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George Mason University

Edwin W. Lynch Vietnam War protest collection, 1965/1975

6 Linear Feet 12 boxes
The collection provides information on the discontent and disillusionment which came to exist among some segments of the American people as a result of American military intervention in Southeast Asia. The collection covers the period of time ranging from 1965 to 1975, with the bulk of the material from the years 1967 to 1971.
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College of William and Mary

Tyler Family Papers, Group D, 1939/1951

14.00 Linear Feet

Papers, 1939-1951, of Sue Ruffin Tyler concerning a projected work, The Women of Virginia. Includes biographical sketches of women, correspondence with women who had sent sketches and were subscribers, and correspondence of Robert Hendrix who collected money from the subscribers but was unable to publish the book. Sue Ruffin Tyler contracted to write the historical material for a book on women in Virginia, to have been entitled The Women of Virginia. Living women were to submit sketches of themselves and their organizations and to subscribe to the volume. The volume was never published.

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College of William and Mary

Cabell Family Papers, 1693/1913, bulk 1743/1823

7 Linear Feet

Accounts, surveys and correspondence, chiefly 1743-1823, of members of the Cabell family of Albemarle and Amherst counties, Virginia.

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Cabell Family Papers, 1693/1913, bulk 1743/1823 7 Linear Feet

Cabell, Joseph C. (Joseph Carrington), 1778-1856

Accounts, surveys and correspondence, chiefly 1743-1823, of members of the Cabell family of Albemarle and Amherst counties, Virginia.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers, 1679/1984, bulk 1840/1960

20.6 Linear Feet 20 ft. 7 in. (33 document cases, 5 in. each); (12 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 medium flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (3 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (3 large flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each); (10 oversize folders, 1 in.); (2 record cartons, 15 in. each)
Papers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics. Materials include letters and papers of the Hays family, including Samuel L. and Peregrine Hays of Gilmer County (1836-1884, 1952-1962, undated [includes facsimiles]); records of the Confederate 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and later correspondence, clippings, and papers about the regiment and its members (ca. 1856-1955, undated [includes facsimiles]); various collections of individual and family papers and Civil War correspondence (1793-1974, undated [includes facsimiles]); original and copies of Stonewall Jackson letters and papers, as well as papers pertaining to Jackson family members (1801-1963, undated [includes facsimiles]); and materials related to the history of pharmacy and medicine, with a special focus on West Virginia (ca. 1832-1961, undated [includes facsimiles]). There is also an extensive series of bound notebooks containing manuscripts, transcriptions, clippings, genealogies, pamphlets, and images regarding the following topics: Stonewall Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, Colonel George Jackson, and Thomas Jackson Arnold; the Civil War, including historical sketches of battles as well as originals and copies of soldiers' diaries, journals, and letters; Lewis County; Charleston and the Kanawha Valley; Douglas S. Freeman; Granville Davisson Hall; Camden family; George Washington; and other topics.
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Roy Bird Cook (1886-1961), Collector, Papers, 1679/1984, bulk 1840/1960 20.6 Linear Feet 20 ft. 7 in. (33 document cases, 5 in. each); (12 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (2 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (1 medium flat storage box, 1 1/2 in.); (3 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each); (3 large flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each); (10 oversize folders, 1 in.); (2 record cartons, 15 in. each)

Cook, Roy Bird, 1886-1961
Papers collected by Roy Bird Cook, a Lewis County native and Charleston pharmacist, who in his role as historian, researcher, and author, was a pioneering and effective advocate for the preservation of West Virginia history. This collection includes the papers he collected in connection with his research, including documentation of the Civil War in West Virginia, Stonewall Jackson and his family, and genealogy of North Central West Virginia, among other topics. Materials include letters and papers of the Hays family, including Samuel L. and Peregrine Hays of Gilmer County (1836-1884, 1952-1962, undated [includes facsimiles]); records of the Confederate 31st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, and later correspondence, clippings, and papers about the regiment and its members (ca. 1856-1955, undated [includes facsimiles]); various collections of individual and family papers and Civil War correspondence (1793-1974, undated [includes facsimiles]); original and copies of Stonewall Jackson letters and papers, as well as papers pertaining to Jackson family members (1801-1963, undated [includes facsimiles]); and materials related to the history of pharmacy and medicine, with a special focus on West Virginia (ca. 1832-1961, undated [includes facsimiles]). There is also an extensive series of bound notebooks containing manuscripts, transcriptions, clippings, genealogies, pamphlets, and images regarding the following topics: Stonewall Jackson, Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, Colonel George Jackson, and Thomas Jackson Arnold; the Civil War, including historical sketches of battles as well as originals and copies of soldiers' diaries, journals, and letters; Lewis County; Charleston and the Kanawha Valley; Douglas S. Freeman; Granville Davisson Hall; Camden family; George Washington; and other topics.

Series 8. Bound Notebooks, 1679/1984 Box 16-40

This series includes typescripts, correspondence, clippings, genealogies, maps, ephemera, pamphlets, articles, photographs, and other material.

College of William and Mary

Carter Family Papers, 1667/1862, bulk 1792/1861

8609.00 Items 28 Century Boxes

The collection includes: correspondence and land records of Robert "King" Carter; correspondence and land records of his sons Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778); correspondence, accounts, land records and the appointment to the Virginia Council of Robert Carter (1728-1804), son of Robert Carter (1704-1731); correspondence, diaries, land records and accounts of Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1804), son of Landon Carter of Sabine Hall; and correspondence and land records and papers concerning the estate of Robert Carter's grandson, Landon Carter (1757-1820).

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Carter Family Papers, 1667/1862, bulk 1792/1861 8609.00 Items 28 Century Boxes

Carter, Robert ("King"), 1663-1732

The collection includes: correspondence and land records of Robert "King" Carter; correspondence and land records of his sons Robert Carter (1704-1731) and Landon Carter (1710-1778); correspondence, accounts, land records and the appointment to the Virginia Council of Robert Carter (1728-1804), son of Robert Carter (1704-1731); correspondence, diaries, land records and accounts of Robert Wormeley Carter (1734-1804), son of Landon Carter of Sabine Hall; and correspondence and land records and papers concerning the estate of Robert Carter's grandson, Landon Carter (1757-1820).

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Charles Shetler, Curator and Historian, Papers, 1700/1965

0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)
Material written and collected by a former curator of the West Virginia and Regional History Collection that includes bibliographies, transcripts, photostats, papers and historical sketches on various aspects of West Virginia history. Items deal with prominent West Virginia University historians, the Civil War, early settlement, industrial growth, and West Virginia University. A number of letters and circulars discuss the West Virginia Historical Society in 1869.
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Charles Shetler, Curator and Historian, Papers, 1700/1965 0.4 Linear Feet Summary: 5 in. (1 document case)

Shetler, Charles
Material written and collected by a former curator of the West Virginia and Regional History Collection that includes bibliographies, transcripts, photostats, papers and historical sketches on various aspects of West Virginia history. Items deal with prominent West Virginia University historians, the Civil War, early settlement, industrial growth, and West Virginia University. A number of letters and circulars discuss the West Virginia Historical Society in 1869.
George Mason University

C. Harrison Mann, Jr. map collection, 1579/1961

5 Linear Feet 90 folders
This collection comprises ninety-six maps and eighteen atlases ranging from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Though the majority of the maps Mann collected are of Virginia, there are many pertaining to other parts of the United States and other areas of the world.
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C. Harrison Mann, Jr. map collection, 1579/1961 5 Linear Feet 90 folders

Mann, Charles Harrison, Jr., 1908-1977
This collection comprises ninety-six maps and eighteen atlases ranging from the sixteenth to nineteenth centuries. Though the majority of the maps Mann collected are of Virginia, there are many pertaining to other parts of the United States and other areas of the world.
College of William and Mary

Chester McNerney Collection, 1290/1950

0.80 Linear Feet

The collection consists of a variety of French, English, and American documents that span from the late thirteenth century to the year 1950.

