Album of Eliza Lavalette (Floyd) Holmes, Sedley, South Carolina, 1844-1849
Scope and Contents
The gilt-edged album contains the following: miscellaneous portrait and landscape engravings; leaves of various plants, some indigenous to South Carolina, Virginia, and Mississippi, and some being from family members' graves, giving genealogical information; poems; newspaper clippings; and a memorial inscription to her son, John Floyd Holmes (1847-1848) and an ink drawing of his gravesite in the family burial grounds of Robert Saunders, President of the College of William and Mary, done by Thomas] C. Millington.
Dates
- Creation: 1844-1849
Creator
- From the Collection: Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897 (Person)
- From the Collection: Millington, Thomas Charles, fl. 1836-1850 (Person)
- From the Collection: Minnigerode, Charles, 1814-1894 (Person)
- From the Collection: Saunders, Robert, 1805-1868 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
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.
Biographical / Historical
Eliza Lavalette (Floyd) Holmes is the wife of George Frederick Holmes.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.50 Linear Feet
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository