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Tompkins, Captain Sally Collection Guide to the Captain Sally Tompkins Collection SC 00700

Guide to the Captain Sally Tompkins Collection SC 00700


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Finding Aid Authors: Anne Johnson, Special Collections Staff.

Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
SC 00700
Title
Captain Sally Tompkins Collection 1912-1951
Quantity
0.01 Linear Foot
Creator
Tompkins, George Edward Tabb, 1872-1936
Language
English

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:

Captain Sally Tompkins Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gifts in 1939 by Mary Randolph Lane and in 1951 by Eva A. Trower.

Processing Information:

Accessioned and processed by Anne Johnson, Special Collections Assistant.

Biographical / Historical

George Edward Tabb Lane was treasurer of Matthews County. He was born at 'Woodstock', Mathews County, Virginia, on 29 May 1872. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Administrative History:

Sally Louisa Tompkins was born 1833 at "Poplar Hall" in Mathews, Virginia, daughter of Christopher and Maria Patterson Tompkins.  She opened the Robertson Hospital in Richmond, Virginia where she and her staff of doctors treated the Confederate wounded.  In recognition of her efforts, she was awarded an officer's commission as a captain in the Confederate States Army by President Jefferson Davis.

Biographical Information:

George Edward Tabb Lane was treasurer of Matthews County. He was born at 'Woodstock', Mathews County, Virginia, on 29 May 1872. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Administrative History:

Sally Louisa Tompkins was born 1833 at "Poplar Hall" in Mathews, Virginia, daughter of Christopher and Maria Patterson Tompkins.  She opened the Robertson Hospital in Richmond, Virginia where she and her staff of doctors treated the Confederate wounded.  In recognition of her efforts, she was awarded an officer's commission as a captain in the Confederate States Army by President Jefferson Davis.

Scope and Contents

The collections material collected about Captain Sally Tompkins including letters, typescripts, and news clippings.

Related Material

Mss. 65 T59 Christopher Tompkins Papers

Information about related materials is available at http://guides.swem.wm.edu/civilwar

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Richmond (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
  • Robertson Hospital (Richmond, Va.)
  • Tompkins, Sally Louisa, 1833-1916
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Hospitals
  • United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, Female

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Tompkins, George Edward Tabb, 1872-1936
  • Tompkins, Sally Louisa, 1833-1916
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Container List

Mixed Materials Small Collections Box 27
Small Collections Box 27
English
  • Mixed Materials Small Collections Box 27 folder: 1 id220139
    Collection
    • id220140
      Letter from Mary Randolph Lane to Mrs. Lyon G. Tyler
      October 14, 1939
      Scope and Contents

      Letter from Mary Randolph Lane to Mrs. Lyon G. Tyler where Ms. Lane lists items enclosed about Sally Tompkins. Ms. Lane gives biographical information on Sally Tompkins, partially to correct previous versions given by others.

    • id220141
      Letter Transcripts and Article
      circa 1912 - 1939
      Scope and Contents

      2 typescripts of the 1939 letter and a December 5, 1912 article from the Mathews News Reporter on Captain Sally Tompkins by George Edward Tabb Lane. (Typescript prepared from the original newspaper account sent by Ms. Lane which was returned).

    • id220144
      Articles
      August 16, 1916
      Scope and Contents

      Richmond News Leader article on Captain Sally Tompkins by Gertrude Blair and Gilberta S. Whitte and a short article by Ida Leftwich. These items are typescripts and labeled "Women File Copy."

    • id220143
      Copy of Photograph
      undated
      Scope and Contents

      Copy of photograph sent by Ms. Lane of Sally Tompkins in her later years.

    • id220145
      Letter from Eva A. Trower to Mrs. Lyon G. Tyler
      October 3, 1951
      Scope and Contents

      Letter from Eva A. Trower to Mrs. Lyon G. Tyler giving biographical information on Captain Sally Tompkins.