903 September-1904 March
  • Mixed Materials Box: 19
    Correspondence
    1904 April-1923 April
  • Mixed Materials Box: 20
    Correspondence
    1923 April-1927 December
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Series 2. Speeches, Bills, and Newspaper Clippings (boxes 21-22)
Mixed Materials Box: 21 Mixed Materials Box: 22 1900–1906
Scope and Contents

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

  • Mixed Materials Box: 21
    Speeches, bills, and newspaper clippings
    1901–1906
  • Mixed Materials Box: 22
    Speeches, bills, and newspaper clippings
    1900–1903
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Series 3. Printed Material, Speeches, and Newspaper Clippings (box 23)
Mixed Materials Box: 23 undated
Scope and Contents

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

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Series 4. Letter Books (boxes 24-49)
Mixed Materials Box: 24 Mixed Materials Box: 25 Mixed Materials Box: 26 Mixed Materials Box: 27 Mixed Materials Box: 28 Mixed Materials Box: 29 Mixed Materials Box: 30 Mixed Materials Box: 31 Mixed Materials Box: 32 Mixed Materials Box: 33 Mixed Materials Box: 34 Mixed Materials Box: 35 Mixed Materials Box: 36 Mixed Materials Box: 37 Mixed Materials Box: 38 Mixed Materials Box: 39 Mixed Materials Box: 40 Mixed Materials Box: 41 Mixed Materials Box: 42 Mixed Materials Box: 43 Mixed Materials Box: 44 Mixed Materials Box: 45 Mixed Materials Box: 46 Mixed Materials Box: 47 Mixed Materials Box: 48 Mixed Materials Box: 49 ca. 1900s
Scope and Contents

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

  • Mixed Materials Box: 24
    Letter books
    1900 January-1900 February
  • Mixed Materials Box: 25
    Letter books
    1900 February-1900 May
  • Mixed Materials Box: 26
    Letter books
    1900 May-1900 October
  • Mixed Materials Box: 27
    Letter books
    1900 October-1900 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 28
    Letter books
    1900 December-1901 February
  • Mixed Materials Box: 29
    Letter books
    1901 February-1901 April
  • Mixed Materials Box: 30
    Letter books
    1901 April-1901 August
  • Mixed Materials Box: 31
    Letter books
    1901 August-1901 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 32
    Letter books
    1901 December-1902 March
  • Mixed Materials Box: 33
    Letter books
    1902 March-1902 June
  • Mixed Materials Box: 34
    Letter books
    1902 June-1902 October
  • Mixed Materials Box: 35
    Letter books
    1902 September-1903 January
  • Mixed Materials Box: 36
    Letter books
    1903 January-1903 April
  • Mixed Materials Box: 37
    Letter books
    1903 April-1903 July
  • Mixed Materials Box: 38
    Letter books
    1903 July-1903 October
  • Mixed Materials Box: 39
    Letter books
    1903 October-1904 January
  • Mixed Materials Box: 40
    Letter books
    1904 January-1904 April
  • Mixed Materials Box: 41
    Letter books
    1904 April-1904 August
  • Mixed Materials Box: 42
    Letter books
    1904 August-1904 December
  • Mixed Materials Box: 43
    Letter books
    1904 December-1905 April
  • Mixed Materials Box: 44
    Letter books
    ca. 1900s
  • Mixed Materials Box: 45
    Letter books
    ca. 1900s
  • Mixed Materials Box: 46
    Letter books
    ca. 1900s
  • Mixed Materials Box: 47
    Letter books
    ca. 1900s
  • Mixed Materials Box: 48
    Letter books
    ca. 1900s
  • Mixed Materials Box: 49
    Letter books
    ca. 1900s
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Series 5. Oversized Material
Mixed Materials Oversized Folder 1880-1900
Scope 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.

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