Inventory of the Courtney Sharpe Ward Papers 1950-1969
A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2007.25, 2008.106
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Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Biographical Note
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
Scope and Contents
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.
Index Terms
- Richmond (Va.) News Leader
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
- American newspapers--Virginia--Richmond
- College of William and Mary--History--20th century.
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation--History.
- Jamestown Festival (1957)
- Virginia--History--20th century.
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- Box 1 Folder 1
Some Favorite Stories,
- Box 1 Folder 2
Correspondence with Journalists,
- Box 1 Folder 3
Correspondence with Editors,
- Box 1 Folder 4
Article to Richmond News Reader,
- Box 1 Folder 5
Williamsburg Correspondence and Notes,
- Box 1 Folder 6
Correspondence and Notes,
- Box 1 Folder 7
Biographical Sketches,
- Box 1 Folder 8
Some by-lines,
- Box 1 Folder 9
Williamsburg Area General Features,
- Box 1 Folder 10
Gloucester File Sent to Gloucester Library,
- Box 1 Folder 11
Portraits of William and Mary Staff,
- Box 1 Folder 12
Colonial Williamsburg Portraits,
- Box 1 Folder 13
Williamsburg People,
- Box 2 Folder 1
Lady Skipwith Ghost,
- Box 2 Folder 2
Features, March 1957-October 1957 ,
- Box 2 Folder 3
Features, December 1958 ,
- Box 2 Folder 4
Richmond News Leader, March 1957-October 1957 ,
- Box 2 Folder 5
Features, October 1957-January 1958 ,
- Box 2 Folder 6
Feature Stories, October 1957 ,
- Box 2 Folder 7
People,
- Box 2 Folder 8
JOK,
- Box 2 Folder 9
Royalty, Heads of State,
- Box 2 Folder 10
Student Burgesses,
- Box 2 Folder 11
International Assembly, 1958 ,
- Box 2 Folder 12
International Assembly #2, 1958 ,
- Box 2 Folder 13
Student Burgesses, 1960 ,
- Box 2 Folder 14
Baptist and Methodist Gatherings,
- Box 2 Folder 15
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 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 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 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,
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.
- Box 6 Folder 3
Jamestown Island and Area, 1957 ,
- Box 6 Folder 4
Jamestown 1957,
- Box 6 Folder 5
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, 1957 ,
- Box 6 Folder 6
Jamestown Festival, 1957 ,
- Box 6 Folder 7
Jamestown-Resort Issues, 1957 ,
- Box 6 Folder 8
Jamestown - News Leader Features, 1957 ,
- Box 6 Folder 9
Jamestown Foundation/Festival Park, 1957 ,
- Box 6 Folder 10
Queen's Visit to Jamestown, 1957 ,