Collections : [College of William and Mary]

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
Primary Collecting Areas:
Williamsburg and surrounding area Virginia; Southern United States; African American life and culture; Hip Hop History; Movies and film studies; Travel, exploration, and adventure; Veterans papers; Distinguished alumni papers; College of William & Mary; Dogs
Description:
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) houses one of the largest and most significant collections of rare and unique materials of any educational institution of comparable size in the United States. Focused on Virginia history but with nationally and internationally important collections, the Manuscripts Collection includes letters, diaries, journals, scrapbooks, business records, organizational minutes, and other items that provide evidence of events great and small and the daily lives of Americans of all backgrounds. The Rare Books Collection, with volumes dating from the 15th century to the present, is strong in dogs, Virginia-related items, early Virginia family libraries, gardening and natural history, religion, book arts, printing history, travel, science, and medicine. The University Archives documents the history of William & Mary from 1693 to the present, including a wide range of materials from administrative records, student organization records, and alumni papers to photographs, audio-visual materials, and artifacts.
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Start Over Repository College of William and Mary Collection Jefferson Davis Papers

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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Papers include correspondence, 1884-1885, of Jefferson Davis and correspondence, 1890-1904, of Varina Howell Davis with Flora Adams Darling; and a ledger, 1858, believed to be the mailing list for Davis while United States Senator from Mississippi; and correspondence, 1904, of Jefferson Davis Monument Association of Richmond, Va. Includes letter, 25 January 1890, of Varina Davis to Benjamin Stoddert Ewell. Also includes broadside, 1862, of Davis' Inaugural Address; and program, 1893, of exercises at the re-interment of Davis' remains and engravings and prints of Davis.

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Letters Box Manuscripts Group 2 Box 8, Folder 2

Item 1: Inaugural address, 22 February 1862 Inaugural address of Jefferson Davis, president of the confederate States of America. Broadside. 1 piece. Item 2: Printed facsimile of a letter to Samuel M. Duncan, 12 April 1882 Printed facsimile of a letter from Jefferson Davis to Samuel M. Duncan. 1 piece. Item 3: Four letters from Jefferson Davis to Mrs. Flora Adams Darling, 1884-1885 One incomplete. 4 pieces. Item 4: Four letters from Jefferson Davis to Mrs. Flora Adams Darling, 1884-1885 One incomplete. 4 pieces. Item 5: Four letters from Jefferson Davis to Mrs. Flora Adams Darling, 1884-1885 One incomplete. 4 pieces. Item 6: Four letters from Jefferson Davis to Mrs. Flora Adams Darling, 1884-1885 One incomplete. 4 pieces. Item 7: The Richmond Dispatch, 12 December 1889 The Richmond Dispatch, 12 December 1889, containing notices of the death of President Davis. 1 piece. Item 8: Program of exercises upon the occasion of the re-interment of the remains of Jefferson Davis, 31 May 1893 Program of exercises upon the occasion of the re-interment of the remains of Jefferson Davis at Richmond. 1 piece. Item 9: Programs of a memorial service No date. 1 piece. Item 10: Correspondence of the Jefferson Davis Monument Association, 1904 Correspondence of the Jefferson Davis Monument Assocation of Richmond, Va. 9 pieces. Item 11: Portrait photographs, engravings and prints of Jefferson Davis Portrait photographs, engravings and prints of Jefferson Davis. 4 pieces. Item 12: Other prints relating to Jefferson Davis Other prints relating to Jefferson Davis. 2 pieces. Item 13: An envelope depicting a Confederate flag An envelope depicting a Confederate flag with the words "Jeff Davis, Prest., Alexr. H. Stephens, Vice Prest." 1 piece. Item 14: Letters from Mrs. Jefferson Davis to Mrs. Flora Adams Darling and to Benjamin Ewell Letters from Mrs. Jefferson Davis to Mrs. Flora Adams Darling and to Benjamin Ewell

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