Galt Papers (III) Guide to the Galt Papers (III) 01/Mss. 78 G73

Guide to the Galt Papers (III) 01/Mss. 78 G73


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Finding Aid Authors: Suzanne Erena.

Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
01/Mss. 78 G73
Title
Galt Papers (III) 1750-1991
Quantity
46.25 Linear Feet
Creator
Galt family
Creator
Galt, Alexander D. II, 1827-1863
Creator
Galt, Elizabeth Judith, 1816-1854
Creator
Galt, James, 1741-1800
Creator
Galt, John Minson, 1744-1808
Creator
Galt, John Minson, 1819-1862
Creator
Galt, Mary Meares, 1885-1978
Creator
Galt, Sallie, 1822-1880
Creator
Galt, William Richard, 1818-1892
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:

Galt Papers (III), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

The material in this collection was received between 1979 and 1994.

Processing Information:

Processed by Suzanne Erena in 1991. Box and folder list added to Archon by Zach Woodward, SCRC staff, in February 2011.


Family History:

The Galt family of Williamsburg, Va. operated the Eastern State Hospital. Galt family members include John Minson Galt II, A. D. Galt, Jr., Sarah Maria Galt, Elizabeth J. Galt, and others. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

The collection covers the dates 1750-1982 and consists chiefly of the personal and business correspondence, financial and legal documents, literary documents, and family history and genealogy notes of the Galt family. The collection also contains clippings, photographs, and personal mementos such as artifacts.

Negatives have been added to Galt III, Group XI, Box IV, folder 44.

Some material pertaining to William R. Galt is filed in 78 G73 Galt Family Papers III, folder 59, Oversize files.

Some material on Gabriel Galt is filed in 78 G73 Galt Family Papers III, Folder 60, Oversize files.

Three boxes of newspapers: Virginia and Non Virginia 1833-1897 and Williamsburg, Virginia, 1853-1865, are shelved in oversize.

Related Material

See also Galt Papers (I), (II), and (V), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary, and the Galt Family Papers (MS 78.3), Special Collections, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

Reel-to-reel tapes from this collection have been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.

Separated Material

Artifacts transferred to the Manuscripts Artifact Collection (Mss. 1.03), include Painting of Hills and Lake or River (78G73.A27), Charcoal Sketch of Building on Rocky River on Lake Bank (78G73.A38)

All audiovisual material from this collection has been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.

Eleven nitrate negatives moved to special storage for preservation reasons.


Subjects and Indexing Terms


Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Container List

id74305
Group I
1750 - 1894 and undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Papers of ancestors and extended family of William R. Galt and his wife Mary Williams Ware Galt. In addition to personal correspondence, this group holds receipts, diaries, and an extensive correspondence concerning the family's legal efforts to obtain "bounty" lands in Ohio that date from the mid-18th to mid-19th centuries.

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id74896
Group II
1808-1880 and undated
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Scope and Contents Group II contains the papers of John Minson Galt II and his sisters Sally Maria Galt and Elizabeth J. Galt, including their personal correspondence, diaries, and other writings. John Minson Galt II's business papers while superintendent of the Hospital for the Insane and his extensive writings on psychiatry and the treatment of the insane also fall within Group II.

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id75116
Group III
1840-1897 and undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents The papers of William R. Galt; his siblings Alexina Galt, Ann Jeffery Galt, Alexander Galt II (the sculptor), and James Dickie Galt; half-brother Edward P. Galt; and wife Mary Williams Ware Galt comprise Group III. This group is notable for the wealth of familial correspondence. The papers also reflect the various careers of the men and the literary asperations of Alexina and Ann Galt.

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id76211
Group IV
1850-1991 and undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Group IV is devoted solely to the voluminous papers of Mary Jeffery Galt. Her correspondence with family, friends, and acquaintances ranges from the 1850s to the 1920s and includes portrait painter Matthew Wilson and U.S. senator Col. Henry du Pont. Mary Jeffery's financial affairs and professional career are also well documented. Genealogy and family history, writings, sketches, journals, and diaries round out her personal papers. Group IV also includes correspondence, receipts, sketches, certificates, and other items relating to Mary Jeffery's role in the APVA.

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id78516
Group V
1850-1952 and undated
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Scope and Contents The papers of Mary Jeffery's siblings, notably Robert Ware Galt and Rogers Harrison Galt, and their spouses and in-laws make up Group V.

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id80703
Group VI
1885-1978 and undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Group VI contains the papers of Mary Meares Galt, the eldest child of Rogers Harrison Galt, Sr., and (Mrs.) Mary Meares Galt. In addition to Mary Meare's extensive personal and business correspondence and other papers, Group VI contains information on Galt family history and genealogy.

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id81042
Group VII
1804-1979 and undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Mary Meares' siblings and their own families are represented in Group VII, as are other members of the extended Galt family and acquaintances.

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id82280
Group VIII
1761-1972 and undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Papers that could not be firmly attributed to anyone are in Group VIII.

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id82345
Group IX
1738-1964 and undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Printed books, magazines, and pamphlets compromise Group IX.

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id82583
Group X
1875-1936 and undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Scrapbooks are in Group X

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id82961
Group XI
1905-1919 and undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Photographs are in Group XI

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id83549
Group XII
1905-1918 and undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Artifacts are in Group XII

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id83596
Group XIII
1807-1966 and undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Oversize material

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id83677
Group XIV
undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents The Galt Chronicle by Mary Meares Galt with photos inserted by Mary Jeffery Welles Pearson.

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id308337
Artifacts
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