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Fay Parr Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2008.50
Scope and Contents

The collection contains papers documenting the lives of the Fay Parr family. The collection also includes Williamsburg ephemera and memorabilia. Other materials contained in the collection includes family photograph albums, press photographs of Williamsburg residents as well as buildings, newspaper clippings of events in Williamsburg, Virginia as well as publications from Williamsburg and other places.

Dates: 1920-2002

J. Randolph Ruffin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1998.58
Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: 1956-1993

Howard Scammon Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 1992.38 and additions
Scope and Contents This collection consists of correspondence, clippings, photographs, programs, playbooks and other material collected by William and Mary Theatre professor Howard Scammon. The bulk of the material is correspondence between Scammon and his former students, but the papers also include documentation related to the William and Mary Theatre, The Common Glory, the Jamestown Festival of 1957, other Williamsburg theatre groups and famous William and Mary alumni such as Glenn Close and Linda Lavin. ...
Dates: 1917-1994; Majority of material found in 1940-1970

Virginia Cities Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 39.4 V82ci
Scope and Contents

Artificial collection of papers relating to various cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Dates: 1663-1980

Courtney Sharpe Ward Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2007.25, 2008.106
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, notes, papers, newspaper clippings, drafts and published articles belonging to Courtney Sharpe Ward, a writer for the Richmond News Leader in Richmond, Virginia. Many of her articles had a historical connection. The addition mostly consists of material on the 1957 350th Anniversary of Jamestown. Includes photograph and 1957 Press Card of Courtney Sharpe Ward.

Dates: 1950-1969

Will Molineux collection

 Collection
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 as well as the College of William & Mary.

Dates: 1952-2011

Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 1.09
Scope and Contents This collection covers the Greater Williamsburg Area, including Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, James City County, York County and other nearby communities. It includes gifts and purchases whose contents are ephemeral in nature and not well-suited as stand-alone collections.  The items are usually transient documents of everyday life and can include menus, flyers, advertisements, and programs but can also be postcards, games, ticket stubs, and the like. The majority of...
Dates: 1858-2015

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Photographs 6
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century 5
Clippings (information artifacts) 4
Correspondence 4
Jamestown (Va.)--History--20th century 4
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Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs 4
Jamestown 350th Anniversary 3
Newspapers 3
Pamphlets 3
Programs 3
Virginia--History--20th century 3
Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs 3
Calendars 2
College of William and Mary--History--20th century 2
College theater--United States 2
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History 2
Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--19th century 2
Greeting cards 2
Legal documents 2
Maps 2
Notebooks 2
Postcards 2
Reports 2
Scrapbooks 2
Speeches 2
Theater 2
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Drama 2
Yorktown (Va.)--History--20th century 2
Account books 1
African American physicians 1
African Americans--Virginia--Williamsburg 1
Agricultural exhibitions--Virginia--Williamsburg 1
Agriculture--Virginia--History--19th century 1
Alexandria (Va.)--History 1
Announcements 1
Baptist Church--Virginia--History 1
Bibles 1
Birthday cards 1
Blue Ridge Springs (Va.) 1
Broadsides 1
Buildings and Grounds--Lake Matoaka Ampitheatre 1
Bumper Stickers 1
Buttons (information artifacts) 1
Catalogs 1
Charles City County (Va.)--History--20th century 1
Charlottesville (Va.)--History 1
Christmas cards 1
Church bulletins 1
College of William and Mary--Faculty and Staff 1
College of William and Mary--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 1
College of William and Mary--Presidents 1
College of William and Mary--Students 1
Community theater 1
Danville (Va.)--History 1
Eastern State Hospital (Va.)--History 1
Editorials 1
Europe--Description and travel 1
Financial records 1
Fliers (printed matter) 1
Fredericksburg (Va.)--History 1
Gardening--Virginia 1
Genealogy 1
Hanover Courthouse (Va.)--History 1
Harrisonburg (Va.)--History 1
Hopewell (Va.)--History 1
Horticultural literature 1
Invitations 1
Isle of Wight County (Va.)--History--20th century 1
James City County (Va.)--History--20th century 1
James City County (Va.)--Tercentenary 1
Jamestown Exposition (1907) 1
Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907) 1
Journals (periodicals) 1
Land use--Virginia--Williamsburg 1
Lecture notes 1
Letters (correspondence) 1
Lexington (Va.)--History 1
Lynchburg (Va.)--History 1
Matthew Whaley School (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Menus 1
Methodist Church--Virginia--Williamsburg 1
Microfilms 1
Negatives 1
Norfolk (Va.)--History 1
Obituaries 1
Occasion for the Arts 1
Oral histories 1
Petersburg (Va.)--History 1
Petitions 1
Physicians--Virginia--Williamsburg 1
Plays (document genre) 1
Postcards--Virginia 1
Postcards--Virginia--Jamestown 1
Posters 1
Press releases 1
Printed ephemera 1
Prints 1
Providence Forge (Va.)--History 1
Public libraries--Cultural programs 1
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Names
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 4
Williamsburg Historic Records Association (Williamsburg, Va.) 3
Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
The Virginia Comedians 2
Virginia Shakespeare Festival 2
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Williamsburg Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
Williamsburg Businessmen's Association (Va.) 2
Blayton, James Blaine, Sr., (Dr.) 1
Board of Supervisors of James City County (Va.) 1
Bozarth family 1
Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
City Council of Williamsburg (Va.) 1
Close, Glenn, 1947- 1
College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae 1
College of William and Mary. 1
College of William and Mary. Dept. of Theatre, Speech, and Dance 1
College of William and Mary. William and Mary Theatre 1
Crump family 1
Dept. of Theatre, Speech, and Dance 1
Dula family 1
Dunlop family 1
Educational and Civic Association (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926- 1
Grace Street Gardens (Richmond, Va.) 1
Jamestown Church 1
Jamestown Corporation 1
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 1
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 1
Lavin, Linda, 1937- 1
Long, William Ivey 1
Mathews, Mary 1
Michaux, Lightfoot Solomon 1
Middle Plantation Agricultural Society (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Miller, Shirley Fout 1
Miss Williamsburg Pageant (Va.) 1
Molineux, Will 1
Mt. Ararat Baptist Church (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Newport News Women's Club (Va.) 1
Parr, Fay Lyonel, 1913-2008 1
Peninsula News (Toano, Va.) 1
Peninsula Transit Corporation 1
Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Alpha (College of William and Mary) 1
Pulaski Club (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Richmond (Va.) News Leader 1
Richmond Theatre (Richmond, Va.) 1
Ruffin, J. Randolph 1
Scammon, Howard, 1911-1999 1
Special Collections Research Center 1
The Palace (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Unitarian Church (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
United States Amateur Ballroom Dancers Association. Chapter #609 (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
United States. Army. Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 25th 1
Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission 1
Ward, Courtney Sharpe 1
Williamsburg Community Council (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Williamsburg Female Academy (Williamsburg, Va) 1
Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Williamsburg Male Academy (Williamsburg, Va) 1
Williamsburg Military School (Williamsburg, Va) 1
Williamsburg Players (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Williamsburg Press, Inc 1
Williamsburg Reunion (Va.) 1
Williamsburg Theater (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Williamsburg-James City County 1
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