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Sheetz and Dellinger family papers
Sheetz family
Dellinger family
eBay (Firm)
SC 0317
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0.5 cubic feet
2 boxes
1870-1950
The Sheetz and Dellinger Family Papers, 1870s-1950s, comprises 92 photographs, two Edinburg High School diplomas, an assortment of school report cards and other papers, and various miscellaneous materials pertaining to James S. Sheetz, Frances Dellinger Sheetz, and their family and friends.
English
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Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Sheetz and Dellinger Family Papers, 1870-1950, SC 0317, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
Purchased on August 25, 2009 through eBay.
Provenance
This collection came from the estate sale of James and Frances (Dellinger) Sheetz and subsequent re-sale on Ebay.
Processing Information
The collection originally included a leather photo album that measured 8" by 10.25" and was 1.5" thick and was embossed with flowers and a spade. Photographs were separated from the original album due to preservation issues. Each photograph or any other materials that were contained inside the album have been accounted for, numbered according to the original collection number, and are included within the collection.
The collection number was updated in June 2021 from P 0001 to SC 0317 to 1. align with established manuscript collection numbering scheme with SC prefix and 2. renumber all "photograph" collections with P prefix. The collection name was updated from Sheetz-Dellinger Collection to Sheetz and Dellinger Family Papers to more accurately reflect the collection's creators and material type. The folder numbers were also updated to start over with box 2. No significant changes were made to the collection description at this time.
Bio/Historical Note
James Samuel Sheetz of Edinburg, Virginia, was born on April 6, 1917. He graduated from Edinburg High School in 1937 and married Frances Dellinger, also of Edinburg (date unknown). James passed away on May 22, 1994.
Frances Dellinger Sheetz was born on May 23, 1918 in Edinburg, Virginia, to Lula and John Dellinger. Frances graduated from Edinburg High School in 1937 and married James S. Sheetz of Edinburg. She was an active member of her community and church, first at St. Paul's United Church of Christ of Edinburg until its dissolution, and then to St. Johns United Church of Christ in Hamburg. She was also a participant of the Edinburg Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, the Shenandoah County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, the Homemakers Department of the Shenandoah County Fair Association, the Edinburg Heritage Foundation, and the Family and Community Education Club. Frances passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2009, at the age of 90.
Scope and Content
The Sheetz and Dellinger Family Papers, 1870s-1950s, comprise 92 photographs, two Edinburg High School diplomas, an assortment of school report cards and other papers, and various miscellaneous materials pertaining to James S. Sheetz, Frances Dellinger Sheetz, and their family and friends.
Series 1. Photographs, contains eleven folders of portraits and other photographic images of various men, women, and children, presumably friends and family members of the Sheetz and Dellinger families. All of the photos are sepia or black and white, and most are accompanied by a matte frame which sometimes gives the photographer's name and is decoratively embellished. All of the images are arranged by subject matter, beginning with large groups, couples, families, women, men, children, and finally houses, landscapes, and miscellaneous photos. A large portion of the photographs are professionally done, and as a whole Series 1 offers a glimpse into the popular fashions of men, women, and children in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Series 2. Ephemera, comprises three folders that include school materials such as report cards, diplomas, a book of graduation name cards, and various ceremony and theatrical programs. The last of the three folders is titled "Miscellaneous" and consists of memorial cards, election reminder and birthday cards, a newspaper clipping, a Lententide folio from Emanuel Lutheran Church, a theatrical play booklet, and a used envelope. The memorial cards may prove useful when researching death and memorial rituals of Victorian culture in the late nineteenth century.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into two series:
- Photographs
- Ephemera
Bibliography
"Obituaries: Sheetz, Frances D." Northern Virginia Daily, 18 April 2009.
"Sheetz, James S." Social Security Death Index, accessed on 7 February 2011 at http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi.
Family papers
Photographs
Edinburg (Va.) -- History
Shenandoah County (Va.) -- History
Virginia -- History, Local
Virginia -- History
Virginia -- Genealogy
Virginia -- Social life and customs
United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
United States -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
eBay (Firm)
Sheetz, Frances, 1918-2009
Sheetz, James S. (James Samuel), 1917-1994
Sheetz family
Dellinger family
Photographs1/repositories/4/archival_objects/25585circa 1870s-1950sLarge groups/repositories/4/archival_objects/255871101.01: Portrait of group of men and women standing on the steps of a large brick building/repositories/4/archival_objects/2560101.02: Photo of group of middle-aged men in front of a large white house/repositories/4/archival_objects/25602circa early 1900s01.03: Portrait of a group of women, men and children in front of a brick wall with a white window. Many women holding books/repositories/4/archival_objects/25603circa late 1800sCouples/repositories/4/archival_objects/255881202.01: Portrait of middle-aged couple and terrier on leash in front of a painted cloth and lace backdrop/repositories/4/archival_objects/25604circa 1885Scope and ContentPhotographer: Geo W. Brown.
02.02: "Jim Lehew and Florence Lehew." Portrait of young couple in front of a painted cloth backdrop/repositories/4/archival_objects/25605circa 188002.03: Portrait of a young couple in front of a painted backdrop. Man has complete heterochromia/repositories/4/archival_objects/25606circa 1900Scope and ContentPhotographer: T.M. Hemmings, Photographic Artist, Front Royal, Virginia.
02.04: Oval bust portrait of a young couple/repositories/4/archival_objects/25607circa 190002.05: A young couple, possibly a wedding portrait/repositories/4/archival_objects/25608circa 1920Scope and ContentPhotographer: The Morrison Studio, Woodstock, Virginia.
02.06: "Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bouserman." Portrait of a couple on the front of a postcard/repositories/4/archival_objects/25609circa 191502.07: Portrait of a couple in front of a misty background/repositories/4/archival_objects/25610circa 1910Scope and ContentPhotographer: The Donaldson Studio, 927 F. St. N.W. Washington, D.C.
Families/repositories/4/archival_objects/255891303.01: Portrait of family including mother, father, female toddler, and baby/repositories/4/archival_objects/25611circa 194003.02: Photo of family including middle-aged man and woman, two young daughters, and a terrier. Each person wearing some white linen on their bodies in the form of a mask or or other unusual use, perhaps for Halloween or some sort of gag/repositories/4/archival_objects/25612circa 191003.03: Portrait of family including middle-aged male and female, another female and infant in front of a leafy background/repositories/4/archival_objects/25613circa 1890Scope and ContentPhotographer: N. A. Harris.
Women/repositories/4/archival_objects/255901404.01: Portrait of a young woman/repositories/4/archival_objects/2561404.02: Portrait of two young women in front of a misty background. "For Mother" written on back; presumable sisters/repositories/4/archival_objects/25615circa 191004.03: Very small bust portrait of a woman/repositories/4/archival_objects/25616circa 189004.04: Three older women in coats standing outside of a porch and bushes/repositories/4/archival_objects/25617circa 195004.05: Two older women in dresses standing outside of a porch and bushes. Dated September 1956 on the back/repositories/4/archival_objects/25618September 195604.06: Photo of an older woman in dress sitting on the steps of a porch; a man's legs can be seen standing on the porch behind her. "Looks as tho Walter wanted to be in the picture too" written on back/repositories/4/archival_objects/25619circa 195004.07: Portrait of a young woman on the front of a postcard/repositories/4/archival_objects/25620circa 190004.08: Portrait of a girl/repositories/4/archival_objects/25621circa 1900Scope and ContentPhotographer: C.H. Beazley, Edinburg, Virginia.
04.09: Portrait of a woman smiling brightly/repositories/4/archival_objects/25622circa 195004.10: Photo of a young girl standing in front of a closed board fence in a grassless yard/repositories/4/archival_objects/25623circa 190004.11: Portrait of a young woman wearing a fur scarf and muff/repositories/4/archival_objects/25624circa 1910Scope and ContentPhotographer: A. L. Wortley, Moughton, Mich(igan).
04.12: Portrait of a young woman with bobbed hair in front of a misty background/repositories/4/archival_objects/25625circa 1925Scope and ContentPhotograher: J.E. Casson, Washington, D.C.
