Sarah Shields Driggs was a researcher with the Historic Richmond Foundation and the Library of Virginia. She gathered illustrations
and research for the book, Virginia's Executive Mansion, by William Seale.
This collection includes research materials gathered by Sarah Driggs for the book, Virginia's Executive Mansion, written by
William Seale. Sarah Driggs was a researcher who worked with the author, the Historic Richmond Foundation, and the Library
of Virginia on the book. The files generally remain in the order kept by Sarah Driggs.
Includes correspondence between the author, photographer, and publications department of the Library of Virginia, notes on
drafts of the book, copies of photographs used for the book and ones rejected, a National Register of Historic Places registration
form for the mansion, a preliminary outline of the history of the mansion, and a draft of the book. Also includes copies of
accounts, bills, correspondence, invoices, legislative acts, newspaper clippings, plans, receipts, and reports for materials
purchased and improvements made to the governor's mansion. These files are arranged chronologically by decade, starting in
1810 to the 1990's. Also includes a paper written by Sarah Driggs, "Comfort, Convenience, and Elegance: A History of the Bolling
Haxall House," 1992.