A Guide to the Drew family papers, 1891-1981 Drew family papers, 1891-1981 54078

A Guide to the Drew family papers, 1891-1981

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession number 54078

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-8000
USA
Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov(Archives)
URL: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/

Processed by: Trenton Hizer

Repository

Library of Virginia

Accession number

54078

Title

Drew family papers, 1891-1981

Extent

1.575 cubic feet (4 boxes)

Creator

Drew family

Location

Library of Virginia

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Drew family papers, 1891-1981. Accession 54078. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Purchased

Annie Spratley Jarratt was born 21 April 1876 in Greensville County, Virginia, to Benjamin Franklin Drew (1839-1913) and Julia Ann Nicholson Jarratt (1847-1920). She married Benjamin Clinton Drew (1869-1910) 31 October 1906 and they resided in Wakefield, Sussex County. Annie Jarratt Drew died 16 August 1935. Julia Emily Drew was born 11 December 1907 in Wakefield, Sussex County, to Annie Drew Jarratt and Benjamin Clinton Drew. She graduated from Blackstone College for Girls and from the State Teachers College in Farmville, Virginia. She married Joseph Langhorne Francis (1904-1968) 20 June 1942, and they had one son, Langhorne Drew Francis (1943-2002). Julia Emily Drew Francis died 6 July 1986. Ann Clinton Drew was born to Annie Jarratt Drew and Benjamin Clinton Drew 5 February 1910 in Wakefield. She graduated from the State Teachers College also and taught in Sussex County Schools. Ann Clinton Drew died 3 October 1997.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1891-1981, of the Drew family of Wakefield, Sussex County, and Richmond, Virginia, consisting of letters, as well as greeting cards, deeds, financial records, and invitations, documenting the lives of Annie Spratley Jarratt Drew (1876-1935), Julia Emily Drew Francis (1907-1986), and Ann Clinton Drew (1910-1997), as well as relatives and friends; and detailing life in Sussex County.

Contents List

Box 1 Folder 1

Letters, 1891-1900

Box 1 Folder 2

Letters, 1901, 1903

Box 1 Folder 3

Letters, 1904-1905

Box 1 Folder 4

Letters, May-September 1906

Box 1 Folder 5

Letters, October 1906

Box 1 Folder 6

Letters, December 1906

Box 1 Folder 7

Letters, 1908-1909

Box 1 Folder 8

Letters, 1910

Box 1 Folder 9

Letters, 1911-1917

Box 1 Folder 10

Letters, 1919-1920

Box 1 Folder 11

Envelopes, empty, 1910s

Box 1 Folder 12

Letters, 2-4 Februry 1921

Box 1 Folder 13

Letters, 7-8 February 1921

Box 1 Folder 14

Letters, 9-13 February 1921

Box 1 Folder 15

Letters, 14-18 February 1921

Box 1 Folder 16

Letters, 22-25 February 1921

Box 1 Folder 17

Letters, [February-March] 1921

Box 1 Folder 18

Letters, 1-4 March 1921

Box 1 Folder 19

Letters, 7-9 March 1921

Box 1 Folder 20

Letters, 10-12, 25 March 1921

Box 1 Folder 21

Letters, May-December 1921

Box 1 Folder 22

Letters, 1922-1924

Box 2 Folder 1

Letters, 1925

Box 2 Folder 2

Julia Emily Drew report cards from Blackstone College for Girls, 1925-1927

Box 2 Folder 3

Letters, 1926

Box 2 Folder 4

Letters, May-10 December 1927

Box 2 Folder 5

Letters, 21-24 December 1927

Box 2 Folder 6

Julia Emily Drew report cards from State Teachers College, 1927-1930

Box 2 Folder 7

Letters, January-August 1928

Box 2 Folder 8

Letters, December 1928

Box 2 Folder 9

Letters, March-19 December 1929

Box 2 Folder 10

Letters, 20-21 December 1929

Box 2 Folder 11

Letters, 22-25 December 1929

Box 2 Folder 12

Letters, 1930

Box 2 Folder 13

John N. Jarratt application for license, 1930

Box 2 Folder 14

Christmas cards, ca. 1920s

Box 2 Folder 15

Letters, January-May 1931

Box 2 Folder 16

Letters, June-December 1931

Box 2 Folder 17

Letters, 1932-1934

Box 3 Folder 1

Letters, February-June 1935

Box 3 Folder 2

Letters, August-December 1935

Box 3 Folder 3

Deed from Irvin E. Francis to J. L. Francis, 20 May 1935

Box 3 Folder 4

Letters, 1936

Box 3 Folder 5

Letters, 1937-1939

Box 3 Folder 6

Letters, February-June 1942

Box 3 Folder 7

Letters, July-December 1942

Box 3 Folder 8

Letters, 1943

Box 3 Folder 9

Letters, 1944

Box 3 Folder 10

Letters, 1945, 1947, 1949

Box 3 Folder 11

Deed from Gertrude Jarratt to Blanche R. Jarratt, et. als., 29 October 1949 (recorded 5 January 1950)

Box 3 Folder 12

Letters, 1952-1960

Box 3 Folder 13

Letters, 1961

Box 3 Folder 14

Letters, January-June 1962

Box 3 Folder 15

Letters, August-September 1962

Box 3 Folder 16

Letters, 1964, 1966

Box 3 Folder 17

Letters, 1967-1970

Box 4 Folder 1

Letters, 1972-1973, 1979, 1981

Box 4 Folder 2

Letters to Julia Emily Drew and Ann C. Drew, from Julia Emily Drew, undated

Box 4 Folder 3

Postcards to Annie J. Drew, undated

Box 4 Folder 4

Letters from Elizabeth J. White, undated

Box 4 Folder 5

Letters to various recipients and unidentified, undated

Box 4 Folder 6

Christmas cards and birthday cards to the Drew family, undated

Box 4 Folder 7

Julia A. Jarratt estate financial records, 1924-1955

Box 4 Folder 8

Miscellaneous papers, undated