West-Callis family 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 publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

West-Callis family papers, Special Collection Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
.42 Linear Feet 1 full legal size hollinger box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

West-Callis family papers, Special Collection Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains correspondents, a diary, genealogy, photographs, and printed materials, documenting the West-Callis family. The West-Callis family is a Virginia family, that includes Georgianna Calllis, daughter of William Callis and Elizabeth (Simmons) of Norfolk, Virginia. Her husband Albert West, who served in the Confederate Army building arsenals.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Cheryl A. Copper, in memory of Jean Pollard Kline.
Arrangement:

The West-Callis family papers is arranged in five series. Series I. Correspondence, Series II. Photographs, Series III. Personal papers, Series IV. Printed materials, and Series V. Writings.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard