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Lelia Burnett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00179
Scope and Contents

Letters, journals, and other material relating to Lelia W. Burnett, who was at Miller School in Charlottesville, Virginia. Letters primarily date from the 1880s and 1890s while the journals are from G.H. Farrar and date from the 1920s and 1930s. Also included are woven strands of hair from unknown persons.

Dates: circa 1880s-1930s
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

John Letcher Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01066
Scope and Contents Papers; 1860-1875; of John Letcher, governor of Virginia, 1860-1864. Includes appointment, 1860, of justices of the peace for Augusta County, Virginia signed by Letcher; and letters, November 3, 1864-September 3, 1865, of Letcher, Lexington Virginia to Joseph A. Hierholzer, Richmond, Virginia. Three of the letters are negative photocopies.Three Democratic tickets for the Virginia gubernatorial election held on Thursday, May 26, 1959. The tickets list John Letcher for Governor,...
Dates: 1860-1875
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Letter from an Enslaved Individual in Richmond, Virginia, undated

 File — Box 3, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents An undated, unsigned fragment of a letter from an enslaved individual, presumably male, living in Richmond, Virginia. As a child, the writer lived in Williamsburg, Virginia, owned by the Slater family. He refers to living in Williamsburg and being friends with Ludwell, who he used to carry around town on his back. He shares other memories of growing up in Williamsburg, including a fight he had with Amner Walker.Other references in the letter suggest that he was...
Dates: undated
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Corie Lynn Dorset Rivers Collection of Ludwell-Lee-Slater Family Papers / Series 3: Slater Family Papers

Letter to Mrs. T. H. Bliss

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00079
Scope and Contents

This letter was written from Norfolk, Virginia on March 16, 1899. The stationary uses a New Atlantic Hotel letterhead. The letter was written to Mrs. T. H. Bliss, wife of Tasker H. Bliss, in Rosemont, Pennsylvania. It was written by her brother. It discusses her brother's time in Norfolk waiting to return to Pennsylvania, and lists visits he made.

Dates: 1899 March 16
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Leven Powell papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 P87
Scope and Contents This collection is largely comprised of the correspondence of Leven Powell, who served in American Revolutionary War as well as the Virginia House of Delegates, and the U. S. House of Representatives.The letters reflect military and civilian events in Virginia during the Revolutionary war, United States and Virginia politics, and foreign relations in the early national period. The collection also includes financial records concerning the Revolutionary War and Loudoun County,...
Dates: 1774-1806
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Cotesworth P. Lewis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1997.26
Scope and Contents Papers of the Reverend Cotesworth P. Lewis of Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Va. More than one-half of the collection consists of letters written to Lewis relating to a sermon he gave 12 November 1967 with President Lyndon B. Johnson in the congregation. Lewis questioned United States policy in Vietnam. Most of the letters in the collection are favorable to Lewis' sermon. The rest of the collection consists of other sermons, 1938, 1947-1995 (1200 sermons), eulogies given by Lewis;...
Dates: 1938-1995
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Dangerfield Lewis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 L58
Scope and Contents Letters, accounts, and legal papers of Dangerfield Lewis of "Marmion" and "Chatterton," King George County, Northern Neck, Virginia. His correspondence concerns plantation management. The collection includes account books, 1821-1829 as well as agreements with overseers, bonds for the hiring of slaves and papers concerning runaway slaves. Also includes accounts, 1816-1846, of his father George Lewis, son of Col. Fielding Lewis and Betty Washington (sister of George Washington). There is a...
Dates: 1799-1854
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Fielding Lewis Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ns4
Scope and Contents

Book, circaa. 1826, of Fielding Lewis [probably kept in Virginia] concerning surveying notes.

Dates: circa 1826
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

J.F. Lewis Scrapbook and Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Scp3
Scope and Contents

Ledger of J. F. Lewis, a merchant in Rockingham County, Virginia., 1844-1851.  Also used as a scrapbook for newspaper clippings concerning the presidential campaign of James Buchanan, 1855.

Dates: 1844-1855
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

John W. Lewis and Lewis P. Olds Papers, 1808-1902

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2010.022
Scope and Contents Collection consists of the papers of three Southerners, dating predominantly from the 19th century. John W. Lewis lived in Virginia, Mississippi, and North Carolina and the portion of the collection from this Methodist minister and farmer includes references to religion including sermons, farming, and slavery. Lewis P. Olds was a North Carolina lawyer and politician and the collection includes evidence of his career as well as poetry and short stories he wrote. The remainder of the...
Dates: 1808-1902; Majority of material found within 1840-1879
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Thomas Lewis Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Aa6
Scope and Contents

Account book, 1833-1863, of Thomas Lewis, Jr. of Rockingham County, Va. and of Samuel H. Lewis, his administrator. Includes inventory of personal property of Thomas Lewis.

Dates: 1833-1863
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Lexington Gazette Advertising Index

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV I2 Oversize
Scope and Contents

Advertising index, [circa 1900] of the Lexington Gazette, Lexington, Virginia.

Dates: 1900
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Lexington Newsletter and Western Virginia Telegraph Subscription Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Su1
Scope and Contents

Record, 1818-1819, of newspaper subscriptions including The Lexington (Virginia) Newsletter and Western Virginia Telegraph, and The Staunton (Virginia) Republic. The volume was also used as a ledger, 1818-1825, by an unidentified merchant, Lexington, Virginia.

Dates: 1818-1825
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Lexington, Va. Merchant's Inventory

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame19u
Scope and Contents

Inventory, 1838-1839, of general merchandise taken by an unknown merchant of Lexington, Va.

Dates: 1838-1839
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Lexington, Va. Merchant's Journal

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame15u Oversize
Scope and Contents

Journal, 1834, of an unidentified merchant of Lexington, Va.

Dates: 1834
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Liberty Furnace (Shenandoah County, Va.) Account Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Afu7
Overview

Time book, 1853-1863, of Liberty Furnace, Shenandoah County, Va. Includes accounts with laborers.

Dates: 1853-1854
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Philip Lightfoot Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 L62
Scope and Contents Note to researchers: Due to the fragile condition of the originals, this collection has to be used in microfilm format;[ CS71 .l718, available in the open stacks and by ILL]. Papers of Philip Lightfoot of Culpeper County, Virginia including his commissions as lieutenant in the Second Battalion, 5th Regiment, Virginia militia and as captain in the 8th U. S. Infantry Regiment and papers relating to his service in the U. S. Army including records of a recruiting party, enlistment pledges,...
Dates: 1778-1800
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Lillian Randolph autograph albums

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01827
Content Description

Two autograph albums belonging to Lillian V. Randolph with entries from relatives as well as students and teachers at Armstrong High School in Richmond, Virginia. Both albums include photographs.

Dates: 1926-1927
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Linda Carol Friend Adams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2008.197
Scope and Contents The collection includes the genealogical research of Linda Carol Friend Adams.  It contains a number of state and county records, family documents, biographical information, emails, message board posts, research notes, and photographs that concern Adams' family history. The majority of Adams' ancestors were located in Virginia and West Virginia.  The information included here pertains to the following families (not a complete list): Adams, Allen, Barnett, Blake, Brasfield, Brock,...
Dates: 1998-2008; Majority of material found in 2000-2008
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

George W. Lindsay Diary, 1858

 Collection — Box 1 (undersize), Volume: 1
Identifier: UA 5.033
Scope and Contents One dark brown memo book, 2.75" x 4", containing George Lindsay's diary from his time at the College of William and Mary and at home in Richmond. At the end of the diary is a list of names and list of expenditures. Lindsay’s activities include going on walks in the evening with friends; attending church every Sunday, either Episcopal or Baptist churches; taking lessons in math and history; attending parties such as Mrs. Tucker's; studying hard; and going on school picnics. His...
Dates: 1858
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

List of Surnames of Mixed Race Virginia Families Trying to Pass as "Indian" or White

 Collection — Small Collections Box 124, Folder: 1
Identifier: SC 01770
Content Description A list of names, separated by Virginia counties and cities, of families identified as attempting to "pass." This list was likely compiled by the law firm established by Senator Robert Opie Norris, Jr. around 1904, or its successor firm, Clarke and Clarke. The list has notes next to some names providing alternate spellings, and in the case of the Beverly family from Amherst, a longer statement about the methods they used to "evade the situation." The full official title typed on the document ...
Dates: 1920s
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Lewis Peyton Little Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 L72
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1918-1936, of Lewis Peyton Little, a Baptist minister in Williamsburg, Virginia. Includes correspondence and notes concerning his duties as a chaplain in World War I and the writing of his books. There are drafts of his "Imprisoned Preachers and Religious Liberty in Virginia" (Lynchburg, Virginia., J.P. Bell Co., 1938) and of an unpublished work entitled "The Battle of Bethel".

Dates: 1918-1936
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Littleton Parish Register

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ch3
Scope and Contents

Parish register, 1840-1902, of Littleton Parish, Cumberland County, Va. which includes baptisms, marriages, and confirmations, some years divided into "colored" and "white."

Dates: 1840-1902
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Living Wage Campaign Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 253
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials on the Tidewater Labor Support Committee (TLSC), TLSC's Living Wage Campaign, and the Living Wage Coalition (LWC). Much of the collection consists of material collected by James Spady including correspondence from 2000-2001, articles, reports, studies, and other resource materials related to labor relations in the U.S., Virginia, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and the College of William and Mary. The first box contains meeting notes,...
Dates: 1991-2012; Majority of material found in 1999-2002
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

R. H. Logan Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 L83
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1895-1899, of R. H. Logan, an attorney, in Salem, Va. Includes correspondence concerning his law practice.

Dates: 1895-1899
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

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Poems 20
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World War, 1939-1945 20
College campuses -- Virginia 19
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Merchants--Virginia--Williamsburg 19
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Women college students 18
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Women--Education--Virginia 17
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College of William and Mary--Faculty and Staff 16
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Education, Higher--Virginia--History 16
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Medical practice--Virginia--History 16
Merchants--Virginia--19th century 16
Postcards 16
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