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Weaver Papers, 1906/1997","01/Mss. 77 W37","/repositories/2/resources/9036","Authors, American--20th century","Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence","Genealogy","United States--American Authors","Correspondence","Manuscripts (document genre)","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","The collection contains 19 boxes.  Inventories for boxes 1-16 are on the PDF document located: http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/77_W37_Weaver__John.pdf.","The inventory for boxes 17-19 are in the Finding Aid/Inventory section.","When the collection was physically grouped together, some accessions on the original PDF inventory are now repeated on the Finding Aid/Inventory.","John Downing Weaver was born 4 February 1912 in Washington, D. C. He attended Georgetown University and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1932. He received his M. A. degree from George Washington University in 1933. He worked for the National Recovery Administration, and as a reporter, feature writer, book reviewer and copy editor for the Kansas City Star, 1935- 1940. Since 1940, he has been a freelance writer.","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  John Downing Weaver","Other Information:","A PDF document of this inventory is available online.","Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/77_W37_Weaver__John.pdf","Microfilm of Weaver's Kansas City Star scrapbooks (1936-1940) available at Special Collections.","Collection contains genealogy of the Poulton Family, published stories, articles, book reviews, books, correspondence with family and friends and news clippings by and relating to John D. Weaver, author, novelist, biographer and West Coast editor of  \"Travel and Leisure Magazine\".","On loan by John D. Weaver. 40 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver. 15 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver. 26 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver. 51 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver.","Gift of John D. Weaever.","Gift of John D. Weaver","Gift of John D. Weaver","2 items.","2 items.","17 items.","2 Cys","2 Cys","Pst.","2 Cys","John D. Weaver furnished many of the items. 2 Cys.","Pst.","2 Cys","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Letters re: John D. Weaver's article on the Central Library which appeared in the 11 October 1976 issue of New West. Also includes reply by John D. Weaver.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Pst.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Text by John D. Weaver, interviews by Fred Ferretti. 2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Pst.","Pst.","An interview of Luis Valdez by John D. Weaver. Pst.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Orginial \u0026 Pst.","2 Cys.","Quiz on California. 2 Cys.","Quiz on cities of the world. 2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Chinese Translation.","Autographed by D.W. Willis, lone survivor of the Brownsville Raid.","Including two obituaries about Harriet S. Weaver (1813-1988). 8 items.","Majority of correspondence from John D. Weaver to Jane W. Poulton; centers around everyday events: progress on books, latest medical reports, congratuations on literary achievements, deaths, change of residence and traveling plans. Also includes some correspondence with mother, close friends, and editors. 42 items.","17 items.","6 items.","(bound)","12 items.","p. 124","2 copies","11 items.","No title or author","8 items.","p. 51","p. 8","18 items.","Acc. No. 85-24. 12 items.","Acc. No. 85-24. 6 items.","Also on microfilm, 4 vols. Bound material on Thomas Mann, 1938.","See Also Microfilm","See also Microfilm","See also Microfilm","See also Microfilm","1 volume","Miscellaneous \u0026 photos. 16 items.","3 items.","Publications about special collections at the University of California at Los Angeles. 7 items.","4 items.","Scope and Contents 3 3/8\" x 5 3/8\" black and white. Both are wearing heavy winter coats, hats and sturdy shoes. No background. 1 item Ph.","Scope and Contents 2 3/4\" x 4 7/16\" black and white. Background view of trees and fence. John wearing a cap, baggy clothes and no shoes. 1 item Ph.","(Not to be reproduced without permission of Marilyn Sanders.) (See medium oversize file.)","8 x 10 black and white printed on 11 x 14 paper and 8 x 10 ektacolor print Not to be reproduced without Ms. Sanders permission. Deposited in memory of their William and Mary professor Glenwood Clark.","Scope and Contents Glenwood Clark letters dated December 23, 1941 and April 11, 1942 Althea Hunt letters dated June 13, 1942 and May 23, 1948 enclosing radio script prepared by William and Mary student Grace Warren Landrum letter dated Mar 15, 1942 Includes John Weaver's newsletter \"The Old Year\" (telling of the unveiling of a tablet to Harriet Weaver) and \"The New Year\" (telling of his marriage to Chica Nimocks and their plans to settle in Durham, N.C.).","Collections no longer restricted or closed.","No longer restricted.","No longer restricted","No longer restricted.","No longer closed.","One notebook entitled \"Collection No. 1206: Writings and Correspondence, Civic activities.\"","Copy of John Weaver's article on Dr. Earl Gregg Swem, from the Kansas City Star, June 16, 1938.","10 folders. Literary manuscripts: working draft, 1992 of book THE SENATOR AND THE SHARECROPPER'S SON; 1995 draft; reviews, etc. Published book transferred to Archives.","35 folders. Material relating to THE BROWNSVILLE RAID and THE SHARECROPPER'S SON AND THE SENATOR, both written by John Weaver, correspondence with his sister Jane Poulton, 1993-1997, and copies of letters to his first wife Harriet Weaver, 1943. 250 items.","Contents: Senate Debate, Foraker and the Presidency, Mingo Sanders Testimony, Boyd Conyers Testimony and Roosevelt and the Press.","Contents: Senate Debate, Foraker and the Presidency, Mingo Sanders Testimony, Boyd Conyers Testimony and Roosevelt and the Press.","Contents: Blockson Report, Chronology, Nick \u0026 Alice Longworth, and Chronology: Foraker, Roosevelt, Taft, 1846-1892 (draft)","Signed by the last survivor of the Brownsville raid and John D. Weaver.","Scope and Contents 2 folders. Pencil sketch of the Wren Building with article by John Weaver taped to the back; copy of his birth record; copy of letter by John Holmes, 29 Sept. 1936 regarding book reviewing and copy of 1932 College of William and Mary's Dean's List showing John Weaver ranked as second.","1 p.","2 pp.","2 folders. Copies of correspondence between John Weaver and the College of William and Mary regarding Glenwood Clark and Caskie Stinnett. Weaver and Stinnett were classmates and students of Professor Glenwood Clark. Dated 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.","5 folders. One volume of letters entitled \"Chica's Book,\" which contains correspondence with relatives and friends of John and Chica Weaver between 1989 and 1991. The book was privately published, 1991 and has an index of correspondents. Promiminent writers and authors number among the correspondents including his friend Caskie Stinnett, who was also a William and Mary alumnus, class of 1932.","26 folders. Papers of Jesse Stuart, Appalachian writer and friend of John Weaver, books by Jesse Stuart and Caskie Stinnett. Part of this collection was formerly on deposit at UCLA library.","Scope and Contents 8 x 10\", black and white","Scope and Contents 7 7/8 x 7 7/8\", color","Also, the Jesse Stuart Foundation Newsletter, vol. I, no. I, and a brochure, maps, and postcards of Greenbo Lake State Resort Park.","Scope and Contents 3 folders. Copies of eight short stories and articles by John Weaver including \"The Flesh is Heir\", \"Vital, Searching, Significant\", \"Artist in Exile: Thomas Mann\", \"Medicated Memoirs,\" \"Studies in Success: Harlow Brooks,\" \"Studies in Success: William N. MacCartney,\" \"Kansas City as a Publishing Center,\" \"Studies in Success: Chevalier Jackson,\" and \"The Gravy Run.\" All published.","4 folders. Copies of news articles.","1 item.","Scope and Contents (see pp. 13-14: \"Founding Father\" by Eric S. Lander and Joseph J. Ellis). 1 item.","2 items.","Scope and Contents see pp. 1-12: \"Writing and reading and Jesse Stuart\" and pp. 342-361: \"The threat that runs so true.\" 1 item.","4 folders. Bibliography of John Weaver's writings by Dorothy Olding, 1968. Anthology of tenth grade Humanities Program, Edsel Ford High School, vol. I including short stories by Jesse Stuart and John Weaver.","20 pp.","9 folders. Correspondence and articles relating to Weaver's sister, Jane Poulton, Swem Library, and his former professor at William and Mary Glenwood Clark.","4 folders. Duplicates of Caskie Stinnett correspondence and other letters including an original letter by Dean Charles Quittmeyer, July 30, 1983. Mimeographed copy of anthology including story by Jesse Stuart and one by John Weaver, in tenth grade English-Humanities course at Dearborn, Michigan High School.","Cy of ALS. 1 p.","One folder. Five periodical writings by John Weaver including articles and fiction from The American, The Ego and It, Travel and Leisure, and Colliers.","1993.17Correspondence between John Weaver and family members and friends about their lives and families. Genealogy work done by John Weaver. Printed material about and by John Weaver and his wife, Harriett Weaver.","Correspondence with Bellamy and Helen Partridge, John Cheever, Jane Poulton and Harriett S. Weaver. Folder 9 has restriction by John Weaver: these letters are restricted. They cannot be copied, quoted or published, in part or in full, without permission of the authors or their estates.","Correspondence between John D. Weaver and John Cheever. Mention of William Weaver, John D. Weaver's brother, who moved to Italy.","Weaver-Partridge Correspondence, Volume II and III. A synopsis, from 1946 to 1958. Appears to be a chronology of the events in John D. Weaver's life, taken from his correspondence. Copies of letters from John D. Weaver to Bellamy and Helen Partridge. January 26, 1943 – Enlisted in the army and assigned to Frank Capra's unit of signal corps, which is making morale shorts. May 15, 1943 – Moved from signal corps to another unit. December 8, 1943 – To be stationed in New York, New York. January, 1946 – Promoted to technical sergeant in the Army. January 20, 1947 - Harriett's mother dies. February 25, 1946 – Implies that John Weaver is now a civilian. December 2, 1948 – Sold \"Christmas Story\" for $50,000 to RKO. March 1949 - Bought their first house on Hillside Avenue, Los Angeles, California. October 1956 – John Weaver's Father died. July 5, 1960 – Telegram from Helen Partridge saying Bellamy died.","Discuss where their Mother should live. Talks about Harriett's melanoma and other health issues. Copies of articles and discussion of writing projects. March 23, 1973 - Weaver family moves from Beverly Grove Drive, Beverly Hills, Cal. to Whites Speak Drive, Sherman Oaks, Cal. July 1975 - Weaver family moves from White Peaks Drive to Deervale Drive. August [1978] - \"...I've finished the first draft of the 2-hour teleplay on Jamestown, 1607-1646...\" September 1978 - John Weaver's Mother dies. Mention of family conflict.","Scope and Contents Copies of original correspondence with some original letters from Jane Poulton. Jane W. Poulton lives in Durham, North Carolina. Topics include the adaptation of \"Brownsville\" into a play, articles and published material written by John D. Weaver and Jane Poulton, health of Harriett , Harriett's community involvement with banning fireworks and clearing of chaparral in the Santa Monica Mountains, The College of William and Mary, disposition of family papers, and genealogy. January 1980 – Moving from Sherman Oaks, California to Encino, California. August 6, 1981 – John mentions his 50th anniversary at William and Mary, \"have no intention of going near the place. I wouldn't want to be around so many old people.\" September 28, 1981 - William \u0026 Mary publishes a calendar with a write up and photograph of John Weaver. January 24, 1984 - Jane Poulton writes some biographical and work history of herself. November 9, 1981 - \"Tom Graves, the president of W\u0026M, is coming to town Thursday and we're to have drinks and dinner with him…\" December 24, 1981- Includes Newsletter sent to family and friends. February 1983 - John resigns from Travel and Leisure. June 6, 1983 - Gives suggestions to Jane about how to handle her papers, such as putting full name of newspaper where an article is published. \"I am very conscious of that sort of thing just now because the two scrapbooks that Harriett kept of our Kansas City Star years are in sad shape. The clippings tear at the slightest touch, so I'm having them microfilmed and will get two copies, one for UCLA and the other for William and Mary.\" Mentions article he wrote on Los Angeles in William and Mary's Alumni Gazette. February 24, 1984 - \"…gift we're making to the Swem Library…book I treasure and it seemed to me that it belonged in Virginia…\"","Copies of original correspondence with some originals from Jane Poulton. Topics include family matters, family history, computers, concerns about Harriett and other family members' health with details about Harriett's health problems and how it affects John and Jane's difficulty getting her dog book published. Includes writings and published material by both Jane Poulton and John Weaver. March 10, 1987 - Jane's husband, Jack Poulton, dies.","Topics include Harriet's health, computers, taxes, genealogy, family matters, Jane's published material, and John's projects, particularly \"Brownsville.\" May 31, 1988 - Handwritten note: \"brought Harriet home from the hospital.\" June 1988 - Possibility of Harriet and John moving to Durham, North Carolina area. June 1988 - Wrote letter to his brother, Hank, and wife, Kitty July 5, 1988 - Includes attached letter John Weaver wrote to Scott Donaldson, English professor at William and Mary, about his (Donaldson's) new biography of John Cheever that contained snide remarks attributed to John Weaver. August 25, 1988 - Harriett is in a nursing home. October 31, 1988 - Mention of family matters concerning their sister, Ann and other family members. November 15, 1988 - Jane writes about John's stress and depression as result of harriett's illness. November 24, 1988 - Jane appears to be offering him comfort because Harriett died. November 25, 1988 - Los Angeles Times Obituary of Harriett Weaver. December 12, 1988 - Jane talks of their sister Ann's well being, and her husband, Hugh who is trying to help. December 30, 1988 - Jane tells of visit to Ann's home. Obituary of Harriett S. Weaver in the Los Angeles Firefighter, January/February 1989 March 17, 1989 - Los Angeles Timse article about a memorial gathering for Harriett Weaver for her work with fire safety laws for hillside communities. Attached tribute by Jerry Fields, Fire Station #99. May 13, 1989 - Poem by Harriet. \"How dear the framework of our little world...\" May 16, 1989 - John writes, \"...I am seeing Marilyn again from time to time, but I go to her now as a friend rather than a suitor. Our Lady of Hemet is a different proposition.\" October 18, 1989 - Doc Stinnett writes about the note he received from John telling him that he and Chica are married. William and Mary Magazine, Winter 1991, article about John Weaver, class of 1932","Per note by John Weaver, these letters are restricted. They cannot be copied, quoted or published, in part or in full, without permission of the authors or their estates. Correspondence between John and Harriett Weaver while he is stationed in New York City and she is in Los Angeles. Topic include news of friends, activities, John Weaver's job in the Army and details of Harriett's preparations to move to New York. John Weaver's mailing address in New York is: Sgt. John D. Weaver, Special Coverage Section, Screen Magazine, Signal Corps Photographic Center in Long Island City, new York. December 17, 1943 - letter from John Weaver, \"...film on Negro troops building a road... said i was the 'minorities' expert... I told him two things... 2) troops should not be referred to as Negroes, but simply as American troops.\"","Also includes copies of Love letters from Rose Davisson, Hillborough, Virginia to John F. Poulton, of Petersburg, Virginia, dated 1857-1858","Correspondence between Jane Poulton and John Weaver about research in Virginia and California. Copies of census reports and notes.","Copies of Love letters from Rose Davisson, Hillsborough, Virginia to John F. Poulton, of Petersburg, Virginia, dated 1857-1858.","Printed material either written by or about John D. Weaver or Harriett S. Weaver.","\"At the Chelsea, Artists Do Their Thing\", Article from Newsday by Paul D. Colford, January 1, 1984. Congressional Record, June 24, 1969 with a reference to John D. Weaver.","Saturday Evening Post, July 25, 1942. Includes article by John D. Weaver, \"While Lions Roar.\" Signed: To the Mother of John D. Weaver, Mrs. Beatrice Weaver, with best regards. Ben Hibbs.","Harriett S. Weaver (1913-1988) Collection No. 1447\"Residential Development and fire-Flood-Landslide Management in the Santa Monica Mountains.  Special Collections, University Research Library, University of California at Los Angeles.  Published 1989, The Encino Press, Encino California","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","Poulton family","Weaver, John Downing, 1912-2002","Cheever, John","Partridge, Bellamy","Poulton, Jane","Stinnett, Caskie","Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984","Weaver, Harriett","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["John D. Weaver Papers, 1906/1997"],"collection_ssim":["John D. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection contains 19 boxes.  Inventories for boxes 1-16 are on the PDF document located: http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/77_W37_Weaver__John.pdf.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e The inventory for boxes 17-19 are in the Finding Aid/Inventory section. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e When the collection was physically grouped together, some accessions on the original PDF inventory are now repeated on the Finding Aid/Inventory.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection contains 19 boxes.  Inventories for boxes 1-16 are on the PDF document located: http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/77_W37_Weaver__John.pdf.","The inventory for boxes 17-19 are in the Finding Aid/Inventory section.","When the collection was physically grouped together, some accessions on the original PDF inventory are now repeated on the Finding Aid/Inventory."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Downing Weaver was born 4 February 1912 in Washington, D. C. He attended Georgetown University and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1932. He received his M. A. degree from George Washington University in 1933. He worked for the National Recovery Administration, and as a reporter, feature writer, book reviewer and copy editor for the Kansas City Star, 1935- 1940. Since 1940, he has been a freelance writer. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/John_Downing_Weaver\"\u003e John Downing Weaver \u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["John Downing Weaver was born 4 February 1912 in Washington, D. C. He attended Georgetown University and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1932. He received his M. A. degree from George Washington University in 1933. He worked for the National Recovery Administration, and as a reporter, feature writer, book reviewer and copy editor for the Kansas City Star, 1935- 1940. Since 1940, he has been a freelance writer.","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  John Downing Weaver"],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOther Information:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e A PDF document of this inventory is available online.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/77_W37_Weaver__John.pdf\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["General"],"odd_tesim":["Other Information:","A PDF document of this inventory is available online.","Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/77_W37_Weaver__John.pdf"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn D. 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Weaver. 40 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn loan by John D. Weaver. 15 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn loan by John D. Weaver. 26 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn loan by John D. Weaver. 51 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn loan by John D. Weaver.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGift of John D. Weaever.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGift of John D. Weaver\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGift of John D. Weaver\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e17 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Cys\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Cys\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePst.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Cys\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn D. Weaver furnished many of the items. 2 Cys.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePst.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Cys\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Cys.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Cys.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Cys.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters re: John D. 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Also includes some correspondence with mother, close friends, and editors. 42 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e17 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(bound)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ep. 124\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 copies\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e11 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNo title or author\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ep. 51\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ep. 8\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcc. No. 85-24. 12 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAcc. No. 85-24. 6 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso on microfilm, 4 vols. Bound material on Thomas Mann, 1938.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Also Microfilm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Microfilm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Microfilm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Microfilm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 volume\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous \u0026amp; photos. 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublications about special collections at the University of California at Los Angeles. 7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 3 3/8\" x 5 3/8\" black and white. Both are wearing heavy winter coats, hats and sturdy shoes. No background. 1 item Ph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 3/4\" x 4 7/16\" black and white. Background view of trees and fence. John wearing a cap, baggy clothes and no shoes. 1 item Ph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Not to be reproduced without permission of Marilyn Sanders.) (See medium oversize file.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 x 10 black and white printed on 11 x 14 paper and 8 x 10 ektacolor print Not to be reproduced without Ms. Sanders permission. Deposited in memory of their William and Mary professor Glenwood Clark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Glenwood Clark letters dated December 23, 1941 and April 11, 1942 Althea Hunt letters dated June 13, 1942 and May 23, 1948 enclosing radio script prepared by William and Mary student Grace Warren Landrum letter dated Mar 15, 1942 Includes John Weaver's newsletter \"The Old Year\" (telling of the unveiling of a tablet to Harriet Weaver) and \"The New Year\" (telling of his marriage to Chica Nimocks and their plans to settle in Durham, N.C.).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollections no longer restricted or closed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNo longer restricted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNo longer restricted\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNo longer restricted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNo longer closed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne notebook entitled \"Collection No. 1206: Writings and Correspondence, Civic activities.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of John Weaver's article on Dr. Earl Gregg Swem, from the Kansas City Star, June 16, 1938.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 folders. Literary manuscripts: working draft, 1992 of book THE SENATOR AND THE SHARECROPPER'S SON; 1995 draft; reviews, etc. Published book transferred to Archives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e35 folders. Material relating to THE BROWNSVILLE RAID and THE SHARECROPPER'S SON AND THE SENATOR, both written by John Weaver, correspondence with his sister Jane Poulton, 1993-1997, and copies of letters to his first wife Harriet Weaver, 1943. 250 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContents: Senate Debate, Foraker and the Presidency, Mingo Sanders Testimony, Boyd Conyers Testimony and Roosevelt and the Press.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContents: Senate Debate, Foraker and the Presidency, Mingo Sanders Testimony, Boyd Conyers Testimony and Roosevelt and the Press.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContents: Blockson Report, Chronology, Nick \u0026amp; Alice Longworth, and Chronology: Foraker, Roosevelt, Taft, 1846-1892 (draft)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by the last survivor of the Brownsville raid and John D. Weaver.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 folders. Pencil sketch of the Wren Building with article by John Weaver taped to the back; copy of his birth record; copy of letter by John Holmes, 29 Sept. 1936 regarding book reviewing and copy of 1932 College of William and Mary's Dean's List showing John Weaver ranked as second.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 folders. Copies of correspondence between John Weaver and the College of William and Mary regarding Glenwood Clark and Caskie Stinnett. Weaver and Stinnett were classmates and students of Professor Glenwood Clark. Dated 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 folders. One volume of letters entitled \"Chica's Book,\" which contains correspondence with relatives and friends of John and Chica Weaver between 1989 and 1991. The book was privately published, 1991 and has an index of correspondents. Promiminent writers and authors number among the correspondents including his friend Caskie Stinnett, who was also a William and Mary alumnus, class of 1932.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e26 folders. Papers of Jesse Stuart, Appalachian writer and friend of John Weaver, books by Jesse Stuart and Caskie Stinnett. Part of this collection was formerly on deposit at UCLA library.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 8 x 10\", black and white\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 7 7/8 x 7 7/8\", color\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso, the Jesse Stuart Foundation Newsletter, vol. I, no. I, and a brochure, maps, and postcards of Greenbo Lake State Resort Park.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 3 folders. Copies of eight short stories and articles by John Weaver including \"The Flesh is Heir\", \"Vital, Searching, Significant\", \"Artist in Exile: Thomas Mann\", \"Medicated Memoirs,\" \"Studies in Success: Harlow Brooks,\" \"Studies in Success: William N. MacCartney,\" \"Kansas City as a Publishing Center,\" \"Studies in Success: Chevalier Jackson,\" and \"The Gravy Run.\" All published.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 folders. Copies of news articles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents (see pp. 13-14: \"Founding Father\" by Eric S. Lander and Joseph J. Ellis). 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents see pp. 1-12: \"Writing and reading and Jesse Stuart\" and pp. 342-361: \"The threat that runs so true.\" 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 folders. Bibliography of John Weaver's writings by Dorothy Olding, 1968. Anthology of tenth grade Humanities Program, Edsel Ford High School, vol. I including short stories by Jesse Stuart and John Weaver.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e20 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 folders. Correspondence and articles relating to Weaver's sister, Jane Poulton, Swem Library, and his former professor at William and Mary Glenwood Clark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 folders. Duplicates of Caskie Stinnett correspondence and other letters including an original letter by Dean Charles Quittmeyer, July 30, 1983. Mimeographed copy of anthology including story by Jesse Stuart and one by John Weaver, in tenth grade English-Humanities course at Dearborn, Michigan High School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne folder. Five periodical writings by John Weaver including articles and fiction from The American, The Ego and It, Travel and Leisure, and Colliers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1993.17Correspondence between John Weaver and family members and friends about their lives and families. Genealogy work done by John Weaver. Printed material about and by John Weaver and his wife, Harriett Weaver.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence with Bellamy and Helen Partridge, John Cheever, Jane Poulton and Harriett S. Weaver. Folder 9 has restriction by John Weaver: these letters are restricted. They cannot be copied, quoted or published, in part or in full, without permission of the authors or their estates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence between John D. Weaver and John Cheever. Mention of William Weaver, John D. Weaver's brother, who moved to Italy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeaver-Partridge Correspondence, Volume II and III. A synopsis, from 1946 to 1958. Appears to be a chronology of the events in John D. Weaver's life, taken from his correspondence. Copies of letters from John D. Weaver to Bellamy and Helen Partridge. January 26, 1943 – Enlisted in the army and assigned to Frank Capra's unit of signal corps, which is making morale shorts. May 15, 1943 – Moved from signal corps to another unit. December 8, 1943 – To be stationed in New York, New York. January, 1946 – Promoted to technical sergeant in the Army. January 20, 1947 - Harriett's mother dies. February 25, 1946 – Implies that John Weaver is now a civilian. December 2, 1948 – Sold \"Christmas Story\" for $50,000 to RKO. March 1949 - Bought their first house on Hillside Avenue, Los Angeles, California. October 1956 – John Weaver's Father died. July 5, 1960 – Telegram from Helen Partridge saying Bellamy died.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscuss where their Mother should live. Talks about Harriett's melanoma and other health issues. Copies of articles and discussion of writing projects. March 23, 1973 - Weaver family moves from Beverly Grove Drive, Beverly Hills, Cal. to Whites Speak Drive, Sherman Oaks, Cal. July 1975 - Weaver family moves from White Peaks Drive to Deervale Drive. August [1978] - \"...I've finished the first draft of the 2-hour teleplay on Jamestown, 1607-1646...\" September 1978 - John Weaver's Mother dies. Mention of family conflict.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Copies of original correspondence with some original letters from Jane Poulton. Jane W. Poulton lives in Durham, North Carolina. Topics include the adaptation of \"Brownsville\" into a play, articles and published material written by John D. Weaver and Jane Poulton, health of Harriett , Harriett's community involvement with banning fireworks and clearing of chaparral in the Santa Monica Mountains, The College of William and Mary, disposition of family papers, and genealogy. January 1980 – Moving from Sherman Oaks, California to Encino, California. August 6, 1981 – John mentions his 50th anniversary at William and Mary, \"have no intention of going near the place. I wouldn't want to be around so many old people.\" September 28, 1981 - William \u0026amp; Mary publishes a calendar with a write up and photograph of John Weaver. January 24, 1984 - Jane Poulton writes some biographical and work history of herself. November 9, 1981 - \"Tom Graves, the president of W\u0026amp;M, is coming to town Thursday and we're to have drinks and dinner with him…\" December 24, 1981- Includes Newsletter sent to family and friends. February 1983 - John resigns from Travel and Leisure. June 6, 1983 - Gives suggestions to Jane about how to handle her papers, such as putting full name of newspaper where an article is published. \"I am very conscious of that sort of thing just now because the two scrapbooks that Harriett kept of our Kansas City Star years are in sad shape. The clippings tear at the slightest touch, so I'm having them microfilmed and will get two copies, one for UCLA and the other for William and Mary.\" Mentions article he wrote on Los Angeles in William and Mary's Alumni Gazette. February 24, 1984 - \"…gift we're making to the Swem Library…book I treasure and it seemed to me that it belonged in Virginia…\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of original correspondence with some originals from Jane Poulton. Topics include family matters, family history, computers, concerns about Harriett and other family members' health with details about Harriett's health problems and how it affects John and Jane's difficulty getting her dog book published. Includes writings and published material by both Jane Poulton and John Weaver. March 10, 1987 - Jane's husband, Jack Poulton, dies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include Harriet's health, computers, taxes, genealogy, family matters, Jane's published material, and John's projects, particularly \"Brownsville.\" May 31, 1988 - Handwritten note: \"brought Harriet home from the hospital.\" June 1988 - Possibility of Harriet and John moving to Durham, North Carolina area. June 1988 - Wrote letter to his brother, Hank, and wife, Kitty July 5, 1988 - Includes attached letter John Weaver wrote to Scott Donaldson, English professor at William and Mary, about his (Donaldson's) new biography of John Cheever that contained snide remarks attributed to John Weaver. August 25, 1988 - Harriett is in a nursing home. October 31, 1988 - Mention of family matters concerning their sister, Ann and other family members. November 15, 1988 - Jane writes about John's stress and depression as result of harriett's illness. November 24, 1988 - Jane appears to be offering him comfort because Harriett died. November 25, 1988 - Los Angeles Times Obituary of Harriett Weaver. December 12, 1988 - Jane talks of their sister Ann's well being, and her husband, Hugh who is trying to help. December 30, 1988 - Jane tells of visit to Ann's home. Obituary of Harriett S. Weaver in the Los Angeles Firefighter, January/February 1989 March 17, 1989 - Los Angeles Timse article about a memorial gathering for Harriett Weaver for her work with fire safety laws for hillside communities. Attached tribute by Jerry Fields, Fire Station #99. May 13, 1989 - Poem by Harriet. \"How dear the framework of our little world...\" May 16, 1989 - John writes, \"...I am seeing Marilyn again from time to time, but I go to her now as a friend rather than a suitor. Our Lady of Hemet is a different proposition.\" October 18, 1989 - Doc Stinnett writes about the note he received from John telling him that he and Chica are married. William and Mary Magazine, Winter 1991, article about John Weaver, class of 1932\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePer note by John Weaver, these letters are restricted. They cannot be copied, quoted or published, in part or in full, without permission of the authors or their estates. Correspondence between John and Harriett Weaver while he is stationed in New York City and she is in Los Angeles. Topic include news of friends, activities, John Weaver's job in the Army and details of Harriett's preparations to move to New York. John Weaver's mailing address in New York is: Sgt. John D. Weaver, Special Coverage Section, Screen Magazine, Signal Corps Photographic Center in Long Island City, new York. December 17, 1943 - letter from John Weaver, \"...film on Negro troops building a road... said i was the 'minorities' expert... I told him two things... 2) troops should not be referred to as Negroes, but simply as American troops.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso includes copies of Love letters from Rose Davisson, Hillborough, Virginia to John F. Poulton, of Petersburg, Virginia, dated 1857-1858\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence between Jane Poulton and John Weaver about research in Virginia and California. Copies of census reports and notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of Love letters from Rose Davisson, Hillsborough, Virginia to John F. Poulton, of Petersburg, Virginia, dated 1857-1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted material either written by or about John D. Weaver or Harriett S. Weaver.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"At the Chelsea, Artists Do Their Thing\", Article from Newsday by Paul D. Colford, January 1, 1984. Congressional Record, June 24, 1969 with a reference to John D. Weaver.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSaturday Evening Post, July 25, 1942. Includes article by John D. Weaver, \"While Lions Roar.\" Signed: To the Mother of John D. Weaver, Mrs. Beatrice Weaver, with best regards. Ben Hibbs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarriett S. Weaver (1913-1988) Collection No. 1447\"Residential Development and fire-Flood-Landslide Management in the Santa Monica Mountains.  Special Collections, University Research Library, University of California at Los Angeles.  Published 1989, The Encino Press, Encino California\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Collection contains genealogy of the Poulton Family, published stories, articles, book reviews, books, correspondence with family and friends and news clippings by and relating to John D. Weaver, author, novelist, biographer and West Coast editor of  \"Travel and Leisure Magazine\".","On loan by John D. Weaver. 40 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver. 15 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver. 26 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver. 51 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver.","Gift of John D. Weaever.","Gift of John D. Weaver","Gift of John D. Weaver","2 items.","2 items.","17 items.","2 Cys","2 Cys","Pst.","2 Cys","John D. Weaver furnished many of the items. 2 Cys.","Pst.","2 Cys","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Letters re: John D. Weaver's article on the Central Library which appeared in the 11 October 1976 issue of New West. Also includes reply by John D. Weaver.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Pst.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Text by John D. Weaver, interviews by Fred Ferretti. 2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Pst.","Pst.","An interview of Luis Valdez by John D. Weaver. Pst.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Orginial \u0026 Pst.","2 Cys.","Quiz on California. 2 Cys.","Quiz on cities of the world. 2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Chinese Translation.","Autographed by D.W. Willis, lone survivor of the Brownsville Raid.","Including two obituaries about Harriet S. Weaver (1813-1988). 8 items.","Majority of correspondence from John D. Weaver to Jane W. Poulton; centers around everyday events: progress on books, latest medical reports, congratuations on literary achievements, deaths, change of residence and traveling plans. Also includes some correspondence with mother, close friends, and editors. 42 items.","17 items.","6 items.","(bound)","12 items.","p. 124","2 copies","11 items.","No title or author","8 items.","p. 51","p. 8","18 items.","Acc. No. 85-24. 12 items.","Acc. No. 85-24. 6 items.","Also on microfilm, 4 vols. Bound material on Thomas Mann, 1938.","See Also Microfilm","See also Microfilm","See also Microfilm","See also Microfilm","1 volume","Miscellaneous \u0026 photos. 16 items.","3 items.","Publications about special collections at the University of California at Los Angeles. 7 items.","4 items.","Scope and Contents 3 3/8\" x 5 3/8\" black and white. Both are wearing heavy winter coats, hats and sturdy shoes. No background. 1 item Ph.","Scope and Contents 2 3/4\" x 4 7/16\" black and white. Background view of trees and fence. John wearing a cap, baggy clothes and no shoes. 1 item Ph.","(Not to be reproduced without permission of Marilyn Sanders.) (See medium oversize file.)","8 x 10 black and white printed on 11 x 14 paper and 8 x 10 ektacolor print Not to be reproduced without Ms. Sanders permission. Deposited in memory of their William and Mary professor Glenwood Clark.","Scope and Contents Glenwood Clark letters dated December 23, 1941 and April 11, 1942 Althea Hunt letters dated June 13, 1942 and May 23, 1948 enclosing radio script prepared by William and Mary student Grace Warren Landrum letter dated Mar 15, 1942 Includes John Weaver's newsletter \"The Old Year\" (telling of the unveiling of a tablet to Harriet Weaver) and \"The New Year\" (telling of his marriage to Chica Nimocks and their plans to settle in Durham, N.C.).","Collections no longer restricted or closed.","No longer restricted.","No longer restricted","No longer restricted.","No longer closed.","One notebook entitled \"Collection No. 1206: Writings and Correspondence, Civic activities.\"","Copy of John Weaver's article on Dr. Earl Gregg Swem, from the Kansas City Star, June 16, 1938.","10 folders. Literary manuscripts: working draft, 1992 of book THE SENATOR AND THE SHARECROPPER'S SON; 1995 draft; reviews, etc. Published book transferred to Archives.","35 folders. Material relating to THE BROWNSVILLE RAID and THE SHARECROPPER'S SON AND THE SENATOR, both written by John Weaver, correspondence with his sister Jane Poulton, 1993-1997, and copies of letters to his first wife Harriet Weaver, 1943. 