Papers

Containers:
Box Manuscripts Group 2 Box 32, Folder 1
Scope and content:

Contains the following: 5 Oct. 1840, Presidential campaign ribbon supporting Harrison (Al) and Tyler; 6 May 1842, Authorization and directive to the Secretary of State, signed by John Tyler as President of the United States; 26 January 1916, Monument to John Tyler. An address delivered at the dedication of a monument erected in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va., by Armistead C. Gordon. Pamphlet; 16 June 1931, Virginia Born Presidents: Unveiling of the Bust of President John Tyler. Program of events at the unveiling and dedication of a bust of John Tyler, at the House of Delegates, State Capitol, Richmond, Virginia; Engravings, prints, photographs of portraits, and copies of a silhouette of John Tyler; Photocopy of a letter from J. Tyler, Sherwood Forest to John Tyler, his son, suggesting that he find employment, then he can work on his theological and scientific theories. The Board of Visitors at the College of William and Mary meet to appoint a Professor of Chemistry and "I understand from your last letter...you have withdrawn from the candidancy." January 16, 1854. Copied from the original at the Virginia State Library in 1942; Letter from John Tyler, Sherwood Forest, to H.B. Grigsby, seeking information about a meeting of the College of William and Mary Board of Visitors and the death of L.W. Tazewell, May 14, 1860.

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Parent restrictions:
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.
Parent terms of access:
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.