A Collection in the Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2007.25, 2008.106
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Special Collections Earl Gregg Swem Library College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8794 USA Phone: (757) 221-3090 Fax: (757) 221-5440 Email: spcoll@wm.edu URL: http://swem.wm.edu/scrc/
Correspondence, notes, papers, newspaper clippings, drafts and published articles belonging to Courtney Sharpe Ward. Much
of the information is information she found while researching for an article. Many of her articles had a historical connection.
She was a writer for the Richmond News Leader in Richmond, Virginia.
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research
Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Preferred Citation
Courtney Sharpe Ward Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Acquisition Information
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 00/00/2008.
Processing Information
An addition to the collection (Mss. Acc. 2008.106) was incorporated into the collection as Box 6 in 2009.
Courtney Sharpe Ward was a writer for the Richmond News-Leader in Richmond, Virginia. Further information about this individual
or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki
Correspondence, notes, papers, newspaper clippings, drafts and published articles belonging to Courtney Sharpe Ward. Much
of the information is information she found while researching for an article. Many of her articles had a historical connection.
She was a writer for the Richmond News Leader in Richmond, Virginia.
An addition to the collection (Mss. Acc. 2008.106) is incorporated into the collection as Box 6. This addition mostly consists
of material on the 1957 350th Anniversary of Jamestown. Includes photograph and 1957 Press Card of Courtney Sharpe Ward.
An addition to the collection (Mss. Acc. 2008.106) was incorporated into the collection as Box 6 in 2009.
International Student Retreat Baptist Thanksgiving,
Box 2 Folder 16
Williamsburg Community,
Box 2 Folder 17
Churches, Local,
Box 2 Folder 18
Cultural Institutions,
Box 2 Folder 19
Post Offices,
Box 2 Folder 20
Miscellaneous,
Box 2 Folder 21
James City Count,
Box 2 Folder 22
Williamsburg-JCC,
Box 2 Folder 23
Williamsburg-JCC Merger,
Box 2 Folder 24
Birds/Animals,
Box 2 Folder 25
Civil War,
Box 3
Box 3 Folder 1
Eastern State Hospital,
Box 3 Folder 2
Colonial Williamsburg 1,
Box 3 Folder 3
Colonial Williamsburg 2,
Box 3 Folder 4
Colonial Williamsburg 3,
Box 3 Folder 5
Colonial Williambsurg 4,
Box 3 Folder 6
Christmas Williamsburg Area,
Box 3 Folder 7
William and Mary,
See portraits for teachers
Box 4
Box 4 Folder 1
William and Mary,
See portraits for teachers
Box 4 Folder 2
Common Glory/Founders,
Box 4 Folder 3
George Washington,
Box 4 Folder 4
Schools,
Box 4 Folder 5
Yorktown Celebration,
Box 4 Folder 6
Yorktown,
Box 4 Folder 7
Yorktown Day,
October 19 ,
Box 4 Folder 8
Prelude to Independence,
Box 5
Box 5 Folder 1
Prelude to Independence,
Box 5 Folder 2
Military Bases/NASA,
Box 5 Folder 3
Mariners' Museum/Tidewater Churches,
Box 5 Folder 4
Mariners' Museu/Tidewater Churches/Westpoint,
Box 5 Folder 5
Miscellaneous,
Box 6
Mostly material concerning articles about Jamestown and the Williamsburg area, particularly about the British Royal Visit
to Jamestown and Williamsburg on October 16, 1957. Some letters are from a woman who lived on Jamestown Island and others
from the State of Virginia Departments about the Indian Lodge.
Box 6 Folder 1
Jamestown 350th Anniversary,
March 31, 1957 ,
Daily Press newspaper edition on Jamestown Anniversary. Newport News, Virginia.
Box 6 Folder 2
Articles on Jamestown,
1957 ,
Newspaper articles by Courtney Ward on Jamestown. News Releases.
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