William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) Papers

The "View now" link directs to the finding aid only. Please email wvrhcref@westvirginia.libanswers.com or call 304-293-3536 for more information about accessing collection A&M 1652 William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939) Papers, 1917, 1928-1939. Papers of William Edwin Chilton (1858-1939), a lawyer, Democratic politician, publisher of the <title>Charleston Gazette</title>, and U.S. Senator (1911-1917); also includes correspondence of his son William E. Chilton, Jr., editor of the <title>Gazette</title>. The Chiltons were a prominent Charleston family who were long-time owners of the <title>Gazette</title>. 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. The majority of the collection consists of correspondence from the 1930s; it's located in series 1. This correspondence can be accessed via a topical or name index.