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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: Anne Johnson.
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:
J. Randolph Ruffin Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Acquisition Information:
Acc. 1999.22 added in 1999. Gift through the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.
Processing Information:
Duplicate copies of brochures and books removed from collection.
Biographical Information:
J. Randolph Ruffin was Director of Special Events for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
Scope and Contents
Papers of J. Randolph Ruffin. Newspaper clippings, brochures, drafts of speeches, correspondence about Virginia history, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, and tours directed by J. Randolph Ruffin, Director of Special Events for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Accessions 1998.58 and 1999.22 WHRA.
Arrangement of Materials:
Alphabetical by subject and genre.
Separated Material
10 books, all duplicates of items already in Swem Library, were removed from the collection and given to Swem's cataloging department.
Duplicates of brochures and reports were removed from the collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
- Correspondence
- Europe--Description and travel
- Jamestown (Va.)--History--20th century
- Jamestown Festival (1957)
- Lecture notes
- Newspapers
- Notebooks
- Pamphlets
- Speeches
- Virginia--Description and travel
- Virginia--History--20th century
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
- Williamsburg Travel Club (Williamsburg, Va.)
- Yorktown (Va.)--History--20th century
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Europe--Description and travel
- Jamestown (Va.)--History--20th century
- Virginia--Description and travel
- Virginia--History--20th century
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
- Yorktown (Va.)--History--20th century
Container List
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id56612
American Society of Sales Executives1958-1959
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id56613
Armistead HouseScope and Contents
Notes, brochures and newspaper articles.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id56614
APVA - GeneralScope and Contents
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities material.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id56615
Brochures - Baden Badenundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id56616
Brochures - Churchesundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id56617
Bruton Parish Burials - Notes1953, 1991-1993
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7 id56618
Carter's GroveScope and Contents
Notes, brochures and tickets.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8 id56619
Correspondence - Family1976
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9 id56620
Correspondence - Letter to President Johnson1966
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10 id56621
Billy Graham Crusade1974
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11 id56622
Jamestown - Correspondence1958
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12 id56623
Jamestown - Personal Research1957, 1971, undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13 id56624
Jamestown - Training1969-1971, undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14 id56625
Newspaper Clippings1957
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15 id56626
Newspaper Clippings1955-1970, 1983
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16 id56627
Newspaper Clippings - Jamestown1955-1958Scope and Contents
Includes other subjects.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17 id56628
Newspaper Clippings - People1976, 1987-1990, 1997
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 18 id56629
Nixon Visit1962, 1970-1973
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 19 id56630
Plantations in Virginia1975-1984
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 20 id56631
Photographs - Tourist Packet for New York City and Franklin D. Roosevelt Homeundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 21 id56632
Prelude to Independence1957 and 1968
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 22 id56636
PresidentsScope and Contents
List of presidents since 1789 and various reports on presidents.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 23 id56637
Printed Material - England
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 24 id56638
Printed Material - Jamestown1974-1983
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 25 id56639
Printed Material - VirginiaScope and Contents
Includes brochures and speeches, graduation programs.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 26 id56641
Printed Material - Virginia Gazette1947 and 1990
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 27 id56642
Printed Material - Virginia's 350th Anniversary1957
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 28 id56643
Printed Material - William and Mary1965, 1987
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 29 id56644
Printed Material - Yorktown1977-1986
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1 id56653
Parke Rouse and John D. Rockefeller Obituaries1960, 1997Scope and Contents
Obituary and funeral printed material. Rouse, 1997 and Rockefeller, 1960.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2 id56654
Speech - Vespers at Heritage Woods Nursing Home1993
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3 id56655
Talks - Colonial Williamsburg on Television1989
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4 id56656
Talks - Jamestown1964-1982
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5 id56657
Tours - Abingdon, Asheville and Salem1974Scope and Contents
Williamsburg Travel Club.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6 id56658
Tours - Biblelands Tour1972
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7 id56659
Tours - Brochures1973-1976Scope and Contents
Brochures from tourist sites in Virginia and Washington, D.C.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8 id56660
Tours - Charleston, South Carolina1975Scope and Contents
Williamsburg Travel Club.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9 id56661
Tours - Kentucky (Indian Summer Retreat)1976
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10 id56662
Tours - Membership List1962-1970Scope and Contents
Lists of participants on tours.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11 id56663
Tours - Savannah, Georgia1973Scope and Contents
Williamsburg Travel Club.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12 id56664
Tours - Skyland and Washington, D.C.undatedScope and Contents
Williamsburg Travel Club.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 13 id56665
Tours - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Dutch1976Scope and Contents
Williamsburg Travel Club.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14 id56666
Tours - Washington, D.C.1977Scope and Contents
Williamsburg Travel Club.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id56667
Tours - Wolftrap1977Scope and Contents
Williamsburg Travel Club.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16 id56668
William and Mary - President's House1991-1993
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id56669
Williamsburg Events - Invitations and Flyers1958-1961
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18 id56670
Williamsburg and History - Notes1958-1972, undatedScope and Contents
Notes, papers, newspaper clippngs and brochure.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 19 id56671
Yorktown - Notes1981-1984Scope and Contents
Notes, newspaper clippings, invitation, brochures and more.