This collection is open to research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. According to the policies of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, certain records in the archives may only be available for research 30 years after creation or file date. The library reserves the right to restrict access to items for preservation purposes.
The Papers of the MVLA is divided into six series, one of which has been further split into two subseries. The majority of material is organized alphabetically, however each series has an arrangement note to explain unique caveats to the organizational structure. The series and subseries are arranged as follows:
Series 1. Committee Files Series 2. Council Files Series 3. Minutes of the Council, original Series 4. Regent's Files Series 5. Papers of the Vice Regents Series 6. Vice Regents Files
Series 6.1. General
Series 6.2. Alphabetical
The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association of the Union was founded in 1853 by Ann Pamela Cunningham. The purpose of the Association was to purchase Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington, in order to restore the property and open the grounds to visitors and admirers who desired to see Washington's house and tomb. Ann Pamela Cunningham became interested in the preservation of Mount Vernon when her mother, traveling down the Potomac River in 1853, saw the house in its neglected and dilapidated state and wrote to her daughter of its condition. Both women thought it shameful to allow the first President's home to fall into ruin. A determined Ann Pamela Cunningham assembled twenty-two women of like mind together to raise money to purchase the property, pay off all debt, and return the gardens and grounds to the condition in which they were left by Washington himself. John Augustine Washington III, George Washington's great-grandnephew and the owner of Mount Vernon at the time, delayed several years in selling the home to the Ladies' Association. He preferred a sale to the State of Virginia or the federal government, both of which declined purchase. In 1858 he finally agreed to sell Mount Vernon to Ann Pamela Cunningham and the MVLA for $200,000. The MVLA is the owner and executive board of Mount Vernon. Membership is made up of one Regent and 20-30 Vice Regents, each from a different state. All MVLA members assemble twice a year in April and October for Council, where they hear motions and reports concerning projects or issues at the estate. The Vice Regents also divide into committees focused on different functions and operations, and rotate members every few years. Today the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association is remembered as the first organization dedicated to historic preservation in the United States, and as innovators in the field of preservation. The Association remains loyal to its original goals, the restoration and care of Mount Vernon, and educating people all over the world about George Washington's life and legacy. Mount Vernon is open to visitors 365 days a year. The estate now consists of not only the Mansion and tomb of Washington, but restored gardens, outbuildings, Pioneer Farm, Gristmill, Distillery, museum and orientation center, the National Library for the Study of George Washington, gift shops, food pavilion, and the Mount Vernon Inn restaurant. List of Regents of the MVLA: • Ann Pamela Cunningham, 1853-1874 resigned 1874, died 1875 • Lily Macalester Berghmans Laughton, 1874-1891, died 1891 • Justine Van Rensselaer Townsend, 1891-1909, died 1912 • Harriet Clayton Comegys, 1909-1927, died 1927 • Alice Haliburton King Richards, 1927-1936, died 1936 • Harriet Cole Towner, 1937-1942, died 1942 • Mary Vilas Hanks, 1943-1948, died 1959 • Hope Hodgman Harkness (formerly Hope H. Powel), 1948-1958, died 1974 • Rosamond Harding Randall Beirne, 1958-1968, died 1968 • Elizabeth Throckmorton Cooke, 1968-1976, died 1993 • Frances Claiborne Guy, Jr., 1976-1982 • Helen Sharp Anderson, 1982-1986, died 2013 • Eugenia Ayer Merrill Seamans, Jr., 1986-1990, died 2010 • Mabel Alleyne Livingstone Bishop, 1990-1993, died 2007 • Laura Vaughan Inge Morrissette, 1993-1996 • Jane Carew Lee, 1996-1999 • Ellen Carroll Walton, 1999-2004 • Gay Hart Gaines, 2004-2007 • Boyce Lineberger Ansley, 2007-2010, died 2016 • Ann Haunschild Bookout III, 2010-2013 • Barbara Bourgeois Lucas II, 2013-2016 • Sarah Miller Coulson, 2016-
[Name and date of item], Papers of the MVLA, [Series, Folder], Archives of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington [hereafter Washington Library], Mount Vernon, Virginia
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Many of these files, especially from the earlier years of the MVLA, were previously arranged in filing cabinets in the old Mount Vernon Library in the basement of the Ann Pamela Cunningham Administration Building. When possible, the original order of these files and their file names were kept during arrangement and description in this finding aid. All series in this collection are currently open-ended and small accruals will be added from time to time. Series 6 is especially fluid, as single items are often added to a specific Vice Regent's folder (such as an obituary or retirement tribute).
- Publications of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association - Early Records of the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association - Papers of the Superintendent and Resident Director, 1850-1996 - Bound Volumes of the Superintendent's Letters, Diaries, and Monthly Reports - Papers of James Rees
This collection documents the care and management of Mount Vernon through the work of the MVLA. Types of material include correspondence, reports, memos, notes, personal and biographical information, news clippings, meeting agendas, photographs, scrapbooks, and ephemera. Several highlights of the collection include the original minutes of Council meetings, scrapbooks and ledgers created by Vice Regents, and early correspondence with Regents and Vice Regents. While the library's collection "Early Records of the MVLA" documents the founding and early years of the organization, the Papers of the MVLA continues where that collection ended and preserves the ongoing story of these women and the fulfillment of their mission. Creators of the collection are largely the board members themselves, along with staff and employees who worked directly with them. Scope notes have been added before the content list of each series to better describe its specific provenance and content. The bulk of the collection dates from the 1950s to the 1990s, however there is a very wide range represented overall, 1858-2016.
This series contains records created and collected by various committees within the MVLA. Correspondence, reports, and meeting agendas make up the majority of material.
Alphabetically by committee and folder title, then chronologically.
A letter from this file is available digitally - DA_000262 (Letter from Esther S. Fraser to Charles C. Wall concerning wallpaper, August 1, 1934)
Letter (copy) from Esther S. Fraser, Hall Tavern in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to assistant superintendent Charles Cecil Wall, August 1, 1934. Regarding analysis of Mount Vernon's wallpaper.
During the early 1980s, MVLA members agreed the process and procedures of Council needed to be updated. One suggestion made by Resident Director John Castellani was to create a notebook for each Council organized by schedule and activity. This resulted in the organized collection of reports, itineraries, minutes, and event plans for every Council, represented in these files. This practice continues, to some degree, up to the present time.
Chronologically by Council date, then alphabetically by folder title.
Original minutes taken for Council meetings, 1887-1994. The earliest versions were handwritten. Later copies were cleaned up and typed for preparation to be printed. Most of the minutes are loose papers in folders, but the years 1912 through 1927 are in bound/book form. Years 1928 through 1936 are in both formats, loose and bound.
Chronological.
For original minutes dated 1860-1887, please see Box 91, 92, or 100. These minutes were located and added to the collection after initial processing.
A large majority of the Regent's Files contain correspondence to and from the Regent, sometimes organized by subject. Files for more recent Regents often contain event programs or invitations, speeches, clippings, reports, printed material, and other miscellaneous items. Letters to or from VIP guests or dignitaries have been noted when possible.
Chronologically by Regent, then alphabetically by folder title.
Includes RM-1024, MS-5652
Accession number 2015-A-074
This series contains records that were donated or transferred to the Library by a Vice Regent or their family members. These papers were often created by individual Vice Regents during the course of their duties as MVLA members, but were not held in files at Mount Vernon. Some folders may contain personal papers. A wide range of material is represented including correspondence, subject research files, reports, articles, printed material, memos, speeches, programs, invitations, memorabilia, and ephemera. Vice Regents often collected papers concerning specific projects or committees on which they worked.
Alphabetically by Vice Regent, then alphabetically by folder title.
Includes letters concerning Dodge's memoirs and the tree planted by the Prince of Wales.
Includes letters concerning the Anti-Fee Association and the Powel Coach.
Includes accession (accrual) 2019-A-030. "Mt. Vernon gingerbread" recipe. Also includes 2021-A-009 with letters concerning a visit by Major George Scapini and descendant Julian Washington.
