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George Mason University

William Darke Briscoe Civil War diaries collection, 1861/2013

0.25 linear feet (1 box)
Approximately 22,500 words total, a detailed manuscript account, in diary form, of long periods of the first two years of the Civil War in Virginia, April 18- August 12, 1861, and April 10- September 8, 1862. The diaries contain eye-witness accounts of Civil War battles, social commentary on life during wartime, and detailed descriptions of travel in Virginia, including trips to Montpelier and Weyer's Cave. The first diary features a detailed double-page manuscript map of the first Battle of Bull Run.
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William Darke Briscoe Civil War diaries collection, 1861/2013 0.25 linear feet (1 box)

Briscoe, William Darke, 1832-1906
Approximately 22,500 words total, a detailed manuscript account, in diary form, of long periods of the first two years of the Civil War in Virginia, April 18- August 12, 1861, and April 10- September 8, 1862. The diaries contain eye-witness accounts of Civil War battles, social commentary on life during wartime, and detailed descriptions of travel in Virginia, including trips to Montpelier and Weyer's Cave. The first diary features a detailed double-page manuscript map of the first Battle of Bull Run.
George Mason University

William Darke Briscoe Civil War diaries collection, 1861/2013

0.25 Linear Feet 1 box
Approximately 22,500 words total, a detailed manuscript account, in diary form, of long periods of the first two years of the Civil War in Virginia, April 18-August 12, 1861, and April 10- September 8, 1862. The diaries contain eye-witness accounts of Civil War battles, social commentary on life during wartime, and detailed descriptions of travel in Virginia, including trips to Montpelier and Weyer's Cave. The first diary features a detailed double-page manuscript map of the first Battle of Bull Run.
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William Darke Briscoe Civil War diaries collection, 1861/2013 0.25 Linear Feet 1 box

Briscoe, William Darke, 1832-1906
Approximately 22,500 words total, a detailed manuscript account, in diary form, of long periods of the first two years of the Civil War in Virginia, April 18-August 12, 1861, and April 10- September 8, 1862. The diaries contain eye-witness accounts of Civil War battles, social commentary on life during wartime, and detailed descriptions of travel in Virginia, including trips to Montpelier and Weyer's Cave. The first diary features a detailed double-page manuscript map of the first Battle of Bull Run.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

William Darling, Jr. Family Genealogy Research Material, 1785/2014

.01 Linear Feet 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Collected genealogical materials of William Darling, Jr. (1756?-1825), son of William Darling and Sophia Sodowski (or Sofia Sadowski); also includes some information on his brother Robert Darling (1753-1837). Includes family tree information, land grants, a transcribed will, and other items. All items are computer printouts or facsimiles.

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William Darling, Jr. Family Genealogy Research Material, 1785/2014 .01 Linear Feet 1/4 in. (1 folder)

Darling, Douglas A.

Collected genealogical materials of William Darling, Jr. (1756?-1825), son of William Darling and Sophia Sodowski (or Sofia Sadowski); also includes some information on his brother Robert Darling (1753-1837). Includes family tree information, land grants, a transcribed will, and other items. All items are computer printouts or facsimiles.

West Virginia and Regional History Center

William D. Barns, History Professor, Papers, 1948/1992

0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)
Collection consists of family history manuscripts, academic files, and publications of William D. Barns, professor of history at West Virginia University and founding member of the West Virginia Historical Association.
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William D. Barns, History Professor, Papers, 1948/1992 0.8 Linear Feet Summary: 10 in. (2 document cases, 5 in. each)

Barns, William D.
Collection consists of family history manuscripts, academic files, and publications of William D. Barns, professor of history at West Virginia University and founding member of the West Virginia Historical Association.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

William D. Wintz, Collector, Papers, 1789/1960

0 Linear Feet Summary: 9 items
A survey for a plot of land in Greenbrier County dated 1789, a map showing coalfields in the Kanawha Valley dated 1867, genealogies of the Chapman and McGlathlen families, and letters from M.M. Neely, Arthur Capper, and Walter F. George.
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William D. Wintz, Collector, Papers, 1789/1960 0 Linear Feet Summary: 9 items

Wintz, William D.
A survey for a plot of land in Greenbrier County dated 1789, a map showing coalfields in the Kanawha Valley dated 1867, genealogies of the Chapman and McGlathlen families, and letters from M.M. Neely, Arthur Capper, and Walter F. George.
West Virginia and Regional History Center

William Earle Rumsey, Entomologist and Photographer, Papers, 1806/1961, bulk 1880/1937

7.75 Linear Feet (10 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 1 records carton, 15 in.; 5 card file boxes, 4.5 in. each; 2 oversize folders)

Papers of William Rumsey, WVU Agricultural Experiment Station entomologist and photographer. Initial acquisition includes correspondence from a friend at Cornell University, Rumsey's student essays and diaries (1880-1925) and family photographs. There are also glass plate negatives, and lantern slides of West Virginia University subjects, and other subjects as well.

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William Earle Rumsey, Entomologist and Photographer, Papers, 1806/1961, bulk 1880/1937 7.75 Linear Feet (10 document cases, 5 in. each; 2 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 1 records carton, 15 in.; 5 card file boxes, 4.5 in. each; 2 oversize folders)

Rumsey, William Earle, 1865-1938

Papers of William Rumsey, WVU Agricultural Experiment Station entomologist and photographer. Initial acquisition includes correspondence from a friend at Cornell University, Rumsey's student essays and diaries (1880-1925) and family photographs. There are also glass plate negatives, and lantern slides of West Virginia University subjects, and other subjects as well.

College of William and Mary

William Faulkner Papers, 1946/1965

95.00 Linear Feet

Material collected by Dr. Adwin Wigfall Green of the University of Mississippi for preparation of his book written with James W. Webb, William Faulkner of Oxford. Included are letters to Green by Faulkner's daughter Jill Faulkner Summers; Jack Stone, a childhood friend of Faulkner; Dorothy Williams, a friend of Faulkner; and Murry Falkner, William Faulkner's brother; photostats of several letters, advertisements and a speech written by Faulkner; newspaper clippings; and periodical articles.

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William Faulkner Papers, 1946/1965 95.00 Linear Feet

Material collected by Dr. Adwin Wigfall Green of the University of Mississippi for preparation of his book written with James W. Webb, William Faulkner of Oxford. Included are letters to Green by Faulkner's daughter Jill Faulkner Summers; Jack Stone, a childhood friend of Faulkner; Dorothy Williams, a friend of Faulkner; and Murry Falkner, William Faulkner's brother; photostats of several letters, advertisements and a speech written by Faulkner; newspaper clippings; and periodical articles.

College of William and Mary

William George and Gladys Bennett Guy Papers, 1930/1981

1.10 Linear Feet

The collection includes (Acc. 1987.35) an address by Prof. William George Guy at the Fourth Annual Honors Convocations, 1939; biographical materials and newspapers clippings; correspondence, 1930-1981; correspondence--Western Electric Company's Gift to the Physics Department in Memory of Loren Eastman Bennett, 1967; Pomfret, John Edwin--Portrait and Reminiscences, 1959-1966; publications; Robb, Robert Gilchrist--Portrait, 1958.

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William George and Gladys Bennett Guy Papers, 1930/1981 1.10 Linear Feet

Guy, Gladys Elizabeth Bennett

The collection includes (Acc. 1987.35) an address by Prof. William George Guy at the Fourth Annual Honors Convocations, 1939; biographical materials and newspapers clippings; correspondence, 1930-1981; correspondence--Western Electric Company's Gift to the Physics Department in Memory of Loren Eastman Bennett, 1967; Pomfret, John Edwin--Portrait and Reminiscences, 1959-1966; publications; Robb, Robert Gilchrist--Portrait, 1958.

Virginia Military Institute Archives

William G. McClure, Jr. papers, 1941/1958

0.5 Linear Feet approximately 50 items

This collection consists of papers (approximately 50 items) that document the United States Marine Corps career of William G. McClure, Jr., VMI Class of 1943. The bulk of this collection is concerned with his active duty service during World War II, when he served with the 1st Marine Division in the Pacific and was awarded the Purple Heart. Other items include:

  • Papers relating to his postwar service as a reserve officer
  • Photographs, including one photograph of the Class of 1943 Ring Figure Dance (November 1941)
  • Biographical and genealogical information

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William G. McClure, Jr. papers, 1941/1958 0.5 Linear Feet approximately 50 items

McClure, William G., Jr. (William Granville), ?-2008

This collection consists of papers (approximately 50 items) that document the United States Marine Corps career of William G. McClure, Jr., VMI Class of 1943. The bulk of this collection is concerned with his active duty service during World War II, when he served with the 1st Marine Division in the Pacific and was awarded the Purple Heart. Other items include:

  • Papers relating to his postwar service as a reserve officer
  • Photographs, including one photograph of the Class of 1943 Ring Figure Dance (November 1941)
  • Biographical and genealogical information

West Virginia and Regional History Center

William Hereford McGinnis Papers, 1834/1954

22.4 Linear Feet Summary: 22 ft. 5 in. (52 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each)
The personal business papers of William Hereford McGinnis (1855-1930), a Beckley lawyer who was prosecuting attorney of Raleigh County, 1892-1896, a senator in 1902, judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals, 1922-1924, chairman for a number of years of the executive committee of the Democratic Party in Raleigh County, and delegate to the national convention in 1920. There are case papers, correspondence and other records of the Hatcher-McGinnis Law Firm, 1834-1930; family photographs; and materials relating to the Methodist Church and World War I.
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William Hereford McGinnis Papers, 1834/1954 22.4 Linear Feet Summary: 22 ft. 5 in. (52 document cases, 5 in. each); (3 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each)

McGinnis, William Hereford, 1855-1930
The personal business papers of William Hereford McGinnis (1855-1930), a Beckley lawyer who was prosecuting attorney of Raleigh County, 1892-1896, a senator in 1902, judge of the Supreme Court of Appeals, 1922-1924, chairman for a number of years of the executive committee of the Democratic Party in Raleigh County, and delegate to the national convention in 1920. There are case papers, correspondence and other records of the Hatcher-McGinnis Law Firm, 1834-1930; family photographs; and materials relating to the Methodist Church and World War I.

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