Collections : [College of William and Mary]

Two International First Day Covers Honoring America's Bicentennial produced by the Westport Collectors Society and belonging to Walter W. Kale.

An album reportedly given to Orsina M. Paskell Canfield by her husband, Edgar Woodward Canfield. Edgar wrote a dedication in encoded writing in the opening pages. Several of Orsina's friends wrote signed and dated poetry on other pages. Various clippings, envelopes, cards, and other ephemera are laid between the writings, including a silhouette of Orsina's son Isaac Paskell Canfield, and an 1884 ticket for a river trip.

Susan C. Taylor's collection of newspaper clippings, many from the Richmond Dispatch, of mostly poems and a few essays/stories. These clippings are glued onto the pages of a book. First page contains a handwritten poem. Susan C. Taylor lived in Powhatan County, Virginia.

Poetry album of Susan Rebecca Buck, 1852-1864. The album is designed for the purpose of collecting poems or other writings and the title on the front cover reads "Album of Gems." There are several decorative, pre-printed color images and in one instance a black and white print was glued on top of a handwritten entry.The entries were made by a number of friends and relatives and most are dated and signed either in full names, first name or by initials. Most are addressed to "Dear Sue." Place names mentioned are for the most part in Virginia and Maryland. Examples are Wheatley, Front Royal, and Mountain View.The following description was provided by the seller:"The book is titled "Album of Gems" and new, it was filled with blank pages and 6 color lithographs by T. Sinclair. Starting about 1852 Susan R. Buck had many of her friends and family members write a little poem, or words of wisdom on the blank pages, for her to remember them by. Some names, entries and signatures are Nannie L. Buck, her devoted sister Mary, Thomas N. Buck, T.W. Buck, Sue Richardson, Bettie? Buck, Teddie, Nannie, Guillaume, Elton, and many more signed in initials, etc. Those entries continued through the years, until about 1865, which is the latest date I could find. Sue designed her own frontispiece and her introduction page reads: "Now reader, as you find delight - In scanning o'er what others write - Tis hoped, in gratitude alone, - You'll add a tribute of you own." There are at least 67 different handwritten, signed & dated entries from many people. One page has a calling card design penciled in, with the names and dates (1865) of men serving in the military, probably during the Civil War. "

Photograph scrapbook by William Brayshaw. Photographs include family photographs from locations all over the world. Many photographs include chapels and churches, American Mission Schools and early photographs of the College of William and Mary and Virginia Beach, Virginia.