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Williamsburg (Va.) Ephemera Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Most accessions are gifts via the Williamsburg Historical Records Association. Includes Acc. 1995.52, 1996.37, 1996.10; 1996.26;1996.28; 1998.43; 1999.02; 1999.13; 1999.25; 2000.25;2001.25; 2002.20; 2003.19; 2003.24; 2003.30; 2003.33; 2003.62; 2004.21; 2004.28; 2005.08; 2005.09; 2005.43 2006.20; 2006.83; 2007.07; Acc. 2007.08; 2007.95; 2008.01; 2008.09; 2008.40; 2008.65; 2009.112; 2009.014; 2009.12;0 2009.009 and 2009.330. For information on accession received after May 2009, please consult a staff member.
Accessions starting in 2009 were accessioned and processed by Ute Schechter and Ben Bromley. Items from the backlog were entered by Anne Johnson in 2008 with further detail added by Alex Dodd in 2009.
In April 2015, the collection was reorganized into subject and genre, removing the associated accession numbers except with Series 2, Sub-series 4, Photographs. The Tatler newsletter was transferred to Rare Books. Some emphemera material was transferred to existing collections, such as the Woman's Club of Williamsburg. Newspaper clippings with biographical information about local citizens or of historical interest were kept and filed in the subseries Clippings. Obituary clippings were removed.
Additions are being made to this collection on an ongoing basis.
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This collection covers the Greater Williamsburg Area, including Williamsburg, Yorktown, Jamestown, James City County, York County and other nearby communities. It includes gifts and purchases whose contents are ephemeral in nature and not well-suited as stand-alone collections. The items are usually transient documents of everyday life and can include menus, flyers, advertisements, and programs but can also be postcards, games, ticket stubs, and the like.
The majority of materials in Series 2 have been collected and contributed by the Williamsburg Historic Records Association (WHRA). New items will be added on an ongoing basis. For this reason, the indicated date range is approximate at this point.
Most tourist related ephemera is filed under Series 2, Area Attractions. The remainder of the ephemera relates to the activities, government and life of the local residents of the Williamsburg area.
Some of the 20th century ephemera was accessioned as gifts from The Williamsburg Press (owner Bill Royal) and the Virginia Gazette but are filed by subject.
Series 1 is a single collection of postcards, ephemera, and research. In Series 2, the ephemera is divided into subjects, and in Series 3, the ephemera is divided into genre.
Ephemera and, more generally, printed materials donated through the WHRA are accessible through this Ephemera Collection. Other organizational records and personal papers donated by or through the WHRA are described in separate catalog records with WHRA as added creator. Furthermore, all WHRA records will have at least one subject heading 'Williamsburg (Va.)--History--[century] to facilitate access.
Related Collections include: Mss. 2006.47 Williamsburg Historic Records Association Organizational Records; Virginia Cities Williamsburg (Mss. 39.4 V82ci); Virginia Counties James City, York County(Mss. 39.4 V82) and S. F. (Bill) Royall, Jr. Papers (Mss. Acc. 1989.02).
The material in this series was collected by a single donor and given as a whole collection. While the donor's identity can be found within this series, the donor requested his/her name not be made public in the finding aid. Because of the donor's wish to remain anonymous, it was decided to keep the donation in full as part of this collection. Most of the material consists of postcards of the Williamsburg area, many dated prior to 1960. Includes photographs of and ephemera from the Williamsburg area, microfilm of 19th and 20th century issues of the Virginia Gazette, correspondence and a compact disc containing Williamsburg area postcards. The donors research files, including correspondence, are also included in this series. Accession 2011.537. Subseries are: Postcards; Photographs; Ephemera; Correspondence and Research; and Artifacts and Audio-Visual Material. Accessioned microfilm of 19th and 20th century issues of the Virginia Gazette, maps, and other ephemera related to Williamsburg, Virginia has not been located as of 2015.
Scope and Contents Collection of postcards of the Williamsburg Area, including Colonial Williamsburg, College of William and Mary, lodgings, local businesses, churches and other locations. Many of the postcards are "vintage" and were published prior to 1960.
Postcards were removed from scrapbooks, placed in acid free sleeves and filed under the headings used in the scrapbooks. Loose postcards were sleeved and filed under existing appropriate headings.
Postcards of general Colonial Williamsburg scenes and events.
Includes buildings not listed individually, such as the Public Hospital, Custis Kitchen, Pitt-Dixon House and others.
Car Museum, Presidents' Park, Williamsburg National Wax Museum, Kingsmill golf and The Winery.
Scope and Contents Postcards advertising "Williamsburg in Vintage Postcards" by Kris Preacher.
Includes a snapshot of Shirley Temple who was in Williamsburg with her Father on July 4, 1938.
Pages from an album of an unknown visitor in 1942.
Photograph album of a Ft. Belvoir soldier's visit to Williamsburg, Arlington, Fort Belvoir and other attractions. Each photograph is captioned on the reverse. Fall 1944.
Many of these photographs are copyrighted by Colonial Williamsburg and a few are loose photographs from souvenir packs.
11 black and white stereographic cards of Colonial Williamsburg scenes and buildings made by the Keystone View Company. They appear to be from more than one set. Some cards are numbered and a few have descriptions on the reverse.
Photographs of Helen Hull Jacobs, Leontyne Price, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford.
Middlesex House and 2 other guest homes.
Photographs of soldiers during World War I and World War II with backgrounds including Ft. Eustis, the Insane Asylum, Merchants Square and the Governor's Palace.
Black and white photographs of Williamsburg scenes.
Photograph of the Wren Building and the Botetourt Statue, two photographs of Guy Dovell who played football for William and Mary, snow scene looking at Wren Builiding, 8 photographs of individual players on the 1922 William and Mary basketball team, and a group photo of SAE Fraternity circa 1930.
Scope and Contents Photographs of the "original" Dining Hall, with negatives.
Aerial views of Williamsburg. Five photos by Colonial Williamsburg, one by James Sawders and two reproduction maps of the Williamsburg Area during the Civil War, certified by Yellowhouse Gallery.
Photographs of Harbor Cruises at Waterman's Wharf, glassblowing at Jamestown, Williamsburg Soap and Candle Shop, The Williamsburg Winery, Evelynton Plantation, Yorktown Victory Center, Shirley Plantation, Berkeley Plantation, Sherwood Forest Plantation, Jamestown Settlement, Wren Building, Virginia Living Museum, The Mariner's Museum and the U.S. Army Transportation Museum. All appear to be photographed and printed by the same person.
Photographs of Bruton Parish, original Tazewell Hall, Duke of Gloucester Street, oxcart with two people, College Corner, Richmond Road, Kinnamon's Garage, the John Rolfe House and 3 photographs from Carolyn Louise White Bell Threatt showing Eugene Evans Bell and Carolyn White Bell in front of 280 N. Henry Street where they lived in a third floor apartment.
Scope and Contents 20 souvenir photo collections published by various printers. Sizes range from 2" x 3" and 3.5" x 5".
Deck of playing cards with picture of the Governor's Palace on each card. Deck of playing cards by the C & O Railroad with pictures of different stops in Virginia.
Panoramic photo of World War I soldiers in Camp Penniman, 1918.
Contains articles, pamphlets, a directory, clippings and other materials related to the Williamsburg Area in Virginia.
Scope and Contents 1967 pamphlet on Bruton Parish Church by Parke S. Rouse, Jr., small flyer "Special Memorial Celebration, Robert Hunt Shrine, Jamestown Island, June 16th, 3:30 p.m." as part of the Eighth Annual Churchmen's Pilgrimage for Men and Boys to Jamestown and Williamsburg on June 15 and 16, 1929, page from a booklet with photo of Bruton Church Graveyard and Interior, flyer with brief history of Bruton Parish Church, program for September 22, 1939 recital by Iona Burrows at Bruton Parish Church, a card written by "The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M. of the Commonwealth of Virginia" stating their theme for the bicentennial year and a Presbyterian Church program for the Second Presbyterian Church in Alexandra, December 25, 1938.
Brochures, tickets, programs, guides, stationery, hotel and restaurant flyers and christmas decorations published by Colonial Williamsburg. Includes 1938 Christmas Dinner menu for the Williamsburg Inn Annex with a print on the cover, a print of the Capitol and a print of the Audrey House by Maude Pollard Hall, copyright 1928.
