Memoirs of Linwood H. Warwick (1887-1987), 1974-1979

Access and use

Location of collection:
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society
200 Second Street, NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (434) 296-1492

Summary

Extent:
1 folder
Creator:
Warwick, Linwood H.--1887-1987
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This is a memoir written by Warwick. He describes his childhood in Clifton Forge and living on Ridge Street in Charlottesville. After graduating from the Midway School in Charlottesville, he attended the University of Virginia. His spent his career with the Virginia Geology Survey.

His memoir talks about various family members and relatives, including his great-grandmother, Martha Rebecca Kilby, who owned "Mountain Retreat" in the Ragged Mountains, and his grandfather, Auburn Mann.

Biographical / historical:

Linwood H. Warwick (1887-1987) was born in Charlottesville, Va., the son of John Hughes Warwick and Rebecca Mann. After living in Clifton Forge as a youth, his family moved to Charlottesville after the death of his father in 1897. Warwick lived the rest of his life in Charlottesville.

Acquisition information:
DONOR: Probably Robert Dumont Franklin, 8/16/1989 (obtained by transfer from Jefferson-Madison Regional Library).
Arrangement:

The memoir is divided into three parts:

Part I written 1 February 1974

Part II written 25 February 1974

Part III written post-1979

File contains complete copy of all three parts; 2 copies of Parts I and II.

Physical location:
Archive Room File Cabinet
Physical description:
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