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Collection
Identifier: SC 00175
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Three undated flyers publicizing the fifth edition of "The Old Virginia Gentleman and Other Sketches" by Dr. George W. Bagby. Flyer announcing lecture by Dr. George W. Bagby -- "Movis Addams" in the Town Hall, Salem, undated. Newspaper article about the "Miscellaneous Writings" of the late Dr. George W. Bagby, undated. July 7, 1901 issue of the Farmer and Mechanic newspaper from Raleigh, N.C., Volume XVI, Number 35 with an article on "Ensign Worth Bagley." Financial papers, including a...
Dates:
1854-1901
Collection
Identifier: UA 5.111
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Certificate of Distinction presented by William & Mary to George William Bagby, dated June 28, 1894 for having passed his Greek examinations. It is signed by John Lesslie Hall.
Dates:
1894 June 28
Collection
Identifier: MS 00089
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8 woodcut, charcoal, and etching prints. #1 Etching: Leuvehaven En Zeevischarmarkt, "Rotterdam", measures 7.25 x 5.5 inches. Boats in a port with buildings in the background. Inscriptions, "L. Rohbock delt." "Exec. bij G.G. Land Darmstadt" "J. M. Kolb sculpt." #2 Charcoal: Sallie Leigh Cole, "Summer 4/25", measures 7.25 x 5.25. Ship on water with landscape in fore and background. Inscription on rear, "Dear Gwen, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Love, Wyc, 1984."...
Dates:
2017-05-12
Collection
Identifier: UA 5.118
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This collections consists of an essay by James Henry Bailey II titled "Peter Francisco: Washington's One-Man Regiment." A note handwrittien on the title page states: "This essay won the Cincinnati Prize in 1939."
Dates:
1939
Collection
Identifier: SC 00177
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Letter from George M. Bain, Portsmouth, Virginia, asking "Doctor" to send him a receipt for the "two dollars enclosed." 1849 March 30.
Dates:
1849 March 30
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 65 B16
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Collection includes papers, 1656-1848, concerning Essex County, Va. including land records and wills, many of which relate to the Rowzee family. Many of the records date from the seventeenth century. The collection also includes correspondence, 1830-1920, of members of the Baird family including letters, 1859-1911, of Edward R. Baird while attending the University of Virginia, serving in Pickett's Division and as superintendent of schools in Essex County. There are...
Dates:
1656-1922; Majority of material found in 1656-1848
Collection
Identifier: UA 5.115
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This collection consists of one form, completed by Solon Lee Baird on April 15, 1905, reporting how he fulfilled a pledge to the State Male Normal College and William & Mary to teach. He served as Principal of a Virginia school.
Pledges such as this were required of Virginia students who received financial assistance to attend State colleges like William & Mary , with the understanding they would teach in Virginia upon graduation.
Dates:
1905 April 15
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2014.079
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Gardening notebook of Ursula Fairfax Harrison Baird, wife of Charles L. Baird. Notes are mostly a record of the names (often specific varieties), amount ordered, prices and vendors of the flowers and seeds ordered. A few letters from gardening supply outlets are inserted in the notebook, along with loose handwritten notes by Ursula Baird.
Dates:
1925-1935
Collection
Identifier: MS 00353
Content Description
The Barney Baker collection consists primarily of Barney Baker's correspondence from his military postings to his wife, Blanche Baker, in New York City. There are 222 letters in the collection, 32 sent from Camp Upton, 13 from Fort Niagara, and 177 from Panama, all addressed to his wife Blanche. Baker's letters are primarily concerned with news of his wife and child, their family and friends, and express love and longing. The correspondence also contains information regarding Baker's...
Dates:
1944-1945
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2012.115
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Photographs and photograph albums, circa 1950s-1980s, of Doris C. Baker, author and poet of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The photographs document her travels throughout Europe, Africa, and Asia and include images of scenery, people with whom she met, and people with whom she traveled. Baker was from Muskegon, Michigan and went to work teaching in Department of Defense schools in Europe in the 1950s.
Dates:
1950-2013; Majority of material found in 1950-1986
Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.1 B17
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Correspondence, bonds, and accounts of Jacob Baker of Monongalia County, West Virginia and Nelson Baker and Jonathan W. Baker of Alleghany County, Maryland. Includes letters written from Washington, Iowa, Piedmont, West Virginia, and from Missouri as well as letters written by a student at St. John's College, Annapolis, Maryland.
Dates:
1805-1911
Collection
Identifier: SC 00178
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Three copies of typed poem, "Jack Joett Rides" by Henry E. Baker. Attached is an advertisement entitled "Remarks on Jack Jouett's Ride" with a sheet requesting newspapers to contact Mr. Baker in Newport News, Virginia for a subscription to his "Our Modern Poets" column. 1941.
Dates:
1941
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ab2
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Account book, 1820-1821, of J. Baker, a lawyer who practiced in Berkeley County, W. Va., Morgan County, W. Va., and Jefferson County, W. Va.
