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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) Papers, 1784/1958

35.7 Linear Feet Summary: 35 ft. 7 1/2 in. (84 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 5 in.)
Papers of Judge Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) of Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, and papers of his grandson Wilson Lee Camden (1870-1958). Gideon D. Camden was a lawyer, Democratic politician, member of the Virginia Convention of 1850-1851, circuit judge, and state senator (1872-1876). His papers include correspondence, legal and business papers, surveys and plats, and printed material. Subjects include Virginia, West Virginia, and national politics; the railroad, oil, timber, and coal industries; and Camden's law practice. Wilson Lee Camden papers include correspondence, legal papers, surveys and plats, printed material, business manuscripts, photographs, map, and ledgers. Subjects include the settlement of his grandfather's estate, and extensive coal, timber, land, railroad, and oil interests in West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. See Scope and Content Note for more information.
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Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) Papers, 1784/1958 35.7 Linear Feet Summary: 35 ft. 7 1/2 in. (84 document cases, 5 in. each); (2 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 5 in.)

Camden, Gideon Draper, 1805-1891
Papers of Judge Gideon D. Camden (1805-1891) of Clarksburg, Harrison County, West Virginia, and papers of his grandson Wilson Lee Camden (1870-1958). Gideon D. Camden was a lawyer, Democratic politician, member of the Virginia Convention of 1850-1851, circuit judge, and state senator (1872-1876). His papers include correspondence, legal and business papers, surveys and plats, and printed material. Subjects include Virginia, West Virginia, and national politics; the railroad, oil, timber, and coal industries; and Camden's law practice. Wilson Lee Camden papers include correspondence, legal papers, surveys and plats, printed material, business manuscripts, photographs, map, and ledgers. Subjects include the settlement of his grandfather's estate, and extensive coal, timber, land, railroad, and oil interests in West Virginia and Western Pennsylvania. See Scope and Content Note for more information.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Thomas Beall Davis, Businessman and Politician, Papers, 1896/1913

0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 folder)
Correspondence of businessman and politician Thomas Beall Davis (1828-1911), brother of Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916). Most of the letters and telegrams concern the lobbying efforts of individuals and organizations to influence Davis when he filled an unexpired term in the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress (June 6, 1905-March 3, 1907). There are many requests for appointments, discharges, and pensions. Also lobbying requests for interstate commerce requiring subsidies or regulations for matters of harbors, railways, and temperance. Mentioned are the West Virginia Anti-Saloon League; the West Virginia Board of Agriculture in support of the Grange; and a union of harbor pilots, the American Pilot Association. There is also a letter from I. C. White of the West Virginia Geological Survey protesting a proposed appropriations cut for the United States Geological Survey which would have limited its scope to only mapping public lands in the West. Also included is a biographical sketch of H. G. Davis up to 1909 which lists his charitable and philanthropic works. Also there is a blueprint map of Barbour County Century Coal Field showing watershed and railways, ca. 1900.
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Thomas Beall Davis, Businessman and Politician, Papers, 1896/1913 0.1 Linear Feet Summary: 1 in. (1 folder)

Davis, Thomas Beall (1896-1913)
Correspondence of businessman and politician Thomas Beall Davis (1828-1911), brother of Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916). Most of the letters and telegrams concern the lobbying efforts of individuals and organizations to influence Davis when he filled an unexpired term in the House of Representatives of the U.S. Congress (June 6, 1905-March 3, 1907). There are many requests for appointments, discharges, and pensions. Also lobbying requests for interstate commerce requiring subsidies or regulations for matters of harbors, railways, and temperance. Mentioned are the West Virginia Anti-Saloon League; the West Virginia Board of Agriculture in support of the Grange; and a union of harbor pilots, the American Pilot Association. There is also a letter from I. C. White of the West Virginia Geological Survey protesting a proposed appropriations cut for the United States Geological Survey which would have limited its scope to only mapping public lands in the West. Also included is a biographical sketch of H. G. Davis up to 1909 which lists his charitable and philanthropic works. Also there is a blueprint map of Barbour County Century Coal Field showing watershed and railways, ca. 1900.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) Papers, 1917/1939

6.7 Linear Feet 6 ft. 8 in. (16 document cases, 5 in. each)

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.

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William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) Papers, 1917/1939 6.7 Linear Feet 6 ft. 8 in. (16 document cases, 5 in. each)

Chilton, William E. (William Edwin), 1858-1939

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.

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