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Preferred Citation:

Armistead Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Content Description

Letters, photographs, postcards, and business receipts of the Armistead family of Williamsburg, Virginia. Dates range from 1865- 1946 but the bulk of the collection is from 1927- 1929 including most of the letters. Letters were addressed to Dora, Cora, and Mother Armistead and from the same in addition to Cary "Champ" Armistead. The postcards and one letter are from friends of the family. The two photographs in this collection are of Dora Armistead and "mother" (Eudora) Armistead undated and 1942 respectively.

Related Material

Robert H. Armistead (Williamsburg, Va.) Ledger, SC 00121 Dora and Cara Armistead Papers, Mss. Acc. 2004.24, 2006.54 Armistead Papers, Mss. 39.2 Ar5 John R. Armistead Letter, UA 5.110 Armistead Journal and Broadside, Mss. Acc. 1985.14

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Health counseling
• Michigan--Social life and customs
• Political Campaigns—United States
• Tate, Frederic B.
• Williamsburg (Va.)--Restoration