An artificial collection of material, 1687-1924, relating to James City County, Virginia. Includes copies of court records, farm censuses, tax receipts, church brochures, and photographs. Box 12 and 13 are mostly a gift from Robert T. Slater.

1920. Economic Survey for James City County 1920 Census. 1 page. Typewritten Document.

1923 October 9. S. H. Hobbs, Jr., Rural Social Science, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N. C. to Miss Mabel Massey, County Home Demonstration Agent, Williamsburg, Virginia. Is sending bulletin compiled from information secured in a survey of the townships in Chatham Co. [N. C.] and a bulletin on Johnston Co. [N. C.]; discusses types of surveys used by his department. 2 pages. Typewritten Letter Signed.

1924 February 12-13. Program of the Peninsula Farmers Institute. 1 page. Printed Material.

Scope and Contents Undated. "A Glimpse of the Progressive School System of James City County" by H. L. Harris, Supt. of Schools. 7 pages. Typewritten Document.

Undated. "Health Conditions in James City County." 4 pages. Typewritten Document.

Scope and Contents Samples of typed farm census forms from other locations in 1923: Chowan County, North Carolina; Henderson County, North Carolina; Hertford County, North Carolina; Madison County, North Carolina; Nash County, North Carolina and North Carolina 1923 farm census (blank form. 4 pages). Blank survey on "Farm Home Conditions" from Pittsylvania Co., Virginia (2 pages). Sample form for farm census (3 pages). Survey of Whitmell Community made by Rural Sociology Class (3 pages).