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Carter Lowance Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 94 L95
Scope and Contents The personal and professional papers of Carter Lowance, executive assistant to six governors of Virginia: William M. Tuck, John S. Battle, Thomas B. Stanley, J. Lindsay Almond, Albertis S. Harrison and Mills Edwin Godwin. Papers also concern Harry F. Byrd, Sr. and Harry F. Byrd, Jr., and John N. Dalton. There are speeches, papers relating to Lowance's military career (including correspondence with his wife, Elizabeth Austin Lowance), awards received by Lowance, photographs, and papers...
Dates: 1860-1993; Majority of material found in 1942-1988

Mortar Board Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 7.013
Scope and Contents

The records of the Virginia Gamma Chapter the Mortar Board honor Society at the College of William and Mary include annual reports, correspondence, fliers and publications, as well as scrapbooks.

Dates: 1929-2014

Murray Nadel Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00794
Scope and Contents Papers of Murray Nadel (1918-1997) of New York City. Nadel served with the 8th Air Force, 379th Bomb Group, 527th Bomb Squadron in WW II and his plane was shot down and captured. He was interred in a German Prison camp from January 1944 to May 1945. Included are military records detailing the shooting down of Nadel's plane and the fate of his fellow crew members. Also included, among other items, are forms and correspondence from the Veterans Administration, his honorable discharge and...
Dates: 1943-1981; Majority of material found in 1943-1950

Paradise-Barziza Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 P21
Scope and Contents

Photographs (and negatives) of papers concerning the marriage of Count Antonio Barziza, Venice, Italy to Lucy Paradise, daughter of John and Lucy Ludwell Paradise, Williamsburg, Va. Includes a typed copy of a letter, 24 February 1805, from Lucy Ludwell Paradise to Littleton Waller Tazewell; and a photograph of a letter, 28 January 1831, written by Margaret Nelson Bellett. Description: Photographs Williamsburg, Va. Williamsburg Restoration, 1930. 18 cm.

Dates: 1787-1832

George W. Parson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 P25
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1917-1961, collected by George Washington Parson, a physician who practiced in Texarkana, Texas. Includes scholarship certificates from the College of William and Mary; diplomas, honors, and photographs.

Dates: 1917-1961

John Garland Pollard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 70 P76
Scope and Contents Letters, clippings, manuscript volumes, business papers, pamphlets, genealogical material, family papers, reports, memos, campaign literature, photographs of John G. Pollard (1871-1937), lawyer, educator, statesman, humanitarian, and governor of Virginia, 1930-1934. Prominent correspondents include Henry Watkins Anderson, Lady Astor, Frederic W. Boatwright, David K. E. Bruce, John Stewart Bryan, William Jennings Bryan, Harry F. Byrd, James Cannon, J. A. C. Chandler, Calvin Coolidge,...
Dates: 1683-1968; Majority of material found in 1856-1937

Lina Nancy Potter Papers

 Collection — Box: Small Collections Box 82, Folder: 1
Identifier: SC 01198
Scope and Contents Correspondence, photographs, and military papers concerning the World War II service of 2nd Lt. A.N.C. Lina Nancy Potter (1901-1975) of Narragansett, Rhode Island. Potter enlisted in the United States Armed Forces in 1942 and served as a nurse in a military hospital in India from 1943-1945. This collection consists of 23 letters of her outgoing wartime correspondence to family (her Aunt Harriet E. Weaver and Uncle Charles Weaver of Rhode Island) in the United States, her military papers, and...
Dates: 1942-1945

Prentis Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00113
Scope and Contents

The papers, 1807-1855, of the Prentis family of Williamsburg, Virginia, and of various members of the Riddick and Bowdoin families of Nansemond County, Va. Includes legal documents and accounts, 1807-1830, concerning the settlement of the estate of Joseph Prentis (1754-1809); will of Susan Bowdoin; correspondence of Joseph Prentis, Jr. and license, issued to Peter Bowdoin Prentis to practice law.

