<?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">Oscar-N-Early-Papers</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Early, Oscar N.</titleproper><titleproper>Guide to the Oscar N. Early Papers <num>01/Mss. 39.1 Ea6</num></titleproper><author>Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.</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>2007-08-01</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 12:26:34 -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">311.00 Linear Feet</extent>
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    <head>Biographical Information:</head>
<p>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/Oscar_N._Early" xlink:title="Oscar N. Early"/>.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Acquisition Information:</head>
<p>Purchase</p>  </acqinfo>
  <processinfo id="aspace_7792a2b01d15d5763f6278aad4a76244">
    <head>Processing Information:</head>
<p>Box and folder list inventory completed by Zach Woodward, SCRC staff, in February 2011.</p>  </processinfo>
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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>Oscar N. Early Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>Includes correspondence (112 pieces), 1890-1915, of Oscar N. Early, farmer of Albemarle and Prince William counties, Va. Includes letters from his wife Mary Brown Early and his brother, Everett E. Early. Also includes printed circular letters, sheets and cards as well as accounts. Includes letter, 25 February 1914, concerning the estate of William Jennings of Acton, England.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <genreform source="aat">Correspondence</genreform>
    <genreform source="aat">Financial records</genreform>
    <geogname source="lcsh">Albemarle County (Va.)--History--19th century</geogname>
    <subject source="local">Agriculture--Virginia--19th century</subject>
    <subject source="local">Agriculture--Virginia--History--18th century</subject>
    <subject source="local">Prince William County (Va.)--History--19th century</subject>
    <famname source="local">Early family</famname>
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  <dsc><c id="aspace_b8c26df9a6711d181b933eafbeaadf06" level="file"><did><unittitle>Box 1</unittitle><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/465322</unitid><langmaterial><language langcode="eng">English</language></langmaterial><container altrender="Century Box" id="aspace_2fa6b1e72c88b97aa79d44123a3d3f66" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">1</container></did><c id="aspace_276b8d0b3f5f45e02c3736208a1a0cfc" level="file"><did><unittitle>Correspondence of the Early Family, consisting chiefly of letters to Oscar N. Early</unittitle><unitid>id85731</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/181157</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1890-1915</unitdate><container altrender="Century Box" id="aspace_04302959c7453cb047d5e46fbaa6fbf4" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">1</container><container id="aspace_cc46f4f909ac767530c9413b7b44f0cb" parent="aspace_04302959c7453cb047d5e46fbaa6fbf4" type="Folder">1</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_d55c7c614e3bafdb6f89d07e273a817e"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Correspondence of the Early Family, consisting chiefly of letters to Oscar N. Early. 1890-1915. 112 pieces (over folders 1 and 2).</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_53b6314adb623d3df31e44a260f259a8" level="file"><did><unittitle>Correspondence of the Early Family, consisting chiefly of letters to Oscar N. 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Early</unittitle><unitid>id85733</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/181159</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1892-1914</unitdate><container id="aspace_b35764f4535e23e1782246a384f23f51" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">1</container><container id="aspace_c9544baaf38ba1dc60a640550010103b" parent="aspace_b35764f4535e23e1782246a384f23f51" type="Folder">3</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_5f7ec7d71dd7e28a781d5cc85a886ed5"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Printed circular letters, sheets and cards addressed to Oscar N. Early. 1892-1914. 73 pieces.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_8e15790226fa787e9a866ead18b15820" level="file"><did><unittitle>Accounts, other papers, and covers and envelopes</unittitle><unitid>id85734</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/181160</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1888-1912</unitdate><container id="aspace_faaf151cd113806035cae82471a62f47" label="Mixed Materials" type="Box">1</container><container id="aspace_c0dc4e2cd0a823eea99abc9c1be77fb7" parent="aspace_faaf151cd113806035cae82471a62f47" type="Folder">4</container></did><c id="aspace_e6ce50928fbbbdde15a6848973220121" level="item"><did><unittitle>Accounts, consisting of invoices, receipts, etc.</unittitle><unitid>id85740</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/181161</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1888-1912</unitdate><container id="aspace_1c81a016be331150081d7108b8b81b84" label="Mixed Materials" type="Folder">4</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_ff63fd5f53d47d42357cdd0f61a13831"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Accounts, consisting of invoices, receipts, etc. 1888-1912. 84 pieces, including two memorandum books.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_857257299eb0c536ec030416199838a5" level="item"><did><unittitle>Other papers</unittitle><unitid>id85741</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/181162</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">1891-1912</unitdate><container id="aspace_b741adde70931f5b4ce2d3c80bbdafe7" label="Mixed Materials" type="Folder">4</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_7ef245b3debe794d236b360c101c427f"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Other papers. 1891-1912. 31 pieces.</p></scopecontent></c><c id="aspace_51154a0903ddc3b938c87ba82d676b5e" level="item"><did><unittitle>Covers and envelopes</unittitle><unitid>id85743</unitid><unitid type="aspace_uri">/repositories/2/archival_objects/181163</unitid><unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">undated</unitdate><container id="aspace_2e399ea4e00ff810ab705389f71ce8de" label="Mixed Materials" type="Folder">4</container></did><scopecontent id="aspace_ee84a2d4884cced3604f55b9bef01278"><head>Scope and Contents</head><p>Covers and envelopes. 11 pieces.</p></scopecontent></c></c></c></dsc>
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