Hall, Channing Moore Papers Guide to the Channing Moore Hall Papers Mss. Acc. 1992.66, 2005.16

Guide to the Channing Moore Hall Papers Mss. Acc. 1992.66, 2005.16


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. Acc. 1992.66, 2005.16
Title
Channing Moore Hall Papers 1920-1953 1930-1953
Quantity
9.00 Linear Feet
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Conditions Governing Access:

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Preferred Citation:

Channing Moore Hall Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift Acc. 2005.16 Addition a gift of Susan Godson.


Biographical Information:

Channing Moore Hall was born February 3, 1890 and died May 31, 1953, the son of John Lesslie Hall and Margaret Fenwick Farland Hall. He married Nona Powell Sentz in 1925. His two children were Channing Moore Hall, Jr. and Susan Glentworth Hall Godson.

He received his A. B. degree from William and Mary in 1908 (Phi Beta Kappa) and a Bachelor of Law from the University of Virginia 1910. Served as 1st lieutenant, Field Artillery in World War I.

He served on the Williamsburg City Council and was mayor of Williamsburg from 1934-1947 and also served on the Board of Visitors of William and Mary. He served in many other civic capacities. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Professional and personal papers of Channing Moore Hall (1890-1953) attorney and mayor of Williamsburg. A box and folder list for accession 1992.66 of the collection is available in the Special Collections Research Center. A description of accession 2005.16 is available below in the finding aid/inventory.

Arrangement of Materials:

Series 1  (Boxes 1-2) is the general correspondence of Hall; Series 2 (Box 3) is  the  family correspondence of Hall; Series 3 (Box 4) concerns the College of William and Mary; Series 4 (Boxes 5-7) is the civic and professional correspondence of Hall.

Related Material

Hall Family Papers

Separated Material

Part of this accession was transferred to the Mss. 1999.19A Channing Hall, III Papers as an addition.


Subjects and Indexing Terms


Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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Container List

id182504
Series 1: Mss. Acc. 1992.26
1920-1953
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id58916
Series 2: Acc. 2005.16 Addition
1930-1957
Scope and Contents

Folder of papers relating to a document, 1773, to establish a public school in Williamsburg, Virginia.  Correspondence of Channing M. Hall III and correspondence of Channing M Hall, mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia in the 1930's.

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