MSS. Manuscript Collections
Found in 1988 Collections and/or Records:
Erwin Hoge Will Papers
The collection consists of materials regarding the professional, civic, and personal activities of Erwin Hoge Will.
Evan J. Will Papers
Papers of Dr. Evan J. Will (sometimes identified as Evan J. Wills) (1869-1961), a veterinarian of Harrisonburg, Virginia, including reports, invoices, correspondence, and ephemera.
Dr. John M. Williams Ledger
Ledger contains the accounting records of Dr. John M. Williams, a physician practicing in Rocky Mount, Virginia. Entries date from 1878 to 1882.
John Edward Williams Papers
This collection contains the papers of John Edward Williams (1867-1943), professor of mathematics (1903-1924) and Dean of the College (1924-1943) at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Materials include class notes taken by Williams as a graduate student at the University of Virginia; notes and solutions for various mathematical problems; texts of Williams' speeches; printed articles by Williams and others; and diplomas and membership certificates.
Lewis Williams Letter
The collection contains a letter from Lewis Williams in Washington, D.C., to Andrew Rincoinnon (?) in Wythe County, Virginia, concerning the postal service in Virginia.
R. A. Williams Telegraph
This collection contains a telegraph sent from Captain R. A. Williams, A.C.S. [Acting Commissary of Subsistence], in Wytheville, Virginia, to Captain Isaac Shelby in Abingdon asking for advice about an order that required Williams to send four soldiers elsewhere. Williams notes that the order would take "four of my most indispensable men and if persisted in will paralyze my operations".
Samuel Williams Ledger
The Samuel Williams Ledger contains a "Memorandum of the amount Paid to Each of my Children Toward Their Legacies" with accompanying pages identifying ten children by name along with associated inheritance. The names of 18 men, women, and children enslaved by Williams are listed as well as property such as horses, cows, beds, and land.
Samuel W. Williams Papers
This collection includes the papers of Samuel W. Williams, an attorney in Bland County, Virginia. It includes three notebooks from Williams's law education at the University of Virginia, a receipt book, four ledgers, and numerous notes concerning his law practice.
Wills Family Correspondence
The collection contains photocopies of American Civil War correspondence to and from members of the Wills family.
Barbary Wilson Deed of Emancipation for Harry
This collection contains a deed of emancipation signed by enslaver Barbary Wilson of Bath County, Virginia, freeing Harry, identified as a Black man, on January 5, 1822. Harry was one of 14 people that Wilson had enslaved and manumitted in 1822.