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Astor, Lady Nancy Papers Guide to the Lady Nancy Astor Papers SC 00631

Guide to the Lady Nancy Astor Papers SC 00631


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Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.

Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
SC 00631
Title
Lady Nancy Astor Papers 1927-1956
Quantity
0.01 Linear Foot
Creator
Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964
Language
English

Administrative Information

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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:

Nancy Astor Letters, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift through the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.

Biographical Information:

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Scope and Contents

18 Letters and notes, 1927-1956, from Nancy Astor, London, Taplow, and Plymouth, England, to Lilly Harrison Hill Smith Bradbury in Upperville, Virginia. Collection includes two photos of Nancy Astor, not originating with the correspondence. Lilly Harrison Hill Smith Bradbury and Nancy Astor were childhood friends.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Bradbury, Lilly Harrison Hill Smith
  • Correspondence
  • Great Britain--Buckinghamshire--Taplow--Cliveden
  • Photographs
  • Shaw, Bernard
  • World War, 1939-1945--Europe--Great Britain--Plymouth

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964
  • Bradbury, Lilly Harrison Hill Smith
  • Shaw, Bernard
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Container List

Mixed Materials Small Collections Box 21
Small Collections Box 21
English
  • Mixed Materials Small Collections Box 21 folder: 1
    Papers
    1927-1956English
    • id221074
      Card from Nancy Astor to Lilly Harrison Bradbury, Upperville, Virginia
      January 27, 1931
      Scope and Contents

      Autograph Card Signed.

    • id221073
      Letter from Nancy Astor to Lilly Harrison Bradbury, Richmond, Virginia
      January 11, 1929
      Scope and Contents

      Typed Letter Signed.

    • id221072
      Letter from Nancy Astor to Lilly Harrison Smith, Richmond, Virginia
      May 20, 1927
      Scope and Contents

      Typed Letter Signed.

    • id221082
      Letter from Nancy Astor to Lilly Harrison Bradbury and Julien H. Hill, Upperville, Virginia
      June 14, 1938
      Scope and Contents

      Typed Letter Signed.

    • id221081
      Letter from Nancy Astor to Lilly Harrison Bradbury, Midlothian, Virginia
      May 26, 1938
    • id221080
      Letter from Nancy Astor to Lilly Harrison Bradbury, Upperville, Virginia
      February 17, 1938
      Scope and Contents

      Typed Letter Signed.

    • id221079
      Letter from Nancy Astor to Lilly Harrison Bradbury, Richmond, Virginia
      June 5, 1936
      Scope and Contents

      Typed Letter Signed.

    • id221078
      Card from Nancy Astor to Lilly Harrison Bradbury, Upperville, Virginia
      January [15], 1936
      Scope and Contents

      Autograph Card Signed.

    • id221077
      Letter from Nancy Astor to Lilly Harrison Bradbury, Upperville, Virginia
      January 4, 1934
      Scope and Contents

      Typed Letter Signed.

    • id221075
      Letter from Nancy Astor to Lilly Harrison Bradbury, Upperville, Virginia
      June 19, 1931
      Scope and Contents

      Typed Letter Signed.

    • id221076
      Card from Nancy Astor to Lilly Harrison Bradbury, Upperville, Virginia
      January 7, 1933
      Scope and Contents

      Autograph Card Signed.

    • id221083
      Letter from Nancy Astor to Lilly Harrison Bradbury, to the care of Julien Hill, Midlothian, Virginia
      January 7, 1939
      Scope and Contents

      Typed Letter Signed.

    • id221084
      Letter from Nancy Astor to Lilly Harrison Bradbury, Upperville, Virginia
      June 2, 1939
      Scope and Contents

      Typed Letter Signed.

    • id221085
      Letter from Nancy Astor to Lilly Harrison Bradbury
      January 17, 1941
      Scope and Contents

      Typed Letter Signed.

    • id221086
      Letter from Nancy Astor, Plymoth, England to Lilly Harrison Bradbury, Upperville, Virginia
      January 16, 1942
      Scope and Contents

      Typed Letter Signed.

    • id221087
      Letter from Nancy Astor, Burke, England to Lilly Harrison Bradbury, Richmond, Virginia
      July 9, 1942
      Scope and Contents

      Typed Letter Signed.

    • id221088
      Card from Nancy Astor, Plymoth, England to Lilly Harrison Bradbury, Upperville, Virginia
      March 3, 1944
      Scope and Contents

      Autograph Card Signed.

    • id221089
      Letter from Nancy Astor to Lilly Harrison Bradbury, Richmond, Virginia
      August 2, [1956]
      Scope and Contents

      Autograph Letter Signed.

    • id221090
      Small Photo of Vivian Smith and Nancy Astor at Jamestown, Virginia
      1948 or 1949
      Scope and Contents

      Photograph. Endorsed.

    • id221091
      Magazine or Newspaper Portrait of Nancy Astor
      undated
    • id221092
      Notes on collection from donor, Rodney B. Taylor
      undated