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Special Collections Research Center
William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem Library
400 Landrum Dr
Williamsburg, Virginia
Business Number: 757-221-3090
spcoll@wm.edu
URL: https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections
Finding Aid Authors: Anne T. Johnson.
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Preferred Citation:
Frances R. Gillette Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Gift.
Processing Information:
Processed by Anne Johnson in 2011.
Biographical Information:
Frances R. Gillette was originally from Emporia, Kansas, but also lived in Williamsburg, Virginia during the late 1940's to 1950's. Her parents were Almerin and Chloe Eugenia Gillette. She had a twin sister, Katherine M. Gillette. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Scope and Contents
Papers of Frances R. Gillette. Early Gillette Family material, particularly poetry, and material about the Williamsburg Garden Club.
Arrangement of Materials:
Collection arranged alphabetically by subject.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Gillette family
- Williamsburg Garden Club (Williamsburg, Va.)
Container List
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id85083
Address Books and Correspondence1946, 1947and Undated.Scope and Contents
Two address books with addresses and notes. Invitations for events from John Stewart Bryan in 1947 and Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Cheek, Jr. (Undated). Application for membership in The Colony Club in Richmond, Virginia.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 2 id85094
Gillette Family - Poetry, Notes, Obituaries1862-unknownScope and Contents
Notebook with handwritten and printed poems by members of the Gillette Family and others. Includes an 1862 poem written by Frances R. Gillette's mother. Also includes two obituaries of Eugenia Gillette, the mother of Frances and an 1883 Christmas card to her "Mamma." Items removed from notebook.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 3 id85098
Grammar Practice Notebook1889Scope and Contents
Notebook with practice letters, probably by Frances R. Gillette.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 4 id85101
Notepads1940-43 and Undated.Scope and Contents
Three small notepads which include historical notes, poems, addresses and observations.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 5 id85104
Photograph Album of Robin's Nest and Loose Photographs1903 and Undated.Scope and Contents
Series of photographs of a robin on her nest, the eggs and finally the mother feeding the babies. Photographed by Eugenia C. Gillette, the mother of Frances R. Gillette. Photograph of boxwood in snow and a field of flowers.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 6 id85106
Plant Notes1934-1947Scope and Contents
Notes that tell when a plant or bulb was first planted and following its history. Appear to concern plantings at different locations, such as Berkeley's Plantation. Other handwritten gardening notes.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 7 id85109
Poetry1943 and UndatedScope and Contents
Handwritten and printed poetry, some signed by Frances R. Gillette. Includes notes on plants and a photocopy of a score of "Mount Vernon Bells."
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 8 id85114
Poetry1891, 1899 and UndatedScope and Contents
Small notebook of handwritten and published poetry and a larger notebook with handwritten and published poetry. The larger notebook includes an 1889 note from Mrs. E. Warner about a study group. Some of the poems are by Eugenia Chapman Gillett, the mother of Frances.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 9 id85121
Publications about Flowers and Plants1926-1944 and UndatedScope and Contents
Includes Ferns of Florida by John Kenkel Small, Ville Toscane guidebook to gardens, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University Bulletin (1936), Notes on the Restoration of Williamsburg Gardens (1933), Our Wild Flowers, A Plea for Protection by Frank Morris (1939), Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute - The Willows of Virginia (1944), Man's Attitude to Nature by Frank Morris, Lily Year-Book 1938 of the Royal Horticultural Society, Wisconsin Horticulture (1926), Virginia State Commission on Conservation and Development - Perennials and Evergreens, European pamphlets and Golden Anniversary Horticulture Magazine (October 1954).
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 10 id85123
Williamsburg Garden Club - Finances, Programs and Correspondence1935-1940'sScope and Contents
1935 letter from Frances R. Gillette about expenses, 1936 letter to Mrs. C.G. Milhum from Donald Wyman of the Arnold Arboretum, Undated letter from Emma G. Gourd (written in French) about Narcissa, beginning of a notebook about a Williamsburg Garden Club Study Group with list of programs for 1939-1940, small notebook with expenses for the 1940's with notes and a list of plants for a nature trail.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 11 id85126
Williamsburg Garden Club - Printed MaterialUndatedScope and Contents
Clipping from a column, Books to Own, with a review of A Williamsburg Scrapbook compiled by the Williamsburg Garden Club and other newspaper clippings about Williamsburg Garden Club events.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 12 id85128
Williamsburg Garden Club - Williamsburg Narcissus Show Ribbons1936Scope and Contents
Folder with Place Ribbons cards with ribbons for the 1936 Second Narcissus Show sponsored by The Garden Club of Williamsburg.
Gardening brochures, invitations and other publications of garden clubs around Virginia. Programs from Norfolk, Nansemond River, Williamsburg, Franklin, Hampton Roads, Augusta, Virginia Beach, Petersburg, Huntington, Princess Anne, Alexandria and Gloucester from 1938 to 1959. Programs for Historic Garden Week in Virginia (1932-59), Register of The Garden Club in Virginia (1947-1959), pamphlets for annual Daffodil, Camellia, Narcissus, Dahlia and Rose Shows in Virginia (1935-1953), Williamsburg Yearbook (1954-1958), Historic Garden Week in Williamsburg pamphlets (1932-1959), home and garden tour brochures for Maryland, Florida, West Virginia, California, Woodstock and Westmoreland County, tourist brochure "Carry me back to Old Virginia" and a 1930 map of Virginia with places of interest marked. Includes a program Live Better Electrically Kitchen Tour, a tour in Williamsburg at the homes of Keilocker, Davis, Carr, Richardson, Thomas and Hickman families (Undated).
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 id86261
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