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Ives Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Ledgers, letters, receipts, and other material, circa 1850s to 1910, related to the Ives family of Falls Church, Virginia. Includes ledgers of S.S. Ives' business in Falls Church where he made and repaired items for wagons and carts. His customers included African-Americans. Also includes correspondence between members of the Ives family. There are also political materials, receipts, account books, and other materials.
This series includes correspondence between Albert and Dora Ives, as well as friends and family to the Ives family. Subject matter includes courtship, family affairs, and local business.
Courtship letters where Albert also writes of church and farming.
Courtship letters where Dora also mentions horseback riding. She is Mrs. Albert Ives by March 1869.
Ardent courtship letters. Albert is ill in January 1858. Valentine cards are mentioned in February.
Letters about friendship; ambiguous intimate relationship between women. Letters from a friend, Minnie, mostly from Washington City, in which Minnie sometimes appears to express romantic feelings for Dora. February 6th, 1868 from Washington, D.C.: "Last evening we went to General Grant's reception. " Springvale Va, September 29th: "I have told you before my "true love," __ how much I think of you, for all you hurt my feelings dreadfully coming from Vienna I saw nothing improper in riding home with your family, and it was only because I wanted to be with you that I did so, I shall never give you the chance again dear girl I have forgiven you for it now, and shall never alude to it again." Later letters discuss pending marriages of both women and birth of Dora's child.
Letters about family news, business requests, land sale negation and October 24, 1917 postcard "You have been appointed Judge of Election at Falls Church Prec't Nov 6 – 1917."
Letters about family affairs and updates from friends, some about a recent move. Many letters are difficult to read.
Scope and ContentsTtravel writing (U.S. West), government correspondence.
Wedding invitations, souvenir postcards from northeastern U.S.
Financial ledgers, receipts, and account keeping of wagon-making business.
Ledgers from wagon-making business.
Popular medicine, grocery receipts.
Ledger of supplies for local wagon-making business, local republican politics, banking.
Advertisements: references made to prohibition in promotional letter from The Hayner Distilling Co. (1916); racist cartoon used in advertisement for Republic Paint & Lead Works Petro-carbonite ("The black that can't come off").
2 bank slips.
Tax forms.
Certificate of shares, membership card, sketch, and newspaper clippings.
Membership card for Independent Order of Oddfellows for C.J. Ives, 1950; certificate of common shares (5) for W.E. Tillotson Manufacturing Company, 1920; commemorative Coast and Geodetic Survey stamps, circa 1957.
Sketch of house with spiritual essay written on back.