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Charles Ward (1841-1915), a British engineer, who emigrated to Charleston in 1871, founded the industry and designed these new boats. This collection consists of business correspondence, U.S. Government business papers, company financial papers, compensation files, deeds, contracts, photographs, diaries, scrapbooks, charts, catalogs, information on ships, blueprints, maps, patents, biographical information, and more.","For additional information, consult:\nBobbitt, John M., \"In Pursuit of a Wild Goose,\" Nautical Research Journal, 42 (1997): 197-212 (Regarding research using the Ward ship drawings.) \nMcCabe, Brooks F., and George P. Parkinson, \"The 'Duncan Bruce': A Last Attempt to Revive\nthe Sternwheel Towboat.\" IA: The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology, 4 (1978):\n43-54. \nParkinson, George P., and Brooks F. McCabe, \"Charles Ward and the James Rumsey:\nRegional Innovation in Steam Technology on the Western Rivers,\" West Virginia History, 39 (1978): 143-180. (This article is extensively footnoted with sources.)","Series include: \nSeries 1. Business Correspondence (1928–1931), boxes: Series 1, Box 1-53 \nSeries 2. Business Correspondence -- U.S. Government (1926–1931), boxes: Series 2, Box 1-16 \nSeries 3. Company Financial Records (1917–1931), boxes: Series 3, Box 1-73 \nSeries 4. Miscellaneous Papers (1906–1942), boxes: Series 4, Box 1-4 \nSeries 5. Compensation Claims (CONFIDENTIAL) (1925–1935), boxes: Series 5, Box 1-3 \nSeries 6. Boiler Information, Catalogs, Patents, and Reprints (1912–1930), boxes: Series 6, Box 1-2 \nSeries 7. Miscellaneous Business Records (1884, 1913-1955), boxes: Series 7, Box 1-12 \nSeries 8. Deeds and Contracts (ca. 1871-1935), box: Series 8, Box 1 \nSeries 9. Photographs, Scrapbooks, and Diaries (1883-1931), boxes: Series 9, Box 1-7 \nSeries 10. Research Files (1857-1953, 1975-1978), boxes: Series 10, Box 1-3 \nSeries 11. Specifications (1916-1931), boxes: Series 11, Box 1-2 \nSeries 12. 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It includes correspondence and forms regarding workers compensation claims.","This series includes miscellaneous information on Ward boilers, a partial list of vessels built by Ward Engineering (1920-1929), equipment catalogs, patents for inventions of Charles E. Ward from the 1920s, and reprints of articles about Ward boats.","This series includes legal documents, title papers, reports, maps, blue prints, etc., regarding family and business affairs, such as real estate, insurance, and disposition of the Ward estate in the 1940s.","This series includes checks, deeds, leases, agreements, title reports, etc.","This series includes photographs, mostly of Ward engines and boats, and some of the Ward family (ca. 1890s-1920s); two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings regarding Ward Engineering and the Ward family (ca. 1897-1930s); two diaries kept by Charles E. Ward (1880s); and ledger containing a guest book from Ward's display and presentation in Machinery Hall at the Chicago World's Fair (1893), as well mathematical calculations for steam engine and ship design (1894-1913).","Photographs of boats include views of construction and close-ups of details, as well as photos of completed vessels on their launch date.","The diary of May 1883 to November 1884 is available on microfilm in A\u0026M No. 2266. 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Ward, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series includes hundreds of uncatalogued blueprints and maps, including blueprints of Ward's home in Charleston, West Virginia, various ships, locks and dams (including those completed under the Works Progress Administration), a low-rent housing project for the Huntington West Virginia Housing Authority, U.S. Corps of Engineering plans for the Ohio River, plans for the Wilson Dam in Alabama, and many other structures in West Virginia and other states and countries.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Records of a Charleston, West Virginia, business which introduced to the western waters of the United States a new design of towboat whose essential features were water-tube boilers, multiple-expansion engines, and screw propulsion; thus replacing the traditional paddle wheel towboats that navigated the Ohio and Mississippi river systems. Charles Ward (1841-1915), a British engineer, who emigrated to Charleston in 1871, founded the industry and designed these new boats. This collection consists of business correspondence, U.S. Government business papers, company financial papers, compensation files, deeds, contracts, photographs, diaries, scrapbooks, charts, catalogs, information on ships, blueprints, maps, patents, biographical information, and more.","For additional information, consult:\nBobbitt, John M., \"In Pursuit of a Wild Goose,\" Nautical Research Journal, 42 (1997): 197-212 (Regarding research using the Ward ship drawings.) \nMcCabe, Brooks F., and George P. Parkinson, \"The 'Duncan Bruce': A Last Attempt to Revive\nthe Sternwheel Towboat.\" IA: The Journal of the Society for Industrial Archeology, 4 (1978):\n43-54. \nParkinson, George P., and Brooks F. McCabe, \"Charles Ward and the James Rumsey:\nRegional Innovation in Steam Technology on the Western Rivers,\" West Virginia History, 39 (1978): 143-180. (This article is extensively footnoted with sources.)","Series include: \nSeries 1. Business Correspondence (1928–1931), boxes: Series 1, Box 1-53 \nSeries 2. Business Correspondence -- U.S. Government (1926–1931), boxes: Series 2, Box 1-16 \nSeries 3. Company Financial Records (1917–1931), boxes: Series 3, Box 1-73 \nSeries 4. Miscellaneous Papers (1906–1942), boxes: Series 4, Box 1-4 \nSeries 5. Compensation Claims (CONFIDENTIAL) (1925–1935), boxes: Series 5, Box 1-3 \nSeries 6. Boiler Information, Catalogs, Patents, and Reprints (1912–1930), boxes: Series 6, Box 1-2 \nSeries 7. Miscellaneous Business Records (1884, 1913-1955), boxes: Series 7, Box 1-12 \nSeries 8. Deeds and Contracts (ca. 1871-1935), box: Series 8, Box 1 \nSeries 9. Photographs, Scrapbooks, and Diaries (1883-1931), boxes: Series 9, Box 1-7 \nSeries 10. Research Files (1857-1953, 1975-1978), boxes: Series 10, Box 1-3 \nSeries 11. Specifications (1916-1931), boxes: Series 11, Box 1-2 \nSeries 12. Ship Drawings (1887–1931)\nSeries 13. Blueprints and Maps (circa 1900-1940)","This series includes correspondence, telegrams, advertisements, estimates, purchase orders, blue prints, etc. regarding the acquisition of equipment and supplies necessary for boat construction; arranged chronologically