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Graham, Tate and related families Papers 1844 (1920-1990)

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This collection consists of ca. 1,000 items, 1844 (1920-1990), including correspondence, personal and professional papers, genealogy and local history research files, photographs, and printed material, pertaining to the Graham, Sanders, and Tatefamilies, and Wythe County, Virginia. Among the correspondence are letters, 1955-1956, from Agnes Graham Sanders Rileywhile in South Africa, and letters from Andrew Trigg Sandersand Friel Tate Sanderswhile serving as U. S. Armyofficers during World War II.

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Edward Felix Turner, Jr. collection, 1902/1939

Yates County, New York, docket book and unrelated legal manuscripts, 1793/1922

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This docket book, kept from 1828 to 1830, appears to have been kept by John O. Cook, of Starkey, Yates County, NY. It records cases heard in an unknown, but possibly Yates County, NY, court. Entries include names of plaintiffs and defendants; dates of actions; final dispositions; and fees, damages and court costs. Most of the cases were decided for the plaintiffs. There were a few trials held at Harpending's Inn, Dundee, NY, and a few were appealed. In addition to Yates County, some cases were in then Steuben County, now Schuyler County, NY, towns. The book seems to have passed into the hands of Ezra D. Cook, son of John O., who kept farm accounts in the back from about 1839 to 1843.

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Yeaman and Walker Family Collection, 1836/1937, bulk 1850/1910

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The Yeaman and Walker Family Collection consists mainly of correspondence and financial records of the Yeaman and Walker families, mostly relating to tobacco farming in Virginia between 1840 and 1910. The predominant locations are Pittsylvania County, Botetourt County, Charlotte County, Lynchburg, and Danville. Letters demonstrate economic stress after the Civil War, particularly as it relates to crop and livestock prices. Other topics discussed include sickness and deaths of children and neighbors, as well as community social life. Financial documents include receipts from Lynchburg and Danville tobacco warehouses and other businesses and Thomas B. Yeaman's records of hired work.

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Yellow Sulphur Springs Hotel Collection, 1886/1930

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The Yellow Sulphur Springs Hotel Collection is made up of materials related to the Yellow Sulphur Springs resort located near Blacksburg, Virginia. It contains ledgers and guest lists, correspondence with patrons and employees, and personal correspondence related to W.E. Hazlewood, owner and proprietor of the resort from 1915 to about 1923.

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"Young Eph's Lament" Song Sheet, 1850/1899

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The "Young Eph's Lament" Song Sheet, circa 1850-1899, is a 5 x 8 inch hand-colored lithograph song sheet featuring four stanzas in stereotypical black dialect.

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Young Men's Christian Association Records, 1867/1941

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This collection consists of a roll and minutes book (1916-1920), record book (1867-1941), a list of members and who attended student prayer meetings (1856-1866), the constitution, and a library book (1887-1890) for the YMCA in Lexington, Virginia.

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Zanoni Store (Gloucester County, Va.) record book, 1884/1888

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Ledger kept by the Zanoni Store in Zanoni, Gloucester County, Virginia. Accounts were kept of the price of goods as well as payments by patrons. Items sold by the store include calico, sail cloth, thread, tobacco, and clothing, as well as food items such as eggs, cakes, fruit, and many other staples, and household tools and supplies like nails, oil, and shingles, and whiskey.

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Zinn Family Papers, 1827/1959

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Digital copies of papers of the Zinn family of Preston County, West Virginia, including legal documents and genealogical records. Legal documents include a letter of attorney, indentures, deeds, stock certificates, and surveys of property. Genealogical records include a handwritten record of births, a page from a family bible recording births and marriages, and a typescript regarding the history of the Zinn family. Frequently mentioned names include Isaac Dean and George Zinn. The collection also includes an 1867 letter of commendation to George Zinn; it accompanied a medal awarded for service in the Civil War. This collection consists only of digital scans of the original documents. The collection also includes a digital version of an autobiographical account by Thomas E. Zinn titled "Sea Stories From My Time in the United States Navy" regarding his experiences as a naval and commercial pilot in the period ca. 1950s-1970s.

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Zion Episcopal Church of Charles Town, Papers, 1879/1954

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Papers of the Zion Episcopal Church of Charles Town, WV, including church budgets, programs, and religious pamphlets. There is a minute book (1878-1890) of the Ladies Mexican League of the Zion Episcopal Church and an account book (1904-1943) listing contributions to the Mexican Scholarship. There are also ten postcards of West Virginia scenes addressed to Letitia C. Ambler.

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