Peebles-Watson-Arrington 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:

Peebles-Watson-Arrington Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
1.00 Linear Feet
Creator:
Peebles-Watson-Arrington Families
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Peebles-Watson-Arrington Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers and photographs, 1871-1913, bulk 1873-1904, of the Peebles, Watson and Arrington families of Norfolk and Petersburg, Va. Includes letters, primarily from Joseph Littleton Peebles to Kate S. Watson during their courtship and marriage. Also includes genealogical notes. The Peebles farm is a part of the Petersburg National Battlefield Park.

Acquisition information:
Gift
Processing information:

Mss. 98 P34 combined Accessions 1997.27 and 1997.55 during processing.

The two boxes were combined into one box, but folder labels still reflect two boxes. July 2009.

Folder labels now reflect the new one-box arrangement. June 2015.

Arrangement:

Following the correspondence and family documents is a subseries of photographs arranged by individual names, first by gender and then alphabetically. Some folders combine multiple individuals.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard