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2010.353, 2010.385, 2010.427, 2010.689, 2011.018, 2011.093, 2011.193, 2011.506, 2012.060, 2012.112, 2012.378, 2012.419, 2012.428 and 2012.432

 Series
Identifier: id97665

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Papers, 1800-1901, of and relating to John Hipkins and John Hipkins Bernard (mostly accounts); of and relating to members of the Hipkins, Bernard and Robb families; and relating to the Hipkins-Bernard-Robb home "Rose Hill," Caroline County, Va. (later renamed "Gay Mont") and to Bernard's lands in Alabama, Texas and Arkansas. Includes diaries, correspondence, poems, accounts and account books of women (Elizabeth Hipkins, Jane Gay Robertson Bernard, and Helen Struan Bernard Robb); and legal documents and letters of John Taylor of Caroline. Of special interest are the diaries of Eugenia D. Robb while serving with the American Red Cross in Germany and Japan during and after World War II (1999.56A).

Additions include other material on the Robb, Bernard, Upton and Hipkins families from the 19th century through the 20th century.

Check the Finding Aid/Inventory and the PDF Inventory for descriptions and/or folder lists of original accession and all additions.

Dates

  • Creation: 1665-2001
  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1850-1950

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English French Dutch;Flemish

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Extent

From the Collection: 26.00 Linear Feet

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository

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