1.75 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 ft. 8 3/4 in. (4 document cases, 5 in. each); (4 folders, 3/4 in. total)
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/
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Julia McDonald Davis (1900-1993) Papers, A&M 1856, West Virginia and
Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Correspondence, manuscripts, class notes and other papers of Julia McDonald Davis (1900-1993), an author and daughter of lawyer
and statesman John W. Davis. Includes correspondence of Julia Davis; manuscripts of her work; her notes; correspondence of
John W. Davis; and additional newspaper clippings, postcards, photographs, ephemera, and other material. Subjects of Julia
Davis's correspondence and notes include a biographical sketch of E.H. McDonald, Miss Davis's grandfather; business letters;
reminiscences of the Civil War; and memoirs of Colonel A.W. McDonald. Subjects of John W. Davis's correspondence include family
matters, political and business matters, and information about his trips. Correspondents include John W. Davis, William L.
Wilson, and Julia McDonald (probably Julia Davis's mother).
This series includes letters from Julia McDonald (1866-1888) containing family news; a biographical sketch of the family of
Julia Davis, especially that of her grandfather, E. H. McDonald; a letter from Kenneth McDonald to Julia Davis containing
reminiscences and stories of the Civil War; royalty statements for some of Davis's stories (1931-1940); and business letters
(1931-1936).
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Correspondence
1866–1932
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
E.P. Dutton and Company, Incorporated -- Royalty Statements of Julia Davis
1931–1940
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
E.P. Dutton and Company, Incorporated -- Julia Davis Letters
This series includes various typed drafts of works by Julia McDonald Davis, including A Valley and a Song: The Story of the Shenandoah River , The Shenandoah River , and assorted articles.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
"The Young Object to Being Called Serious-Minded" by Julia Davis
1928
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
The Anvil: The Trial of John Brown by Julia Davis (play) [editions from productions in New York and Charleston]
1961
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6a
Manuscript of A Valley and A Song: The Story of the Shenandoah by Julia Davis [1 of 2]
1963
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6b
Manuscript of A Valley and A Song: The Story of the Shenandoah by Julia Davis [2 of 2]
1963
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
Fourteen Chapter Work (Chapter 1: "England is Still There")
This series includes class notes of Ms. Davis; memoirs of Colonel A. W. McDonald; notes on the trial of John Brown in 1859;
a notebook of poems collected by Emma Davis; and a memorial of Angus MacDonald by the West Virginia Bar Association.
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3
College class notes
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4
"Memoir of Colonel A.W. McDonald"
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5
Notes on the trial of John Brown
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6
Notes from diaries detailing the Lewis and Clark Expedition (also includes a miniature psalm book)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7
Emma Davis elocution book and typescript memorial of Angus MacDonald by the West Virginia Bar Association
This series includes a letter from William L. Wilson to John A. Preston, trying to persuade "Davis" to accept law professorship
at Washington and Lee University (1899) and a newspaper clipping of John W. Davis's reminiscences at age 81 (1954). Subjects
of the 1920s letters include John W. Davis's trip to London to attend an American Bar Association meeting, his legal work
in Washington D. C., oil investigations in Washington ruining McAdoo's chances for the Presidential nomination, the political
"mess" at Washington, comments on the coming Democratic Convention (all 1924); information on trips to Canada, England, and
France made by John W. Davis (1925); and family matters (1924-1925).
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1
John W. Davis correspondence
1899, 1953-1954
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2
John W. Davis correspondence (mostly to Julia Davis)
This series includes newspaper and magazine clippings regarding the Davis family, including: a biographical sketch of the
life of John J. Davis; Harrison County Bar Association memorial to J. J. Davis; Will Rogers column regarding West Virginia;
death of Dr. J. J. Richardson (personal physician to Taft, Teddy Roosevelt, J. W. Davis); text of J. W. Davis's attack on
the New Deal; copy of a speech made by John J. Davis in 1898 election; pictures; articles on Emma K. Davis's activities as
a reporter and as a member of the criminal court committee inspecting the Harrison County Jail; and frontier nursing service
activities. Also includes photographs of the family; scrapbooks of postcards, newspaper clippings, ephemera, and other material;
and copies of Julia Davis's book reviews and advertisements.
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3
John J. Davis newspaper clippings (includes biographical sketch of the life of John J. Davis, Harrison County Bar Association
memorial to J.J. Davis)
ca. 1910-1920
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4
John W. Davis newspaper and magazine clippings (includes Will Rogers column regarding West Virginia; death of Dr. J.J. Richardson
[personal physician to Taft, Teddy Roosevelt, J.W. Davis]; text of J.W. Davis's attack on the New Deal; copy of a speech made
by John J. Davis in 1898 election)
ca. 1913-1958
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5
Newspaper clippings on Emma K. and Julia Davis (includes articles on Emma K. Davis's activities as a reporter and as a member
of the criminal court committee inspecting the Harrison County Jail; frontier nursing service activities)
ca. 1934, undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6
Photographs of J.W. Davis and family, calling cards (includes prints and a cabinet card)
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7
Photographs, drawings, and miscellaneous
ca. 1884, undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8
Miscellaneous drawings, notes, and pamphlets
1952, undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Scrapbook postcard collection (images include landmarks of West Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C., and many other locations)
ca. 1900-1912
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1
Annual Report of the West Virginia Bar Association, Including Proceedings of the Seventieth Meeting Being the Sixty-Eighth
Annual Meeting (includes tribute speech on J.W. Davis)
1954
Mixed Materials Box: 4
"School Days" scrapbook of Julia McDonald Davis (includes manuscript writing, correspondence, photographs, clippings, ephemera)
ca. 1904-1915
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2
Newspaper clippings scrapbook
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3
John W. Davis New York University honorary law degree (includes photographs)
1951
Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4
Scrapbook postcard collection
ca. 1900-1912
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1
Photostat copies of Julia Davis's book reviews and advertisements
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2
Portrait photographs of John W. Davis
1955, undated
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3
Portrait photograph of John J. Davis
undated
Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4
Copies of photographs transferred to Photographs Collection