Mss. Acc. 1993.06-01, Series 1 - 4: Papers and photographs of the Edward Myers Lee Family of Williamsburg, Virginia. Lee graduated from the College of William and Mary, as did many of his children. An album has photos of a May Pole in front of the Williamsburg Court House on Duke of Gloucester St. The papers include material for some of his children, particulary Elizabeth Mallory Lee (Mrs. John Walston Henderson), Peticolas Lee (Mrs. Robert Edward Lee), Mary King Lee, and Edward M. Lee. Mrs. Victoria L. Lee, Mrs. Carrie Lee and Richard Henry Lee are also mentioned.
Mss. Acc. 1995.27, Series 5: This series includes photographs of family members from late 1800's to early 1970's and photographs of houses where various family members lived, a small drawing book of William D. Powell, an architect relative of the family, and the birth certificate and passport of Edward Lee.
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Edward Lee lived in Williamsburg, Virginia and was the father of Edward M. Lee (1900), Elizabeth M. (1902), Peticolas (1904), Richard Henry (1907), Mary King (1916).
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Mss. Acc. 1993.06-01, 1993, gift of Cynthia Barlowe and Raymond Kimbrough, Jr. Mss. Acc. 1995.27, 5/10/1995, gift of Edward M. Lee. Gift through the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.
Mss. Acc. 1993.06-02 was moved to the Tucker Coleman Collection, but has not been processed as of April 2009. This group deals with more personal material and correspondence of Janet Kimbrough, particularly with her participation in the Old Williamsburg reunions.
Audiovisual material has been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.
Given to Rare Books: Partial and complete issues of Codey’s Lady’s Book: February 1870, February, March and April 1873, March, May and June 1874, November 1875 and April 1878.
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