Stubbs, William Carter (I) Guide to the William Carter Stubbs Papers (I) 01/Mss. 39.1 St8

Guide to the William Carter Stubbs Papers (I) 01/Mss. 39.1 St8


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
01/Mss. 39.1 St8
Title
William Carter Stubbs Papers (I) 1832-1936
Quantity
16.00 Linear Feet
Language
English

Administrative Information

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William Carter Stubbs Papers (I), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

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Biographical / Historical

William Carter Stubbs was a native of Gloucester County, Va. In 1872, he became professor of chemistry at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Auburn University) and six years later, state chemist of Alabama. He married Elizabeth Saunders Blair. In 1885, Stubbs was made director of Louisiana Sugar Experiment Station, New Orleans. He later became state chemist and geologist of Louisiana. He operated a rental/mortgage business in Alabama and helped with the Stubbs Family businesses in Sassafras, Gloucester County, Virginia. He and his wife, Elizabeth Saunders Blair, were genealogists and published books on their families. Stubbs died in 1924.

Administrative History:

William Carter Stubbs was a native of Gloucester County, Va. In 1872, he became professor of chemistry at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Auburn University) and six years later, state chemist of Alabama. He married Elizabeth Saunders Blair. In 1885, Stubbs was made director of Louisiana Sugar Experiment Station, New Orleans. He later became state chemist and geologist of Louisiana.   He was the Executive Commissioner of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition Commission for the State of Louisiana. He operated a rental/mortgage business in Alabama and helped with the Stubbs Family businesses in Sassafras, Gloucester County, Virginia.  He and his wife, Elizabeth Saunders Blair, were genealogists and published books on their families. Stubbs died in 1924.

Biographical Information:

William Carter Stubbs was a native of Gloucester County, Va. In 1872, he became professor of chemistry at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Auburn University) and six years later, state chemist of Alabama. He married Elizabeth Saunders Blair. In 1885, Stubbs was made director of Louisiana Sugar Experiment Station, New Orleans. He later became state chemist and geologist of Louisiana. He operated a rental/mortgage business in Alabama and helped with the Stubbs Family businesses in Sassafras, Gloucester County, Virginia. He and his wife, Elizabeth Saunders Blair, were genealogists and published books on their families. Stubbs died in 1924.

Administrative History:

William Carter Stubbs was a native of Gloucester County, Va. In 1872, he became professor of chemistry at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Auburn University) and six years later, state chemist of Alabama. He married Elizabeth Saunders Blair. In 1885, Stubbs was made director of Louisiana Sugar Experiment Station, New Orleans. He later became state chemist and geologist of Louisiana.   He was the Executive Commissioner of the 1907 Jamestown Exposition Commission for the State of Louisiana. He operated a rental/mortgage business in Alabama and helped with the Stubbs Family businesses in Sassafras, Gloucester County, Virginia.  He and his wife, Elizabeth Saunders Blair, were genealogists and published books on their families. Stubbs died in 1924.

Scope and Contents

Mostly correspondence of and genealogical data, chiefly 1860-1923, collected by William Carter Stubbs and his wife, Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubbs. Also includes correspondence from members of the Stubbs, Saunders and Blair families; accounts and correspondence relating to his farm "Valley Front" in Gloucester County, Va. and his Alabama farm; his notes on soil and chemical experiments; papers concerning the Louisiana exhibit at Jamestown Tercentennial, 1907; and papers of Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubbs and Mary Louise Saunders Blair.  Over 8000 items.

Related Material

See also William Carter Stubbs Papers (II), William Carter Stubbs Scrapbook, and the Thomas Jefferson Stubbs Papers, all at Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

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Container List

id305033
Genealogy
1856-1936, undated
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Genealogical research, notes and correspondence.  Some material is organized by surname and location while other material is loosely grouped into correspondence and research material.  Correspondence and other records related to genealogical publications by William Carter and Elizabeth Saunders Blair Stubbs, "Descendants of Mordecai Cooke of Mordecai's Mount, Gloucester County, Virginia," "Early Settlers of Alabama" and others. Original organization by the Stubbs has been maintained. Series 2, Family, also contains material on genealogy, often included in the correspondence and financial files.

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id305047
Family Papers
1832-1936
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Family papers which include both personal and business material, often mixed together in the correspondence, financial and legal files.  Business papers include William Carter Stubbs'  real estate business; his Gloucester, Virginia farms and mill; his insurance/mortgage business and other enterprises. His work as a chemist is in Series 3, Professional, but some material is mixed in with this series and Mr. and Mrs. Stubbs' genealogical papers are in Series 1, Genealogy, but some material is also mixed in with this series.

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id305071
Financial, Legal, Business
1825, 1869-1937
Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents Personal and business finances of the Stubbs Family. Includes accounts, ledgers, invoices, receipts, legal documents, taxes and correspondence on farms and mill operations in Virginia; William C. Stubbs real estate, loan and insurance businesses; genealogy book publications, orders and sales; household accounts; and other financial transactions. Some work related material may be mixed in with the family finances.

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