Galt Family Correspondence
- Scope and content:
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This sub-series is primarily comprised of letters between William Wilson Galt and his family, friends, and colleagues from 1863-1927. Correspondents and recipients include William Wilson Galt, Mary Blair Grigsby Galt, Hugh Blair Grigsby Galt and others. Considerable number of letters are between other Galt family members and their friends, family, and colleagues. William Wilson Galt was a Navy Paymaster and wrote letters to his family from all over the world. Topics of this correspondence include the courtship of his wife, family news such as births, deaths, and job changes, the financial and parental administration of his home, his naval career, his publishing career, and Masonic Lodge business. See also the sub-series for each family member for more correspondence and papers.
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
- Parent 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.
- Parent 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.