250 items.","Contents: Senate Debate, Foraker and the Presidency, Mingo Sanders Testimony, Boyd Conyers Testimony and Roosevelt and the Press.","Contents: Senate Debate, Foraker and the Presidency, Mingo Sanders Testimony, Boyd Conyers Testimony and Roosevelt and the Press.","Contents: Blockson Report, Chronology, Nick \u0026 Alice Longworth, and Chronology: Foraker, Roosevelt, Taft, 1846-1892 (draft)","Signed by the last survivor of the Brownsville raid and John D. Weaver.","Scope and Contents 2 folders. Pencil sketch of the Wren Building with article by John Weaver taped to the back; copy of his birth record; copy of letter by John Holmes, 29 Sept. 1936 regarding book reviewing and copy of 1932 College of William and Mary's Dean's List showing John Weaver ranked as second.","1 p.","2 pp.","2 folders. Copies of correspondence between John Weaver and the College of William and Mary regarding Glenwood Clark and Caskie Stinnett. Weaver and Stinnett were classmates and students of Professor Glenwood Clark. Dated 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.","5 folders. One volume of letters entitled \"Chica's Book,\" which contains correspondence with relatives and friends of John and Chica Weaver between 1989 and 1991. The book was privately published, 1991 and has an index of correspondents. Promiminent writers and authors number among the correspondents including his friend Caskie Stinnett, who was also a William and Mary alumnus, class of 1932.","26 folders. Papers of Jesse Stuart, Appalachian writer and friend of John Weaver, books by Jesse Stuart and Caskie Stinnett. Part of this collection was formerly on deposit at UCLA library.","Scope and Contents 8 x 10\", black and white","Scope and Contents 7 7/8 x 7 7/8\", color","Also, the Jesse Stuart Foundation Newsletter, vol. I, no. I, and a brochure, maps, and postcards of Greenbo Lake State Resort Park.","Scope and Contents 3 folders. Copies of eight short stories and articles by John Weaver including \"The Flesh is Heir\", \"Vital, Searching, Significant\", \"Artist in Exile: Thomas Mann\", \"Medicated Memoirs,\" \"Studies in Success: Harlow Brooks,\" \"Studies in Success: William N. MacCartney,\" \"Kansas City as a Publishing Center,\" \"Studies in Success: Chevalier Jackson,\" and \"The Gravy Run.\" All published.","4 folders. Copies of news articles.","1 item.","Scope and Contents (see pp. 13-14: \"Founding Father\" by Eric S. Lander and Joseph J. Ellis). 1 item.","2 items.","Scope and Contents see pp. 1-12: \"Writing and reading and Jesse Stuart\" and pp. 342-361: \"The threat that runs so true.\" 1 item.","4 folders. Bibliography of John Weaver's writings by Dorothy Olding, 1968. Anthology of tenth grade Humanities Program, Edsel Ford High School, vol. I including short stories by Jesse Stuart and John Weaver.","20 pp.","9 folders. Correspondence and articles relating to Weaver's sister, Jane Poulton, Swem Library, and his former professor at William and Mary Glenwood Clark.","4 folders. Duplicates of Caskie Stinnett correspondence and other letters including an original letter by Dean Charles Quittmeyer, July 30, 1983. Mimeographed copy of anthology including story by Jesse Stuart and one by John Weaver, in tenth grade English-Humanities course at Dearborn, Michigan High School.","Cy of ALS. 1 p.","One folder. Five periodical writings by John Weaver including articles and fiction from The American, The Ego and It, Travel and Leisure, and Colliers.","1993.17Correspondence between John Weaver and family members and friends about their lives and families. Genealogy work done by John Weaver. Printed material about and by John Weaver and his wife, Harriett Weaver.","Correspondence with Bellamy and Helen Partridge, John Cheever, Jane Poulton and Harriett S. Weaver. Folder 9 has restriction by John Weaver: these letters are restricted. They cannot be copied, quoted or published, in part or in full, without permission of the authors or their estates.","Correspondence between John D. Weaver and John Cheever. Mention of William Weaver, John D. Weaver's brother, who moved to Italy.","Weaver-Partridge Correspondence, Volume II and III. A synopsis, from 1946 to 1958. Appears to be a chronology of the events in John D. Weaver's life, taken from his correspondence. Copies of letters from John D. Weaver to Bellamy and Helen Partridge. January 26, 1943 – Enlisted in the army and assigned to Frank Capra's unit of signal corps, which is making morale shorts. May 15, 1943 – Moved from signal corps to another unit. December 8, 1943 – To be stationed in New York, New York. January, 1946 – Promoted to technical sergeant in the Army. January 20, 1947 - Harriett's mother dies. February 25, 1946 – Implies that John Weaver is now a civilian. December 2, 1948 – Sold \"Christmas Story\" for $50,000 to RKO. March 1949 - Bought their first house on Hillside Avenue, Los Angeles, California. October 1956 – John Weaver's Father died. July 5, 1960 – Telegram from Helen Partridge saying Bellamy died.","Discuss where their Mother should live. Talks about Harriett's melanoma and other health issues. Copies of articles and discussion of writing projects. March 23, 1973 - Weaver family moves from Beverly Grove Drive, Beverly Hills, Cal. to Whites Speak Drive, Sherman Oaks, Cal. July 1975 - Weaver family moves from White Peaks Drive to Deervale Drive. August [1978] - \"...I've finished the first draft of the 2-hour teleplay on Jamestown, 1607-1646...\" September 1978 - John Weaver's Mother dies. Mention of family conflict.","Scope and Contents Copies of original correspondence with some original letters from Jane Poulton. Jane W. Poulton lives in Durham, North Carolina. Topics include the adaptation of \"Brownsville\" into a play, articles and published material written by John D. Weaver and Jane Poulton, health of Harriett , Harriett's community involvement with banning fireworks and clearing of chaparral in the Santa Monica Mountains, The College of William and Mary, disposition of family papers, and genealogy. January 1980 – Moving from Sherman Oaks, California to Encino, California. August 6, 1981 – John mentions his 50th anniversary at William and Mary, \"have no intention of going near the place. I wouldn't want to be around so many old people.\" September 28, 1981 - William \u0026 Mary publishes a calendar with a write up and photograph of John Weaver. January 24, 1984 - Jane Poulton writes some biographical and work history of herself. November 9, 1981 - \"Tom Graves, the president of W\u0026M, is coming to town Thursday and we're to have drinks and dinner with him…\" December 24, 1981- Includes Newsletter sent to family and friends. February 1983 - John resigns from Travel and Leisure. June 6, 1983 - Gives suggestions to Jane about how to handle her papers, such as putting full name of newspaper where an article is published. \"I am very conscious of that sort of thing just now because the two scrapbooks that Harriett kept of our Kansas City Star years are in sad shape. The clippings tear at the slightest touch, so I'm having them microfilmed and will get two copies, one for UCLA and the other for William and Mary.\" Mentions article he wrote on Los Angeles in William and Mary's Alumni Gazette. February 24, 1984 - \"…gift we're making to the Swem Library…book I treasure and it seemed to me that it belonged in Virginia…\"","Copies of original correspondence with some originals from Jane Poulton. Topics include family matters, family history, computers, concerns about Harriett and other family members' health with details about Harriett's health problems and how it affects John and Jane's difficulty getting her dog book published. Includes writings and published material by both Jane Poulton and John Weaver. March 10, 1987 - Jane's husband, Jack Poulton, dies.","Topics include Harriet's health, computers, taxes, genealogy, family matters, Jane's published material, and John's projects, particularly \"Brownsville.\" May 31, 1988 - Handwritten note: \"brought Harriet home from the hospital.\" June 1988 - Possibility of Harriet and John moving to Durham, North Carolina area. June 1988 - Wrote letter to his brother, Hank, and wife, Kitty July 5, 1988 - Includes attached letter John Weaver wrote to Scott Donaldson, English professor at William and Mary, about his (Donaldson's) new biography of John Cheever that contained snide remarks attributed to John Weaver. August 25, 1988 - Harriett is in a nursing home. October 31, 1988 - Mention of family matters concerning their sister, Ann and other family members. November 15, 1988 - Jane writes about John's stress and depression as result of harriett's illness. November 24, 1988 - Jane appears to be offering him comfort because Harriett died. November 25, 1988 - Los Angeles Times Obituary of Harriett Weaver. December 12, 1988 - Jane talks of their sister Ann's well being, and her husband, Hugh who is trying to help. December 30, 1988 - Jane tells of visit to Ann's home. Obituary of Harriett S. Weaver in the Los Angeles Firefighter, January/February 1989 March 17, 1989 - Los Angeles Timse article about a memorial gathering for Harriett Weaver for her work with fire safety laws for hillside communities. Attached tribute by Jerry Fields, Fire Station #99. May 13, 1989 - Poem by Harriet. \"How dear the framework of our little world...\" May 16, 1989 - John writes, \"...I am seeing Marilyn again from time to time, but I go to her now as a friend rather than a suitor. Our Lady of Hemet is a different proposition.\" October 18, 1989 - Doc Stinnett writes about the note he received from John telling him that he and Chica are married. William and Mary Magazine, Winter 1991, article about John Weaver, class of 1932","Per note by John Weaver, these letters are restricted. They cannot be copied, quoted or published, in part or in full, without permission of the authors or their estates. Correspondence between John and Harriett Weaver while he is stationed in New York City and she is in Los Angeles. Topic include news of friends, activities, John Weaver's job in the Army and details of Harriett's preparations to move to New York. John Weaver's mailing address in New York is: Sgt. John D. Weaver, Special Coverage Section, Screen Magazine, Signal Corps Photographic Center in Long Island City, new York. December 17, 1943 - letter from John Weaver, \"...film on Negro troops building a road... said i was the 'minorities' expert... I told him two things... 2) troops should not be referred to as Negroes, but simply as American troops.\"","Also includes copies of Love letters from Rose Davisson, Hillborough, Virginia to John F. Poulton, of Petersburg, Virginia, dated 1857-1858","Correspondence between Jane Poulton and John Weaver about research in Virginia and California. Copies of census reports and notes.","Copies of Love letters from Rose Davisson, Hillsborough, Virginia to John F. Poulton, of Petersburg, Virginia, dated 1857-1858.","Printed material either written by or about John D. Weaver or Harriett S. Weaver.","\"At the Chelsea, Artists Do Their Thing\", Article from Newsday by Paul D. Colford, January 1, 1984. Congressional Record, June 24, 1969 with a reference to John D. Weaver.","Saturday Evening Post, July 25, 1942. Includes article by John D. Weaver, \"While Lions Roar.\" Signed: To the Mother of John D. Weaver, Mrs. Beatrice Weaver, with best regards. Ben Hibbs.","Harriett S. Weaver (1913-1988) Collection No. 1447\"Residential Development and fire-Flood-Landslide Management in the Santa Monica Mountains.  Special Collections, University Research Library, University of California at Los Angeles.  Published 1989, The Encino Press, Encino California"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae"],"names_coll_ssim":["College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","Poulton family"],"famname_ssim":["Poulton family"],"persname_ssim":["Weaver, John Downing, 1912-2002","Cheever, John","Partridge, Bellamy","Poulton, Jane","Stinnett, Caskie","Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984","Weaver, Harriett"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","Poulton family","Weaver, John Downing, 1912-2002","Cheever, John","Partridge, Bellamy","Poulton, Jane","Stinnett, Caskie","Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984","Weaver, Harriett"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":404,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T07:48:07.814Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9036","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9036","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9036","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9036","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9036.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Weaver, John D. Papers","title_ssm":["John D. Weaver Papers"],"title_tesim":["John D. Weaver Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1906-1997"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1906-1997"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1906/1997"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John D. Weaver Papers, 1906/1997"],"text":["John D. Weaver Papers, 1906/1997","01/Mss. 77 W37","/repositories/2/resources/9036","Authors, American--20th century","Authors, American--20th century--Correspondence","Genealogy","United States--American Authors","Correspondence","Manuscripts (document genre)","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","The collection contains 19 boxes.  Inventories for boxes 1-16 are on the PDF document located: http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/77_W37_Weaver__John.pdf.","The inventory for boxes 17-19 are in the Finding Aid/Inventory section.","When the collection was physically grouped together, some accessions on the original PDF inventory are now repeated on the Finding Aid/Inventory.","John Downing Weaver was born 4 February 1912 in Washington, D. C. He attended Georgetown University and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1932. He received his M. A. degree from George Washington University in 1933. He worked for the National Recovery Administration, and as a reporter, feature writer, book reviewer and copy editor for the Kansas City Star, 1935- 1940. Since 1940, he has been a freelance writer.","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  John Downing Weaver","Other Information:","A PDF document of this inventory is available online.","Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/77_W37_Weaver__John.pdf","Microfilm of Weaver's Kansas City Star scrapbooks (1936-1940) available at Special Collections.","Collection contains genealogy of the Poulton Family, published stories, articles, book reviews, books, correspondence with family and friends and news clippings by and relating to John D. Weaver, author, novelist, biographer and West Coast editor of  \"Travel and Leisure Magazine\".","On loan by John D. Weaver. 40 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver. 15 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver. 26 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver. 51 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver.","Gift of John D. Weaever.","Gift of John D. Weaver","Gift of John D. Weaver","2 items.","2 items.","17 items.","2 Cys","2 Cys","Pst.","2 Cys","John D. Weaver furnished many of the items. 2 Cys.","Pst.","2 Cys","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Letters re: John D. Weaver's article on the Central Library which appeared in the 11 October 1976 issue of New West. Also includes reply by John D. Weaver.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Pst.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Text by John D. Weaver, interviews by Fred Ferretti. 2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Pst.","Pst.","An interview of Luis Valdez by John D. Weaver. Pst.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Orginial \u0026 Pst.","2 Cys.","Quiz on California. 2 Cys.","Quiz on cities of the world. 2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Chinese Translation.","Autographed by D.W. Willis, lone survivor of the Brownsville Raid.","Including two obituaries about Harriet S. Weaver (1813-1988). 8 items.","Majority of correspondence from John D. Weaver to Jane W. Poulton; centers around everyday events: progress on books, latest medical reports, congratuations on literary achievements, deaths, change of residence and traveling plans. Also includes some correspondence with mother, close friends, and editors. 42 items.","17 items.","6 items.","(bound)","12 items.","p. 124","2 copies","11 items.","No title or author","8 items.","p. 51","p. 8","18 items.","Acc. No. 85-24. 12 items.","Acc. No. 85-24. 6 items.","Also on microfilm, 4 vols. Bound material on Thomas Mann, 1938.","See Also Microfilm","See also Microfilm","See also Microfilm","See also Microfilm","1 volume","Miscellaneous \u0026 photos. 16 items.","3 items.","Publications about special collections at the University of California at Los Angeles. 7 items.","4 items.","Scope and Contents 3 3/8\" x 5 3/8\" black and white. Both are wearing heavy winter coats, hats and sturdy shoes. No background. 1 item Ph.","Scope and Contents 2 3/4\" x 4 7/16\" black and white. Background view of trees and fence. John wearing a cap, baggy clothes and no shoes. 1 item Ph.","(Not to be reproduced without permission of Marilyn Sanders.) (See medium oversize file.)","8 x 10 black and white printed on 11 x 14 paper and 8 x 10 ektacolor print Not to be reproduced without Ms. Sanders permission. Deposited in memory of their William and Mary professor Glenwood Clark.","Scope and Contents Glenwood Clark letters dated December 23, 1941 and April 11, 1942 Althea Hunt letters dated June 13, 1942 and May 23, 1948 enclosing radio script prepared by William and Mary student Grace Warren Landrum letter dated Mar 15, 1942 Includes John Weaver's newsletter \"The Old Year\" (telling of the unveiling of a tablet to Harriet Weaver) and \"The New Year\" (telling of his marriage to Chica Nimocks and their plans to settle in Durham, N.C.).","Collections no longer restricted or closed.","No longer restricted.","No longer restricted","No longer restricted.","No longer closed.","One notebook entitled \"Collection No. 1206: Writings and Correspondence, Civic activities.\"","Copy of John Weaver's article on Dr. Earl Gregg Swem, from the Kansas City Star, June 16, 1938.","10 folders. Literary manuscripts: working draft, 1992 of book THE SENATOR AND THE SHARECROPPER'S SON; 1995 draft; reviews, etc. Published book transferred to Archives.","35 folders. Material relating to THE BROWNSVILLE RAID and THE SHARECROPPER'S SON AND THE SENATOR, both written by John Weaver, correspondence with his sister Jane Poulton, 1993-1997, and copies of letters to his first wife Harriet Weaver, 1943. 250 items.","Contents: Senate Debate, Foraker and the Presidency, Mingo Sanders Testimony, Boyd Conyers Testimony and Roosevelt and the Press.","Contents: Senate Debate, Foraker and the Presidency, Mingo Sanders Testimony, Boyd Conyers Testimony and Roosevelt and the Press.","Contents: Blockson Report, Chronology, Nick \u0026 Alice Longworth, and Chronology: Foraker, Roosevelt, Taft, 1846-1892 (draft)","Signed by the last survivor of the Brownsville raid and John D. Weaver.","Scope and Contents 2 folders. Pencil sketch of the Wren Building with article by John Weaver taped to the back; copy of his birth record; copy of letter by John Holmes, 29 Sept. 1936 regarding book reviewing and copy of 1932 College of William and Mary's Dean's List showing John Weaver ranked as second.","1 p.","2 pp.","2 folders. Copies of correspondence between John Weaver and the College of William and Mary regarding Glenwood Clark and Caskie Stinnett. Weaver and Stinnett were classmates and students of Professor Glenwood Clark. Dated 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.","5 folders. One volume of letters entitled \"Chica's Book,\" which contains correspondence with relatives and friends of John and Chica Weaver between 1989 and 1991. The book was privately published, 1991 and has an index of correspondents. Promiminent writers and authors number among the correspondents including his friend Caskie Stinnett, who was also a William and Mary alumnus, class of 1932.","26 folders. Papers of Jesse Stuart, Appalachian writer and friend of John Weaver, books by Jesse Stuart and Caskie Stinnett. Part of this collection was formerly on deposit at UCLA library.","Scope and Contents 8 x 10\", black and white","Scope and Contents 7 7/8 x 7 7/8\", color","Also, the Jesse Stuart Foundation Newsletter, vol. I, no. I, and a brochure, maps, and postcards of Greenbo Lake State Resort Park.","Scope and Contents 3 folders. Copies of eight short stories and articles by John Weaver including \"The Flesh is Heir\", \"Vital, Searching, Significant\", \"Artist in Exile: Thomas Mann\", \"Medicated Memoirs,\" \"Studies in Success: Harlow Brooks,\" \"Studies in Success: William N. MacCartney,\" \"Kansas City as a Publishing Center,\" \"Studies in Success: Chevalier Jackson,\" and \"The Gravy Run.\" All published.","4 folders. Copies of news articles.","1 item.","Scope and Contents (see pp. 13-14: \"Founding Father\" by Eric S. Lander and Joseph J. Ellis). 1 item.","2 items.","Scope and Contents see pp. 1-12: \"Writing and reading and Jesse Stuart\" and pp. 342-361: \"The threat that runs so true.