Special Collections Research Center
Cole-Lane Collection
Cole, Henry Denison, 1856-1938
Lane, Levin Winder, Sr.
MS 00059
/repositories/2/resources/9168
2 Boxes
1794-1934
English
Conditions Governing Use
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Conditions Governing Access
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Ann Geddy Cross and Vernon M. Geddy, III, through the Williamsburg Historic Records Association
Scope and Contents
Collection includes materials related to the Lane and Cole families of Williamsburg, Virginia including wills, voting ballots, property reciepts, deeds, photographs, contracts, estate documents, invitations, diaries, and correspondence. The materials detail the political, economic and social issues in Williamsburg during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Specific Virginia properties are named, i.e. "Lilliput" and "Lightview." The emancipation of named enslaved individuals are in the last will and testament of Ezechael Lane, and the hiring of an enslaved man named William by L.W. Lane and William K. Davis in January 1862.
Biographical / Historical
Several of the documents reference "L.W. Lane" and it can be difficult to discern which family member is being referenced. The below geneology may assist in identifying who authored/is associated with the materials.
Captain L.W. Lane, Sr. (born January 6, 1839, died April 27, 1933)
Colonel L.W. Lane, Jr. (born August 31, 1891, died March 7, 1934)
L.W. Lane III (born February 1, 1892, died September 24, 1934)
Deeds--Virginia--Williamsburg
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--19th century
Virginia--Landowners
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
Elections--Virginia
Slaves--Virginia--Williamsburg
Box 1/repositories/2/archival_objects/465068English1Diary of H.D. Cole/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650551896-1936English11Jesse and Catherine Cole Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650561830 SeptemberEnglish12Cole Family Portraits/repositories/2/archival_objects/465057English13C.P. Armistead Letter of Resignation to H.D. Cole/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650581896 January 30English14Ashton Dovell, Gubernatorial Campaign Platform/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650591941English15"Roberts Affair" memo/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650601952English16Scope and ContentsShort note, stamped with Miss Mary Inman, 308 Griffin Avenue, Williamsburg, that details when Julia Tyler, daughter of William & Mary President Lyon G. Tyler, allegedly roomed with Portia Washington, daughter of Booker T. Washington at Wellesley College. Williamsburg residents R.J. Armistead and Preacher Roberts threatened to publish a story about the roomate situation, and they were both summarily told by William & Mary students and faculty that such an action would result in bodily harm i.e. "tarred & feathered" and "beat to a pulp."
Story was originally shared with Inman by Vernon Geddy, Jr.
Correspondence between the Rockefeller and Geddy families, photocopied/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650611951, 1955English17Local Election Materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650621882-1932English18Scope and ContentsDemocratic Tickets/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650631884-1908English19Republican Tickets/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650641880-1893English110Miscellaneous Political Materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/465065English111Newspaper Clippings/repositories/2/archival_objects/465066English112Supplemental Information/repositories/2/archival_objects/465069English113Scope and ContentsPhotocopied newspaper articles, folder details, provided by donor
Lane Family Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650701884-1935English114L.W. Lane, Grocery Store Account Book/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650711909-1910English115Scope and ContentsNotebook is mostly blank, with four pages of penciled notation at the front.
L.W. Lane, Stock Certificates, First National Bank of Williamsburg/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650721916-1919English116L.W. Lane, Financial Records/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650731906-1934English117Estate of J.B.C. Spencer/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650741919-1934English118Scope and ContentsMaterials included in the financial records of L.W. Lane
Insurance, Tax Payments, and Receipts for Properties in James City County and Williamsburg /repositories/2/archival_objects/4650751885-1932English119L.W. Lane, Insurance Policies for Properties/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650761916, 1918, 1933English120L.W. Lane, Insurance Documents for Waller Street Tenant House/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650771916English121L.W. Lane, Settlement of Tax Payment on Crenshaw Estate/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650781888 February 11English122L.W. Lane, Rental Papers/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650791922, 1926English123Land Deeds and Tax Documents (1 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/465080English124aLand Deeds and Tax Documents (2 of 2)/repositories/2/archival_objects/465081English124bL.W. Lane, Financial Letters and Notes/repositories/2/archival_objects/465082English125Deeds for "Lightview" in Gloucester County/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650831871-1891English126Letter from B.S. Ewell to L.W. Lane/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650841877 September 1Letter is in pieces. Handle with care.English127Bond, L.W. Lane to pay Peter Powell/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650851861 January 25English127Scope and ContentsBond is in pieces. Handle with care.
