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Gilderoy Williams slave complaint

 Collection — Box: BW 1, Folder: 1 [X031589181]
Identifier: MSS 15963
Scope and Contents

Gilderoy Williams slave complaint against a slave named Daniel for using provokeying [sic] and insulting language, 1856, 0.03 cubic feet.

Dates: 1856

Joan Williams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 9394
Scope and Contents The Joan Williams Papers (1950-1988; 7 cft) primarily contains materials (e.g., manuscripts, typescripts, setting copy, and galley proofs) relating to Williams’s publications County Woman, The Morning and Evening, Pariah, Pay the Piper, Old Powder Man, and The Wintering. This collection also...
Dates: 1950-1988

Williamsburg, Virginia buildings photographs

 Collection — Box: BW 13, Folder: 1 [X031589397]
Identifier: MSS 16030

Nancy D. Willson friendship album

 Collection — Box: BW 40, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16648
Content Description

Includes 15 sentiments of good thoughts and wishes, each one or two pages in length. Locations of signers include Bellevernon, Loudonville, OH, Union City, Ashland, OH, Uniontown and West Alexander, PA.

Dates: 1848 - 1855

Albert Frederick Wilson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS -16340
Content Description The papers chiefly consist of letters Albert Frederick Wilson (1883-1940) sent to his mother in New Jersey while a student at the University of Virginia. There is also some correspondence from Wilson's father and grandfather; family photographs; and unpublished manuscripts by Wilson. Most of the letters are handwritten. But starting in 1906, typewritten letters become more frequent. The roles of African Americans at the University of Virginia are mentioned several times in his...
Dates: circa 1840-1934

Frank Owen Wilson and Susan Rinehart World War II correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 16414
Content Description The collection contains more than 450 letters written between Lieutenant Frank Owen Wilson from Wilson, Arkansas, who was a University of Virginia graduate and his Charlottesville girlfriend, Susan Smith Rinehart (1925-1995), whose family lived on an estate called "Boxwood." There are 276 letters from Wilson and 180 letters from Rinehart. Wilson's early letters are from Saint Elmo Hall at the Univeristy of Virginia. His letters while in military service were not subject to censorship, yet...
Dates: 1921, 1941-1945

James Southall Wilson and Davison papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 6453
Scope and Contents Scrapbooks, photo albums, correspondence, travel diary, home movies of the Wilson and Davison families. 28 scrapbooks and loose correspondence related to three generations of the family of James Southall Wilson, with much material on the University of Virginia. Persons represented significantly include James Southall Wilson (1880-1963) and Julia Tyler Wilson (1881-1965);Charles Marshall Davison, Jr. (1914-1995) and Alida Wilson Davison (1913-1995); and Katharine "Kit" Stonestreet Davison...
Dates: 1898-1994

Nanie Winfree membership certificate for the Juvenile Department of the Independent Order of St. Luke

 Collection — Box: BW 3, Folder: 1 [X031589229]
Identifier: MSS 16059
Scope and Contents

Nanie Winfree (of Morning Glory Circle, no. 33 Manchester, Virginia) membership certificate issued by the Juvenile Department of the Internal Order of St. Luke and signed by Maggie L. Walker and Emmeline Johnson, 0.03 cubic feet, 1903.

Dates: 1903

B.H. Winston report card

 File — Box: BW 33, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16532

Lucy or Ella Winston letter

 Collection — Box: BW 44, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16669
Content Description This collection contains a letter from a young woman, either Lucy or Ella Winston, to her mother, Martha A. Winston. The letter, unsigned, describes her travel to and her experience of the Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute. The Buckingham Female Collegiate Institute, chartered in 1837, was the first college for women in Virginia and was attended by both Winston sisters. In the letter, the writer describes the sisters' trip to the institute, shares her first impressions, comments on...
Dates: February 16, 1852

Pleasant Winston family account book

 Collection — Ledger: 1
Identifier: MSS 16627

Catherine G. Wirt letter

 Collection — Box: BW 7, Folder: 1 [X031589291]
Identifier: MSS 16174
Scope and Contents

Catherine G. Wirt letter, March 17, 1836, to Mrs. Matilda Crossitt of Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky, seeking to obtain letters that her father, William Wirt, had written to Mrs. Crossitt's father, makes up 0.03 cubic feet.

People associated with the letter include Mrs. Hester Edwards (nee Pope), Samuel L. Southard, and Mr. Green in Washington D. C.

