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Finding aid created by Emily Eklund, 2009 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Gregory Family Papers, 1829-1920 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2008.138

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Gregory Family Papers 1829-19201880-1900 01/Mss. Acc. 2008.138 0.30 The papers are in: English The Gregory Family Papers follow the family of Virginia Governor John Munford Gregory and wife Amanda Wallace through three generations with letters dating from the 1820’s to the 1920’s.  Most items are letters between family members and grant insight into the daily activities and concerns of the Gregory family.  The collection also includes correspondence between members of the Gregory family and other acquaintances, including members of the John Tyler family.  While most letters are of a personal nature, some also touch on the issues of politics, education, religion, and agriculture.  The collection is rich in genealogical information on the Gregory family and related Croshaw, Graves, West, and White families, as well as history of the family’s war involvement.  In addition to letters, the collection includes newspaper articles, family documents, and two diaries kept by John M. Gregory’s daughter, Mattie Galbraith, in the late 1870’s.  There are also seven cased images of members of the Gregory Family, including Amanda Wallace Gregory, Amanda's sister (Elizabeth Christie Powell), William Wallace Gregory, and Mary "Mollie" Gregory. Galbraith, Martha, 1851 - 1924Gregory, Evelyn "Eva", circa 1840Gregory, John M. II, 1804-1884Gregory, John M. III, circa 1840Gregory, Martha "Amanda", 1809 - 1894 arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

 Conditions Governing Use

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.

 Preferred Citation

Gregory Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center from Letitia Gregory Galbraith Machado on 12/16/2008.

 Processing Information

Accessioned and processed by Susan Riggs and Emily Eklund.

 Biographical Note

Martha "Mattie" Gregory was born in Charles City County in 1851 to Judge John Munford Gregory and Amanda Wallace Gregory.  In 1879, she married Robert Davidson Galbraith and relocated to Spartanburg, SC.  She and her husband had five children, though only two (Letitia "Letty" Gregory Galbraith and John Munford Gregory "Greg" Galbraith) survived to adulthood.  Mattie Galbraith died in 1924.

 Scope and Contents

The Gregory Family Papers follow the family of Virginia Governor John Munford Gregory and wife Amanda Wallace through three generations with letters dating from the 1820’s to the 1920’s.  Most items are letters between family members and grant insight into the daily activities and concerns of the Gregory family.  The collection also includes correspondence between members of the Gregory family and other acquaintances, including members of the John Tyler family.  While most letters are of a personal nature, some also touch on the issues of politics, education, religion, and agriculture.  The collection is rich in genealogical information on the Gregory family and related Croshaw, Graves, West, and White families, as well as history of the family’s war involvement.  In addition to letters, the collection includes newspaper articles, family documents, and two diaries kept by John M. Gregory’s daughter, Mattie Galbraith, in the late 1870’s.  There are also seven cased images of members of the Gregory Family, including Amanda Wallace Gregory, Amanda's sister (Elizabeth Christie Powell), William Wallace Gregory, and Mary "Mollie" Gregory.

 Arrangement of Materials

In order by recipient, when applicable, otherwise in order by subject matter. Then, within folder, in chronological order.

 Additional Information Index Terms

This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Family Name: Galbraith family. Gregory family. Genre/Form of Material: Correspondence Diaries Newspapers Geographic Name: Charles City County (Va.)--History--19th century. Virginia--Genealogy Virginia--History--19th century. Occupation: Virginia. Governor (1842-1843 : Gregory) Topical Term: College of William and Mary--History--19th century. College of William and Mary--Students. James City County (Va.)--History--19th century. Legal documents. Suisun (Calif.)--History. United States--Politics and government--1865-1900. Women--Virginia--Social life and customs. Detailed Description of the Collection Correspondence id56794 1829-1920 Letters to Letty Galbraith id56803 1893-1920 1 Letters to Mattie Galbraith id56805 1884-1918 2 Letters to Robert Davidson Galbraith id56807 1879-1892 3 Letters to Amanda Wallace Gregory id56808 1829-1894 4 Letters to John M. Gregory id56809 1843-1883 5 Letters to Letty Gregory id56810 1873-1902 6 Letters to Other (or Unidentified) Gregory Family Members id56811 1869-1909 7 Lettters to Thomas and William Wallace id56812 1832-1833 8 Genealogical Notes id56796 id57011 9 Gregory Family Documents id56797 1847-1907 id57012 10 Gregory Family Deaths id56798 1884-1903 id57013 11 Newspaper Articles id56799 1903-1904 id57014 12 Diaries of Mattie Gregory Galbraith id56929 1876-1881 Mattie Gregory Galbraith Diary id56930 1876-1878 13 Mattie Gregory Galbraith Diary id56931 1878-1881 14 Photographs id57010 Gregory Family Photographs id57015 1856-1870 15