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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:
Williamsburg Historic Records Association Records, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries
Acquisition Information:
Deposit. Additions: 1993.01a Gift by WHRA. 1997.39 Gift by WHRA. 2006.28 Deposit of WHRA via Susan Godson. 2006.47 Deposit by WHRA. 2007.47 Gift of Terry Meyers. Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.
Historical Note:
The Williamsburg Historic Records Association (WHRA) is an organization dedicated to collecting and preserving records of post-colonial Williamsburg, James City County, and York County.
It gives all its material to the Special Collections Research Center of the College of William and Mary's Swem Library. WHRA has gathered thousands of diversified documents, ranging from a single photo to large collections of personal papers and organizational records.
Especially important are 19th and 20th-century letters, diaries, wills, deeds, photographs, books, maps, newspaper clippings, scrap books, pamphlets, medical records, programs of events, church and school records, membership lists of local organizations, phone books and school year books. An annual meeting is held each Spring to discuss acquisitions and to hear a speaker on local history.
Donated ephemera and more generally printed materials are accessible through this WHRA Ephemera Collection. Other records and papers are described in separate catalog records with WHRA as added author. Furthermore, all WHRA records will have at least one subject heading 'Williamsburg (Va.)--History--[century] to facilitate access.
Further information about this group may be found in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki at:
Scope and Contents
Organizational records of the Williamsburg Historic Records Association (W.H.R.A.). Includes accession record of donations, newspaper articles, press releases, brochures, photographs, resolutions, correspondence, notices of annual meetings, minutes, WHRA constitution and some material on the formation of WHRA. There is also a resolution honoring Janet Coleman Kimbrough.
Arrangement of Materials:
Alphabetical by subject and type of material.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Agendas (administrative records)
- Correspondence
- Johnson, Ludwell
- Kimbrough, Janet C
- Membership lists
- Minutes
- Pamphlets
- Resolutions (administrative records)
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History
- Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs
- Yorktown (Va.)
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History
- Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs
- Yorktown (Va.)
Container List
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id59002
Accession Records1985-2006Scope and Contents
Spreadsheet of items given to the College of William and Mary Special Collections from 1985 to 1991 with accession number, date, umbrella collection (usually WHRA), name of collection, dates of collection, description of collection and source. Includes annual accession reports from 1988 to March 2006.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 2 id293033
Accession Records - Notes1984-1991Scope and Contents
Handwritten descriptions of items received and name of donor.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 3 id293036
Accession Records - Notes1991-2004Scope and Contents
Handwritten notes of in depth descriptions of items received and name of donor.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 4 id58993
Annual Meetings - Minutes1988-2000Scope and Contents
Minutes and reports.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 5 id58994
Annual Meetings - Minutes2001-2005Scope and Contents
Minutes and reports.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 6 id293030
Annual Meetings - Notices1985-2006
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 7 id293096
Annual Meetings - Programs2005Scope and Contents
"The Dudley Digges House, Williamsburg," talk given by Terry Meyers to the Williamsburg Historic Records Association on May 1, 2005. Accessioned 2007.47.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 8 id59003
Book - Local History Collections - A Manual for Librarians1978Scope and Contents
Local History Collections - A Manual for Librarians by Enid T. Thompson, 1978.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9 id58995
Brochures and StationeryundatedScope and Contents
2 brochures describing the purpose of WHRA with a typed mockup. Sample of stationery, envelope and dues enevelope used by WHRA.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 10 id58997
Correspondence1987-1990
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 11 id58998
Correspondence1991-1992
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 1 id58999
Correspondence1993-1995
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 2 id59000
Correspondence1996-2000
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 3 id293066
Correspondence2001-2003
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 4 id293069
Correspondence2004-2009
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 5 id59004
Membership Lists1985-2005Scope and Contents
Membership lists with names and addresses.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 6 id59006
Newsletters1989-2006Scope and Contents
January newsletters, 1989-2006.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 7 id59005
Newspaper Clippings1987-2006Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings about WHRA events, meetings, activities of members and Williamsburg, mostly from the Virginia Gazette.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 8 id59010
Photographs - 20th Anniversary - Reception2004Scope and Contents
Ten photographs of the cake and attendees of the 20th Anniverary Reception held at the Williamsburg Regional Library.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 9 id293000
Photographs - 20th Anniversary - Sorting Bruton Parish Church Records2004Scope and Contents
Photographs of boxes of Bruton Parish Church Papers with Frances Robb and others working.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 10 id293087
Press Releases1987-2006Scope and Contents
Press Releases about WHRA events, meetings and activities of members.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 11 id70928
Photographs - WHRA Board Meeting1987Scope and Contents
Frances Robb, Polly Longsworth, Dr. Janet Kimbrough, Margaret Cook, Parke Rouse and Ludwell Johnson.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 12 id59012
Resolutions - Janet Kimbrough and Ludwell Johnson1993 and 1997
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 13 id70927
WHRA Formation and Constitution1984Scope and Contents
Notes, newspaper articles and memos about the formation of the WHRA. Draft, original and two copies of the Constitution of the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.The first executive committee consisted of
President 
: Frances Robb; Vice President : Ludwell Johnson; Secretary: Mrs. Charles Longsworth; Treasurer: Vernon Nunn; Archivist: Margaret Cook; and Membership Chairman:
Dr. Janet Kimbrough.
Memorial Resolution to Dr. Janet C. Kimbrough, at the time of her death, from the Williamsburg Historic Records Association. Acc 1993.01a Addition