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The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

Elizabeth Bordley Gibson collection

1.25 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

This collection contains correspondence to or from Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, the lifelong friend of Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis. The majority of the collection contains letters to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson from Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis. The correspondence focuses on the Gibson and Lewis families, political events, and the people of Philadelphia. The dates of the material in this collection ranges from 1794-1851, with the bulk of the material dating between 1820-1840. This collection was purchased by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association in 1952, from the estate of Roland S. Morris, of Philadelphia. The Morris family inherited these letters through their familial connection to the Shippen Family, who served as executors to the estate of Elizabeth Bordley Gibson.

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Elizabeth Bordley Gibson collection 1.25 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

Gibson, Elizabeth Bordley, 1777-1863

This collection contains correspondence to or from Elizabeth Bordley Gibson, the lifelong friend of Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis. The majority of the collection contains letters to Elizabeth Bordley Gibson from Eleanor Parke Custis Lewis. The correspondence focuses on the Gibson and Lewis families, political events, and the people of Philadelphia. The dates of the material in this collection ranges from 1794-1851, with the bulk of the material dating between 1820-1840. This collection was purchased by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association in 1952, from the estate of Roland S. Morris, of Philadelphia. The Morris family inherited these letters through their familial connection to the Shippen Family, who served as executors to the estate of Elizabeth Bordley Gibson.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Elizabeth Marshall Colston letters to Mary Isham Thomas

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College of William and Mary

Eliza H. Cocke Scrapbook

1.00 Linear Feet

Scrapbook, circaa. 1823, belonging to Eliza H. Cocke which contains newspaper clippings. The clippings were pasted into a fee-book, 1754-1763, of Robert Johnston, physician, Smithfield, Virginia.

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Eliza H. Cocke Scrapbook 1.00 Linear Feet

Scrapbook, circaa. 1823, belonging to Eliza H. Cocke which contains newspaper clippings. The clippings were pasted into a fee-book, 1754-1763, of Robert Johnston, physician, Smithfield, Virginia.

Scrapbook Box MsV Box 180, Folder 1

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

George A. Baxter Family papers

2.5 Linear Feet five document cases, 1 oversize folder

The George A. Baxter Family papers begin in 1797 and trace the history of three generations of the Baxter family in Virginia. The collection contains both correspondence and newspaper articles saved by the family.

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College of William and Mary

Ellyson Currie Ledgers

0.5 Linear Feet

Ledgers, 1799-1808 and 1805-1818, of Ellyson Currie, a lawyer in Lancaster County, Va. The ledger for 1799-1808 has a partial index.

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Ellyson Currie Ledgers 0.5 Linear Feet

Currie, Ellyson

Ledgers, 1799-1808 and 1805-1818, of Ellyson Currie, a lawyer in Lancaster County, Va. The ledger for 1799-1808 has a partial index.

Old Dominion University

Eloise Word Skewis Papers

2.10 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger document case, 1 oversized box, 1 poster tube boxes
This collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, receipts, statement of accounts, currency, bonds, and indentures. Of note is genealogical material that relate to the Claiborne and Kilby families of Virginia.
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Eloise Word Skewis Papers 2.10 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger document case, 1 oversized box, 1 poster tube boxes

Skewis, Eloise Word
This collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, receipts, statement of accounts, currency, bonds, and indentures. Of note is genealogical material that relate to the Claiborne and Kilby families of Virginia.
College of William and Mary

Theodor R. and Helen V. Swem Papers

1.00 Linear Feet

This collection is composed of personal papers, genealogy material and family photographs, gathered by Theodor R. and Helen V. Swem. Included are original documents, notes on the Swem, Gregg and Wright families, correspondence among family members regarding genealogy, articles, books, publications and diaries by or about the families, photographs of family members, including one of Dr. Earl Gregg Swem, Sr., Earl Gregg Swem, Jr., and Earl Gregg Swem, III, and material on Earl Gregg Swem's connection to the College of William and Mary. The collection also contains photographs, circa 1870s-1988, taken of and by members of the Swem family. Some of the 19th century photographs were taken by E.L. (Edward Lawrence) Swem, the father of Earl Gregg Swem, who was the owner of Swem & Newton Gallery in Belle Plaine, Iowa and later of Swem Cottage Gallery (or also Swems Studio) in Cedar Rapids Iowa. Most photographs are described and often dated on the reverse side.

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

English and American legal documents

2 Linear Feet 32 oversize documents

Miscellaneous English and American documents that include indentures, wills, deeds, land titles and financial records. These documents span the years 1559 through 1847

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English and American legal documents 2 Linear Feet 32 oversize documents

Miscellaneous English and American documents that include indentures, wills, deeds, land titles and financial records. These documents span the years 1559 through 1847

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

University of Virginia Medical Illustrations collection

7 boxes (7 containers)

The collection comprises mostly of anatomical illustrations of humans and animals by professional medical illustrators and medical practioners, but there is a good number of caricatures. Many of the images depict 20th century surgical prodedures; there are also physiological illustrations included in the collection. Most items are drawn in pencil on illustration paper with cardboard backing. In addition, there are some drawings in notepads and on tracing paper.

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English and French Medical Caricatures Box 7, MS-67, Item 9, 21-49

Caricature by definition is a representation in which the subject's distinctive features or peculiarities are deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic or grotesque effect. Nineteenth-century medicine provided caricaturists with a wealth of material. Artists humorously exaggerated medical conditions and physical characteristics. Bulbous noses, protruding stomachs, and hunched backs were some of the more common features drawn to extraordinary proportions. Bizarre treatments, massive doses of pills, and excessive bloodletting, prescribed by trained physicians and quack doctors alike, were all lampooned. Suffering and discomfort from disease and the patient's reaction to medical treatment were also fodder for the satirist's pen.

University of Virginia Medical Illustrations collection 7 boxes (7 containers)

Bernie, Frederick, fl. 1792

The collection comprises mostly of anatomical illustrations of humans and animals by professional medical illustrators and medical practioners, but there is a good number of caricatures. Many of the images depict 20th century surgical prodedures; there are also physiological illustrations included in the collection. Most items are drawn in pencil on illustration paper with cardboard backing. In addition, there are some drawings in notepads and on tracing paper.

College of William and Mary

English Autographs and Signatures Collection

0.20 Linear Feet

Artificial collection of English autographs and signatures, 1710-1915. The signatures were collected by Earl Gregg Swem. ca. 100 items.

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English Autographs and Signatures Collection 0.20 Linear Feet

Swem, E. G. (Earl Gregg), 1870-1965

Artificial collection of English autographs and signatures, 1710-1915. The signatures were collected by Earl Gregg Swem. ca. 100 items.

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