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Chester McNerney Collection, 1290/1950 0.80 Linear Feet

McNerney, Chester, 1914-1983

The collection consists of a variety of French, English, and American documents that span from the late thirteenth century to the year 1950.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Christian S. Hutter miscellany, 1602/1945

2.5 Cubic Feet

This autograph and miscellany collection created by Christian Sixtus Hutter consists of miscellaneous material ranging from circa 1602 to 1945 and includes autographs, correspondence, government documents, financial and legal documents, military documents, and telegrams, chiefly from the United States and Great Britain, but also including some material from continental Europe. While most of the collection is in the English language, there are a number of documents in French, German, Spanish, and Dutch. This material was formerly stored in the Hutter cabinets when Special Collections was located in Alderman Library, and consists of material which could not be matched with known Hutter accession numbers. Autographs include those of royalty, such as George I, George III, and George IV; theologians, ministers, and religious leaders; nobility, chiefly English; jurists, lawyers, and judges; family correspondence; and public officials.

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Christian S. Hutter miscellany, 1602/1945 2.5 Cubic Feet

Hutter, Christian Sixtus, 1891-1957

This autograph and miscellany collection created by Christian Sixtus Hutter consists of miscellaneous material ranging from circa 1602 to 1945 and includes autographs, correspondence, government documents, financial and legal documents, military documents, and telegrams, chiefly from the United States and Great Britain, but also including some material from continental Europe. While most of the collection is in the English language, there are a number of documents in French, German, Spanish, and Dutch. This material was formerly stored in the Hutter cabinets when Special Collections was located in Alderman Library, and consists of material which could not be matched with known Hutter accession numbers. Autographs include those of royalty, such as George I, George III, and George IV; theologians, ministers, and religious leaders; nobility, chiefly English; jurists, lawyers, and judges; family correspondence; and public officials.

Correspondence and Autographs C, 1633/1929 1 folder(s) Box 1, Folder 3

Correspondents include: Julius Caesar (1558-1636), Master of the Rolls to Queen Elizabeth, 1633 September 21; Lord John Jeffreys Pratt Camden, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquis Camden, 1804 July 6; Deputy Michel Cantrelle (1750-1814), Deputy Register of county of Acadia, Louisiana [1809?]; Edward F. Carrington to his brother, George M. Carrington, 1851 December 30; Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873), Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice, quote and autograph, 1865 January 5; John M. Chilton to William H. Brown, Clerk of the U.S. Circuit Court, Jackson, Mississippi, 1849 February 27; Frances Cleveland (1864-1947), First Lady, Mrs. Grover Cleveland, 1886 August 13; N.H. Cobb to cousin, 1854 August 22; Augustin Cochin (1823-1872), 1863 June 22; Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn (1802-1880), Lord Chief Justice, to Mrs. Robinson, no year February 22; and Sir George Cockburn (1772-1853), High Beech, to Miss Davenport, 1853 January 18. Additional correspondents include: Nathaniel Coffin (1725-1780), Paymaster of the Customs at the Port of Boston, to John Swift, Collector of his Majesty's Customs, Philadelphia, 1769 October 25; James Coleman, New York, 1803 August 3; Ernest Hartley Coleridge (1846-1920), 1916 December 13; John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron (1820-1894), 1873 March 26, 1887 June 11, and one envelope with a wax seal of the Lord Chief Justice of England, 1892; Colonel William Congreve (1772-1828) to Miss Everett Walker, address leaf with red seal, 1822 August 7; R. Squire Cotrell, San Juan del Norte to George H. Rozet, 1856 March 14; William H. Crawford, Treasury Department, to William Jones, Acting Commissioner of Loans, Philadelphia, 1817 September 23; and Harry Crosby (1898-1929), American poet, heir, and founder of Black Sun Press, to [Charles] Lahr, 1929 June 15 and November 11.

  1. Correspondence and Autographs

Correspondence and Autographs D, 1720/1945 1 folder(s) Box 1, Folder 4

Correspondents include: R. Davies to Wilson Walker, [date portion missing on page], undated; Augustine Davis (1752 or 1753-1825), prominent Virginia printer during Revolutionary War, 1794 October 1; Ewin L. Davis to Christian S. Hutter, Jr., 1945 November 1; G[eorge?] Davis, Fredericksburg, Virginia, to Colonel J. Fitzgerald, [1785] August 29; Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), Secretary of War, brief reply to request submitted by Robert J. Atkinson, Auditor Treasury Department, copy, 1856 February 25; Lt. Jefferson C. Davis (1828-1879), 1st Artillery, voucher, 1852 April 1; Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn (1783-1851), Collector of the Port of Boston, member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and Senate, and mayor of Roxbury, Massachusetts, to Secretary of the Navy, B.W. Crowninshield, 1818 August 13; and David Menachem Deinard, Jaffa, Palestine, to Ephraim Deinard (1846-1920), discusses the ideas in the book given to him by Ephraim Deinard, concerning "The Secret Scroll," the Zionist movement, and publication of Hebrew books, with a typed summary provided by Joseph Azizi, 1929 June 18. Additional correspondents include: Charles Scott Dickson (1850-1922), Solicitor General for Scotland, to the Rev. John Oliver, 1898 July [23]; M.R. St. [John?] Dillon to his mother, Mrs. Reverend M.M. Dillon, 1855 December 6; James Dinsmoor (1818-1903) to Robert Moir (1824-1904)?, 1888 December 25; J.C. Doane to William D. Sohier, concerning the burial of Susan Mears, 1860 January 30; Joseph T. Druyea to his brother, while convalescing in the White Mountains, 1894 December 27; Richard Dublin to Thomas Spring Rice, Baron Monteagle of Brandon (1790-1866), undated; Joseph Dudley (1647-1720), Governor of Massachusetts, autograph only [ante 1720]; Mary T. Duke to her sister, Mrs. Mildred McLaughlin, about family news, 1840 September 1; John Dunning, 1st Baron Ashburton (1731-1783), undated; and J. Dutilh to H. Dutilh, Germantown, in French, [August?] 8, 1798.

  1. Correspondence and Autographs
College of William and Mary

Virginia Cities Collection, 1663/1980

10.00 Linear Feet

Artificial collection of papers relating to various cities in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Deeds, Leases, Accounts, and Tax Receipts, 1714/1859 Box 12, Folder 19

Account of Williamsburg Resident, 1749 Account of John Dameron with Secretary Thomas Nelson, with account of certificate recorded by Benjamin Waller. 1 p. DS. Account of Williamsburg Resident, 1749 Castleton Harper and John Curd in account with Secretary Thomas Nelson, signed by Benjamin Waller. 1 p. DS. Account of Williamsburg Resident, 1749 Account of Colonel Joshua Fry with Secretary Nelson. Signed by Benjamin Waller. 1 p. DS. Account of Williamsburg Resident, April 1768 Account of Samuel Havistone, 1766, with the auditors with statement of account by Robert Prentis, Williamsburg. 1 p. DS. Account of Williamsburg Resident, 1768 Account of John & Gerry Smith with Secretary Thomas Nelson with account of recording certificate for probating Smith's bill, signed by Benjamin Waller. 1 p. DS. Bassett, William, 1717 Indenture given by trustees of the city of Williamsburg to William Bassett of New Kent County conveying six lots in the city. 14 October 1717. 2 pp. DS including photostatic copies of indenture. Berkeley (?), 1883 Photostatic copies of three letters from Frank to "Berry" and "Monie", 1883 and n.d. from the Berkeley Papers, University of Virginia Library. Custis, John, 1714 . (filed in Box 19, Folder 5, Williamsburg (folder 19). Photostatic copy of indenture, 1 February 1823, between Thomas Nelson, Jr., George Washington Nelson, William Meade, and Thomasia (Nelson) Meade, his wife, and Dr. Alexander Galt for the purchase of a house and lot by Dr. Galt. 2 pp. Cy of DS. John T. James, 1859 Flyer, 28 July 1859, advertising sale of farm three miles from Williamsburg. 1 p. PM. Mouzon, Samuel R., 9 January 1824 Advertised by John T. James. (Filed in Box 19, Folder 5, Williamsburg (folder 19). Receipt of Samuel R. Mouzon for his share of the estate of William Nelson of Williamsburg, $218.64 1/2. 1 p. DS. Tyler [ ], 1812 Typed copy of an advertisement by in the Richmond Enquirer, 2 October 1812, offering for rent a dwelling in Williamsburg, recently occupied by Chancellor Tyler.

  1. Series 32: Williamsburg
  2. Mss. 39.4 V82ci Williamsburg
  3. Box 12
  4. Subect: Deeds to Greeting Cards

Historical and descriptive articles, and general views of the town, 1619/1957 Box 1, Folder 16

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.

  1. Series 15: Jamestown
  2. Mss. Acc. 2008.334 Jamestown, 1956

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