L.W. Lane and Parke Jones, materials related to "Lilliput" property/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650861860-1869English128Contract for enslaved man named William/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650871862 January 1English129Scope and ContentsContract outlines the hire of William by L.W. Lane and William K. Davis from William's enslaver, Armistead Davis. The requirements for William's summer and winter clothes are described at length.
L.W. Lane, Contract for Electric Current/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650881918 September 19English130Box 2/repositories/2/archival_objects/465089English2L.W. Lane's land sale to Power City Investment Co. /repositories/2/archival_objects/4650901916-1918English21Bond, L.W. Lane and Esso Standard Oil/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650911926 JanuaryEnglish22L.W. Lane, Sr. Materials/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650921869-1886English23Scope and ContentsMaterials related to Lane's tenure as Treasurer and Deputy Sheriff of James City County
Shield's Point Land and Timber /repositories/2/archival_objects/4650931876-1909English24Scope and ContentsMaterials include deeds and correspondence related to the timber business
James H. Lane Correspondence/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650941895-1899English25Scope and ContentsCorrespondence written on Alabama Polytechnic Institute (A.M. College) stationary
Biographies of James H. Lane/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650951946 and undatedEnglish26Scope and ContentsHandwritten biography, titled "James H. Lane and His Battles," appears to be written in Land's handwriting.
James H. Lane's History of Williamsburg/repositories/2/archival_objects/465096English27Last Will and Testament of Ezechael Lane/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650971794 April 15English28Scope and ContentsWill sets free nine enslaved persons and some of their children; lands and enslaved person to his grandson; specifically mentions Point Comfort, Piankatank River, Mathews County.
Kate C. Young Tax Receipts/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650981888-1910English29Kate C. Young Tax Receipts/repositories/2/archival_objects/4650991911English210Kate C. Young, Checks/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651001903, 1911-1912English211Kate C. Young Deeds/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651011899-1911English212Kate C. Young, Financial Documents/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651021887-1910English213Kate C. Young, Insurance Policy/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651031911English214Scope and ContentsDeed is for a property on Victoria Avenue in West Hampton, Virginia
Deeds for City of Williamsburg Properties/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651041882-1913English215Deeds for York County Properties/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651051884-1911English216Correspondence between W.S. Spencer and Martha Lane Spencer/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651061878English217Death of Spencer Lane/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651071927 February 7English218Oyster Business Records/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651081900-1911English219W.W. Vest's Receipts/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651091881-1890English220Nu Chapter House Corporation Bonds/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651101920English221Letter and Bond/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651111921English222Scope and ContentsSigned by B.R. James, of Kappa Sigma Fraternity
R.W. Lane, Jr. Insurance Documents/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651121930 SeptemberEnglish223L.W. Lane, Jr. York County Tax Receipts/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651131931 DecemberEnglish224Miscellaneous Financial Documents/repositories/2/archival_objects/465114English225WWI Mobilization Regulations/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651151917English226Redemption Liberty Loan Form/repositories/2/archival_objects/4651161927English226Invitation to the Alumni Celebration of the 166th Anniversary of the College of William & Mary /repositories/2/archival_objects/4651171859 February 19English227Final Celebration Program for William & Mary's Phoenix and Philomathean Societies /repositories/2/archival_objects/4651181879 June 30English228