Brochures, tickets, programs, guides, stationery, hotel and restaurant flyers and christmas decorations published by Colonial Williamsburg.
Scope and Contents 1957 "Guide to the Jamestown Festival;" "Jamestown Narrated Cruise;" 1907 "Illustrated Souvenir of the Jamestown Tercentennial Exposition" published by the Seaboard Publishing Compnay of Norfolk, Virginia; "Scenes at the Jamestown Exposition" published by Jamestown Official Photograph Corporation; 1966 edition of "Historic Jamestown Island" published by R.E. Steel and "Jamestown, Virginia" published by the National Park Service.
Brochures for Williamsburg motels and restaurants, Carolynn Court, Norfolk Cafe, The Selby, Merrimac Motel, The Hotel Williamsburg, Iron Bound Motor Court, Gov. Spottswood Motel, The Capitol Restaurant, Colony Motel, Colonial Capital Bed and Breakfast and Richard Bland Tavern.
Scope and Contents 1905 map of Newport News and Yorktown, Virginia; "Master Plan of Kingsmill on the James" map (undated); souvenir maps of Williamsburg, Colonial Williamsburg, William and Mary; geological survey maps of the Williamsburg area (1984); photocopy of "map showing approximate location of 17th century horse path which went through Williamsburg prior to 1699;" photocopy of Williamsburg area portion of "atlas to accompany the office records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865;" photocopies of maps from the 18th and 19th centuries; Map of Tidewater, Virginia; Williamsburg; map published by Amoco; Williamsburg Map and Visitor's Guide and two ADC city street maps of Williamsburg. Flood insurance rate map of the City of Williamsburg, Virginia by Federal Emergency Management Agency, revised March 2, 1994.
Scope and Contents A slip of paper with printed notation "Magruder Ewell Camp, No. 23, C.V., Williamsburg, VA" and crossed Confederate and Virginia State flags.
Scope and Contents Brochures, programs and guides for the Williamsburg area, Williamsburg tourist attractions and local events. Includes 1967 Historic Garden Week, Common Glory and the Founders, Merchants Square, Wedgewood Dinner Theatre, Williamsburg Pottery Factory and Busch Gardens. Includes card for "The Vogue Shop, 'Headquarters for College Men'" with the 1929 William and Mary Football schedule on the reverse and a brochure "Bruton Parish Church, Court Church of Colonial Virginia" published by H.D Cole.
Brochures for Mount Vernon, Colonial National Park. Berkeley Plantation, Fredericksburg, Luray Caverns, Skyline Drive and Shenandoah National Park. Notecards with photographs of historical buildings in Virginia.
Scope and Contents 1937 - 1938 Indian Handbook; 1976 speech on the History of the College by President Graves; 1993 brochure of poem "Matoaka" by Amy Clampitt for the celebration of the tercentenary of William and Mary; 1963 commencement program; Easter Dance card for dance held April 25 and 26, 1924; 1988 bookmark for the rededication of Swem Library; notepaper found in 1924 and 1931 Colonial Echoes; Summer Quarter 1925 Bulletin of the Ancient and Historic College of William and Mary in Virginia (Vol. XVIII, No. 4, January 1925); 1930-31 Women's Student Handbook; notecard with picture of Wren Building; a mailer for "The William and Mary Alumni Association Collector's Series Wine;" "Visiting William and Mary" brochure; Visitor's Guide of the College of William and Mary; brochure on "The Sir Christopher Wren Building;" reproduction (for purchase) collection of pencil sketches of Williamsburg by Thomas Thorne, 1944); and a small brochure on the College of William and Mary 1693 - 1905. Undated brochure of mostly photographs of the campus of William & Mary, entitled "The College of William and Mary in Virginia."
Scope and Contents Textbook "The Iturralde Inductive Method" by Maximo Iturralde Garces, College of William Mary, for a Spanish Course. 1949.
Scope and Contents Two copies of "Souvenir Guide, Jamestown, Wlliamsburg and Yorktown, 1607-1907, An Illustrated Historical Sketch of Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown by F. Blair Spencer, M.D. (1907); two copies of "Historic Williamsburg, Jamestown Island and Yorktown, Virginia" published by the Williamsburg Drug Company (undated); "Historic Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia" published by John A. Luttrell (undated); 2 dfferent editions of "Historical Williamsburg and Jamestown, VA" published by H.D. Cole. 2 copies of "Vital Facts about Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg, College of William and Mary," publisher unknown, revised 1935.
Photograph of "Company '23' United States Naval Training and Distribution Center, Camp Peary, Williamsburg, Virginia, March 1946."
Colored drawing of the Library at the College of William and Mary (present-day Tucker Hall). Undated.
Scope and Contents Black and white photo of "The Bruton Parish Church Sexton" by Barbara Hearn (10/10) The Church appears in the background and the Sexton stands on path in cemetery edged by trees and a picket fence.
Reproduction sketches of the Capital and garden of Blair's Brick House.
Cardboard mounted black and white photographs of The Wren Building and Bruton Parish Church by Detroit Photographic Company, 1902.
Reproduction colored map of the College of William and Mary and Williamsburg, backed with cardboard. 1934 by M.S. Engelhart.
Correspondence relates to purchase of postcards and research on Williamsburg history. Correspondents include College of William and Mary staff, other local historians, residents and vendors. The research files include photocopies of reports or pages from books (often via Interlibrary Loan), magazine articles, newspaper articles and online material on the history of Williamsburg, information about local buildings and related topics. Research files are mostly arranged alphabtically by title of book, report, chapter and a few by subject.
Correspondence with vendors, local historians, residents and others about the history of the Williamsburg area, often with attached reports and photocopies of photographs and postcards.
Scope and Contents "The Alumni House" by J.T. Balwin, Jr. (undated, 1 page); "American Speech" articles on Williamsburg, Tidewater, Shenandoah Valley and Delmarva by William Cabell Greet and William Brown Meloney (1930-1933); "The Battle of Williamsburg, May 5, 1862, A Guide to Local Sites" by Terry L. Meyers (undated, 4 pages); "Beaux-Arts Ideals and Colonial Reality: The Reconstruction of Williamsburg's Capitol, 1928- 1934" by Carl R. Lounsburg, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, December 1990, 16 pages) and "Block 23 Storm Drain Monitoring Addendum: Graves, Site 23CB" by Lucie Vinciguerra, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (October 2003, 44 pages).
Scope and Contents "Christmas In Williamsburg on Postcards" by Ted Miles, (SFBAPCC Newletter, June 2004, 3 pages); "Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter Index, 1980-2002" by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg, (51 pages); "Confederate Works at Williamsburg" letter excerpt from a book (undated); Daily Press articles including "Growing up in the 1940s and 1950's, a Williamsburg man recounts attending one of the best schools for black children in Virginia at the time" by Dennis Gardner, May 2, 2004, W&M vows to renovate old houses, by Daphne Sashin, March 24, 2005, Landmark motor court could be sold...Tioga Motel by Michael Petrocelli and Daphne Sashin, March 26, 2005; "Dependencies (Outbuildings) of the Dudley Digges House in Yorktown, Virginia..." by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. (April 1969, 4 pages); "Early American Churches Bruton Parish..." by Aymar Embury (Architectural Record, Dec. 1911, 5 pages) and "Exploring the Steam Tunnels" by Christine Weaver (Jump! undercover, Winter 1996, 3 pages).
Scope and Contents "The Flag of the 5th North Carolina..." by Thomas L. McMahon (America's Civil War, May 2002, 4 pages); " For sale, for dreamers: A mystery in a bottle" by Maria Puente, USA Today (2003); Ft Eustis Historical and Archaelogical Association newsletters articles on Camp Wallace, Mulberry Island History and Experimental center post-WWI, Between the Wars '34-37 (1996-2000); "Frank E. Park Letter...Battle of Williamsburg, May 7, 1862" (a copy, 5 typed pages); "Freemasonry in Williamsburg...Williamsburg Lodge #6..." by Brother M.Kent Brinkley and others (1999, 6 pages); "Great American Railroad Stations" by Janet Greenstein Potter (excerpt, 3 pages); "Guide to the Libraries of the College of William and Mary" (1996); "Historic Buildings of America..." collected and edited by Esther Singleton (8 pages excerpts, 1906); "The Lay of the Land" (3 pages); "Lay of the Lost Lion" poem (3 pages); "Living in Williamsburg, VA, 1937-1945" by George H. Armacost" (10 pages) and "Looking Back at the Past: A conversation with Frances Robb and Mac White" (Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter, Summer 2001, 15 pages).
