{"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list","next":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026page=2\u0026view=list","last":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026page=3\u0026view=list"},"meta":{"pages":{"current_page":1,"next_page":2,"prev_page":null,"total_pages":3,"limit_value":10,"offset_value":0,"total_count":24,"first_page?":true,"last_page?":false}},"data":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_3893","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Frank P. McConnell Papers","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_3893#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_3893#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1912-1918, of Frank P. McConnell, president of the Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va. Mostly letters concerning banking, politics, Kappa Alpha fraternity and the Shriners. Correspondents include Joseph M. Brown, Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler, Westmoreland Davis, Stanley Hubert Dent, James Thomas Heflin, John Lamb, John Garland Pollard, Joseph Taylor Robinson, Claude A. Swanson, J. Hoge Tyler, S. Heth Tyler, Oscar Wilder Underwood, and John Skelton Williams.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_3893#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_3893","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_3893","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_3893","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_3893","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_3893.xml","title_filing_ssi":"McConnell, Frank P. papers","title_ssm":["Frank P. McConnell Papers"],"title_tesim":["Frank P. McConnell Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1912-1918"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1912-1918"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 39.2 M13","/repositories/2/resources/3893"],"text":["Mss. 39.2 M13","/repositories/2/resources/3893","Frank P. McConnell Papers","Banks and banking--United States--History--20th century","Freemasonry--Virginia","United States--Politics and government--1865-1933","Correspondence","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Papers, 1912-1918, of Frank P. McConnell, president of the Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va. Mostly letters concerning banking, politics, Kappa Alpha fraternity and the Shriners. Correspondents include Joseph M. Brown, Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler, Westmoreland Davis, Stanley Hubert Dent, James Thomas Heflin, John Lamb, John Garland Pollard, Joseph Taylor Robinson, Claude A. Swanson, J. Hoge Tyler, S. Heth Tyler, Oscar Wilder Underwood, and John Skelton Williams.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va","Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 39.2 M13","/repositories/2/resources/3893"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Frank P. McConnell Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Frank P. McConnell Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Frank P. McConnell Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"creator_ssm":["Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"creator_ssim":["Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"creators_ssim":["Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Purchase"],"access_subjects_ssim":["Banks and banking--United States--History--20th century","Freemasonry--Virginia","United States--Politics and government--1865-1933","Correspondence"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Banks and banking--United States--History--20th century","Freemasonry--Virginia","United States--Politics and government--1865-1933","Correspondence"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.01 Linear Foot"],"extent_tesim":["0.01 Linear Foot"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence"],"date_range_isim":[1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFrank P. McConnell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Frank P. McConnell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1912-1918, of Frank P. McConnell, president of the Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va. Mostly letters concerning banking, politics, Kappa Alpha fraternity and the Shriners. Correspondents include Joseph M. Brown, Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler, Westmoreland Davis, Stanley Hubert Dent, James Thomas Heflin, John Lamb, John Garland Pollard, Joseph Taylor Robinson, Claude A. Swanson, J. Hoge Tyler, S. Heth Tyler, Oscar Wilder Underwood, and John Skelton Williams.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, 1912-1918, of Frank P. McConnell, president of the Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va. Mostly letters concerning banking, politics, Kappa Alpha fraternity and the Shriners. Correspondents include Joseph M. Brown, Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler, Westmoreland Davis, Stanley Hubert Dent, James Thomas Heflin, John Lamb, John Garland Pollard, Joseph Taylor Robinson, Claude A. Swanson, J. Hoge Tyler, S. Heth Tyler, Oscar Wilder Underwood, and John Skelton Williams."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_coll_ssim":["Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va","Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va"],"persname_ssim":["Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":1,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-04-30T22:01:07.994Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_3893","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_3893","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_3893","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_3893","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_3893.xml","title_filing_ssi":"McConnell, Frank P. papers","title_ssm":["Frank P. McConnell Papers"],"title_tesim":["Frank P. McConnell Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1912-1918"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1912-1918"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 39.2 M13","/repositories/2/resources/3893"],"text":["Mss. 39.2 M13","/repositories/2/resources/3893","Frank P. McConnell Papers","Banks and banking--United States--History--20th century","Freemasonry--Virginia","United States--Politics and government--1865-1933","Correspondence","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Papers, 1912-1918, of Frank P. McConnell, president of the Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va. Mostly letters concerning banking, politics, Kappa Alpha fraternity and the Shriners. Correspondents include Joseph M. Brown, Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler, Westmoreland Davis, Stanley Hubert Dent, James Thomas Heflin, John Lamb, John Garland Pollard, Joseph Taylor Robinson, Claude A. Swanson, J. Hoge Tyler, S. Heth Tyler, Oscar Wilder Underwood, and John Skelton Williams.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va","Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 39.2 M13","/repositories/2/resources/3893"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Frank P. McConnell Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Frank P. McConnell Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Frank P. McConnell Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"creator_ssm":["Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"creator_ssim":["Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"creators_ssim":["Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Purchase"],"access_subjects_ssim":["Banks and banking--United States--History--20th century","Freemasonry--Virginia","United States--Politics and government--1865-1933","Correspondence"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Banks and banking--United States--History--20th century","Freemasonry--Virginia","United States--Politics and government--1865-1933","Correspondence"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.01 Linear Foot"],"extent_tesim":["0.01 Linear Foot"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence"],"date_range_isim":[1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFrank P. McConnell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Frank P. McConnell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1912-1918, of Frank P. McConnell, president of the Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va. Mostly letters concerning banking, politics, Kappa Alpha fraternity and the Shriners. Correspondents include Joseph M. Brown, Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler, Westmoreland Davis, Stanley Hubert Dent, James Thomas Heflin, John Lamb, John Garland Pollard, Joseph Taylor Robinson, Claude A. Swanson, J. Hoge Tyler, S. Heth Tyler, Oscar Wilder Underwood, and John Skelton Williams.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Papers, 1912-1918, of Frank P. McConnell, president of the Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va. Mostly letters concerning banking, politics, Kappa Alpha fraternity and the Shriners. Correspondents include Joseph M. Brown, Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler, Westmoreland Davis, Stanley Hubert Dent, James Thomas Heflin, John Lamb, John Garland Pollard, Joseph Taylor Robinson, Claude A. Swanson, J. Hoge Tyler, S. Heth Tyler, Oscar Wilder Underwood, and John Skelton Williams."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_coll_ssim":["Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va","Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Manchester National Bank, Richmond, Va"],"persname_ssim":["Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":1,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-04-30T22:01:07.994Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_3893"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9119","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"John Garland Pollard Papers","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9119#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9119#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eLetters, clippings, manuscript volumes, business papers, pamphlets, genealogical material, family papers, reports, memos, campaign literature, photographs of John G. Pollard (1871-1937), lawyer, educator, statesman, humanitarian, and governor of Virginia, 1930-1934. Prominent correspondents include Henry Watkins Anderson, Lady Astor, Frederic W. Boatwright, David K. E. Bruce, John Stewart Bryan, William Jennings Bryan, Harry F. Byrd, James Cannon, J. A. C. Chandler, Calvin Coolidge, Westmoreland Davis, Jessie Ball Dupont, Carter Glass, John D. Rockefeller, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Claude A. Swanson, Lyon G. Tyler, Alexander W. Weddell, and Woodrow Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9119#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9119","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9119","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9119","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9119","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9119.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Pollard, John Garland, Papers","title_ssm":["John Garland Pollard Papers"],"title_tesim":["John Garland Pollard Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1683-1968","1856-1937"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1856-1937"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1683-1968"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 70 P76","/repositories/2/resources/9119"],"text":["Mss. 70 P76","/repositories/2/resources/9119","John Garland Pollard Papers","Virginia--Governors","Virginia--Politics and Government","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century","Baptists--Virginia--History","College of William and Mary--History--20th century","Fundraising campaigns","Southern Baptist Convention--History--20th century","Young Men's Christian Associations","Agendas (administrative records)","Certificates","Correspondence","Financial records","Fliers (printed matter)","Minutes","Photographs","Receipts (financial records)","Reports","Resolutions (administrative records)","Technical reports","15,000 Items","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Series 3 was originally the John Garland Pollard Papers, UA 6.025, and was combined with this collection in 2011.","In 1930, John Garland Pollard, a professor at the College of William and Mary was elected governor of the commonwealth of Virginia. A progressive Democrat interested in reform, his administration as governor was marred by dealing with the country's worst economic crisis. From King and Queen County, Va. he combined a strong sense of public service with a firm belief in the separation of church and state and a whimsical sense of humor. Trained in law, he was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1901 where he made his mark by opposing in the revised constitution, the use of phrase describing Virginia citizens as only Christian; his strong belief in the Baptist faith prompted his speech."," He rose to be elected in 1913 to be Virginia's attorney-general on a reform platform which included initiative and referendum, the short ballot, etc. In 1922 he was appointed William and Mary's director of the School of Government and Citizenship (School of Law) where he excelled as a teacher and was also elected Mayor of Williamsburg. He served as a Sunday School teacher at the Williamsburg Baptist Church."," His run for the gubernatorial seat had the approval of Harry Byrd, leader of the Virginia Democratic machine (called the Byrd Organization) and he worked with Byrd during his term as a maverick governor. One of his chief accomplishments by far during the Great Depression was the founding of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the first state-supported art museum in the United States. Unfortunately, the Byrd mandate of fiscal integrity and balanced budgets did not permit much help to the suffering citizens of the commonwealth. State salaries were cut ten percent including the salary of the governor.","Letters, clippings, manuscript volumes, business papers, pamphlets, genealogical material, family papers, reports, memos, campaign literature, photographs of John G. Pollard (1871-1937), lawyer, educator, statesman, humanitarian, and governor of Virginia, 1930-1934. Prominent correspondents include Henry Watkins Anderson, Lady Astor, Frederic W. Boatwright, David K. E. Bruce, John Stewart Bryan, William Jennings Bryan, Harry F. Byrd, James Cannon, J. A. C. Chandler, Calvin Coolidge, Westmoreland Davis, Jessie Ball Dupont, Carter Glass, John D. Rockefeller, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Claude A. Swanson, Lyon G. Tyler, Alexander W. Weddell, and Woodrow Wilson."," Series 3 contains the correspondence and papers of John Garland Pollard related to his career at the College of William and Mary.