<?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">Charles-and-William-Person-Papers</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Person, Charles and William Papers</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Charles and William Person Papers <num>Mss. Acc. 2014.207</num></titleproper><author>Finding Aid Authors: Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist.</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>2014-02-04</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>2025-05-15 12:25:56 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>The collection description/finding aid is written in <language encodinganalog="041" langcode="eng">English</language></langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.80 Linear Feet</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1900/2011" type="inclusive">circa 1900-2011</unitdate>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="bulk">1920-1950</unitdate>
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    <head>Biographical Information:</head>
<p>Williamsburg, Virginia resident in the early to mid-twentieth century. 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/Charles_Person" xlink:title="Charles Person"/>.</p>  </bioghist>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_d97a95edec467764e9e5e07977810d91">
    <head>Acquisition Information:</head>
<p>Acc. 2014.207 was received by Special Collection from the donor on 5/30/2014.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Processing Information:</head>
<p>Accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in February 2015.</p>  </processinfo>
  <userestrict id="aspace_c755ea9d30f37dd252927014798a443b">
    <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>
  <prefercite id="aspace_973038bfdc2aa8ca068e401c3284d976">
    <head>Preferred Citation:</head>
<p>Charles and William Person Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
  <relatedmaterial id="aspace_17eadfbc376df25420afad485beec26c">
    <head>Related Materials:</head>
<p>Person Family Papers (Mss. Acc. 2005.56).</p>  </relatedmaterial>
  <scopecontent id="aspace_bd2707b836f201c978b5c8a3f4123ee9">
    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection contains letters, photographs, scrapbooks and other material related to the Person, Hickman, and Walton families. The bulk of the collection contains material related to Charles and William Person. Included are photographs of family members and the trips they took including to the York River, scrapbooks of the Person-Walton family and scenes from the Newport News Naval Yards, and an oral history conducted with William Person describing Williamsburg, Virginia in the first half of the 20th century.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <genreform source="aat">Letters (correspondence)</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Photographs</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Scrapbooks</genreform>
    <geogname source="lcsh">Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century</geogname>
    <famname source="local">Hickman family</famname>
    <famname source="local">Walton family</famname>
    <persname source="lcsh">Person, William (1903-1980)</persname>
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  <dsc><c id="aspace_9197146ffd337596dc917c2c8929985a" level="file"><did><unittitle>Box 1</unittitle><unitid>id258824</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/176287</unitid><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_9e89dbacd0eda460b0fa74dc326c1cf0" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">1</container></did><c id="aspace_576f1be1c45fd7466440e7197e3171ee" level="file"><did><unittitle>Person Family Genealogical Information</unittitle><unitid>id258858</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/176289</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">undated</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_ec53a25328e59c810ceddc37090fb1c4" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">1</container><container id="aspace_d95b6603a89431ccebfaaf7502417ddc" parent="aspace_ec53a25328e59c810ceddc37090fb1c4" type="folder">1</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_8d2d10f30703e8c0e46e3c279e1495b9"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Contains a genealogical chart of the Person and Hickman families as well as dates of family members deaths.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_3b8dcab088b5bc4be83d0f946deaf23e" level="file"><did><unittitle>Hickman Family</unittitle><unitid>id258863</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/176290</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1924-1954</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_d3bc8891f49d8c82a053117de1757666" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">1</container><container id="aspace_67b36518003584ba04cdf88abadbdb53" parent="aspace_d3bc8891f49d8c82a053117de1757666" type="folder">2</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_e58229b0636951262b787368c6088ce1"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Contains letter from Rush Hickman to her daughter Wilmoth Hail Hickman. Church bulletins from Ensley Highland Baptist Church. Photographs of Mary Hail Hickman and Ellen Hail Dunn.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_1674aba384667b6dcc38f1f78d77f89f" level="file"><did><unittitle>Person-Walton Family Letters</unittitle><unitid>id258868</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/176291</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1941-1980</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_cf5161ac9073d326e38c9d3a5687868b" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">1</container><container id="aspace_47d41d30caccf67f4c3c19ab5503e9a7" parent="aspace_cf5161ac9073d326e38c9d3a5687868b" type="folder">3</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_4779eb68521233aa6bd471b4a1c7f441"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Contains letters between Charles Person and W. Carl Walton, Jr. and letters by Mary Jane Person.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_62a43e5781a8e0454cd947f27fbd2b11" level="file"><did><unittitle>Person Family--Ephemera and Interview</unittitle><unitid>id258888</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/176292</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1928-2011</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_cb9281e23e06ed1bfbd4562f52677c14" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">1</container><container id="aspace_6d8e6ff1968d99957b443ee7f6a8bac8" parent="aspace_cb9281e23e06ed1bfbd4562f52677c14" type="folder">4</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_7d69b27a4781511fc6f46f78a871117e"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Contains news clippings related to William and Charles Person as well as an oral history interview with William about Williamsburg, Virginia in the first half of the 20th century.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_dc6505f1df00eae71474a12de94e35db" level="file"><did><unittitle>Person Family Photographs</unittitle><unitid>id258898</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/176293</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">circa 1900-1950</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_22bda8619882a8f3e4f7a2c4fe8dfd44" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">1</container><container id="aspace_6b9fdba02b367fdb8ad8eb4797874423" parent="aspace_22bda8619882a8f3e4f7a2c4fe8dfd44" type="folder">5</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_9c6e4c6cb1cbe91133453026253852cd"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Contains photographs of the Person family including Charles John Person, William Person, Matilda Person, and Florina May Person Moss.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_3eb2fe23ade4b56c7f074615158ccbaa" level="file"><did><unittitle>Person Family Photographs--York River</unittitle><unitid>id258893</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/176294</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">circa 1928-1944</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_83d420610f7ec179e2c0bb9ffec9bf1e" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">1</container><container id="aspace_d5d876e2cf1eeebd615de10e6bb4943c" parent="aspace_83d420610f7ec179e2c0bb9ffec9bf1e" type="folder">6</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_56ee4928b83fb5547aa485121a728e26"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Contains photographs of various members of the Person family on the York River.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_3e05b60673ad8ac0dee1be6270d17fb6" level="file"><did><unittitle>Person-Walton Family Scrapbook, Part 1</unittitle><unitid>id258903</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/176295</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">circa 1900-1950</unitdate><container altrender="Full Hollinger Box" id="aspace_01838a894476e0356a5695bfeb8ff739" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">1</container><container 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Contents</head><p>Contains a scrpabook of photographs, letters, and newsclippings of the Person and Walton families.</p></scopecontent></c></c><c id="aspace_de3bb77210c02a3e19dfd5bb521c532b" level="file"><did><unittitle>Box 2</unittitle><unitid>id258828</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/176288</unitid><container id="aspace_8de346922bbcced3efb72c2397628b5a" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">2</container></did><c id="aspace_267dcd67e284b43ca381456b693e4673" level="item"><did><unittitle>Person Family Scrapbook</unittitle><unitid>id258832</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/176297</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">circa 1910-1940</unitdate><container id="aspace_cd35449ace2a8d9e2d10f84653f6a3d2" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">2</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_4a0e5014a4c44c631b5882fa01163f5d"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Contains a scrapbook of photographs of various members of the Person family and the trips they took, naval ships, and construction of buildings.</p></scopecontent></c></c></dsc>
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