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While enrolled, Lemmon participated in numerous extracurricular activities, among them the Art Club, Y.W.C.A, Debate Team, and several athletic teams. Additonally, Lemmon served as Editor-in-Chief of \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Breeze\u003c/emph\u003e during her senior year. In recognition of her varied interests and talents, Lemmon received the double superlative of \"Most Literary/Most Intellectual\" of the Class of 1934. Lemmon graduated from the State Teachers College in 1934 with a degree in high school education.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAfter leaving Harrisonburg, Lemmon went on to a distinguished academic career. She earned a master's degree in history from Columbia University (1936) and a Ph. D. in history from UNC-Chapel Hill (1952). She taught at the high school level from 1934 until 1947 when she began teaching history at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina. In addition to teaching, Lemmon served as the history department head before retiring in 1984. During her career, Lemmon published extensively on North Carolina history, including books on the state's participation in the War of 1812, World War I and World War II, and on the Pettigrew family of North Carolina. In 1997, Lemmon was the inaugural recipient of the Ronald E. Carrier Alumni Achievement Award which aims to recognize alumni who have demonstrated significant achievements of enduring value to society.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLemmon's intellectual pursuits were far-reaching and unabated in the face of her advancing age. In 1991, at the age of 77, Lemmon became the first person to earn a degree in art history from Meredith College. After moving from Raleigh to Southern Pines, North Carolina in 1991, Lemmon became very active in the local Episcopal Church, and in 1995, at the age of 81, she was ordained an Episcopal minister. 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The scrapbook recounts Lemmon's life story from her 1914 birth in Davidsonville, Maryland, through her schooling, professional years, and extensive travel, concluding in 1991 when she received her bachelor's degree in art history from Meredith College. Comprising this scrapbook are personal photographs, timelines, greeting cards, newspaper and magazine clippings, certificates, postcards, and biographical entries written by Lemmon.","Subjects and places featured in the photographs include: Lemmon's childhood; State Teachers College (James Madison University) campus; the JMU farm (College Camp); Glen Burnie High School (Annapolis, Marlyand); New York City; Nassau, Bahamas; Scarritt College for Christian Workers in Nashville, Tennessee; United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland; tennis champion Don Budge; Carlsbad Caverns, New Mexico; Grand Canyon, Arizona; San Juan Capistrano, California; Yosemite National Park, California; Salt Lake City, Utah; Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; Mount Rushmore, South Dakota; LaGrange College, Georgia; Fort Benning, Georgia; Cuba; Meredith College, North Carolina; Honduras; and Portugal."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. 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While Anderson excelled as a student, he quit school at the age of 14 to help support his family, taking on a wide variety of jobs. After his mother's death, he relocated to Chicago for the first time, working and taking a few night classes. He served briefly in Cuba during he Spanish-American War, but was sent there after combat had ended. A few months later, he returned to Clyde, then moved to Springfield, Ohio, in 1899, where he completed his senior year at Wittenburg Academy, a prep school. His graduation speech resulted in his being offered a job as an advertising solicitor and he moved to back to Chicago.","In 1903, work travels took him to Toledo, Ohio, where he met Cornelia Pratt Lane, his first wife. The couple married in 1904 and had three children: Robert Lane (1907-1951), John Sherwood (1908-1995) and Marion (Mimi) (1911-1996). In 1906, they relocated to Cleveland when Anderson became the president of the United Factories Company, a mail-order firm. The following year he departed the company, took his family to Elyria, Ohio, and started the Anderson Manufacturing Co., another mail order business. ","In 1912, Anderson suffered a nervous breakdown. He returned to Chicago yet again and began work writing advertising copy and becoming part of the writer and artist scene of the city. In 1916, he divorced Cornelia Pratt and married Tennessee Mitchell, a sculptor. He also published his first novel,  Windy McPherson's Son , the first of three books in a deal with publisher John Lane. It was beginning of his writing career. 1919 saw the publication of his short story collection,  Winesburg, Ohio , one of his most well-know works. In 1924, he divorced Tennessee Mitchell and marred Elizabeth Prall. They lived in New York and New Orleans, and traveled in Europe, too. With profits from his novel 1925 Dark Laughter, Anderson bought Ripshin Farm, later just Ripshin, as a summer home, in 1926. He also acquired both local newspapers, the  Smyth County News  and the  Marion Democrat . His son, Robert, helped with, and eventually took over management of the newspapers in 1929. Around the same time, Anderson began a tour of the south and its factory towns with Eleanor Copenhaver, which shaped several of his later non-fiction publications. ","In 1932, Anderson divorced Elizabeth Prall and the following year, married Eleanor Copenhaver (1896-1985). Southwest Virginia was a powerful influence on his later stories and novels. His life in around Marion and Troutdale, Virginia, was the focus of his writing for the newspapers, as well. At the same time, he was still writing novels and short stories for magazines. In 1941, Sherwood and Eleanor Anderson left for a trip to South America. During the trip, after ingesting a toothpick, Anderson developed peritonitis and was hospitalized in Panama, where he passed away on March 8, 1941. He is buried in Round Hill Cemetery in Marion, Virginia. ","Over his lifetime, Anderson published 8 novels, 4 collections of short stories, 2 collections of poetry, 1 collection of plays, and 12 works of non-fiction. Following his death, publishers and scholars have produced memoirs, critical editions, and several volumes of his collected letters. During his life, he was influential on the careers of William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway, and maintained extensive correspondence and friendships with authors, artists, publishers, and critics (though he later wrote that he had given up reading reviews).","The guide to the Sherwood Anderson Photograph and Postcard by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Sherwood Anderson Photograph and Postcard was completed in January 2011.","Books by and about Sherwood Anderson stored in Special Collections and University Archives and the general collection of Newman Library are cataloged and can be located using the library's  catalog . Microfilmed and bound theses and dissertations about Sherwood Anderson and his work that were collected by researcher Ray White are cataloged and can be located using the library's  catalog .","SCUA also houses multiple manuscripts relating to Anderson, including: ","Ms1971-002, Dayton M. Kohler Papers, 1889-1972.  Finding aid available online .","Ms1973-002, Sherwood Anderson Collection, 1912-1938.  Finding aid available online . Some items in this collection have been digitized and are  available online .","Ms2015-020, Welford D. Taylor Collection on Sherwood Anderson, 1918-2006, n.d.  Finding aid available online . Some items from this collection have been digitized and are  available online . ","Ms2015-044, Sherwood Anderson Correspondence with Llewellyn Jones, 1916-1924, n.d.  Finding aid available online .  Digital images with transcripts  available online. ","Ms2017-005, James T. Farrell Letters to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson, 1952.  Finding aid available online . This collection has been digitized and is  available online . ","The collection consists of one postcard of Notre-Dame from Sherwood Anderson to Bert and Clara Dickenson and a photograph of Sherwood Anderson and Bert Dickenson in Florida with a line of fish in between the two men.","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 . 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While Anderson excelled as a student, he quit school at the age of 14 to help support his family, taking on a wide variety of jobs. After his mother's death, he relocated to Chicago for the first time, working and taking a few night classes. He served briefly in Cuba during he Spanish-American War, but was sent there after combat had ended. A few months later, he returned to Clyde, then moved to Springfield, Ohio, in 1899, where he completed his senior year at Wittenburg Academy, a prep school. His graduation speech resulted in his being offered a job as an advertising solicitor and he moved to back to Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1903, work travels took him to Toledo, Ohio, where he met Cornelia Pratt Lane, his first wife. The couple married in 1904 and had three children: Robert Lane (1907-1951), John Sherwood (1908-1995) and Marion (Mimi) (1911-1996). 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His life in around Marion and Troutdale, Virginia, was the focus of his writing for the newspapers, as well. At the same time, he was still writing novels and short stories for magazines. In 1941, Sherwood and Eleanor Anderson left for a trip to South America. During the trip, after ingesting a toothpick, Anderson developed peritonitis and was hospitalized in Panama, where he passed away on March 8, 1941. He is buried in Round Hill Cemetery in Marion, Virginia. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOver his lifetime, Anderson published 8 novels, 4 collections of short stories, 2 collections of poetry, 1 collection of plays, and 12 works of non-fiction. Following his death, publishers and scholars have produced memoirs, critical editions, and several volumes of his collected letters. 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His graduation speech resulted in his being offered a job as an advertising solicitor and he moved to back to Chicago.","In 1903, work travels took him to Toledo, Ohio, where he met Cornelia Pratt Lane, his first wife. The couple married in 1904 and had three children: Robert Lane (1907-1951), John Sherwood (1908-1995) and Marion (Mimi) (1911-1996). In 1906, they relocated to Cleveland when Anderson became the president of the United Factories Company, a mail-order firm. The following year he departed the company, took his family to Elyria, Ohio, and started the Anderson Manufacturing Co., another mail order business. ","In 1912, Anderson suffered a nervous breakdown. He returned to Chicago yet again and began work writing advertising copy and becoming part of the writer and artist scene of the city. In 1916, he divorced Cornelia Pratt and married Tennessee Mitchell, a sculptor. He also published his first novel,  Windy McPherson's Son , the first of three books in a deal with publisher John Lane. It was beginning of his writing career. 1919 saw the publication of his short story collection,  Winesburg, Ohio , one of his most well-know works. In 1924, he divorced Tennessee Mitchell and marred Elizabeth Prall. They lived in New York and New Orleans, and traveled in Europe, too. With profits from his novel 1925 Dark Laughter, Anderson bought Ripshin Farm, later just Ripshin, as a summer home, in 1926. He also acquired both local newspapers, the  Smyth County News  and the  Marion Democrat . His son, Robert, helped with, and eventually took over management of the newspapers in 1929. Around the same time, Anderson began a tour of the south and its factory towns with Eleanor Copenhaver, which shaped several of his later non-fiction publications. ","In 1932, Anderson divorced Elizabeth Prall and the following year, married Eleanor Copenhaver (1896-1985). 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Microfilmed and bound theses and dissertations about Sherwood Anderson and his work that were collected by researcher Ray White are cataloged and can be located using the library's \u003ca href=\"https://catalog.lib.vt.edu/\" title=\"catalog\"\u003ecatalog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSCUA also houses multiple manuscripts relating to Anderson, including: \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMs1971-002, Dayton M. Kohler Papers, 1889-1972. \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1265.oai_ead.xml\" show=\"new\"\u003eFinding aid available online\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMs1973-002, Sherwood Anderson Collection, 1912-1938. \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1277.oai_ead.xml\" show=\"new\"\u003eFinding aid available online\u003c/a\u003e. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e 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 . 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While Anderson excelled as a student, he quit school at the age of 14 to help support his family, taking on a wide variety of jobs. After his mother's death, he relocated to Chicago for the first time, working and taking a few night classes. He served briefly in Cuba during he Spanish-American War, but was sent there after combat had ended. A few months later, he returned to Clyde, then moved to Springfield, Ohio, in 1899, where he completed his senior year at Wittenburg Academy, a prep school. His graduation speech resulted in his being offered a job as an advertising solicitor and he moved to back to Chicago.","In 1903, work travels took him to Toledo, Ohio, where he met Cornelia Pratt Lane, his first wife. The couple married in 1904 and had three children: Robert Lane (1907-1951), John Sherwood (1908-1995) and Marion (Mimi) (1911-1996). In 1906, they relocated to Cleveland when Anderson became the president of the United Factories Company, a mail-order firm. The following year he departed the company, took his family to Elyria, Ohio, and started the Anderson Manufacturing Co., another mail order business. ","In 1912, Anderson suffered a nervous breakdown. He returned to Chicago yet again and began work writing advertising copy and becoming part of the writer and artist scene of the city. In 1916, he divorced Cornelia Pratt and married Tennessee Mitchell, a sculptor. He also published his first novel,  Windy McPherson's Son , the first of three books in a deal with publisher John Lane. It was beginning of his writing career. 1919 saw the publication of his short story collection,  Winesburg, Ohio , one of his most well-know works. In 1924, he divorced Tennessee Mitchell and marred Elizabeth Prall. They lived in New York and New Orleans, and traveled in Europe, too. With profits from his novel 1925 Dark Laughter, Anderson bought Ripshin Farm, later just Ripshin, as a summer home, in 1926. He also acquired both local newspapers, the  Smyth County News  and the  Marion Democrat . His son, Robert, helped with, and eventually took over management of the newspapers in 1929. Around the same time, Anderson began a tour of the south and its factory towns with Eleanor Copenhaver, which shaped several of his later non-fiction publications. ","In 1932, Anderson divorced Elizabeth Prall and the following year, married Eleanor Copenhaver (1896-1985). Southwest Virginia was a powerful influence on his later stories and novels. His life in around Marion and Troutdale, Virginia, was the focus of his writing for the newspapers, as well. At the same time, he was still writing novels and short stories for magazines. In 1941, Sherwood and Eleanor Anderson left for a trip to South America. During the trip, after ingesting a toothpick, Anderson developed peritonitis and was hospitalized in Panama, where he passed away on March 8, 1941. He is buried in Round Hill Cemetery in Marion, Virginia. ","Over his lifetime, Anderson published 8 novels, 4 collections of short stories, 2 collections of poetry, 1 collection of plays, and 12 works of non-fiction. Following his death, publishers and scholars have produced memoirs, critical editions, and several volumes of his collected letters. During his life, he was influential on the careers of William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway, and maintained extensive correspondence and friendships with authors, artists, publishers, and critics (though he later wrote that he had given up reading reviews).","The guide to the Sherwood Anderson Photograph and Postcard by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Sherwood Anderson Photograph and Postcard was completed in January 2011.","Books by and about Sherwood Anderson stored in Special Collections and University Archives and the general collection of Newman Library are cataloged and can be located using the library's  catalog . Microfilmed and bound theses and dissertations about Sherwood Anderson and his work that were collected by researcher Ray White are cataloged and can be located using the library's  catalog .","SCUA also houses multiple manuscripts relating to Anderson, including: ","Ms1971-002, Dayton M. Kohler Papers, 1889-1972.  Finding aid available online .","Ms1973-002, Sherwood Anderson Collection, 1912-1938.  Finding aid available online . Some items in this collection have been digitized and are  available online .","Ms2015-020, Welford D. Taylor Collection on Sherwood Anderson, 1918-2006, n.d.  Finding aid available online . Some items from this collection have been digitized and are  available online . ","Ms2015-044, Sherwood Anderson Correspondence with Llewellyn Jones, 1916-1924, n.d.  Finding aid available online .  Digital images with transcripts  available online. ","Ms2017-005, James T. Farrell Letters to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson, 1952.  Finding aid available online . This collection has been digitized and is  available online . ","The collection consists of one postcard of Notre-Dame from Sherwood Anderson to Bert and Clara Dickenson and a photograph of Sherwood Anderson and Bert Dickenson in Florida with a line of fish in between the two men.","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 collection consists of one postcard of Notre-Dame from Sherwood Anderson to Bert and Clara Dickenson and a photograph of Sherwood Anderson and Bert Dickenson in Florida with a line of fish in between the two men.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Anderson, Sherwood (Sherwood Berton), 1876-1941","The materials in the collection are in English."],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.2011.004"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Sherwood Anderson Photograph and Postcard"],"collection_title_tesim":["Sherwood Anderson Photograph and Postcard"],"collection_ssim":["Sherwood Anderson Photograph and Postcard"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"creator_ssm":["Anderson, Sherwood (Sherwood Berton), 1876-1941"],"creator_ssim":["Anderson, Sherwood (Sherwood Berton), 1876-1941"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Anderson, Sherwood (Sherwood Berton), 1876-1941"],"creators_ssim":["Anderson, Sherwood (Sherwood Berton), 1876-1941"],"access_terms_ssm":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. 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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."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Sherwood Anderson Photograph and Postcard were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 2010."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Photography","Postcards"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","Photography","Postcards"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder"],"extent_tesim":["0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder"],"genreform_ssim":["Postcards"],"date_range_isim":[1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research."],"altformavail_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection has been digitized and is \u003ca href=\"http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms2011_004_AndersonPostcard_\" show=\"new\"\u003eavailable online\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"altformavail_heading_ssm":["Existence and Location of Copies"],"altformavail_tesim":["This collection has been digitized and is  available online ."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSherwood Anderson (1876-1941) was born in the small town of Camden, Ohio to Irwin McClain Anderson (d.1919) and Emma Jane Smith (d.1895). While Anderson excelled as a student, he quit school at the age of 14 to help support his family, taking on a wide variety of jobs. After his mother's death, he relocated to Chicago for the first time, working and taking a few night classes. He served briefly in Cuba during he Spanish-American War, but was sent there after combat had ended. A few months later, he returned to Clyde, then moved to Springfield, Ohio, in 1899, where he completed his senior year at Wittenburg Academy, a prep school. His graduation speech resulted in his being offered a job as an advertising solicitor and he moved to back to Chicago.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1903, work travels took him to Toledo, Ohio, where he met Cornelia Pratt Lane, his first wife. The couple married in 1904 and had three children: Robert Lane (1907-1951), John Sherwood (1908-1995) and Marion (Mimi) (1911-1996). In 1906, they relocated to Cleveland when Anderson became the president of the United Factories Company, a mail-order firm. The following year he departed the company, took his family to Elyria, Ohio, and started the Anderson Manufacturing Co., another mail order business. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1912, Anderson suffered a nervous breakdown. He returned to Chicago yet again and began work writing advertising copy and becoming part of the writer and artist scene of the city. In 1916, he divorced Cornelia Pratt and married Tennessee Mitchell, a sculptor. He also published his first novel, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWindy McPherson's Son\u003c/title\u003e, the first of three books in a deal with publisher John Lane. It was beginning of his writing career. 1919 saw the publication of his short story collection, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eWinesburg, Ohio\u003c/title\u003e, one of his most well-know works. In 1924, he divorced Tennessee Mitchell and marred Elizabeth Prall. They lived in New York and New Orleans, and traveled in Europe, too. With profits from his novel 1925 Dark Laughter, Anderson bought Ripshin Farm, later just Ripshin, as a summer home, in 1926. He also acquired both local newspapers, the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSmyth County News\u003c/title\u003e and the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eMarion Democrat\u003c/title\u003e. His son, Robert, helped with, and eventually took over management of the newspapers in 1929. Around the same time, Anderson began a tour of the south and its factory towns with Eleanor Copenhaver, which shaped several of his later non-fiction publications. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1932, Anderson divorced Elizabeth Prall and the following year, married Eleanor Copenhaver (1896-1985). Southwest Virginia was a powerful influence on his later stories and novels. His life in around Marion and Troutdale, Virginia, was the focus of his writing for the newspapers, as well. At the same time, he was still writing novels and short stories for magazines. In 1941, Sherwood and Eleanor Anderson left for a trip to South America. During the trip, after ingesting a toothpick, Anderson developed peritonitis and was hospitalized in Panama, where he passed away on March 8, 1941. He is buried in Round Hill Cemetery in Marion, Virginia. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOver his lifetime, Anderson published 8 novels, 4 collections of short stories, 2 collections of poetry, 1 collection of plays, and 12 works of non-fiction. Following his death, publishers and scholars have produced memoirs, critical editions, and several volumes of his collected letters. During his life, he was influential on the careers of William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway, and maintained extensive correspondence and friendships with authors, artists, publishers, and critics (though he later wrote that he had given up reading reviews).\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) was born in the small town of Camden, Ohio to Irwin McClain Anderson (d.1919) and Emma Jane Smith (d.1895). While Anderson excelled as a student, he quit school at the age of 14 to help support his family, taking on a wide variety of jobs. After his mother's death, he relocated to Chicago for the first time, working and taking a few night classes. He served briefly in Cuba during he Spanish-American War, but was sent there after combat had ended. A few months later, he returned to Clyde, then moved to Springfield, Ohio, in 1899, where he completed his senior year at Wittenburg Academy, a prep school. His graduation speech resulted in his being offered a job as an advertising solicitor and he moved to back to Chicago.","In 1903, work travels took him to Toledo, Ohio, where he met Cornelia Pratt Lane, his first wife. The couple married in 1904 and had three children: Robert Lane (1907-1951), John Sherwood (1908-1995) and Marion (Mimi) (1911-1996). In 1906, they relocated to Cleveland when Anderson became the president of the United Factories Company, a mail-order firm. The following year he departed the company, took his family to Elyria, Ohio, and started the Anderson Manufacturing Co., another mail order business. ","In 1912, Anderson suffered a nervous breakdown. He returned to Chicago yet again and began work writing advertising copy and becoming part of the writer and artist scene of the city. In 1916, he divorced Cornelia Pratt and married Tennessee Mitchell, a sculptor. He also published his first novel,  Windy McPherson's Son , the first of three books in a deal with publisher John Lane. It was beginning of his writing career. 1919 saw the publication of his short story collection,  Winesburg, Ohio , one of his most well-know works. In 1924, he divorced Tennessee Mitchell and marred Elizabeth Prall. They lived in New York and New Orleans, and traveled in Europe, too. With profits from his novel 1925 Dark Laughter, Anderson bought Ripshin Farm, later just Ripshin, as a summer home, in 1926. He also acquired both local newspapers, the  Smyth County News  and the  Marion Democrat . His son, Robert, helped with, and eventually took over management of the newspapers in 1929. Around the same time, Anderson began a tour of the south and its factory towns with Eleanor Copenhaver, which shaped several of his later non-fiction publications. ","In 1932, Anderson divorced Elizabeth Prall and the following year, married Eleanor Copenhaver (1896-1985). Southwest Virginia was a powerful influence on his later stories and novels. His life in around Marion and Troutdale, Virginia, was the focus of his writing for the newspapers, as well. At the same time, he was still writing novels and short stories for magazines. In 1941, Sherwood and Eleanor Anderson left for a trip to South America. During the trip, after ingesting a toothpick, Anderson developed peritonitis and was hospitalized in Panama, where he passed away on March 8, 1941. He is buried in Round Hill Cemetery in Marion, Virginia. ","Over his lifetime, Anderson published 8 novels, 4 collections of short stories, 2 collections of poetry, 1 collection of plays, and 12 works of non-fiction. Following his death, publishers and scholars have produced memoirs, critical editions, and several volumes of his collected letters. During his life, he was influential on the careers of William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway, and maintained extensive correspondence and friendships with authors, artists, publishers, and critics (though he later wrote that he had given up reading reviews)."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Sherwood Anderson Photograph and Postcard by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-%20work/public-domain/cc0/\" target=\"_blank\"\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 Sherwood Anderson Photograph and Postcard 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], Sherwood Anderson Photograph and Postcard, Ms 2011-004, 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], Sherwood Anderson Photograph and Postcard, Ms 2011-004, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Sherwood Anderson Photograph and Postcard was completed in January 2011.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Sherwood Anderson Photograph and Postcard was completed in January 2011."