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Ephemera from the 350th Anniversary of Jamestown. Includes the Virginia Department of Highways report on "Traffic and the Jamestown Festival," "Jamestown Festival Official Program," programs for the musical program at PBK in Williamsburg and the christening of the Susan Constant, Godspeed and Discovery, brochure entitled "Souvenir of the Jamestown Festival 1957, Old World Heritage,"Jamestown Festival brochure, brochure for "The Founders," ticket stub for the festivities, and a Jamestown Anniversary Issue of the magazine "Forth".

Material relating to the annual celebrations of Yorktown Day, sometimes called Yorktown Fete.

July 5, 1953 Daily Press newspaper clipping "Historical Approach Used in the Selection of New Names for Hampton City Streets." Annual reports for the Committee for the Fort Monroe Museum and its successor, the Casemate Museum. 1951-1974.

Scope and Contents Ephemera from the 1957 Jamestown Celebration. Includes pamphlets, invitations, program for "An Historical Pageant: Opechancanough, the Last Chief of the Powhatans" given at the site of Pamunkee in West Point, Virginia, schedules, tickets, flyers, press releases and the program of a luncheon in honor of Thomas B. Stanley, Governor of Virginia, at the Savoy Hotel in London, England on October 9, 1956. Includes two copies of the Virginia Gazette Special Edition on the 1957 Jamestown Festival and a report to the Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration, "Planning Hospital Services for Williamsburg, Virginia."

Scope and Contents Historical and descriptive articles, and general views of the town. 13 pieces. Landing at Jamestown. An engraving. 1 piece. Print of "The First Legislative Assembly in America. James Town, Virginia, August, 1619." (From Goodrich's History of the United States of America (New York, 1828). 2 items. Photostats of four pages from a court journal of James City. 1629. 4 pieces. Photostat of a portion of John Clayton's letter of August 17, 1688, containing a description and map of Jamestown Island. 4 photostats. Log houses at Jamestown. By George C. Gregory. Blueprint of a typed article. 1 piece. Deed given by John Page to William Sherwood, 6 February 1682. Photographs of buildings and foundations. 13 pieces. undated. Panoramic photograph of Jamestown Island, photograph of a building foundation and an aerial photograph of Jamestown are filed in the Mapcase. Photograph of a section of the church yard. undated. 1 piece. Objects unearthed. 6 photographs and an illustrated article. undated. Celebrations of the founding of Jamestown, 1895, 1932, 1935, 1952. 7 pieces. Monument. Copy of architect's sketch. 1 piece. Philopena Album. New York: Published by Leavitt & Allen, undated. Includes engraving of Jamestown. Photostat of newspaper clipping about the annual services commemorating Jamestown Day to be held May 13. From the Richmond Times Dispatch, 1936.

Panoramic photograph of Jamestown Island, photograph of a building foundation and an aerial photograph of Jamestown, undated for probably early 20th century. 2 copies of the Supplement to the Virginia Gazette, dated June 28, 1957, about the Jamestown Festival. John Page to William Sherwood Deed, 1681/82.

Scope and Contents Yorktown sesquicentennial celebration 1931: Mimeographed and printed material relating to the celebration. 20 items. Includes a photograph album entitled "Views of The Yorktown Sesquicentennial Celebration, Yorktown, Virginia, October 16-17-18-19, 1931" presented to The College of William and Mary in Virginia by the Yorktown Sesquicentenniail Association, Inc. Yorktown bicentennial celebration 1981: Official commemorative program. Official booklet: "Miracles at Yorktown," written by Guy Friddell and produced by Tom Hale.