Charles and William Person Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

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:

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.

Preferred citation:

Charles and William Person Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
0.80 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Charles and William Person Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains letters, photographs, scrapbooks and other material related to the Person, Hickman, and Walton families. The bulk of the collection contains material related to Charles and William Person. Included are photographs of family members and the trips they took including to the York River, scrapbooks of the Person-Walton family and scenes from the Newport News Naval Yards, and an oral history conducted with William Person describing Williamsburg, Virginia in the first half of the 20th century.

Contains a genealogical chart of the Person and Hickman families as well as dates of family members deaths.

Contains letter from Rush Hickman to her daughter Wilmoth Hail Hickman. Church bulletins from Ensley Highland Baptist Church. Photographs of Mary Hail Hickman and Ellen Hail Dunn.

Contains letters between Charles Person and W. Carl Walton, Jr. and letters by Mary Jane Person.

Contains news clippings related to William and Charles Person as well as an oral history interview with William about Williamsburg, Virginia in the first half of the 20th century.

Contains photographs of the Person family including Charles John Person, William Person, Matilda Person, and Florina May Person Moss.

Contains photographs of various members of the Person family on the York River.

Contains a scrpabook of photographs, letters, and newsclippings of the Person and Walton families.

Contains a scrpabook of photographs, letters, and newsclippings of the Person and Walton families.

Contains a scrapbook of photographs of various members of the Person family and the trips they took, naval ships, and construction of buildings.

Biographical / historical:

Williamsburg, Virginia resident in the early to mid-twentieth century. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Acquisition information:
Acc. 2014.207 was received by Special Collection from the donor on 5/30/2014.
Processing information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in February 2015.