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Cynthia Barlowe and Raymond Kimbrough Collection 0.20 Linear Feet

Barlowe, Cynthia Beverly Tucker Kimbrough

Papers, 1909-1966, relating to institutions in Williamsburg, Virginia including William and Mary, Matthew Whaley School and Bruton Parish Church collected by Cynthia Barlowe and Raymond Kimbrough.

  1. College of William and Mary

Genealogy Collection 7.00 Linear Feet

An artificial collection of genealogical materials; ca. 1880 to 1993; many of which were probably collected by Dr. Earl Gregg Swem in connection with the publication of genealogical information in the "William and Mary Quarterly, 2nd Series". Includes correspondence, clippings, coats-of-arms, charts, and family histories. Most newspaper clippings are from "The Standard" in Richmond, Virginia from the early 1880's.

  1. College of William and Mary

James Towne Collony Pottery Papers 0.20 Linear Feet

James towne collony Pottery ledger book of Paul Griesenauer recording sales which includes autographs of customers; printed book, The Shenandoah Pottery, 1929; and decals in an envelope addressed to Palin Thorley.

  1. College of William and Mary

J. Russell Major papers 2 cubic feet

Major, J. Russell (James Russell), 1921-1998

This collection consists of J. Russell Major's World War II papers, including:

  • Correspondence to his parents (dated 1942-1945). The early letters cover his training as a field artillery officer at Ft. Sill, Oklahoma (1942-1944) and other United States bases, including Laurinburg-Maxton Army Air Base (Glider School) and Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Letters from July 1944 to May 1945 date from his service as a forward artillery observer in France and Germany.
  • Military orders (1942-1945)
  • Papers relating to his awards (Silver Star, Bronze Star, and Purple Heart).
  • Service record
  • Notes relating to his United States Army career.
  • Four volumes of the United States Army official history (European Theater), with one volume annotated by Major.
Major's World War II reminiscences, based in part on the correspondence in this collection, were published in 1999 under the title "The Memoirs of an Artillery Forward Observer, 1944-1945." This book is in Preston Library's rare book collection.

  1. Virginia Military Institute Archives

Li Jen Sun collection 13 items

This collection consists of World War II items (1940-1945) from the estate of General Li Jen Sun, VMI Class of 1927. The collection includes:

  • Nine photographs (black and white matte) showing Sun with various allied commanders, including Douglas MacArthur, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and George S. Patton
  • Three color photographs of Sun's medals
  • One book owned by Sun titled "The Chinese Army in India-Burma Campaign"
  • One presentation book titled "Pictorial Biography of Ever Victorious General of World War II: Sun Li-jen" given to VMI by the China Association for Promotion of Culture

  1. Virginia Military Institute Archives

Thomas E. Pugh Papers 15.50 Linear Feet

Pugh, Thomas E., 1917-2006

The papers of Rev. Thomas E. Pugh, who was the minister of the Williamsburg Baptist Church in Williamsburg, Virginia from 1952-1981.

  1. College of William and Mary

Virginia G. Gray Cookery Collection 0.75 Linear feet 1 full and half Hollinger box (legal-size)

Gray, Virginia G.

Box 1, folders 1-2 consists of manuscript recipes, mainly from the 19 century, and an indexed recipe manuscript volume "Mrs. Garrow family recipe book," 1830-1845. Included are recipes for relishes, jellies, puddings, and cakes; as well as recipes for soap and home remedies (with has several hand-drawn illustrations throughout the volume).

  1. College of William and Mary

Woodbridge Family Papers 1.80 Linear Feet

Woodbridge, Dudley Warner, 1896-1969

Papers relating to the Woodbridge and Mendenhall Families including materials of Julia Woodbridge Oxrieder, folklorist and author; her brother, Hensley Woodbridge, a bibliographer of Latin American literature; and their parents, Dean of the College of William and Mary Law School, Dudley Woodbridge and his wife. Some material relates to Williamsburg, Virginia. The collection includes diaries, scrapbooks, photographs and other materials.

  1. College of William and Mary

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