10.4 Linear Feet, Summary: 10 ft. 5 in. (25 document cases, 5 in. each)
Creator
Silver, Gray, 1870-1935
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
Abstract
Personal and business papers of the Martinsburg agriculturalist and banker who was a representative of the American Farm Bureau
Federation in Washington and a member of the West Virginia Senate, 1907-1913. Much of the material relates to fruit growing
and marketing and other business activities of Silver, as well as Democrat politics. Subjects covered include: requests and
discussions of the merits of political appointments; lobbying within and through the Democrat Party for agricultural interests;
and discussion of campaign efforts and the prospects of electing Democrats to national and state offices.
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Conditions Governing Access
No special access restriction applies.
Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Gray Silver (1870-1935), Agriculturalist and Banker, Papers, A&M 0164,
West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
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