Kathleen Bonnie Crispin Worsham papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16435, Kathleen Bonnie Crispin Worsham papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
1.35 Cubic Feet 1 cubic foot box, 1 legal-size half-width document box, 4 OS folders
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

MSS 16435, Kathleen Bonnie Crispin Worsham papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Kathleen Bonnie Crispin Worsham papers (1860s-2018; 1.35 cubic feet) document Worsham's historical research on the unincorporated community of Cifax in Bedford County, Virginia. Materials include family histories, photocopies of municipal documents, photographs of residents past and present, building floor plans, topographical maps, application materials for the National Register of Historic Places, and architectural surveys. Worsham's research places special emphasis on The Cedars, the Cifax house she owns with her husband Raleigh, and the area's broader architectural significance. The collection has been arranged into four series.

Biographical / historical:

Kathleen Bonnie Crispin Worsham and her husband Raleigh own the house known as The Cedars in Cifax, Bedford County, Virginia. Worsham successfully registered Cifax on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, and in 1997 she published her book "The Cedars of Cifax: A Virginia Rural Historical District."

The Cedars were built by the Poindexter family in the mid-19th century--likely by Anderson Poindexter in 1855--and is the only pre-20th century brick structure in Cifax.

Source: Materials within collection, Bedford Historical Society, National Register of Historic Places.

Acquisition information:
Accession number 2018-0090, donated by K. Bonnie Crispin Worsham, 14 August 2018; Accession number 2018-0115, donated by K. Bonnie Crispin Worsham, 26 September 2018; Accession number 2019-0070, donated by K. Bonnie Crispin Worsham.
Arrangement:

Materials in each series have been arranged chronologically.

Series 1. Research materials Series 2. National Register of Historic places Series 3. Photographs Series 4. Personal materials

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard