National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century. Virginia Society Records

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:

National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century. Virginia Society Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
19.80 Linear Feet
Creator:
National Society of The Colonial Dames of America
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century. Virginia Society Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Records of the Virginia Society of the Colonial Dames of the XVII Century which include scrapbooks, business records, minutes, programs, yearbooks and photographs.

Original Accession of six boxes which include scrapbooks and minutes, yearbooks and programs.

Records of the Reverend James Blair Chapter of the Colonial Dames XVII Century of Williamsburg. 2 boxes (ca. 200 items) of financial, membership lists, correspondence, minutes, printed matter relating to the organization.

Minutes.

Annual reports, 1987, two volumes of president's notebooks, 1995-1997, material regarding Cliveden, and genealogical notes on members.

Five volumes, 1993-1997, including committee and chapter reports of the Virginia Society of the Colonial Dames of the 17th century.

Virginia Society of Colonial Dames XVII century 1999-2003. Two 3-ring binders of minutes and records of the organization for 1999-2003.

2 scrapbooks, 2001-2005, Virginia Society of the Colonial Dames of the XVII Century. Includes photographs, photocopies of newspaper articles, programs concerning Virginia Society of the Colonial Dames of XVII century.

Minute book, Virginia Society, Colonial Dames 2003-2004, XVII Century.

Scrapbook of Virginia Society of the Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century.

Minutes, 2005-2007, of Virginia Society, Colonial Dames of the XVII Century. Includes minutes for June 4, 2005 (Charlottesville), October 14-15, 2005 (Culpepper), March 10-11, 2006 (Fredericksburg), October 13-14, 2006 (Wytheville), March 9-10, 2007 (Roanoke).

Scrapbook.

Minutes and reports.

Records of the Captain Christopher Newport Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, based in Roanoke, Virginia. Their chapter disbanded and their records transferred to the Williamsburg chapter.

Contains scrapbooks, yearbooks, photographs, certificates and other administrative material related to the Governor Francis Wyatt Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century. Included are constitutions and bylaws, newsletters, photographs, certificates of merit, and programs from meeting of the chapter. The chapter disbanded in 2011. This accession also contains a scrapbook from the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century, Virginia Society Chapter from 2009-2011.

Contains scrapbooks, clippings, publications and other material related to the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century. Virginia Society.

Biographical / historical:

Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Acquisition information:
Acc. 1993.44A Gift of Virginia Society through former president Mrs. Robert M. Brown. Acc. 1996.34 Gift of the Chapter through Mrs. Charles Hunter. Acc. 1999.04 Gift of Virginia Society through Mrs. Elmer Birdseye. Acc. 2000.63 Gift from the Virginia Society through president Mrs. E. H. Birdseye. Acc. 2002.12 Gift from Virginia Society president Mrs. Jay Botschen through Mrs. Donald Pons. Acc. 2005.29 Gift of Mrs Douglas R Pons. Acc. 2005.32 Gift of Ms. Jackie Spangler. Acc. 2006.16 Gift of Frances Ponds Acc. 2007.65 Gift of Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century. Acc. 2007.82 Grace Turner Karish, "Oakton Mews." Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.
Processing information:

Acc. 2012.005 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in January 2012.

Arrangement:

Arranged by accession number. Most material is in binders by year or years.