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The Tatler newsletter was transferred to Rare Books.  Some emphemera material was transferred to existing collections, such as the Woman's Club of Williamsburg.  Newspaper clippings with biographical information about local citizens or of historical interest were kept and filed in the subseries Clippings.  Obituary clippings were removed.","Ephemera and, more generally, printed materials donated through the WHRA are accessible through this Ephemera Collection. Other organizational records and personal papers donated by or through the WHRA are described in separate catalog records with WHRA as added creator. Furthermore, all WHRA records will have at least one subject heading 'Williamsburg (Va.)--History--[century] to facilitate access."," Related Collections include:  Mss. 2006.47 Williamsburg Historic Records Association Organizational Records;  Virginia Cities Williamsburg (Mss. 39.4 V82ci); Virginia Counties James City, York County(Mss. 39.4 V82) and S. F. 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