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBooks by and about Sherwood Anderson stored in Special Collections and University Archives and the general collection of Newman Library are cataloged and can be located using the library's \u003ca href=\"https://catalog.lib.vt.edu/\" title=\"catalog\"\u003ecatalog\u003c/a\u003e. Microfilmed and bound theses and dissertations about Sherwood Anderson and his work that were collected by researcher Ray White are cataloged and can be located using the library's \u003ca href=\"https://catalog.lib.vt.edu/\" title=\"catalog\"\u003ecatalog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSCUA also houses multiple manuscripts relating to Anderson, including: \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMs1971-002, Dayton M. Kohler Papers, 1889-1972. \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1265.oai_ead.xml\" show=\"new\"\u003eFinding aid available online\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMs1973-002, Sherwood Anderson Collection, 1912-1938. \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/1277.oai_ead.xml\" show=\"new\"\u003eFinding aid available online\u003c/a\u003e. Some items in this collection have been digitized and are \u003ca href=\"http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms1973_002_AndersonSherwood_\" show=\"new\"\u003eavailable online\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMs2015-020, Welford D. Taylor Collection on Sherwood Anderson, 1918-2006, n.d. \u003ca show=\"new\" actuate=\"onRequest\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2970.oai_ead.xml\"\u003eFinding aid available online\u003c/a\u003e. Some items from this collection have been digitized and are \u003ca href=\"http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms2015_020_TaylerWD_\" show=\"new\"\u003eavailable online\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMs2015-044, Sherwood Anderson Correspondence with Llewellyn Jones, 1916-1924, n.d. \u003ca show=\"new\" actuate=\"onRequest\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2994.oai_ead.xml\"\u003eFinding aid available online\u003c/a\u003e. \u003ca show=\"new\" actuate=\"onRequest\" href=\"https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms2015-044\"\u003eDigital images with transcripts\u003c/a\u003e available online. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMs2017-005, James T. Farrell Letters to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson, 1952. \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/3176.oai_ead.xml\" show=\"new\" actuate=\"onRequest\"\u003eFinding aid available online\u003c/a\u003e. This collection has been digitized and is \u003ca href=\"http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms2017-005\" show=\"new\"\u003eavailable online\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Books by and about Sherwood Anderson stored in Special Collections and University Archives and the general collection of Newman Library are cataloged and can be located using the library's  catalog . Microfilmed and bound theses and dissertations about Sherwood Anderson and his work that were collected by researcher Ray White are cataloged and can be located using the library's  catalog .","SCUA also houses multiple manuscripts relating to Anderson, including: ","Ms1971-002, Dayton M. Kohler Papers, 1889-1972.  Finding aid available online .","Ms1973-002, Sherwood Anderson Collection, 1912-1938.  Finding aid available online . Some items in this collection have been digitized and are  available online .","Ms2015-020, Welford D. Taylor Collection on Sherwood Anderson, 1918-2006, n.d.  Finding aid available online . Some items from this collection have been digitized and are  available online . ","Ms2015-044, Sherwood Anderson Correspondence with Llewellyn Jones, 1916-1924, n.d.  Finding aid available online .  Digital images with transcripts  available online. ","Ms2017-005, James T. Farrell Letters to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson, 1952.  Finding aid available online . This collection has been digitized and is  available online . 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Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\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\" target=\"_blank\"\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\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e 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_2d660676c8bd0df3134dfbc1580128f7\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe collection consists of one postcard of Notre-Dame from Sherwood Anderson to Bert and Clara Dickenson and a photograph of Sherwood Anderson and Bert Dickenson in Florida with a line of fish in between the two men.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection consists of one postcard of Notre-Dame from Sherwood Anderson to Bert and Clara Dickenson and a photograph of Sherwood Anderson and Bert Dickenson in Florida with a line of fish in between the two men."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Anderson, Sherwood (Sherwood Berton), 1876-1941"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech"],"names_coll_ssim":["Anderson, Sherwood (Sherwood Berton), 1876-1941"],"persname_ssim":["Anderson, Sherwood (Sherwood Berton), 1876-1941"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"total_component_count_is":1,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T02:21:32.683Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2644"}},{"id":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_423","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Stephens and Yount Family Papers","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vihart_repositories_4_resources_423#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Stephens, Richard A., 1831-1890","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vihart_repositories_4_resources_423#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"The Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, primarily document the Richard Stephens family of Rockingham County, Virginia and his descendants. Materials include correspondence, receipts, financial documents, indentures, deeds, photographs, and ephemera.","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/vihart_repositories_4_resources_423#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_423","ead_ssi":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_423","_root_":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_423","_nest_parent_":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_423","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/JMU/repositories_4_resources_423.xml","title_ssm":["Stephens and Yount Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Stephens and Yount Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1812-1995"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1812-1995"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["SC 0251","/repositories/4/resources/423"],"text":["SC 0251","/repositories/4/resources/423","Stephens and Yount Family Papers","Confederate States of America -- History","Confederate States of America -- History, Military","Rockingham County (Va.) -- History","Rockingham County (Va.) -- Social life and customs","Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History","Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Social life and customs","Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865","Rockingham County (Va.) -- Genealogy","Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- Genealogy","Slavery -- Virginia -- Rockingham County","Taxation -- Confederate States of America","Tax collection -- Confederate States of America","Greeting cards","Valentines","Sexism","Racism in cartoons","Race discrimination","Letters (correspondence)","Personal papers","Love letters","Estate inventories","Financial Records","Caricatures","Printed Ephemera","Genealogies (histories)","Photographs","Postcards","Newspaper clippings","Family papers","Vinegar valentines","Photograph albums","Diaries","Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.","Out of scope materials and materials with negligible research value including assorted newspaper clippings and obituaries, Christmas cards, large quantities of empty envelopes without correspondence, real estate listings, and assorted printed ephemera were heavily weeded from the 2018-0430 accrual.","The collections is arranged in five series:","Personal Papers, 1813-1938 Correspondence, 1857-1931, 1991 Ephemera, 1916-1957 Genealogical Materials, 1812 2018 accessions, 1867-1995","Find a Grave . Myrtie Alice Stephens Yount, Memorial # 40849297. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40849297) Accessed October 18, 2017.","Find a Grave . Richard A. Stephens, Memorial # 76255269. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76255269) Accessed October 18, 2017.","\"United States Census, 1870,\" database with images,  FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGC-MP2 : 12 April 2016), Richard Stephens, Virginia, United States; citing p. 69, family 485, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,175.","Yount, J. B. III. \"Fifty-seven quilts from four generations,\"  Augusta County Historical Bulletin  50 (2014): 155-165.","\"Yount-Stephens.\"  The Rockingham Register , September 25, 1891.","Richard Anderson Stephens, variously spelled Stevens, Steven, and Stephen, was born January 6, 1831 to John Stephens (1804-1848) and Martha Burnsides Stephens Cowan (1806-1895) of Melrose, Rockingham County, Virginia. He is the grandson of Ludwig/Lewis Stephens (1747-1817) and Elizabeth Wolf Stephens (1775-1836). Documentary evidence contained within this collection confirms that John Stephens owned enslaved persons and Richard Stephens was involved in financial transactions concerning said enslaved persons after the death of his father and prior to the end of the Civil War.","Stephens married Mary Dovel Stephens and together they had nine children, six of whom lived into adulthood – Martha Josephine \"Josie\" (1856-1899), Laura Belle (1862-1934), Myrtie Alice (1867-1946), Sallie Georgiana (1870-1938), Bettie Lee, and John W. All of the aforementioned children are documented in this collection, with some to a lesser degree than others.","Documentary evidence suggests Stephens likely did not serve during the Civil War. As early as June 19, 1861, he was deemed medically unfit from serving during the Civil War. His exemption was due to a chronic \"disease of stomach and bowels of long standing.\"","According to the U. S. Census, Stephen's occupation was that of a farmer though he also held other positions in the community. He acted as the administrator of the estate of Reuben Holt Humbert of Augusta County and also served as the guardian for his younger siblings William L. Stephens and Fannie Stephens. In November 1861, Stephens was appointed Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for the 3rd District of Rockingham County. As early as 1887 he was appointed director of the Valley Turnpike Company. Richard Stephens died November 5, 1890 and is buried in Woodbine Cemetery in Harrisonburg alongside much of his family.","A large portion of this collection also documents Myrtie Stephens (1867-1946), daughter of Richard and Mary Dovel Stephens. Myrtie married Joseph Byron \"J. B.\" Yount (1848-1934) of Augusta County on September 23, 1891. The wedding was held at the home of Mary Stephens, near Melrose. The courtship between Myrtie and J. B. is chronicled in this collection with dozens of letters written between the two. It is likely that Myrtie and J. B. were semi-distant cousins as J. B. often refers to his future wife as \"Cousin\" in his letters to her. Additionally, Myrtie's maternal grandmother was named Barbara Yount Dovel (1797-1863), and it is through this family line that the couple was likely related. Myrtie was a school teacher for at least part of her life. This collection documents her career with lesson books, teaching contracts, and correspondence. The children of Myrtie and J.B. Yount are documented in the 2018 accession materials.","The materials that comprise this collection descended through the Stephens and Yount families of Rockingham and Augusta counties. After the October 2, 2016 death of Joseph Byron \"J. B.\" Yount III, much of the Yount estate was sold by Green Valley Auctions in Mt. Crawford, Virginia on June 9, 2017.","The materials in this series share provenance with the rest of the collection in that they were part of the June 9, 2017 Green Valley Auctions sale of the J.B. Yount estate.","Given the age and condition of the collection, select items underwent preservation treatment for stabilization, including flattening. Particularly fragile documents are housed in Mylar sleeves. The materials in this collection were largely received piecemeal, in addition to one large acquisition. There was no particular arrangement to the materials and as a result, the archivist imposed an arrangement based on material type, creator, and date. Photographs related to presumed genealogical research trips were removed from their paper backing and foldered in their original order. All corresponding captions were written on the backs of the photographs.","The Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, primarily document the Richard Stephens family of Rockingham County, Virginia and his descendants. Materials include correspondence, receipts, financial documents, indentures, deeds, and ephemera. Documents of particular interest relate to the sale, purchase, and hire of enslaved persons, and Richard Stephens' medical exemption from military service during the Civil War.","Series 1: Personal Papers, 1813-1938, is generally comprised of tax receipts, financial documents, agreements, promissory notes, deeds, indentures, insurance policies, wills, and other miscellaneous papers documenting Richard Stephens primarily, and also other immediate Stephens family members.","Of particular interest are the papers documenting the buying, selling, and hiring of enslaved persons between the Stephens family and other community members. Many of the enslaved persons were purchased or inherited from the estate of John Stephens, Richard Stephens' father. The enslaved persons are only referred to by name in three documents and are otherwise described as \"negro\" or \"slave.\" They are identified as Ellen, Hester, Hannah, and five children named Henry, Isaiah, Margaret, John, and George.","A folder of papers documenting Richard Stephens' medical exemption from military service during the Civil War is also included. The papers include surgeons' and doctors' description of Stephens' maladies, certifying that he is incapable of military duty. Additional documents mention his substitute, Benjamin Barr. Stephens' amnesty oath, dated June 20, 1865, is also included and is foldered chronologically with his papers.","A sizable portion of this series documents Richard Stephens acting in the capacity of estate administrator, particularly for Reuben Holt Humbert, and guardian to his younger siblings, Phebe Francis \"Fannie\" Stephens and William L. Stephens. These documents are primarily receipts with additional materials documenting the estates of the aforementioned persons, particularly Reuben Humbert. Humbert's personal property inventories are included as is a Confederate States of America registered bond.","The wills of Richard Stephens and his daughter Sallie Stephens are included. Sallie's will is notable in that she directs her executor to move \"all of my dead relatives that are buried in the family lot [Dovel-Stephens Family Cemetery]\" to her \"lot in Woodbine Cemetery, and there placed along with sister Laura and I, at the expense of my estate.\" Sallie died in 1938 and all of her deceased family members were removed to Woodbine Cemetery in 1940.","Materials related to Myrtie Stephens Yount's career as a teacher include two teaching contracts, printed examinations, and handwritten school material. Though many of these are not identified, it is presumed that they were used by Myrtie in her teaching.","Three military furloughs dated 1862 and 1863 and signed by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Rodman Drake DeKay (1836-1886) are also included, but have no apparent connection to the Stephens family.","Oversize materials include an 1813 land indenture between Valentine and Nancy Wolf and Jacob Wolf. Valentine Wolf was Lewis Stephens' father-in-law. Lewis Stephens was Richard Stephens' grandfather and is also mentioned in several documents pertaining to Stephens' father, John Stephens. Also housed in oversize is a January 8, 1891 broadside advertising the public sale of Richard Stephens' personal property. The broadside describes 26 head of stock cattle, 100 tons of prime timothy hay, 300 bushels of wheat, and various farm implements.","Series 2: Correspondence, 1857-1931, 1991, contains letters to and from several members of the Stephens and Yount families. Corresponding envelopes are included as are envelopes with no corresponding letter.","A significant portion of the collection comprises the correspondence of Myrtie Stephens Yount, daughter of Richard and Mary E. Stephens. The correspondence is largely comprised of letters addressed to Myrtie with many of the letters from her future husband and cousin Joseph Byron Yount. Generally, the subject matter of the correspondence is newsy, providing updates on family and community members. While most of the correspondence between the couple dates prior to their marriage, a few letters date to after their September 1891 marriage. Of interest is a hastily written letter dated July 10, 1899 from Myrtie to Yount in which she delivers the news that her sister Josie has passed away. In the letter, Myrtie requests her husband bring her mourning clothes to her as soon as is possible. Another notable letter is dated June 14, 1899 to Myrtie Yount in which the correspondent recounts going to Harrisonburg for the unveiling of the Turner Ashby monument. Much of Myrtie's correspondence also discusses her and her colleague's teaching careers. One particular letter dated November 6, 1890 is written to Myrtie by a fellow teacher. He writes about his experiences teaching children in Brocks Gap.","A limited selection of correspondence addressed to or written by Richard Stephens, Mary E. Stephens, Josie Stephens, Sallie Stephens, and Laura Stephens is also included. Of note is a letter from Henry T. Garnett, Chief Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for Virginia, to Richard Stephens, dated November 6, 1861, appointing Stephens Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for the 3rd District of Rockingham County. A handwritten note by Garnett on the back of the letter reads: \"The owners of slaves are to give me the value and pay the tax upon all their negroes, whether said negroes are hired out or in their service.\" Stephens' November 1887 letter and certificate of reappointment as director of the Valley Turnpike Company is also included.","Series 3: Ephemera, 1916-1957, includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, and a few miscellaneous items including a half stick of chewing gum dating to 1916. Noteworthy items include a folder of seven vinegar valentines featuring color illustrations and corresponding poems. These lithographs likely date to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century and feature racist sentiments or are otherwise insulting in tone. Two of the lithographs evoke Jim Crow era values and depict African Americans with stereotypical physical characteristics.","Series 4: Genealogical Materials, 1812, were presumably collected by Joseph Byron Yount III, the last private owner of the Stephens and Yount Family Papers, as part of his genealogical research into his family. The subject files include undated photographs and facsimiles of primary source material relating to the Yount family in Pennsylvania. Of interest is a handwritten genealogical note relating to Ludwig/Lewis Stephens, the grandfather of Richard Stephens.","Series 5: 2018 Accessions, 1867-1995, comprises materials acquired in two separate accessions in 2018. Personal papers, research and genealogical materials, and photographs relate directly to immediate and extended Yount family members, specifically the children of Myrtie Stephens Yount and J.B. Yount.","Spotswood Hall, Turner Ashby Monument, New Hope Garage, Goshen, New Hope High School, South River, Matthew Fontaine Maury Memorial at Goshen Pass, Marine's Camp at Ft. Defiance, Harriston, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, U.S. Capitol, assorted Washington DC sights and buildings, Hightown, Monterey, Towers School, pet fawn, Natural Chimneys/Cyclopean Towers and jousting tournament, Langley Field, Naval Base, Jamestown, Yorktown, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Mt. Solon Dam, Stonewall Cottage (Melrose), North River Dam, Blacksburg, Castle Hill, University of Virginia, Kanawha River, Chicago World's Fair, Handley High School, Apple Blossom Festival, Skyline Drive, etc.","(Accession 2018-0315)","Inscribed: \"Presented to C.E. Koiner by J. Yount. May 1867\"","Includes a young J.B. Yount III while a cadet at Fishburne Military School.","The May 16, 1844 issue of  The Sentinel of the Shenandoah Valley  and a copy of  A Choice Selection of Hymns: From Various Authors, Recommended for the Worship of God…  have been removed from the collection and cataloged as part of Special Collections rare book collection. The right edge of the newspaper has been trimmed and, as a result, the issue is incomplete.","The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).","The Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, primarily document the Richard Stephens family of Rockingham County, Virginia and his descendants. Materials include correspondence, receipts, financial documents, indentures, deeds, photographs, and ephemera.","James Madison University Libraries Special Collections","eBay (Firm)","Tim Abbott Americana","Rolling Hills Antique Mall","Stephens family","Yount family","Stephens, Richard A., 1831-1890","English"],"unitid_tesim":["SC 0251","/repositories/4/resources/423"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Stephens and Yount Family Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Stephens and Yount Family Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Stephens and Yount Family Papers"],"repository_ssm":["James Madison University"],"repository_ssim":["James Madison University"],"geogname_ssm":["Confederate States of America -- History","Confederate States of America -- History, Military","Rockingham County (Va.) -- History","Rockingham County (Va.) -- Social life and customs","Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. Va.) -- History","Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. 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Two additions were acquired in 2018 from Black Swan Books and Rolling Hills Antique Mall."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Slavery -- Virginia -- Rockingham County","Taxation -- Confederate States of America","Tax collection -- Confederate States of America","Greeting cards","Valentines","Sexism","Racism in cartoons","Race discrimination","Letters (correspondence)","Personal papers","Love letters","Estate inventories","Financial Records","Caricatures","Printed Ephemera","Genealogies (histories)","Photographs","Postcards","Newspaper clippings","Family papers","Vinegar valentines","Photograph albums","Diaries"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Slavery -- Virginia -- Rockingham County","Taxation -- Confederate States of America","Tax collection -- Confederate States of America","Greeting cards","Valentines","Sexism","Racism in cartoons","Race discrimination","Letters (correspondence)","Personal papers","Love letters","Estate inventories","Financial Records","Caricatures","Printed Ephemera","Genealogies (histories)","Photographs","Postcards","Newspaper clippings","Family papers","Vinegar valentines","Photograph albums","Diaries"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["2.4 cubic feet 7 boxes"],"extent_tesim":["2.4 cubic feet 7 boxes"],"genreform_ssim":["Letters (correspondence)","Personal papers","Love letters","Estate inventories","Financial Records","Caricatures","Printed Ephemera","Genealogies (histories)","Photographs","Postcards","Newspaper clippings","Family papers","Vinegar valentines","Photograph albums","Diaries"],"date_range_isim":[1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection."],"appraisal_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOut of scope materials and materials with negligible research value including assorted newspaper clippings and obituaries, Christmas cards, large quantities of empty envelopes without correspondence, real estate listings, and assorted printed ephemera were heavily weeded from the 2018-0430 accrual.\u003c/p\u003e"],"appraisal_heading_ssm":["Appraisal"],"appraisal_tesim":["Out of scope materials and materials with negligible research value including assorted newspaper clippings and obituaries, Christmas cards, large quantities of empty envelopes without correspondence, real estate listings, and assorted printed ephemera were heavily weeded from the 2018-0430 accrual."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collections is arranged in five series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist numeration=\"arabic\" type=\"ordered\"\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003ePersonal Papers, 1813-1938\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eCorrespondence, 1857-1931, 1991\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eEphemera, 1916-1957\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eGenealogical Materials, 1812\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003e2018 accessions, 1867-1995\u003c/item\u003e\n    \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collections is arranged in five series:","Personal Papers, 1813-1938 Correspondence, 1857-1931, 1991 Ephemera, 1916-1957 Genealogical Materials, 1812 2018 accessions, 1867-1995"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref\u003e\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFind a Grave\u003c/emph\u003e. Myrtie Alice Stephens Yount, Memorial # 40849297. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40849297) Accessed October 18, 2017.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003e\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFind a Grave\u003c/emph\u003e. Richard A. Stephens, Memorial # 76255269. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76255269) Accessed October 18, 2017.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003e\"United States Census, 1870,\" database with images, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFamilySearch\u003c/emph\u003e (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGC-MP2 : 12 April 2016), Richard Stephens, Virginia, United States; citing p. 69, family 485, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,175.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eYount, J. B. III. \"Fifty-seven quilts from four generations,\" \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAugusta County Historical Bulletin\u003c/emph\u003e 50 (2014): 155-165.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003e\"Yount-Stephens.\" \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Rockingham Register\u003c/emph\u003e, September 25, 1891.\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography"],"bibliography_tesim":["Find a Grave . Myrtie Alice Stephens Yount, Memorial # 40849297. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40849297) Accessed October 18, 2017.","Find a Grave . Richard A. Stephens, Memorial # 76255269. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76255269) Accessed October 18, 2017.","\"United States Census, 1870,\" database with images,  FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGC-MP2 : 12 April 2016), Richard Stephens, Virginia, United States; citing p. 69, family 485, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,175.","Yount, J. B. III. \"Fifty-seven quilts from four generations,\"  Augusta County Historical Bulletin  50 (2014): 155-165.","\"Yount-Stephens.\"  The Rockingham Register , September 25, 1891."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRichard Anderson Stephens, variously spelled Stevens, Steven, and Stephen, was born January 6, 1831 to John Stephens (1804-1848) and Martha Burnsides Stephens Cowan (1806-1895) of Melrose, Rockingham County, Virginia. He is the grandson of Ludwig/Lewis Stephens (1747-1817) and Elizabeth Wolf Stephens (1775-1836). Documentary evidence contained within this collection confirms that John Stephens owned enslaved persons and Richard Stephens was involved in financial transactions concerning said enslaved persons after the death of his father and prior to the end of the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eStephens married Mary Dovel Stephens and together they had nine children, six of whom lived into adulthood – Martha Josephine \"Josie\" (1856-1899), Laura Belle (1862-1934), Myrtie Alice (1867-1946), Sallie Georgiana (1870-1938), Bettie Lee, and John W. All of the aforementioned children are documented in this collection, with some to a lesser degree than others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDocumentary evidence suggests Stephens likely did not serve during the Civil War. As early as June 19, 1861, he was deemed medically unfit from serving during the Civil War. His exemption was due to a chronic \"disease of stomach and bowels of long standing.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAccording to the U. S. Census, Stephen's occupation was that of a farmer though he also held other positions in the community. He acted as the administrator of the estate of Reuben Holt Humbert of Augusta County and also served as the guardian for his younger siblings William L. Stephens and Fannie Stephens. In November 1861, Stephens was appointed Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for the 3rd District of Rockingham County. As early as 1887 he was appointed director of the Valley Turnpike Company. Richard Stephens died November 5, 1890 and is buried in Woodbine Cemetery in Harrisonburg alongside much of his family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA large portion of this collection also documents Myrtie Stephens (1867-1946), daughter of Richard and Mary Dovel Stephens. Myrtie married Joseph Byron \"J. B.\" Yount (1848-1934) of Augusta County on September 23, 1891. The wedding was held at the home of Mary Stephens, near Melrose. The courtship between Myrtie and J. B. is chronicled in this collection with dozens of letters written between the two. It is likely that Myrtie and J. B. were semi-distant cousins as J. B. often refers to his future wife as \"Cousin\" in his letters to her. Additionally, Myrtie's maternal grandmother was named Barbara Yount Dovel (1797-1863), and it is through this family line that the couple was likely related. Myrtie was a school teacher for at least part of her life. This collection documents her career with lesson books, teaching contracts, and correspondence. The children of Myrtie and J.B. Yount are documented in the 2018 accession materials.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Bio/Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Richard Anderson Stephens, variously spelled Stevens, Steven, and Stephen, was born January 6, 1831 to John Stephens (1804-1848) and Martha Burnsides Stephens Cowan (1806-1895) of Melrose, Rockingham County, Virginia. He is the grandson of Ludwig/Lewis Stephens (1747-1817) and Elizabeth Wolf Stephens (1775-1836). Documentary evidence contained within this collection confirms that John Stephens owned enslaved persons and Richard Stephens was involved in financial transactions concerning said enslaved persons after the death of his father and prior to the end of the Civil War.","Stephens married Mary Dovel Stephens and together they had nine children, six of whom lived into adulthood – Martha Josephine \"Josie\" (1856-1899), Laura Belle (1862-1934), Myrtie Alice (1867-1946), Sallie Georgiana (1870-1938), Bettie Lee, and John W. All of the aforementioned children are documented in this collection, with some to a lesser degree than others.","Documentary evidence suggests Stephens likely did not serve during the Civil War. As early as June 19, 1861, he was deemed medically unfit from serving during the Civil War. His exemption was due to a chronic \"disease of stomach and bowels of long standing.\"","According to the U. S. Census, Stephen's occupation was that of a farmer though he also held other positions in the community. He acted as the administrator of the estate of Reuben Holt Humbert of Augusta County and also served as the guardian for his younger siblings William L. Stephens and Fannie Stephens. In November 1861, Stephens was appointed Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for the 3rd District of Rockingham County. As early as 1887 he was appointed director of the Valley Turnpike Company. Richard Stephens died November 5, 1890 and is buried in Woodbine Cemetery in Harrisonburg alongside much of his family.","A large portion of this collection also documents Myrtie Stephens (1867-1946), daughter of Richard and Mary Dovel Stephens. Myrtie married Joseph Byron \"J. B.\" Yount (1848-1934) of Augusta County on September 23, 1891. The wedding was held at the home of Mary Stephens, near Melrose. The courtship between Myrtie and J. B. is chronicled in this collection with dozens of letters written between the two. It is likely that Myrtie and J. B. were semi-distant cousins as J. B. often refers to his future wife as \"Cousin\" in his letters to her. Additionally, Myrtie's maternal grandmother was named Barbara Yount Dovel (1797-1863), and it is through this family line that the couple was likely related. Myrtie was a school teacher for at least part of her life. This collection documents her career with lesson books, teaching contracts, and correspondence. The children of Myrtie and J.B. Yount are documented in the 2018 accession materials."],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe materials that comprise this collection descended through the Stephens and Yount families of Rockingham and Augusta counties. After the October 2, 2016 death of Joseph Byron \"J. B.\" Yount III, much of the Yount estate was sold by Green Valley Auctions in Mt. Crawford, Virginia on June 9, 2017.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe materials in this series share provenance with the rest of the collection in that they were part of the June 9, 2017 Green Valley Auctions sale of the J.B. Yount estate.\u003c/p\u003e"],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Provenance","Provenance"],"custodhist_tesim":["The materials that comprise this collection descended through the Stephens and Yount families of Rockingham and Augusta counties. After the October 2, 2016 death of Joseph Byron \"J. B.\" Yount III, much of the Yount estate was sold by Green Valley Auctions in Mt. Crawford, Virginia on June 9, 2017.","The materials in this series share provenance with the rest of the collection in that they were part of the June 9, 2017 Green Valley Auctions sale of the J.B. Yount estate."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, SC 0251, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, SC 0251, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGiven the age and condition of the collection, select items underwent preservation treatment for stabilization, including flattening. Particularly fragile documents are housed in Mylar sleeves. The materials in this collection were largely received piecemeal, in addition to one large acquisition. There was no particular arrangement to the materials and as a result, the archivist imposed an arrangement based on material type, creator, and date. Photographs related to presumed genealogical research trips were removed from their paper backing and foldered in their original order. All corresponding captions were written on the backs of the photographs.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Given the age and condition of the collection, select items underwent preservation treatment for stabilization, including flattening. Particularly fragile documents are housed in Mylar sleeves. The materials in this collection were largely received piecemeal, in addition to one large acquisition. There was no particular arrangement to the materials and as a result, the archivist imposed an arrangement based on material type, creator, and date. Photographs related to presumed genealogical research trips were removed from their paper backing and foldered in their original order. All corresponding captions were written on the backs of the photographs."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, primarily document the Richard Stephens family of Rockingham County, Virginia and his descendants. Materials include correspondence, receipts, financial documents, indentures, deeds, and ephemera. Documents of particular interest relate to the sale, purchase, and hire of enslaved persons, and Richard Stephens' medical exemption from military service during the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1: Personal Papers, 1813-1938, is generally comprised of tax receipts, financial documents, agreements, promissory notes, deeds, indentures, insurance policies, wills, and other miscellaneous papers documenting Richard Stephens primarily, and also other immediate Stephens family members.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOf particular interest are the papers documenting the buying, selling, and hiring of enslaved persons between the Stephens family and other community members. Many of the enslaved persons were purchased or inherited from the estate of John Stephens, Richard Stephens' father. The enslaved persons are only referred to by name in three documents and are otherwise described as \"negro\" or \"slave.\" They are identified as Ellen, Hester, Hannah, and five children named Henry, Isaiah, Margaret, John, and George.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA folder of papers documenting Richard Stephens' medical exemption from military service during the Civil War is also included. The papers include surgeons' and doctors' description of Stephens' maladies, certifying that he is incapable of military duty. Additional documents mention his substitute, Benjamin Barr. Stephens' amnesty oath, dated June 20, 1865, is also included and is foldered chronologically with his papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA sizable portion of this series documents Richard Stephens acting in the capacity of estate administrator, particularly for Reuben Holt Humbert, and guardian to his younger siblings, Phebe Francis \"Fannie\" Stephens and William L. Stephens. These documents are primarily receipts with additional materials documenting the estates of the aforementioned persons, particularly Reuben Humbert. Humbert's personal property inventories are included as is a Confederate States of America registered bond.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe wills of Richard Stephens and his daughter Sallie Stephens are included. Sallie's will is notable in that she directs her executor to move \"all of my dead relatives that are buried in the family lot [Dovel-Stephens Family Cemetery]\" to her \"lot in Woodbine Cemetery, and there placed along with sister Laura and I, at the expense of my estate.\" Sallie died in 1938 and all of her deceased family members were removed to Woodbine Cemetery in 1940.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMaterials related to Myrtie Stephens Yount's career as a teacher include two teaching contracts, printed examinations, and handwritten school material. Though many of these are not identified, it is presumed that they were used by Myrtie in her teaching.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThree military furloughs dated 1862 and 1863 and signed by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Rodman Drake DeKay (1836-1886) are also included, but have no apparent connection to the Stephens family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOversize materials include an 1813 land indenture between Valentine and Nancy Wolf and Jacob Wolf. Valentine Wolf was Lewis Stephens' father-in-law. Lewis Stephens was Richard Stephens' grandfather and is also mentioned in several documents pertaining to Stephens' father, John Stephens. Also housed in oversize is a January 8, 1891 broadside advertising the public sale of Richard Stephens' personal property. The broadside describes 26 head of stock cattle, 100 tons of prime timothy hay, 300 bushels of wheat, and various farm implements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2: Correspondence, 1857-1931, 1991, contains letters to and from several members of the Stephens and Yount families. Corresponding envelopes are included as are envelopes with no corresponding letter.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA significant portion of the collection comprises the correspondence of Myrtie Stephens Yount, daughter of Richard and Mary E. Stephens. The correspondence is largely comprised of letters addressed to Myrtie with many of the letters from her future husband and cousin Joseph Byron Yount. Generally, the subject matter of the correspondence is newsy, providing updates on family and community members. While most of the correspondence between the couple dates prior to their marriage, a few letters date to after their September 1891 marriage. Of interest is a hastily written letter dated July 10, 1899 from Myrtie to Yount in which she delivers the news that her sister Josie has passed away. In the letter, Myrtie requests her husband bring her mourning clothes to her as soon as is possible. Another notable letter is dated June 14, 1899 to Myrtie Yount in which the correspondent recounts going to Harrisonburg for the unveiling of the Turner Ashby monument. Much of Myrtie's correspondence also discusses her and her colleague's teaching careers. One particular letter dated November 6, 1890 is written to Myrtie by a fellow teacher. He writes about his experiences teaching children in Brocks Gap.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA limited selection of correspondence addressed to or written by Richard Stephens, Mary E. Stephens, Josie Stephens, Sallie Stephens, and Laura Stephens is also included. Of note is a letter from Henry T. Garnett, Chief Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for Virginia, to Richard Stephens, dated November 6, 1861, appointing Stephens Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for the 3rd District of Rockingham County. A handwritten note by Garnett on the back of the letter reads: \"The owners of slaves are to give me the value and pay the tax upon all their negroes, whether said negroes are hired out or in their service.\" Stephens' November 1887 letter and certificate of reappointment as director of the Valley Turnpike Company is also included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3: Ephemera, 1916-1957, includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, and a few miscellaneous items including a half stick of chewing gum dating to 1916. Noteworthy items include a folder of seven vinegar valentines featuring color illustrations and corresponding poems. These lithographs likely date to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century and feature racist sentiments or are otherwise insulting in tone. Two of the lithographs evoke Jim Crow era values and depict African Americans with stereotypical physical characteristics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4: Genealogical Materials, 1812, were presumably collected by Joseph Byron Yount III, the last private owner of the Stephens and Yount Family Papers, as part of his genealogical research into his family. The subject files include undated photographs and facsimiles of primary source material relating to the Yount family in Pennsylvania. Of interest is a handwritten genealogical note relating to Ludwig/Lewis Stephens, the grandfather of Richard Stephens.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5: 2018 Accessions, 1867-1995, comprises materials acquired in two separate accessions in 2018. 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Solon Dam, Stonewall Cottage (Melrose), North River Dam, Blacksburg, Castle Hill, University of Virginia, Kanawha River, Chicago World's Fair, Handley High School, Apple Blossom Festival, Skyline Drive, etc.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e(Accession 2018-0315)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInscribed: \"Presented to C.E. Koiner by J. Yount. May 1867\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a young J.B. Yount III while a cadet at Fishburne Military School.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, primarily document the Richard Stephens family of Rockingham County, Virginia and his descendants. Materials include correspondence, receipts, financial documents, indentures, deeds, and ephemera. Documents of particular interest relate to the sale, purchase, and hire of enslaved persons, and Richard Stephens' medical exemption from military service during the Civil War.","Series 1: Personal Papers, 1813-1938, is generally comprised of tax receipts, financial documents, agreements, promissory notes, deeds, indentures, insurance policies, wills, and other miscellaneous papers documenting Richard Stephens primarily, and also other immediate Stephens family members.","Of particular interest are the papers documenting the buying, selling, and hiring of enslaved persons between the Stephens family and other community members. Many of the enslaved persons were purchased or inherited from the estate of John Stephens, Richard Stephens' father. The enslaved persons are only referred to by name in three documents and are otherwise described as \"negro\" or \"slave.\" They are identified as Ellen, Hester, Hannah, and five children named Henry, Isaiah, Margaret, John, and George.","A folder of papers documenting Richard Stephens' medical exemption from military service during the Civil War is also included. The papers include surgeons' and doctors' description of Stephens' maladies, certifying that he is incapable of military duty. Additional documents mention his substitute, Benjamin Barr. Stephens' amnesty oath, dated June 20, 1865, is also included and is foldered chronologically with his papers.","A sizable portion of this series documents Richard Stephens acting in the capacity of estate administrator, particularly for Reuben Holt Humbert, and guardian to his younger siblings, Phebe Francis \"Fannie\" Stephens and William L. Stephens. These documents are primarily receipts with additional materials documenting the estates of the aforementioned persons, particularly Reuben Humbert. Humbert's personal property inventories are included as is a Confederate States of America registered bond.","The wills of Richard Stephens and his daughter Sallie Stephens are included. Sallie's will is notable in that she directs her executor to move \"all of my dead relatives that are buried in the family lot [Dovel-Stephens Family Cemetery]\" to her \"lot in Woodbine Cemetery, and there placed along with sister Laura and I, at the expense of my estate.\" Sallie died in 1938 and all of her deceased family members were removed to Woodbine Cemetery in 1940.","Materials related to Myrtie Stephens Yount's career as a teacher include two teaching contracts, printed examinations, and handwritten school material. Though many of these are not identified, it is presumed that they were used by Myrtie in her teaching.","Three military furloughs dated 1862 and 1863 and signed by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Rodman Drake DeKay (1836-1886) are also included, but have no apparent connection to the Stephens family.","Oversize materials include an 1813 land indenture between Valentine and Nancy Wolf and Jacob Wolf. Valentine Wolf was Lewis Stephens' father-in-law. Lewis Stephens was Richard Stephens' grandfather and is also mentioned in several documents pertaining to Stephens' father, John Stephens. Also housed in oversize is a January 8, 1891 broadside advertising the public sale of Richard Stephens' personal property. The broadside describes 26 head of stock cattle, 100 tons of prime timothy hay, 300 bushels of wheat, and various farm implements.","Series 2: Correspondence, 1857-1931, 1991, contains letters to and from several members of the Stephens and Yount families. Corresponding envelopes are included as are envelopes with no corresponding letter.","A significant portion of the collection comprises the correspondence of Myrtie Stephens Yount, daughter of Richard and Mary E. Stephens. The correspondence is largely comprised of letters addressed to Myrtie with many of the letters from her future husband and cousin Joseph Byron Yount. Generally, the subject matter of the correspondence is newsy, providing updates on family and community members. While most of the correspondence between the couple dates prior to their marriage, a few letters date to after their September 1891 marriage. Of interest is a hastily written letter dated July 10, 1899 from Myrtie to Yount in which she delivers the news that her sister Josie has passed away. In the letter, Myrtie requests her husband bring her mourning clothes to her as soon as is possible. Another notable letter is dated June 14, 1899 to Myrtie Yount in which the correspondent recounts going to Harrisonburg for the unveiling of the Turner Ashby monument. Much of Myrtie's correspondence also discusses her and her colleague's teaching careers. One particular letter dated November 6, 1890 is written to Myrtie by a fellow teacher. He writes about his experiences teaching children in Brocks Gap.","A limited selection of correspondence addressed to or written by Richard Stephens, Mary E. Stephens, Josie Stephens, Sallie Stephens, and Laura Stephens is also included. Of note is a letter from Henry T. Garnett, Chief Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for Virginia, to Richard Stephens, dated November 6, 1861, appointing Stephens Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for the 3rd District of Rockingham County. A handwritten note by Garnett on the back of the letter reads: \"The owners of slaves are to give me the value and pay the tax upon all their negroes, whether said negroes are hired out or in their service.\" Stephens' November 1887 letter and certificate of reappointment as director of the Valley Turnpike Company is also included.","Series 3: Ephemera, 1916-1957, includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, and a few miscellaneous items including a half stick of chewing gum dating to 1916. Noteworthy items include a folder of seven vinegar valentines featuring color illustrations and corresponding poems. These lithographs likely date to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century and feature racist sentiments or are otherwise insulting in tone. Two of the lithographs evoke Jim Crow era values and depict African Americans with stereotypical physical characteristics.","Series 4: Genealogical Materials, 1812, were presumably collected by Joseph Byron Yount III, the last private owner of the Stephens and Yount Family Papers, as part of his genealogical research into his family. The subject files include undated photographs and facsimiles of primary source material relating to the Yount family in Pennsylvania. Of interest is a handwritten genealogical note relating to Ludwig/Lewis Stephens, the grandfather of Richard Stephens.","Series 5: 2018 Accessions, 1867-1995, comprises materials acquired in two separate accessions in 2018. Personal papers, research and genealogical materials, and photographs relate directly to immediate and extended Yount family members, specifically the children of Myrtie Stephens Yount and J.B. Yount.","Spotswood Hall, Turner Ashby Monument, New Hope Garage, Goshen, New Hope High School, South River, Matthew Fontaine Maury Memorial at Goshen Pass, Marine's Camp at Ft. Defiance, Harriston, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, U.S. Capitol, assorted Washington DC sights and buildings, Hightown, Monterey, Towers School, pet fawn, Natural Chimneys/Cyclopean Towers and jousting tournament, Langley Field, Naval Base, Jamestown, Yorktown, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Mt. Solon Dam, Stonewall Cottage (Melrose), North River Dam, Blacksburg, Castle Hill, University of Virginia, Kanawha River, Chicago World's Fair, Handley High School, Apple Blossom Festival, Skyline Drive, etc.","(Accession 2018-0315)","Inscribed: \"Presented to C.E. Koiner by J. Yount. May 1867\"","Includes a young J.B. Yount III while a cadet at Fishburne Military School."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe May 16, 1844 issue of \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Sentinel of the Shenandoah Valley\u003c/emph\u003e and a copy of \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eA Choice Selection of Hymns: From Various Authors, Recommended for the Worship of God…\u003c/emph\u003e have been removed from the collection and cataloged as part of Special Collections rare book collection. The right edge of the newspaper has been trimmed and, as a result, the issue is incomplete.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Material"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The May 16, 1844 issue of  The Sentinel of the Shenandoah Valley  and a copy of  A Choice Selection of Hymns: From Various Authors, Recommended for the Worship of God…  have been removed from the collection and cataloged as part of Special Collections rare book collection. The right edge of the newspaper has been trimmed and, as a result, the issue is incomplete."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu)."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_ba57889d7ff83f0fcf341190658eb73b\"\u003eThe Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, primarily document the Richard Stephens family of Rockingham County, Virginia and his descendants. Materials include correspondence, receipts, financial documents, indentures, deeds, photographs, and ephemera.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, primarily document the Richard Stephens family of Rockingham County, Virginia and his descendants. Materials include correspondence, receipts, financial documents, indentures, deeds, photographs, and ephemera."],"names_coll_ssim":["eBay (Firm)","Tim Abbott Americana","Rolling Hills Antique Mall"],"names_ssim":["James Madison University Libraries Special Collections","eBay (Firm)","Tim Abbott Americana","Rolling Hills Antique Mall","Stephens family","Yount family","Stephens, Richard A., 1831-1890"],"corpname_ssim":["James Madison University Libraries Special Collections","eBay (Firm)","Tim Abbott Americana","Rolling Hills Antique Mall"],"famname_ssim":["Stephens family","Yount family"],"persname_ssim":["Stephens, Richard A., 1831-1890"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":87,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T00:19:11.086Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_423","ead_ssi":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_423","_root_":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_423","_nest_parent_":"vihart_repositories_4_resources_423","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/JMU/repositories_4_resources_423.xml","title_ssm":["Stephens and Yount Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Stephens and Yount Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1812-1995"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1812-1995"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["SC 0251","/repositories/4/resources/423"],"text":["SC 0251","/repositories/4/resources/423","Stephens and Yount Family Papers","Confederate States of America -- History","Confederate States of America -- History, Military","Rockingham County (Va.) -- History","Rockingham County (Va.) -- Social life and customs","Shenandoah River Valley (Va. and W. 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Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.","Out of scope materials and materials with negligible research value including assorted newspaper clippings and obituaries, Christmas cards, large quantities of empty envelopes without correspondence, real estate listings, and assorted printed ephemera were heavily weeded from the 2018-0430 accrual.","The collections is arranged in five series:","Personal Papers, 1813-1938 Correspondence, 1857-1931, 1991 Ephemera, 1916-1957 Genealogical Materials, 1812 2018 accessions, 1867-1995","Find a Grave . Myrtie Alice Stephens Yount, Memorial # 40849297. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40849297) Accessed October 18, 2017.","Find a Grave . Richard A. Stephens, Memorial # 76255269. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76255269) Accessed October 18, 2017.","\"United States Census, 1870,\" database with images,  FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGC-MP2 : 12 April 2016), Richard Stephens, Virginia, United States; citing p. 69, family 485, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,175.","Yount, J. B. III. \"Fifty-seven quilts from four generations,\"  Augusta County Historical Bulletin  50 (2014): 155-165.","\"Yount-Stephens.\"  The Rockingham Register , September 25, 1891.","Richard Anderson Stephens, variously spelled Stevens, Steven, and Stephen, was born January 6, 1831 to John Stephens (1804-1848) and Martha Burnsides Stephens Cowan (1806-1895) of Melrose, Rockingham County, Virginia. He is the grandson of Ludwig/Lewis Stephens (1747-1817) and Elizabeth Wolf Stephens (1775-1836). Documentary evidence contained within this collection confirms that John Stephens owned enslaved persons and Richard Stephens was involved in financial transactions concerning said enslaved persons after the death of his father and prior to the end of the Civil War.","Stephens married Mary Dovel Stephens and together they had nine children, six of whom lived into adulthood – Martha Josephine \"Josie\" (1856-1899), Laura Belle (1862-1934), Myrtie Alice (1867-1946), Sallie Georgiana (1870-1938), Bettie Lee, and John W. All of the aforementioned children are documented in this collection, with some to a lesser degree than others.","Documentary evidence suggests Stephens likely did not serve during the Civil War. As early as June 19, 1861, he was deemed medically unfit from serving during the Civil War. His exemption was due to a chronic \"disease of stomach and bowels of long standing.\"","According to the U. S. Census, Stephen's occupation was that of a farmer though he also held other positions in the community. He acted as the administrator of the estate of Reuben Holt Humbert of Augusta County and also served as the guardian for his younger siblings William L. Stephens and Fannie Stephens. In November 1861, Stephens was appointed Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for the 3rd District of Rockingham County. As early as 1887 he was appointed director of the Valley Turnpike Company. Richard Stephens died November 5, 1890 and is buried in Woodbine Cemetery in Harrisonburg alongside much of his family.","A large portion of this collection also documents Myrtie Stephens (1867-1946), daughter of Richard and Mary Dovel Stephens. Myrtie married Joseph Byron \"J. B.\" Yount (1848-1934) of Augusta County on September 23, 1891. The wedding was held at the home of Mary Stephens, near Melrose. The courtship between Myrtie and J. B. is chronicled in this collection with dozens of letters written between the two. It is likely that Myrtie and J. B. were semi-distant cousins as J. B. often refers to his future wife as \"Cousin\" in his letters to her. Additionally, Myrtie's maternal grandmother was named Barbara Yount Dovel (1797-1863), and it is through this family line that the couple was likely related. Myrtie was a school teacher for at least part of her life. This collection documents her career with lesson books, teaching contracts, and correspondence. The children of Myrtie and J.B. Yount are documented in the 2018 accession materials.","The materials that comprise this collection descended through the Stephens and Yount families of Rockingham and Augusta counties. After the October 2, 2016 death of Joseph Byron \"J. B.\" Yount III, much of the Yount estate was sold by Green Valley Auctions in Mt. Crawford, Virginia on June 9, 2017.","The materials in this series share provenance with the rest of the collection in that they were part of the June 9, 2017 Green Valley Auctions sale of the J.B. Yount estate.","Given the age and condition of the collection, select items underwent preservation treatment for stabilization, including flattening. Particularly fragile documents are housed in Mylar sleeves. The materials in this collection were largely received piecemeal, in addition to one large acquisition. There was no particular arrangement to the materials and as a result, the archivist imposed an arrangement based on material type, creator, and date. Photographs related to presumed genealogical research trips were removed from their paper backing and foldered in their original order. All corresponding captions were written on the backs of the photographs.","The Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, primarily document the Richard Stephens family of Rockingham County, Virginia and his descendants. Materials include correspondence, receipts, financial documents, indentures, deeds, and ephemera. Documents of particular interest relate to the sale, purchase, and hire of enslaved persons, and Richard Stephens' medical exemption from military service during the Civil War.","Series 1: Personal Papers, 1813-1938, is generally comprised of tax receipts, financial documents, agreements, promissory notes, deeds, indentures, insurance policies, wills, and other miscellaneous papers documenting Richard Stephens primarily, and also other immediate Stephens family members.","Of particular interest are the papers documenting the buying, selling, and hiring of enslaved persons between the Stephens family and other community members. Many of the enslaved persons were purchased or inherited from the estate of John Stephens, Richard Stephens' father. The enslaved persons are only referred to by name in three documents and are otherwise described as \"negro\" or \"slave.\" They are identified as Ellen, Hester, Hannah, and five children named Henry, Isaiah, Margaret, John, and George.","A folder of papers documenting Richard Stephens' medical exemption from military service during the Civil War is also included. The papers include surgeons' and doctors' description of Stephens' maladies, certifying that he is incapable of military duty. Additional documents mention his substitute, Benjamin Barr. Stephens' amnesty oath, dated June 20, 1865, is also included and is foldered chronologically with his papers.","A sizable portion of this series documents Richard Stephens acting in the capacity of estate administrator, particularly for Reuben Holt Humbert, and guardian to his younger siblings, Phebe Francis \"Fannie\" Stephens and William L. Stephens. These documents are primarily receipts with additional materials documenting the estates of the aforementioned persons, particularly Reuben Humbert. Humbert's personal property inventories are included as is a Confederate States of America registered bond.","The wills of Richard Stephens and his daughter Sallie Stephens are included. Sallie's will is notable in that she directs her executor to move \"all of my dead relatives that are buried in the family lot [Dovel-Stephens Family Cemetery]\" to her \"lot in Woodbine Cemetery, and there placed along with sister Laura and I, at the expense of my estate.\" Sallie died in 1938 and all of her deceased family members were removed to Woodbine Cemetery in 1940.","Materials related to Myrtie Stephens Yount's career as a teacher include two teaching contracts, printed examinations, and handwritten school material. Though many of these are not identified, it is presumed that they were used by Myrtie in her teaching.","Three military furloughs dated 1862 and 1863 and signed by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Rodman Drake DeKay (1836-1886) are also included, but have no apparent connection to the Stephens family.","Oversize materials include an 1813 land indenture between Valentine and Nancy Wolf and Jacob Wolf. Valentine Wolf was Lewis Stephens' father-in-law. Lewis Stephens was Richard Stephens' grandfather and is also mentioned in several documents pertaining to Stephens' father, John Stephens. Also housed in oversize is a January 8, 1891 broadside advertising the public sale of Richard Stephens' personal property. The broadside describes 26 head of stock cattle, 100 tons of prime timothy hay, 300 bushels of wheat, and various farm implements.","Series 2: Correspondence, 1857-1931, 1991, contains letters to and from several members of the Stephens and Yount families. Corresponding envelopes are included as are envelopes with no corresponding letter.","A significant portion of the collection comprises the correspondence of Myrtie Stephens Yount, daughter of Richard and Mary E. Stephens. The correspondence is largely comprised of letters addressed to Myrtie with many of the letters from her future husband and cousin Joseph Byron Yount. Generally, the subject matter of the correspondence is newsy, providing updates on family and community members. While most of the correspondence between the couple dates prior to their marriage, a few letters date to after their September 1891 marriage. Of interest is a hastily written letter dated July 10, 1899 from Myrtie to Yount in which she delivers the news that her sister Josie has passed away. In the letter, Myrtie requests her husband bring her mourning clothes to her as soon as is possible. Another notable letter is dated June 14, 1899 to Myrtie Yount in which the correspondent recounts going to Harrisonburg for the unveiling of the Turner Ashby monument. Much of Myrtie's correspondence also discusses her and her colleague's teaching careers. One particular letter dated November 6, 1890 is written to Myrtie by a fellow teacher. He writes about his experiences teaching children in Brocks Gap.","A limited selection of correspondence addressed to or written by Richard Stephens, Mary E. Stephens, Josie Stephens, Sallie Stephens, and Laura Stephens is also included. Of note is a letter from Henry T. Garnett, Chief Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for Virginia, to Richard Stephens, dated November 6, 1861, appointing Stephens Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for the 3rd District of Rockingham County. A handwritten note by Garnett on the back of the letter reads: \"The owners of slaves are to give me the value and pay the tax upon all their negroes, whether said negroes are hired out or in their service.\" Stephens' November 1887 letter and certificate of reappointment as director of the Valley Turnpike Company is also included.","Series 3: Ephemera, 1916-1957, includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, and a few miscellaneous items including a half stick of chewing gum dating to 1916. Noteworthy items include a folder of seven vinegar valentines featuring color illustrations and corresponding poems. These lithographs likely date to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century and feature racist sentiments or are otherwise insulting in tone. Two of the lithographs evoke Jim Crow era values and depict African Americans with stereotypical physical characteristics.","Series 4: Genealogical Materials, 1812, were presumably collected by Joseph Byron Yount III, the last private owner of the Stephens and Yount Family Papers, as part of his genealogical research into his family. The subject files include undated photographs and facsimiles of primary source material relating to the Yount family in Pennsylvania. Of interest is a handwritten genealogical note relating to Ludwig/Lewis Stephens, the grandfather of Richard Stephens.","Series 5: 2018 Accessions, 1867-1995, comprises materials acquired in two separate accessions in 2018. Personal papers, research and genealogical materials, and photographs relate directly to immediate and extended Yount family members, specifically the children of Myrtie Stephens Yount and J.B. Yount.","Spotswood Hall, Turner Ashby Monument, New Hope Garage, Goshen, New Hope High School, South River, Matthew Fontaine Maury Memorial at Goshen Pass, Marine's Camp at Ft. Defiance, Harriston, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, U.S. Capitol, assorted Washington DC sights and buildings, Hightown, Monterey, Towers School, pet fawn, Natural Chimneys/Cyclopean Towers and jousting tournament, Langley Field, Naval Base, Jamestown, Yorktown, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Mt. Solon Dam, Stonewall Cottage (Melrose), North River Dam, Blacksburg, Castle Hill, University of Virginia, Kanawha River, Chicago World's Fair, Handley High School, Apple Blossom Festival, Skyline Drive, etc.","(Accession 2018-0315)","Inscribed: \"Presented to C.E. Koiner by J. Yount. May 1867\"","Includes a young J.B. Yount III while a cadet at Fishburne Military School.","The May 16, 1844 issue of  The Sentinel of the Shenandoah Valley  and a copy of  A Choice Selection of Hymns: From Various Authors, Recommended for the Worship of God…  have been removed from the collection and cataloged as part of Special Collections rare book collection. The right edge of the newspaper has been trimmed and, as a result, the issue is incomplete.","The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).","The Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, primarily document the Richard Stephens family of Rockingham County, Virginia and his descendants. 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Two additions were acquired in 2018 from Black Swan Books and Rolling Hills Antique Mall."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Slavery -- Virginia -- Rockingham County","Taxation -- Confederate States of America","Tax collection -- Confederate States of America","Greeting cards","Valentines","Sexism","Racism in cartoons","Race discrimination","Letters (correspondence)","Personal papers","Love letters","Estate inventories","Financial Records","Caricatures","Printed Ephemera","Genealogies (histories)","Photographs","Postcards","Newspaper clippings","Family papers","Vinegar valentines","Photograph albums","Diaries"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Slavery -- Virginia -- Rockingham County","Taxation -- Confederate States of America","Tax collection -- Confederate States of America","Greeting cards","Valentines","Sexism","Racism in cartoons","Race discrimination","Letters (correspondence)","Personal papers","Love letters","Estate inventories","Financial Records","Caricatures","Printed Ephemera","Genealogies (histories)","Photographs","Postcards","Newspaper clippings","Family papers","Vinegar valentines","Photograph albums","Diaries"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["2.4 cubic feet 7 boxes"],"extent_tesim":["2.4 cubic feet 7 boxes"],"genreform_ssim":["Letters (correspondence)","Personal papers","Love letters","Estate inventories","Financial Records","Caricatures","Printed Ephemera","Genealogies (histories)","Photographs","Postcards","Newspaper clippings","Family papers","Vinegar valentines","Photograph albums","Diaries"],"date_range_isim":[1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection open to research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection."],"appraisal_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOut of scope materials and materials with negligible research value including assorted newspaper clippings and obituaries, Christmas cards, large quantities of empty envelopes without correspondence, real estate listings, and assorted printed ephemera were heavily weeded from the 2018-0430 accrual.\u003c/p\u003e"],"appraisal_heading_ssm":["Appraisal"],"appraisal_tesim":["Out of scope materials and materials with negligible research value including assorted newspaper clippings and obituaries, Christmas cards, large quantities of empty envelopes without correspondence, real estate listings, and assorted printed ephemera were heavily weeded from the 2018-0430 accrual."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collections is arranged in five series:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist numeration=\"arabic\" type=\"ordered\"\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003ePersonal Papers, 1813-1938\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eCorrespondence, 1857-1931, 1991\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eEphemera, 1916-1957\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003eGenealogical Materials, 1812\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003citem\u003e2018 accessions, 1867-1995\u003c/item\u003e\n    \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collections is arranged in five series:","Personal Papers, 1813-1938 Correspondence, 1857-1931, 1991 Ephemera, 1916-1957 Genealogical Materials, 1812 2018 accessions, 1867-1995"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref\u003e\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFind a Grave\u003c/emph\u003e. Myrtie Alice Stephens Yount, Memorial # 40849297. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40849297) Accessed October 18, 2017.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003e\u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFind a Grave\u003c/emph\u003e. Richard A. Stephens, Memorial # 76255269. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76255269) Accessed October 18, 2017.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003e\"United States Census, 1870,\" database with images, \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eFamilySearch\u003c/emph\u003e (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGC-MP2 : 12 April 2016), Richard Stephens, Virginia, United States; citing p. 69, family 485, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,175.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eYount, J. B. III. \"Fifty-seven quilts from four generations,\" \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eAugusta County Historical Bulletin\u003c/emph\u003e 50 (2014): 155-165.\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003e\"Yount-Stephens.\" \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Rockingham Register\u003c/emph\u003e, September 25, 1891.\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Bibliography"],"bibliography_tesim":["Find a Grave . Myrtie Alice Stephens Yount, Memorial # 40849297. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40849297) Accessed October 18, 2017.","Find a Grave . Richard A. Stephens, Memorial # 76255269. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76255269) Accessed October 18, 2017.","\"United States Census, 1870,\" database with images,  FamilySearch  (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFGC-MP2 : 12 April 2016), Richard Stephens, Virginia, United States; citing p. 69, family 485, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,175.","Yount, J. B. III. \"Fifty-seven quilts from four generations,\"  Augusta County Historical Bulletin  50 (2014): 155-165.","\"Yount-Stephens.\"  The Rockingham Register , September 25, 1891."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eRichard Anderson Stephens, variously spelled Stevens, Steven, and Stephen, was born January 6, 1831 to John Stephens (1804-1848) and Martha Burnsides Stephens Cowan (1806-1895) of Melrose, Rockingham County, Virginia. He is the grandson of Ludwig/Lewis Stephens (1747-1817) and Elizabeth Wolf Stephens (1775-1836). Documentary evidence contained within this collection confirms that John Stephens owned enslaved persons and Richard Stephens was involved in financial transactions concerning said enslaved persons after the death of his father and prior to the end of the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eStephens married Mary Dovel Stephens and together they had nine children, six of whom lived into adulthood – Martha Josephine \"Josie\" (1856-1899), Laura Belle (1862-1934), Myrtie Alice (1867-1946), Sallie Georgiana (1870-1938), Bettie Lee, and John W. All of the aforementioned children are documented in this collection, with some to a lesser degree than others.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDocumentary evidence suggests Stephens likely did not serve during the Civil War. As early as June 19, 1861, he was deemed medically unfit from serving during the Civil War. His exemption was due to a chronic \"disease of stomach and bowels of long standing.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAccording to the U. S. Census, Stephen's occupation was that of a farmer though he also held other positions in the community. He acted as the administrator of the estate of Reuben Holt Humbert of Augusta County and also served as the guardian for his younger siblings William L. Stephens and Fannie Stephens. In November 1861, Stephens was appointed Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for the 3rd District of Rockingham County. As early as 1887 he was appointed director of the Valley Turnpike Company. Richard Stephens died November 5, 1890 and is buried in Woodbine Cemetery in Harrisonburg alongside much of his family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA large portion of this collection also documents Myrtie Stephens (1867-1946), daughter of Richard and Mary Dovel Stephens. Myrtie married Joseph Byron \"J. B.\" Yount (1848-1934) of Augusta County on September 23, 1891. The wedding was held at the home of Mary Stephens, near Melrose. The courtship between Myrtie and J. B. is chronicled in this collection with dozens of letters written between the two. It is likely that Myrtie and J. B. were semi-distant cousins as J. B. often refers to his future wife as \"Cousin\" in his letters to her. Additionally, Myrtie's maternal grandmother was named Barbara Yount Dovel (1797-1863), and it is through this family line that the couple was likely related. Myrtie was a school teacher for at least part of her life. This collection documents her career with lesson books, teaching contracts, and correspondence. The children of Myrtie and J.B. Yount are documented in the 2018 accession materials.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Bio/Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Richard Anderson Stephens, variously spelled Stevens, Steven, and Stephen, was born January 6, 1831 to John Stephens (1804-1848) and Martha Burnsides Stephens Cowan (1806-1895) of Melrose, Rockingham County, Virginia. He is the grandson of Ludwig/Lewis Stephens (1747-1817) and Elizabeth Wolf Stephens (1775-1836). Documentary evidence contained within this collection confirms that John Stephens owned enslaved persons and Richard Stephens was involved in financial transactions concerning said enslaved persons after the death of his father and prior to the end of the Civil War.","Stephens married Mary Dovel Stephens and together they had nine children, six of whom lived into adulthood – Martha Josephine \"Josie\" (1856-1899), Laura Belle (1862-1934), Myrtie Alice (1867-1946), Sallie Georgiana (1870-1938), Bettie Lee, and John W. All of the aforementioned children are documented in this collection, with some to a lesser degree than others.","Documentary evidence suggests Stephens likely did not serve during the Civil War. As early as June 19, 1861, he was deemed medically unfit from serving during the Civil War. His exemption was due to a chronic \"disease of stomach and bowels of long standing.\"","According to the U. S. Census, Stephen's occupation was that of a farmer though he also held other positions in the community. He acted as the administrator of the estate of Reuben Holt Humbert of Augusta County and also served as the guardian for his younger siblings William L. Stephens and Fannie Stephens. In November 1861, Stephens was appointed Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for the 3rd District of Rockingham County. As early as 1887 he was appointed director of the Valley Turnpike Company. Richard Stephens died November 5, 1890 and is buried in Woodbine Cemetery in Harrisonburg alongside much of his family.","A large portion of this collection also documents Myrtie Stephens (1867-1946), daughter of Richard and Mary Dovel Stephens. Myrtie married Joseph Byron \"J. B.\" Yount (1848-1934) of Augusta County on September 23, 1891. The wedding was held at the home of Mary Stephens, near Melrose. The courtship between Myrtie and J. B. is chronicled in this collection with dozens of letters written between the two. It is likely that Myrtie and J. B. were semi-distant cousins as J. B. often refers to his future wife as \"Cousin\" in his letters to her. Additionally, Myrtie's maternal grandmother was named Barbara Yount Dovel (1797-1863), and it is through this family line that the couple was likely related. Myrtie was a school teacher for at least part of her life. This collection documents her career with lesson books, teaching contracts, and correspondence. The children of Myrtie and J.B. Yount are documented in the 2018 accession materials."],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe materials that comprise this collection descended through the Stephens and Yount families of Rockingham and Augusta counties. After the October 2, 2016 death of Joseph Byron \"J. B.\" Yount III, much of the Yount estate was sold by Green Valley Auctions in Mt. Crawford, Virginia on June 9, 2017.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe materials in this series share provenance with the rest of the collection in that they were part of the June 9, 2017 Green Valley Auctions sale of the J.B. Yount estate.\u003c/p\u003e"],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Provenance","Provenance"],"custodhist_tesim":["The materials that comprise this collection descended through the Stephens and Yount families of Rockingham and Augusta counties. After the October 2, 2016 death of Joseph Byron \"J. B.\" Yount III, much of the Yount estate was sold by Green Valley Auctions in Mt. Crawford, Virginia on June 9, 2017.","The materials in this series share provenance with the rest of the collection in that they were part of the June 9, 2017 Green Valley Auctions sale of the J.B. Yount estate."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, SC 0251, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, SC 0251, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGiven the age and condition of the collection, select items underwent preservation treatment for stabilization, including flattening. Particularly fragile documents are housed in Mylar sleeves. The materials in this collection were largely received piecemeal, in addition to one large acquisition. There was no particular arrangement to the materials and as a result, the archivist imposed an arrangement based on material type, creator, and date. Photographs related to presumed genealogical research trips were removed from their paper backing and foldered in their original order. All corresponding captions were written on the backs of the photographs.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Given the age and condition of the collection, select items underwent preservation treatment for stabilization, including flattening. Particularly fragile documents are housed in Mylar sleeves. The materials in this collection were largely received piecemeal, in addition to one large acquisition. There was no particular arrangement to the materials and as a result, the archivist imposed an arrangement based on material type, creator, and date. Photographs related to presumed genealogical research trips were removed from their paper backing and foldered in their original order. All corresponding captions were written on the backs of the photographs."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, primarily document the Richard Stephens family of Rockingham County, Virginia and his descendants. Materials include correspondence, receipts, financial documents, indentures, deeds, and ephemera. Documents of particular interest relate to the sale, purchase, and hire of enslaved persons, and Richard Stephens' medical exemption from military service during the Civil War.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1: Personal Papers, 1813-1938, is generally comprised of tax receipts, financial documents, agreements, promissory notes, deeds, indentures, insurance policies, wills, and other miscellaneous papers documenting Richard Stephens primarily, and also other immediate Stephens family members.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOf particular interest are the papers documenting the buying, selling, and hiring of enslaved persons between the Stephens family and other community members. Many of the enslaved persons were purchased or inherited from the estate of John Stephens, Richard Stephens' father. The enslaved persons are only referred to by name in three documents and are otherwise described as \"negro\" or \"slave.\" They are identified as Ellen, Hester, Hannah, and five children named Henry, Isaiah, Margaret, John, and George.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA folder of papers documenting Richard Stephens' medical exemption from military service during the Civil War is also included. The papers include surgeons' and doctors' description of Stephens' maladies, certifying that he is incapable of military duty. Additional documents mention his substitute, Benjamin Barr. Stephens' amnesty oath, dated June 20, 1865, is also included and is foldered chronologically with his papers.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA sizable portion of this series documents Richard Stephens acting in the capacity of estate administrator, particularly for Reuben Holt Humbert, and guardian to his younger siblings, Phebe Francis \"Fannie\" Stephens and William L. Stephens. These documents are primarily receipts with additional materials documenting the estates of the aforementioned persons, particularly Reuben Humbert. Humbert's personal property inventories are included as is a Confederate States of America registered bond.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe wills of Richard Stephens and his daughter Sallie Stephens are included. Sallie's will is notable in that she directs her executor to move \"all of my dead relatives that are buried in the family lot [Dovel-Stephens Family Cemetery]\" to her \"lot in Woodbine Cemetery, and there placed along with sister Laura and I, at the expense of my estate.\" Sallie died in 1938 and all of her deceased family members were removed to Woodbine Cemetery in 1940.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMaterials related to Myrtie Stephens Yount's career as a teacher include two teaching contracts, printed examinations, and handwritten school material. Though many of these are not identified, it is presumed that they were used by Myrtie in her teaching.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThree military furloughs dated 1862 and 1863 and signed by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Rodman Drake DeKay (1836-1886) are also included, but have no apparent connection to the Stephens family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOversize materials include an 1813 land indenture between Valentine and Nancy Wolf and Jacob Wolf. Valentine Wolf was Lewis Stephens' father-in-law. Lewis Stephens was Richard Stephens' grandfather and is also mentioned in several documents pertaining to Stephens' father, John Stephens. Also housed in oversize is a January 8, 1891 broadside advertising the public sale of Richard Stephens' personal property. The broadside describes 26 head of stock cattle, 100 tons of prime timothy hay, 300 bushels of wheat, and various farm implements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2: Correspondence, 1857-1931, 1991, contains letters to and from several members of the Stephens and Yount families. Corresponding envelopes are included as are envelopes with no corresponding letter.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA significant portion of the collection comprises the correspondence of Myrtie Stephens Yount, daughter of Richard and Mary E. Stephens. The correspondence is largely comprised of letters addressed to Myrtie with many of the letters from her future husband and cousin Joseph Byron Yount. Generally, the subject matter of the correspondence is newsy, providing updates on family and community members. While most of the correspondence between the couple dates prior to their marriage, a few letters date to after their September 1891 marriage. Of interest is a hastily written letter dated July 10, 1899 from Myrtie to Yount in which she delivers the news that her sister Josie has passed away. In the letter, Myrtie requests her husband bring her mourning clothes to her as soon as is possible. Another notable letter is dated June 14, 1899 to Myrtie Yount in which the correspondent recounts going to Harrisonburg for the unveiling of the Turner Ashby monument. Much of Myrtie's correspondence also discusses her and her colleague's teaching careers. One particular letter dated November 6, 1890 is written to Myrtie by a fellow teacher. He writes about his experiences teaching children in Brocks Gap.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA limited selection of correspondence addressed to or written by Richard Stephens, Mary E. Stephens, Josie Stephens, Sallie Stephens, and Laura Stephens is also included. Of note is a letter from Henry T. Garnett, Chief Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for Virginia, to Richard Stephens, dated November 6, 1861, appointing Stephens Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for the 3rd District of Rockingham County. A handwritten note by Garnett on the back of the letter reads: \"The owners of slaves are to give me the value and pay the tax upon all their negroes, whether said negroes are hired out or in their service.\" Stephens' November 1887 letter and certificate of reappointment as director of the Valley Turnpike Company is also included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3: Ephemera, 1916-1957, includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, and a few miscellaneous items including a half stick of chewing gum dating to 1916. Noteworthy items include a folder of seven vinegar valentines featuring color illustrations and corresponding poems. These lithographs likely date to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century and feature racist sentiments or are otherwise insulting in tone. Two of the lithographs evoke Jim Crow era values and depict African Americans with stereotypical physical characteristics.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 4: Genealogical Materials, 1812, were presumably collected by Joseph Byron Yount III, the last private owner of the Stephens and Yount Family Papers, as part of his genealogical research into his family. The subject files include undated photographs and facsimiles of primary source material relating to the Yount family in Pennsylvania. Of interest is a handwritten genealogical note relating to Ludwig/Lewis Stephens, the grandfather of Richard Stephens.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 5: 2018 Accessions, 1867-1995, comprises materials acquired in two separate accessions in 2018. Personal papers, research and genealogical materials, and photographs relate directly to immediate and extended Yount family members, specifically the children of Myrtie Stephens Yount and J.B. Yount.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSpotswood Hall, Turner Ashby Monument, New Hope Garage, Goshen, New Hope High School, South River, Matthew Fontaine Maury Memorial at Goshen Pass, Marine's Camp at Ft. Defiance, Harriston, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, U.S. Capitol, assorted Washington DC sights and buildings, Hightown, Monterey, Towers School, pet fawn, Natural Chimneys/Cyclopean Towers and jousting tournament, Langley Field, Naval Base, Jamestown, Yorktown, Richmond, Virginia Beach, Mt. Solon Dam, Stonewall Cottage (Melrose), North River Dam, Blacksburg, Castle Hill, University of Virginia, Kanawha River, Chicago World's Fair, Handley High School, Apple Blossom Festival, Skyline Drive, etc.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e(Accession 2018-0315)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eInscribed: \"Presented to C.E. Koiner by J. Yount. May 1867\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes a young J.B. Yount III while a cadet at Fishburne Military School.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Stephens and Yount Family Papers, 1812-1995, primarily document the Richard Stephens family of Rockingham County, Virginia and his descendants. Materials include correspondence, receipts, financial documents, indentures, deeds, and ephemera. Documents of particular interest relate to the sale, purchase, and hire of enslaved persons, and Richard Stephens' medical exemption from military service during the Civil War.","Series 1: Personal Papers, 1813-1938, is generally comprised of tax receipts, financial documents, agreements, promissory notes, deeds, indentures, insurance policies, wills, and other miscellaneous papers documenting Richard Stephens primarily, and also other immediate Stephens family members.","Of particular interest are the papers documenting the buying, selling, and hiring of enslaved persons between the Stephens family and other community members. Many of the enslaved persons were purchased or inherited from the estate of John Stephens, Richard Stephens' father. The enslaved persons are only referred to by name in three documents and are otherwise described as \"negro\" or \"slave.\" They are identified as Ellen, Hester, Hannah, and five children named Henry, Isaiah, Margaret, John, and George.","A folder of papers documenting Richard Stephens' medical exemption from military service during the Civil War is also included. The papers include surgeons' and doctors' description of Stephens' maladies, certifying that he is incapable of military duty. Additional documents mention his substitute, Benjamin Barr. Stephens' amnesty oath, dated June 20, 1865, is also included and is foldered chronologically with his papers.","A sizable portion of this series documents Richard Stephens acting in the capacity of estate administrator, particularly for Reuben Holt Humbert, and guardian to his younger siblings, Phebe Francis \"Fannie\" Stephens and William L. Stephens. These documents are primarily receipts with additional materials documenting the estates of the aforementioned persons, particularly Reuben Humbert. Humbert's personal property inventories are included as is a Confederate States of America registered bond.","The wills of Richard Stephens and his daughter Sallie Stephens are included. Sallie's will is notable in that she directs her executor to move \"all of my dead relatives that are buried in the family lot [Dovel-Stephens Family Cemetery]\" to her \"lot in Woodbine Cemetery, and there placed along with sister Laura and I, at the expense of my estate.\" Sallie died in 1938 and all of her deceased family members were removed to Woodbine Cemetery in 1940.","Materials related to Myrtie Stephens Yount's career as a teacher include two teaching contracts, printed examinations, and handwritten school material. Though many of these are not identified, it is presumed that they were used by Myrtie in her teaching.","Three military furloughs dated 1862 and 1863 and signed by Lieutenant Colonel Joseph Rodman Drake DeKay (1836-1886) are also included, but have no apparent connection to the Stephens family.","Oversize materials include an 1813 land indenture between Valentine and Nancy Wolf and Jacob Wolf. Valentine Wolf was Lewis Stephens' father-in-law. Lewis Stephens was Richard Stephens' grandfather and is also mentioned in several documents pertaining to Stephens' father, John Stephens. Also housed in oversize is a January 8, 1891 broadside advertising the public sale of Richard Stephens' personal property. The broadside describes 26 head of stock cattle, 100 tons of prime timothy hay, 300 bushels of wheat, and various farm implements.","Series 2: Correspondence, 1857-1931, 1991, contains letters to and from several members of the Stephens and Yount families. Corresponding envelopes are included as are envelopes with no corresponding letter.","A significant portion of the collection comprises the correspondence of Myrtie Stephens Yount, daughter of Richard and Mary E. Stephens. The correspondence is largely comprised of letters addressed to Myrtie with many of the letters from her future husband and cousin Joseph Byron Yount. Generally, the subject matter of the correspondence is newsy, providing updates on family and community members. While most of the correspondence between the couple dates prior to their marriage, a few letters date to after their September 1891 marriage. Of interest is a hastily written letter dated July 10, 1899 from Myrtie to Yount in which she delivers the news that her sister Josie has passed away. In the letter, Myrtie requests her husband bring her mourning clothes to her as soon as is possible. Another notable letter is dated June 14, 1899 to Myrtie Yount in which the correspondent recounts going to Harrisonburg for the unveiling of the Turner Ashby monument. Much of Myrtie's correspondence also discusses her and her colleague's teaching careers. One particular letter dated November 6, 1890 is written to Myrtie by a fellow teacher. He writes about his experiences teaching children in Brocks Gap.","A limited selection of correspondence addressed to or written by Richard Stephens, Mary E. Stephens, Josie Stephens, Sallie Stephens, and Laura Stephens is also included. Of note is a letter from Henry T. Garnett, Chief Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for Virginia, to Richard Stephens, dated November 6, 1861, appointing Stephens Collector of the Confederate States War Tax for the 3rd District of Rockingham County. A handwritten note by Garnett on the back of the letter reads: \"The owners of slaves are to give me the value and pay the tax upon all their negroes, whether said negroes are hired out or in their service.\" Stephens' November 1887 letter and certificate of reappointment as director of the Valley Turnpike Company is also included.","Series 3: Ephemera, 1916-1957, includes newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, and a few miscellaneous items including a half stick of chewing gum dating to 1916. Noteworthy items include a folder of seven vinegar valentines featuring color illustrations and corresponding poems. These lithographs likely date to the late nineteenth or early twentieth century and feature racist sentiments or are otherwise insulting in tone. 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FamilySearch. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L7WH-V8W/maj-thomas-haines-griest-1884-1947.","The Philadelphia Inquirer . 1947. \"Obituary for T. H. Griest (Aged 62),\" January 10, 1947.","\"Thomas Haines Griest (1884-1947).\" n.d. Find a Grave. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49193607/thomas_haines-griest.","\"U.S. Enters the War.\" n.d. National WWI Museum and Memorial. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/us-enters-war.","Thomas H. Griest was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 20, 1884 to Joseph Pownall and Mabel Haines Griest, the second of four children. Griest joined the Bell Telephone Company in Eastern Pennsylvania in 1906 as a building inspector and would eventually be named general commercial manager in 1933. During World War I he served with the 406th Telegraph Battalion, starting as a Lieutenant and ultimately attaining the rank of Major. After spending approximately two months, from June - August 1917, in training at the Army Signal Corps camp in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, Griest headed overseas and spent the majority of the war in France. A devout Quaker, he was one of a small number of the typically anti-war members of the Society of Friends to serve in the American Expeditionary Forces. He returned home in early April 1919 and spent the rest of his life living and working in and around Philadelphia with his wife Mary and their two children. He passed away on January 9, 1947 at the age of 62 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.","The United States formally entered the conflict now known as World War I nearly three years after fighting began in Europe, declaring war against Germany on April 6, 1917. Only a few short months later, in August 1917, the 406th Telegraph Battalion, Signal Corps became one of the first two telegraph battalions sent to France to join the fighting, later proudly referring to itself as \"The First Battalion\". Composed entirely of employees of the Bell Telephone Company in Eastern Pennsylvania, the 406th was part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the branch responsible for maintaining all military communications, or signals. Despite the men's lack of prior military experience, the Battalion was able to mobilize quickly, after only four months of military training, due to their existing communications experience and knowledge as Bell Telephone employees. The Battalion served primarily in France for the duration of the war, taking part in several major American offensives, such as the Second Battle of the Marne. A written history of the unit was published in 1921 titled  The First Battalion. The Story of the 406th Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps, U. S. Army , with Major Thomas H. Griest gathering and organizing much of the material used in its writing.","Processing completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from March - December 2024. Finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from December 2024 - January 2025.","The Special Collections Research Center holds other collections related to World War I including the  Gustav Klemp World War I collection ,  Underwood and Underwood World War I press photographs , and  Diary of World War I Red Cross Canteen worker Florence Bishop .","The Thomas Griest World War I collection contains correspondence, photographs, military field orders, and ephemera created and collected by American soldier Thomas Griest primarily during and immediately after his time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion during World War I, 1917-1919, with additional materials created between 1899, 1910-1921, and 1940-1944. The collection contains 3 series.","Series 1: Personal correspondence (1910-1944) includes sent and received personal correspondence, including letters, telegrams, and postcards. The bulk of the correspondence covers Griest's time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion from June 1917 – March 1919 and are between Griest and his wife Mary Cooper Griest. Many of these letters also contain pressed flowers which have been rehoused but retained in context and noted at the folder level. Additional correspondence includes letters from Mary prior to her marriage to Thomas, as well as correspondence with family, friends, and various businesses and military officials related to personal matters. Several contain newspaper clippings or forwarded letters from others and a number of letters are written in French. This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent last name, organization title, or type of correspondence.","Series 2: 406th Telegraph Battalion (circa 1900s-1920s) includes materials created by and related to members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces. It is further divided into three subseries. Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the  The First Battalion , the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type. Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history  The First Battalion . Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given. Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the  The First Battalion . Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.","Series 3: Periodicals and ephemera (1899, circa 1911-1944) includes magazines, newspaper clippings, poems, souvenir postcards, programs, and general World War I and personal ephemera collected by Griest, as well as a personal daily diary for 1899. Several volumes of Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon collection  Fragments from France  and the Bell Telephone Company's employee magazine \"The Telephone News\" can be found in this sub-series. Items are arranged alphabetically by title or material type.","A 1921 edition of the  The First Battalion  was cataloged and available for researchers as part of our rare books collection. Full title information available at this link:  The First battalion : the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal Corps, U.S. Army .","Series 1: Personal correspondence (1910-1944) includes sent and received personal correspondence, including letters, telegrams, and postcards. The bulk of the correspondence covers Griest's time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion from June 1917 – March 1919 and are between Griest and his wife Mary Cooper Griest. Many of these letters also contain pressed flowers which have been rehoused but retained in context and noted at the folder level. Additional correspondence includes letters from Mary prior to her marriage to Thomas, as well as correspondence with family, friends, and various businesses and military officials related to personal matters. Several contain newspaper clippings or forwarded letters from others and a number of letters are written in French. This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent last name, organization title, or type of correspondence.","Two copies of Februrary letter, one in French and one in English. March letter only in French. Folder includes a handwritten poem in English and a magazine clipping in French.","Folder includes a letter from Thomas Bruder with contact information for his son H.J.","Two postcards, one in English and one in French","Mary's uncle (her mother's brother)","Mary's uncle (her mother's brother)","Includes detailed account of his trip to Mexico","Thomas' sister. Includes pressed flower.","Thomas' mother","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letter is a \"postscript\" to previous letter, but context has been lost","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes an exchange of letters between Thomas from his sister Katharine that he forwarded to Mary on November 1.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes Christmas Greeting letter and card from University of Pennsylvania forwarded to Thomas by Mary.","Includes Application for Insurance dated February 5 and pressed flowers. Newspaper removed from February 11 envelope and stored in Box 19, Folder 7.","Includes pressed flowers and booklet for \"The Fellowship of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia\" Annual Exhibition which featured art by Mary.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Newspaper removed from envelope containing Armistice official army notices and stored in Box 19, Folder 6.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers, December 21 letter originally had pine needles and stem included, these were removed for storage concerns.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Was removed from envelope sent by Thomas to Mary containing Armistice official army notices, see Box 8, Folder 5.","Was removed from February 11 envelope sent by Mary to Thomas, see Box 4, Folder 3.","Thomas' cousin, son of his his uncle Ellwood Griest, member of the House of Representatives, 9th District, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.","Letters sent to Mary and Thomas, in French","Thomas' father-in-law, folder includes some correspondence sent to Mary","Thomas's brother-in-law, some telegrams possibly intended for Mary","Thomas' nephew, son of his brother-in-law Howard Cooper Johnson, in French","Thomas' mother-in-law, includes correspondence sent to Mary. Includes pressed flowers.","Thomas' mother-in-law, includes corresponden sent to Mary. Includes pressed flowers.","Mary's aunt, her father's sister","Vice President of Bell Telephone Company","Mixed senders, most letters addressed to Thomas.","Letters in French from two or three friends in Vosages and Paris, France. Signatures are unclear, one last name appears to be \"Garcin\". Folder includes one unaddressed letter from Mary Griest also written in French. Includes pressed flowers.","Letters in French from two or three friends in Vosages and Paris, France. Signatures are unclear, one last name appears to be \"Garcin\".","Letter regarding sun glasses order","Western Union Cablegram","Mixed senders, most appear to be from fellow soliders","Series 2: 406th Telegraph Battalion (circa 1900s-1920s) includes materials created by and related to members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces. It is further divided into three subseries. ","Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the  The First Battalion , the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type. ","Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history  The First Battalion . Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given. ","Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the  The First Battalion . Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.","Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the  The First Battalion , the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type.","\"Signed\" by James W. McAndrew, Chief of Staff \"By command of General Pershing\"","\"Signed\" by George T. Bartlett, Colonel General Staff, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Wood\"","\"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff \"By Command of General Pershing\". Some have handwritten notes or annotations.","Mounted official memo and includes small snapshot photograph of train derailment","\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Liggett\"","Orginally stored together in black binder. Folder includes handwritten binder cover notes.","Larger signs in Box 18, Folder 2","Smaller signs in Box 11, Folder 21","Orginally stored together in black binder. Folder includes handwritten binder cover notes.","U.S.A.T. Antilles","\"Signed\" H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Liggett\" ; one \"Signed\" W.M. Fassett, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Wright\". Some have handwritten notes or annotations.","Official copy and typed letter copy","\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Liggett\"","Three copies, one has notes for history book","Mixed senders and recepients, includes some possible personal correspondece regarding finances","\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By Command of Major General Liggett\" except October which is \"By Command of Major General Dickman\"; one \"Signed\" Jens Bugge, Colonel, G.S. Some have handwritten notes or annotations.","Cover memo \"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff \"By command of General Pershing\"","\"Signed\" Jens Bugge, Colonel, \"By command of Major General Liggett\" ; \"Signed\" Malin Craig, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Dickman\" ; \"Signed\" J.C. Montgomery, Colonel, General Staff, \"By Command of Major General Dickman\". No. 1 not dated.","Items are in French","Mounted official memo of radio communication","In French, \"Signed\" by General Degoutte","Regarding death of 1st Class Private John J. Hollowel. Signed by Joseph Smith, 1st Lieutenanat, S.C., U.S.R. Adjutant, \"By order of Captain Wattles\".","\"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff, \"By command of General Pershing\"","Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history  The First Battalion . Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given.","This event happened on September 6, 1918, account was written on November 14, 1918. Possibly written by Colonel.","Sergeant, First Class, Company D","Company D","Private, 1st Class","Two accounts","Sergeant, 1st Class, Company E","Company E","Private, 1st Class","Corporal, Company D","Company E. Date recorded as written.","Sergeant, First Class, Company E","Corporal, Company D","Private, 1st Class, Company D","Sergeant, 1st Class","Corporal, possibly spelled Hannan","Private","Sergeant, Company D","Identification unconfirmed","Sergeant, Company E","Private, Company D","Company D, name does not appear to be listed in 406th Telegraph Battalion rosters.","Private, Company D","Account starts with page labeled \"Page 4\"","Private, Company D","Company E","Corporal, Company E","Sergeant, Company D","Private, 1st Class, Company D","Company D","Sergeant","Sergeant, Company D","Company D","Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the  The First Battalion . Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.","5x7 \u0026 8x10 prints","Photographs on page 78 removed from wallet enclosure and originally stored with pressed leaves. Leaves have been placed in envelopes.","Series 3: Periodicals and ephemera (1899, circa 1911-1944) includes magazines, newspaper clippings, poems, souvenir postcards, programs, and general World War I and personal ephemera collected by Griest, as well as a personal daily diary for 1899. Several volumes of Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon collection  Fragments from France  and the Bell Telephone Company's employee magazine \"The Telephone News\" can be found in this sub-series. Items are arranged alphabetically by title or material type.","No signature, possibly referenced in letter in Series 1 or Series 2.2","Item is in French, folder title is translation","Item is in French","Envelopes were found loose, possibly match existing correspondence in Series 1","Most for Division of Pictures photo orders","Published by  The Bystander","Published by  The Bystander . A single newspaper clipping was removed from the inside back cover with cartoons and article about Corp. Powers and placed in Box 19, Folder 11.","Published by  The Bystander","Items are in French. Some postcards have notes written on back, but none were sent as part of correspondence.","Some items in French","Two copies with signatures","Tile and brickwork catalog in French. Item has extensive damage to spine, stored in folded paper for stability.","Item is in French","Item is in French and is very brittle, care should be taken when handling and paper used when moving for stability","Folder includes St. Genevieve prayer card that was stored inside booklet. Both items are in French.","Item is in French","Most poems without authors, some attributed to Guy Nearing","Item has extensive damage to cover and binding, placed in small envelope in folder for stability, care should be taken when handling.","Item is in French","All materials created up to 1928 are in the public domain.","The following statement applies to materials created from 1929 onward: The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)","The Thomas Griest World War I collection contains correspondence, photographs, military field orders, and ephemera created and collected by American soldier Thomas Griest primarily during and immediately after his time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion during World War I, 1917-1919.","R 73, C 3, S 5-7\n\nMap Case 16.1\n\nOS R 2, C 2, S 4","George Mason University. Libraries. 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Griest (Aged 62),\" January 10, 1947.","\"Thomas Haines Griest (1884-1947).\" n.d. Find a Grave. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49193607/thomas_haines-griest.","\"U.S. Enters the War.\" n.d. National WWI Museum and Memorial. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/us-enters-war."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThomas H. Griest was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 20, 1884 to Joseph Pownall and Mabel Haines Griest, the second of four children. Griest joined the Bell Telephone Company in Eastern Pennsylvania in 1906 as a building inspector and would eventually be named general commercial manager in 1933. During World War I he served with the 406th Telegraph Battalion, starting as a Lieutenant and ultimately attaining the rank of Major. After spending approximately two months, from June - August 1917, in training at the Army Signal Corps camp in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, Griest headed overseas and spent the majority of the war in France. A devout Quaker, he was one of a small number of the typically anti-war members of the Society of Friends to serve in the American Expeditionary Forces. He returned home in early April 1919 and spent the rest of his life living and working in and around Philadelphia with his wife Mary and their two children. He passed away on January 9, 1947 at the age of 62 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe United States formally entered the conflict now known as World War I nearly three years after fighting began in Europe, declaring war against Germany on April 6, 1917. Only a few short months later, in August 1917, the 406th Telegraph Battalion, Signal Corps became one of the first two telegraph battalions sent to France to join the fighting, later proudly referring to itself as \"The First Battalion\". Composed entirely of employees of the Bell Telephone Company in Eastern Pennsylvania, the 406th was part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the branch responsible for maintaining all military communications, or signals. Despite the men's lack of prior military experience, the Battalion was able to mobilize quickly, after only four months of military training, due to their existing communications experience and knowledge as Bell Telephone employees. The Battalion served primarily in France for the duration of the war, taking part in several major American offensives, such as the Second Battle of the Marne. A written history of the unit was published in 1921 titled \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion. The Story of the 406th Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps, U. S. Army\u003c/title\u003e, with Major Thomas H. Griest gathering and organizing much of the material used in its writing.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical and Historical Information"],"bioghist_tesim":["Thomas H. Griest was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 20, 1884 to Joseph Pownall and Mabel Haines Griest, the second of four children. Griest joined the Bell Telephone Company in Eastern Pennsylvania in 1906 as a building inspector and would eventually be named general commercial manager in 1933. During World War I he served with the 406th Telegraph Battalion, starting as a Lieutenant and ultimately attaining the rank of Major. After spending approximately two months, from June - August 1917, in training at the Army Signal Corps camp in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, Griest headed overseas and spent the majority of the war in France. A devout Quaker, he was one of a small number of the typically anti-war members of the Society of Friends to serve in the American Expeditionary Forces. He returned home in early April 1919 and spent the rest of his life living and working in and around Philadelphia with his wife Mary and their two children. He passed away on January 9, 1947 at the age of 62 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.","The United States formally entered the conflict now known as World War I nearly three years after fighting began in Europe, declaring war against Germany on April 6, 1917. Only a few short months later, in August 1917, the 406th Telegraph Battalion, Signal Corps became one of the first two telegraph battalions sent to France to join the fighting, later proudly referring to itself as \"The First Battalion\". Composed entirely of employees of the Bell Telephone Company in Eastern Pennsylvania, the 406th was part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the branch responsible for maintaining all military communications, or signals. Despite the men's lack of prior military experience, the Battalion was able to mobilize quickly, after only four months of military training, due to their existing communications experience and knowledge as Bell Telephone employees. The Battalion served primarily in France for the duration of the war, taking part in several major American offensives, such as the Second Battle of the Marne. A written history of the unit was published in 1921 titled  The First Battalion. The Story of the 406th Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps, U. S. Army , with Major Thomas H. Griest gathering and organizing much of the material used in its writing."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThomas Griest World War I collection, C0515, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Thomas Griest World War I collection, C0515, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessing completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from March - December 2024. Finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from December 2024 - January 2025.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processing completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from March - December 2024. Finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from December 2024 - January 2025."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Special Collections Research Center holds other collections related to World War I including the \u003ca href=\"https://aspace.gmu.edu/resources/c0250\"\u003eGustav Klemp World War I collection\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://aspace.gmu.edu/resources/c0502\"\u003eUnderwood and Underwood World War I press photographs\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https://aspace.gmu.edu/resources/c0393\"\u003eDiary of World War I Red Cross Canteen worker Florence Bishop\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The Special Collections Research Center holds other collections related to World War I including the  Gustav Klemp World War I collection ,  Underwood and Underwood World War I press photographs , and  Diary of World War I Red Cross Canteen worker Florence Bishop ."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Thomas Griest World War I collection contains correspondence, photographs, military field orders, and ephemera created and collected by American soldier Thomas Griest primarily during and immediately after his time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion during World War I, 1917-1919, with additional materials created between 1899, 1910-1921, and 1940-1944. The collection contains 3 series.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1: Personal correspondence (1910-1944) includes sent and received personal correspondence, including letters, telegrams, and postcards. The bulk of the correspondence covers Griest's time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion from June 1917 – March 1919 and are between Griest and his wife Mary Cooper Griest. Many of these letters also contain pressed flowers which have been rehoused but retained in context and noted at the folder level. Additional correspondence includes letters from Mary prior to her marriage to Thomas, as well as correspondence with family, friends, and various businesses and military officials related to personal matters. Several contain newspaper clippings or forwarded letters from others and a number of letters are written in French. This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent last name, organization title, or type of correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2: 406th Telegraph Battalion (circa 1900s-1920s) includes materials created by and related to members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces. It is further divided into three subseries. Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e, the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type. Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e. Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given. Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e. Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3: Periodicals and ephemera (1899, circa 1911-1944) includes magazines, newspaper clippings, poems, souvenir postcards, programs, and general World War I and personal ephemera collected by Griest, as well as a personal daily diary for 1899. Several volumes of Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon collection \u003ctitle\u003eFragments from France\u003c/title\u003e and the Bell Telephone Company's employee magazine \"The Telephone News\" can be found in this sub-series. Items are arranged alphabetically by title or material type.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA 1921 edition of the \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e was cataloged and available for researchers as part of our rare books collection. Full title information available at this link: \u003ca href=\"https://wrlc-gm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01WRLC_GML/1prj2t5/alma9947754547404105\"\u003eThe First battalion : the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal Corps, U.S. Army\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1: Personal correspondence (1910-1944) includes sent and received personal correspondence, including letters, telegrams, and postcards. The bulk of the correspondence covers Griest's time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion from June 1917 – March 1919 and are between Griest and his wife Mary Cooper Griest. Many of these letters also contain pressed flowers which have been rehoused but retained in context and noted at the folder level. Additional correspondence includes letters from Mary prior to her marriage to Thomas, as well as correspondence with family, friends, and various businesses and military officials related to personal matters. Several contain newspaper clippings or forwarded letters from others and a number of letters are written in French. This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent last name, organization title, or type of correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo copies of Februrary letter, one in French and one in English. March letter only in French. Folder includes a handwritten poem in English and a magazine clipping in French.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolder includes a letter from Thomas Bruder with contact information for his son H.J.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo postcards, one in English and one in French\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary's uncle (her mother's brother)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary's uncle (her mother's brother)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes detailed account of his trip to Mexico\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas' sister. Includes pressed flower.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas' mother\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters signed Mary Cooper Johnson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters signed Mary Cooper Johnson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters signed Mary Cooper Johnson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters signed Mary Cooper Johnson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters signed Mary Cooper Johnson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters signed Mary Cooper Johnson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter is a \"postscript\" to previous letter, but context has been lost\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an exchange of letters between Thomas from his sister Katharine that he forwarded to Mary on November 1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Christmas Greeting letter and card from University of Pennsylvania forwarded to Thomas by Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Application for Insurance dated February 5 and pressed flowers. Newspaper removed from February 11 envelope and stored in Box 19, Folder 7.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers and booklet for \"The Fellowship of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia\" Annual Exhibition which featured art by Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper removed from envelope containing Armistice official army notices and stored in Box 19, Folder 6.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers, December 21 letter originally had pine needles and stem included, these were removed for storage concerns.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWas removed from envelope sent by Thomas to Mary containing Armistice official army notices, see Box 8, Folder 5.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWas removed from February 11 envelope sent by Mary to Thomas, see Box 4, Folder 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas' cousin, son of his his uncle Ellwood Griest, member of the House of Representatives, 9th District, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters sent to Mary and Thomas, in French\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas' father-in-law, folder includes some correspondence sent to Mary\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas's brother-in-law, some telegrams possibly intended for Mary\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas' nephew, son of his brother-in-law Howard Cooper Johnson, in French\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas' mother-in-law, includes correspondence sent to Mary. Includes pressed flowers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas' mother-in-law, includes corresponden sent to Mary. Includes pressed flowers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary's aunt, her father's sister\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVice President of Bell Telephone Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMixed senders, most letters addressed to Thomas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters in French from two or three friends in Vosages and Paris, France. Signatures are unclear, one last name appears to be \"Garcin\". Folder includes one unaddressed letter from Mary Griest also written in French. Includes pressed flowers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters in French from two or three friends in Vosages and Paris, France. 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This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e, the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" by James W. McAndrew, Chief of Staff \"By command of General Pershing\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" by George T. Bartlett, Colonel General Staff, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Wood\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff \"By Command of General Pershing\". Some have handwritten notes or annotations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMounted official memo and includes small snapshot photograph of train derailment\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Liggett\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrginally stored together in black binder. Folder includes handwritten binder cover notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLarger signs in Box 18, Folder 2\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmaller signs in Box 11, Folder 21\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrginally stored together in black binder. Folder includes handwritten binder cover notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S.A.T. Antilles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Liggett\" ; one \"Signed\" W.M. Fassett, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Wright\". Some have handwritten notes or annotations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOfficial copy and typed letter copy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Liggett\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThree copies, one has notes for history book\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMixed senders and recepients, includes some possible personal correspondece regarding finances\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By Command of Major General Liggett\" except October which is \"By Command of Major General Dickman\"; one \"Signed\" Jens Bugge, Colonel, G.S. Some have handwritten notes or annotations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCover memo \"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff \"By command of General Pershing\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" Jens Bugge, Colonel, \"By command of Major General Liggett\" ; \"Signed\" Malin Craig, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Dickman\" ; \"Signed\" J.C. Montgomery, Colonel, General Staff, \"By Command of Major General Dickman\". No. 1 not dated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems are in French\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMounted official memo of radio communication\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn French, \"Signed\" by General Degoutte\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding death of 1st Class Private John J. Hollowel. Signed by Joseph Smith, 1st Lieutenanat, S.C., U.S.R. Adjutant, \"By order of Captain Wattles\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff, \"By command of General Pershing\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e. Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis event happened on September 6, 1918, account was written on November 14, 1918. Possibly written by Colonel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, First Class, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompany D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate, 1st Class\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo accounts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, 1st Class, Company E\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompany E\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate, 1st Class\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorporal, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompany E. Date recorded as written.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, First Class, Company E\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorporal, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate, 1st Class, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, 1st Class\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorporal, possibly spelled Hannan\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentification unconfirmed\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, Company E\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompany D, name does not appear to be listed in 406th Telegraph Battalion rosters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount starts with page labeled \"Page 4\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompany E\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorporal, Company E\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate, 1st Class, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompany D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompany D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e. Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5x7 \u0026amp; 8x10 prints\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs on page 78 removed from wallet enclosure and originally stored with pressed leaves. Leaves have been placed in envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3: Periodicals and ephemera (1899, circa 1911-1944) includes magazines, newspaper clippings, poems, souvenir postcards, programs, and general World War I and personal ephemera collected by Griest, as well as a personal daily diary for 1899. Several volumes of Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon collection \u003ctitle\u003eFragments from France\u003c/title\u003e and the Bell Telephone Company's employee magazine \"The Telephone News\" can be found in this sub-series. Items are arranged alphabetically by title or material type.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNo signature, possibly referenced in letter in Series 1 or Series 2.2\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem is in French, folder title is translation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem is in French\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelopes were found loose, possibly match existing correspondence in Series 1\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost for Division of Pictures photo orders\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by \u003ctitle\u003eThe Bystander\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by \u003ctitle\u003eThe Bystander\u003c/title\u003e. A single newspaper clipping was removed from the inside back cover with cartoons and article about Corp. Powers and placed in Box 19, Folder 11.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by \u003ctitle\u003eThe Bystander\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems are in French. Some postcards have notes written on back, but none were sent as part of correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome items in French\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo copies with signatures\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTile and brickwork catalog in French. Item has extensive damage to spine, stored in folded paper for stability.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem is in French\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem is in French and is very brittle, care should be taken when handling and paper used when moving for stability\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolder includes St. Genevieve prayer card that was stored inside booklet. Both items are in French.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem is in French\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost poems without authors, some attributed to Guy Nearing\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem has extensive damage to cover and binding, placed in small envelope in folder for stability, care should be taken when handling.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem is in French\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Content","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Thomas Griest World War I collection contains correspondence, photographs, military field orders, and ephemera created and collected by American soldier Thomas Griest primarily during and immediately after his time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion during World War I, 1917-1919, with additional materials created between 1899, 1910-1921, and 1940-1944. The collection contains 3 series.","Series 1: Personal correspondence (1910-1944) includes sent and received personal correspondence, including letters, telegrams, and postcards. The bulk of the correspondence covers Griest's time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion from June 1917 – March 1919 and are between Griest and his wife Mary Cooper Griest. Many of these letters also contain pressed flowers which have been rehoused but retained in context and noted at the folder level. Additional correspondence includes letters from Mary prior to her marriage to Thomas, as well as correspondence with family, friends, and various businesses and military officials related to personal matters. Several contain newspaper clippings or forwarded letters from others and a number of letters are written in French. This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent last name, organization title, or type of correspondence.","Series 2: 406th Telegraph Battalion (circa 1900s-1920s) includes materials created by and related to members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces. It is further divided into three subseries. Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the  The First Battalion , the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type. Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history  The First Battalion . Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given. Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the  The First Battalion . Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.","Series 3: Periodicals and ephemera (1899, circa 1911-1944) includes magazines, newspaper clippings, poems, souvenir postcards, programs, and general World War I and personal ephemera collected by Griest, as well as a personal daily diary for 1899. Several volumes of Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon collection  Fragments from France  and the Bell Telephone Company's employee magazine \"The Telephone News\" can be found in this sub-series. Items are arranged alphabetically by title or material type.","A 1921 edition of the  The First Battalion  was cataloged and available for researchers as part of our rare books collection. Full title information available at this link:  The First battalion : the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal Corps, U.S. Army .","Series 1: Personal correspondence (1910-1944) includes sent and received personal correspondence, including letters, telegrams, and postcards. The bulk of the correspondence covers Griest's time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion from June 1917 – March 1919 and are between Griest and his wife Mary Cooper Griest. Many of these letters also contain pressed flowers which have been rehoused but retained in context and noted at the folder level. Additional correspondence includes letters from Mary prior to her marriage to Thomas, as well as correspondence with family, friends, and various businesses and military officials related to personal matters. Several contain newspaper clippings or forwarded letters from others and a number of letters are written in French. This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent last name, organization title, or type of correspondence.","Two copies of Februrary letter, one in French and one in English. March letter only in French. Folder includes a handwritten poem in English and a magazine clipping in French.","Folder includes a letter from Thomas Bruder with contact information for his son H.J.","Two postcards, one in English and one in French","Mary's uncle (her mother's brother)","Mary's uncle (her mother's brother)","Includes detailed account of his trip to Mexico","Thomas' sister. Includes pressed flower.","Thomas' mother","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letter is a \"postscript\" to previous letter, but context has been lost","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes an exchange of letters between Thomas from his sister Katharine that he forwarded to Mary on November 1.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes Christmas Greeting letter and card from University of Pennsylvania forwarded to Thomas by Mary.","Includes Application for Insurance dated February 5 and pressed flowers. Newspaper removed from February 11 envelope and stored in Box 19, Folder 7.","Includes pressed flowers and booklet for \"The Fellowship of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia\" Annual Exhibition which featured art by Mary.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Newspaper removed from envelope containing Armistice official army notices and stored in Box 19, Folder 6.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers, December 21 letter originally had pine needles and stem included, these were removed for storage concerns.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Was removed from envelope sent by Thomas to Mary containing Armistice official army notices, see Box 8, Folder 5.","Was removed from February 11 envelope sent by Mary to Thomas, see Box 4, Folder 3.","Thomas' cousin, son of his his uncle Ellwood Griest, member of the House of Representatives, 9th District, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.","Letters sent to Mary and Thomas, in French","Thomas' father-in-law, folder includes some correspondence sent to Mary","Thomas's brother-in-law, some telegrams possibly intended for Mary","Thomas' nephew, son of his brother-in-law Howard Cooper Johnson, in French","Thomas' mother-in-law, includes correspondence sent to Mary. Includes pressed flowers.","Thomas' mother-in-law, includes corresponden sent to Mary. Includes pressed flowers.","Mary's aunt, her father's sister","Vice President of Bell Telephone Company","Mixed senders, most letters addressed to Thomas.","Letters in French from two or three friends in Vosages and Paris, France. Signatures are unclear, one last name appears to be \"Garcin\". Folder includes one unaddressed letter from Mary Griest also written in French. Includes pressed flowers.","Letters in French from two or three friends in Vosages and Paris, France. Signatures are unclear, one last name appears to be \"Garcin\".","Letter regarding sun glasses order","Western Union Cablegram","Mixed senders, most appear to be from fellow soliders","Series 2: 406th Telegraph Battalion (circa 1900s-1920s) includes materials created by and related to members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces. It is further divided into three subseries. ","Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the  The First Battalion , the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type. ","Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history  The First Battalion . Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given. ","Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the  The First Battalion . Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.","Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the  The First Battalion , the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type.","\"Signed\" by James W. McAndrew, Chief of Staff \"By command of General Pershing\"","\"Signed\" by George T. Bartlett, Colonel General Staff, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Wood\"","\"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff \"By Command of General Pershing\". Some have handwritten notes or annotations.","Mounted official memo and includes small snapshot photograph of train derailment","\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Liggett\"","Orginally stored together in black binder. Folder includes handwritten binder cover notes.","Larger signs in Box 18, Folder 2","Smaller signs in Box 11, Folder 21","Orginally stored together in black binder. Folder includes handwritten binder cover notes.","U.S.A.T. Antilles","\"Signed\" H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Liggett\" ; one \"Signed\" W.M. Fassett, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Wright\". Some have handwritten notes or annotations.","Official copy and typed letter copy","\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Liggett\"","Three copies, one has notes for history book","Mixed senders and recepients, includes some possible personal correspondece regarding finances","\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By Command of Major General Liggett\" except October which is \"By Command of Major General Dickman\"; one \"Signed\" Jens Bugge, Colonel, G.S. Some have handwritten notes or annotations.","Cover memo \"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff \"By command of General Pershing\"","\"Signed\" Jens Bugge, Colonel, \"By command of Major General Liggett\" ; \"Signed\" Malin Craig, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Dickman\" ; \"Signed\" J.C. Montgomery, Colonel, General Staff, \"By Command of Major General Dickman\". No. 1 not dated.","Items are in French","Mounted official memo of radio communication","In French, \"Signed\" by General Degoutte","Regarding death of 1st Class Private John J. Hollowel. Signed by Joseph Smith, 1st Lieutenanat, S.C., U.S.R. Adjutant, \"By order of Captain Wattles\".","\"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff, \"By command of General Pershing\"","Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history  The First Battalion . Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given.","This event happened on September 6, 1918, account was written on November 14, 1918. Possibly written by Colonel.","Sergeant, First Class, Company D","Company D","Private, 1st Class","Two accounts","Sergeant, 1st Class, Company E","Company E","Private, 1st Class","Corporal, Company D","Company E. Date recorded as written.","Sergeant, First Class, Company E","Corporal, Company D","Private, 1st Class, Company D","Sergeant, 1st Class","Corporal, possibly spelled Hannan","Private","Sergeant, Company D","Identification unconfirmed","Sergeant, Company E","Private, Company D","Company D, name does not appear to be listed in 406th Telegraph Battalion rosters.","Private, Company D","Account starts with page labeled \"Page 4\"","Private, Company D","Company E","Corporal, Company E","Sergeant, Company D","Private, 1st Class, Company D","Company D","Sergeant","Sergeant, Company D","Company D","Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the  The First Battalion . Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.","5x7 \u0026 8x10 prints","Photographs on page 78 removed from wallet enclosure and originally stored with pressed leaves. Leaves have been placed in envelopes.","Series 3: Periodicals and ephemera (1899, circa 1911-1944) includes magazines, newspaper clippings, poems, souvenir postcards, programs, and general World War I and personal ephemera collected by Griest, as well as a personal daily diary for 1899. Several volumes of Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon collection  Fragments from France  and the Bell Telephone Company's employee magazine \"The Telephone News\" can be found in this sub-series. Items are arranged alphabetically by title or material type.","No signature, possibly referenced in letter in Series 1 or Series 2.2","Item is in French, folder title is translation","Item is in French","Envelopes were found loose, possibly match existing correspondence in Series 1","Most for Division of Pictures photo orders","Published by  The Bystander","Published by  The Bystander . A single newspaper clipping was removed from the inside back cover with cartoons and article about Corp. Powers and placed in Box 19, Folder 11.","Published by  The Bystander","Items are in French. Some postcards have notes written on back, but none were sent as part of correspondence.","Some items in French","Two copies with signatures","Tile and brickwork catalog in French. Item has extensive damage to spine, stored in folded paper for stability.","Item is in French","Item is in French and is very brittle, care should be taken when handling and paper used when moving for stability","Folder includes St. Genevieve prayer card that was stored inside booklet. Both items are in French.","Item is in French","Most poems without authors, some attributed to Guy Nearing","Item has extensive damage to cover and binding, placed in small envelope in folder for stability, care should be taken when handling.","Item is in French"],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAll materials created up to 1928 are in the public domain.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe following statement applies to materials created from 1929 onward: The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["All materials created up to 1928 are in the public domain.","The following statement applies to materials created from 1929 onward: The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)"],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_863b70cbccae9bb38ec1303e6de76cc3\"\u003eThe Thomas Griest World War I collection contains correspondence, photographs, military field orders, and ephemera created and collected by American soldier Thomas Griest primarily during and immediately after his time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion during World War I, 1917-1919.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Thomas Griest World War I collection contains correspondence, photographs, military field orders, and ephemera created and collected by American soldier Thomas Griest primarily during and immediately after his time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion during World War I, 1917-1919."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_d054fa2544ad1b20227f8eb11801c658\"\u003eR 73, C 3, S 5-7\n\nMap Case 16.1\n\nOS R 2, C 2, S 4\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["R 73, C 3, S 5-7\n\nMap Case 16.1\n\nOS R 2, C 2, S 4"],"names_coll_ssim":["Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania","United States. 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FamilySearch. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/L7WH-V8W/maj-thomas-haines-griest-1884-1947.","The Philadelphia Inquirer . 1947. \"Obituary for T. H. Griest (Aged 62),\" January 10, 1947.","\"Thomas Haines Griest (1884-1947).\" n.d. Find a Grave. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/49193607/thomas_haines-griest.","\"U.S. Enters the War.\" n.d. National WWI Museum and Memorial. Accessed January 23, 2025. https://www.theworldwar.org/learn/about-wwi/us-enters-war.","Thomas H. Griest was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 20, 1884 to Joseph Pownall and Mabel Haines Griest, the second of four children. Griest joined the Bell Telephone Company in Eastern Pennsylvania in 1906 as a building inspector and would eventually be named general commercial manager in 1933. During World War I he served with the 406th Telegraph Battalion, starting as a Lieutenant and ultimately attaining the rank of Major. After spending approximately two months, from June - August 1917, in training at the Army Signal Corps camp in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, Griest headed overseas and spent the majority of the war in France. A devout Quaker, he was one of a small number of the typically anti-war members of the Society of Friends to serve in the American Expeditionary Forces. He returned home in early April 1919 and spent the rest of his life living and working in and around Philadelphia with his wife Mary and their two children. He passed away on January 9, 1947 at the age of 62 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.","The United States formally entered the conflict now known as World War I nearly three years after fighting began in Europe, declaring war against Germany on April 6, 1917. Only a few short months later, in August 1917, the 406th Telegraph Battalion, Signal Corps became one of the first two telegraph battalions sent to France to join the fighting, later proudly referring to itself as \"The First Battalion\". Composed entirely of employees of the Bell Telephone Company in Eastern Pennsylvania, the 406th was part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the branch responsible for maintaining all military communications, or signals. Despite the men's lack of prior military experience, the Battalion was able to mobilize quickly, after only four months of military training, due to their existing communications experience and knowledge as Bell Telephone employees. The Battalion served primarily in France for the duration of the war, taking part in several major American offensives, such as the Second Battle of the Marne. A written history of the unit was published in 1921 titled  The First Battalion. The Story of the 406th Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps, U. S. Army , with Major Thomas H. Griest gathering and organizing much of the material used in its writing.","Processing completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from March - December 2024. Finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from December 2024 - January 2025.","The Special Collections Research Center holds other collections related to World War I including the  Gustav Klemp World War I collection ,  Underwood and Underwood World War I press photographs , and  Diary of World War I Red Cross Canteen worker Florence Bishop .","The Thomas Griest World War I collection contains correspondence, photographs, military field orders, and ephemera created and collected by American soldier Thomas Griest primarily during and immediately after his time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion during World War I, 1917-1919, with additional materials created between 1899, 1910-1921, and 1940-1944. The collection contains 3 series.","Series 1: Personal correspondence (1910-1944) includes sent and received personal correspondence, including letters, telegrams, and postcards. The bulk of the correspondence covers Griest's time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion from June 1917 – March 1919 and are between Griest and his wife Mary Cooper Griest. Many of these letters also contain pressed flowers which have been rehoused but retained in context and noted at the folder level. Additional correspondence includes letters from Mary prior to her marriage to Thomas, as well as correspondence with family, friends, and various businesses and military officials related to personal matters. Several contain newspaper clippings or forwarded letters from others and a number of letters are written in French. This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent last name, organization title, or type of correspondence.","Series 2: 406th Telegraph Battalion (circa 1900s-1920s) includes materials created by and related to members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces. It is further divided into three subseries. Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the  The First Battalion , the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type. Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history  The First Battalion . Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given. Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the  The First Battalion . Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.","Series 3: Periodicals and ephemera (1899, circa 1911-1944) includes magazines, newspaper clippings, poems, souvenir postcards, programs, and general World War I and personal ephemera collected by Griest, as well as a personal daily diary for 1899. Several volumes of Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon collection  Fragments from France  and the Bell Telephone Company's employee magazine \"The Telephone News\" can be found in this sub-series. Items are arranged alphabetically by title or material type.","A 1921 edition of the  The First Battalion  was cataloged and available for researchers as part of our rare books collection. Full title information available at this link:  The First battalion : the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal Corps, U.S. Army .","Series 1: Personal correspondence (1910-1944) includes sent and received personal correspondence, including letters, telegrams, and postcards. The bulk of the correspondence covers Griest's time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion from June 1917 – March 1919 and are between Griest and his wife Mary Cooper Griest. Many of these letters also contain pressed flowers which have been rehoused but retained in context and noted at the folder level. Additional correspondence includes letters from Mary prior to her marriage to Thomas, as well as correspondence with family, friends, and various businesses and military officials related to personal matters. Several contain newspaper clippings or forwarded letters from others and a number of letters are written in French. This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent last name, organization title, or type of correspondence.","Two copies of Februrary letter, one in French and one in English. March letter only in French. Folder includes a handwritten poem in English and a magazine clipping in French.","Folder includes a letter from Thomas Bruder with contact information for his son H.J.","Two postcards, one in English and one in French","Mary's uncle (her mother's brother)","Mary's uncle (her mother's brother)","Includes detailed account of his trip to Mexico","Thomas' sister. Includes pressed flower.","Thomas' mother","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letter is a \"postscript\" to previous letter, but context has been lost","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes an exchange of letters between Thomas from his sister Katharine that he forwarded to Mary on November 1.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes Christmas Greeting letter and card from University of Pennsylvania forwarded to Thomas by Mary.","Includes Application for Insurance dated February 5 and pressed flowers. Newspaper removed from February 11 envelope and stored in Box 19, Folder 7.","Includes pressed flowers and booklet for \"The Fellowship of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia\" Annual Exhibition which featured art by Mary.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Newspaper removed from envelope containing Armistice official army notices and stored in Box 19, Folder 6.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers, December 21 letter originally had pine needles and stem included, these were removed for storage concerns.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Was removed from envelope sent by Thomas to Mary containing Armistice official army notices, see Box 8, Folder 5.","Was removed from February 11 envelope sent by Mary to Thomas, see Box 4, Folder 3.","Thomas' cousin, son of his his uncle Ellwood Griest, member of the House of Representatives, 9th District, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.","Letters sent to Mary and Thomas, in French","Thomas' father-in-law, folder includes some correspondence sent to Mary","Thomas's brother-in-law, some telegrams possibly intended for Mary","Thomas' nephew, son of his brother-in-law Howard Cooper Johnson, in French","Thomas' mother-in-law, includes correspondence sent to Mary. Includes pressed flowers.","Thomas' mother-in-law, includes corresponden sent to Mary. Includes pressed flowers.","Mary's aunt, her father's sister","Vice President of Bell Telephone Company","Mixed senders, most letters addressed to Thomas.","Letters in French from two or three friends in Vosages and Paris, France. Signatures are unclear, one last name appears to be \"Garcin\". Folder includes one unaddressed letter from Mary Griest also written in French. Includes pressed flowers.","Letters in French from two or three friends in Vosages and Paris, France. Signatures are unclear, one last name appears to be \"Garcin\".","Letter regarding sun glasses order","Western Union Cablegram","Mixed senders, most appear to be from fellow soliders","Series 2: 406th Telegraph Battalion (circa 1900s-1920s) includes materials created by and related to members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces. It is further divided into three subseries. ","Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the  The First Battalion , the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type. ","Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history  The First Battalion . Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given. ","Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the  The First Battalion . Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.","Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the  The First Battalion , the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type.","\"Signed\" by James W. McAndrew, Chief of Staff \"By command of General Pershing\"","\"Signed\" by George T. Bartlett, Colonel General Staff, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Wood\"","\"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff \"By Command of General Pershing\". Some have handwritten notes or annotations.","Mounted official memo and includes small snapshot photograph of train derailment","\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Liggett\"","Orginally stored together in black binder. Folder includes handwritten binder cover notes.","Larger signs in Box 18, Folder 2","Smaller signs in Box 11, Folder 21","Orginally stored together in black binder. Folder includes handwritten binder cover notes.","U.S.A.T. Antilles","\"Signed\" H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Liggett\" ; one \"Signed\" W.M. Fassett, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Wright\". Some have handwritten notes or annotations.","Official copy and typed letter copy","\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Liggett\"","Three copies, one has notes for history book","Mixed senders and recepients, includes some possible personal correspondece regarding finances","\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By Command of Major General Liggett\" except October which is \"By Command of Major General Dickman\"; one \"Signed\" Jens Bugge, Colonel, G.S. Some have handwritten notes or annotations.","Cover memo \"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff \"By command of General Pershing\"","\"Signed\" Jens Bugge, Colonel, \"By command of Major General Liggett\" ; \"Signed\" Malin Craig, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Dickman\" ; \"Signed\" J.C. Montgomery, Colonel, General Staff, \"By Command of Major General Dickman\". No. 1 not dated.","Items are in French","Mounted official memo of radio communication","In French, \"Signed\" by General Degoutte","Regarding death of 1st Class Private John J. Hollowel. Signed by Joseph Smith, 1st Lieutenanat, S.C., U.S.R. Adjutant, \"By order of Captain Wattles\".","\"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff, \"By command of General Pershing\"","Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history  The First Battalion . Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given.","This event happened on September 6, 1918, account was written on November 14, 1918. Possibly written by Colonel.","Sergeant, First Class, Company D","Company D","Private, 1st Class","Two accounts","Sergeant, 1st Class, Company E","Company E","Private, 1st Class","Corporal, Company D","Company E. Date recorded as written.","Sergeant, First Class, Company E","Corporal, Company D","Private, 1st Class, Company D","Sergeant, 1st Class","Corporal, possibly spelled Hannan","Private","Sergeant, Company D","Identification unconfirmed","Sergeant, Company E","Private, Company D","Company D, name does not appear to be listed in 406th Telegraph Battalion rosters.","Private, Company D","Account starts with page labeled \"Page 4\"","Private, Company D","Company E","Corporal, Company E","Sergeant, Company D","Private, 1st Class, Company D","Company D","Sergeant","Sergeant, Company D","Company D","Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the  The First Battalion . Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.","5x7 \u0026 8x10 prints","Photographs on page 78 removed from wallet enclosure and originally stored with pressed leaves. Leaves have been placed in envelopes.","Series 3: Periodicals and ephemera (1899, circa 1911-1944) includes magazines, newspaper clippings, poems, souvenir postcards, programs, and general World War I and personal ephemera collected by Griest, as well as a personal daily diary for 1899. Several volumes of Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon collection  Fragments from France  and the Bell Telephone Company's employee magazine \"The Telephone News\" can be found in this sub-series. Items are arranged alphabetically by title or material type.","No signature, possibly referenced in letter in Series 1 or Series 2.2","Item is in French, folder title is translation","Item is in French","Envelopes were found loose, possibly match existing correspondence in Series 1","Most for Division of Pictures photo orders","Published by  The Bystander","Published by  The Bystander . A single newspaper clipping was removed from the inside back cover with cartoons and article about Corp. Powers and placed in Box 19, Folder 11.","Published by  The Bystander","Items are in French. Some postcards have notes written on back, but none were sent as part of correspondence.","Some items in French","Two copies with signatures","Tile and brickwork catalog in French. Item has extensive damage to spine, stored in folded paper for stability.","Item is in French","Item is in French and is very brittle, care should be taken when handling and paper used when moving for stability","Folder includes St. Genevieve prayer card that was stored inside booklet. Both items are in French.","Item is in French","Most poems without authors, some attributed to Guy Nearing","Item has extensive damage to cover and binding, placed in small envelope in folder for stability, care should be taken when handling.","Item is in French","All materials created up to 1928 are in the public domain.","The following statement applies to materials created from 1929 onward: The copyright and related rights status of this collection have not been evaluated (See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/)","The Thomas Griest World War I collection contains correspondence, photographs, military field orders, and ephemera created and collected by American soldier Thomas Griest primarily during and immediately after his time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion during World War I, 1917-1919.","R 73, C 3, S 5-7\n\nMap Case 16.1\n\nOS R 2, C 2, S 4","George Mason University. Libraries. 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After spending approximately two months, from June - August 1917, in training at the Army Signal Corps camp in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, Griest headed overseas and spent the majority of the war in France. A devout Quaker, he was one of a small number of the typically anti-war members of the Society of Friends to serve in the American Expeditionary Forces. He returned home in early April 1919 and spent the rest of his life living and working in and around Philadelphia with his wife Mary and their two children. He passed away on January 9, 1947 at the age of 62 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe United States formally entered the conflict now known as World War I nearly three years after fighting began in Europe, declaring war against Germany on April 6, 1917. Only a few short months later, in August 1917, the 406th Telegraph Battalion, Signal Corps became one of the first two telegraph battalions sent to France to join the fighting, later proudly referring to itself as \"The First Battalion\". Composed entirely of employees of the Bell Telephone Company in Eastern Pennsylvania, the 406th was part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the branch responsible for maintaining all military communications, or signals. Despite the men's lack of prior military experience, the Battalion was able to mobilize quickly, after only four months of military training, due to their existing communications experience and knowledge as Bell Telephone employees. The Battalion served primarily in France for the duration of the war, taking part in several major American offensives, such as the Second Battle of the Marne. A written history of the unit was published in 1921 titled \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion. 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A devout Quaker, he was one of a small number of the typically anti-war members of the Society of Friends to serve in the American Expeditionary Forces. He returned home in early April 1919 and spent the rest of his life living and working in and around Philadelphia with his wife Mary and their two children. He passed away on January 9, 1947 at the age of 62 and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.","The United States formally entered the conflict now known as World War I nearly three years after fighting began in Europe, declaring war against Germany on April 6, 1917. Only a few short months later, in August 1917, the 406th Telegraph Battalion, Signal Corps became one of the first two telegraph battalions sent to France to join the fighting, later proudly referring to itself as \"The First Battalion\". Composed entirely of employees of the Bell Telephone Company in Eastern Pennsylvania, the 406th was part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the branch responsible for maintaining all military communications, or signals. Despite the men's lack of prior military experience, the Battalion was able to mobilize quickly, after only four months of military training, due to their existing communications experience and knowledge as Bell Telephone employees. The Battalion served primarily in France for the duration of the war, taking part in several major American offensives, such as the Second Battle of the Marne. A written history of the unit was published in 1921 titled  The First Battalion. The Story of the 406th Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps, U. S. Army , with Major Thomas H. Griest gathering and organizing much of the material used in its writing."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThomas Griest World War I collection, C0515, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Thomas Griest World War I collection, C0515, Special Collections Research Center, George Mason University Libraries"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eProcessing completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from March - December 2024. Finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from December 2024 - January 2025.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["Processing completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from March - December 2024. Finding aid completed by Meghan Glasbrenner from December 2024 - January 2025."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Special Collections Research Center holds other collections related to World War I including the \u003ca href=\"https://aspace.gmu.edu/resources/c0250\"\u003eGustav Klemp World War I collection\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https://aspace.gmu.edu/resources/c0502\"\u003eUnderwood and Underwood World War I press photographs\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https://aspace.gmu.edu/resources/c0393\"\u003eDiary of World War I Red Cross Canteen worker Florence Bishop\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["The Special Collections Research Center holds other collections related to World War I including the  Gustav Klemp World War I collection ,  Underwood and Underwood World War I press photographs , and  Diary of World War I Red Cross Canteen worker Florence Bishop ."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Thomas Griest World War I collection contains correspondence, photographs, military field orders, and ephemera created and collected by American soldier Thomas Griest primarily during and immediately after his time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion during World War I, 1917-1919, with additional materials created between 1899, 1910-1921, and 1940-1944. The collection contains 3 series.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1: Personal correspondence (1910-1944) includes sent and received personal correspondence, including letters, telegrams, and postcards. The bulk of the correspondence covers Griest's time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion from June 1917 – March 1919 and are between Griest and his wife Mary Cooper Griest. Many of these letters also contain pressed flowers which have been rehoused but retained in context and noted at the folder level. Additional correspondence includes letters from Mary prior to her marriage to Thomas, as well as correspondence with family, friends, and various businesses and military officials related to personal matters. Several contain newspaper clippings or forwarded letters from others and a number of letters are written in French. This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent last name, organization title, or type of correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2: 406th Telegraph Battalion (circa 1900s-1920s) includes materials created by and related to members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces. It is further divided into three subseries. Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e, the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type. Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e. Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given. Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e. Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3: Periodicals and ephemera (1899, circa 1911-1944) includes magazines, newspaper clippings, poems, souvenir postcards, programs, and general World War I and personal ephemera collected by Griest, as well as a personal daily diary for 1899. Several volumes of Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon collection \u003ctitle\u003eFragments from France\u003c/title\u003e and the Bell Telephone Company's employee magazine \"The Telephone News\" can be found in this sub-series. Items are arranged alphabetically by title or material type.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eA 1921 edition of the \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e was cataloged and available for researchers as part of our rare books collection. Full title information available at this link: \u003ca href=\"https://wrlc-gm.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/01WRLC_GML/1prj2t5/alma9947754547404105\"\u003eThe First battalion : the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal Corps, U.S. Army\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 1: Personal correspondence (1910-1944) includes sent and received personal correspondence, including letters, telegrams, and postcards. The bulk of the correspondence covers Griest's time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion from June 1917 – March 1919 and are between Griest and his wife Mary Cooper Griest. Many of these letters also contain pressed flowers which have been rehoused but retained in context and noted at the folder level. Additional correspondence includes letters from Mary prior to her marriage to Thomas, as well as correspondence with family, friends, and various businesses and military officials related to personal matters. Several contain newspaper clippings or forwarded letters from others and a number of letters are written in French. This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent last name, organization title, or type of correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo copies of Februrary letter, one in French and one in English. March letter only in French. Folder includes a handwritten poem in English and a magazine clipping in French.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolder includes a letter from Thomas Bruder with contact information for his son H.J.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo postcards, one in English and one in French\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary's uncle (her mother's brother)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary's uncle (her mother's brother)\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes detailed account of his trip to Mexico\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas' sister. Includes pressed flower.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas' mother\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters signed Mary Cooper Johnson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters signed Mary Cooper Johnson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters signed Mary Cooper Johnson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters signed Mary Cooper Johnson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters signed Mary Cooper Johnson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters signed Mary Cooper Johnson\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter is a \"postscript\" to previous letter, but context has been lost\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an exchange of letters between Thomas from his sister Katharine that he forwarded to Mary on November 1.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Christmas Greeting letter and card from University of Pennsylvania forwarded to Thomas by Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes Application for Insurance dated February 5 and pressed flowers. Newspaper removed from February 11 envelope and stored in Box 19, Folder 7.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers and booklet for \"The Fellowship of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia\" Annual Exhibition which featured art by Mary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNewspaper removed from envelope containing Armistice official army notices and stored in Box 19, Folder 6.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers, December 21 letter originally had pine needles and stem included, these were removed for storage concerns.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes pressed flowers\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWas removed from envelope sent by Thomas to Mary containing Armistice official army notices, see Box 8, Folder 5.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWas removed from February 11 envelope sent by Mary to Thomas, see Box 4, Folder 3.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas' cousin, son of his his uncle Ellwood Griest, member of the House of Representatives, 9th District, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters sent to Mary and Thomas, in French\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas' father-in-law, folder includes some correspondence sent to Mary\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas's brother-in-law, some telegrams possibly intended for Mary\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas' nephew, son of his brother-in-law Howard Cooper Johnson, in French\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas' mother-in-law, includes correspondence sent to Mary. Includes pressed flowers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThomas' mother-in-law, includes corresponden sent to Mary. Includes pressed flowers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMary's aunt, her father's sister\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eVice President of Bell Telephone Company\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMixed senders, most letters addressed to Thomas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters in French from two or three friends in Vosages and Paris, France. Signatures are unclear, one last name appears to be \"Garcin\". Folder includes one unaddressed letter from Mary Griest also written in French. Includes pressed flowers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters in French from two or three friends in Vosages and Paris, France. Signatures are unclear, one last name appears to be \"Garcin\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter regarding sun glasses order\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWestern Union Cablegram\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMixed senders, most appear to be from fellow soliders\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 2: 406th Telegraph Battalion (circa 1900s-1920s) includes materials created by and related to members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces. It is further divided into three subseries. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e, the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e. Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e. Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e, the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" by James W. McAndrew, Chief of Staff \"By command of General Pershing\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" by George T. Bartlett, Colonel General Staff, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Wood\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff \"By Command of General Pershing\". Some have handwritten notes or annotations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMounted official memo and includes small snapshot photograph of train derailment\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Liggett\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrginally stored together in black binder. Folder includes handwritten binder cover notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLarger signs in Box 18, Folder 2\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSmaller signs in Box 11, Folder 21\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOrginally stored together in black binder. Folder includes handwritten binder cover notes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eU.S.A.T. Antilles\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Liggett\" ; one \"Signed\" W.M. Fassett, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Wright\". Some have handwritten notes or annotations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOfficial copy and typed letter copy\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Liggett\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThree copies, one has notes for history book\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMixed senders and recepients, includes some possible personal correspondece regarding finances\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By Command of Major General Liggett\" except October which is \"By Command of Major General Dickman\"; one \"Signed\" Jens Bugge, Colonel, G.S. Some have handwritten notes or annotations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCover memo \"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff \"By command of General Pershing\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" Jens Bugge, Colonel, \"By command of Major General Liggett\" ; \"Signed\" Malin Craig, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Dickman\" ; \"Signed\" J.C. Montgomery, Colonel, General Staff, \"By Command of Major General Dickman\". No. 1 not dated.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems are in French\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMounted official memo of radio communication\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn French, \"Signed\" by General Degoutte\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRegarding death of 1st Class Private John J. Hollowel. Signed by Joseph Smith, 1st Lieutenanat, S.C., U.S.R. Adjutant, \"By order of Captain Wattles\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff, \"By command of General Pershing\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e. Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis event happened on September 6, 1918, account was written on November 14, 1918. Possibly written by Colonel.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, First Class, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompany D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate, 1st Class\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo accounts\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, 1st Class, Company E\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompany E\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate, 1st Class\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorporal, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompany E. Date recorded as written.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, First Class, Company E\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorporal, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate, 1st Class, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, 1st Class\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorporal, possibly spelled Hannan\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIdentification unconfirmed\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, Company E\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompany D, name does not appear to be listed in 406th Telegraph Battalion rosters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccount starts with page labeled \"Page 4\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompany E\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorporal, Company E\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePrivate, 1st Class, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompany D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSergeant, Company D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCompany D\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the \u003ctitle\u003eThe First Battalion\u003c/title\u003e. Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e5x7 \u0026amp; 8x10 prints\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs on page 78 removed from wallet enclosure and originally stored with pressed leaves. Leaves have been placed in envelopes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeries 3: Periodicals and ephemera (1899, circa 1911-1944) includes magazines, newspaper clippings, poems, souvenir postcards, programs, and general World War I and personal ephemera collected by Griest, as well as a personal daily diary for 1899. Several volumes of Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon collection \u003ctitle\u003eFragments from France\u003c/title\u003e and the Bell Telephone Company's employee magazine \"The Telephone News\" can be found in this sub-series. Items are arranged alphabetically by title or material type.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNo signature, possibly referenced in letter in Series 1 or Series 2.2\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem is in French, folder title is translation\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem is in French\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEnvelopes were found loose, possibly match existing correspondence in Series 1\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMost for Division of Pictures photo orders\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by \u003ctitle\u003eThe Bystander\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by \u003ctitle\u003eThe Bystander\u003c/title\u003e. A single newspaper clipping was removed from the inside back cover with cartoons and article about Corp. Powers and placed in Box 19, Folder 11.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePublished by \u003ctitle\u003eThe Bystander\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItems are in French. Some postcards have notes written on back, but none were sent as part of correspondence.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSome items in French\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTwo copies with signatures\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTile and brickwork catalog in French. Item has extensive damage to spine, stored in folded paper for stability.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem is in French\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eItem is in French and is very brittle, care should be taken when handling and paper used when moving for stability\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFolder includes St. Genevieve prayer card that was stored inside booklet. 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The collection contains 3 series.","Series 1: Personal correspondence (1910-1944) includes sent and received personal correspondence, including letters, telegrams, and postcards. The bulk of the correspondence covers Griest's time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion from June 1917 – March 1919 and are between Griest and his wife Mary Cooper Griest. Many of these letters also contain pressed flowers which have been rehoused but retained in context and noted at the folder level. Additional correspondence includes letters from Mary prior to her marriage to Thomas, as well as correspondence with family, friends, and various businesses and military officials related to personal matters. Several contain newspaper clippings or forwarded letters from others and a number of letters are written in French. This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent last name, organization title, or type of correspondence.","Series 2: 406th Telegraph Battalion (circa 1900s-1920s) includes materials created by and related to members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces. It is further divided into three subseries. Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the  The First Battalion , the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type. Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history  The First Battalion . Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given. Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the  The First Battalion . Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.","Series 3: Periodicals and ephemera (1899, circa 1911-1944) includes magazines, newspaper clippings, poems, souvenir postcards, programs, and general World War I and personal ephemera collected by Griest, as well as a personal daily diary for 1899. Several volumes of Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon collection  Fragments from France  and the Bell Telephone Company's employee magazine \"The Telephone News\" can be found in this sub-series. Items are arranged alphabetically by title or material type.","A 1921 edition of the  The First Battalion  was cataloged and available for researchers as part of our rare books collection. Full title information available at this link:  The First battalion : the story of the 406th telegraph battalion, Signal Corps, U.S. Army .","Series 1: Personal correspondence (1910-1944) includes sent and received personal correspondence, including letters, telegrams, and postcards. The bulk of the correspondence covers Griest's time serving with the 406th Telegraph Battalion from June 1917 – March 1919 and are between Griest and his wife Mary Cooper Griest. Many of these letters also contain pressed flowers which have been rehoused but retained in context and noted at the folder level. Additional correspondence includes letters from Mary prior to her marriage to Thomas, as well as correspondence with family, friends, and various businesses and military officials related to personal matters. Several contain newspaper clippings or forwarded letters from others and a number of letters are written in French. This series is arranged alphabetically by correspondent last name, organization title, or type of correspondence.","Two copies of Februrary letter, one in French and one in English. March letter only in French. Folder includes a handwritten poem in English and a magazine clipping in French.","Folder includes a letter from Thomas Bruder with contact information for his son H.J.","Two postcards, one in English and one in French","Mary's uncle (her mother's brother)","Mary's uncle (her mother's brother)","Includes detailed account of his trip to Mexico","Thomas' sister. Includes pressed flower.","Thomas' mother","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letters signed Mary Cooper Johnson","Letter is a \"postscript\" to previous letter, but context has been lost","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes an exchange of letters between Thomas from his sister Katharine that he forwarded to Mary on November 1.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes Christmas Greeting letter and card from University of Pennsylvania forwarded to Thomas by Mary.","Includes Application for Insurance dated February 5 and pressed flowers. Newspaper removed from February 11 envelope and stored in Box 19, Folder 7.","Includes pressed flowers and booklet for \"The Fellowship of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia\" Annual Exhibition which featured art by Mary.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Newspaper removed from envelope containing Armistice official army notices and stored in Box 19, Folder 6.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers, December 21 letter originally had pine needles and stem included, these were removed for storage concerns.","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Includes pressed flowers","Was removed from envelope sent by Thomas to Mary containing Armistice official army notices, see Box 8, Folder 5.","Was removed from February 11 envelope sent by Mary to Thomas, see Box 4, Folder 3.","Thomas' cousin, son of his his uncle Ellwood Griest, member of the House of Representatives, 9th District, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.","Letters sent to Mary and Thomas, in French","Thomas' father-in-law, folder includes some correspondence sent to Mary","Thomas's brother-in-law, some telegrams possibly intended for Mary","Thomas' nephew, son of his brother-in-law Howard Cooper Johnson, in French","Thomas' mother-in-law, includes correspondence sent to Mary. Includes pressed flowers.","Thomas' mother-in-law, includes corresponden sent to Mary. Includes pressed flowers.","Mary's aunt, her father's sister","Vice President of Bell Telephone Company","Mixed senders, most letters addressed to Thomas.","Letters in French from two or three friends in Vosages and Paris, France. Signatures are unclear, one last name appears to be \"Garcin\". Folder includes one unaddressed letter from Mary Griest also written in French. Includes pressed flowers.","Letters in French from two or three friends in Vosages and Paris, France. Signatures are unclear, one last name appears to be \"Garcin\".","Letter regarding sun glasses order","Western Union Cablegram","Mixed senders, most appear to be from fellow soliders","Series 2: 406th Telegraph Battalion (circa 1900s-1920s) includes materials created by and related to members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces. It is further divided into three subseries. ","Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the  The First Battalion , the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type. ","Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history  The First Battalion . Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given. ","Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the  The First Battalion . Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.","Sub-series 1: Official materials (1917-1920) includes reports, bulletins, field orders, rosters, and other materials and ephemera created by the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps and the First Army Corps American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) as well as draft materials for the  The First Battalion , the history of the 406th Telegraph Battalion. Items are arranged alphabetically by document title or material type.","\"Signed\" by James W. McAndrew, Chief of Staff \"By command of General Pershing\"","\"Signed\" by George T. Bartlett, Colonel General Staff, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Wood\"","\"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff \"By Command of General Pershing\". Some have handwritten notes or annotations.","Mounted official memo and includes small snapshot photograph of train derailment","\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Liggett\"","Orginally stored together in black binder. Folder includes handwritten binder cover notes.","Larger signs in Box 18, Folder 2","Smaller signs in Box 11, Folder 21","Orginally stored together in black binder. Folder includes handwritten binder cover notes.","U.S.A.T. Antilles","\"Signed\" H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Liggett\" ; one \"Signed\" W.M. Fassett, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Wright\". Some have handwritten notes or annotations.","Official copy and typed letter copy","\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By command of Major General Liggett\"","Three copies, one has notes for history book","Mixed senders and recepients, includes some possible personal correspondece regarding finances","\"Signed\" by Malin Craig, Chief of Staff \"By Command of Major General Liggett\" except October which is \"By Command of Major General Dickman\"; one \"Signed\" Jens Bugge, Colonel, G.S. Some have handwritten notes or annotations.","Cover memo \"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff \"By command of General Pershing\"","\"Signed\" Jens Bugge, Colonel, \"By command of Major General Liggett\" ; \"Signed\" Malin Craig, Chief of Staff, \"By command of Major General Dickman\" ; \"Signed\" J.C. Montgomery, Colonel, General Staff, \"By Command of Major General Dickman\". No. 1 not dated.","Items are in French","Mounted official memo of radio communication","In French, \"Signed\" by General Degoutte","Regarding death of 1st Class Private John J. Hollowel. Signed by Joseph Smith, 1st Lieutenanat, S.C., U.S.R. Adjutant, \"By order of Captain Wattles\".","\"Signed\" by H.A. Drum, Chief of Staff, \"By command of General Pershing\"","Sub-series 2: Soldier personal accounts (circa 1918-1921) includes handwritten and typed first-person accounts from members of the Telegraph Battalion Signal Corps gathered by Griest for use in the 406th Telegraph Battalion history  The First Battalion . Folder dates reflect when the account was written and items are arranged alphabetically by soldier last name or by description of the content where no name is given.","This event happened on September 6, 1918, account was written on November 14, 1918. Possibly written by Colonel.","Sergeant, First Class, Company D","Company D","Private, 1st Class","Two accounts","Sergeant, 1st Class, Company E","Company E","Private, 1st Class","Corporal, Company D","Company E. Date recorded as written.","Sergeant, First Class, Company E","Corporal, Company D","Private, 1st Class, Company D","Sergeant, 1st Class","Corporal, possibly spelled Hannan","Private","Sergeant, Company D","Identification unconfirmed","Sergeant, Company E","Private, Company D","Company D, name does not appear to be listed in 406th Telegraph Battalion rosters.","Private, Company D","Account starts with page labeled \"Page 4\"","Private, Company D","Company E","Corporal, Company E","Sergeant, Company D","Private, 1st Class, Company D","Company D","Sergeant","Sergeant, Company D","Company D","Sub-series 3: Photographs and negatives (circa 1900s-1919) includes official press and personal photographs and negatives related to the 406th Telegraph Battalion and the United States military during World War I, as well as proof pages for the  The First Battalion . Some photographs include inscriptions or identifying information, including photographer stamps. This sub-series also includes a small number of personal portraits depicting members of the Griest family, Division of Picture photograph order forms, and official lists of photograph titles and identification numbers. The bulk of the materials cover 1917-1919 and items are arranged based on print size, topic, or material type.","5x7 \u0026 8x10 prints","Photographs on page 78 removed from wallet enclosure and originally stored with pressed leaves. Leaves have been placed in envelopes.","Series 3: Periodicals and ephemera (1899, circa 1911-1944) includes magazines, newspaper clippings, poems, souvenir postcards, programs, and general World War I and personal ephemera collected by Griest, as well as a personal daily diary for 1899. Several volumes of Bruce Bairnsfather's cartoon collection  Fragments from France  and the Bell Telephone Company's employee magazine \"The Telephone News\" can be found in this sub-series. Items are arranged alphabetically by title or material type.","No signature, possibly referenced in letter in Series 1 or Series 2.2","Item is in French, folder title is translation","Item is in French","Envelopes were found loose, possibly match existing correspondence in Series 1","Most for Division of Pictures photo orders","Published by  The Bystander","Published by  The Bystander . A single newspaper clipping was removed from the inside back cover with cartoons and article about Corp. Powers and placed in Box 19, Folder 11.","Published by  The Bystander","Items are in French. Some postcards have notes written on back, but none were sent as part of correspondence.","Some items in French","Two copies with signatures","Tile and brickwork catalog in French. Item has extensive damage to spine, stored in folded paper for stability.","Item is in French","Item is in French and is very brittle, care should be taken when handling and paper used when moving for stability","Folder includes St. Genevieve prayer card that was stored inside booklet. 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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.","Collection of letters, cards, ephemera, and personal items belonging to Thomas Putnam Chapman, Jr.  A large portion of the letters are written to his family from his time spent as a student at the College of William and Mary.  Included with Thomas' letters are letters from his father and other family members. \nThis collections is currently in processing and is not fully available to researchers.  The collection guide will be updated once processing of the collection is complete.","Consists of letters circa 1875-1935 between members of the Chapman family. Letters are organized alphabetically by creator's first name and each creator's letters are chronological. Letters with unknown creators are filed under their recipient, if known. Oversized letters are not organized alphabetically by creator, only chronologically. Letters were primarily written in Plattsmouth, Nebraska; Mediapolis, Iowa; Vienna, Virginia; Napanoch, New York; Washington, D.C.; and Williamsburg, Virginia. Box 1 Folder 1 contains genealogical information and related resource guides concerning the creators of letters.","Three letters from Elizabeth (signed \"Bets\" and \"Liz\") to her brother Thomas Chapman, Jr.(addressed as \"Junior\") while Elizabeth and her husband (Gus?) were stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Mentions political conventions, family issues, and her health.","Contains both stamped and unstamped postcards, greeting cards, and invitations dating from circa 1893-1921. Ordered chronologically.","Contains pamphlets, calling cards, a map of the area surrounding Napanoch, New York, and miscellaneous documents including some of Thomas Putnam Chapman, Jr.'s schoolwork. Documents that may be letters but are incomplete or have no known recipient or creator are included.","Newspaper article on Angier Biddle Duke, the individual who presented Thomas P. Champan with the cigareete box artifact that is part of this colleciton.","Framed postcard of the White House with the signature of Eleanor Roosevelt.","Silver cigarette box presented to the Honorable Thomas P. Chapman May 12, 1962 and engraved with the State Department seal and a signature line of With the Esteem of Angier Biddle Duke, who served as Ambassador to Morroco, Denmark, Spain, and El Salvador from the early 1950s through the 1960s.","Diary of Thomas Chapman, dated 1926 and the year after his graduation from William \u0026 Mary. 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