Thomas Staples Martin papers Guide to the Thomas Staples Martin papers Mss. 98 M36

Guide to the Thomas Staples Martin papers Mss. 98 M36


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Kathey Feeney, Special Collections Research Center staff

Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. 98 M36
Title
Thomas Staples Martin papers 1855-1902 1870-1889
Quantity
1 Linear Feet
Quantity
Language
English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation

Thomas Staples Martin Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchase:  Acc. 1998.01 (Mss. 98 M36) - 717 items Purchase:  Acc. 2002.38B - 100 items

Processing Information

Processed by Kathey Feeney in 1998.


Biographical / Historical

Thomas Staples Martin was born in Scottsville, Va. July 29, 1847. He served in the Virginia Military Institute Corps of Cadets in the Civil War. He practiced law and was elected as a Democrat to the United States Senate and served until his death November 12, 1919.

Scope and Contents

Letters, receipts and legal papers of U. S. Senator Thomas S. Martin relating chiefly to his law practice in Charlottesville and Scottsville, Va.

Arrangement

Mss. 98 M36 is arranged by topic, then chronologically.  Original two boxes have been combined into one box, with Acc. 2002.38 added at the end.

Subjects and Indexing Terms


General

Other Information:

A PDF document of this inventory is available online.

Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/98_M36_Martin__Thomas.pdf

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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Container List

id153236
Series 1: Mss. 98 M36
1855-1903
Scope and Contents

Business papers of Thomas Staples Martin (1847-1919), lawyer, political boss of the Democratic Party in Virginia. Checks, drafts, letters, receipts, briefs, relating to Martin's law practice in Scottsville and Charlottesville, VA.

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id62771
Series 2: Mss. Acc. 2002.38B Addition
1875-1890
Scope and Contents

100 items of legal and business papers of Martin including correspondence, documents and checks which chiefly relating to his law practice in Scottsville, Va. Folder list is not on pdf but listed by date with this entry.

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