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Whittle Family A Guide to the Whittle Family Papers MG 95

A Guide to the Whittle Family Papers MG 95


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Repository
ODU Community Collections
Identification
MG 95
Title
Whittle Family Papers circa 1812-1943, undated Date acquired: 01/26/1978
URL:
Archon Finding Aid location
Quantity
1.40 Linear Feet
Quantity
1 Hollinger document case and 1 half Hollinger document case boxes
Creator
Whittle family
Language
English .
Abstract
This collection contains diaries, personal accounts, certificates, proceedings, receipts, literary magazines, and newspapers documenting the Whittle, Page, Loyall, Dabney, and Gordon families.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restrictions.

Custodial History

Prior to September 2020, the collection was known as the Elizabeth Calvert Page Dabney Papers.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Source of Acquisition

Elizabeth Calvert Page Dabney

Method of Acquisition

Gift. Accession #A78-8

Accruals and Additions

Additional accesions made in June 1978 and January 1979.

Biographical or Historical Information

Elizabeth Calvert Page Dabney is a former Professor of English at Old Dominion University and a descendant of an old Norfolk family. The history of Elizabeth Calvert Page Dabney's family includes the histories of the Dabneys, the Pages, the Gordons, the Whittles, and the Loyalls.

The Pages are an old and well-known Virginia family historically distinguished for their devotion to the Episcopal Church. They are related by marriage to the famous Revolutionary War General "Light Horse Harry" Lee and General Robert E. Lee. A known member of the Page family, Richard Lucien Page, served the United States Navy in the War of 1812 and in the Mexican War. When Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, he resigned his commission to the Union and was commissioned in the Navy of the Confederacy. He was later captured as a prisoner of war, and released after the Civil War.

The Gordon family came to Virginia from Scotland in the 1700s. Samuel and Basil Gordon, and Samuel's nephew, were the first of their family in Virginia. The three men married three sisters who were the daughters of William Knox of Culpepper County, Virginia. They settled near Fredericksburg. In 1812, after the death of their father, the Gordons returned home to Scotland. Samuel and Agnes Knox Gordon remained in Scotland and England for the next twenty years before returning to Virginia.

The Loyalls lived in Norfolk during the Civil War. Camilla Frances Loyall kept a diary of her experiences during this time. Her accounts include the capture of Norfolk by the Union in 1862.

Note written by Special Collections Staff

Scope and Contents

The collection includes diaries, speeches and essays about the Confederacy during the Civil War, old newspapers, and other material related to the Whittle family. In addition to the Whittle family, the collection also contains material from the Page, Loyall, Dabney, and Gordon families. Of particular note are Camilla Frances Loyall's first hand accounts of Norfolk during the Civil War, and its capture by General Wool and the Union in 1862.

Related Material

Warren Spencer Collection (MG 121) also contains information about the Whittle family.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Dabney family
  • Dabney, Elizabeth Calvert Page
  • Families--Virginia--History--19th century
  • Families--Virginia--History--20th century
  • Gordon family
  • Loyall family
  • Page family
  • Scotland--Genealogy
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Virginia--Genealogy
  • Whittle family

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Scotland--Genealogy
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Virginia--Genealogy
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Container List

Mixed Materials box: 1 Box 1
Box 1
  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1 Folder 1
    Folder 1: The Gordon Family-Genalogical Data
    undated
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, The Gordon Family-Genalogical Data, undated, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2 Folder 2
    Folder 2: Diary of Agnes Knox Gordon
    1812-1839
    Scope and Contents

    This diary recounts life in Scotland and England, then follows the journey to the United States and then life in Virginia (typed transcript)

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Diary of Agnes Knox Gordon, 1812-1839, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3 Folder 3
    Folder 3: Camilla Frances Loyall Diary
    1862 May 1-June 14
    Scope and Contents

    Typed transcript of a diary, written in Norfolk, Virginia during the Civil War, describing the Union's occupation of Norflok and the city's reaction to one of its own, Admiral David Farragut, leading the U.S. Naval Forces in the capture of New Orleans.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Camilla Frances Loyall Diary, 1862 May 1-June 14, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4 Folder 4
    Folder 4: Account of Action Taken on USS Preble
    1860 March
    Scope and Contents

    Relates to a story of Whittle's first action in the United States Navy, when he was serving as a midshipman on the USS Preble. The action occured off Anton Lizardo near Vera Cruz, Mexico and involved U.S. Naval vessels and two steamships flying no flag whose objective was to assist General Miramon in his rebellion against President Juarez of Mexico. The two vessels sailed from Havana, Cuba

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Account of Action Taken on USS Preble, 1860 March, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 5 Folder 5
    Folder 5: Written by Captain C. Whittle, An Officer on Board
    1910
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Written by Captain C. Whittle, An Officer on Board, 1910, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 6 Folder 6
    Folder 6: Handwritten Speech Delivered to the United Daughters of the Confedracy
    undated
    Scope and Contents

    Shaw-Niemyer (?) Camp, Berkley, Virginia.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Handwritten Speech Delivered to the United Daughters of the Confedracy, undated, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 7 Folder 7
    Folder 7: Jefferson Davis Home Association Life Membership-William C. Whittle
    undated
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Jefferson Davis Home Association Life Membership-William C. Whittle, undated, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 8 Folder 8
    Folder 8: Certificate of Merit-Edmonia L. Whittle-First Fighter Command Auxiliary Aircraft Warning Service
    1943 January 1
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Certificate of Merit-Edmonia L. Whittle-First Fighter Command Auxiliary Aircraft Warning Service, 1943 January 1, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 9 Folder 9
    Folder 9: Confederate Bond-$500
    circa 1860-1865
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Confederate Bond-$500, circa 1860-1865, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 10 Folder 10
    Folder 10: Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting of Confederate Veterans
    1916 October 24-26
    Scope and Contents

