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Earl Gregg Swem Papers
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 79 Sw4
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1927-1965, of Earl Gregg Swem, librarian and historian. Includes correspondence, reports, poems, and newspaper clippings. Subjects covered by the collection include Virginia history, bibliography, American Library Association, Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Colonial Williamsburg, College of William and Mary, Phi Beta Kappa, Virginia Colonial Records Project, Virginia Historical Society, Jamestown Festival, Hampton Celebration, and the Virginia Historical...
Dates:
1927-1965
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Victor M. Harding Christmas Diary
Collection
Identifier: SC 00810
Scope and Contents
Diary written by Victor M. Harding each Christmas as if a letter to his children. The Harding family lives in Chicago, Illinois and appear to be wealthy. Diary begins in 1906 with the intention of recording Christmas celebrations plus annual family news. Entries for 1902 through 1905 were added later and tell of the courtship and early marriage years of Matilda Boak and Victor Harding. Details Christmas customs; family gatherings; family travels in the United States and abroad; summer...
Dates:
1902-1940
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center
Theodore Meeker Christmas Lists and Tax Returns
Collection
Identifier: MS 00301
Scope and Contents
Christmas lists of gifts purchased, their cost, and the recipient. Additionally, there are tax returns for Mr. Meeker for the years 1919-1934.
Dates:
1908-1937
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center