MSS. Manuscript Collections
Found in 1988 Collections and/or Records:
Oscar L. Whitelaw Letter
This collection contains a letter written by Private Oscar L. Whitelaw of the 15th Vermont Infantry Regiment of the Union Army on December 20, 1862, during the American Civil War. Whitelaw describes the march from Camp Vermont to the Fairfax County Courthouse, as well as camp life, Confederates in Richmond, and his feelings about the war.
"Whitethorne Photographs of Kentland for Margaret K. Cowan" Photograph Album
F. B. Whitings Reference Book
This collection contains a reference book that was owned by F. B. Whitings in 1821. The reference book contains a Virginia-related almanac and reference guide.
O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums
The O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums contain photographic materials from the
George J. Whitman Letters
Three letters from George J. Whitman, of the 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, written to his wife.
Henry Whitman Papers
This collections contains papers and letters addressed to Henry Whitman, the Justice of the Peace for Wythe County, Virginia, in the mid-1800s. Most documents contain information about different legal dispitutes and issues. Two relate to the purchasing of a bridle and of leather, and another letter relates information about the American Civil War.
Williams Carter Wickham Letterbook
This collection contains the letterbook of Williams Carter Wickham, attorney, farmer, Virginia state senator, Hanover County supervisor, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company official, and Confederate brigadier general during the American Civil War, containing copies of letters regarding farm, business, political and personal matters.
Bertha R. Wildasin Collection,
The Bertha R. Wildasin Collection contains two series--Culinary Papers and Ephemera--whose materials range from 1946 to 1987. Some material is undated. Ephemera includes genealogy notes, newspaper clippings about famous people, and sewing/home craft information.
E. C. Wiley Papers
The collection includes a letter to E.C. Wiley regarding a job offer (1904), a letter and receipt to Mrs. Wiley regarding the return of a fox fur (1907), and two pieces of letterhead from Wiley's business used as scratch paper.
Charles Wilkins Letter
Letter from Charles Wilkins, second lieutenant in Company B, 1st U. S. Infantry, during the American Civil War, written from Corinth, Mississippi, on May 23, 1862.