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Barrow and Davey family papers
Ellen Strong Bartlett letters
D. G. Barton et al signed letter to Honorable Richard E. Parker
D. G. Barton et al signed letter to Honorable Richard E. Parker, 1826, March 15, consists of 0.03 cubic feet, and is a letter in reference to the creation of a new county (in Winchester, Virginia) and concern for the location of the courts.
Base hospital No. 41 Saint Denis photographs
Base Hospital No. 41 Saint Denis, 1918, 0.03 cubic feet contains photographs of patients, nurses, doctors, facilities, and outside scenes depicting hospital life.
Archer B. Bass World War I papers
Battle Abbey, Richmond Virginia, photograph
Battle Abbey, Richmond, Virginia photograph, undated, 0.03 cubic feet, taken by A. Homeier Studio, at the intersection of Boulevard and Patterson Avenue.
J. Battle letter to Samuel Battle
The J. Battle letter to Samuel Battle (circa 1797; 0.03 cubic feet) documents one piece of the titular relatives' correspondence. The letter is marked "Care of Thomas Maule"; Maule may have been the same Maule that owned a soap and candle factory in late-18th century Virginia. Little information circulates online about either of the Battles, but the contents of the letter should be legible to those accustomed to reading 18th-century cursive.
P.J. Beattie Jr. papers
Mary Beck photographs
Mary Beck photographs, dated 1948-1973 0.06 cubic feet. The photographs were ordered with some printed materials including race meeeting pamphlets, The Chronicle of the Horse periodical, issues of Americcan Turf Monthly periodical, and one book, "Riding" by Benjamn Lewis. Related collection MSS 16006
Ray Becker imprisonment related letters
Ben Belitt papers--addition
This collection contains two typed letters, one from Ben Belitt to William F. Claire, editor of Voyages and one letter to Ben Belitt from Lawrence Barnhart (1967 and 1969). Ben Belitt correspondence and manuscript. Christmas card contains a fair copy of "Song of the King's Huntsman" with the inscription "in the name of the "King" to a gentleman-huntsman" and a note "Copied 'fair' for Sydney, with my best penmanship and wishes." (1936) Poetry notebooks.
Ned Berkeley Jr. and Doug Bakken correspondence
This collection contains the correspondence between Edmund "Ned" Berkeley, Jr. and Doug Bakken, two archival colleagues and close professional friends, circa 1965-1983. The correspondence is a mix of personal and professional topics but primarily focuses on their respective work in archives. Also contained are four pages of Bakken's reflections on their personal and professional relationship that he sent along with the donation of this material.
Mary Ella Parker Berkeley carte de visite and Confederate money
Mary Ella Parker Berkeley carte de visite and Confederdate money (1888; 0.03 cubic feet) consists of an image of Berkeley and some Also included is Confederate money.
Norborne Berkeley papers
William Berkeley land deed to William and Thomas Wroughton
This collection contains a land deed dated March 2, 1662, signed by William Berkeley, Governor of Virginia, granting 440 acres of land to William and Thomas Wroughton. A clerk's endorsement notes that the document was deposited on July 22, 1665; countersigned on verso with red wax seals and dated January 16, 1677 by William Wroughton (1632-1707), Thomas Wroughton (1657-1726) and others.
Mrs. Dennis Berry Freedom certificate
Mrs. Dennis Berry Freedom certificate, Shenandoah County, dated 1825, consists of 0.03 cubic feet and is a handwritten statement made before a justice of the peace, stating that Samuel Few has made an oath that he has been a long time acquaintance of the wife of Dennis Berry and that to his knowledge she is a free women, and is signed by Sam Woodstock.
Charles Beseler Lantern Slide Company salesman sample catalogs
The Charles Beseler Lantern Slide Company salesman sample catalogs (1890s-1920; 1.2 cubic feet) document a portion of the titular company's product line at the turn of the 20th century. The collection consists of ten albums--about 950 lantern slide prints in total--on a variety of topics. Many photographs are of historical and Christian figures, while others range from architecture and engineering diagrams to landscapes and artwork.
Bessie's friendship album
This collection contains one friendship album with pink, yellow, and blue colored pages filled with verse, inscriptions, and original drawings and illustrations. The inscription at front reads: "To Bessie, Wishing her many happy returns of her birthday with love from Lena & Will, August 13, [19]08."
Christine Best friendship album
This collection contains a single book with 29 pages of inscriptions, autographs, and verse dated between 1839-1841, from Hudson New York. The first inscription was written by Christine Best, owner of the album, and includes a color illustration and title, "Christine Best's Book Hudson July 22, 1839." Original black leather embossed boards, highly decorated; red leather spine with gilt decoration.