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Carl A. Rickert Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 2015.041
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of newspaper clippings, notes, letters and other material pertaining to Carl A. Rickert, a pilot in the 318th Bomb Squadron of the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. The letters include correspondence between Rickert and his family, mostly with his mother back home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Also contained in the collection are newspaper clippings from various army newspapers and publications, as well photographs and illustrations.

Dates: 1941-1957

Samuel Robison Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 2011.526
Scope and Contents Papers, 1942-1949, of Samuel Robison of Alabama, an officer in the Army Air Force based in the United States during World War II. Robison was frequently restationed throughout Texas and California during the war, holding positions at Brooks Field, Ellington Field, Randolph Field, Blackland Army Air Base, Kelly Field, Stinson Field, San Bernardino Army Air Field, Santa Ana Army Air Base, and elsewhere. The collection includes extensive records documenting Robison's reassignments and...
Dates: 1942-1949

Howard Scammon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 1992.38 and additions
Scope and Contents This collection consists of correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, playbooks and other material collected by William and Mary Theatre professor Howard Scammon. The bulk of the material is correspondence between Scammon and his former students, but the papers also include documentation related to the William and Mary Theatre, The Common Glory, the Jamestown Festival of 1957, other Williamsburg theatre groups and famous William and Mary alumni such as Glenn Close and Linda Lavin. ...
Dates: 1917-1994; Majority of material found in 1940-1970

Stan Skalski Papers

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Identifier: MS 00078
Scope and Contents This collection consists of letters, 1966-1968, written by Stan Skalski to his fiancee Caren Brereton in Philadelphia. The majority of the letters concern Skalski's basic training as a Private First Class for the U.S. Army at Fort Jackson, Georgia and Fort Gordon, Georgia, and later his airborne training at Fort Benning, Georgia and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. Skalski describes various training exercises and his overall acclimation to army life, but also writes at length about personal...
Dates: 1966-1968

Stryker Papers

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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

Samuel K. Thompson Diary

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Identifier: SC 00945
Scope and Contents Diary, 1870, of Samuel K. Thompson, 2nd Lieutenant of the 25th Regiment of the U.S. Infantry, which was one of the all African-American regiments founded in 1866 that are also referred to as "Buffalo Soldiers." Thompson was a white commanding officer of the regiment.The diary starts out in early 1870 in New Orleans, Louisiana, where the regiment had its headquarters. Thompson then describes marching to Ft. Davis, Texas. His entries are regular and often detailed and give a good...
Dates: 1870, 1876

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

Mary Elizabeth McGinnis White Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00662
Scope and Contents Papers, 1938-1994, of Mary Elizabeth Maginnes White. Includes Colonial Williamsburg picture ID; bronze medal, 1983 for Summit of Industrialized Nations, 1983 letter thanking her for her efforts in making the Summit successful; photograph, ca 1944, of Mathew Whaley students, photographs, 1994 of 50th reunion of Mathew Whaley students; newspaper clipping, 1994, concerning reunion; invitation and graduation photograph, 1994; program 1994 junior-senior banquet; issue June 5,1944, of the Powder...
Dates: 1938-1994

Winfree-McIlwaine Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00010
Scope and Contents

Contains letters, photographs, and other material related to the Winfree and McIlwaine families of Petersburg, Virginia. The bulk of the letters are addressed to Dr. John Winfree and are handwritten with envelopes. Most of the photographs are tintypes and pertain to the McIlwaine family, including photographs of William Baird McIlwaine, who attended the University of Virginia and became a doctor. Most of the letters have to do with business affairs, predominately of the Winfree family.

Dates: 1875-1968; Majority of material found in 1880-1890

Wissler-Mayer Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2010.223
Scope and Contents

Papers, circa 1830s-1950s, of the Wissler, Mayer, and Erb families of Grottoes and Columbia Furnace, Virginia, and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Included are photographs, an autograph album, a manuscript cookbook, receipts, two ledgers, a Bible and hymn book, a Wissler family record for the descendants of William Franklin Wissler and Elizabeth Mayer (m. 1890), and correspondence.

For a more detailed description see finding aid link below.

Dates: 1835-1952

Yeaman and Walker Family Collection

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Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2009.542
Scope and Contents The Yeaman and Walker Family Collection consists mainly of correspondence and financial records of the Yeaman and Walker families, mostly relating to tobacco farming in Virginia between 1840 and 1910.  The predominant locations are Pittsylvania County, Botetourt County, Charlotte County, Lynchburg, and Danville. Letters demonstrate economic stress after the Civil War, particularly as it relates to crop and livestock prices. Other topics discussed include sickness and deaths of children and...
Dates: 1836-1937; Majority of material found in 1850-1910

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Charlotte County (Va.)--History--19th century 2
College of William and Mary--Faculty and Staff 2
Diplomas 2
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Gettysburg, Battle of, Gettysburg, Pa., 1863 2
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Civil War, U. S., 1861-1865 1
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Williamsburg Historic Records Association (Williamsburg, Va.) 3
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Battaile family 1
Bray, Benjamin F., b. circa 1926 and d. 2002 1
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Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Burger, Warren Earl, 1907-1995 1
Buxton, Maud Miller, 1881-1985 1
Carrington family 1
Catlett family 1
Clark, Jefferson H., b. 1890 1
Close, Glenn, 1947- 1
Cole, Stanley 1
College of William and Mary. Dept. of Theatre, Speech, and Dance 1
College of William and Mary. William and Mary Theatre 1
Craig Family 1
Craig, Albert Clifton, 1842-1862 1
Dept. of Theatre, Speech, and Dance 1
Ditterick family 1
Eastern Publishing Co 1
Erb family 1
Feldhusen, Elizabeth 1
Fix, Florence 1
Frye, Ernest L., 1896-1974 1
Galt family 1
Galt, William Richard, 1818-1892 1
Gardner, William J 1
Garland family 1
Grigsby family 1
Grigsby, Hugh Blair, 1806-1881 1
Harrer, David. 1
Hickman family 1
Jamestown Corporation 1
Jones, W. Melville, 1901-1992 1
Joynt, Richard G. 1
Lavin, Linda, 1937- 1
Lawrence, Clara L. 1
Long, William Ivey 1
Mayer family 1
McIllwaine family 1
McNeil, Mozelle DeVonne, 1934- 1
McNutt, Samuel H. 1
Milaca High School (Milaca, Minn.) 1
Miller, Malcom Howard, 1857-1933 1
Moon, John C 1
Myers family 1
Myers, Barton, 1853-1927 1
Nadel, Murray, 1918-1997 1
Newport News Women's Club (Va.) 1
Offer, August R., Jr. 1
Person, William (1903-1980) 1
Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Alpha (College of William and Mary) 1
Rembert, John Patrick, 1907-1976 1
Rembert, Sarah 1
Rickert, Carl A. 1
Robertson, Mary A 1
Robison, Samuel 1
Scammon, Howard, 1911-1999 1
Shade, Mary Clark, 1928-2009 1
Skalski, Stan 1
United States. Army. Illinois Light Artillery Regiment 1
United States. Army. Signal Corps 1
United States. Navy. Office of the Paymaster 1
Verkuil, Paul R 1
Verkuil, Paul R. 1
Virginia Shakespeare Festival 1
Virginia. General Court 1
Walker family 1
Walton family 1
Weddenburn, Alexander John, 1849-1916 1
Wedderburn, John, 1868-1932 1
Williamsburg Players (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Winfree family 1
Wissler family 1
Yeaman family 1
Young Men's Division 1
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