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Janet C. Kimbrough Williamsburg Area History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 1985.50, 1991.36 and 1993.06
Scope and Contents

Collection of material about Williamsburg, Virginia area history including Colonial Williamsburg Foundaton, Williamsburg Public Library, "Model" school of Williamsburg, Yorktown Bicentennial, Bundles for Britain and more.  Includes photographs of family and friends, many set in Williamsburg, and photograph of dedication of the Confederate Monument on the Palace Green.

Vivian Elizabeth King Diploma

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Identifier: SC 01276
Scope and Contents

Diploma from Newport News High School for Vivian Elizabeth King, Class of 1927. June 10, 1927.

King's Daughters. Kate Custis Circle (Williamsburg, Va.) Records

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Identifier: Mss. 71 K61, 2008.134, 2010.330
Scope and Contents Mss. 71 K61 includes the records of the Kate Custis Circle of the King's Daughters of Williamsburg, Virginia: a printed history of the circle by Estelle H. Smith; minutes of the circle meetings; correspondence; newspaper clippings; photographs; minutes of state convention meetings; programs of state conventions; scrapbooks; and leaflet concerning Estelle H. Smith. Mss. Acc. 2008.134 (Box 5) includes journal records from 1913-1933. Mss. Acc. 2010.330 (Box 6) includes...

Kyger Funeral Home Records

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Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1988.03 and 2011.568
Scope and Contents Acc. 1988.03 includes funeral records from Robert W. Kyger's and Robert P. Miller's undertaking business, 1920s to 1940s, Williamsburg. There are 3 volumes as well as nine scrolls. Acc. 2011.568 includes four funeral home ledgers from 1929-1935,1936-1940, 1942-1947, and 1948-1949. There are also order forms for headstones, letters from people unable to pay for the funeral, and various government documents from World War II, including a receipt for tires that the Kyger family gave to the...

Kyger Marriage Commissioner Records

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Identifier: SC 01166
Scope and Contents

Marriage records kept by Robert W. Kyger when he was the Williamsburg, Virginia Marriage Commissioner.

Lee Family Papers

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Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1993.06-01 and Mss. Acc. 1995.27
Scope and Contents Mss. Acc. 1993.06-01, Series 1 - 4: Papers and photographs of the Edward Myers Lee Family of Williamsburg, Virginia. Lee graduated from the College of William and Mary, as did many of his children.  An album has photos of a May Pole in front of the Williamsburg Court House on Duke of Gloucester St. The papers include material for some of his children, particulary Elizabeth Mallory Lee (Mrs. John Walston Henderson), Peticolas Lee (Mrs. Robert Edward Lee), Mary King Lee, and Edward M. Lee. ...

Ann Little Papers

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Identifier: SC 00665
Scope and Contents

Letter, April 28,1967, from Ethel Rowell to Ann Little. Letter, October 1947, written in Shanghai China from Ellen Douglas Oliver to Courtney [Ward] and Archie; child's school project "Explorers in the New World"; and list of feature articles by Courtney S. Ward.

Maakestad Collection

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Identifier: SC 01244
Scope and Contents Items related to the history of Norge, Virginia. "The Beginning of Norse Immigration to America" a reading by Mrs. Hilds Hove Dunn of a composition by H.A. Maakestad on October 19, 1975 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church. Daily Press "Your Neighbors" article on Norge, October 24, 1984. Copy of an article on Riverview Plantation. Copy of a paper, "The Norge Virginia Post Colonial Colony." Copy of 1972 translation from Norwegian of...

Magruder School Parent Teacher Association Scrapbook

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Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2008.54
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook of the Magruder School Parent Teacher Association (PTA). Magruder School is located on Penniman Road in York County, Virginia. Includes history of the School Improvement League of Magruder School, the precursor to the PTA, certificates and newspaper clippings.

Photocopy of Dr. Thomas P. Marston Account Book

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Identifier: SC 01245
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of an account book belonging to Dr. Thomas P. Marston of James City County, Virginia, from 1852-1871.

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Matthew Whaley School Collection

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Identifier: 0/2 Mss. 1.11
Scope and Contents

This is an artificial collection of material from and about Matthew Whaley School in Williamsburg, Virginia including material from the annual fifty year reunions. The school newspaper, The Powder Horn, 1930-1937 and 1946-1948, is available in Rare Books call number AN47 .W54 P68.

