Conditions Governing Use

The collection is subject to all copyright laws. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright, beyond that allowed by fair use, requires the researcher to obtain permission of copyright holders.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Custodial History

The collection was donated by James Kelly on behalf of the Virginia Historical Society in December 2009. The volume was bound by James H. Willcox, Jr. of Hopewell, Virginia and was given to the Virginia Historical Society by the executors of Willcox's estate.

Preferred Citation

James H. Willcox, Jr. Personal Papers (SC-20). VMFA Archives, Richmond, Virginia.

Processing Information

The bound volume was left intact.

Biographical Note

Born in 1940 in Darlington, South Carolina, James Haskell Willcox, Jr. graduated from Clemson University in 1962 with a chemical engineering degree, and immediately began working with Hercules, Inc., a chemical company in Hopewell, Virginia, where he was a superintendent for various divisions for thirty-three years. While he enjoyed his work at Hercules, Jim's real passions were historical and genealogical research, and collecting antiques, particularly Virginia silver.

He curated the Virginia Historical Society's 1987 Virginia Silver show and in his honor, the Virginia Historical Society named the silver exhibit hall for him. He was also a member of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and lent pieces from his silver collection for a number of its exhibitions. His associations with the Antiquarian Society of Richmond, Collectors Circle of the Virginia Museum, and Silver Society of London were evidence of his profound interest in antiques and preserving their place in history.

Source: Silver Bequest: The James H. Willcox Jr. Silver Purchase Fund

Arrangement

The collection is organized into one series.

Series 1

Collection Files, circa 1989