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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
William & Mary Special Collections Research Center 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:
Person Family papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Gift in 2005 and 2006.
Biographical Information:
Williamsburg, Virginia resident in the early to mid-twentieth century.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains papers ranging in date from 1872 to 2002 documenting the Person family. Materials includes account books including those of both Charles Person and William Person, Sr. Other papers and photographsd illustrate family life in the city of Williamsburg, Virginia in the early-to-mid 1900s. Artifacts, including fans, Williamsburg Laundry thermometer and a charcoal drawing of a residence are also included.
Box 5 (oversize) includes material from the addition 2006.44:
November 23, 1987 Commonwealth's Attorney certificate for William L. Person, Jr.
Photograph of "Emily getting out of Carriage" in front of the Governor's Palace and beside a tour bus, Peninsula Lines. undated.
High School graduation photograph in front of Matthew Whaley. Undated. (3 copies).
Photographs of two women together, a cannon in the Wren Yard and a basketball team of women, holding a ball, "Champions, 1818-19."
Arrangement of Materials:
This collections is currenlty being processed. Please consult SCRC staff for more infornmation.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Account books
- College of William and Mary--History--20th century
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Matthew Whaley School (Williamsburg, Va.)
- Photographs
- Playbills
- Printed ephemera
- Programs
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
- Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs
- Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs
- Williamsburg Reunion (Va.)
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
- Williamsburg (Va.)--Photographs
- Williamsburg (Va.)--Social life and customs
Container List
This series includes account books of the Person Motor Corp. and an unidentified author as well as a diary of Alice Person.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id174842
Unidentified Account Book1872-1878Scope and Contents
Unidentified Account Book. 123 pages. Manuscript Volume.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id174843
Diary of Alice Person1915-1922Scope and Contents
Diary of Alice Person, Williamsburg, Va. 166 pages. Manuscript Volume.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id174845
Account Book of Person Motor Corp1928-1930Scope and Contents
Account Book of Person Motor Corp., Williamsburg, Va. 184 pages. Manuscript Volume.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id174848
Letter to William L. Person, Jr. from Cotesworth Lewis1993 July 8Scope and Contents
Letter to William L. Person, Jr., Williamsburg, Va., from Cotesworth Lewis. Thanks Person for a check for 100 dollars from his mother's estate, but returns it; Lewis could never accept the money because Person's mother was too dear a friend. Copy of authograph letter signed and Printed document signed. 2 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id174849
Letter about Charles Person's Car1930 September 29Scope and Contents
Letter to G.P. Coleman, Williamsburg, Va., from Celine Burrett, Rockford, Il. Burrett asks Coleman, the librarian in Williamsburg, to solve a dispute on what type of car Mr. Charles Person owned, as it was the first car in Williamsburg. Includes a return envelope. Autograph letter signed. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id174850
Telegram to Alice Person from D. E. McQuilken1922 September 25Scope and Contents
Telegram to Alice Person, Williamsburg, Va., from D. E. McQuilken, Roanoke, Va. McQuilken asks whether Person is coming back to Roanoke and if they should appoint another teacher. Printed material. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7 id174853
Assorted Greeting Cards1920-1955 and undatedScope and Contents
Assorted printed greeting cards. Marriage announcements for Frances May Person and Muriel Person, daughters of Charles J. Person, and Florence May Person, sister of Charles J. Person. Also included are notices of graduation for Williamsburg High School and the Matthew Whaley School; a Valentine Card from Flora and Marion Bzarth; a note announcing the opening of the law office of William L. Person, Jr. Typewritten cards and Typewritten card signed. 7 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8 id174855
Invitations to William and Mary Events1918 and undatedScope and Contents
Invitations to various events at the College of William and Mary. Invitation to a Military Ball commemorating the end of World War I; a handwritten invitation to an event the German Club had in the College Gymnasium; an invitation to meet the Governor and his wife. Autograph card and Typewritten cards. 3 items. Will be transferred to University Archives.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9 id174856
Order of the White Jacket1985-1988Scope and Contents
Speech made by William L. Person, Jr., naming Jim Seu the Restaurateur of the Year, as recognized by the Order of the White Jacket. Also includes an agenda for the meeting during which the speech was made. Typewritten manuscript and printed material. 2 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10 id174858
Vernon M. Geddy Tribute2002 June 14Scope and Contents
Speech given by William L. Person on the retirement of Mayor Vernon M. Geddy, Jr. Includes programs for the tribute to Mayor Geddy. Typewritten manuscript and printed materials. 3 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11 id174859
PostcardsundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Postcards, depicting the cruise ship "Jamestown" on the James River and Person Motor Corp. Printed materials. 5 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12 id174861
Deed of Sale to Hortense S. Person1928 April 16Scope and Contents
Deed of Sale and Policy of Title insurance for Lot 6, Block E on College Terrace, sold by the College of William and Mary to Hortense S. Person. Printed documents signed and typewritten document signed. 3 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13 id174862
Person Company Stock1928Scope and Contents
Certificates of stock in Person Motor Corporation issued to William L. Person, Sr. Printed documents signed. 2 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14 id174864
Appointment of Judge William L. Person Jr.1990 January 31Scope and Contents
Oath and certificate appointing William L. Person, Jr. a Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit of Virginia. Copy of Typewritten document signed. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15 id174865
Bill from J.R. Wood and Sons1919 April 9Scope and Contents
Bill to C[harles] J. Person from J.R. Wood Diamond Cutters. Typewritten document. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16 id174867
World War II Paraphernalia1942-1943Scope and Contents
World War II ration books and a military insignia identification booklet. Printed volumes. 3 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17 id174870
Alice Person's William and Mary Autograph Pages1922Scope and Contents
Autograph pages from Alice Person's fellow graduates from the College of William and Mary. Manuscript Signed. 5 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 18 id174872
Program for Governor Hugh Dorsey Class of 1922 Banquet1922Scope and Contents
Program for the Banquet of the Class of 1922, with Governor Hugh Dorsey of Georgia in attendance. Printed material. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 19 id174874
Delta Phi Kappa Banquets1921-1923Scope and Contents
Programs for dinner banquets given by Delta Phi Kappa fraternity, which became Pi Beta Phi sorority in 1925. Printed materials. 2 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 20 id174875
William and Mary Commencement1922-1956Scope and Contents
Programs for the Commencement Exercises of the College of William and Mary. Printed material. 2 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 21 id174880
Playbills1918-1949Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Playbills for plays in the Williamsburg community which either feature or were attended by a member of the Person family. They Include "Isle of Jewels", "A Night at an Inn", a band concert, "The Pied Piper of Hamelin", which includes a newspaper clipping, "Lombardi Ltd.", and "The Microbe of Love." Printed materials. 6 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 22 id174882
John Marshall Pageant1922Scope and Contents
Program for the "Community Celebration and John Marshall Pageant," held on the campus of the College of William and Mary. Event includes a play of John Marshall's life, sporting events, prizes, and a humorous play. Printed material. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 23 id174883
Assorted CardsundatedScope and Contents
Assorted cards from Person Motors, William L. Person, Jr.'s basketball season ticket for the Matthew Whaley School basketball team, William L. Person, Jr.'s Cub Scout and Boy Scout membership cards. Printed Materials. 6 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 24 id174884
William and Mary Baseball Schedule1922Scope and Contents
Baseball schedule of the College of William and Mary baseball team from 1922, with partial results. Also included are cartoons of the members of the team. Printed material. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 25 id174885
Williamsburg Telephone Directory1954-1955Scope and Contents
Telephone directory for the cities of Williamsburg, Lee Hall, Seaford, and Yorktown. Printed volume. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 26 id174886
William and Mary PamphletundatedScope and Contents
Advertisement and admissions pamphlet about the College published during the presidency of Lyon Gardner Tyler. Printed volume. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 27 id174887
Girl's Reserve of YWCA1924-1925Scope and Contents
Programs and songbook for the Girls' Reserve of the YWCA. Printed materials. 2 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 28 id174888
Pulaski Club1930Scope and Contents
Menu and sign-in from a meeting of the Pulaski Club. Xerox copy of Printed material. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 29 id174889
Vesper's Services1955Scope and Contents
Vespers Service for the Graduating Class of 1955 [of the College of William and Mary?]. Typewritten material. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 30 id259618
High School Class and Williamsburg Reunions2002
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 31 id259623
William L. Person Jr. at Matthew Whaley High School1950-1952
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 32 id259628
Judge Armistead Tribute1999
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 33 id174890
Miscellaneous Person Family Papers1946-1948, undatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Miscellaneous papers, including a newspaper notice of William L. Person, Jr.'s 3rd birthday, a Bible test, a picture of an unidentified building, train tickets, an Auction Score Sheet, and a tag with "Miss Person" written on it. Printed materials. 7 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 34 id174892
Newport News FerryundatedScope and Contents
Newport News ferry schedule. Newspaper clipping. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 35 id174893
Charles J. Person Obituary1928 March 29Scope and Contents
Obituary in the Daily Press for Charles J. Person. Xerox copy of Newspaper clipping 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 36 id174894
Articles about William L. Person Sr.1937-1938Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings involving William L. Person, Sr, including a picture with him and Grace Moore. Newspaper clippings and Xerox copy of Newspaper clipping. 4 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 37 id174895
Crestar Bank 100th Anniversary1997 May 21Scope and Contents
Newspaper section about the 100th anniversary of the Crestar Bank, with a mention of William L. Person, Jr. Newspaper clipping. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 38 id174896
Vernon Geddy Tribute Article2002 June 15Scope and Contents
Newspaper clipping about the tribute to Vernon Geddy, with a quote by William L. Person, Jr. Newspaper clipping. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 39 id174897
Articles about Williamsburg1993-2002Scope and Contents
Reflections on the ways that Williamsburg has changed since the restoration of the colonial district; articles mention various members of the Person family. Newspaper clippings. 7 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 40 id174898
Articles about Judge William L. Person Jr.1982-1999Scope and Contents
Newspaper clippings regarding William L. Person, Jr.'s career as a judge. Newspaper clippings and Xerox copy of Newspaper clipping. 6 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 41 id174900
Articles about Williamsburg Clubs1978-1997Scope and Contents
Information about Williamsburg social clubs, including the Kiwanis club and the informal Businessmen's club, known as the Exalted Order of the Asp. Newspaper clippings and Printed material. 3 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 42 id174901
William L. Person in William and Mary Alumni Gazette1989 AugustScope and Contents
Alumni Gazette of the College of William and Mary, with a cover picture and article of William L. Person, Jr. Newspapers. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 43 id174902
An Occasion for the Arts1999 October 3Scope and Contents
Newsprint magazine for the Occasion for the Arts. Newspaper. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 44 id174903
"Their Honor the Mayor" ProgramundatedScope and Contents
Fake newspaper which doubles as a program for the play "Their Honor the Mayor." Newspaper. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 45 id259638
Newspaper Clippings1973-1989
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 46 id259643
Newspaper Clippings1922-2000, undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174904
Pictures of the Person Motor Corporation1961, undatedScope and Contents
20 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174905
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4 1/2" x 2 5/8", black and white, front view of the Person Motor Corporation filling station. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174906
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4 1/2" x 2 5/8", black and white, front view of the Person Motor Corporation building, with an unidentified man walking inside the open door. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174907
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4 1/2" x 2 5/8", black and white, front view of the Person Motor Corporation building, with an air pump on the left side of the picture. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174908
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4 1/2" x 2 5/8", black and white, rear view of the Person Motor Corporation building, with an unidentified man working on a car with its hood up. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174909
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4 1/2" x 2 5/8", black and white, side view of the Person Motor Corporation building, with an unidentified man standing by a window, talking to someone inside. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174910
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4 1/2" x 2 5/8", black and white, front view of the Person Motor Corporation building, with three cars and a bicycle parked in front of the building. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174912
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 2 5/8" x 4 1/2", black and white, front view of two mechanics and a toddler, Bert Score, Billy, and Willy Lawson, outside of the Person Motor Corporation building. 2 items. Photographs.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174913
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 5" x 3 1/2", black and white, front view of the Person Ford dealership. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174914
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 5" x 3 1/2", black and white, front view of the Person Ford dealership, featuring one car in the foreground. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174915
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 5" x 3 1/2", black and white, front view of the Person Ford dealership, featuring one car in the foreground, picture taken from across the street. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174916
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 5" x 3 1/2", black and white, rear view of the Person Ford dealership, showing cars in various states of repair. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174917
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 5" x 3 1/2", black and white, rear view of the Person Ford dealership, showing cars in various states of repair. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174918
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 5" x 4", black and white, front view of three new cars inside a dealership. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174919
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 7" x 5", black and white, side view of the service and advertising vehicles for the Person Motor Corporation. 2 items. Photographs.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174921
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 7" x 5", black and white, front view of Person's Service Center, with all of the employees lined up in front. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174922
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 10" x 8", black and white, front view of unidentified men in suits, members of the Person Motor Corporation. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174923
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 10" x 8", black and white, front view of the Person Motor Corporation Service Center, picture taken from across the street. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174924
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 10" x 8", black and white, front view of a man, possible William L. Person, Sr., giving keys to the Person Motor Corp Welcome Wagon and a basket to an elderly woman. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174925
Pictures of the Person Motor Corporation1961 OctoberScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 10" x 8", black and white, front view of a large group of people standing in front of Person Ford Inc. with children.1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174926
Pictures of the Person Motor CorporationundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 10" x 8", black and white, front view of the inside of the Person Motor Corporation, with a display of an engine in the center. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 47 id174905
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 48 id174927
Pictures of William L. Person, Sr.1958 and undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 48 id174928
Pictures of William L. Person, Sr1958 MarchScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 10" x 8", black and white, front view of J.B. Cowles, T.N.P. Cutler, Col. O.G. Pitz, L.R. O'Hara, W[illiam] L. Person[, Sr.], R.A. Duncan, A.E. Kendrew, and Fraser Neiman, as members of the Advance Campaign Committee for the Community Hospital fund. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 48 id174929
Pictures of William L. Person, Sr.undatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2", black and white, front view of the Board of Directors of the Peninsula Band and Trust Company, of which William L. Person, Sr., Alvin Duke Chandler, Davis Y. Paschall, and Vernon Geddy. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 48 id174930
Pictures of William L. Person, Sr.undatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 10" x 8", black and white, front view of men in business suits, with William L. Person, Sr. the second person from the left in the second row. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 48 id174931
Pictures of William L. Person, Sr.undatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 10" x 8", black and white, front view of three men in suits, with William L. Person, Sr. in the center. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 48 id174928
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 49 id174932
Pictures of William L. Person, Jr.1951-1958 and undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 49 id174933
Pictures of William L. Person, Jr.1951Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 7" x 5", black and white, front view of the Matthew Whaley Student Council, with William L. Person, Jr. Names of the members are written on the back. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 49 id174934
Pictures of William L. Person, Jr.1958Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4" x 3 1/4", black and white, front view of William L. Person, Jr., giving a tour boat narration at Jamestown. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 49 id174935
Pictures of William L. Person, Jr.undatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 5" x 3 1/2", color, front view of William L. Person, Jr., with two unidentified people. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 49 id174936
Pictures of William L. Person, Jr.undatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 7" x 5", black and white, front view of William L. Person, Jr., at a party, with three other unidentified people. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 49 id174937
Pictures of William L. Person, Jr.undatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 10" x 8", black and white, front view of the Matthew Whaley School Marching Band, positioned on the front steps of the school. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 49 id174938
Pictures of William L. Person, Jr.undatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 10" x 8", black and white, front view of a class of young boys and their teachers on the front steps of the Matthew Whaley School. Mounted on cardboard. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 49 id174933
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 50 id174939
Pictures of the Person Family1925 and undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 50 id174940
Pictures of the Person family1925 JuneScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 2 1/2" x 3 1/2", black and white, front view of members of the faculty of the Matthew Whaley School, including Alice Person. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 50 id174941
Pictures of the Person familyundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 3 3/4" x 3 3/4", black and white, front view of C.J. Person Jeweler. Mounted. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 50 id175090
Pictures of the Person familyundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 5" x 4", black and white, front view of a group of girls dressed in Indian costumes, including Alice Person. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 50 id175091
Pictures of the Person familyundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 7" x 5", black and white, front view of a bandstand era big band, including Waverly Person. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 50 id175092
Pictures of the Person familyundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 8" x 10", black and white, front view of Emily G. Person getting out of a horse drawn carriage, in front of the Governor's Mansion, with a Peninsula Lines bus in the background. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 50 id174940
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 51 id175093
Pictures of Other Identified Peopleundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 51 id175094
Other Identified PeopleundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4 1/2" x 2 1/2". black and white, front view of Dr. Bell, the father of Baxter Bell. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 51 id175095
Other Identified PeopleundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print, 3 1/2" x 3 1/2", black and white, front view of Richard Cottingham, John Eubank, and Bill Bowry sitting on a metal box. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 51 id175096
Other Identified PeopleundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Mounted professional print. 4 1/8" x 6 1/2", black and white, front view of Lucy Vaiden. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 51 id175097
Other Identified PeopleundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 7" x 5", black and white, front view of the Post 39 Baseball team. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 51 id175094
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 52 id175098
Pictures of Buildingsundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 52 id175099
Pictures of buildingsundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4 1/4" x 5 1/4", black and white, front view of the Powder Magazine in Williamsburg, from before the restoration. There is a modern building in the background, and a low fence around the Magazine. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 52 id175100
Pictures of buildingsundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Mounted professional print. 9" x 7", black and white, front view of Bruton Parish Church, as seen from across Duke of Gloucester Street, with ivy completely covering one side. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 52 id175101
Pictures of buildingsundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Mounted professional print. 9" x 7", black and white, front view of the altar of Bruton Parish Church, with the pulpit on the left and the baptismal font in the center. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 52 id175099
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 53 id175102
William and Mary Related Picturesundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 53 id175103
Pictures relating to the College of William and MaryundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 3 1/2" x 2 1/2", black and white, side view of Commencement at the College of William and Mary. Event is taking place in the Wren Yard, and is being taped for television. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 53 id175104
Pictures relating to the College of William and MaryundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photostat of a yearbook page. 8" x 10", black and white, view of the members of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. 1 item. Photostat.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 53 id175105
Pictures relating to the College of William and MaryundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photostat of a yearbook page. 10" x 8", black and white, view of the members of the Nu Chapter of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. 1 item. Photostat.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 53 id175103
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175106
Unidentified Picturesundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175107
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 3 1/2" x 2 1/2", black and white, front view of a group of young children standing in front of the porch of a white house. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175108
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 3 1/2" x 2 1/2", black and white, front view of a street with cars traveling in both directions, with a median in the middle and American flags on the telephone poles. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175109
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4 1/2" x 2 1/2", black and white, front view of two young boys dressed as cowboys, with a younger child in a baby seat, and a young dog. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175110
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4 1/2" x 2 1/2", black and white, front view of a group of men sitting around a table playing cards. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175111
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 2 1/2" x 4 1/2", black and white, front view of two boys dressed as cowboys, with one pointing a toy gun at the camera. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175112
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4 1/2" x 2 1/2", black and white, side view of a group of men sitting around a table and playing cards. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175113
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4 1/2" x 2 1/2", black and white, front view of a group of young boys standing together on a baseball field. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175114
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4 1/2" x 2 1/2", black and white, front view of three dressed up young boys, sitting on a brick wall. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175115
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4 3/4" x 2 7/8", black and white, front view of a group of young boys and girls standing on playthings outside, with an adult present. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175116
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 3 1/4" x 5 1/4", black and white, front view of 7 boys sitting on brick stairs, one holding a football, and an adult male sitting with them. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175117
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 7" x 5", black and white, front view of a large group of men from the Fisk Corporation standing in front of the Fort Magruder Dining Room. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175118
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 10" x 7", black and white, front view of a large group of young adults both sitting and standing on the steps of a building[Ewell Hall?]. On the reverse of this picture are two other pictures, one of a woman standing on a porch, and another of three women sitting in a doorway. 3 items. Photographs.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175119
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Mounted photographic prints. 10" x 7", black and white. Front side has four pictures of a parade, which includes two of a car advertising Person Motor Corp., one of a horse drawn carriage, and the last of a marching band. The reverse side has one picture, a close up of the carriage from the other side. 5 items. Photographs.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175120
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 4 1/2" x 2 1/2", black and white, front view of wreckage along a train tack, possibly from a wrecked train car. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175121
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 5" x 4", black and white, front view of two men watering a lawn from a tanker truck. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175122
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 7" x 5", black and white, front view of a white house with the water tanker truck parked out front. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175123
Unidentified PicturesundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photographic print. 9 1/2" x 7 1/2", black and white, front view of a group of men in suits standing in front of the United Virginia Bank. 1 item. Photograph.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 54 id175107
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 55 id175124
Maps1940, undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 55 id175125
Maps1940Scope and Contents
Map of Williamsburg, Virginia, from the Chamber of Commerce, with dotes showing all the important buildings in the city, including where people live. 1 item. Maps.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 55 id175126
MapsundatedScope and Contents
Map of downtown Williamsburg in the 20's and 30's, before the restoration, with buildings laid out on it. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 55 id175125
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 56 id175130
ThemometerundatedScope and Contents
Thermometer from Williamsburg Laundry, with the quote "Before We're Satisfied 'It Must Be Right.'" 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 57 id175127
Fansundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 57 id175128
Williamsburg Steam Laundry FanundatedScope and Contents
Fan from the Williamsburg Steam Laundry, with a picture of a woman in a dress holding a parrot on the front. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 57 id175129
Person Motor Corporation FanundatedScope and Contents
Fan from Person Motor Corporation, with a picture of a young girl and her puppy praying before bed on the front. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 57 id175128
- Mixed Materials Volume: 1 id174841
C. J. Person Jeweler and Person Motor Corp. Account Book1886-1923Scope and Contents
Account book of Charles J. Person and William L. Person, Sr., Williamsburg, Va., from C.J. Person Jeweler and Person Motor Corp. 582 pages. Manuscript Volume.
- Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box: 15 Oversize Folder: 1 id175137
Charcoal Drawing of PlantationundatedScope and Contents
Charcoal drawing of a house with people in colonial costume, unknown artist. 1 item.
- Mixed Materials object: Panoramic photograph of W&M football team id175134
Panoramic Photograph of William and Mary Football TeamPhysical Location: Located in Conservation Box, September 2021. 1924Scope and Contents
Panoramic photograph of the William and Mary Football team featuring Art Matsu. Featured in the background is the construction of Blow Gymnasium and Monroe Hall 1 item.
- Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box: 15 Oversize Folder: 3 id256648
Photographs and Certificates1919, 1987, undated
- Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box: 15 Oversize Folder: 3 id256651
Commonwealth of Attorney Certificate for William L. Person, Jr.1987 November 23
- Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box: 15 Oversize Folder: 3 id256653
Governor's Palace PhotographundatedScope and Contents
Scope and Contents Photograph of "Emily getting out of Carriage" in front of the Governor's Palace and beside a tour bus, Peninsula Lines.
- Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box: 15 Oversize Folder: 3 id256658
High School Graduation PhotographundatedScope and Contents
High School graduation photograph in front of Matthew Whaley.
- Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box: 15 Oversize Folder: 3 id256662
Photographs1919, undatedScope and Contents
Photographs of two women together, a cannon in the Wren Yard, and a basketball team of women, holding a ball, "Champions, 1918-1919."
- Mixed Materials Manuscripts Oversize Box: 15 Oversize Folder: 3 id256651
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 58
New Williamsburg-James City County Courthouse documentsCirca 1994-2022Scope and Contents
File contains the professional papers former Commonwealth Attorney and Circuit Court Judge for the City of Williamsburg and County of James City. Papers include certified copy of a Motion and Order prepared by Stephen D. Harris and entered by Judge Holly B. Smith which includes "A Brief History of The New Williamsburg-James City County Courthouse" with Judge Person's notes. The file also contains a certified copy of the complete file for the case of "Commonwealth of Virginia v. Mary Lee Darling, et als. which details actions taken for the construction of the new courthouse.