Includes clippings on a Mount Vernon replica in New York and a visit to Mount Vernon by a British man.
Includes a Standard Guide map of Washington, D.C., "Washington Visits to Rhode Island," "George Washington and Rhode Island," and "Autograph Letters and Documents of George Washington Now in Rhode Island Collections."
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These files were kept by staff members at Mount Vernon, most often by the Secretary to the Board, to document the lives and work of individual Vice Regents. Some items were given directly by the Vice Regents to be placed in their files, while other documents were located or collected by staff and interfiled at a later time. Types of material include mostly correspondence, clippings, obituaries, resumes, tributes and memorials, notes, memos, and ephemera.
Subseries 6.1 Vice Regents Files – General 6.2 Vice Regents Files – Alphabetical
Alphabetically by Vice Regent.
Biographical notes dated 1952 and 1954
Mrs. John Vanneman Abrahams
George Washington Biography Lesson, 1995-2005
Mrs. Richard C. Alexander
Questionnaire for the Records, correspondence 1979-1989, play written for George Washington's birthday
Mrs. Richard C. Alexander
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Skit or play performed for a Washington birthday event, written by Captain and Hope Powel Alexander, the Vice Regent for Rhode Island, February 22, 1988.
Correspondence, 1990-1999
Mrs. Richard C. Alexander
Correspondence, 1990-1999, booklet- George Washington in Rhode Island, Words of Washington during the Revolution
Mrs. Richard C. Alexander
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Oral history interview by Sandra Robinette
Mrs. Richard C. Alexander
Obituary, 1904; Biographical letter by her daughter; Invitation for subscription to the Peace Dance
Mrs. William Ames
Biographical information, Garden Club of America, obituaries for Mr. and Mrs. Anderson
Mrs. Thomas Dunaway Anderson
Correspondence, 1967-1979, opening remarks to Mount Vernon film, 1976
Mrs. Thomas Dunaway Anderson
Correspondence, 1980-1989, Mount Vernon, The Texas Connection
Mrs. Thomas Dunaway Anderson
Correspondence, 1990-1999, The Mount Vernon File, Memorabilia of Washington County's Second County Seat, Questionnaire for the Records
Mrs. Thomas Dunaway Anderson
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Correspondence 1948-1960, Mount Vernon in Virginia list
Mrs. Edward Clifford Anderson
Correspondence, 1919-1939
Mrs. Jefferson Randolph Anderson
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Signed by the Regent, Harriet Comegys.
Biographical note on the service of Anne Page Wilder Anderson in the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association.
Correspondence 1940-1954
Mrs. Jefferson Randolph Anderson
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Correspondence, photographs
Mrs. Alexander Boyd Andrews
Obituaries, 2016
Mrs. Shepard Bryan Ansley
Correspondence, clippings, biographical and memorial information, Questionnaire for the Records
Mrs. Shepard Bryan Ansley
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Correspondence, biographical information
Mrs. Andrew W. Armour IV
Correspondence (Includes correspondence with U.S. Senator Bob Graham), biographical information
Mrs. John Karl Aurell
Obituary; descriptions of Florida Vice Regents
Mrs. James McNair Baker
Biographical information; diary from 1863; census information; photograph of painting of Mrs. Balfour
Mrs. William Balfour
Biographical information; Memorial tribute; Letter from the Governor of Virginia concerning a daguerreotype of Mrs. Ball; Copyright certificate for a Mount Vernon publication; Article about Mount Vernon
Mrs. Charles Burgess Ball
Obituary; minutes of Council from 1912 announcing her death
Mrs. Joseph K. Barnes
"In Memoriam" from Council Minutes; genealogy
Mrs. William Francis Barret
Correspondence 1938-1955, obituaries, memorial from the minutes
Mrs. Mason Brown Barret
Booklet, biographical information and memorial from minutes
Mrs. William Barry
Correspondence; gift annuity agreement; Questionnaire for the Records
Mrs. Thomas B. Battle
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Summary of Auction Activities, 1997
Mrs. Thomas B. Battle
Correspondence, 1937-1942
Mrs. Thomas Francis
Correspondence and biographical information, 1943-1975; list of gifts to Mount Vernon
Mrs. Thomas Francis Bayard
Correspondence, biographical and genealogical information, and clippings, resolution to Council on her death, listing of her descendants, Questionnaire
Mrs. Francis Foulke Beirne
Biographical information, obituaries, and correspondence (Includes letter from Mamie D. Eisenhower), Questionnaire
Mrs. John Mirza Bennett
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Correspondence (Includes some poetry and other writings, and a list of "Association Papers Returned to Mount Vernon"), Obituary, list of committee assignments, in memoriam, listing of Maine bedroom furniture
Mrs. Harold Lee Berry
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Correspondence, 1927-1954
Articles about house tour, obituary, Questionnaire, correspondence, tribute to her
Correspondence 1977-1989, Questionnaire, 1982 GW's 250th birthday calendar done by Oregon school children
Mrs. Clarence Morton Bishop, Jr.
Correspondence as Regent (Includes photocopies of letters from President and First Lady Bush), articles
Mrs. Clarence Morton Bishop, Jr.
Correspondence (Includes Memorial booklet, 2007; List "Shingles – For Mrs. Bishop")
Mrs. Clarence Morton Bishop, Jr.
Publications concerning Mount Vernon visit of Queen Elizabeth, 1991
Mrs. Clarence Morton Bishop, Jr.
Correspondence and biographical information, Questionnaire
Correspondence and biographical information, Questionnaire, memorial
Mrs. Clifton McCausland Bockstoce
In memoriam; articles; questionnaire; correspondence
Clippings, biographical information, memorial information; Guide to Mrs. Bolton's Papers (Western Reserve Historical Society)
Mrs. Chester Castle Bolton
Clippings, Laminated notebook of news clippings
Mrs. Chester Castle Bolton
Congressional newsletters by Mrs. Bolton, Campaign material
Mrs. Chester Castle Bolton
Congressional Records, September 1965 and March 1977; Booklet – "Letters from Africa"; Newsletters to constituents
Mrs. Chester Castle Bolton
Correspondence 1938-1960, Questionnaire, biographical data
Mrs. Chester Castle Bolton
Correspondence 1961-1977
Mrs. Chester Castle Bolton
Questionnaire, correspondence
Mrs. Kenyon Castle Bolton
Correspondence, email 2004-2005
Mrs. William Harold Borthwick
Correspondence and biographical information
Mrs. David L. Bowlin
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Correspondence, Questionnaire
Mrs. David Bradford
1 letter from this folder is available digitally - DA_000202
Letter from the Superintendent to Mrs. Bradford concerning a grey silk needlework
Correspondence and memorial information, 1925-1942
Mrs. Willard Hall
Letter from the assistant superintendent, James Young, to Mary Bradford, Vice Regent for New Jersey, April 2, 1931. In regards to a grey silk needlework bag reported to have been given by Martha Washington to Mrs. Peale.
Newspaper obituary
Mrs. Samuel J. Broadwell
Correspondence, 1955-1994; Booklet, "Annals of Iowa," (info on Vice Regents from Iowa), condolence letter
Mrs. Charles Brockett
Questionnaire, correspondence, husband's obituary, Annals of Iowa book
Mrs. Charles Brockett
Biographical information, magazine article copies
Mrs. James Brooks
Items from this folder are available digitally - DA_000261 (Letter from Mary Evarts, Vice Regent for Vermont, to Mrs. John Brown, Vice Regent for Rhode Island, concerning the visit of the Prince of Wales to Mount Vernon and Washington's tomb, March 13, 1920. Also includes a news clipping showing the Prince at the tomb with a guard and Mr. Dodge.)
Correspondence, articles
Mrs. John Carter Brown II
Letter from Mary Evarts, Vice Regent for Vermont, to Anne Brown, Vice Regent for Rhode Island, March 13, 1920. Mentions the visit of the Prince of Wales to Mount Vernon and encloses a clipping with a photograph of the Prince, superintendent Harrison Dodge, and Tomb guard Charles Simms at Washington's Tomb. Evarts also discusses the recent death of Amy Townsend, Vice Regent for New York, and the poor health of Elizabeth Pringle, Vice Regent for South Carolina.
