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Daniel Jennings land document in Fairfax County, Virginia

 Collection — Box: BW 10, Folder: 1 [X031589368]
Identifier: MSS 16274
Scope and Contents

Daniel Jennings land document in Fairfax County, Virginia,1747, 0.03 cubic feet, pertains to the case of Thomas Marshall v. Sampson Darrell regarding 1125 acres of land formerly granted to Col. Nicholas Spencer and Col. John Washington. Signed by Daniel Jennings, surveyor of Fairfax County

Dates: 1747
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

John Washington papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 15000
Dates: 1958-1981
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Nunnally Johnson collection of Nathalia Crane papers

 Collection — Box: BW 15, Folder: 1 [X030899232]
Identifier: MSS 16374
Scope and Contents

The Nunnally Johnson collection of Nathalia Crane papers (1923-1926; 0.03 cubic feet) collection contains correspondence of Nunnally Johnson relating to Nathalia Crane, a child author whose authenticity was questioned. There are 14 letters from Nathalia Crane to Nunnally Johnson; 1 letter from HM Crist to Johnson, and 1 letter from Clarence Crane. Also included is a typescript poem "The First Writer," two photographs of Crane, and one graphite self-portrait by Crane.

Dates: 1923-1926
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Susan Arabella Kennerly Johnson letter

 Collection — Box: BW 3, Folder: 1 [X031589230]
Identifier: MSS 16061
Scope and Contents

Susan Arabella Kennerly Johnson letter to her aunt, .03 cubic feet, 1863, about a raid by the 1st Virginia Cavalry, Company E, in which two of her brothers, John Thomas Kennerly (1837-1882) and James William (Willie) Kennerly (1843-?) participated with Fitzhugh Lee. She also mentions that two of her father's (the Reverend Samuel Kennerly) slaves were sent to Richmond to work on earthen defenses.

Dates: 1863
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Eliza Ellen (Davidson) Johnston commonplace book

 Collection — Box: BW 28, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16513
Content Description This collection contains a bound volume of manuscript poems written and compiled by Eliza Ellen [Davidson] Johnston. The presentation page is inscribed as folllows " A common place book presented to Eliza Ellen Davidson by her Affectionate Mother on the 4th of June 1826, Greenbrier Virginia." A bound volume of unlined pages divided into two sections, hand-paginated with exception of final 30+ pages. This volume contains many poems written by Davidson, with her name and date at the end of...
Dates: 1826 - 1827
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Frances Benjamin Johnston photographs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 16666
Content Description This collection contains prints of photographs by Frances Benjamin Johnston (1864-1952). In the 1930s, Frances Benjamin Johnston photographed Colonial and early Republic architecture under the auspices of the Carnegie Survey of the Architecture of the South in nine southern states. The majority of the collection focuses on Virginia towns and counties. The collection presents buildings in close to their original state, during a time when architectural alteration or restoration were not as...
Dates: undated, ca. 1900s
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Sarah Littlefield Johnston album

 Collection — Box: BW 6, Folder: 1 [X031589277]
Identifier: MSS 16139
Scope and Contents

Sarah Littlefield Johnston album (1845-1856; 0.03 cubic feet) containing poems, illustrations of flowers, and sentiments from friends and family in Maine and Massachusetts.

Dates: 1845-1856
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

John Jones letter to William Massie

 Collection — Box: BW 56, Folder: 001
Identifier: MSS 16808
Content Description This collection contains one autograph letter dated September 14, 1852, signed by John Jones of Richmond, Virginia, to William Massie, Piedmont Post Office, Nelson County, Virginia. In the letter, Jones wishes success to Massie's attempts to locate the home where he was born. Jones discusses his family's health, noting that his daughter, wife, and grandchild will return from a hot spring trip to improve their health, a discussion on seed wheat, and a request for Massie to tell Mrs. Barbara...
Dates: September 14, 1852
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Margaret Warther Jones and Thomas T. Ammons family scrapbooks of World War I and World War II

