King's Daughters. Kate Custis Circle (Williamsburg, Va.) Records, 1893/1970

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:

King's Daughters Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
4.40 Linear Feet
Creator:
Kate Custis Circle (Williamsburg, Va.) and Williamsburg Historic Records Association (Williamsburg, Va.)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

King's Daughters Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Mss. 71 K61 includes the records of the Kate Custis Circle of the King's Daughters of Williamsburg, Virginia: a printed history of the circle by Estelle H. Smith; minutes of the circle meetings; correspondence; newspaper clippings; photographs; minutes of state convention meetings; programs of state conventions; scrapbooks; and leaflet concerning Estelle H. Smith.

Mss. Acc. 2008.134 (Box 5) includes journal records from 1913-1933.

Mss. Acc. 2010.330 (Box 6) includes financial records for the years 1932-1940.

Pamphlet (4 copies)

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Includes certificates of award, membership rolls, a brief club history, and History of The Kate Custis Circle of the King's Daughters, by Estelle Smith (Williamsburg, Va.).

Includes issues of The Silver Cross, memorial leaflets for Estelle Smith, and the King's Daughters' Prayer.

Three journals of the King's Daughters with membership lists, financial records and minutes.

Biographical / historical:
http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Kate Custis Circle (Williamsburg, Va.)gt;.
Acquisition information:
Gifts between 1968 and 1982. Acc. 2008.134 given by Mrs. Vermillion as a gift via the Williamsburg Historic Records Association in December 2008. Acc. 2010.330 given by Hunter S. Vermillion as a gift via the Williamsburg Historic Records Association in April 2010.