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Scope and Contents April 23, 1893 J.T. Brown to Cassie T. Brown, Fort Monroe, Va. Will know tomorrow if Ran has secured berths and we are really going. May 11, 1893, T.C. Morton to Cassie T. Brown, Richmond, Va. Thanks her for six dollars and her interest in his work (board of world’s fair, managers of Va.) May 16, 1893 Dallas Tucker to his sister, Cassie T. Brown, Charlestown, WV. Really want Thompson to go with me, but the dates don’t seem to work out. Hope to get to Northcote in the summer. May 30, 1893...

Scope and Contents Hubard, James, WM 1753/55Hubard, James Robert, WM 1859/60, 1887Hubard, John, WM 1759/62Hubard, Mathew, WM 1756Hubard, Thomas, WM 1785Hubard, William, WM 1759/62Hubbard, Benjamin Henry Bascom, WM 1858/61Hubbard, Benjamin Henry Bascom, Jr., WM 1889/92Hubbard, Charles Adams, WM 1890/92Hubbard, James Filmer [Fillmer], WM 1857/60Hubbard, James Nimmo, Sr. & Jr., WM 1901/06,...

Scope and Contents Carrington has "the grippe" in January and his eyes continue to bother him. On January 9, W. W. Galt writes from Arabia that "probably about this time...you will have left the estate of 'single blessedness' and will have settled down". But other letters from family and friends during this time period do not mention a wedding and he appears to be unmarried due to his activities. Mary B. Galt writes often to Carrington, giving news of her family, William Wilson Galt and his navy travels and...

Scope and Contents Prominent correspondents: William B. Reed, Pennsylvania politician; Edwin Robinson, brother; Thomson Hankey, investor, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad; George Mattingly, owner and operator Potomac Steamship Co. ALS dated December 8, 1857 from Emile Chevalier ALS dated January 2, 1860 from Mr. Balch ALS dated September 24, 1860 from A Carlier ALS dated June 2, 1862 from Edwin Robinson to George Mattingly ALS dated June 4, 1862 from Edwin Robinson to George Mattingly ALS dated...

Scope and Contents Prominent correspondents: George W. Grice, President of the Bank of Portsmouth; Jeff R. Taylor; nephew; J.T. Hill, Jr., Treasurer, Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad Company; Steven M. Taylor, nephew; Edwin R. Robinson, son; L. T. & C. J. Palmer, Real Estate and Loan Agents; John S. Gilliat, Governor of the Bank of England; George Mattingly, owner and operator Potomac Steamship Co. ALS dated March 1, 1875 from George W. ALS dated March 2, 1875 from Jeff R. Taylor ALS dated March 4, 1875...

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Original, printed and miscellaneous material. W.B. Oliphant, Norfolk, Va., to Daniel Boehm, Philadelphia, Pa. Mention of the office of the Cashier of Dir[ection?] and Deposit in Norfolk; describes the fire which burned Norfolk, stating that "its ravages [were more] than anything of the kind ever witnessed by me"; requests two chests of Hyson Tea after reading of newly arrived shipments from India; also asks for candles and mustard in bottles, as well as a quarter cask of...

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Advertisements Advertisement, n.d., for a lecture by A. Edward Newton. Filed in Mapcase. Advertisement, 1939, Musicians Club of Richmond. Advertisement for lectures at Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Advertisement for the Cavalcade of the Cavaliers Pageant. Advertisement for "Strange Interlude" by Eugene O'Neill at Lyric Theater. Advertisement, 1931, for Westinghouse Salutes Richmond. Posters Poster for San Carlo Opera at the Mosque. Filed in Mapcase. Poster, 18-19 May 1928,...

Scope and Contents March 22, 1856 Maria [Morrow?], Staunton Hill, Va. to Fanny Coalter: Mr. Clark and Mr. Bruce visiting next week. “ I fear buggy rides with their fast horses. “Wish you were here. Mr. Gilmer could visit you here, where there is a ‘charming little walk winding through the woods’ – most conducible to thoughts of love.” Write to me: Cub Creek, Charlotte County. July 4, 1856 Mattie Morton at Buffaloe, Va. to Fanny: Not well enough to go to Commencement, but went to party later. Very few beaux...

