Thomas Staples Martin papers

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
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.

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.

Preferred citation:

Thomas Staples Martin Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
1 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Thomas Staples Martin Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Letters, receipts and legal papers of U. S. Senator Thomas S. Martin relating chiefly to his law practice in Charlottesville and Scottsville, Va.

Biographical / historical:

Thomas Staples Martin was born in Scottsville, Va. July 29, 1847. He served in the Virginia Military Institute Corps of Cadets in the Civil War. He practiced law and was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served until his death November 12, 1919.

Acquisition information:
Purchase: Acc. 1998.01 (Mss. 98 M36) - 717 items Purchase: Acc. 2002.38B - 100 items
Processing information:

Processed by Kathey Feeney in 1998.

Arrangement:

Mss. 98 M36 is arranged by topic, then chronologically. Original two boxes have been combined into one box, with Acc. 2002.38 added at the end.

Physical description:
817 items.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard