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Letter to children about traveling from Massachusetts to visit family and observe the upcoming holidays.

Papers of Charles D. Tibbetts who died in Phoebus, Virginia in 1924 at the age of 94 or 96. The collection includes a few financial and personal documents and personal correspondence, but it is mostly correspondence between people involved with Tibbetts' inheritance. Tibbetts enlisted in the army in Richmond, Virginia when he was 17 years old and fought in the Mexican War. Genealogy of the Tibbetts, Stover and Cunningham families are partially shown in the letters searching for heirs.

Diary, circa 1920s, of an unknown woman, possibily with the last name Jackson, entitled "Dates." Contains the names of men with whom she went on dates as well as some of the activities in which they participated. There is also information about the time that she would arrive home from these dates, as well as her opinion of how each of them went.

Scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings, engraved invitations, drafts of newspaper articles, and press correspondents' membership cards. One volume contains War Department communiques, 10 December 1941-23 May 1942. Collection contains "The Rockefellers at Williamsburg" (EPM Publications, Inc., 1991) by Gonzales.

A diary spanning three months of entries from Frances Allen, a Virginian girl who wrote about her experiences with family, school, church, and national events such as the anniversary of Armistice Day.

This collection is comprised of more than 700 letters written by Herman Recht (1908-1971), a Navy yeoman, from Camp Peary (U.S. Naval Construction Training Center), near Williamsburg, Virginia, between October 1943 and February 1946, to his wife, Esther, in Clairton, Pennsylvania. There are no letters from Esther because, as he wrote her, saving them would make him homesick.

Letters written primarily by Joseph C. Hilton, an American engineer from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, working in and around Medellin, Colombia and Santiago, Colombia from 1926-1933. His wife, Margaret, joined him in Colombia in 1927 and the collection also includes letters written by her. The couple regularly wrote to their two children, Sylvia and Tom, back home in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Ithaca, New York. Content covers Joseph's exploration of Colombia, his work on the tunnel, and social interactions with both the local population and visiting Europeans during their extended stay. Letters are written on "Ferrocarril de Antiquia" and "Fraser Brace Limited" letterheads.

Scrapbook comprising of mostly clipped newspaper articles. Some manuscript pages and some handwritten marginalia. From the writings within the book, it appears that the scrapbook belonged to Leatitia P. Gregory who married Edmund Ware. Edmund M. Ware is mentioned along with a birth date of July 18, 1834. There is also a Camilla Adelena Ware born August 16, 1839, and a Lucy Amanda Ware, no birth date given. The scrapbook also contains many handwritten poems, love messages, and related articles from before Mrs. Ware's marriage.

Travel diary of Mary Frances Bean Stewart, recording a car trip she took with her husband Robert Stewart from Contra Costa, California to Nashville, Tennessee from June to August, 1953. Returning via Chicago, Illinois and Park Rapids, Michigan, the Stewarts crossed a total of 17 states, visiting relatives, sites and shopping for antiques. Includes list of antiques purchased on the trip and recipes collected in the southern states. The following description was provided by the seller: "Original, handwritten diary of Mary Frances (Bean) Stewart. 1953 automobile trip from northern California with travel through southwestern and southern states, to Nashville, Tennessee. Return by way of Indianapolis, Chicago, Park Rapids, Minnesota and other northern locales. June 15 through August 26, 1953. 72 pages with 12 additional pages of notes. 6 x 8 inches. Binding fine. Handwriting clear and readable. No staining or wear. "In this well-written and enjoyable diary (the Stewarts were college professors and professional authors) Mary Frances and her husband Robert start out by car from their home in "Shore Acres", Contra Costa County, California to visit family and friends in Benton, Arkansas, Nashville, Tennessee, Indianapolis, Indiana, Chicago, Illinois and Park Rapids, Minnesota. "In their trip they travel through 17 states and put 3825 miles on their odometer. Moving along at not too fast a pace in the heat of the summer, they drive what seems like the less traveled highways, staying in motels, eating at roadside restaurants and indulging in their hobby of antiquing in the small antique stores and junk shops they come across. Mary Frances comments on the characters they encounter, their roadside accomodations and the antique finds they make. "When they are in Charleston, Arkansas, Mary Frances writes: "Bob had the car gassed. One stop this a.m. at a Skelley station where we got a really fine map and the sweet man insisted I have a drink of ice water from a real clean --ain't been used oncet-- paper cup." Her next entry, June 23, is from an Arkansas motel: "Clock ticked all night. Water dripped. Fan whirred. Heat poured in." "Arriving in Tennessee during what must have been a hot summer, she notes: "The country became flat. Into Memphis for the 5 o'clock rat race. Never, never felt so sticky. Being dipped in molasses couldn't make it worse." "While returning to California, Mary Frances and Robert spend more time visiting antique stores. They particularly look for glass items. Near Beardstown. Illinois (July 22) she writes: "He directed us to Miss Glass Rushville, 'the last of de line.'" An old home, not on highway but out (on) Laffettee Street. Miss Glass lacked force but we got some glass stoppers & cookie cutters for 15 cents each. Ironstone platter and vegetable dish, and in desperation, over no Haviland, a $5.75 ironstone soap dish in perfect condition. Total $10 to Miss G." "The Stewarts make more antique stops, one near Missoula, Montana: "Lady told us about Mrs. Paul Phillips, 419 Lord Street, who sells antiques so after a nap went there. Mrs. P is interested intellectually in antiques and I had a marvelous time with her ... bought a cup and platter $6.75." "At the end of the diary Mary Frances makes a list of the antiques they purchased on the trip. She also has eight pages of recipes collected from friends in the south, including one for "Black John" which requires New Orleans molasses. "The Stewarts were the authors of "Adolph Sutro, A Biography" published in 1962. Sutro was a Nevada financial pioneer who went on to become mayor of San Francisco and America's leading collector of early printed books (mostly destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire.)."

Letter from an unknown female to an unknown person about "Grandpap helping Polly Parnell to move into a new house," anticipating a visit every friday night, school out in March, weddings, new dress and hurt arm. March 1, 1871. Includes 5 envelopes addressed to either Mary Jane or Sallie Chisholm in German Settlement, Preston County, Virginia and sent from Waterford, Pennsylvania, Grafton, Virginia or Topeka, Kansas. No dates on the envelopes.