Guide to the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Yorktown Branch Records , Mss. 72 A57

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Preferred Citation:

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

Acquisition Information:

Permanent Loans.

Processing Information:

Acc. 2014.017 accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in March 2014.

Container List

id61417

Mss. 72 A57

1921-1990

Scope and Contents

Includes accessions from 1972 to 1990. Records, 1921-1990, of the Yorktown Branch of the Association for the Preservations of Virginia Antiquities. Includes minutes; correspondence; treasurer's records; and a typed history of the branch by Charles E. Hatch. Includes photograph of Charles Hatch in Box 1.

Mixed Materials box: 1
Box 1
English
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 1
  Original Order of Folders and Notes From Donor
  English
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 2
  Charles Hatch Photograph
  English
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 3
  Permanent Deposit Agreement with William & Mary with Document List
  1972English
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 4
  "The Yorktown Branch's First Year" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr.
  1921English
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 5
  Copies of Deeds
  1928, 1935English
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 6
  Pamphlets and Publications
  English
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 7
  Membership Ledger
  1921-1926English
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 8
  Treasurer's Record Book
  1921-1971English
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 9
  Bank Deposit Book
  1937-1977English
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 10
  Newspaper Articles
  1938, 1964, undatedEnglish
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 11
  Minutes, Correspondence and Business Papers
  1945-1954English
- Mixed Materials box: 1 Folder: 12
  Minutes, Correspondence and Business Papers
  1953-1970English
Mixed Materials box: 2
Box 2
English
- Mixed Materials box: 2 Folder: 1
  Minutes, Correspondence and Business Papers
  1971-1974English
- Mixed Materials box: 2 Folder: 2
  Minutes, Correspondence and Business Papers
  1975-1978English
- Mixed Materials box: 2 Folder: 3
  Minutes, Correspondence and Business Papers
  1979-1981; 1983-1986English
- Mixed Materials box: 2 Folder: 4
  "Records of Old Graves" Manuscript
  undatedEnglish
  Scope and Contents
  Record of Grace Church Graveyard and other graveyards in Yorktown. Partially filled small black notebook. Handwritten.
- Mixed Materials box: 2 Folder: 5
  List of York County Records Restored by the Yorktown Branch, APVA
  English
- Mixed Materials box: 2 Folder: 6
  Maps Owned by Yorktown Branch, APVA
  1977-1982English
Mixed Materials box: 3
Box 4
English
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 1
  Minutes
  1921-1934English
  Scope and Contents
  Bound volume of minutes, reports and other organizational material.
- Mixed Materials box: 3 Folder: 2
  Minutes
  1934-1945English
  Scope and Contents
  Bound volume of minutes, reports and other organizational material.

Additions

1951-2013English

Mixed Materials box: 2 Folder: 7 id91787
Minutes and Treasurer's Reports
1982
Scope and Contents
Minutes of meetings and treasurer's reports for the Yorktown Branch, APVA in 1982. Mss. Sm. Coll. Add.31 Addition.
Mixed Materials box: 2 Folder: 8 id61418
Minutes, Brochures, Correspondence and other Records
1951-1992
Scope and Contents
Clippings, constitution, copies of minutes, brochures and photographs relating to the Yorktown Branch of the A.P.V.A. 1993.03 Addition.
Mixed Materials box: 2 Folder: 9 id61419
Minutes, Brochures, Correspondence and other Records
1987-1993
Scope and Contents
Minutes, correspondence and other records of the Yorktown Branch of the A.P.V.A. 1997.67 Addition
Mixed Materials box: 4 Folder: 1 id61420
Photographs, prints and negatives
1995 and 1996
Scope and Contents
Photographs, prints and negatives of A.P.V.A. parties in Yorktown and Gloucester Point, Virginia. 1997.69 Addition.
Mixed Materials box: 2 Folder: 10 id61421
Minutes, Brochures, Correspondence and Other Records
1997-2002
Scope and Contents
Papers which include 1997-2002 Minutes, bylaws revised in 2001, nomination of Sessions-Pope-Sheild property for Virginia Historic Landmark Register and National Register of Historic Places, copy of brass plaque unveiled on November 11, 2002 and year end financial reports for 1999-2002. 2003.10 Addition
Mixed Materials box: 3 id61422
Scrapbooks
1951-2003
Scope and Contents
Six scrapbooks which contain the records of the Yorktown Branch of the Association for the Preservations of Virginia Antiquities. These records include business papers, invoices, minutes, budgets, newsletters, correspondence and more. 2008 addition.
- id36610
  Scrapbook One
  [1920] 1951-1997
  Scope and Contents
  Certificate, newspaper clippings, church program, letters, pictures, napkin, and flyers.
- id36611
  Scrapbook Two
  1973-1982
  Scope and Contents
  Newspaper clippings, letters, flyer, wall-hangings and schedule.
- id36612
  Scrapbook Three
  1980-1992
  Scope and Contents
  Newspaper clippings, pictures, tour flyers, donor/contributor list, brochures, meeting invitations and party invitations.
- id36613
  Scrapbook Four
  [1984] 1993-1996
  Scope and Contents
  County records, letters, invitations, pictures, newspaper clippings and a napkin.
- id36614
  Scrapbook Five
  1995-2002
  Scope and Contents
  Pictures, invitations, newspaper clippings, flyer, schedule, meeting notice, directory, meeting agenda and a newsletter.
- id36615
  Scrapbook Six
  [1992] 1998-2003
  Scope and Contents
  Bylaws, meeting agenda, guest list, emails, flyers, invoice, newsletters, meeting minutes, menu, letters, memos, cards, schedules, and a budget.
Mixed Materials box: 4 id230276
Minutes, Brochures, Correspondence and other Records
2000-2013
Scope and Contents
Contains minutes, financial records, publications, and other material related to the Yorktown Branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Included in the records are membership rosters, balance sheets, as well as a letter dissolving the branch and forming the Yorktown Preservation Society in June 2013. 2014.017 Addition.