by year, alphabetically therein, for the years 1928-1931.","This series includes correspondence, bulletins, affidavits, bid solicitations, blue prints, etc. regarding requests for information, inspections, etc.","This series includes product advertisements, and paid invoices for supplies, equipment, shipping, etc. These records also give a snapshot of businesses in Charleston, WV in the early 20th century, as well as information on the Ward Estate.","This series includes cost charts for ward boats, material regarding investments, personal correspondence, and other material.","This series is confidential and can only be viewed 70 years after date of record creation. It includes correspondence and forms regarding workers compensation claims.","This series includes miscellaneous information on Ward boilers, a partial list of vessels built by Ward Engineering (1920-1929), equipment catalogs, patents for inventions of Charles E. Ward from the 1920s, and reprints of articles about Ward boats.","This series includes legal documents, title papers, reports, maps, blue prints, etc., regarding family and business affairs, such as real estate, insurance, and disposition of the Ward estate in the 1940s.","This series includes checks, deeds, leases, agreements, title reports, etc.","This series includes photographs, mostly of Ward engines and boats, and some of the Ward family (ca. 1890s-1920s); two scrapbooks of newspaper clippings regarding Ward Engineering and the Ward family (ca. 1897-1930s); two diaries kept by Charles E. Ward (1880s); and ledger containing a guest book from Ward's display and presentation in Machinery Hall at the Chicago World's Fair (1893), as well mathematical calculations for steam engine and ship design (1894-1913).","Photographs of boats include views of construction and close-ups of details, as well as photos of completed vessels on their launch date.","The diary of May 1883 to November 1884 is available on microfilm in A\u0026M No. 2266. Additional photographs of the Ward family may be found in A\u0026M 2267.","This subseries includes photographic prints that have curled over time and have been separated from the other photographs of this series due to preservation concerns.","This subseries includes the other photographic prints that have remained flat over time.","These negatives have been separated to secure storage.","These files were pulled by George Parkinson, former Head Curator of the WVRHC, to support the research and writing of an article he co-authored with Brooks McCabe, Jr. titled \"Charles Ward and the James Rumsey: Regional Innovation in Steam Technology on the Western Rivers.\" Included are a ribbon copy of his article, his research notes, as well as original material from the collection, such as correspondence, publications, photographs, etc. For citations of articles he coauthored, see \"Notes\" in the beginning of this inventory. Volume of the following files can vary from one to several items. Dating in this series usually refers to date of creation, sometimes content.","These documents record in detailed narrative the design features of various bids made by Ward Engineering and others for mostly towboats, but also for boilers, a cargo barge, a packet steamer, a floating drydock, a steel motor yacht, and a home for Charles E. Ward, among others.","This series includes hundreds of uncatalogued blueprints and maps, including blueprints of Ward's home in Charleston, West Virginia, various ships, locks and dams (including those completed under the Works Progress Administration), a low-rent housing project for the Huntington West Virginia Housing Authority, U.S. Corps of Engineering plans for the Ohio River, plans for the Wilson Dam in Alabama, and many other structures in West Virginia and other states and countries."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe glass plate negatives in boxes 5 and 6 of Series 9 were removed to secure storage.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAn oversize portrait of Charles Ward was separated to the A\u0026amp;M oversize collection under \"A\u0026amp;M\n2298.\"\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The glass plate negatives in boxes 5 and 6 of Series 9 were removed to secure storage.","An oversize portrait of Charles Ward was separated to the A\u0026M oversize collection under \"A\u0026M\n2298.\""],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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Educated by private tutors, and after 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, U.S. Senator form 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 State from 1893 to 1897, and United States 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 State 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. 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.","Papers of William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939), a lawyer, Democratic politician, publisher of the Charleston Gazette , and U.S. Senator (1911-1917); also includes correspondence of his son William E. Chilton, Jr., editor of the Gazette . The Chiltons were a prominent Charleston family who were long-time owners of the Gazette . There are series of correspondence, legal papers, speeches and writings, and other material. Topics include state and national Democratic politics during the 1930s; family affairs; and the senator's business interests in West Virginia and Kentucky coal lands, including the Kanawha Coal Operators Association.","The majority of the collection consists of correspondence from the 1930s; it's located in series 1. This correspondence can be accessed via a topical or name index.","The General Correspondence series contains mostly letters to and from William Edwin Chilton, Sr. documenting personal matters and business affairs of the family, business of the Charleston Gazette , business of the U.S. Senate, and West Virginia politics, among other topics. Substantive family correspondents include: Chilton, Jr.; Chilton, III; and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery. The majority of the letters date from the 1930s; they are arranged chronologically by year, and alphabetically within. The following indexes facilitate access by topics and personal names, though they are by no means comprehensive.","Topical Index:","American Protective League; 1930 \nAnti-Kump Sentiment; 1933 \nAssociation Against Prohibition Amendment; 1933 \nAssociation Against the Prohibition Amendment; 1931 \nBanking Crisis; 1933 \nChafin-Hatfield Feud; 1930 \nCharleston Art Association; 1930 \nCharleston Open Forum; 1933 \nCoal