Skip to main content Skip to search Skip to search results
New Search
Search collections where
  • keyword(s): "williamsburg historic records association"

Showing Results: 76 - 100 of 126

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.

Dates: 1931-1975

Kyger Funeral Home Records

 Collection
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...
Dates: 1920-1949

Cynthia Barlowe and Raymond Kimbrough Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1993.29
Scope and Contents

Papers, 1909-1966, relating to institutions in Williamsburg, Virginia including William and Mary, Matthew Whaley School and Bruton Parish Church collected by Cynthia Barlowe and Raymond Kimbrough.

Dates: 1909-1966

Cynthia Barlowe Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 2001.19 and 2002.63
Scope and Contents

Collection of photographs, newspaper clippings, publications, postcards and other items relating to Williamsburg, Virginia.

Dates: 1902-2001

S. F. (Bill) Royall, Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: UA 5.351
Scope and Contents

The papers of S.F. Bill Royall, Jr. contain a variety of personal material and ephemera, much of it related to Williamsburg, Virginia. The collection includes samples of printing from Bill Royall's press relating to Williamsburg organizations and events such as tags, calendars, posters, programs, stickers, flyers, bulletins and other items.

Dates: 1883-1979

Bozarth Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2003.13
Scope and Contents Business and family papers of the Bozarth family. Acc. 2003.13 Scrapbook of Mary Hockaday Bozarth, Worthy Grand Matron of the Virginia Order of the Eastern Star with a list of Matrons and Patrons from 1941 to 1942 and certificates of membership for members of the Pocahontas Chapter 103 located in Williamsburg, Virginia from 1941.  Other related items in the collection is a photograph of Eastern Star women on the way to Bermuda and the Proceedings of the Grand Chapter...
Dates: 1931-1985; Majority of material found in 1931-1962

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.

Dates: 1873-1994

William H. E. Morecock Papers

 Collection
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.

Dates: 1850-1890

Unpublished Study of Montgomery C. Meigs by Carmen Brissette Grayson

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00152
Scope and Contents Unpublished paper by Carmen Brissette Grayson titled, "Montgomery C. Meigs: Informal Power Behind the Scenes, 1861-1862" with accompanying newspaper article from the Washington Post dated August 16, 1997.  The article features Grayson's research and the story of the Civil War in the Williamsburg area, as it related to Meigs and his family. Grayson's work regarding Meigs was later published in an edited form in: The Peninsula Campaign of 1862:...
Dates: circa 1997

J. Paul Hudson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 2001.29
Scope and Contents Historical notes compiled by J. Paul Hudson. Papers relate to colonial churches in Virginia. Primary focus is on the history of Bruton Parish Church and the church at Jamestown, Virginia and the people associated with them.Includes box of index notes entitled "Church Notes" which is organized by subject, name of church and county and/or author.Accession 2004.37:Material regarding Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Bruton, England. Poem and...
Dates: 1930-1998

Matthew Whaley School Collection

 Collection
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.

Dates: 1850-2012 and undated; Majority of material found in 1880-1960

Marianna Broaddus Collection

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00696
Scope and Contents This collection consists of miscellaneous Williamsburg and Virginia related materials, compiled by Marianna Broaddus. Included are a Colonial Williamsburg Foundation library exhibit catalog (1991), a Williamsburg Reunion booklet, and a print of John Tyler, Sr.'s home in Greenway, Virginia. Also included are photographs, some of which relate to the Christian family, as well as typescripts (in part photocopies) of reminiscences of members of the Christian family about their life in...
Dates: 1917-1991

Carlton Casey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1999.48
Scope and Contents

The inventory is a guide to Mss. Acc. 1999.48 which is the postcard collection documenting pre-restoration Williamsburg, restored Williamsburg, Jamestown, the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia, and cities, towns, and holidays in Virginia. Also includes clippings, articles, photographs, programs, and souvenir publications.

Additions to the collection are described individually.

Dates: 1894-1999

Rodney B. Taylor Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00001
Scope and Contents Consists of correspondence, printed matter, monographs, ephemera, photographs, and photo negatives relating to Virginia history, with an emphasis on Jamestown. There is also material related to the Matthew Whaley School in Williamsburg, Virginia, and material relating to Taylor's involvement in the Sons of the American Revolution and the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Includes materials related to Lady Astor, Queen Elizabeth's 1957 visit to Jamestown, and...
Dates: 1868-2007; Majority of material found in 1939-2000

Bucktrout-Braithwaite Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 98 B85
Scope and Contents Chiefly business correspondence and receipts, 1890-1920, of members of the Bucktrout and Braithwaite families of Williamsburg, Va. Among the correspondents are Hypolite Repiton, R. W. Bucktrout, D. Braithwaite, Richard M. Bucktrout and James Braithwaite. Descriptions of selected accessions: Acc. 1995.25: Bucktrout-Braithwaite Papers including copy of "Family Sites and the Restoration of Williamsburg" and an account of Christmas wedding of Delia Bucktrout to William...
Dates: 1780-1996; Majority of material found in 1890-1899

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.

Dates: 1877-1998

Woman's Club of Williamsburg records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00378
Scope and Contents

The collection contains scrapbooks, yearbooks, photographs, minutes and correspondence showing the activities, projects, causes and meetings of the Woman's Club of Williamsburg.  The Woman's Club was founded to mostly help local schools.

Dates: 1915-2014

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

Lee Family Papers

 Collection
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. ...
Dates: 1858-1976; Majority of material found in 1900-1950

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

Green Spring Garden Club, Inc., records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00398
Scope and Contents

Annual scrapbooks, garden and home tour brochures and schedules, membership lists, slides and business records documenting the Green Spring Garden Club, Inc., located in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Dates: 1956-2022

Guy Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1985.42
Scope and Contents Papers of the William George and Gladys Bennett Guy family of Williamsburg, Virginia with additions from Joan Eastman Bennett.  Includes correspondence, invitations, minutes, clippings, oral histories, notebooks, reports, photographs, written memories, essays and printed materials. Papers include items about water and gas, Williamsburg Landing, American Red Cross, Williamsburg United Service Organization, Williamsburg Female Academy, College of William and Mary and zoning regulations. ...
Dates: 1900-1988

Heritage Humane Society (Williamsburg, Va.) Scrapbooks and Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00253
Content Description

Four large scrapbooks featuring photographs, newspaper clippings, articles and ephemera relating to the Heritage Humane Society's activities and events. Collection includes digital photographs of the groundbreaking ceremony on the Heritage Humane Society building, digital newsletters and brochures, spay and neuter data from 2004-2006, and two VHS cassettes of Heritage Humane Community Activities. Digital materials require at least 72 hours advanced notice for access.

Dates: 1961-2012

Pulaski Club Records

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00097
Content Description

Records of the Pulaski Club of Williamsburg, a men's social club, named in honor of Count Pulaski of American Revolutionary War fame. Includes minutes, correspondence, photographs, poetry, stationery and clippings. Two letters by John D. Rockefeller are included.

Dates: 1877-2014

Robb-Bernard Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. 65 R54
Scope and Contents Papers, 1800-1901, of and relating to John Hipkins and John Hipkins Bernard (mostly accounts); of and relating to members of the Hipkins, Bernard and Robb families; and relating to the Hipkins-Bernard-Robb home "Rose Hill," Caroline County, Va. (later renamed "Gay Mont") and to Bernard's lands in Alabama, Texas and Arkansas. Includes diaries, correspondence, poems, accounts and account books of women (Elizabeth Hipkins, Jane Gay Robertson Bernard, and Helen Struan Bernard Robb); and legal...
Dates: 1665-2001; Majority of material found in 1850-1950

Filter Results

Additional filters:

Subject
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century 59
Photographs 50
Correspondence 35
Programs 21
Newspapers 20
∨ more
Pamphlets 18
Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs 18
Scrapbooks 17
Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs 17
Financial records 16
Reports 15
Matthew Whaley School (Williamsburg, Va.) 14
Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--20th century 13
Minutes 13
Printed ephemera 13
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century 11
Photocopies 10
Clippings (information artifacts) 8
College of William and Mary--History--20th century 8
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History 8
Account books 7
Business records 7
Letters (correspondence) 7
Maps 7
Notebooks 7
Schools--Virginia--Williamsburg 7
Invitations 6
James City County (Va.)--History--20th century 6
Legal documents 6
Poems 6
Williamsburg (Va.)--History 6
Jamestown (Va.)--History--20th century 5
Obituaries 5
Postcards 5
Receipts (financial records) 5
Williamsburg (Va.)--City Council 5
World War, 1939-1945 5
Broadsides 4
Certificates 4
College of William and Mary--Faculty and Staff 4
College of William and Mary--History--19th century 4
College of William and Mary--Students 4
Diaries 4
Genealogy 4
James City County (Va.)--History 4
Jamestown Festival (1957) 4
Ledgers (Accounting) 4
Speeches, addresses, etc. 4
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 4
Video recordings 4
Virginia--Genealogy 4
Williamsburg (Va.)--Biography 4
Williamsburg (Va.)--Buildings, structures, etc 4
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 4
Baptist Church--Virginia--History 3
Church bulletins 3
Clubs--Virginia--Williamsburg 3
Eastern State Hospital (Va.)--History 3
Education--Virginia--History--20th century 3
Fliers (printed matter) 3
Garden Clubs--Virginia--Williamsburg 3
Jamestown (Va.)--History 3
Land use--Virginia--Williamsburg 3
Membership lists 3
Norge (Va.)--History 3
Schools--Virginia--James City County 3
Slides (photographs) 3
Speeches 3
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--18th century 3
Williamsburg (Va.)--Library 3
Women teachers 3
Women--Education--Virginia 3
Women--History--Virginia 3
Women--Societies and clubs 3
Yearbooks 3
York County (Va.)--History--20th century 3
Yorktown (Va.) 3
Agendas (administrative records) 2
American Red Cross--History--World War II period 2
Booklets 2
Books 2
COVID-19 (Disease) 2
Calendars 2
Church records 2
College of William and Mary--Presidents 2
Confederate Memorial (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
Coronavirus infections 2
Deeds--Virginia--Williamsburg 2
Diplomas 2
Drawings and graphics 2
Eastern State Hospital (Va.)--History--19th century 2
Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--19th century 2
Episcopal Church--Virginia--History 2
Gardening--History--20th century 2
Gardening--Societies, etc.--Virginia 2
Gardening--Virginia 2
Greeting cards 2
James City County (Va.)--Biography 2
James City County (Va.)--History--19th century 2
Jamestown (Va.) 2
+ ∧ less
 
Language
English 125
Dutch; Flemish 1
French 1
 
Names
Williamsburg Historic Records Association (Williamsburg, Va.) 102
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation 9
College of William and Mary. 6
Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.) 5
College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae 4
∨ more
Nicholson High School (Williamsburg, Va.) 4
Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.) 4
Williamsburg High School (Williamsburg, Va.) 4
Camp Peary (Va.) 3
Eastern State Hospital (Va.) 3
Kimbrough, Janet C 3
Pulaski Club (Williamsburg, Va.) 3
Williamsburg Baptist Church (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
Cole, Henry Denison, 1856-1938 2
College of William and Mary. School of Education 2
Colonial National Historical Park (Va.) 2
Hickory Neck Church (James City County, Va.) 2
Jackson, Comer Clarke 2
Jamestown Church 2
King's Daughters (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
Molineux, Will 2
Pedersen, Thelma 2
Peninsula News (Toano, Va.) 2
Shiflett, Glenna Graves 2
Temple Beth-El (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
United States. National Park Service 2
Williamsburg Community Council (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
Williamsburg Female Institute (Williamsburg, Va.) 2
Williamsburg Garden Club (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
Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964 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
Boelt Family 1
Bowden, Lemuel Jackson. 1
Bowen family 1
Bradbury, Lilly Harrison Hill Smith 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
Busch Gardens (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Byrd family 1
Calkins, Emily Eleanor 1
Casey, Carlton 1
Charles family 1
Christian family 1
City Council of Williamsburg (Va.) 1
Clark, James W. 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. Historic Campus 1
College of William and Mary. Swem Library 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Infantry Regiment, 24th 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Virginia Volunteer Regiment, 32nd 1
Crozer Theological Seminary 1
Daily Press 1
Daley, Thomas R., 1862 - 1
Daughters of the American Revolution 1
Davenport, Matthew 1
Dept. of Mathematics 1
Dept. of Philosophy 1
Dept. of Psychology 1
Dula family 1
Early, Jubal Anderson, 1816-1894 1
Eastern Lunatic Asylum (Va.) 1
Educational and Civic Association (Williamsburg, Va.) 1
Elizabeth II, Queen of Great Britain, 1926- 1
Elliott, Albert Pettigrew 1
Equal Suffrage League of Virginia 1
Etheridge, Jeanne 1
First Night Williamsburg 1
Fischer, Bernice 1
Fischer, Emeric 1
Frechette, Fred, 1925-2009 1
Geddy family 1
Geddy, Vernon M., Jr 1
+ ∧ less