annual report for 2001

VIRGINIA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

THE CENTER FOR VIRGINIA HISTORY

Annual Report for 2001

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INTRODUCTION

CHARLES F. BRYAN, JR.Director and Chief Executive Officer

THE year 2001 will long be remembered. In response to the events of September11th and in an effort to understand their consequences, many Americans thoughtmore seriously than ever about what was important in their lives, in their com-munities, and in their nation. These events, and our reactions to them, havebrought home to those of us who work at the Virginia Historical Society the valueof preserving our common past, the touchstone of our democracy. As I wrote inour newsletter last fall, historical societies provide a sense of time, place, and sta-bility, and they nurture the collective memory of our people. In the face of nation-al trauma, and despite the downturn in the economy, the members of the VHSstepped forward as never before in support of our work to protect that collectivememory. And I can report that during the past year we put their generosity to verygood use, as I hope this narrative makes clear.

Because collections form the bedrock of our educational mission, in 2001 wedevoted much of our energy to augmenting them, conserving them, catalogingthem, and making them available to researchers and the general public. Thoseholdings of manuscripts, books, maps, and museum objects constitute one of thegreatest collections of primary evidence on the history of Virginia in existence.As such, we know that they deserve special stewardship. Presiding over the

development and care of our collections are the heads of our three curatorialdepartments, James C. Kelly, assistant director for museums; Frances S. Pollard,assistant director for library services; and E. Lee Shepard, assistant director formanuscripts and archives.

Through the application of today’s technology, the use of our collections is nolonger confined to our headquarters in Richmond. Scholars around the world canbrowse catalogs of the vast VHS holdings through the internet. As has been truefor the past several years, the online catalog automation project, generously fund-ed by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, dominated the workload of many of ourstaff members. During 2001 our archivists passed the halfway mark in the totalnumber of manuscript records they expect to enter into the database before theproject ends in 2005. Similarly, our librarians have added many thousands ofrecords for printed materials to the database, and our museum curators acces-sioned a record number of objects. Although we still have a quarter of a millionphotographs to enter into the system, all other museum objects now have elec-tronic records. Despite the challenges of quality control, standardization ofrecords and access tools, and refinement of the online system, we have madetremendous progress.

Even with the demands of automation, we completed several other majorprojects that provide easier access to the riches of the VHS. With funding fromthe Best Products Foundation, we completed cataloging the records of the BestProducts Co., Inc., and related personal papers of Sydney and Frances Lewis.These large, complex collections will prove enormously valuable for research onVirginia’s business and cultural history. At the same time, we have updated theGuide to African American Manuscripts in the Collection of the VirginiaHistorical Society, first published in 1995 with funds from the NationalEndowment for the Humanities. Publication of this enlarged edition is made pos-sible, in part, by a grant from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities andPublic Policy as part of its African American Heritage Program. From individualitems to large collections of papers, this new edition expands by 45 percent thenumber of entries that illuminate centuries of African American history inVirginia.

VHS Trustee Alan Voorhees, who has done so much to make our collectionsmore widely accessible through automation, took another significant step onbehalf of the Society in 2001. Through his generous financial support, we beganto participate in an important project sponsored by the Library of Congress to dig-itize maps from the Civil War. As a result, images of some 450 maps in theSociety’s Robert Knox Sneden diaries and scrapbooks, the Jeremy GilmerConfederate engineers’ map collection, and other sources will be added to theAmerican Memory section of the LC web site. Mr. Voorhees’s gift has also beeninstrumental in allowing us to begin scanning some of our most frequently

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requested images.During the year we also made great progress restoring the Custis family

papers. Funded jointly by the Save America’s Treasures Initiative (through theInstitute for Museum and Library Services) and a generous grant from the ElisOlsson Foundation (through the good efforts of our trustee Shirley Olsson), thisimportant undertaking is rescuing a unique group of documents relating to Marthaand George Washington and their relatives.

In addition to improving the condition of current collections, this institutioncontinues to be the fortunate recipient of new ones. Perhaps the most significant,both in size and in long-range influence, is the gift of records of the ReynoldsMetals Company and of the Reynolds family. These documents are the latest evi-dence that we are the leading repository for the preservation of records of com-panies that have shaped the commonwealth’s history. The generosity of the AlcoaFoundation and the Richard S. Reynolds Foundation also enabled us to plan forthe creation of the new Reynolds Center for Virginia Business History. Anothergrant from the Richard S. Reynolds Foundation will fund a related oral historyproject.

Acquiring and preserving all of these manuscripts, books, and objects wouldbe an undertaking of limited value if no one ever used them. But that is hardlythe case at the VHS. Our reading room continues to welcome thousands ofresearchers from across the world, and the staff makes our collections availableto one and all. We encourage professional historians to conduct research in ourcollections through our fellowship program, which in 2001 completed its four-teenth year of service (see pages 34–35). Since 1988 we have made 468 finan-cial awards to a total of 348 individual scholars. The fellowship categories nownumber four: the Andrew W. Mellon Research Fellowships, the Betty SamsChristian Fellowships in business history, the Frances Lewis Fellowships inwomen’s studies, and the Reese Fellowships in American Bibliography and theHistory of the Book in the Americas.

Just as scholars use our manuscripts and books to illuminate their researchinto Virginia’s past, our museum collections help to reveal our common historythrough their display in our exhibitions. In 2001 an ambitious exhibition programmounted eleven new shows—an all-time high (see page 30). Perhaps the mostimportant was Treasures Revealed from the Paul Mellon Library of Americana.This exhibit, a handsome catalog, and a symposium on the Mellon collection andits significance celebrated the most important gift of its kind in the VHS’s 170-year history. In his capacity as Paul Mellon curator of rare books, AssociateDirector Robert F. Strohm in an introductory essay to the catalog described theaccumulation and dispersal of this fabulous assemblage of rare books, maps, andmanuscripts.

Another signal collaborative effort was the publication of Images from the

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Storm, which James C. Kelly, Nelson D. Lankford, and I had the pleasure ofcoediting. Following our best-selling Eye of the Storm, which first brought thespectacular Robert Knox Sneden collection of Civil War art to public notice,Images brings a further 300 watercolors and maps to light for the first time.

After their showing at our Richmond headquarters, many of our exhibits trav-eled to additional venues last year across the state and nation. Among these trav-eling exhibits were The Virginia Landscape, displayed in Roanoke; Virginia’sPast Today: Photographs by Chiles Larson, which went to Lynchburg andNorfolk; and Eye of the Storm: Civil War Drawings by Robert Knox Sneden,which made stops in Atlanta, Chicago, and San Marino, California. Last year wealso lent objects to other institutions to stage their own exhibitions. These includ-ed the Library of Virginia, the King and Queen County Museum, the Museum ofthe Confederacy, Wilton House Museum, the Gloucester Museum of History, andthe Museum of American Frontier Culture in Staunton.

Though our main long-term exhibit, The Story of Virginia, is hardly a new one,it enjoyed significant revisions in 2001. We added important objects to theGeorge Washington section and installed additional ceramics in the Shenandoahpottery section. We redesigned the education gallery to resemble a one-roomschoolhouse and added more descriptive interpretation. A splendidly illustratedcatalog of The Story of Virginia, with an essay by James C. Kelly, was also pub-lished in 2001.

Along with our roster of exhibits, lectures continued to be an extremely pop-ular part of our programs. We held a record number of Banner Lectures in 2001,eleven in all, and generated record attendance (see page 31). When we began thisseries fourteen years ago, we hoped to attract a regular audience of close to a hun-dred. Now most of the events fill up the lecture hall, which seats just over threehundred. Our evening lectures continue to attract excellent speakers and capaci-ty crowds as well. On 29 March the Alexander Wilbourne Weddell Lecturer for2001 was Alan Crawford, whose topic, “Growing Up in Jefferson’s Shadow: TheUnwise Passions of the Founders’ Children,” was drawn from his book, UnwisePassions. On 11 October, the J. Harvie Wilkinson, Jr., Lecturer was Washingtonjournalist and editor David Gergen, who intended originally to speak on his bookdescribing his service in different presidential administrations, Eyewitness toPower. Given the events one month before, however, he spoke at length aboutwhat September 11th means for America’s future. Finally, on 14 November, ourStuart G. Christian, Jr., Lecturer was Bonnie Angelo, author of First Mothers, whoregaled a full house with the topic “To Win the Presidency, First Choose the RightMother.”

In addition to lectures, we had more than the usual number of events for mem-bers. These included an opening in February for The Treasures of the NationalPortrait Gallery exhibit, sponsored by First Union; a reception in March to cele-


brate the opening of A Studio Portrait: The Photography of the Dementi Family;our Annual Meeting and Garden Party in April; and the Richmond MuseumShoppers Fair in October. Members of the Marshall and Madison Councils weretreated to a remarkable ride on vintage train cars and an overnight stay inRoanoke. In addition, a group of thirty of our Battle Abbey Council memberswent on a lecture tour of Spain and Portugal to study the age of discoveries andthe clash of empires that accompanied the colonization of the New World.

The support of VHS members allows us to do much more than stage specialevents: it permits us to achieve our core goals as an educational institution.Among the host of organizations that worked with us to maximize resources andreach diverse audiences were WCVE television, VCU’s school of architecture,Theatre IV, St. Gertrude’s High School, the African American HeritageAssociation (AAHA), convention and visitors bureaus across the state, and oursister museums in M.O.B. (Museums on the Boulevard). These efforts werereflected in national and international publicity, increased attendance, capacitycrowds for programs, and a growing number of school-group visits.

During the school year that ended in June, almost 20,000 students came to theSociety. Under the leadership of Assistant Director for Education William B.Obrochta, our volunteer docents and museum educators did an outstanding jobserving these large numbers of young patrons, a fact reflected by continued pos-itive teacher evaluations. Twenty-five percent of our student visitors traveled atleast two hours (mostly from Northern Virginia and Tidewater) to visit The Storyof Virginia and benefited from programs designed to prepare them for state SOLexams.

On 11–12 October, the VHS held the third annual Wyndham B. BlantonScholars Forum. This year, twenty high school juniors and seniors from acrossthe state took part in a seminar with David Gergen, our Wilkinson Lecturer for theyear. This year’s class included students from Central Virginia, Fairfax, PrinceWilliam, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Rockbridge, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, RockyMount, and Virginia Beach.

In addition to students served at VHS headquarters, last year our outreacheducators spoke to 18,000 children in schools across the commonwealth. Thanksto a generous grant from the Alcoa Foundation, we have been able to increaseprograms for heretofore underserved schools along the West Virginia border, fromTazewell in the south to Highland in the north.

The end of the school year did not end our service to education in the state.In June, we hosted our eighth summer Teachers Institute and brought sixteenteachers to the Society for a two-week class on twentieth-century Virginia andAmerican history. The Institute was led by Dr. Ronald L. Heinemann, professorof history at Hampden-Sydney College. The education department staff also con-ducted 38 workshops, in Richmond and around the state, for 1,076 Virginia

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school teachers.We also promote Virginia history through our publications, both print and vir-

tual, which give us a reach far beyond our doors. Assistant Director forPublications and Scholarship Nelson D. Lankford and his staff made importantchanges in 2001 to VHS print periodicals and to the VHS web site. Our flagshippublication, The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, entered its 109thyear of service, the longest run of any state historical journal in the South. Inaddition to increasing the number of illustrations, we expanded the number ofbook reviews by approximately 50 percent. By providing a forum for expertcommentaries on important works in Virginia, southern, and U.S. history, we seekto assist those engaged in research or classroom preparation in making intelligentdecisions on what recent publications require their attention.

It was a landmark year in the history of the VHS newsletter, History Notes.For the first time in more than a decade, we entirely redesigned it to reflect thescope of Society activities better than ever before. With a new magazine format,History Notes includes features on VHS people and collections, and it presentslectures, exhibit openings and closings, and special events in a comprehensive,three-month calendar.

During the course of 2001, we introduced and expanded a wide variety ofresources, services, and learning experiences on the VHS web site, our newest,and constantly updated, “publication.” Nearly 250,000 visitors worldwide loggedonto www.vahistorical.org during the year. On the education pages, we addedbibliographies, book reviews, web links, a monthly calendar of programs andtours, and online preregistration for outreach programs. New features for thelibrary pages include interactive forms for reference questions, photocopyrequests, and genealogy research requests. In addition, users may now pay forphotocopies and research online. Virginia House also has a new presence on theweb, with a comprehensive site that focuses on the history of the house and gar-dens, the lives of its creators, Alexander and Virginia Weddell, and the site as amuseum. The museum shop continued to expand its e-commerce efforts byincreasing the number of products and services sold online.

It is difficult to imagine any other year in the history of the Society when oursupporters were more critical to our ability to open to the public seven days aweek with consistently sound programming, quality exhibits, and convenientaccess to an immense research collection. The recession and loss of state fund-ing contributed to anxieties about our financial well-being. Cancelled group toursand decreased attendance after September 11th led to uneasiness about planningfor the future. Assistant Director for Development and Public Affairs Pamela R.Seay and her staff redoubled their efforts, and thanks to an inspirational outpour-ing of support from members, visitors, and donors, the VHS finished 2001 byexceeding our membership and annual fund goals. As a result, we did not have


to cut programs, reduce hours, or in any other way compromise services. I attrib-ute these successes largely to the private individuals, corporations, foundations,and localities that rallied to our cause.

In addition to those who gave monetarily to help the VHS maintain its coursethrough turbulent times were those volunteers who give to the institution the valu-able gift of their time. No category of volunteers has labored more enthusiasti-cally and selflessly to support our mission than our trustees. The system of rotat-ing terms of office among our trustees ensures a steady supply of fresh talent fromaround the state. We were pleased in 2001 to welcome four newcomers to theboard: H. Furlong Baldwin, J. Alfred Broaddus, Jr., Cecelia S. Howell, and MarkJ. Kington. At the same time, it means that each year we have to say goodbye tothose trustees whose terms expire. At the end of 2001 we said farewell to J.Stewart Bryan III, Robert M. Freeman, and the Rev. Grady W. Powell. At thesame time, Gov. Gerald L. Baliles concluded his very successful two-year term aspresident of the board. Despite a time of economic uncertainty and a national cri-sis, the Society enjoyed great good fortune in its programs, in its finances, and inits direction under his leadership. I look forward to working with his able suc-cessor, Hugh R. Stallard, in building upon that record.

To all those who supported the work of our institution, all of us at the VirginiaHistorical Society are most grateful. In addition, the year ended with an extraor-dinarily generous gift from the estate of Glasgow Clark of Richmond. Mr. Clark,who died in 1984, stipulated that this bequest come to the VHS upon the death ofKatharina Reinhardt, life beneficiary of the charitable remainder trust establishedfrom his estate. Mr. Clark believed strongly in the VHS, and he devised his willso that the bequest would be added to the Society’s endowment. After Mrs.Reinhardt died last November, the trust, totaling $17.4 million, was transferred tothe VHS endowment, thus fulfilling Mr. Clark’s wishes. A gift of this magnituderepresents a strong endorsement of the Society and its mission.

This report began with a discussion of our growing collections and our effortsto make them more accessible through automation. Ironically, it is our success inattracting new collections that presents a growing challenge for the VHS: we arerapidly running out of storage space to house these invaluable manuscripts andartifacts. Faced with this challenge, our board of trustees in autumn 2001 author-ized us to proceed with the design and development of another wing for ourRichmond headquarters. This 54,000-square-foot structure, covering five floors,will address the storage problem and also provide a handsome new auditoriumand an exhibit space for the new Reynolds Center for Virginia Business History.It will be a great challenge to raise funds to meet the cost of construction, but thatis the task that now faces us. As we make that effort, we will consider every gifta vital one, an investment in the future of preserving and teaching about the col-lective past of the people of Virginia.

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SELECTED ACCESSIONS

MANUSCRIPTS

1. Journal, 1692 April 5–1695 July 12, kept by Edward Randolph, concerns his activities as surveyorgeneral of customs primarily in Virginia and Maryland. [5] p. on 3 leaves. Holograph. 7 3/4x 11 1/2 in. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

2. Travel journal, 1698–1699, kept by Richard Traunter, concerns his exploration of an overlandroute from Virginia to South Carolina. [viii], 36, 30, [6], 4, [4], 7, [8] p. Handwritten. Boundvolume. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

3. Papers, 1725–1910, of the Moody family (of Hanover County, Va.) concerning John MillsMoody, Samuel Moody, and Samuel Mills Moody. 204 items. Deposited by Robert B.Moody.

4. Papers, 1746–1986, of the Morton family (of Charlotte and Prince Edward counties andRichmond, Va., and New Orleans, La.). 116 items. Gift of Lucy M. Neill.

5. Letter, 1754 March 20, [Alexandria, Va.], of George Washington to [Governor RobertDinwiddie]3 p. on 1 leaf. Holograph signed. 9 x 7 in. Accepts his commission as lieutenant colonel ofVirginia militia and concerns an expedition to the Ohio River. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

6. Papers, 1764–1832, of the Blow family (of Portsmouth and Tower Hill, Sussex County, Va.)including correspondence of George Blow (concerning the Virginia General Assembly, the emancipation of Ben Godwin, service in the Virginia Militia during the War of 1812, and Edmund Ruffin’s analysis of the effects of enclosures and use of manures at Tower Hill) andfinancial records of members of the Cobb and Waller families. 11 items. Gift of the SamuelH. Coppage, Jr., family.

7. Papers, 1770–1777, of Sir Matthew Fetherstonaugh, relating to the Grand Ohio Company, includ-ing correspondence, memorials, accounts, and related materials regarding a grant from KingGeorge III for land west of the Allegheny Mountains. 68 items. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

8. Petition, 1772, of the Virginia House of Burgesses to King George III of Great Britain requestinga ban on the importation of slaves. 1 p. Handwritten on vellum. 13 1/2 x 26 1/2 in. Signedby Peyton Randolph as speaker. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

9. Diary, 1781 May 19–1782 March 30, kept by Benjamin Bartholomew (of the 5th PennsylvaniaInfantry Regiment of the United States Continental Army). 140, [20] p. Holograph. 6 x 73/4 in. Bound volume. Concerns a march from Pennsylvania to Virginia and the siege ofYorktown, Va. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

10. Letter, 1785 Oct[ober] 14, of Thomas Jefferson, Paris, to [Samuel Henley]. 2 p. Holographsigned. 9 x 7 3/4 in. Concerns, in part, Charles Bellini, Thomas Gwatkin, James McClurg,George Wythe, and the College of William and Mary. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

11. Papers, 1787–1998, of the Albert family (of Russell County, Va.) concerning Charles AllenAlbert, James Albert, John Glenn Albert, Josephine Albert, Mary Elizabeth (Wyatt) Albert,Rosamond Gertrude Albert, and Mary Elizabeth (Albert) Alderson. 152 items. Gift ofRichard E. Albert, Ruth Cowling Albert, and Sarah Albert Miller.

12. Deed, 1797 February [?], of the United Illinois and Quabache Land Companies to AlexanderMcRae for one share in the western lands held by the company. Sheet. 31 1/2 x 26 in.Handwritten. Gift of McRae Werth.

13. Order book, 1799 June 6–1800 April 21, of the 7th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army.[188] p. Handwritten. 7 1/2 x 6 1/4 in. Bound Volume. Contains orders largely issued at Richmond and Camp Warwick, Va. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

14. Records, 1801–1859, of Upper Goose Creek Baptist Church, Fauquier County, Va., including


annual reports to the Ketocton Baptist Association, certificates of membership and dismissal,circular letters, and authorizations issued for the baptism of various slaves. 42 items.Bequest of Paul Mellon.

15. Papers, 1810–1962, of the Wyllie family (of Danville and Lynchburg, Va.) including correspon-dence, financial, legal, land, and slave records, and related materials of John Noble (shoe-maker and investor), Allen Love Wyllie (merchant and planter), Frances Payne (Noble) Wyllie, John Noble Wyllie (tobacco businessman), and Kate Lewis (Scales) Wyllie. 659 items. Gift of Kate J. LePine.

16. Letter, 1813 Oct[ober] 12, of John Randolph, Roanoke [Charlotte County, Va.], to John Mason, Analston [Island, District of] Columbia. 1 p. Holograph signed. 9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. Concernsa recommendation for Thomas M. Deane to be a collector of internal revenue and Randolph’straditional reluctance to recommend candidates for appointive office while a member of Con-gress. Gift of Meredith K. Light.

17. Papers, 1814–c. 1940, of the Blow family (of Tower Hill, Sussex County, Va.) including prima-rily militia and financial records of George Blow (1787–1870). 12 items. Gift of J. C. Williams, Jr., and Patriciann M. Williams.

18. Papers, 1818–1909, of the Gardner family (of Lynn, Mass., and Richmond, Va.) including fami-ly and business records of William Hedges Hubbard and James Henry Gardner. 219 items.Gift of Juliet H. Florance.

19. Papers, 1818–1957, of Walter Gwynn Turpin (1828–1874) (of Buchanan, Botetourt County, andRichmond, Va.) concerning his career as a merchant and as civil engineer on various railroadconstruction projects in the Midwest, in the Confederate States Army Engineer Corps, and onthe James River Improvement Project. Also, include scattered papers of his wife, SarahElizabeth (Wilson) Turpin, his daughter, Sarah Ann (Turpin) St. John Wilson, and other fam-ily members. 148 items. Gift of Mrs. Alexander A. Elder.

20. Records, 1821–1971, of Manakin Episcopal Church, Powhatan County, Va., including vestrybooks, parish registers, account books, and loose financial records. 21 items. Deposited bythe vestry of Manakin Episcopal Church, Midlothian, Va., through the courtesy of Hugh H.Fraser.

21. Architectural drawing books, c. 1825–1858, compiled by Thomas R. Blackburn ([1795–1867]architect and carpenter of Staunton, Va.) including plans, elevations, detail drawings, andsupport materials for residences, public buildings, and institutions (including WesternLunatic Asylum [later Western State Hospital]) in Albemarle and Augusta counties, Va. 3vols. Purchased through the Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Fund. Open to researchers fol-lowing conservation in 2002.

22. Minute book, 1828–1836, of the Temperance Society of Shenandoah County, Woodstock, Va.,with records, 1840, of the Shenandoah Temperance Society Auxiliary to the Virginia StateTemperance Society, Woodstock. 1 vol. Handwritten. Purchased.

23. Papers, 1828–1887, of the Meriwether family (of Farmington, Albemarle County, Va.) concern-ing Charles James Meriwether and Marcia Louisa Margaret (Miller) Meriwether. 20 items.Gift of Mrs. James A. Figg, Jr.

24. Record book, 1830–1856, of the New Salem Baptist Church, Madisonville, Charlotte County, Va.[109] p. Handwritten. 8 1/2 x 15 in. Bound volume. Includes minutes of church meetings,records of applications for church membership, lists of white and African American mem-bers, and financial records. Gift of William W. Hamilton.

25. Papers, 1842–1873, of Thomas R. Ware (as a purser in the United States Navy and a merchant inFredericksburg, Va.). 67 items. Gift of Elizabeth A. Scott.

26. Letter, 1843 Jan[uar]y 31, Post Office, Lynchburg, Va., of Lilburn Henderson Trigg to Cha[rle]s

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A. Wickliffe. 1 p. Holograph signed. 8 x 9 3/4 in. Concerns Trigg’s practice of law whileserving as postmaster in Lynchburg and the duties of his office. Purchased.

27. Account book and loose accounts, 1847–1879, kept by Livingston P. Noell as a merchant inPittsylvania County, Va. 4 items. Gift of Judith Elsbree Delaney.