Dates: 1836 March 17

Frank Gardiner Wisner papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 15049
Scope and Contents

This collection of Frank Gardiner Wisner papers (1909-1997; 10.5 cubic feet) consists of business and personal papers of Frank Gardiner Wisner, who was a Director in the Central Intelligence Agency in the 1950's. Included is an autographed letter signed by John Edgar Hoover and a photocopy of a letter signed by Harry S. Truman.

Dates: 1909-1997

Colonel William Withers letters

 Collection — Box: BW 6, Folder: 1 [X031589273]
Identifier: MSS 16126
Scope and Contents

Colonel William Withers letters (1883; 0.03 cubic feet)consist of letters about thoroughbred race horse breeding in 1883 on a farm in Lexington, Kentucky and include details about horse sales, racing times, specific horses.and is .03 cubic feet. There are also letters to Colonel Withers.

Dates: 1883

Edmund Withers Parish register

 Collection — Box: BW 3, Folder: 1 [X031589218]
Identifier: MSS 16022
Scope and Contents

Edmund Wither parish register, 1843-1878, 0.03 cubic feet, is a half-leather book with green mottled paper sides and is a personal record book that chronicles his ministry in Virginia and North Carolina. Of interest are the records of African Americans in the register.

Dates: 1843-1878

Evelyn and Viola Wolfe photograph albums

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 15547
Scope and Contents Note Evelyn and Viola Wolfe photograph albums (1920-1923; 1 cubic foot) consist of photographs of the sisters' three year trip around the world, two and a half years of which were spent in Japan. The photographs are beautifully arranged and labeled in albums that have a design of Japanese figures on the cloth covers. The photographs show the two sisters engaging with communities abroad and exploring historical sites, war memorials, and major tourist locations from Japan, China, Egypt,...
Dates: 1920 - 1923

Women of Color (WOC) records

 Collection
Identifier: RG-32-218

Women Students Association records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 23/3
Scope and Contents The collection contains two minute books and three folders of loose papers taken from the minute books, a copy of the Constitution of the Women's Students Association, a letter from Dean of Women Robert Hollingsworth and Peggy Thompson, Acting President, to the Women Students of the University of Virginia, 1946, enclosing a copy of the Constitution, and explaining various regulations and describing organizations that welcome women, and in what capacity. It also includes papers regarding...
Dates: 1948-1967

Women's Global Leadership Forum ephemera

 Collection — Box: BW 32, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16559

Una Wonn commonplace book

 Collection — Box: BW 40, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16646
Content Description

Each page contains questions about preferences, likes, and dislikes and are answered by different friends, family, and acquaintances. Many entries are signed and include locations, with most being signed "Eckhart Mines, Md."

Some questions include what epoch would you choose to have lived; Favorite books, or artists? What trait do you most admire, or most detest; What is your idea of happiness, misery? What are the saddest words in the world?