\n \n \n Box 4, Folder 98 contains plot plans for Pollard Park and Chandler Court in Williamsburg, Va.","All audiovisual material from this collection has been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","College of William and Mary.","Colonial National Historical Park (Va.)","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Marshall-Wythe School of Law","Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Alpha (College of William and Mary)","United States. Board of Veterans Appeals","United States. Federal Trade Commission","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 70 P76","/repositories/2/resources/9119"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John Garland Pollard Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["John Garland Pollard Papers"],"collection_ssim":["John Garland Pollard Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Virginia--Governors","Virginia--Politics and Government","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Virginia--Governors","Virginia--Politics and Government","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century"],"creator_ssm":["Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"creator_ssim":["Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"creators_ssim":["Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"places_ssim":["Virginia--Governors","Virginia--Politics and Government","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Donated to W\u0026M Special Collections Research Center in batches between 1970 and 1987 by Violet M. Pollard, John G. Pollard, Jr., Charles Pollard, Susan P. Boatwright, Elizabeth P. C. Johnson, Jessie G. P. Dodge, and Joseph P. Pollard. 1989-38A received on 8/31/1989."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Baptists--Virginia--History","College of William and Mary--History--20th century","Fundraising campaigns","Southern Baptist Convention--History--20th century","Young Men's Christian Associations","Agendas (administrative records)","Certificates","Correspondence","Financial records","Fliers (printed matter)","Minutes","Photographs","Receipts (financial records)","Reports","Resolutions (administrative records)","Technical reports"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Baptists--Virginia--History","College of William and Mary--History--20th century","Fundraising campaigns","Southern Baptist Convention--History--20th century","Young Men's Christian Associations","Agendas (administrative records)","Certificates","Correspondence","Financial records","Fliers (printed matter)","Minutes","Photographs","Receipts (financial records)","Reports","Resolutions (administrative records)","Technical reports"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["15,000 Items"],"extent_ssm":["30.00 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["30.00 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Agendas (administrative records)","Certificates","Correspondence","Financial records","Fliers (printed matter)","Minutes","Photographs","Receipts (financial records)","Reports","Resolutions (administrative records)","Technical reports"],"date_range_isim":[1683,1684,1685,1686,1687,1688,1689,1690,1691,1692,1693,1694,1695,1696,1697,1698,1699,1700,1701,1702,1703,1704,1705,1706,1707,1708,1709,1710,1711,1712,1713,1714,1715,1716,1717,1718,1719,1720,1721,1722,1723,1724,1725,1726,1727,1728,1729,1730,1731,1732,1733,1734,1735,1736,1737,1738,1739,1740,1741,1742,1743,1744,1745,1746,1747,1748,1749,1750,1751,1752,1753,1754,1755,1756,1757,1758,1759,1760,1761,1762,1763,1764,1765,1766,1767,1768,1769,1770,1771,1772,1773,1774,1775,1776,1777,1778,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSeries 3 was originally the John Garland Pollard Papers, UA 6.025, and was combined with this collection in 2011.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:"],"arrangement_tesim":["Series 3 was originally the John Garland Pollard Papers, UA 6.025, and was combined with this collection in 2011."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eIn 1930, John Garland Pollard, a professor at the College of William and Mary was elected governor of the commonwealth of Virginia. A progressive Democrat interested in reform, his administration as governor was marred by dealing with the country's worst economic crisis. From King and Queen County, Va. he combined a strong sense of public service with a firm belief in the separation of church and state and a whimsical sense of humor. Trained in law, he was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1901 where he made his mark by opposing in the revised constitution, the use of phrase describing Virginia citizens as only Christian; his strong belief in the Baptist faith prompted his speech.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e He rose to be elected in 1913 to be Virginia's attorney-general on a reform platform which included initiative and referendum, the short ballot, etc. In 1922 he was appointed William and Mary's director of the School of Government and Citizenship (School of Law) where he excelled as a teacher and was also elected Mayor of Williamsburg. He served as a Sunday School teacher at the Williamsburg Baptist Church.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e His run for the gubernatorial seat had the approval of Harry Byrd, leader of the Virginia Democratic machine (called the Byrd Organization) and he worked with Byrd during his term as a maverick governor. One of his chief accomplishments by far during the Great Depression was the founding of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the first state-supported art museum in the United States. Unfortunately, the Byrd mandate of fiscal integrity and balanced budgets did not permit much help to the suffering citizens of the commonwealth. State salaries were cut ten percent including the salary of the governor.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["In 1930, John Garland Pollard, a professor at the College of William and Mary was elected governor of the commonwealth of Virginia. A progressive Democrat interested in reform, his administration as governor was marred by dealing with the country's worst economic crisis. From King and Queen County, Va. he combined a strong sense of public service with a firm belief in the separation of church and state and a whimsical sense of humor. Trained in law, he was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1901 where he made his mark by opposing in the revised constitution, the use of phrase describing Virginia citizens as only Christian; his strong belief in the Baptist faith prompted his speech."," He rose to be elected in 1913 to be Virginia's attorney-general on a reform platform which included initiative and referendum, the short ballot, etc. In 1922 he was appointed William and Mary's director of the School of Government and Citizenship (School of Law) where he excelled as a teacher and was also elected Mayor of Williamsburg. He served as a Sunday School teacher at the Williamsburg Baptist Church."," His run for the gubernatorial seat had the approval of Harry Byrd, leader of the Virginia Democratic machine (called the Byrd Organization) and he worked with Byrd during his term as a maverick governor. One of his chief accomplishments by far during the Great Depression was the founding of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the first state-supported art museum in the United States. Unfortunately, the Byrd mandate of fiscal integrity and balanced budgets did not permit much help to the suffering citizens of the commonwealth. State salaries were cut ten percent including the salary of the governor."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Garland Pollard Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Garland Pollard Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLetters, clippings, manuscript volumes, business papers, pamphlets, genealogical material, family papers, reports, memos, campaign literature, photographs of John G. Pollard (1871-1937), lawyer, educator, statesman, humanitarian, and governor of Virginia, 1930-1934. Prominent correspondents include Henry Watkins Anderson, Lady Astor, Frederic W. Boatwright, David K. E. Bruce, John Stewart Bryan, William Jennings Bryan, Harry F. Byrd, James Cannon, J. A. C. Chandler, Calvin Coolidge, Westmoreland Davis, Jessie Ball Dupont, Carter Glass, John D. Rockefeller, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Claude A. Swanson, Lyon G. Tyler, Alexander W. Weddell, and Woodrow Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Series 3 contains the correspondence and papers of John Garland Pollard related to his career at the College of William and Mary.\n \n \n Box 4, Folder 98 contains plot plans for Pollard Park and Chandler Court in Williamsburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Letters, clippings, manuscript volumes, business papers, pamphlets, genealogical material, family papers, reports, memos, campaign literature, photographs of John G. Pollard (1871-1937), lawyer, educator, statesman, humanitarian, and governor of Virginia, 1930-1934. Prominent correspondents include Henry Watkins Anderson, Lady Astor, Frederic W. Boatwright, David K. E. Bruce, John Stewart Bryan, William Jennings Bryan, Harry F. Byrd, James Cannon, J. A. C. Chandler, Calvin Coolidge, Westmoreland Davis, Jessie Ball Dupont, Carter Glass, John D. Rockefeller, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Claude A. Swanson, Lyon G. Tyler, Alexander W. Weddell, and Woodrow Wilson."," Series 3 contains the correspondence and papers of John Garland Pollard related to his career at the College of William and Mary.\n \n \n Box 4, Folder 98 contains plot plans for Pollard Park and Chandler Court in Williamsburg, Va."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAll audiovisual material from this collection has been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials:"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["All audiovisual material from this collection has been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_coll_ssim":["College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","College of William and Mary.","Colonial National Historical Park (Va.)","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Marshall-Wythe School of Law","Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Alpha (College of William and Mary)","United States. Board of Veterans Appeals","United States. Federal Trade Commission"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","College of William and Mary.","Colonial National Historical Park (Va.)","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Marshall-Wythe School of Law","Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Alpha (College of William and Mary)","United States. Board of Veterans Appeals","United States. Federal Trade Commission","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","College of William and Mary.","Colonial National Historical Park (Va.)","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Marshall-Wythe School of Law","Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Alpha (College of William and Mary)","United States. Board of Veterans Appeals","United States. Federal Trade Commission"],"persname_ssim":["Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":727,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-04-30T22:24:39.269Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9119","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9119","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9119","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_9119","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_9119.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Pollard, John Garland, Papers","title_ssm":["John Garland Pollard Papers"],"title_tesim":["John Garland Pollard Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1683-1968","1856-1937"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1856-1937"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1683-1968"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 70 P76","/repositories/2/resources/9119"],"text":["Mss. 70 P76","/repositories/2/resources/9119","John Garland Pollard Papers","Virginia--Governors","Virginia--Politics and Government","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century","Baptists--Virginia--History","College of William and Mary--History--20th century","Fundraising campaigns","Southern Baptist Convention--History--20th century","Young Men's Christian Associations","Agendas (administrative records)","Certificates","Correspondence","Financial records","Fliers (printed matter)","Minutes","Photographs","Receipts (financial records)","Reports","Resolutions (administrative records)","Technical reports","15,000 Items","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Series 3 was originally the John Garland Pollard Papers, UA 6.025, and was combined with this collection in 2011.","In 1930, John Garland Pollard, a professor at the College of William and Mary was elected governor of the commonwealth of Virginia. A progressive Democrat interested in reform, his administration as governor was marred by dealing with the country's worst economic crisis. From King and Queen County, Va. he combined a strong sense of public service with a firm belief in the separation of church and state and a whimsical sense of humor. Trained in law, he was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1901 where he made his mark by opposing in the revised constitution, the use of phrase describing Virginia citizens as only Christian; his strong belief in the Baptist faith prompted his speech."," He rose to be elected in 1913 to be Virginia's attorney-general on a reform platform which included initiative and referendum, the short ballot, etc. In 1922 he was appointed William and Mary's director of the School of Government and Citizenship (School of Law) where he excelled as a teacher and was also elected Mayor of Williamsburg. He served as a Sunday School teacher at the Williamsburg Baptist Church."," His run for the gubernatorial seat had the approval of Harry Byrd, leader of the Virginia Democratic machine (called the Byrd Organization) and he worked with Byrd during his term as a maverick governor. One of his chief accomplishments by far during the Great Depression was the founding of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the first state-supported art museum in the United States. Unfortunately, the Byrd mandate of fiscal integrity and balanced budgets did not permit much help to the suffering citizens of the commonwealth. State salaries were cut ten percent including the salary of the governor.","Letters, clippings, manuscript volumes, business papers, pamphlets, genealogical material, family papers, reports, memos, campaign literature, photographs of John G. Pollard (1871-1937), lawyer, educator, statesman, humanitarian, and governor of Virginia, 1930-1934. Prominent correspondents include Henry Watkins Anderson, Lady Astor, Frederic W. Boatwright, David K. E. Bruce, John Stewart Bryan, William Jennings Bryan, Harry F. Byrd, James Cannon, J. A. C. Chandler, Calvin Coolidge, Westmoreland Davis, Jessie Ball Dupont, Carter Glass, John D. Rockefeller, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Claude A. Swanson, Lyon G. Tyler, Alexander W. Weddell, and Woodrow Wilson."," Series 3 contains the correspondence and papers of John Garland Pollard related to his career at the College of William and Mary.\n \n \n Box 4, Folder 98 contains plot plans for Pollard Park and Chandler Court in Williamsburg, Va.","All audiovisual material from this collection has been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","College of William and Mary.","Colonial National Historical Park (Va.)","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Marshall-Wythe School of Law","Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Alpha (College of William and Mary)","United States. Board of Veterans Appeals","United States. Federal Trade Commission","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 70 P76","/repositories/2/resources/9119"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John Garland Pollard Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["John Garland Pollard Papers"],"collection_ssim":["John Garland Pollard Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Virginia--Governors","Virginia--Politics and Government","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Virginia--Governors","Virginia--Politics and Government","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century"],"creator_ssm":["Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"creator_ssim":["Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"creators_ssim":["Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"places_ssim":["Virginia--Governors","Virginia--Politics and Government","Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Donated to W\u0026M Special Collections Research Center in batches between 1970 and 1987 by Violet M. Pollard, John G. Pollard, Jr., Charles Pollard, Susan P. Boatwright, Elizabeth P. C. Johnson, Jessie G. P. Dodge, and Joseph P. Pollard. 1989-38A received on 8/31/1989."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Baptists--Virginia--History","College of William and Mary--History--20th century","Fundraising campaigns","Southern Baptist Convention--History--20th century","Young Men's Christian Associations","Agendas (administrative records)","Certificates","Correspondence","Financial records","Fliers (printed matter)","Minutes","Photographs","Receipts (financial records)","Reports","Resolutions (administrative records)","Technical reports"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Baptists--Virginia--History","College of William and Mary--History--20th century","Fundraising campaigns","Southern Baptist Convention--History--20th century","Young Men's Christian Associations","Agendas (administrative records)","Certificates","Correspondence","Financial records","Fliers (printed matter)","Minutes","Photographs","Receipts (financial records)","Reports","Resolutions (administrative records)","Technical reports"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["15,000 Items"],"extent_ssm":["30.00 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["30.00 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Agendas (administrative records)","Certificates","Correspondence","Financial records","Fliers (printed matter)","Minutes","Photographs","Receipts (financial records)","Reports","Resolutions (administrative records)","Technical reports"],"date_range_isim":[1683,1684,1685,1686,1687,1688,1689,1690,1691,1692,1693,1694,1695,1696,1697,1698,1699,1700,1701,1702,1703,1704,1705,1706,1707,1708,1709,1710,1711,1712,1713,1714,1715,1716,1717,1718,1719,1720,1721,1722,1723,1724,1725,1726,1727,1728,1729,1730,1731,1732,1733,1734,1735,1736,1737,1738,1739,1740,1741,1742,1743,1744,1745,1746,1747,1748,1749,1750,1751,1752,1753,1754,1755,1756,1757,1758,1759,1760,1761,1762,1763,1764,1765,1766,1767,1768,1769,1770,1771,1772,1773,1774,1775,1776,1777,1778,1779,1780,1781,1782,1783,1784,1785,1786,1787,1788,1789,1790,1791,1792,1793,1794,1795,1796,1797,1798,1799,1800,1801,1802,1803,1804,1805,1806,1807,1808,1809,1810,1811,1812,1813,1814,1815,1816,1817,1818,1819,1820,1821,1822,1823,1824,1825,1826,1827,1828,1829,1830,1831,1832,1833,1834,1835,1836,1837,1838,1839,1840,1841,1842,1843,1844,1845,1846,1847,1848,1849,1850,1851,1852,1853,1854,1855,1856,1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access:"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSeries 3 was originally the John Garland Pollard Papers, UA 6.025, and was combined with this collection in 2011.\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement of Materials:"],"arrangement_tesim":["Series 3 was originally the John Garland Pollard Papers, UA 6.025, and was combined with this collection in 2011."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eIn 1930, John Garland Pollard, a professor at the College of William and Mary was elected governor of the commonwealth of Virginia. A progressive Democrat interested in reform, his administration as governor was marred by dealing with the country's worst economic crisis. From King and Queen County, Va. he combined a strong sense of public service with a firm belief in the separation of church and state and a whimsical sense of humor. Trained in law, he was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1901 where he made his mark by opposing in the revised constitution, the use of phrase describing Virginia citizens as only Christian; his strong belief in the Baptist faith prompted his speech.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e He rose to be elected in 1913 to be Virginia's attorney-general on a reform platform which included initiative and referendum, the short ballot, etc. In 1922 he was appointed William and Mary's director of the School of Government and Citizenship (School of Law) where he excelled as a teacher and was also elected Mayor of Williamsburg. He served as a Sunday School teacher at the Williamsburg Baptist Church.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e His run for the gubernatorial seat had the approval of Harry Byrd, leader of the Virginia Democratic machine (called the Byrd Organization) and he worked with Byrd during his term as a maverick governor. One of his chief accomplishments by far during the Great Depression was the founding of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the first state-supported art museum in the United States. Unfortunately, the Byrd mandate of fiscal integrity and balanced budgets did not permit much help to the suffering citizens of the commonwealth. State salaries were cut ten percent including the salary of the governor.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Information:"],"bioghist_tesim":["In 1930, John Garland Pollard, a professor at the College of William and Mary was elected governor of the commonwealth of Virginia. A progressive Democrat interested in reform, his administration as governor was marred by dealing with the country's worst economic crisis. From King and Queen County, Va. he combined a strong sense of public service with a firm belief in the separation of church and state and a whimsical sense of humor. Trained in law, he was elected to the Constitutional Convention of 1901 where he made his mark by opposing in the revised constitution, the use of phrase describing Virginia citizens as only Christian; his strong belief in the Baptist faith prompted his speech."," He rose to be elected in 1913 to be Virginia's attorney-general on a reform platform which included initiative and referendum, the short ballot, etc. In 1922 he was appointed William and Mary's director of the School of Government and Citizenship (School of Law) where he excelled as a teacher and was also elected Mayor of Williamsburg. He served as a Sunday School teacher at the Williamsburg Baptist Church."," His run for the gubernatorial seat had the approval of Harry Byrd, leader of the Virginia Democratic machine (called the Byrd Organization) and he worked with Byrd during his term as a maverick governor. One of his chief accomplishments by far during the Great Depression was the founding of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the first state-supported art museum in the United States. Unfortunately, the Byrd mandate of fiscal integrity and balanced budgets did not permit much help to the suffering citizens of the commonwealth. State salaries were cut ten percent including the salary of the governor."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Garland Pollard Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Garland Pollard Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLetters, clippings, manuscript volumes, business papers, pamphlets, genealogical material, family papers, reports, memos, campaign literature, photographs of John G. Pollard (1871-1937), lawyer, educator, statesman, humanitarian, and governor of Virginia, 1930-1934. Prominent correspondents include Henry Watkins Anderson, Lady Astor, Frederic W. Boatwright, David K. E. Bruce, John Stewart Bryan, William Jennings Bryan, Harry F. Byrd, James Cannon, J. A. C. Chandler, Calvin Coolidge, Westmoreland Davis, Jessie Ball Dupont, Carter Glass, John D. Rockefeller, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Claude A. Swanson, Lyon G. Tyler, Alexander W. Weddell, and Woodrow Wilson.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e Series 3 contains the correspondence and papers of John Garland Pollard related to his career at the College of William and Mary.\n \n \n Box 4, Folder 98 contains plot plans for Pollard Park and Chandler Court in Williamsburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Letters, clippings, manuscript volumes, business papers, pamphlets, genealogical material, family papers, reports, memos, campaign literature, photographs of John G. Pollard (1871-1937), lawyer, educator, statesman, humanitarian, and governor of Virginia, 1930-1934. Prominent correspondents include Henry Watkins Anderson, Lady Astor, Frederic W. Boatwright, David K. E. Bruce, John Stewart Bryan, William Jennings Bryan, Harry F. Byrd, James Cannon, J. A. C. Chandler, Calvin Coolidge, Westmoreland Davis, Jessie Ball Dupont, Carter Glass, John D. Rockefeller, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Claude A. Swanson, Lyon G. Tyler, Alexander W. Weddell, and Woodrow Wilson."," Series 3 contains the correspondence and papers of John Garland Pollard related to his career at the College of William and Mary.\n \n \n Box 4, Folder 98 contains plot plans for Pollard Park and Chandler Court in Williamsburg, Va."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eAll audiovisual material from this collection has been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials:"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["All audiovisual material from this collection has been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"names_coll_ssim":["College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","College of William and Mary.","Colonial National Historical Park (Va.)","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Marshall-Wythe School of Law","Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Alpha (College of William and Mary)","United States. Board of Veterans Appeals","United States. Federal Trade Commission"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","College of William and Mary.","Colonial National Historical Park (Va.)","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Marshall-Wythe School of Law","Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Alpha (College of William and Mary)","United States. Board of Veterans Appeals","United States. Federal Trade Commission","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","College of William and Mary.","Colonial National Historical Park (Va.)","Democratic Party (U.S.)","Marshall-Wythe School of Law","Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Alpha (College of William and Mary)","United States. Board of Veterans Appeals","United States. Federal Trade Commission"],"persname_ssim":["Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937"],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":727,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-04-30T22:24:39.269Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_9119"}},{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c01","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Letter","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c01#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c01#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c01","ref_ssm":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c01"],"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c01","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_ids_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"text":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence","Letter","Paper","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935","English","box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.001","Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.","In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"title_filing_ssi":"Letter","title_ssm":["Letter"],"title_tesim":["Letter"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["Jan. 27, 1921-Feb. 19, 1932, undated"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1921/1932"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Letter"],"component_level_isim":[3],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"physdesc_tesim":["Paper"],"extent_ssm":["1 item"],"extent_tesim":["1 item"],"physfacet_tesim":["Correspondence"],"creator_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":26,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the VMFA Collections Search website."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"date_range_isim":[1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932],"names_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"persname_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"geogname_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"geogname_ssm":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"places_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"access_subjects_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Transferred from the Curatorial Division."],"language_ssim":["English"],"containers_ssim":["box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.001"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_heading_ssm":["Preferred Citation"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eIn Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#1/components#0","timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VMFA/repositories_2_resources_198.