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Abraham Family photographs
African American Family Photo Album
African American Family Photographs
Andrew Reid Record Book
Florence Barber Diary
Black Education in Williamsburg-James City County, 1619-1984
A report sponsored by the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, "Black Education in Williamsburg-James City County, 1619-1984" by Philip D. Morgan, 1985. 1 item. 76 pp.
Dave Brown to Laura Letter
Letter from Dave Brown, Williamsburg, Virginia to Laura where he refers to a book, Alone by Marion Harland, describes the negroes and their activities in the area and tells about the sale of a farm, his job and commissions. 4 pp. September 6, 1878. Letter is fragile and in need of repair.
Bucktrout-Smith Papers
Charles Edward Gary, Jr. Papers
Civilian Conservation Corps Photographs, Petersburg and Waverly, Virginia
Henry Denison Cole Papers
Conway D. Whittle letter
Letter to Richmond, Virginia slave traders Davis, Deupree and Co., from Virginia physician Conway Davies Whittle inquiring about the rates of sale of 24 enslaved persons owned by Whittle. Age, gender, complexion, and skills are mentioned to describe the enslaved people.
Cormay Graham and Myrtle Wynter correspondence
Gerald Cowden Papers
Research material of Gerald Steffens Cowden from his Ph.D. dissertation on the Randolph's of Virginia, "The Randolphs of Turkey Island: a Prosopography of the First Three Generations, 1650-1806. " Also includes other works and essays from his earlier education, and the research accompanying those essays as well.
Herbert and Doris Crump Rainey Papers
Georgia Ragsdale Curtis Papers
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Brochures from the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Portsmouth, Virginia including the 142nd Anniversary Celebration in 2007 and Services of Installation for Reverend LeRoy Hill, Jr. as the 10th Pastor in 2005.
Edwin Taliaferro Collection
Employment Contract between Cornelia Brooks and F. C. Twyman
Farrar Family Papers
First Baptist Church collection
This collection is formed of materials created by the First Baptist Church of Williamsburg, dating from the mid-1800s to the present day. Inculded in this collection are church records such as member rolls, meeting minutes, photographs, bibles, building blueprints, and audio visual materials.
Galt Papers (II)
Jesse Green Affidavit
Thaddeus S. Harris Account Books
Three account books of free African American, Thaddeus S. Harris, of Abingdon, Virginia, dated 1855-1861, 1861-1866 and 1868. Goods purchased include items such as tobacco, sardines, cheese, sugar, candy, hair trims and shaves. Some books have an index. Census reports list him as a barber and confectioner.