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MSS. Manuscript Collections

 Record Group
Identifier: MSS

Found in 1988 Collections and/or Records:

Oscar L. Whitelaw Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-045
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1862

"Whitethorne Photographs of Kentland for Margaret K. Cowan" Photograph Album

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-020
Abstract This collection contains a spiral bound photograph album entitled "Whitethorne Photographs of Kentland for Margaret K. Cowan" that contains photographs of Kentland Plantation and surrounding areas. This collection also contains a sheet of paper, probably from a scrapbook, with photographs of Kentland and Walnut Spring. Kentland Farm is located in northern Montgomery County, Virginia, and was formed in the early 1800s by James Randal Kent. Margaret Kent Cowan (1905-1992) was the...
Dates: ca. 1900s

F. B. Whitings Reference Book

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-016
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1821

O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1995-021
Abstract

The O. Gaines Whitley, Sr., Photograph Albums contain photographic materials from the

Dates: c. 1912, 1995

George J. Whitman Letters

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-084
Abstract

Three letters from George J. Whitman, of the 2nd Pennsylvania Cavalry, written to his wife.

Dates: 1864

Henry Whitman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2022-003
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1827 - 1864

Williams Carter Wickham Letterbook

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2008-011
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1881 - 1882

Bertha R. Wildasin Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-091
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1946-1987, n.d.

E. C. Wiley Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1960-006
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1904, 1907, n.d.

Charles Wilkins Letter

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1991-015
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1862