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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Student Organizations at the University of Virginia

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College of William and Mary

Manuscripts Artifact Collection

25 Linear Feet

The Manuscripts Artifact Collection includes artifacts from a variety of personal papers and organizational records collections, as well as items acquired individually.

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10 Centime Coin

One French 10 Centime Coin, Cupro-Nickel. This 10 Centime piece dates to 1919, during a period of extreme French monetary depression. The coin features a hole through its center, which was a feature of the minting, not a later alteration. The face of the coin features the prominant letters "RF" signifying the Republique Francaise. The letters are surrounded by a laurel wreath. In tiny script beneath the RF is the name "Lindauer" which refers to the engraver of the coin. The reverse side features a flowering plant in the center, with the words, "Liberte Egalite Fraternite" as well as the number 10 and the letters "Cmes" referring to 10 Centimes. 21mm diameter. Worn condition.Recovered by Robert Nelson Howard in 1926 on his property Bay View on Fish Neck in Dare, Virginia. Donated along with 48 other coins and one brass button; only 15 coins could be located as of this entry. Image available at https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/5446171112/. Located in T&E S6 SS2, Box 1. Mss 1926.072.A14

  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. Exchange Media
  3. Foreign and Domestic Coins

10 Pfennig Coblenz Kriegeld Coin

A 10 Pfennig war time "Kriegeld" coin minted in Koblenz (Coblenz), Germany. Face shows a large numeral 10 in the center above which is "Kriegsgeld 1918" and beneath which is "Pfennig." The obverse side shows the civic arms with "Coblenz" above and " " printed below. The coin is made of iron and in 1918 3,200,000 were minted. In 2012 it had a value of $3.00US. 20 mm (0.79 in.) in diameter and 1.5 mm (0.05 in.) thick. Images available at http://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/7107041337/ and http://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/7107041069/. Transferred from Box 6 of the Clara L. Lawrence Papers (Mss 2009.299). Located in T&E S6 SS2. Mss 2009.299.04

  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. Exchange Media
  3. Foreign and Domestic Coins

1955 Commencement Dance Dance Card

A card that features a picture of a female graduate and a diploma in red in the center of the front. Above the depiction, "1955 Commencement Dance" is typed in red. Below the depiction "May 27, 1955 Country Club" is typed in red. The first page of the card is protected by tissue paper and has "Music by Kenny Jall's Band 9:30-12:30" typed in black in the middle. The first page also has "Presented by Leona Wallace, Helen Topolgus, Sharon Wylie" typed in black at the bottom right of the page. The middle of the card is reserved for signatures and has "Autographs" typed in black at the top of the pages. The names "McNeil, Gilmore, Gaston, Moorman" are written in pencil in cursive script on the first "Autograph" page. The last page is also protected by tissue paper and has "Chaperones Mr. and Mrs. Leon Wallace, Dr. and Mrs. James Topolgus, Dr. and Mrs. Charles Wylie" typed in black in the middle of the page. The last page also has "Class Sponsors Mr. A. Pryce Noe, Miss Josephine Spear, Mr. John Schrodt" typed in black below the "Chaperones" list. Finally, there is a small red pencil attached to the dance card with a red rope. The dance card measures approximately 4in. (length) x 3in. (width) and the string (including the pencil) measures approximately 9.5in. The dance card is in fair condition. There is fading on the rope that the pencil is attached to and the top of the rope is frayed. There is also an approximately 3in. brown stain on the front of the card. The words typed on the last page of the card have bled through on to the second "Autograph" page. Images located at https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/13850386965/, https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/13850409313/, https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/13850383895/, and https://www.flickr.com/photos/scrc/13850381765/. Transferred from the DeVonne McNeil Papers. Mss. 2011.594.03

  1. Communication Artifacts
  2. Documentary Artifacts
  3. Other Documents
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Russell L. Davisson, Politician, Papers

4 Linear Feet Summary: 3 ft. 11 1/2 in. (3 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 document case, 2 1/2 in.); (2 records cartons, 15 in. each)

Papers of Russell L. Davisson, a Republican member of the West Virginia State House of Delegates. Includes mostly genealogy records regarding the Davison, Davisson, and Davidson Families; also includes political correspondence with Governor Arch Moore (1967-1972) and material regarding the welfare system in Mingo County (1966-1967).

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Papers of John Fiske, 1872-1900

Letters are chiefly concerned with Fiske's writing and publication, textual revisions, lecturing, and book reviewing. Specific works of his mentioned include: Cosmic Philosophy,Discovery of America,and Unseen World.

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Papers of Homer Stille Cummings, 1850-1956

The papers of Homer Stille Cummings consist of 171.2 feet (ca. 124,000 items) of correspondence, memoranda, diaries, speeches, articles, legal case files, daily schedules, photographs, daguerreotypes, engravings, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, films, phonograph records, memorabilia, and other items, for the years 1850 (1890-1956) relating to Cummings' long career as lawyer, Democratic Party leader, and attorney general in the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Family, legal, political, and official papers reflect Cummings' far-ranging activities and interests; the value of the papers lies in their unusual scope and breadth. The collection includes Cummings' correspondence, telegrams, and memoranda with Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt, and a group of papers that document his role in the historic court-packing struggle.

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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Harry F. Byrd, Jr. Papers ca. 1925-1989

This addition to the papers of Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr., of Winchester, Virginia, contains ca. 3,100 items, (10 Hollinger boxes, one oversize folder, and 83 bound volumes, ca. 19 linear shelf feet) ca. 1925-1989, consisting chiefly of bound scrapbooks, bound copies of speeches and press releases, and Congressional Record speeches and inserts, documenting his life and career during his service in the U.S. Senate, 1965-1982; news clippings; a folder of material concerning the Winchester Junior Board of Trade; a report on the "Study of the Organization of the State Government of Virginia" (1947 Dec 29); and personal and professional correspondence during his eighteen years in the Virginia Senate.

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Charles City County Richard M. Bowman Center for Local History

William Henry Harrison and John Tyler Rare Books Collections, 1773-1862

54 books
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West Virginia and Regional History Center

James E. Davis, Artist, Papers and Artworks

61.33 Linear Feet 57 document cases, 5 in. each; 7 document cases, 2.5 in. each; 11 records cartons, 15 in. each; 2 oversize record cartons, 17 in. each; 5 large flat storage boxes, 3.5 in. each; 1 small flat storage box, 3.5 in.; 54 large flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 7 small flat storage boxes, 3 in. each; 9 large flat storage boxes, 1.5 in. each; 1 envelope; 17 unboxed paintings
Artwork, photography, and papers of James Edward Davis, an artist born in Clarksburg, West Virginia. Davis studied art at Princeton University and had a prolific and varied artistic career, being particularly noted for his experimental abstract films involving color, light, and movement. This collection contains paintings, sketches, mobiles, photographic prints, transparencies, memoirs, notes on Frank Lloyd Wright and John Marin, and other material. There are addenda to this collection, which include memoirs and other writings, correspondence, material regarding Julia Davis and John W. Davis (relatives of James Davis), and other material. See "Scope and Content Note" and "Historical Note" for further information regarding this collection.
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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Carl B. Allen Papers Regarding Early Aviation

6.9 Linear Feet 6 ft. 10 1/2 in. (13 document cases, 5 in. each); (5 document cases, 2 1/2 in. each); (1 large flat storage box, 2 in.); (2 flat storage boxes, 1 1/2 in. each)
Correspondence, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, documents, photographs and other papers of Carl B. Allen, Army Air Corps officer, aviator, and newspaper writer. Subjects include the development of the Autogiro, 1930; air mail, 1933-1935; the Howell Inquiry, 1934-1937; the Army and aviation, 1934-1936; aviation achievements, 1934-1937; George W. Carver's work at Tuskegee; South American round trip, 1936; first trans-Pacific flight, 1936; Amelia Earhart; the Ford Air Tour, 1926-1927; America First Committee; the Air Safety Board, 1936-1940 and the Glenn L. Martin Company.
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10 December 1929; minutes of a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Air Reserve Association of the 2nd Corps Area; minutes of meeting not approved because they did not clarify the Executive Committee position on CBA; make it clear that the resolution "was not intended to criticize Lt. Allen as to the article in general but rather to show only that the Executive Committee was not in sympathy with Lt. Allen in his criticisms or personal remarks ... and that Lt. Allen was no writing at the request of the Association ..." Box 1, Folder 4

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Library of Virginia

Governor Mark R. Warner, Executive Office, Records 2001-2006

The Governor Mark R. Warner, Executive Office, Records are housed in 24 boxes. The collection is arranged into four (4) series. Series have been designated for: I. Weekly Status Reports; II. Cabinet Meeting Journals; III. State Budget Files; and IV. Chief of Staff Files. These records include agreements, reports, correspondence, memorandums, budget documents, agendas, handouts, invitations, and speeches. This collection documents the issues and policy decisions of the Warner Administration (2002-2006) as well as the actions of Bill Leighty, Governor Warner's Chief of Staff.

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