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 16236
Scope and Contents World War I and II scrapbooks containing correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, military orders, promotions, certificates, and ephemera (songs, flags, pins) relating to the Ammons family in 1917-1918 and 1942-1945. There are also some photographs from the Mexican Border Service in 1916-1917.The World War I scrapbook contains many newspaper clippings documenting the military life of General Pershing and the political and military events of the war. Included are medals...
Dates: 1917-1918; 1943-1945; 1969
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Mary C. Jones friendship album

 Collection — Box: BW 24
Identifier: MSS 16537
Content Description

This collection consists of one volume. An elaborate sketched title "Mary C. Jones Album," is the first page used; 79 pages used for hand-written inscriptions, verse, and literature, including some calligraphy. Signatures from Providence, "Washington Ball," and New York. The inscriptions are mostly addressed to "Caroline." Marbled paper over boards with red leather spine and red leather board edges; red leather label with gilt stamped name "Mary C. Jones" on the front cover.

Dates: 1825-1829
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Matilda Jones album

 Collection — Box: BW 38, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16618
Dates: 1862-1870
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

T. L. Jones farm journal

 Item — Box: BW 21, Folder: [X031750305]
Identifier: MSS 16425
Scope and Contents Note

The T. L. Jones farm journal (1854-1861; 0.05 cubic feet) documents Jones's work operating Pear Point Farm. Topics of the journal's daily entries include weather, expenses, and farm and family events. The journal also includes statistics on "meal used" and baptismal records for Jones's children.

Dates: 1854 - 1861
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Jamal Joseph "Liberated Territory" screenplay

 Collection — Box: BW 37, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16605
Dates: 1989-11-04
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Robert L. Joseph screenplay of "The Sun Also Rises"

 Collection — Box: BW 37, Folder: 1-2
Identifier: MSS 16606
Dates: 1983-12-13
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

The Journey of Jeremy Rabbit

 Collection — Box: BW 44, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16675
Content Description

This collection contains a handwritten and hand-illustrated fair-copy bound manuscript titled, "The Journey of Jeremy Rabbit," by Jan Karon for her daughter, Candace, with a dedication note at the beginning of the manuscript.

The manuscript contains ten chapters of Jeremy Rabbit's fictional journey, and measures approximately 5.75" X 4.5" with a felt cover with a flower design.

Dates: 1988-1989
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Kamawa-sa manuscript

 Item — Flat_Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 16406
Scope and Contents Note The Kamawa-sa (circa 1930s; 0.54 cubic feet) is a text on 16 unbound sheets made from folded layers of cotton cloth, thickly coated with laquer which has hardened to create a firm, glossy, smooth, yet pliant surface. These manuscripts, containing extracts from the Vinaya Pitaka, were usually created to commemorate the entrance of a family's son to a Buddhist monastery. Text is written in Magyi-za script; with accompanying sasigyo cloth tie patterned with monastic and royal symbols and the...
Dates: circa Mid-twentieth century
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Jan Karon papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 16077
Scope and Contents Note The Jan Karon papers (66 cubic feet; 1918-2018) contain Mitford book typescripts and galleys; materials related to Ms. Karon's publishing career and her relationship with her agent and publisher; letters and fan mail from readers, arranged by month and year only; memorabilia; professional and personal correspondence; reviews and press publicity; research related to Karon's novels; files related to charitable organizations and boards; architectural drawings of Esmont Farm; files and...
Dates: 1918-2018; Majority of material found within 1964 - 2018
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Jerome Kass "My Old Man" teleplay

 Collection — Box: BW 37, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16607
Dates: 1979-03-24
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Mary Kean school scrapbook

 Collection — Ledger: 1
Identifier: MSS 16701
Content Description Mary Kean high school scrapbook from Lomita, California, 1925-1934; 1956. Album with ephemera and photographs in a "Memories of my school days" binding compiled by Mary Kean, at Narbonne High School in Lomita in Los Angeles County. Includes programs, a few photographs, certificates, and much more. Of special interest are a series of programs and ephemera for Girl's Athletic Association field days in Southern California. There is a license for a "back seat driver" which seems to be making a...
Dates: 1925-1934, 1956
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Mary G. Keelan papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 13490
Dates: 1978-1979
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

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