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Jamestown Festival (1957)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 13 Collections and/or Records:

Earl Gregg Swem Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. 79 Sw4
Scope and Contents Papers, 1927-1965, of Earl Gregg Swem, librarian and historian. Includes correspondence, reports, poems, and newspaper clippings. Subjects covered by the collection include Virginia history, bibliography, American Library Association, Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Colonial Williamsburg, College of William and Mary, Phi Beta Kappa, Virginia Colonial Records Project, Virginia Historical Society, Jamestown Festival, Hampton Celebration, and the Virginia Historical...
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Earl Gregg Swem Papers

Jack L. Hiller Jamestown Festival Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS 00315
Scope and Contents Jack Lewis Hiller's collection of mostly photocopies and carbon copies of documents relating to the 1957 Jamestown Festival. Material includes planning documents, transcripts of speeches and script content for plays and presentations. Also includes Jamestown related brochures and publications on Jamestown and Virginia History. Jack Hiller received a bachelor's degree in history from the College of William and Mary in 1953. He served as a park ranger in Jamestown, Virginia....
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Jack L. Hiller Jamestown Festival Collection

Jamestown Celebration Records

 Collection
Identifier: UA 247
Scope and Contents

The collection includes fliers, invitations, and booklets from the Jamestown Celebrations in 1957 and 2007.  The collection contains a scrapbook compiled by the staff of the Virginia 350th Anniversary Commission for College of William and Mary President Alvin Duke Chandler of photographs, invitations, and programs and material provided to participants of the World Forum on the Future of Democracy (2007).

Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Jamestown Celebration Records

Jamestown Festival Park Scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: Mss. Acc. 1996.48
Scope and Contents

Scrapbooks of newsclippings and some photographs about Jamestown Festival Park beginning in 1955 for the 350th anniversary of Jamestown.

Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Jamestown Festival Park Scrapbooks

John Masefield Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SC 00548
Scope and Contents Correspondence between John Masefield and Marguerite Osborne, the editor of the Virginia Gazette (newspaper), regarding the publishing of his poem in commemoration of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's visit, in 1957, to Jamestown in connection with the 350th anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown. Includes copy of this poem, "The Virginian Adventure", newspaper clipping of Masefield's "Sea Fever" from the Newport News Daily Press, 1967 and Israel Shenker's tribute to Masefield in the...
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / John Masefield Papers

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, William and Mary and many more.

Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Will Molineux Collection

Fay Parr Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 01/Mss. Acc. 2008.50
Scope and Contents

Family papers and a collection of Williamsburg ephemera and memorabilia of Fay Parr.  Includes family photograph albums, press photographs of Williamsburg residents and buildings, newspaper clippings of events and people in Williamsburg, Virginia and publications from Williamsburg and other places.

Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Fay Parr Papers

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.

Found in: Special Collections Research Center / J. Randolph Ruffin Papers

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. ...
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Howard Scammon Papers

Series 1: Artifact, 1956

 Series — Box 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Metal ornamental plaque of Captain John Smith for the 1957 Jamestown Festival. The commemorative plaque is light brown/cream with Smith's likeness in relief. It is copywritten to 1956, Virginia Metalcrafters. A cream thread is tied to a hanging hook on the back of the plaque.

Found in: Special Collections Research Center / MS 00067, Laura Polanyi Striker Papers on Captain John Smith

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.

Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Virginia Cities Collection

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.

Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Courtney Sharpe Ward Papers

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...
Found in: Special Collections Research Center / Williamsburg (Va.) Area Ephemera Collection