<?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">Virginia-B-Haughwout-Papers</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Haughwout, Virginia B.</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Virginia B. Haughwout Papers <num>Mss. Acc. 1997.17</num></titleproper><author>Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.</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>2007-06-08</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>2026-05-13 20:00:50 -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>Virginia B. Haughwout Papers</unittitle>
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      <persname source="lcnaf">Haughwout, Virginia B.</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1.00 Linear Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1951/1955" type="inclusive">1951-1955</unitdate>
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    <head>Biographical Information:</head>
<p>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/Virginia_B._Haughwout" xlink:title="Virginia B. Haughwout"/>.</p>  </bioghist>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_8d49619f1fa449672426eae39397b7ec">
    <head>Acquisition Information:</head>
<p>Gift: ca. 75 items, 11 April 1997.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use:</head>
<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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    <head>Conditions Governing Access:</head>
<p>Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_3b98538cafe712d2818f47aa47b3642c">
    <head>Preferred Citation:</head>
<p>Virginia B. Haughwout Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Arrangement of Materials:</head>
<p>Organization: This collection is arranged into 3 series. Series 1 contains papers; Series 2 contains architectural drawings; and Series 3 contains photographs. Arrangement: This collection is arranged chronologically.</p>  </arrangement>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>Correspondence and legal papers, 1951-1955, of Mrs. Virginia B. Haughwout of Williamsburg, Virginia, about the construction of a "Virginia Gazette" building on her property on the Duke of Gloucester Street. Correspondence is chiefly with her lawyer Robert T. Armistead and Kenneth Chorley, President of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Includes memorandum of argument on behalf of Colonial Williamsburg, Inc., prepared by the firm of Hunton, Williams, Gay, Moore and Powell, 6 June 1955, entitled "Virginia B. Haughwout v. Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Williamsburg, Virginia." Also includes architectural drawings and photographs.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <genreform source="aat">Design drawings</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Photographs</genreform>
    <geogname source="lcsh">Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century</geogname>
    <subject source="lcsh">Legal documents</subject>
    <corpname source="local">Colonial Williamsburg Foundation</corpname>
    <corpname source="lcsh">Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.)</corpname>
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