Dates: 1807-1830

Preston Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 P91
Scope and Contents This inventory, chiefly 1786-1815, represents three generations of the Preston family, and likewise can be divided into the following: Items relating to William Preston (ca. 1729-1783), 1755-1782, primarily photostats of appointments to various county offices (coroner, sheriff and surveyor) and to positions in the Virginia militia; but also including original appointments, 1763 and 1776; a surveyor's entry; 1774; and letters, 1773-1782, to Preston concerning land, the Cherokee...
Dates: 1755-1836; Majority of material found in 1786-1815

Thomas G. and Louise Rowe Pullen Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 P96
Scope and Contents Collection of documents, 1655-1791, most of which relate to King William III and Queen Mary II of England. Includes correspondence of and warrants signed by William III; letter of Mary II; documents signed by Sir Christopher Wren; documents written by Samuel Pepys; order signed by James II; letter of Leopold, Emperor of Germany; engravings of William III; and a printed announcement of the ascension of William and Mary to the throne of England. Some documents are in French and Latin but some...
Dates: 1655-1791

Rembert Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00019
Scope and Contents This collection consists of approximately 1,400 total items including approximately 550 letters from 1944 to 1955 between John Patrick Rembert and his wife Sarafan, as well as other correspondence regarding homelife and the military and World War II. Also included in this collection are photo albums and loose photographs, including many portraits of John Patrick Rembert and Sarafan Rembert, relatives of the Remberts, friends and family and the Rembert's travels. There are several 8x10...
Dates: circa 1885-1965; Majority of material found in 1910-1955

P. Burwell Rogers Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 87 R63
Scope and Contents Papers of Powell Burwell Rogers which document his academic career as a graduate student at Duke University and at the University of Pennsylvania and as English professor at Bucknell University. The collection contains research materials on Old/Middle English (The Book of Carving and the Book of Nature) and articles published in various journals. His working papers for editing "Excerpts from the Civil War Diary of Lucien Payne Rogers" are among his professional papers as well as placename...
Dates: 1923-1978

Glenna G. Shiflett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00695
Scope and Contents

Glenna Shiflett's papers concerning the Twentieth-Century Gallery (This Century Gallery) of Williamsburg, her teaching career in public schools and tax and other documents for property on Richmond Road in Williamsburg, Virginia owned by her and her husband, Thomas Shiflett.

Dates: 1961-1993

Augustine Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01261
Scope and Contents

Includes courtship letters between Dr. Augustine Smith of Yorktown, Va. to Alice Grymes Page of "Rosewell," Gloucester County, Va. whom he later married. Also includes correspondence, 1792, between Smith and John Page, seeking permission to marry Alice Page. Also includes a poem by Smith about his love for Alice and a certificate of Smith's course study at University of Edinburgh.

Dates: 1787-1793

Rev. John J. Spooner Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 Sp6
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1757-1792, of the Rev. John Jones Spooner including his election to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; and his installation as minister to Martins Brandon Parish, Prince George County, Va. Also Includes certificate of ordination, 1792, signed by Bishop James Madison.

Dates: 1786-1792

Strout Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2008.22
Scope and Contents Correspondence between Strout family members during World War II and the Vietnam War. The Strout family lives in Milbridge, Maine. Includes certificates and publications from each era. Herbert C. Strout, WWII, was stationed in Germany at the close of the war. Jerry L. Stout, Vietnam War, was a member of the 132nd Assault Support Helicopter Company and served two tours. The World War II correspondence was accessioned as Mss. Acc. 2008.23 and the Vietnam War material was...
Dates: 1943-1972

Stryker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1989.37A
Scope and Contents

Material about and by Mayor Henry Stryker and Colonial Williamsburg hostess Fannie Stryker including reminiscences of Mrs. Stryker, photographic album on Mayor Stryker's retirement, scrapbook, 1957, of Jamestown Festival and visit of Queen Elizabeth. Mss. Acc. 1989.37a

Dates: 1916-1977

Paul R. Verkuil Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 2.25
Scope and Contents

This collection contains awards, diplomas, certificates and other material related to Paul R. Verkuil, who served as President of the College of William & Mary from 1985-1992. Included in the papers are Verkuil's bachelor's degree from William and Mary, a congratulatory letter to Verkuil from Robert F. Kennedy, a photograph of Verkuil with Warren E. Burger, Chancellor of William and Mary, and his law degree from the University of Virginia.