04.13: Portrait of a young woman sitting in a carved chair in front of a lace backdrop/repositories/4/archival_objects/2562604.14: Oval portrait of a woman/repositories/4/archival_objects/25627circa 1910Scope and ContentPhotographer: Dean's Studio, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
04.15: Postage-stamp portrait of a young woman/repositories/4/archival_objects/25628circa 1910 04.16: "Joe." Portrait of a woman standing in front of a painted backdrop and next to a wicker chair/repositories/4/archival_objects/25629circa 1890Scope and ContentPhotographer: Harper and Co.
Men 1/repositories/4/archival_objects/255911505.01: Oval bust portrait of a young man/repositories/4/archival_objects/25636circa 1900Scope and ContentPhotographer: Stanton Photo Co. Springfield, Ohio. A reprint of the original per the typescript on the back.
05.02: Very obscured photo of two men on a porch/repositories/4/archival_objects/25637circa 190005.03: Photo of a man reclining on outdoors on a sleeping bag on the ground reading a book with a plate of stacked fruit next to him/repositories/4/archival_objects/2563805.04: Somewhat obscured photo of a man holding a horse by its bit/repositories/4/archival_objects/2563905.05: Portrait of a middle-aged man that is in a bronze- color metal frame/repositories/4/archival_objects/25640Scope and ContentPhotographer: Photomatic, International Mutoscope Corporation, New York City.
05.06: Portrait of a young man with a European castle background/repositories/4/archival_objects/25641circa 190005.07: Portrait of a young man in front of a misty background/repositories/4/archival_objects/25642circa 190005.08: Portrait of a young man with a misty background/repositories/4/archival_objects/25643circa 190005.09: Portrait of an older man with a misty background. Printed on card stock with what seems to be a broadsheet of sorts/repositories/4/archival_objects/25644circa 188505.10: "Grayson Burke." Portrait of a young man on the front of a postcard sitting on a decorated wooden and leather chair/repositories/4/archival_objects/25645circa 190005.11: Portrait of a young man wearing a WWII Army winter service uniform and a garrison cap on the front of a postcard/repositories/4/archival_objects/25646circa 194005.12: "Bruce Rucker." Portrait of a young man wearing a suit and a hat/repositories/4/archival_objects/2564705.13: Portrait of a man wearing a good suit and standing in a highly decorated room/repositories/4/archival_objects/25648circa 1890Scope and ContentPhotographer: Morrison Photographer, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
05.14: Portrait of a man wearing a wool suit/repositories/4/archival_objects/25649Scope and ContentPhotographer: McCrary and Branson, Knoxville, Tennessee.
05.15: Photo of five men and one horse in an outdoor setting/repositories/4/archival_objects/25650Men 2/repositories/4/archival_objects/255921606.01: Bust portrait of an older man with a full beard/repositories/4/archival_objects/25651circa 189006.02: Bust portrait of a man/repositories/4/archival_objects/25652Scope and ContentPhotographer: Holman, Park Avenue, Warren, O.
06.03: Portrait of a man standing in front of a cloth backdrop/repositories/4/archival_objects/25653circa 187006.04: Portrait of a young man that is standing against a painted scene backdrop/repositories/4/archival_objects/25654Morrison, Hugh, 1871-1950Scope and ContentPhotographer: H. Morrison Jr, Court Street Studio, Woodstock, Virginia.
06.05: Photo of two men, each holding a horse by its bit/repositories/4/archival_objects/25655circa 189006.06: Portrait of two men seated side by side/repositories/4/archival_objects/25656circa 1900Scope and ContentMore faded duplicate of 06.07.
06.07: Portrait of two men seated side by side/repositories/4/archival_objects/25657circa 1900Scope and ContentLess faded duplicate of 06.06.
06.08: Photo of two men standing side by side in front of a slender tree, possibly a crepe myrtle/repositories/4/archival_objects/25658circa 191006.09: "Ruth A. Fadley, 1904." Photo of a young boy standing outside in front of snowy woods/repositories/4/archival_objects/25659190406.10: Portrait of three men in two rows posed in front of a painted backdrop/repositories/4/archival_objects/25660circa 189006.11: Photo of three men sitting in a row outside of a white house/repositories/4/archival_objects/25661circa 190006.12: Photo of four men in two rows; two standing and two sitting on a suspended split log/repositories/4/archival_objects/25662circa 190006.13: Oval bust portrait of a man/repositories/4/archival_objects/25663Children 1/repositories/4/archival_objects/255931707.01: "Makil in school." Small photo of a young boy sitting on a bench at a table with a book open in front of him/repositories/4/archival_objects/25664circa 190007.02: "John and Ida." Portrait of two young children standing in front of a painted backdrop/repositories/4/archival_objects/25665circa 1870Scope and ContentPhotographer: W.A. Smith Photographic Art Studio, NO. 125 North Third St., Newark, Oh.
07.03: "For Lula A. Burke, this is Little Grayson Burke." Portrait of a toddler in a white gown/repositories/4/archival_objects/25666circa 1900Scope and ContentPhotographer: Osbourn, Charlestown, West Virginia.
07.04: Photo of a toddler sitting on a decorated couch/repositories/4/archival_objects/25667circa 194007.05: "Newland Girls." Portrait of three children; two young girls and one infant, all standing on a porch/repositories/4/archival_objects/25668circa 191007.06: "Elizabeth, from Teresa N. Photo of eight children in two rows, all sitting and standing outside in an open field with Model T cars in the background/repositories/4/archival_objects/25669circa 191007.07: Portrait of a young, smiling girl on the front of a postcard. Girl is standing in front of a painted backdrop next to a large chair with a porcelain doll in it/repositories/4/archival_objects/2567007.08: Portrait of a young girl and boy on the front of a postcard/repositories/4/archival_objects/25671circa 190007.09: "Luella, Reva, and Alan Winelle." Photo of three young children; two girls and one boy, with the youngest sitting in a wagon in the front row/repositories/4/archival_objects/25672circa 190007.10: Portrait of an infant wearing white cap and gown with thumb in its mouth and smiling/repositories/4/archival_objects/256731910Children 2/repositories/4/archival_objects/255941808.01: "Jake and Zulas Kids." Photo of three young children/repositories/4/archival_objects/25674circa 190008.02: Portrait of an infant dressed in white and sitting against a patterned background/repositories/4/archival_objects/2567508.03: Portrait of an infant wearing a white gown and propped up on a white blanket/repositories/4/archival_objects/25676circa 190008.04: Portrait of a female toddler holding a jingle bell rattle/repositories/4/archival_objects/25677circa 189008.05: Portrait of an infant sitting among decorated pillows and blankets with a fringed white curtain in the background/repositories/4/archival_objects/25678circa 1880Scope and ContentPhotographer: T.M. Hemming, Photographic Artist, Front Royal, Virginia.
08.06: Photo of a young girl with a blanket hanging in the background/repositories/4/archival_objects/25679circa 190008.07: Photo of a young girl standing on a porch with a small dog to her left/repositories/4/archival_objects/25680circa 190008.08: Portrait of an infant sitting on a chair covered with fur against a painted backdrop/repositories/4/archival_objects/25681circa 189008.09: Photo of a young boy and an infant; the boy standing and the infant sitting in fir chair on a porch/repositories/4/archival_objects/25682circa 190008.10: Portrait of an infant wearing a white cap, gown, and booties/repositories/4/archival_objects/25683Scope and ContentPhotographer: Donaldson Studio, 927 ST NW Washington DC
Children 3/repositories/4/archival_objects/255951909.01: A portrait of a young boy with a tabby cat in his lap/repositories/4/archival_objects/25684circa 188009.02: "Luther and Margaret Hunt." Portrait of a young boy and female toddler in front of a painted backdrop, printed on the front of a postcard/repositories/4/archival_objects/256851920 January 2Scope and ContentBack of the photo states that it was taken on January 2, 1920. Photographer: The Morrison Studio, Woodstock, Virginia.
09.03: Portrait of an infant on the front of a postcard/repositories/4/archival_objects/256861914 September 14Scope and ContentWriting on the original cardboard frame states that photo was taken September 24, 1914.
09.04: Portrait of an infant sitting on a checkered pillow against a painted backdrop/repositories/4/archival_objects/25687circa 1920Scope and ContentPhotographer: The Morrison Studio, Woodstock, Virginia.
