Peebles-Watson-Arrington Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 98 P34
Papers and photographs, 1871-1913, bulk 1873-1904, of the Peebles, Watson and Arrington families of Norfolk and Petersburg, Va. Includes letters, primarily from Joseph Littleton Peebles to Kate S. Watson during their courtship and marriage. Also includes genealogical notes. The Peebles farm is a part of the Petersburg National Battlefield Park.
English
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1.00 Linear Feet
Following the correspondence and family documents is a subseries of photographs arranged by individual names, first by gender and then alphabetically. Some folders combine multiple individuals.
Gift
Mss. 98 P34 combined Accessions 1997.27 and 1997.55 during processing.
The two boxes were combined into one box, but folder labels still reflect two boxes. July 2009.
Folder labels now reflect the new one-box arrangement. June 2015.
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository