Guide to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Colonial Capitol Branch Records , Mss. 82 A7

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Finding Aid Authors: Joan Gosnell, Special Collections Staff.

Administrative Information

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Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers except for the following: Acc. 1989.59 Addition, Box 3, contains select material that is closed to researchers until 2024. 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:

Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Colonial Capitol Branch Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 1982.54 (Mss 82 A7); Acc. 1989.59 Gift of the Colonial Capital Branch through historian Walter J. Mueller; Acc. 1997.08 Gift of Colonial Capital Branch, A.P.V.A., through Mrs. Frank Force.

Processing Information:

Processed by Joan Gosnell, SCRC staff, in 1983.

Historical Note:

APVA and its branches are dedicated to preserving and promoting the state's irreplaceable historic structures, landscapes, collections, communities and archaeological sites. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:

Scope and Contents

Records of the Colonial Capitol Branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities(APVA), Williamsburg, Va. Includes correspondence, financial and legal documents, minutes and photographs.

The long run of minutes, 1900-1976, document the development and work of this preservation group which took an interest in the historical sites of Jamestown and Williamsburg, Va. There is material relating to the Branch's work to preserve and restore the Capitol grounds, the Gaol, the Powder Magazine and Bruton Parish Church. Records show not only the internal workings of the Colonial Capitol Branch but also the organizational structure of the APVA as a whole. Includes photographs, 1900-1910, of Jamestown Island.

Additions to the collection include records, 1891-1936, including yearbooks, 1896, 1908-1910 and 1919 and a biographical sketch of Cynthia Beverley Tucker Coleman.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)
Capitol (Williamsburg, Va.)
Clubs--Virginia--Williamsburg
Correspondence
Financial records
Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Virginia--Williamsburg
Historic sites--Conservation and restoration
Jamestown (Va.)--History--20th century
Legal documents
Minutes
Photographs
Powder Magazine (Williamsburg, Va.)
Public gaol (Williamsburg, Va.)
Virginia--Social life and customs--20th century
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
Yearbooks

Container List

id62227

Series 1: Mss. 82 A7

1900-1975

Scope and Contents

Minutes, correspondence, photographs, printed material, treasurer's reports, 1900-1975. Gift of Colonial Capital Branch of APVA

Mixed Materials Box: 1
Box 1
Mixed Materials Box: 2
Box 2
Mixed Materials Box: 3
Box 3
Mixed Materials Box: 4
Box 4
Mixed Materials Box: 5
Box 5
English
Mixed Materials Box: 6
Box 6
English
Mixed Materials Box: 7
Box 7
English
Mixed Materials Box: 8
Box 8
English

id62228

Series 2: Mss. Acc. 1989.59 Addition

1975-1989

Scope and Contents

Records including minutes, treasurers' reports, correspondence, printed material, and photographs dating 1975-1989. Box 11 contains material that is closed to researchers until 2024.

Mixed Materials Box: 9
Box 9
English
Mixed Materials Box: 10
Box 10
English
Scope and Contents
Last Folder is restricted until 2024.

id62229

Series 3: Mss. Acc. 1997.08 Addition

1896-1919

Scope and Contents

1896, 1910, 1919 APVA yearbooks, typescript of history of the founding of the APVA and manuscript letters by Mary Johnston and C.F. Lewis. Filed in Box 2 of Mss. Acc. 1989.59 Addition.

Mixed Materials Box: 10
Box 10
English
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 18 id62230
  Records of the APVA Colonial Capital Branch
  1891-1936
  Scope and Contents
  A.P.V.A. yearbooks for 1896, 1908-1910 and 1919, and a pamphlet "The First Restoration in Williamsburg: A Brief Review of the Original of the Catharine Memorial Society..."
- Mixed Materials Box: 10 Folder: 19 id62231
  Records and Correspondence
  1891-1892
  Scope and Contents
  Transcript of "The Founder of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities: Mrs. Cynthia Beverley Tucker Coleman, compiled by Miss Edith Minton Smith, Miss Estelle Smith, Miss Elizabeth A. Morecock, Mrs. Elizabeth Ewell Scott Crawford, (and) Miss Jeanette Sage Kelly..." Letter by Mary Johnston declining an A.P.V.A. invitation, letter by C.F. Lee, Jr. (March 11, 1891) concerning the deaths and burial of William Lee and William Ludwell Lee and typescript of the will of William Ludwell Lee of Greenspring, Va.

Series 4: Oversize Items

English

Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box: 15 Oversize Folder: 1
Map of "Proposed Improvement for the Association of the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities at Jamestown Island"
December 1896English
Scope and Contents
2 Maps of "Proposed Improvement for the Association of the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities at Jamestown Island," surveyd and drawn by E.T. Myers, Jr. December 1896. Printed by Arthur Scrivenor, Mechanical Engineer.
Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box: 15 Oversize Folder: 1
Photograph of Jamestown and a Certificate
circa 1897 and 1959English
Scope and Contents
Black and white panoramic photograph from the James River entitled "Jamestown shortly after coming into the possession of the APVA." Certificate from the Virginia Daughters of the American Revolution to Ellen M. Bagby, Chairperson of the Jamestown Committee of the APVA, June 17, 1959.
Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box: 15 Oversize Folder: 1
Draft of "Foundation of Church at Jamestown, Virginia, June 14, 1901"
English
Scope and Contents
Drafting paper sketch of "Foundation of Church at Jamestown, Virginia" dated June 14, 1901. Includes name "Robert W. Galt."