Correspondence
Mrs. Horace Brown
Obituary, wedding announcement
Mrs. Aaron Venable Brown
Questionnaire, correspondence, articles
Mrs. Sam Buchanan
Questionnaire, correspondence, note cards
Mrs. Charles Lalor Burdick
Correspondence, death announcement
Mrs. Charles Lalor Burdick
Correspondence, clippings, Questionnaire, death announcement
Mrs. Morris Williams Bush
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Correspondence, certificate as Vice Regent
Correspondence 1942-1955
Correspondence, obituaries
Correspondence, Questionnaire
Mrs. Richard Cabot
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Correspondence 1960-1969, Memorial information and booklet
Mrs. Samuel Cabot
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Letter from Samuel Cabot, son of Nancy Cabot, Vice Regent for Massachusetts, to Hope Harkness, Vice Regent for Rhode Island, June 10, 1969. Gives biographical information about his mother after her passing.
Correspondence, Questionnaire
Mrs. Tyler R. Cain
L.A. Alive Magazine; correspondence; Questionnaire
Mrs. Richard W. Call
Articles, Campbell House Museum info
Mrs. Robert Campbell
Correspondence, Certificate of appointment as Vice Regent
Mrs. George Albert Carpenter
Correspondence; Article, "The Regents of Mount Vernon"; Watercolor of Mount Vernon by Marie Blanke; Bylaws of the MVLA
Mrs. George Albert Carpenter
Correspondence and "Reminiscences"
Mrs. George Albert Carpenter
"Returned Papers" of Mrs. Carpenter, correspondence and MVLA publications
Mrs. George Albert Carpenter
Resume; correspondence
Mrs. Everett B. Carson
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Prospective form; correspondence; Questionnaire; Organizational Capacity Survey, and biographical information
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Biographical information; letter verifying she met Washington
Mrs. James Chesnut
Questionnaire; correspondence
Mrs. Frank Anderson Chisholm
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Biographical note
Mrs. Robert Goodloe Harper Clarkson
Correspondence and clippings, articles about husband's political campaigns
Mrs. Thomas LeRoy Collins
Clippings, manuscript and paper copy of article on the origin of the MVLA, correspondence
Biographical sketch and personal details, excerpts of state reports and letters
In Memoriam booklet and obituary, 1914; Reference letter from MV Librarian
Mrs. Francis Stevens Conover
Correspondence 1946-1953
Mrs. Thomas Turner Cooke
Correspondence 1954-1959
Mrs. Thomas Turner Cooke
Correspondence; articles; paper on the traditions of the MVLA
Mrs. Thomas Turner Cooke
Correspondence (Includes correspondence concerning the preservation of the view of the Potomac and letter from Pat Nixon); Program on commissioning ship Mount Vernon
Mrs. Thomas Turner Cooke
Correspondence (Includes information on donations and contributions for the Capital Campaign and list of donors from New Jersey)
Mrs. Thomas Turner Cooke
Correspondence (Includes information on donations and contributions for the Capital Campaign and family history for the Throckmortons)
Mrs. Thomas Turner Cooke
Correspondence (Includes information on donations and contributions for the Capital Campaign)
Mrs. Thomas Turner Cooke
Correspondence and memorial information
Mrs. Thomas Turner Cooke
Correspondence
Mrs. John Templeman Coolidge
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Correspondence
Mrs. John Templeman Coolidge
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Correspondence
Mrs. John Templeman Coolidge
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Note about her death
Mrs. William Ruffin Cox
Prospective form; correspondence; Questionnaire
Mrs. James F. Crumpacker
Correspondence, Questionnaire
Mrs. Beaufort Barnwell Cubbedge
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Correspondence
Mrs. Henry Gold Danforth
Correspondence
Mrs. Henry Gold Danforth
Correspondence, includes letter by Governor Colgate Darden of Virginia
Mrs. Henry Gold Danforth
Newspaper clippings; manuscript of speech; resignation letter; reminiscences; in memoriam; certificate of her appointment as Vice Regent; biographical piece; correspondence after her resignation
Mrs. Henry Gold Danforth
Questionnaire; correspondence; letter of resignation; notes written in tribute to her
Mrs. William Lipscomb Davis
Correspondence
Mrs. Lockwood De Forest
Obituaries; tributes; correspondence; Questionnaire
Mrs. Lockwood De Forest
Mrs. Thomas Palmer Denham
List of MVLA history; correspondence; copy of photograph
Questionnaire; correspondence; tribute on her resignation
Mrs. Arthur J. Dewey, Jr.
Biographical information
Mrs. Platt Ketcham Dickinson
Biographical information; memoir written by her husband
Mrs. John Forest Dillon
Resume; correspondence; in memoriam
Article on the history of Detroit, biographical information
Mrs. William Hemsley Emory
Correspondence; news clippings
Mrs. William Joseph Eve
Biographical information; article about her life
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Obituary or memorial for the first MVLA Vice Regent for Georgia, Philoclea Eve. Typed on December 23, 1952 for her file. Note the appointment date at the top is incorrect. Eve was appointed Vice Regent in 1858.
Correspondence
Correspondence
Correspondence, news clippings, biographical article
Correspondence, biographical information, committee work, research on former Minnesota Vice Regents; prospective Vice Regent form; copy of historical magazine of MN; development information
Mrs. J. Hap Fauth
Biographical information
Mrs. Graham Newell Fitch
Biographical information
Mrs. Francis Brinley Fogg
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Correspondence; list of MVLA service
Mrs. Antoine Lentilhon Foster
Memo, bio note
Mrs. George Russell Freeman
Clippings, biographical and memorial information
Correspondence; memorials; Questionnaire; report on outbuildings
Memorial information
Correspondence and memorial information
Mrs. Charles Eliot Furness
Correspondence, speeches or remarks, and Questionnaire/biographical information
Mrs. Stanley Noyes Gaines
Correspondence, speeches or remarks, and Questionnaire/biographical information
Mrs. Stanley Noyes Gaines
Correspondence as Regent
Mrs. Stanley Noyes Gaines
Correspondence to Mrs. Gaines as Regent
Mrs. Stanley Noyes Gaines
Biographical information; tributes to her service; correspondence; Questionnaire
Mrs. Stewart Gammill III
Correspondence; letter from Sen. Trent Lott; biographical sketch; notes for talk
Mrs. Stewart Gammill III
Obituary; correspondence; Questionnaire
Mrs. Stewart J. Gilchrist
News clippings
Mrs. George Robins Goldsborough
Biography of her husband; research on her as first VR from Connecticut
Mrs. Samuel Griswold Goodrich
Biographical information, correspondence
Mrs. Benjamin Brown Graham
Transcription of letter, 1858
Mrs. Horatio Greenough
Correspondence, Questionnaire, resume
Mrs. Randolph Hobson Guthrie
Questionnaire, correspondence, tributes
Mrs. John Henry Guy
Correspondence
Mrs. John Henry Guy
Correspondence, Founders Committee minutes, biographical information, memorial service info, Questionnaire
Mrs. Randall H. Hagner
Correspondence, Founders Committee minutes, biographical information, Questionnaire, memorial service info
Mrs. Randall H. Hagner
Correspondence, Founders Committee minutes, biographical information, description of dinner for The Washington Antique Show; description of reception at French Embassy; other special events invitations; obituary
Mrs. Randall H. Hagner
Correspondence and clippings
Mrs. Randall H. Hagner
Correspondence, Donation of Willard scrapbook
Mrs. Randall H. Hagner
Correspondence
Mrs. Randall H. Hagner
Correspondence, Questionnaire
Mrs. Benjamin Ambler Hagood
Correspondence and Memorial information
Mrs. Walter Newman Haldeman
Booklet, "In Memory of Sarah King Hale" and biographical information
Mrs. Salma Hale
Obituary, letter to Mr. Townley Esq., and transcription of letter (RM 1206)
Mrs. Nathaniel Norris Halsted
Biographical information and transcriptions of letters, correspondence
Later Mrs. George Lee Schuyler
Correspondence; prospective Vice Regent form
Mrs. F. Woodson Hancock, Jr.
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Correspondence and biographical information, Questionnaire, memorial info
Mrs. William Vilas Hanks
Correspondence; certificate of her appointment as Vice Regent
Mrs. Lucien Mason Hanks
Correspondence
Mrs. Lucien Mason Hanks
Correspondence
Mrs. Lucien Mason Hanks
Correspondence and Memorial information
Mrs. Lucien Mason Hanks
Correspondence
Mrs. Albert Harkness, previously Mrs. Thomas Ives Hare Powel
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Correspondence, 1940-1949; List of documents acquired at the sale of the Armstrong Collections
Mrs. Albert Harkness, previously Mrs. Thomas Ives Hare Powel
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Correspondence
Mrs. Albert Harkness, previously Mrs. Thomas Ives Hare Powel
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Obituary
Digital copies of some items in this folder are available - DA_000201
Correspondence and biographical information
Mrs. Fairfax Harrison
Letters from correspondence file of Hetty Harrison, Vice Regent for Virginia, including letters to and from, date range 1924-1936. Letters mostly concern Mansion furnishings, wallpaper, and similar topics.
Correspondence
Mrs. Fairfax Harrison
Correspondence, article
Mrs. Fairfax Harrison
Correspondence; questionnaire; obituary; memorials
Mrs. Preston Hampton Haskell
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Photocopies of correspondence, Bancroft Library material, University of California at Berkeley
Mrs. George Hearst
Research file with biographical and legacy information; clippings; List of gifts to Mount Vernon; correspondence; obituaries and tributes
Mrs. George Hearst
Questionnaire; prospective Vice Regent form; correspondence, includes 2018-A-020
Mrs. Frank X. Henke III
Biography; obituary
Mrs. Nathaniel Peter Hill
Correspondence, 1937-1955; Accession lists, 1949-1951; Descriptions for Mount Vernon slides
Mrs. Benjamin Dickson Hitz
Correspondence, 1955-1966; Library reports and accessions
Mrs. Benjamin Dickson Hitz
Correspondence, 1966-1970; Library reports and accessions
Mrs. Benjamin Dickson Hitz
Correspondence and Memorial information, 1971-1979; clippings
Mrs. Benjamin Dickson Hitz
Correspondence; program from commissioning of US Ship Mount Vernon; Questionnaire
Mrs. Arthur John Holden
Correspondence
Mrs. Marvin Early Holderness
Correspondence, Questionnaire
Mrs. Marvin Early Holderness
Correspondence and memorial information, 1963-1971; clippings
Mrs. Marvin Early Holderness
Correspondence, Questionnaire
Mrs. Henry Hollenberg
Correspondence
Mrs. Daniel Walker Hollis
Booklet, "Washington's House" by Mrs. Hudson; Biographical note, 1980; Correspondence (Connecticut Room), correspondence with Mrs. Hudson's niece Miss Carmalt (RM-1132); photographs (copies) of Susan Hudson and her husband, photograph of a portrait of William Dunlap and note by descendant.
Mrs. William Henry Hudson
Biographical information
Mrs. Wilson Price Hunt
Biographical and Memorial information; "Notes for Talks on Mount Vernon," correspondence
Biographical information; transcript of letter from APC appointing her; obituary
later Mrs. Seabrook W. Sydnor
Biographical note on Ella Hutchins Sydnor, the first Vice Regent for Texas, with accompanying transcription and news clipping.
One sheet reference to an MVLA book she is listed in
Mrs. Lewis M. Irwin
Correspondence; blueprint of traffic circle from Virginia Electric
Mrs. Henry Porter Isham
Correspondence and clippings (Includes correspondence with Congressmen and Letitia Baldridge, First Lady Jackie Kennedy's secretary, concerning the preservation of the view of the Potomac River or Operation Overview)
Mrs. Henry Porter Isham
Correspondence (Includes correspondence concerning the preservation of the view of the Potomac River or Operation Overview)
Mrs. Henry Porter Isham
Correspondence, 1966-1990; Script to slide presentation on Washington's china
Mrs. Henry Porter Isham
Clipping of poem about Washington by Mrs. Jeffrey
Mrs. Alexander Jeffrey
Correspondence (includes two letters by William Taft)
Correspondence (includes two letters by William Taft)
Correspondence, 1938-1939; Letter concerning Miss Jennings from President William H. Taft, 1914; Memorial information; Booklet – "Seabury Society for the Preservation of the Glebe House"
Obituary
Mrs. Robert Ward Johnson
Correspondence, 1925-1932; Memorial information and booklet, 1934; Biographical information
Mrs. Robert Daniel Johnston
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Letter from Elizabeth Johnston, Vice Regent for Alabama, to her children. Written to be opened upon her death, reflecting on her life. Circa 1934.
Correspondence; memorial info, obituary of her sister, Grace King
Correspondence, 1944-1985; Family history; Memorial information; Questionnaire
Mrs. John Witherspoon Labouisse
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Correspondence; list of committees; tribute; obituary
Mrs. Thomas Stilwell Branscombe
Prayer for Council 2006
Mrs. Charles G. Lane
Obituaries and news clippings
Mrs. John Scott Laughton, previously Mme. Alfred Berghmans
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Correspondence and biographical information, Questionnaire
Mrs Robert W. Lawson III
Correspondence, 1925-1933; Information on Mount Vernon replica; clippings; information from NSDAR about Rainier chapter house; and obituaries
Mrs. John Leary
Correspondence, speeches or remarks, and biographical information
Mrs. Robert E. Lee IV, previously Mrs. Cotton Rice
Correspondence, speeches or remarks, and biographical information
Mrs. Robert E. Lee IV, previously Mrs. Cotton Rice
Correspondence, speeches or remarks, biographical and memorial information
Mrs. Robert E. Lee IV, previously Mrs. Cotton Rice
Oral history transcript
Mrs. Robert E. Lee IV, previously Mrs. Cotton Rice
Photocopies of letters and obituary
Mrs. Levi Zeigler Leiter
Biography; copy of poem for her by Poe; sketch; poem in tribute; Copy of Mobile Bay magazine, January 2024 issue with article "Saving Washington's Mount Vernon," by Mount Vernon staff member Breck Pappas.
Mrs. Henry S. Le Vert
Correspondence, 1942-1951
Mrs. Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis
Mrs. Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis
Correspondence
Correspondence, 1955-1959; Clippings and information on Mr. Wilmarth Lewis; Memorial booklet; CD with content from the Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University; transcript of interview recording of Mrs. Lewis; Two copies of booklet for the exhibition "Dancing on a sunny plain: The life of Annie Burr Auchincloss Lewis" by Yale University.
Mrs. Wilmarth Sheldon Lewis
Correspondence
Mrs. Charles Jacob
Correspondence; article about proposed sewer project near MV
Mrs. John Cunningham Lobb
Correspondence to and from Miss Longfellow; Letters from family concerning Miss Longfellow; Postcards of Longfellow House; Clippings; Paper "The Shrine of Mount Vernon"
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Letter from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana to the Vice Regent for Connecticut, Annie Burr Jennings, January 31, 1930. Thanks her for the copy she sent of the MVLA Annual Report, speaks of his aunt Alice Longfellow who recently died, and mentions other MVLA matters.
