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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 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:
Cynthia Barlowe and Raymond Kimbrough Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Gift via the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.
Biographical Information:
Cynthia Barlowe was the daughter of Dr. Janet Kimbrough and a descendant of the Tucker Family of Williamsburg, Virginia. She lived in Mathews County, Va. and was a member of the Class of 1955 at the College of William and Mary. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1909-1966, relating to institutions in Williamsburg, Virginia including William and Mary, Matthew Whaley School and Bruton Parish Church collected by Cynthia Barlowe and Raymond Kimbrough.
Related Material
Mss. Acc. 1985.50, 1991.36 and 1993.06 Dr. Janet C. Kimbrough Collection of Williamsburg History
Separated Material
1 box and 1 bag of slides were transferred to the Audio-Visual Collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Booklets
- Books
- Broadsides
- Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)
- Business records
- Christmas cards
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Coleman family
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
- Correspondence
- Kimbrough, Janet C
- Matthew Whaley School (Williamsburg, Va.)
- Obituaries
- Pamphlets
- Photographs
- Programs
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
- Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs
- Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs
- World War, 1939-1945--United States
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Barlowe, Cynthia Beverly Tucker Kimbrough
- Kimbrough, Janet C
- Kimbrough, Raymond, 1889-1993
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
- Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs
- Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs
Container List
Pamphlet and program for Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Service.
Programs for Memorial Service and dedication of Stained Glass Window at Emmanual Church in Henrico County, Virginia.
Business papers of George P. Coleman and Dr. Janet C. Kimbrough which include tax records, moth proofing guarantee from Collins Cleaning and Dyeing Company, invitations, notice from Golden Horseshoe Club about labeling personal alcoholic beverages and more.
Christmas cards sent to the George P. Coleman Family.
Obituaries, news clippings, programs and flyers.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation News Clippings.
1923 program "Reception tendered by the Officers of the 258th F.A., N.Y.N.G. and 132nd Ammunition Train N.Y.N.G. to the Officers and Ladies of Fort Eustis, Virginia," 1941 letter to Mrs. Watts from Mrs. John Glenesk thanking her for $5 gift, 1946 letter to Mrs. Jones from E.B. Sacrey of the Archaeological Society of Virginia about a collection of Indian artifacts, broadside for the election of Alice B. Alexander for the Williamsburg City Council, 1964 commemorative service for The Reverend Richard Bucke, thank you letter from the family of Henry Billups, 1955-56 yearbook for the Williamsburg Garden Club and advertisements for The Williamsburg Theatre, Lane and Christian and H.T. Jones, Druggist and Bookseller.
Clippings about people and local events in Williamsburg, Virginia.
1930 report "Fire Protection in Williamsburg, Virginia" by the Detroit Bureau of Governmental Research, Inc., Dietz Press pamphlet and a 1945 address by Kenneth Chorley "Colonial Williamsburg and the College of William and Mary."
7 photographs. Only one is labeled: "Rena Luck, Mary Wall Christian and Jeanne Etheridge."
Includes images of Colonial Williamsburg with interpreters in costume, and a children theater production. Folder also contains two acetate negatives. One nitrate negative, an informal portait of a couple, was moved to special storage and requires consultation with staff member.
"The Flat Hat Club and the Phi Beta Kappa Society," George P. Coleman, editor, 1916, "On the Sands of Time: in Memory of John Woodside Ritchie," privately published for World Book Company, 1944, with inscription "Montgomery from Keeble, June 1944," and William and Mary catalogue for 1952-1953.
Invitation to celebration given for the Governor's of the United States in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Program for the 1931 Senior Banquet, 1943 photograph clipping of "What a Life" cast, and 1946 graduation program.
"Rider's Digest," June 1943, "Navy Day at NSD Cheatham Annex," 1945 and news clipping on Admiral Hall.