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Physician's Notebook and Household Remedies
Notebook, circaa. 1820-1840, of an unidentified physician or pharmacist. The volume contains medical formulae as well as formulae for household remedies, inks, and dyes.
Materia Medica Notebook
Notes, ca. 1840-1850, from lectures on "materia medica," [probably taken at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pa.]
Daily Physician's Pocket Record Notebook
Notebook, 1877-1878, of an unidentified physician, kept in The Physician's Daily Pocket Record . . . 1877 and used as a daily record of patient visits and as a [smallpox ?] vaccination record.
Honoria O'Grady Autograph Album
Autograph album, 1830-1832, of Honoria O'Grady of Norfolk, Virginia. Many entries are signed and dated in Portsmouth and Suffolk, Virginia. Includes several acrostics and a sketch of a sailing ship.
James M. Owens Collection of Madison Family Material
Correspondence, notes, typescripts, and genealogical charts of James M. Owens concerning genealogy of the Madison family of Virginia with emphasis on President James Madison and Bishop James Madison. Includes photocopies of letters of President James Madison and Bishop James Madison; and two original letters, 1804 and 1832, of James Madison and one, 1846, of John Quincy Adams.
John Page Memorandum Book
Memorandum book, 1762-1797, of John Page begun while a student at the College of William and Mary. It contains a record of the General Episcopal Convention in Philadelphia in 1785, notes in Latin and Greek, and scientific and astronomical writings, including a notation of a November 1776 observation of astronomical activity by Page and Bishop James Madison.
Patsy Emory's Laboratory Manual
Physica Ioanni Hourvard
Physician's Notebook
Notebook, 1867-1868, of an unidentified physician containing case histories of patients and a record of [smallpox ?] vaccine sent to various places on the east coast of the United States, but mostly in Virginia and the southern states. In the remarks section, the physician has sometimes noted "failed."
Prudence Saunders Notebook
Notebook, 1863-1864, of "Prudie" (Prudence)] Saunders of "Rocky Hill," near Courtland, Alabama, a student at Tuskaloosa [sic] Female College, Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The book which contains French exercises, also includes a diary, April 1-23, 1864, verses, and a list, May 1, 1864, of students at the college.
Robertson Family Papers
Letters and papers; 1730-1950, of the Robertson family. Also includes genealogical material concerning the family of William B. Robertson, Lynchburg, Va. with references to Archibald Robertson, Mary Robertson, Robert S. Robertson, and Wyndham Robertson. Also includes genealogical information on the Waller, Macon, Garland, and Meredith families.
Robinson Family Papers
John H. Robinson Notebook
Arithmetic book, 1837-1838, of John H. Robinson.
Moncure Robinson Papers
Sara Spotswood Royall Papers
J. Randolph Ruffin Papers
Papers of J. Randolph Ruffin. Newspaper clippings, brochures, drafts of speeches, correspondence about Virginia history, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and tours directed by J. Randolph Ruffin, Director of Special Events for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Accessions 1998.58 and 1999.22 WHRA.
Russell Smith papers
Bushrod Rust Notebook
Treatise on the materia medica (part 1) and the theory and practice of physic (part 2) by Bushrod Rust, physician, Upperville, Fauquier County, Virginia, circa 1807-post 1813.
Sarah Stetson Papers
Correspondence, 1947-1955, with libraries, historical societies, and descendants about Samuel Vaughan (1720-1802) and his sons Benjamin Vaughan, Charles Vaughan, and John Vaughan. The collection includes photostats, microfilm, and slides. Sarah P. Stetson collected material with the intention of writing a full-length biography.
Howard Scammon Papers
John S. Scott Notebook
Notes, 1849, of John S. [Scott ?], Virginia, on dyeing wool and cloth. The mill's location is possibly in Shannondale, Jefferson County, Virginia, now West Virginia.
P. Seales Notebook
Surveys, 1831, and other notes made by P. Seales (under the direction of Claude] Crozet) on the location of the Warm Springs and the Harrisonburg Turnpike.
George See, Jr. Notebook
Contains arithmetic examples. Enclosed are letters (1863-1871) to and from members of the See family including letter, October 7, 1863 of Cyrus See on paper with a printed image of General Ambrose Burnside.
Serena Helen Sheffey Notebook
Notes, 1838-1839, taken by Serena Helen Sheffey, student at Kalorama Seminary, Staunton, Va. concerning religion.
John Sizer Papers
Papers, 1853-1861, of John Sizer of King William County, Va. Includes manuscript volumes of notes taken while traveling to and at the World's Fair of 1853 in New York, N. Y.; will (copy), 1860; and account, 1861, of the sale of goods from his estates. Typescript of World's Fair notes available in library.