<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viw">Thomas-R-Daley-Papers</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Daley, Thomas R., Papers</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Thomas R. Daley Papers <num>Mss. Acc. 1994.09</num></titleproper><author>Anne T. Johnson.</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections Research Center</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/logos/wm.jpg" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2009-05-08</date></p><address><addressline>William &amp; Mary Special Collections Research Center</addressline><addressline>Earl Gregg Swem Library</addressline><addressline>400 Landrum Dr</addressline><addressline>Williamsburg, Virginia</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 757-221-3090</addressline><addressline>spcoll@wm.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="https://libraries.wm.edu/libraries-spaces/special-collections" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2026-05-15 03:00:45 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>English</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Thomas R. Daley Papers</unittitle>
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      <persname source="lcnaf">Daley, Thomas R., 1862 -</persname>
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    <head>Biographical Information:</head>
<p>Thomas R. Daley lived at Porto Bello Farm in the Bruton District of York County, Virginia per 1920 Federal Census. He was born in 1862 in Wisconsin. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <extref xlink:href="http://scdbwiki.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Thomas_R._Daley" xlink:title="Thomas R. Daley"/>.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Acquisition Information:</head>
<p>Gift through the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <separatedmaterial id="aspace_d8ab09bf8cdd6fb132ccf6e6bd24c1cc">
    <head>Separated Materials:</head>
<p>Accession included a nineteenth-century photo of young girl on swing which was purchased Tucker House auction. The photograph was transferred to the Tucker Coleman Collection.</p>  </separatedmaterial>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use:</head>
<p>Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access:</head>
<p>Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation:</head>
<p>Thomas R. Daley Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William &amp; Mary Libraries  Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Arrangement of Materials:</head>
<p>Alphabetical by correspondent.</p>  </arrangement>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>Portfolio of correspondence to Thomas R. Daley of Porto Bello Farm, ca. 1914-1920. Business records.</p><p> Letters written to and from Thomas R. Daley regarding land and property investments in Minnesota, Virginia and Florida. Includes property descriptions, business records,orders for shares in the Metropolitan Milk Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota and orders for farm materials. Thomas Daley's properties in Virginia included Porto Bello Farm, Bassetterre and property on Queen's Creek and Capitol Landing in Williamsburg.</p><p> Accession included a nineteenth-century photo of young girl on swing which was purchased Tucker House auction. The photograph was transferred to the Tucker Coleman Collection.</p><p> WHRA.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <genreform source="aat">Business records</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Correspondence</genreform>
    <geogname source="lcsh">Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century</geogname>
    <geogname source="lcsh">York County (Va.)--History</geogname>
    <subject source="local">Farm management--Virginia--History--20th century</subject>
    <subject source="local">Farms--Virginia--York County</subject>
    <subject source="local">Real property--Virginia</subject>
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