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A uniform entry has been adopted for each name, and persons of the same name have been identified and distinguished from each other by indicating their relationship to Benjamin S. Ewell or other persons. For example, the entry Brown (Harriot S.) is used for letters signed H. S. Brown and Hattie, and the entry Ewell (Elizabeth), daughter of Benjamin S. Ewell, is used for letters signed Lizzy Ewell or simply Lizzy.","Series 2 includes papers from various sources.","Series 3 is the plat of Ewell property.","Series 4 contains the Ewell Family Bible, published by Williams and Whiting in 1810, and signed by Thomas Ewell. Family records are in the center of the Bible. The first entry is the birth of Thomas Ewell in 1784 and the last entry is from 1918.","Series 5 is a scrapbook of mostly newspaper clippings from mid to late 1800's. Page 15 has an article, \"A Yankee's description of Williamsburg.\" Page 66 has a clipping, \"The Old Garden\" by Elizabeth J. Galt. 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He was the brother of Richard Stoddert Ewell, had another brother, William Stoddert, a sister Elizabeth S. Ewell, and a daughter, Elizabeth S. Ewell Scott.","The original finding aid references \"Photographs of pages from the Ewell Family Bible\"; however, these were not located with the collection as of April 11, 2018. Karen King, SCRC Staff.","Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00084.frame","Acc. 2011.020 added by Benjamin Bromley in January 2011.","Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Papers in the Swem Library Special Collections' University Archives section (UA 2.06). See also a report (entitled 'diary') of B. S. Ewell, April-August 1864 (Box 5, Vol. 5) in the Joseph E. Johnston Papers for a discussion of Williamsburg during the War.","At the York County Heritage Trust:\nFolder 13416: Letter from George Hay Kain to Isabel Small, September  11, 1950 and September 14, 1950; reply from Isabel Small to George Kain, September 12, 1957 (Information on McIlwaine family residence location in York and recollections of Gen. Jubal Early's visit to the family at request of Gen. Richard Ewell, Julia's brother-in-law). -On  microfilm: The Republican newspaper, April 17, 1839, marriage announcement of Benjamin S. Ewell to Julia Ann McIwaine, April 16, 1839; also bound Marriage Index to York Newspapers 1783-1850 entry. -Folder 19684, The Jere Kere Carl Scrap Book, Vol. 19, pg. 160, obituary of Mrs. Julia Ewell.","This collection contains materials dated 1784-1934. It includes correspondence, legal papers, and accounts, chiefly 1830-1892, of Benjamin S. Ewell, professor at the U.S. Military Academy, Hampden-Sydney College, Washington and Lee College, and the College of William and Mary (which he served as acting president, 1848-1849, and president, 1854-1888). Letters from Ewell during the Civil War when he was assistant adjutant-general to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston are included as well. Among the correspondents are members of the Tyler, Ewell, Campbell, and Brown families of Virginia and Tennessee. The collection also contains the memorandum book on the Ewell family by Elizabeth S. Ewell.","The following letters and papers were originally included in the Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Papers, but have been removed:","Letter from 'V. Jefferson Davis' (Varina Davis) at Beauvoir House, Beauvoir, Mississippi, to Benjamin S. Ewell at Williamsburg, Virginia. 1890 January 25. This letter acknowledges receipt of the resolutions passed by the citizens of Williamsburg and James City County on the death of Jefferson Davis. This item has been transferred to the Jefferson Davis Papers.","Letter from Sallie Munford at Williamsburg, Virginia, to Elizabeth Ewell. 1865 May 16. This item has been transferred to Virginia Cities - Williamsburg Papers (Folder 3).","Mason family data, undated. Transferred to Virginia genealogy, Mss. 39.4 G29.","Neale family data, undated. Transferred to Virginia genealogy, Mss. 39.4 G29.","Photograph of Malachi Gardner, carriage driver of Benjamin S. Ewell. Undated. As of 5/2016, this item has been transferred to the Portrait File: University Archives Photograph Collection, F and S, Gardiner, Malachi. 2 copies.","The letters below were transferred to the William and Mary College Papers (College Papers Collecton) or the Office of the President, Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Records:","Letter from Robert Nelson at Shanghai, China, to Benjamin S. Ewell at Williamsburg, Virginia. 1873 November 10. 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Letter recommending Benjamin S. Ewell for a professorship. Transferred to William and Mary College Papers, folder 82, page 2, item 2m papers relating to the appointment of Benjamin S. Ewell to the chair of mathematics, 1848 April 5-27","Meade (William), at Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, to Professor Ewell, at William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1849 March 18. Transferred to William and Mary College Papers, folder 99.","Munford (Maria), at Williamsburg, Virginia, to Elizabeth S. Ewell, 1859 October 30","Munford (Maria) to Elizabeth S. Ewell, undated","Smith (R. McF.), at Nashville, Tennessee, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Ewell, Virginia, 1892 October 3. Original letter was transferred to the William and Mary College Papers, folder 127, page 5.","Sweet (Drew), at Waynesville, Ohio, to Col. Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1887 May 15","Turner (Harriot S.), at Washington, D.C., to Dr. [?] Wise, undated","Turner (Harriot S.) to Dr. Wise, undated","Watkins (F. 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Page 15 has an article, \"A Yankee's description of Williamsburg.\" Page 66 has a clipping, \"The Old Garden\" by Elizabeth J. Galt. Page 155 has an article about lightning striking the home of Beverly S. Scott, son-in-law of Benjamin Ewell. There are some handwritten poems and many published poems in the newspaper clippings. (Acc. No. 2008.196)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6 is the diploma of Benjamin Stoddert Ewell from the United States Military Academy at West Point. (Acc. No. 2011.020)\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection has been organized into six series.","Series 1 includes letters arranged alpabetically by writer. A uniform entry has been adopted for each name, and persons of the same name have been identified and distinguished from each other by indicating their relationship to Benjamin S. Ewell or other persons. For example, the entry Brown (Harriot S.) is used for letters signed H. S. Brown and Hattie, and the entry Ewell (Elizabeth), daughter of Benjamin S. Ewell, is used for letters signed Lizzy Ewell or simply Lizzy.","Series 2 includes papers from various sources.","Series 3 is the plat of Ewell property.","Series 4 contains the Ewell Family Bible, published by Williams and Whiting in 1810, and signed by Thomas Ewell. Family records are in the center of the Bible. The first entry is the birth of Thomas Ewell in 1784 and the last entry is from 1918.","Series 5 is a scrapbook of mostly newspaper clippings from mid to late 1800's. Page 15 has an article, \"A Yankee's description of Williamsburg.\" Page 66 has a clipping, \"The Old Garden\" by Elizabeth J. Galt. Page 155 has an article about lightning striking the home of Beverly S. Scott, son-in-law of Benjamin Ewell. There are some handwritten poems and many published poems in the newspaper clippings. (Acc. No. 2008.196)","Series 6 is the diploma of Benjamin Stoddert Ewell from the United States Military Academy at West Point. (Acc. No. 2011.020)"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Stoddert Ewell was born in Georgetown, D. C., June 10, 1810, the son of Thomas Ewell and Elizabeth Stoddert. He graduated from United States Military Academy and taught there. He taught at Hampden- Sydney College and at Washington College (now Washington and Lee University). In 1848, he was elected professor of mathematics and acting president of College of William and Mary and in 1854, became president. He was colonel of 32nd Virginia Infantry Regiment and later assistant adjutant-general to Joseph E. Johnston. He was president of William and Mary 1854-1888 and died in 1894. He was the brother of Richard Stoddert Ewell, had another brother, William Stoddert, a sister Elizabeth S. Ewell, and a daughter, Elizabeth S. Ewell Scott.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["Benjamin Stoddert Ewell was born in Georgetown, D. C., June 10, 1810, the son of Thomas Ewell and Elizabeth Stoddert. He graduated from United States Military Academy and taught there. He taught at Hampden- Sydney College and at Washington College (now Washington and Lee University). In 1848, he was elected professor of mathematics and acting president of College of William and Mary and in 1854, became president. He was colonel of 32nd Virginia Infantry Regiment and later assistant adjutant-general to Joseph E. Johnston. He was president of William and Mary 1854-1888 and died in 1894. He was the brother of Richard Stoddert Ewell, had another brother, William Stoddert, a sister Elizabeth S. Ewell, and a daughter, Elizabeth S. Ewell Scott."],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe original finding aid references \"Photographs of pages from the Ewell Family Bible\"; however, these were not located with the collection as of April 11, 2018. Karen King, SCRC Staff.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Custodial History"],"custodhist_tesim":["The original finding aid references \"Photographs of pages from the Ewell Family Bible\"; however, these were not located with the collection as of April 11, 2018. Karen King, SCRC Staff."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAdditional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00084.frame\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["General"],"odd_tesim":["Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00084.frame"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Stoddert Ewell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAcc. 2011.020 added by Benjamin Bromley in January 2011.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information:"],"processinfo_tesim":["Acc. 2011.020 added by Benjamin Bromley in January 2011."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Stoddert Ewell Papers in the Swem Library Special Collections' University Archives section (UA 2.06). See also a report (entitled 'diary') of B. S. Ewell, April-August 1864 (Box 5, Vol. 5) in the Joseph E. Johnston Papers for a discussion of Williamsburg during the War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAt the York County Heritage Trust:\n\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eFolder 13416\u003c/emph\u003e: Letter from George Hay Kain to Isabel Small, September  11, 1950 and September 14, 1950; reply from Isabel Small to George Kain, September 12, 1957 (Information on McIlwaine family residence location in York and recollections of Gen. Jubal Early's visit to the family at request of Gen. Richard Ewell, Julia's brother-in-law). \u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003e-On  microfilm\u003c/emph\u003e: \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Republican \u003c/emph\u003enewspaper, April 17, 1839, marriage announcement of Benjamin S. Ewell to Julia Ann McIwaine, April 16, 1839; also bound\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003e Marriage Index to York Newspapers 1783-1850 \u003c/emph\u003eentry. -\u003cemph render=\"underline\"\u003eFolder 19684\u003c/emph\u003e, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Jere Kere Carl Scrap Book\u003c/emph\u003e, Vol. 19, pg. 160, obituary of Mrs. Julia Ewell.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials:"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Papers in the Swem Library Special Collections' University Archives section (UA 2.06). See also a report (entitled 'diary') of B. S. Ewell, April-August 1864 (Box 5, Vol. 5) in the Joseph E. Johnston Papers for a discussion of Williamsburg during the War.","At the York County Heritage Trust:\nFolder 13416: Letter from George Hay Kain to Isabel Small, September  11, 1950 and September 14, 1950; reply from Isabel Small to George Kain, September 12, 1957 (Information on McIlwaine family residence location in York and recollections of Gen. Jubal Early's visit to the family at request of Gen. Richard Ewell, Julia's brother-in-law). -On  microfilm: The Republican newspaper, April 17, 1839, marriage announcement of Benjamin S. Ewell to Julia Ann McIwaine, April 16, 1839; also bound Marriage Index to York Newspapers 1783-1850 entry. -Folder 19684, The Jere Kere Carl Scrap Book, Vol. 19, pg. 160, obituary of Mrs. Julia Ewell."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains materials dated 1784-1934. It includes correspondence, legal papers, and accounts, chiefly 1830-1892, of Benjamin S. Ewell, professor at the U.S. Military Academy, Hampden-Sydney College, Washington and Lee College, and the College of William and Mary (which he served as acting president, 1848-1849, and president, 1854-1888). Letters from Ewell during the Civil War when he was assistant adjutant-general to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston are included as well. Among the correspondents are members of the Tyler, Ewell, Campbell, and Brown families of Virginia and Tennessee. The collection also contains the memorandum book on the Ewell family by Elizabeth S. Ewell.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains materials dated 1784-1934. It includes correspondence, legal papers, and accounts, chiefly 1830-1892, of Benjamin S. Ewell, professor at the U.S. Military Academy, Hampden-Sydney College, Washington and Lee College, and the College of William and Mary (which he served as acting president, 1848-1849, and president, 1854-1888). Letters from Ewell during the Civil War when he was assistant adjutant-general to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston are included as well. Among the correspondents are members of the Tyler, Ewell, Campbell, and Brown families of Virginia and Tennessee. The collection also contains the memorandum book on the Ewell family by Elizabeth S. Ewell."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eThe following letters and papers were originally included in the Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Papers, but have been removed:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from 'V. Jefferson Davis' (Varina Davis) at Beauvoir House, Beauvoir, Mississippi, to Benjamin S. Ewell at Williamsburg, Virginia. 1890 January 25. This letter acknowledges receipt of the resolutions passed by the citizens of Williamsburg and James City County on the death of Jefferson Davis. This item has been transferred to the Jefferson Davis Papers. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Sallie Munford at Williamsburg, Virginia, to Elizabeth Ewell. 1865 May 16. This item has been transferred to Virginia Cities - Williamsburg Papers (Folder 3). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMason family data, undated. Transferred to Virginia genealogy, Mss. 39.4 G29.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNeale family data, undated. Transferred to Virginia genealogy, Mss. 39.4 G29.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotograph of Malachi Gardner, carriage driver of Benjamin S. Ewell. Undated. As of 5/2016, this item has been transferred to the Portrait File: University Archives Photograph Collection, F and S, Gardiner, Malachi. 2 copies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eThe letters below were transferred to the William and Mary College Papers (College Papers Collecton) or the Office of the President, Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Records:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Robert Nelson at Shanghai, China, to Benjamin S. Ewell at Williamsburg, Virginia. 1873 November 10. This item has been transferred to the William and Mary College Papers, folder 139.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from F. N. Page at Shelby, Gloucester County, Virginia, to Professor Benjamin S. Ewell. 1849 April 18. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Charles F. Richardson at New York, to Col. Benjamin S. Ewell. 1877 March 9. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAn act to establish a normal school at William and Mary College. 1888 March 19.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eResolution of the alumni association of William and Mary College, upon the death of Benjamin S. Ewell. 1894 October 1. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo pages from a report of Benjamin S. Ewell as president of William and Mary College. Undated. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePage 17 of a report by Benjamin S. Ewell as president of William and Mary College. Undated. The report includes a quotation from an address by former president John Tyler to the alumni of William and Mary on the 166th Anniversary. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePage 19 of a paper concerning the establishment of a normal college. Undated. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrinted card containing information about William and Mary College. Undated. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlack certificate of proficiency. College of William and Mary Papers. Undated. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBraxton (Corbin) to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Buckland, Prince William County, Virginia Postmarked Richmond, Virginia, 1848 July 24 \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBurgess (B.J.), at Wilmington, North Carolina, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1878 November 2\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCraik (James), at Louisville, Benjamin S. Ewell at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1876 September 2\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDavies (Charles), at New York, to John Tyler, 1848 April 27. Letter recommending Benjamin S. Ewell for a professorship.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEwell (Benjamin S.), at Washington, D.C., to Charles W. Porter, 1872 February 16\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEwell (Elizabeth) to Richard Ewell, 1858 July 9. (See William and Mary Papers, Folder 17, Item 3.)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEwell (Elizabeth) to William Stoddert, 1858 July 22\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eForest (Douglas F.), at Washington, D.C., to the President and Faculty of William and Mary College, 1879 March 26\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFulton (William), at Salisbury, Maryland, to Benjamin S. Ewell, 1872 July 29\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGilman (D. C.), at Baltimore, Maryland, to President Benjamin S. Ewell, 1887 May 28\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGriffin (J. L. C.), at Sharon, Mississippi, to President Benjamin S. Ewell, 1855 January 12\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrisby (Hugh Blair), at Charlotte Court House, Virginia, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1868 January 2\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGrisby (Hugh Blair), at Edgehill, to Col. Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1872 June 2\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHall (J. Lesslie), at Williamsburg, Virginia, to Mrs. Beverly Scott, at Ewell, James City County, Virginia, 1902 February 7\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHobson (Annie J. W.), at Richmond, to Col. Ewell, 1877 September 29\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHoge (Addison), at Oxford, Mississippi, to Col. B. S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1888 May 18\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHough (M.), at Baltimore, to Elizabeth Ewell, daughter of Benjamin S. Ewell, 1859 February 9\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLee (J. F.), at Annapolis, to Col. Benjamin S. Ewell, 1868 January 23\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMcLane (Robert), at Washington, D.C., to John Tyler and the Board of Visitors of William and Mary College, Virginia, 1848 April 5. Letter recommending Benjamin S. Ewell for a professorship. Transferred to William and Mary College Papers, folder 82, page 2, item 2m papers relating to the appointment of Benjamin S. Ewell to the chair of mathematics, 1848 April 5-27\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMeade (William), at Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, to Professor Ewell, at William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1849 March 18. Transferred to William and Mary College Papers, folder 99. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMunford (Maria), at Williamsburg, Virginia, to Elizabeth S. Ewell, 1859 October 30 \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMunford (Maria) to Elizabeth S. Ewell, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmith (R. McF.), at Nashville, Tennessee, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Ewell, Virginia, 1892 October 3. Original letter was transferred to the William and Mary College Papers, folder 127, page 5. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSweet (Drew), at Waynesville, Ohio, to Col. Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1887 May 15\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTurner (Harriot S.), at Washington, D.C., to Dr. [?] Wise, undated\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTurner (Harriot S.) to Dr. Wise, undated \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWatkins (F. N.), at Hampden Sidney College, to the Visitors of the William and Mary University, 1848 April 7. Letter recommending Benjamin S. Ewell for a professorship.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWest (Robert), at North East P.O., Cecil County, Maryland, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1866 April 8\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWyatt (Charles B.), at San Francisco, California, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1869 April 8\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from unknown person to Elizabeth Ewell, undated. Incomplete. Transferred to the William and Mary College Papers, folder 120. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from R. McCandlish at Williamsburg, Virginia, to Benjamin S. Ewell at Washington College, Lexington, Virginia. Forwarded to Buckland, Prince William County. 1848 July 15.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The following letters and papers were originally included in the Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Papers, but have been removed:","Letter from 'V. Jefferson Davis' (Varina Davis) at Beauvoir House, Beauvoir, Mississippi, to Benjamin S. Ewell at Williamsburg, Virginia. 1890 January 25. This letter acknowledges receipt of the resolutions passed by the citizens of Williamsburg and James City County on the death of Jefferson Davis. This item has been transferred to the Jefferson Davis Papers.","Letter from Sallie Munford at Williamsburg, Virginia, to Elizabeth Ewell. 1865 May 16. This item has been transferred to Virginia Cities - Williamsburg Papers (Folder 3).","Mason family data, undated. Transferred to Virginia genealogy, Mss. 39.4 G29.","Neale family data, undated. Transferred to Virginia genealogy, Mss. 39.4 G29.","Photograph of Malachi Gardner, carriage driver of Benjamin S. Ewell. Undated. As of 5/2016, this item has been transferred to the Portrait File: University Archives Photograph Collection, F and S, Gardiner, Malachi. 2 copies.","The letters below were transferred to the William and Mary College Papers (College Papers Collecton) or the Office of the President, Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Records:","Letter from Robert Nelson at Shanghai, China, to Benjamin S. Ewell at Williamsburg, Virginia. 1873 November 10. This item has been transferred to the William and Mary College Papers, folder 139.","Letter from F. N. Page at Shelby, Gloucester County, Virginia, to Professor Benjamin S. Ewell. 1849 April 18.","Letter from Charles F. Richardson at New York, to Col. Benjamin S. Ewell. 1877 March 9.","An act to establish a normal school at William and Mary College. 1888 March 19.","Resolution of the alumni association of William and Mary College, upon the death of Benjamin S. Ewell. 1894 October 1.","Two pages from a report of Benjamin S. Ewell as president of William and Mary College. Undated.","Page 17 of a report by Benjamin S. Ewell as president of William and Mary College. Undated. The report includes a quotation from an address by former president John Tyler to the alumni of William and Mary on the 166th Anniversary.","Page 19 of a paper concerning the establishment of a normal college. Undated.","Printed card containing information about William and Mary College. Undated.","Black certificate of proficiency. College of William and Mary Papers. Undated.","Braxton (Corbin) to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Buckland, Prince William County, Virginia Postmarked Richmond, Virginia, 1848 July 24","Burgess (B.J.), at Wilmington, North Carolina, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1878 November 2","Craik (James), at Louisville, Benjamin S. Ewell at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1876 September 2","Davies (Charles), at New York, to John Tyler, 1848 April 27. Letter recommending Benjamin S. Ewell for a professorship.","Ewell (Benjamin S.), at Washington, D.C., to Charles W. Porter, 1872 February 16","Ewell (Elizabeth) to Richard Ewell, 1858 July 9. (See William and Mary Papers, Folder 17, Item 3.)","Ewell (Elizabeth) to William Stoddert, 1858 July 22","Forest (Douglas F.), at Washington, D.C., to the President and Faculty of William and Mary College, 1879 March 26","Fulton (William), at Salisbury, Maryland, to Benjamin S. Ewell, 1872 July 29","Gilman (D. C.), at Baltimore, Maryland, to President Benjamin S. Ewell, 1887 May 28","Griffin (J. L. C.), at Sharon, Mississippi, to President Benjamin S. Ewell, 1855 January 12","Grisby (Hugh Blair), at Charlotte Court House, Virginia, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1868 January 2","Grisby (Hugh Blair), at Edgehill, to Col. Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1872 June 2","Hall (J. Lesslie), at Williamsburg, Virginia, to Mrs. Beverly Scott, at Ewell, James City County, Virginia, 1902 February 7","Hobson (Annie J. W.), at Richmond, to Col. Ewell, 1877 September 29","Hoge (Addison), at Oxford, Mississippi, to Col. B. S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1888 May 18","Hough (M.), at Baltimore, to Elizabeth Ewell, daughter of Benjamin S. Ewell, 1859 February 9","Lee (J. F.), at Annapolis, to Col. Benjamin S. Ewell, 1868 January 23","McLane (Robert), at Washington, D.C., to John Tyler and the Board of Visitors of William and Mary College, Virginia, 1848 April 5. Letter recommending Benjamin S. Ewell for a professorship. Transferred to William and Mary College Papers, folder 82, page 2, item 2m papers relating to the appointment of Benjamin S. Ewell to the chair of mathematics, 1848 April 5-27","Meade (William), at Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, to Professor Ewell, at William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1849 March 18. Transferred to William and Mary College Papers, folder 99.","Munford (Maria), at Williamsburg, Virginia, to Elizabeth S. Ewell, 1859 October 30","Munford (Maria) to Elizabeth S. Ewell, undated","Smith (R. McF.), at Nashville, Tennessee, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Ewell, Virginia, 1892 October 3. Original letter was transferred to the William and Mary College Papers, folder 127, page 5.","Sweet (Drew), at Waynesville, Ohio, to Col. Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1887 May 15","Turner (Harriot S.), at Washington, D.C., to Dr. [?] Wise, undated","Turner (Harriot S.) to Dr. Wise, undated","Watkins (F. N.), at Hampden Sidney College, to the Visitors of the William and Mary University, 1848 April 7. Letter recommending Benjamin S. Ewell for a professorship.","West (Robert), at North East P.O., Cecil County, Maryland, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1866 April 8","Wyatt (Charles B.), at San Francisco, California, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1869 April 8","Letter from unknown person to Elizabeth Ewell, undated. Incomplete. Transferred to the William and Mary College Papers, folder 120.","Letter from R. McCandlish at Williamsburg, Virginia, to Benjamin S. Ewell at Washington College, Lexington, Virginia. Forwarded to Buckland, Prince William County. 1848 July 15."],"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","Office of the President","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","College of William and Mary. Office of the President"],"names_coll_ssim":["College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","College of William and Mary. 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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.","This collection has been organized into six series.","Series 1 includes letters arranged alpabetically by writer. A uniform entry has been adopted for each name, and persons of the same name have been identified and distinguished from each other by indicating their relationship to Benjamin S. Ewell or other persons. For example, the entry Brown (Harriot S.) is used for letters signed H. S. Brown and Hattie, and the entry Ewell (Elizabeth), daughter of Benjamin S. Ewell, is used for letters signed Lizzy Ewell or simply Lizzy.","Series 2 includes papers from various sources.","Series 3 is the plat of Ewell property.","Series 4 contains the Ewell Family Bible, published by Williams and Whiting in 1810, and signed by Thomas Ewell. Family records are in the center of the Bible. The first entry is the birth of Thomas Ewell in 1784 and the last entry is from 1918.","Series 5 is a scrapbook of mostly newspaper clippings from mid to late 1800's. Page 15 has an article, \"A Yankee's description of Williamsburg.\" Page 66 has a clipping, \"The Old Garden\" by Elizabeth J. Galt. Page 155 has an article about lightning striking the home of Beverly S. Scott, son-in-law of Benjamin Ewell. There are some handwritten poems and many published poems in the newspaper clippings. (Acc. No. 2008.196)","Series 6 is the diploma of Benjamin Stoddert Ewell from the United States Military Academy at West Point. (Acc. No. 2011.020)","Benjamin Stoddert Ewell was born in Georgetown, D. C., June 10, 1810, the son of Thomas Ewell and Elizabeth Stoddert. He graduated from United States Military Academy and taught there. He taught at Hampden- Sydney College and at Washington College (now Washington and Lee University). In 1848, he was elected professor of mathematics and acting president of College of William and Mary and in 1854, became president. He was colonel of 32nd Virginia Infantry Regiment and later assistant adjutant-general to Joseph E. Johnston. He was president of William and Mary 1854-1888 and died in 1894. He was the brother of Richard Stoddert Ewell, had another brother, William Stoddert, a sister Elizabeth S. Ewell, and a daughter, Elizabeth S. Ewell Scott.","The original finding aid references \"Photographs of pages from the Ewell Family Bible\"; however, these were not located with the collection as of April 11, 2018. Karen King, SCRC Staff.","Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00084.frame","Acc. 2011.020 added by Benjamin Bromley in January 2011.","Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Papers in the Swem Library Special Collections' University Archives section (UA 2.06). See also a report (entitled 'diary') of B. S. Ewell, April-August 1864 (Box 5, Vol. 5) in the Joseph E. Johnston Papers for a discussion of Williamsburg during the War.","At the York County Heritage Trust:\nFolder 13416: Letter from George Hay Kain to Isabel Small, September  11, 1950 and September 14, 1950; reply from Isabel Small to George Kain, September 12, 1957 (Information on McIlwaine family residence location in York and recollections of Gen. Jubal Early's visit to the family at request of Gen. Richard Ewell, Julia's brother-in-law). -On  microfilm: The Republican newspaper, April 17, 1839, marriage announcement of Benjamin S. Ewell to Julia Ann McIwaine, April 16, 1839; also bound Marriage Index to York Newspapers 1783-1850 entry. -Folder 19684, The Jere Kere Carl Scrap Book, Vol. 19, pg. 160, obituary of Mrs. Julia Ewell.","This collection contains materials dated 1784-1934. It includes correspondence, legal papers, and accounts, chiefly 1830-1892, of Benjamin S. Ewell, professor at the U.S. Military Academy, Hampden-Sydney College, Washington and Lee College, and the College of William and Mary (which he served as acting president, 1848-1849, and president, 1854-1888). Letters from Ewell during the Civil War when he was assistant adjutant-general to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston are included as well. Among the correspondents are members of the Tyler, Ewell, Campbell, and Brown families of Virginia and Tennessee. The collection also contains the memorandum book on the Ewell family by Elizabeth S. Ewell.","The following letters and papers were originally included in the Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Papers, but have been removed:","Letter from 'V. Jefferson Davis' (Varina Davis) at Beauvoir House, Beauvoir, Mississippi, to Benjamin S. Ewell at Williamsburg, Virginia. 1890 January 25. This letter acknowledges receipt of the resolutions passed by the citizens of Williamsburg and James City County on the death of Jefferson Davis. This item has been transferred to the Jefferson Davis Papers.","Letter from Sallie Munford at Williamsburg, Virginia, to Elizabeth Ewell. 1865 May 16. This item has been transferred to Virginia Cities - Williamsburg Papers (Folder 3).","Mason family data, undated. Transferred to Virginia genealogy, Mss. 39.4 G29.","Neale family data, undated. Transferred to Virginia genealogy, Mss. 39.4 G29.","Photograph of Malachi Gardner, carriage driver of Benjamin S. Ewell. Undated. As of 5/2016, this item has been transferred to the Portrait File: University Archives Photograph Collection, F and S, Gardiner, Malachi. 2 copies.","The letters below were transferred to the William and Mary College Papers (College Papers Collecton) or the Office of the President, Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Records:","Letter from Robert Nelson at Shanghai, China, to Benjamin S. Ewell at Williamsburg, Virginia. 1873 November 10. This item has been transferred to the William and Mary College Papers, folder 139.","Letter from F. N. Page at Shelby, Gloucester County, Virginia, to Professor Benjamin S. Ewell. 1849 April 18.","Letter from Charles F. Richardson at New York, to Col. Benjamin S. Ewell. 1877 March 9.","An act to establish a normal school at William and Mary College. 1888 March 19.","Resolution of the alumni association of William and Mary College, upon the death of Benjamin S. Ewell. 1894 October 1.","Two pages from a report of Benjamin S. Ewell as president of William and Mary College. Undated.","Page 17 of a report by Benjamin S. Ewell as president of William and Mary College. Undated. The report includes a quotation from an address by former president John Tyler to the alumni of William and Mary on the 166th Anniversary.","Page 19 of a paper concerning the establishment of a normal college. Undated.","Printed card containing information about William and Mary College. Undated.","Black certificate of proficiency. College of William and Mary Papers. Undated.","Braxton (Corbin) to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Buckland, Prince William County, Virginia Postmarked Richmond, Virginia, 1848 July 24","Burgess (B.J.), at Wilmington, North Carolina, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1878 November 2","Craik (James), at Louisville, Benjamin S. Ewell at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1876 September 2","Davies (Charles), at New York, to John Tyler, 1848 April 27. Letter recommending Benjamin S. Ewell for a professorship.","Ewell (Benjamin S.), at Washington, D.C., to Charles W. Porter, 1872 February 16","Ewell (Elizabeth) to Richard Ewell, 1858 July 9. (See William and Mary Papers, Folder 17, Item 3.)","Ewell (Elizabeth) to William Stoddert, 1858 July 22","Forest (Douglas F.), at Washington, D.C., to the President and Faculty of William and Mary College, 1879 March 26","Fulton (William), at Salisbury, Maryland, to Benjamin S. Ewell, 1872 July 29","Gilman (D. C.), at Baltimore, Maryland, to President Benjamin S. Ewell, 1887 May 28","Griffin (J. L. C.), at Sharon, Mississippi, to President Benjamin S. Ewell, 1855 January 12","Grisby (Hugh Blair), at Charlotte Court House, Virginia, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1868 January 2","Grisby (Hugh Blair), at Edgehill, to Col. Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1872 June 2","Hall (J. Lesslie), at Williamsburg, Virginia, to Mrs. Beverly Scott, at Ewell, James City County, Virginia, 1902 February 7","Hobson (Annie J. W.), at Richmond, to Col. Ewell, 1877 September 29","Hoge (Addison), at Oxford, Mississippi, to Col. B. S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1888 May 18","Hough (M.), at Baltimore, to Elizabeth Ewell, daughter of Benjamin S. Ewell, 1859 February 9","Lee (J. F.), at Annapolis, to Col. Benjamin S. Ewell, 1868 January 23","McLane (Robert), at Washington, D.C., to John Tyler and the Board of Visitors of William and Mary College, Virginia, 1848 April 5. Letter recommending Benjamin S. Ewell for a professorship. Transferred to William and Mary College Papers, folder 82, page 2, item 2m papers relating to the appointment of Benjamin S. Ewell to the chair of mathematics, 1848 April 5-27","Meade (William), at Millwood, Clarke County, Virginia, to Professor Ewell, at William and Mary College, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1849 March 18. Transferred to William and Mary College Papers, folder 99.","Munford (Maria), at Williamsburg, Virginia, to Elizabeth S. Ewell, 1859 October 30","Munford (Maria) to Elizabeth S. Ewell, undated","Smith (R. McF.), at Nashville, Tennessee, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Ewell, Virginia, 1892 October 3. Original letter was transferred to the William and Mary College Papers, folder 127, page 5.","Sweet (Drew), at Waynesville, Ohio, to Col. Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1887 May 15","Turner (Harriot S.), at Washington, D.C., to Dr. [?] Wise, undated","Turner (Harriot S.) to Dr. Wise, undated","Watkins (F. N.), at Hampden Sidney College, to the Visitors of the William and Mary University, 1848 April 7. Letter recommending Benjamin S. Ewell for a professorship.","West (Robert), at North East P.O., Cecil County, Maryland, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1866 April 8","Wyatt (Charles B.), at San Francisco, California, to Benjamin S. Ewell, at Williamsburg, Virginia, 1869 April 8","Letter from unknown person to Elizabeth Ewell, undated. Incomplete. Transferred to the William and Mary College Papers, folder 120.","Letter from R. McCandlish at Williamsburg, Virginia, to Benjamin S. Ewell at Washington College, Lexington, Virginia. Forwarded to Buckland, Prince William County. 1848 July 15.","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","Office of the President","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","College of William and Mary. 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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. 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A uniform entry has been adopted for each name, and persons of the same name have been identified and distinguished from each other by indicating their relationship to Benjamin S. Ewell or other persons. For example, the entry Brown (Harriot S.) is used for letters signed H. S. Brown and Hattie, and the entry Ewell (Elizabeth), daughter of Benjamin S. Ewell, is used for letters signed Lizzy Ewell or simply Lizzy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2 includes papers from various sources. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3 is the plat of Ewell property. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4 contains the Ewell Family Bible, published by Williams and Whiting in 1810, and signed by Thomas Ewell. Family records are in the center of the Bible. The first entry is the birth of Thomas Ewell in 1784 and the last entry is from 1918.  \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5 is a scrapbook of mostly newspaper clippings from mid to late 1800's. Page 15 has an article, \"A Yankee's description of Williamsburg.\" Page 66 has a clipping, \"The Old Garden\" by Elizabeth J. Galt. Page 155 has an article about lightning striking the home of Beverly S. Scott, son-in-law of Benjamin Ewell. There are some handwritten poems and many published poems in the newspaper clippings. (Acc. No. 2008.196)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 6 is the diploma of Benjamin Stoddert Ewell from the United States Military Academy at West Point. (Acc. No. 2011.020)\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection has been organized into six series.","Series 1 includes letters arranged alpabetically by writer. A uniform entry has been adopted for each name, and persons of the same name have been identified and distinguished from each other by indicating their relationship to Benjamin S. Ewell or other persons. For example, the entry Brown (Harriot S.) is used for letters signed H. S. Brown and Hattie, and the entry Ewell (Elizabeth), daughter of Benjamin S. Ewell, is used for letters signed Lizzy Ewell or simply Lizzy.","Series 2 includes papers from various sources.","Series 3 is the plat of Ewell property.","Series 4 contains the Ewell Family Bible, published by Williams and Whiting in 1810, and signed by Thomas Ewell. Family records are in the center of the Bible. The first entry is the birth of Thomas Ewell in 1784 and the last entry is from 1918.","Series 5 is a scrapbook of mostly newspaper clippings from mid to late 1800's. Page 15 has an article, \"A Yankee's description of Williamsburg.\" Page 66 has a clipping, \"The Old Garden\" by Elizabeth J. Galt. Page 155 has an article about lightning striking the home of Beverly S. Scott, son-in-law of Benjamin Ewell. There are some handwritten poems and many published poems in the newspaper clippings. (Acc. 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Letters from Ewell during the Civil War when he was assistant adjutant-general to Gen. Joseph E. Johnston are included as well. Among the correspondents are members of the Tyler, Ewell, Campbell, and Brown families of Virginia and Tennessee. The collection also contains the memorandum book on the Ewell family by Elizabeth S. Ewell."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eThe following letters and papers were originally included in the Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Papers, but have been removed:\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from 'V. Jefferson Davis' (Varina Davis) at Beauvoir House, Beauvoir, Mississippi, to Benjamin S. Ewell at Williamsburg, Virginia. 1890 January 25. This letter acknowledges receipt of the resolutions passed by the citizens of Williamsburg and James City County on the death of Jefferson Davis. 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Turner (Oscillating Orfice Pump)\nLowell Hasel\nManned Spacecraft Center\nMark R. Nichols (VTOL, FSRD)\nMason (16 ft Wind Tunnel Study and Alteration)\nMason (Gust Tunnel)\nMessick (Langley Field Rear Fan)\nMichael A. Chaszeyka (McDonnel Douglas Review)\nMr. DeFraue (Two Dimensional Pressure Tunnel)\nMr.Wood (Free-Flight Tunnel)\nNACA/LMAL Travel Permission\nNorman Silvers\nP.W. Mangen (Hotel New Yorker) \nPaul Taynton (Texaco; Hydrazine in Fuel)\nPeninsula Planning District Commission (Cleaning Up Newport News)\nPlanning Office of the Technical Service Division\nPresident Jimmy Carter (Energy Crisis)\nR.C. Platt\nR.J. Landberg (McDonnell Douglas Review)\nRay W. Hooker (Gust Tunnel)\nRibner\nRichard O. Carden\nRobert R. Gilruth\nS. Walter Hixton Jr. (Management Training)\nState Corporation Commission\nSylvia Thomas (S.A.E.)\nTab Smith (York County Board of Supervisors) \nTravel Request and Authorization U.S. Office of Patents (Purox System) \nUnion Carbide Corporation (Cleaning up Newport News/ Towards Energy Independence) William A. Harding\nWilliam A. Scheller","Series IV: Professional Projects, 1937-1984, n.d. includes a small group of outlines and reports. This series primarily consist of five subseries, organized by topic/project, consisting of a variety of formats from Corson's work as an Aerospace Engineer with NASA.","Subseries A: Research Tunnels includes papers and research relating to a variety of tunnels on which Corson worked (other than the 16 foot Transonic Tunnel (which is its own subseries below).","Subseries B: Propellers and Propeller Research includes notes, graphs, calculations, and subject files on propellers and fan designs.","Subseries C: Nozzles and Nozzle Research includes reports, notes, figures, proposals, and designs for nozzles.","Subseries D: Research Projects contains drawings, calculations, notes, and subject files on topics relating to aspects of flight and engineering, especially certain parts or processes.","Subseries E: 16 Foot Transonic Tunnel and Research includes extensive notes, photographs, calculations, notes, and reports on one of Corson's major projects and research topics. Materials in these series, subseries, and sub-subseries are organized by topic/subject.","Major projects in this series include: \n\n19 Foot Pressure Tunnel \n20 Spin Tunnel \nAERL Ice Tunnel \nAir Breathing Propulsions Systems \nAnnular Nozzle with a Concave Central base \nAnnular Nozzle with a Semi Toridal Base \nCarderock Wind Tunnel \nCascade Plug Nozzle \nConvergent Divergent Nozzle \nExhaust Nozzle and Jet Nozzle Performance \nHigh Speed Tunnel \nJet Interference Program \nMcDonnell Douglas Review \nMoffett Field \nPerforated Diffuser Nozzle Bifurcated Rotary Joint \nPropeller Research Tunnel \nStability Tunnel \nSwept Wing \nTransonic Tunnel \nTwo Dimensional Pressure Tunnel","Series V: Publications, Journals, and Reports, 1934-1982 contains published works by Corson or collected by him for research purposes. The majority are directly related to projects on which Corson worked. This series includes six subseries, organized by type of publication (Publications, Reports, Papers, Journals, Articles, and Pamphlets, Brochures, and Directories). Materials in each subseries are organized alphabetically by title.","Family History\nBlake Wilson Corson, Sr., was born in Cumberland Virginia in 1874. Wilson Corson had five sisters. Corson attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1895. Corson married Anne Mason \"Annie\" White on April 23, 1907.","Blake Wilson Corson, Jr., was born to Blake Wilson Corson, Sr. (1874-1962) and Anne Mason Corson (1874-1968) on October 1, 1908, in Henrico, Virginia. Corson had two youngers sisters Juidith Parker (born July 20, 1911) and Georgina White (born June 26, 1915). Blake W. Corson, Jr., married Shirley Huxter (1921-2014) on December 6, 1947. They had one daughter.","Corson, Sr., died in 1962, and Anne Corson died in 1968. They were buried together at Grace Episcopal Church.","Blake W. Corson, Jr., died at 83 on December 23, 1991. He was survived by his wife and daughter. Corson was burried in Peninsula Memorial Park Newport News. Shirley Corson died in 2014 at the age of 93.","Education and Work\nBlake W. Corson, Jr., graduated from John Marshall High School. Corson, Jr., attended the University of Richmond and earned a B.S. in Mathmatics and Physics in 1932. In 1935 Corson, Jr., began working with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the Natioanl Aeronautical and Space Association. Corson, Jr., retired in 1972.","Patents\n\nCascade Plug Nozzle, Filed :1974, 07, 12, Publication: 1976, 02, 17\nNozzle: Filed: 1960, 05 , 23; Publication: 1961,12,12","Publications\n\n\"The Aerodynamics of a Wind Tunnel Fan.\" NASA. 1941.\n\"Model Tests of a Wing-Duct System for Auxiliary Air Supply.\" NASA. 1941.\n\"The Belt Method for Measuring Pressure Distribution.\" NASA. 1943.\n\"Cooling Characteristics of a Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Engine Installed in an NACA Short-nose High-inlet-velocity Cowling.\" NASA. 1944.\n\"Analysis of Propeller Efficiency Losses Associated with Heated-air Thermal De-icing.\" NASA. 1946.\n\"The Effect of Simulated  Icing on Propeller Performance.\" NASA. 1946.\n\"Investigation of the Effect of a Tip Modification and Thermal De-icing Air Flow on Propeller Performance.\" NASA. 1946.\n\"A Review Of Propeller Theory\" NASA. 1948.\n\"The Langley 2,000 Horsspower propeller Dynamometer and Tests at High Speed of an NACA 10-(3)(08)-03 Two Blade Propeller\". NASA. 1952.\n\"Static Thrust of an Annular Nozzle with a Concave Central Base.\" NASA. 1960.\n\"Transonic Thrust and Drag Characteristics of an Annular Nozzle Having a Semitoroidal Concave Plug.\" NASA. 1964.\n\"Summary of Research on Jet Exit Installations.\" NASA. 1966.\n\"Calibration of the Langley 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel with Test Section Air Removal.\" NASA. 1974.","Sources:\n\n\n\"Black Wilson Corson Jr.\" obituary, Daily Press (Newport News, Va.), Dec. 25, 1991, p. A16, available online from Newsbank at https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004\u0026rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com\u0026svc_dat=AWNB\u0026req_dat=0D13EB2D702F7E0A\u0026rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx\u0026rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB4E733E3BEA1FC\n\n\"Blake Wilson Corson Sr.\" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5313978/blake-wilson-corson\n\"Blake Wilson Corson Jr.\" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83447647/blake-wilson-corson\nAncestry.com Library Edition","The guide to the Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","The Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers are comprised of professional and personal files, correspondence, and published materials from 1861-1984 (bulk, 1934-1979), primarily relating to his career as an engineer at NASA Langley. Topics include aerodynamic performance of aircraft propellers and manned aircraft; wind tunnel fans, jet noise suppression, and tunnel calibration. This collection is organized into five series by material type.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers are comprised of professional and personal files, correspondence, and published materials from 1861-1984 (bulk, 1934-1979), primarily relating to Corson's (1908-1991) career as an engineer at NASA Langley.","Please note: The majority collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics","United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration","Langley Aeronautical Laboratory","Corson, Blake W., Jr. (Blake Wilson), 1908-1991","Becker, John V. (John Vernon), 1913-2020 -- Correspondence","Bierman, David -- Correspondence","Johnson, E. -- Correspondence","Quarles, L. 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This series is arranged by material type.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries II: Personal Projects, 1941-1979, n.d.\u003c/emph\u003e consists of research, subject files, patent forms, and extensive notes on a variety of research projects conducted by Corson outside of his work for Langley. The majority of this series surrounds two projects: \"Toward Energy Independence\" and Corson's interest in environmental clean up in the Newport News area. This series is arranged by project/topic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries III: Correspondence/Memorandum, 1938-1978, n.d.\u003c/emph\u003e contains letters to and from a variety of scientists, researchers, community members, government employees, and some corporations and agencies. In addition, there are extensive memos written reporting on projects of which Corson was a part. There is a list of major correspondents below. This series in in chronological order. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMajor correspondents in this collection include:\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eA.W. Vogley\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAbe Silverstien\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAcoustics Division (Position Transfer)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAdmiral Ralph W. 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Zeno (ASME Talk on Propeller Theory)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eDavid Biermann (Moffett Field/Langley Field Fans, R-2800 Engine)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e Director John R. Erwin (Shadow Graph Wing Shock)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eDonald D. Amos (Oscillating Orfice Pump)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eDonald D. Baals\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eDr. Adolph Busemann\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eDr. Clinton C. Kemp E. Boxer (Compressor Noise Reduction)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eE. J. Manganilleo E. Johnson (Moffett Field Fans)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eEdgar M. Cartright Energy Research and Development Administration Engineer in Charge (High Speed Tunnel)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eEngineer in Charge (Servo Control) FAECT-- PAC Committee of Chapter 15\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFrank Smiley (Newport News City Manager)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eG.W. Lewis\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eGeorge R. Kinney\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eH. J. E. Reid\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eH.B. Edwards (16 foot Wind Tunnel Fan Blades)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eHamilton Standard Division\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eHarleth G. Wiley (Research and Technology Resume Numbering System)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eHarry E. Shanner\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eHenry Balfour\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eHoward J. Osborn; Office of Patent Council LRC (Mutiple Cell Toridal Vortex Tube)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eHugh L. Dryden (University Conference on Aerodynamics)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJ. G. McHugh\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJ.M. Carson, Jr. (Office Patent Council)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJ.O. Tresansky (Office Patent Council)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJ.W. Crowly\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJames B. Delanor\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eJohn L. Crigler\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJohn N. Randolph (Patent, Improved Type of Crate for Bottled Beverages)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJohn V. Becker (Moffett Field Tunnel Fans)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eKeffer (Langley Field Rear Propeller)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eL. R. Quarles (Blade Elements)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eLawrence K. Loftin, Jr. (McDonnel Douglas Review)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eLeland B. Salters, Jr.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eLindsey I . Turner (Oscillating Orfice Pump)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eLowell Hasel\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eManned Spacecraft Center\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMark R. Nichols (VTOL, FSRD)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMason (16 ft Wind Tunnel Study and Alteration)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMason (Gust Tunnel)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMessick (Langley Field Rear Fan)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMichael A. Chaszeyka (McDonnel Douglas Review)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMr. DeFraue (Two Dimensional Pressure Tunnel)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMr.Wood (Free-Flight Tunnel)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eNACA/LMAL Travel Permission\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eNorman Silvers\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eP.W. Mangen (Hotel New Yorker)\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003ePaul Taynton (Texaco; Hydrazine in Fuel)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ePeninsula Planning District Commission (Cleaning Up Newport News)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ePlanning Office of the Technical Service Division\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ePresident Jimmy Carter (Energy Crisis)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eR.C. Platt\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eR.J. Landberg (McDonnell Douglas Review)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eRay W. Hooker (Gust Tunnel)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eRibner\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eRichard O. 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This series primarily consist of five subseries, organized by topic/project, consisting of a variety of formats from Corson's work as an Aerospace Engineer with NASA. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries A: Research Tunnels includes papers and research relating to a variety of tunnels on which Corson worked (other than the 16 foot Transonic Tunnel (which is its own subseries below). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries B: Propellers and Propeller Research includes notes, graphs, calculations, and subject files on propellers and fan designs. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries C: Nozzles and Nozzle Research includes reports, notes, figures, proposals, and designs for nozzles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries D: Research Projects contains drawings, calculations, notes, and subject files on topics relating to aspects of flight and engineering, especially certain parts or processes. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries E: 16 Foot Transonic Tunnel and Research includes extensive notes, photographs, calculations, notes, and reports on one of Corson's major projects and research topics. Materials in these series, subseries, and sub-subseries are organized by topic/subject. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMajor projects in this series include: \n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e19 Foot Pressure Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003e20 Spin Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eAERL Ice Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eAir Breathing Propulsions Systems\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eAnnular Nozzle with a Concave Central base\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eAnnular Nozzle with a Semi Toridal Base\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eCarderock Wind Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eCascade Plug Nozzle\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eConvergent Divergent Nozzle\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eExhaust Nozzle and Jet Nozzle Performance\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eHigh Speed Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eJet Interference Program\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eMcDonnell Douglas Review\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eMoffett Field\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003ePerforated Diffuser Nozzle Bifurcated Rotary Joint\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003ePropeller Research Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eStability Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eSwept Wing\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eTransonic Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eTwo Dimensional Pressure Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries V: Publications, Journals, and Reports, 1934-1982\u003c/emph\u003e contains published works by Corson or collected by him for research purposes. The majority are directly related to projects on which Corson worked. This series includes six subseries, organized by type of publication (Publications, Reports, Papers, Journals, Articles, and Pamphlets, Brochures, and Directories). Materials in each subseries are organized alphabetically by title.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is organized into five series by material type.","Series I: Personal Papers, 1861-1865, 1962-1966, n.d. includes Corson's resume, personal photographs, and materials relating to the Corson family history, genealogy, and copies of family correspondence. This series is arranged by material type.","Series II: Personal Projects, 1941-1979, n.d. consists of research, subject files, patent forms, and extensive notes on a variety of research projects conducted by Corson outside of his work for Langley. The majority of this series surrounds two projects: \"Toward Energy Independence\" and Corson's interest in environmental clean up in the Newport News area. This series is arranged by project/topic.","Series III: Correspondence/Memorandum, 1938-1978, n.d. contains letters to and from a variety of scientists, researchers, community members, government employees, and some corporations and agencies. In addition, there are extensive memos written reporting on projects of which Corson was a part. There is a list of major correspondents below. This series in in chronological order.","Major correspondents in this collection include:\n\nA.W. Vogley\nAbe Silverstien\nAcoustics Division (Position Transfer)\nAdmiral Ralph W. Cousins (Cleaning Up Newport News)\nAnita Cavagnara Associate Director (Cooperation and Research with Boeing)\nBill Greathoose Booth (High Speed Tunnel)\nChief Of Aerodynamics (High Speed Tunnel Reports)\nChief of Compressibility Research (16ft High Speed Tunnel Rotating Seal)\nChief of Compressibility Research (Project Z)\nChief of Research (Mechanical Sink)\nChief of Research (Propeller Projects and Papers)\nChief of Research (Thermal Deiceing Propeller and Jet Driven Propeller)\nClyde Lumpkin Construction Office, John D.R. Zeno (ASME Talk on Propeller Theory)\nDavid Biermann (Moffett Field/Langley Field Fans, R-2800 Engine)\n Director John R. Erwin (Shadow Graph Wing Shock)\nDonald D. Amos (Oscillating Orfice Pump)\nDonald D. Baals\nDr. Adolph Busemann\nDr. Clinton C. Kemp E. Boxer (Compressor Noise Reduction)\nE. J. Manganilleo E. Johnson (Moffett Field Fans)\nEdgar M. Cartright Energy Research and Development Administration Engineer in Charge (High Speed Tunnel)\nEngineer in Charge (Servo Control) FAECT-- PAC Committee of Chapter 15\nFrank Smiley (Newport News City Manager)\nG.W. Lewis\nGeorge R. Kinney\nH. J. E. Reid\nH.B. Edwards (16 foot Wind Tunnel Fan Blades)\nHamilton Standard Division\nHarleth G. Wiley (Research and Technology Resume Numbering System)\nHarry E. Shanner\nHenry Balfour\nHoward J. Osborn; Office of Patent Council LRC (Mutiple Cell Toridal Vortex Tube)\nHugh L. Dryden (University Conference on Aerodynamics)\nJ. G. McHugh\nJ.M. Carson, Jr. (Office Patent Council)\nJ.O. Tresansky (Office Patent Council)\nJ.W. Crowly\nJames B. Delanor \nJohn L. Crigler\nJohn N. Randolph (Patent, Improved Type of Crate for Bottled Beverages)\nJohn V. Becker (Moffett Field Tunnel Fans)\nKeffer (Langley Field Rear Propeller)\nL. R. Quarles (Blade Elements)\nLawrence K. Loftin, Jr. (McDonnel Douglas Review)\nLeland B. Salters, Jr.\nLindsey I . Turner (Oscillating Orfice Pump)\nLowell Hasel\nManned Spacecraft Center\nMark R. Nichols (VTOL, FSRD)\nMason (16 ft Wind Tunnel Study and Alteration)\nMason (Gust Tunnel)\nMessick (Langley Field Rear Fan)\nMichael A. Chaszeyka (McDonnel Douglas Review)\nMr. DeFraue (Two Dimensional Pressure Tunnel)\nMr.Wood (Free-Flight Tunnel)\nNACA/LMAL Travel Permission\nNorman Silvers\nP.W. Mangen (Hotel New Yorker) \nPaul Taynton (Texaco; Hydrazine in Fuel)\nPeninsula Planning District Commission (Cleaning Up Newport News)\nPlanning Office of the Technical Service Division\nPresident Jimmy Carter (Energy Crisis)\nR.C. Platt\nR.J. Landberg (McDonnell Douglas Review)\nRay W. Hooker (Gust Tunnel)\nRibner\nRichard O. Carden\nRobert R. Gilruth\nS. Walter Hixton Jr. (Management Training)\nState Corporation Commission\nSylvia Thomas (S.A.E.)\nTab Smith (York County Board of Supervisors) \nTravel Request and Authorization U.S. Office of Patents (Purox System) \nUnion Carbide Corporation (Cleaning up Newport News/ Towards Energy Independence) William A. Harding\nWilliam A. Scheller","Series IV: Professional Projects, 1937-1984, n.d. includes a small group of outlines and reports. This series primarily consist of five subseries, organized by topic/project, consisting of a variety of formats from Corson's work as an Aerospace Engineer with NASA.","Subseries A: Research Tunnels includes papers and research relating to a variety of tunnels on which Corson worked (other than the 16 foot Transonic Tunnel (which is its own subseries below).","Subseries B: Propellers and Propeller Research includes notes, graphs, calculations, and subject files on propellers and fan designs.","Subseries C: Nozzles and Nozzle Research includes reports, notes, figures, proposals, and designs for nozzles.","Subseries D: Research Projects contains drawings, calculations, notes, and subject files on topics relating to aspects of flight and engineering, especially certain parts or processes.","Subseries E: 16 Foot Transonic Tunnel and Research includes extensive notes, photographs, calculations, notes, and reports on one of Corson's major projects and research topics. Materials in these series, subseries, and sub-subseries are organized by topic/subject.","Major projects in this series include: \n\n19 Foot Pressure Tunnel \n20 Spin Tunnel \nAERL Ice Tunnel \nAir Breathing Propulsions Systems \nAnnular Nozzle with a Concave Central base \nAnnular Nozzle with a Semi Toridal Base \nCarderock Wind Tunnel \nCascade Plug Nozzle \nConvergent Divergent Nozzle \nExhaust Nozzle and Jet Nozzle Performance \nHigh Speed Tunnel \nJet Interference Program \nMcDonnell Douglas Review \nMoffett Field \nPerforated Diffuser Nozzle Bifurcated Rotary Joint \nPropeller Research Tunnel \nStability Tunnel \nSwept Wing \nTransonic Tunnel \nTwo Dimensional Pressure Tunnel","Series V: Publications, Journals, and Reports, 1934-1982 contains published works by Corson or collected by him for research purposes. The majority are directly related to projects on which Corson worked. This series includes six subseries, organized by type of publication (Publications, Reports, Papers, Journals, Articles, and Pamphlets, Brochures, and Directories). Materials in each subseries are organized alphabetically by title."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eFamily History\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBlake Wilson Corson, Sr., was born in Cumberland Virginia in 1874. Wilson Corson had five sisters. Corson attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1895. Corson married Anne Mason \"Annie\" White on April 23, 1907. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlake Wilson Corson, Jr., was born to Blake Wilson Corson, Sr. (1874-1962) and Anne Mason Corson (1874-1968) on October 1, 1908, in Henrico, Virginia. Corson had two youngers sisters Juidith Parker (born July 20, 1911) and Georgina White (born June 26, 1915). Blake W. Corson, Jr., married Shirley Huxter (1921-2014) on December 6, 1947. They had one daughter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorson, Sr., died in 1962, and Anne Corson died in 1968. They were buried together at Grace Episcopal Church.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlake W. Corson, Jr., died at 83 on December 23, 1991. He was survived by his wife and daughter. Corson was burried in Peninsula Memorial Park Newport News. Shirley Corson died in 2014 at the age of 93.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eEducation and Work\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBlake W. Corson, Jr., graduated from John Marshall High School. Corson, Jr., attended the University of Richmond and earned a B.S. in Mathmatics and Physics in 1932. In 1935 Corson, Jr., began working with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the Natioanl Aeronautical and Space Association. Corson, Jr., retired in 1972. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePatents\u003c/emph\u003e\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCascade Plug Nozzle, Filed :1974, 07, 12, Publication: 1976, 02, 17\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eNozzle: Filed: 1960, 05 , 23; Publication: 1961,12,12\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePublications\u003c/emph\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"The Aerodynamics of a Wind Tunnel Fan.\" NASA. 1941.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Model Tests of a Wing-Duct System for Auxiliary Air Supply.\" NASA. 1941.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"The Belt Method for Measuring Pressure Distribution.\" NASA. 1943.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Cooling Characteristics of a Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Engine Installed in an NACA Short-nose High-inlet-velocity Cowling.\" NASA. 1944.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Analysis of Propeller Efficiency Losses Associated with Heated-air Thermal De-icing.\" NASA. 1946.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"The Effect of Simulated  Icing on Propeller Performance.\" NASA. 1946.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Investigation of the Effect of a Tip Modification and Thermal De-icing Air Flow on Propeller Performance.\" NASA. 1946.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"A Review Of Propeller Theory\" NASA. 1948.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"The Langley 2,000 Horsspower propeller Dynamometer and Tests at High Speed of an NACA 10-(3)(08)-03 Two Blade Propeller\". NASA. 1952.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Static Thrust of an Annular Nozzle with a Concave Central Base.\" NASA. 1960.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Transonic Thrust and Drag Characteristics of an Annular Nozzle Having a Semitoroidal Concave Plug.\" NASA. 1964.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Summary of Research on Jet Exit Installations.\" NASA. 1966.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Calibration of the Langley 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel with Test Section Air Removal.\" NASA. 1974.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSources:\u003c/emph\u003e\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\"Black Wilson Corson Jr.\" obituary, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily Press\u003c/title\u003e (Newport News, Va.), Dec. 25, 1991, p. A16, available online from Newsbank at \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004\u0026amp;rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com\u0026amp;svc_dat=AWNB\u0026amp;req_dat=0D13EB2D702F7E0A\u0026amp;rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx\u0026amp;rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB4E733E3BEA1FC\"\u003ehttps://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004\u0026amp;rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com\u0026amp;svc_dat=AWNB\u0026amp;req_dat=0D13EB2D702F7E0A\u0026amp;rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx\u0026amp;rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB4E733E3BEA1FC\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Blake Wilson Corson Sr.\" entry, Findagrave.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5313978/blake-wilson-corson\"\u003ehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5313978/blake-wilson-corson\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Blake Wilson Corson Jr.\" entry, Findagrave.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83447647/blake-wilson-corson\"\u003ehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83447647/blake-wilson-corson\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAncestry.com Library Edition\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Family History\nBlake Wilson Corson, Sr., was born in Cumberland Virginia in 1874. Wilson Corson had five sisters. Corson attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1895. Corson married Anne Mason \"Annie\" White on April 23, 1907.","Blake Wilson Corson, Jr., was born to Blake Wilson Corson, Sr. (1874-1962) and Anne Mason Corson (1874-1968) on October 1, 1908, in Henrico, Virginia. Corson had two youngers sisters Juidith Parker (born July 20, 1911) and Georgina White (born June 26, 1915). Blake W. Corson, Jr., married Shirley Huxter (1921-2014) on December 6, 1947. They had one daughter.","Corson, Sr., died in 1962, and Anne Corson died in 1968. They were buried together at Grace Episcopal Church.","Blake W. Corson, Jr., died at 83 on December 23, 1991. He was survived by his wife and daughter. Corson was burried in Peninsula Memorial Park Newport News. Shirley Corson died in 2014 at the age of 93.","Education and Work\nBlake W. Corson, Jr., graduated from John Marshall High School. Corson, Jr., attended the University of Richmond and earned a B.S. in Mathmatics and Physics in 1932. In 1935 Corson, Jr., began working with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the Natioanl Aeronautical and Space Association. Corson, Jr., retired in 1972.","Patents\n\nCascade Plug Nozzle, Filed :1974, 07, 12, Publication: 1976, 02, 17\nNozzle: Filed: 1960, 05 , 23; Publication: 1961,12,12","Publications\n\n\"The Aerodynamics of a Wind Tunnel Fan.\" NASA. 1941.\n\"Model Tests of a Wing-Duct System for Auxiliary Air Supply.\" NASA. 1941.\n\"The Belt Method for Measuring Pressure Distribution.\" NASA. 1943.\n\"Cooling Characteristics of a Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Engine Installed in an NACA Short-nose High-inlet-velocity Cowling.\" NASA. 1944.\n\"Analysis of Propeller Efficiency Losses Associated with Heated-air Thermal De-icing.\" NASA. 1946.\n\"The Effect of Simulated  Icing on Propeller Performance.\" NASA. 1946.\n\"Investigation of the Effect of a Tip Modification and Thermal De-icing Air Flow on Propeller Performance.\" NASA. 1946.\n\"A Review Of Propeller Theory\" NASA. 1948.\n\"The Langley 2,000 Horsspower propeller Dynamometer and Tests at High Speed of an NACA 10-(3)(08)-03 Two Blade Propeller\". NASA. 1952.\n\"Static Thrust of an Annular Nozzle with a Concave Central Base.\" NASA. 1960.\n\"Transonic Thrust and Drag Characteristics of an Annular Nozzle Having a Semitoroidal Concave Plug.\" NASA. 1964.\n\"Summary of Research on Jet Exit Installations.\" NASA. 1966.\n\"Calibration of the Langley 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel with Test Section Air Removal.\" NASA. 1974.","Sources:\n\n\n\"Black Wilson Corson Jr.\" obituary, Daily Press (Newport News, Va.), Dec. 25, 1991, p. A16, available online from Newsbank at https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004\u0026rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com\u0026svc_dat=AWNB\u0026req_dat=0D13EB2D702F7E0A\u0026rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx\u0026rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB4E733E3BEA1FC\n\n\"Blake Wilson Corson Sr.\" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5313978/blake-wilson-corson\n\"Blake Wilson Corson Jr.\" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83447647/blake-wilson-corson\nAncestry.com Library Edition"],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers, Ms1990-055, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers, Ms1990-055, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers are comprised of professional and personal files, correspondence, and published materials from 1861-1984 (bulk, 1934-1979), primarily relating to his career as an engineer at NASA Langley. Topics include aerodynamic performance of aircraft propellers and manned aircraft; wind tunnel fans, jet noise suppression, and tunnel calibration. This collection is organized into five series by material type.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers are comprised of professional and personal files, correspondence, and published materials from 1861-1984 (bulk, 1934-1979), primarily relating to his career as an engineer at NASA Langley. Topics include aerodynamic performance of aircraft propellers and manned aircraft; wind tunnel fans, jet noise suppression, and tunnel calibration. This collection is organized into five series by material type."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_7a799cb0db65ef10e4ffe48a4d568355\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers are comprised of professional and personal files, correspondence, and published materials from 1861-1984 (bulk, 1934-1979), primarily relating to Corson's (1908-1991) career as an engineer at NASA Langley.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers are comprised of professional and personal files, correspondence, and published materials from 1861-1984 (bulk, 1934-1979), primarily relating to Corson's (1908-1991) career as an engineer at NASA Langley."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_6b661db184ae833aebf7f839f3046ffd\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e The majority collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/physloc\u003e\n    "],"physloc_tesim":["Please note: The majority collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics","United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration","Langley Aeronautical Laboratory"],"names_coll_ssim":["United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics","United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration","Becker, John V. (John Vernon), 1913-2020 -- Correspondence","Bierman, David -- Correspondence"],"persname_ssim":["Corson, Blake W., Jr. (Blake Wilson), 1908-1991","Becker, John V. (John Vernon), 1913-2020 -- Correspondence","Bierman, David -- Correspondence","Johnson, E. -- Correspondence","Quarles, L. R.","Bierman, David","Messick, Mr.","Keffer, Percy","Edwards, H. B."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics","United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration","Langley Aeronautical Laboratory","Corson, Blake W., Jr. (Blake Wilson), 1908-1991","Becker, John V. (John Vernon), 1913-2020 -- Correspondence","Bierman, David -- Correspondence","Johnson, E. -- Correspondence","Quarles, L. R.","Bierman, David","Messick, Mr.","Keffer, Percy","Edwards, H. B."],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":766,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-08-14T22:30:00.355Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1788","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1788","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1788","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1788","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_1788.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Corson, Blake W., Jr., Papers","title_ssm":["Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers"],"title_tesim":["Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1861-1984","1934-1979"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1861-1984"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1934-1979"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1861/1984, bulk 1934/1979"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers, 1861/1984, bulk 1934/1979"],"text":["Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers, 1861/1984, bulk 1934/1979","Ms.1990.055","Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)","Physics","Science and Technology","Aeronautical engineers","Physicists","United States -- National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics -- Officials and employees","United States -- National Aeronautics and Space Administration -- Officials and employees","Blueprints (reprographic copies)","Correspondence","Engineering Drawings","Memorandums","The collection is open for research.","This collection is organized into five series by material type.","Series I: Personal Papers, 1861-1865, 1962-1966, n.d. includes Corson's resume, personal photographs, and materials relating to the Corson family history, genealogy, and copies of family correspondence. This series is arranged by material type.","Series II: Personal Projects, 1941-1979, n.d. consists of research, subject files, patent forms, and extensive notes on a variety of research projects conducted by Corson outside of his work for Langley. The majority of this series surrounds two projects: \"Toward Energy Independence\" and Corson's interest in environmental clean up in the Newport News area. This series is arranged by project/topic.","Series III: Correspondence/Memorandum, 1938-1978, n.d. contains letters to and from a variety of scientists, researchers, community members, government employees, and some corporations and agencies. In addition, there are extensive memos written reporting on projects of which Corson was a part. There is a list of major correspondents below. This series in in chronological order.","Major correspondents in this collection include:\n\nA.W. Vogley\nAbe Silverstien\nAcoustics Division (Position Transfer)\nAdmiral Ralph W. Cousins (Cleaning Up Newport News)\nAnita Cavagnara Associate Director (Cooperation and Research with Boeing)\nBill Greathoose Booth (High Speed Tunnel)\nChief Of Aerodynamics (High Speed Tunnel Reports)\nChief of Compressibility Research (16ft High Speed Tunnel Rotating Seal)\nChief of Compressibility Research (Project Z)\nChief of Research (Mechanical Sink)\nChief of Research (Propeller Projects and Papers)\nChief of Research (Thermal Deiceing Propeller and Jet Driven Propeller)\nClyde Lumpkin Construction Office, John D.R. Zeno (ASME Talk on Propeller Theory)\nDavid Biermann (Moffett Field/Langley Field Fans, R-2800 Engine)\n Director John R. Erwin (Shadow Graph Wing Shock)\nDonald D. Amos (Oscillating Orfice Pump)\nDonald D. Baals\nDr. Adolph Busemann\nDr. Clinton C. Kemp E. Boxer (Compressor Noise Reduction)\nE. J. Manganilleo E. Johnson (Moffett Field Fans)\nEdgar M. Cartright Energy Research and Development Administration Engineer in Charge (High Speed Tunnel)\nEngineer in Charge (Servo Control) FAECT-- PAC Committee of Chapter 15\nFrank Smiley (Newport News City Manager)\nG.W. Lewis\nGeorge R. Kinney\nH. J. E. Reid\nH.B. Edwards (16 foot Wind Tunnel Fan Blades)\nHamilton Standard Division\nHarleth G. Wiley (Research and Technology Resume Numbering System)\nHarry E. Shanner\nHenry Balfour\nHoward J. Osborn; Office of Patent Council LRC (Mutiple Cell Toridal Vortex Tube)\nHugh L. Dryden (University Conference on Aerodynamics)\nJ. G. McHugh\nJ.M. Carson, Jr. (Office Patent Council)\nJ.O. Tresansky (Office Patent Council)\nJ.W. Crowly\nJames B. Delanor \nJohn L. Crigler\nJohn N. Randolph (Patent, Improved Type of Crate for Bottled Beverages)\nJohn V. Becker (Moffett Field Tunnel Fans)\nKeffer (Langley Field Rear Propeller)\nL. R. Quarles (Blade Elements)\nLawrence K. Loftin, Jr. (McDonnel Douglas Review)\nLeland B. Salters, Jr.\nLindsey I . Turner (Oscillating Orfice Pump)\nLowell Hasel\nManned Spacecraft Center\nMark R. Nichols (VTOL, FSRD)\nMason (16 ft Wind Tunnel Study and Alteration)\nMason (Gust Tunnel)\nMessick (Langley Field Rear Fan)\nMichael A. Chaszeyka (McDonnel Douglas Review)\nMr. DeFraue (Two Dimensional Pressure Tunnel)\nMr.Wood (Free-Flight Tunnel)\nNACA/LMAL Travel Permission\nNorman Silvers\nP.W. Mangen (Hotel New Yorker) \nPaul Taynton (Texaco; Hydrazine in Fuel)\nPeninsula Planning District Commission (Cleaning Up Newport News)\nPlanning Office of the Technical Service Division\nPresident Jimmy Carter (Energy Crisis)\nR.C. Platt\nR.J. Landberg (McDonnell Douglas Review)\nRay W. Hooker (Gust Tunnel)\nRibner\nRichard O. Carden\nRobert R. Gilruth\nS. Walter Hixton Jr. (Management Training)\nState Corporation Commission\nSylvia Thomas (S.A.E.)\nTab Smith (York County Board of Supervisors) \nTravel Request and Authorization U.S. Office of Patents (Purox System) \nUnion Carbide Corporation (Cleaning up Newport News/ Towards Energy Independence) William A. Harding\nWilliam A. Scheller","Series IV: Professional Projects, 1937-1984, n.d. includes a small group of outlines and reports. This series primarily consist of five subseries, organized by topic/project, consisting of a variety of formats from Corson's work as an Aerospace Engineer with NASA.","Subseries A: Research Tunnels includes papers and research relating to a variety of tunnels on which Corson worked (other than the 16 foot Transonic Tunnel (which is its own subseries below).","Subseries B: Propellers and Propeller Research includes notes, graphs, calculations, and subject files on propellers and fan designs.","Subseries C: Nozzles and Nozzle Research includes reports, notes, figures, proposals, and designs for nozzles.","Subseries D: Research Projects contains drawings, calculations, notes, and subject files on topics relating to aspects of flight and engineering, especially certain parts or processes.","Subseries E: 16 Foot Transonic Tunnel and Research includes extensive notes, photographs, calculations, notes, and reports on one of Corson's major projects and research topics. Materials in these series, subseries, and sub-subseries are organized by topic/subject.","Major projects in this series include: \n\n19 Foot Pressure Tunnel \n20 Spin Tunnel \nAERL Ice Tunnel \nAir Breathing Propulsions Systems \nAnnular Nozzle with a Concave Central base \nAnnular Nozzle with a Semi Toridal Base \nCarderock Wind Tunnel \nCascade Plug Nozzle \nConvergent Divergent Nozzle \nExhaust Nozzle and Jet Nozzle Performance \nHigh Speed Tunnel \nJet Interference Program \nMcDonnell Douglas Review \nMoffett Field \nPerforated Diffuser Nozzle Bifurcated Rotary Joint \nPropeller Research Tunnel \nStability Tunnel \nSwept Wing \nTransonic Tunnel \nTwo Dimensional Pressure Tunnel","Series V: Publications, Journals, and Reports, 1934-1982 contains published works by Corson or collected by him for research purposes. The majority are directly related to projects on which Corson worked. This series includes six subseries, organized by type of publication (Publications, Reports, Papers, Journals, Articles, and Pamphlets, Brochures, and Directories). Materials in each subseries are organized alphabetically by title.","Family History\nBlake Wilson Corson, Sr., was born in Cumberland Virginia in 1874. Wilson Corson had five sisters. Corson attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1895. Corson married Anne Mason \"Annie\" White on April 23, 1907.","Blake Wilson Corson, Jr., was born to Blake Wilson Corson, Sr. (1874-1962) and Anne Mason Corson (1874-1968) on October 1, 1908, in Henrico, Virginia. Corson had two youngers sisters Juidith Parker (born July 20, 1911) and Georgina White (born June 26, 1915). Blake W. Corson, Jr., married Shirley Huxter (1921-2014) on December 6, 1947. They had one daughter.","Corson, Sr., died in 1962, and Anne Corson died in 1968. They were buried together at Grace Episcopal Church.","Blake W. Corson, Jr., died at 83 on December 23, 1991. He was survived by his wife and daughter. Corson was burried in Peninsula Memorial Park Newport News. Shirley Corson died in 2014 at the age of 93.","Education and Work\nBlake W. Corson, Jr., graduated from John Marshall High School. Corson, Jr., attended the University of Richmond and earned a B.S. in Mathmatics and Physics in 1932. In 1935 Corson, Jr., began working with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the Natioanl Aeronautical and Space Association. Corson, Jr., retired in 1972.","Patents\n\nCascade Plug Nozzle, Filed :1974, 07, 12, Publication: 1976, 02, 17\nNozzle: Filed: 1960, 05 , 23; Publication: 1961,12,12","Publications\n\n\"The Aerodynamics of a Wind Tunnel Fan.\" NASA. 1941.\n\"Model Tests of a Wing-Duct System for Auxiliary Air Supply.\" NASA. 1941.\n\"The Belt Method for Measuring Pressure Distribution.\" NASA. 1943.\n\"Cooling Characteristics of a Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Engine Installed in an NACA Short-nose High-inlet-velocity Cowling.\" NASA. 1944.\n\"Analysis of Propeller Efficiency Losses Associated with Heated-air Thermal De-icing.\" NASA. 1946.\n\"The Effect of Simulated  Icing on Propeller Performance.\" NASA. 1946.\n\"Investigation of the Effect of a Tip Modification and Thermal De-icing Air Flow on Propeller Performance.\" NASA. 1946.\n\"A Review Of Propeller Theory\" NASA. 1948.\n\"The Langley 2,000 Horsspower propeller Dynamometer and Tests at High Speed of an NACA 10-(3)(08)-03 Two Blade Propeller\". NASA. 1952.\n\"Static Thrust of an Annular Nozzle with a Concave Central Base.\" NASA. 1960.\n\"Transonic Thrust and Drag Characteristics of an Annular Nozzle Having a Semitoroidal Concave Plug.\" NASA. 1964.\n\"Summary of Research on Jet Exit Installations.\" NASA. 1966.\n\"Calibration of the Langley 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel with Test Section Air Removal.\" NASA. 1974.","Sources:\n\n\n\"Black Wilson Corson Jr.\" obituary, Daily Press (Newport News, Va.), Dec. 25, 1991, p. A16, available online from Newsbank at https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004\u0026rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com\u0026svc_dat=AWNB\u0026req_dat=0D13EB2D702F7E0A\u0026rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx\u0026rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB4E733E3BEA1FC\n\n\"Blake Wilson Corson Sr.\" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5313978/blake-wilson-corson\n\"Blake Wilson Corson Jr.\" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83447647/blake-wilson-corson\nAncestry.com Library Edition","The guide to the Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","The Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers are comprised of professional and personal files, correspondence, and published materials from 1861-1984 (bulk, 1934-1979), primarily relating to his career as an engineer at NASA Langley. Topics include aerodynamic performance of aircraft propellers and manned aircraft; wind tunnel fans, jet noise suppression, and tunnel calibration. This collection is organized into five series by material type.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers are comprised of professional and personal files, correspondence, and published materials from 1861-1984 (bulk, 1934-1979), primarily relating to Corson's (1908-1991) career as an engineer at NASA Langley.","Please note: The majority collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","United States. National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics","United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration","Langley Aeronautical Laboratory","Corson, Blake W., Jr. (Blake Wilson), 1908-1991","Becker, John V. (John Vernon), 1913-2020 -- Correspondence","Bierman, David -- Correspondence","Johnson, E. -- Correspondence","Quarles, L. 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This series is arranged by material type.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries II: Personal Projects, 1941-1979, n.d.\u003c/emph\u003e consists of research, subject files, patent forms, and extensive notes on a variety of research projects conducted by Corson outside of his work for Langley. The majority of this series surrounds two projects: \"Toward Energy Independence\" and Corson's interest in environmental clean up in the Newport News area. This series is arranged by project/topic.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries III: Correspondence/Memorandum, 1938-1978, n.d.\u003c/emph\u003e contains letters to and from a variety of scientists, researchers, community members, government employees, and some corporations and agencies. In addition, there are extensive memos written reporting on projects of which Corson was a part. There is a list of major correspondents below. This series in in chronological order. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMajor correspondents in this collection include:\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eA.W. Vogley\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAbe Silverstien\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAcoustics Division (Position Transfer)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAdmiral Ralph W. 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Zeno (ASME Talk on Propeller Theory)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eDavid Biermann (Moffett Field/Langley Field Fans, R-2800 Engine)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e Director John R. Erwin (Shadow Graph Wing Shock)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eDonald D. Amos (Oscillating Orfice Pump)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eDonald D. Baals\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eDr. Adolph Busemann\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eDr. Clinton C. Kemp E. Boxer (Compressor Noise Reduction)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eE. J. Manganilleo E. Johnson (Moffett Field Fans)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eEdgar M. Cartright Energy Research and Development Administration Engineer in Charge (High Speed Tunnel)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eEngineer in Charge (Servo Control) FAECT-- PAC Committee of Chapter 15\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFrank Smiley (Newport News City Manager)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eG.W. Lewis\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eGeorge R. Kinney\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eH. J. E. Reid\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eH.B. Edwards (16 foot Wind Tunnel Fan Blades)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eHamilton Standard Division\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eHarleth G. Wiley (Research and Technology Resume Numbering System)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eHarry E. Shanner\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eHenry Balfour\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eHoward J. Osborn; Office of Patent Council LRC (Mutiple Cell Toridal Vortex Tube)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eHugh L. Dryden (University Conference on Aerodynamics)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJ. G. McHugh\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJ.M. Carson, Jr. (Office Patent Council)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJ.O. Tresansky (Office Patent Council)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJ.W. Crowly\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJames B. Delanor\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eJohn L. Crigler\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJohn N. Randolph (Patent, Improved Type of Crate for Bottled Beverages)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eJohn V. Becker (Moffett Field Tunnel Fans)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eKeffer (Langley Field Rear Propeller)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eL. R. Quarles (Blade Elements)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eLawrence K. Loftin, Jr. (McDonnel Douglas Review)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eLeland B. Salters, Jr.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eLindsey I . Turner (Oscillating Orfice Pump)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eLowell Hasel\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eManned Spacecraft Center\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMark R. Nichols (VTOL, FSRD)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMason (16 ft Wind Tunnel Study and Alteration)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMason (Gust Tunnel)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMessick (Langley Field Rear Fan)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMichael A. Chaszeyka (McDonnel Douglas Review)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMr. DeFraue (Two Dimensional Pressure Tunnel)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eMr.Wood (Free-Flight Tunnel)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eNACA/LMAL Travel Permission\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eNorman Silvers\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eP.W. Mangen (Hotel New Yorker)\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003ePaul Taynton (Texaco; Hydrazine in Fuel)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ePeninsula Planning District Commission (Cleaning Up Newport News)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ePlanning Office of the Technical Service Division\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ePresident Jimmy Carter (Energy Crisis)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eR.C. Platt\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eR.J. Landberg (McDonnell Douglas Review)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eRay W. Hooker (Gust Tunnel)\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eRibner\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eRichard O. 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This series primarily consist of five subseries, organized by topic/project, consisting of a variety of formats from Corson's work as an Aerospace Engineer with NASA. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries A: Research Tunnels includes papers and research relating to a variety of tunnels on which Corson worked (other than the 16 foot Transonic Tunnel (which is its own subseries below). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries B: Propellers and Propeller Research includes notes, graphs, calculations, and subject files on propellers and fan designs. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries C: Nozzles and Nozzle Research includes reports, notes, figures, proposals, and designs for nozzles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries D: Research Projects contains drawings, calculations, notes, and subject files on topics relating to aspects of flight and engineering, especially certain parts or processes. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSubseries E: 16 Foot Transonic Tunnel and Research includes extensive notes, photographs, calculations, notes, and reports on one of Corson's major projects and research topics. Materials in these series, subseries, and sub-subseries are organized by topic/subject. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMajor projects in this series include: \n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e19 Foot Pressure Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003e20 Spin Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eAERL Ice Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eAir Breathing Propulsions Systems\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eAnnular Nozzle with a Concave Central base\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eAnnular Nozzle with a Semi Toridal Base\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eCarderock Wind Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eCascade Plug Nozzle\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eConvergent Divergent Nozzle\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eExhaust Nozzle and Jet Nozzle Performance\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eHigh Speed Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eJet Interference Program\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eMcDonnell Douglas Review\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eMoffett Field\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003ePerforated Diffuser Nozzle Bifurcated Rotary Joint\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003ePropeller Research Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eStability Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eSwept Wing\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eTransonic Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eTwo Dimensional Pressure Tunnel\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries V: Publications, Journals, and Reports, 1934-1982\u003c/emph\u003e contains published works by Corson or collected by him for research purposes. The majority are directly related to projects on which Corson worked. This series includes six subseries, organized by type of publication (Publications, Reports, Papers, Journals, Articles, and Pamphlets, Brochures, and Directories). Materials in each subseries are organized alphabetically by title.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["This collection is organized into five series by material type.","Series I: Personal Papers, 1861-1865, 1962-1966, n.d. includes Corson's resume, personal photographs, and materials relating to the Corson family history, genealogy, and copies of family correspondence. This series is arranged by material type.","Series II: Personal Projects, 1941-1979, n.d. consists of research, subject files, patent forms, and extensive notes on a variety of research projects conducted by Corson outside of his work for Langley. The majority of this series surrounds two projects: \"Toward Energy Independence\" and Corson's interest in environmental clean up in the Newport News area. This series is arranged by project/topic.","Series III: Correspondence/Memorandum, 1938-1978, n.d. contains letters to and from a variety of scientists, researchers, community members, government employees, and some corporations and agencies. In addition, there are extensive memos written reporting on projects of which Corson was a part. There is a list of major correspondents below. This series in in chronological order.","Major correspondents in this collection include:\n\nA.W. Vogley\nAbe Silverstien\nAcoustics Division (Position Transfer)\nAdmiral Ralph W. Cousins (Cleaning Up Newport News)\nAnita Cavagnara Associate Director (Cooperation and Research with Boeing)\nBill Greathoose Booth (High Speed Tunnel)\nChief Of Aerodynamics (High Speed Tunnel Reports)\nChief of Compressibility Research (16ft High Speed Tunnel Rotating Seal)\nChief of Compressibility Research (Project Z)\nChief of Research (Mechanical Sink)\nChief of Research (Propeller Projects and Papers)\nChief of Research (Thermal Deiceing Propeller and Jet Driven Propeller)\nClyde Lumpkin Construction Office, John D.R. Zeno (ASME Talk on Propeller Theory)\nDavid Biermann (Moffett Field/Langley Field Fans, R-2800 Engine)\n Director John R. Erwin (Shadow Graph Wing Shock)\nDonald D. Amos (Oscillating Orfice Pump)\nDonald D. Baals\nDr. Adolph Busemann\nDr. Clinton C. Kemp E. Boxer (Compressor Noise Reduction)\nE. J. Manganilleo E. Johnson (Moffett Field Fans)\nEdgar M. Cartright Energy Research and Development Administration Engineer in Charge (High Speed Tunnel)\nEngineer in Charge (Servo Control) FAECT-- PAC Committee of Chapter 15\nFrank Smiley (Newport News City Manager)\nG.W. Lewis\nGeorge R. Kinney\nH. J. E. Reid\nH.B. Edwards (16 foot Wind Tunnel Fan Blades)\nHamilton Standard Division\nHarleth G. Wiley (Research and Technology Resume Numbering System)\nHarry E. Shanner\nHenry Balfour\nHoward J. Osborn; Office of Patent Council LRC (Mutiple Cell Toridal Vortex Tube)\nHugh L. Dryden (University Conference on Aerodynamics)\nJ. G. McHugh\nJ.M. Carson, Jr. (Office Patent Council)\nJ.O. Tresansky (Office Patent Council)\nJ.W. Crowly\nJames B. Delanor \nJohn L. Crigler\nJohn N. Randolph (Patent, Improved Type of Crate for Bottled Beverages)\nJohn V. Becker (Moffett Field Tunnel Fans)\nKeffer (Langley Field Rear Propeller)\nL. R. Quarles (Blade Elements)\nLawrence K. Loftin, Jr. (McDonnel Douglas Review)\nLeland B. Salters, Jr.\nLindsey I . Turner (Oscillating Orfice Pump)\nLowell Hasel\nManned Spacecraft Center\nMark R. Nichols (VTOL, FSRD)\nMason (16 ft Wind Tunnel Study and Alteration)\nMason (Gust Tunnel)\nMessick (Langley Field Rear Fan)\nMichael A. Chaszeyka (McDonnel Douglas Review)\nMr. DeFraue (Two Dimensional Pressure Tunnel)\nMr.Wood (Free-Flight Tunnel)\nNACA/LMAL Travel Permission\nNorman Silvers\nP.W. Mangen (Hotel New Yorker) \nPaul Taynton (Texaco; Hydrazine in Fuel)\nPeninsula Planning District Commission (Cleaning Up Newport News)\nPlanning Office of the Technical Service Division\nPresident Jimmy Carter (Energy Crisis)\nR.C. Platt\nR.J. Landberg (McDonnell Douglas Review)\nRay W. Hooker (Gust Tunnel)\nRibner\nRichard O. Carden\nRobert R. Gilruth\nS. Walter Hixton Jr. (Management Training)\nState Corporation Commission\nSylvia Thomas (S.A.E.)\nTab Smith (York County Board of Supervisors) \nTravel Request and Authorization U.S. Office of Patents (Purox System) \nUnion Carbide Corporation (Cleaning up Newport News/ Towards Energy Independence) William A. Harding\nWilliam A. Scheller","Series IV: Professional Projects, 1937-1984, n.d. includes a small group of outlines and reports. This series primarily consist of five subseries, organized by topic/project, consisting of a variety of formats from Corson's work as an Aerospace Engineer with NASA.","Subseries A: Research Tunnels includes papers and research relating to a variety of tunnels on which Corson worked (other than the 16 foot Transonic Tunnel (which is its own subseries below).","Subseries B: Propellers and Propeller Research includes notes, graphs, calculations, and subject files on propellers and fan designs.","Subseries C: Nozzles and Nozzle Research includes reports, notes, figures, proposals, and designs for nozzles.","Subseries D: Research Projects contains drawings, calculations, notes, and subject files on topics relating to aspects of flight and engineering, especially certain parts or processes.","Subseries E: 16 Foot Transonic Tunnel and Research includes extensive notes, photographs, calculations, notes, and reports on one of Corson's major projects and research topics. Materials in these series, subseries, and sub-subseries are organized by topic/subject.","Major projects in this series include: \n\n19 Foot Pressure Tunnel \n20 Spin Tunnel \nAERL Ice Tunnel \nAir Breathing Propulsions Systems \nAnnular Nozzle with a Concave Central base \nAnnular Nozzle with a Semi Toridal Base \nCarderock Wind Tunnel \nCascade Plug Nozzle \nConvergent Divergent Nozzle \nExhaust Nozzle and Jet Nozzle Performance \nHigh Speed Tunnel \nJet Interference Program \nMcDonnell Douglas Review \nMoffett Field \nPerforated Diffuser Nozzle Bifurcated Rotary Joint \nPropeller Research Tunnel \nStability Tunnel \nSwept Wing \nTransonic Tunnel \nTwo Dimensional Pressure Tunnel","Series V: Publications, Journals, and Reports, 1934-1982 contains published works by Corson or collected by him for research purposes. The majority are directly related to projects on which Corson worked. This series includes six subseries, organized by type of publication (Publications, Reports, Papers, Journals, Articles, and Pamphlets, Brochures, and Directories). Materials in each subseries are organized alphabetically by title."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eFamily History\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBlake Wilson Corson, Sr., was born in Cumberland Virginia in 1874. Wilson Corson had five sisters. Corson attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1895. Corson married Anne Mason \"Annie\" White on April 23, 1907. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlake Wilson Corson, Jr., was born to Blake Wilson Corson, Sr. (1874-1962) and Anne Mason Corson (1874-1968) on October 1, 1908, in Henrico, Virginia. Corson had two youngers sisters Juidith Parker (born July 20, 1911) and Georgina White (born June 26, 1915). Blake W. Corson, Jr., married Shirley Huxter (1921-2014) on December 6, 1947. They had one daughter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorson, Sr., died in 1962, and Anne Corson died in 1968. They were buried together at Grace Episcopal Church.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBlake W. Corson, Jr., died at 83 on December 23, 1991. He was survived by his wife and daughter. Corson was burried in Peninsula Memorial Park Newport News. Shirley Corson died in 2014 at the age of 93.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eEducation and Work\u003c/emph\u003e\u003clb\u003e\u003c/lb\u003e\nBlake W. Corson, Jr., graduated from John Marshall High School. Corson, Jr., attended the University of Richmond and earned a B.S. in Mathmatics and Physics in 1932. In 1935 Corson, Jr., began working with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the Natioanl Aeronautical and Space Association. Corson, Jr., retired in 1972. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePatents\u003c/emph\u003e\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCascade Plug Nozzle, Filed :1974, 07, 12, Publication: 1976, 02, 17\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eNozzle: Filed: 1960, 05 , 23; Publication: 1961,12,12\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePublications\u003c/emph\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"The Aerodynamics of a Wind Tunnel Fan.\" NASA. 1941.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Model Tests of a Wing-Duct System for Auxiliary Air Supply.\" NASA. 1941.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"The Belt Method for Measuring Pressure Distribution.\" NASA. 1943.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Cooling Characteristics of a Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Engine Installed in an NACA Short-nose High-inlet-velocity Cowling.\" NASA. 1944.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Analysis of Propeller Efficiency Losses Associated with Heated-air Thermal De-icing.\" NASA. 1946.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"The Effect of Simulated  Icing on Propeller Performance.\" NASA. 1946.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Investigation of the Effect of a Tip Modification and Thermal De-icing Air Flow on Propeller Performance.\" NASA. 1946.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"A Review Of Propeller Theory\" NASA. 1948.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"The Langley 2,000 Horsspower propeller Dynamometer and Tests at High Speed of an NACA 10-(3)(08)-03 Two Blade Propeller\". NASA. 1952.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Static Thrust of an Annular Nozzle with a Concave Central Base.\" NASA. 1960.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Transonic Thrust and Drag Characteristics of an Annular Nozzle Having a Semitoroidal Concave Plug.\" NASA. 1964.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Summary of Research on Jet Exit Installations.\" NASA. 1966.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Calibration of the Langley 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel with Test Section Air Removal.\" NASA. 1974.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSources:\u003c/emph\u003e\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\n\"Black Wilson Corson Jr.\" obituary, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eDaily Press\u003c/title\u003e (Newport News, Va.), Dec. 25, 1991, p. A16, available online from Newsbank at \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004\u0026amp;rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com\u0026amp;svc_dat=AWNB\u0026amp;req_dat=0D13EB2D702F7E0A\u0026amp;rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx\u0026amp;rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB4E733E3BEA1FC\"\u003ehttps://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004\u0026amp;rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com\u0026amp;svc_dat=AWNB\u0026amp;req_dat=0D13EB2D702F7E0A\u0026amp;rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx\u0026amp;rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB4E733E3BEA1FC\u003c/a\u003e\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Blake Wilson Corson Sr.\" entry, Findagrave.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5313978/blake-wilson-corson\"\u003ehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5313978/blake-wilson-corson\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\"Blake Wilson Corson Jr.\" entry, Findagrave.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83447647/blake-wilson-corson\"\u003ehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83447647/blake-wilson-corson\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAncestry.com Library Edition\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Family History\nBlake Wilson Corson, Sr., was born in Cumberland Virginia in 1874. Wilson Corson had five sisters. Corson attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1895. Corson married Anne Mason \"Annie\" White on April 23, 1907.","Blake Wilson Corson, Jr., was born to Blake Wilson Corson, Sr. (1874-1962) and Anne Mason Corson (1874-1968) on October 1, 1908, in Henrico, Virginia. Corson had two youngers sisters Juidith Parker (born July 20, 1911) and Georgina White (born June 26, 1915). Blake W. Corson, Jr., married Shirley Huxter (1921-2014) on December 6, 1947. They had one daughter.","Corson, Sr., died in 1962, and Anne Corson died in 1968. They were buried together at Grace Episcopal Church.","Blake W. Corson, Jr., died at 83 on December 23, 1991. He was survived by his wife and daughter. Corson was burried in Peninsula Memorial Park Newport News. Shirley Corson died in 2014 at the age of 93.","Education and Work\nBlake W. Corson, Jr., graduated from John Marshall High School. Corson, Jr., attended the University of Richmond and earned a B.S. in Mathmatics and Physics in 1932. In 1935 Corson, Jr., began working with the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics and the Natioanl Aeronautical and Space Association. Corson, Jr., retired in 1972.","Patents\n\nCascade Plug Nozzle, Filed :1974, 07, 12, Publication: 1976, 02, 17\nNozzle: Filed: 1960, 05 , 23; Publication: 1961,12,12","Publications\n\n\"The Aerodynamics of a Wind Tunnel Fan.\" NASA. 1941.\n\"Model Tests of a Wing-Duct System for Auxiliary Air Supply.\" NASA. 1941.\n\"The Belt Method for Measuring Pressure Distribution.\" NASA. 1943.\n\"Cooling Characteristics of a Pratt and Whitney R-2800 Engine Installed in an NACA Short-nose High-inlet-velocity Cowling.\" NASA. 1944.\n\"Analysis of Propeller Efficiency Losses Associated with Heated-air Thermal De-icing.\" NASA. 1946.\n\"The Effect of Simulated  Icing on Propeller Performance.\" NASA. 1946.\n\"Investigation of the Effect of a Tip Modification and Thermal De-icing Air Flow on Propeller Performance.\" NASA. 1946.\n\"A Review Of Propeller Theory\" NASA. 1948.\n\"The Langley 2,000 Horsspower propeller Dynamometer and Tests at High Speed of an NACA 10-(3)(08)-03 Two Blade Propeller\". NASA. 1952.\n\"Static Thrust of an Annular Nozzle with a Concave Central Base.\" NASA. 1960.\n\"Transonic Thrust and Drag Characteristics of an Annular Nozzle Having a Semitoroidal Concave Plug.\" NASA. 1964.\n\"Summary of Research on Jet Exit Installations.\" NASA. 1966.\n\"Calibration of the Langley 16-Foot Transonic Tunnel with Test Section Air Removal.\" NASA. 1974.","Sources:\n\n\n\"Black Wilson Corson Jr.\" obituary, Daily Press (Newport News, Va.), Dec. 25, 1991, p. A16, available online from Newsbank at https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004\u0026rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com\u0026svc_dat=AWNB\u0026req_dat=0D13EB2D702F7E0A\u0026rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx\u0026rft_dat=document_id%3Anews%252F0EB4E733E3BEA1FC\n\n\"Blake Wilson Corson Sr.\" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5313978/blake-wilson-corson\n\"Blake Wilson Corson Jr.\" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83447647/blake-wilson-corson\nAncestry.com Library Edition"],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Blake W. 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Corson, Jr., Papers are comprised of professional and personal files, correspondence, and published materials from 1861-1984 (bulk, 1934-1979), primarily relating to his career as an engineer at NASA Langley. Topics include aerodynamic performance of aircraft propellers and manned aircraft; wind tunnel fans, jet noise suppression, and tunnel calibration. This collection is organized into five series by material type."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_7a799cb0db65ef10e4ffe48a4d568355\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Blake W. Corson, Jr., Papers are comprised of professional and personal files, correspondence, and published materials from 1861-1984 (bulk, 1934-1979), primarily relating to Corson's (1908-1991) career as an engineer at NASA Langley.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["The Blake W. 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Collection includes: correspondence of Richard Blow (1746-1833), merchant, who had stores in Virginia and North Carolina; letterbooks, 1770-1813, of Richard Blow; and account books, 1764-1812, of Richard Blow; correspondence of George Blow (1787-1870) and his account book, 1824-1829; correspondence of Doctor Richard Blow (1810-1855) and George Blow, Jr. (1813-1894); correspondence concerning the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia, and Hampden-Sydney College; a typescript history of \"Tower Hill,\" by William Nivison Blow with pen and ink drawings; medical account books, 1836-1851, of Dr. Richard Blow; and notes, 1810-1815, concerning experimental farming.","The Nottoway Indian deed (indenture) with transcript was separated and is located with oversized items.","The Blow family scrapbook contains miscellaneous items including: deeds, 1738-1745, from the Nottoway Indians; land records; accounts of Richard Blow's stores, obituary and will (copy) of Richard Blow (1746-1833); letters to Richard Blow; and material concerning the 4th Regiment, Virginia Militia; 15th Regiment, Virginia Militia; 3rd Brigade, Virginia Volunteers (Confederate States Army) and Sussex Light Dragoons (Company H, 13th Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States Army).","Some accessions are boxed and labeled separately, but most (particularly the early accessions) have been integrated into the collection.","Blow Family Account Books 1783-1844 are available on 1 reel of microfilm in Swem Library's microforms area call number 1993.27. 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T. Jurgeson on 2/18/1949; Gift of 2,399 pieces by Mrs. E.T. Jurgeson 10/2/1950; Gift of 270 items by Mrs. E. T. Jurgeson on 5/23/1960; gift of 159 items by Mrs. E. T. Jurgeson on 12/28/1962; purchase of 1 microfilm item on 10/16/1992; and gift of 20 items by George Blow on 12/2/1999. Accessions include: 1942.40:    Blow Family Papers 1772-1839 (Group I). Mainly letters written between branches of the family in Portsmouth and Sussex County, VA. There are several letters written from W\u0026M.  Gift of Mrs Edward Jeffcott. 1942.55:  Blow Family Papers, Group 2, 1783-1932. Letters and papers of branches of the Blow family in Portsmouth and Sussex County, VA. 712 pieces, 5 mss.  Mrs FS Sargeant. 1948.14:  Fourth group of Blow Papers, 21 pieces 1781-1938 mostly 1820-1850, gift of George W. Blow. 1948.22:  Fifth group of Blow Family papers, mostly genealogical.  Gift of George W. Blow. 1973.47:  Two Blow family account books, 1770 and 1804.,  Deposit by William Cole 1977.18:  Blow Family Papers. A few original documents, xerox copies of genealogical and historical material from notebook of donor's grandfather, George Blow, a few Nelson House newsclippings.  Gift of John Blow. 1983.14:  ALS from Hugh Nelson to Richard Blow, 20 June 1794 \u0026 ALS from William Archer to Richard Blow, 17 March 1808.  Gift of John Blow. 1985.45A:  One box of papers of George P. Blow, grandfather of the donor, consisting of US Naval Orders, 1877-1906.  Gift of George Blow. 1986.37:  Papers of George Blow's grandfather, George Preston Blow, US Naval Officer; papers of his father George Waller Blow; early Blow and Waller family material including the seal of Benjamin Waller.  Ca. 100 items.  Gift of George Blow. 1986.38:  Copies of genealogical records relating to the Blows in England, correspondence regarding Blow family lineage in this country, five folders of material relating to George Blow, Jr. military career and judgeship, George Preston Blow, USN, and George Waller Blow, father of the donor.    Gift of George Blow. 1986.42:  One genealogical volume of the Blow Family, including Bible records, sketches, letters, etc., kept by George Blow's grandfather, George Preston Blow.  Gift of George Blow. 1987.14:  About 30 pages of genealogical note on the Blow family tracing their ancestry back to England.  Copies made courtesy of Arthur Freeman. 1987.35:  Copy of typescript history, first chapter of Blow family history by Adele Chatfield-Taylor (aunt of donor).  Gift of George Blow. 1988.01:  One package of Blow family materials including originals and typescripts of a Blow-Indian deed, Civil War letter mentioning balloon trip, Herbert Hoover letter about a visit to York Hall, etc.  Approximately 40 items plus notebook of typescript.  Gift of George Blow. 1989.11:  Log book of donor's grandfather, Lt. George P. Blow, of the steamer Potomac, 8 April - 20 August 1898, en route from Pensacola to Guantanamo Bay to survey two Spanish wrecks.  Gift of David J. Blow. 1989.28:  Twenty-three items, 1613-1939, chiefly English documents, some of which relate to Blows in England.  Gift of Michael Blow. 1990.19:  Deeds to Nelson House in Yorktown; genealogy of the Waller family; the St. Louis Blows; Blow Gym dedication; copy of Marilyn Harper's George Washington Master's re early restoration work in Virginia including York Hall; miscellaneous 20th century Blow papers.  Gift of George Blow. 1990.35:  Three Hays items collected by George Blow including ALS by Harriet E. Schofield to Mrs. Gen. Mays, 29 Dec. 1880; Maj. Gen. Humphreys to Gen. Hays, 12 July 1863; and Gov. Alexander Rich to Mrs. Cornelia G. Hays, 13 Mar. 1878.  Gift of David J. Blow. 1991.04:  Photographs of Allmand Blow, great uncle of donor at the Mattiessen estate near LaSalle, Ill., and yachting on Mobjack Bay near Gloucester, Va.  Gift of David Blow. 1991.08:  One folder of ephemera relating to George Blow's mother's participation in the United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, 1945, including autographs of delegates, ticket stubs, and visitor's cards(Katharine Cooke Blow was the staff member).  Gift of George Blow. 1991.13:  Two photographs of the donor's father, Richard Blow and nephew of Allmand Blow, brother of George Preston Blow.  Photographs are ca. World War I and early 1970s.  Gift of David J. Blow. 1991.35:  Sixteen copies of Richard Blow letters, slave list, Waller family materical, William N. Blow material. Late 18th and 19 century.  Copies of papers in possession of Eastern State Hospital care of Librarian Blanton McLean.  Not to be quoted from, reproduced, or published without permission of Eastern State.  Gift of Eastern State Hospital through Librarian Blanton McLean. 1991.40:  One annotated typescript of \"The Blow Family of Virginia\" by the donor's Aunt Adele Chatfield-Taylor with annotations by AC-T.  Gift of George Blow. 1991.41:  One Mac hi-density disk of Blow Family Photo archives.  Includes picture of Col. George Blow, Judge George Blow, etc.  Gift of John Blow. 1991.44:  One master copy and two other copies of William Nivison Blow's History of Tower Hill, input and slightly edited by John Blow.  Discs with pictures included.  Gift of John M. Blow. 1992.06:  Blow papers, 1740's to 1910's, including Richard Blow and Col. George Blow and William Nivison Blow Papers.  Includes three rare letters of Edmund Randolph and essays written at the College of William and Mary in the 1800's.  Gift of Roger Kitchen. 1992.28:  George Blow's certificate as a life member of the Association for Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, 1917; Richard Waller document in medieval Latin, 1425.  Gift of Michael Blow. 1992.29:  One disk of Blow family photos including print-outs of Col. George Blow, age 10; Sir William Waller; Benjamin Waller.  Gift of George Blow. 1992.43:  Bookplate of Benjamin Wall adhered to front cover of missing book; letter of Capt. McKenney to George Blow (1787-1870) re the sale of a ship. N.d. but approximately 1860.  Gift of Michael Blow. 1992.49:  One roll of film of Blow account books, 18th and 19th centuries.  owner of originals: Rod Graves, Luray Valley Farm Museum. 1993.28:  Forty-three typescript pages of early and recent Blow family genealogy.  Gift of John Blow. 1995.42:  ALS of George Blow, Tower Hill, to his daughter Atala re: friends and neighbors and GB's pending trip to Texas.  Purchased from Halvor Americana. 1997.40:  Bound copy of copies of genealogical notes from Blow Family bible (1715).  Gift of John Blow. 1999.55B:  Autograph letters including one letter each by newspaper publisher Robert McCormick, Clare Booth Luce, Hector Bolitho, Comte Phillipe Lafayette, Kitchener, and Virginius Dabney, Robert Kennedy , chiefly to father and donor.  Gift of George Blow. 2010.571:  Correspondence and other related material of the Wheatland Blow family. 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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 arranged into two Groups [Series]; Group 6 and Group 7. This online aid currently provides a box level inventory for the bulk of the collection (comprising Group [Series] 6).  Items were put into the Blow Family Scrapbook in no apparent order. Additional materials that were received have been placed at the end of the collection.\nSeries 1: Mss 65 B63 is organized into Groups 1-6, with Group 6 making up almost the entire part of this initial accession. 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Collection includes: correspondence of Richard Blow (1746-1833), merchant, who had stores in Virginia and North Carolina; letterbooks, 1770-1813, of Richard Blow; and account books, 1764-1812, of Richard Blow; correspondence of George Blow (1787-1870) and his account book, 1824-1829; correspondence of Doctor Richard Blow (1810-1855) and George Blow, Jr. (1813-1894); correspondence concerning the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia, and Hampden-Sydney College; a typescript history of \"Tower Hill,\" by William Nivison Blow with pen and ink drawings; medical account books, 1836-1851, of Dr. Richard Blow; and notes, 1810-1815, concerning experimental farming.","The Nottoway Indian deed (indenture) with transcript was separated and is located with oversized items.","The Blow family scrapbook contains miscellaneous items including: deeds, 1738-1745, from the Nottoway Indians; land records; accounts of Richard Blow's stores, obituary and will (copy) of Richard Blow (1746-1833); letters to Richard Blow; and material concerning the 4th Regiment, Virginia Militia; 15th Regiment, Virginia Militia; 3rd Brigade, Virginia Volunteers (Confederate States Army) and Sussex Light Dragoons (Company H, 13th Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States Army).","Some accessions are boxed and labeled separately, but most (particularly the early accessions) have been integrated into the collection.","Blow Family Account Books 1783-1844 are available on 1 reel of microfilm in Swem Library's microforms area call number 1993.27. 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Collection includes: correspondence of Richard Blow (1746-1833), merchant, who had stores in Virginia and North Carolina; letterbooks, 1770-1813, of Richard Blow; and account books, 1764-1812, of Richard Blow; correspondence of George Blow (1787-1870) and his account book, 1824-1829; correspondence of Doctor Richard Blow (1810-1855) and George Blow, Jr. (1813-1894); correspondence concerning the College of William and Mary, the University of Virginia, and Hampden-Sydney College; a typescript history of \"Tower Hill,\" by William Nivison Blow with pen and ink drawings; medical account books, 1836-1851, of Dr. Richard Blow; and notes, 1810-1815, concerning experimental farming.","The Nottoway Indian deed (indenture) with transcript was separated and is located with oversized items.","The Blow family scrapbook contains miscellaneous items including: deeds, 1738-1745, from the Nottoway Indians; land records; accounts of Richard Blow's stores, obituary and will (copy) of Richard Blow (1746-1833); letters to Richard Blow; and material concerning the 4th Regiment, Virginia Militia; 15th Regiment, Virginia Militia; 3rd Brigade, Virginia Volunteers (Confederate States Army) and Sussex Light Dragoons (Company H, 13th Virginia Cavalry, Confederate States Army).","Some accessions are boxed and labeled separately, but most (particularly the early accessions) have been integrated into the collection.","Blow Family Account Books 1783-1844 are available on 1 reel of microfilm in Swem Library's microforms area call number 1993.27. 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T. Jurgeson on 2/18/1949; Gift of 2,399 pieces by Mrs. E.T. Jurgeson 10/2/1950; Gift of 270 items by Mrs. E. T. Jurgeson on 5/23/1960; gift of 159 items by Mrs. E. T. Jurgeson on 12/28/1962; purchase of 1 microfilm item on 10/16/1992; and gift of 20 items by George Blow on 12/2/1999. Accessions include: 1942.40:    Blow Family Papers 1772-1839 (Group I). Mainly letters written between branches of the family in Portsmouth and Sussex County, VA. There are several letters written from W\u0026M.  Gift of Mrs Edward Jeffcott. 1942.55:  Blow Family Papers, Group 2, 1783-1932. Letters and papers of branches of the Blow family in Portsmouth and Sussex County, VA. 712 pieces, 5 mss.  Mrs FS Sargeant. 1948.14:  Fourth group of Blow Papers, 21 pieces 1781-1938 mostly 1820-1850, gift of George W. Blow. 1948.22:  Fifth group of Blow Family papers, mostly genealogical.  Gift of George W. Blow. 1973.47:  Two Blow family account books, 1770 and 1804.,  Deposit by William Cole 1977.18:  Blow Family Papers. A few original documents, xerox copies of genealogical and historical material from notebook of donor's grandfather, George Blow, a few Nelson House newsclippings.  Gift of John Blow. 1983.14:  ALS from Hugh Nelson to Richard Blow, 20 June 1794 \u0026 ALS from William Archer to Richard Blow, 17 March 1808.  Gift of John Blow. 1985.45A:  One box of papers of George P. Blow, grandfather of the donor, consisting of US Naval Orders, 1877-1906.  Gift of George Blow. 1986.37:  Papers of George Blow's grandfather, George Preston Blow, US Naval Officer; papers of his father George Waller Blow; early Blow and Waller family material including the seal of Benjamin Waller.  Ca. 100 items.  Gift of George Blow. 1986.38:  Copies of genealogical records relating to the Blows in England, correspondence regarding Blow family lineage in this country, five folders of material relating to George Blow, Jr. military career and judgeship, George Preston Blow, USN, and George Waller Blow, father of the donor.    Gift of George Blow. 1986.42:  One genealogical volume of the Blow Family, including Bible records, sketches, letters, etc., kept by George Blow's grandfather, George Preston Blow.  Gift of George Blow. 1987.14:  About 30 pages of genealogical note on the Blow family tracing their ancestry back to England.  Copies made courtesy of Arthur Freeman. 1987.35:  Copy of typescript history, first chapter of Blow family history by Adele Chatfield-Taylor (aunt of donor).  Gift of George Blow. 1988.01:  One package of Blow family materials including originals and typescripts of a Blow-Indian deed, Civil War letter mentioning balloon trip, Herbert Hoover letter about a visit to York Hall, etc.  Approximately 40 items plus notebook of typescript.  Gift of George Blow. 1989.11:  Log book of donor's grandfather, Lt. George P. Blow, of the steamer Potomac, 8 April - 20 August 1898, en route from Pensacola to Guantanamo Bay to survey two Spanish wrecks.  Gift of David J. Blow. 1989.28:  Twenty-three items, 1613-1939, chiefly English documents, some of which relate to Blows in England.  Gift of Michael Blow. 1990.19:  Deeds to Nelson House in Yorktown; genealogy of the Waller family; the St. Louis Blows; Blow Gym dedication; copy of Marilyn Harper's George Washington Master's re early restoration work in Virginia including York Hall; miscellaneous 20th century Blow papers.  Gift of George Blow. 1990.35:  Three Hays items collected by George Blow including ALS by Harriet E. Schofield to Mrs. Gen. Mays, 29 Dec. 1880; Maj. Gen. Humphreys to Gen. Hays, 12 July 1863; and Gov. Alexander Rich to Mrs. Cornelia G. Hays, 13 Mar. 1878.  Gift of David J. Blow. 1991.04:  Photographs of Allmand Blow, great uncle of donor at the Mattiessen estate near LaSalle, Ill., and yachting on Mobjack Bay near Gloucester, Va.  Gift of David Blow. 1991.08:  One folder of ephemera relating to George Blow's mother's participation in the United Nations Conference on International Organization, San Francisco, 1945, including autographs of delegates, ticket stubs, and visitor's cards(Katharine Cooke Blow was the staff member).  Gift of George Blow. 1991.13:  Two photographs of the donor's father, Richard Blow and nephew of Allmand Blow, brother of George Preston Blow.  Photographs are ca. World War I and early 1970s.  Gift of David J. Blow. 1991.35:  Sixteen copies of Richard Blow letters, slave list, Waller family materical, William N. Blow material. Late 18th and 19 century.  Copies of papers in possession of Eastern State Hospital care of Librarian Blanton McLean.  Not to be quoted from, reproduced, or published without permission of Eastern State.  Gift of Eastern State Hospital through Librarian Blanton McLean. 1991.40:  One annotated typescript of \"The Blow Family of Virginia\" by the donor's Aunt Adele Chatfield-Taylor with annotations by AC-T.  Gift of George Blow. 1991.41:  One Mac hi-density disk of Blow Family Photo archives.  Includes picture of Col. George Blow, Judge George Blow, etc.  Gift of John Blow. 1991.44:  One master copy and two other copies of William Nivison Blow's History of Tower Hill, input and slightly edited by John Blow.  Discs with pictures included.  Gift of John M. Blow. 1992.06:  Blow papers, 1740's to 1910's, including Richard Blow and Col. 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