Collections : [College of William and Mary]

College of William and Mary

Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Primary Collecting Areas:
Williamsburg and surrounding area Virginia; Southern United States; African American life and culture; Hip Hop History; Movies and film studies; Travel, exploration, and adventure; Veterans papers; Distinguished alumni papers; College of William & Mary; Dogs
Description:
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) houses one of the largest and most significant collections of rare and unique materials of any educational institution of comparable size in the United States. Focused on Virginia history but with nationally and internationally important collections, the Manuscripts Collection includes letters, diaries, journals, scrapbooks, business records, organizational minutes, and other items that provide evidence of events great and small and the daily lives of Americans of all backgrounds. The Rare Books Collection, with volumes dating from the 15th century to the present, is strong in dogs, Virginia-related items, early Virginia family libraries, gardening and natural history, religion, book arts, printing history, travel, science, and medicine. The University Archives documents the history of William & Mary from 1693 to the present, including a wide range of materials from administrative records, student organization records, and alumni papers to photographs, audio-visual materials, and artifacts.
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Start Over Repository College of William and Mary Date range 1827

Accounts, 1825/1829 Box 3, Folder 4

Accounts and bills with various creditors, including: Anderson, Woodson, & Bigges; John Gay; John Shiflete; Samuel Dumul (?); Joseph Robinson; M.E. Kelly, N. Barksdale, Dabney Madison; W. Snyder; Jacob C. Lupiton; and Louis Leschot. Items include: iron, tobacco trade, staples (i.e. coffe, tea, loaf sugar, brown sugar, salt, spices), books (Christian's Blackstone, Tate's Digest, Wheaton's, Hall's Digested Index, dicitionary, copybook, geography and atlas), various fabrics and sewing accessories. Women's account with Jane Isaacs for dresses, bonnets, ostrich feathers, various fabrics, and patterns. Family members include T.G., Lucy E.B., and Mrs. and Mr. Jesse Garth. 49 items.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Garth Family papers, 1798/1872
  3. Series 2: Financial Records

Accounts, 1825/1850 Box 1, Folder 12

Confederate Bond Coupon from 1864 Small Broadside for selling the business of Robert Modesitt, selling the entire stock 1850s 18 page account book for items including Hog Skins, Squirrel Skins, Sheep Skins and other items from 1834 Small Account Book/Ledger including clothing items from 1835 2 Page Handwritten Poem written by John Booton 1844 at Luray Academy Diary of Charles Modisett as a Teacher of the Public White School in the Springfield District from 1880, including enrollment, attendance, ages of kids, along with a selection of his notes as teacher. Prayer book and 4 page Policy of Insurance from the Insurance Company of the Valley of Virginia at Winchester from 1853 Virginia Confederate Bond Coupon 1864 Several Engraved Rewards of Merit for the Children from the 1840s-1860s Nice License for Private Entertainment by Charles B Modesitt 1860 Handwritten note for the Election of 1853, listing all the votes fro Congress, Senate and House from Price's Mill, Brintz's Mill, Mohler's Mille, Honeyville, Springfield, Rileysville, Oakham and Luray with Armstrong, Butler, Faulkner, Buswell, Keyser and Spitter all running for office Small Printed Broadside of the Faculty of Jefferson College from 1849 Documents dealing with the death and estate of James Modesitt from 1827.

  1. College of William and Mary
  2. Booton-Modesitt Family Papers, 1809/1880, bulk 1820/1850

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