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Julia McDonald Davis (1900-1993) Papers, 1866-1963 A&M 1856

Julia McDonald Davis (1900-1993) Papers, 1866-1963 A&M 1856


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Morgantown, WV 26506-6069
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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 1856
Title
Julia McDonald Davis (1900-1993) Papers 1866-1963
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/201960
Quantity
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/
Language
English

Administrative Information

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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.

Scope and Contents

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).

Separated Material

Some photographs have been transferred to Photographs Collection (see series 5, box 5, folder 14 for photocopies).

Transferred to Map Cabinet 2, A-Z:

1884 Broadside Democratic Party Platform and Campaign poster (with a map of U.S. showing lands given away to railroad companies).

Two oversize photographs of John W. Davis.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Authors -- Letters and papers
  • Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955
  • Davis, Julia, 1900-1993
  • Genealogy
  • McDonald, A. W. (Angus William), 1799-1864
  • McDonald, E.H.
  • McDonald, Julia.
  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Wilson, William Lyne, 1843-1900
  • Women's history -- 1850-1899
  • Women's history -- 1900-1929
  • Women's history -- 1929-1950
  • Women's history -- 1951-present

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Davis, John W. (John William), 1873-1955
  • Davis, Julia, 1900-1993
  • McDonald, A. W. (Angus William), 1799-1864
  • McDonald, E.H.
  • McDonald, Julia.
  • Wilson, William Lyne, 1843-1900
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
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Container List

Series 1. Correspondence (box 1)
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1-3 1866–1940
Scope and Contents

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
    1931–1936
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Series 2. Typed Manuscripts of Julia Davis's Works (boxes 1-2)
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4-7 Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1a-2 1928-1963, undated
Scope and Contents

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")
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
    "They'll Send Me Back" by Julia Davis
    undated
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1a
    The Shenandoah River by Julia Davis [1 of 3]
    1945
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1b
    The Shenandoah River by Julia Davis [2 of 3]
    1945
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2
    The Shenandoah River by Julia Davis [3 of 3]
    1945
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Series 3. Collected Notes of Julia Davis (box 2)
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3-7 undated
Scope and Contents

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
    undated
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Series 4. John W. Davis Correspondence (box 3)
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1-2 1899, 1923-1925, 1953-1954
Scope and Contents

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)
    ca. 1923-1925
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Series 5. Miscellaneous (boxes 3-5)
Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3-8 Mixed Materials Box: 4 Mixed Materials Box: 5 ca. 1884, 1900-1958, undated
Scope and Contents

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
    undated
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