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Fairfax County Public Library

The Photographic Archive of Fairfax County, Virginia - The General Collection, c.1720-2007

44.0 linear feet
The Photographic Archive of Fairfax County, Virginia - The General Collection consists of photographs and negatives depicting life in Fairfax County spanning the years c. 1720-2007.
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College of William and Mary

Coleman-Wilson Papers, 1775/1989, bulk 1883/1964

7 Linear Feet

Letters, chiefly 1919-1964, written by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman (1875-1967) of Williamsburg, Virginia, to Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson (1881-1965), of Charlottesville, Virginia. Diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman and Isabella Haldane.

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Coleman-Wilson Papers, 1775/1989, bulk 1883/1964 7 Linear Feet

Coleman, Mary Haldane Begg, 1875-1967

Letters, chiefly 1919-1964, written by Mary Haldane Begg Coleman (1875-1967) of Williamsburg, Virginia, to Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson (1881-1965), of Charlottesville, Virginia. Diaries of Mary Haldane Begg Coleman and Isabella Haldane.

College of William and Mary

Oscar Shewmake Autograph Collection, 1766/1813

0.01 Linear Foot

Autographs of Virginians including Robert Andrews, Mann Page, Johnny Watts, John Carter, and Benjamin Powell. Several signatures are receipts for the purchase of slaves.

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Oscar Shewmake Autograph Collection, 1766/1813 0.01 Linear Foot

Shewmake, Oscar L., 1882-1963

Autographs of Virginians including Robert Andrews, Mann Page, Johnny Watts, John Carter, and Benjamin Powell. Several signatures are receipts for the purchase of slaves.

College of William and Mary

Collection of French Language Manuscripts, 1633/1942, bulk 1633/1942

0.75 Linear Feet

Includes manuscript material in French. The collection is currently being processed and new items will be added on an ongoing basis. This collection has multiple creators, which have not been indexed at this time.

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Collection of French Language Manuscripts, 1633/1942, bulk 1633/1942 0.75 Linear Feet

Includes manuscript material in French. The collection is currently being processed and new items will be added on an ongoing basis. This collection has multiple creators, which have not been indexed at this time.

College of William and Mary

Collection of Spanish Language Manuscripts, 1551/1858

1.00 Linear Feet

Includes printed and manuscript material written in Spanish and originating from Spain and Spanish-speaking countries in North America and South America. The collection is currently being processed and new items will be added on an ongoing basis. For this reason, the indicated date range is approximate at this point. This collection has multiple creators, which have not been indexed at this time.

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Collection of Spanish Language Manuscripts, 1551/1858 1.00 Linear Feet

Includes printed and manuscript material written in Spanish and originating from Spain and Spanish-speaking countries in North America and South America. The collection is currently being processed and new items will be added on an ongoing basis. For this reason, the indicated date range is approximate at this point. This collection has multiple creators, which have not been indexed at this time.

College of William and Mary

Sheet Music Collection, 1827/1974

55.80 Linear Feet

The Sheet Music Collection includes sheet music collected by the Special Collections Research Center.

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Collections, 1543/1918 Box 46, Folder 3

Scope and Contents Pocketbook starting with "Old Hundred" - undated, various composers; "The Young Convert's Pocket Companion. Being a Collection of Hymns, with Tunes, Adapted to Each Hymn" - 1822, unknown composer; "Booth-Clibborn Dictory Songs" - 1918, Victoria Booth-Clibborn Demarest, compiler and editor; "Willing's Pocket Companion, Volume 1" - undated, various composers; "Willing's Pocket Companion, 6" - undated, various composers; "Willings Pocket Companion, 7" - undated, various composers.

  1. Series 1: Sheet Music Acquired Prior to 2007, 1806/1962
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Grobe, Charles (Folder 4 of 4), 1182/1867 Box Series 3, Box 38, Folder 4

Saint Patrick's Day Sebastopol Shells of the Ocean Signs of Love Sounds from the Catskills Sound the Loud Timbrel Sources of Joy The Stars and Stripes forever The Sunshine of Love Spirit of Love, Spirit of Bliss The Watcher Wings of a Dove Wearing of the Green Whip-poor-will's Write Me a Letter from Home

  1. Series 3: 19th Century Sheet Music
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Restoration Files for the Historic Structures Report, 1750/2005

14 Cubic Feet 13 cartons, 2 Hollinger boxes

This collection contains original records and photocopied documentation that was compiled in the early 1990s to provide necessary assistance for the preparation of the Historic Structures Report. Original materials include correspondence of Mount Vernon Superintendents, employees, and Vice Regents, accounts and financial documents, reports, photographs, and architectural drawings. Photocopied or printed documents were taken from ledgers, accounts, and correspondence of George Washington and his staff, published primary and secondary sources, and MVLA reports. The dates of original materials range from the 1860s to 2005, however, the date range of information from the files is from the 1750s to 2005.

