Martha Webb Purcell and Anna Brooke Purcell papers, 1882/1951
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem LibraryCollege of William and Mary400 Landrum DrivePO 8795Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
- Contact for questions and access:
- Email: spcoll@wm.eduPhone: (757) 221-3090Fax: (757) 221-5440Web: swem.wm.edu/scrc
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet Two full legal size Hollinger boxes.
- Language:
- English
Background
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased with the Molly Elliot Seawell Endowment.
- Arrangement:
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The Martha Webb Purcell and Anna Brooke Purcell papers are arranged into two series: I. Martha Webb Purcell and Anna Brooke Purcell correspondence and II. Anna Brooke Purcell travel journals.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- World War I
Single women
Women travelers--Diaries
Great Depression
Women--Virginia--History
Women--Travel
Voyages and travels--Personal narratives
Letters (correspondence) - Places:
- Europe -- Description and travel
Europe--Description and travel--20th century
England--Description and travel--20th century
France--Description and travel--20th century
Germany -- Description and travel -- 20th century
Netherlands--Description and travel--20th century