Scope and Contents "Masonic Master's Chair" article (undated, 3 pages); Methodist Ladies correspondence between Kenneth Chorley and others (1930); "Miscellaneous Williamsburg Stuff" comprised mostly of newspaper articles grouped by the donor; "Mr. Rockefeller's Other City:..." a thesis by Roy Brien Varnado (1974, 64 pages); "A New Ancient Town" review from "The Outlook" (undated); "Norge, Virginia: The Norweigian-American Midwest Reinvented?" by Mette Lovas from "Overskrift" (circa 1996, 6 pages) and "Old Cannon on College Campus was Protector Against Indians" (article, Virginia Gazette, September 29, 1933).
Scope and Contents "Peacock Hill Architectural Report, Block 30-31 & 36" by J.F. Waite (CWF, 1978, 10 pages); postcards - front and back - and newspaper articles grouped by the donor (photocopies); "Postcards reflect History" by Kathleen Chang (Flat Hat, 2001); "Private Land Development in Williamsburg, 1699-1748: Building a Community" a thesis by Cathleene B. Hellier (1989) and "Professor John Millington, M.D." by George F. Holmes (William and Mary Quarterly, January 1923).
Index to Williamsburg views printed by Curt Teich with name of view, publisher, number, date and notes. Photocopied in 1997. Photocopy of excerpt from an unknown book, pages 256-270, with maps and photographs of Williamsburg, undated.
Vol. 29, No. 2 The Colonial Williamsburg Interpreter is published three times a year by the Research and Historical Interpretation Division
Scope and Contents "Religious Philanthropy and Colonial Slavery, ....Dr. Bray" edited by John C. Van Horne (undated); "Robert Durant Collection" by Dan Hodapp (Honors Thesis, 2003); "Roderick Firth: His Life and Work" by John Rawls (Philsophy and Phenomenological Research, March 1991); Parke Rouse obituary (1997) and "Save the Historic Powder Horn" by Rev. W.A.R. Goodwin, D.D. (National Republic, undated).
Scope and Contents "Tazewell Hall: a Report on Its Eighteenth-Century Appearance" by S.P. Moorehead (Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, XIV, 1, 4 pages); "This War and Williamsburg" by Donald P. Bean (Publisher's Weekly, August 22, 1942, 2 pages); "Alfred Wordsworth Thompson, 1840-1896" (American Paintings in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Volume II, A Catalogue of Works by Artists born between 1816 and 1845" by Natalie Spassky (undated, 4 pages); "Three Philanthropic Pirates" by Edmund Berkeley, Jr. (The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 74, 9 pages); "To His Excellency Thomas Jeffereson, Letters to a President" selected and edited by Jack McLaughlin (1991, p 110-113); "The Town That Stopped" by Cabell Phillips (American Heritage II, February 1960, 5 pages); "Trees on the Duke of Gloucester Street in the 18th Century" (undated, 2 pages); "Lyon G. Tyler Letter, photocopy" (March 22, 1919, 2 pages); "Unlocking the Mysteries of the Wren Crypt" (William and Mary News, Fall 1995); "Views of Fortress Monroe and Vicinity" (photocopies of 4 pages of photographs) and Virginia Gazette photocopies of articles from 1906-1935 about Williamsburg history.
Scope and Contents "Wednesday Lunch Group, A Brief History" By Wayne Kernodle (October 2003, 4 pages); Williamsburg Historic Records Association description (Swem Library website, 1999); William and Mary Society of the Alumni pamphlet (undated); "Herein is set forth a true and accurate account of the history of the heroic Indian fighter or Spottswood 1713 - a most distinquished member of the College Community" (undated); William and Mary Special Faculty Minutes, September 17, 1951, stating they are "deeply troubled by the recently disclosed academic irregularities in the physical education and athletic departments..."; "William and Mary Underground" (Online blog, Pipeline Valley, 2001); "Williamsburg Cultural Resources Map Project" by Martha W. McCartney and Christina A. Kiddle (Colonial Williamsburg Archaeological Reports, 1996/2001, 46 pages); "Williamsburg in Old Postcards" by Kurt Reisweber (Colonial Williamsburg, June/July 1999, 6 pages); "Williamsburg in Wartime" by Vernon M. Geddy (House and Garden, September 1942); "A Woman's life-work: labors and experiences of Laura S. Haviland (excerpt, Cincinnati: L.S. Haviland, 1881, p 404-413); Women's Missionary Society reports and notes (1926-1932, 24 pages) and "York County History" by the York County Historical Committee (1996 and undated).
Scope and Contents A Colonial Williamsburg Album "The Williamsburg Quintet," a two album recording of a black vocal group who sang at the Williamsburg Inn every Sunday Evening, circa 1940's. Two CD's. One CD labeled "Williamsburg Postcard Files" which is, per the donor, a "backup" with many images, scans and documents found or received over the years, including on eBay. It also contains a complete record of all the Williamsburg postcards known to exist as of 2011 and notes if they appear in this collection. It is organized by publisher, then type of card and serial number if there is one. The donor's note with the CD's further explains how to determine the importance of postcards and the special types of postcards. The second CD contains a scan of Carolyn Sparks Whittenburg's 2004 dissertation, "President J.A.C. Chandler and the First Women Faculty at the College of William and Mary."
Board game with pieces produced for Colonial Williamsburg, Inc. by Charles H. Overly (1958).
Subject subseries include: Area Attractions; Businesses; Clubs and Organizations; Entertainment; Events; Government and Public Service Organizations; Localities; and Religion.
Pamphlets on Grand Opening Dedication (May 16, 1975), Food and Wine Festival (2013) and general information.
Colonial Williamsburg Journal (Summer 1985) and scattered issues of CW News from 1964 to 1979 including the November 27, 1976 50th Anniversary edition.
Blank timesheets, purchase orders, maintenance record forms, signs, Teachers Manual for Decision at Williamsburg and other printed material.
Scope and Contents "Fiftieth Anniversary of Colonial Williamsburg, 1926-1976," "The Governor's Palace," "A Handbook for the Exhibition Buildings of Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated" (1941), "America's Williamsburg" (1954) and "Recollections of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in Williamsburg, 1926-1960" (1985).
Scope and Contents Scattered issues of a weekly pamphlet "How to Enjoy Colonial Williamsburg" (1973-1980), a guidebook, and a map. 1947 "This Week in Williamsburg."
Seasonal pamphlets. Brochures on exhibition buildings and events. Most items are undated.
Scope and Contents December 1935 issue of "The Architectural Record" on Colonial Williamsburg. Reprint from the December 1968 edition of National Geographic of "Williamsburg City for All Seasons: by Joseph Judge. November 1937 edition of "House and Garden" about Williamsburg houses and gardens. Flyer for "Hamilton Carousel" with cover picture of the Council Chamber in the Capitol. Pamphlets by Edna S. Pennell, "Christmas Ideas from Williamsburg" (1980), "More Christmas Ideas from Williamsburg" (1982) and "Dried Flower Ideas from Williamsburg" (1979).
Colonial Williamsburg president's report (Kenneth Chorley)
Pamphlets on restaurants, hotel accommodations and events or conventions held at Colonial Williamsburg guest properties. Some items include prices and most items are undated. Includes Williamsburg Inn tariffs, 1940 and a receipt from the Williamsburg Inn for Room 231 for Lt. Col. and Mrs. M.D. Dougan. in the amount of two people for $14.00.
Scope and Contents Flyers and other mailings about the Hotel, Restaurant and Cafeteria Employees Union, Local 23, AFL-CIO, including "Hear Ye, Hear Ye" the C.W. Union Newsletter (1976).
Scope and Contents Brochures and pamphlets about Jamestown, including both the Jamestown Settlement and Historic Jamestown. Many pamphlets are for special events sponsored by the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, the APVA and the National Park Service. Includes a monograph "America's Oldest Legislative Assembly and its Jamestown Statehouses" by Charles E. Hatch, Jr. (1956), Jamestown Settlement Ships brochure (2015) and Official Daily Program for the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition in 1907 (held in Norfolk, Virginia). See oversized folder for "The Church at James Towne" service on the Occasion of the Visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II" on October 16, 1957. May 13, 1932 and May 13, 1935 programs for Jamestown Day. Pamphlet map reproduced from the book "Jamestown and St. Mary's" and entitled "An Historical and Decorative Map of Old Jamestown. Published "Speeches at the Luncheon in honour of the Honourable Thomas B. Stanley and the Chairman and Members of the 350th Anniversary Commission. June 22, 1947 program for the annual commemoration of the Order of Jamestown. May 13, 1973 flyer for APVA Jamestown Day. Quarterly Bulletin of the Archeology Society of Virginia,September 1955. February 12, 1901 open letter from the Business Men's Association of the City of Williamsburg announcing resolution and formation of a committee to encourage State Officials and representatives in Congress ... to offer support for the May 13, 1907 Tercentennial Anniversary. July 1940 "This Week at the Excavation" about the excavations at Jamestown, published by the Colonial National Historical Park.
Two brochures and 2 postcards advertising the Presidents' Park with business card of John Hamrick.
Brochures advertising restaurants and area attractions, often grouping Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown as a destination. Includes brochure on Mariner's Museum, Newport News and Southside of the James. Most items are undated.
Brochures with maps of Williamsburg, the Historic Triangle and Tidewater area of Virginia. One map is printed in 1940.
Scope and Contents Tourist brochures for the Williamsburg area. Includes the 1948,1949 and the fifth edition of "The Williamsburg Travel Index of Virginia" published by Ralph Stantley, the September 1977 edition of "Virginia Town and City, Williamsburg" published by the Virginia Municipal League and "Historical Williamsburg and Jamestown, Virginia" booklet published by J.D. Cole, News Dealer, Williamsburg, Va (undated).
Scope and Contents Photocopy of "The Cradle of the Republic" printed by the Chamber of Commerce,Williamsburg, VA. (originals are in Rare Books and the Stacks, F234 .W7W55). Photocopy of "Souvenir Guide, Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown, 1607-1907" (original is in Rare Books, F229 .S749). November 1975 edition of "Williamsburg Today" published by JoAnn Abdennour. "Seeing Old Williamsburg under Restoration, In Two Parts" written by J. Luther Kibler and published by the Virginia Gazette in 1931. 1976 and undated visitor guide pamphlets published by the Williamsburg Chamber of Commerce. July 5-11, 1976 "Colonial Guide" published by Colonial Publications. Mailer for "Williamsburg's Forgotten Era" for The American Road Museum (undated).
Scope and Contents Brochures and pamphlets on the Yorktown area. Includes the Virginia Bicentennial Calendar of events, 4 trading cards published by the Colonial National Park, Riverwalk Landing pamphlet, a 2006 calendar of events, a "Colonial National Historical Park" brochure (February 1938), brochures on "Lafayette's Hermione Voyage" (2015) and a copy of "The Significance of Yorktown" by Douglas Southall Freeman.
Scope and Contents Publications for the Yorktown Sesquicennial Celebration. "Yorktown Sesquicentennial Headquarters in Williamsburg" invitation by the Sons of the American Revolution to event at the Randolph-Peachy House on October 16-19, 1931; "Tentative Program for the Celebration of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia and the Surrender of the Forces Under the Command of Lord Cornwallis" on October 16-19, 1931 by the United States Park Service with copy of invitation from the NPS; Grand Stand ticket for October 19, 1931 celebration; "Official Program of the Yorktown Sesquicentennial Celebration Yorktown, Virginia, Oct 16.17.18.19, 1931" and a photocopy of the October 1981 "Daughters of the American Revolution Magazine" about the 1931 Sesquicentennial.
Flyers for Yorktown Day held each year in October.
Flyers for Yorktown Day held each year in October.
Scope and Contents Flyers, calling cards, bags and pamphlets for area businesses. Businesses include Scribner's Bookstore, National Center for State Courts, Caseys Department Store, Stadium Oil, Williamsburg Pottery, National Barber Shoppe, R.T.Marvin's Sporting Goods, The Book House, Jack Massie, and others. Notepaper with heading "J.W. Jones, Dealer in Lumber of all kinds, Railroad Ties, Oak and Pine Piling" in Williamsburg (1920's). Ace Peninsula Hardware fan with wooden handle. Most are undated but range from 1950's to 1970's.
Flyers for Twentieth Century Art and Whitehall Gallery featuring Carlton Abbot.
Flyers and advertisements for automotive related businesses. Businesses include Steele's Garage, Nuttall's Limousine Service, Watts Motor Company, Livermon Bros., Inc, Runion's Amoco, Capitol Motor Corporation and Newton's Amoco. April 29, 2005 letter to customers from Steele's Garage, Inc. thanking them for their support and giving a list of recommendations for automobile service in Williamsburg, Virginia (Mss. Acc. 2005.05). Most items undated.
Scope and Contents Flyers, forms and newsletters for area banks. Banks include The Colonial Bank, United Virginia Bank, Williamsburg Savings and Loan, Old Colony Bank, Williamsburg National Bank and Chesapeake Bank. Two issues of "The Pen News" from Peninsula Bank and Trust (December 1957 and June 1958).
Scope and Contents Booklet "Facts about Williamsburg and Vicinity" published by the Business Men's Association of the City of Williamsburg, VA in 1900 (two copies are also in SCRC Rare Books, F234 .W7 B9). Photocopy of a small pamphlet "Williamsburg, Past, Present Future, 1699-1921" published by the Business Men's Association in 1921.
Scope and Contents Flyers and publications of the Chamber of Commerce, including the 1962 Annual Report, "The Cradle of the Republic" brochure and "A Historic Old Virginia Pilgrimage" pamphlet (1930). "Williamsburg in the Civil War" brochure.
Pamphlets for Williamsburg Glass Company Butts Furniture Company, Old Chickahominy House pottery, Shirley Pewter House, Galleries of Bozarth and more. Copy of a flyer advertising the William Rouse Cabinet Manufacturer in Smithfield, Virginia which describes his other goods, such as repaired furniture and undertaking business (1859). Most items are undated.
Flyers for businesses that sell food and food related items in the Williamsburg area. Businesses include Pleasant Walk Dairy, Williamsburg Packing Company, Ukrops, New Food Center and a monthly flier of L.A. Hornsby's general store in Hornsbyville, York County, 1926. Most items are undated.
Brochures for Gloucester's Daffodil Mart, Wisteria Gardens, Evelyn Bowen (florist) and Schmidt Florist.
Brochures on area hospitals, pharmacies and businesses related to health. Includes 2007 report "Williamsburg Community Health Foundation Report to the Community."
Pamphlets from area hotels and motels.
Scope and Contents Mostly pamphlets and advertisements published by the Virginia Gazette. Includes booklet "Catalog of Type Speciments," "A brief History of the Virginia Gazette," photostat of December 20, 1867 "Prospectus of the Virginia Gazette" by E. H. Lively, Editor and R.A. Lively, Publisher, photostat of "Two Hundred and Fifty Houses in Richmond and Norfolk who regularly advertise in the Gazette...," with handwritten date 1858, photostat of an advertisement of a new publication, "American Palladium and Eastern Virginia Advertiser," August 30, 1865 and "Extracts and Anecdotes from Williamsburg's Own Newspaper During 1772-1775." The originals of these photostats are owned by the American Antiquarian Society (as of 1951).
Flyers and forms from real estate and insurance companies. Some businesses included are Savage Insurance Agency, Equitable Life Assurance Society, Gardiner T. Brooks (an ink blotter), Heritage Realty Company and William E. Bozarth. Items undated.
Brochures and menus from area restaurants. Most are undated. Includes menu of the Thieme's Inn and Dining Room, located at 303 Richmond Rd. The 'Thiemes House' as it is still called, is now occupied' by the College of William and Mary Human Resources Department.
Brochures and menus from area restaurants. Most are undated.
Brochures on Merchants Square, New Town, Wythe Green and The Bizarre Bazaar in Richmond, Virginia.
Flyers, advertisements and programs for different clubs and organizations in the Williamsburg area. Includes material on the Middle Plantation Agricultural Society for the City of Williamsburg and the Counties of York, Warwick and James City (Agricultural Exhibition, note says "This society, the first of the kind ever held in Williamburg.") 1860, program of the Educational and Civic Association, Williamsburg, Virginia for 1911-1912, The Junior Woman's Club, Williamsburg Garden Club, Rotary Club, Confederate Veterans Memorial Service Programs, Bravo Transportation, James City-Williamsburg-York TB Association, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Williamsburg, Extension Homemaker's Club, Isle of Wight Historical Society, Colonial Hunt Club, Kiwanis, Ruritan, Soroptimist Club, Golden Horseshoe Club, Williamsburg Bar Association and others.
Flyers, advertisements and programs for different clubs and organizations in the Williamsburg area. Includes material on The Junior Woman's Club, Williamsburg Garden Club, Rotary Club, Confederate Veterans, Bravo Transportation, James City-Williamsburg-York TB Association, National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club of Williamsburg, Extension Homemaker's Club, Isle of Wight Historical Society, Colonial Hunt Club, Golden Horseshoe Club, Kiwanis, Ruritan, Soroptimist Club, Williamsburg Bar Association and others.
Scope and Contents Flyers, brochures and mailings for the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. Includes "The First Restoration in Williamsburg" prepared by Jeannette S. Kelly (1933) "History Colonial Capital Branch, APVA, 1889-1988" by Walter J. Mueller (1989), "The Ruth Anderson McCulloch Branch of the APVA, 1896-1987" by Carrington T. Tutwiler (1989), and "White Gloves and Red Bricks, APVA 1889-1989" by Nancy Elizabeth Packer (1989). Some of these items relate to APVA (Preservation Virginia) as a whole rather than just in the Williamsburg area.
Programs, yearbooks and newsletters.
Jamestown Society Newsletter, scattered editions from October 1983 to October 1994. Program for the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Jamestowne Society, May 10, 1986.
Programs for award ceremonies and a coupon book for various local restaurants, sold by the Williamsburg Jaycees.
Directories listing names of residents of Kingspoint.
Directories listing names of residents of Kingspoint.
Two copies of "50th Anniversary, Williamsburg Lions, A Report to the Community, 1934 -1984." Programs for annual Lions Club meetings, often with lists of members. Copy of charter.
Programs for benefit performances sponsored by the Lions Club.
Scope and Contents 1963 and 1974 "Williamsburg Lodge No. 6, AF&AM" pamphlet with handwritten notes, given by J. Kenneth Graham. Flyer for July 4, 1955 Thirteenth Anniversary of Old Capitol Lodge No. 629 I.B.P.O.E. of W. of Williamsburg. March 12, 1954 program for installation of Offices of the Pocahontas Chapter No. 103 Order of the Eastern Star. Card giving "Program of Exercies Laying Cornerstone of Masocin Temple, Williamsburg, VA, Thursday, July 16, 1931.
Flyers, mailings and newsletters for music, theatre and dance organizations, including Southeastern Historical Keyboard Society, Williamsburg Dance, Blue Carbuncle Dinner of the Cremona Fiddlers of Williamsburg, Williamsburg Women's Chorus, Williamsburg Choral Club and Williamsburg Players.
1988 register of members with copies of two newspaper articles about the Society.
Program for May 27, 1990 memorial service at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Smithfield, Virginia, 1988,1991 and 1994 programs for the Sixth District Conference, 1992 program for the Stonewall Chapter #1388 and Directory of the 89th Annual Convention held at Tysons Corner, Virginia in 1984.
Copies of newspaper articles about Williamsburg Landing, 1988 Welcome package for new residents, rate schedule, constitution and bylaws, policies and procedures, 1989 Medicare Handbook and 2005 Twentieth Anniversary Edition of The Tatler. Note: The Tatler is catalogued as a Rare Book.
Programs for performances given by local and other dance groups in Williamsburg. Includes Virginia Regional Ballet and Heidi Robitshek, Virginia Beach Ballet, Virginia State Ballet, Chamber Ballet and Academy Dance Theatre.
Programs for performances by the Contemporary Ballet Theatre and Eastern Virginia School for the Performing Arts. Includes brochure "Contemporary Ballet Theatre and School, 1983-1993," performance schedules for the 1999-2000 and 2001-2002 seasons, copies of newspaper articles about teachers, students and performances. Brochures. Formerly known as the School of Contemporary Ballet Theatre.Changed name from Contemporary Ballet Theatre to Eastern Virginia School for Performing Arts circa 1998.
Programs and flyers of the Chamber Music Society productions. Includes an advertisement for The Pirates of Penzance, performed in 2001 at Phi Beta Kappa Hall at The College of William and Mary.
Programs of Messiah productions.
Programs and pamphlets about the Virginia Symphony.
Williamsburg Choral Guild. 1981-2002. Programs of their productions, including two Spring Concert programs, 1991 and 1993. Women's Chorus. 1985-1988. Programs for various productions, which include their Spring and Christmas Concerts. Includes a program for a ball, 3 April 1982, in honor of George Washington, Williamsburg Choral Guild, 3 October 1981.
Various programs for musical productions performed by local talent. Productions include: Opera in Williamsburg, The Williamsburg Youth Orchestras' concerts, Chancel Choir of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg's Spring Music Festival in 1951 and many more.
Programs, bylaw pamphlets, yearbooks, and meeting minutes. Includes newspaper clippings highlighting some of the club's accomplishments.
Includes programs for various musical performances which include operas, plays, and showcases.
Pamphlets and programs.
Brochures for the schedules for each season, programs for productions, flyers and invitations.
Brochures for the schedules for each season, programs for productions, flyers and invitations.
Programs for the presentations of The Virginia Comedians, given at Cameron Hall with Williamsburg cast members. Some cast names are Miss Estelle Smith, Mrs. J.A. Pleasants, Mr. C.W. Coleman, Miss Bessie Scott, Miss Coleman, Mrs. Spencer, Miss Wise, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. J.B. Cabell, Mr. J.E. Harris, Mr. J.D. Moncure, Miss Booth, Miss Trevilian, Mrs. Peacher and others.
Scope and Contents One program for Mr. Pim Passes By (November 27, 1931) and 15 programs for "The Way to Keep Him" (April 28, 1933).
Programs for presentations at the Kimball Theatre, The Williamsburg Theatre, Imperial Theatre (1927 and 1929) and The Palace. Most are undated but the dates range from 1950's to 2012.
Brochures and flyers for events held in the Williamsburg area. Some of the events are Festival Williamsburg, Williamsburg Book Festival, Pork, Peanut and Pine Festival in Surry, Williamsburg Film Festival, Williamsburg Community Christmas Tree Ceremony, 2006 Virginia Gubernatorial Inauguration, James City County Fair, Williamsburg 300th Birthday Celebration, Historic Garden Week, Christmas Homes Tours and more. Some events are annual and some are one time events.
Brochures for First Night, a New Year's Eve celebration of the performing arts.
Programs for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.
Programs for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.
Programs for the annual Miss Williamsburg Pageant.
Flyers, news releases, newspaper clippings and copies of working documents for the Occasion for the Arts. Removed from binder. Many items a gift of Roger Sherman.
Flyers, news releases, newspaper clippings and copies of working documents for the Occasion for the Arts. Removed from binder. Gift of Roger Sherman.
Scope and Contents 3 copies of "Virginia Revolutionary War Map, 1774-1783" published by The Virginia Independence Bicentennial Commission, a certificate for the National Bicentennial Debates and a brochure about Colonial Williamsburg events.
Two programs for the Celebration of the Prelude to Independence held on May 15, 1956 at the Capitol.
Programs for the celebration of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, 2 for Yorktown activities and 1 for the historic triangle.
Scope and Contents Pamphlets for conference "Remembering Ancestors" given by the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project, inc.
Scope and Contents Brochure "The World Comes to Colonial Williamsburg" a souvenir publications commemorating the 1983 Summit of Industrialized Nations and a May 20, 1983 edition of Le Monde with an article on the Summit.
May 28, 1956 Time Magazine with an article about Soviet Ambassador Zarubin visiting Williamsburg during the celebration of the Virginia Declaration of Rights. Page 15
Programs from the Virginia Shakespeare Festival, an annual summer event held at Phi Beta Kappa Hall.
Brochures, programs, pamphlets and small publications on the celebration of Williamsburg's 300th anniversary in 1999.