    Proceedings of the Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting of the Grand Camp, Confederate Veterans, Proceedings, Department of Virginia

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, Twenty-Ninth Annual Meeting of Confederate Veterans, 1916 October 24-26, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 11 Folder 11
    Folder 11: Address, Historical Sins of Omission and Commission by Mildred Lewis Rutherford
    1915 October 22
    Scope and Contents

    Address by Miss Mildred Lewis Rutherford, Historian General, United Daughters of the Confedracy-"Historical Sins of Omission and Commission "-San Francisco, California

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, Address, Historical Sins of Omission and Commission by Mildred Lewis Rutherford, 1915 October 22, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 12 Folder 12
    Folder 12: Letter Between Samuel Hirsch and Sarah Alexina Page
    1898 November 10
    Scope and Contents

    In reference to the sale of a lot and dwelling at 161 Duke Street, Norfolk

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 12, Letter between Samuel Hirsch and Sarah Alexina Page, 1898 November 10, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 13 Folder 13
    Folder 13: Receipt for Payment of Real Estate Commission by Richard L. Page to Pannill Bros.
    1898 November 10
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 13, Receipt for Payment of Real Estate Commission by Richard L. Page to Pannill Bros., 1898 November 10, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 14 Folder 14
    Folder 14: Receipt of the Purchase of a Slave, Catherine, with Her Two Children, by Mr. R.L. Page
    1854 December 27
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 14, Receipt of the Purchase of a Slave, Catherine, with Her Two Children, by Mr. R.L. Page, 1854 December 27, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 15 Folder 15
    Folder 15: By the Reverend Carl E. Grammer in Christ Church, Norfolk
    1901 August 18
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 15, By the Reverend Carl E. Grammer in Christ Church, Norfolk, 1901 August 18, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 16 Folder 16
    Folder 16: Report of the Ivanhoe Land and Improvement Company of Ivanhoe, Wythe County, Virginia
    1890-1892
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 16, Report of the Ivanhoe Land and Improvement Company of Ivanhoe, Wythe County, Virginia, 1890-1892, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 17 Folder 17
    Folder 17: Booklet on Norfolk History
    1904
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 17, Booklet on Norfolk History, 1904, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 18 Folder 18
    Folder 18: The Gray Jacket
    1893 November
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 18, The Gray Jacket, 1893 November, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 19 Folder 19
    Folder 19: The Gray Jacket
    1893 December
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 19, The Gray Jacket, 1893 December, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 20 Folder 20
    Folder 20: The Gray Jacket
    1894 March
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 20, The Gray Jacket, 1894 March, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 21 Folder 21
    Folder 21: The Gray Jacket
    1897 November
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 21, The Gray Jacket, 1897 November, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 22 Folder 22
    Folder 22: The Jamestown Bulletin-Jamestown Exposition
    1906 July
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 22, The Jamestown Bulletin-Jamestown Exposition, 1906 July, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 23 Folder 23
    Folder 23: Charleston News and Courier-"Reunion-United Confederate Veterans"
    1899 May 10
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 23, Charleston News and Courier-"Reunion-United Confederate Veterans", 1899 May 10, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 24 Folder 24
    Folder 24: Raleigh News and Observer
    1902 May 11
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 24, Raleigh News and Observer, 1902 May 11, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 25 Folder 25
    Folder 25: Norfolk Landmark
    1905 June 11
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 25, Norfolk Landmark, 1905 June 11, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 26 Folder 26
    Folder 26: Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
    1918 February 10
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 26, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 1918 February 10, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 27 Folder 27
    Folder 27: The History and Adventure of Little James and Mary by Lucy Watkins
    1819
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 27, The History and Adventure of Little James and Mary by Lucy Watkins, 1819, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 28 Folder 28
    Folder 28: Envelope Postmarked and Addressed to Captain William C. Whittle
    1885 July 11
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 28, Envelope Postmarked and Addressed to Captain William C. Whittle, 1885 July 11, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Mixed Materials box: 2 Box 2
Box 2
  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 1 Folder 1
    Folder 1: Edmonia Lee Whittle: Diploma for The Phillilps and West School, Norfolk, Virginia
    1902 June 11
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, Edmonia Lee Whittle: Diploma for The Phillilps and West School, Norfolk, Virginia, 1902 June 11, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 2 Folder 2
    Folder 2: Edmonia Lee Nelson: Diploma for Patapsco Female Institue, Ellicott City, Maryland
    1852 July 25
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, Edmonia Lee Nelson: Diploma for Patapsco Female Institue, Ellicott City, Maryland, 1852 July 25, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 3 Folder 3
    Folder 3: Edmonia Lee Whittle: Certificate of Distinction for The Phillips and West School, Norfolk, Virginia
    1900 June 13
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, Edmonia Lee Whittle: Certificate of Distinction for The Phillips and West School, Norfolk, Virginia, 1900 June 13, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 4 Folder 4
    Folder 4: Edmonia Lee Whittle: Certificate of Distinction for The Phillips and West School, Norfolk, Virginia
    1901 June 14
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 4, Edmonia Lee Whittle: Certificate of Distinction for The Phillips and West School, Norfolk, Virginia, 1901 June 14, Whittle Family Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.