Correspondence (Includes letter from U.S. Senator Arthur Capper)
Mrs. Earl King Lord
Correspondence and obituaries
Mrs. Earl King Lord
Correspondence, 1932-1941; Pamphlets on Historic Restoration in Arkansas
Mrs. James Fairfax Loughborough
Correspondence
Mrs. James Fairfax Loughborough
Correspondence, 1951-1963; Clippings and obituaries; Reminiscences from a trip to the Soviet Union; Information on Historic Preservation work in Arkansas
Mrs. James Fairfax Loughborough
Correspondence; biography; obituary
Mrs. Stanley David Lyle
Correspondence, biographical information, and retirement tributes
Mrs. John F. Mars
Biographical information
Later Mrs. Edwin Holland Terrell
Correspondence, 1896-1954; Clippings; "Washington's First Defeat"; Biographical information; certificate of appointment as Vice Regent
Mrs. Thomas Sheldon Maxey
Correspondence, speeches or remarks, and biographical information, Questionnaire
Mrs. J. Craig McIlvain
List of items from the Early Records Collection, Biography, listing of MV activities
Mrs. William McWillie
Correspondence, Portrait information (MFA Boston)
Mrs. William Robert Mercer, Jr.
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Letter from Martha Mercer, Vice Regent for Pennsylvania, to Harrison Dodge, superintendent, undated (October 7). She has received the tree report and thinks he must be very happy with it. The next step is to do the work. Autograph letter signed.
Biographical information; List of items from Early Records Collection
Mrs. Alexander Mitchell
Correspondence, resume, prospective VR form, Questionnaire
Mrs. P. William Moore, Jr.
Questionnaire, correspondence
Mrs. Benjamin Allston Moore
Correspondence, speeches or remarks, and biographical information, Questionnaire, letter from Senator Bob Graham, FL
Mrs. Hiram Taylor Morrissette
Biographical information, original certificate of appointment signed by Ann Pamela Cunningham
Mrs. Isaac Edward Morse
Biographical information
Mme. Achille Murat
Correspondence
Mrs. Charles Nagel
Correspondence, tributes, Questionnaire, customs and practices of the MVLA
Mrs. Donald J. Nalty
Questionnaire, correspondence, measured drawing of walkway to administration building by Dean Norton, 1985, tribute to her service
Mrs. James T. Neal
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Correspondence and clippings, Questionnaire
Mrs. Robert Neill, Jr.
Correspondence and biographical information, Questionnaire
Mrs. Phillip B. Newman III
List of items in the Early Records Collection; Biographical information
Questionnaire, correspondence, resignation letter, articles
Mrs. Carl J. Olander, Vice Regent for Kansas 1970-1986, Vice Regent for Colorado 1986-1995
Correspondence
Mrs. Arthur Newton Pack
Correspondence, biographical information
Mrs. Arthur Newton Pack
Correspondence, 1980-1990, Clippings, Publication, "The Ghost Ranch Story" by Arthur Pack, Questionnaire
Mrs. Arthur Newton Pack
Letter to her mother (with letter of provenance, 1937)
Mrs. Edward Horatio Parker
Photostats from a Cincinnati Enquirer story about her family (with letter of provenance, 1964)
Later Mrs. John Rutledge Abney
Correspondence, obituary
Mrs. Benjamin Franklin Pepper
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Obituary, 1938 (retrieved 2022)
Mrs. Celsus Price Perrie
Correspondence, obituary
Correspondence, articles, and other writings, Questionnaire
Mrs. David A. Pfaelzer
Biographical information; Clippings; Confederate 100 dollar note with her likeness; Booklet – "Charleston, S.C. and Mount Vernon"
Mrs. Francis Wilkinson Pickens
Correspondence, obituary, memorial
Mrs. Alex Pirtle, Jr.
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Correspondence
Mrs. Henry Norris Platt
Correspondence
Mrs. Henry Norris Platt
Correspondence with Charles C. Wall
Mrs. Henry Norris Platt
Memorial information, clippings, and writings
Mrs. Henry Norris Platt
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Speeches and presentations
Mrs. Henry Norris Platt
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Correspondence
Mrs. Horton Pope
Correspondence, memorial
Clippings and biographical information
Mrs. John Julius Pringle
Writings on Mount Vernon; Booklets, "The Mount Vernon Society of Detroit Michigan," and "What Michigan Has Done for Mount Vernon"
Mrs. Joshua Henry Rathbone
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Letter regarding visit of dignitaries to Mount Vernon, 1917; Clipping regarding the visit of First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt
Mrs. James Gore King Richards
Memoir written one day after the event of the French and British missions visit to Mount Vernon on April 29, 1917. Written by the Vice Regent for Maine (later Regent), Alice Richards.
Memorial booklet printed after the death of MVLA Regent Alice Richards. Gives details and information about her life and work.
Certificate as Vice Regent, clippings
Mrs. Tobias Gibson Richardson
Correspondence, biographical information, events, remarks, articles, photobook
Letter written about her in 1952
Mrs. Benjamin Sherrod Ricks
Letter from Miss Riggs to Mrs. Towner, undated; Letter informing of the death of Miss Riggs, 1930; List of items in the Early Records Collection
Biographical information and clippings; Thesis "Anna Cora Mowatt and Her Audience," by Imogene McCarthy
Mrs. William Foushee Ritchie
Correspondence and biographical information
Mrs. Henry Woodward Rogers
Correspondence, 1915-1918
Mrs. Henry Woodward Rogers
Correspondence, 1918-1925
Mrs. Henry Woodward Rogers
Correspondence, 1926-1931
Mrs. Henry Woodward Rogers
Correspondence, memorial information
Genealogical information
Mrs. Philip Schuyler
Obituary, 1910, retrieved 2022
Mrs. Charles Gordon Scott
Correspondence, clippings, paper read by her at Colonial Dames meeting
Correspondence; copy of letter from Barbara Bush; Customs and Practice of MVLA, April 1986; questionnaire
Mrs. Douglas Seaman
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Correspondence (Includes letters from President George Bush, Sr., Barbara Bush, Richard Nixon, and Sandra Day O'Connor)
Mrs. Robert Seamans (Dr. Robert Channing Seamans, Jr.)
Program with menu, event information, and itinerary for a dinner on Washington's birthday for the benefit of the MVLA.
Personal memoir of her trip to Paris for the bicentennial of the French Revolution and loan of the key to the Bastille, July 1989.
Memorandum by Eugenia Seamans, Regent, to the Vice Regents and staff thanking them for contributing to the success of their commemoration of the bicentennial of George Washington's inauguration.
A thank you letter from President Richard Nixon to Eugenia Seamans, Regent, May 9, 1989. Autograph letter signed.
A thank you letter from President Bush to the Regent for his tour of Mount Vernon with King Hussein. Autograph letter signed.
The First Lady thanks the Regent for coming to tea with the other Vice Regents at the White House. Autograph letter signed.
Correspondence and Memorial information
Mrs. Robert Seamans (Dr. Robert Channing Seamans, Jr.)
Correspondence and biographical information, Questionnaire, Tribute
Mrs. Lloyd A. Semple
Correspondence and Memorial information
Mrs. John Reynolds Shelton. Mistakenly written as Harriet Handy Shelton in multiple publications, but Harriet Shelton was John Shelton's first wife who died in 1922. Clara Francis Shelton, his second wife, was the MVLA Vice Regent.
Correspondence and biographical information, Questionnaire
Mrs. Nelson Turner Shields III
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Correspondence
Mrs. William Ewen Shipp
Biographical information; List and photocopies of items from the Early Records Collection
Mrs. Henry Hastings Sibley
Prospective form, tribute, Questionnaire, correspondence
Mrs. Richard R. Simplot
Questionnaire, correspondence, tribute, articles about Washington
Mrs. Tom K. Smith, Jr.
Correspondence, Questionnaire, Garden Committee reports
Mrs. Frank Garden Strachan
Correspondence 1970-1979, Garden Committee reports, Articles, committee assignments, letter of resignation
Mrs. Frank Garden Strachan
Correspondence, remarks
Mrs. Frank Garden Strachan
Correspondence, donations, and biographical information
Mrs. Frank Garden Strachan
Correspondence, speeches, Questionnaire, resume
Mrs. Richard H. Streeter
Correspondence, Memorial information, Questionnaire, obituaries
Mrs. John Lawrence Sullivan
Transcriptions of letters, 1877; Correspondence, 1898-1900; Paper – "A Chapter in the History of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association," 1905; Address – "The National University and the George Washington Memorial"
Mrs. Lorenzo de Medici Sweat
Correspondence and biographical information (Includes letters from Wyoming Senators and Congressmen)
Mrs. Thomas Seddon Taliaferro, Jr.