An address by Dean Acheson, former Secretary of State, delivered at the 18th century Capitol, Williamsburg, VA,
Scope and Contents Pamphlets on various government or public service related services. Includes pamphlets on Hospice Support Care of Williamsburg; Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Williamsburg; Williamsburg Community Action Agency, Inc.; Colonial Chapter of the American Red Cross; Meals on Wheels and Williamsburg Fire Department. Includes 2 Resolutions for Frank Force, Mayor of Williamsburg; letter of appreciation from the Heritage Humage Society; City of Williamsburg Newsletter, Fall 1974; program for reception for Jack Edwards; solicitation letter from the United Way with attached flyers, 2013; program for "Presentation of the Coat of Arms to the City of Williamsburg" on October 17, 1976; invitation to the "Williamsburg Goals, Initiatives and Outcomes Workshop" by the Williamsburg City Council on September 20, 2012 and a booklet "A Brief History of the Williamsburg and James City County Courthouse, 1634-1999."
2001 Approved Budget for Williamsburg-James City County Schools. Circa 100 pages.
Scope and Contents Theatre programs for Lafayette High School productions (1984-2011); theatre programs for productions at other schools; graduation programs beginning with 1911 commencement program for Nicholson High School (1911-2006); 1955-1956 Student Handbook for James Blair High School; certificates for honor roll and other honors; pamphlet for Walsingham Academy Dress Requirements in 1967-1968 and 1968-1969; pamphlet for Williamsburg Area Day Care Center at the Baptist Church; pamphlet for Williamsburg Pre-School for Special Children; pamphlet for Norge Early Education and Development Center; W-JCC School system pamphlets; Jamestown Academy Directory for 1975-1976; 1950 copy of "Morning Announcements" for unknown school and a Merchants Square sign "Go, Rams, Go." Program for Junior-Senior Reception, Toano High School, May 5, 1944, in Norge Hall.
Scope and Contents Forms for recording valuables, reporting a crime, food stamps forms for Toano and Williamsburg, notary form, JCC community Fund receipt, building inspector tags, a fire capacity sign, a blank "Certificate of Achievment" from the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District, blank certificate for the "Virginia Arson Investigation School" of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of State Police, Bureau of Investigation, a blank certificate for "Individual Award, The Williamsburg Department of Recreation" for participation on a Championship Team, a boat tag for Waller Mill Park, an "Incident Report" for the Williamsburg Area Memorial Center Swimming Pool, a "Welcome to Williamsburg" bumper sticker, "City of Williamsburg Building Permit" sign and a Referral Card for the Employment Office.
Scope and Contents Pamphlet entitled "The First Five Years" dated September 1978. Pamphlet for schedule of "Booked on Sunday" an celebration of books and authors sponsored by the Rotary Club of the Historic Triangle and the Williamsburg Regional Library Foundation, dated November 7, 2010. Program for "Ben Cleary Reading from his Works" sponsored by the Friends of the Library on January 22, 1995. Newspaper articles about the history of the library.
Directory of Resources and Services for Preschool Children and Their Family, serving the Williamsburg, JCC, York County and Poquoson Area.
Mailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices. Includes a 1955 poster for the campaign of Woodrow W. Stratton for the Sheriff of County of James City and Williamsburg and the 1955 Official Ballot for James City County, Powhatan District and the City of Williamsburg for the November 8, 1955 election. Most items are undated. Inaugural tickets to Timothy Kaine's Gubernatorial Inauguration held in Williamsburg. Williamsburg, Virginia candidates for city council for election held May 6, 2008. Includes Paul T. Freiling, Judy Knudson, Clyde A. Haulman and Matt Beato.
Mailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices. Most items are undated.
Mailers, flyers, posters and ballots for campaigns of local, state and national offices. Most items are undated.
Scope and Contents Pamphlet for the "Dedication of United States Post Office, Williamsburg, Virginia" on May 12, 1962 and a first day issue postmark on a First Day Issue envelope. A photocopy of a letter from K.P. Aldrich, Chief Inspector of the Post Office Department giving the history of the Williamsurg Post Office, total monetary receipts from 1917 to 1974 and total pieces mailed from May to June, 1974. 6 stamps issed by Isle of Man for the 2007 Jamestown Celebration with a First Day Issue envelope for May 11, 2007.
Scope and Contents 2009 edition of "Visions and Indicators, Setting Priorities and Measuareing Progress Toward a 21st Century Community" made possible by Williamsburg Community Health Foundation and prepared by The Planning Council, Norfolk, Va. April 1997 report "Community at a Crossroads: A College-Community Partnership for Economic Development prepared by Andrew Reamer and Associates for the College of William and Mary. 1998-1999 Annual Report of the Juvenile Services with Regional Programs for Youth and Families Serving the Ninth Judicial District through the Colonial Group Home Commission.
Scope and Contents November 1, 1923 "Bus Line Daily Schedule" for the Peninsula Transit Corporation with stops at Newport News, Ft. Eustis. Yorktown and Williamsburg. Program for the April 29, 2004 dedication ceremony for the Prince George Parking Garage. Two undated flyers for the new bus schedule to the "New Williamsburg Shopping Center with a smaller schedule for a shuttle service between the Williamsburg Shopping Center and the Williamsburg Theatre parking lot. Sign "New Schedule, Bus Service, Stops at 6:00 P.M.
Scope and Contents Report entitled "South Henry Street Land Use Study" prepared by the Williamsburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority, July 11, 1978. Report entitled "Proposed Zoning Ordinance of the City of Williamsburg" with a handwritten note "Adapted July 18, 1947."
Two copies of an undated publication on Camp Peary which includes the history of the camp and photographs of soldiers, amenities, houses and activities. Commodore Perry, as Commander of the Naval Training and Distribution Center, Camp Peary, VA, wrote the introduction. Circa 1950.
Scope and Contents Program for the "375th Anniversary Speaker's Series" of the James City County Historical Commission" on May 4, 2009.
Scope and Contents Invitation from the "Officers and Staff of Colonial Williamsburg, Incorporated" to the "Residents of Williamsburg" inviting them to a series of special days to visit the restored exhibition buildings, January 1935. 1941 flyer announcing "Citizens' Mass Meeting Under Auspices of the James City County Chapter of the American Red Cross at the Williamsburg Theatre whose purpose is to "come and show that we can do our full job in the war.", December 14, 1941. Flyer for the "Community Summer Recreation Program" for June 20 - August 18, 1950, divided into activities for "White" and "Black" and "Boys" and "Girls." Program for "Community Night" sponsored by the Williamsburg Community Council, November 14, 1951. Program for "Williamsburg Open House for the Citizens of Gloucester and Mathews Counties" on May 21, 1952. Garden Week schedule for April 27-30, 1952. Program for "Community Christmas Celebration" in December 1954. Program for the "Community Service in Memory of John D. Rockefeller, Jr." on June 9, 1960 (2 copies). February 1965 telephone directory for Williamsburg and Toano. (See SCRC Rare Books for a fuller set of telephone directories). Undated items include "The Underground Guide to Williamsburg" compiled by Jeanne Buckley and James R. Kelly, typed songsheet "Williamsburg Before 1932 Song Sheet and poster for "Miss Williamsburg...Opening of the Community Pool."
Scope and Contents Second edition, prior to the first edition in 1984, "Who's Who, Street and Subdivision Names in Kingsmill-on-the James" which gives the signficance of the names. Colonial Williamsburg, Winter 2011 publication with article "A Few of the Oldest Photos of Williamsburg." Handouts given at the WHRA talk on April 25, 2010 by Bobby Braxton on growing up on Braxton Court, an African American Community. One page history of "Cedar Grove Cemetery" by Bill Brown, Caretaker of Cedar Grove Cemetery, 2009. Photocopy of "The Heart of Old Virginia" by Alice Maude Ewell, 1907, a poem about Virginia, particularly the Williamsburg Area. Copies also in SCRC Rare Books.
Scope and Contents Undated flyer for the "York County Historical Committe." Program for the "York County Fair" from June 28-July 5, 1976. Programs for the July 4, 1981 and July 4, 1982 "Third Annual Celebration, The York-Gloucester Fourth of July Committee."
