Vinyard Family 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. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. 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.

Preferred citation:

Vinyard Family Papers (II), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
2.10 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Vinyard Family Papers (II), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers of the Vinyard Family who lived near Vinton, Virginia in Roanoke County. The collection is primarily composed of the business papers (ledgers, bills, receipts, legal papers, accounts and printed material) of N. J. Vinyard, Walter H. Vinyard, and Walter D. Vinyard, Sr. who farmed near Vinton, Virginia. The collection also includes papers of Fannie Persinger, James Thomas Wood and S. H. Wood. The Vinyard family lived near Vinton, Virginia (Roanoke County) and engaged in farming and milk delivery. The three generations covered by the collection are N. J. Vinyard, Walter H. Vinyard (1875-1940), and Walter D. Vinyard, Sr., an alumnus of the College of William and Mary.

Grants, receipts, correspondence, legal papers, pamplets, and accounts of Vinyard family and associates. Includes engineer's pocket book. Includes documents pertaining to Tabler, Persinger, and Wood families.

Includes copy of identities pertaining to land granted by the Commonwealth of Virginia to William Tabler and Christian Vinyard. Date mayb be 1817?

There is mention of Abraham Vinyard, fl. 1827-1842, the Donor's Great-great Grandfather

Includes correspondence, deeds, and legal papers

Includes Pamphlets and Receipts

Includes Pamplets

Includes Pamplets and Receipt

Includes Accounts, Bills, Receipts, and Legal Papers

S.H. Wood of Okton, Virginia to his son, J.T. Wood of Roanoke Virginia. Letter of W.D. of Duncan, Chatman, Virginia to S.H. Wood of Oxton, Virginia

Journal, business papers, address books, and printed materials of Vinyard family and J.T. Wood.

Includes Accounts, Bills, Receipts, and Legal Papers

Includes Accounts, Bills, Receipts, and Legal Papers

Includes Accounts, Bills, Receipts, and Legal Papers

Includes Correspondence, Deeds, and Legal Papers.

Includes Advertisements

Includes Accounts, Bills, Receipts, and Legal Papers.

Includes accounts, bills, receipts, and legal papers

Includes monthly calendars

Includes monthly calendars

Includes accounts, bills, receipts, and legal papers

"That Wonderful Year: A Class Directory of Alumni, Class of 1932"

Includes advertisements

Business papers, journal, statements, records, personal correspondence, ledger of Vinyard family and J.T. Wood

Farm Record Book on Production and Sales of Basic Commodities

Virginialuable papers, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

Includes one photograph and some negatives

The Virginia Farm Account Book

Includes accounts, bills, receipts, and legal papers

Farm survey

Includes photographs taken from the farm survey

Includes correspondence, accounts, bills, receipts, legal papers, and identification cards

Includes accounts, bills, receipts, and legal papers

Business papers, itemized statements, journal, and receipts of W.D. Vinyard and J.T. Wood

Farmer's Pocket Ledger

Includes correspondences, accounts, bills, receipts, legal papers, and ID cards

Includes correspondence, accounts, bills, receipts, legal papers, and identification cards

Includes correspondence, accounts, bills, receipts, legal papers, and ID cards

Editorial from "the Roanoke Times." Written by W.D. Vinyard. Business papers, farm survey (with photgraphs) of W.D. Vinyard. Business papers of J.T. Wood. 1932 Class Directory of William & Mary. Invitation of Inauguration of Jimmy Carter. Holiday Cards from Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Senate Resolution honoring W.D. Vinyard. Printed materials of J.T. Wood, including advertisements.

Includes photographs from farm survey (f.49)

Includes correspondence, Account, Bills, Receipts, Legal Papers, and ID Cards

Includes correspondence, accounts, bills, receipts, legal papers, and ID cards

Class directory of 1932, William & Mary

Invitation to the Inauguration of Jimmy Carter. Three holiday cards of the White House from President and Mrs. Carter (2 signed). Photograph of Ronald Reagan and VP George Bush. Presented to Darnall (?) Vinyard, "campaign member."

Includes advertisements

Biographical / historical:

The Vinyard family were farmers in Roanoke County, Va. The family included Abraham Vinyard, fl. 1827-1842 who was great-great-grandfather of the donor. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Vinyard_Family" title="Vinyard Family" target="_blank" class="external-link"></a>.

Administrative History: The Vinyard family were farmers in Roanoke County, Va. The family included Abraham Vinyard, fl. 1827-1842 who was great-great-grandfather of the donor.

The Vinyard family were farmers in Roanoke County, Va. The family included Abraham Vinyard, fl. 1827-1842 who was great-great-grandfather of the donor. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

The Vinyard family were farmers in Roanoke County, Va. The family included Abraham Vinyard, fl. 1827-1842 who was great-great-grandfather of the donor.

Acquisition information:
Gift. Additions: 1997.62, 1999.09, 1999.59, 2001.13 and 2006.50.
Processing information:

Processed by Beth Sturiano in 2000. Updated by Matt Niendorf in 2015