Industry; 1930 \nCoal Lands, Business Interests; 1930 \nEditorial Work; 1930 \nFDR Court Plan; 1937 \nGazette Stockholders Minutes; 1933 \nGeorge W. Norris Election; 1933 \nGubernatorial Politics; 1933 \nKanawha Coal Operators Association; 1930 \nM.M. Neely's 1930 Campaign; 1930 \nMoney, Inflation--Questions; 1933 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1937 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1938 \nNaval Ordinance Plant--Charleston; 1933 \nNewspaper Work; 1933 \nOpposition to Appointment of Owen D. Roberts; 1930 \nPatronage and Political Struggle; 1933 \nPuerto Rico Child Feeding Committee; 1930 \nProhibition; 1930 \nPublic Ownership League; 1931 \nRailroad--Prince Plan; 1933 \nRoosevelt Boom; 1931 \nState and National Politics; 1931 \nState Patronage; 1933 \nWest Virginia Political Patronage; 1932 \nWest Virginia Politics; 1930 \nWorld Court; 1931","Name Index:","Agar, Herbert; 1933 \nAgar, Herbert; 1936 \nAgar, Herbert; 1937 \nAlderson, George P.; 1933 \nAlderson, J. N.; 1937 \nAshurst, Henry F.; 1930 \nAtkinson, George W.; 1930 \nBaker, Newton D.; 1936 \nBarkley, Alben W.; 1931 \nBerry, George L.; 1937 \nBlease, Cole L.; 1930 \nBorah, William E.; 1938 \nBourne, Jr., Jonathan; 1933 \nBrisbane, Arthur; 1930 \nCarter, George H.; 1933 \nConley, William G.; 1930 \nCornwell, John J.; 1930 \nCornwell, John J.; 1933 \nCornwell, John J.; 1936 \nCornwell, John J.; 1937 \nCummings, Homer; 1937 \nCurran, Henry H. ; 1931 \nDaniels, Joseph; 1933 \nDaniels, Joseph; 1937 \nDayton, Arthur S.; 1930 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1933 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1936 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1937 \nEdmiston, Charles; 1938 \nFahey, John H.; 1933 \nFarley, James A.; 1933 \nFarley, James A.; 1937 \nFarley, James A.; 1938 \nFarley, Jim; 1936 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1930 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1931 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1933 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1936 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1937 \nFletcher, Duncan U.; 1936 \nFletcher, Duncan W.; 1933 \nGarner, John N.; 1931 \nGrayson, Cary T.; 1933 \nGreen, William; 1930 \nHallanan, W.S.; 1930 \nHallanan, Walter S.; 1931 \nHallanan, Walter S.; 1936 \nHalsey, Edwin A.; 1933 \nHalsey, Edwin A.; 1936 \nHalsey, John W.; 1931 \nHatfield, H.D.; 1930 \nHatfield, H. D.; 1933 \nHenderson, Leon; 1936 \nHolt, Homer A.; 1936 \nHolt, Homer A.; 1937 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1933 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1936 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1937 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1938 \nHomer, Lynn S.; 1933 \nHowe, Louis Mac H.; 1931 \nJessup, Phillip C.; 1933 \nJohnson, George W.; 1930 \nJohnson, George W.; 1936 \nJohnson, George W.; 1937 \nJohnson, George W.; 1938 \nJohnson, Louis; 1933 \nJohnson, Louis; 1937 \nJohnson, Louis; 1938 \nKee, John; 1936 \nKee, John; 1938 \nKenna, John N.; 1933 \nKenna, John N.; 1936 \nKump, H.G.; 1932 \nKump, H.G.; 1933 \nKump, H.G.; 1937 \nLewis, David J.; 1936 \nLewis, James H.; 1938 \nLewis, James Hamilton; 1937 \nLong, Huey P.; 1933 \nMacCorkle, William A.; 1930 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1930 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1931 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1937 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1938 \nMcClintic, George W.; 1931 \nMcCormick, Robert R.; 1931 \nMcCullough, F. Witcher; 1936 \nMcCullough, F. Witcher; 1937 \nMeadows, Clarence W.; 1937 \nMorrow, Dwight W.; 1931 \nNeely, M.M.; 1930 \nNeely, M.M.; 1931 \nNeely, M.M.; 1933 \nNeely, M.M.; 1936 \nNeely, M.M.; 1937 \nNeely, M.M.; 1938 \nNorris, George W.; 1936 \nOddie, Tasker L.; 1933 \nOgden, H.C.; 1930 \nOgden, H.C.; 1936 \nOgden, H.G.; 1931 \nOsenton, C.W.; 1930 \nOverman, Les S.; 1930 \nOwen, Robert L. 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Kenna, U.S. Senator form 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 State from 1893 to 1897, and United States 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 State Senate in 1924, he retired from his law practice and concerned himself with the editorship of the \u003ctitle\u003eCharleston Gazette\u003c/title\u003e. He married Mary Louise Tarr in 1892, and had four children: William Edwin Chilton, Jr., J. Eustace Chilton, Eleanor Chilton, and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery. Eleanor achieved recognition as a writer, authoring \u003ctitle\u003eShadows Waiting\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle\u003eFollow the Furies\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Edwin Chilton, Jr. (1893-1950), president of the Daily Gazette Company and managing editor of the \u003ctitle\u003eCharleston Gazette\u003c/title\u003e, 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 \u003ctitle\u003eCharleston Gazette\u003c/title\u003e in 1924. He married Louise Schoonmaker in 1920, and had two children: William Edwin (Ned) Chilton, III, and Mary Carroll Chilton Abbott.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSource: \u003ctitle\u003eWest Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia\u003c/title\u003e, ed. 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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 State from 1893 to 1897, and United States 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 State 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. 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."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) Papers, A\u0026amp;M 1652, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) Papers, A\u0026M 1652, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","S","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939), a lawyer, Democratic politician, publisher of the Charleston Gazette , and U.S. Senator (1911-1917); also includes correspondence of his son William E. Chilton, Jr., editor of the Gazette . The Chiltons were a prominent Charleston family who were long-time owners of the Gazette . There are series of correspondence, legal papers, speeches and writings, and other material. Topics include state and national Democratic politics during the 1930s; family affairs; and the senator's business interests in West Virginia and Kentucky coal lands, including the Kanawha Coal Operators Association.","The majority of the collection consists of correspondence from the 1930s; it's located in series 1. This correspondence can be accessed via a topical or name index.","The General Correspondence series contains mostly letters to and from William Edwin Chilton, Sr. documenting personal matters and business affairs of the family, business of the Charleston Gazette , business of the U.S. Senate, and West Virginia politics, among other topics. Substantive family correspondents include: Chilton, Jr.; Chilton, III; and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery. The majority of the letters date from the 1930s; they are arranged chronologically by year, and alphabetically within. The following indexes facilitate access by topics and personal names, though they are by no means comprehensive.","Topical Index:","American Protective League; 1930 \nAnti-Kump Sentiment; 1933 \nAssociation Against Prohibition Amendment; 1933 \nAssociation Against the Prohibition Amendment; 1931 \nBanking Crisis; 1933 \nChafin-Hatfield Feud; 1930 \nCharleston Art Association; 1930 \nCharleston Open Forum; 1933 \nCoal Industry; 1930 \nCoal Lands, Business Interests; 1930 \nEditorial Work; 1930 \nFDR Court Plan; 1937 \nGazette Stockholders Minutes; 1933 \nGeorge W. Norris Election; 1933 \nGubernatorial Politics; 1933 \nKanawha Coal Operators Association; 1930 \nM.M. Neely's 1930 Campaign; 1930 \nMoney, Inflation--Questions; 1933 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1937 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1938 \nNaval Ordinance Plant--Charleston; 1933 \nNewspaper Work; 1933 \nOpposition to Appointment of Owen D. Roberts; 1930 \nPatronage and Political Struggle; 1933 \nPuerto Rico Child Feeding Committee; 1930 \nProhibition; 1930 \nPublic Ownership League; 1931 \nRailroad--Prince Plan; 1933 \nRoosevelt Boom; 1931 \nState and National Politics; 1931 \nState Patronage; 1933 \nWest Virginia Political Patronage; 1932 \nWest Virginia Politics; 1930 \nWorld Court; 1931","Name Index:","Agar, Herbert; 1933 \nAgar, Herbert; 1936 \nAgar, Herbert; 1937 \nAlderson, George P.; 1933 \nAlderson, J. N.; 1937 \nAshurst, Henry F.; 1930 \nAtkinson, George W.; 1930 \nBaker, Newton D.; 1936 \nBarkley, Alben W.; 1931 \nBerry, George L.; 1937 \nBlease, Cole L.; 1930 \nBorah, William E.; 1938 \nBourne, Jr., Jonathan; 1933 \nBrisbane, Arthur; 1930 \nCarter, George H.; 1933 \nConley, William G.; 1930 \nCornwell, John J.; 1930 \nCornwell, John J.; 1933 \nCornwell, John J.; 1936 \nCornwell, John J.; 1937 \nCummings, Homer; 1937 \nCurran, Henry H. ; 1931 \nDaniels, Joseph; 1933 \nDaniels, Joseph; 1937 \nDayton, Arthur S.; 1930 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1933 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1936 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1937 \nEdmiston, Charles; 1938 \nFahey, John H.; 1933 \nFarley, James A.; 1933 \nFarley, James A.; 1937 \nFarley, James A.; 1938 \nFarley, Jim; 1936 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1930 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1931 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1933 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1936 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1937 \nFletcher, Duncan U.; 1936 \nFletcher, Duncan W.; 1933 \nGarner, John N.; 1931 \nGrayson, Cary T.; 1933 \nGreen, William; 1930 \nHallanan, W.S.; 1930 \nHallanan, Walter S.; 1931 \nHallanan, Walter S.; 1936 \nHalsey, Edwin A.; 1933 \nHalsey, Edwin A.; 1936 \nHalsey, John W.; 1931 \nHatfield, H.D.; 1930 \nHatfield, H. D.; 1933 \nHenderson, Leon; 1936 \nHolt, Homer A.; 1936 \nHolt, Homer A.; 1937 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1933 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1936 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1937 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1938 \nHomer, Lynn S.; 1933 \nHowe, Louis Mac H.; 1931 \nJessup, Phillip C.; 1933 \nJohnson, George W.; 1930 \nJohnson, George W.; 1936 \nJohnson, George W.; 1937 \nJohnson, George W.; 1938 \nJohnson, Louis; 1933 \nJohnson, Louis; 1937 \nJohnson, Louis; 1938 \nKee, John; 1936 \nKee, John; 1938 \nKenna, John N.; 1933 \nKenna, John N.; 1936 \nKump, H.G.; 1932 \nKump, H.G.; 1933 \nKump, H.G.; 1937 \nLewis, David J.; 1936 \nLewis, James H.; 1938 \nLewis, James Hamilton; 1937 \nLong, Huey P.; 1933 \nMacCorkle, William A.; 1930 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1930 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1931 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1937 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1938 \nMcClintic, George W.; 1931 \nMcCormick, Robert R.; 1931 \nMcCullough, F. Witcher; 1936 \nMcCullough, F. Witcher; 1937 \nMeadows, Clarence W.; 1937 \nMorrow, Dwight W.; 1931 \nNeely, M.M.; 1930 \nNeely, M.M.; 1931 \nNeely, M.M.; 1933 \nNeely, M.M.; 1936 \nNeely, M.M.; 1937 \nNeely, M.M.; 1938 \nNorris, George W.; 1936 \nOddie, Tasker L.; 1933 \nOgden, H.C.; 1930 \nOgden, H.C.; 1936 \nOgden, H.G.; 1931 \nOsenton, C.W.; 1930 \nOverman, Les S.; 1930 \nOwen, Robert L. (Federal Reserve Act); 1937 \nPeyser, Theodore A.; 1933 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1930 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1933 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1936 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1937 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1938 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1930 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1933 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1937 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1938 \nRobinson, Joe T.; 1930 \nRoosevelt, Franklin D.; 1936 \nRoper, Daniel C.; 1937 \nRosier, Joseph; 1933 \nSheppard, Morris; 1930 \nShouse, Jouette; 1931 \nShrouse, Joett; 1933 \nSilver, Gray; 1931 \nSilver, Gray; 1933 \nSmith, C.E.; 1930 \nSmith, Earl H.; 1933 \nSmith Joe L.; 1933 \nSmith Joe L.; 1936 \nSmith Joe L.; 1937 \nSmith Joe L.; 1938 \nSmith Joseph L.; 1931 \nSmoot, Reed; 1930 \nSwanson, Claude A.; 1933 \nSwanson, Claude A.; 1936 \nThomas, Elbert D.; 1936 \nThomas, Elmer; 1933 \nTruman, Harry S.; 1938 \nVinson, Carl; 1936 \nWalsh, Thomas L.; 1930 \nWatson, James E.; 1933 \nWheeler, Burton K.; 1933 \nWickerson, George W.; 1933","The series Legal Papers includes deeds, miscellaneous court papers, etc. Also includes affidavits regarding the 1926 strike of the Charleston Typographical Union No. 146 against the Charleston Gazette . (1918-1931)","Includes drafts of miscellaneous writings on political and historical topics.","The Speeches and Writings series includes miscellaneous writings on political and historical topics. (undated)","The Miscellaneous series includes address book, bank statements, certificate, hotel bills, clippings, two reports, and Woman's Democratic Club committee list. (1917-1936)"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePermission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the \u003ca href=\"https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/visit/permissions-and-copyright\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePermissions and Copyright page\u003c/a\u003e on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. 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N.; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAshurst, Henry F.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAtkinson, George W.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBaker, Newton D.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBarkley, Alben W.; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBerry, George L.; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBlease, Cole L.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBorah, William E.; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBourne, Jr., Jonathan; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBrisbane, Arthur; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCarter, George H.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nConley, William G.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCornwell, John J.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCornwell, John J.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCornwell, John J.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCornwell, John J.; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCummings, Homer; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nCurran, Henry H. ; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDaniels, Joseph; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDaniels, Joseph; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nDayton, Arthur S.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEdmiston, Andrew; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEdmiston, Andrew; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEdmiston, Andrew; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nEdmiston, Charles; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFahey, John H.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFarley, James A.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFarley, James A.; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFarley, James A.; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFarley, Jim; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFletcher, Duncan U.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nFletcher, Duncan W.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGarner, John N.; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGrayson, Cary T.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGreen, William; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHallanan, W.S.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHallanan, Walter S.; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHallanan, Walter S.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHalsey, Edwin A.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHalsey, Edwin A.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHalsey, John W.; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHatfield, H.D.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHatfield, H. D.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHenderson, Leon; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHolt, Homer A.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHolt, Homer A.; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHolt, Rush D.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHolt, Rush D.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHolt, Rush D.; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHolt, Rush D.; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHomer, Lynn S.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nHowe, Louis Mac H.; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJessup, Phillip C.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohnson, George W.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohnson, George W.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohnson, George W.; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohnson, George W.; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohnson, Louis; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohnson, Louis; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nJohnson, Louis; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKee, John; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKee, John; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKenna, John N.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKenna, John N.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKump, H.G.; 1932\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKump, H.G.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKump, H.G.; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nLewis, David J.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nLewis, James H.; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nLewis, James Hamilton; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nLong, Huey P.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMacCorkle, William A.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMcAdo, William G.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMcAdo, William G.; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMcAdo, William G.; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMcAdo, William G.; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMcClintic, George W.; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMcCormick, Robert R.; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMcCullough, F. Witcher; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMcCullough, F. Witcher; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMeadows, Clarence W.; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMorrow, Dwight W.; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNeely, M.M.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNeely, M.M.; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNeely, M.M.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNeely, M.M.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNeely, M.M.; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNeely, M.M.; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNorris, George W.