09.05: Postcard portrait of a female toddler sitting on a polished wooden table against a painted backdrop/repositories/4/archival_objects/25688Scope and ContentPhotographer: The Morrison Studio, Woodstock, Virginia.
09.06: Portrait of an infant sitting on a cushioned wooden chair/repositories/4/archival_objects/25689circa 1920Scope and ContentPhotographer: The Morrison Studio, Woodstock, Virginia.
09.07: "Alva Lee Dellinger."Postcard portrait of a young child in a sailor outfit/repositories/4/archival_objects/25690circa 1900Scope and ContentPhotographer: The Morrison Studio, Woodstock, Virginia.
Children 4/repositories/4/archival_objects/255962110.01: Photo of a boy riding a pony/repositories/4/archival_objects/25691circa 192010.02: "Betty Jane Steed." Portrait of a very young girl in a white gown and white booties/repositories/4/archival_objects/256921923 November 24Scope and ContentContains handwriting that states that the photo was taken on November 24, 1923. Photographer: The Morrison Studio, Woodstock, Virginia.
10.03: "Baby George at 2 ½ years." Portrait of a very young boy sitting on a wooden stool against a drapery background and holding a toy ball/repositories/4/archival_objects/25693circa 1920Scope and ContentPhotographer: Rockwood Studio, 510 W. 145th St. New York.
10.04: Portrait of a very young girl sitting on a polished wooden table against a painted backdrop and holding a compact/repositories/4/archival_objects/25694Scope and ContentPhotographer: The Morrison Studio, Woodstock, Virginia.
10.05: Portrait of a young girl sitting on a cushioned wooden chair/repositories/4/archival_objects/25695circa 1930Scope and ContentPhotographer: The Morrison Studio, Woodstock, Virginia.
10.06: Portrait of a toddler standing on a wicker chair/repositories/4/archival_objects/25696Scope and ContentPhotographer: Seckner, Ft. Collins, Colorado.
Houses, Landscape, Miscellaneous/repositories/4/archival_objects/255972211.01: "Aunt Ella's Home." Photograph of the outside of a white house and attached fence and yard, with a small dog in the forefront/repositories/4/archival_objects/2569711.02: Photograph of an outdoor scene that includes four women and two small children standing in the left edge of the background. Scene includes small houses, outbuildings, small stream, multiple posts, ground vines/repositories/4/archival_objects/25698Ephemera2/repositories/4/archival_objects/25586circa 1889-1939, undatedSchool papers/repositories/4/archival_objects/2559823Report cards for Evelyn and Frances Dellinger from Edinburg Graded School and Edinburg High School/repositories/4/archival_objects/256991926-1939Certificate of Attendance for Frances Dellinger/repositories/4/archival_objects/257001933Program for the senior class play, "Mr. Cinderella"/repositories/4/archival_objects/257011937Program of Graduate Exercises, Edinburg High School/repositories/4/archival_objects/257021937School ephemera/repositories/4/archival_objects/2559924One black, string-bound notebook embossed with title "Personal Cards from Classmates"/repositories/4/archival_objects/25703Scope and Contentcontains 32 name cards on 8 full pages
Edinburg High School Diploma of Frances Louise Dellinger/repositories/4/archival_objects/257041937Edinburg High School Diploma of James Samuel Sheetz/repositories/4/archival_objects/257051937Miscellaneous/repositories/4/archival_objects/2560025Five cardboard memorial cards that gives the date of death for Carl W. Branham, Fred P. Branham, William Bowman, Caroline Bowers, and Mrs. Sarah Rinker/repositories/4/archival_objects/257061889-1895An election reminder card endorsing Burder B. Bowman/repositories/4/archival_objects/257071905Birthday card to Frances Dellinger/repositories/4/archival_objects/257081921One paper-bound booklet of "The Cure-All," a play/repositories/4/archival_objects/257091924A small Lententide folio from Emanuel Lutheran Church/repositories/4/archival_objects/257101937Newspaper clipping with a facial lotion recipe/repositories/4/archival_objects/25711undatedOne used envelope from the D.C. Heath and Co. to James Galloway in Moores Store, Virginia/repositories/4/archival_objects/25712undated