A Guide to the Sellers Family Papers, 1847-1965, #51955

Correspondence , 1850-1965 .

Boxes 1-16

Extent: 16 boxes.

Correspondence, 1858-1965, is primarily comprised of letters, cards, invitations, postcards, and other materials addressed to and collected by Rosa Sellers Gray. Correspondents include Capt. William Harvey Sellers, Harriet Cone Sellers, Robert Henry (R.H.) Sellers, Lilly Sellers Rogers, William Fairfax Gray, Alan Fairfax Gray, Rosa Argyle Gray, and extended family members and friends. Topics include familial relationships, current events, health and wellness, career changes, travels and relocations, urban and rural life, and general small talk and gossip. In addition to providing insight into the daily life of the Sellers, Gray, and other families, cards and invitations showcase changes to art and design. Series is arranged chronologically; undated correspondence is located at the end of the series and is arranged topically.

Box 1 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1858-1885 .
Box 1 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1890-June 1891 .
Box 1 Folder 3
Correspondence, July 1891-1892 .
Box 1 Folder 4
Correspondence, January 1893-April 1893 .
Box 1 Folder 5
Correspondence, May 1893-October 1893 .
Box 1 Folder 6
Correspondence, November 1893-March 1894 .
Box 1 Folder 7
Correspondence, May 1894-February 1896 .
Box 2 Folder 1
Correspondence, April 1896-April 1897 .
Box 2 Folder 2
Correspondence, June 1897-December 1905 .
Box 2 Folder 3
Correspondence, January 1906-May 1909 .
Box 2 Folder 4
Correspondence, July 1909-May 1910 .
Box 2 Folder 5
Correspondence, September 1910-April 1911 .
Box 2 Folder 6
Correspondence, May 1911-December 1913 .
Box 2 Folder 7
Correspondence, 1914-1918 .
Box 3 Folder 1
Correspondence, March 1919-December 1920 .
Box 3 Folder 2
Correspondence, January 1921-December 1922 .
Box 3 Folder 3
Correspondence, December 1922-December 1923 .
Box 3 Folder 4
Correspondence, March 1924-November 1924 .
Box 3 Folder 5
Correspondence, December 1924 .
Box 3 Folder 6
Correspondence, February 1925-November 1925 .
Box 3 Folder 7
Correspondence, November 1925-December 1925 .
Box 4 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1926 .
Box 4 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1927 .
Box 4 Folder 3
Correspondence, January 1928-June 1928 .
Box 4 Folder 4
Correspondence, July 1928 .
Box 4 Folder 5
Correspondence, July 1928-November 1928 .
Box 4 Folder 6
Correspondence, December 1928-March 1929 .
Box 4 Folder 7
Correspondence, April 1929-May 1929 .
Box 5 Folder 1
Correspondence, July 1929-October 1929 .
Box 5 Folder 2
Correspondence, November 1929-December 1929 .
Box 5 Folder 3
Correspondence, December 1929 .
Box 5 Folder 4
Correspondence, January 1930-February 1930 .
Box 5 Folder 5
Correspondence, March 1930-May 1930 .
Box 5 Folder 6
Correspondence, May 1930-June 1930 .
Box 5 Folder 7
Correspondence, July 1930 .
Box 6 Folder 1
Correspondence, August 1930-October 1930 .
Box 6 Folder 2
Correspondence, November 1930-December 1930 .
Box 6 Folder 3
Correspondence, December 1930 .
Box 6 Folder 4
Correspondence, December 1930-Feburary 1931 .
Box 6 Folder 5
Correspondence, March 1931 .
Box 6 Folder 6
Correspondence, April 1931-June 1931 .
Box 7 Folder 1
Correspondence, July 1931-September 1931 .
Box 0S-2 Folder 6
Correspondence, October 1931 .
Box 7 Folder 2
Correspondence, October 1931-November 1931 .
Box 7 Folder 3
Correspondence, December 1931 .
Box 7 Folder 4
Correspondence, January 1932-February 1932 .
Box 7 Folder 5
Correspondence, March 1931-April 1932 .
Box 7 Folder 6
Correspondence, May 1932-June 1932 .
Box 7 Folder 7
Correspondence, July 1932-August 1932 .
Box 8 Folder 1
Correspondence, August 1932-September 1932 .
Box 8 Folder 2
Correspondence, October 1932 .
Box 8 Folder 3
Correspondence, November 1932-December 1932 .
Box 8 Folder 4
Correspondence, December 1932 .
Box 8 Folder 5
Correspondence, January 1933-March 1933 .
Box 8 Folder 6
Correspondence, April 1933-May 1933 .
Box 8 Folder 7
Correspondence, June 1933-July 1933 .
Box 9 Folder 1
Correspondence, August 1933-September 1933 .
Box 9 Folder 2
Correspondence, October 1933-December 1933 .
Box 9 Folder 3
Correspondence, December 1933 .
Box 9 Folder 4
Correspondence, January 1934-February 1934 .
Box 9 Folder 5
Correspondence, March 1934-April 1934 .
Box 9 Folder 6
Correspondence, Mary 1934-June 1934 .
Box 10 Folder 1
Correspondence, July 1934-August 1934 .
Box 10 Folder 2
Correspondence, August 1934-October 1934 .
Box 10 Folder 3
Correspondence, November 1934-December 1934 .
Box 10 Folder 4
Correspondence, December 1934 .
Box 10 Folder 5
Correspondence, December 1934 .
Box 10 Folder 6
Correspondence, January 1935 .
Box 10 Folder 7
Correspondence, February 1935 .
Box 11 Folder 1
Correspondence, March 1935 .
Box 11 Folder 2
Correspondence, April 1935 .
Box 11 Folder 3
Correspondence, May 1935 .
Box 11 Folder 4
Correspondence, June 1935-August 1935 .
Box 11 Folder 5
Correspondence, August 1935 .
Box 11 Folder 6
Correspondence, September 1935-Ocober 1935 .
Box 11 Folder 7
Correspondence, November 1935 .
Box 12 Folder 1
Correspondence, December 1935 .
Box 12 Folder 2
Correspondence, January 1936-February 1936 .
Box 12 Folder 3
Correspondence, March 1936-June 1936 .
Box 12 Folder 4
Correspondence, July 1936-August 1936 .
Box 12 Folder 5
Correspondence, September 1936-November 1936 .
Box 12 Folder 6
Correspondence, December 1936 .
Box 13 Folder 1
Correspondence, December 1936-January 1937 .
Box 13 Folder 2
Correspondence, February 1937-May 1937 .
Box 13 Folder 3
Correspondence, May 1937-June 1937 .
Box 13 Folder 4
Correspondence, July 1937-September 1937 .
Box 13 Folder 5
Correspondence, October 1937-November 1937 .
Box 13 Folder 6
Correspondence, December 1937 .
Box 13 Folder 7
Correspondence, January 1938-February 1938 .
Box 14 Folder 1
Correspondence, March 1938-May 1939 .
Box 14 Folder 2
Correspondence, June 1938-September 1938 .
Box 14 Folder 3
Correspondence, October 1938-December 1938 .
Box 14 Folder 4
Correspondence, January 1939-May 1939 .
Box 14 Folder 5
Correspondence, June 1939-March 1965 .
Box 14 Folder 6
Correspondence, undated .
Box 15 Folder 1
Correspondence, undated .
Box OS-2 Folder 9
Correspondence, undated .
Box 15 Folder 2
Postcards, undated .
Box 15 Folder 3
Cards and Invitations, undated .
Box 15 Folder 4
Cards and Invitations, undated .
Box 15 Folder 5
Cards and Invitations, undated .
Box 15 Folder 6
Cards and Invitations, undated .
Box 15 Folder 7
Cards and Invitations, undated .
Box 16 Folder 1
Cards and Invitations, undated .
Box 16 Folder 2
Cards and Invitations, undated .
Box 16 Folder 3
Envelopes, undated .

Photographs , 1852-1935 .

Boxes 16-24 and 0S-2 Physical Location:

Extent: 9 boxes.

Photographs, 1847-1935 and undated, includes photographs of the Sellers, Gray, Rogers, and Cone families, as well as many images of miscellaneous identified and unidentified men, women, and children. This series also contains photographs of landscapes and buildings in Virginia, Texas, New York, Jordon, Mexico, Brazil, Italy, and Norway. In addition, contained in this series are undated X-rays, convex miniature portraits, post-mortem photographs dating from 1858, and portraits taken by Richmond photographer George A. Brown, renowned for his portraits of African-Americans. Photographs are arranged by topic, and then chronologically when possible.

Box 16 Folder 4
Sellers Family Photographs, 1852-1880 .
Box 22
Framed Sellers Family Post-Mortem Photographs, circa 1858 .
Box 23
Framed Sellers Family Photographs, circa 1860's- 1900's .
Box 24
Convex Miniatures, 1873-1883 .
Box 16 Folder 5
Sellers Family Photographs, 1881-1889 .
Box 0S-2 Folder 3
Sellers Family Photograph, 1883 .
Box 16 Folder 6
Sellers Family Photographs, 1890-1935 .
Box 17 Folder 1
Sellers Family Photographs, undated .
Box 17 Folder 2
Gray Family Photographs, 1878-1902 .
Box 17 Folder 3
Gray Family Photographs, 1908-1935 .
Box OS-2 Folder 5
Photograph of Rosa A. Gray, 1910 .
Box 17 Folder 4
Gray Family Photographs, undated .
Box 17 Folder 5
Rogers Family Photographs, 1886-1890 .
Box 18 Folder 1
Rogers Family Photographs, 1892-1935 and undated .
Box 18 Folder 2
Cone Family Photographs, 1847 and undated .
Box 18 Folder 3
Photographs by Alan F. Gray, 1921 .
Box 18 Folder 4
Photographs of Alan and Joan Gray's Trip to Brazil, 1930 and undated .
Box 18 Folder 5
George A. Brown photographs, undated .
Box 18 Folder 6
Photographs of Miscellaneous Identified Women, 1876-1899 .
Box 18 Folder 7
Photographs of Miscellaneous Identified Women, undated .
Box 19 Folder 1
Photographs of Miscellaneous Identified Men, 1873-1886 .
Box 19 Folder 2
Photographs of Miscellaneous Identified Men, 1887-1905 .
Box 19 Folder 3
Photographs of Miscellaneous Identified Men, undated .
Box 19 Folder 4
Photographs of Miscellaneous Identified Children, 1883-1935 .
Box 19 Folder 5
Photographs of Miscellaneous Identified Children, undated .
Box 19 Folder 6
Photographs of Unidentified Women, undated .
Box 20 Folder 1
Photographs of Unidentified Women, undated .
Box 20 Folder 2
Photographs of Unidentified Men, undated .
Box 20 Folder 3
Photographs of Unidentified Men, undated .
Box 20 Folder 4
Photographs of Unidentified Children, undated .
Box 20 Folder 5
Photographs of Unidentified Children, undated .
Box 20 Folder 6
Photographs of Unidentified Children, undated .
Box 21 Folder 1
Photographs of Unidentified Groups and Couples, undated .
Box 21 Folder 2
Photographs of Unidentified People and Animals, undated .
Box 21 Folder 3
Photographs of Richmond and Lexington, Virginia undated .
Box 21 Folder 4
Photographs of Galvenston and Fort Worth, Texas undated .
Box 21 Folder 5
Photographs of Europe, 1904 and undated .
Box 21 Folder 6
Photographs of Saratoga, New York 1920 .
Box 21 Folder 7
Photographs of Mexico, undated .
Box 21 Folder 8
Photograph of Jordon, undated .
Box 21 Folder 9
Photographs of Unidentified Landscapes, undated .
Box 21 Folder 10
Photographs of Houses, 1920 .
Box 21 Folder 11
Photographs of Unidentified Buildings, undated .
Box 21 Folder 12
Photographs of Boats, Automobiles, and Airplanes undated .
Box 21 Folder 13
Miscellaneous Photographs, undated .
Box 21 Folder 14
X-Rays, undated .
Box OS-2 Folder 7
Photograph of Evans and Cora Gray, undated .
Box OS-2 Folder 8
Photograph of Delta Psi Fraternity undated .

Ledgers and Books , 1874-1921 .

Boxes 25-29 Physical Location:

Extent: 5 boxes.

Ledgers, 1874-1938, is primarily comprised of notebooks and diaries authored by Rosa Sellers Gray. Rosa S. Gray's notebooks include address books, letter registers, personal diaries, and baby books written by Rosa and William Gray for their children. The ledgers of Rosa S. Gray commence prior to her matriculation into the Augusta Female Seminary in 1876, and end several years before her death, in 1935. Also included are anonymous journals and scrapbooks, a scrapbook created in 1921 by Jennie E. Dunbar, several account and inventory books, and the Sellers Family Bible.

Box 25 Folder 1
Journal of Rosa Sellers, 1874 .
Box 25 Folder 2
Address Book of Rosa Sellers, 1890 .
Box 25 Folder 3
Letter Register of Rosa Sellers, 1890 .
Box 25 Folder 4
Address Book of Rosa Sellers, 1874 .
Box 25 Folder 5
Diary of Rosa Sellers Gray, 1891-1898 .
Box 25 Folder 6
Diary of Rosa S. Gray for William E. Gray, 1895-1898 .
Box 25 Folder 7
Diary of Rosa S. Gray and William F. Gray for Henry S. Gray, 1897-1921 .
Box 26 Folder 1
Diary of Rosa S. Gray for Alan F. Gray, 1898-1918 .
Box 26 Folder 2
Diary of Rosa S. Gray, 1898 .
Box 26 Folder 3
Diary of Rosa S. Gray, 1899-1901 .
Box 26 Folder 4
Diary of Rosa S. Gray for William E. Gray, 1899-1918 .
Box 26 Folder 5
Account Book, 1901 .
Box 26 Folder 6
Diary of Rosa S. Gray, 1901-1902 .
Box 26 Folder 7
Journal of Rosa S. Gray, 1903 .
Box 26 Folder 8
Diary of Rosa S. Gray, 1903 .
Box 26 Folder 9
Diary of Rosa S. Gray, 1903 .
Box 26 Folder 10
Diary of Rosa S. Gray, 1903-1911 .
Box 27 Folder 1
Anonymous Journal, 1907 .
Box 27 Folder 2
Journal of Rosa S. Gray, 1910 .
Box 27 Folder 3
Diary of Rosa S. Gray, 1911-1918 .
Box 27 Folder 4
Scrapbook of Jennie E. Dunbar, 1921 .
Box 27 Folder 5
Account Book of Emily A. Williams, 1920-1925 .
Box 27 Folder 6
Diary of Rosa S. Gray, 1922 .
Box 28 Folder 1
Diary of Rosa S. Gray for Alan F. Gray, 1926-1934 .
Box 28 Folder 2
Lawns and Fine Turf Corp. Account Book, 1927 .
Box 28 Folder 3
Inventory Ledger of Alan Gray, 1938 .
Box 28 Folder 4
Journal of Rosa S. Gray undated .
Box 28 Folder 5
Anonymous Notebook, undated .
Box 28 Folder 6
Anonymous School Composition Notebook, undated .
Box 28 Folder 7
Seed Warehouse Ledger, undated .
Box 28 Folder 8
Anonymous Diary and Account Book, undated .
Box 28 Folder 9
Anonymous Notebook, undated .
Box 28 Folder 10
Anonymous Notebook, undated .
Box 28 Folder 11
Anonymous Notebook, undated .
Box 29 Folder 1
Sellers Family Bible, undated .

General Papers , 1849-1935 .

Boxes 30 and OS-2

Extent: 1 box.

General Papers, 1849-1935, contain the personal, business, financial, and legal papers of assorted members of the Sellers, Gray, and Cone families. Included in this series are a genealogy of the Ellis Family of Virginia, an 1859 phrenological survey of Rosa S. Gray's grandmother Sophronia C. Cone, report cards and diplomas of Rosa S. Gray, and recollections of Capt. William Harvey Sellers, written by members of the Fifth Texas Regiment. Also included are the business papers of the Homewood Farm Company (William F. Gray's company) and Lawn and Fine Turf, Inc., a business run by Alan F. Gray in Richmond. Papers also include personal and literary writings of Alan F. Gray, as well as miscellaneous drawings, sketches, and notes.

Box 30 Folder 1
A Memorandum of the Ellis Family of Virginia, 1849 .
Box 30 Folder 2
Phrenological Survey of Sophronia C. Cone, 1859 .
Box 30 Folder 3
William H. Sellers Financial Papers, 1871-1894 .
Box OS-2 Folder 1
Reciept from L. Heyniger and Co. 1872 .
Box 30 Folder 4
Miscellaneous Reciepts, 1872-1928 .
Box 30 Folder 5
Rosa Sellers Report Cards, 1873 .
Box OS-2 Folder 2
Diplomas of Rosa Sellers, 1876 .
Box 30 Folder 6
Checks 1906 .
Box OS-2 Folder 4
Rosa S. Gray Account Balance 1909-1911 .
Box 30 Folder 7
Writings, 1912, 1935, and undated .
Box 30 Folder 8
Private Papers of Alan F. Gray, 1915-1939 and undated .
Box 30 Folder 9
Recollections of William Harvey Sellers, furnished by members of the Fifth Texas Regiment, 1916 .
Box 30 Folder 10
Methods and Costs of Obtaining Charters in Virginia, 1923 .
Box 30 Folder 11
Virginia Corporation Law, 1924 .
Box 30 Folder 12
Annual Record: Gamma Chapter, The Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, 1924 .
Box 30 Folder 13
Lawns and Fine Turf, Inc. 1926-1928 and undated .
Box 30 Folder 14
Summons, Supreme Court Kings County, 1926 .
Box 30 Folder 15
Deposits, 1927 .
Box 30 Folder 16
Mary Baldwin Newsletters, 1929 .
Box 30 Folder 17
Miscellaneous Legal Papers, 1931-1939 .
Box 30 Folder 18
"Procedure for Appraisal of Sound Value of Buildings," by Alan F. Gray undated .
Box 30 Folder 19
The Homewood Farm Company, undated .
Box 30 Folder 20
Miscellaneous Financial Papers, undated .
Box 30 Folder 21
Drawings, undated .
Box 30 Folder 22
Notes, undated .
Box OS-2 Folder 10
"David and Goliath", undated .

Ephemera , 1881-1938 .

Boxes 31-33 AND OS-3

Extent: 4 boxes.

Ephemera, 1881-1938, is comprised of maps, blank local and non-local postcards, daily calendars of Rosa S. Gray, business cards, advertisements, and menus. This series also contains tickets, brochures, and other miscellaneous items collected during Rosa and William Gray's 1891 honeymoon, as well as printed images, and travel brochures from across the United States and Japan. This series is arranged chronologically, and undated items are placed at the end of the series.

Box 31 Folder 1
Pamphlets and Programs, 1881-1938 and undated .
Box 31 Folder 2
Calendar, 1890 .
Box 31 Folder 3
Mementos of Rosa and William Gray's Honeymoon in Colorado, 1891 .
Box 31 Folder 4
Calendars, 1894-1905 .
Box 31 Folder 5
Calendar, 1937 .
Box 31 Folder 6
Calendar, January 1938-June 1938 .
Box 31 Folder 7
Calendar, July 1938-December 1938 .
Box 31 Folder 8
Sellers Family Name Cards, undated .
Box 31 Folder 9
Maps of Virginia, undated .
Box 32 Folder 1
Travel Brochures, United States, undated .
Box 32 Folder 2
Travel Brochure, Japan, undated .
Box 32 Folder 3
Blank Virgnia and Washington, D.C. postcards, undated .
Box 32 Folder 4
Blank non-local postcards, undated .
Box 32 Folder 5
Blank Miscellaneous postcards, .
Box 32 Folder 6
Christmas Ephemera, undated .
Box 32 Folder 7
Business Cards and Advertisements, undated .
Box 32 Folder 8
Blank Menus, undated .
Box 32 Folder 9
Charles Taber and Co. Images, undated .
Box 32 Folder 10
Images, undated .
Box 33 Folder 1
Images, undated .
Box 33 Folder 2
Images, undated .
Box OS-2 Folder 11
Flowers, undated .
Box OS-3 Folder 1
Souvenir Folder, Roanoke Virginia, undated .
Box OS-3 Folder 2
Gulf, Colorado, and Sante Fe Railway Map, undated .
Box OS-3 Folder 3
Rand McNally Standard Map of Virginia undated .
Box OS-3 Folder 4
Clarksburg, West Virginia Grand Caverns Map, undated .
Box OS-3 Folder 5
Map of James River and Vicinity, undated .
Box OS-3 Folder 6
Map of James River Day Route, undated .
Box OS-3 Folder 7
Map of James River Day Route, undated .
Box OS-3 Folder 8
Historical Map of Virginia, undated .
Box OS-3 Folder 9
South America, Furness Prince Line Map, undated .
Box OS-3 Folder 10
South America and the Four Princes Map, undated .
Box OS-3 Folder 11
South America Munson Steam Line, undated .
Box OS-3 Folder 12
McCormick Map of the World, undated .
Box OS-3 Folder 13
Oceano Atlantico Map, undated .

Newspapers , 1863-1946 .

Boxes 33 and OS-1 Physical Location:

Extent: 2 boxes.

Newspapers, 1863-1946, primarily contain newspaper clippings relating to the Sellers family, the British Royal Family, and World War II. The majority of the clippings are taken from Richmond, Virginia newspapers, particularly the Richmond Times Dispatch and the Richmond News Leader . This series also contains several issues of newspapers from North Carolina, as well as a 1926 edition of the Chinese newspaper, the Eastern Sun Times .

Box 33 Folder 3
Newspaper Clippings- Sellers Family, 1863, 1905, and undated .
Box 33 Folder 4
Newspaper clippings-Poems, 1906, 1910, and undated .
Box 33 Folder 5
Newspaper Clippings-Miscellaneous, 1912-1946 and undated .
Box 33 Folder 6
Newspaper Clippings-Photographs and sketches, 1925, 1938 and undated .
Box OS-1 Folder 1
Newspaper- The Eastern Times , 1926 .
Box 33 Folder 7
Newspaper Clippings- British Royal Family, January 1936-February 1936 .
Box OS-1 Folder 2
Newspaper- The Charlotte News , 1938 .
Box OS-1 Folder 3
Newspaper- The Citizen and the Times , 1939 .
Box OS-1 Folder 4
Newspaper- Charlotte Sunday Observer , 1941 .
Box OS-1 Folder 5
Newspaper- The Winston-Salem Journal , January, 1942 .
Box 33 Folder 8
Newspaper Clippings- "Bataan's Diary", June 1942 .
Box 33 Folder 9
Newspaper Clippings-Health and wellness, January 1943 and undated .
Box 33 Folder 10
Newspaper Clippings-World War II, 1943, 1944, and undated .
Box 33 Folder 11
Newspaper Clippings of Mrs. W. W. Moore, 1944 .
Box 33 Folder 12
Newspaper Clippings-Lt. Col. W. E. Dyess, Feburary 1944-March 1944 and undated .
Box OS-1 Folder 6
Newspaper- The Winston-Salem Journal October 1944 .
Box OS-1 Folder 6
Newspaper- The Charlotte Observer October 1944 .

A Guide to the Sellers Family Papers, 1847-1965

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the Library of Virginia
Collection Number 51955

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