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nOddie, Tasker L.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nOgden, H.C.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nOgden, H.C.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nOgden, H.G.; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nOsenton, C.W.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nOverman, Les S.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nOwen, Robert L. (Federal Reserve Act); 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPeyser, Theodore A.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRamsey, Robert L.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRamsey, Robert L.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRamsey, Robert L.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRamsey, Robert L.; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRamsey, Robert L.; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRandolph, Jennings; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRandolph, Jennings; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRandolph, Jennings; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRandolph, Jennings; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRobinson, Joe T.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRoosevelt, Franklin D.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRoper, Daniel C.; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRosier, Joseph; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSheppard, Morris; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nShouse, Jouette; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nShrouse, Joett; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSilver, Gray; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSilver, Gray; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSmith, C.E.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSmith, Earl H.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSmith Joe L.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSmith Joe L.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSmith Joe L.; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSmith Joe L.; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSmith Joseph L.; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSmoot, Reed; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSwanson, Claude A.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nSwanson, Claude A.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nThomas, Elbert D.; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nThomas, Elmer; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nTruman, Harry S.; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nVinson, Carl; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWalsh, Thomas L.; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWatson, James E.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWheeler, Burton K.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWickerson, George W.; 1933\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe series Legal Papers includes deeds, miscellaneous court papers, etc. Also includes affidavits regarding the 1926 strike of the Charleston Typographical Union No. 146 against the \u003ctitle\u003eCharleston Gazette\u003c/title\u003e. 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Educated by private tutors, and after 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, U.S. Senator form 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 State from 1893 to 1897, and United States 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 State 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. 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.","Papers of William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939), a lawyer, Democratic politician, publisher of the Charleston Gazette , and U.S. Senator (1911-1917); also includes correspondence of his son William E. Chilton, Jr., editor of the Gazette . The Chiltons were a prominent Charleston family who were long-time owners of the Gazette . There are series of correspondence, legal papers, speeches and writings, and other material. Topics include state and national Democratic politics during the 1930s; family affairs; and the senator's business interests in West Virginia and Kentucky coal lands, including the Kanawha Coal Operators Association.","The majority of the collection consists of correspondence from the 1930s; it's located in series 1. This correspondence can be accessed via a topical or name index.","The General Correspondence series contains mostly letters to and from William Edwin Chilton, Sr. documenting personal matters and business affairs of the family, business of the Charleston Gazette , business of the U.S. Senate, and West Virginia politics, among other topics. Substantive family correspondents include: Chilton, Jr.; Chilton, III; and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery. The majority of the letters date from the 1930s; they are arranged chronologically by year, and alphabetically within. The following indexes facilitate access by topics and personal names, though they are by no means comprehensive.","Topical Index:","American Protective League; 1930 \nAnti-Kump Sentiment; 1933 \nAssociation Against Prohibition Amendment; 1933 \nAssociation Against the Prohibition Amendment; 1931 \nBanking Crisis; 1933 \nChafin-Hatfield Feud; 1930 \nCharleston Art Association; 1930 \nCharleston Open Forum; 1933 \nCoal Industry; 1930 \nCoal Lands, Business Interests; 1930 \nEditorial Work; 1930 \nFDR Court Plan; 1937 \nGazette Stockholders Minutes; 1933 \nGeorge W. Norris Election; 1933 \nGubernatorial Politics; 1933 \nKanawha Coal Operators Association; 1930 \nM.M. Neely's 1930 Campaign; 1930 \nMoney, Inflation--Questions; 1933 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1937 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1938 \nNaval Ordinance Plant--Charleston; 1933 \nNewspaper Work; 1933 \nOpposition to Appointment of Owen D. Roberts; 1930 \nPatronage and Political Struggle; 1933 \nPuerto Rico Child Feeding Committee; 1930 \nProhibition; 1930 \nPublic Ownership League; 1931 \nRailroad--Prince Plan; 1933 \nRoosevelt Boom; 1931 \nState and National Politics; 1931 \nState Patronage; 1933 \nWest Virginia Political Patronage; 1932 \nWest Virginia Politics; 1930 \nWorld Court; 1931","Name Index:","Agar, Herbert; 1933 \nAgar, Herbert; 1936 \nAgar, Herbert; 1937 \nAlderson, George P.; 1933 \nAlderson, J. N.; 1937 \nAshurst, Henry F.; 1930 \nAtkinson, George W.; 1930 \nBaker, Newton