Hortense Brigham Mayer Photograph

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Identifier: SC 00886
Scope and Contents

Photograph of Hortense Brigham, later called Dr. "Robin" Mayer and Mrs. Alden Brigham Mayer.  Photograph is undated, but of a young woman in her late teens or twenties.

She was in the Class of 1951 at Smith College.

Will Molineux Collection

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Identifier: MS 00042
Scope and Contents

Williamsburg, Virginia items given by Will Molineux, mostly via the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.  Some items are personal papers (newspaper articles, etc.) of Will Molineux.  The photograph collection covers the entire Williamsburg area, including James City County and York County.  Subjects include people, places, buildings, events, Colonial Williamsburg, William and Mary and many more.

William H. E. Morecock Papers

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Identifier: MS 00110
Scope and Contents

Civil War correspondence, passes and orders relating to 1st Lieutenant William H.E. Morecock of the 32nd Virginia Volunteer Regiment.  Legal documents of William H. E. Morecock, mostly concerning the lawsuit in Williamsburg and James City County, McCandlish vs Warburton, during 1851 to 1853.  Correspondence and financial records of the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary while William H.E. Morecock was Secretary of the Board, 1877-1890.

Robert J. Morrison Letter to Lemuel J. Bowden

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Identifier: SC 00612
Scope and Contents

ALS of Robert Morrison, member of the College of William and Mary faculty, to Lemuel J. Bowden, 1 Dec. 1858, concerning payment of notes due in January and July when College faculty get paid. 1 p.

Stella Neiman Papers

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Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1999.54, 2000.004, 2008.70
Scope and Contents The bulk of the collection contains papers related to Stella Neiman while on the Williamsburg City Council. These include reports, minutes, agendas, clippings, and a report on the desegregation of the public schools. The collection also contain Professor Fraser Neiman's Harvard dissertation on English literature. Stella Neiman was a member of the Williamsburg City Council from 1966-1970, the Williamsburg-James City County School Board from 1981-1987 and the Williamsburg Planning...

Nicholson High School Commencement Program

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Identifier: SC 01153
Scope and Contents

Commencement program of Nicholson High School in Williamsburg, 18 May 1911.

Nicholson School (Williamsburg, Va.) Christmas Souvenir

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00970
Scope and Contents

Christmas souvenir from the class of Virginia W. Jones of the Nicholson School, Williamsburg, Va.  The souvenir is a printed card tied with a red ribbon and a border of holly.  Includes names of Board, H.D. Cole, A. Brooks, R.L. Spencer; H.N. Phillips, Superintendant. Inside the card are the printed names of the pupils in the sixth and seventh grades.

Elizabeth Nunn Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1991.51 and 2000.33
Scope and Contents

Papers of Elizabeth Nunn, an elementary school teacher in Williamsburg, Virginia.

The Old Court Journal

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Identifier: SC 00398
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of a typed manuscript of "The Old Court Journal" by Miss "Gibbie Galt" telling the story of the Virginia Gazette and Williamsburg, Virginia. 1 item.

Julia W. Oxrieder Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1990.46
Scope and Contents

The personal papers of Julia W. Oxrieder include materials related to Williamsburg, Virginia, documents of interest she collected related to her many interests, and personal material about her life and work in Williamsburg. Many items are copies of biographies, newspaper articles, and ephemera documenting local history including folklore, education, Williamsburg people and organizations, African Americans, and other topics.

Parker Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1989.20
Scope and Contents This collection contains papers related to the Parker family, notably Lena Parker and Bessie Parker of Cumberland County, Virginia. The bulk of the letters are from Harry Leach and Edward Embly, both living in Washington, D.C., which contain descriptions of everyday life. Other letters are from friends, family, the State Teachers College, schools where Lena Parker taught, and from children she had taught. The collection also includes photographs, greeting cards, and genealogical material....

Fay Parr Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 2008.50
Scope and Contents

Family papers and a collection of Williamsburg ephemera and memorabilia of Fay Parr.  Includes family photograph albums, press photographs of Williamsburg residents and buildings, newspaper clippings of events and people in Williamsburg, Virginia and publications from Williamsburg and other places.

Thelma Pedersen Collection

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 1990.42
Scope and Contents

Publications and newspaper clippings concerning the Williamsburg area, including College of William and Mary material. Programs, pamphlets, fans and newspapers.

Peninsula Bank Minute Books

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Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1995.37
Scope and Contents

Mss. Acc. 1995.37

Eight ledgers, 1897-1916, 1917-1937, 1949, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1963 and 1964 of the Peninsula Bank Williamsburg showing business records including individual accounts and minutes of the Board.

Peninsula Bank was also known as Peninsula Bank and Trust, then later became Crestar Bank and Crestar became SunTrust Bank.

Mss. Acc. 1994.92 has been added to this collection.  Two newspaper articles, undated, on the history of the Peninsula Bank.

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Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century 51
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Matthew Whaley School (Williamsburg, Va.) 12
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History 6
James City County (Va.)--History--20th century 6
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Confederate Memorial (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
Coronavirus infections 2
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Diplomas 2
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Eastern State Hospital (Va.)--History--19th century 2
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Fliers (printed matter) 2
Gardening--History--20th century 2
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Jamestown (Va.) 2
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Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 9
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College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae 4
Nicholson High School (Williamsburg, Va.) 4
Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.) 3
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Kimbrough, Janet C 3
Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.) 3
Williamsburg Reunion (Va.) 3
Woman's Club of Williamsburg (Williamsburg, Va.) 3
American Red Cross 2
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities 2
Barlowe, Cynthia Beverly Tucker Kimbrough 2
Boy Scouts of America 2
Bozarth family 2
College of William and Mary. School of Education 2
Colonial National Historical Park (Va.) 2
Eastern State Hospital (Va.) 2
Jackson, Comer Clarke 2
Jamestown Church 2
King's Daughters (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
Molineux, Will 2
Pedersen, Thelma 2
Pulaski Club (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
Shiflett, Glenna Graves 2
United States. National Park Service 2
Williamsburg Female Institute (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
Williamsburg Garden Club (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
American Association of University Women 1
American Chemical Society 1
Armistead Family 1
Army Nurse Corp 1
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities--History. 1
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Jamestown Rediscovery 1
Beale family 1
Bell Hospital (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Bell, Baxter I. (Dr.) 1
Belvin, Edward 1
Bennett, Henry Eastman, 1873-1941 1
Berkeley Garden Club (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Bernard Family 1
Bird family 1
Board of Supervisors of James City County (Va.) 1
Bowden, Lemuel Jackson. 1
Bowen family 1
Braithwaite family 1
Braithwaite, Adelia Bucktrout 1
Bright, Robert Southall, 1872-1947 1
Bucktrout family 1
Buildings and Grounds--Fires 1
Bundles for Britain, Inc 1
Burleson, Harry 1
Byrd family 1
Calkins, Emily Eleanor 1
Camp Peary (Va.) 1
Casey, Carlton 1
Charles family 1
Christian family 1
City Council of Williamsburg (Va.) 1
Clark, James W. 1
Cole, Henry Denison, 1856-1938 1
Coleman family 1
College of William and Mary. Board of Visitors 1
College of William and Mary. Dept. of Mathematics 1
College of William and Mary. Swem Library 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Volunteer Regiment, 32nd 1
Daily Press 1
Daley, Thomas R., 1862 - 1
Daughters of the American Revolution 1
Dept. of Mathematics 1
Dept. of Philosophy 1
Dept. of Psychology 1
Dula family 1
Eastern Lunatic Asylum (Va.) 1
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926- 1
Elliott, Albert Pettigrew 1
Equal Suffrage League of Virginia 1
Etheridge, Jeanne 1
Frechette, Fred, 1925-2009 1
Geddy family 1
Gilley, Edwin A 1
Goodwin, William Archer Rutherfoord, 1869-1939 1
Graham family 1
Graves, Thomas Ashley, Jr 1
Grayson, Carmen Brissett 1
Green Spring Garden Club (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Greenwood Pre-school (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Guy family 1
Guy family. 1
Guy, Gladys Elizabeth Bennett 1
Guy, William George 1
Hall, Channing Moore, III 1
Hamilton, Frances H., 1928-2008 1
Hampton College (Hampton, Va.) 1
Hankins General Store 1
Harris family 1
Helen (Brig) 1
Hickory Neck Church (James City County, Va.) 1
Hipkins family 1
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