Dates: 1880 - 1884

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letters (correspondence) 83
commonplace books 72
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Ledgers (account books) 33
clippings (information artifacts) 30
Law -- Study and teaching 26
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 21
diaries 19
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865 16
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manuscripts (documents) 15
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Judges 14
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University of Virginia -- Alumni 14
Women students 14
African American families 13
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University of Virginia -- History 13
African American students 12
University of Virginia. School of Law -- History 12
correspondence 12
women--education -- Virginia 12
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newspapers 11
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World War, 1939-1945 10
notebooks 10
African American fraternal organizations 9
African Americans 9
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Tokyo Trial, Tokyo, Japan, 1946-1948 9
War crime trials -- Japan 9
Women -- United States 9
Women in higher education 9
African American women 8
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Slavery--United States--History--19th Century 8
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authors 8
African American soldiers 7
Civil rights -- Virginia 7
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University of Virginia -- Buildings -- Pictorial works 7
University of Virginia -- Faculty 7
University of Virginia Rotunda (Charlottesville, Va.) -- photographs 7
World War, 1914-1918 7
cartoons (humorous images) 7
African Americans -- Civil rights 6
Charlottesville (Va.) -- History -- 20th century 6
Civil rights -- United States 6
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University of Virginia -- Co-education 6
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human hair 6
magazines (periodicals) 6
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African American business enterprises 5
African American universities and colleges 5
African American young men 5
African Americans -- Education 5
American Literature--19th Century--History and Criticism 5
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Love letters 5
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Tintypes (prints) 5
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- African Americans 5
United States. Navy 5
University of Virginia -- School of Medicine 5
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minutes (administrative records) 5
politics and government 5
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University of Virginia. School of Law 22
Max Rambod 15
James Arsenault and Co. 11
International Military Tribunal for the Far East (IMTFE) 8
Langdon Manor Books 8
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 5
Kurt A Sanftleben, LLC 5
Barrett, Clifton Waller, 1901-1991 4
Roosevelt, Franklin D., 1882-1945 4
Tojo, Hideki, 1884-1948 4
University of Virginia. School of Law. Law School Foundation 4
Dillard, Hardy Cross, 1902-1982 3
Hampton Institute 3
Hoshino, Naoki, 1883-1978 3
Howard, A. E. Dick 3
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968 3
Lile, William Minor, 1859-1935 3
McCue, Edward O., III, 1923-2011 3
Randolph family 3
Togo, Shigenori, 1882-1950 3
United States. Department of Treasury. Internal Revenue Service 3
University of Virginia. School of Law. Arthur J. Morris Law Library 3
Virginia. Committee on Sexual Assault Reform 3
Alford, Neill, H., Jr., 1919-2007 2
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority 2
American Bar Association 2
American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia 2
American Psychiatric Association 2
Araki, Sadao, 1877-1966 2
Auger Down Books 2
Bond, Julian, 1940-2015 2
Bush, George, H. W., 1924-2018 2
Carter, James Earl, Jr. 2
Clark, Tom C., 1899-1977 2
Clinton, William Jefferson 2
Darden, Colgate W. (Colgate Whitehead), 1897-1981 2
Dobie, Armistead Mason, 1881-1962 2
Eager, George B., Jr., 1888-1942 2
Edgehill (Albemarle County, Va. : Estate) 2
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 2
Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965 2
Gregory, Charles O., 1902-1987 2
Grew, Joseph C., 1880-1965 2
Hashimoto, Kingoro, 1890-1957 2
Hata, Shunroku, 1879-1962 2
Hiranuma, Kiichiro, 1867-1952 2
Hirota, Koki, 1878-1948 2
Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967 2
International Court of Justice 2
Itagaki, Seishiro, 1885-1948 2
Karon, Jan (Janice), 1937- 2
Kaya, Okinori, 1889-1977 2
Keenan, Joseph B., 1888-1954 2
Kennedy, Edward M., 1932-2009 2
Kennedy, John F., 1917-1963 2
Kido, Koichi, 1889-1977 2
Kimura, Heitaro, 1888-1948 2
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 2
Kneedler, H. Lane 2
Koiso, Kuniaki, 1880-1950 2
Marshall, John, 1755-1835 2
Massie, William, 1795-1862 2
Matsui, Iwane, 1878-1948 2
McClintock, Ernie 2
Merrill, Richard A., 1937-2017 2
Minami, Jiro, 1874-1955 2
Minor, John B., 1813-1895 2
Minor, Raleigh C., 1869-1923 2
Moore, John Bassett, 1860-1947 2
Moore, John Norton 2
Muto, Akira, 1892-1948 2
Oka, Takazumi, 1890-1973 2
Oshima, Hiroshi, 1886-1975 2
Paulsen, Monrad G., 1918-1980 2
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849 2
Ribble, Frederick D. G., 1898-1970 2
Ritchie, John, III, 1904-1988 2
Sato, Kenryo, 1895-1975 2
Shigemitsu, Mamoru, 1887-1957 2
Shimada, Shigetaro, 1883-1976 2
Shiratori, Toshio, 1887-1949 2
Sutton, David Nelson, 1895-1974 2
Suzuki, Teiichi, 1888-1989 2
Tavenner, Frank S., Jr., 1895-1964 2
Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803 2
Tucker, Henry St. George, 1780-1848 2
Umezu, Yoshijiro, 1882-1949 2
United States. Court of Appeals (4th Circuit) 2
United States. Department of Justice 2
University of Virginia. Board of Visitors 2
University of Virginia. Center for Oceans Law and Policy 2
University of Virginia. Library 2
University of Virginia. Office of the President 2
Virginia. Commission on Mental Health Law 2
Virginia. Supreme Court 2
White, William Henry, 1881-1963 2
Williams, G. Carrington (George Carrington), 1921-2015 2
Wisner, Frank, 1909-1965 2
Woolsey, John M., 1877-1945 2
Young Men's Christian Association (Alexandria,VA) 2