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West Virginia and Regional History Center

West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Primary Collecting Areas:
West Virginia and Appalachia History and Culture
Description:
The West Virginia & Regional History Center preserves and provides access to the records that document the history and culture of the state and the central Appalachian region. The Center is part of West Virginia University Libraries.
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Start Over Repository West Virginia and Regional History Center Collection Henry Gassaway Davis (1823-1916) Papers, 1799/1919 Level Series

Series 10. West Virginia Semi-Centennial Commission (box 190), 1911/1913 Box 190

This series includes correspondence related to the "Golden Jubilee," the 1913 West Virginia Semi-Centennial, a celebration of the 50th anniversary of West Virginia's statehood. The correspondence regards the purchasing of American flags for each of West Virginia's fifty-five counties, the composition of a state poem and state song, and the appointment of West Virginia University Professor James Morton Callahan to author a semi-centennial history of West Virginia.

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Series 12. Davis Memorial Hospital and Church (boxes 192-193), 1898/1916 Box 192, Box 193

The Hospital and Church were both built in memory of H.G. Davis's wife Katherine Bantz Davis. The Hospital papers include financial reports, miscellaneous letters, and various pamphlets from other hospitals. The Church papers include correspondence from architects Harding and Upman, and various catalogs and documents relating to the church organ, seating, light fixtures, roofing, and ironwork.

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Series 13. H.G. Davis and Brother (boxes 194-197), 1867/1905 Box 194, Box 195, Box 196, Box 197

These papers are related to the business concerns of H.G. Davis and his brother Thomas B. Davis. Materials include correspondence related to the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway, deeds for their various railroads, railroad survey proposals and cost estimates, and real estate tax records. There are also employee rosters and payrolls for the Deer Park sawmill.

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Series 15. H.G. Davis Letter Books (boxes 203-231), 1865/1916 Box 203, Box 204, Box 205, Box 206, Box 207, Box 208, Box 209, Box 210, Box 211, Box 212, Box 213, Box 214, Box 215, Box 216, Box 217, Box 218, Box 219, Box 220, Box 221, Box 222, Box 223, Box 224, Box 225, Box 226, Box 227, Box 228, Box 229, Box 230, Box 231

This series contains letter books of outgoing correspondence.

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Series 16. West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway Letter Books (boxes 232-240), 1880/1903 Box 232, Box 233, Box 234, Box 235, Box 236, Box 237, Box 238, Box 239, Box 240

These letters include correspondence from E.W.S. Moore (treasurer/secretary) and C.M. Headley (assistant to the president) regarding the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway Company. There is also outgoing correspondence from the President's Office regarding the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway Company.

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Series 17. Minute, Letter, and Other Books (boxes 241-247), 1881/1914 Box 241, Box 242, Box 243, Box 244, Box 245, Box 246, Box 247

These materials include H.G. Davis check stubs, 1896 Intercontinental Railway Commission Report, Hamilton Coal Company Stock Certificate Book, Hamilton Coal Company Minute Book, Piedmont and Cumberland Railway Company letter books, Gassaway Development Company correspondence, and Gassaway Church correspondence. There are also C.M. Headley (assistant to the president) outgoing letters regarding Hamilton Coal Company, the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway Company, the Coal and Iron Railroad, and the Coal and Coke Railway.

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Series 18. Oversized Ledgers (unboxed), 1884/1913 Box Unboxed, Object 4-17

Oversized volumes include the Central Railway of Virginia (unrelated to the Virginia Central Railroad) Board of Directors ledger and route survey reports; Central Railroad of West Virginia (unrelated to the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway) ledger and stockholders' minutes; newspaper clippings scrapbook (1884-1894); H.G. Davis's personal name and address books; C.M. Headley's (assistant to the president) outgoing correspondence (1893-1894); and West Virginia Semi-Centennial Commission letter book (1911-1913).

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Series 1a. Business Papers (boxes 1-29), 1882/1909 Box 1, Box 2, Box 3a, Box 3b, Box 4, Box 5, Box 6a, Box 6b, Box 7, Box 8, Box 9, Box 10a, Box 10b, Box 11a, Box 11b, Box 12, Box 13a, Box 13b, Box 14, Box 15, Box 16, Box 17, Box 18, Box 19, Box 20, Box 21, Box 22, Box 23, Box 24, Box 25, Box 26, Box 28, Box 29

This series includes H.G. Davis's incoming business correspondence. It consists of daily communications from his managers related to the day-to-day operations of the Buxton and Landstreet Store (the company store), Coal and Coke Railroad, Davis Coal and Coke Company, Davis Colliery Company, the West Virginia Central and Pittsburg Railway, and his other business concerns. There is also incoming correspondence from the Cumberland Valley, Pennsylvania, and Baltimore and Ohio railroads, and numerous manufacturers and vendors. In addition to the business correspondence, some of Davis's personal and family correspondence is filed in this series as well, including materials regarding charity, financial solicitations, and other topics.

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