Box BW 12

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Polly Trumbull place book (1782; 0.04 cubic feet) contains extracts from Virgil, Thomson's Seasons, Fordyce's Sermons to Young Women, A Father's Legacy to his Daughters, The 5 Volume of the Spectator, Baxter's; Saints Everlasting Rest, and Principles of Politeness.

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Mary Helen Detmer journal (0.04 cubic feet), 1996 May 23 - December 10, containing entries related to her garden and her life at the University of Virginia Pavilion I.

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P. Traynor letter to Randolph Huntington, 1897, 0.03 cubic feet, concerning the Arabian horse, Lady Washington, and the fact that she was about to foal. He discusses the filly Hegira at length, noting its value as $1000, and briefly mentions the controversy surrounding Huntington's efforts to breed these horses.

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African-American owned Virginia businesses letters and ephemera, 1919-1933, 0.03 cubic feet, includes A. W. Holmes, Grand Master of the National Ideal Benefit Society, Maggie L. Walker, W. J. Craig, C. M. Burt, Ellen B. Talor, Edward B. Taylor, James T. Carter and many others representing passenger traffic committees and banks.

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Robert Chambliss Light article, "Rotunda Renovated, Controversy Resolved", 2002, 0.03 cubic feet, about the controversy surrounding planned ses of the Rotunda folloiwng its renovation, 1973-1976. There is also a letter dated 2002 April 8 from Larry J. Sabato to Robert Light thanking him for sending a copy of his article.

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Armistead Churchill Gordon letter to William Gordon McCabe, 1917, April 12, 0.03 cubic feet in which Gordon writes about his "disappointment that Warner did not get the detail to Richmond" but that with the war he might not have been able to stay anyway. He describes a state of confusion and mentions his essay on the biography of Jefferson Davis, and comments about "General Carr's pamphlet."

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World War I scrapbook albums,1914-1915,0.03 cubic feet,contain many black and white photos with captions and entries written in German. Photos depict patients, doctors, and nurses on the Eastern front at a Red Cross Hospital, probably the Rupprecht shcool in Kaiserslautern.

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Union Station in Richmond Virginia paint color research report by Margaret Long sTephenson, 1981 January 16, 0.03 cubic feet contains a final report, paint swatches, color slides,research notes, and correspondence.

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Joseph Funk and Sons letter to James Curry, 1857 September 11, 0.03 cubic, is an autograph signed letter in reference to an order of book and commentary on the literary sophisticaton of the population of Monroe County.

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University of Virginia Confederate Monument photograph, May 25, 1900, 0.03 cubic feet, by J. T. Thornton.

Scope and Contents John McKnight Brayton diary, 1865 April-May, 0.03 cubic feet, while he was serving with the United States Christian Commission in devastated Richmond. Brayton's job included supplying wounded soldiers with bibles, crutches, paper, food, and other necessities, which is detailed in his diary. He also wrote letters for the soldiers to their family members and they are included at the end of the diary. There are descriptions of Brayton's trip to Richmond and the scenery as his boat neared the...

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Alfred E.Dickinson letters, April 2017, 0.03 cubic feet, are a collection of letters by a Richmond pastor and editor of the noted Baptist newspaper, "The Religious Herald." The letters are written to J. H. Cogshill, a New York based Richmond College graduate, soliciting donations and discussing the purposes to which those donatons are put to use (printing tracts for distribution, helping the rural poor and orphans, etc..)

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Captain John Exton letter, 1864, 0.03 cubic feet, written to "Bob," describing his march to Richmond and the conditions he faced as well as the various battles he endured along the way.

Scope and Contents Alexander Wylie Moore miscellaneous papers, 1896-1950, 0.012 cubic feet, include correspondence, photographs, documents about Moore's service in World War I, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, and printed material. Of note is a letter from Richard E. Byrd (June 30, 1926) and a letter from the Canadian Department of Militia and Defence that lists qualifications required for volunteer service and a list of acceptable medical schools. Topics include World War I, University of Virginia, and...

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G. F. Holland letter, November 7, 1892, 0.03 cubic feet, from the Normal School, Hampton Institute to a Miss Parrish breaking off their relationship because she is not coming back to school.

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Justus E. Glick letter, 0.03 cubic feet, dated May 14,1923, from a student to Justus E. Glick at the University of Virginia. The student describes having to take care of her mother, study for classes, clean the house and asks him about friends and examinations.

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Frank Shay photograph (1935; 0.03 cubic feet)contains one black and white promotional photograph.

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Alexander Stuart Coffman Civil War diary, May 7- September 1864 describing the Battle of Spotsylvania, General Longstreet's corps, General Grant's Overland Campaign and skirmishes in Virginia.