D.; 1936 \nBarkley, Alben W.; 1931 \nBerry, George L.; 1937 \nBlease, Cole L.; 1930 \nBorah, William E.; 1938 \nBourne, Jr., Jonathan; 1933 \nBrisbane, Arthur; 1930 \nCarter, George H.; 1933 \nConley, William G.; 1930 \nCornwell, John J.; 1930 \nCornwell, John J.; 1933 \nCornwell, John J.; 1936 \nCornwell, John J.; 1937 \nCummings, Homer; 1937 \nCurran, Henry H. ; 1931 \nDaniels, Joseph; 1933 \nDaniels, Joseph; 1937 \nDayton, Arthur S.; 1930 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1933 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1936 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1937 \nEdmiston, Charles; 1938 \nFahey, John H.; 1933 \nFarley, James A.; 1933 \nFarley, James A.; 1937 \nFarley, James A.; 1938 \nFarley, Jim; 1936 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1930 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1931 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1933 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1936 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1937 \nFletcher, Duncan U.; 1936 \nFletcher, Duncan W.; 1933 \nGarner, John N.; 1931 \nGrayson, Cary T.; 1933 \nGreen, William; 1930 \nHallanan, W.S.; 1930 \nHallanan, Walter S.; 1931 \nHallanan, Walter S.; 1936 \nHalsey, Edwin A.; 1933 \nHalsey, Edwin A.; 1936 \nHalsey, John W.; 1931 \nHatfield, H.D.; 1930 \nHatfield, H. D.; 1933 \nHenderson, Leon; 1936 \nHolt, Homer A.; 1936 \nHolt, Homer A.; 1937 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1933 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1936 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1937 \nHolt, Rush D.; 1938 \nHomer, Lynn S.; 1933 \nHowe, Louis Mac H.; 1931 \nJessup, Phillip C.; 1933 \nJohnson, George W.; 1930 \nJohnson, George W.; 1936 \nJohnson, George W.; 1937 \nJohnson, George W.; 1938 \nJohnson, Louis; 1933 \nJohnson, Louis; 1937 \nJohnson, Louis; 1938 \nKee, John; 1936 \nKee, John; 1938 \nKenna, John N.; 1933 \nKenna, John N.; 1936 \nKump, H.G.; 1932 \nKump, H.G.; 1933 \nKump, H.G.; 1937 \nLewis, David J.; 1936 \nLewis, James H.; 1938 \nLewis, James Hamilton; 1937 \nLong, Huey P.; 1933 \nMacCorkle, William A.; 1930 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1930 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1931 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1937 \nMcAdo, William G.; 1938 \nMcClintic, George W.; 1931 \nMcCormick, Robert R.; 1931 \nMcCullough, F. Witcher; 1936 \nMcCullough, F. Witcher; 1937 \nMeadows, Clarence W.; 1937 \nMorrow, Dwight W.; 1931 \nNeely, M.M.; 1930 \nNeely, M.M.; 1931 \nNeely, M.M.; 1933 \nNeely, M.M.; 1936 \nNeely, M.M.; 1937 \nNeely, M.M.; 1938 \nNorris, George W.; 1936 \nOddie, Tasker L.; 1933 \nOgden, H.C.; 1930 \nOgden, H.C.; 1936 \nOgden, H.G.; 1931 \nOsenton, C.W.; 1930 \nOverman, Les S.; 1930 \nOwen, Robert L. (Federal Reserve Act); 1937 \nPeyser, Theodore A.; 1933 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1930 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1933 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1936 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1937 \nRamsey, Robert L.; 1938 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1930 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1933 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1937 \nRandolph, Jennings; 1938 \nRobinson, Joe T.; 1930 \nRoosevelt, Franklin D.; 1936 \nRoper, Daniel C.; 1937 \nRosier, Joseph; 1933 \nSheppard, Morris; 1930 \nShouse, Jouette; 1931 \nShrouse, Joett; 1933 \nSilver, Gray; 1931 \nSilver, Gray; 1933 \nSmith, C.E.; 1930 \nSmith, Earl H.; 1933 \nSmith Joe L.; 1933 \nSmith Joe L.; 1936 \nSmith Joe L.; 1937 \nSmith Joe L.; 1938 \nSmith Joseph L.; 1931 \nSmoot, Reed; 1930 \nSwanson, Claude A.; 1933 \nSwanson, Claude A.; 1936 \nThomas, Elbert D.; 1936 \nThomas, Elmer; 1933 \nTruman, Harry S.; 1938 \nVinson, Carl; 1936 \nWalsh, Thomas L.; 1930 \nWatson, James E.; 1933 \nWheeler, Burton K.; 1933 \nWickerson, George W.; 1933","The series Legal Papers includes deeds, miscellaneous court papers, etc. Also includes affidavits regarding the 1926 strike of the Charleston Typographical Union No. 146 against the Charleston Gazette . (1918-1931)","Includes drafts of miscellaneous writings on political and historical topics.","The Speeches and Writings series includes miscellaneous writings on political and historical topics. (undated)","The Miscellaneous series includes address book, bank statements, certificate, hotel bills, clippings, two reports, and Woman's Democratic Club committee list. (1917-1936)","Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.","West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. 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Kenna, U.S. Senator form 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 State from 1893 to 1897, and United States 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 State Senate in 1924, he retired from his law practice and concerned himself with the editorship of the \u003ctitle\u003eCharleston Gazette\u003c/title\u003e. He married Mary Louise Tarr in 1892, and had four children: William Edwin Chilton, Jr., J. Eustace Chilton, Eleanor Chilton, and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery. Eleanor achieved recognition as a writer, authoring \u003ctitle\u003eShadows Waiting\u003c/title\u003e and \u003ctitle\u003eFollow the Furies\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Edwin Chilton, Jr. (1893-1950), president of the Daily Gazette Company and managing editor of the \u003ctitle\u003eCharleston Gazette\u003c/title\u003e, 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 \u003ctitle\u003eCharleston Gazette\u003c/title\u003e in 1924. He married Louise Schoonmaker in 1920, and had two children: William Edwin (Ned) Chilton, III, and Mary Carroll Chilton Abbott.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSource: \u003ctitle\u003eWest Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia\u003c/title\u003e, ed. 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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 State from 1893 to 1897, and United States 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 State 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. 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."