Philip L. Barbour Papers
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1935-1980, of historian and scholar Philip Lemont Barbour (1898-1980), including research notes for his historical writings on the settlement of North America. Most articles, clippings and notes concern those people associated with Captain John Smith, a leader of the Jamestown settlement in Virginia.
Notes were also used in the audio production, "The Jamestown Saga; the Founding of the American Colony in the Words of the Colonists," written by Philip L. Barbour and Nigel Davenport and distributed as an audiobook on an LP in 1969.
Includes correspondence, 1960-1967, with Lawrence W. Towner, and correspondence, 1964-1969, with representatives of the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian Institution. There is also some printed material (mostly copies) dating back to 1603.
Dates
- Creation: 1935-1980
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
4.50 Linear Feet
Acquisition Information:
Gift
Processing Information:
Processed by Elizabeth Engelken in 1989.
- Title
- Guide to the Philip L. Barbour Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Elizabeth Engelken.
- Date
- 2007-08-15
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English.
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository