Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society Archives
401 Redford StreetFarmville, Virginia 23909
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Benedict Chatelain
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.
Ownership and Custodial History
This collection was donated to the Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society by Marie Blanton, a relative of Anne Chamberlayne, in the early 2000s.
Biographical sketch
Anne Atkinson was born in Charlotte County, Virginia in 1877 at Gravel Hill Plantation, the home of her maternal grandfather, George C. Hannah. Her parents were Reverend William Robert Atkinson and Lucy Hannah Atkinson. Her father, a graduate of Columbia Theological Seminary in South Carolina and of the University of Virginia, was both a teacher and a Presbyterian minister. He was a professor at the Peace Institute (now William Peace University) from 1875 to 1878, was principal at the Charlotte Female Institute (now Queens University of Charlotte) from 1878 to 1890, and in 1890, he founded the Presbyterian College for Women in Columbia, S.C. Anne Atkinson studied music at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, Maryland and was an accomplished pianist. It was at the Peabody Conservatory that she met the German composer, and former student of Franz Liszt, Richard Burmeister. In 1899, Atkinson and Burmeister were married and subsequently moved to Dresden, Germany where both she and her husband performed extensively. In 1911, Anne Atkinson Burmeister returned to the United States with her daughter, Wilhelmina and in 1912 she performed a recital at the White House for President Taft. After divorcing Richard Burmeister, Anne remarried in 1915, to Robert Scott Chamberlayne, who owned and operated a tobacco business in Phenix, Virginia. Anne Atkinson Chamberlayne was a charter member of the Charlotte County Equal Suffrage League and served on their publications committee. In 1921, she ran for a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, one of the first women in the state to run for statewide office. Anne Atkinson Chamberlayne was also a charter member in the founding of the Charlotte County branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. In 1936, she moved to Farmville where she continued to teach piano until her retirement. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Huguenot Society, and the Virginia Historical Society. Anne Atkinson Chamberlayne was also an avid genealogist who, among other projects, spearheaded a comprehensive census of tombstones in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Anne Atkinson Burmeister Chamberlayne died in 1968 and is buried in Cub Creek Cemetery in Charlotte County, Virginia.
Scope and content
This collection, which dates from 1742 to 1963, consists of correspondence, land grants, wills, family histories, and genealogical notes related primarily to the Baldwin, Hannah, Wyllie, Blanton, and Spraggins families.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Almond, J. Lindsay (James Lindsay), 1898-1986.
- Baldwin family.
- Burmeister, Richard, 1860-1944.
- Chamberlayne, Anne Atkinson Burmeister, 1876-1968.
- Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953.
- Hanna family.
- Jennings, John M. (John Melville)
- Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003.
- Women pianists -- United States.
- Women political candidates -- Virginia -- Charlotte Court House.
General Note
This collection is part of the Farmville-Prince Edward Historical Society Archives which are housed at Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Almond, J. Lindsay (James Lindsay), 1898-1986.
- Burmeister, Richard, 1860-1944.
- Chamberlayne, Anne Atkinson Burmeister, 1876-1968.
- Chamberlayne, Anne Atkinson.
- Eggleston, J. D. (Joseph Dupuy), 1867-1953.
- Jennings, John M. (John Melville)
- Thurmond, Strom, 1902-2003.
Container List
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Samuel Baldwin to George Hannah (copy)1 Sheets1840-08-25
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Samuel Baldwin to George Hannah (copy)1 Sheets1841-08-08
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Samuel Baldwin to George Hannah (copy)1 Sheets1843-11-27
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Samuel Baldwin to George Hannah (copy)1 Sheets1845-01-05
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Samuel Baldwin to Ann Spraggins (copy)1 Sheets1842-02-01
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John F. Finerty to Anne Atkinson1 Sheets1907-08-04
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Laura Harlan, White House Social Secretary to Anne Burmeister1 Sheets1912-04-09
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wedding invitation, Winifred Pitts and Joel Morton Hannah1 Sheets1917-09-25
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Ruth ____ to Aunt Mag (Margaret V. Hannah)1 Sheets1918-01-12
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Sergeant K.P. Fletcher, British & Canadian Recruiting Mission to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1918-03-06
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Ida A.R. Wylie to Anne A. Chamberlayne1 Sheets1918-07-17
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Lt. P. Meredith, Canadian Militia, to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1919-08-29
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Gardiner Howland Shaw, Assistant Secretary of State to R.S. Chamberlayne1 Sheets1920-08-03
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Elizabeth Dabney Langhorne Lewis to Anna Chamberlayne1 Sheets1921-10-17
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J. King McLanahan, Jr. to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1921-10-21
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Johnnie Wilkinson, John Randolph High School to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1924-11-12
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M. Sybil Smith to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1929-12-11
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unknown Aunt to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1930-01-16
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Katherine ______ to (Aunt) Anne ChamberlayneMarch 18, 19301 Sheets1930-03-18
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Samuel Hatcher to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1930-03-21
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Redmond Selecman Cole, Gypsy Oil Company to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1930-03-26
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Arch Coleman, Assistant Postmaster General to Mrs. F.X. Barksdale1 Sheets1930-03-29
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Redmond Selecman Cole to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1930-04-06
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Kate H. Balsley to Mrs. Hannah1 Sheets1931-07-16
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Della Faidley to Cousin1 Sheets1935-10-24
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Cornelia B. Scoggin to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1938-10-05
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J.D. Eggleston to Mrs. James Lewis1 Sheets1943-02-17
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Eugene R. Gill to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1943-12-31
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J. Barrye Wall to J.D. Eggleston1 Sheets1944-10-12
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Lucy Walker Morgan to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1945-07-11
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Willie Cardwell Abbott to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1946-01-03
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Mrs. D.B. Evans to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1946-01-11
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Gay ______ to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1946-04-09
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John Cook Wyllie, Curator of Rare Books, Alderman Library to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1946-04-30
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Francis L. Berkeley, Jr. to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1946-05-09
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John D. Guthrie to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1946-05-18
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John Cook Wyllie, Curator of Rare Books, Alderman Library to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1946-05-24
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Unknown to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1946-07-11
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E. Griffith Dodson to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1946-09-25
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Carrie M. Osborne to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1946-12-26
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Dorothy V. Lee to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1948-02-11
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J. Strom Thurmond, Governor of South Carolina, to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1948-08-19
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Anne Chamberlayne to F.F. Hart1 Sheets1948-11-04
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Elizabeth Hicks Hummell to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1950-03-29
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Gina Crawford to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1950-09-16
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Francis L. Berkeley, Jr. to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1950-08-27
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Richard L. Morton to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1950-10-03
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Lelia M. Braxton to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1951-01-13
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Nancy Gaines to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1951-01-19
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William H. Stauffer to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1951-07-09
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Ann Waller Reddy to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1951-10-07
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Mrs. Ralph Catterall to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1951-10-15
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Charles D. McKinney to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1951-12-16
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Robert D. Meade to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1952-05-02
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Egbert H. Womack to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1953-12-07
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Robert T. Lentz to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1954-01-05
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Ann Mason White Carson to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1955-04-05
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Howson Cole to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1955-07-21
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Alexander P. Clark to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1956-02-09
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John Melville Jennings to Mary B. Hopkins1 Sheets1956-04-04
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Lelia M. Braxton to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1957-01-09
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Unknown to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1957-01-14
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John Melville Jennings to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1957-02-13
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Samuel Bemiss to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1957-05-06
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John Melville Jennings to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1957-08-12
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John Cook Wyllie to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1957-10-11
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John Melville Jennings to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1957-12-31
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Lucille Peacock to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1958-07-03
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J. Lindsay Almond, Jr., Governor of Virginia, to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1959-01-22
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H. Clarence Bradshaw to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1959-09-26
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Jeanne Sully West to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1959-09-28
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Billy ______ to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1959-10-05
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Paul B. Barringer, Jr. to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1959-10-09
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Howson W. Cole to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1959-10-19
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Victor C. Barringer to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1959-10-20
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Howson W. Cole to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1959-12-07
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John Melville Jennings to Mrs. Dudley R. West1 Sheets1959-12-11
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John Melville Jennings to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1959-12-11
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John Melville Jennings to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1960-01-27
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G.A. Higgins to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1960-02-01
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Williamina Phillips (daughter) to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1960-02-15
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Virginius Dabney to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1960-03-11
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James J. Kilpatrick to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1960-05-26
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Bee _______ to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1960-07-06
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John Melville Jennings to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1960-08-25
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Mabel B. to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1960-09-01
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Cornelia Bridgers Scoggins to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1960-10-11
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Edwin R. Walker to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1960-11-28
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Rufus Phillips (grandson) to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1960-12-12
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unnamed "Godchild" to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1960-12-17
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unknown to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1961-01-08
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John Melville Jennings to Mary Meares Galt (cc to Anne Chamberlayne)1 Sheets1961-02-21
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John Melville Jennings to Patty Rose Boatwright (cc to Anne Chamberlayne)1 Sheets1961-03-07
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Irene Burwell Whitehead Marshall to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1961-03-14
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Charles C. Justice to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1961-03-14
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Thomas Wheeldon, M.D. to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1961-07-05
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Rena Harrell to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1961-07-13
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John Melville Jennings to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1961-07-14
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Rena Harrell to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1961-07-21
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Irene M. Bality to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1961-08-09
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Anne B. Daniel to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1961-08-14
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Edith F. Vache to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1961-09-03
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John Melville Jennings to Mabel Oliver Bellwood (cc to Anne Chamberlayne)1 Sheets1961-09-08
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John Melville Jennings to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1961-09-13
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Page ______ to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1961-09-21
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Ruth Bruce to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1962-09-26
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Francis Butler Simkins to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-03-01
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John Melville Jennings to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-03-04
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Howson W. Cole to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-04-11
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Frank Nat Watkins to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-04-17
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Rena Harrell to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-04-30
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John D. Spragins to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-05-12
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Robert M. Friend to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-05-15
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Victor C. Barringer to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-05-15
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Mary Fitzhugh Spragins to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-06-22
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John Spragins to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-06-25
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A.W. McAlister, Jr. to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-07-01
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Howson W. Cole to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-07-08
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Paul L. Grier to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-08-02
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Anne M. Hiner to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-08-19
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Virginia Atkinson Townsend to Mrs. J.S. Land1 Sheets1963-08-26
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Elizabeth Grainger to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-10-23
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Frances Matthews to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-10-25
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Howson W. Cole to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-11-05
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Rena Harrell to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-11-13
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Margaret Eggleston to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-11-25
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W. Lucas Gaillard to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-12-10
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J. Neil Arrington to Anne Chamberlayne1 Sheets1963-12-17
- Still Image [1000523806] Binder: HS-01 012.001
Marion Alexander Haskell. Taken at Hennies Photography Studio, Main Street, Columbia, S.C.1 Photographic Prints cabinet card, b&w 6.25"x4.25"
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Grandpa (likely George C. Hannah). Taken at N.H. Busey Photographic Art Gallery, Baltimore, M.D.1 Photographic Prints cabinet card, b&w 5.5"x3.5"
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Father and six sons1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3"x3.5"ca. 1906
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Unidentified family photograph1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 2.25"x3.5"
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Unidentified group of men standing on courthouse lawn1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 5"x7"
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J. Lindsay Almond on stage giving speech1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 5.25"x4.5"
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Unveiling of John St. George Randolph headstone in Charlotte Court House, Va.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x5"ca. 1955
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Unveiling of John St. George Randolph headstone in Charlotte Court House, Va.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x5"ca. 1955
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Group of people gathered around John St. George Randolph headstone in Charlotte Court House, Va.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x5"ca. 1955
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Group of people gathered around John St. George Randolph headstone in Charlotte Court House, Va.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x5"ca. 1955
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John St. George Randolph headstone in Charlotte Court House, Va.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x5"ca. 1955
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John St. George Randolph headstone in Charlotte Court House, Va.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x5"ca. 1955
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John St. George Randolph headstone in Charlotte Court House, Va.1 Photographic Prints photograph, b&w 3.5"x5"ca. 1955