28. Papers, 1850–1872, of the Munford family (of Richmond, Va.) including a Book of CommonPrayer, possibly belonging to Charles Ellis Munford; diary of Charles Ellis Munford (ofLetcher’s Virginia Artillery of the Confederate States Army) kept in Hanover andSpotsylvania counties; letter of Henry Alexander Wise to George Wythe Munford concern-ing the death of Charles Ellis Munford at the battle of Malvern Hill; and the Bible of CharlesHenry Talbott. 5 items. Gift of Armistead Churchill Young III.

29. Papers, 1851–1931, of the Rose family (of Rosemont, Mecklenburg County, Va.) concerningHeadley Howard Rose and Doctor Latinus Irving Rose. 4 items. Gift of Rubinette RoseMiller Niemann.

30. Letter, 1853 December 14, of Archibald Stuart, Richmond, [Va.], to [Thomas Salem Bocock]. 1p. Holograph signed. 10 x 7 3/4 in. Concerns James Ewell Brown Stuart at the United StatesMilitary Academy and his desire to be appointed to the Board of Visitors there. Purchasedthrough the William A. Hagey Fund.

31. Receipts, 1856 January 4, issued to Dickinson, Hill & Co. of Richmond, Va., for monies receivedfor the sale of enslaved African Americans. [2] p. on 1 leaf. Handwritten. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.Purchased.

32. Records, 1858–1998, of Grace and Holy Trinity Episcopal Church and Grace and Holy TrinityChild Care Center, Richmond, Va. 13 boxes. Deposited by the vestry of Grace and HolyTrinity Church, Richmond, Va.

33. Letter, 1859 February 24, of Duncan N. Ingraham (of the United States Navy Bureau of Ordnanceand Hydrography) to George Minor concerning the inspection of guns at Bellona Arsenal inChesterfield County, Va. [4] p. on 1 leaf. Handwritten signed. 13 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. Purchasedthrough the Margaret C. Schweidler Fund.

34. Survey journal, 1861–1865, kept by James M. Harris (of Big Island, Bedford County, Va.) whilea civil engineer on the James River and Kanawha Canal. [106] p. Holograph. 7 1/2 x 4 3/4in. Bound volume. Includes survey notations, drawings, inventories of tools and supplies,lists of bridge and dam measurements, and water depths at various points on the James Riverwest of Lynchburg. Purchased through the Douglas Huntly Gordon Fund and the Frank F.Byram Memorial Fund.

35. Papers, 1861–1867, of Casper S. Gillingham (of Philadelphia, Pa.) relating to his service as adju-tant of the 23d Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment of the United States Army and as clerk to thequartermaster of the 3d Division of the 1st Corps of the United States Army of the Potomac,primarily in Culpeper, Fauquier, and Loudoun counties, Va. Include a diary, reports, servicerecord, and general orders. 15 items. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

36. Papers, 1861–1889, of William Alexander Stuart (merchant of Saltville, Washington County, andElk Garden, Russell County, Va.) including letters written to him by his brother James EwellBrown Stuart (while serving in the Confederate States Cavalry) and postwar financial and business records. 68 items. Gift of William Alexander Stuart, Jr., G. R. C. Stuart, W. PrestonStuart, Jr., and Mrs. Anne S. Richardson.

37. Letter, 1862 January 8, of Abel C. Thomas (of Philadelphia, Pa.) to Samuel S. Ford (while serv-ing in the 95th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment of the United States Army) concerning, inpart, the execution of a Union soldier in Virginia for desertion. 4 p. on 1 leaf. Holographsigned. 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. Gift of Sarah T. Bellamy.

38. Diary, 1862 August 11–1863 December 6, of Oscar D. Morhous, kept while serving in the 118th


New York Infantry Regiment of the United States Army in New York State, Maryland,Eastern Virginia, and Washington, D.C. [106] p. Holograph. Purchased.

39. Papers, 1862–1882, of Paul M. Higginbotham (of the 19th Virginia Infantry Regiment of theConfederate States Army) primarily concerning his service during the Peninsula andPetersburg campaigns. Include letters and a diary that offer descriptions of camp life andmilitary operations. 15 items. Gift of Capt. Grover S. Higginbotham.

40. Scrapbook, 1862–1899, of Thomas Place (of Hempstead, N.Y.) documenting, in drawings and photographs, his service in Virginia as a member of the 1st New York Mounted Rifles of theUnited States Army. Bound volume. Largely concerns his activities during the siege of Suffolk and around Williamsburg, Va. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

41. Papers, 1862–1960, of the Powers family (of Nelson County, Va.) largely concerning Confederateveteran and canal barge captain John Gibson Powers and Sarah B. Powers. 31 items. Gift ofMarion Waverly Payne, Jr.

42. Letter, 1863 February 6, of George V. Leech (of Port Republic, Va.) to Mason Mathews. 1 p.Holograph signed. Requests a pass for his wife and child to visit relatives in Maryland.Purchased through the William A. Hagey Fund.

43. Letter, 1863 November 22, of Thomas E. Dunn (of Saltville, Va.) to Stuart, Buchanan & Co. 1p. Holograph signed. Concerns the medical treatment and removal from the ConfederateStates for health reasons of Mrs. [?] Lennard. Purchased through the William A. HageyFund.

44. Papers, 1863–1864, of Abner Dawson Ford (of Charlotte County, Va.) while serving inShoemaker’s Battery (formerly Moorman’s Battery) of the Virginia Artillery, ConfederateStates Army, in Virginia. Also including letters written to his wife, Mary Jane (White) Ford,primarily by members of the Armistead family. 62 items. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William W.Hamilton.

45. Letterbook, 1863–1865, containing copies of letters written by E. C. Gordon (while serving asordnance officer of the 1st Brigade of the Confederate States Army of Southwestern Virginia)concerning the status of ordnance supplies in the brigade. Bound volume. [114] p. Gift ofR. Harris Kesler.

46. Papers, 1863–1865, of William H. Stith concerning his service in Virginia in the United StatesArmy and Confederate States Army Corps of Engineers. 3 items. Purchased through theMargaret C. Schweidler Fund.

47. Autograph album, 1864–1865, kept by Beuhring Hampden Jones (of the 60th Virginia InfantryRegiment, Confederate States Army) while a prisoner of war at Johnson’s Island, Ohio. 76leaves. Bound volume. Bears autographs of approximately 130 CSA officers, mostly fromVirginia, along with lines of verse and other miscellaneous items. Purchased with funds pro-vided by the Taubman Foundation through the courtesy of Nicholas F. Taubman.

48. Letters, 1864 June 14–19, written by William Henry Lewin (while serving in the United StatesArmy of the Potomac) to his wife, Mary (of Fall River, Mass.). Concern, in part, the battleof Petersburg, Va. 2 items. Gift of Margaret Nevers.

49. Commonplace book, 1865, of Albert Gallatin Williams kept as a Confederate States Army pris-oner of war at Johnson’s Island, Ohio, and the Old Capitol Prison, Washington, D.C. [140]p. Holograph. Gift of Beverley Patton Browne.

50. Records, 1865–1890, of Jno. C. Mansfield & Co. of Holladay’s Mills, Va., concerning mercantileoperations. 328 items. Gift of John S. Goodwin, Jr.

51. Telegram, 1865 July 16, of Augustus T. Dunton (of the United States Army Quartermaster’sDepartment) to W. H. D. Cochrane concerning the availability of a vessel currently beingused to transport troops from City Point [now Hopewell], Va. 1 p. Handwritten. 8 1/4 x 5


1/4 in. Purchased through the Margaret C. Schweidler Fund.52. Transportation pass, 1866 January 10, issued by the United States Army Quartermaster’s

Department authorizing W. L. Kidder to be furnished with rail transportation from Richmondto City Point, Va. 1 p. Printed form with handwritten completions. 10 x 8 in. Purchasedthrough the Margaret C. Schweidler Fund.

53. Letter, 1866 June 30, of Robert E. Lee to Doctor Samuel Merrifield Bemiss. 1 p. Holographsigned. 8 x 5 in. Concerns an invitation forwarded by Bemiss and their friendship. Gift ofSamuel M. Bemiss III.

54. Papers, 1867–1977, of the Austin family (of Illinois, Michigan, New Hampshire, and Virginia)primarily concerning the activities of William Porter Austin and his son William O. Austinwho between them served as commissioner of the 8th Military District of Virginia duringReconstruction, agent of the Internal Revenue Service, and chief deputy of the United StatesMarshal for the Western District of Virginia. 30 items. Purchased.

55. Papers, 1868–1950, of the Cole family (of Danville and Norfolk, Va.) concerning ElizabethLavalette (Dupuy) Cole, Howson White Cole (1830–1910), Howson White Cole(1878–1925), Lavillon Dupuy Cole, Mary Constance (Wiggins) Cole, Emily (Howe) Dupuy,and Mary Purnell Dupuy. 110 items. Gift of Howson W. Cole III.

56. Papers, 1869–1903, of the Call family (of Richmond, Va.) concerning Manfred Call, NormanCall, and Sallie Elizabeth (Watt) Call. 15 items. Gift of Lucy Todd Dabney.

57. Diary, 1874–1898, of Henrietta Cattell Curts Selecman recorded in Occoquan, Va. [38] p.Holograph. 6 x 3 1/2 in. Bound volume. Gift of C. Donald Jess.

58. Papers, 1877–1919, of James P. Still (of Brosville, Pittsylvania County, Va.) including corre-spondence and accounts. 62 items. Gift of Judith Elsbree Delaney.

59. Certificate of membership, 1886 February 7, issued by the Order of Railway Conductors toEdward Noble Lacy. 1 p. Printed form with handwritten completions. Gift of CatherineBurruss Lacy.

60. Papers, 1886–1997, of the Van Pelt family (of Richmond, Va.) concerning Edith Young (Myers)Cavan Gilman, William Carlyle Gilman, Charles Herman Myers (d. 1912), Charles HermanMyers (1903–1965), Margaret C. (Akers) Myers, Guildford Swain Van Pelt, John ThomasVan Pelt, Judith Lee Van Pelt, and Rose Margaret (Cavan) Van Pelt. 178 items. Gift of JudithLee Van Pelt.

61. Papers, 1887–1913, of Joel Thomas Tucker (Baptist minister of Richmond, Va.) including corre-spondence while a student at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Ky.,with Mattie E. Miller, whom he later married, and letters written to him by his brother HenryJ. Tucker (attorney of Fayetteville, W.Va.) concerning the education of nieces and nephewsand Henry’s eventual retirement to Richmond. 76 items. Gift of Anne Tucker Moore.

62. Records, 1890–1893, of Gloucester Point Alliance #920, Tidemill, Gloucester County, Va., of theFarmers’ Alliance of Virginia, concerning oystermen. 7 items. Gift of J. Edward Thornton.

63. Scrapbook, c. 1890–1930, compiled by an unidentified individual containing envelopes issued bymercantile firms in Norfolk and Richmond, Va. 48 p. Gift of Marilyn Sue Rainey.

64. Records, 1893–1963, of the R. E. Lee Camp No. 1 of United Confederate Veterans, Richmond,Va., compiled largely by the commander, William McKendree Evans, and historian, DaisyLester Avery. Include correspondence of officers, reunion materials, financial records, meet-ing minutes, publications, and photographs. c. 365 items. Purchased, in part, through theDouglas Huntly Gordon Fund.

65. Commission, 1896 June 20, issued by the United Confederate Veterans to Norman VincentRandolph as colonel and assistant adjutant general. 1 p. Printed form with handwritten com-pletions. Gift of Janet Randolph Turpin Ayers.


66. Papers, 1897–1945, of the Bridges family including a memoir (typescript copy) of Laura Lucille(Bridges) Graner (of Gloucester County and Norfolk, Va.) and diaries of Charles ScottBridges (as an executive of Libby, McNeill, & Libby of Chicago, Ill.) in Asia and postwarwestern Europe. 3 items. Gift of Peter S. Bridges.

