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Daisy Crisler Papers 0.01 Linear Foot

This collection consists of letters written to and received by Daisy Crisler of Canton, Georgia for the years 1904 and 1914. The letters were written for the most part during ship voyages to Europe.

  1. College of William and Mary

Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family papers 3 cubic feet 7 boxes

Hutton, Mary Davis Kline, 1934-2017
The Davis, Kline, and Hutton Family Papers, 1816-1977, are comprised of correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, legal documents, and miscellaneous papers relating to Charles L. Davis of Singers Glen, Virginia and his descendants. Some documents are seemingly unrelated to the aforementioned families, but concern other local persons.
  1. James Madison University

Dudley and Rexrode Family Papers 1.26 cubic feet 4 boxes

Dudley family
Personal papers and ledgers relating to the Dudley and Rexrode families of Augusta County, Virginia. Included in this collection are the receipts, invoices, and tax documents of Edward Alexander Dudley; ledgers from the practice and pharmacy of Dr. Charles Pinkey Rexrode; ledgers from the agricultural business of Arthur B. Dudley; family photographs; and documents from the Mossy Creek Presbyterian Church in Mt. Solon, Virginia.
  1. James Madison University

Eldon Bowman collection of Bowman family papers 2.8 cubic feet 6 boxes, 2 audiocassettes 118 Megabytes 46 digital files

Bowman family
The Eldon Bowman Collection of Bowman Family Papers, 1797-2019, comprises genealogical materials (photocopied and original), correspondence, and family papers related to the Bowman family of Rockingham County, Virginia specifically the Eli Martin Bowman (1861-1950) and Amanda Hollar Bowman (1865-1936) line.
  1. James Madison University

Elizabeth A. Wenger Papers 0.17 cubic feet 4 folders

Wenger, Elizabeth A.
Consists of letters and postcards to Elizabeth A. Wenger of Dayton, Virginia, 1884-1936, and two fire insurance forms, 1951.
  1. James Madison University

Ernest M. Dickerman papers 5.41 cubic feet 6 boxes, 1 rolled storage container, 1 flat file

Dickerman, Ernest M. (Ernest Miller), 1910-1998
The Ernest M. Dickerman Papers, 1904-2005, contain a wide variety of materials that document Dickerman's efforts to obtain Congressional designations of wilderness for various tracts of public land, primarily in Virginia. The collection also contains papers of the Virginia Wilderness Committee (VWC), a grass roots conservation group that Dickerman led. Correspondence from his time at Oberlin College and while serving in the Army is included.
  1. James Madison University

Flora Adams Darling papers 28.34 Linear Feet 20 boxes

Darling, Flora Adams, 1840-1910

The collection includes correspondence primarily between 1890-1908, of Flora (Adams) Darling, concerning the founding of the Daughters of the American Revolution, General Society of Daughters of the Revolution, National Society, and the United States Daughters of 1812. Correspondents include Edward William Bok, Jessie Benton Fremont, William Archer Rutherfoord Goodwin, George Frisbie, John Tyler Morgan, William Mahone, Alexander Hamilton Stephens, and Lyon Gardiner Tyler.

  1. College of William and Mary

Frank D. Baldwin Letter and Biography 0.01 Linear Feet

Baldwin, Frank Dwight, 1842-1923

This collections consists of a letter and biography of Colonel Frank D. Baldwin, one of only 19 servicemen to receive the Medal of Honor twice. The letter describes his role in the recent Battle of Bayan, wherein he led American troops against rebellious Moro forces in the Philippines. With the original letter are copies of official cables following the battle, including one from President Theodore Roosevelt. Extensive background material on the battle, biographical information on Baldwin, a transcript of the letter, and scans from Baldwin's memoirs are also included.

  1. College of William and Mary

Gallaher and Briscoe Family Confederate Papers 0.08 cubic feet 1 legal folder

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates
The collection consists of papers related to the family of Lieutenant William Bowen Gallaher (1840-1911) and Amelia Frances Briscoe Gallaher (1845-1911). Documents reveal family members' involvement with the Waynesboro Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, the Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers Home, and the Grand Camp C.V. Department of Virginia. It also contains personal correspondence between Virginia governor John Letcher and Hugh L. Gallaher.
  1. James Madison University

George Michener Hart Collection on Moncure Robinson 6.50 Linear Feet

Hart, George Michener

The George Michener Hart Collection on Moncure Robinson is a compilation of the papers, letters, photographs and other artifacts belonging or relating to the noted early American civil and railroad engineer Moncure Robinson. The collection contains correspondence, engineering data, bills, statements of accounts, calling cards, letters, photographs and other items.

  1. College of William and Mary

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