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) Papers, A\u0026amp;M 1652, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) Papers, A\u0026M 1652, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia."],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","S","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers of William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939), a lawyer, Democratic politician, publisher of the Charleston Gazette , and U.S. Senator (1911-1917); also includes correspondence of his son William E. Chilton, Jr., editor of the Gazette . The Chiltons were a prominent Charleston family who were long-time owners of the Gazette . There are series of correspondence, legal papers, speeches and writings, and other material. Topics include state and national Democratic politics during the 1930s; family affairs; and the senator's business interests in West Virginia and Kentucky coal lands, including the Kanawha Coal Operators Association.","The majority of the collection consists of correspondence from the 1930s; it's located in series 1. This correspondence can be accessed via a topical or name index.","The General Correspondence series contains mostly letters to and from William Edwin Chilton, Sr. documenting personal matters and business affairs of the family, business of the Charleston Gazette , business of the U.S. Senate, and West Virginia politics, among other topics. Substantive family correspondents include: Chilton, Jr.; Chilton, III; and Elizabeth Chilton Lowery. The majority of the letters date from the 1930s; they are arranged chronologically by year, and alphabetically within. The following indexes facilitate access by topics and personal names, though they are by no means comprehensive.","Topical Index:","American Protective League; 1930 \nAnti-Kump Sentiment; 1933 \nAssociation Against Prohibition Amendment; 1933 \nAssociation Against the Prohibition Amendment; 1931 \nBanking Crisis; 1933 \nChafin-Hatfield Feud; 1930 \nCharleston Art Association; 1930 \nCharleston Open Forum; 1933 \nCoal Industry; 1930 \nCoal Lands, Business Interests; 1930 \nEditorial Work; 1930 \nFDR Court Plan; 1937 \nGazette Stockholders Minutes; 1933 \nGeorge W. Norris Election; 1933 \nGubernatorial Politics; 1933 \nKanawha Coal Operators Association; 1930 \nM.M. Neely's 1930 Campaign; 1930 \nMoney, Inflation--Questions; 1933 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1937 \nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1938 \nNaval Ordinance Plant--Charleston; 1933 \nNewspaper Work; 1933 \nOpposition to Appointment of Owen D. Roberts; 1930 \nPatronage and Political Struggle; 1933 \nPuerto Rico Child Feeding Committee; 1930 \nProhibition; 1930 \nPublic Ownership League; 1931 \nRailroad--Prince Plan; 1933 \nRoosevelt Boom; 1931 \nState and National Politics; 1931 \nState Patronage; 1933 \nWest Virginia Political Patronage; 1932 \nWest Virginia Politics; 1930 \nWorld Court; 1931","Name Index:","Agar, Herbert; 1933 \nAgar, Herbert; 1936 \nAgar, Herbert; 1937 \nAlderson, George P.; 1933 \nAlderson, J. N.; 1937 \nAshurst, Henry F.; 1930 \nAtkinson, George W.; 1930 \nBaker, Newton D.; 1936 \nBarkley, Alben W.; 1931 \nBerry, George L.; 1937 \nBlease, Cole L.; 1930 \nBorah, William E.; 1938 \nBourne, Jr., Jonathan; 1933 \nBrisbane, Arthur; 1930 \nCarter, George H.; 1933 \nConley, William G.; 1930 \nCornwell, John J.; 1930 \nCornwell, John J.; 1933 \nCornwell, John J.; 1936 \nCornwell, John J.; 1937 \nCummings, Homer; 1937 \nCurran, Henry H. ; 1931 \nDaniels, Joseph; 1933 \nDaniels, Joseph; 1937 \nDayton, Arthur S.; 1930 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1933 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1936 \nEdmiston, Andrew; 1937 \nEdmiston, Charles; 1938 \nFahey, John H.; 1933 \nFarley, James A.; 1933 \nFarley, James A.; 1937 \nFarley, James A.; 1938 \nFarley, Jim; 1936 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1930 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1931 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1933 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1936 \nFitzpatrick, Herbert; 1937 \nFletcher, Duncan U.; 1936 \nFletcher, Duncan W.; 1933 \nGarner, John N.; 1931 \nGrayson, Cary T.; 1933 \nGreen, William; 1930 \nHallanan, W.S.; 1930 \nHallanan, Walter S.; 1931 \nHallanan, Walter S.; 1936 \nHalsey, Edwin A.; 1933 \nHalsey, Edwin A.; 1936 \nHalsey, John W.; 1931 \nHatfield, H.D.; 1930 \nHatfield, H. 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Witcher; 1937 \nMeadows, Clarence W.; 1937 \nMorrow, Dwight W.; 1931 \nNeely, M.M.; 1930 \nNeely, M.M.; 1931 \nNeely, M.M.; 1933 \nNeely, M.M.; 1936 \nNeely, M.M.; 1937 \nNeely, M.M.; 1938 \nNorris, George W.; 1936 \nOddie, Tasker L.; 1933 \nOgden, H.C.; 1930 \nOgden, H.C.; 1936 \nOgden, H.G.; 1931 \nOsenton, C.W.; 1930 \nOverman, Les S.; 1930 \nOwen, Robert L. 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Norris Election; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nGubernatorial Politics; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nKanawha Coal Operators Association; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nM.M. Neely's 1930 Campaign; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nMoney, Inflation--Questions; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNaval Ordinance Plant; 1938\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNaval Ordinance Plant--Charleston; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nNewspaper Work; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nOpposition to Appointment of Owen D. Roberts; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPatronage and Political Struggle; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPuerto Rico Child Feeding Committee; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nProhibition; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nPublic Ownership League; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRailroad--Prince Plan; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nRoosevelt Boom; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nState and National Politics; 1931\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nState Patronage; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWest Virginia Political Patronage; 1932\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWest Virginia Politics; 1930\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nWorld Court; 1931\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eName Index:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAgar, Herbert; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAgar, Herbert; 1936\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAgar, Herbert; 1937\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAlderson, George P.; 1933\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nAlderson, J. 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