67. Papers, c. 1900–1993, of Claud C. Kendall (genealogist of Mannington, W.Va.) chiefly concern-ing the Kendall and Baker families. c. 6,500 items. Gift of the estate of Claud C. Kendallthrough Mildred C. Kendall and Dr. Charles Robert Kendall.

68. Records, 1902–1994, of the Highland Springs Women’s Club, Highland Springs, Va., includingminute books of meetings, scrapbooks, and membership and business records of theWoman’s Study Club for Right Living, which later became the Highland Springs Women’sClub. Also included are records of the Highland Springs Tennis Club, the Highland SpringsMusical and Literary Society, the Highland Springs Junior Women’s Club, and the Red BirdGirl Scout Troop. 245 items. Gift of the Highland Springs Women’s Club through the cour-tesy of Mrs. Henry Allen.

69. Papers, 1911–1953, of Katherine Terrell Nufer, who attended Miss Turnbull’s School for Girls,Norfolk, Va., from 1949 to 1953. Collection also includes papers of her mother, MargaretLane Terrell, and her mother’s sister, Mary Lane Hardison, concerning education and fami-ly history. 19 items. Gift of Mrs. William L. Nufer through the courtesy of Mrs. WesleyWright.

70. Papers, 1918–1919, of Doctor Walter Armistead Williams (of Richmond, Va.) concerning servicein the United States Army in France and the United States. 53 items. Gift of Mrs. Walter A.Williams, Jr.

71. Papers, 1922–1925, of Henry Harrison Wilson (of Harrisburg, Pa.) including correspondencewith his cousin Richard Cunningham Wright (of Richmond, Va.) and materials concerninghis career in highway construction. 37 items. Gift of Lily Wilson.

72. Journal, 1923, kept by Idear Steele Taylor concerning a trip by students and teachers of the Tray-Boy School of Dancing, Richmond, Va., to a dance camp at Atlantic City, N.J. [90] p.Holograph. 8 1/2 x 6 1/2 in.

73. Minutes, 1928 January 26, of a meeting of the members of the Country Club of Virginia, Inc.,Richmond. 98 leaves. Typescript. 8 1/2 x 11 in. Copy. Concern the construction of a golfcourse. Gift of Charles Lathrop Reed.

74. Records, 1930–1976, of Congregation Rodof Sholom of Petersburg, Va., including minutes ofcongregational and board of trustees meetings, correspondence of temple officers, records ofRodof Sholom Auxiliary, and materials concerning dissolution of the congregation and thegift of Temple Rodof Sholom to the City of Petersburg. 209 items. Gift of Louis A.Rosenstock III.

75. Papers, c. 1940–1964, of John Young (of Great Neck, N.Y.) including correspondence, notes, andnotebooks concerning his research on the life of Pocahontas. c. 30 items. Gift of Gordon C.Young.

76. Papers, 1941–1991, of David T. Coiner concerning the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, the lib-eration of Paris in 1944, and a poem by Elizabeth van Engelshoven. 4 items. Gift of DavidT. Coiner.

77. Papers, 1942–1945, of William Goode Beville (of Petersburg, Va.) including letters written tofamily members while serving in the United States Navy in Virginia, Oregon, and aboard theU.S.S. LST 457 in the Pacific during World War II. 35 items. Gift of William Goode Beville.

78. Papers, 1944–1997, of William Maury Hill (of Richmond, Va.) concerning his service as a pilotwith the 445th Heavy Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Forces duringWorld War II. Include diary of bombing missions over Germany, military records, corre-


spondence, photographs, and newspaper clippings. 11 items. Gift of William M. Hill. 79. Papers, 1945–1946, of Lieutenant Commander Byron Henry Palek of the United States Naval

Reserve including letters to his parents copied to Thelma Stern, a female draftsman at theNorfolk Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Va. Concern Palek’s service on a minesweeper and hispersonal impressions of harbor ports he visited, including Pearl Harbor; Sasabo, Japan; andShanghai, China. 18 items. Gift of Thelma Bendler Stern Neubauer.

80. Papers, 1946–1953, of Elise Bessie Hofheimer Wright, a student at Miss Turnbull’s School forGirls, Norfolk, Va. Include yearbooks, school papers, examinations, and a diploma. 81items. Gift of Mrs. Wesley Wright.

81. Papers, 1947–1996, of Hope Christopoulas Mihalap, who was a student at Miss Turnbull’s Schoolfor Girls, Norfolk, Va. Include programs of plays performed by students and an article con-cerning the history of the school. Gift of Hope Christopoulas Mihalap.

82. Papers, 1948, of Virginia Taylor Forster, a student at Miss Turnbull’s School for Girls, Norfolk,Va. Include programs from a play, skits, and examinations. 9 items. Gift of Mrs. H. W.Forster.

83. Records, 1951–1953, of the News Leader Currents Events Class, Richmond, Va., founded byDouglas Southall Freeman, which later became the Forum Club of Richmond. 109 items.Gift of the Forum Club of Richmond, Va.

84. Papers, 1951–1998, of Edward Harden Peebles concerning his study of the integration of the pub-lic schools of Prince Edward County, Va. 4 items. Gift of Dr. Edward Harden Peebles.

85. Records, 1954–1967, of the Forum Club of Richmond, Va., an organization furthering public dis-cussion of modern political, social, and cultural issues. 222 items. Gift of the Forum Clubof Richmond, Va.

86. Typescript copy, undated, of the closing chapter of The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967), signedby the author, William Styron. 9 p. Typescript. 8 1/2 x 11 in. Purchased.

87. Records, 1967–1995, of the Chorus of Alumni and Friends of the University of Richmond. 31items. Gift of the Chorus of Alumni and Friends of the University of Richmond through thecourtesy of Sally T. Warthen.

88. Records, 1968–1969, of the Monique Nursing Training Center of Richmond, Va., including a cur-riculum, advertisement, tax receipts, correspondence, and related materials. 8 items. Gift ofEleanor Forbes Randolph.

89. Records, 1969–1996, of the James River Corporation of Richmond, Va., including annual reports,employee newsletters, scrapbooks, press releases, facilities records, photographs and audio-visual materials, and related items concerning the founding of the company by Brenton S.Halsey and Robert C. Williams, its growth into the largest paper manufacturer in the world,various acquisitions of related companies, and merger with Fort Howard to create Fort JamesCorporation. c. 9,340 items. Gift of Fort James Corporation, Richmond, Va., through thecourtesy of Benton S. Halsey, chairman emeritus of James River Corporation.

90. Papers, 1974, of James Clifton Wheat (of Richmond, Va.) concerning the Thomas JeffersonPublic Service Award presented by the Public Relations Society of America, Old DominionChapter, Richmond, Va. 52 items. Gift of Wiley H. Wheat.

91. Papers, 1978–1990, compiled by Elizabeth B. Bauder, an executive with Thalhimer Bros. depart-ment stores in Richmond, Va. Include newspaper advertisement supplements, catalogs, anddirect mail pieces created for Thalhimers, as well as examples of cooperative marketing. 112items. Gift of Elizabeth B. Bauder.

92. Records, 1988–1998, of the Culinary Historians of Virginia (headquartered at Petersburg), includ-ing correspondence of officers, minutes of meetings, newsletters, program information, andmembership lists. 292 items. Gift of Nancy Carter Crump.


93. Records, 1988–1998, of the Every Monday Club of Richmond, Va., a women’s literary organiza-tion. Include minutes of meetings, yearbooks, and miscellany. 17 items. Gift of the EveryMonday Club of Richmond, Va.

NEWSPAPERS

1. Daily Whig (Richmond, Va.), 17 October 1865. Gift of Juliet H. Florance.2. Enquirer (Richmond, Va.), 22 December 1827 (semi-weekly). Gift of Steve Gant.3. The Log Cabin (Albany and New York, N.Y.), 30 May and 26 September 1840. Gift of William

Cole.

MAPS

1. William Mayo. A Map of the Northern Neck in Virginia. . . . [s.l.: s.n., 1745]. 42 x 48 cm.Bequest of Paul Mellon.

2. John Warner. A Survey of the Northern Neck of Virginia. [s.l.: s.n., 1745?]. 30 x 35 cm. Bequestof Paul Mellon.

3. Walter Hoxton. . . . Mapp of the Bay of Chesepeack, with the Rivers Potomack, Potapsco, NorthEast, and part of Chester. [London]: Sold by W. Mount and T. Page, [c. 1750]. Hand col-ored on four sheets. 93 x 140 cm. (assembled). Bequest of Paul Mellon.

4. Joshua Fry and Peter Jefferson. A Map of the Most Inhabited Part of Virginia Containing theWhole Province of Maryland. . . . London: Thos. Jefferys, 1755. Second edition, first statewithout longitude from London; second edition, third state with corrected longitude westfrom London. 2 items. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

BOOKS

1. Whitaker, Alexander. Good News From Virginia. Sent to the Counsell and Company of Virginia.From Alexander Whitaker, the Minister of Henrico in Virginia. . . . London, 1613. Bequestof Paul Mellon.

2. Waterhouse, Edward. A Declaration of the State of the Colony and Affaires in Virginia. With aRelation of the barbarous Massacre in the Time of Peace and League. . . . And a Treatiseannexed, Written by a learned Mathematician Mr. Henry Biggs of the Northwest Passage tothe South Sea through the Continent of Virginia. . . . London, 1622. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

3. [Baptist Brethren of Colour]. Fourth Meeting, 1829. Winchester, Va., 1829. Minutes of theBuck Marsh Corresponding Meeting of the Baptist Brethren of Colour. Bequest of PaulMellon.

4. Woodnoth, Arthur. A Short Collection of the Most Remarkable Passages from the Original to theDissolution of the Virginia Company. London, 1651. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

5. Makemie, Francis. A Plain and Friendly Persuasive to the Inhabitants of Virginia and Maryland,for Promoting Towns and Cohabitation. By a Well-Wisher to both Governments. London,1705. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

6. Castell, William. A Petition of W. C. . . . for the Propagating of the Gospel in America and theWest Indies. London, 1641. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

7. Jones, David. A Journal of Two visits made to some Nations of Indians on the West Side of theRiver Ohio in the years 1772 and 1773. Burlington, N.J., 1774. Purchased through the LeoJ. Wellhouse Fund.

8. Lee, Charles. A Letter from General Lee to General Burgoyne, Upon His Arrival in Boston; and


Gen. Burgoyne’s Answer: Also General Lee’s Reply. London, 1775. Bequest of Paul Mellon.9. Crashaw, William. A Sermon Preached in London before the Right Honorable the Lord Lawarre,

Lord Governor and Captaine Generall of Virginea. . . . at His Leave of England His NativeCountrey, and Departure for Virginea. . . . London, 1610. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

10. A Perfect Description of Virginia. Being, a Full and True Relation of the Present State of thePlantation, Their Health, Peace, and Plenty. . . . London, 1649. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

11. [Jefferys, Thomas]. The Conduct of the French with Regard to Nova Scotia, Virginia and OtherParts of the Continent of North America. London and Dublin, 1754. Bequest of PaulMellon.

12. Purchas, Samuel. Purchas his pilgrimage. On the relations of the world and religions observedin all ages and places. 2d ed. London, 1614. Purchased through the First Settlers Fund.

13. Swan, Abraham. The carpenter’s complete instructor, in several hundred designs. London, 1768.Purchased through the Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Fund.

14. Labelye, Charles. A description of Westminster bridge. London, 1751. Purchased through theLettie Pate Whitehead Evans Fund.

15. Lederer, John. The discoveries of John Lederer, in three several marches from Virginia. London,1672. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

16. Fenner, Thomas P. Cabin and plantation songs as sung by Hampton students. New York, 1876.Bequest of Paul Mellon.

17. The Lord Baltemore’s case, concerning the province of Maryland, adjoyning to Virginia. London,1653. Bequest of Paul Mellon.