Correspondence, Questionnaire, articles, and Memorial information
Mrs. Russell Story Tarr
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Correspondence
Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer III
Would like him to send information on fire protection at Mount Vernon. Discusses Washington's books with the Boston Athenaeum. Autograph letter signed.
Correspondence and biographical information
Mrs. De Courcy Wright Thom
Questionnaire, correspondence, obituary
Mrs. Augustine Jaquelin Todd
Articles and other writings; Clippings; Memorial information
Mrs. Horace Mann Towner
Correspondence (Includes letters to and from President Franklin Roosevelt), publication about Mount Vernon written by Mrs. Towner
Mrs. Horace Mann Towner
Personal notebooks on Mount Vernon and bookplates
Mrs. Horace Mann Towner
Obituary
Biographical information; Transcriptions of letters
Mrs. Howard Townsend
Correspondence
Mrs. Alexander C. Troup
Correspondence (Includes correspondence concerning the 100th Anniversary Committee; Memorial information; Personal inscribed copy of "Mount Vernon China"); Questionnaire
Correspondence, appeal, "Washington Portraits," calling cards
Mrs. Verplanck Van Antwerp
Correspondence, 1919-1956, paper detailing Tennessee involvement with Mount Vernon, obituary, Questionnaire
Mrs. Horace Van Deventer
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Correspondence (Includes letters on the donation of the Vaughan journal and manuscripts), Questionnaire
Mrs. William Loring Vaughan
Tells her she has been elected as a Vice Regent for the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association. Gives information about being a Vice Regent. Autograph letter signed.
Correspondence
Mrs. Benjamin Doolittle Walcott
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Obituary, 1908; Biographical note
Mrs. William Richmond Walker
Correspondence and biographical information, Questionnaire
Mrs. James M. Walton
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Correspondence and biographical information
Mrs. James M. Walton
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Oral history transcript, 2009
Mrs. James M. Walton
Booklet, "Bit of Mount Vernon History: Taken from the Records of Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, Brought before Council of 1898 by Record Committee and Ordered Printed," by Mrs. Ward, 1899; Appeal to Teachers and Students of the Schools of Kansas to donate to Mount Vernon, undated; Obituary
Mrs. Milan Lester Ward
Correspondence
Mrs. Benjamin Streeter Warren
Committee assignments; biography; correspondence; obituary
Mrs. Benjamin Streeter Warren
Journal; certificate of her appointment as Vice Regent, signed by APC; obituary
Mrs. Lewis William Washington
Correspondence, speech, etc.
Mrs. W. Temple Webber, Jr.
Correspondence; prospective VR form; articles
Mrs. Charles D. Weller
Correspondence, events programs, obituary, Questionnaire
Mrs. Stephen K. West
Questionnaire, resume, prospective VR form, correspondence
Mrs. Frederick H. West
Correspondence
Mrs. Charles Stetson Wheeler
Correspondence and resume
Mrs. Calhoun W. Wick
Questionnaire, memorial information
Mrs. Alexander Loder Wiener
Correspondence 1964-1970
Mrs. Alexander Loder Wiener
Correspondence, 1971-1977
Mrs. Alexander Loder Wiener
Correspondence, 1978-1982; Article "George Washington, The Man, Creator of Mount Vernon, Farmer, Family Man, Christian, Ecumenist"
Mrs. Alexander Loder Wiener
Correspondence, 1983-1993; Memorial information
Mrs. Alexander Loder Wiener
Correspondence as Corresponding Secretary
Mrs. Alexander Loder Wiener
Correspondence, committee listings, funeral program, Questionnaire
Mrs. Erskine Phelps Wilder, Jr.
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Biographical note, Letter accepting position as Vice Regent
Mrs. Joseph John Wilder
Letter from Georgia Wilder, Vice Regent for Georgia, to Lily Laughton, Regent, May 27, 1891. Wilder accepts her appointment as Vice Regent for Georgia in the MVLA. Autograph letter signed.
Signed by the Regent, Justine Townsend with note, "appointed by the previous Regent Mrs. L.L.M. Laughton who was prevented by illness from signing this certificate."
Biographical note or obituary about Georgia Page King Smith Wilder, d. 1914, who served as the Vice Regent for Georgia 1891-1914.
Questionnaire, correspondence
Mrs. Douglas Williams
Small journal with information on gifts to Mount Vernon, 1891-1896; Certificate as Vice Regent
Mrs. Williams A. Winder
Correspondence, 1931-1940
Mrs. Gordon Woodbury
Correspondence, 1941-1959; Obituary
Mrs. Gordon Woodbury
Articles, biographical information
Mrs. George Washington Woodward
Biographical information, mostly about her service as VR
Mrs. David Levy Yulee
An addition was made in August 2023, containing material given by Vice Regents and the Board Secretary in recent years.
An addition with multiple accession numbers was processed in 2023 following the same series order, and is described in full at the end of the collection. Further additions may be processed separately and will include born digital files.
copy in Photographs addenda
Correspondence and biographical info, letters about Mount Vernon miniature
Correspondence
Biographical info, articles, tribute, correspondence, nomination info
Correspondence and memorial information
Biographical info, article
Correspondence, biographical info, remarks
Correspondence, Questionnaire, bio info
Correspondence, Questionnaire, photographs, bio info, Tribute
Biographical info, nomination info, correspondence
These photographs were removed from folders within the collection for preservation purposes. Removal slips have been placed in their exact location within the folder to mark their withdrawal. Folder titles in this section correspond to the files with withdrawn photographs.
Black and white photograph showing several MVLA members greeting the Governor of Virginia in the New Room of the Mansion during an event, 1953 (2183-F)
Black and white photograph showing the restoration of the outside of the Mansion, circa 1956; Two black and white photos showing work being done to an outbuilding/colonnade, 1955
Two black and white photographs showing horses preparing a field at Mount Vernon, 1939
Black and white photograph postcard of a garden bench, no date
Series of color and black and white photographs showing the construction of Mount Vernon's sanitary sewer system, 1972
Black and white photographs on scrapbook pages taken by Charles Goodwin, February 1911. Caption on one page reads "Trip to Washington and Mt. Vernon, George Senior with Charles and Spencer Goodwin, Photos by C.A.G. Feb. 1911." Photos include images of the exterior of Mount Vernon mansion, outbuildings, and scenic views.
1 black and white photograph of a wall sconce (probably in the Mansion); three identical black and white photos of the entrance door and step to an estate building, no dates
10 black and white photograph prints showing the State Dinner event. President Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy, Mrs. Beirne, and other are seen in the images
Color photograph of the East Lawn with men dressed as Revolutionary War soldiers posed with flags, ca. 1970; Color photograph of a fireplace with a portrait painting of Ann Pamela Cunningham over the hearth, ca. 1971
Black and white photograph of Mrs. Cooke presenting an award to the Honorable John Taylor
One color photograph showing Mrs. Cooke at the White House posed with the French ambassador, President Richard Nixon, Mrs. Anne Armstrong (Counsellor to the President) and Mr. John W. Warner (Administrator, American Revolution Bicentennial Administration), July 10, 1974
1 color photograph of George Washington's coach or carriage, 1971
1 color photograph of Mrs. Pack in the flight deck of a Boeing 727
1 artist's rendition in color of new administrative buildings, 1980s
One color photograph print of a furniture detail from the Mount Vernon in Miniature project; one slide and several lengths of negatives showing the miniature details, 1994.
6 black and white photographs showing restoration work done to the Ice House Vault, 1939 and the Stable Underpinning 1938-1939; 5 black and white photographs showing the cottage at the West Gate including "View from the gate," "Construction details," "New site before development," "In transit," and "The abandoned site"
6 black and white photos showing an area of dug-up earth and two cars, 1938
5 photograph prints from Neg. 2903-1, 2903-2, 2903-3, 2904-1, 2904-2 – all views of the Family Kitchen – rear of fireplace and oven, 1950, taken by Robert Fisher; Black and white photograph showing two areas of different texture (labeled A and B) on the wall of the Family Kitchen, ca 1950
4 black and white photograph prints of Neg. 2930-2, 2930-3, 2930-5, 2930-7 relating to the brick foundations of the Greenhouse
1 black and white photograph of the ruined wall of the Greenhouse and slave quarters
1 black and white photograph of the Summer House
Strip of 5 black and white photographs labeled "Wash House, Stove foundation and flue connection, June 1945"
2 black and white photographs taped to board with descriptions; shows the fireplace in Washington's Bedroom after the removal of the wood paneling; Black and white photographs taped to two boards with description; shows the North Closet section of Washington's Bedroom during restoration
Black and white photograph of the Well House with a woman inside at the well with a bucket. Reverse side reads Neg. #2260 from a photograph by Fr. B. Johnston circa 1890
1 black and white photograph print on thin paper of a man, possible John Carter Brown, with notation on the reverse, "J.C.B. June 11, '96, 1:30 p.m., 12 Benevolent St." Also, 1 black and white photo print with notation on the reverse, "Lake Tahoe taken from the California side of the Lake. June 9, 1940."
2 black and white photographs of an MVLA sideboard with its measurements on the back
1 black and white photograph of people looking at Mount Vernon's view of the Potomac from the East Lawn, ca. 1965; 1 drawing of the Potomac River by Mount Vernon and the Piscataway Bay, ca. 1965
Black and white photographs with captions from "Washington's Mount Vernon"
2 color photographs of an historic oak tree at Mount Vernon; 1 shows a little boy by the tree, the other shows the stump after it had been cut down because of disease, 1983
2 color photographs of an information kiosk at the front entrance of Mount Vernon, 1967
1 black and white photograph of the wreath-laying ceremony at the grave of Ann Pamela Cunningham with Regent Mrs. Cooke, Mr. Wall, and Mrs. Hollis, 1975
4 color Polaroid photographs showing the Gift Shop salesroom, 1979
1 black and white photograph of a fireplace in the Mansion with the "GW" script
3 small color photographs of different rooms in the Mansion, 1961
1 black and white photograph of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association members in front of Mount Vernon; 2 small color photographs of the painting "The West Front" attributed to Edward Savage; 2 black and white photographs of a bedroom in the Mansion, no date
1 black and white photograph of the Upper Garden with covers over the beds
Color photograph of Mrs. Labouisse and Mrs. Bolton in front of the Mansion, 1953. In a card holder inscribed by Mrs.Powel.
1 black and white photograph of the Small Dining Room in the Mansion, no date
1 color slide labeled "Page Platt – Natl Col Farm Oct 1978 Admin Bldg. Barn"
Color print photograph of First Lady Barbara Bush and Mrs. Smith, group Council photographs from 1985-1989, and two photos (one signed to Mrs. Smith) from an event at Mount Vernon, undated.
Series of color Polaroid photographs showing the construction of the Ann Pamela Cunningham Administration Building and complex, 1982
Color photograph of Mrs. Sullivan on the piazza of the Mansion with the Vice Regents from Arizona and Maine, May 1983
Two black and white photographs of a chair with a reproduction chair cushion, 1966
Two black and white photographs of members of the MVLA welcoming guests to the reception in the New Room or Large Dining Room, 1953
Color photographs of Mrs. Sullivan with other MVLA Vice Regents, 1965, 1967; Black and white photographs showing different views of Mount Vernon
1 black and white 8" x 10" photograph of a parade event at Mount Vernon, no date
1 black and white proof sheet with photographs of a Ford fire engine; 2 color Polaroid photographs of the Ford fire engine, one with two men; 7 color 8" x 10" of Ford Motor Company's visit to Mount Vernon to donate a fire engine, August 1981.
2 color photograph prints showing Vice Regents Emerita at Mount Vernon, c. 2000s
5 black and white photographs of Mrs. Anderson and other MVLA members on the piazza of the Mansion, ca 1940s
2 black and white photographs of Mrs. Beirne with Superintendent Charles Wall and another woman
19 color photographs of an Honorary Dinner for Mrs. Billups in 1961 with other Ladies of the Council (identified on the reverse of several prints) – some are duplicates
1 black and white 8" x 10" photograph of Mr. Thomas D. Taylor
1 black and white photograph of the 1970 Council on the lawn in front of the Mansion; 1 black and white photograph of several Ladies with Mount Vernon employees, 1972; 1 color photograph in the original holder showing Mrs. Bolton and Mrs. Labouisse in front of the Mansion
Two Christmas cards with color photographs, one showing Mrs. Bolton, ca. 1980s
2 small color photograph prints of Vice Regent Nancy Call, undated
Two color Polaroids of a framed certificate; 1 black and white photograph of Mrs. Cooke presenting at the Sound and Light show with President Ford and French President D'Estaing; 1 black and white photograph of Mrs. Cooke standing by portraits of George and Martha Washington, ca. 1970s
Formal presentation of the Bicentennial gift of the French Republic to the United States at Mount Vernon - a sound and light production recounting some of the memorable events of the Revolution, from Patrick Henry's speech to the Battle of Yorktown as recollected by General Washington reflecting on the past after his retirement to Mount Vernon. French President d'Estaing presents the gift to President Ford who in turn gifted the production to Mount Vernon accepted by the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association Regent Mrs. Cooke. The program debuted that evening to hundreds of special guests in attendance for the outdoor event.
8" x 10" color photograph of Mrs. Cooke with a United States Flag, ca. 1990s
Color photograph print of Mrs. Crumpacker with James Crumpacker and Elizabeth Swindells, undated
1 black and white portrait photograph of Mrs. Cubbedge, 1964
3 color photograph prints showing Mrs. Davis and her family, various dates
1 color photograph print on a Christmas card showing Mrs. Gaines with her husband and grandchildren, 2004
1 black and white photograph of Vice Regent Beatrice Guthrie
1 black and white photograph of Mrs. Haldeman
Color photograph in paper frame/card of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association medal worn by the Ladies
5 color photographs of the US Navy ceremony for the USS Mount Vernon, Mrs. Holden is in attendance, May 13, 1972
1 black and white photograph of the MVLA Board posed in front of the Lansdowne portrait of George Washington, no date; 1 black and white photograph of an aerial view of the Mount Vernon estate, no date; 2 black and white prints on paper showing the small dining room in the Mansion
1 color photograph print with original negative of Mrs. Lee in front of the Mansion; one page with two color photograph prints of Mrs. Lee's family adhered as a Christmas card, 1997
1 black and white 8" x 10" photograph of a portrait painting of Mme. Le Vert
Five color postcards of different views of Mount Vernon, c. 1934 MVLA
3 black and white photographs, and 3 sepia tinted photographs of Mrs. Loughborough and different scenes and items at Mount Vernon estate
1 color portrait-style photograph print of Adrienne Mars
6 color photographs of an event at Mount Vernon with a Pipe and Drum band, no date
1 black and white matted photograph captioned "The Ave. of Oaks planted by our dear Father at Retreat" no date; 2 identical black and white postcard photographs of Page Randolph Anderson (later Platt) dressed in costume as Martha Washington, 1910; 2 sepia photograph cabinet cards of Page Wilder (later Anderson) dressed in costume as Martha Washington, 1885
1 black and white photograph of Mrs. Seamans
Series of color photographs showing a tree-planting event at Mount Vernon with three Vice Regents and others, ca. 1980s
Color photograph in paper frame/card of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association medal worn by the Ladies
Series of color portrait-style photographs of Mrs. Walton, ca. 2000
One black and white photo of Mrs. West, 6 color photos of her visit to Sulgrave Manor featuring Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Black and white portrait photograph of Mrs. Wiener, ca 1960s in original holder
These photographs were loose and/or were not part of, or removed from, another folder in the collection.
Set of color prints taken from the ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris. Also includes one print photo of Jim Rees, Lynn Gammill, and Gay Gaines, undated.
disassembled scrapbook
Also includes 3 Council photographs, New Room, undated
copy in Series 6.1
Note: These items were removed from folders within the collection because of size and for preservation purposes. Removal slips have been placed in their exact location within the folder to mark their withdrawal. Folder titles in this section correspond to the files with withdrawn items.
Architectural drawing – Key to the Upper Garden plantings, 1980 by Dean Norton
1 blueprint titled Sketch Showing Progressive Development of Plan of Green House at Mount Vernon, Virginia, Walter Macomber; 2 architectural drawings concerning the Greenhouse: 1 showing the Elevations of the Proposed Service Greenhouse, October 1950; 1 titled Plan for Greenhouse, Nursery Area, October, 1950
1 blueprint titled Ice House Vault Restoration, 1938; 1 blueprint titled Ice House Vault – Measured Drawing, 1938; Blueprint titled Proposed Restoration of Ice House Vault, Cleverdon, Varney & Pike Consulting Engineers, 1938
Blueprint titled Heating Tunnel Layout, Drawing 101, 1935 by Geo. A. Weschler, Consulting Engineer; Blueprint titled Section of Tunnel, no date
2 blueprints – 1 titled Power Plant and Shops, Mount Vernon, Virginia, Alterations to End Sections of Building, 1936; 1 titled Power Plant and Shops, Mount Vernon, Virginia, Radiator Locations, 1936
5 blueprints: Sheet A – Stable Explorations, Plan and Sections Showing Extent of Excavated Trenches and Evidence of an Older Stable, 1939; Sheet B – Stable Measurements, 1936; Sheet C – Stable Measurements, Plan of Barn and Mule Stable, 1936; Sheet D – Stable Measurements, Rafter Plan and Details, 1936; Sheet E – Stable Excavations –Trenches D and F
1 architectural drawing titles "Sketch Showing Hot Water Stove Restoration for Wash House"
Drawing – Flower Garden detail, Area in front of Greenhouse, 1952; Drawing – Sketch Showing Re-arrangement of Designs in East and West Parterres in Flower Garden, Walter Macomber, no date; Blueprint – Replanting Plan of the Boxwood Parterre, West End of the Flower Garden, 1947; Blueprint – Replanting Plan of the Boxwood Parterre, East End of the Flower Garden, 1947; Grouping of 17 small blueprints – Flower gardens, 1938
Architectural drawings, blueprints – Scale Detail Garden Wall Palisade, 1962; Elevation of a hood for the Director's House, 1963; Office building, no date; Interior Elevation, Main Gate, Mount Vernon, 1964; Blueprint, Elevation of Wall from Stable Yard & Laundry Yard, Walter M. Macomber, Architect for Restoration, December 12, 1955
Drawing of the bed hangings and curtains for the Lafayette Bedchamber, August 1975, Ethel Pilson Warren Interior Planning
Sketched architectural diagrams showing possible floor plans for the proposed new Administration Building, 1978
1 architectural drawing of the Interior Elevation of the Main Gate (Texas Gate) at Mount Vernon, by Walter M. Macomber, Architect for Restoration, October 22, 1964; 1 architectural drawing of the Grounds Section Facility, no date
RL-6497
Gold lettering on cover reads "Mount Vernon, from the American Bible Society."
RP-691, Misc. 4845 and RP-692, Misc. 4846.
RM-949, MS-5501
Includes program for awards dinner.
Small leather book.
Includes Mrs. Sweat's annotations, sketches, and inserts.
Includes news clippings, extracts from letters, and notes. Scrapbook of clippings compiled by Vice Regent Mrs. Sweat, 1850s-1898. RL-474.
RL-474.
Fragile.
Statement to reactivate the Second Continental Light Dragoons in celebration of Washington's 279th birthday.
Award certificate to the MVLA.
Also includes printed list of members and RSVP mailing.
Includes letter from President Bush, news clippings, and bound manuscript copy of the remarks by David McCullough, "The Ties that Bind: America and France."
Includes clippings, printed material, and correspondence.
Compiled engravings, photos, and prints including a cabinet card photograph of Nellie Custis Lewis. Several images from the collection of Vice Regent Annie Jennings of Connecticut
RL-1108
Empty of photographs
A note dated 1937 inside the portfolio by Vice Regent Helen Sargent states that the portfolio belonged to MVLA Regent Alice Richards.
2016-A-015
An item in this scrapbook is available digitally - DA_000225 (1 black and white photograph showing the opening remarks taken during the premiere; MVLA Regent Mrs. Cook, President Ford, and French President d'Estaing are visible in the image, 1976)
Signed by several Congressmen including Robert Byrd and Thomas Foley. Possible signature of President Bill Clinton. Framed, 10 ¾" x 15 ¾"
Belonged to Helen Louise Sargent, Vice Regent for the District of Columbia, undated. Matted but not framed. 13 ½" x 17 ¼"
Tributes included are for James Rees, Mount Vernon employees, and Gay Hart Gaines.
Gift of Elizabeth Barry, Vice Regent from Illinois.
Signed list of Rhode Island Vice Regents on the front inside page. The S.S. Teacher's Edition of the Holy Bible. Oxford University Press: London. Book cover reads "Mount Vernon, Rhode Island Room 1898." Several inserts and annotations.
Signed on front inside page "Pro Deo et Patria! The gift of Amy Townsend, Vice Regent for the State of New York, For the use of Vice Regents of the State of New York. March 29, 1900." The Holy Bible, The American Bible Society: New York, 1897. One insert.
Bound volume listing subscriptions or donations to Mount Vernon's fund to rebuild the "servant's quarters" destroyed by fire in 1835. The Vice Regent of Kansas, Jennie Ward, reported she raised enough by fundraising in Kansas schools ($1,000) The reconstruction was "rebuilt along the lines of the old ruin," and in what was believed to be the original location. It was completed in 1891.
Presented to the MVLA. Framed, 14 ¾" x 17 ¾"
Signed by the Governor. Framed, 15" x 20 ¼".
Certificate of membership for Justine Van Resselaer Townsend for membership in the Daughters of the Cincinnati. Also signed by Townsend as President of the organization.
This certificate has a fragile wax seal. Please do not place folders on top of this one.
Wood panel with painted coat of arms; reverse reads "A facsimile of a bronze tablet on the monument to Ann Pamela Cunningham in Columbia, S. Carolina, A.J. Robertson, May 1904"
Commemorative medal – large bronze medal with relief sculpture of Stenton Mansion on the front; reverse reads "The Garden Club of America Preservation of Historic Gardens and Buildings," with engraving that reads "Mount Vernon Ladies Association, 2010." 2006 Medallic Art Co., Dayton, NV
(Received from the Curatorial department, 1992)
Provenance unknown.
Waterbury Button Co., Conn. (provenance unknown)
Used in publications.
Designs and images include Washington's swords, carriage, coat of arms, tools, Mount Vernon cornerstone, etc.
Notepad given away as a gift bag item for the Grand Opening of the Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center, 2006. Images of the George Washington wax figures and the Savage painting appear on the sides of the notepad.
Objects related to the Dedication of the 16-Sided Barn, September 27, 1996. Includes souvenir satchel pouch with fact sheets and information, American flags on tissue paper, programs, and guest lists
Provenance unknown.
Tabletop decoration used for the Bicentennial of the Inauguration of Washington dinner, 1989.
With bust of Washington, from the North Carolina Museum of History
Includes MVLA seal.
Labeled "Cyndi Invest." and "Bob's Invest." and numbered 1-3. Two are unlabeled but thought to be from the same series. Most likely recorded by Cyndi Lints, Administrative Assistant, and Bob McCarthy, Controller.
some unlabeled
With management consultant Edie Seashore
At least one tape may have contributions by management consultant, Edie Seashore.
Meeting with management consultant Edie Seashore.
Time 5:40, produced by Goettler Associates, Inc. Columbus, Ohio
C-SPAN Archives, Tape 1 – 118 min., Tape 2 – 84 min. Copyright restricted