Dates: circa 1961-1992

Virginia Counties Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.4 V82co
Scope and Contents

Artificial collection of papers relating to various counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Includes current West Virginia Counties of Berkeley, Hardy, Jefferson, Morgan, Nicholas and Pendleton because the material was generated when these counties were part of Virginia.

Dates: 1600-2000; Majority of material found in 1730-1890

Woodbridge Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2002.09
Scope and Contents

Papers relating to the Woodbridge and Mendenhall Families including materials of Julia Woodbridge Oxrieder, folklorist and author; her brother, Hensley Woodbridge, a bibliographer of Latin American literature; and their parents, Dean of the College of William and Mary Law School,  Dudley Woodbridge and his wife. Some material relates to Williamsburg, Virginia. The collection includes diaries, scrapbooks, photographs and other materials.

Dates: 1927-2001

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Certificates 41
Correspondence 38
Photographs 28
Financial records 12
Letters (correspondence) 10
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Clippings (information artifacts) 8
Legal documents 8
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century 8
College of William and Mary--History--20th century 7
Scrapbooks 7
World War, 1939-1945 7
Publications 6
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century 6
Reports 5
Account books 4
College of William and Mary--Students 4
Manuscripts (document genre) 4
Minutes 4
Notebooks 4
Poems 4
Receipts (financial records) 4
Speeches 4
Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs 4
Agendas (administrative records) 3
Eastern State Hospital (Va.)--History 3
Genealogy 3
Marriage certificates 3
Marriage--Virginia 3
Virginia--Governors 3
World War, 1914-1918 3
Artifacts 2
Booklets 2
Buckingham County (Va.)--History 2
Cabinet photographs 2
Carte de visite photographs 2
College of William and Mary--History--18th century 2
College of William and Mary--History--19th century 2
Daybooks 2
Diaries 2
Diplomas 2
Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--20th century 2
Episcopal Church--Virginia--Clergy--20th century 2
Episcopal Church--Virginia--History 2
James City County (Va.)--History 2
Lawyers--Virginia--History 2
Mentally ill--Care 2
Newspapers 2
Page County (Va.)--History 2
Pamphlets 2
Petitions 2
Postcards 2
Programs 2
Report cards 2
Resolutions (administrative records) 2
Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century 2
Speeches, addresses, etc. 2
Stock certificates 2
Technical reports 2
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 2
United States--History--War of 1812 2
Virginia--Genealogy 2
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 2
Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 2
Virginia--Militia 2
Virginia--Politics and government--20th century 2
Virginia--Religious history 2
Virginia--Social life and customs--19th century 2
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--18th century 2
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 2
Women--Education--Virginia 2
World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area 2
World War, 1939-1945--United States--Personal narratives 2
Accomack County (Va.)--History 1
Accounts 1
Advertising cards 1
African Americans--Virginia--Photographs 1
African Americans--Virginia--Williamsburg 1
Agriculture--Virginia--History 1
Albemarle County (Va.)--History 1
Amelia County (Va.)--History 1
American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1
Amherst County (Va.)--History 1
Anti-slavery movements 1
Appointments (military records) 1
Architecture, Domestic--Virginia 1
Army Specialized Training Program 1
Augusta County (Va.)--History 1
Authors, American--20th century 1
Baptists--Virginia--History 1
Bedford County (Va.)--History 1
Berkeley County (W.Va.)--History 1
Bible records 1
Bibles 1
Birth certificates 1
Books 1
Booksellers and bookselling--Virginia 1
Botetourt County (Va.)--History 1
Broadsides 1
Brunswick County (Va.)--History 1
Building Permits--Virginia 1
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Language
English 44
French 2
Latin 2
Dutch; Flemish 1
German 1
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College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae 9
Williamsburg Historic Records Association (Williamsburg, Va.) 4
Eastern State Hospital (Va.) 2
Galt family 2
Galt, William Richard, 1818-1892 2
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Marshall-Wythe School of Law 2
Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935 2
Anderson Gallery 1
Armistead Family 1
Armistead, Cary Champion, d. 1944 1
Armistead, Dora Travis, 1890-1979 1
Armistead, Rowland Cara 1
Armstrong, Edward Ashby 1
Army Nurse Corp 1
Belvin, Edward 1
Blackstone Female Institute (Va.) 1
Blizzard, Arlie Raymond (1909-1966) 1
Blizzard, Arthur Roy (1918-1992) 1
Blizzard, William Russell (1912-2000) 1
Boston and New-York Coal Company 1
Bowdoin family 1
Bowdoin, Susan, d. 1835 1
Bram, Christopher, 1952- 1
Branch, Emma R. 1
Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Bryan, John Stewart, 1871-1944 1
Bucknell University. English Dept 1
Burger, Warren Earl, 1907-1995 1
Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958 1
Carrington family 1
Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934 1
Charles, John S., 1851-1930 1
Chipman family 1
Chipman, Harold W., 1923-2008 1
Cole, Stanley 1
College of William and Mary. 1
College of William and Mary. Dept. of English 1
College of William and Mary. Mortar Board 1
Colonial National Historical Park (Va.) 1
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 1
Cunningham, George A., 1835-1904 1
Dalton, John N 1
Davis family 1
Democratic Party (U.S.) 1
Eastern Publishing Co 1
Ewell, Benjamin Stoddert, 1810-1894 1
F.H.C. Society 1
Galt, Alexander D. II, 1827-1863 1
Galt, Elizabeth Judith, 1816-1854 1
Galt, John Minson, 1744-1808 1
Galt, John Minson, 1819-1862 1
Galt, Rogers Harrison 1
Garland family 1
Gary, Charles Edward Jr. , 1907-2001 1
Gary, Zelda DeBerry 1
Godwin, Mills Edwin 1914-1999 1
Grasty family 1
Green, Paul, 1894-1981 1
Green, Paul, 1894-1981. Common Glory 1
Grigsby family 1
Grigsby, Hugh Blair, 1806-1881 1
Guy family 1
Hailey, Evelyn M., 1922-2011 1
Hall, Channing Moore, III 1
Hall, J. Lesslie (John Lesslie), 1856- 1
Hall, John Lesslie, Jr., 1891-1978 1
Hart, John, 1860-1937 1
Hart, Katherine McCowan, 1863-1948 1
Hopkins, Sewell Hepburn, 1906-1984 1
Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks of the World 1
Jamestown Corporation 1
Kalichevsky, Anatole, 1870-1937 1
Kalichevsky, Vladimir, 1895-1958 1
Koontz, Amos Ralph, 1890-1965 1
Lee Family 1
Lee Gallery 1
Lee family 1
Lee, Edward Myers 1
Lee, Elizabeth Mallory, 1902- 1
Lee, Peticolas, 1904- 1
Lowance, Carter, 1910- 1
Madison, James, 1749-1812 1
Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694 1
Mendenhall family 1
Nadel, Murray, 1918-1997 1
Nightengale family 1
Oxrieder, Julia W. 1
Paradise-Barziza family. 1
Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Alpha (College of William and Mary) 1
Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937 1
Powell, William Devens 1
Preston Family 1
Preston family 1
Preston, Francis 1
Preston, Francis, 1765-1836 1
Preston, John, 1764-1827 1
Preston, William 1
Preston, William, ca. 1729-1783 1
Pullen, Louise Rowe 1
Rembert, John Patrick, 1907-1976 1
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