Tillar-Pope Families Collection Guide to the Tillar-Pope Families Collection MS 00074

Guide to the Tillar-Pope Families Collection MS 00074


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
MS 00074
Title
Tillar-Pope Families Collection 1841-1933
Quantity
1.00 Linear Feet
Creator
Montgomery, Mason Tillar
Language
English

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:

The 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.

Acquisition Information:

Gift, 2016.149


Scope and Contents

The collection includes items which belonged to Vernon Tillar (W&M Class of 1932) and the Pope Family. Included in the collection is an early 20th century photograph of the Kappa Alpha House (Alumni House) and Tillar's wallet. The wallet's contents include his W&M student activity card, his YMCA cards and receipts, and his Medical College of Virginia receipts. Also included is an unidentified mercantile ledger account book from Drewrysville, Va. that was also used as a clippings scrapbook, a Pope Family Bible, and an agreement between A. P. Pope and The Virginian-Pilot Publishing Company. (bulk 1928-1933)

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
  • College of William and Mary--History--20th century
  • College of William and Mary--Students
  • Kappa Alpha Order. Alpha Zeta Chapter (College of William and Mary)
  • Pope Family
  • Tillar Family

Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id308073
W&M Class of 1932 Pin (probably from a Homecoming event), undated; Agreement between A. P. Pope and the Virginian-Pilot Publishing Company, 1923 March 26
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id308075
Kappa Alpha Order House [now the Alumni House] Photograph, circa 1920s; photograph of Kappa Alpha members (identified) from 1928-1929; two photographs from inside Kappa Alpha house including a dinner with African-America servers, circa 1928-1929; Article on the Alumni House from the Oct. 1972 issue of the Alumni Gazette
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id308077
Unidentified Drewrysville, Virginia Mercantile Ledger, 1841-1843/Delia R. Thomas' Clippings Scrapbook, 1883
Scope and Contents

The original owner of the mercantile ledger is unknown, but the location of the store was Drewrysville, Virginia. The ledger was used to paste clippings for a scrapbook. A handwritten inscription identifies the scrapbook as belonging to Delia R. Thomas.

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1 id308081
Vernon Tillar's Wallet and Contents, 1928-1933
Scope and Contents

Contents include calling cards, W&M Student Activity card, YMCA membership cards/receipts, and Medical College of Virginia receipts.

Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2 id308083
Pope Family Bible (includes Family Record)
Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3 id308085
Loose items from Pope Family Bible (found between pages 302-303), 1896, 1914, undated (includes two letters and genealogy notes)