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Jones, Benjamin Washington, 1841-1918. Letters of Benjamin Washington Jones, 1902-1913.

Title: Letters of Benjamin Washington Jones, 1902-1913.

Collection contains letters, chiefly to Jones re: Confederate veterans' reunions of the Surry Light Artillery. Topics include deaths of members; pensions and assistance for veterans; P.D. Gwaltney's brief statement of his army career; farm news; and personal health. Of interest is a letter, 1904 March 7, to Jones from S.M. Williams, Richmond, Va., in which he mentions the Russo-Japanese War and states that "it is going to be a great war, that France, Germany, England, and the United States will have a hand in it before it is over."

ArchivalResource: 35 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32959019 View

Morse-Boycott, Desmond Lionel, 1892-. Desmond Lionel Morse-Boycott papers, 1940-1945.

Title: Desmond Lionel Morse-Boycott papers, 1940-1945.

This collection is comprised of a scrapbook which contains mostly letters between Morse-Boycott and a wide range of correspondents, many of whom were well-known churchmen, editors, and writers. The scrapbook also contains various other memorabilia, including church programs and newspaper clippings about World War II. The correspondence in the collection primarily concerns the choir school and Morse-Boycott's writing and sheds light on a number of aspects of twentieth century church affairs. Among the more notable correspondents are Samuel Insull, Catherine Wood (daughter of composer Charles Wood), Jean Sterling Mackinlay (actress), Irene Gass (poet), Arthur Hinsley (Cardinal), Alfred Edwin Morris (the Lord Bishop of Monmouth), Nicodim Munteanu (Patriarch of Roumania), W. H. Elliott, and R. B. Brown.

ArchivalResource: .5 cubic ft. (1 legal archives box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122399035 View