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Boand, Nell Holladay,. Logan-Morrill family papers [manuscript], 1906-1966 (bulk 1906-1912).

Title: Logan-Morrill family papers [manuscript], 1906-1966 (bulk 1906-1912).

The collection consists of the scrapbook and correspondence of Lily Logan Morrill and her husband, Albert H. Morrill. The scrapbook, about Mrs. Morrill's father, Thomas Muldrup Logan, contains some of his Civil War correspondence, speeches, and newspaper clippings, mostly from the 1870s, about him. It also contains some clippings about Mrs. Morrill and her book, Builder of the New South, written about her father's life. Lily Logan Morrill's correspondence concerns her writings and sketches in the period 1908-1934, particularly regarding family history and her publication of the journal of Mary Jane Boggs Holladay. Correspondents include Nell Holladay Boand, Carrie Holladay, Guy Pierpont Jones, Rose O'Neill, Thomas Nelson Page, Nannie Boggs Timberlake, Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy, and Alexander Wilbourne Weddell. Albert H. Morrill's correspondence is with William Howard Taft. Included is a letter (1912 August 14) written from President Taft to Colonel Goethals in Panama introducing Morrill who wished to see the progress made on the Panama Canal. Most of the other letters (1906-1912) are personal, as the two men exchanged notes of congratulation or condolence throughout their political careers.

ArchivalResource: 14 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647839010 View

Holladay, Lily. Correspondence received by Lily Holladay, 1966.

Title: Correspondence received by Lily Holladay, 1966.

The collection consists of letters to Lily (Mrs. Richard F.) Holladay, concerning both family history and her publication of Mary Jane Boggs Holladay's journal. Correspondents include Carrie Holladay, Nannie Boggs Timberlake, and Nell Holladay Boand.

ArchivalResource: 12 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31254438 View

Holladay, Mary Jane Boggs, d. 1861. Diary of Mary Jane Boggs Holladay [manuscript] 1851-61.

Title: Diary of Mary Jane Boggs Holladay [manuscript] 1851-61.

Concerning a journey, 1851 June, through Va. to the Blue Ridge Mountains, through Charlottesville and U. Va., Waynesboro and Lexington [27 l.] -- Diary entries, 1853 Oct. and 1855 Jan., written during preparations for her marriage and a section about a year later [13 l.] -- Entries, 1859 Jan. 12-June 7, and 1861 March, with comments on a child's illness, burdens of owning slaves, and the death of her child [43 l.].

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647947864 View

Byrd, Harry Flood, 1887-1966,. Holladay family papers, 1760-1940 (bulk 1820-1936).

Title: Holladay family papers, 1760-1940 (bulk 1820-1936).

The collection contains family correspondence including Civil War letters describing prison life at Point Lookout, Md., land records and surveys, physician's account books (1842-1846 and 1898-1900), medical student's notebooks (1894-1896), and business accounts, journals and patent information relating to typewriters. Also included are diaries (1851-1861) of Mary Jane Boggs which contain a section describing travel through the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. The collection also contains papers (1826) of the North Anna Company relating to its attempts to improve navigation on the North Anna River. Agricultural essays and book (1823) describing cheese processing experiments and drawings of a bag machine invented by John Mansfield Holladay are also included. The collection also contains clippings (1869-1881) relating to state and national politics. Genealogical materials relating to the Boggs, Carter, Kettlewell, Lewis, Rawlings, Thompson, Trigg, and Waller families and the papers of Waller Holladay, farmer of Spotsvlvania County, Dr. Lewis Littlepage Holladay, and Dr. Lewis Holladay of Orange County complete the collection. Correspondents include Sir William Osler, Harry Flood Byrd, Henry Thompson Holladay, Huldah Holladay, Frances Porter Holladay, Alexander Holladay and other Holladay family members.

ArchivalResource: 295 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647838895 View