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Martha Carter Brent Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.102
Scope and Contents The collection of Martha Carter Brent includes her scrapbook from her time as a student at the College of William and Mary as well as student handbooks (1925, 1926) and other College publications. She was commonly known as Mattie Carter as a student. The scrapbook includes news clippings, dance cards, photographs, and similar items documenting campus activities including athletics, dances, her sorority Phi Mu, other campus activities, as well as information about family and friends including...
Dates: 1922-1930; Majority of material found in 1927-1928

Brian W. Blouet papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01177
Scope and Contents

Collection contains correspondence from 1942-1984 of Prof. Brian W. Blouet regarding the biography he wrote "Halford MacKinder: A Biography" (College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 1987). Includes research papers, such as photocopied correspondence of H. MacKinder from the Hamilton Fish Armstrong Papers at Princeton University Library. Also includes 6 photographs relating to MacKinder. The collection also includes a draft of the ninth edition of The Story of Malta.

Dates: 1942-1984

Alan V. Briceland Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.172
Scope and Contents

This collection contains class schedules, syllabi, exams, and other material related to Alan V. Briceland while a student at the College of William and Mary from 1957-1961. Included in the papers are activity and meal cards, laundry lists, and material related to the Circle K club. The class material includes courses from the History, Government, English, Philosophy, and Education departments.

Dates: 1957-1961

Brick Meeting House (Cecil City, Md.) Journal

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01035
Scope and Contents Journal, 1846-1855 of a merchant in or near the Brick Meetinghouse in Cecil County, Maryland. The front page reads "Journal, G and N, Brick Meeting House." The Brick Meeting House in Cecil County was a Quaker church building and the connection to the entries in this volume has not been established.It seems like over time the journal was used for different purposes. The larger part is an account book for a trading and shipping business. Accounts are for sundries, wine, food...
Dates: 1846-1855

Thomas Bridgforth Copybook

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00146
Scope and Contents

Mathematics copybook kept by Thomas Bridgforth in Lunenburg County, Virginia. Gives rules for solving various problems and examples of calculations. Book has been laminated and rebound.

Dates: 1808

Laura Bridgman Letter

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Identifier: SC 00199
Scope and Contents

Letter written in pencil in widely spaced block type letters by Laura Bridgman to Alexander.   She states that "Mrs. M. requested me to earnestly write you a note" and (Mrs. M., his mother) was "delighted to hear from you." Wishes him well and hopes he will return home soon.  December 1, 1857.

Dates: 1851 December 1

Kenneth E. Brigham Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2010.412
Scope and Contents

Papers of Kenneth E. Brigham (1921-1970) of Newport News, Virginia, consisting of correspondence, photographs and ephemera.

Dates: 1941-1975; Majority of material found in 1960-1975

Bright Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1996.24
Scope and Contents Papers of the Bright Family of Williamsburg, Virginia and Philadephia, Pennsylvania.  Correspondence and business papers of Robert Anderson Bright of Williamsburg, Virginia and his son Robert Southall Bright, College of William and Mary class of 1891 and a Philadelphia lawyer.  Personal and professional correspondence, bills and receipts, photographs and legal papers. Includes letters between Robert Southall Bright while a student at William and Mary to his father and letter...
Dates: 1876-1933

Miriam Winder Bright Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.023
Scope and Contents

This collection is comprised of photographs taken by Miriam Winder Bright while a student at William and Mary. There is also a signed copy of the college regulations and dormitory rules.

Photographs depict: the Manless Dance, women in canoes on Lake Matoaka, men standing next to the lake, Tyler Hall, Science Hall, the President's House, the Brafferton, the Library, Taliaferro Dormitory, Old Gymnasium, Ewell Dormitory, and the Dining Hall.

Dates: 1920-1921

Robert Southall Bright Papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.131
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a handwritten draft of "Memories of Williamsburg and Stories of My Father," written by Robert Southall Bright and published in 1941.  It also includes addresses delivered by Bright and a memorial booklet about him.

Dates: 1901-1944

Martin Brimmer Account Ledger

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2012.359
Scope and Contents

Contains one ledger book of accounts kept by Martin Brimmer, a Boston merchant and apothecary. Listed in the account are names of loyalists later proscribed and banished. Some of the names listed in the ledger include Dr. Benjamin Church, Dr. William Paine, Dr. Charles Russel, Dr. Sylvester Gardiner, and Dr. John Jeffries. There are 89 pages filled with Brimmer's accounts, but the ledger also contains 24 pages of guest names for an unknown New York establishment in 1940.

Dates: 1763-1774, 1940; Majority of material found in 1763-1774

Brinker & Harris Journals

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ame9-MsV Ame10
Scope and Contents

One journal, August 11 - December 31, 1867, and one daybook, March 17 - November 21, 1868 of Brinker & Harris, merchants, of Middletown, Frederick County, Va.

