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University Archives Scrapbook Collection

 Collection
Identifier: UA 335
Scope and Contents This collection contains scrapbooks related to faculty, students, and various programs and events at the College of William and Mary. Acc. 1983.075: twenty-seven scrapbooks, 1934-1943, of newspaper clippings about the College, events, and programs. Acc. 1983.081: scrapbooks, 1919-1938, with clippings about the College, students, and faculty. Acc. 1983.083: two scrapbooks, 1934-1942, with invitations to programs, concerts, plays, parties, and other events...
Dates: 1915-1989; Majority of material found in 1919-1943
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Vaiden Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00193
Scope and Contents

Genealogical material on the Vaiden family starting with Henry Micajah Vaiden (b. 1824) of Brunswick County, Va. who married Adelia Laverne Rose (1825-1903) in 1846 and including papers relating to the membership of Penelope Bryan Vaiden in the Daughters of the American Revolution, photographs, and receipts and account books. Includes Henry M. Vaiden's journal of horse pedigrees, crop records and accounts and a book of recipes.  49 items.

Dates: 1799-1982
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Elizabeth Van Lew Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 V32
Scope and Contents Papers, 1854-1926, collected by John Albree in preparing lectures on Elizabeth Van Lew. Includes letters, notes, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Includes typed copies of her scrapbook. Collection also includes material concerning Jefferson Davis and Civil War letters from North Carolina. Acc. 2000.54 is microfilm of the collection. Folders 1-10 of the Elizabeth Van Lew Papers are available in Swem Library’s microforms area on 1 reel of microfilm, call number E608 .V34...
Dates: 1854-1926
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Virginia Cities Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.4 V82ci
Scope and Contents

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

Dates: 1663-1980
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

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
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Courtney Sharpe Ward Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2007.25, 2008.106
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, papers, newspaper clippings, drafts and published articles belonging to Courtney Sharpe Ward, a writer for the Richmond News Leader in Richmond, Virginia. Many of her articles had a historical connection. The addition mostly consists of material on the 1957 350th Anniversary of Jamestown. Includes photograph and 1957 Press Card of Courtney Sharpe Ward.

Dates: 1950-1969
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Warlow Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1987.25
Scope and Contents

Warlow collection of cabinet photographs of 18th to early 20th century well known people including celebrities, influential families, and Civil War figures. The photographs of 18th century subjects are of their portraits. Identification is by the collector or original owner, usually in pencil on the reverse side.

Photographs were taken mostly in Richmond, Virginia, but many studios were in New Orleans, Georgia, South Carolina, West Virginia and other locations.

Dates: circa 1860-1930
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Richard Williams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00912
Scope and Contents Papers, circa 1940s, of Richard Williams, an African-American soldier stationed in Alaska during World War II. Includes a diary, in which he describes the weather, fishing and other recreational activities, and his duties. There are photographs and postcards that have been glued into the diary, which depict the local post office covered in snow, the towns of Juneau and Sitka, as well as Williams and other people that he met. There are also loose photographs, which seem to have come out of...
Dates: circa 1940-1949
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 1.09
Scope and Contents This collection covers the Greater Williamsburg Area, including Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, James City County, York County and other nearby communities. It includes gifts and purchases whose contents are ephemeral in nature and not well-suited as stand-alone collections.  The items are usually transient documents of everyday life and can include menus, flyers, advertisements, and programs but can also be postcards, games, ticket stubs, and the like. The majority of...
Dates: 1858-2015
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

George Wythe Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 W99
Scope and Contents Copies of letters, 1781-1783, from George Wythe, Williamsburg, Va. , one to John Adams and another to Thomas Jefferson concerning the use of the College of William and Mary as a hospital. Also includes a magazine article about Wythe; newspaper copy of William Munford's oration at Wythe's funeral; correspondence, 1921, of Robert M. Hughes concerning a monument for Wythe's grave; a form book of Peter Tinsley, clerk of the High Court of Chancery which gives "Forms of Injunctions," Forms of...
Dates: 1779-1927
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Yeaman and Walker Family Collection

 Collection
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
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

Samuel H. Yonge Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. 65 Y8
Scope and Contents Papers, 1890-1935, of Samuel Humphreys Yonge. Yonge was an army engineer who worked on flood control projects and navigational improvements. Yonge was interested in excavations at Jamestown and Williamsburg, Va. and in archaeological projects throughout Virginia. Included is correspondence; early twentieth century photographs of ruins and excavations at Jamestown; notebooks of land patent abstracts and other notes concerning Jamestown; and printed material. The collection also includes an...
Dates: 1890-1935
Found in: Special Collections Research Center

