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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Ted and Mary Wendell early American collection

.5 Linear Feet 14 Sheets

This collection consist of 47 documents, 10 maps, and 1 map slipcase collected by Ted and Mary Wendell. The collection pertains to George Washington and includes 25 documents written, annotated, or signed by Washington. Much of the material concerns the Revolutionary War, western land claims following the French and Indian War, and British and American governmental records. The dates of the material range from 1721-1826.

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Ted and Mary Wendell early American collection .5 Linear Feet 14 Sheets

Washington, George, 1732-1799

This collection consist of 47 documents, 10 maps, and 1 map slipcase collected by Ted and Mary Wendell. The collection pertains to George Washington and includes 25 documents written, annotated, or signed by Washington. Much of the material concerns the Revolutionary War, western land claims following the French and Indian War, and British and American governmental records. The dates of the material range from 1721-1826.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Terrill-Porterfield Families, Papers regarding the Civil War and Other Material

0.56 Linear Feet Summary: 6.75 in. (2 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each); (15 DVDs in index card box, 3 in.); (5 items in 1 folder, 0.25 in.) 55.1 Gigabytes 723 .tif files
Digital and microfilm copies of papers of the Terrill family of Hot Springs, Bath County, Virginia, a family divided by conflicting sympathies during the American Civil War; and papers of the Porterfield family, featuring primarily those of George A. Porterfield, who married Emily Cordelia Terrill, and who commanded a Confederate force that was defeated at Philippi in western Virginia on June 3, 1861 in what became known as the "Philippi Races." There is an addendum of original copies of five William Henry Terrill letters dating from the Civil War. See scope and content note for details.
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Terrill-Porterfield Families, Papers regarding the Civil War and Other Material 0.56 Linear Feet Summary: 6.75 in. (2 reels of microfilm, 1.75 in. each); (15 DVDs in index card box, 3 in.); (5 items in 1 folder, 0.25 in.) 55.1 Gigabytes 723 .tif files

Terrill family
Digital and microfilm copies of papers of the Terrill family of Hot Springs, Bath County, Virginia, a family divided by conflicting sympathies during the American Civil War; and papers of the Porterfield family, featuring primarily those of George A. Porterfield, who married Emily Cordelia Terrill, and who commanded a Confederate force that was defeated at Philippi in western Virginia on June 3, 1861 in what became known as the "Philippi Races." There is an addendum of original copies of five William Henry Terrill letters dating from the Civil War. See scope and content note for details.
Old Dominion University

The Independent Collection

0.40 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger Document Case boxes
Primarily comprised of correspondence of William Hayes Ward, editor of The Independent, a New York Congregationalist weekly, with notable literary and historical figures including General John Charles Frémont, American explorer and expedition leader; P. T. Barnum, showman; and Asa Gray, the preeminent American botanist of the 19th century. Other items in the collection include American literature and theater papers; colonial historical manuscripts and documents; and correspondence with the library of Norfolk division of the College of William and Mary (the predecessor of Old Dominion University).
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The Independent Collection 0.40 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger Document Case boxes

Ward, William Hayes (1835-1916)
Primarily comprised of correspondence of William Hayes Ward, editor of The Independent, a New York Congregationalist weekly, with notable literary and historical figures including General John Charles Frémont, American explorer and expedition leader; P. T. Barnum, showman; and Asa Gray, the preeminent American botanist of the 19th century. Other items in the collection include American literature and theater papers; colonial historical manuscripts and documents; and correspondence with the library of Norfolk division of the College of William and Mary (the predecessor of Old Dominion University).
College of William and Mary

Office of the President Timothy J. Sullivan records

232 boxes

Portions of this collection are stored off-site. At least 72 hours advanced notice is required for retrieval. Please consult staff for assistance.

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College of William and Mary

The Reverend Henry Gardiner Lane Memorial Collection

300.00 Linear Feet

Correspondence, chiefly 1850-1900, of members of the family of Henry Gardiner Lane, an Episcopal clergyman of Mathews and Gloucester counties, Va. Correspondents include members of the Harrison, Randolph, and Lane families of Mathews and Gloucester counties, Va. Included are autograph and composition books, wills, certificates of indenture, Civil War pardon, Confederate bonds and almanacs.

