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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: Benjamin Bromley, Public Services Archives Specialist.
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
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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:
Ives Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Processing Information:
Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in February 2011.
Family History:
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Scope and Contents
Ledgers, letters, receipts, and other material, circa 1850s to 1910, related to the Ives family of Falls Church, Virginia. Includes ledgers of S.S. Ives' business in Falls Church where he made and repaired items for wagons and carts. His customers included African-Americans. Also includes correspondence between members of the Ives family. There are also political materials, receipts, account books, and other materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- African Americans--History
- African Americans--History--19th century
- African Americans--Virginia--History--19th century
- Carriage and wagon making
- Ledgers (Accounting)
- Letters (correspondence)
- Virginia--Social life and customs--19th century
- Wagons
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Virginia--Social life and customs--19th century
Container List
This series includes correspondence between Albert and Dora Ives, as well as friends and family to the Ives family. Subject matter includes courtship, family affairs, and local business.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id215975
Correspondence from Albert H. Ives to Dora Jenkins Ives1866-1869Scope and Contents
Courtship letters where Albert also writes of church and farming.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 2 id215976
Correspondence from Dora Jenkins Ives to Albert H. Ives1866-1869Scope and Contents
Courtship letters where Dora also mentions horseback riding. She is Mrs. Albert Ives by March 1869.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 3 id215977
Correspondence from Albert H. Ives to Lizzie Chamberlin1858-1859Scope and Contents
Ardent courtship letters. Albert is ill in January 1858. Valentine cards are mentioned in February.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 4 id215978
Correspondence to Dora Jenkins Ives from Minnie1866-1869Scope and Contents
Letters about friendship; ambiguous intimate relationship between women. Letters from a friend, Minnie, mostly from Washington City, in which Minnie sometimes appears to express romantic feelings for Dora. February 6th, 1868 from Washington, D.C.: "Last evening we went to General Grant's reception. " Springvale Va, September 29th: "I have told you before my "true love," __ how much I think of you, for all you hurt my feelings dreadfully coming from Vienna I saw nothing improper in riding home with your family, and it was only because I wanted to be with you that I did so, I shall never give you the chance again dear girl I have forgiven you for it now, and shall never alude to it again." Later letters discuss pending marriages of both women and birth of Dora's child.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 5 id215980
Correspondence to Albert H. Ives1857-1917Scope and Contents
Letters about family news, business requests, land sale negation and October 24, 1917 postcard "You have been appointed Judge of Election at Falls Church Prec't Nov 6 – 1917."
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 6 id215981
Correspondence (Miscellaneous) to Dora Jenkins Ives1873Scope and Contents
Letters about family affairs and updates from friends, some about a recent move. Many letters are difficult to read.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 7 id215982
Correspondence (Miscellaneous)Scope and Contents
Scope and ContentsTtravel writing (U.S. West), government correspondence.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 8 id215983
Correspondence (Miscellaneous) postcards, invitationsScope and Contents
Wedding invitations, souvenir postcards from northeastern U.S.
Financial ledgers, receipts, and account keeping of wagon-making business.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 9 id215989
Financial Records, Ledgers1866-1869Scope and Contents
Ledgers from wagon-making business.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 10 id215990
Financial Records - Account/Receipt BooksScope and Contents
Popular medicine, grocery receipts.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 11 id215992
Financial Records1857-1894Scope and Contents
Ledger of supplies for local wagon-making business, local republican politics, banking.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 12 id215994
Financial Records1909-1917Scope and Contents
Advertisements: references made to prohibition in promotional letter from The Hayner Distilling Co. (1916); racist cartoon used in advertisement for Republic Paint & Lead Works Petro-carbonite ("The black that can't come off").
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 13 id215995
Financial Records (bank records)Scope and Contents
2 bank slips.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 14 id215996
Financial Records (tax records)Scope and Contents
Tax forms.
Certificate of shares, membership card, sketch, and newspaper clippings.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 15 id215999
Miscellaneous1920-1957Scope and Contents
Membership card for Independent Order of Oddfellows for C.J. Ives, 1950; certificate of common shares (5) for W.E. Tillotson Manufacturing Company, 1920; commemorative Coast and Geodetic Survey stamps, circa 1957.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 16 id216000
Miscellaneous - Newspaper Clippings1977-1980s
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 17 id216001
Miscellaneous - sketch and essayScope and Contents
Sketch of house with spiritual essay written on back.