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.vmfa.museum/repositories/2/resources/198","title_filing_ssi":"Payne, John Barton (SC-31)","title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"unitdate_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"text":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198","John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)","Alaskan Engineering Commission","The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website .","The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935","John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)","On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art","The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.","The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.","The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.","The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"geogname_ssm":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"creator_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creators_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"places_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"extent_tesim":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"date_range_isim":[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],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.vmfa.museum/wp-subsite/archives/john-barton-payne-personal-papers-sc-31/\"\u003eVMFA Collections Search website\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website ."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"deflist\"\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 1\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eCorrespondence, 1904-1938, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 2\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePublished Materials, 1881-1926, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 3\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eTravel Documents, 1919\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 4\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePhotographic Materials, 1920, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 5\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eFinancial Documents, 1934-1935\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n    \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eMemorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eAn Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eThe John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eExhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eDonors: Payne, John Barton\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003e Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eRecords of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Related Materials - VMFA Library: Books","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Exhibition Files","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Subject Files","Related Materials - Library of Virginia","Related Materials - Other Institutions"],"bibliography_tesim":["John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOn January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBy 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eText by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art"],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Custodial History"],"custodhist_tesim":["The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_67f65ca4a64a065147655bbf84e53a71\"\u003eThe collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC)."],"names_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"corpname_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration"],"names_coll_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏"],"persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"total_component_count_is":88,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c01"}},{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c02","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Letter","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c02#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c02#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c02","ref_ssm":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c02"],"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c02","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_ids_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"text":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence","Letter","Paper","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935","English","box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.002","Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.","In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"title_filing_ssi":"Letter","title_ssm":["Letter"],"title_tesim":["Letter"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["Jan. 27, 1921-Feb. 19, 1932, undated"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1921/1932"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Letter"],"component_level_isim":[3],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"physdesc_tesim":["Paper"],"extent_ssm":["1 item"],"extent_tesim":["1 item"],"physfacet_tesim":["Correspondence"],"creator_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":27,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the VMFA Collections Search website."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"date_range_isim":[1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932],"names_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"persname_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"geogname_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"geogname_ssm":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"places_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"access_subjects_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Transferred from the Curatorial Division."],"language_ssim":["English"],"containers_ssim":["box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.002"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_heading_ssm":["Preferred Citation"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eIn Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#1/components#1","timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VMFA/repositories_2_resources_198.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.vmfa.museum/repositories/2/resources/198","title_filing_ssi":"Payne, John Barton (SC-31)","title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"unitdate_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"text":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198","John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)","Alaskan Engineering Commission","The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website .","The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935","John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)","On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art","The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.","The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.","The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.","The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"geogname_ssm":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"creator_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creators_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"places_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"extent_tesim":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"date_range_isim":[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],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.vmfa.museum/wp-subsite/archives/john-barton-payne-personal-papers-sc-31/\"\u003eVMFA Collections Search website\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website ."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"deflist\"\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 1\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eCorrespondence, 1904-1938, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 2\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePublished Materials, 1881-1926, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 3\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eTravel Documents, 1919\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 4\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePhotographic Materials, 1920, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 5\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eFinancial Documents, 1934-1935\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n    \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eMemorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eAn Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eThe John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eExhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eDonors: Payne, John Barton\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003e Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eRecords of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Related Materials - VMFA Library: Books","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Exhibition Files","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Subject Files","Related Materials - Library of Virginia","Related Materials - Other Institutions"],"bibliography_tesim":["John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOn January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBy 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eText by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art"],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Custodial History"],"custodhist_tesim":["The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_67f65ca4a64a065147655bbf84e53a71\"\u003eThe collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC)."],"names_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"corpname_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration"],"names_coll_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏"],"persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"total_component_count_is":88,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c02"}},{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c03","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Letter","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c03#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c03#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c03","ref_ssm":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c03"],"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c03","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_ids_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"text":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence","Letter","Paper","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935","English","box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.003","Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.","In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"title_filing_ssi":"Letter","title_ssm":["Letter"],"title_tesim":["Letter"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["Jan. 27, 1921-Feb. 19, 1932, undated"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1921/1932"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Letter"],"component_level_isim":[3],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"physdesc_tesim":["Paper"],"extent_ssm":["1 item"],"extent_tesim":["1 item"],"physfacet_tesim":["Correspondence"],"creator_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":28,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the VMFA Collections Search website."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"date_range_isim":[1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932],"names_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"persname_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"geogname_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"geogname_ssm":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"places_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"access_subjects_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Transferred from the Curatorial Division."],"language_ssim":["English"],"containers_ssim":["box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.003"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_heading_ssm":["Preferred Citation"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eIn Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#1/components#2","timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VMFA/repositories_2_resources_198.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.vmfa.museum/repositories/2/resources/198","title_filing_ssi":"Payne, John Barton (SC-31)","title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"unitdate_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"text":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198","John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)","Alaskan Engineering Commission","The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website .","The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935","John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)","On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art","The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.","The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.","The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.","The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"geogname_ssm":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"creator_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creators_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"places_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"extent_tesim":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"date_range_isim":[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],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.vmfa.museum/wp-subsite/archives/john-barton-payne-personal-papers-sc-31/\"\u003eVMFA Collections Search website\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website ."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"deflist\"\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 1\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eCorrespondence, 1904-1938, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 2\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePublished Materials, 1881-1926, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 3\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eTravel Documents, 1919\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 4\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePhotographic Materials, 1920, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 5\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eFinancial Documents, 1934-1935\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n    \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eMemorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eAn Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eThe John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eExhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eDonors: Payne, John Barton\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003e Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eRecords of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Related Materials - VMFA Library: Books","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Exhibition Files","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Subject Files","Related Materials - Library of Virginia","Related Materials - Other Institutions"],"bibliography_tesim":["John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOn January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBy 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eText by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art"],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Custodial History"],"custodhist_tesim":["The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_67f65ca4a64a065147655bbf84e53a71\"\u003eThe collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC)."],"names_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"corpname_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration"],"names_coll_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏"],"persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"total_component_count_is":88,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c03"}},{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c04","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Letter","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c04#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c04#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c04","ref_ssm":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c04"],"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c04","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_ids_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"text":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence","Letter","Paper","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935","English","box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.004","Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.","In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"title_filing_ssi":"Letter","title_ssm":["Letter"],"title_tesim":["Letter"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["Jan. 27, 1921-Feb. 19, 1932, undated"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1921/1932"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Letter"],"component_level_isim":[3],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"physdesc_tesim":["Paper"],"extent_ssm":["1 item"],"extent_tesim":["1 item"],"physfacet_tesim":["Correspondence"],"creator_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":29,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the VMFA Collections Search website."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"date_range_isim":[1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932],"names_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"persname_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"geogname_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"geogname_ssm":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"places_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"access_subjects_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Transferred from the Curatorial Division."],"language_ssim":["English"],"containers_ssim":["box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.004"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_heading_ssm":["Preferred Citation"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eIn Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#1/components#3","timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VMFA/repositories_2_resources_198.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.vmfa.museum/repositories/2/resources/198","title_filing_ssi":"Payne, John Barton (SC-31)","title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"unitdate_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"text":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198","John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)","Alaskan Engineering Commission","The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website .","The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935","John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)","On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art","The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.","The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.","The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.","The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"geogname_ssm":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"creator_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creators_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"places_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"extent_tesim":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"date_range_isim":[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],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.vmfa.museum/wp-subsite/archives/john-barton-payne-personal-papers-sc-31/\"\u003eVMFA Collections Search website\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website ."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"deflist\"\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 1\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eCorrespondence, 1904-1938, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 2\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePublished Materials, 1881-1926, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 3\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eTravel Documents, 1919\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 4\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePhotographic Materials, 1920, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 5\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eFinancial Documents, 1934-1935\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n    \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eMemorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eAn Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eThe John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eExhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eDonors: Payne, John Barton\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003e Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eRecords of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Related Materials - VMFA Library: Books","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Exhibition Files","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Subject Files","Related Materials - Library of Virginia","Related Materials - Other Institutions"],"bibliography_tesim":["John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOn January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBy 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eText by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art"],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Custodial History"],"custodhist_tesim":["The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_67f65ca4a64a065147655bbf84e53a71\"\u003eThe collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC)."],"names_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"corpname_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration"],"names_coll_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏"],"persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"total_component_count_is":88,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c04"}},{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c05","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Letter","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c05#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c05#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c05","ref_ssm":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c05"],"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c05","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_ids_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"text":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence","Letter","Paper","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935","English","box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.005","Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.","In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"title_filing_ssi":"Letter","title_ssm":["Letter"],"title_tesim":["Letter"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["Jan. 27, 1921-Feb. 19, 1932, undated"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1921/1932"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Letter"],"component_level_isim":[3],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"physdesc_tesim":["Paper"],"extent_ssm":["1 item"],"extent_tesim":["1 item"],"physfacet_tesim":["Correspondence"],"creator_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":30,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the VMFA Collections Search website."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"date_range_isim":[1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932],"names_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"persname_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"geogname_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"geogname_ssm":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"places_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"access_subjects_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Transferred from the Curatorial Division."],"language_ssim":["English"],"containers_ssim":["box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.005"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_heading_ssm":["Preferred Citation"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eIn Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#1/components#4","timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VMFA/repositories_2_resources_198.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.vmfa.museum/repositories/2/resources/198","title_filing_ssi":"Payne, John Barton (SC-31)","title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"unitdate_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"text":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198","John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)","Alaskan Engineering Commission","The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website .","The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935","John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)","On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art","The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.","The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.","The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.","The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"geogname_ssm":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"creator_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creators_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"places_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"extent_tesim":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"date_range_isim":[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],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.vmfa.museum/wp-subsite/archives/john-barton-payne-personal-papers-sc-31/\"\u003eVMFA Collections Search website\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website ."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"deflist\"\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 1\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eCorrespondence, 1904-1938, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 2\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePublished Materials, 1881-1926, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 3\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eTravel Documents, 1919\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 4\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePhotographic Materials, 1920, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 5\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eFinancial Documents, 1934-1935\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n    \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eMemorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eAn Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eThe John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eExhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eDonors: Payne, John Barton\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003e Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eRecords of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Related Materials - VMFA Library: Books","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Exhibition Files","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Subject Files","Related Materials - Library of Virginia","Related Materials - Other Institutions"],"bibliography_tesim":["John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOn January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBy 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eText by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art"],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Custodial History"],"custodhist_tesim":["The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_67f65ca4a64a065147655bbf84e53a71\"\u003eThe collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC)."],"names_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"corpname_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration"],"names_coll_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏"],"persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"total_component_count_is":88,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c05"}},{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c06","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Letter","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c06#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c06#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c06","ref_ssm":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c06"],"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c06","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_ids_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"text":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence","Letter","Paper","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935","English","box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.006","Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.","In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"title_filing_ssi":"Letter","title_ssm":["Letter"],"title_tesim":["Letter"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["Jan. 27, 1921-Feb. 19, 1932, undated"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1921/1932"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Letter"],"component_level_isim":[3],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"physdesc_tesim":["Paper"],"extent_ssm":["1 item"],"extent_tesim":["1 item"],"physfacet_tesim":["Correspondence"],"creator_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":31,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the VMFA Collections Search website."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"date_range_isim":[1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932],"names_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"persname_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"geogname_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"geogname_ssm":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"places_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"access_subjects_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Transferred from the Curatorial Division."],"language_ssim":["English"],"containers_ssim":["box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.006"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_heading_ssm":["Preferred Citation"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eIn Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#1/components#5","timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VMFA/repositories_2_resources_198.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.vmfa.museum/repositories/2/resources/198","title_filing_ssi":"Payne, John Barton (SC-31)","title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"unitdate_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"text":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198","John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)","Alaskan Engineering Commission","The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website .","The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935","John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)","On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art","The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.","The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.","The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.","The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"geogname_ssm":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"creator_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creators_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"places_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"extent_tesim":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"date_range_isim":[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],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.vmfa.museum/wp-subsite/archives/john-barton-payne-personal-papers-sc-31/\"\u003eVMFA Collections Search website\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website ."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"deflist\"\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 1\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eCorrespondence, 1904-1938, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 2\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePublished Materials, 1881-1926, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 3\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eTravel Documents, 1919\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 4\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePhotographic Materials, 1920, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 5\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eFinancial Documents, 1934-1935\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n    \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eMemorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eAn Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eThe John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eExhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eDonors: Payne, John Barton\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003e Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eRecords of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Related Materials - VMFA Library: Books","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Exhibition Files","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Subject Files","Related Materials - Library of Virginia","Related Materials - Other Institutions"],"bibliography_tesim":["John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOn January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBy 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eText by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art"],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Custodial History"],"custodhist_tesim":["The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_67f65ca4a64a065147655bbf84e53a71\"\u003eThe collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC)."],"names_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"corpname_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration"],"names_coll_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏"],"persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"total_component_count_is":88,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c06"}},{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c07","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Letter","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c07#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c07#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c07","ref_ssm":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c07"],"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c07","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_ids_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"text":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence","Letter","Paper","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935","English","box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.007","Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.","In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"title_filing_ssi":"Letter","title_ssm":["Letter"],"title_tesim":["Letter"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["Jan. 27, 1921-Feb. 19, 1932, undated"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1921/1932"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Letter"],"component_level_isim":[3],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"physdesc_tesim":["Paper"],"extent_ssm":["1 item"],"extent_tesim":["1 item"],"physfacet_tesim":["Correspondence"],"creator_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":32,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the VMFA Collections Search website."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"date_range_isim":[1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932],"names_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"persname_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"geogname_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"geogname_ssm":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"places_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"access_subjects_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Transferred from the Curatorial Division."],"language_ssim":["English"],"containers_ssim":["box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.007"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_heading_ssm":["Preferred Citation"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eIn Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#1/components#6","timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VMFA/repositories_2_resources_198.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.vmfa.museum/repositories/2/resources/198","title_filing_ssi":"Payne, John Barton (SC-31)","title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"unitdate_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"text":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198","John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)","Alaskan Engineering Commission","The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website .","The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935","John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)","On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art","The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.","The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.","The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.","The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"geogname_ssm":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"creator_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creators_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"places_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"extent_tesim":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"date_range_isim":[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],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.vmfa.museum/wp-subsite/archives/john-barton-payne-personal-papers-sc-31/\"\u003eVMFA Collections Search website\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website ."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"deflist\"\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 1\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eCorrespondence, 1904-1938, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 2\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePublished Materials, 1881-1926, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 3\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eTravel Documents, 1919\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 4\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePhotographic Materials, 1920, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 5\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eFinancial Documents, 1934-1935\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n    \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eMemorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eAn Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eThe John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eExhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eDonors: Payne, John Barton\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003e Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eRecords of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Related Materials - VMFA Library: Books","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Exhibition Files","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Subject Files","Related Materials - Library of Virginia","Related Materials - Other Institutions"],"bibliography_tesim":["John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOn January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBy 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eText by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art"],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Custodial History"],"custodhist_tesim":["The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_67f65ca4a64a065147655bbf84e53a71\"\u003eThe collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC)."],"names_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"corpname_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration"],"names_coll_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏"],"persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"total_component_count_is":88,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c07"}},{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c08","type":"Item","attributes":{"title":"Letter","abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c08#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c08#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c08","ref_ssm":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c08"],"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c08","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02","parent_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_ids_ssim":["virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01","virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence"],"text":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Series 1: Correspondence","Folder 2: Correspondence","Letter","Paper","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935","English","box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.008","Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.","In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"title_filing_ssi":"Letter","title_ssm":["Letter"],"title_tesim":["Letter"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["Jan. 27, 1921-Feb. 19, 1932, undated"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1921/1932"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Letter"],"component_level_isim":[3],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"physdesc_tesim":["Paper"],"extent_ssm":["1 item"],"extent_tesim":["1 item"],"physfacet_tesim":["Correspondence"],"creator_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":0,"level_ssm":["Item"],"level_ssim":["Item"],"sort_isi":33,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the VMFA Collections Search website."],"parent_access_terms_tesm":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"date_range_isim":[1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932],"names_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"persname_ssim":["Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944"],"geogname_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"geogname_ssm":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"places_ssim":["Washington (D.C.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)"],"access_subjects_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Transferred from the Curatorial Division."],"language_ssim":["English"],"containers_ssim":["box SC-31 Box 1","folder Folder 2","Item SC31.01.F02.008"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_heading_ssm":["Preferred Citation"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSeries level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Series level description: This series contains Payne's professional correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson, invitations, and one Christmas Card. The majority of the correspondence is from Federal Agencies including: The White House, United States Senate, The House of Representatives, and The Post Master General. Correspondence also includes letters from Payne's former employer, as well as letters of thanks, and requests from private entities."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eIn Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["In Copyright: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"_nest_path_":"/components#0/components#1/components#7","timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_ssi":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_root_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","_nest_parent_":"virmu_repositories_2_resources_198","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VMFA/repositories_2_resources_198.xml","aspace_url_ssi":"https://archives.vmfa.museum/repositories/2/resources/198","title_filing_ssi":"Payne, John Barton (SC-31)","title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"unitdate_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1881-1938, undated"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"text":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198","John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)","Alaskan Engineering Commission","The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website .","The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935","John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)","On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art","The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.","The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.","The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.","The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928","English \n.    "],"unitid_tesim":["SC-31","/repositories/2/resources/198"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_title_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"collection_ssim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts"],"geogname_ssm":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"geogname_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"creator_ssm":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"creators_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931"],"places_ssim":["Yellowstone National Park (Agency : U.S.)","Washburn, Mount (Wyo.)","Seattle (Wash.)","Washington (D.C.)","St. Louis (Mo.)","Chicago (Ill.)","Richmond (Va.)","New York (N.Y.)","Charlottesville (Va.)","York Harbor (Me.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Alaskan Engineering Commission"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"extent_tesim":["0.4 Linear Feet 1 box; 10 folders; 73 items"],"date_range_isim":[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],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the \u003ca href=\"https://www.vmfa.museum/wp-subsite/archives/john-barton-payne-personal-papers-sc-31/\"\u003eVMFA Collections Search website\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research. The digital collection can be accessed through the  VMFA Collections Search website ."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist type=\"deflist\"\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 1\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eCorrespondence, 1904-1938, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 2\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePublished Materials, 1881-1926, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 3\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eTravel Documents, 1919\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 4\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003ePhotographic Materials, 1920, undated\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n      \u003cdefitem\u003e\n        \u003clabel\u003eSeries 5\u003c/label\u003e\n        \u003citem\u003eFinancial Documents, 1934-1935\u003c/item\u003e\n      \u003c/defitem\u003e\n    \u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is organized into five series, and items are generally arranged chronologically within each series. Items with no date are generally placed at the end at each series.","Series 1 Correspondence, 1904-1938, undated Series 2 Published Materials, 1881-1926, undated Series 3 Travel Documents, 1919 Series 4 Photographic Materials, 1920, undated Series 5 Financial Documents, 1934-1935"],"bibliography_html_tesm":["\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eMemorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eAn Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eThe John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eCatalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eExhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eDonors: Payne, John Barton\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eHistory: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eVirginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003e Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eJohn Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)\u003c/bibref\u003e","\u003cbibref\u003eRecords of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)\u003c/bibref\u003e"],"bibliography_heading_ssm":["Related Materials - VMFA Library: Books","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Exhibition Files","Related Materials - VMFA Library: Subject Files","Related Materials - Library of Virginia","Related Materials - Other Institutions"],"bibliography_tesim":["John Barton Payne : Patron of the Arts, 1994","Catalogue of the Judge John Barton Payne Sale: Rare and Valuable Household Adornments, Important Paintings, Diamond and Other Jewelry, Antique Silver, etc. at Public Auction, 1935","Memorial Number to John Barton Payne, 1935","An Address at the Unveiling of the Bust of Woodrow Wilson: Hall of the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia, 1931","The John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings, 1926","Catalogue of the Paintings in the John Barton Payne Collection: Given in Memory of his Wife and Mother to the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1921","Exhibition file : John Barton Payne Collection of Paintings and Prints, Mar. 6-Apr. 25, 1936","Donors: Payne, John Barton","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne and John Garland Pollard Correspondence about Planning the Museum (2 folders)","History: Early History of Museum: John Barton Payne","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Director's Correspondence, 1936-1976 (Accession 33863)","Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Files, 1936-1992 (Accession 31633)","Virginia. Governor (1930-1934 : Pollard), Executive Papers, 1930-1934 (Accession 23344a)"," Virginia. Governor (1934-1938 : Peery), Executive Papers, 1934-1938 (Accession 23344b)","John Barton Payne Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary (01/Mss. 39.1 P29)","Records of the American National Red Cross, 1881-2008, National Archives and Records Administration (5896716)"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOn January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBy 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePayne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eText by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["On January 16, 1936, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts opened its doors for the first time. The occasion marked the culmination of more than sixteen years of effort that began in December 1919 with a gift of 51 artworks from Judge John Barton Payne. In spite of the Great Depression, Virginia Governor John Garland Pollard secured the support to meet Payne's $100,000 challenge grant, and the two men established the first state-run art museum in the United States.","Payne was born in Pruntytown, Virginia, in 1855, where his father, Dr. Amos Payne, had taken his family to establish a medical practice. In 1860, the family returned to the Payne homestead – a farm in Fauquier County, Virginia – and it was here that Payne spent his formative years. Payne taught himself law by reading each volume, one by one, of Blackstone's Commentaries and began his career as a lawyer in 1876, at age 21, when he was admitted to the Bar. In 1883, having completed his mayoral tenure in Kingwood, West Virginia, he moved to Chicago and attained considerable influence as a lawyer, judge, and philanthropist. He also started collecting art. Payne was engaged with the preeminent Art Institute of Chicago on a number of different levels, and it likely framed his idea of what an art museum should be – an educational and collecting institution for the benefit of the public.","By 1914, with the outbreak of World War I, Payne was appointed to the U.S. Treasury Board of Appeals, serving as general counsel for both the Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation and the United States Railroad Administration. His principal role was as an arbitrator – a peace-keeper – during Wilson's and subsequent administrations. When World War I ended in 1918, Payne spent the next year helping to negotiate the nuances and politics of peace as the recently appointed Secretary of the Interior. He resigned his position in 1921 so that he could serve as chairman of the American Red Cross. Payne served at the helm of the Red Cross under four administrations, and until the end of his life.","In December of 1919, following the death of his second wife, Jennie Byrd Bryan Payne – who was an artist in her own right – and in honor of his mother, Elizabeth Barton Smith, Payne wrote to Virginia Governor Westmoreland Davis offering his collection of paintings to \"his mother,\" the Commonwealth of Virginia. The offer was passed by the Virginia legislature on February 20, 1920. To realize his vision, in 1932, Payne offered the Commonwealth a matching grant of $100,000 to construct an art museum. Incredibly, despite the Depression, Governor Pollard was able to match the grant. Construction took place between 1934 and 1936, and Payne and Pollard served consecutively as the institution's first and second presidents. But it was Payne's vision that established the museum's mission and set the course for the next century: a public-private partnership—the first state-run art museum in the United States; a collection based entirely of private philanthropy; and a community of people from every walk of life.","Payne died in 1935, a year before the museum opened from pneumonia contracted following an appendicitis attack and he was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C.","Text by Dr. Susan J. Rawles, Associate Curator of American Painting and Decorative Art"],"custodhist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023.\u003c/p\u003e"],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Custodial History"],"custodhist_tesim":["The collection was transferred from the Collections Department in 2018. The archives received a donation from John Payne, a descendant of John Barton Payne, on September 30, 2022. The donation was added to the collection in 2023."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The collection's inclusive dates are 1881-1938, with the bulk of the material dating from 1904-1932. The digital collection is comprised of correspondence, lyrics, newspaper clippings, photographs, and travel documents."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_67f65ca4a64a065147655bbf84e53a71\"\u003eThe collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC).\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection documents parts of John Barton Payne's varied professional career. It contains correspondence, including letters from President Woodrow Wilson and federal agencies including the White House, Senate, House of Representatives, and Postmaster General, as well letters from Payne's former employer, invitations, letters of thanks, and requests from private entities. The collection also contains photographs from trips that Payne took during his tenure as Secretary of the Interior, most of which were taken at Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park, but also a photo album from a trip to Alaska as part of the Alaskan Engineering Commission (AEC)."],"names_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration","Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"corpname_ssim":["Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Archives","St. Louis star","Washington post (Washington, D.C. : 1974)","United States. Federal Railroad Administration"],"names_coll_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏"],"persname_ssim":["Payne, John Barton, 1855-1935‏","Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924","Wilson, Edith Bolling Galt, 1872-1961","Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941","Alderman, Edwin Anderson, 1861-1931","Pollard, John Garland, 1871-1937","Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","Crane, Frank, 1861-1928"],"language_ssim":["English \n.    "],"total_component_count_is":88,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-01T00:04:28.825Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/virmu_repositories_2_resources_198_c01_c02_c08"}}],"included":[{"type":"facet","id":"repository_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Repository","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"College of William and Mary","value":"College of William and Mary","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Virginia Museum of Fine Arts","value":"Virginia Museum of Fine Arts","hits":21},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Brepository%5D%5B%5D=Virginia+Museum+of+Fine+Arts\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/repository_ssim.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"collection_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Collection","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Frank P. McConnell Papers","value":"Frank P. McConnell Papers","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=Frank+P.+McConnell+Papers\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","value":"John Barton Payne Personal Papers (SC-31)","hits":21},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=John+Barton+Payne+Personal+Papers+%28SC-31%29\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"John Garland Pollard Papers","value":"John Garland Pollard Papers","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=John+Garland+Pollard+Papers\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"University Archives Bound Volumes Collection","value":"University Archives Bound Volumes Collection","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcollection%5D%5B%5D=University+Archives+Bound+Volumes+Collection\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/collection_ssim.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"date_range_isim","attributes":{"label":"Date range","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"1683","value":"1683","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1683\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1684","value":"1684","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1684\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1685","value":"1685","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1685\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1686","value":"1686","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1686\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1687","value":"1687","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1687\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1688","value":"1688","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1688\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1689","value":"1689","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1689\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1690","value":"1690","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1690\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1691","value":"1691","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1691\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1692","value":"1692","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1692\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"1693","value":"1693","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bdate_range%5D%5B%5D=1693\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/date_range_isim.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"creator_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Creator","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","value":"Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","hits":21},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Baker%2C+Newton+Diehl%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Belk, George Washington, III","value":"Belk, George Washington, III","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Belk%2C+George+Washington%2C+III\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Bolling, Maurice Landon","value":"Bolling, Maurice Landon","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Bolling%2C+Maurice+Landon\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Catron, Louis E.","value":"Catron, Louis E.","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Catron%2C+Louis+E.\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","value":"Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Chandler%2C+J.+A.+C.+%28Julian+Alvin+Carroll%29%2C+1872-1934\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Childress, Cecil Marcia","value":"Childress, Cecil Marcia","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Childress%2C+Cecil+Marcia\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"College of William and Mary. General Cooperative Committee","value":"College of William and Mary. General Cooperative Committee","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary.+General+Cooperative+Committee\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Croghan, John, 1790-1849","value":"Croghan, John, 1790-1849","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Croghan%2C+John%2C+1790-1849\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","value":"Daniels, Josephus, 1862-1948","hits":21},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Daniels%2C+Josephus%2C+1862-1948\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Dew, Thomas R. (Thomas Roderick), 1802-1846","value":"Dew, Thomas R. (Thomas Roderick), 1802-1846","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Dew%2C+Thomas+R.+%28Thomas+Roderick%29%2C+1802-1846\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","value":"Fall, Albert B. (Albert Bacon), 1861-1944","hits":21},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Fall%2C+Albert+B.+%28Albert+Bacon%29%2C+1861-1944\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/creator_ssim.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"names_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Names","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","value":"Baker, Newton Diehl, 1871-1937","hits":21},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Baker%2C+Newton+Diehl%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Belk, George Washington, III","value":"Belk, George Washington, III","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Belk%2C+George+Washington%2C+III\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Bolling, Maurice Landon","value":"Bolling, Maurice Landon","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Bolling%2C+Maurice+Landon\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Catron, Louis E.","value":"Catron, Louis E.","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Catron%2C+Louis+E.\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","value":"Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Chandler%2C+J.+A.+C.+%28Julian+Alvin+Carroll%29%2C+1872-1934\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Childress, Cecil Marcia","value":"Childress, Cecil Marcia","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=Childress%2C+Cecil+Marcia\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","value":"College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary--Alumni+and+alumnae\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"College of William and Mary.","value":"College of William and Mary.","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary.\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"College of William and Mary. Dept. of Chemistry","value":"College of William and Mary. Dept. of Chemistry","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary.+Dept.+of+Chemistry\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"College of William and Mary. Dept. of English","value":"College of William and Mary. Dept. of English","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary.+Dept.+of+English\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"College of William and Mary. Dept. of Government","value":"College of William and Mary. Dept. of Government","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bnames%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary.+Dept.+of+Government\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/names_ssim.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"geogname_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Places","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Chicago (Ill.)","value":"Chicago (Ill.)","hits":21},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Chicago+%28Ill.%29\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Richmond (Va.)","value":"Richmond (Va.)","hits":21},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Richmond+%28Va.%29\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Virginia--Governors","value":"Virginia--Governors","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Virginia--Governors\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Virginia--Politics and Government","value":"Virginia--Politics and Government","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Virginia--Politics+and+Government\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Washington (D.C.)","value":"Washington (D.C.)","hits":21},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Washington+%28D.C.%29\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century","value":"Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Bplaces%5D%5B%5D=Williamsburg+%28Va.%29--History--20th+century\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/geogname_ssim.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"access_subjects_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Subjects","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Agendas (administrative records)","value":"Agendas (administrative records)","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Agendas+%28administrative+records%29\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"American poetry--19th century","value":"American poetry--19th century","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=American+poetry--19th+century\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Athletics","value":"Athletics","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Athletics\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Banks and banking--United States--History--20th century","value":"Banks and banking--United States--History--20th century","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Banks+and+banking--United+States--History--20th+century\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Baptists--Virginia--History","value":"Baptists--Virginia--History","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Baptists--Virginia--History\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Certificates","value":"Certificates","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Certificates\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Class materials","value":"Class materials","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=Class+materials\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"College of William and Mary--History--18th century","value":"College of William and Mary--History--18th century","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary--History--18th+century\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"College of William and Mary--History--19th century","value":"College of William and Mary--History--19th century","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary--History--19th+century\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"College of William and Mary--History--20th century","value":"College of William and Mary--History--20th century","hits":2},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary--History--20th+century\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"College of William and Mary--Students","value":"College of William and Mary--Students","hits":1},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Baccess_subjects%5D%5B%5D=College+of+William+and+Mary--Students\u0026f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/access_subjects_ssim.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"facet","id":"level_ssim","attributes":{"label":"Level","items":[{"attributes":{"label":"Collection","value":"Collection","hits":3},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Collection\u0026view=list"}},{"attributes":{"label":"Item","value":"Item","hits":21},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026f%5Blevel%5D%5B%5D=Item\u0026view=list"}}]},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/facet/level_ssim.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"all_fields","attributes":{"label":"All Fields"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026search_field=all_fields\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"keyword","attributes":{"label":"Keyword"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026search_field=keyword\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"name","attributes":{"label":"Name"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026search_field=name\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"place","attributes":{"label":"Place"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026search_field=place\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"subject","attributes":{"label":"Subject"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026search_field=subject\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"title","attributes":{"label":"Title"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026search_field=title\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"container","attributes":{"label":"Container"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026search_field=container\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"search_field","id":"identifier","attributes":{"label":"Identifier"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026search_field=identifier\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"score desc, title_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"relevance"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026sort=score+desc%2C+title_sort+asc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"date_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"date (ascending)"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026sort=date_sort+asc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"date_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"date (descending)"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026sort=date_sort+desc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"creator_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"creator (A-Z)"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026sort=creator_sort+asc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"creator_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"creator (Z-A)"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026sort=creator_sort+desc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"title_sort asc","attributes":{"label":"title (A-Z)"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026sort=title_sort+asc\u0026view=list"}},{"type":"sort","id":"title_sort desc","attributes":{"label":"title (Z-A)"},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog.json?f%5Bcreators%5D%5B%5D=Pollard%2C+John+Garland%2C+1871-1937\u0026sort=title_sort+desc\u0026view=list"}}]}