John W. Daniel Papers, 1888-1910
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- John W. Daniel
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Papers, 1888-1910, of John Warwick Daniel (1842-1910) of Lynchburg, Virginia, and United States Senator, consisting of correspondence to Daniel concerning the State Normal School; the gold standard and Daniel's pro-silver stance; Daniel as a possible presidential candidate in 1896, including a clipping and a poem; the 1904 Democratic National Convention; copyright legislation; anti-tariff laws and labor; Daniel's health; and Daniel's election as vice president of the Virginia League for International Arbitration. Papers also include a pass, 1900, for the Seaboard Air Line Railway; circular letter, 7 June 1909, from Daniel to his constituents reviewing the congressional session; resolutions, n.d., of the John Daniel Democratic Club of Botetourt County, Virginia, supporting Daniel and opposing William Mahone (1826-1895); and a note from C.A.B. containing a clipping on the 1892 Democratic National Convention.
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