PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi04959::A Guide to the Scott family papers, 1867-1931)//EN" "vi04959.xml" A Guide to the Scott family papers, 1867-1931 Scott family papers, 1867-1931 43713 Trenton Hizer Library of Virginia © 2014 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by Trenton Hizer, 26 November 2014 Description is in English A Guide to the Scott family papers, 1867-1931 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 43713

Library of Virginia 2014 Trenton Hizer Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Scott family papers, 1867-1931 43713 1.575 cu. ft. and 4 boxes English Scott family Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Scott family papers, 1867-1931. Accession 43713. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Johnny Scott of Somerset, Orange County, Virginia.

Biographical Information

William Wallace Scott (1845-1929) attended the Virginia Military Institute and enlisted in the Confederate Army 1 December 1863, serving in Company H, 4th Virginia Cavalry, also known as the Black Horse Cavalry. Scott was captured by Union forces in April 1865, but escaped; eventually being paroled in Charlottesville, Virginia, on 1 May 1865. After the war, Scott became a lawyer and editor. He served as the law librarian for the state of Virginia, and published works on Virginia and its history. Scott married Claudia Marshall Willis (1846-1912) 29 September 1869, and they had nine children. One of those nine children was Philip Henshaw Scott (1873-1962) who served as a career United States Coast Guard officer who served aboard Coast Guard cutters, including commanding the U.S.S. Seminole. Philip Scott also served in ports such as Norfolk, Virginia, and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He married Mattie Moore Leitch (1875-1953) 29 April 1903, and they had five children: Philip Henshaw Scott (1904-1914), William Wallace Scott (1906-1931), Martha Moore Scott (1908-1979), Meredith Leitch Scott (1915-2002), and Johnny Scott (1918-). Most members of the Scott family are buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Gordonsville, Virginia.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1867-1931, of the Scott family of Orange County and Richmond, Virginia, consisting of accounts, address books, check stubs, clippings, correspondence, drawings, flight journals and logs, insurance policies, judicial records, lists, military passes, negatives, phototgraphs, poems, postcards, promissory notes, publications, report cards, tax records, telegrams, visiting cards, and other papers. Papers concern the personal lives and professional careers of Philip Henshaw Scott (1873-1962), Mattie Moore Leitch Scott (1875-1953), his father W. W. Scott (1845-1929), and his children, including William Wallace Scott (1906-1931).

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Series I: Correspondence, 1867, 1898-1931. Series II: Accounts, receipts, etc. 1912-1925. Series III: William Wallace Scott papers, 1924-1931. Series IV: General papers. Series V: Publications and articles. Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

W. W. Scott papers, 1891-1957 (LVA accession 44929, 50464).

Contents List Series I: Correspondence, 1867-1931. 1-2 Extent: 2 boxes.

Correspondence, 1867-1931, consisting of letters between Philip H. Scott and his wife Mattie Moore Leitch Scott regarding his career as an officer in the United States Coast Guard and his various ports of service; Mattie Scott's raising their family and social news; the family homes in Orange County, Virginia; W. W. Scott's professional career; and the lives of Philip and Mattie Scott's children, including the health of William (Billy) Wallace Scott. Also includes corrrespondence from W. W. Scott, William (Billy) Wallace Scott, Martha Scott, Meredith Scott, Johnny Scott, and other relatives containing personal, family, and social news. Correspondence also contains letters from friends to the Scott family, as well as professional correspondence to Scott from fellow Coast Guard officers.

Letters, 1867. 1 1 Letters, 1898. 1 2 Letters, 1900. 1 3 Letters, 1903. 1 4 Letters, 1908. 1 5 Letters, 1912. 1 6 Letters, 1913. 1 7 Letters, 1914. 1 8 Letters, 1915. 1 9 Letters, 1916. 1 10 Letters, 1917-1918. 1 11 Letters, February-July 1919. 1 12 Letters, August-December 1919. 1 13 Letters, 1921. 1 14 Letters, February-August 1922. 1 15 Letters, September-December 1922. 1 16 Letters, January-February 1923. 1 17 Letters, March-June 1923. 1 18 Letters, August-December 1923. 1 19 Letters, January-April 1924. 1 20 Letters, May-June 1924. 1 21 Letters, July-August 1924. 1 22 Letters, September 1924. 1 23 Letters, 1-18 October 1924. 1 24 Letters, 20-23 October 1924. 1 25 Letters, January-February 1925. 1 26 Letters, March 1925. 1 27 Letters, April-July 1925. 1 28 Letters, November-December 1925. 1 29 Letters, 1926. 1 30 Letters, January-February 1927. 1 31 Letters, May-June 1927. 1 32 Letters, July 1927. 2 1 Letters, August-September 1927. 2 2 Letters, November-December 1927. 2 3 Letters, 1928. 2 4 Letters, 1929. 2 5 Letters, 1930. 2 6 Letters, February-June 1931. 2 7 Letters, July 1931. 2 8 Letters, 3-10 August 1931. 2 9 Letters, 11-14 August 1931. 2 10 Letters, 17-19 August 1931. 2 11 Letters, 24-27 August 1931. 2 12 Letters, 10-13 September 1931. 2 13 Letter, Philip Scott to Mattie Scott. 2 14 Letters, Mattie Scott to Philip Scott. 2 15 Letters, W. W. (Billy) Scott to Philip Scott. 2 16 Letters, John, Martha, and W. W. (Billy) Scott to their mother Mattie Scott. 2 17 Letters to Philip Scott. 2 18 Letters to Mattie Scott. 2 19 Series II: Accounts, receipts, etc., 1912-1925. 2-3 Extent: 2 boxes.

Accounts, receipts, etc., 1912-1925, contains accounts, check stubs, deposit slips, insurance policies, promissory notes, receipts, tax records, and other papers regarding purchases of items and services by Philip Scott and Mattie Scott in Elizabeth City and Wilmington, North Carolina; Norfolk, Virginia; Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan; Baltimore, Maryland; and elsewhere. Includes school accounts for William Wallace Scott at ChristChurch School in Middlesex County, Virginia, and for Martha Scott at Stuart Hall in Staunton, Virginia.

Receipts, the Duff Company (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1917. 2 20 Application and bills, Elizabeth City Electric Light and Power Company (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1917. 2 21 Receipts, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, post office, 1916. 2 22 Receipts, Elizabeth City Sewage Company (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1917. 2 23 Accounts, Elizabeth City Water and Power Company (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1917. 2 24 Accounts [V. M.] Jenkins and Company (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1917. 2 25 Accounts, business cars, Keeney Crank (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916. 2 26 Accounts, M. G. Wright (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1917. 2 27 Accounts, McCabe and Grice (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916. 2 28 Accounts, Mitchell's Department Store (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1917. 2 29 Contracts, receipts, accounts, Norfolk and Carolina Telephone and Telegraph (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1917. 2 30 Accounts, Parker Brothers (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1917. 2 31 Accounts, R. E. Quinn and Company (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916. 2 32 Accounts, Rucker and Sheely (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1917. 2 33 Accounts, S. S. Davis (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1917. 2 34 Account books, drafts, receipts, promissory notes, and papers, Savings Bank and Trust Company (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1923. 2 35 Accounts, receipts, Sharber and White Hardware Company (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1917. 2 36 Bills, Southern Gas Improvement Company (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1917. 2 37 Accounts, receipts, W. S. White and Company (Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1917. 2 38 Accounts, receipts, and papers, Albemarle Laundry, Cooper Cleaning Works, E. S. Cheeson Company, Eastern Carolina Transportation Company, Fred Davis the Old Coal Dealer, Lavenstein's Department Store, Owens Shoe Company, P. W. Melick Company, Scott and Twiddy's (Dean's) (all Elizabeth City, North Carolina), 1916-1917. 2 39 Personal accounts of Mattie Scott while living in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1916-1917. 2 40 Accounts, City Laundry Company (Wilmington, North Carolina), 1914-1915. 3 1 Receipts, M. C. Darby and Company (Wilmington, North Carolina), 1915. 3 2 Accounts, Tide Water Power Company (Wilmington, North Carolina), 1915-1916. 3 3 Accounts and receipts, C. H. Fore and Company, John B. Cramner MD, Davis and Hintze, Home Savings Bank, J. Hicks Bunting Drug Company, Peterson and Rulfs, Springer Coal Company, Sterchi-Bancroft-Rich Company, Wilmington Furniture Company (all Wilmington, North Carolina), 1915-1916. 3 4 Accounts, A. C. Ward and Company (Norfolk, Virginia), 1921-1924. 3 5 Promissory notes, Citizens Bank of Norfolk, Virginia, 1922-1923. 3 6 Accounts and receipts, Gale-Ford Company (Norfolk, Virginia), 1922-1923. 3 7 Raymond R. Richardson, general agent for Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (Norfolk, Virginia), 1922, no date. 3 8 Accounts, receipts, and deposit slips, C. E. Wright and Company; Carr, Mears, and Dawson; Citizens Bank of Norfolk (deposit slip); Nusbaum Book and Art Company; Virginian and Pilot Publishing Company (all Norfolk, Virginia) 1916-1923. 3 9 Papers, First National Bank (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan), 1915-1923. 3 10 National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, policy renewal for 717 Cedar Street, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, 1922. 3 11 Tax assessments, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, 1920-1924. 3 12 Papers, Soo Hardware Company, Cameron Brothers and Company (both Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan), 1925, no date. 3 13 Accounts, The Fairall Company, Wine Merchants (Baltimore, Maryland), 1914, 1917, 1919. 3 14 Accounts, I Samuel, Baltimore Dressed Meats (Baltimore, Maryland), 1914. 3 15 Riehl Ice and Coal Company (Baltimore, Maryland), 1914. 3 16 Accounts and receipts, Acker, Merrall, and Condit Company; Alonza Johnson and Son; Arthur C. Macy; Thomas Bradshaw, MD; Curtis Bay Bakery; Leimbach's Dry Cleaning and Dye Works; Mrs. Pope[?]; Henry Reese; and unidentified accounts (all Baltimore, Maryland), 1914-1915. 3 17 School accounts--ChristChurch School (Middlesex County, Virginia) and Stuart Hall (Staunton, Virginia), 1921-1924. 3 18 Accounts, receipts, and papers, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1914-1916. 3 19 Accounts and receipts, Wm. H. Bellis Company (Annapolis, Maryland), 1919, 1922. 3 20 Account, Wm. H. Horstmann Company (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), 1922. 3 21 Unidentified account (Nags Head, North Carolina), 1916. 3 22 Accounts and forms, David B. Clarkson Company, Sears Roebuck (Chicago, Illinois), 1915, no date. 3 23 Accounts and envelopes, Miller and Rhoads, A. Edloe Donnan, Jr. (Richmond, Virginia), 1923, no date. 3 24 Accounts and receipts, Allied Tailoring Company, Army and Navy Journal, Bishop Rowe One Hundred Thousand Dollar Foundation Fund, The Churchman, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, National Uniform and Camp Company, P. F. Collier and Son, 1916-1917, 1923-1924, no date. 3 25 Check book stubs, 1912-1913. 3 26 Miscellaneous papers, 1917, no date. 3 27 Series III: William Wallace Scott papers, 1924-1931. 3 Extent: 1 box.

