The Capital Club of Williamsburg (formerly named the Middle Plantation Club of Williamsburg) was begun by Rawls Byrd in 1966. The club was composed of men approaching or at retirement age and its purpose was to promote sociability, good fellowship and recreational activities. The organization's name was changed in 2020.
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Capital Club of Williamsburg Records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries
Records of the Capital Club of Williamsburg (formerly named the Middle Plantation Club of Williamsburg), which was founded by Rawls Byrd in 1966. The collection includes organizational histories, membership directories and rosters, meeting minutes, scrapbooks of club events, and other material.
The collection is arranged in order of incoming accessions.
Records of the Middle Plantation Club of Williamsburg, Virginia, begun by Rawls Byrd in 1966, which include histories, yearbooks from the 1966 to the 1970s, minutes from 1966-1970, rosters from 1967 to 1980, directories through 1992 and records of the annual Christmas party, 1974-1983.
Directories of the Middle Plantation Club.
Membership Directory of the Middle Plantation Club.
Membership Directory of the Middle Plantation Club.
Membership Directory of the Middle Plantation Club.
Middle Plantation Directory for 2009.
Contains list of members of the Middle Plantation club with short biographies, club history, traditions, bylaws, and list of programs completed in 2011.
This series contains membership directories, meeting minutes, correspondence, and other material related to the Middle Plantation Club, a civic organization based in Williamsburg, Virginia. Also included are financial records of the organization as well as scrapbooks and photo albums of people and events related to the organization. Most of the financial records, scrapbooks, correspondence, and minutes are from the 1980s while the directories are from 1974-2014.
Contains a copy of the 2015 membership directory of the Middle Plantation Club.
Members' directory for 2019, includes names, addresses and brief biographies.
Digital Administrative records for the Capital Club of Williamsburg from 2020-2025. Physical copies of the the 2020-2025 Membership Directories.
Titled "The Middle Plantation Club." All other volumes after have the name "The Capital Club."