Oliver Perry 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 publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Oliver Perry papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
2.59 Linear Feet 6 Hollinger boxes
Creator:
Perry, Oliver "Fish Hawk" Linwood, 1922-2010
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Oliver Perry papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Six boxes relating to Chief Oliver "Fish Hawk" Perry's life and role as Chief Emeritus for Virginia's Nansemond Tribe, including materials from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, National Register of Historic Places, NAGPRA documentation, personal photographs, archeological reports, magazine articles, personal and official correspondence, awards, resume, and assorted audiovisual materials. Also included is a copy of the Tribune Extra's "First Account of the Custer Massacre" dated Bismarck, D.T., July 6, 1876 (received 6 February 2001 by Danielle Moretti-Langholtz).

Includes correspondence from the Commonwealth of Virginia

Includes copies of certificates and a resume documenting Oliver Perry's life and career.

Includes original as well as copies of photographs of Oliver Perry and associates.

Includes copies of newspaper article from 1923 and 1975

Contains materials documenting professional activities attended by Oliver Perry including those related to the Commission of Indian Affiars and the Nansemond Indian Tribal Association.

Contains materials documenting professional activities attended by Oliver Perry including those related to William & Mary, Hampton University and the Jamestown Settlement.

Contains copies of clipping and registries from the 1830s

Contains notes and newspaper clippings

Acquisition information:
Donated by Chief Oliver "Fish Hawk" Perry and Danielle Moretti-Langholtz.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard