Special Collections Research Center
Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones Papers
Mss. 80 J72
/repositories/2/resources/9023
4.75 Linear Feet
1951-1981
English
Biographical Information:
Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones (1925-2006) received her B.A. from Farmville Teacher's College (now Longwood University), and her M.A. from William & Mary. She was a teacher at Smithfield High School, Mathew Whaley School and James Blair High School in Williamsburg, and served as an adminstrator at the Gloucester County Day School (now Ware Academy). She was active in the APVA and a member of the Susan Constant Committee of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America.
Jones, with Francis Butler Simkins, Professor of History at Longwood College and Sidman P. Poole of the Univerity of Virginia co-authored a textbook which was adopted for the use of Virginia seventh grade students. The textbook was Virginia: History, Government, Geography. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Acquisition Information:
Gifts in 1980 and 1997.
Conditions Governing Use:
To be used only with the permission of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Librarian. Thereafter, before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Conditions Governing Access:
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.
Preferred Citation:
Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William & Mary.
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1951-1976, of Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones concerning the state-commissioned elementary school textbook, "Virginia: History, Government, Geography" (New York: Scribner, 1957), which Hunnicutt Jones co-authored. Used in 7th-grade instruction, this textbook aided in the dissemination of the pro-Confederacy "Lost Cause" ideology.
Includes correspondence with Earl Gregg Swem, Francis Butler Simkins and others, as well as typescripts, revisions and galley proofs.
Addition 1997.28A consists of the correspondence of Jones with Ludwell Lee Montague; and papers relating to the history of Gloucester County, Virginia, especially the correspondence of the Gloucester County Bicentennial Celebration Committee and a manuscript by Jones about Harriotte Lee Taliaferro Montague.
Related Materials
Simkins, Francis Butler. Virginia: History, Government, Geography [by] Francis Butler Simkins, Spotswood Hunnicutt [and] Sidman P. Poole. New York: Scribner, 1957. Swem Library Stacks F226 .S5
See: https://wm-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/3gli40/01COWM_WM_ALMA21576340630003196
Correspondence
Virginia--History
Gloucester County (Va.)--History--20th century
Textbooks
Education -- Political aspects -- United States
History -- Textbooks
Lost Cause mythology
Neo-Confederacy movements
Gloucester County Bicentennial Celebration Committee (Va.)
Montague, Harriotte Lee Taliaferro
Series 1: Mss. 80 J72id61895/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387331951-1967Scope and ContentsPapers of Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones concerning elementary school textbook, "Virginia: History, Government, Geography" (New York: Scribner, 1957). Includes correspondence with Earl Gregg Swem and Francis Butler Simkins as well as typescripts, revisions and galley proofs.
Box 1id181780/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387351Letters from Earl Gregg Swem, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Spotswoor Hunnicutt Jones, Storrs, Conn. and Cambridge, Massachussets.id181781/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387651954-195511Scope and Contents1954 July 9- 1955 August 18. 9 items.
Letters from Earl Gregg Swem, Williamsburg, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicut Jones, Williamsburg, Virginiaid181787/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387661955-196012Scope and Contents1955 October 14 - 1960 January 9. Also letters from F.J. Barnes II (October 14 1955 and undated) and Ray E. Reid, Assistant Superintendent of Public Instruction (undated) concerning "Virginia: History, Geography and Government- Suggested Outline- Grade 7." 9 items.
Letters from Earl Gregg Swem, Williamsburg, Virginia, to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Williamsburg and Gloucester, Virginiaid181791/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387671960-196213Scope and Contents1960 April 5 - 1962 December 3 . 7 items.
Letters from Earl Gregg Swem, Loisville, Kentucky to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Gloucester, Virginia.id181793/repositories/2/archival_objects/438768196314Scope and Contents11 items.
Letters from Earl Gregg Swem, Louisville, Kentucky to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Williamsburg, Virginiaid181796/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387691964 and undated15Scope and Contents6 items.
Letters of Introduction from Earl Gregg Swem for Spotswood Hunnicutt Jonesid181799/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387701957, 196016Scope and Contents1957 May 31, 1960 November 18, and undated 3 items.
Letter from Earl Gregg Swem to Mr. H.H. Harris, Virginia Departmnet of Highwaysid181802/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387711961 October 1817Scope and Contents1 item.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Gloucester, Virginiaid181804/repositories/2/archival_objects/438772195118Scope and Contents7 items.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181807/repositories/2/archival_objects/438773195219Scope and Contents16 items.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181810/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387741953110Scope and Contents32 items.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181811/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387751954111Scope and Contents18 items.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181813/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387761955112Scope and Contents8 items.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181814/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387771956113Scope and Contents11 items.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181816/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387781957114Scope and Contents15 items.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181818/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387791958115Scope and Contents4 items.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181820/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387801959 April 3116Scope and Contents1 item.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181821/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387811960117Scope and Contents3 items.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181823/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387821961118Scope and Contents11 items.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181824/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387831962119Scope and Contents12 items.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181825/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387841963120Scope and Contents21 items.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181827/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387851964121Scope and Contents20 items.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181828/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387861965122Scope and Contents9 items.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181829/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387871966123Scope and Contents2 items.
Letters from Francis Butler Simkins, Farmville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Glouster, Virginiaid181831/repositories/2/archival_objects/438788undated124Scope and Contents1 item.
Letters from Earl Gregg Swem, Williamsburg, Virginia to Mrs. N. Snowden Hopkins, Nuttall, Virginiaid181833/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387891940125Scope and Contents2 items.
Box 2id181834/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387362Letters from Mr. C.T. Board, editor at Charles Scribner's Sonsid181869/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387901951 April 30- 1954 June 821Scope and Contents69 items. Also miscellany concerning Virginia: History, Government, and Geography.
Letters from staff members, Charles Scribners' Sons, to Miss Spotswood Hunnicuttid181872/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387911953-195722Scope and Contents27 items.
Letters from staff members, Charles Sceibners' Sons to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jonesid181874/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387921961-196223Scope and Contents1961 December 21 - 1962 December 13 15 items.
Correspondece between Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones and staff members, Charles Scribners' Sonsid181876/repositories/2/archival_objects/438793196324Scope and Contents41 items.
Letter from Paul Millane, Charles Scribners' Sons, New York, N.T. to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, "Sussex", Gloucester, Virginiaid181877/repositories/2/archival_objects/438794196425Scope and Contents1 item.
Letters from staff members, Charles Scribners' Sons to Mrs. Spotswood Hunnicutt Jonesid181878/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387951967-196926Scope and Contents48 items.
Letter from Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Executive Committee, APVA, to Charles Scribners' Sonsid181879/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387961976 May 2027Scope and Contents2 items.
Royalty reports from Charles Scribners' Sons; Bank slips from Bank of Gloucester and miscelllaneous invoices from Charles Scribners' Sonsid181886/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387971961-197228Scope and Contents1961 August 1- 1972 January 31; 1964 November 28 - 1972 September 21. 131 items.
Royalty report from Charles Scribners' Sonsid181888/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387981975 July 3129Scope and Contents1 item.
Letters from Mildred J. Chambers, New York, N.Y. to Mrs. Catesby G. Jones, Jr., Gloucester, Virginiaid181889/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387991961-1962210Scope and Contents1961 November 30 - 1962 May 18. 8 items.
Letters from Sidman P. Poole, chairman, School of Geography, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia and Mrs. Poole to Spotswood Hunnicutt, Williamsburg, Virginiaid181893/repositories/2/archival_objects/4388001951-1968211Scope and Contents8 items.
Correspondence of Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Gloucester, Virginia with Rachel S. Pool, Charlottesville, Virginia concerning revision and royalties of Virginia: History, Government, and Geographyid181896/repositories/2/archival_objects/4388011968212Scope and Contents1968 March 15 - May 6 2 items.
Correspondece, business and personal, of Spotswood Hunnicuttid181898/repositories/2/archival_objects/4388021951-1953213Scope and Contents1951 July 8 - 1953 November 28 and undated 18 items.
Correspondence primarily concerning Virginia: History, Government, and Geography including correspondence with the State Board of Educationid181901/repositories/2/archival_objects/4388031953-1954214Scope and Contents7 items.
Information and correspondece pertaining to Virginia: History, Government, and Geographyid181903/repositories/2/archival_objects/4388041968-1969215Scope and Contents10 items.
Correspondence of Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones with Mrs. F.B. Simkinsid181905/repositories/2/archival_objects/4388051968 May 6216Scope and Contents4 items.
Letter from Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones to Mrs. Graydon expressing thanks for receiving Francis Butler Simkins (1897-1966), Historian of the Southid181908/repositories/2/archival_objects/438806undated217Scope and Contents1 item.
Letter from Lena Barksdale, Charlottesville, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt, Williamsburg, Virginiaid181910/repositories/2/archival_objects/4388071954 May 9218Scope and Contents1 item.
Letters concerning factual errors in Virginia: History, Government, Geographyid181912/repositories/2/archival_objects/4388081957-1967219Scope and Contents1957 September 7 - 1967 May 29 30 items.
Letters of recommendation for Spotswood Hunnicuttid181914/repositories/2/archival_objects/4388091947-1954220Scope and Contents1947 March 11 - 1954 May 7 21 items.
Letters from Daniel A. Cannaday, Radford, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt, Williamsburg, Virginiaid181915/repositories/2/archival_objects/4388101957 September 12221Scope and Contents1 item.
Letter from Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones to Dr. Wilcombe E. Washburn, The Simthsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.id181916/repositories/2/archival_objects/4388111961-1962222Scope and Contents1961 November 23 - 1962 January 18 4 items. Also includes pronunciation key for Native American tribal names.
Letter from James A. Services, Librarian, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Gloucester, Virginiaid181917/repositories/2/archival_objects/4388121963 April 4223Scope and Contents1 item.
Letter from Earl Gregg Swem to Mrs. Selina L. Hopkins, Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones and "Colonel"id181919/repositories/2/archival_objects/4388131959-1963224Scope and Contents1959 May 12- 1963 March 12 1 item.
Correspondence of Spotswood Hunnicutt Jonesid181921/repositories/2/archival_objects/4388141963225Scope and Contents13 items.
Letters from Fred R. Eichelman, Salem, Virginia to Mrs. Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Gloucester, Virginiaid181925/repositories/2/archival_objects/4388151974226Scope and Contents1974 August 22- 1974 September 17 8 items. Also three newspaper clippings, undated about schoolbook policy change and Nelson Bond, a Roanoke author
Information on the State Seal of Virginiaid181926/repositories/2/archival_objects/438816undated227Scope and Contents1 item.
Revisions of Virginia: History, Government, Geography including correspondence with Francis Long, editor, School Department at Charles Scribners' Sonsid181927/repositories/2/archival_objects/438817undated228Revisions of Virginia: History, Government, Geography. Includes some "new material" about the state flag, state seal, a glossary and an indexid181928/repositories/2/archival_objects/438818undated229Proposed changes for revision of Virginia: History, Government, Geographyid181929/repositories/2/archival_objects/438819undated230Two copies of Chapter 1: "The Sand Awaiting Settlement," correspondence with Charles Scribners' Sons Publishers, one copy of Chapter 11, description of Chapter XXVI, brief summary of comments submitted by staff of Elementary Education regarding 7th grade historyid181931/repositories/2/archival_objects/438820undated231Scope and Contents7 items.
"What's Wrong with Virginia History Textbooks" by Marvin W. Schlegal, Professor of History, Norfolk State College.id181934/repositories/2/archival_objects/438821undated232Scope and Contents1 item.
Reports on William Byrd II and Andrew Lewisid181936/repositories/2/archival_objects/438822undated233Scope and Contents1 item.
Outlines of content of Virginia: History, Government, Geographyid181938/repositories/2/archival_objects/438823undated234Scope and Contents11 items.
"The Teaching of Virginia and Local History and Government in Public Schools: Report of the Comission to Study the Curricula and the Teaching of Certain Matters in the Secondary Schools to the Governor and the General Assemble of Virginia" and "The Miller School Plan for Teaching the History of Virginia"id181940/repositories/2/archival_objects/438824undated235Scope and Contents2 items.
Newspaper clippings concerning death of F.B. Simkins, publication of textbook and pictures of Spotswood Hunnicutt Jonesid181942/repositories/2/archival_objects/438825undated236Scope and Contents7 items.
Box 3id181836/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387373Typescripts of Virginia: History, Government, Geography Chapters I-IV, VI-VIII, X, XVIid181943/repositories/2/archival_objects/438826undated31Typescripts of Virginia: History, Government, Geography Chapters XVII-XXI, XXIII-XXXIX, XL, XLVIid181946/repositories/2/archival_objects/438827undated32Typescripts of Virginia: History, Government, Geography Chapters I-XVid181948/repositories/2/archival_objects/438828undated33Typescripts of Virginia: History, Government, Geography Chapters XVI-XXXid181949/repositories/2/archival_objects/438829undated34Order of events for musical program celebrating the 350th anniversary of Virginia. Also "William B. Bankhead and the New Deal"id181953/repositories/2/archival_objects/438830undated35Scope and Contents2 items.
Typescripts of Virginia: History, Government, Geography Chapters II, III, VI, XLIX, XLVIIIid181955/repositories/2/archival_objects/438831undated36Comments for revision of typescripts of Virginia: History, Government, Geography Chapters I-XIVid181957/repositories/2/archival_objects/438832undated37Comments for revision of typescripts of Virginia: History, Government, Geography Chapters XV-XLid181960/repositories/2/archival_objects/438833undated38Printed version of Virginia: History, Government, Geography Chapters 5-23id181962/repositories/2/archival_objects/438834undated39Printed version of Virginia: History, Government, Geography Chapters 24-48id181964/repositories/2/archival_objects/438835undated310Galley proofs of Virginia: History, Government, Geography Chapters 1, 2, and 4. Also "Division of Virginia Into Two States" and the title page, table of contents and acknowledgemnetsid181965/repositories/2/archival_objects/438836undated311Box 4id181837/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387384Galley proofs of Virginia: History, Government, Geography Chapters 35-43id183048/repositories/2/archival_objects/438837undated41Scope and ContentsAlso Appendix I, II, III and Index.
Typescripts of Virginia: History, Government, Geography. Chapters I-IV, XI-XIVid183049/repositories/2/archival_objects/438838undated42Scope and ContentsAlso activities for chapter 1.
Typescripts of Virginia: History, Government, Geography . Chapters XXIV-XXVI, XXXII, XXXV, XXXVI.id183050/repositories/2/archival_objects/438839undated43Typescripts of Virginia: History, Government, Geography. Chapters XXXVII-XXXIX, XLII-XLVI.id183052/repositories/2/archival_objects/438840undated44Typescripts of Virginia: History, Government, Geography. Chapters 2-13.id183051/repositories/2/archival_objects/438841undated45Typescripts of Virginia: History, Government, Geography. CHapters 4-10, 13.id183053/repositories/2/archival_objects/438842undated46Typescripts of Virginia: History, Government, Geography. Chapters 13-27.id183054/repositories/2/archival_objects/438843undated47Typescripts of Virginia: History, Government, Geography. Chapters 28-43.id183055/repositories/2/archival_objects/438844undated48Typescripts of Virginia: History, Government, Geography. Chapters 24-27, 30-43.id183056/repositories/2/archival_objects/438845undated49Revised typescript of "The Land Awaiting Settlement" (Chapter 11) from Virginia: History, Government, Geography.id183057/repositories/2/archival_objects/438846undated410Series 2: Addition (Mss. Acc. 1997.28a)id61896/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387341961-1981Scope and ContentsCorrespondence of Jones with Ludwell Lee Montague; and papers relating to the history of Gloucester County, Virginia, especially the correspondence of the Gloucester County Bicentennial Celebration Committee and a manuscript by Jones about Harriotte Lee Taliaferro Montague. Folder list on pdf inventory.
Calendar of the Bicentennial of the United States Constitutionid183074/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387641787-1987Manuscripts Oversize Box 2226Box 5/repositories/2/archival_objects/498106English5Biographical sketch of Colonel Ludwell Lee Montague. Letters from Ludwell Lee Montague to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jonesid181841/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387391961-19655Folder 1Letters from Ludwell Lee Montague to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones and W.E. Belvinid181844/repositories/2/archival_objects/43874019665Folder 2Letters from Ludwell Lee Montague to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jonesid181845/repositories/2/archival_objects/43874119675Folder 3Letters from Ludwell Lee Montague to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jonesid181847/repositories/2/archival_objects/43874219695Folder 4Letters from Ludwell Lee Montague to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, Mrs. J.W. Streagle, Allen M. Perkins, Jr., William De Hardit, John Warren Cooke and the Glouceter Historical Committeeid181851/repositories/2/archival_objects/43874319705Folder 5Scope and Contents1970 January-May
Letters from Ludwell Lee Montague to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, John Warren Cooke, Mrs. William M. De Hardit, and James W. Moody, Jr.id181853/repositories/2/archival_objects/43874419705Folder 6Scope and Contents1970 June-December
Letters from Ludwell Lee Montague to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones, James W. Moody, and William De Harditid181862/repositories/2/archival_objects/43874519715Folder 7Scope and Contents1971 January- June
Letters from Ludwell Lee Montague to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones and Melvin Hoggeid181864/repositories/2/archival_objects/43874619715Folder 8Scope and Contents1971 July- December
Letters from Ludwell Lee Montague to Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones and W.E. Belvinid181866/repositories/2/archival_objects/43874719725Folder 9Cemetery Study Questionaireid183058/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387481987 April 205Folder 10Scope and Contents1989 (3 copies) William M. Field to Editor, Gazette-Journal re. an archeological investigation at Old Ware Church site.
The Bicentennial of the American Revolution Papersid183059/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387491971-19725Folder 11Gloucester Tokenid183060/repositories/2/archival_objects/438750undated5Folder 12Powhatan's Chimneyid183061/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387511971 August 55Folder 13Scope and ContentsResearch report by Ludwell Lee Montague
Gift scrapbook of Mrs. Harriotte Lee Taliaferro Montague (mother of Col. Ludwell Lee Montague).id183062/repositories/2/archival_objects/438752undated5Folder 14Book review of Gloucester County in the Civil Warid183063/repositories/2/archival_objects/438753undated5Folder 15Colonial vestriesid183064/repositories/2/archival_objects/438754undated5Folder 16Gloucester County Historical Committee correspondence, chiefly between Ludwell Lee Montague and Spotswood Hunnicutt Jonesid183065/repositories/2/archival_objects/4387551969-19715Folder 17Public Information meetingsid183066/repositories/2/archival_objects/43875619815Folder 18Gloucester Bicentennial Celebration correspondenceid183067/repositories/2/archival_objects/438757undated5Folder 19Box 6/repositories/2/archival_objects/498107English6Gloucester Bicentennial Celebration correspondenceid183068/repositories/2/archival_objects/438758undated6Folder 20Gloucester Bicentennial Celebration correspondenceid183069/repositories/2/archival_objects/438759undated6Folder 21Gloucester Bicentennial Celebration correspondenceid183070/repositories/2/archival_objects/438760undated6Folder 22Gloucester Bicentennial Celebration correspondenceid183071/repositories/2/archival_objects/438761undated6Folder 23Gloucester Bicentennial Celebration correspondenceid183072/repositories/2/archival_objects/438762undated6Folder 24Manuscript about Harriotte Lee Taliaferro Montague by Spotswood Hunnicutt Jones along with a letter to her from Jon Kukla, Assistant Director for Publications, Virginia State Libraryid183073/repositories/2/archival_objects/438763undated6Folder 25