18. Brinsley, John. A consolation for our grammar schools. London, 1622. Bequest of Paul Mellon.19. Smith, John. Advertisements for the unexperienced planters, New England, or anywhere.

London, 1631. Bequest of Paul Mellon.20. Smith, John. The generall historie of Virginia, New England, and the Summer Isles. 2d and 3d

eds. London, 1625 and 1627. Bequest of Paul Mellon.21. Smith, John. A true relation of such occurrences and accidents of noate as hath hapned in

Virginia since the first planting of that collony. London, 1608. Bequest of Paul Mellon.22. Gatford, Lionel. Publick good without private interest. London, 1657. Bequest of Paul Mellon.23. Gray, Robert. A good speed to Virginia. London, 1609. Bequest of Paul Mellon.24. James I. An order banishing rogues to the New Found Lands. London, 1604. Bequest of Paul

Mellon.25. Hamor, Ralph. A true discourse of the present state of Virginia. London, 1615. Bequest of Paul

Mellon.26. The case of the separate traders to Africa, with remarks on the African-Company’s memorial.

London, 1710. Bequest of Paul Mellon.27. Hariot, Thomas. A briefe and true report of the new found land of Virginia. Frankfort, 1590.

Bequest of Paul Mellon.28. de Bry, Theodore. [Great and small voyages.] Frankfort, 1590–1634. Twenty-six books bound

in ten volumes. Bequest of Paul Mellon.29. Birch, William. The country seats of the United States of North America. Springland, Pa., 1808.

Bequest of Paul Mellon.30. Brown, J. H. Spectropia, or, surprising spectral illusions. New York, 1864. Bequest of Paul

Mellon.31. National Society, Sons of the American Revolution. National year book. Baltimore and

Washington, D.C., 1902–1911. Gift of the Virginia Society, Sons of the Revolution.32. de Montigny, Dumont. Memoires historiques sur la Louisiane. . . . Paris, 1753. In two volumes.

Bequest of Paul Mellon.


33. Prentiss, Elizabeth E. Little Susy’s six teachers, by her Aunt Lucy. New York, 1856. Given inmemory of Isabel and Henry Taylor.

34. Hale, Edward Everett. Christmas eve and Christmas day: ten Christmas stories. Boston, 1886.Given in memory of Isabel and Henry Taylor.

35. Mercer, Margaret. Popular lectures on ethics, or moral obligation: for the use of schools.Petersburg, Va., 1841. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Royal E. Cabell, Jr.

36. Wheeler, Jacob D. A practical treatise on the law of slavery: being a compilation of all the deci-sions made on that subject in the several courts of the United States. New York, 1837. Giftof Mr. and Mrs. Royal E. Cabell, Jr.

37. Audubon, John James. The viviparous quadrupeds of North America. New York, 1845–1848.Bequest of Paul Mellon.

38. Brannon, Barrington. “Coming home again to the old Virginia shore.” Brooklyn, N.Y., 1907.Sheet music. Gift of Mrs. L. M. Harding.

39. Russell, Lao. Love: A scientific and living philosophy of love and sex. Waynesboro, Va., 1966.Purchased through the Donald Haynes Fund.

40. Land, Negroes, stock, &c for sale. [n.p.] 1827? Broadside signed by W. J. Barksdale, Haw-Branch, Amelia [County] Nov. 6, 1827. Gift of Mrs. Ruth Alexander Phillips.

41. Griswold, Rufus Wilmont. The republican court: or, American society in the days of Washington.New York, 1854. Gift of Alice and Parke Smith.

42. Gurley, Ralph Randolph. Mission to England, in behalf of the American Colonization Society .Washington, 1841. Purchased through the Battle Abbey Council Fund.

43. Hippocrates. Tou megalou Hippocratous panton ton iatron choryphaiou ta heurischomena:Magni Hippocratis medicorum omnivm. . . . Geneva, 1657 and 1662. In two volumes. Giftof Alice and Parke Smith.

44. Godwin, William. St. Leon: a tale of the sixteenth century. Alexandria, Va., 1801. In two vol-umes. Carrie Wheeler Buck Fund.

45. A letter addressed to the Right Rev. Father in God, Ricardus, D.D., by divine permission Bishopof the Diocese of Vigriain By Sopater, of Berea, a presbyter of the church. [n.p.] 1819.Purchased through the Carrie Wheeler Buck Fund.

46. Nicholas, John. Mr. Nicholas’ motion, for amending the bill to provide for the execution of the27th article of the treaty . . . with Great Britain. Philadelphia, 1800. Purchased through theCarrie Wheeler Buck Fund.

47. Pierpont, Francis Harrison. To the people of Virginia. Wheeling, W. Va., 1862. Purchased throughthe Douglas H. Gordon Fund.

48. Holt, Joseph. Letters of Joseph Holt, the Hon. Edward Everett, and Commodore Charles Stewart,on the present crisis. Philadelphia, 1861. Purchased through the Douglas H. Gordon Fund.

49. Vinton, Samuel F. Substance of an argument of Samuel F. Vinton, for the defendants, in the caseof the Commonwealth of Virginia vs. Peter M. Garner and others, for an alleged abductionof certain slaves. Marietta, Ohio, 1846. Purchased through the Douglas H. Gordon Fund.

50. Markham, Gervase. Countrey contentments: or, the husbandmans recreations: contayning thewholesome experiences in which any man ought to recreate himself. London, 1654.Purchased through the First Settlers Fund.

51. Fournier, Daniel. A treatise of the theory and practice of perspective. . . . London, 1761.Purchased through the Lettie Pate Whitehead Evans Fund.

52. United States Congress. Joint Committee on the Library: Report of the Joint Committee on theLibrary of Congress. Washington, 1814. Purchased through the Carrie Wheeler Buck Fund.

53. United States President. James Monroe: Message from the President of the United States, trans-mitting treaties concluded with sundry tribes of Indians. Washington, 1810. Purchased


through the Carrie Wheeler Buck Fund.54. Bowen, J. B. The Wheeling directory and advertiser. . . . Wheeling, [Va.], 1839. Purchased

through the William A. Hagey Fund.55. Costello, Louisa Stuart. Memoirs of eminent Englishwomen. London, 1844. In four volumes.

Gift of Briscoe B. Guy. 56. The Beautiful Tree of Life, Being a Collection of Helpful Hints and Suggestions. . . . Richmond,

Va., 1802. Gift of Bruce Halstead.57. Luther, Martin. Doct. Martin Luther’s Smaller Catechism, Translated from the German. New

Market, Va., 1841. Gift of John Foley.58. Rutherford, Samuel. The Trial and Triumph of Faith. . . . Wheeling, Va., 1840. Purchased

through the Douglas H. Gordon Fund.59. Picket, Albert. Picket’s Juvenile Spelling Book. . . . Wheeling, Va., 1825. Purchased through the

Carrie Wheeler Buck Fund.60. Patteson’s Hand Book of Forms. Wytheville, Va., 1869. Gift of W. Hamilton Bryson. 61. Dumont, Henriette. The Language of Flowers. The Floral Offering. . . . Philadelphia, Pa., 1858.

Bequest of Paul Mellon.62. Armroyd, George. A Connected View of the Whole Internal Navigation of the United States.

Philadelphia, Pa., 1830. Bequest of Paul Mellon.63. Cooke, Edward Thomas. A Subaltern’s Furlough: Descriptive of Scenes in the United States.

London, 1833. Bequest of Paul Mellon.64. Stobo, Robert. Memoirs of Major Robert Stobo. London, 1800. Bequest of Paul Mellon.65. Robertson, William. The History of Scotland During the Reign of Queen Mary. . . . London,

1794. Gift of Briscoe B. Guy.66. Wirt, William. The Letters of the British Spy. New York, 1855. Gift of Briscoe B. Guy.67. Stevenson, R. Randolph. The Southern Side; or, Andersonville Prison. Baltimore, Md., 1876.

Gift of Briscoe B. Guy.68. Rules for the House of Representatives of the Confederate States. Richmond, Va., 1862.

Purchased through the Charles S. Hutzler Fund.69. Auction and Commission House, Odd-Fellows hall, corner Mayo & Franklin Streets. We have

this day formed a co-partnership under the style and firm of Davis, Deupree & Co. for thepurpose of selling negroes, at private and public sale, on commission. . . . Richmond, Va.,c. 1860. Broadside. Purchased through the Charles S. Hutzler Fund.

70. Captain Cook’s three voyages to the Pacific Ocean. Boston, 1797. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. HerbertA. Claiborne, Jr.

71. Burnet, Thomas. A second tale of a tub: or, the history of Robert Powel the puppet-show-man.London, 1715. Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Claiborne, Jr.

72. Upshur, Abel Parker. A. P. Upshur, of Richmond, to the citizens of Philadelphia, relative to JohnHendree, and his late pamphlet, Richmond, Jun, 1822. Richmond, Va., 1822. Purchasedthrough the Carrie Wheeler Buck Fund.

73. Knapp, Samuel. Memoirs of General Lafayette: With an account of his visit to America, and ofhis reception by the people of the United States; from his arrival, August 15th, to the cele-bration at Yorktown, October 19th, 1824. Boston, 1824. Purchased through the CarrieWheeler Buck Fund.

74. Bickersteth, Edward. A treatise on prayer: designed to assist the devout. . . . Richmond, Va.,1828. Gift of Nancy Read Schaefer.

75. “Favorite songs as sung by Hoy Hall and his Blue Ridge Entertainers.” Roanoke, Va., n.d. Sheetmusic. Gift of William Cole.

76. Gordon, Shao. “United States Spacemen.” Norfolk, Va., 1970. Sheet music. Gift of William


Cole.77. Barbette, Paul: Thesaurus Chirurgiae: The chirurgical & anatomical works of Paul Barbette .

London, 1672. Purchased through the Joseph Miller Book Fund.78. Virginia Department of Military Affairs. Report of the Adjutant General of the Commonwealth

of Virginia. . . . Richmond, Va., various issues, 1931–1968. Gift of the Virginia NationalGuard.

79. Eggleston, Edward. The first book in American history. New York, 1889. Gift of KathleenMarks.

80. Hampton Institute. A meeting in behalf of Negro and Indian education. Hampton, Va., 1878.Purchased through the Douglas H. Gordon Fund.

81. Purchas, Samuel. A theater of political flying-insects: wherein especially the nature, the worth,the wonder, and the manner of right-ordering of the bee, is discovered and described.London, 1657. Purchased through the First Settlers Fund.

82. Gravesande, Willem Jacob. Mathematical elements of natural philosophy. London, 1726. Intwo volumes. Purchased through the Douglas H. Gordon Fund.

83. Hinton, John Howard. The history and topography of the United States of America. Boston,1834. In two volumes. Includes numerous descriptions and plates of Virginia scenes.Purchased through the William A. Hagey Fund.

84. Ritchie, Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt. Autobiography of an actress: or, eight years on the stage.Boston, 1854. Gift of Nancy Read Schaefer.

85. Register of the commissioned and warrant officers of the navy of the United States. Washington,1855. Gift of Nancy Read Schaefer.

86. Dawson, Pierce. The artillerist; comprising the drill without arms. . . . Hartford, Conn., 1821.Gift of Nancy Read Schaefer.

87. Headly, J. T. The great rebellion; a history of the Civil War in the United States. Hartford, Conn.,1865–1866. In two volumes. Gift of Robert L. Dolbeare.

88. Campbell, Virginia Eppes Dance. Gems from a mother’s scrapbook. Richmond, Va., 1912. Giftof Kathleen Hill Marks.

89. Davis, Joseph Lee. The life story of a country lad. Richmond, Va., 1952. Purchased through theBetty Sams Christian Fund.

MUSEUM

1. Portrait miniature of Benjamin Ward (1778–1840); twenty-five daguerreotypes and ambrotypesof the Ward and related families, all but three identified, 1850–1860, all cased; four tintypesand eighty-nine paper photographs of the Ward and related families, mostly identified,1860–1950. Purchased through the William A. Hagey Fund.

