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Correspondence of Cyrus Rosser James (1855-1937), Methodist minister in Virginia (on the Buckingham, Heathsville, North Mecklenburg and Whitestone Charges), with his family including his wife, Annie (Shields) James and his children. Also includes account books, accounts, photographs, scrapbooks, printed books and postcards.

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Mostly between Alfred and his parents Annie and Cyrus James, brother Arthur, sisters Lillie and Annie and cousin E. Marshall [?] concerning family and local news. Rhodes scholarship, the actual application process and congratulations. CR moved to Petersburg, Va; change in payment-- now paid weekly.

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Alfred was at Oxford for the Rhodes Scholarship; tells of touring England, France and Italy, scholarly achievements, health-- he was very ill for a few months; lengthy letters, come are incomplete; also letters to Alfred James from Grandmother Matilda Collins Shield.

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James describes daily scholarly routine in Oxford as well as trips in England, France, Switzerland and Italy; trips are describes in great detail, Bruges, Florence, Ghent, Brussels, Milan, Rome, Mt. Vesuvius, Pisa, Genoa, Paris; also letters from Lillie James to Alfred about her music and voice lessons Alfred paid for. 12 items.

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Alfred returned from England and entered school in Chicago; Arthur worked on Panama Canal; Clara tells of money problems; and Annie Shield James gave Christmas news to her mother Matilda Shield and also to Alfred James.

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Alfred James traveled around in Wisconsin; Lillie wrote about family news and how she likes the Concord, Va. home better than Batesville, Va; Arthur James needed money to pay expenses so he could get out of Chicago; Benjamin Rosser James needed moeny to pay for schooling at the College of William and Mary, and Annie Shield James writes about family news from Concord, Virginia.

Scope and Contents mostly to Alfred James from family members; Benjamin rosser James wrote while attending the College of William and Mary mostly reporting good grades and need for money; Annie Shield James wrote her son on family news and congratulating for his marriage to Mabel Williams; Cyrus Rosser James who performed the ceremony wrote thank you letters; sisters Lillie, Leah, and Annie all wrote about the marriage; brother Arthur wrote from the army where he was in the cavalry stationed in Virginia and...

Scope and Contents Alfred James involved in two controversies; one, his job at Ohio Wesleyan was claimed by Albert Teaching Agency to be a result of their recommendation, and they wanted a commission. Alfred did not think they helped him get the job; two, Alfred rented a house in Arkansas from Prof. David Thomas and had a dispute over rent, settled by arbitration; still awaiting news from draft; took over a life insurance policy; Arthur was in army and wrote of experience especially training with Negro units;...