Series 2: Personal Records

Scope and content:

This series consists of personal correspondence, sent by Molly Elliot Seawell to family members and friends, documenting her personal life. The bulk of the series consists of letters written by Molly to her nephew John T. Seawell and his wife Isabella (Belle) Josephine Brady, spanning the years 1907 to 1916. Throughout the correspondence, Molly writes from her home in Washington, D.C. to the Seawells in Newport News, VA, with a few exceptions. There are also two letters to Mrs. Arthur Scribner, discussing friends and social events, as well as three photographs of Molly at the end of the series.

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.

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