\" 1 item.","4 folders. Bibliography of John Weaver's writings by Dorothy Olding, 1968. Anthology of tenth grade Humanities Program, Edsel Ford High School, vol. I including short stories by Jesse Stuart and John Weaver.","20 pp.","9 folders. Correspondence and articles relating to Weaver's sister, Jane Poulton, Swem Library, and his former professor at William and Mary Glenwood Clark.","4 folders. Duplicates of Caskie Stinnett correspondence and other letters including an original letter by Dean Charles Quittmeyer, July 30, 1983. Mimeographed copy of anthology including story by Jesse Stuart and one by John Weaver, in tenth grade English-Humanities course at Dearborn, Michigan High School.","Cy of ALS. 1 p.","One folder. Five periodical writings by John Weaver including articles and fiction from The American, The Ego and It, Travel and Leisure, and Colliers.","1993.17Correspondence between John Weaver and family members and friends about their lives and families. Genealogy work done by John Weaver. Printed material about and by John Weaver and his wife, Harriett Weaver.","Correspondence with Bellamy and Helen Partridge, John Cheever, Jane Poulton and Harriett S. Weaver. Folder 9 has restriction by John Weaver: these letters are restricted. They cannot be copied, quoted or published, in part or in full, without permission of the authors or their estates.","Correspondence between John D. Weaver and John Cheever. Mention of William Weaver, John D. Weaver's brother, who moved to Italy.","Weaver-Partridge Correspondence, Volume II and III. A synopsis, from 1946 to 1958. Appears to be a chronology of the events in John D. Weaver's life, taken from his correspondence. Copies of letters from John D. Weaver to Bellamy and Helen Partridge. January 26, 1943 – Enlisted in the army and assigned to Frank Capra's unit of signal corps, which is making morale shorts. May 15, 1943 – Moved from signal corps to another unit. December 8, 1943 – To be stationed in New York, New York. January, 1946 – Promoted to technical sergeant in the Army. January 20, 1947 - Harriett's mother dies. February 25, 1946 – Implies that John Weaver is now a civilian. December 2, 1948 – Sold \"Christmas Story\" for $50,000 to RKO. March 1949 - Bought their first house on Hillside Avenue, Los Angeles, California. October 1956 – John Weaver's Father died. July 5, 1960 – Telegram from Helen Partridge saying Bellamy died.","Discuss where their Mother should live. Talks about Harriett's melanoma and other health issues. Copies of articles and discussion of writing projects. March 23, 1973 - Weaver family moves from Beverly Grove Drive, Beverly Hills, Cal. to Whites Speak Drive, Sherman Oaks, Cal. July 1975 - Weaver family moves from White Peaks Drive to Deervale Drive. August [1978] - \"...I've finished the first draft of the 2-hour teleplay on Jamestown, 1607-1646...\" September 1978 - John Weaver's Mother dies. Mention of family conflict.","Scope and Contents Copies of original correspondence with some original letters from Jane Poulton. Jane W. Poulton lives in Durham, North Carolina. Topics include the adaptation of \"Brownsville\" into a play, articles and published material written by John D. Weaver and Jane Poulton, health of Harriett , Harriett's community involvement with banning fireworks and clearing of chaparral in the Santa Monica Mountains, The College of William and Mary, disposition of family papers, and genealogy. January 1980 – Moving from Sherman Oaks, California to Encino, California. August 6, 1981 – John mentions his 50th anniversary at William and Mary, \"have no intention of going near the place. I wouldn't want to be around so many old people.\" September 28, 1981 - William \u0026 Mary publishes a calendar with a write up and photograph of John Weaver. January 24, 1984 - Jane Poulton writes some biographical and work history of herself. November 9, 1981 - \"Tom Graves, the president of W\u0026M, is coming to town Thursday and we're to have drinks and dinner with him…\" December 24, 1981- Includes Newsletter sent to family and friends. February 1983 - John resigns from Travel and Leisure. June 6, 1983 - Gives suggestions to Jane about how to handle her papers, such as putting full name of newspaper where an article is published. \"I am very conscious of that sort of thing just now because the two scrapbooks that Harriett kept of our Kansas City Star years are in sad shape. The clippings tear at the slightest touch, so I'm having them microfilmed and will get two copies, one for UCLA and the other for William and Mary.\" Mentions article he wrote on Los Angeles in William and Mary's Alumni Gazette. February 24, 1984 - \"…gift we're making to the Swem Library…book I treasure and it seemed to me that it belonged in Virginia…\"","Copies of original correspondence with some originals from Jane Poulton. Topics include family matters, family history, computers, concerns about Harriett and other family members' health with details about Harriett's health problems and how it affects John and Jane's difficulty getting her dog book published. Includes writings and published material by both Jane Poulton and John Weaver. March 10, 1987 - Jane's husband, Jack Poulton, dies.","Topics include Harriet's health, computers, taxes, genealogy, family matters, Jane's published material, and John's projects, particularly \"Brownsville.\" May 31, 1988 - Handwritten note: \"brought Harriet home from the hospital.\" June 1988 - Possibility of Harriet and John moving to Durham, North Carolina area. June 1988 - Wrote letter to his brother, Hank, and wife, Kitty July 5, 1988 - Includes attached letter John Weaver wrote to Scott Donaldson, English professor at William and Mary, about his (Donaldson's) new biography of John Cheever that contained snide remarks attributed to John Weaver. August 25, 1988 - Harriett is in a nursing home. October 31, 1988 - Mention of family matters concerning their sister, Ann and other family members. November 15, 1988 - Jane writes about John's stress and depression as result of harriett's illness. November 24, 1988 - Jane appears to be offering him comfort because Harriett died. November 25, 1988 - Los Angeles Times Obituary of Harriett Weaver. December 12, 1988 - Jane talks of their sister Ann's well being, and her husband, Hugh who is trying to help. December 30, 1988 - Jane tells of visit to Ann's home. Obituary of Harriett S. Weaver in the Los Angeles Firefighter, January/February 1989 March 17, 1989 - Los Angeles Timse article about a memorial gathering for Harriett Weaver for her work with fire safety laws for hillside communities. Attached tribute by Jerry Fields, Fire Station #99. May 13, 1989 - Poem by Harriet. \"How dear the framework of our little world...\" May 16, 1989 - John writes, \"...I am seeing Marilyn again from time to time, but I go to her now as a friend rather than a suitor. Our Lady of Hemet is a different proposition.\" October 18, 1989 - Doc Stinnett writes about the note he received from John telling him that he and Chica are married. William and Mary Magazine, Winter 1991, article about John Weaver, class of 1932","Per note by John Weaver, these letters are restricted. They cannot be copied, quoted or published, in part or in full, without permission of the authors or their estates. Correspondence between John and Harriett Weaver while he is stationed in New York City and she is in Los Angeles. Topic include news of friends, activities, John Weaver's job in the Army and details of Harriett's preparations to move to New York. John Weaver's mailing address in New York is: Sgt. John D. Weaver, Special Coverage Section, Screen Magazine, Signal Corps Photographic Center in Long Island City, new York. December 17, 1943 - letter from John Weaver, \"...film on Negro troops building a road... said i was the 'minorities' expert... I told him two things... 2) troops should not be referred to as Negroes, but simply as American troops.\"","Also includes copies of Love letters from Rose Davisson, Hillborough, Virginia to John F. Poulton, of Petersburg, Virginia, dated 1857-1858","Correspondence between Jane Poulton and John Weaver about research in Virginia and California. Copies of census reports and notes.","Copies of Love letters from Rose Davisson, Hillsborough, Virginia to John F. Poulton, of Petersburg, Virginia, dated 1857-1858.","Printed material either written by or about John D. Weaver or Harriett S. Weaver.","\"At the Chelsea, Artists Do Their Thing\", Article from Newsday by Paul D. Colford, January 1, 1984. Congressional Record, June 24, 1969 with a reference to John D. Weaver.","Saturday Evening Post, July 25, 1942. Includes article by John D. Weaver, \"While Lions Roar.\" Signed: To the Mother of John D. Weaver, Mrs. Beatrice Weaver, with best regards. Ben Hibbs.","Harriett S. Weaver (1913-1988) Collection No. 1447\"Residential Development and fire-Flood-Landslide Management in the Santa Monica Mountains.  Special Collections, University Research Library, University of California at Los Angeles.  Published 1989, The Encino Press, Encino California","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","Poulton family","Weaver, John Downing, 1912-2002","Cheever, John","Partridge, Bellamy","Poulton, Jane","Stinnett, Caskie","Stuart, Jesse Hilton, 1907-1984","Weaver, Harriett","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["John D. Weaver Papers, 1906/1997"],"collection_ssim":["John D. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection contains 19 boxes.  Inventories for boxes 1-16 are on the PDF document located: http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/77_W37_Weaver__John.pdf.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e The inventory for boxes 17-19 are in the Finding Aid/Inventory section. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e When the collection was physically grouped together, some accessions on the original PDF inventory are now repeated on the Finding Aid/Inventory.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection contains 19 boxes.  Inventories for boxes 1-16 are on the PDF document located: http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/77_W37_Weaver__John.pdf.","The inventory for boxes 17-19 are in the Finding Aid/Inventory section.","When the collection was physically grouped together, some accessions on the original PDF inventory are now repeated on the Finding Aid/Inventory."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Downing Weaver was born 4 February 1912 in Washington, D. C. He attended Georgetown University and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1932. He received his M. A. degree from George Washington University in 1933. He worked for the National Recovery Administration, and as a reporter, feature writer, book reviewer and copy editor for the Kansas City Star, 1935- 1940. Since 1940, he has been a freelance writer. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: \u003cextref href=\"http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/John_Downing_Weaver\"\u003e John Downing Weaver \u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["John Downing Weaver was born 4 February 1912 in Washington, D. C. He attended Georgetown University and graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1932. He received his M. A. degree from George Washington University in 1933. He worked for the National Recovery Administration, and as a reporter, feature writer, book reviewer and copy editor for the Kansas City Star, 1935- 1940. Since 1940, he has been a freelance writer.","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:  John Downing Weaver"],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOther Information:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e A PDF document of this inventory is available online.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/77_W37_Weaver__John.pdf\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["General"],"odd_tesim":["Other Information:","A PDF document of this inventory is available online.","Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/77_W37_Weaver__John.pdf"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn D. 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Weaver. 40 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn loan by John D. Weaver. 15 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn loan by John D. Weaver. 26 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn loan by John D. Weaver. 51 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOn loan by John D. Weaver.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGift of John D. Weaever.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGift of John D. Weaver\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGift of John D. Weaver\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e17 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Cys\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Cys\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePst.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Cys\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJohn D. Weaver furnished many of the items. 2 Cys.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePst.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Cys\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Cys.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Cys.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 Cys.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters re: John D. 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Bound material on Thomas Mann, 1938.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee Also Microfilm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Microfilm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Microfilm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee also Microfilm\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 volume\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMiscellaneous \u0026amp; photos. 16 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublications about special collections at the University of California at Los Angeles. 7 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 3 3/8\" x 5 3/8\" black and white. Both are wearing heavy winter coats, hats and sturdy shoes. No background. 1 item Ph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 3/4\" x 4 7/16\" black and white. Background view of trees and fence. John wearing a cap, baggy clothes and no shoes. 1 item Ph.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e(Not to be reproduced without permission of Marilyn Sanders.) (See medium oversize file.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e8 x 10 black and white printed on 11 x 14 paper and 8 x 10 ektacolor print Not to be reproduced without Ms. Sanders permission. Deposited in memory of their William and Mary professor Glenwood Clark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Glenwood Clark letters dated December 23, 1941 and April 11, 1942 Althea Hunt letters dated June 13, 1942 and May 23, 1948 enclosing radio script prepared by William and Mary student Grace Warren Landrum letter dated Mar 15, 1942 Includes John Weaver's newsletter \"The Old Year\" (telling of the unveiling of a tablet to Harriet Weaver) and \"The New Year\" (telling of his marriage to Chica Nimocks and their plans to settle in Durham, N.C.).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCollections no longer restricted or closed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNo longer restricted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNo longer restricted\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNo longer restricted.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNo longer closed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne notebook entitled \"Collection No. 1206: Writings and Correspondence, Civic activities.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopy of John Weaver's article on Dr. Earl Gregg Swem, from the Kansas City Star, June 16, 1938.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e10 folders. Literary manuscripts: working draft, 1992 of book THE SENATOR AND THE SHARECROPPER'S SON; 1995 draft; reviews, etc. Published book transferred to Archives.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e35 folders. Material relating to THE BROWNSVILLE RAID and THE SHARECROPPER'S SON AND THE SENATOR, both written by John Weaver, correspondence with his sister Jane Poulton, 1993-1997, and copies of letters to his first wife Harriet Weaver, 1943. 250 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContents: Senate Debate, Foraker and the Presidency, Mingo Sanders Testimony, Boyd Conyers Testimony and Roosevelt and the Press.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContents: Senate Debate, Foraker and the Presidency, Mingo Sanders Testimony, Boyd Conyers Testimony and Roosevelt and the Press.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContents: Blockson Report, Chronology, Nick \u0026amp; Alice Longworth, and Chronology: Foraker, Roosevelt, Taft, 1846-1892 (draft)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSigned by the last survivor of the Brownsville raid and John D. Weaver.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 2 folders. Pencil sketch of the Wren Building with article by John Weaver taped to the back; copy of his birth record; copy of letter by John Holmes, 29 Sept. 1936 regarding book reviewing and copy of 1932 College of William and Mary's Dean's List showing John Weaver ranked as second.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 folders. Copies of correspondence between John Weaver and the College of William and Mary regarding Glenwood Clark and Caskie Stinnett. Weaver and Stinnett were classmates and students of Professor Glenwood Clark. Dated 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5 folders. One volume of letters entitled \"Chica's Book,\" which contains correspondence with relatives and friends of John and Chica Weaver between 1989 and 1991. The book was privately published, 1991 and has an index of correspondents. Promiminent writers and authors number among the correspondents including his friend Caskie Stinnett, who was also a William and Mary alumnus, class of 1932.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e26 folders. Papers of Jesse Stuart, Appalachian writer and friend of John Weaver, books by Jesse Stuart and Caskie Stinnett. Part of this collection was formerly on deposit at UCLA library.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 8 x 10\", black and white\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 7 7/8 x 7 7/8\", color\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso, the Jesse Stuart Foundation Newsletter, vol. I, no. I, and a brochure, maps, and postcards of Greenbo Lake State Resort Park.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents 3 folders. Copies of eight short stories and articles by John Weaver including \"The Flesh is Heir\", \"Vital, Searching, Significant\", \"Artist in Exile: Thomas Mann\", \"Medicated Memoirs,\" \"Studies in Success: Harlow Brooks,\" \"Studies in Success: William N. MacCartney,\" \"Kansas City as a Publishing Center,\" \"Studies in Success: Chevalier Jackson,\" and \"The Gravy Run.\" All published.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 folders. Copies of news articles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents (see pp. 13-14: \"Founding Father\" by Eric S. Lander and Joseph J. Ellis). 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e2 items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents see pp. 1-12: \"Writing and reading and Jesse Stuart\" and pp. 342-361: \"The threat that runs so true.\" 1 item.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 folders. Bibliography of John Weaver's writings by Dorothy Olding, 1968. Anthology of tenth grade Humanities Program, Edsel Ford High School, vol. I including short stories by Jesse Stuart and John Weaver.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e20 pp.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e9 folders. Correspondence and articles relating to Weaver's sister, Jane Poulton, Swem Library, and his former professor at William and Mary Glenwood Clark.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e4 folders. Duplicates of Caskie Stinnett correspondence and other letters including an original letter by Dean Charles Quittmeyer, July 30, 1983. Mimeographed copy of anthology including story by Jesse Stuart and one by John Weaver, in tenth grade English-Humanities course at Dearborn, Michigan High School.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCy of ALS. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne folder. Five periodical writings by John Weaver including articles and fiction from The American, The Ego and It, Travel and Leisure, and Colliers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1993.17Correspondence between John Weaver and family members and friends about their lives and families. Genealogy work done by John Weaver. Printed material about and by John Weaver and his wife, Harriett Weaver.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence with Bellamy and Helen Partridge, John Cheever, Jane Poulton and Harriett S. Weaver. Folder 9 has restriction by John Weaver: these letters are restricted. They cannot be copied, quoted or published, in part or in full, without permission of the authors or their estates.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence between John D. Weaver and John Cheever. Mention of William Weaver, John D. Weaver's brother, who moved to Italy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWeaver-Partridge Correspondence, Volume II and III. A synopsis, from 1946 to 1958. Appears to be a chronology of the events in John D. Weaver's life, taken from his correspondence. Copies of letters from John D. Weaver to Bellamy and Helen Partridge. January 26, 1943 – Enlisted in the army and assigned to Frank Capra's unit of signal corps, which is making morale shorts. May 15, 1943 – Moved from signal corps to another unit. December 8, 1943 – To be stationed in New York, New York. January, 1946 – Promoted to technical sergeant in the Army. January 20, 1947 - Harriett's mother dies. February 25, 1946 – Implies that John Weaver is now a civilian. December 2, 1948 – Sold \"Christmas Story\" for $50,000 to RKO. March 1949 - Bought their first house on Hillside Avenue, Los Angeles, California. October 1956 – John Weaver's Father died. July 5, 1960 – Telegram from Helen Partridge saying Bellamy died.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDiscuss where their Mother should live. Talks about Harriett's melanoma and other health issues. Copies of articles and discussion of writing projects. March 23, 1973 - Weaver family moves from Beverly Grove Drive, Beverly Hills, Cal. to Whites Speak Drive, Sherman Oaks, Cal. July 1975 - Weaver family moves from White Peaks Drive to Deervale Drive. August [1978] - \"...I've finished the first draft of the 2-hour teleplay on Jamestown, 1607-1646...\" September 1978 - John Weaver's Mother dies. Mention of family conflict.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Copies of original correspondence with some original letters from Jane Poulton. Jane W. Poulton lives in Durham, North Carolina. Topics include the adaptation of \"Brownsville\" into a play, articles and published material written by John D. Weaver and Jane Poulton, health of Harriett , Harriett's community involvement with banning fireworks and clearing of chaparral in the Santa Monica Mountains, The College of William and Mary, disposition of family papers, and genealogy. January 1980 – Moving from Sherman Oaks, California to Encino, California. August 6, 1981 – John mentions his 50th anniversary at William and Mary, \"have no intention of going near the place. I wouldn't want to be around so many old people.\" September 28, 1981 - William \u0026amp; Mary publishes a calendar with a write up and photograph of John Weaver. January 24, 1984 - Jane Poulton writes some biographical and work history of herself. November 9, 1981 - \"Tom Graves, the president of W\u0026amp;M, is coming to town Thursday and we're to have drinks and dinner with him…\" December 24, 1981- Includes Newsletter sent to family and friends. February 1983 - John resigns from Travel and Leisure. June 6, 1983 - Gives suggestions to Jane about how to handle her papers, such as putting full name of newspaper where an article is published. \"I am very conscious of that sort of thing just now because the two scrapbooks that Harriett kept of our Kansas City Star years are in sad shape. The clippings tear at the slightest touch, so I'm having them microfilmed and will get two copies, one for UCLA and the other for William and Mary.\" Mentions article he wrote on Los Angeles in William and Mary's Alumni Gazette. February 24, 1984 - \"…gift we're making to the Swem Library…book I treasure and it seemed to me that it belonged in Virginia…\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of original correspondence with some originals from Jane Poulton. Topics include family matters, family history, computers, concerns about Harriett and other family members' health with details about Harriett's health problems and how it affects John and Jane's difficulty getting her dog book published. Includes writings and published material by both Jane Poulton and John Weaver. March 10, 1987 - Jane's husband, Jack Poulton, dies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTopics include Harriet's health, computers, taxes, genealogy, family matters, Jane's published material, and John's projects, particularly \"Brownsville.\" May 31, 1988 - Handwritten note: \"brought Harriet home from the hospital.\" June 1988 - Possibility of Harriet and John moving to Durham, North Carolina area. June 1988 - Wrote letter to his brother, Hank, and wife, Kitty July 5, 1988 - Includes attached letter John Weaver wrote to Scott Donaldson, English professor at William and Mary, about his (Donaldson's) new biography of John Cheever that contained snide remarks attributed to John Weaver. August 25, 1988 - Harriett is in a nursing home. October 31, 1988 - Mention of family matters concerning their sister, Ann and other family members. November 15, 1988 - Jane writes about John's stress and depression as result of harriett's illness. November 24, 1988 - Jane appears to be offering him comfort because Harriett died. November 25, 1988 - Los Angeles Times Obituary of Harriett Weaver. December 12, 1988 - Jane talks of their sister Ann's well being, and her husband, Hugh who is trying to help. December 30, 1988 - Jane tells of visit to Ann's home. Obituary of Harriett S. Weaver in the Los Angeles Firefighter, January/February 1989 March 17, 1989 - Los Angeles Timse article about a memorial gathering for Harriett Weaver for her work with fire safety laws for hillside communities. Attached tribute by Jerry Fields, Fire Station #99. May 13, 1989 - Poem by Harriet. \"How dear the framework of our little world...\" May 16, 1989 - John writes, \"...I am seeing Marilyn again from time to time, but I go to her now as a friend rather than a suitor. Our Lady of Hemet is a different proposition.\" October 18, 1989 - Doc Stinnett writes about the note he received from John telling him that he and Chica are married. William and Mary Magazine, Winter 1991, article about John Weaver, class of 1932\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePer note by John Weaver, these letters are restricted. They cannot be copied, quoted or published, in part or in full, without permission of the authors or their estates. Correspondence between John and Harriett Weaver while he is stationed in New York City and she is in Los Angeles. Topic include news of friends, activities, John Weaver's job in the Army and details of Harriett's preparations to move to New York. John Weaver's mailing address in New York is: Sgt. John D. Weaver, Special Coverage Section, Screen Magazine, Signal Corps Photographic Center in Long Island City, new York. December 17, 1943 - letter from John Weaver, \"...film on Negro troops building a road... said i was the 'minorities' expert... I told him two things... 2) troops should not be referred to as Negroes, but simply as American troops.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAlso includes copies of Love letters from Rose Davisson, Hillborough, Virginia to John F. Poulton, of Petersburg, Virginia, dated 1857-1858\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence between Jane Poulton and John Weaver about research in Virginia and California. Copies of census reports and notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCopies of Love letters from Rose Davisson, Hillsborough, Virginia to John F. Poulton, of Petersburg, Virginia, dated 1857-1858.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted material either written by or about John D. Weaver or Harriett S. Weaver.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"At the Chelsea, Artists Do Their Thing\", Article from Newsday by Paul D. Colford, January 1, 1984. Congressional Record, June 24, 1969 with a reference to John D. Weaver.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSaturday Evening Post, July 25, 1942. Includes article by John D. Weaver, \"While Lions Roar.\" Signed: To the Mother of John D. Weaver, Mrs. Beatrice Weaver, with best regards. Ben Hibbs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHarriett S. Weaver (1913-1988) Collection No. 1447\"Residential Development and fire-Flood-Landslide Management in the Santa Monica Mountains.  Special Collections, University Research Library, University of California at Los Angeles.  Published 1989, The Encino Press, Encino California\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Collection contains genealogy of the Poulton Family, published stories, articles, book reviews, books, correspondence with family and friends and news clippings by and relating to John D. Weaver, author, novelist, biographer and West Coast editor of  \"Travel and Leisure Magazine\".","On loan by John D. Weaver. 40 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver. 15 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver. 26 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver. 51 items.","On loan by John D. Weaver.","Gift of John D. Weaever.","Gift of John D. Weaver","Gift of John D. Weaver","2 items.","2 items.","17 items.","2 Cys","2 Cys","Pst.","2 Cys","John D. Weaver furnished many of the items. 2 Cys.","Pst.","2 Cys","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Letters re: John D. Weaver's article on the Central Library which appeared in the 11 October 1976 issue of New West. Also includes reply by John D. Weaver.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Pst.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Text by John D. Weaver, interviews by Fred Ferretti. 2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Pst.","Pst.","An interview of Luis Valdez by John D. Weaver. Pst.","2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Orginial \u0026 Pst.","2 Cys.","Quiz on California. 2 Cys.","Quiz on cities of the world. 2 Cys.","2 Cys.","Chinese Translation.","Autographed by D.W. Willis, lone survivor of the Brownsville Raid.","Including two obituaries about Harriet S. Weaver (1813-1988). 8 items.","Majority of correspondence from John D. Weaver to Jane W. Poulton; centers around everyday events: progress on books, latest medical reports, congratuations on literary achievements, deaths, change of residence and traveling plans. Also includes some correspondence with mother, close friends, and editors. 42 items.","17 items.","6 items.","(bound)","12 items.","p. 124","2 copies","11 items.","No title or author","8 items.","p. 51","p. 8","18 items.","Acc. No. 85-24. 12 items.","Acc. No. 85-24. 6 items.","Also on microfilm, 4 vols. Bound material on Thomas Mann, 1938.","See Also Microfilm","See also Microfilm","See also Microfilm","See also Microfilm","1 volume","Miscellaneous \u0026 photos. 16 items.","3 items.","Publications about special collections at the University of California at Los Angeles. 7 items.","4 items.","Scope and Contents 3 3/8\" x 5 3/8\" black and white. Both are wearing heavy winter coats, hats and sturdy shoes. No background. 1 item Ph.","Scope and Contents 2 3/4\" x 4 7/16\" black and white. Background view of trees and fence. John wearing a cap, baggy clothes and no shoes. 1 item Ph.","(Not to be reproduced without permission of Marilyn Sanders.) (See medium oversize file.)","8 x 10 black and white printed on 11 x 14 paper and 8 x 10 ektacolor print Not to be reproduced without Ms. Sanders permission. Deposited in memory of their William and Mary professor Glenwood Clark.","Scope and Contents Glenwood Clark letters dated December 23, 1941 and April 11, 1942 Althea Hunt letters dated June 13, 1942 and May 23, 1948 enclosing radio script prepared by William and Mary student Grace Warren Landrum letter dated Mar 15, 1942 Includes John Weaver's newsletter \"The Old Year\" (telling of the unveiling of a tablet to Harriet Weaver) and \"The New Year\" (telling of his marriage to Chica Nimocks and their plans to settle in Durham, N.C.).","Collections no longer restricted or closed.","No longer restricted.","No longer restricted","No longer restricted.","No longer closed.","One notebook entitled \"Collection No. 1206: Writings and Correspondence, Civic activities.\"","Copy of John Weaver's article on Dr. Earl Gregg Swem, from the Kansas City Star, June 16, 1938.","10 folders. Literary manuscripts: working draft, 1992 of book THE SENATOR AND THE SHARECROPPER'S SON; 1995 draft; reviews, etc. Published book transferred to Archives.","35 folders. Material relating to THE BROWNSVILLE RAID and THE SHARECROPPER'S SON AND THE SENATOR, both written by John Weaver, correspondence with his sister Jane Poulton, 1993-1997, and copies of letters to his first wife Harriet Weaver, 1943. 250 items.","Contents: Senate Debate, Foraker and the Presidency, Mingo Sanders Testimony, Boyd Conyers Testimony and Roosevelt and the Press.","Contents: Senate Debate, Foraker and the Presidency, Mingo Sanders Testimony, Boyd Conyers Testimony and Roosevelt and the Press.","Contents: Blockson Report, Chronology, Nick \u0026 Alice Longworth, and Chronology: Foraker, Roosevelt, Taft, 1846-1892 (draft)","Signed by the last survivor of the Brownsville raid and John D. Weaver.","Scope and Contents 2 folders. Pencil sketch of the Wren Building with article by John Weaver taped to the back; copy of his birth record; copy of letter by John Holmes, 29 Sept. 1936 regarding book reviewing and copy of 1932 College of William and Mary's Dean's List showing John Weaver ranked as second.","1 p.","2 pp.","2 folders. Copies of correspondence between John Weaver and the College of William and Mary regarding Glenwood Clark and Caskie Stinnett. Weaver and Stinnett were classmates and students of Professor Glenwood Clark. Dated 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.","5 folders. One volume of letters entitled \"Chica's Book,\" which contains correspondence with relatives and friends of John and Chica Weaver between 1989 and 1991. The book was privately published, 1991 and has an index of correspondents. Promiminent writers and authors number among the correspondents including his friend Caskie Stinnett, who was also a William and Mary alumnus, class of 1932.","26 folders. Papers of Jesse Stuart, Appalachian writer and friend of John Weaver, books by Jesse Stuart and Caskie Stinnett. Part of this collection was formerly on deposit at UCLA library.","Scope and Contents 8 x 10\", black and white","Scope and Contents 7 7/8 x 7 7/8\", color","Also, the Jesse Stuart Foundation Newsletter, vol. I, no. I, and a brochure, maps, and postcards of Greenbo Lake State Resort Park.","Scope and Contents 3 folders. Copies of eight short stories and articles by John Weaver including \"The Flesh is Heir\", \"Vital, Searching, Significant\", \"Artist in Exile: Thomas Mann\", \"Medicated Memoirs,\" \"Studies in Success: Harlow Brooks,\" \"Studies in Success: William N. MacCartney,\" \"Kansas City as a Publishing Center,\" \"Studies in Success: Chevalier Jackson,\" and \"The Gravy Run.\" All published.","4 folders. Copies of news articles.","1 item.","Scope and Contents (see pp. 13-14: \"Founding Father\" by Eric S. Lander and Joseph J. Ellis). 1 item.","2 items.","Scope and Contents see pp. 1-12: \"Writing and reading and Jesse Stuart\" and pp. 342-361: \"The threat that runs so true.\" 1 item.","4 folders. Bibliography of John Weaver's writings by Dorothy Olding, 1968. Anthology of tenth grade Humanities Program, Edsel Ford High School, vol. I including short stories by Jesse Stuart and John Weaver.","20 pp.","9 folders. Correspondence and articles relating to Weaver's sister, Jane Poulton, Swem Library, and his former professor at William and Mary Glenwood Clark.","4 folders. Duplicates of Caskie Stinnett correspondence and other letters including an original letter by Dean Charles Quittmeyer, July 30, 1983. Mimeographed copy of anthology including story by Jesse Stuart and one by John Weaver, in tenth grade English-Humanities course at Dearborn, Michigan High School.","Cy of ALS. 1 p.","One folder. Five periodical writings by John Weaver including articles and fiction from The American, The Ego and It, Travel and Leisure, and Colliers.","1993.17Correspondence between John Weaver and family members and friends about their lives and families. Genealogy work done by John Weaver. Printed material about and by John Weaver and his wife, Harriett Weaver.","Correspondence with Bellamy and Helen Partridge, John Cheever, Jane Poulton and Harriett S. Weaver. Folder 9 has restriction by John Weaver: these letters are restricted. They cannot be copied, quoted or published, in part or in full, without permission of the authors or their estates.","Correspondence between John D. Weaver and John Cheever. Mention of William Weaver, John D. Weaver's brother, who moved to Italy.","Weaver-Partridge Correspondence, Volume II and III. A synopsis, from 1946 to 1958. Appears to be a chronology of the events in John D. Weaver's life, taken from his correspondence. Copies of letters from John D. Weaver to Bellamy and Helen Partridge. January 26, 1943 – Enlisted in the army and assigned to Frank Capra's unit of signal corps, which is making morale shorts. May 15, 1943 – Moved from signal corps to another unit. December 8, 1943 – To be stationed in New York, New York. January, 1946 – Promoted to technical sergeant in the Army. January 20, 1947 - Harriett's mother dies. February 25, 1946 – Implies that John Weaver is now a civilian. December 2, 1948 – Sold \"Christmas Story\" for $50,000 to RKO. March 1949 - Bought their first house on Hillside Avenue, Los Angeles, California. October 1956 – John Weaver's Father died. July 5, 1960 – Telegram from Helen Partridge saying Bellamy died.","Discuss where their Mother should live. Talks about Harriett's melanoma and other health issues. Copies of articles and discussion of writing projects. March 23, 1973 - Weaver family moves from Beverly Grove Drive, Beverly Hills, Cal. to Whites Speak Drive, Sherman Oaks, Cal. July 1975 - Weaver family moves from White Peaks Drive to Deervale Drive. August [1978] - \"...I've finished the first draft of the 2-hour teleplay on Jamestown, 1607-1646...\" September 1978 - John Weaver's Mother dies. Mention of family conflict.","Scope and Contents Copies of original correspondence with some original letters from Jane Poulton. Jane W. Poulton lives in Durham, North Carolina. Topics include the adaptation of \"Brownsville\" into a play, articles and published material written by John D. Weaver and Jane Poulton, health of Harriett , Harriett's community involvement with banning fireworks and clearing of chaparral in the Santa Monica Mountains, The College of William and Mary, disposition of family papers, and genealogy. January 1980 – Moving from Sherman Oaks, California to Encino, California. August 6, 1981 – John mentions his 50th anniversary at William and Mary, \"have no intention of going near the place. I wouldn't want to be around so many old people.\" September 28, 1981 - William \u0026 Mary publishes a calendar with a write up and photograph of John Weaver. January 24, 1984 - Jane Poulton writes some biographical and work history of herself. November 9, 1981 - \"Tom Graves, the president of W\u0026M, is coming to town Thursday and we're to have drinks and dinner with him…\" December 24, 1981- Includes Newsletter sent to family and friends. February 1983 - John resigns from Travel and Leisure. June 6, 1983 - Gives suggestions to Jane about how to handle her papers, such as putting full name of newspaper where an article is published. \"I am very conscious of that sort of thing just now because the two scrapbooks that Harriett kept of our Kansas City Star years are in sad shape. The clippings tear at the slightest touch, so I'm having them microfilmed and will get two copies, one for UCLA and the other for William and Mary.\" Mentions article he wrote on Los Angeles in William and Mary's Alumni Gazette. February 24, 1984 - \"…gift we're making to the Swem Library…book I treasure and it seemed to me that it belonged in Virginia…\"","Copies of original correspondence with some originals from Jane Poulton. Topics include family matters, family history, computers, concerns about Harriett and other family members' health with details about Harriett's health problems and how it affects John and Jane's difficulty getting her dog book published. Includes writings and published material by both Jane Poulton and John Weaver. March 10, 1987 - Jane's husband, Jack Poulton, dies.","Topics include Harriet's health, computers, taxes, genealogy, family matters, Jane's published material, and John's projects, particularly \"Brownsville.\" May 31, 1988 - Handwritten note: \"brought Harriet home from the hospital.\" June 1988 - Possibility of Harriet and John moving to Durham, North Carolina area. June 1988 - Wrote letter to his brother, Hank, and wife, Kitty July 5, 1988 - Includes attached letter John Weaver wrote to Scott Donaldson, English professor at William and Mary, about his (Donaldson's) new biography of John Cheever that contained snide remarks attributed to John Weaver. August 25, 1988 - Harriett is in a nursing home. October 31, 1988 - Mention of family matters concerning their sister, Ann and other family members. November 15, 1988 - Jane writes about John's stress and depression as result of harriett's illness. November 24, 1988 - Jane appears to be offering him comfort because Harriett died. November 25, 1988 - Los Angeles Times Obituary of Harriett Weaver. December 12, 1988 - Jane talks of their sister Ann's well being, and her husband, Hugh who is trying to help. December 30, 1988 - Jane tells of visit to Ann's home. Obituary of Harriett S. Weaver in the Los Angeles Firefighter, January/February 1989 March 17, 1989 - Los Angeles Timse article about a memorial gathering for Harriett Weaver for her work with fire safety laws for hillside communities. Attached tribute by Jerry Fields, Fire Station #99. May 13, 1989 - Poem by Harriet. \"How dear the framework of our little world...\" May 16, 1989 - John writes, \"...I am seeing Marilyn again from time to time, but I go to her now as a friend rather than a suitor. Our Lady of Hemet is a different proposition.\" October 18, 1989 - Doc Stinnett writes about the note he received from John telling him that he and Chica are married. William and Mary Magazine, Winter 1991, article about John Weaver, class of 1932","Per note by John Weaver, these letters are restricted. They cannot be copied, quoted or published, in part or in full, without permission of the authors or their estates. Correspondence between John and Harriett Weaver while he is stationed in New York City and she is in Los Angeles. Topic include news of friends, activities, John Weaver's job in the Army and details of Harriett's preparations to move to New York. John Weaver's mailing address in New York is: Sgt. John D. Weaver, Special Coverage Section, Screen Magazine, Signal Corps Photographic Center in Long Island City, new York. December 17, 1943 - letter from John Weaver, \"...film on Negro troops building a road... said i was the 'minorities' expert... I told him two things... 2) troops should not be referred to as Negroes, but simply as American troops.\"","Also includes copies of Love letters from Rose Davisson, Hillborough, Virginia to John F. Poulton, of Petersburg, Virginia, dated 1857-1858","Correspondence between Jane Poulton and John Weaver about research in Virginia and California. Copies of census reports and notes.","Copies of Love letters from Rose Davisson, Hillsborough, Virginia to John F. Poulton, of Petersburg, Virginia, dated 1857-1858.","Printed material either written by or about John D. Weaver or Harriett S. Weaver.","\"At the Chelsea, Artists Do Their Thing\", Article from Newsday by Paul D. Colford, January 1, 1984. Congressional Record, June 24, 1969 with a reference to John D. Weaver.","Saturday Evening Post, July 25, 1942. Includes article by John D. Weaver, \"While Lions Roar.\" Signed: To the Mother of John D. Weaver, Mrs. Beatrice Weaver, with best regards. Ben Hibbs.","Harriett S. 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Also included are photocopies of Seawell's business papers housed at the New York Public Library and at the Columbia University Library. The collection also contains other records from the Seawell family, mostly relating to Molly's aunt Maria Seawell Edwards, John T. Seawell and wife Isabella Josephine Brady, and Philip Hairston Seawell. 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If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","The collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Formerly arranged by accession. Combined with Mss. Msv D37-38 (Personal Diaries) and reorganized by series (see Scope  note for details about the series' content). Folders within series chieflty organized by type of materials and creators, following broad chronological order. Items within folders organized chronologically, but Molly Elliot Seawell's handwriting being often ambiguous, some dates are unclear.","\"Molly Elliot Seawell (October 23, 1860 Gloucester, Virginia - November 15, 1916 Washington, D. C.) was an American writer. Baptized as \"Mary,\" Molly Elliot Seawell was born into one of the older families of English language-speaking North America and one of the first families of Virginia.\" (From wikipedia (7/6/2007)","Processed by Ellen Strong in 1995.","The papers of American writer Molly Elliot Seawell include personal diaries, correspondence, memoirs, photographs, news clippings, and other materials. Also included are photocopies of Seawell's business papers housed at the New York Public Library and at the Columbia University Library. The collection also contains other records from the Seawell family, mostly relating to Molly's aunt Maria Seawell Edwards, John T. Seawell and wife Isabella Josephine Brady, and Philip Hairston Seawell. The collection comprises four series: Diaries, 1900-1914; Personal Records, 1901-1916; Professional Records, 1889-1915; and Seawell Family Records, 1859-2001.","This series contains two personal diaries kept by Molly Elliot Seawell while living in Washington, D.C., and traveling in the United States, Canada, Germany, and France. Themes discussed include her frequent travels, social life, health, personal finance, reading, writing, psychological and emotional life, and recollections from the past. The first diary covers the years 1900 to 1905. The second diary covers the years 1905 to 1914. Both diaries are in very fragile condition. (Formerly Mss. MsV D37-38).","This series consists of personal correspondence, sent by Molly Elliot Seawell to family members and friends, documenting her personal life. The bulk of the series consists of letters written by Molly to her nephew John T. Seawell and his wife Isabella (Belle) Josephine Brady, spanning the years 1907 to 1916. Throughout the correspondence, Molly writes from her home in Washington, D.C. to the Seawells in Newport News, VA, with a few exceptions. There are also two letters to Mrs. Arthur Scribner, discussing friends and social events, as well as three photographs of Molly at the end of the series.","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2001.24B","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398","This series documents Molly Elliot Seawell's writing career through a variety of materials including business letters, contracts, and contemporary reviews and newspaper clippings. See the folder descriptions for more specific details.","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2001.24B","Regarding Molly's book \"Papa Bouchard.\" (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2000.53a)","These numerous letters cover topics such as offers to publish her books and stories, negotiations over compensation, editors' mistakes, and deliberations behind her authorial decisions, like how to write stories that appeal to specific groups of people. The bulk consists of letters addressed Mr. [Robert Underwood] Johnson, editor at the Century Magazine, in New York. Of particular interest is a July 2, 1895 letter from Molly to Johnson accompanied by copies of two letters between Molly's acquaintance U.S. Navy Engineer Harrie Webster to Admiral Ito in preparation of an article on the 1894 Battle of the Yalu River during the First Sino-Japanese War. Additionally, there is a November 30, 1898 letter accompanied by a seven-page autobiographical sketch that describes Molly's family's history, the family plantation, her education, the inspiration for some of her stories, her experiences traveling abroad (also recounted in her personal diaries), and the decision to move from Virginia to Washington D.C. Photocopies of originals housed at the New York Public Library and Columbia University Library. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","A continuation of Molly's business correspondence with various editors and publishers, including Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gilder, and Mr. Yarde. A February 15, 1911 letter is accompanied by a typed opinion piece on proposed legislation to increase postage fees on magazine advertisements. Photocopies of originals housed at the New York Public Library and Columbia University Library. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This folder contains the photocopies of five contracts: 1895 for \"A Virginia Cavalier\"; 1896 for \"The Sprightly Romance of Marsac\"; 1897 for \"The Rock of the Lion\"; 1899 for \"Gavin Hamilton\" and 1912 for \"Diego, the Son of Columbus.\" Originals held at the Columbia University Libraries. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This folder contains a clipping in very fragile condition of Molly's famous text on woman suffrage, \"The Ladies' Battle,\" as published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on October 16, 1910 (formely in Mss. MsV D37-38). It is possible to consult the microfilm version of the article at Swem Library. The folder also contains photocopies of published reviews on Molly's position on the suffrage question, as well as on her book \"The Jugglers.\" The originals are held at the New York Public Library. Finally, there is an undated biographical clipping about Molly and photograph froma magazine (includes originals and a photocopy). (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This series contains papers from various members of the Seawell family and genealogical materials. See the folder descriptions for more details.","Molly's aunt, Maria Seawell Edwards (b. 1815) was the daughter of John B. Seawell and Maria Henry Tyler, and thus sister of John Tyler Seawell. Her eighteen-page, handwritten memoir notably discusses the origins of the name \"Seawell\" and describes family houses, as well as her parents, siblings, and various relatives. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2000.45 - 2000 Se9)","Letters addressed to John and Belle regarding the settlement of Molly's estate after her death in 1916 and other family news. Correspondents are Betty Ingles and S. Contesse Smith, one of John Seawell's cousins. (Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","Notes by an anonymous contributor describing the main content of some letters of the Seawell family present in this collection.","This folder contains an undated postcard sent by author Elizabeth Gordon Biddle Gordon (born Elizabeth Clarke Gordon) to an unidentified recipient (possibly P. Hairston Seawell, who bequeathed the item) and a 1951 postcard sent to \"Mr. Hairston Seawell,\" Newport News, VA, announcing the publication of Gordon's book \"The White Blackbird or Lest Ye Forget.\" (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","P. Hairston Seawell (1915-2008) was the son of John T. Seawell and Isabella (Belle) Josephine Brady. This folder contains four items from his correspondence with John Joyce Russell (1897-1993), tenth Bishop of Richmond. The documents concern Russell's installation as Bishop in 1958, including the printed program of the ceremony, Russell's new membership in the Virginia Historical Society, and charity work. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This folder contains three sketches of Molly Elliot Seawell's childhood home, \"The Shelter,\" in Gloucester VA, made by Mrs. Harwood and sent to Mr. Hairston Seawell on July 29, 1987. An August 31, 1987 letter from Mrs. Harwood to Mr. Seawell further discusses Molly's silver spoon, engraved with her name and an image of her home, \"The Shelter.\" The spoon is now housed in the Special Collections Research Center Artifacts Collection. (Formerly Acc. 2010.398)","\"Sewell Lineage and Arms\" from the \"Maryland Heraldry\" chronicle in the Baltimore Sun, and an undated clipping about the history of the \"The Shelter,\" the Seawell home, before it burned in 1925. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","One undated portrait of Molly Elliot Seawell's mother, Frances Elizabeth Jackson Seawell, and two unidentified portraits. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","A two page letter and quotation card, written and signed by Molly Elliot Seawell. Transcriptions were provided by the dealer.","Content warnings for derogatory language directed towards people of African descent, and cultural appropriation.","The quotation card reads \"Molly Elliot Seawell, Washington D.C., December 2nd 1896. The laughing philosopher had attained the goal of all wisdom, while the weeping philosopher stood whimpering at the starting post.\"","The letter is addressed simply, \"Dear Sir.\" It reads, \"It has always been my aim not to coin word in writing. Having had the advantage of a good early training in the English classics, I soon found out that there was a good, plain English word for all the ideas I had, or was likely to have, and I have made it my business to try and find out that word. In writing negro dialect though as in my Virginia stories I have, in order to make it true to life, all my negroes coin words. The negroes, as you know perhaps, are very admirable word coiners. They love to use long words, and they introduce a word wonderfully like the one they are after, and in the same senses, so that it conveys a perfectly good meaning. I hardly know whether all of the words I put in the mouths of my negroes are of my own invention, or recollections of my childhood in an old place in Virginia. Some are my own - 'reckelsome' for reckless, 'furgitive' for forgetful, 'discontemtous' for contemptuous, ect. These may be found in my novels - 'Children of Destiny' and 'Throckmorton'. In them I have strictly followed the negro manner of making [2 words illegible] right, and the sound appropriate so. I have not those books at hand. I am only at this place temporarily, but you may be able to get them at your public library. Wishing I could give you a more satisfactory and interesting explanation, I am very truly yours.\"","-- 1 silver spoon engraved with Molly Elliot Seawell's name and an image of her home \"The Shelter\" in Gloucester, Va., is housed in the Artifacts Collection.","-- 22 books written by Molly Elliot Seawell and 2 books written by Elizabeth Gordon Biddle Gordon are housed in the Rare Books Collection. They were bequeathed by P. 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Acc. 2010.398\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents Molly Elliot Seawell's writing career through a variety of materials including business letters, contracts, and contemporary reviews and newspaper clippings. See the folder descriptions for more specific details.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFormerly Mss. Acc. 2001.24B\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding Molly's book \"Papa Bouchard.\" (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2000.53a)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese numerous letters cover topics such as offers to publish her books and stories, negotiations over compensation, editors' mistakes, and deliberations behind her authorial decisions, like how to write stories that appeal to specific groups of people. The bulk consists of letters addressed Mr. [Robert Underwood] Johnson, editor at the Century Magazine, in New York. Of particular interest is a July 2, 1895 letter from Molly to Johnson accompanied by copies of two letters between Molly's acquaintance U.S. Navy Engineer Harrie Webster to Admiral Ito in preparation of an article on the 1894 Battle of the Yalu River during the First Sino-Japanese War. Additionally, there is a November 30, 1898 letter accompanied by a seven-page autobiographical sketch that describes Molly's family's history, the family plantation, her education, the inspiration for some of her stories, her experiences traveling abroad (also recounted in her personal diaries), and the decision to move from Virginia to Washington D.C. Photocopies of originals housed at the New York Public Library and Columbia University Library. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA continuation of Molly's business correspondence with various editors and publishers, including Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gilder, and Mr. Yarde. A February 15, 1911 letter is accompanied by a typed opinion piece on proposed legislation to increase postage fees on magazine advertisements. Photocopies of originals housed at the New York Public Library and Columbia University Library. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains the photocopies of five contracts: 1895 for \"A Virginia Cavalier\"; 1896 for \"The Sprightly Romance of Marsac\"; 1897 for \"The Rock of the Lion\"; 1899 for \"Gavin Hamilton\" and 1912 for \"Diego, the Son of Columbus.\" Originals held at the Columbia University Libraries. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a clipping in very fragile condition of Molly's famous text on woman suffrage, \"The Ladies' Battle,\" as published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on October 16, 1910 (formely in Mss. MsV D37-38). It is possible to consult the microfilm version of the article at Swem Library. The folder also contains photocopies of published reviews on Molly's position on the suffrage question, as well as on her book \"The Jugglers.\" The originals are held at the New York Public Library. Finally, there is an undated biographical clipping about Molly and photograph froma magazine (includes originals and a photocopy). (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains papers from various members of the Seawell family and genealogical materials. See the folder descriptions for more details.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMolly's aunt, Maria Seawell Edwards (b. 1815) was the daughter of John B. Seawell and Maria Henry Tyler, and thus sister of John Tyler Seawell. Her eighteen-page, handwritten memoir notably discusses the origins of the name \"Seawell\" and describes family houses, as well as her parents, siblings, and various relatives. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2000.45 - 2000 Se9)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters addressed to John and Belle regarding the settlement of Molly's estate after her death in 1916 and other family news. Correspondents are Betty Ingles and S. Contesse Smith, one of John Seawell's cousins. (Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes by an anonymous contributor describing the main content of some letters of the Seawell family present in this collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains an undated postcard sent by author Elizabeth Gordon Biddle Gordon (born Elizabeth Clarke Gordon) to an unidentified recipient (possibly P. Hairston Seawell, who bequeathed the item) and a 1951 postcard sent to \"Mr. Hairston Seawell,\" Newport News, VA, announcing the publication of Gordon's book \"The White Blackbird or Lest Ye Forget.\" (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eP. Hairston Seawell (1915-2008) was the son of John T. Seawell and Isabella (Belle) Josephine Brady. This folder contains four items from his correspondence with John Joyce Russell (1897-1993), tenth Bishop of Richmond. The documents concern Russell's installation as Bishop in 1958, including the printed program of the ceremony, Russell's new membership in the Virginia Historical Society, and charity work. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains three sketches of Molly Elliot Seawell's childhood home, \"The Shelter,\" in Gloucester VA, made by Mrs. Harwood and sent to Mr. Hairston Seawell on July 29, 1987. An August 31, 1987 letter from Mrs. Harwood to Mr. Seawell further discusses Molly's silver spoon, engraved with her name and an image of her home, \"The Shelter.\" The spoon is now housed in the Special Collections Research Center Artifacts Collection. (Formerly Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Sewell Lineage and Arms\" from the \"Maryland Heraldry\" chronicle in the Baltimore Sun, and an undated clipping about the history of the \"The Shelter,\" the Seawell home, before it burned in 1925. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne undated portrait of Molly Elliot Seawell's mother, Frances Elizabeth Jackson Seawell, and two unidentified portraits. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA two page letter and quotation card, written and signed by Molly Elliot Seawell. Transcriptions were provided by the dealer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContent warnings for derogatory language directed towards people of African descent, and cultural appropriation. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe quotation card reads \"Molly Elliot Seawell, Washington D.C., December 2nd 1896. The laughing philosopher had attained the goal of all wisdom, while the weeping philosopher stood whimpering at the starting post.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is addressed simply, \"Dear Sir.\" It reads, \"It has always been my aim not to coin word in writing. Having had the advantage of a good early training in the English classics, I soon found out that there was a good, plain English word for all the ideas I had, or was likely to have, and I have made it my business to try and find out that word. In writing negro dialect though as in my Virginia stories I have, in order to make it true to life, all my negroes coin words. The negroes, as you know perhaps, are very admirable word coiners. They love to use long words, and they introduce a word wonderfully like the one they are after, and in the same senses, so that it conveys a perfectly good meaning. I hardly know whether all of the words I put in the mouths of my negroes are of my own invention, or recollections of my childhood in an old place in Virginia. Some are my own - 'reckelsome' for reckless, 'furgitive' for forgetful, 'discontemtous' for contemptuous, ect. These may be found in my novels - 'Children of Destiny' and 'Throckmorton'. In them I have strictly followed the negro manner of making [2 words illegible] right, and the sound appropriate so. I have not those books at hand. I am only at this place temporarily, but you may be able to get them at your public library. Wishing I could give you a more satisfactory and interesting explanation, I am very truly yours.\"  \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The papers of American writer Molly Elliot Seawell include personal diaries, correspondence, memoirs, photographs, news clippings, and other materials. Also included are photocopies of Seawell's business papers housed at the New York Public Library and at the Columbia University Library. The collection also contains other records from the Seawell family, mostly relating to Molly's aunt Maria Seawell Edwards, John T. Seawell and wife Isabella Josephine Brady, and Philip Hairston Seawell. The collection comprises four series: Diaries, 1900-1914; Personal Records, 1901-1916; Professional Records, 1889-1915; and Seawell Family Records, 1859-2001.","This series contains two personal diaries kept by Molly Elliot Seawell while living in Washington, D.C., and traveling in the United States, Canada, Germany, and France. Themes discussed include her frequent travels, social life, health, personal finance, reading, writing, psychological and emotional life, and recollections from the past. The first diary covers the years 1900 to 1905. The second diary covers the years 1905 to 1914. Both diaries are in very fragile condition. (Formerly Mss. MsV D37-38).","This series consists of personal correspondence, sent by Molly Elliot Seawell to family members and friends, documenting her personal life. The bulk of the series consists of letters written by Molly to her nephew John T. Seawell and his wife Isabella (Belle) Josephine Brady, spanning the years 1907 to 1916. Throughout the correspondence, Molly writes from her home in Washington, D.C. to the Seawells in Newport News, VA, with a few exceptions. There are also two letters to Mrs. Arthur Scribner, discussing friends and social events, as well as three photographs of Molly at the end of the series.","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2001.24B","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398","This series documents Molly Elliot Seawell's writing career through a variety of materials including business letters, contracts, and contemporary reviews and newspaper clippings. See the folder descriptions for more specific details.","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2001.24B","Regarding Molly's book \"Papa Bouchard.\" (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2000.53a)","These numerous letters cover topics such as offers to publish her books and stories, negotiations over compensation, editors' mistakes, and deliberations behind her authorial decisions, like how to write stories that appeal to specific groups of people. The bulk consists of letters addressed Mr. [Robert Underwood] Johnson, editor at the Century Magazine, in New York. Of particular interest is a July 2, 1895 letter from Molly to Johnson accompanied by copies of two letters between Molly's acquaintance U.S. Navy Engineer Harrie Webster to Admiral Ito in preparation of an article on the 1894 Battle of the Yalu River during the First Sino-Japanese War. Additionally, there is a November 30, 1898 letter accompanied by a seven-page autobiographical sketch that describes Molly's family's history, the family plantation, her education, the inspiration for some of her stories, her experiences traveling abroad (also recounted in her personal diaries), and the decision to move from Virginia to Washington D.C. Photocopies of originals housed at the New York Public Library and Columbia University Library. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","A continuation of Molly's business correspondence with various editors and publishers, including Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gilder, and Mr. Yarde. A February 15, 1911 letter is accompanied by a typed opinion piece on proposed legislation to increase postage fees on magazine advertisements. Photocopies of originals housed at the New York Public Library and Columbia University Library. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This folder contains the photocopies of five contracts: 1895 for \"A Virginia Cavalier\"; 1896 for \"The Sprightly Romance of Marsac\"; 1897 for \"The Rock of the Lion\"; 1899 for \"Gavin Hamilton\" and 1912 for \"Diego, the Son of Columbus.\" Originals held at the Columbia University Libraries. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This folder contains a clipping in very fragile condition of Molly's famous text on woman suffrage, \"The Ladies' Battle,\" as published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on October 16, 1910 (formely in Mss. MsV D37-38). It is possible to consult the microfilm version of the article at Swem Library. The folder also contains photocopies of published reviews on Molly's position on the suffrage question, as well as on her book \"The Jugglers.\" The originals are held at the New York Public Library. Finally, there is an undated biographical clipping about Molly and photograph froma magazine (includes originals and a photocopy). (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This series contains papers from various members of the Seawell family and genealogical materials. See the folder descriptions for more details.","Molly's aunt, Maria Seawell Edwards (b. 1815) was the daughter of John B. Seawell and Maria Henry Tyler, and thus sister of John Tyler Seawell. Her eighteen-page, handwritten memoir notably discusses the origins of the name \"Seawell\" and describes family houses, as well as her parents, siblings, and various relatives. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2000.45 - 2000 Se9)","Letters addressed to John and Belle regarding the settlement of Molly's estate after her death in 1916 and other family news. Correspondents are Betty Ingles and S. Contesse Smith, one of John Seawell's cousins. (Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","Notes by an anonymous contributor describing the main content of some letters of the Seawell family present in this collection.","This folder contains an undated postcard sent by author Elizabeth Gordon Biddle Gordon (born Elizabeth Clarke Gordon) to an unidentified recipient (possibly P. Hairston Seawell, who bequeathed the item) and a 1951 postcard sent to \"Mr. Hairston Seawell,\" Newport News, VA, announcing the publication of Gordon's book \"The White Blackbird or Lest Ye Forget.\" (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","P. Hairston Seawell (1915-2008) was the son of John T. Seawell and Isabella (Belle) Josephine Brady. This folder contains four items from his correspondence with John Joyce Russell (1897-1993), tenth Bishop of Richmond. The documents concern Russell's installation as Bishop in 1958, including the printed program of the ceremony, Russell's new membership in the Virginia Historical Society, and charity work. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This folder contains three sketches of Molly Elliot Seawell's childhood home, \"The Shelter,\" in Gloucester VA, made by Mrs. Harwood and sent to Mr. Hairston Seawell on July 29, 1987. An August 31, 1987 letter from Mrs. Harwood to Mr. Seawell further discusses Molly's silver spoon, engraved with her name and an image of her home, \"The Shelter.\" The spoon is now housed in the Special Collections Research Center Artifacts Collection. (Formerly Acc. 2010.398)","\"Sewell Lineage and Arms\" from the \"Maryland Heraldry\" chronicle in the Baltimore Sun, and an undated clipping about the history of the \"The Shelter,\" the Seawell home, before it burned in 1925. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","One undated portrait of Molly Elliot Seawell's mother, Frances Elizabeth Jackson Seawell, and two unidentified portraits. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","A two page letter and quotation card, written and signed by Molly Elliot Seawell. Transcriptions were provided by the dealer.","Content warnings for derogatory language directed towards people of African descent, and cultural appropriation.","The quotation card reads \"Molly Elliot Seawell, Washington D.C., December 2nd 1896. The laughing philosopher had attained the goal of all wisdom, while the weeping philosopher stood whimpering at the starting post.\"","The letter is addressed simply, \"Dear Sir.\" It reads, \"It has always been my aim not to coin word in writing. Having had the advantage of a good early training in the English classics, I soon found out that there was a good, plain English word for all the ideas I had, or was likely to have, and I have made it my business to try and find out that word. In writing negro dialect though as in my Virginia stories I have, in order to make it true to life, all my negroes coin words. The negroes, as you know perhaps, are very admirable word coiners. They love to use long words, and they introduce a word wonderfully like the one they are after, and in the same senses, so that it conveys a perfectly good meaning. I hardly know whether all of the words I put in the mouths of my negroes are of my own invention, or recollections of my childhood in an old place in Virginia. Some are my own - 'reckelsome' for reckless, 'furgitive' for forgetful, 'discontemtous' for contemptuous, ect. These may be found in my novels - 'Children of Destiny' and 'Throckmorton'. In them I have strictly followed the negro manner of making [2 words illegible] right, and the sound appropriate so. I have not those books at hand. I am only at this place temporarily, but you may be able to get them at your public library. Wishing I could give you a more satisfactory and interesting explanation, I am very truly yours.\""],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e-- 1 silver spoon engraved with Molly Elliot Seawell's name and an image of her home \"The Shelter\" in Gloucester, Va., is housed in the Artifacts Collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e -- 22 books written by Molly Elliot Seawell and 2 books written by Elizabeth Gordon Biddle Gordon are housed in the Rare Books Collection. They were bequeathed by P. Hairston Seawell and can be located using the Swem Library catalog.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials:"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["-- 1 silver spoon engraved with Molly Elliot Seawell's name and an image of her home \"The Shelter\" in Gloucester, Va., is housed in the Artifacts Collection.","-- 22 books written by Molly Elliot Seawell and 2 books written by Elizabeth Gordon Biddle Gordon are housed in the Rare Books Collection. They were bequeathed by P. Hairston Seawell and can be located using the Swem Library catalog."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:","Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"persname_ssim":["Seawell, Molly Elliot, 1860-1916","Edwards, Maria Seawell, b. 1815?","Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon Biddle"],"names_coll_ssim":["Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon Biddle"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Seawell, Molly Elliot, 1860-1916","Edwards, Maria Seawell, b. 1815?","Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon Biddle"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":26,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T07:41:18.235Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1300","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1300","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1300","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1300","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_1300.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Seawell, Molly Elliot papers","title_ssm":["Molly Elliot Seawell Papers"],"title_tesim":["Molly Elliot Seawell Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1859-2001","1889-1916"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1859-2001"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1889-1916"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1859/2001, bulk 1889/1916"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Molly Elliot Seawell Papers, 1859/2001, bulk 1889/1916"],"text":["Molly Elliot Seawell Papers, 1859/2001, bulk 1889/1916","Mss. Acc. 1995.36","/repositories/2/resources/1300","American diaries--Women authors","Authors, American--20th century","Authors, American--Women","Gloucester County (Va.)--History--19th century","Gloucester County (Va.)--Social life and customs","United States--American Authors","United States--Women--History","Women--History--Virginia","Women--Virginia--Social life and customs","Business records","Clippings (information artifacts)","Correspondence","Photographs","Portraits","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","The collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Formerly arranged by accession. Combined with Mss. Msv D37-38 (Personal Diaries) and reorganized by series (see Scope  note for details about the series' content). Folders within series chieflty organized by type of materials and creators, following broad chronological order. Items within folders organized chronologically, but Molly Elliot Seawell's handwriting being often ambiguous, some dates are unclear.","\"Molly Elliot Seawell (October 23, 1860 Gloucester, Virginia - November 15, 1916 Washington, D. C.) was an American writer. Baptized as \"Mary,\" Molly Elliot Seawell was born into one of the older families of English language-speaking North America and one of the first families of Virginia.\" (From wikipedia (7/6/2007)","Processed by Ellen Strong in 1995.","The papers of American writer Molly Elliot Seawell include personal diaries, correspondence, memoirs, photographs, news clippings, and other materials. Also included are photocopies of Seawell's business papers housed at the New York Public Library and at the Columbia University Library. The collection also contains other records from the Seawell family, mostly relating to Molly's aunt Maria Seawell Edwards, John T. Seawell and wife Isabella Josephine Brady, and Philip Hairston Seawell. The collection comprises four series: Diaries, 1900-1914; Personal Records, 1901-1916; Professional Records, 1889-1915; and Seawell Family Records, 1859-2001.","This series contains two personal diaries kept by Molly Elliot Seawell while living in Washington, D.C., and traveling in the United States, Canada, Germany, and France. Themes discussed include her frequent travels, social life, health, personal finance, reading, writing, psychological and emotional life, and recollections from the past. The first diary covers the years 1900 to 1905. The second diary covers the years 1905 to 1914. Both diaries are in very fragile condition. (Formerly Mss. MsV D37-38).","This series consists of personal correspondence, sent by Molly Elliot Seawell to family members and friends, documenting her personal life. The bulk of the series consists of letters written by Molly to her nephew John T. Seawell and his wife Isabella (Belle) Josephine Brady, spanning the years 1907 to 1916. Throughout the correspondence, Molly writes from her home in Washington, D.C. to the Seawells in Newport News, VA, with a few exceptions. There are also two letters to Mrs. Arthur Scribner, discussing friends and social events, as well as three photographs of Molly at the end of the series.","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2001.24B","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398","This series documents Molly Elliot Seawell's writing career through a variety of materials including business letters, contracts, and contemporary reviews and newspaper clippings. See the folder descriptions for more specific details.","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2001.24B","Regarding Molly's book \"Papa Bouchard.\" (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2000.53a)","These numerous letters cover topics such as offers to publish her books and stories, negotiations over compensation, editors' mistakes, and deliberations behind her authorial decisions, like how to write stories that appeal to specific groups of people. The bulk consists of letters addressed Mr. [Robert Underwood] Johnson, editor at the Century Magazine, in New York. Of particular interest is a July 2, 1895 letter from Molly to Johnson accompanied by copies of two letters between Molly's acquaintance U.S. Navy Engineer Harrie Webster to Admiral Ito in preparation of an article on the 1894 Battle of the Yalu River during the First Sino-Japanese War. Additionally, there is a November 30, 1898 letter accompanied by a seven-page autobiographical sketch that describes Molly's family's history, the family plantation, her education, the inspiration for some of her stories, her experiences traveling abroad (also recounted in her personal diaries), and the decision to move from Virginia to Washington D.C. Photocopies of originals housed at the New York Public Library and Columbia University Library. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","A continuation of Molly's business correspondence with various editors and publishers, including Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gilder, and Mr. Yarde. A February 15, 1911 letter is accompanied by a typed opinion piece on proposed legislation to increase postage fees on magazine advertisements. Photocopies of originals housed at the New York Public Library and Columbia University Library. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This folder contains the photocopies of five contracts: 1895 for \"A Virginia Cavalier\"; 1896 for \"The Sprightly Romance of Marsac\"; 1897 for \"The Rock of the Lion\"; 1899 for \"Gavin Hamilton\" and 1912 for \"Diego, the Son of Columbus.\" Originals held at the Columbia University Libraries. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This folder contains a clipping in very fragile condition of Molly's famous text on woman suffrage, \"The Ladies' Battle,\" as published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on October 16, 1910 (formely in Mss. MsV D37-38). It is possible to consult the microfilm version of the article at Swem Library. The folder also contains photocopies of published reviews on Molly's position on the suffrage question, as well as on her book \"The Jugglers.\" The originals are held at the New York Public Library. Finally, there is an undated biographical clipping about Molly and photograph froma magazine (includes originals and a photocopy). (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This series contains papers from various members of the Seawell family and genealogical materials. See the folder descriptions for more details.","Molly's aunt, Maria Seawell Edwards (b. 1815) was the daughter of John B. Seawell and Maria Henry Tyler, and thus sister of John Tyler Seawell. Her eighteen-page, handwritten memoir notably discusses the origins of the name \"Seawell\" and describes family houses, as well as her parents, siblings, and various relatives. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2000.45 - 2000 Se9)","Letters addressed to John and Belle regarding the settlement of Molly's estate after her death in 1916 and other family news. Correspondents are Betty Ingles and S. Contesse Smith, one of John Seawell's cousins. (Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","Notes by an anonymous contributor describing the main content of some letters of the Seawell family present in this collection.","This folder contains an undated postcard sent by author Elizabeth Gordon Biddle Gordon (born Elizabeth Clarke Gordon) to an unidentified recipient (possibly P. Hairston Seawell, who bequeathed the item) and a 1951 postcard sent to \"Mr. Hairston Seawell,\" Newport News, VA, announcing the publication of Gordon's book \"The White Blackbird or Lest Ye Forget.\" (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","P. Hairston Seawell (1915-2008) was the son of John T. Seawell and Isabella (Belle) Josephine Brady. This folder contains four items from his correspondence with John Joyce Russell (1897-1993), tenth Bishop of Richmond. The documents concern Russell's installation as Bishop in 1958, including the printed program of the ceremony, Russell's new membership in the Virginia Historical Society, and charity work. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This folder contains three sketches of Molly Elliot Seawell's childhood home, \"The Shelter,\" in Gloucester VA, made by Mrs. Harwood and sent to Mr. Hairston Seawell on July 29, 1987. An August 31, 1987 letter from Mrs. Harwood to Mr. Seawell further discusses Molly's silver spoon, engraved with her name and an image of her home, \"The Shelter.\" The spoon is now housed in the Special Collections Research Center Artifacts Collection. (Formerly Acc. 2010.398)","\"Sewell Lineage and Arms\" from the \"Maryland Heraldry\" chronicle in the Baltimore Sun, and an undated clipping about the history of the \"The Shelter,\" the Seawell home, before it burned in 1925. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","One undated portrait of Molly Elliot Seawell's mother, Frances Elizabeth Jackson Seawell, and two unidentified portraits. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","A two page letter and quotation card, written and signed by Molly Elliot Seawell. Transcriptions were provided by the dealer.","Content warnings for derogatory language directed towards people of African descent, and cultural appropriation.","The quotation card reads \"Molly Elliot Seawell, Washington D.C., December 2nd 1896. The laughing philosopher had attained the goal of all wisdom, while the weeping philosopher stood whimpering at the starting post.\"","The letter is addressed simply, \"Dear Sir.\" It reads, \"It has always been my aim not to coin word in writing. Having had the advantage of a good early training in the English classics, I soon found out that there was a good, plain English word for all the ideas I had, or was likely to have, and I have made it my business to try and find out that word. In writing negro dialect though as in my Virginia stories I have, in order to make it true to life, all my negroes coin words. The negroes, as you know perhaps, are very admirable word coiners. They love to use long words, and they introduce a word wonderfully like the one they are after, and in the same senses, so that it conveys a perfectly good meaning. I hardly know whether all of the words I put in the mouths of my negroes are of my own invention, or recollections of my childhood in an old place in Virginia. Some are my own - 'reckelsome' for reckless, 'furgitive' for forgetful, 'discontemtous' for contemptuous, ect. These may be found in my novels - 'Children of Destiny' and 'Throckmorton'. In them I have strictly followed the negro manner of making [2 words illegible] right, and the sound appropriate so. I have not those books at hand. I am only at this place temporarily, but you may be able to get them at your public library. Wishing I could give you a more satisfactory and interesting explanation, I am very truly yours.\"","-- 1 silver spoon engraved with Molly Elliot Seawell's name and an image of her home \"The Shelter\" in Gloucester, Va., is housed in the Artifacts Collection.","-- 22 books written by Molly Elliot Seawell and 2 books written by Elizabeth Gordon Biddle Gordon are housed in the Rare Books Collection. They were bequeathed by P. Hairston Seawell and can be located using the Swem Library catalog.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Seawell, Molly Elliot, 1860-1916","Edwards, Maria Seawell, b. 1815?","Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon Biddle","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Molly Elliot Seawell Papers, 1859/2001, bulk 1889/1916"],"collection_ssim":["Molly Elliot Seawell Papers, 1859/2001, bulk 1889/1916"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. Acc. 1995.36","/repositories/2/resources/1300"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 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Acc. 2000.45 (formerly 2000 Se9); Mss. Acc. 2000.53a received on October 13, 2000; Mss. Acc. 2001.24B received on May 11, 2001. Mss. Acc. 2010.398 is a gift of Philip Hairston Seawell, per Gene L. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:","Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFormerly arranged by accession. Combined with Mss. Msv D37-38 (Personal Diaries) and reorganized by series (see Scope  note for details about the series' content). Folders within series chieflty organized by type of materials and creators, following broad chronological order. Items within folders organized chronologically, but Molly Elliot Seawell's handwriting being often ambiguous, some dates are unclear.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:"],"arrangement_tesim":["Formerly arranged by accession. Combined with Mss. Msv D37-38 (Personal Diaries) and reorganized by series (see Scope  note for details about the series' content). Folders within series chieflty organized by type of materials and creators, following broad chronological order. Items within folders organized chronologically, but Molly Elliot Seawell's handwriting being often ambiguous, some dates are unclear."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\"Molly Elliot Seawell (October 23, 1860 Gloucester, Virginia - November 15, 1916 Washington, D. C.) was an American writer. Baptized as \"Mary,\" Molly Elliot Seawell was born into one of the older families of English language-speaking North America and one of the first families of Virginia.\" (From wikipedia (7/6/2007)\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["\"Molly Elliot Seawell (October 23, 1860 Gloucester, Virginia - November 15, 1916 Washington, D. C.) was an American writer. Baptized as \"Mary,\" Molly Elliot Seawell was born into one of the older families of English language-speaking North America and one of the first families of Virginia.\" (From wikipedia (7/6/2007)"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMolly Elliot Seawell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eMolly Elliot Seawell Quotation and Letter, Special Collections Research Center, William \u0026amp; Mary Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Molly Elliot Seawell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.","Molly Elliot Seawell Quotation and Letter, Special Collections Research Center, William \u0026 Mary Libraries."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessed by Ellen Strong in 1995.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processed by Ellen Strong in 1995."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe papers of American writer Molly Elliot Seawell include personal diaries, correspondence, memoirs, photographs, news clippings, and other materials. Also included are photocopies of Seawell's business papers housed at the New York Public Library and at the Columbia University Library. The collection also contains other records from the Seawell family, mostly relating to Molly's aunt Maria Seawell Edwards, John T. Seawell and wife Isabella Josephine Brady, and Philip Hairston Seawell. The collection comprises four series: Diaries, 1900-1914; Personal Records, 1901-1916; Professional Records, 1889-1915; and Seawell Family Records, 1859-2001.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains two personal diaries kept by Molly Elliot Seawell while living in Washington, D.C., and traveling in the United States, Canada, Germany, and France. Themes discussed include her frequent travels, social life, health, personal finance, reading, writing, psychological and emotional life, and recollections from the past. The first diary covers the years 1900 to 1905. The second diary covers the years 1905 to 1914. Both diaries are in very fragile condition. (Formerly Mss. MsV D37-38).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series consists of personal correspondence, sent by Molly Elliot Seawell to family members and friends, documenting her personal life. The bulk of the series consists of letters written by Molly to her nephew John T. Seawell and his wife Isabella (Belle) Josephine Brady, spanning the years 1907 to 1916. Throughout the correspondence, Molly writes from her home in Washington, D.C. to the Seawells in Newport News, VA, with a few exceptions. There are also two letters to Mrs. Arthur Scribner, discussing friends and social events, as well as three photographs of Molly at the end of the series.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFormerly Mss. Acc. 2001.24B\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFormerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFormerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFormerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series documents Molly Elliot Seawell's writing career through a variety of materials including business letters, contracts, and contemporary reviews and newspaper clippings. See the folder descriptions for more specific details.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFormerly Mss. Acc. 2001.24B\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding Molly's book \"Papa Bouchard.\" (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2000.53a)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThese numerous letters cover topics such as offers to publish her books and stories, negotiations over compensation, editors' mistakes, and deliberations behind her authorial decisions, like how to write stories that appeal to specific groups of people. The bulk consists of letters addressed Mr. [Robert Underwood] Johnson, editor at the Century Magazine, in New York. Of particular interest is a July 2, 1895 letter from Molly to Johnson accompanied by copies of two letters between Molly's acquaintance U.S. Navy Engineer Harrie Webster to Admiral Ito in preparation of an article on the 1894 Battle of the Yalu River during the First Sino-Japanese War. Additionally, there is a November 30, 1898 letter accompanied by a seven-page autobiographical sketch that describes Molly's family's history, the family plantation, her education, the inspiration for some of her stories, her experiences traveling abroad (also recounted in her personal diaries), and the decision to move from Virginia to Washington D.C. Photocopies of originals housed at the New York Public Library and Columbia University Library. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA continuation of Molly's business correspondence with various editors and publishers, including Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gilder, and Mr. Yarde. A February 15, 1911 letter is accompanied by a typed opinion piece on proposed legislation to increase postage fees on magazine advertisements. Photocopies of originals housed at the New York Public Library and Columbia University Library. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains the photocopies of five contracts: 1895 for \"A Virginia Cavalier\"; 1896 for \"The Sprightly Romance of Marsac\"; 1897 for \"The Rock of the Lion\"; 1899 for \"Gavin Hamilton\" and 1912 for \"Diego, the Son of Columbus.\" Originals held at the Columbia University Libraries. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains a clipping in very fragile condition of Molly's famous text on woman suffrage, \"The Ladies' Battle,\" as published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on October 16, 1910 (formely in Mss. MsV D37-38). It is possible to consult the microfilm version of the article at Swem Library. The folder also contains photocopies of published reviews on Molly's position on the suffrage question, as well as on her book \"The Jugglers.\" The originals are held at the New York Public Library. Finally, there is an undated biographical clipping about Molly and photograph froma magazine (includes originals and a photocopy). (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains papers from various members of the Seawell family and genealogical materials. See the folder descriptions for more details.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMolly's aunt, Maria Seawell Edwards (b. 1815) was the daughter of John B. Seawell and Maria Henry Tyler, and thus sister of John Tyler Seawell. Her eighteen-page, handwritten memoir notably discusses the origins of the name \"Seawell\" and describes family houses, as well as her parents, siblings, and various relatives. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2000.45 - 2000 Se9)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters addressed to John and Belle regarding the settlement of Molly's estate after her death in 1916 and other family news. Correspondents are Betty Ingles and S. Contesse Smith, one of John Seawell's cousins. (Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes by an anonymous contributor describing the main content of some letters of the Seawell family present in this collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains an undated postcard sent by author Elizabeth Gordon Biddle Gordon (born Elizabeth Clarke Gordon) to an unidentified recipient (possibly P. Hairston Seawell, who bequeathed the item) and a 1951 postcard sent to \"Mr. Hairston Seawell,\" Newport News, VA, announcing the publication of Gordon's book \"The White Blackbird or Lest Ye Forget.\" (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eP. Hairston Seawell (1915-2008) was the son of John T. Seawell and Isabella (Belle) Josephine Brady. This folder contains four items from his correspondence with John Joyce Russell (1897-1993), tenth Bishop of Richmond. The documents concern Russell's installation as Bishop in 1958, including the printed program of the ceremony, Russell's new membership in the Virginia Historical Society, and charity work. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains three sketches of Molly Elliot Seawell's childhood home, \"The Shelter,\" in Gloucester VA, made by Mrs. Harwood and sent to Mr. Hairston Seawell on July 29, 1987. An August 31, 1987 letter from Mrs. Harwood to Mr. Seawell further discusses Molly's silver spoon, engraved with her name and an image of her home, \"The Shelter.\" The spoon is now housed in the Special Collections Research Center Artifacts Collection. (Formerly Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Sewell Lineage and Arms\" from the \"Maryland Heraldry\" chronicle in the Baltimore Sun, and an undated clipping about the history of the \"The Shelter,\" the Seawell home, before it burned in 1925. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne undated portrait of Molly Elliot Seawell's mother, Frances Elizabeth Jackson Seawell, and two unidentified portraits. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA two page letter and quotation card, written and signed by Molly Elliot Seawell. Transcriptions were provided by the dealer.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContent warnings for derogatory language directed towards people of African descent, and cultural appropriation. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe quotation card reads \"Molly Elliot Seawell, Washington D.C., December 2nd 1896. The laughing philosopher had attained the goal of all wisdom, while the weeping philosopher stood whimpering at the starting post.\" \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter is addressed simply, \"Dear Sir.\" It reads, \"It has always been my aim not to coin word in writing. Having had the advantage of a good early training in the English classics, I soon found out that there was a good, plain English word for all the ideas I had, or was likely to have, and I have made it my business to try and find out that word. In writing negro dialect though as in my Virginia stories I have, in order to make it true to life, all my negroes coin words. The negroes, as you know perhaps, are very admirable word coiners. They love to use long words, and they introduce a word wonderfully like the one they are after, and in the same senses, so that it conveys a perfectly good meaning. I hardly know whether all of the words I put in the mouths of my negroes are of my own invention, or recollections of my childhood in an old place in Virginia. Some are my own - 'reckelsome' for reckless, 'furgitive' for forgetful, 'discontemtous' for contemptuous, ect. These may be found in my novels - 'Children of Destiny' and 'Throckmorton'. In them I have strictly followed the negro manner of making [2 words illegible] right, and the sound appropriate so. I have not those books at hand. I am only at this place temporarily, but you may be able to get them at your public library. Wishing I could give you a more satisfactory and interesting explanation, I am very truly yours.\"  \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The papers of American writer Molly Elliot Seawell include personal diaries, correspondence, memoirs, photographs, news clippings, and other materials. Also included are photocopies of Seawell's business papers housed at the New York Public Library and at the Columbia University Library. The collection also contains other records from the Seawell family, mostly relating to Molly's aunt Maria Seawell Edwards, John T. Seawell and wife Isabella Josephine Brady, and Philip Hairston Seawell. The collection comprises four series: Diaries, 1900-1914; Personal Records, 1901-1916; Professional Records, 1889-1915; and Seawell Family Records, 1859-2001.","This series contains two personal diaries kept by Molly Elliot Seawell while living in Washington, D.C., and traveling in the United States, Canada, Germany, and France. Themes discussed include her frequent travels, social life, health, personal finance, reading, writing, psychological and emotional life, and recollections from the past. The first diary covers the years 1900 to 1905. The second diary covers the years 1905 to 1914. Both diaries are in very fragile condition. (Formerly Mss. MsV D37-38).","This series consists of personal correspondence, sent by Molly Elliot Seawell to family members and friends, documenting her personal life. The bulk of the series consists of letters written by Molly to her nephew John T. Seawell and his wife Isabella (Belle) Josephine Brady, spanning the years 1907 to 1916. Throughout the correspondence, Molly writes from her home in Washington, D.C. to the Seawells in Newport News, VA, with a few exceptions. There are also two letters to Mrs. Arthur Scribner, discussing friends and social events, as well as three photographs of Molly at the end of the series.","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2001.24B","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398","This series documents Molly Elliot Seawell's writing career through a variety of materials including business letters, contracts, and contemporary reviews and newspaper clippings. See the folder descriptions for more specific details.","Formerly Mss. Acc. 2001.24B","Regarding Molly's book \"Papa Bouchard.\" (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2000.53a)","These numerous letters cover topics such as offers to publish her books and stories, negotiations over compensation, editors' mistakes, and deliberations behind her authorial decisions, like how to write stories that appeal to specific groups of people. The bulk consists of letters addressed Mr. [Robert Underwood] Johnson, editor at the Century Magazine, in New York. Of particular interest is a July 2, 1895 letter from Molly to Johnson accompanied by copies of two letters between Molly's acquaintance U.S. Navy Engineer Harrie Webster to Admiral Ito in preparation of an article on the 1894 Battle of the Yalu River during the First Sino-Japanese War. Additionally, there is a November 30, 1898 letter accompanied by a seven-page autobiographical sketch that describes Molly's family's history, the family plantation, her education, the inspiration for some of her stories, her experiences traveling abroad (also recounted in her personal diaries), and the decision to move from Virginia to Washington D.C. Photocopies of originals housed at the New York Public Library and Columbia University Library. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","A continuation of Molly's business correspondence with various editors and publishers, including Mr. Johnson, Mr. Gilder, and Mr. Yarde. A February 15, 1911 letter is accompanied by a typed opinion piece on proposed legislation to increase postage fees on magazine advertisements. Photocopies of originals housed at the New York Public Library and Columbia University Library. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This folder contains the photocopies of five contracts: 1895 for \"A Virginia Cavalier\"; 1896 for \"The Sprightly Romance of Marsac\"; 1897 for \"The Rock of the Lion\"; 1899 for \"Gavin Hamilton\" and 1912 for \"Diego, the Son of Columbus.\" Originals held at the Columbia University Libraries. (Photocopies formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This folder contains a clipping in very fragile condition of Molly's famous text on woman suffrage, \"The Ladies' Battle,\" as published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on October 16, 1910 (formely in Mss. MsV D37-38). It is possible to consult the microfilm version of the article at Swem Library. The folder also contains photocopies of published reviews on Molly's position on the suffrage question, as well as on her book \"The Jugglers.\" The originals are held at the New York Public Library. Finally, there is an undated biographical clipping about Molly and photograph froma magazine (includes originals and a photocopy). (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This series contains papers from various members of the Seawell family and genealogical materials. See the folder descriptions for more details.","Molly's aunt, Maria Seawell Edwards (b. 1815) was the daughter of John B. Seawell and Maria Henry Tyler, and thus sister of John Tyler Seawell. Her eighteen-page, handwritten memoir notably discusses the origins of the name \"Seawell\" and describes family houses, as well as her parents, siblings, and various relatives. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2000.45 - 2000 Se9)","Letters addressed to John and Belle regarding the settlement of Molly's estate after her death in 1916 and other family news. Correspondents are Betty Ingles and S. Contesse Smith, one of John Seawell's cousins. (Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","Notes by an anonymous contributor describing the main content of some letters of the Seawell family present in this collection.","This folder contains an undated postcard sent by author Elizabeth Gordon Biddle Gordon (born Elizabeth Clarke Gordon) to an unidentified recipient (possibly P. Hairston Seawell, who bequeathed the item) and a 1951 postcard sent to \"Mr. Hairston Seawell,\" Newport News, VA, announcing the publication of Gordon's book \"The White Blackbird or Lest Ye Forget.\" (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","P. Hairston Seawell (1915-2008) was the son of John T. Seawell and Isabella (Belle) Josephine Brady. This folder contains four items from his correspondence with John Joyce Russell (1897-1993), tenth Bishop of Richmond. The documents concern Russell's installation as Bishop in 1958, including the printed program of the ceremony, Russell's new membership in the Virginia Historical Society, and charity work. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","This folder contains three sketches of Molly Elliot Seawell's childhood home, \"The Shelter,\" in Gloucester VA, made by Mrs. Harwood and sent to Mr. Hairston Seawell on July 29, 1987. An August 31, 1987 letter from Mrs. Harwood to Mr. Seawell further discusses Molly's silver spoon, engraved with her name and an image of her home, \"The Shelter.\" The spoon is now housed in the Special Collections Research Center Artifacts Collection. (Formerly Acc. 2010.398)","\"Sewell Lineage and Arms\" from the \"Maryland Heraldry\" chronicle in the Baltimore Sun, and an undated clipping about the history of the \"The Shelter,\" the Seawell home, before it burned in 1925. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","One undated portrait of Molly Elliot Seawell's mother, Frances Elizabeth Jackson Seawell, and two unidentified portraits. (Formerly Mss. Acc. 2010.398)","A two page letter and quotation card, written and signed by Molly Elliot Seawell. Transcriptions were provided by the dealer.","Content warnings for derogatory language directed towards people of African descent, and cultural appropriation.","The quotation card reads \"Molly Elliot Seawell, Washington D.C., December 2nd 1896. The laughing philosopher had attained the goal of all wisdom, while the weeping philosopher stood whimpering at the starting post.\"","The letter is addressed simply, \"Dear Sir.\" It reads, \"It has always been my aim not to coin word in writing. Having had the advantage of a good early training in the English classics, I soon found out that there was a good, plain English word for all the ideas I had, or was likely to have, and I have made it my business to try and find out that word. In writing negro dialect though as in my Virginia stories I have, in order to make it true to life, all my negroes coin words. The negroes, as you know perhaps, are very admirable word coiners. They love to use long words, and they introduce a word wonderfully like the one they are after, and in the same senses, so that it conveys a perfectly good meaning. I hardly know whether all of the words I put in the mouths of my negroes are of my own invention, or recollections of my childhood in an old place in Virginia. Some are my own - 'reckelsome' for reckless, 'furgitive' for forgetful, 'discontemtous' for contemptuous, ect. These may be found in my novels - 'Children of Destiny' and 'Throckmorton'. In them I have strictly followed the negro manner of making [2 words illegible] right, and the sound appropriate so. I have not those books at hand. I am only at this place temporarily, but you may be able to get them at your public library. 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