<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Letter-Maria-to-Elizabeth-Ewell</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Maria, Letter to Elizabeth Ewell</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Maria to Elizabeth Ewell Letter <num>SC 01106</num></titleproper><author>Finding Aid Authors: Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist.</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2014-04-30</date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-05-15 12:20:22 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>The collection description/finding aid is written in <language encodinganalog="041" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Maria to Elizabeth Ewell Letter</unittitle>
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      <persname source="lcnaf">Ewell, Elizabeth S., 1814-</persname>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1859/1859">1859 October 30</unitdate>
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    <head>Biographical Information:</head>
<p>Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <extref xlink:href="http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Elizabeth_S._Ewell" xlink:title="Elizabeth S. Ewell"/>.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Acquisition Information:</head>
<p>Acc. 2014.074 was received by Special Collections prior to 2007.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <custodhist id="aspace_a75b75dfd88a59f6090acb7f99bc04b5">
    <head>Custodial History:</head>
<p>This letter was previously part of the College Papers Collection (UA 14).</p>  </custodhist>
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<p>Accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in April 2014.</p>  </processinfo>
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<p>Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
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<p>Collection is open to all researchers.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation:</head>
<p>Letter, Maria to Elizabeth Ewell, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
  <relatedmaterial id="aspace_a43e0b1bd27e41cd772b7700501d3238">
    <head>Related Materials:</head>
<p>Benjamin Stoddert Ewell Papers (Mss. 39.1 Ew3).</p>  </relatedmaterial>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>Letter, 1859 October 30, from someone named Maria to Elizabeth S. Ewell, daughter of College of William and Mary president Benjamin S. Ewell. In the letter, the author writes about life in Williamsburg, Virginia, the engagements of local men including professor Edwin Taliaferro to Bland Tucker, the Williamsburg Female Academy, and the loss of George T. Wilmer as rector of Bruton Parish Church.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <genreform source="aat">Letters (correspondence)</genreform>
    <geogname source="lcsh">Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century</geogname>
    <subject source="local">Women--Virginia--Social life and customs</subject>
    <corpname source="lcsh">Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)</corpname>
    <corpname source="local">Williamsburg Female Academy (Williamsburg, Va)</corpname>
    <persname source="local">Taliaferro, Edwin</persname>
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