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Photographs 59
Correspondence 40
Financial records 19
Legal documents 16
College of William and Mary--History--20th century 12
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Diaries 12
Scrapbooks 12
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Programs 10
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century 10
Minutes 9
Receipts (financial records) 9
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 9
Publications 8
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 8
Clippings (information artifacts) 7
Genealogy 7
Poems 7
Reports 7
Speeches 7
Virginia--History--20th century 7
Account books 6
College of William and Mary--History--19th century 6
College of William and Mary--Students 6
Newspapers 6
Virginia--History--19th century 6
Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs 6
World War, 1939-1945 6
Agendas (administrative records) 5
Broadsides 5
Certificates 5
Education--Virginia--History--20th century 5
Letters (correspondence) 5
Matthew Whaley School (Williamsburg, Va.) 5
Postcards 5
Printed ephemera 5
Richmond (Va.)--History--19th century 5
Virginia--Genealogy 5
Virginia--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 5
Virginia--Religious history 5
Women--Education--Virginia--History 5
African Americans--Virginia--Photographs 4
Baptist Church--Virginia--History 4
Cabinet photographs 4
Catalogs 4
Education, Higher--Virginia--History 4
Invitations 4
Manuscripts (document genre) 4
Newsletters 4
Virginia--Social life and customs--19th century 4
Women--Education--Virginia 4
World War, 1914-1918 4
Advertising cards 3
African Americans--Virginia--History--20th century 3
Agriculture--Virginia--History--18th century 3
Agriculture--Virginia--History--19th century 3
Carte de visite photographs 3
Church bulletins 3
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History 3
Episcopal Church--Virginia--History--19th century 3
Gloucester County (Va.)--History 3
Gloucester County (Va.)--History--19th century 3
Gloucester County (Va.)--History--20th century 3
Jamestown Festival (1957) 3
Maps 3
Pamphlets 3
Slides (photographs) 3
Speeches, addresses, etc. 3
Surveys (documents) 3
Tobacco--Virginia--History--19th century 3
Virginia--History--18th century 3
Virginia--Politics and Government 3
Williamsburg (Va.)--History 3
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century 3
Women college students 3
Women--History--Virginia 3
Women--Virginia--Social life and customs 3
Advertising 2
African Americans--Virginia--Richmond--History 2
African Americans--Virginia--Williamsburg 2
American Red Cross--History--World War II period 2
Announcements 2
Brunswick County (Va.)--History 2
Charlotte County (Va.)--History 2
Charlotte County (Va.)--History--19th century 2
Cigarette cards 2
College of William and Mary--History--18th century 2
College of William and Mary--Presidents 2
Daybooks 2
Deeds 2
Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--19th century 2
Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--20th century 2
Episcopal Church--Virginia--Clergy--19th century 2
Episcopal Church--Virginia--Clergy--20th century 2
Episcopal Church--Virginia--History 2
Farm management--Virginia--History--19th century 2
Farms--Virginia--History--19th century 2
Fliers (printed matter) 2
Greeting cards 2
Indentures 2
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Language
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German 2
Dutch; Flemish 1
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Names
College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae 7
Williamsburg Historic Records Association (Williamsburg, Va.) 6
Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.) 5
Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935 4
College of William and Mary. 3
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 3
American Red Cross 2
College of William and Mary. School of Education 2
Democratic Party (U.S.) 2
Hart, John, 1860-1937 2
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 2
Marshall-Wythe School of Law 2
The Virginia Comedians 2
Williamsburg Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
Williamsburg Businessmen's Association (Va.) 2
Williamsburg Community Council (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
Adams, John, 1735-1826 1
Albree, John 1
American Association of University Women 1
American Chemical Society 1
Anderson Gallery 1
Andros, Edmund, Sir, 1637-1714 1
Ballard family 1
Ballard, James William, 1875-1920 1
Barksdale, Martha, 1900-1974 1
Barnett, Laura Ragsdale, 1911-1979 1
Bateman, Herbert Harvell, 1928-2000 1
Battaile family 1
Bennett, Henry Eastman, 1873-1941 1
Bernard Family 1
Beverley, Martha A. 1
Blair, James, 1656-1743 1
Blayton, James Blaine, Sr., (Dr.) 1
Booth family 1
Braxton family 1
Brown family 1
Brown, Cassie Dallas Tucker 1
Brown, Coalter, and Tucker Family 1
Brown, Frances Bland Coalter, 1835-1894 1
Brown, Henry Peronneau, 1883-1942 1
Brown, John Thompson, 1861-1921 1
Brown, John Willcox, 1886- 1
Bryan, John Stewart, 1871-1944 1
Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Bushnell, David Ives, Jr., 1875-1941 1
Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958 1
Carey family 1
Carrington family 1
Cary, Wilson Miles, 1838-1914 1
Catlett family 1
Chamings, Dorothy Thurza Louise, d. 1958 1
Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.) Company 1364 (Petersburg, Va.) 1
Clark, James W. 1
Coalter family 1
Cole Family 1
Cole, Henry Denison, 1856-1938 1
Coleman, Mary Haldane Begg, 1875-1967 1
College of William and Mary--Baseball 1
College of William and Mary--Basketball 1
College of William and Mary--Football 1
College of William and Mary. Dean of Women 1
College of William and Mary. Dept. of English 1
College of William and Mary. Dept. of History 1
College of William and Mary. Dramatic Club 1
College of William and Mary. Office of the President 1
Colonial National Historical Park (Va.) 1
Crozer Theological Seminary 1
Crump family 1
Cullen, John 1
Culpeper family 1
Curtis, Georgia Ragsdale, 1913-2008 1
Daily Press (Hampton Roads, Va.) 1
Dalton, John N. 1
Democratic Party (Va.) 1
Dettingen Parish (Prince William County, Va.) 1
Dimmock, Charles H. (Charles Henry), 1831-1873 1
Dimmock, Charles Henry, 1831-1873 1
Dimmock, Charles, d. 1863 1
Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770 1
Dunlop family 1
Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809 1
Eastern Publishing Co 1
Educational and Civic Association (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Etheridge, Jeanne 1
Ewell, Benjamin Stoddert, 1810-1894 1
Fairfax, Sally, fl. 1771-1772 1
Farrar family 1
Farrar, Daniel James, 1862-1923 1
Farrar, Joseph E., 1830- 1
Fauquier, Francis, 1704?-1768 1
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 1
Ford, Henry, 1863-1947 1
Ford, Worthington Chauncey, 1858-1941 1
Freeman, Douglas Southall, 1886-1953 1
Galbraith family 1
Galt family 1
Galt, William Richard, 1818-1892 1
Garland family 1
Godwin, Edwin Mills, Jr., 1914-1999 1
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