2. General Washington and The Lull in the Battle of Monmouth, oil on canvas, signed and dated“Julian Scott 1874–5.” Purchased with funds provided by Lora M. Robins.

3. Autumn on Mossy River, Va., oil on canvas, signed “Bertha von Hillerin,” c. 1888. Purchased withfunds provided by Lora M. Robins.

4. View of a Town [perhaps Lynchburg], oil on canvas, attributed to Edward Beyer (1820–1865), c.1855. Purchased with funds provided by Lora M. Robins.

5. Stoneware churn with stencil decoration, marked “E. H. Miller & Co./ Danville, Va.” Purchasedthrough the Paul Mellon Fund.

6. Wooden box, c. 1852, stencil decorated with words in a circle reading “Buckner andJones/Lynchburg, VA.,” within which is an eagle holding a ribbon reading “Highest PriceEver Paid for Tobacco, $150 25/100, Extra Pound Lump.” Purchased through the Paul


Mellon Fund. 7. VMI cadet sword, 1850s, of Scott Ship (1839–1917), who later was commandant of cadets at the

battle at New Market, 1864. Blade engraved “V.M.I.” Purchased with funds providedanonymously.

8. Eighteenth-century bookplate of House of Burgesses member Colonel Richard Corbin ofMiddlesex County and Laneville, King and Queen County, Va., with his coat-of-arms andreading “Richard Corbin/Laneville, VIRGINIA.” Purchased with funds provided anony-mously.

9. Molded and painted plaster portrait bust of John Paul Jones, after Jean Antoine Houdon, interiorwith silver plaque reading “P. P. CAPRONI & BROS./Boston,” early twentieth century.Purchased through the Paul Mellon Fund.

10. Pair of coin silver sugar tongs by Charles G. Stewart, Charles Town, Va. Purchased through theJames H. Willcox, Jr. Fund.

11. Travel poster issued by Chesapeake & Ohio Railway showing the Carillon in Richmond, Va., c.1950. Purchased through the Paul Mellon Fund.

12. Program for 28 March 1962 mass meeting of the Virginia State unit of the Southern ChristianLeadership Conference at First Baptist Church, Petersburg, Va., signed twice by MartinLuther King, Jr., and also by Ralph Abernathy, Curtis Harris, Dorothy Cotton, and St. ClairDrake. These signers were arrested immediately following the meeting. Also includes a lith-ographed portrait of James Farmer, signed by him; poster “Freedom and Responsibility:Negro History and a New Birth of Freedom,” 1962; and sign “We Serve Colored—Carry OutOnly,” 1931. Purchased through the Paul Mellon Fund.

13. Camp Meeting, watercolor by J. Gari Melchers of Falmouth, Va., early twentieth century.Purchased with funds provided by Lora M. Robins.

14. English lady’s side saddle used by Elizabeth Sauer (1874–1935) of Richmond, Va. Gift ofBarbara Boyd Sauer.

15. Johnny Bull and the Alexandrians, etching and aquatint by William Charles, Philadelphia, c. 1817[War of 1812 caricature]. Purchased through the Paul Mellon Fund.

16. Salt-glazed stoneware storage jar with cobalt decoration, by Randolph Pottery at Norwich Mills,Henrico County, Va., c. 1815, inscribed “Margaret Cox” and “Quinces.” Purchased throughthe Paul Mellon Fund.

17. Coin silver ladle marked “Charles Lumsden,” Petersburg, Va., 1830s; coin silver pair of tongsmarked “W. A. Williams,” Alexandria, active 1809–1835. Purchased.

18. “Junior Partner” filtered cigarettes in original pack manufactured by the Fairy Queen CigaretteCompany of Lynchburg, Va., in business 1883–1887. Purchased through the Paul MellonFund.

19. Coin silver ladle marked “Johnson & Reat,” Richmond, Va., 1805–1815. Purchased through thePaul Mellon Fund.

20. Set of six coin silver spoons marked “HW” made by Henry White of Fredericksburg, Va., active1790–1827. Purchased through the Paul Mellon Fund.

21. Cast iron lead ingot mold from Jackson’s shot tower, Wythe County, Va., c. 1850. Purchased.22. Collection of War of 1812 U.S. military artifacts from site of Fort Norfolk. Purchased. 23. Digital photographic prints by Dementi Studio, Richmond, Va.: John Powell, Richard

Schenkman, Mark Russell Smith, The Carter Sisters, Sunshine Sue, Ellen Glasgow, DouglasSouthall Freeman, Rev. Theodore Adams, Ira Beatty, Undine Moore, Lt. Ernest Dervishian,Justice Lewis Powell, Gov. L. Douglas Wilder, and “The Fiddlers.”

24. Three Trains Passing at Triple Junction, Virginia. Gift of Dementi Studio.25. Chest of drawers attributed to Jacob Fry shop, Woodstock, Shenandoah County, Va., c. 1800.


Purchased with funds provided by Lora M. Robins.26. Above Charlottesville, oil on canvas, signed “Eliot Clark,” 1930s. Purchased with funds provid-

ed by Lora M. Robins.27. Entrance to Rokeby, Upperville, Virginia, Home of Paul Mellon, pastel by Newton T. Mayo, 1997.

Purchased with funds provided by Lora M. Robins. 28. Medal, reading on obverse “ST. ANDREW’S CATHOLIC CHURCH, ROANOKE, VA.” around

a front view of the church; reverse reads “FIRST MASS/IN/ROANOKE VIRGINIA” abovea railway car, and beneath it “NOVEMBER 19./1882.” Purchased.

29. Original large photograph of Robert E. Lee, full seated figure, by Alexander Gardner, 1866, pos-sibly one of 100 sent by Gardner to Lee for distribution to friends and admirers. Gift of B.Randolph Whittle Family.

30. Three original, signed editorial cartoons by Fred O. Seibel: “The Annual Line-up” concerningtaxation, inscribed to Dr. B. R. Wellford; “From This Day Forward, For Better, For Worse,”concerning aid to Greece and Turkey after World War II, inscribed to Virginia Wellford; and“Perpetual Motion,” concerning inflation, inscribed to Dr. B. R. Wellford. Gift of VirginiaWellford Jones.

31. Six photographs of Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Virginia P355-Co. 376, Waverly, Va. Giftof Mrs. Sidney G. Judkins.

32. Wooden washing machine stenciled “WHIRL”; and two patchwork quilts made by LucindaCarter Mills (1879–1938) of Patrick County, Va., c. 1930. Gift of Lawrence W. DeHart.

33. Wood and iron corn sheller with original paint, stenciled “Starke’s Dixie Plow Works, Richmond,Va.” and “The Favorite Corn Sheller,” 1890–1910. Purchased.

34. Panoramic photograph of attendees at members of R. E. Lee Ku Klux Klan convention inRoanoke, Va., 30–31 May 1931, showing delegations from across the commonwealth.Purchased.

35. Oil portraits of Charles Hutzler (b. 1849), president of Central National Bank of Richmond, Va.,by an unknown artist; and oil portrait of William H. Schwarzchild, Sr., president and chair-man of the board of Central National Bank of Richmond, Va., by an unknown artist. Gift ofWachovia Bank.

36. Three watercolors by Augustus Köllner, c. 1845: Above Harpers Ferry, Virginia: Potomac River;Above Harpers Ferry, Virginia: Shenandoah River; and Opposite Harpers Ferry, Virginia.Purchased with funds provided by Lora M. Robins.

37. Marriage [of Nellie Custis] at Mount Vernon, by Percy Moran, 1912. Purchased with funds pro-vided by Lora M. Robins.

38. Four posters advertising professional wrestling matches in Virginia, c. 1950s. Purchased.39. Seven glass bottles from Virginia businesses: Saal Distributing Co., Petersburg, Va.; Harman

Bros./Whiskey Merchants/Staunton, Va.; Harman Bros./Whiskey Merchants/Staunton, Va.;Farmville Dispensary/Farmville, Va.; Wakefield Rye/The Culpeper Liquor Co./Culpeper,Va.; L. Lazarus/The Leading Liquor Dealer/Lynchburg, Va.; and Picketts H20/Farmville, Va.Purchased.

40. Pair of side chairs, late eighteenth century, possibly made in Richmond, Va., signed “AH Seaton.”Purchased with funds provided by Lora M. Robins.

41. Oil painting, “P.[O.]W. CAMP WHITE HALL, VA.,” signed “Secker,” probably a German prison-er at the Albemarle County, Va., camp, c. 1944. Purchased.

42. Collection of black-and-white photographs, all but one of Rockbridge County, Va., by William D.Hoyt: Winter at the Beatty Mill, Whistle Creek, 1933 (signed); Horse Trading, RandolphStreet [Lexington, Va.], 1925; The Ruins of Liberty Hall Academy (signed and dated 1924);Court Day [Lexington, Va.] (1925); A Farm in the Hills (1940); Old Vacation Cottages at


Wilson Springs (1940); Smaller log house on a hillside and among trees, 1936; Mrs.Armentrout feeding chickens in her back yard, with a good log cabin behind, 1932; TheJefferson Cottage on the grounds of the hotel at Natural Bridge, 1926; A Picturesque logcabin on the southern edge of Route 11 at East Lexington . . . 1937; West side of Main Street,1925; An interesting group of farm buildings on the old road from Lexington to Buena Vista,1932; and Farm scene with a mixture of buildings, including a barn larger than usual, 1937[Madison County, Va.]. Purchased.

43. Sixteenth-plate commemorative tintype photograph, in copper frame, of Colonel ElmerEllsworth, first Union officer killed in the Civil War, at the Marshall House, Alexandria, Va.,23 May 1861. Purchased.

44. Pair of oil on canvas portraits of Philip Edward Tabb (1786–1851) and Emeline Allmand Tabb(1805–1838), by William James Hubard, before 1838. Gift of Robert C. Brockway.

45. Early twentieth-century glass lantern slides: boxed sets of 6, 6, 6, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, and glass lanternslides of Virginia churches; about 250 miscellaneous glass lantern slides of Virginia places.Transferred from the George Carrington Massey Papers.

46. Francis McFarland/Pastor of Bethel Church Lexington Presbytery, Virginia, print published byJoseph M. Wilson, Philadelphia, 1856. Purchased.

47. Small tin “tip” tray with circular color central image of “Arlington [House]” and “Virginia RyeWhiskey,” surrounded by words “J. & E. Mahoney Portsmouth–Alexandria–Norfolk.”Purchased.

48. Reynolds Metals collection: Aluminum Smelting, oil on canvas painting, by Wemyss; two worksentitled Aluminum Smelting, oil on canvas, both by Robert Riggs; gold ingot mounted on ablack pyramidal stand; View of Richmond, print drawn by John William Hill, 1840, andengraved by Fanny Palmer; “7 Per Cent Cotton Loan,” framed document; graphic panelshowing Reynolds wrap boxes being stamped out; large wall graphic showing unveiling ofReynolds wrap at Miller & Rhoads Department Store, Richmond, Va., 1947; aluminumshovel used at groundbreaking for Reynolds Executive Office Building; aluminum plaque ofReynolds Metals logo; St. George and the Dragon, oil painting by P. Coccia; suite of “Italic”aluminum office furniture by General Fireproofing, 1958, consisting of a desk, desk chair,love seat, two side tables, marble-top commode chest, waste can, two planters of differentsizes, calendar holder, in and out boxes, desk pad, note holder, ash tray with corporate logo,two wooden armchairs, and two cardboard stand-up advertisements. Gift of Reynolds MetalsCorporation.

49. A large bronze posnet signed “N. TAYLOR RICHMOND,” early nineteenth century. Purchased.50. Poplar desk, c. 1861, carved at top with eagle and talons and drapery with ten stars, the drop-leaf

front carved with the Virginia state seal and motto, “SIC SEMPER TYRANNUS Va.”Purchased through the Paul Mellon Fund.

