Harris family papers
Scope and Contents
Harris Family papers, 1869-1957, includes deeds, receipts for Scottsville Merchandise Store, letters, newspaper clippings, architectural drawings, mason appointment as Grand Master, and photographs totaling 0.012 cubic feet.
Included are a carte de Viste of Charles B. Harris Sr., (December 1869) a tin type (1865), albumen silver print of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Harris, Sr., 1 newspaper clipping about Helen Crafton Harris's ninetieth birthday (1947), renovation drawings of Charles B. Harris house, documents from Scottsville and Charlottesvile businesses, deeds from Albemarle County Circuit Court transactions, letters from Mrs. James McFarland to her brother Henry M. Harris, and photographs of Harris and(Avent family members)
Dates
- Creation: 1883-1957
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
0.012 Cubic Feet (Four folders in a document box BW 7.)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was purchased from Crown Collectibles by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia on July 11, 2016.
- Title
- Harris Family papers
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 5/12/17
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States