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J. W. Smith Letter to "My Dear Friend"

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00575
Scope and Contents

Letter from J. W.  Smith in Baltimore, Maryland to "My Dear Friend" about buying cotton for his friend; mention of Mr. McAllister being in Baltimore.  October 17, 1850.

Dates: 1850 October 17

Jacob B. Smith Ledger, I

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ac13
Scope and Contents

Ledger, 1840-1889, of Jacob B. Smith, carpenter and miller, Middlebrook, Augusta County, Va.

Dates: 1840-1889

Jacob B. Smith Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Nm12
Scope and Contents

Arithmetic book, 1826, of Jacob B. Smith.

Dates: 1826

Jessie L. Smith Photographs, 1920-1921

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.041
Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs of Jessie Little Smith, J. Swanson Smith, their friends, the James River, and Kingsmill Farm.

Dates: 1920-1921

John Smith Mezzotint Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2009.528
Scope and Contents

Series 1 consists of mezzotints by the English print maker and publisher John Smith (1652-1743).

Dates: circa 1683-1752

Marie M. and Edith W. Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 Sm4
Scope and Contents Papers, 1783-1862, of the Thomas Smith family of Powhatan County, Va., Kentucky, and Ohio. Includes typescripts of letters, 1841-1842, of James George Smith; typescript of letter, 1862, of Thomas E. Smith; constitution, 1798, of the Emigration Society; and letter, 1799, and address, n.d., of the Humane Society against slavery. The Marie M. and Edith W. Smith Papers are primarily the genealogical charts and notes used to trace ancestral lines to the twenty-five Sureties of the Magna Carta...
Dates: 1783-1862

Moses Smith Honors to Mr. and Mrs. McCray

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01522
Scope and Contents

Two typed sheets of poems written by Moses Smith, a servant to to Mr. and Mrs. McCray commending their industry and philantropy in Carter's Grove, VA.

Dates: undated

Rixey Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01068
Scope and Contents An original typed autobiography of Rixey Smith, entitled "Blue Blood and Red Clay, Memories of a Virginia Childhood."  Includes stories about his childhood in Rixeyville, Virginia (Culpeper County).  Mentions Rosedale, the Rixey family home, family members and many local families. Divided into chapters.Includes a few stories about Carter Glass, a U.S. Congressman and Senator from Virginia. Rixey Smith was his assistant for many years.Includes poems and other...
Dates: circa 1940

T. Smith & Company. Records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 Sm6
Scope and Contents

Records, 1836-1849, of T. Smith & Co., of Hartford, Conn. who were apparently in the saddlery business. Includes letters and accounts.

Dates: 1836-1849

Thomas Smith Deposition

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01273
Scope and Contents

Deposition of Thomas Smith of Matthews County, Virginia in a controversy with Alexander Maccaulay of Yorktown about the ship "Charles Carter", then docked in Norfolk, Virginia.  Written on the verso of "The Virginia Gazette &c. Extraordinary" dated December 16, 1795

Dates: 1795 December 16

Smith-Walker Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 Sm8
Scope and Contents This collection of 3,098 pieces, dated about 1764-1916, consists of papers of a family of Smiths who lived at Smith's Cross Roads, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, and the Walker family who lived at Brunswick County, Virginia. Most of the papers are dated about 1860-1900. Some of the more interesting works include the following: A letter concerning news of the State Legislature (Va.), amending laws regarding transporting slaves across state lines, dated 28 Dec. 1806. A...
Dates: 1764-1916

William Harrison Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1994.14
Scope and Contents

Papers of the donor's stepfather, William Harrison Smith, superintendent and postmaster at the island of Jamestown, Virginia.  Mostly business correspondence with Ellen Bagby of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (A.P.V.A.) with reports, Elbert Cox of the National Park Service and Ellen Harvie Smith of the A.P.V.A.  Includes monthly general reports, financial reports, salary lists, tax forms, soil report certificates, photographs, and newspaper clippings.

Dates: 1934-1966

William N. Smith Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Nm18
Scope and Contents

Mathematics book, 1859, of William N. Smith, Laurel Mills, Rappahannock County, Virginiaa. The volume was also used as a handwriting copybook, and as a legal and business book.

Dates: 1859

Smith's Wharf Account Books

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Ash3-MsV Ash4
Scope and Contents

Journal, 1852-1854, containing wharfage and storage accounts of the steamboat, Mary Washington, captained by James Myer, traveling from Fredericksburg, Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland to Smith's Wharf, Richmond County, Virginia which includes accounts of steamboat, J. E. Coffee, captained by [?] Harding, traveling between Norfolk, Virginiaa. and Smith's Wharf. Also journal, 1852-1854, of wharfage and storage accounts for various schooners.

Dates: 1852-1854

Smoke Signals Appointment Calendar

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01368
Content Description

William and Mary first issue calendar book titled, Smoke Signals for the academic year 1953- 1954. Throughout the book are pictures of the William and Mary campus and students and various cartoons of William and Mary faculty, students, and staff. Each cartoon is signed, Vliet.

Dates: 1953

William Winston Snead Papers, 1898-1899

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Identifier: UA 5.188
Scope and Contents The collection includes six Certificates of Distinction awarded to Snead.  There is one dated June 23, 1898 and presented to Snead for passing his examination in the Department of Pedagogy.  It is signed by Hugh S. Bird (Professor of Pedagogy) and Lyman Brown Wharton (Secretary of the Faculty).  The Wren Building is engraved on this certificate.  The other five certificates are dated June 22, 1899 and feature engravings of King William III and Queen Mary II.  Snead was awarded these...
Dates: 1898-1899

Stephen Snell Papers, 1960-1964

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.053
Scope and Contents

This collection contains a copy of "Portraits in the President's House," an essay Snell wrote for Fine Arts 306.  The text of the essay is interleaved with copies of the portraits being discussed. Acc. 2011.671 contains notes from various classes Snell took at the College of William & Mary, including English, History, and French classes. There are also notes from courses Snell took at Boston University.

