Bright Family Papers
Scope and Contents
Papers of the Bright Family of Williamsburg, Virginia and Philadephia, Pennsylvania. Correspondence and business papers of Robert Anderson Bright of Williamsburg, Virginia and his son Robert Southall Bright, College of William and Mary class of 1891 and a Philadelphia lawyer. Personal and professional correspondence, bills and receipts, photographs and legal papers.
Includes letters between Robert Southall Bright while a student at William and Mary to his father and letter describing trip to Switzerland.
Dates
- Creation: 1876-1933
Creator
- Bright family. (Family)
- Bright, Robert Anderson, 1839-1904 (Person)
- Bright, Robert Southall, 1872-1943 (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.
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Family History:
The Bright Family resided in Williamsburg, Virginia and Philadephia, Pennsylvania. They had family ties to the Southall of Virginia.
Extent
1.00 Linear Feet
Arrangement of Materials:
Series arranged in alphabetical order by name of Bright Family member and related topics.
Acquisition Information:
gift
Physical Description
300 items
Subject
- College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae (Organization)
- Bright family (Family)
- Southall family (Family)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Occupation
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Bright Family Papers
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Lauren Chapman and Anne Johnson.
- Date
- 2010-04-02
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository