Additional Papers of the Hammond Family 1805-1936

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

Additional Papers of the Hammond Family, Accession #5395-b, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Additional Papers of the Hammond Family, Accession #5395-b, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Additional Papers of the Hammond Family, 1805-1936, consist of 1.7 shelf feet (ca. 1340 items) of correspondence, papers, photographs, prints, newspaper clippings, and mementoes. Virtually all of the correspondence is between family members and is personal in nature. There are many letters from Anna Caroline Hammond to her children, Charles Howes Hammond and Mary Goldsborough Hammond, and from Mary to her nephew, Kensey Johns Hammond, an Episcopal minister. The correspondence of the latter concerns church as well as personal affairs and reflects his interest in genealogy. The papers include sermons, prayers, family tress, and notes on genealogy.

Acquisition information:
The papers were a gift to the library from Mr. Lewis M. Hammond, the son of Kensey Johns Hammond, 1610 Meadowbrook Heights Road, Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 on 25 June 1976.
Arrangement:

The papers arrived at the library in rough chronological order, and they have been arranged entirely chronologically. The correspondence is followed by the papers, drawing, photographs, and prints, newspaper clippings, postcards, souvenirs and mementoes, and one bound volume.

Physical description:
This collection consists of ca. 1340 items.