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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

 Organization

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Geddy-Harris Archive Records

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 2013.112
Scope and Contents

This collection contains deeds, abstracts of title, wills, and other legal documents from the law firm of Geddy, Harris, Franck & Hickman in Williamsburg, Virginia. The bulk of the material consists of abstracts of title to real property located in Williamsburg, Virginia, and nearby counties, including the Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg, from the 1920s to the 1950s, as well as deeds to properties in Williamsburg and nearby counties from the 1880s to the 1950s.

Dates: 1773-1959; Majority of material found in 1890-1940
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Peacock Hill Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2013.116
Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, newsclippings, research notes, and other material related to the attempt to classify the Peacock Hill neighborhood of Williamsburg, Virginia a historic landmark. Also included are maps of the neighborhood as well as a copy of the signed petition for Colonial Williamsburg to build townhomes that compliment, not replace, the homes in the Peacock Hill neighborhood. Most of the material is from 1982.

Dates: 1976-1982
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Howard Scammon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 1992.38 and additions
Scope and Contents This collection consists of correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, playbooks and other material collected by William and Mary Theatre professor Howard Scammon. The bulk of the material is correspondence between Scammon and his former students, but the papers also include documentation related to the William and Mary Theatre, The Common Glory, the Jamestown Festival of 1957, other Williamsburg theatre groups and famous William and Mary alumni such as Glenn Close and Linda Lavin. ...
Dates: 1917-1994; Majority of material found in 1940-1970
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

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  • Subject: Williamsburg (Va.)--History X
  • Subject: Williamsburg (Va.)--History X
  • Subject: Letters (correspondence) X

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Subject
Clippings (information artifacts) 2
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century 2
Birthday cards 1
Buildings and Grounds--Lake Matoaka Ampitheatre 1
Christmas cards 1
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College of William and Mary--Faculty and Staff 1
College theater--United States 1
Correspondence 1
Deeds 1
Greeting cards 1
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Virginia--Williamsburg 1
James City County (Va.)--History--19th century 1
James City County (Va.)--History--20th century 1
Jamestown 350th Anniversary 1
Jamestown Festival (1957) 1
King William County (Va.)--History 1
Legal documents 1
Maps 1
Negatives 1
New Kent County (Va.)--History 1
Norfolk County (Va.)--History 1
Notebooks 1
Photographs 1
Plays (document genre) 1
Research notes 1
Scrapbooks 1
Scripts (documents) 1
Slides (photographs) 1
Student Plays 1
Theater 1
Visitors to Campus--Queen Elizabeth II (1957) 1
Warwick County (Va.)--History 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Drama 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--Restoration 1
Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs 1
York County (Va.)--History 1
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