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Box 1

 Container

Contains 29 Results:

Unidentified Account Book, 1872-1878

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: id174842
Scope and Contents

Unidentified Account Book. 123 pages. Manuscript Volume.

Dates: 1872-1878

Diary of Alice Person, 1915-1922

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: id174843
Scope and Contents

Diary of Alice Person, Williamsburg, Va. 166 pages. Manuscript Volume.

Dates: 1915-1922

Account Book of Person Motor Corp, 1928-1930

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: id174845
Scope and Contents

Account Book of Person Motor Corp., Williamsburg, Va. 184 pages. Manuscript Volume.

Dates: 1928-1930

Letter to William L. Person, Jr. from Cotesworth Lewis, 1993 July 8

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: id174848
Scope and Contents

Letter to William L. Person, Jr., Williamsburg, Va., from Cotesworth Lewis. Thanks Person for a check for 100 dollars from his mother's estate, but returns it; Lewis could never accept the money because Person's mother was too dear a friend. Copy of authograph letter signed and Printed document signed. 2 items.

Dates: 1993 July 8

Letter about Charles Person's Car, 1930 September 29

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Identifier: id174849
Scope and Contents

Letter to G.P. Coleman, Williamsburg, Va., from Celine Burrett, Rockford, Il. Burrett asks Coleman, the librarian in Williamsburg, to solve a dispute on what type of car Mr. Charles Person owned, as it was the first car in Williamsburg. Includes a return envelope. Autograph letter signed. 1 item.

Dates: 1930 September 29

Telegram to Alice Person from D. E. McQuilken, 1922 September 25

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: id174850
Scope and Contents

Telegram to Alice Person, Williamsburg, Va., from D. E. McQuilken, Roanoke, Va. McQuilken asks whether Person is coming back to Roanoke and if they should appoint another teacher. Printed material. 1 item.

Dates: 1922 September 25

Assorted Greeting Cards, 1920-1955 and undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: id174853
Scope and Contents

Assorted printed greeting cards. Marriage announcements for Frances May Person and Muriel Person, daughters of Charles J. Person, and Florence May Person, sister of Charles J. Person. Also included are notices of graduation for Williamsburg High School and the Matthew Whaley School; a Valentine Card from Flora and Marion Bzarth; a note announcing the opening of the law office of William L. Person, Jr. Typewritten cards and Typewritten card signed. 7 items.

Dates: 1920-1955 and undated

Invitations to William and Mary Events, 1918 and undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: id174855
Scope and Contents

Invitations to various events at the College of William and Mary. Invitation to a Military Ball commemorating the end of World War I; a handwritten invitation to an event the German Club had in the College Gymnasium; an invitation to meet the Governor and his wife. Autograph card and Typewritten cards. 3 items. Will be transferred to University Archives.

Dates: 1918 and undated

Order of the White Jacket, 1985-1988

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: id174856
Scope and Contents

Speech made by William L. Person, Jr., naming Jim Seu the Restaurateur of the Year, as recognized by the Order of the White Jacket. Also includes an agenda for the meeting during which the speech was made. Typewritten manuscript and printed material. 2 items.

Dates: 1985-1988

Vernon M. Geddy Tribute, 2002 June 14

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: id174858
Scope and Contents

Speech given by William L. Person on the retirement of Mayor Vernon M. Geddy, Jr. Includes programs for the tribute to Mayor Geddy. Typewritten manuscript and printed materials. 3 items.

Dates: 2002 June 14

Postcards, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: id174859
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Postcards, depicting the cruise ship "Jamestown" on the James River and Person Motor Corp. Printed materials. 5 items.

Dates: undated

Deed of Sale to Hortense S. Person, 1928 April 16

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: id174861
Scope and Contents

Deed of Sale and Policy of Title insurance for Lot 6, Block E on College Terrace, sold by the College of William and Mary to Hortense S. Person. Printed documents signed and typewritten document signed. 3 items.

Dates: 1928 April 16

Person Company Stock, 1928

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
Identifier: id174862
Scope and Contents

Certificates of stock in Person Motor Corporation issued to William L. Person, Sr. Printed documents signed. 2 items.

Dates: 1928

Appointment of Judge William L. Person Jr., 1990 January 31

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: id174864
Scope and Contents

Oath and certificate appointing William L. Person, Jr. a Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Virginia. Copy of Typewritten document signed. 1 item.

Dates: 1990 January 31

Bill from J.R. Wood and Sons, 1919 April 9

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 15
Identifier: id174865
Scope and Contents

Bill to C[harles] J. Person from J.R. Wood Diamond Cutters. Typewritten document. 1 item.

Dates: 1919 April 9

World War II Paraphernalia, 1942-1943

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 16
Identifier: id174867
Scope and Contents

World War II ration books and a military insignia identification booklet. Printed volumes. 3 items.

Dates: 1942-1943

Alice Person's William and Mary Autograph Pages, 1922

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 17
Identifier: id174870
Scope and Contents

Autograph pages from Alice Person's fellow graduates from the College of William and Mary. Manuscript Signed. 5 items.

Dates: 1922

Program for Governor Hugh Dorsey Class of 1922 Banquet, 1922

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 18
Identifier: id174872
Scope and Contents

Program for the Banquet of the Class of 1922, with Governor Hugh Dorsey of Georgia in attendance. Printed material. 1 item.

Dates: 1922

Delta Phi Kappa Banquets, 1921-1923

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 19
Identifier: id174874
Scope and Contents

Programs for dinner banquets given by Delta Phi Kappa fraternity, which became Pi Beta Phi sorority in 1925. Printed materials. 2 items.

Dates: 1921-1923

William and Mary Commencement, 1922-1956

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 20
Identifier: id174875
Scope and Contents

Programs for the Commencement Exercises of the College of William and Mary. Printed material. 2 items.

Dates: 1922-1956

Playbills, 1918-1949

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 21
Identifier: id174880
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Playbills for plays in the Williamsburg community which either feature or were attended by a member of the Person family. They Include "Isle of Jewels", "A Night at an Inn", a band concert, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", which includes a newspaper clipping, "Lombardi Ltd.", and "The Microbe of Love." Printed materials. 6 items.

Dates: 1918-1949

John Marshall Pageant, 1922

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 22
Identifier: id174882
Scope and Contents

Program for the "Community Celebration and John Marshall Pageant," held on the campus of the College of William and Mary. Event includes a play of John Marshall's life, sporting events, prizes, and a humorous play. Printed material. 1 item.

Dates: 1922

Assorted Cards, undated

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 23
Identifier: id174883
Scope and Contents

Assorted cards from Person Motors, William L. Person, Jr.'s basketball season ticket for the Matthew Whaley School basketball team, William L. Person, Jr.'s Cub Scout and Boy Scout membership cards. Printed Materials. 6 items.

Dates: undated

William and Mary Baseball Schedule, 1922

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 24
Identifier: id174884
Scope and Contents

Baseball schedule of the College of William and Mary baseball team from 1922, with partial results. Also included are cartoons of the members of the team. Printed material. 1 item.

Dates: 1922

Williamsburg Telephone Directory, 1954-1955

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 25
Identifier: id174885
Scope and Contents

Telephone directory for the cities of Williamsburg, Lee Hall, Seaford, and Yorktown. Printed volume. 1 item.

Dates: 1954-1955