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College of William and Mary

Colvin Papers, 1734/1839

1.7 Linear Feet

Papers of the Coleman, Davis and Pannill families of Orange and Culpeper counties, Va. Includes correspondence, 1827-1838, of William Davis with Peter F. Armstead, Linn Banks and William B. Wallace concerning the collection of money owed by Wallace. The papers include Davis's accounts and papers relating to his estate. There are also land records concerning Orange County, Va. and leases from Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740) and Alexander Spotswood (ca. 1746-1818.) Collection includes Sale family Bible which includes records of the Davis family, Grasty family, and Sale family.

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Colvin Papers, 1734/1839 1.7 Linear Feet

Davis family

Papers of the Coleman, Davis and Pannill families of Orange and Culpeper counties, Va. Includes correspondence, 1827-1838, of William Davis with Peter F. Armstead, Linn Banks and William B. Wallace concerning the collection of money owed by Wallace. The papers include Davis's accounts and papers relating to his estate. There are also land records concerning Orange County, Va. and leases from Alexander Spotswood (1676-1740) and Alexander Spotswood (ca. 1746-1818.) Collection includes Sale family Bible which includes records of the Davis family, Grasty family, and Sale family.

Legal Papers, 1734/1821 Box Manuscripts Group 2 Box 6, Folder 2

Item 1: Alcock (Robert) and wife, to John Clark. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County, Virginia., 1800 1 piece. Item 2: Coleman (Thomas) and wife, to Thomas Davis. Bond for conveyance of a tract of land in Orange County, deed to the land, extract of the deed and surveyor's plat of the land., 1793 4 pieces. Item 3: Coleman (Thomas) and wife, to William Ford. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County, and surveyor's plat of the land., 1791 2 pieces. Item 4: Davis ( ). Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Orange County, made by Peirce Sanford for [ ? ] Davis., 1796 1 piece. Item 5: Davis (Thomas) to his son, William Davis. Deed of gift of 17 Negroes. Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 6: Davis (Thomas) and his wife, to their son, WIlliam Davis. Deed of gift of four tracts of land in Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 7: Davis (Thomas). Surveyor's plat of a tract of land in Orange County, made by Peirce Sanford for Thomas Davis., 1803 1 piece. Item 8: Davis (William) to John M. Whittemore. Bond., 1833 1 piece. Item 9: Davis (William). Surveyor's plat of a tract of land belonging to William Davis., 1816 [ ? ] 1 piece. Item 10: Dinwiddie (Robert), Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, to John Bramham. Quit rent certificate covering a tract of land in Orange County., 1756 1 piece. Item 11: Ford (William) to Thomas Davis. Bond for conveyance of a tract of land in Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 12: Ford (William) and wife to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1807 1 piece. Item 13: Graves (Richard) and wife to John Hutchinson. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County, and certificate of wife's acknowledgment of deed., 1797 2 pieces. Note: The certificate is not executed. Item 14: Hutchinson (John) and wife to William Hutchinson. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1797 1 piece. Item 15: Mallory (John) and wife to Samuel[?] Mallory, Jr. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1821 1 piece. Item 16: Alexander Dawney, executor of Moore (Francis) to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1799 1 piece. Item 17: Morton (William) to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1794 1 piece. Item 18: Pannill (George) and wife to Thomas Davis. Deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1808 1 piece. Item 19: Ransdell (John) to Alexander Dawney. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1794 1 piece. Item 20: Spotswood (Alexander) to Benjamin Hoomes. Lease of a tract of land., 1778 1 piece. Note: On the back of the sheet appears an assignment of the lease by Benjamin Hoomes to Thomas Davis. Item 21: Spotswood (Alexander) to Thomas Jones, Sr. Lease of a tract of land in Spotsylvania County., 1734 1 piece. Mutilated. Note: On the back of the sheet appear the following items: Surveyor's plat of the land Acknowledgement of the lease by Alexander Spotswood. 1734. Assignment by Thomas Jones to William Morton. 1736. Assignment by Henry Pruett[?] to Willian Bourn. 1788. Assignment by William Bourn to William Morton. 1788. Assignment by William Morton to Thomas Davis. 1789. Item 22: Benjamin Moore, executor of Spotswood (John) to Francis Moore. Extract of a deed to a tract of land in Orange County., 1767 1 piece.

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Colonial Williamsburg

Bowyer-Hubard Papers 1767-1816

Correspondence and family papers of Michael Bowyer, (Captain of the 12th Virginia Regiment of the Continental Line,) of Augusta County, Virginia.
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George Mason University

John N. Paden papers, 1938/2010

87.5 linear feet (133 boxes)
The collection includes periodicals, pamphlets, reports, conference proceedings, photographs, maps, printed ephemera, and manuscripts related to Sub-Saharan Africa, with particular emphasis on Nigeria, but embracing political and social history, biography, economics, sociology, languages, culture, and religions of the entire region. The role of Islam in the region is an important component. Documents are primarily in English but occasionally in German, French, Arabic, or Hausa.
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