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Preferred Citation:
Courtney Sharpe Ward Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Acquisition Information:
Gifts.
Processing Information:
An addition to the collection (Mss. Acc. 2008.106) was incorporated into the collection as Box 6 in 2009.
Correspondence, notes, papers, newspaper clippings, drafts and published articles belonging to Courtney Sharpe Ward, a writer
for the Richmond News Leader in Richmond, Virginia. Many of her articles had a historical connection. The addition mostly
consists of material on the 1957 350th Anniversary of Jamestown. Includes photograph and 1957 Press Card of Courtney Sharpe
Ward.
Mostly material concerning articles about Jamestown and the Williamsburg area, particularly about the British Royal Visit
to Jamestown and Williamsburg on October 16, 1957. Some letters are from a woman who lived on Jamestown Island and others
from the State of Virginia Departments about the Indian Lodge.
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 1 id48291
Jamestown 350th Anniversary
1957 March 31
Scope and Contents
Daily Press newspaper edition on Jamestown Anniversary. Newport News, Virginia.
Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 2 id48292
Articles on Jamestown
1957
Scope and Contents
Newspaper articles by Courtney Ward on Jamestown. News releases.
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