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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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From Arthur James, an artillery officer in France and Italy; tells of his combat experience, relationship with other officers and French people, Negro officers, peace and casualties; also letter of Benjamin Rosser James, Lieutenant of Infantry who was not in Europe but was training when war ended; also letters of Alfred James who was offered and accepted teaching job at the University of Pittsburg for $1500.

Scope and Contents For loss of her son from F.B. Adams, Kensington, Maryland. Benjamin Rosser James gets out of army and ends up in West Virginia working for United States Steel Corporation starting in coal mines, became shipping clerk; Mabel and Alfred James tell of experiences in Pittsburgh where money is tight but Alfred doing well as professor at University of Pittsburgh; they have a son, William; Mabel was taken care of by obstetrician, Dr. Zogler, and knew of the sex of the child before it was born;...

Scope and Contents Arthur James writes from Richmond asking for family news; Benjamin Rosser James writes from West Virginia where he is working for Solvay Collieries Company, tells of woman, Julia Neal, whom he marries in 1920; also tells of true religious conversion-- became a true believer in the Northern Methodist Church with Julia Neal; Alfred James and wife Mabel write of Alfred's work as Professor of History at Pittsburg, hard time with small salary and high expenses such as housing and family health;...

Scope and Contents Mostly communication of family news, such as health, visitation, and news of children; specific topics: William, son of Alfred and Mable James was seriously ill; Mother's Day cards; money, college loan at the College of William and Mary for Leah James; Alfred's insurance at Provident Mutal, Philadelphia, Pa; Benjamin Rosser James was given a Methodist circuit at two churches, Ravenwood and Ripley in West Virginia; detailed description of the churches and town of Ravenwood as well as salary...

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Annie Shields James writes her children about family news and their health and death of husband; Nellie James Land writes to Alfred James for missing big family event and needs clothes, hard times; Benjamin Rosser James is happy in his life's work of serving God; Clara James Carruthers writes from Florida in 1934 where her husband is physically and emotionally drained and in 1937 writes of a house they are going to rent in Virginia on the bay where they can fish.

Scope and Contents Annie Shield James to Alfred telling him family news as how even a year after his death she misses her husband; she moved to North Carolina with daughter Leah; Arthur James writes of graduate school in University of Chicago Social Service Administrative; tells many of his ideas and qualifications as well as the work he is doing in the social service area: Arthur also writes his will leaving everything to a sister Leah: Benjamin Rosser James writes about his Methodist Ministry career; Alfred...

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from Arthur James about graduation with M.A. degree in social science from University of Chicago; also letter about Arthur's wrtitings from Douglas S. Freeman, Richmond, Va.; Benjamin Rosser James writes from his new church in Clarksville, West Virginia.

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From Annie Shield James to Alfred James; several letters for each year: usually at Christmas and February, Alfred's birthday; family news as each letter tells about the activities of the family; Annie Shield James broke her shoulder and arm in 1942; moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee, circa 1946; one letter from Lillie James Hendrix.

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Two copies of C. Rosser James' article "An Untold Incident of McClellan's Peninsular Campaign" in volume 44, No. 2, June 1961, Western Pennsylvania Historical Magazine.

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from Annie Shields James, Alfred P. James, Arthur James, Clara James, Annie James, and Mabel James; family news and daily activities; Alfred's letters from England, Arthur from Harvard.