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The Reverend Henry Gardiner Lane Memorial Collection 300.00 Linear Feet

Correspondence, chiefly 1850-1900, of members of the family of Henry Gardiner Lane, an Episcopal clergyman of Mathews and Gloucester counties, Va. Correspondents include members of the Harrison, Randolph, and Lane families of Mathews and Gloucester counties, Va. Included are autograph and composition books, wills, certificates of indenture, Civil War pardon, Confederate bonds and almanacs.

Will Box 1, Folder 2

Will and codicil to will of Henry Burton

  1. Box 1
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

A. E. Dick Howard papers

34.5 Cubic Feet 82 archival boxes

The papers of A. E. Dick Howard reflect his academic and professional endeavors. The archives have received five installments of papers from Professor Howard, plus an entire collection: The Papers of A. E. Dick Howard for the Virginia Commission for Constitutional Revision, received in 1981, MSS 81-4. Papers related to the nomination of Judge Robert Bork to the Supreme Court: these files consist of some reports and statements in relation to the nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork to the Supreme Court. Professor Howard was a commentator on the McNeil/Lehrer NewsHour during the confirmation hearings. Bill O'Brien, a student assistant, helped him to collect all of the information. Addendum [a]: Central and Eastern European New Constitutions: these files relate to Howard's involvement on the writing of new constitutions in Central and Eastern Europe at the collapse of the Soviet Union. The files were processed trying to convey their original organization and consist of correspondence, memoranda, working papers and numerous printed materials.

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Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

The State of Kentucky with the Adjoining Territories (reproduction)

0.1 Cubic Feet 10 x 11 in.
Map shows the state of Kentucky and adjoining territories. Reproduction dates to 1979.
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West Virginia and Regional History Center

The Thirty Fifth State, Manuscript and Galley

0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)
Manuscript and Galley proof of The Thirty Fifth State, a history of the state of West Virginia by Drs. Festus P. Summers and Elizabeth Cometti of WVU department of History. Includes a discussion of the state during its settlement, during the Civil War, after the Civil War, and in recent years. Seven items pertaining to the preparation of the book added to 1 box 9/212/1972.
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The Thirty Fifth State, Manuscript and Galley 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)

Manuscript and Galley proof of The Thirty Fifth State, a history of the state of West Virginia by Drs. Festus P. Summers and Elizabeth Cometti of WVU department of History. Includes a discussion of the state during its settlement, during the Civil War, after the Civil War, and in recent years. Seven items pertaining to the preparation of the book added to 1 box 9/212/1972.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Thomas Jefferson Letters (photostat)

0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder
Photostat negative copies of an unsigned autograph letter dated at Paris, 19 Oct 1785, addressed to Peter [Carr], an enclosure in an ALS dated at Monticello, 27 Feb. 1822, written to George W. Summers, grandfather of the donor, while he was a student at Washington College, Lexington, Virginia.
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Thomas Jefferson Letters (photostat) 0 Linear Feet Summary: 1 folder

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Photostat negative copies of an unsigned autograph letter dated at Paris, 19 Oct 1785, addressed to Peter [Carr], an enclosure in an ALS dated at Monticello, 27 Feb. 1822, written to George W. Summers, grandfather of the donor, while he was a student at Washington College, Lexington, Virginia.
College of William and Mary

Thomas Ladd Letter Copy Book

0.1 Linear Feet

Letter copybook, 1798-1799, of Thomas Ladd, tobacco merchant of Richmond, Va. Later, the volume was used as a scrapbook for newspaper clippings, 1841-1862, by Alice Starke.

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Thomas Ladd Letter Copy Book 0.1 Linear Feet

Letter copybook, 1798-1799, of Thomas Ladd, tobacco merchant of Richmond, Va. Later, the volume was used as a scrapbook for newspaper clippings, 1841-1862, by Alice Starke.

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