Dates:
1820-1821
Collection
Identifier: SC 00179
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Letter from Newton D. Baker, Cleveland, Ohio to Otto Miller thanking him for sending Volume X of the "Gooch and Temperley British Documents" (Origins of the War by G.P. Gooch and Harold Temperley). He notes that "I am more and more amazed at the light hearted way a lot of people are writing in our papers and magazines about 'the causes of the war!'" May 8, 1936.
Dates:
1936 May 8
Collection
Identifier: UA 5.160
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This collection contains letters, manuscripts, notes, and other material collected by Tom Baker, class of 1966, while writing the novel The Sound of One Horse Dancing and the collection of short stories Full Frontal. The bulk of the collection consists of various drafts of the two books, including original manuscripts written between the 1970s and the 2000s, as well as the final published versions. Many of the drafts have comments, both hand written as well as electronic corrections. Also...
Dates:
1974-2011
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV R1
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Recipe book, 1806-1815, of William A. Baker, of Winchester, Va., containing recipes for beer, wine, and liquor as well as formulae for varnish, sealing wax, cosmetics, medicinal remedies, ink, and dyes. The volume also includes pen and ink sketches (tinted with watercolor) showing the construction of a piano with detailed notes and genealogical data concerning the Foster and Baker families.
Dates:
1806-1815
Collection
Identifier: MS 00119
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The Bakers' Guild Bylaws and Register is officially titled "Verzeichniß der is ticul der Kuchen und Loßbecker Gesellen." (Register of the articles of the cake and pastry[?] baker journeymen)The volume begins with the 47 articles of the cake and pastry baker journeymen, codified in 1668, followed by a wax seal. The articles were revised in 1772 and this "Copia" was bound in the front of the volume.Following the guild regulations are listings of new members to the...
Dates:
1668-1809
Collection
Identifier: SC 00022
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This collections consists of a letter and biography of Colonel Frank D. Baldwin, one of only 19 servicemen to receive the Medal of Honor twice. The letter describes his role in the recent Battle of Bayan, wherein he led American troops against rebellious Moro forces in the Philippines. With the original letter are copies of official cables following the battle, including one from President Theodore Roosevelt. Extensive background material on the battle, biographical information on Baldwin, a...
Dates:
1902, 2011
Collection
Identifier: SC 00196
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Receipt for payment collection in Augusta County, Virginia for $525.49 drawn by Henry Ross and endorsed by Jonathan Dempster and A.A. Hutcheson, received of A. Newfield. February 27, 1866, Richmond, Virginia.
Dates:
1866 Feb. 27
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2010.674
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Papers, 1887-1976, of the Ball family, chiefly Hugh Ball and Mary Pierce Ball who operated a dairy farm in Vergennes, Vermont. Dairy farming account books and receipts are included in the collection. Mary Ball (née Mary Lucy Pierce) grew up in Shelbourne, Vermont and her eleven diaries, written between the ages of eighteen and thirty-two, detail the weather, social engagements, sewing projects, books read, school, and in the last diary, baby care. Also in the collection are...
Dates:
1887-1976
Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2009.091
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Set of 5 journals and a few single letters, poems, postcards and photographs. The journals document vacations and visits to Harlan H. Ballard, Jr.'s cabin, referred to in one of the journals as 'Arbutus Lodge.' Arbutus Lodge was located in Nichewaug, near Barr, both Worcester County, Massachusetts. The entries were written both by the host and guests and detail their visits and activities. Several of the volumes contain photographs. Some of the names mentioned are: ...
Dates:
1921-1946; Majority of material found in 1921-1946
Collection
Identifier: SC 01603
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This journal begins in Hartford, CT when Sarah Ballard begins her training to become a teacher. She writes almost exclusively about visiting local schools and of lectures she hears related to the teaching profession. Much of the first portion of her journal is dedicated to understanding different teaching philosophies. She details her approaches to teaching arithmetic, spelling, singing, and grammar. She also addressing religion and attending church services. Ballard gives some description...
Dates:
1850-1858
Collection
Identifier: UA 6.003
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The bulk of this collection (Acc. 1990.16) includes student papers and assignments (1967-1986) and anthropology class materials (1968-1986) from classes taught by Dr. Carol Ballingall at the College of William and Mary. There is also one folder of biographical information.
Dates:
1966-1987; Majority of material found in 1974-1984
Collection
Identifier: Mss. MsV Ch1
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Photostat copy of the memorandum book, 1775-1820, of Alexander Balmaine, clergyman, of Christ Church, Winchester, Va. which contains lists of church members, baptisms, marriages, and deaths in Winchester and vicinity. It also includes scattered accounts and correspondence.
Dates:
1775-1820
Collection
Identifier: SC 01419
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A proclamation and list of names who professed to subscribe and pay the shares they committed to the Baltimore and West Point Steam Packet Company, March 1, 1856. The resolution was based on a meeting of the board of the Baltimore and West Point Steam Packet Company in Gloucester Court House. The board chose to disapprove the actions of President, W. R. Smart related to his appeal to the district court based on their ruling on the case of the Steamer Gladiator.
Dates:
1856, 1857