Dates: 1867-1868

Roeliff Brinkerhoff Letter

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00200
Scope and Contents

Letter from Roeliff Brinkerhoff, Mansfield, Ohio, on Ohio Board of State Charities letterhead, to Mr. Miller thanking him for his friendly comments on Brinkerhoff's book, "Recollections of a Lifetime."  August 27, 1900.  Roeliff Brinkerhoff founded the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society.

Dates: 1900 August 27

Briscoe G. Baldwin Journal

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Identifier: Mss. MsV Ap1
Scope and Contents

Bound volume intended to have been used as a daybook by Briscoe G[erard] Baldwin of Staunton, Va.

Dates: 1831

Bristow Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2011.566
Scope and Contents Papers, circa the 1930s and the 1960s-1970s, of the Bristow Family of Middlesex County, Virginia. The collection includes letters written to Joseph Christian Bristow, Jr., while at the University of Richmond and letters written to him while serving in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. The primary correspondent is Kitty Major, of Stormont, Virginia, who seems to be in a relationship with Bristow for most of their correspondence. Topics include Major's daily activities, events...
Dates: circa 1900-1973; Majority of material found in 1962 - 1967

Britt Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 01206
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1801-1860, of the Britt family of Pasquotank County, North Carolina. Includes documents, deeds, accounts, and bills of sale for slaves and references to John Cartwright.

First folder contains an admission ticket to the "La Fayette Ball Room" with a notation on the reverse, "card of invitation to the ball ... to be given for LaFayette at Yorktown...did not take place until afterwords and at Williamsburg."  Signature illegible.

Dates: 1801-1860

Marianna Broaddus Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00696
Scope and Contents This collection consists of miscellaneous Williamsburg and Virginia related materials, compiled by Marianna Broaddus. Included are a Colonial Williamsburg Foundation library exhibit catalog (1991), a Williamsburg Reunion booklet, and a print of John Tyler, Sr.'s home in Greenway, Virginia. Also included are photographs, some of which relate to the Christian family, as well as typescripts (in part photocopies) of reminiscences of members of the Christian family about their life in...
Dates: 1917-1991

Charles Broadrup Ledgers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ami G1-MsV Ami G4
Scope and Contents

Ledgers, 1845-1903, of Charles Broadrup, Charlesville, Frederick County, Md. which contains farm and grist mills accounts.

Dates: 1845-1903

Broadside Advertising William & Mary and the State Male Normal College

 Collection
Identifier: UA 353
Scope and Contents

One broadside advertising both the College of William & Mary and the State Male Normal College. The headline reads "Education on Easy Terms!" and states that the 199th year begins on October 1, 1891. Printed by Whittet & Shepperson of Richmond, Va.

Dates: 1891

Broadside Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 1.14
Scope and Contents

This collections includes broadsides related to a variety of topics including Virginia, politics, business, and others. The collection is currently being processed and new items will be added on an ongoing basis. For this reason, the indicated date range is approximate at this point.

This collection has multiple creators, which have not been indexed'

Broadsides are also catalogued with individual resource ID's and as rare books with LC numbers.

Dates: 1812-2013; Majority of material found in 1900-1950

J.B. Brock Promissory Note

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00201
Scope and Contents

Handwritten promissory note from J.B. Brock to William B. Massey for $150, dated January 9, 1861.  Reverse side has handwritten note by W. B. Massey stating he paid $19.78 due Brock, dated December 2, 1865.

Dates: 1865 December 2

John P. Brock Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 B78
Scope and Contents

Letters written by John P. Brock, a soldier in the Mexican War, from the headquarters of the Virginia Regiment at Camp Buena Vista at Monterey, Mexico, to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Brock, Rockingham County, Va. Includes copy of a tintype of John P. Brock in uniform, added 2017.

Dates: 1847-1848

Austin Brockenbrough and Anne Gordon Brockenbrough Baby Book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Sc21
Scope and Contents

Baby book, ca. 1899-1910, kept for Austin Brockenbrough, Jr. and Anne Gordon Brockenbrough. The book contains photographs, lists of presents, locks of hair, newspaper clippings, and a list of wedding presents.

Dates: circa 1899-1910

Brodnax Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 B80
Scope and Contents

Letters written to John Wilkes Brodnax concerning genealogy of the Brodnax family. Many letters written by members of the Brodnax family. Includes genealogical data on Bathurst, Munford, Perkins, Smith, Holmes, and Walker families. Includes a photograph of Brodnax at work on a bust of Hunter McGuire and two publications by Brodnax on art and anatomy.

Dates: 1870-1926

William H. Brodnax Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.2 B80
Scope and Contents

Letters, 1825-1834, addressed to William H. Brodnax of Hicks Ford, Greensville County, Va. by Robert R. Barton; Thomas Ruffin (12 October 1829, concerning his opposition to changes in the Virginia Constitution); R. B. Starke (concerning a letter purportedly by [William ?] Maxwell advocating the abolition of slavery); and Robert W. Withers of Greene County, Ala.

Dates: 1825-1834

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College of William and Mary. Board of Visitors 24
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Madison, James, 1749-1812 18
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William III, King of England, 1650-1702 17
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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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College of William and Mary. School of Business Administration 12
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
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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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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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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
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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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