Scope and Contents Palm Sunday Order of Service for April 12, 1992 Palm Sunday service at Smithfield Baptist Church. Contribution envelope for "Shiloh Baptist Church Pastor's Vacation" and a blank form "Religious Census of Shiloh Baptist Church." Blank "Missionary LIcense" for a Baptist Church in Grove, Virginia.
Scope and Contents Booklet entitled "Program of Special Services to be held in Bruton Parish Church" on October 15, 1907. Booklet entitled "Memorials to be placed in Bruton Parish Church...in Connection with the Preservation and Restoration of the Building" circa 1907. Booklet entitled "Bruton Parish Church, A Handbook for Altar Work" published in 1941. Booklet entitled "Bruton Parish Church" by Parke Rouse, Jr. and published in 1967. Book entitled "Bruton Parish Churchyard and Church, A Guide with Map," published by Bruton Parish Church in 1976. (Other copies in Swem Stacks, Swem Reference and SCRC Rare Books).
Scope and Contents May 12, 1907 Order of Service for the "Consecration of Bruton Parish Church, Restored 1907." February 13, 1955 program for "Dedication of the Vernon M. Geddy Memorial Organ." Church Bulletins from June 19 to October 30, 1955, November 30, 1980 and July 4, 1992. Dated and undated programs for musical performances held in Bruton Parish Church, including the 1988 and 1992 John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Concerts. The Historiographer, a newsletter of the National Episcopal Historians and Archivists and the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church. Lent 2005, Vol. XLIII, No. 1 with an article by Susan H. Godson and Thad W. Tate entitled "Bruton Parish restores rare Prayer Book. Undated pamphlet "A Brief Guide, Bruton Parish Church." Ticket for "Small House Tour" sponsored by Margaret Garland Hall Branch, Bruton Parish Church, undated. Blank and undated pledge card for Bruton Parish Church. August 7, 1985 letter to the "Parishioners" from Thom Blair, Interim Rector and James S. Kelly, Senior Warden about the process for choosing a new Rector. Booklet entitled "Bruton Parish Church, Yesterday and Today" by Walter H. Miller, 1972. "The Bruton Fount," dated September 2012, with articles on Candlelight Concerts and In the Beginning.
Bulletins, pamphlets, programs for annual May Fellowship Day and Leaders' Guides pamphlets for Church Women United and the local group, "Church Women United, Williamsburg Unit."
Scope and Contents Undated brochures on Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, Virginia. A publication, "In Every Generation, A Celebratory History of Grace Episcopal Church, Yorktown, Virginia, 1697-1997" by Jean Kirkham and Debra Boyce published in 1997. (A Copy is also in SCRC Rare Books). Undated brochure "The Changing Face of Grace, An overview of worship space and practices at Grace Church through four centuries. 2012 Grace Episcopal Church Directory.
Scope and Contents Publication entitled "Mt. Ararat Baptist Church Centennial Anniversary, 1882-1982" with the history and program of celebration, published 1982.
Scope and Contents Printed pamphlet with lyrics of spirituals, patriotic songs and racist songs entitled, "Millers' Mass Convention Song Book" with subtitle, "Jamestown Trip, Yorktown Trip, Banquet" and "Old Point Comfort, VA. May, Twenty Seventh to Thirtieth Nineteen Hundred and Fourteen. Typed excerpts from "Virginia Gazette News Articles about Catholics in the Williamsburg, Virginia Area, 1908-1914." Draft of invitation to "Free Lecture on Christian Science" by Edward C. Williams" on April 26, 1968. Pamphlet "Christian Science Regional College Organization Meeting" on September 29-30, 1973 in Williamsburg, Virignia. Flyer for "Williamsburg Interdenominational Film Festival" for summer 1988. Undated items include "Welcome brochure for Christ Church Parish in Christchurch, Virginia," undated. Photocopy of menu for the Williamsburg Greek Festival with a short history of the Greek Orthodox Church, undated. Copy of a typed "Memorandum for WUU Historian, Williamsburg Unitarian Fellowship" by an unknown person with short biographies of some members of the congregation and history, undated. Progams for the Williamsburg Community Chapel Christmas Concert, undated. Brochure entitled "The Churches of the Williamsburg Area Welcome You," undated. Blank "Religious Census Card."
Scope and Contents Program for 31st annual convention "Richmond Diocesan Union of the Holy Name Society" at the Church of St. Bede on September 17-18, 1955. Bulletin for 40th Anniversary Mass on October 29, 1972. 1972 Christmas newsletter from the Priest. Program for July 4th, 1976 St. Bede's Bicentennial Liturgy.
Scope and Contents Bulletin for "Fifteenth Anniversary and Dedication of College Room and Parish House" on December 12, 1972 and bulletin for November 4, 1990 "Service of Holy Communion Dedication."
Brochure entitled "Their Faith and Ours," undated.
Scope and Contents Program for the "Dedication Services," June 3, 1934, of the Williamsburg Baptist Church. Program for the "Dedication and Open House for Additions, Alterations and Memorials of the Williamsburg Baptist Church," April 16, 1967. Bulletin for the "125th Anniversary" on November 7 and 8, 1953. 1971 "Our Christmas Book" of the Williamsburg Baptist Church. Booklet entitled "A History of the Williamsburg Baptist Church, 1828-1978" by Susie Dorsey (2 copies). Undated items include a brochure entitled "Williamsburg Baptist Church, Williamsburg, Virginia, Its Life and History" (3 copies), photocopy of the front cover used for the church bulletins, "Registration of Attendance" card for the Williamsburg Baptist Church, a loose insert with excerpts from the autobiography of Baptist minister Daniel Witt and a registration form for "Fidelis Bible Class."
Scope and Contents Church Bulletins and programs for musical performances performed by the Chancel Choir of the Williamsburg Presbyterian Church. Church Directory, circa 1971. Pamphlet entitled "Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, A Beginning" by Wilford Kale, circa 1999.
Scope and Contents Directories for 1954, 1955, 1963-64 and 1974. Brochure "The Attendance and Tithing Adventure in the Williamsburg Methodist Church, January 16-April 10, 1955" (2 copies). Booket for devotions during Lent "Lent: Living Water, Christ Fills Our Emptiness" (undated). November 12, 2012 letter of appreciation from the A.A. Group that holds meetings in the church. Bulletins for Sunday services. July 2013 edition of "The Messenger" about celebrating the 50th year anniversary of the Williamsburg United Methodist Church. Pamphlet entitled "Methodist Sites in Historic Williamsburg," undated. Pamphlet for "Alternative Giving Fair" on December 2, 2012 containing information about the various non-profit organizations. September 2014 newletter "Happy 50th Anniversary Williamsburg Methodist Church."
Genre subseries include: Calendars; Clippings; Invitations, Announcements, Greeting Cards; Photographs; Postcards; Posters, Prints and Maps; Programs; and Signs.
Scope and Contents Flip calendar, "Williamsburg Calendar 1975, Original Artist Sketches Suitable for Framing" by Shirley Fout Miller.
Historic Williamsburg 1984 Engagement flip calendar published by the Williamsburg Publishing Company.
Back page of a calendar published by Hornsby Oil Co. which includes small monthly calendars for 1974 and 1975.
Flip calendar for Williams' Esso Servicenter on York Street, Williamsburg, Virginia from December 1966 to December 1967.
Scope and Contents Christmas card (5.75 " x 7.5") made from cardboard with a black and white photograph of Bruton Parish Church glued on the top and a small flip monthly calendar (1" x2") glued to the bottom left.
Flip calendar for the West End Market located on 201 N. Boundary Street, Williamsburg, Virginia
Flip calendar for the College Pharmacy, Inc. located in Merchants Square, Williamsburg, Virginia. 2 copies.
Scope and Contents Flip calendar (rolled) for "Richmond Road Gulf Service, Hank Ertl, prop" on 1305 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia from December 1963 to December 1964.
Flip calendars (rolled) for the Williamsburg Drug Company for 1963.
Wall calendar for the Peninsula Bank and Trust Company with attached tear off months on the bottom, 1963.
Wall calendar with attached tear off months for the Lafayette Charcoal Steak and Seafood House located at 1203 Richmond Road, Williamsburg, Virginia.
Photocopies of newspaper clippings about local residents and Williamsburg history collected by various member of the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Most of the clippings are a gift from Sue Godson, Acc. 2005.43. Only clippings with a byline and biographical information are included for local residents and organized alphabetically by surname. Obituaries are not included. Articles of historical interest are filed together. Most clippings are from the Virginia Gazette and Daily Press. Photocopies of parts of 1901 and 1904 editions of "The Peninsula News."
Ten of the columns with Williamsburg history written by Parke Shepherd Rouse for the Daily Press.
Scope and Contents Newspaper articles about the history of Williamsburg. Includes remembrances of local citizens, stories about businesses and neighborhoods, current events and the changes brought to Williamsburg by national, international and local events. Includes newspaper article "Liberalism and Broad Humanity" [for the Whig] with a byline, Williamsburg, VA., October 6, 1882. Initials at end of editorial are A.D. (2 copies).
Newspaper articles about the history of Williamsburg. Includes remembrances of local citizens, stories about businesses and neighborhoods, current events and the changes brought to Williamsburg by national, international and local events.
Scope and Contents Photocopies of parts of September 7 and 21, 1901 and March 19, 1904 editions of "The Peninsula News" published semi-monthly in Toano, Virginia. W. Walker Ware was the editor and D. Warren Marston the Business Manager.
Invitations, announcements and greeting cards from local residents for weddings, dances, christmas parties, holidays and dinners. Includes a few Christmas cards from Janet C. Kimbrough, a humorous invitation to a housewarming at the Mary-Wall Christian House, a 1945 Christmas card from Jean and Kenneth Chorley, a 1940 invitation to the 333rd annual Jamestown celebration and envelopes with postmarks for Williamsburg (1938) and Jamestown (1940).
Invitation, menu, toasts, guest list for dinner honoring the Lord Mayor of London during his visit to Colonial Williamsaburg,
Menu, toasts, guest list for luncheon honoring Lord Mayor of London Colonel Sir Cullum Welch by the City Council of Williamsaburg at the Williamsburg Inn
Invitation from the Virginia 350th Anniversary Commission and Jamestown-Williamsburg-Yorktown National Celebration Commission to reception in honor of Queen Elizabeth II. Menu, toast, guests
Photographs of people, places and events in the Williamsburg area. Includes class pictures, pictures of friends and family, clubs and organizations and events. In some pictures, the people are identified. Many are not dated. The accession number and donor name has been kept with this subseries to better identify the provenance of the photographs for future researchers.
Scope and Contents Eight black and white photographs of early Williamsburg, circa 1930's. Includes pictures of excavation, newly restored buildings, reconstruction, a pile of construction material and "Williamsburg Seven Flags" Confederate flag.
Scope and Contents Six photographs of Williamsburg, probably reproduced about 1984 from originals. Duke of Gloucester Street Scene (1890), Duke of Gloucester Street - The Same View about 35 years later (undated), Grammar and "Mattey" School (undated), Matthew Whaley Student Representative Committee with names listed (December 18, 1936), Class Picture of Class of 1942, probably Matthew Whaley School, with names listed (1942 or earlier) and Matthew Whaley class officers sitting on wall with names listed (June 10, 1938).
Four black and white photographs, possibly of the Governor's Palace garden. Gift of Mrs. Bryant Prentice.
Proceedings of the Tenth Anniversary Banquet in Honour of the Colonial Williamsburg Hostesses, April 12, 1944 and a photograph of hostesses at the banquet with most identified.
Scope and Contents Two photographs of female students standing in front of Williamsburg High School. One has a notation, "'Shep,' Evelyn and Bernice Maynard, 1930" and the other, "Mary Margaret Brooks." There is also one small photograph identified as "Cabin in Jamestown, Va. 1930."
Scope and Contents Photograph of 5 girls, identified as Anna Henderson, Christine Henderson, Jean Etheridge, Mary Wall Christian and Unknown, circa 1920. Photograph of Mary Wall Christian and Jack Goodwin, circa 1920. Photocopy of a photograph of the "Old Capital Club" in front of the Imperial Building, Rollo Theater. Names included are Horace Ridenour, Collier Harris, Bill Anderson, Jimmy Vaiden, Ray Miller, George Kidd, Clyde Thorpe, Elmer Farthing, Dan Jones, Hugh Hitchens, Cecil Layne, Hodges Christian, Collin Vince, Junius Butts and two unknowns.
Photograph album with gold plaque on cover "David E. Hooker, Teachers Reunion Luncheon, October 25, 1989." Given by Jeanne Etheridge through Turner Richardson. 125 photographs with some people identified.
Photograph of Williamsburg Rotary Club, circa 1930. Seventeen men out of 28 are identified: Bob Kyger, Bob Watts, Les O'Hara, Rawls Byrd, W.A.R. Goodwin (Willie), Bela Norton, Lloyd Williams, Dr. Henry Davis, Gardiner Brooks, Bob Hornsby, Randolph Tucker, Pappy Gooch, Vernon Geddy, Bob Wallace, Merritt Foster and Bat Peachy.
Photograph of Girl Scouts with Mrs. Edith Porterfield, Leader. Identified girls are: Barbara Richardson, Janet Campbell, Mary McGinnes, Dora Dean Rogers, Sue Green, Edie Porterfield, Frances Allen, Mary Alice Holland, Mary Sacalis, Evelyn Stryker, Dorothy Belvin, Nancy Bozarth, Helen Youong with Ted, Frances Cottingham and Doris Freidman. Note says "copy of a picture which belongs to Evelyn Stryker Peyton).
Photograph of 9 unidentified women in colonial costumes. Photograph of a large group of unidentified men and women, possibly on a tented stage, dressed in costumes from all eras. Circa 1930.
Photocopy of a photograph of a group of Matthew Whaley students standing in front of the school: Bill Geiger, John Taylor, Baxter Bell, Bill Brigham, Joe Hall, Calvin Johnston, Harold Swengle, Channing Hall, Bowry, Buddy Geddy, Dave Bartlett, Clarence Belvin and Page Dye. Photograph of a group of people around and on the porch of a hotel that stood near the Powder Magazine. Both photographs circa 1900. Gift of James Bowry via Donna Garrett.
Hand tinted 8x10 photograph of Martha Terrell Warburton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Gregory Warburton of Williamsburg, Virginia and granddaughter of Mrs. R.J. Rhodes of the North End. Nachman's Studio.
Newspaper photograph with caption about the demolition of the Towne & Country Laundry Inc. Two photographs of the Towne & Country Laundry Inc., one when it was called Collins Cleaning & Dyeing Co. Circa 1930's and 1990's.
Copy of a photograph of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's visit to Williamsburg, Virginia on July 5, 1936. The photograph shows Roosevelt and his wife, Eleanor, in a limousine in front of the Old Tower Church in Jamestown. The people in and near the limousine have been identified on a photocopy of the picture. Gift of Rodney Taylor.
Postcards of buildings and scenes in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown.
Postcards of buildings and scenes in Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown.
Scope and Contents One yellow and blue protest sign with "We Shall Not Be Moved" on both sides sponsored by the York-James City-Williamsburg, Virginia Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) created in August 2013 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963.
Scope and Contents One poster advertising the Parker Four Quartet of Newport News, Virginia in concert. The poster is approximately 22" x 15" and is in fragile condition.
Campaign poster for Robert Jarvis while running for Governor of Virginia. Campaign posters for Krystal Ball, Monty Mason, Robin Abbott, and Adam Cook.
Willliamsburg Shopping Center 4th anniversary poster and Hallmark Jewelers in the Willliamsburg Shopping Center
Scope and Contents Reproduction map of "Yorktown et Williamsburg (Virginie)" with insert "Environs de Yorktown," Michel Levy Freres Editeurs, undated. Reproduction prints by Casey Holtzinger, "The Wythe House, Williamsburg, Virginia 1890" and Bruton Parish Church, Williamsburg, Virginia 1892." 1917 reprint of a 1906 map of the topography of the Williamsburg Quadrangle by Albert Pike and Robert Coe for the Department of the Interior.
Advertisement for Radicke's Gospel Tableaux showcasing the life of Christ through paintings. The proceeds of the show would go to benefit Williamsburg Methodist Church. Accessioned as 2014.066.
Programs for weddings and funerals of Williamsburg residents given by members of the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.
Scope and Contents Cardboard signs not associated with a business or event. "Office Hours...," "No Parking," "Safety First" and "Caution-Glass Front."