Box BW 13

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Virginia governors listings, 1966, 0.03 cubic feet, consisting of an alphabetical and chronological list of Virginia governors and Virginia colonial governos with extensive notes in Marjorie Carver's hand.

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Sale of slaves and land announcement, 1821 September 17, 0.03 cubic feet, announcing the sale of "5 or 6 likely slaves" and "162 acres at the head waters of the Hardware River, North Garden" by Nthaniel Garland, executor of the estate of Edward Garland. "Land and Negroes for sale."

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Eliza Grout letter to Levi Holbrook, 1825 September 24, 0.03 cubic feet is a romantic letter handwritten to her boyfriend who is studying in Providence, Rhode Island. The letter is written during their courtship and reveals two well educated people.

Scope and Contents Sarah Sutton friendship album, 1842-1845, New York, 0.03 cubic feet, including nine lithographic engravings by Archibald L. Dick and titled Mary of Mantua, Cemetery of Mount Auburn, Now Westlin Wins, The Young Mother, Washington's house Mount Vernon, Bess and her spinning wheel, East Point and Passamaquoddy Bay, Light House near Caldwe;s landing (Hudson River), and Harper's Ferry (from the Potomac side).Miss Sarah Sutton's Album, select for religious precepts and literary...

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Lynne Fromme drawings, 1973, 0.03 cubic feet, purchased by Robert Milton Hawkins, Jr. of Greenbriar County West Virginia, made by inmate Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme at the Federal Prison Camp in Alderson, West Virginia. Two of the drawings are women; one signed "LF" was thought to be Lynette's self-portrait. The second drawing of a woman is signed "Q" as is the drawing of a man with a number on his forehead and thought to be a drawing of Charles Manson.

Scope and Contents Boars Head Inn Dedication Ceremony records, 1980, 0.03 cubic feet, Blue portfolio printed with the cover title "More room at the inn," and Boar's Head Inn logo contains 9 typed Charlottesville related press releases, all dated December 1980, 4 press releases with black and white 8x10 inch photos attached, including Monticello and Boar's Head Inn, six pamphlets related to Charlottesville and the surrounding area, including Monticello, Ash Lawn, Boar's Head Inn, and Albemarle County, and 13...

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The collection of Battle of Rio Hill papers ( 1992, 0.03 cubic feet) consists chiefly of photographs and negatives and includes an image of the site of Rio Hill Shopping Center being searched for Civil War artifacts, the marker commemorating the skirmish, and the honor guard at the dedication of the marker. The collection also includes press releases, a letter from Charlottesville mayor Elizabeth "Bitsy" Waters, and an audiocassette recording of the dedication ceremony.

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Shirley Copenhaver Farrier Strother interviews, 2015 February 12, 2015 March 10, 2015 April 10, 0.03 cubic feet, and transcribed by William M. Finley, III.

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University of Virginia Easters photographs, circa 1975, 0.03 cubic feet, consists of five color snapshots of Easters, and two views of Madison Bowl looking east; a view of Rugby Road looking south; four students walking north on Rugby Road at Beta Bridge; and two students on the sidewalk of Rugby Road.