Dates: 1960-1964

Hattie Sneyley Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00800
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, 1947-1952, written by Hattie Sneyley of Crowborough, Sussex in England to Miss Doris Hastings Baxter, Riverdale, on Hudson, New York. The letters describe life in England just after the end of World War II. Some of the topics discussed in the letters include rationing, food shortages, variuos austerity measures, and social changes as a result of the war.

Dates: 1947-1953

Edward Snickers Land Transactions

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00256
Scope and Contents

One handwritten document which includes a copy of a 1785 bond whereby Martin Ashby of Louisa County agrees to pay one thousand pounds to George Noble of Frederick County, Virginia for 350 acres; a 1784 bond to Edward Snickers for an exchange of land between Snickers and Ashby for 306  acres in Frederick County and 350 acres in Loudoun County; and letters from Edward Snickers about his land transactions with Ashby.

Dates: 1784-1785

Harold Sniffen Bicentennial Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 90 Sni3
Scope and Contents

Collection of papers, 1971-1976, concerning the bicentennial celebrations of the American Revolution held in Virginia. Some of the material deal with religious freedom in America.

Dates: 1971-1976

Captain Walter P. Snow Poetry Book

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01518
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a hand-written volume of poetry kept by Captain Walter P. Snow. Most of the entries are from Snow Hill and Baltimore, Maryland, New Orleans, Nantucket Island, and Tortugas. Some of the subjects described in the entries include love, everyday life, battles, and life on the sea. Also included are loose news clippings from the poetry volume.

Dates: 1831-1848

Frederick E. Snyder Notebook

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Np1
Scope and Contents

Notebook, 1809, on philosophy used by Frederick Snyder, New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia. The volume includes notes on anatomy, botany, and military theories.

Dates: 1809

Janet Snyder Papers

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Identifier: UA 5.159
Scope and Contents This collection contains letters, a scrapbook, and other material of Janet Snyder during her time at the College of William and Mary from 1934-1937. Included in the papers are photographs of student activities such as football games, dances, and Commencement; a scrapbook of newspaper articles, course assignments, and programs from school plays and athletic events; and a photograph album featuring football games, students, the dedication of Duke of Gloucester Street in 1934, and the visit of...
Dates: 1934-1937

Sir John Soane to Watson Letter

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01241
Scope and Contents

Letter from Sir John Soane, Lincoln's Inn Fields [London, England] to [?] Watson.  Requests Mr. Watson to send his cart to the Royal Academy for three drawings "sent there previous to the exhibition." Includes an engraving, printed by Fisher, Son & Co., of Soane by James Thomson, after the painting of Soane by Sir Thomas Lawrence and a pamphlet on Sir John Soane's Museum.

Dates: 1836 July 20

Social Justice Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00244
Scope and Contents Collection of posters, pamphlets, buttons, booklets, and apparel related to various social movements from 2009-2018. Many of the posters were created by the attendees of these movements, like the Women's March on Washington in January of 2017, Black Lives Matter, Climate Change, and Immigration Policy Demonstrations throughout 2017. Majority of the pamphlets, booklets, and zines are from Occupy Philadelphia / Occupy Wall Street Demonstrations in 2009 and 2011, respectively. Collection...
Dates: 2009-2018

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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 29
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College of William and Mary. Board of Visitors 24
Marshall-Wythe School of Law 24
Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, 1853-1935 23
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College of William and Mary. Dept. of Theatre, Speech, and Dance 18
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Madison, James, 1749-1812 18
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United States. Army. 17
William III, King of England, 1650-1702 17
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College of William and Mary. Dept. of English 15
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Ewell, Benjamin Stoddert, 1810-1894 15
State Male Normal College of Virginia 15
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Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Alpha (College of William and Mary) 14
United States Congress 14
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Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture 13
University of Virginia 13
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Marshall, John, 1755-1835 12
Virginia House of Delegates 12
Washington, George, 1732-1799 12
Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934 11
College of William and Mary. Dept. of Music 11
Lee, Henry, 1756-1818 11
Paschall, Davis Young, 1911-2001 11
United States. Army 11
Wise, Henry A. (Henry Alexander), 1806-1876 11
Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694 10
Tucker 10
Tyler Family 10
United States Navy 10
Virginia Institute of Marine Science 10
Bryan, John Stewart, 1871-1944 9
Choir and Chorus 9
College of William and Mary. Dept. of Chemistry 9
Democratic Party (U.S.) 9
Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894 9
Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs. 9
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Virginia State Senate 9
Washington, Henry A., 1820-1858 9
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Nicholson, Francis, 1655-1728 8
Randolph, John, 1773-1833 8
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State Council of Higher Education for Virginia 8
Andros, Edmund, Sir, 1637-1714 7
Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958 7
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 7
Coleman, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington, 1832-1908 7
College of William and Mary. Dept. of Biology 7
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Nichol, Gene R., 1951- 7
Student Life--1990's 7
Swem, E. G. (Earl Gregg), 1870-1965 7
Verkuil, Paul R 7
Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.) 7
Washington family 7
Whig Party (U.S.) 7
Wythe, George, 1726-1806 7
American Red Cross 6
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868 6
Cabell, Joseph C. (Joseph Carrington), 1778-1856 6
College of William and Mary. Dept. of Government 6
Development Office--Endowment Association 6
Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770 6
Eastern Lunatic Asylum (Va.) 6
Gloucester County Board of Supervisors 6
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