51. Copperplate engraving in full color, Le Port De Fredericsbourg Dans L’Amerique GraveeD’Apres Le Tableau de Vernet, an imaginary view by Claude Vernet (1714–1789) to meetFrench demand during the American Revolution. Purchased through the Frank G. ByramFund.

52. Tall case clock, mahogany and mahogany veneers, signed “Williams & Victor, Lynchburg” ondial and by apprentices on interior parts, dated 23 May 1816. Purchased with funds provid-ed by Lora M. Robins.

53. Washington at West Point, watercolor by Augustus Köllner, c. 1850. Purchased with funds pro-vided by Lora M. Robins.

54. Oil on canvas portrait of Paul Mellon signed by Bernard Hailstone and dated 1970. Purchasedthrough the Paul Mellon Fund.


55. Collection of photographs taken by Marshall Garber: about 800 prints as well as color and black-and-white negatives, slides, and film, mostly documenting overseas trips by the VirginiaChamber of Commerce, 1950–1970, especially to Europe in 1958, also Queen Elizabeth IIat Williamsburg in 1957, and views of the Blue Ridge Parkway. Gift of Francine Cleary.

56. Composite portrait of the Virginia General Assembly, March–April 1852, consisting of 204 indi-vidual daguerreotypes (each identified in ink on reverse and on typed slips on obverse) byWilliam Pratt of Richmond, Va., in a single gilt mat, framed. Purchased with funds provid-ed by an anonymous donor and by Hunter B. Andrews, Elmo G. Cross, John J. Davies, CliveL. DuVal, Elmon T. Gray, Edward M. Holland, W. Tayloe Murphy, Jr., Anne J. G. Rhodes,Elliot S. Schewel, and other sources.

57. Virginia Reserve Militia guidon, Co. 133, Fluvanna County, c. 1942; Virginia Reserve militiasleeve patch, Co. 7 (Arlington), 1943–1946; two Virginia State Guard sleeve patches,1944–1946; Virginia Reserve Militia sterling silver button bearing Virginia seal and inscribed“Minute Men,” designed by Dieges and Clust, jewelers, New York. Gift of the Office of theAdjutant General, Fort Pickett, Blackstone, Va.

58. Shenandoah Valley redware flowerpot impressed “BAECHER/WINCHESTER, VA.” on theunderside, c. 1880–1889. Purchased through the Paul Mellon Fund.

59. Shenandoah Valley redware canning jar impressed “Carver & Wightman/Edinburg.” Purchasedthrough the Paul Mellon Fund.

60. Flag of the Richmond Red Cross Motor Corps, World War II. Gift of Mrs. Edward H. Gunst. 61. Cardboard sign reading “Ku Klux Klan/Will Hold Open Air Ceremony on the/Methodist Church

Lawn, Aug. 13, 1926/Craddock, Virginia. . . .” Purchased through the Paul Mellon Fund. 62. “State of Virginia/Republican Whig Ticket/2nd November, 1852/For President/Winfield

Scott. . . .” Purchased through the Paul Mellon Fund. 63. Cloisonné inlaid brass tray with seal of Virginia. Purchased through the Paul Mellon Fund. 64. Collection of artworks by Pierre Daura (1896–1976): Street and Steeple [Lynchburg, Va.], char-

coal, 1945–1959; Farmer & Son, watercolor, 1955–70; Chickens & Jump Mountain[Rockbridge Baths, Va.], pencil, 1939–1945; Cattle [Rockbridge Baths, Va.], pencil,1939–1945; Shed & Hogback Mountain [Rockbridge Baths, Va.], tempera, 1941; MohlerBarn & Cattle [Rockbridge Baths, Va.], watercolor and ink, 1939–1945; Mabry Mill, water-color, 1955–1970; Autumn Tree [Rockbridge Baths, Va.], watercolor, 1955–1970; DauraGarden [Rockbridge Baths, Va.], watercolor, 1955–1970; Red Barns & Jump Mountain[Rockbridge Baths, Va.], watercolor, 1945–1955; Corn Shocks & White Barn [RockbridgeBaths, Va.], watercolor, c. 1955; Woodland [Rockbridge Baths, Va.], watercolor, 1945–1955;Mohler Barn [Rockbridge Baths, Va.], watercolor, 1955–1970; Chicken Coop [RockbridgeBaths, Va.], watercolor, 1955–1970; Barn & Cattle [Rockbridge Baths, Va.], tempera, c.1940; Cattle [Rockbridge Baths, Va.], oil, c. 1935; Corn Shocks & Jump Mountain[Rockbridge Baths, Va.], oil, c. 1935; Red Roof, Blue Mountains [Rockbridge Baths, Va.], oil,c. 1935; Milk Bottles & Glass, oil, c. 1935; Blue Black Face, oil, 1939–1955; Deep SouthSouvenir, oil, 1939–1965; Rockbridge Mountaineers, oil, c. 1939; Daura VI, oil, c. 1967;Daura in Beige Shirt, oil, 1950–1953; Janitor & Red Broom, oil, c. 1951; Martha in a PlaidDress, oil, c. 1935; Shack & Jump Mountain [Rockbridge Baths], oil, 1939–1950. Gift ofMartha Randolph Daura.

65. Coin silver child’s cup marked “C. F. Greenwood & Bro.,” Norfolk, Va., inscribed “Charlie T.Milligan Born Dec 25th 1866 Norfolk, Va.” Purchased through the Paul Mellon Fund.

66. Beer stein or mug, ceramic, c. 1880s, reads “Robert Portner Brewing Co./Tivoli/Alexandria, VA.U. S. A.” Purchased through the Paul Mellon Fund.


Samuel D. Barham III, RichmondFitzGerald Bemiss, RichmondKathleen G. Bowman, LynchburgAustin Brockenbrough, III, Manakin-SabotM. Caldwell Butler, RoanokeJohn M. Camp, FranklinB. Noland Carter II, RichmondBetty Christian, RichmondWilliam D. Eppes, Peterborough, N.H.Bruce B. Gray, WaverlyEarl Hamner, Studio City, Calif.Vernard W. Henley, RichmondRichard R. G. Hobson, AlexandriaRobert E. R. Huntley, Lexington

Benjamin J. Lambert III, Richmond Janet Patton Lewis, RichmondJohn L. McElroy, Jr., Manakin-SabotW. P. (Bill) Miles, CharlottesvilleRoger Mudd, McLeanHelen Turner Murphy, MontrossDorothy Parrish, RichmondCharlotte Scott, CharlottesvilleWilliam B. Thalhimer III, RichmondThomas R. Towers, RichmondSaul Viener, RichmondHays T. Watkins, RichmondWiley Wheat, CaretDonald M. Wilkinson, Jr., New York, N.Y.


PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL

PRESIDENT

Gerald L. Baliles

VICE PRESIDENT

Hugh R. Stallard

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT

FOR NORTHERN VIRGINIA

Alan M. Voorhees

REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE PIEDMONT

Anne R. Worrell

DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Charles F. Bryan, Jr.

SECRETARY

Robert F. Strohm

TREASURER

Richard S. V. Heiman(succeeded Joseph Hayes Keenan)

HONORARY VICE PRESIDENTS

Harry F. Byrd, Jr., WinchesterStuart G. Christian, Jr., RichmondBrenton S. Halsey, RichmondMary Tyler McClenahan, RichmondSaul Viener, Richmond

OFFICERS

John B. Adams, Jr., RichmondH. Furlong Baldwin, Baltimore, Md.C. Phillip Barger, WaynesboroJ. Alfred Broaddus, Jr., RichmondJ. Stewart Bryan III RichmondRobert L. Burrus, Jr., RichmondHerbert A. Claiborne, Jr., RichmondClifford A. Cutchins III, Virginia BeachW. Heywood Fralin, RoanokeRobert M. Freeman, RichmondSusan S. Goode, NorfolkMary Buford Hitz, AlexandriaCecelia S. Howell, Falmouth

Martin Kirwan King, WarsawMark J. Kington, AlexandriaEddie N. Moore, Jr., EttrickShirley C. Olsson, West PointGrady W. Powell, PetersburgE. Claiborne Robins, Jr., RichmondElliot S. Schewel, LynchburgCharles W. Sydnor, Jr., RichmondNancy St. Clair Talley, MillwoodNicholas F. Taubman, RoanokeL. Dudley Walker, MartinsvilleHugh V. White Jr., Richmond

BOARD OF TRUSTEES


ADMINISTRATION

DIRECTOR AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Charles F. Bryan, Jr.

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR ADMINISTRATION

AND PAUL MELLON CURATOR OF RARE BOOKS

Robert F. Strohm

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR MUSEUMS

James C. Kelly

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR PUBLICATIONS

AND SCHOLARSHIP AND VIRGINIUS DABNEY EDITOR

OF THE VIRGINIA MAGAZINE OF HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY

Nelson D. Lankford

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR EDUCATION

William B. Obrochta

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR LIBRARY SERVICES

Frances S. Pollard

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR DEVELOPMENT

AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Pamela R. Seay

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR MANUSCRIPTS AND

ARCHIVES AND SALLIE AND WILLIAM B. THALHIMER III SENIOR ARCHIVIST

E. Lee Shepard

DIRECTOR EMERITUS

John Melville Jennings

Betty AndrewsJeanne Marie AndrewsGerry BaldwinMary Ellen BearseSara BearssFrank BedellJames P. BerwickMartha W. BlackPam BowenGretchen BradleyBarbara BrancoliSally J. BridenstineJoanne BrooksMary Lou BrownMildred BruceCarey BrushTinker BrushCammy Bryan

Lois BuchananMargot BurgwyThomas C. CampbellRichard H. Catlett, Jr.Patricia ChenJerome Taylor CherryEthel R. ChrismanLouise ChrismanKathy ClarkePhyllis H. ClineRoberta ClineFlorence ColeJames E. CorbettMary Jane CoxJ. Robert CrossJames E. CurtisMatthew L. CushmanLibby Danforth

John Marshall 1831–1835Henry St. George Tucker 1836–1847William Cabell Rives 1847–1868Hugh Blair Grigsby 1870–1881Alexander Hugh Holmes Stuart 1881–1891William Wirt Henry 1891–1892Joseph Bryan 1892–1902William Gordon McCabe 1903–1905Joseph Bryan 1906–1908William Gordon McCabe 1909–1920Edward Virginius Valentine 1921–1929Daniel Grinnan 1930–1935John Stewart Bryan 1936–1937Joseph Dupuy Eggleston 1938–1943Alexander Wilbourne Weddell 1944–1948Edmund Randolph Williams 1948–1952

Wyndham Bolling Blanton 1958–1960George MacLaren Brydon 1960–1960Beverley Randolph Wellford 1960–1963David John Mays 1963–1966Eppa Hunton IV 1966–1969Virginius Dabney 1969–1972Edwin Cox 1972–1975Joseph Clarke Robert 1975–1978David Tennant Bryan 1978–1981FitzGerald Bemiss 1981–1984Lawrence Lewis, Jr. 1984–1986John L. McElroy, Jr. 1987–1988Stuart G. Christian, Jr. 1989–1991C. Coleman McGehee 1992–1994Brenton S. Halsey 1995–1997Austin Brockenbrough, III 1998–1999

PRESIDENTS OF THE VHS

Philip Alexander Bruce 1892–1898William Glover Stanard 1898–1933Robert A. Lancaster 1933–1940William Clayton Torrence 1940–1953John Melville Jennings 1953–1978

William M. E. Rachal (interim) 1980–1980Paul Chester Nagel 1981–1985Virginius C. Hall, Jr. (interim) 1985–1986Donald Haynes 1986–1988Virginius C. Hall, Jr. (interim) 1988–1988Charles F. Bryan, Jr. 1988–

DIRECTORS OF THE VHS

VOLUNTEERS OF THE VHS


Rodney S. DarlingLouis F. DeMarcoBetty Ann DillonJean M. EgglestonGiles C. Engledove, Jr.Judy EnroughtyCynthia ErdahlNikki FairmanSara FlinnNancy FoleyPhillip ForknerJacqueline FrancisClaudie GerwinWillie GillenwaterAnn F. GladstoneCarol B. GodseyJames GoetzingerJoyce GoetzingerJohn GoodeWilliam HamiltonAudrey HarrisRichard N. HarrisSarah J. HolzgrefeThomas HowardJulie T. HymanLynne JeffriesSara Lupton JenningsVirginia Wellford JonesMalikah A. KarimLouise KarryArdie KellyKaren KincaidEmily Damerel KingNancy M. KnightYoonjo LeeBetty Lewis-SmithDavid LitchfieldJean T. MartinRoy M. MartinEthel Metzger

Willie MillsKathryn I. MooreMartha MorrillShirley MorrisMirriam OmanC. Peter ParrishNorma PenningtonDavid PorterLeonard N. ReaJane C. ReidMargaret H. ReynoldsDoris J. RhodesKim RichardsonPatricia L. RoseMillicent K. RuddyWinnie RymerArleen SandersonHerbert C. ScatesRaymond L. SchreinerChris ScruggsSusan ShackelfordJacquelyn M. ShoplandBeatrice SpaconeErnest SpaconeBryce A. StanleyJohn F. StantonJay L. TaylorArnita ThompsonDonald TobiasDoris TobiasMarilyn TrownsellPhebe Van ValenLuke A. VavraFrederick C. VogtE. Parke WestCynthia WomackPhyllis B. YarbroughCharlotte YatesWilliam R. YatesJohn Wesley Young

VOLUNTEERS OF THE VHS (CONTINUED)


EXHIBIT SCHEDULE

LONG-TERM EXHIBITS

The Story of Virginia, an American ExperienceThe War Horse (outdoor sculpture)

Four Seasons of the Confederacy: Murals by Charles HoffbauerMaking the Confederate Murals: Studies by Charles Hoffbauer

Arming the ConfederacyVirginians on TIME

TEMPORARY EXHIBITS

A Studio Portrait: The Photography of the Dementi FamilyCharting the Future: Famous Explorers and Expeditions from Virginia

Lost Virginia: Vanished Architecture of the Old DominionCussing Cousins: John Marshall and Thomas Jefferson

Serving Home and Community: Women of Southern AppalachiaReligion and the Founding of the American Republic

Reading the Word: The Church and African American EducationTreasures Revealed from the Paul Mellon Library of Americana

Alexandria, 1749–1999Child Labor in Virginia: Photographs by Lewis Hine

The Banjo in VirginiaGeorge Washington: The Colonial Revival Image

Virginia Treasures of the National Portrait Gallery

EXHIBITIONS AT VIRGINIA HOUSE

Hollywood Cemetery, 1849–1999Campaigning for President: The Allen Frey CollectionWish You Were Here: Virginia Postcards, 1900–1925

TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS

Our Times: A Virginia CenturyThe Virginia Landscape

Virginia’s Past Today: Photographs by Chiles LarsonEye of the Storm: Civil War Drawings by Robert Knox Sneden


LECTURES

ALEXANDER WILBOURNE WEDDELL LECTURE

29 March, Alan Crawford“Growing Up in Jefferson’s Shadow: The Unwise Passions of the Founders’ Children”

J. HARVIE WILKINSON, JR., LECTURE

11 October, David Gergen“Eyewitness to Power”

STUART G. CHRISTIAN, JR., LECTURE

14 November, Bonnie Angelo“To Win the Presidency, First Choose the Right Mother”

BANNER LECTURE SERIES

11 January, Keith D. Dixon“Some Kindred Spirit: Douglas Southall Freeman Interprets World War II”

25 January, Wayne Dementi, Elisabeth Dementi, and Corrine Hudgins“The Photography of Dementi Studio”

8 February, Lauranett L. Lee“Another Voice from the South: Recovering the Power of our History”

15 March, Larry I. Bland“Managing for Victory: George C. Marshall and the Administration

of the Allied Military in World War II”

3 May, Calder Loth, William M. S. Rasmussen, and Bryan C. Green“Lost Virginia: The Vanished Architectural Landscape”

24 May, Robert Winthrop“Learning from Monument Avenue”

14 June, Fred Anderson“A Rusty Piece of Iron: The Virginia Baptist Contribution to the Struggle for Religious Liberty”

28 June, Hunter H. McGuire, Jr.“Hollywood Cemetery”

13 September, Robert Holsworth“Gubernatorial Elections in Virginia: Trends, Issues, and Forecasts”

4 October, Melvin I. Urofsky“Saving Mr. Jefferson’s House: The Levy Family and Monticello”


18 October, Billy Kennedy“The Scots-Irish in America”

GALLERY TALKS AND WALKS

24 January, Frances S. Pollard “Charting the Future”

14 February, James C. Kelly “Cussing Cousins: John Marshall and Thomas Jefferson”

7 March, Lauranett L. Lee

“Serving Home and Community: Women of Southern Appalachia”28 March, Wayne Dementi

“A Studio Portrait: The Photography of the Dementi Family”

10 April, Bryan C. Green“Virginia’s Lost Architecture”

23 May, James C. Kelly“Becoming Equal: The Story of Virginia”

20 June, Lauranett L. Lee“Reading the Word: The Church and African American Education”

11 July, James C. Kelly“Religion and the Founding of the American Republic”

25 July, The Rev. Grady W. Powell“Reading the Word: The Church and African American Education”

5 September, Patrick H. Butler“Alexandria, 1749–1999”

26 September, Robert F. Strohm“The Founding of Virginia: Treasures Revealed from the Paul Mellon Library”

3 October, William B. Obrochta“Elementary Highlights from The Story of Virginia”

17 October, Bryan C. Green“Child Labor in Virginia: Photographs by Lewis Hine”

7 November, J. Roderick Moore“The Banjo in Virginia”


28 November, Frances S. Pollard“Virginians at Work and Play: Treasures from the Paul Mellon Library”

12 December, E. Lee Shepard“Manuscript Treasures from the Paul Mellon Library”


AWARDS

BRENTON S. HALSEY TEACHING AWARD

(Honoring excellence in teaching in 2001)Bobbie Johnson, Park View High School, Sterling

BOBBY CHANDLER STUDENT AWARD

(Honoring an outstanding high school history student in 2001)Jennifer Sottosanti, Loudoun Valley High School, Purcellville

WILLIAM M. E. RACHAL AWARD

(Best overall article in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography)Jean B. Lee

“Historical Memory, Sectional Strife, and the American Mecca: Mount Vernon, 1783–1853”

Vol. 109, No. 3 (2001)

C. COLEMAN MCGEHEE AWARD

(Best article by a graduate student in The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography)Charles F. Irons

“The Spiritual Fruits of Revolution: Disestablishment and the Rise of the Virginia Baptists”

Vol. 109, No. 2 (2001)

RICHARD SLATTEN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN VIRGINIA BIOGRAPHY

Richard B. McCaslin Lee in the Shadow of Washington

Louisiana State University Press, 2001

DIRECTOR’S AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE

Tracy L. Bryan, Site Manager, Virginia HouseThomas P. Illmensee, Web Production Manager

VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD

(In recognition of outstanding service in 2001)Mildred Bruce, VHS education department

FELLOWSHIP AWARDS

Gretchen Adams, University of New Hampshire, for researching the changing meaning of the Salemwitchcraft trials in American history.

Dara Baker, Harvard University, for researching how the developing ideas about citizenship during the antebellum period converged with the emerging two-party political system.

Susan Barber, College of Notre Dame of Maryland, for researching the history of prostitution in Richmond, Virginia (1830–1880) and rape and sexual assault during the Civil War.

Patricia Brady, of New Orleans, Louisiana, for researching a biography of Martha Washington.

Edwin Combs, University of Alabama, for researching the nineteenth-century southern economy andthe American Civil War.

Lynda Crist, Papers of Jefferson Davis, for researching Volume 11 of the Papers of Jefferson Davis, which covers the last nine months of the Civil War.

Brian Daugherity, College of William and Mary, for researching the role of the National Associationfor the Advancement of Colored People in the struggle over school desegregation in Virginiain the 1950s and 1960s.

Rand Dotson, Louisiana State University, for researching the history of Roanoke, Virginia, from 1880to 1930.

K. R. Constantine Gutzman, John Jay College, CUNY, for researching Jeffersonian Republican hege-mony in Virginia after 1800 and the contemporary Virginia opinion of John Marshall’s tenureas chief justice of the United States.

Daniel Kilbride, John Carroll University, for researching Americans visiting Europe from 1790 to 1870.

Annette Laing, Georgia Southern University, for researching transatlantic personal relationships and identity in the age of the American Revolution.

Diana Laulainen-Schein, University of Minnesota, for researching witchcraft in early modern Englandand the colonial Chesapeake.

Deborah Lee, George Mason University, for researching Ann Randolph Meade Page and the role of women in the antislavery movement in the Upper South.

Randy Lichtenberger, Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest, for researching early nineteenth-century Virginia diaries.

Hilary Moss, Brandeis University, for researching African American education in the North and UpperSouth prior to the Civil War.


Karen O’Brien, Northwestern University, for researching religion, obligation, and identity in theAmerican Revolution.

Victoria Ott, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for researching young elite women in the Civil Warand Reconstruction South, 1861–1877.

Jason Phillips, Rice University, for researching how southerners handled defeat following the Civil War.

James Rice, Plattsburgh State University of New York, for researching Indians, colonists, and envi-ronments in the Potomac Basin, 700–1850.

Honor Sachs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, for researching gender and politics in the eighteenth-century Kentucky backcountry.

Nancy Schurr, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for researching Confederate hospitals during theCivil War.

Thomas Schwartz, Vanderbilt University, for researching the foreign policy of the Lyndon Johnson Administration toward Europe.

Aaron Sheehan-Dean, University of Virginia, for researching Virginia soldiers before and during theCivil War.

Werner Steger, Dutchess Community College, SUNY, for researching the formation of political and social identity among artisans and immigrants in Richmond, Virginia, 1847-1865.

Joanne Thomas, Western Michigan University, for researching Civil War music.

Moshe Usadi, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, for researching William H. Holcombe.

LeeAnn Whites, University of Missouri-Columbia, for researching the Minor family.

Susan Williams, of Oakland, California, for researching the Civil War photography of Andrew J. Russell.


STATEMENT OF OPERATING ACTIVITY

YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2001

Revenue, gains and other support:Temporarily Permanently

Unrestricted Restricted Restricted TotalMembership dues .........................238,020 238,020Annual giving................................960,300 960,300Investment return .......................(734,620) 40,778 (693,842)Contributions and bequests ..........298,800 2,917,978 6,220,547 9,437,325Grants ...........................................295,012 386,453 681,465Publications and

merchandise sales .....................384,812 384,812Lease income ................................258,000 258,000Fees and admissions .....................176,876 8,069 184,945Other ...............................................19,327 30,100 49,427Net assets released

from restrictions ................. 1,737,710 (1,737,710)________ _________ _________ _________

Total revenue, gains, and other support ..................3,634,237 1,645,668 6,220,547 11,500,452

Expenses:Program services:Library ...............................2,001,502 2,001,502Publications/Education ......1,263,674 1,263,674Museum .............................2,306,655 2,306,655

Supporting services:General administration .......1,110,381 1,110,381

Development/public relations .....................983,476 983,476

________ _________ _________ _________

Total expenses ...........................7,665,688 7,665,688

Change in net assets ................(4,031,451) 1,645,668 6,220,547 3,834,764

Net assets at beginning of year ................34,773,690 4,803,694 22,025,125 61,602,509

Net assets at end of year ..........30,742,239 6,449,362 28,245,672 65,437,273

Investment return includes earned income and realized and unrealized capital gains (losses).Net assets were released from donor restrictions by incurring expenses satisfying the restrictions.


annual report for 2001

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