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Finding aid created by Special Collections Staff, 2007 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. Inventory of the Ivy House Restaurant Records, 1906-1985 A Collection in theSpecial Collections Research Center Mss. Acc. 2007.51

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 Ivy House Restaurant Records 1906-19851948-1960 01/Mss. Acc. 2007.51 3.00 The records are in: English The records of the Ivy House Restaurant in Williamsburg, Virginia include business records, guest registers, customer and business correspondence, legal documents, and a variety of ephemera from the local business including menus. This mid-20th century collection documents the history of this restaurant during a time when Williamsburg was going through changes and growth in the tourism industry. The Ivy House Restaurant (Williamsburg, VA)Rutledge, DavidRutledge, Emily arrangement Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

Box 4 contains confidential information pertaining to employees and is closed to researchers until 2035. All other portions of the collection are open to researchers.

 Conditions Governing Use

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.

 Preferred Citation

Ivy House Restaurant Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

 Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center from The Ivy House Restaurant on 00/00/2000.

 Processing Information

Jordan Ecker, SCRC Staff, arranged and described the collection in 2007. Peter Klicker, SCRC Staff, further arranged and described the collection in May 2010 and Alex Dodd, SCRC Staff, further arranged the collection in August-September 2010.

 Historical Note

The Ivy House was opened in 1948 by David and Emily Rutledge, alumni of the College of William and Mary. Though the restaurant originally served three meals a day, it quickly became a breakfast only restaurant with the success of the Rutledge's "astronomical" pancakes. 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/The Ivy House Restaurant (Williamsburg, VA)">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/The Ivy House Restaurant (Williamsburg, VA)</a>.

 Scope and Contents

The records of the Ivy House Restaurant in Williamsburg, Virginia include business records, guest registers, customer and business correspondence, legal documents, and a variety of ephemera from the local business including menus. This mid-20th century collection documents the history of this restaurant during a time when Williamsburg was going through changes and growth in the tourism industry.

 Arrangement of Materials

This collection is arranged by series: Series 1: Correspondence; Series 2: Administrative Records.

 Additional Information Index Terms

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

Genre/Form of Material: Correspondence Deeds Financial records Menus Printed ephemera Topical Term: Account books. Cookery--Virginia--Williamsburg. Guestbooks Paper money. Restaurants--Virginia--Williamsburg. Williamsburg (Va.)--History. Detailed Description of the Collection Correspondence id4905 1939-1973 id72461 1 Addresses of Astrononomical Pancake Club Members id72463 circa 1950-1959 1 1 Notes from Children id72464 Circa 1954 1 2 Complaints about the Ivy House id72465 1951-1954 1 3 Addressed Post Cards id72466 1955-1969 1 4 Correspondence id72467 circa 1950-1959 1 5 Correspondence from Alabama id72468 1948-1953 1 6 Correspondence from Alaska id72469 1956 1 7 Correspondence from Arizona id72470 1956 1 8 Correspondence from California id72472 1951-1959 1 9 Correspondence from Connecticut id72473 1950-1959 1 10 Correspondence from Florida id72474 1949-1960 1 11 Correspondence from Georgia id72475 1952-1958 1 12 Correspondence from Illinois id72476 1949-1959 1 13 Correspondence from Indiana id72477 1949-1957 1 14 Correspondence from Kansas id72478 1954 1 15 Correspondence from Kentucky id72479 1955, 1957 1 16 Correspondence from Louisiana id72480 1951-1959 1 17 Correspondence with Maine id72481 1949, 1957 1 18 Correspondence from Maryland id72482 1951-1960 1 19 Correspondence from Massachusetts id72483 1951-1960 1 20 Correspondence from Michigan id72484 1949-1959 1 21 Correspondence from Minnesota id72485 1953-1956 1 22 Correspondence from Missouri id72486 1951-1957 1 23 Correspondence from Nebraska id72487 1962 1 24 Correspondence from New Hampshire id72488 1951-1959 1 25 Correspondence from New Jersey id72489 1949-1961 1 26 Correspondence from New York id72490 1948-1963 1 27 Correspondance from North Carolina id72492 1951-1959 1 28 Correspondence from Ohio id72494 1949-1959 1 29 Correspondence from Oklahoma id72499 1951-1955 1 30 Correspondence from Oregon id72501 1951-1954 1 31 Correspondence from Rhode Island id72574 1950, 1958 1 32 Correspondence from South Carolina id72575 1952-1959 1 33 Correspondance from Tennesse id72576 1954-1960 1 34 Correspondence from Texas id72577 1951-1959 1 35 Correspondance From Virginia id72579 1949-1959 1 36 Correspondence from Washington D.C. id72580 circa 1950-1959 1 37 Correspondence from Washington State id72582 1958 1 38 Correspondence from West Virginia id72583 circa 1950-1959 1 39 Correspondence from Wisconsin id72584 1956 1 40 Correspondence from Canada id72586 1950-1961 1 41 Correspondence from Europe id72589 1955-1958 1 42 Correspondence from the Carribean and Chile id72588 1950-1961 1 43 Correspondance From Lebanon id72590 circa 1950-1959 1 44 Correspondance with AAA id72591 1950 1 45 Correspondance with Ford Motor Company id72593 circa 1950-1959 1 46 Correspondance with Gourmet Magazine id72594 1950-1953 1 47 Correspondance with Duncan Hines id72595 1949-1951 1 48 Business Correspondance id72596 1952-1967 1 49 Correspondence with Lawry's Seasoned Salt id72598 undated 1 50 Letter from Jeanne Etheridge to Emily Rutledge id72599 1973 1 51 Postcard from the New York Worlds Fair id72601 1939 1 52 Artifacts sent to the Ivy House from Canada, China, and Mexico id72602 undated 1 53 Hand Drawn Pictures id72603 1956 1 54 Cards and Addresses from Rutledges id72604 Circa 1950 1 55 Unaddressed Postcards id72605 Circa 1950 1 56 Christmas Cards id72844 Circa 1950 1 57 Christmas Cards id72845 Circa 1950 1 58 Christmas Cards id72846 Circa 1950 1 59 Christmas Cards id72847 Circa 1950 1 60 Christmas Cards id72848 Circa 1950 1 61 id72910 3 Placemat Messages id72911 1951-1957 3 1 Correspondence from Pennsylvania id72913 undated 3 2 Texas Play Money and Photo id72995 undated 3 3 Photographs id72996 undated 3 4 Newspaper Articles id72997 undated 3 5 Postcards and Correspondence id72999 undated 3 6 Postcards id73000 undated 3 7 Administrative Records id4906 1906-1985 id72849 2 Tax Information for Employers id72850 Circa 1960 2 1 Trademark Papers and Lease Agreement id72851 1954-1960 2 2 Bill of Sale of the Ivy House id72852 1948 2 3 Proof of Ownership of 1336 Richmond Road id72854 1948 2 4 Lease id72855 1953 2 5 Option Agreement id72858 1960 2 6 Deed of Trust for Ivy House id72866 1961 2 7 Deeds and Mortgages from Atlantic County, New Jersey id72870 1908-1935 2 8 Non-Negotiable Warehouse Reciept id72880 1931 2 9 Reciepts for Copies of Documents, Atlantic County, New Jersey id72891 1934 2 10 Homemakers Club Program id72892 1964 2 11 The Writers Guide; Secrets of Plot Building Rules for Preparing Manuscript id72894 1927 2 12 Newspaper Clippings about the Ivy House id72895 1949-1959 2 13 Pioneer Magazine, Winter Issue id72896 1951 2 14 Unknown Business Cards and Addresses id72897 1953-1960 2 15 Business Cards A-F id72898 Circa 1950 2 16 Business Cards G-K id72899 Circa 1950 2 17 Business Cards L-R id72900 Circa 1950 2 18 Business Cards S-Z id72901 Circa 1950 2 19 id73014 3 Guest Register id73001 1952 3 8 Guest Register id73002 1940 3 9 Guest Register id73003 1949-1951 3 10 Guest Register id73005 1951-1952 3 11 Guest Register id73006 1953 3 12 Guest Register id73007 1954 3 13 Guest Register id73008 1955 3 14 Guest Register id73010 1957 3 15 Guest Register id73011 1958 3 16 Guest Register id73012 1959 3 17 Guest Register id73013 1960 3 18 Waiter Instructions and Mailing List id73016 undated 3 19 Specialty Menus id73017 undated 3 20 Advertisements id75042 circa 1950-1959 3 21 id73024 4 Financial Ledger id73025 1957-1958 4 1 Financial Ledger id73026 1950-1952 4 2 Financial Ledger id73027 1949-1960 4 3 Financial Ledger id73029 1953-1954 4 4 Financial Ledger id73030 1953-1954 4 5 Financial Ledger id73032 1951-1952 4 6 Virginia Gazette Common Glory Supplement id74986 Menus id75016 undated