Papers, 1924-1931, of William Wallace Scott (1906-1931) consisting of grade cards from ChristChurch School and the United States Coast Guard Academy; aviator's flight log and flight journal, 1929-1930, recording Scott's activities as a pilot; a physical exam for flying; a bank deposit slip; calling cards; and an address book.

Aviator's flight log book, 1929-1930. 3 28 Aviator's journal, 1930. 3 29 General papers, 1924-1925, 1930-1931. 3 30 Address books and calling cards, no date. 3 31 Series IV: General papers. 3 Extent: 1 box.

General papers contain Coast Guard papers including a list of officers, Naval Yard pass, and court case papers; drawings including a sketch of Johnny Scott; excerpts from Flavius Vegetius' De Re Militari (On The Rules of War); Scott family photographs; postcards; and general papers including lists, poems, and other papers.

Philip Scott--Coast Guard. 3 32 Drawings, etc.. 3 33 Excerpts from Rules of War by Flavius Vegetius. 3 34 Photographs [TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE]. 3 35 Postcards [TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE]. 3 36 General papers. 3 37 Series V: Publications and articles. 4 Extent: 1 box.

Publications and articles include copies of A Vindication of Edmund Randolph, Some Observations on Political Parties in Virginia, and Virginia Principles owned by W. W. Scott (1845-1929) and including his annotations; brochures for Scott's History of Orange County, Va.; a copy of Shakespeare's The Merry Wives of Windsor; Constitution and By-laws of the United States Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association; Digest of Important General Game and Fish Laws of Michigan; and Rules for the St. Mary's River. Also included are articles on the Coast Guard and Prohibition.

A Vindication of Edmund Randolph edited by P. V. Daniel. 4 1 Brochures for W. W. Scott's History of Orange County, Va. 4 2 Some Observations on Political Parties in Virginia by Hudsdon Cary. 4 3 Virginia Principles by Lyon G. Tyler. 4 4 The Merry Wives of Windsor. 4 5 Constitution and By-laws of the United States Coast Guard Academy Alumni Association. 4 6 Digest of Important General Game and Fish Laws of Michigan. 4 7 Constitution and By-laws of the Rotary Club (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan). 4 8 Rules for the St. Mary's River. 4 9 Articles, 1924-1926 circa. 4 10