Julia M. Davis, Author, Records, 1980 A&M 2826

Julia M. Davis, Author, Records, 1980 A&M 2826


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 2826
Title
Julia M. Davis, Author, Records 1980
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195377
Quantity
0.01 Linear Feet, Summary: 1/4 in.
Creator
Davis, Julia, 1900-1993
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
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.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Julia M. Davis, Author, Records, A&M 2826, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.


Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • African-Americans. SEE ALSO Coal miners - African Americans.
  • Brown, John.
  • Crime and criminals.
  • Davis family
  • Davis, Julia, 1900-1993
  • Jefferson County (W. Va.)
  • Post, Melville Davisson, 1869-1930
  • Slaves and slavery.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Williams, George W.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Brown, John.
  • Davis, Julia, 1900-1993
  • Post, Melville Davisson, 1869-1930
  • Williams, George W.

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Jefferson County (W. Va.)
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865