Collections

This collection contains ca.709 items (five Hollinger boxes) 2.5 linear feet and consists of letters written by the Dickins family (of Ossian Hall) who were cousins of the Randolph family of Edgehill and direct descendants of Asbury Dickins, the first Secretary of the Senate of the United States from 1836 to 1861. Francis Asbury Dickins, (1804-1879) son of Asbury Dickins, married Margaret Harvie Randolph (1815- 1891) in 1839. Francis and Margaret Dickins had five children to live to adulthood: Francis Asbury Dickins, Jr. (Frank) (1841-1890), Frances Margaret Dickins (Fanny) (1842-1914), Harriot Wilson Dickins Wight (Dick, Hallie) (1844-1917), Randolph Dickins (Ran) (1853-1914), Albert Dickins (Bertie) (1855-1913). The collection of family letters spans from (1830) 1840 to 1947. The children grew up in Virginia (Fredericksburg-Ossian Hall and Richmond) during the height of the Civil War.

This collection contains ca.15 items ca.1866-1967, n.d.,and consists of genealogies of the Randolph [1700-1911], Taylor, Kirk and Dickins' families with some additional information on the Cary Family [1180- 1830]; including a narrative sketch of a man named Augustus (Augustine) Herrman (1605-1686). There are also some handwritten biographical notes about Thomas Jefferson; his father, Peter Jefferson; a contemporary of his father's , William Byrd and a former congressman, William Nelson.

This collection consists of ca. 138 items (2 Hollinger boxes) of correspondence, photographs, stereoscopic views, bound volumes, and printed materials relating to Thomas L. Rosser (1836-1910), the assistant chief of construction for the Northern Pacific Railroad and a former Confederate general. Most of the correspondence is comprised of letters from Rosser to his sons, Thomas, Jr., and William, while both were attending school in Virginia. Also included is a letter from General Joseph E. Johnston to Robert E. Lee, 1862, concerning the evacuation of Norfolk, Virginia.

The papers of William H. Wranek, Jr. (1895-1971), Director of the University News Services, 1922-1960, consists of ca. 650 items (5 Hollinger boxes, 1.5 linear feet), 1910-1965, chiefly his notes and drafts for a proposed history of the University of Virginia's third half century, and miscellaneous papers.

This addition to the Quinby family papers consists chefly of correspondence, promissory notes, genealogical information, newsclippings, photographs, and printed material concerning the geneaology and history of the Quinby and related families of Ayres, Evans, Farnham, Frye, Ingalls, Hassam, Holt, Teakle, Upshur, and Wilson.

The Additional Records of the Virginia Society of Ornithology, 1932-2004, include correspondence of Bill Williams, the President, and John Bazuin, the Vice President; board meeting minutes and treasurer's reports; bird reports; bird sightings at Wallops Island by Charles Vaughn; a birding log by Norwood Middleton "Woody;" a Christmas Bird Count at Chincoteague, Virginia; a guide of Where to Bird in Virginia; membership lists; and research by Joshua F. B. Camblos, M.D. from 1930 to 1939. Correspondents include Senator Paul S. Trible, Jr. and Senator John Warner. There are ca.1200 items in 4 hollinger boxes, (1.25 linear feet).

The collection contains client files and miscellaneous papers and photographs.

The 2004 scrapbook includes photos from events such as the "Monsoon Masquerade," "Expressions: Practice & Rehearsals," "Bollywood Night," "Talent Show," "Bhangra Team," as well as flyers related to "SNL: SASA Night Live." The 1997 scrapbook, the Indian Cultural Association, contains photos and texts related to club officers, alumni dinners, "Expressions of India" event, dance lessons, and the "Festival of Cultures."

This addition to the papers of Everett R. Combs (1876-1957) consists of ca. 30 items, ca. 1937-1957, including two scrapbooks belonging to Everett R. Combs, 1937-1951 (in an oversize folder), and 1945-1948; a folder of correspondence between Harry F. Byrd, Sr. and Bernice Combs concerning Bernard Guus Jan Verheyen; a desk book belonging to Everett R. Combs with an inscription inside about his family; two letters to Dorothy and Paul Spring, possibly from the father of Paul Spring; a statement by Harry F. Byrd, Sr. concerning segregation, May 17, 1954; a typed history of the Combs family; and undated photographs of Harry F. Byrd, Sr. and others.

Address begins "Mr. President, Ladies, and Gentlemen," and then rhapsodizes about William & Mary. The address may have been written by Henry Todd Armistead.