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Williamsburg Historic Records Association (Williamsburg, Va.)

 Organization

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Cynthia Barlowe and Raymond Kimbrough Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1993.29
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1909-1966, relating to institutions in Williamsburg, Virginia including William and Mary, Matthew Whaley School and Bruton Parish Church collected by Cynthia Barlowe and Raymond Kimbrough.

Dates: 1909-1966

Carlton Casey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1999.48
Scope and Contents

The inventory is a guide to Mss. Acc. 1999.48 which is the postcard collection documenting pre-restoration Williamsburg, restored Williamsburg, Jamestown, the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia, and cities, towns, and holidays in Virginia. Also includes clippings, articles, photographs, programs, and souvenir publications.

Additions to the collection are described individually.

Dates: 1894-1999

Fay Parr Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2008.50
Scope and Contents

The collection contains papers documenting the lives of the Fay Parr family. The collection also includes Williamsburg ephemera and memorabilia. Other materials contained in the collection includes family photograph albums, press photographs of Williamsburg residents as well as buildings, newspaper clippings of events in Williamsburg, Virginia as well as publications from Williamsburg and other places.

Dates: 1920-2002

Green Spring Garden Club, Inc., records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00398
Scope and Contents

Annual scrapbooks, garden and home tour brochures and schedules, membership lists, slides and business records documenting the Green Spring Garden Club, Inc., located in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Dates: 1956-2022

Guy Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1985.42
Scope and Contents Papers of the William George and Gladys Bennett Guy family of Williamsburg, Virginia with additions from Joan Eastman Bennett.  Includes correspondence, invitations, minutes, clippings, oral histories, notebooks, reports, photographs, written memories, essays and printed materials. Papers include items about water and gas, Williamsburg Landing, American Red Cross, Williamsburg United Service Organization, Williamsburg Female Academy, College of William and Mary and zoning regulations. ...
Dates: 1900-1988

A. Edwin Kendrew Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01234
Scope and Contents

Pamphlets and brochures from Colonial Williamsburg, plus various invitations and programs for Williamsburg area events.

Dates: 1930s-1950s

Janet C. Kimbrough Williamsburg Area History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 1985.50, 1991.36 and 1993.06
Scope and Contents

Collection of material about Williamsburg, Virginia area history including Colonial Williamsburg Foundaton, Williamsburg Public Library, "Model" school of Williamsburg, Yorktown Bicentennial, Bundles for Britain and more.  Includes photographs of family and friends, many set in Williamsburg, and photograph of dedication of the Confederate Monument on the Palace Green.

Dates: 1873-1994

Matthew Whaley School Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 0/2 Mss. 1.11
Scope and Contents

This is an artificial collection of material from and about Matthew Whaley School in Williamsburg, Virginia including material from the annual fifty year reunions. The school newspaper, The Powder Horn, 1930-1937 and 1946-1948, is available in Rare Books call number AN47 .W54 P68.

Dates: 1850-2012 and undated; Majority of material found in 1880-1960

Julia W. Oxrieder Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1990.46
Scope and Contents

The personal papers of Julia W. Oxrieder include materials related to Williamsburg, Virginia, documents of interest she collected related to her many interests, and personal material about her life and work in Williamsburg. Many items are copies of biographies, newspaper articles, and ephemera documenting local history including folklore, education, Williamsburg people and organizations, African Americans, and other topics.

Dates: 1877-1998

Thelma Pedersen Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 1990.42
Scope and Contents

Publications and newspaper clippings concerning the Williamsburg area, including College of William and Mary material. Programs, pamphlets, fans and newspapers.

Dates: 1899-1988

Will Molineux collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00042
Scope and Contents

Williamsburg, Virginia items given by Will Molineux, mostly via the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Some items are personal papers (newspaper articles, etc.) of Will Molineux. The photograph collection covers the entire Williamsburg area, including James City County and York County. Subjects include people, places, buildings, events, Colonial Williamsburg as well as the College of William & Mary.

Dates: 1952-2011

Elizabeth White Willard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01012
Scope and Contents

2007-08 Correspondence with Mrs. Elizabeth (Emerson) Willard enclosing 1947 program for the Common Glory, enlarged photocopy of a card from the "English Antiques" located in the Blair's Brick House (present day Red Lion) and owned by Margaret G. and Col. Frances Wray of Charlottesville (1951) and photocopy of photographs of Grace Coles, a maid of the White Family and good friend of Elizabeth Willard and the sign of the "Blair's Brick House, English Antiques."

Dates: 1951-2008

Williamsburg Reunion Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 1.01
Scope and Contents

The collection includes programs, booklets, and various material from the Williamsburg Reunion. The Williamsburg Reunion is a series of activities designed to celebrate the common heritage and shared memories of everyone who lived in the Williamsburg area 40 or more years ago.

Dates: 1968-2010

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  • Subject: Programs X
  • Subject: Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century X

Additional filters:

Subject
Photographs 10
Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs 7
Newspapers 6
Pamphlets 6
Correspondence 5
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Matthew Whaley School (Williamsburg, Va.) 5
Scrapbooks 5
Clippings (information artifacts) 4
Invitations 4
Printed ephemera 4
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History 3
Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--20th century 3
Postcards 3
Reports 3
Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs 3
Broadsides 2
Business records 2
Clubs--Virginia--Williamsburg 2
College of William and Mary--History--20th century 2
Confederate Memorial (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
James City County (Va.)--History--20th century 2
Jamestown (Va.)--History--20th century 2
Jamestown Festival (1957) 2
Minutes 2
Obituaries 2
Oral histories 2
Photocopies 2
Schools--Virginia--Williamsburg 2
Williamsburg (Va.)--City Council 2
Williamsburg (Va.)--Library 2
York County (Va.)--History--20th century 2
Action plans 1
African Americans--Virginia--Williamsburg 1
American Red Cross--History--World War II period 1
Bibles 1
Booklets 1
Books 1
Buttons (information artifacts) 1
Calendars 1
Christmas cards 1
Church bulletins 1
Church records and registers--Virginia--Norfolk 1
College of William and Mary--Commencement 1
College of William and Mary--Presidents 1
Eastern State Hospital (Va.)--History 1
Education--Virginia--History--20th century 1
Essays 1
Financial records 1
Garden Clubs--Virginia--Williamsburg 1
Gardening--History--20th century 1
Gardening--Societies, etc.--Virginia 1
Gardening--Virginia 1
Genealogy 1
Handbooks 1
James City County (Va.)--Tercentenary 1
Jamestown 350th Anniversary 1
Legal documents 1
Mailing lists 1
Maps 1
Membership lists 1
Norge (Va.)--History 1
Notebooks 1
Ordinance 1
Photostats 1
Plays (document genre) 1
Postcards--Virginia 1
Publications 1
Receipts (financial records) 1
Reporters and reporting. 1
Schools--Virginia 1
Slides (photographs) 1
Speeches, addresses, etc. 1
Virginia--Genealogy 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--Biography 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--Buildings, structures, etc 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--City Planning Commission 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--Colonial Period--History 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--History 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--World War, 1939-1945 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--Utilities 1
Women--Education--Virginia 1
Women--Education--Virginia--History 1
Women--History--Virginia 1
Women--Societies and clubs 1
Women--Suffrage--Virginia 1
Women--Virginia--Social life and customs 1
World War, 1914-1918 1
World War, 1939-1945 1
World War, 1939-1945--United States 1
World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States 1
Wren Building (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Yorktown (Va.)--History--Siege, 1781--Centennial celebrations, etc 1
Zoning ordinances 1
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