The collection principally consists of material relating to Finlay Forbes Ferguson's numerous descendants, including family trees, birth and death registers, correspondence, deeds, remembrances, newspaper clippings, and a diary. The papers also consist of material, notably photographs, relating to Ferguson's involvement in the restoration of several of Hampton Roads' historic houses, including the Willoughby-Baylor House, the Moses Myers House, and the Adam Thoroughgood House. Of special note is correspondence concerning New York Life Insurance Company's payment of insurance claims after conflict between the United States and Confederacy was declared unlawful in 1861.
Open to researchers with the only restriction being that no access to the collection will be permitted for any purposes to any representative of the New York Life Insurance Company or any successor of that company.
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Anna Lawrence Redfern Ferguson (Mrs. Finlay F. Ferguson Jr.) and her daughter, Anne Stuart Ferguson Cantile
Gift. Accession #A81-16
[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Finlay Forbes Ferguson was an architect and the descendant of a prominent Norfolk family.
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[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Genealogical Materials - Family Trees, Birth and Death Records, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Notes on the Family of Henry Dickson and Hannah Longstaff Dickson, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Correspondence, 1841-1896, 1975, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Finlay F. Ferguson to William Finlay Ferguson, 1841 May 15, Box 1, Folder 3, Correspondence, 1841-1896, 1975, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Peter Ferguson to Finlay F. Ferguson, 1860 October 25, Box 1, Folder 3, Correspondence, 1841-1896, 1975, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Finlay F. Ferguson to His Father, 1896 March 8, Box 1, Folder 3, Correspondence, 1841-1896, 1975, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Chris Minter to Mrs. Finlay F. Ferguson, Jr., 1975 May 1, Box 1, Folder 3, Correspondence, 1841-1896, 1975, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Includes correspondence, receipts, ledgers and a list of goods bought at auction
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Gibson Family Papers, 1803-1820, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Family Remembrances, 1812-1938, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Funeral Announcement - Finlay Ferguson, 1812 March 27, Box 1, Folder 5, Family Remembrances, 1812-1938, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
"A Description of Myself" by Helen Atkinson Evans Ferguson, 1890 October, Box 1, Folder 5, Family Remembrances, 1812-1938, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
"F. F. Ferguson: A Memorial", 1936 November 5, Box 1, Folder 5, Family Remembrances, 1812-1938, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Speech by Harrell Ferebee in Honor of F. F. Ferguson, 1938 May 3, Box 1, Folder 5, Family Remembrances, 1812-1938, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Last Will and Testament - Peter Ferguson, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, New York Life Insurance Company, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Report Card of Finlay Forbes Ferguson, Woodberry Forest School, 1924 March 22, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Deeds and Indentures, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, Receipts, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, Receipts from Williams Wholesale Grocers - C.M. Ferguson and R.S. Broughton, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 12, Notes and Payments, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 13, Cancelled Checks, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 14, "The Custom House" - A Three Page Description, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 15, Little Theater of Norfolk - Programs, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 16, Miscellaneous, 1823-1866, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
"To the Customs Officers", undated, Box 1, Folder 16, Miscellaneous, 1823-1866, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Drawing of Street Map and Lots, undated, Box 1, Folder 16, Miscellaneous, 1823-1866, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Handwritten Poem: "The Forest", undated, Box 1, Folder 16, Miscellaneous, 1823-1866, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Methodist Catechism, 1823, Box 1, Folder 16, Miscellaneous, 1823-1866, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Postcard "Many Happy Returns of the Day", undated, Box 1, Folder 16, Miscellaneous, 1823-1866, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Financial Statement, 1866, Box 1, Folder 16, Miscellaneous, 1823-1866, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 17, Photographs, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Willoughby-Baylor House, undated, Box 1, Folder 17, Photographs, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Moses Myers House, undated, Box 1, Folder 17, Photographs, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Adam Thoroughgood House, undated, Box 1, Folder 17, Photographs, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences, undated, Box 1, Folder 17, Photographs, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Gay 90s Party, undated, Box 1, Folder 17, Photographs, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
"Shad Bake at Joe Walls Cottage", undated, Box 1, Folder 17, Photographs, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 18, Newspaper Clippings, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 19, Diary, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 2, Folder 1, Henry Fitzgerald - Masonic Temple, Baltimore, Maryland, undated, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Oversize Box 2, Folder 2, Newspapers, 1838, 1859, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Baltimore Sun, 1838 March 7, Oversize Box 2, Folder 2, Newspapers, 1838, 1859, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Southern Argus, 1859 January 30, Oversize Box 2, Folder 2, Newspapers, 1838, 1859, Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.