Scope and Contents Prominent correspondents: J. B. Winston, Jr., Treasurer, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac R. R ; Charles Chauncey, son-in-law; Cornelia R. Shields, niece; Nannie M. Shields, niece; M. L. Robinson. sister-in-law; Philip Haxall, nephew; Moncure R. Taylor, relative; Anna R. Taylor, relative; Alice M. Taylor, cousin ALS dated January 1, 1887 from Nannie M. Shields and Cornelia R. Shields ALS dated January 10, 1887 from John Selden ALS dated January 18, 1887 from J. B. Winston, Jr. ALS...

Scope and Contents Item 1: R. W. Brown & Son, Wilmington, No[rth] Caro[lina], to Holt & Carrigan, Holt's Store, Orange Co[unt]y, No[rth] Caro[lina]., 17 Apr[il] 1838. ALS. 3 pp. Item 2: Dunn, Mcllwaine & Brownly, Petersburg, Va., to Holt & Carrigan, Holt's Store, Orange [County], No[rth] C[arolina]., 28 Aug[us]t 1839. ALS. 1 p. Item 3: John M. Morehead, Raleigh, N.C., to Holt & Carrigan, Holt's Store, Orange [County], N.C., 12 June 1843. ALS. 1 p. Item 4: J[ohn] W. Morehead, Raleigh, N.C.,...

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....

Scope and Contents Fichtner, Charles Clifton, WM 1922/26Field, Charles C., WM 1837/41Field, Grandison, WM 1800/01Field, Stephen, WM 1985/Field, Thomas, WM 1773Fields, Harold Hobcut "Pappy," WM 1939/43Fiening, Norman S., WM 1969Fifer, Ursher Lee, WM 1919/22Filer, Edwin Earl, WM 1948/52Finley, DonaldFinn, John Michael, WM 1985/2009Finn, Thomas M., WM 1973/2001Finney,...

Scope and Contents 74 items. Unfinished letter of [?] to Rufus J. Colley (bears legal notes concerning estate of William H. Roy), Francis M. Boykin, Jr., Upperville Male Academy, John Haw, Thomas H. Ellis, P.M. Tabb & Son, order from Henry A. Wise to Gibson to call on Superintendent of Arsenal at Harper's Ferry for amunition, John Blair Hoge to Wise, S. Bassett French to Jno. B. Hoge, Morton Marye, Sister to William Booth Taliaferro, H.H. Dent, Medical Report of R. A. Straith, David S. Watson, J. Lucins...

Scope and Contents Frances Bland Coalter is the daughter of St. George Tucker Coalter and grandchild of John Coalter. Her correspondence gives a picture of mid-nineteenth century life and includes a near scandal in her attachment to her married schoolmaster, the Rev. Moses D. Hoge. The contents of this box end with the marriage of Frances Bland Coalter and Henry Peronneau Brown. Letters of Brown and his wife resume in Box 21. Largely papers collected by Frances Bland Coalter between February 1853, when she is...

Scope and Contents Prominent correspondents: J. B. Winston, Jr., Treasurer, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac R.R.; William Mahone, Confederate General and Virginia politician; W. W. Vass, Treasurer, Raleigh and Gaston Railroad Co.; Leigh Robinson, nephew: J. T. Gause, Vice-President, The Harlan And Hollingsworth Co.; William W. Chamberlain, Treasurer, Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad Co.; Brown & Lowndes, Bankers & Brokers; George Mattingly, owner and operator Potomac Steamship Co. ALS dated...

Scope and Contents Prominent correspondents: L. T. & C. J. Palmer, Real Estate and Loan Agents; Brown, Lancaster & Co., Bankers & Brokers; J.T. Hill, Jr., Treasurer, Seaboard & Roanoke Railroad; J. B. Winston, Jr., Treasurer, Richmond, Fredericksburg & Potomac R. R. Co.; Lancaster & Co., Stock & Exchange Brokers & Bankers, NY; Philip Haxall, nephew; J. Wilcox Brown, Trustee, Petersburg Railroad Co.; Mal. Chevalier, French Consulate in Canada ALS dated April 1, 1874 from Brown,...

Scope and Contents Warren Seymour Lurty, uncle of Adam Empie Potts, served as a captain in the Confederate army over the Virginia Horse Artillery Battery, which was involved in the Shenandoah Valley campaign. The battery was nearly annihilated and Lurty was captured at Ninevah, Virginia in 1864 and was a prisoner of war at Fort Delaware. Lurty served as a lawyer before and after the Civil War. He was US District Attorney of western Virginia from 1877-1882. This folder, which mainly consists of...

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents Myers, G.A. Papers, including 3 invitations to Mason meetings. 7 items. Richmond, Virginia. 1850’s and 1860’s. Receipt for one bag received of A.S. Pendleton of G. Myers. Southern Express Company. Richmond, Virginia. November 6, 1863. Note recall to G.A. Myers, Bank of Virginia. Richmond, Virginia. January 1842. 2 items. Myers, Gustavus Letter to Gustavus Myers of Richmond, Virginia from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania about making a screen or a chair. Written on a...

Scope and Contents Diaz, Robert J., WM 1977/Dickerson, Laurence M., WM 1920/24Dickhut, Rebecca, WM 1989/2011Dickinson, Asa D., WM 1837/38Dickinson, Thomas H., WM 1833/34Didul, Eric William, WM 1986/90Digges, Cole, WM 1756, 1759/65Digges, Dudley, WM after 1720[?]Digges, Maria, WM circa 1750/77Dillard, James Hardy, WM 1918/40Dillard, Jame Hardy, II, WM 1953/59Dillard, John Henry, WM...

Scope and Contents Athletics - GolfAthletics - GymnasticsAthletics - Indian Symbolism, 1971-1990Athletics - Indian Symbolism, 2005Athletics - Indian Symbolism, 2006Athletics - Indian Symbolism, 2007-2009Athletics - Intramural SportsAthletics - LacrosseAthletics - RowingAthletics - RugbyAthletics - SailingAthletics - Sex DiscriminationAthletics - Soccer, 1980-1993...

Scope and Contents Subjects: Davis Y. Paschall honored with sundial made by George Crawford, Tucker Hall, Rogers Hall, Charles F. Hobson, Flourishing Faith Story, Michael Clark, Atrium, Fred Lederer, James Blair Drive, School of Business, Ann Moore, Student Assembly President Swearing-In, Terry Driscoll, Multicultural Affairs Fashion Show, Joe Agee, National Center for State Courts, School of Education, Patrick Hayes Writers' Festival, Campus Telephone Operators, Stefan Raab, Colonial Relays, Reves Center,...

Scope and Contents Subjects: Reves Center Advisory Council, VIMS Groundbreaking Ceremony for Marine Chemistry & Toxicology Building, Student Project (Housing Partnership), AEF Seniors, Paul Marcus, James Moliterno, Bob Diaz and Randy Cutter with their CD-ROM at VIMS, National Center for State Courts, AEF Awards Dinner, International Chief Justices visit the Law School, Wren Building Interior Repairs and Crypt, Wren Building Interiors and Yard, Reves Center Borgenicht Symposium, Wheel of Fortune Auditions,...

Scope and Contents Bjordus, R. E., 1949Blair, Marie, 1949Boone, Lawrence, 1949Boyce, Jim, 1949Brewbaker, H. L., 1949Burbank, K., 1949Baker, Maybin, February 1948Ballentine, Margaret, June 1948Bartzen, Bernard, June 1948Black, Jean, June 1948Bechtal, Barbara, June 1948Bernhard, Robert, June 1948Berryman, Palmer, June 1948Black, Eugene C., June 1948...

Scope and Contents Any interviewee's name followed by the word "restricted" cannot be accessed by researchers. The below list indicates the following for each interviewee: Name of Interviewee, Date of Interview, Original Transcript?, Tape?, Release?, Photo? Aaron, Bertram D., 8/23/2005, Y, Y, Y, N Alcola, Carl, undated, Y, Y, N, N-Restricted Aldridge, Bynam, 2/12/2004, Y, Y, N, N-Restricted Ankeney, Joe, 5/3/2004, Y, Y, N, N-Restricted Balduc, Rita, undated, N, Y, N, N-Restricted Barker, Max Samuel, 8/3/2007,...

Scope and Contents Scope and Contents [Spine has word "Music" written on it.] J.B. Cramer's Sequel to hi Celebrated Book of Instructions for the Piano Forte Consisting of Expressly composed & Newly Arranged Pieces Each preceded by a Short Prelude Fingered by the Author. New York. Published by Dubois & Stodart... I Would a Lowlier Lot Were Thine... The Lay of the Heiress. New York. Published by J.L. hewitt & Co... Norah the Pride of Kildare... The melody by John Parry, Adapted and Arranged by C.E....