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Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/
Tanner Greene
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation
MSS 16435, Kathleen Bonnie Crispin Worsham papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.
Provenance
Accession number 2018-0090, donated by K. Bonnie Crispin Worsham, 14 August 2018; Accession number 2018-0115, donated by K. Bonnie Crispin Worsham, 26 September 2018; Accession number 2019-0070, donated by K. Bonnie Crispin Worsham.
Historical Note
Kathleen Bonnie Crispin Worsham and her husband Raleigh own the house known as The Cedars in Cifax, Bedford County, Virginia. Worsham successfully registered Cifax on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, and in 1997 she published her book "The Cedars of Cifax: A Virginia Rural Historical District."
The Cedars were built by the Poindexter family in the mid-19th century--likely by Anderson Poindexter in 1855--and is the only pre-20th century brick structure in Cifax.
Source: Materials within collection, Bedford Historical Society, National Register of Historic Places.
Scope and Contents Note
The Kathleen Bonnie Crispin Worsham papers (1860s-2018; 1.35 cubic feet) document Worsham's historical research on the unincorporated community of Cifax in Bedford County, Virginia. Materials include family histories, photocopies of municipal documents, photographs of residents past and present, building floor plans, topographical maps, application materials for the National Register of Historic Places, and architectural surveys. Worsham's research places special emphasis on The Cedars, the Cifax house she owns with her husband Raleigh, and the area's broader architectural significance. The collection has been arranged into four series.
Arrangement
Materials in each series have been arranged chronologically.
Series 1. Research materials Series 2. National Register of Historic places Series 3. Photographs Series 4. Personal materials
Related Material
A related Kathleen Bonnie Crispin Worsham book can be found at F234.C57 W67 1997, "The Cedars of Cifax," Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Black-and-white photographs
- Color photographs
- Plats (maps)
Container List
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 1
Research materials, Rucker-White familycirca 1900-1999
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 2
Research materials, Rucker-White family cnt.1988-2008
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 3
Research materials, Rucker-White family pt. 31985-1991
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 4
Research materials, African-American families1940-circa 1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 5
Research materials, Cifax post office, businesses, and churches1901-1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 6
Research materials, Thomson and Lumpton families and Poindexter farm1981-1997
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 7
Research materials, Cifax African-American families1991-1997
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 12
Bedford county courthouse document transcriptions1983-circa 1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 13
Bedford county courthouse document transcriptions cnt.circa 1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 14
Research materials, John Bush1988-1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 15
Research materials, Moore familycirca 1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 16
Research materials, Moore family cnt.1987-1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 17
Research materials, Moore family pt. 31988
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 18
Research materials, Moore family pt. 41990-1995
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 19
Research materials, Poindexter familycirca 1990-2018
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 20
Research materials, Poindexter family cnt.1981-1995
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 21
Research materials, Poindexter family pt. 31989-1995
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 23
Research materials, Bedford County news articles1980-1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 24
Research materials, Bedford County family histories1987-1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 25
Research materials, Falwell House and Berkeley1972-1984
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 29
Research materials, Cifax property boundaries1982-1989
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 30
Research materials, Cedars chain of ownership, Bedford land deeds1988-1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 31
Research materials, census, land tax1988
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 32
Research materials, road reports and naming, forest area1995
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 38
Bonnie Worsham and Lucy Ackerley conversation1981
- Mixed Materials [X032652600] box: 2 folder: 2
Research materials, Poindexter familycirca 1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652600] box: 2 folder: 4
Research materials, road reports and land deeds1988
- Mixed Materials [X031660924] Oversize_Flat_File_folder: 1
Research materials, maps1965
- Mixed Materials [X031660925] Oversize_Flat_File_folder: 2
Research materials, maps and architectural plans1962-circa 1990
- Mixed Materials Flat_Box: OS Box S-112 Oversize_Folder(Within_an_OSBox): 3 [X031660926]
Research materials, Bedford Bulletin issues1977-1981
- Mixed Materials Flat_Box: OS Box S-112 Oversize_Folder(Within_an_OSBox): 4 [X031660927]
Research materials, land tax1988
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 8
Cedars architectural history, Cifax Historic District application and press coverage1988-1991
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 9
Cifax architectural surveys1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 10
National Register preliminary information forms and research1989-1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 11
National Register correspondence, information, and research guide1989-1992
- Mixed Materials [X032652600] box: 2 folder: 3
Cifax architectural surveys1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 26
Photographs, White-Ackerley family1860s-1960s
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 27
Photographs, White-Ackerley family1901-1950s
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 33
Book photographs, chapter 51929-1987
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 34
Book photographs, chapter 7circa 1985-1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 35
Book photographs, chapter 1circa 1985-circa 1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 36
Book photographs, chapters 8, 10-13circa 1985-1990
- Mixed Materials [X032652599] box: 1 folder: 37
Photographs, Cedars1980s
- Mixed Materials [X032652600] box: 2 folder: 1
Photograph, Mary Denham Ackerleycirca 1900s-circa 1910s
- Mixed Materials [X032652600] box: 2 folder: 5
Book photographs, chapter 71955-circa 1990