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Willson, Elizabeth Ann. Papers of Elizabeth Ann Willson, 1831-1926.

Title: Papers of Elizabeth Ann Willson, 1831-1926.

Include family correspondence, 1831-1860, of the Willson family, primarily of Elizabeth Ann Willson of Rockbridge County, Va., and William B. Willson of West Union, W. Va., concerning family news, life in Indiana, a detailed account, 1851, of a Jenny Lind concert, trips to Ohio, Charlottesville, Va., and Washington, D.C., and a party, 1856, held by sewing circle. Also include an account of student turmoil, 1858, at Washington College, Lexington, Va., over the dismissal of two students, and speculations on the future of the United States and Secession; and an inventory of the estate of Thomas Willson. Also include letters, 1861, to Willson family members concerning a teaching positon, pro-Confederacy demonstrations at local colleges, and Washington College students' military preparations; and a letter, 1861, to Elizabeth Ann Willson from a sister in Troy, N.Y. concerning slavery and secession. Also include a letter, 11 June 1862, to an aunt from an unidentified Confederate soldier, Brown's Gap, Va., describing Stonewall Jackson's campaign in Shenandoah Valley; and a letter, 1862 to George W. Houston, Rockbridge County, Va., from James Stuart, Chattooga, Ga., concerning war and family news. Also include letter, 27 June 1864, from William M. Willson, Fort Gilmer, near Petersburg, Va., to J. Francis Willson, Co. C. 14th Reg. Va. Cavalry, McCausland's Brigade, concerning Sheridan in Shenandoah Valley; and petition, 1865, to exempt Ab. Bushong, Rockbridge County blacksmith, from military service. Also include three letters, 1856-1857, from James R. Whitehead, Kansas, to Langham Scruggs concerning Kansas territory, esp. friction between pro-and anti-slavery groups, judgements on criminal activity, and land and farming prospects. Also include incomplete letter, 1852, from Adam G. McChesney to George W. Houston concerning United States foreign policy, the Polish patriot, Lajos Kossuth, and Lola Montez, "Countess of Lansfeldt"; letter, 1873, from Samuel Brown to George W. Houston, concerning his father William Houston of Rockbridge County; and typescript of newsclipping, 1926, concerning Sam Houston and his first wife, with a note relating to errors in the clipping.

ArchivalResource: 21 items.

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Carriage archives, [ca.1790-1960].

Title: Carriage archives, [ca.1790-1960].

Records of carriage manufacturing companies, papers of individual carriage designers and trimmers, scrapbooks, photo albums, prints, broadsides, postcards, trade catalogs, receipted bills, tax records and ephemera pertaining to the history of carriages, horse-drawn vehicles and horses. Of note are papers of Herman Durholz, carriage designer for Brewster & Co. of New York, including sketches and measured drawings of carriage designs, drawings of decorative crests and monograms, notebooks, photographs and catalogs; papers of James Marsh Whitehead, carriage trimmer for Charles Grube Carriage Co., Rahway, N.J., including account books, tools and patterns for upholstery and other trimmings, 1867-1907; drawings and blueprints of James Cunningham Son & Co. of Rochester, N.Y., including working notes and details of hearses, wagons, carriages and accessories, 1890-1910; lesson plans and diplomas of James Stolfi from the Technical School for Carriage Drafting and Construction in New York City, 1909-1913; photoprints from glass negatives of vehicles built by Abbott-Downing Co. of Concord, N.H., including police and fire wagons, ambulances, sleighs and commercial delivery wagons; account books, invoice books, letter copy books, records of notes payable and miscellaneous hand-colored saddle sketches of Smith-Worthington Co. of Hartford Conn., 1822-1876; drawings, blueprints and photos of Henry Hooker & Co., New Haven, Conn.; and carriage designs of Hooper & Co., London, England, carriage maker to Queen Victoria.

ArchivalResource: 25 cubic ft.

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Whitehead, James A. Papers, 1860-1861.

Title: Papers, 1860-1861.

Collection contains letters from Whitehead as a student at Battlesboro, N.C., 1860, and later as a Confederate volunteer, written to his sister. They depict the initial enthusiasm of the soldiers at the outbreak of the Civil War, the routine of camp life, army food, and discipline.

ArchivalResource: 15 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38386227 View

Whitehead, James, Jr., 1838-. Dictation from James Whitehead Jr. : Springville, Utah County, [ca. 1886-1888].

Title: Dictation from James Whitehead Jr. : Springville, Utah County, [ca. 1886-1888].

Part of a collection of dictations, usually of 1 or 2 p. taken while seeking orders for Bancroft's works, concerning social life and customs in Utah.

ArchivalResource: Originals : 1 folder.Copies : partial microfilm reel : negative (Rich. 111:8) and positive.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26150421 View