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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
Primary Collecting Areas:
Williamsburg and surrounding area Virginia; Southern United States; African American life and culture; Hip Hop History; Movies and film studies; Travel, exploration, and adventure; Veterans papers; Distinguished alumni papers; College of William & Mary; Dogs
Description:
The Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) houses one of the largest and most significant collections of rare and unique materials of any educational institution of comparable size in the United States. Focused on Virginia history but with nationally and internationally important collections, the Manuscripts Collection includes letters, diaries, journals, scrapbooks, business records, organizational minutes, and other items that provide evidence of events great and small and the daily lives of Americans of all backgrounds. The Rare Books Collection, with volumes dating from the 15th century to the present, is strong in dogs, Virginia-related items, early Virginia family libraries, gardening and natural history, religion, book arts, printing history, travel, science, and medicine. The University Archives documents the history of William & Mary from 1693 to the present, including a wide range of materials from administrative records, student organization records, and alumni papers to photographs, audio-visual materials, and artifacts.
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
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Davis and Bower City Meat Market (Charleston, Ill.) Account Book 1875-1878

Account book, 1875-1878, for the Davis and Bower City Meat Market in Charleston, Illinois. Giles Davis (1828-1878), who was one of the owners seems to have made most of the entries.

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Davis and Bower City Meat Market (Charleston, Ill.) Account Book 1875-1878

Davis and Bower City Meat Market (Charleston, Ill.) Davis, Giles (1824-1878)

Account book, 1875-1878, for the Davis and Bower City Meat Market in Charleston, Illinois. Giles Davis (1828-1878), who was one of the owners seems to have made most of the entries.

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Title:: Account Book (N.H.) 1856-1874

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Account book, 1858-1874, Hillsboro and Concord, New Hampshire, listing dollar amounts earned for a variety of different services like taking oxen to pasture, bushels of wheat gathered, horse shoeing, removing wood tree stumps, and so on. Other entries list items purchased, including pork, nails, beef, pewter plates, potatoes, sugar, and beans. Some parts of the volume have been used as an exercise book by a child and a few news clippings can be found glued in front and back.For a list of names mentioned in the account book, compiled by the seller, see folder link below.

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Title:: Account Book (N.H.) 1856-1874 0.10

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Account book, 1858-1874, Hillsboro and Concord, New Hampshire, listing dollar amounts earned for a variety of different services like taking oxen to pasture, bushels of wheat gathered, horse shoeing, removing wood tree stumps, and so on. Other entries list items purchased, including pork, nails, beef, pewter plates, potatoes, sugar, and beans. Some parts of the volume have been used as an exercise book by a child and a few news clippings can be found glued in front and back.For a list of names mentioned in the account book, compiled by the seller, see folder link below.

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Title:: Automobile Repair Shop Account Book 1928-1929

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Account book, 1928-1929, 473 pp. detailing names of customers, customers location, parts, repairs, costs, and other information relating to the business transactions. Includes a few loose notes and receipts, e.g. from J.C. Moss. Most of the addresses listed in the book are in Virginia (Richmond, Warsaw, Hague, Gloucester, Alexandria). Baltimore, Maryland is also mentioned.Name and address written in pencil inside the front cover is Freddie Gurdy (?), 428 N. Carleton St., Baltimore Md.

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Title:: Automobile Repair Shop Account Book 1928-1929 0.20

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Account book, 1928-1929, 473 pp. detailing names of customers, customers location, parts, repairs, costs, and other information relating to the business transactions. Includes a few loose notes and receipts, e.g. from J.C. Moss. Most of the addresses listed in the book are in Virginia (Richmond, Warsaw, Hague, Gloucester, Alexandria). Baltimore, Maryland is also mentioned.Name and address written in pencil inside the front cover is Freddie Gurdy (?), 428 N. Carleton St., Baltimore Md.

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Title:: Dentist's Account Book 1907-1918, 1934-1939

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Account book of a dentist's office in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Entries were made from 1907-1918 and then in a different handwriting and re-using some of the pages of earlier dates again from 1934-1939. An appointment card listl Dr. R.H. Shuman, so he may have been one of the dentists. Includes the names of over 500 patients, treatment type and charges.
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Title:: Dentist's Account Book 1907-1918, 1934-1939 0.23

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Account book of a dentist's office in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Entries were made from 1907-1918 and then in a different handwriting and re-using some of the pages of earlier dates again from 1934-1939. An appointment card listl Dr. R.H. Shuman, so he may have been one of the dentists. Includes the names of over 500 patients, treatment type and charges.
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Title:: Diary and accounts (Lisbon Falls, Me.) 1881

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Diary, 1881, of a Singer Sewing Machines salesman from Lisbon Falls, Maine. Describes daily activities, work-related and private. Accounts are kept in back of diary.For a more detailed description and excerpts, provided by the seller, see item description below.

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Title:: Diary and accounts (Lisbon Falls, Me.) 1881 0.01

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Diary, 1881, of a Singer Sewing Machines salesman from Lisbon Falls, Maine. Describes daily activities, work-related and private. Accounts are kept in back of diary.For a more detailed description and excerpts, provided by the seller, see item description below.

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Title:: Diggs Family Papers 1914-19601920-1940

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Business and family papers of the Charles R. and Charles E. Diggs family of Mathews, Virginia and Susan, Virginia. The Diggs Family owed an automobile engine business. In 1921, it was named "Overland and Willys Knight Automobiles Mianus Engines, " but had other names through the years. The family also sold seafood products. Charles Robert Diggs worked in various automotive and machine shops in the area after 1920's.
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Title:: Diggs Family Papers 1914-19601920-1940 2.50

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Business and family papers of the Charles R. and Charles E. Diggs family of Mathews, Virginia and Susan, Virginia. The Diggs Family owed an automobile engine business. In 1921, it was named "Overland and Willys Knight Automobiles Mianus Engines, " but had other names through the years. The family also sold seafood products. Charles Robert Diggs worked in various automotive and machine shops in the area after 1920's.
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Title:: Edward Bland Account Book 1806-1837

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Edward Bland Account book. Edward Bland was a lawyer in Nottoway County, Virginia from at least 1806 to 1830.
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Title:: Edward Bland Account Book 1806-1837 0.30

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Edward Bland Account book. Edward Bland was a lawyer in Nottoway County, Virginia from at least 1806 to 1830.
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Title:: Ernest Stuart Elsea Ledgers 1944-1968

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This collection contains nine volumes of Ernest Stuart Elsea's business records dating from 1944 to 1968. The ledgers detail the accounts for Elsea's business which operated under the following names: Elsea's Esso Station, Stuart's Service Station, Stuart's Esso Station, and Elsea's Esso Garage. Elsea's station sold gasoline, auto supplies, and basic groceries. The station also provided an automobile repair service.
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Title:: Ernest Stuart Elsea Ledgers 1944-1968 1.00

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This collection contains nine volumes of Ernest Stuart Elsea's business records dating from 1944 to 1968. The ledgers detail the accounts for Elsea's business which operated under the following names: Elsea's Esso Station, Stuart's Service Station, Stuart's Esso Station, and Elsea's Esso Garage. Elsea's station sold gasoline, auto supplies, and basic groceries. The station also provided an automobile repair service.
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Title:: Henkel Plain Mills Store Daybook 1835-18491835-1849

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Daybook, 1835-1849, kept by Siram Peter Henkel for Solomon Henkel at Plains Mill Store, Rockingham County, Va. Includes records of purchases, and records of farm workers, their tasks and their reasons for missing work. Also includes Henkel's purchases for himself and his family.
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Title:: Henkel Plain Mills Store Daybook 1835-18491835-1849 0.20

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Daybook, 1835-1849, kept by Siram Peter Henkel for Solomon Henkel at Plains Mill Store, Rockingham County, Va. Includes records of purchases, and records of farm workers, their tasks and their reasons for missing work. Also includes Henkel's purchases for himself and his family.
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Title:: Ivy House Restaurant Records 1906-19851948-1960

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The records of the Ivy House Restaurant in Williamsburg, Virginia include business records, guest registers, customer and business correspondence, legal documents, and a variety of ephemera from the local business including menus. This mid-20th century collection documents the history of this restaurant during a time when Williamsburg was going through changes and growth in the tourism industry.
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Title:: Ivy House Restaurant Records 1906-19851948-1960 3.00

The Ivy House Restaurant (Williamsburg, VA)Rutledge, DavidRutledge, Emily arrangement
The records of the Ivy House Restaurant in Williamsburg, Virginia include business records, guest registers, customer and business correspondence, legal documents, and a variety of ephemera from the local business including menus. This mid-20th century collection documents the history of this restaurant during a time when Williamsburg was going through changes and growth in the tourism industry.

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