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Doddridge Family Manuscript 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Doddridge family

A manuscript copy and two typed copies of the will of William Parsons, Randolph County, dated January 11, 1828. Two typed copies of information on the families of Philip Doddridge (1773-1832) and John Doddridge (1745-1791).

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Donovan H. Bond, Compiler, Research Papers regarding Vandalia Colony and West Virginia Forts 2.40 Linear Feet 2 ft. 4 3/4 in. (1 document case, 5 in.); (1 record carton, 15 in.); (1 flat storage box, 3 1/2 in.); (3 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Bond, Donovan H.
Research papers of Donovan Bond, a professor of Journalism at West Virginia University, regarding the 1772 proposal for a Colony of Vandalia in western Virginia territory, and histories of frontier forts (ca. 1749-1794) in western Virginia. Also includes photocopies of original 18th century documents. Material covers the years 1754-2002.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Dunmore Family Papers (I) [in part photocopies] 2.00 Linear Feet

Dunmore family

Letters and papers of the Earls of Dunmore, a branch of the Murray family of Scotland. All of the papers, except eleven items relating to Virginia, 1770, 1776 are photocopies. The early papers relate to lands in Brabant (a province of the Netherlands) inherited from the 7th Earl of Derby and his wife, and to the role of Charles Murray, 1st Earl of Dunmore (1661- 1710) as Master of the Horse to Queen Mary, the wife of James II.

  1. College of William and Mary

Earl Gregg Swem Genealogy Collection 1.25 Linear Feet

Swem, Lilia Hansbrough, 1876-1971

Papers collected by Earl Gregg Swem concerning the genealogies of his family and the family of his wife Lilia Hansbrough Swem. Families on which there is data include Swem (Swaim), Luce, Gregg, Wright, Farish and Smith. Includes written histories, documents, genealogical charts, correspondence, and newspaper clippings.

  1. College of William and Mary

Earl L. Core (1902-1984) Papers 9.1 Linear Feet Summary: 9 ft. 3/4 in. (13 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 4 in.); (6 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 flat document case, 3 in.); (2 flat document cases, 1 1/2 in. each); (1 artifact box, 3 1/2 in.); (1 record carton, 15 in.); (2 oversized folders, 1/4 in.)

Core, Earl Lemley, 1902-1984

Original Accession; 1756-1985; boxes 1-21 and two oversize folders

  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Elise S. Billmyer, Collector, Papers 0.29 Linear Feet Summary: 3 1/2 in. (2 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each)

Billmyer, Elise S.
The collection contains correspondence and papers of the Brown, Selby, Kirkland, Robine, Spong, Strode, Thomas, Waters, Hammond, Billmyer, Shepherd and Hamtramck families. Includes genealogical information on the Brown, Billmyer, Shepherd, and Hamtramck families; ledger, 1795-1796; and a receipt book, 1835-1843, of Walter Brown Selby.
  1. West Virginia and Regional History Center

Elizabeth Fairfax cookbook 1 volume

Elizabeth Fairfax
Owned by Elizabeth Fairfax, the cookbook contains numerous cooking and medicinal recipes popular in 17th and 18th century England.
  1. George Mason University

Eliza H. Cocke Scrapbook 1.00 Linear Feet

Scrapbook, circaa. 1823, belonging to Eliza H. Cocke which contains newspaper clippings. The clippings were pasted into a fee-book, 1754-1763, of Robert Johnston, physician, Smithfield, Virginia.

  1. College of William and Mary

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