Robert Tyler, undated
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1716-1944, of the John Tyler family of "Sherwood Forest," Charles City County, Va. The collection contains correspondence, 1818-1862, of John Tyler concerning politics, War of 1812 claims, presidential election of 1840, land purchases in western Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois, "Sherwood Forest," business matters and his family.
Some of the children of John Tyler and his first wife, Letitia Christian Tyler, are represented in the collection: Robert Tyler (and wife, Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper Tyler), John Tyler, Jr., Letitia Tyler Semple (and husband James A. Semple) and Tazewell Tyler.
A great part of the collection consists of the papers of John Tyler's second wife, Julia Gardiner Tyler, which concern education, clothes, social life, political appointments, slavery, the Civil War, "Sherwood Forest," familiy, and pensions for presidential widows. All of the children of John Tyler and Julia Gardiner Tyler are represented in the collection: David Gardiner Tyler, John Alexander Tyler, Julia Gardiner Tyler Spencer, Lyon Gardiner Tyler, Lachlan Tyler, Robert Fitzwalter Tyler and Pearl Tyler Ellis.
A list of "Enslaved People Found in the Tyler Family Papers and Other Sources in Special Collections" compiled by Meredith Jackson in 2020 is filed in the front of Box 1.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Tyler, John, 1790-1862 (Person)
- From the Collection: Ellis, Pearl Tyler, 1860-1947 (Person)
- From the Collection: Semple, James (Person)
- From the Collection: Semple, Letitia Tyler, 1821-1907 (Person)
- From the Collection: Spencer, Julia Gardiner Tyler, 1849-1871 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler Family (Family)
- From the Collection: Tyler, David Gardiner, 1846-1927 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, John, Jr., 1819-1896 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Julia Gardiner, 1820-1889 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Lachlan, 1851-1902 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Letitia Christian, 1790-1842 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Robert, 1816-1878 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Robert Fitzwater, 1856-1927 (Person)
- From the Collection: Tyler, Tazewell, 1830-1874 (Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. 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: 11.00 Linear Feet (22 Century Boxes)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository