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Business Correspondence, 1830-1852, n.d.

 File — Box 1: Series id106902, Folder: 3
Identifier: id106909
Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Business correspondence with various merchants predominately in Richmond and Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as Hydraulic Mills, Virginia Correspondents include: Blair & Anderson; Beverly Blair; Deane & Edwards; John D. Brown (?); Charles Brown; Robert Enrastreny (?); Andrews Samper (?); Deane & Brown; B.C. Flannagan; James O. Walters; W. & B. Brown; T. Garth; W. Hatch; and N. N. Wallace. Contents pertain to various concerns, such as accounts with...
Dates: 1830-1852, n.d.

Correspondence (copies)

 File — Box 1: Series id9958; Series id9976; Series id9979, Folder: 4
Identifier: id9972
Scope and Contents

Photocopies and transcriptions of correspondence to and from James Blair.

Dates: ca. 1701-1993

Letters, Telegrams, Postcards, 1881 May 11-30

 File — Box 1: Series id78287, Folder: 18
Identifier: id66276
Scope and Contents

Letters between William Wilson Galt and Mary Blair Grigsby; letters to William Wilson Galt from brother James Galt and Angela Baldwin.

Dates: 1881 May 11-30

Box 3

 File — Box 3
Scope and Contents

Subjects: Crim, Dell, Dupont Hall, Yates Hall, Fraternity Complex, Ewell Hall, James Blair Hall Interior, Jamestown Road Offices, Jefferson Dorm Fire, Lake Matoaka, Matoaka Woods, Amphitheatre, Lodges

Dates: circa 1971-2008

Box 5

 File — Box 5
Scope and Contents

Subjects: Ropes Course, Scenes of Campus, Snow Scenes, James Blair Statue, Thomas Jefferson Statue, Lord Botetourt Statue, Seal, Sorority Court, Sundial, Sunken Garden

Dates: circa 1971-2008

Last name: I - Je

 File — Box 4, Folder: 26
Identifier: id137639
Scope and Contents

Soldier’s Name Family Name, City Blair McK Ilderton BC Ilderton, Florence,SC Jno William Ingles John F Lewis,Anita PA Irwin C Ingram Adam C Ingram, Oswego,KS Keith S Ingram Paul Ingram,Jackson,TN Donald R Jack William R Jack,unknown Frank O Jackson LD Jackson,Minneapolis,MN Wilbur James Bettie James,Fredericksburg,VA Lelan O Jamison JB Jamison,Santa Cruz,CA Samuel Jarvis Mary Jarvis,St Louis,MO Herbert Jay Norman G Jay,Steeleville,IL Charles F Jennings Julia Gaul,Rochester,NY

Dates: 1918-1919

Document Authorizing Justices of the Peace of Loudoun County,VA, to Administer Oaths, 1768 June 15

 File — Box Manuscripts Oversize Box 12: Series id171124; Series id104292, Oversize Folder: 2
Identifier: id212953
Scope and Contents Document signed by John Blair as President of the Council, authorizing the following Justices of the Peace of Loudoun County,VA, to administer oaths: Francis Lightfoot Lee, James Hamilton, Nicholas Minor, Josias Clapham, George West, Francis Peyton, John McElhaney [sic], [McIlhaney], James Lane, Craven Peyton, Philip Noland, William Carr Lane, Leven Powell, John Minor, WIlliam Douglass, Thomas Lewis, Simon Triplet, Stephen Donaldson, WIlliam Smith, George Summers, Fleming Patterson, Elijah...
Dates: 1768 June 15

Mss. Acc. 1996.34 Addition, 1985-1995

 Series
Identifier: id59879
Scope and Contents

Records of the Reverend James Blair Chapter of the Colonial Dames XVII Century of Williamsburg. 2 boxes (ca. 200 items) of financial, membership lists, correspondence, minutes, printed matter relating to the organization.

Dates: 1985-1995

Photographs of a 1705 portrait of Blair's wife, undated

 File — Box 1: Series id9958; Series id9976; Series id9979, Folder: 12
Identifier: id9981
Scope and Contents

Three photographs of an oil painting by J. Hargreaves, in London, 1705, of Sarah Harrison, wife of James Blair. Portrait owned by the college.

Dates: undated

President, 1963-1964

 File — Box 11: Series id126408
Identifier: id139405
Scope and Contents

Information relating to the College of William and Mary and the presidency of Davis Young Paschall in 1963 and 1964. Topics include the enrollment of women, Thomas Jefferson, and James Blair among others.

Dates: 1963-1964

Letters, Telegrams, Postcards, 1887 January-May

 File — Box 3: Series id78287, Folder: 15
Identifier: id66309
Scope and Contents

Letter to William Wilson Galt from uncle James D. Galt; letters to Mary Blair Galt from William Wilson Galt, mother Mary V. Grigsby, cousin Emily, Nannie Bobbing, Annie Galt, Mary W. Galt, and Susan W. W. Galt.

Dates: 1887 January-May

Written Material, 1899, 1913, undated

 File — Box 10: Series id78287, Folder: 27
Identifier: id80656
Scope and Contents

Manuscript draft of essay on "The First President of William & Mary," also called "Commissary James Blair," dated 1913, typescript of paper, "Commodore John Paul Jones," undated and an 1899 poem written on the Norfolk Boat Club letterhead using both English and German.

Dates: 1899, 1913, undated

Pittsylvania County - John Donelson, 1767

 File — Box 1, Folder: 37
Scope and Contents

Bond for John Donelson, signed by John Donelson of Halifax County, Thomas Dillard of Halifax County, and Jeremiah Early of Bedford County, to be surveyor of the County of Pittsylvania, dated April 15, 1767. Also signatures of James Hubard and John Blair, Jr.

Dates: 1767

Grant, 1741 June 1

 Item — Box 3: Series id94218, Folder: 5
Identifier: id94194
Scope and Contents

Grant of three hundred fifty acres of land to David Jones in Orange County, Virginia, for twenty-five shillings. Signed by James Blair, President of the Council and Acting Governor of the Colony of Virginia. 1p. DS. On vellum. See medium oversize file.

Dates: 1741 June 1

Land Grant to Thomas Evans, 1741 July 6

 File — Box Manuscripts Oversize Box 12: Series id171124; Series id104292, Oversize Folder: 1
Identifier: id212953
Scope and Contents

Grant for 400 acres of land in Goochland County, Virginia to Thomas Evans. Signed by James Blair, President of the Virginia Council. Includes transcript.

Dates: 1741 July 6

Letters to Iverson L. Twyman (1810-1864), undated

 File — Box 5: Series id162114, Folder: 50
Identifier: id163454
Scope and Contents 36 items. Includes letters by George T. Thornton, J. M. Harris, Jno. F. Hix, Cambridge Austin (slave letter), James Jones, Ths. M. Watson, E. A. Cabell (hiring slaves), Mrs. E. H. Gill, L. D. Jones, Th[omas] Wilson Hix, V. P. Mosby, Francis A. Blair, R. S. Ellis, Jr., Benjamin F. Rodes, E. H. Gill, William D. Hix, E. D. Moore, Jesse A. Watts (at the University of Virginia), Bennitt M. DeWitt (family rift), George W. Clark, O. A. (speech by Governor Barbour), W. C. Jordan (describing how to...
Dates: undated

Last name: Be - Bo

 File — Box 3, Folder: 7
Identifier: id135348
Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Soldier's Name Family name, city Paul Bowers Beard Martin Yuther & Katie Bowers Beard, Thurmont MD William Cleveland Beaver RL Beaver,Washington DC Richard M Beeler CM Beeler,Byers,TX Walter F Beilby Mary E Beilby,Ukiah,CA Frank Benish A.Benish,Detroit,MI Earl Bennington A.Bennington,Moundsville,WV Edward Gary Berridge Geo.Berridge,Claremore,OK Kitt M Best Gregg W Betts Jennie&Eligah Betts, Batesville,OH Jem S Bighorn JW Bighorn,El Paso,TX David Bills,Jr Sarah C...
Dates: 1918-1919

Correspondence, 29 July 1790

 Item — Box 1: Series id160696; Series id160704; Series id160712; Series id160718, Folder: 4
Identifier: id162332
Scope and Contents

Letter from James Blair, Abingdon, Virginia, to John Preston, "Smithfield," Montgomery County, Virginia. Blair's wife, Betsy, a cousin of Preston, is unable to appear at court in Botetourt County in a case involving Mrs. Elizabeth (Preston) Madison, because her son is ill, but has sent a deposition. Hopes that Dr. Humphries has inoculated Preston's sisters for smallpox.

Dates: 29 July 1790

Marshall Wythe Hall, March 1934

 Item
Identifier: id62463
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Blueprints for the second and third floors of Marshall Wythe Hall, now named Reverend James Blair Hall. Architects: J. Binford Walford, Architect. Sheets: 3. Dimensions: 30" x 23". Condition: fair. Notes: A descriptive note was taped to the item before it arrived in Special Collections Acc. 2009.421

Dates: March 1934

Plans for Marshall-Wythe Hall, March 1934

 Item
Identifier: id69855
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Plans for foundation, elevations, plumbing plans, heating plans, and details of Marshall-Wythe Hall, now called James Blair Hall. Architect: J. Binford Walford Sheets: 27. Dimensions: 32" x 21" Condition: fair with rips, holes, and informational notes. Acc. 2010.070

Dates: March 1934

Glossies of the President's House

 File — Box 8, Folder: 38
Scope and Contents

Black/white photographs of silver pieces (candlestick holders, serving dishes), the house's front exterior, pieces of furniture, and a copy print of the James Blair portrait which hangs in the Great Hall of the Wren.

Dates: 1977-1994; Majority of material found within 1991-1994

Faulklner, Wert 1958-1960; et al

 File — Box 330, Drawer 213: Series id111042, Folder: 32
Identifier: id204287
Scope and Contents

Faulklner, Wert 1958-1960; Fenwick, Charles R. 1953-1966; Field, James Gaven1904; Fields, Louis G., Jr. 1966; Fishburn, Junius Blair 1951-1956; Fishburn, Junius P. 1954-1966; Fisher, B.L.-- Martinsville 1954-1966; Fishwick, John P.-- Norfolk and Western 1958-1966

Dates: 1944-1966

Item 2650: Difference and Repetition, 2014 March 28

 Item — Map case 105, Drawer: 10
Identifier: id235167
Scope and Contents

The Islamicate Cultures and Histories in a Global Context Series & The Middle Eastern Student Association: Dr Attiya Ahmad Difference and Repetition Transnational Muslim Women, Islamic Da'wa and Cosmopolitanish in Kuwait James Blair Hall 223

Dates: 2014 March 28

Correspondence, 1892-1893

 File — Box 16: Series id305047, Folder: 2
Identifier: id138348
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Letters of Col. James E. Saunders of Alabama, Dr. William C. Stubbs and his wife, Elizabeth Saunders (Blair) of Louisiana, and members of their families. 1892-1893.

Dates: 1892-1893

Box 21

 File — Box 21: Series id78290
Identifier: id82761
Scope and Contents Grigsby Family Photograph Albums Three small leather photograph albums with photographs of friends and family. 1858-1880. Album One Some photographs are labeled incorrectly and there are some photographs without names. N.C. Winthrop Sarah N. Randolph T. Jefferson Randolph Gov. Edward Coles Miss Lizzie ? of Philadelphia Hugh Blair Grigsby McChesney Mr. Peabody General Pendleton Gov. Henry Tazewell Mrs. Henry Tazewell Colonel John Niveson Mrs. John Niveson Mrs. Tazewell Gov. L.W. Tazewell Col....
Dates: circa 1880-1889

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Miller, James Wilkinson, 1902- 2
Office of the President 2
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Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770 1
Dobson, Richard 1
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Eustace, Margaret 1
Ewell family 1
Ewell, Benjamin Stoddert, 1810-1894 1
Ewell, Elizabeth S., 1814- 1
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Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006 1
Fowler, Harold L. 1
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Georgia. Superior Court. Chatham County. 1
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Williams, Lloyd H. (Williams, Lloyd Haynes), 1905-1959 1
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