Virginia Cities Collection
Scope and Contents
Artificial collection of papers relating to various cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Dates
- Creation: 1663-1980
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.
Extent
10.00 Linear Feet
Arrangement of Materials:
Alphabetical by name of city.
Acquisition Information:
Gifts and purchases, from the 1930's to the present.
Separated Materials:
Artifacts tranferred to the Manuscripts Artifact Collection include: Presbyterian Student Choir Badge (39.4V82.A01.1), Presbyterian Junior Choir Badges (39.4V82.A01.2a-e), York River Ink Wash Drawing (39.4V82ci.02), Yorktown Sesquicentennial Commission Medal (39.4V82ci.03), Yorktown Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin (39.4V82ci.04)
Processing Information:
Reprocessed by Anne Johnson in 2011.
Subject
- Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.) (Organization)
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Organization)
- Grace Street Gardens (Richmond, Va.) (Organization)
- Richmond Theatre (Richmond, Va.) (Organization)
- The Virginia Comedians (Organization)
- United States. Army. Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 25th (Organization)
- Williamsburg Businessmen's Association (Va.) (Organization)
- Williamsburg Female Academy (Williamsburg, Va) (Organization)
- Williamsburg Male Academy (Williamsburg, Va) (Organization)
- Williamsburg Military School (Williamsburg, Va) (Organization)
- Crump family (Family)
- Dunlop family (Family)
- Blayton, James Blaine, Sr., (Dr.) (Person)
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 (Person)
- Michaux, Lightfoot Solomon (Person)
Function
Genre / Form
- Account books
- Catalogs
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Petitions
- Photographs
- Receipts (financial records)
- Surveys (documents)
Geographic
- Alexandria (Va.)--History
- Blue Ridge Springs (Va.)
- Charlottesville (Va.)--History
- Danville (Va.)--History
- Fredericksburg (Va.)--History
- Hanover Courthouse (Va.)--History
- Harrisonburg (Va.)--History
- Hopewell (Va.)--History
- James City County (Va.)--Tercentenary
- Jamestown (Va.)--History--20th century
- Lexington (Va.)--History
- Norfolk (Va.)--History
- Petersburg (Va.)--History
- Providence Forge (Va.)--History
- Strasburg (Va.)--History
- Virginia--History--17th century
- Virginia--History--18th century
- Virginia--History--19th century
- Virginia--History--20th century
- Washington (Va.)--History
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- Woodstock (Va.)--History
Occupation
Topical
- African Americans--Virginia--Williamsburg
- College of William and Mary--History--20th century
- College of William and Mary--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- College of William and Mary--Students
- College theater--United States
- Community theater
- Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--19th century
- Gardening--Virginia
- Horticultural literature
- Jamestown Exposition (1907)
- Jamestown Festival (1957)
- Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)
- Legal documents
- Lynchburg (Va.)--History
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Destruction and pillage
- Williamsburg, Battle of, Williamsburg, Va., 1862
- Title
- Guide to the Virginia Cities Collection
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
- Date
- 2007-09-07
- 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