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Finding aid created by Heather Byrnes and Anne Johnson, 2008 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Diggs Family Papers, 1914-1960 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2007.44

Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary 2012 Special Collections Staff. Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary Overview of the Collection Special Collections Research Center Diggs Family Papers 1914-19601920-1940 01/Mss. Acc. 2007.44 2.50 The papers are in: English Business and family papers of the Charles R. and Charles E. Diggs family of Mathews, Virginia and Susan, Virginia.  The Diggs Family owed an automobile engine business.  In 1921, it was named "Overland and Willys Knight Automobiles Mianus Engines, " but had other names through the years.  The family also sold seafood products. Charles Robert Diggs worked in various automotive and machine shops in the area after 1920's. Diggs, Charles R.Diggs, Charles Enos arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Collection open to all researchers.

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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.

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Diggs Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 00/00/2008.

 Biographical Note

Charles R. Diggs lived in Mathews, Virginia. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Charles R. Diggs">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Charles R. Diggs</a>.

 Scope and Contents

Business and family papers of the Charles R. and Charles E. Diggs family of Mathews, Virginia and Susan, Virginia.  The Diggs Family owed an automobile engine business.  In 1921, it was named "Overland and Willys Knight Automobiles Mianus Engines, " but had other names through the years.  The family also sold seafood products. Charles Robert Diggs worked in various automotive and machine shops in the area after 1920's.

 Arrangement of Materials

Series 1, Family and Business Documents, is arranged alphabetically by subject, Series 2, Correspondence, is arranged alphabetically by correspondent, then chronologically, Box 2 and 3, Series 3, Financial Records,  is arranged alphabetically by type of record.

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This Collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.

Genre/Form of Material: Correspondence Photographs Receipts (financial records) Topical Term: Account books. Ledgers (Accounting) Detailed Description of the Collection Family and Business Documents id27140 1899-1971 id27136 1 Bank Documents id27060 1920, 1971and undated 1 1 Bills – Telephone id27061 1942-1943 1 2 Brochures and Calendars id27062 1929 and undated 1 3 Cards – License, Business, Insurance id27063 undated 1 4 Diggs, Charles R. id27064 1947 and undated 1 5 Diggs, Lillian P. (Mrs. Charles R.) id27065 1927-49 1 6 Documents – Business id27066 1920-1941 and undated 1 7 Documents – Business id27067 1923, 1932 and undated 1 8 Documents – Business and Personal id27069 1913-1943 and undated. 1 9 Envelopes, Empty id27068 1924, 1953-55 1 10 Genealogy id27070 1 11 Loan – Charles Aubey id27071 undated 1 12 Medical id27072 Undated 1 13 Newspaper Clippings id27073 Undated 1 14 Papers id27120 Undated. 1 15 Photograph - Five Generations of Women id27121 Undated 1 16 Photographs - Negatives id27122 Undated 1 17 Real Estate id27074 1911, 1915, 1919, 1929, 1936 1 18 Real Estate – Deeds id27075 1899, 1927 and undated. 1 19 Receipts – Business and Personal id27076 1904-1942 1 20 Recipe – Kickapoo Joy Juice id27077 Undated 1 21 School Items id27078 1919, 1922, 1923 and undated 1 22 Taxes id27079 1940, 1955, 1965, 1968 1 23 Tilton, Dexter id27080 1898, 1933 and undated 1 24 Family and Business Correspondence id27141 1913-1963 id27143 1 Cards for Special Occasions id27082 Undated 1 24 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27083 1913 1 25 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27084 1920 1 26 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27091 1921 1 27 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27092 January - June 1922 1 28 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27093 August 1922 1 29 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27094 September 1922 1 30 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27095 October - November 1922 1 31 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27096 December 1922 1 32 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27097 January 1923 1 33 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27098 February - March, 1923 1 34 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27099 April - June 1923 1 35 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27100 July-October 1923 1 36 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27101 April - May 1924 1 37 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27102 June 1924 1 38 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27103 July-December 1924 1 39 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27104 1924 1 40 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27105 1925-1928 1 41 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27106 1932-1935 1 42 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27107 January - September 1936 1 43 Mrs. Charles R. Diggs id27108 May-June 1937 1 44 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27109 August 1937 1 45 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27110 1938-1963 1 46 Mr. Charles R. Diggs id27111 Undated. 1 47 Mr. Charles E. Diggs id27112 1922 1 48 Mr. Charles E. Diggs id27113 1923 1 49 Mr. Charles E. Diggs id27114 1924 1 50 Mr. Charles E. Diggs id27115 1925 1 51 Mrs. Charles E. Diggs (Linda Diggs) id27116 1922-1925 1 52 Mrs. Charles E. Diggs (Linda Diggs) id27117 1924 - 1940 1 53 Correspondence – Personal id27118 1922-24 1 54 Correspondence - Warner Moss id27119 1962-63 1 55 Financial Records id27123 1914-1950 id27124 2 Check Registers id27125 1921-1941 2 1 Invoices id27126 1939-1941 2 2 Ledger id27127 1928-1931 2 3 Ledger id27128 1936-1940 2 4 Ledger id27129 1941-1966 2 5 Ledger and Day Book id27130 1927-1928, 1945 2 6 Ledger for Citizens Cooperation League of Chesapeake District id27131 1914-1917 2 7 id27132 3 Bank Deposit Books id27133 1931-1939 3 1 Bank Deposit Books id27134 1931-1939 3 2 Receipt Books id27135 1916:1950 3 3