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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: Special Collections Staff.
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:
James Barron Papers (II), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Originally a deposit, but made gift on 3/13/1968.
Biographical Information:
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Scope and Contents
Manuscript biography of Commodore James Barron by William O. Stevens prepared circa 1940s. Originally entitled "The Man Who Killed Dectur, Commodore James Barron, USN," but published in 1969 by the Chesapeake Historical Society as "An Affair of Honor".
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Barron family
- Barron, James, 1769-1851
- Manuscripts (document genre)
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Barron, James, 1769-1851
- Stevens, William Oliver, 1878-1955
Container List
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1
Kate R. Barron CorrespondenceundatedEnglishScope and Contents
Letter from Kate R. Barron about the manuscript "The Man Who Killed Decatur: Commodore James Barron." She was the donor.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 2
James Barron of the ChesapeakeundatedScope and Contents
16 page typescript written by William Oliver Stevens.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 3
The Man Who Killed Decatur: Commodore James Barron, Pages 1 - 1051961-1962Scope and Contents
Typed draft, with notes, of "The Man Who Killed Decatur: Commodore James Barron" by William Oliver Stevens.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 4
The Man Who Killed Decatur: Commodore James Barron, pages 106-2561962-1963Scope and Contents
Typed draft, with notes, of "The Man Who Killed Decatur: Commodore James Barron" by William Oliver Stevens.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 5
The Man Who Killed Decatur: Commodore James Barron1962-1963EnglishScope and Contents
Typed carbon draft, with notes, of "The Man Who Killed Decatur: Commodore James Barron" by William Oliver Stevens.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 6
The Man Who Killed Decatur: Commodore James Barron1962-1963EnglishScope and Contents
Typed carbon draft, with notes, of "The Man Who Killed Decatur: Commodore James Barron" by William Oliver Stevens.