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McCabe, W. Gordon (William Gordon), 1841-1920. Three historical notes by William G. McCabe [manuscript].

Title: Three historical notes by William G. McCabe [manuscript].

One portion of grade book of George Frederick Holmes.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

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Mathews, Cornelius, 1817-1889. Papers of Cornelius Mathews, 1841-1888.

Title: Papers of Cornelius Mathews, 1841-1888.

The papers contain a manuscript for an editorial "The Case As It Is" written in defense of American writers and authors. Letters send a copy of his poem "Wakondah" for publication, comment on a dinner scheduled for Charles Dickens, discuss plans for his magazine Arcturus, names his choice for referee in a dispute, and comment on improvements necessary to raise the status of writers and literature in America including a copyright law. He also comments on George F. Holmes' piece in the Southern Literary Messenger, announces the publication of the Home Library, solicits "Palm Leaves" by Milnes and sends a copy of his new book to Robert Browning.

ArchivalResource: 6 items.

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Simms, William Gilmore, 1806-1870. William Gilmore Simms correspondence, 1842-1866.

Title: William Gilmore Simms correspondence, 1842-1866.

Twenty-three ALsS (1842-1850) written by Simms to George Frederick Holmes, two ALsS (1859 July 26 and 1860 April 14) from Simms to John Esten Cooke, and one ALS (1866 October 2) from Simms to Thomas Addis Emmet.

ArchivalResource: 26 items.

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Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897. Papers, 1767-1960.

Title: Papers, 1767-1960.

Correspondence, notes, diaries, and literary works of Holmes; and correspondence of William Howard Perkinson, educator and son-in-law of Holmes; and of Joseph Henry Herndon Holmes and Mary Ann Pemberton Holmes, parents of George Frederick Holmes. Early papers of Joseph and Mary Holmes concern their life in Demerara, British Guiana, where Holmes was a barrister, and include legal papers, poems, and a genealogy. The papers of their son, George Frederick, a professor at the University of Virginia, include correspondence, diaries, articles, literary works, and notes, and relate to his interests in philology, grammar, history, political science and economics, and to Southern colleges and universities. The papers of William Howard Perkinson are confined to a few records of his work as a professor of Latin and Greek at the University of Virginia, a few business papers, and records of the administration of his father-in-law's estate.

ArchivalResource: 586 items.

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Minor, James Fontaine, 1876-1961. Photograph of University of Virginia faculty [graphic], 1882-1883.

Title: Photograph of University of Virginia faculty [graphic], 1882-1883.

The University of Virginia faculty from the 1882-1883 session, with the exception of Dr. John R. Page, were photographed by the side of Brooks Hall. A label pasted on the mount is inscribed to President Colgate Darden from James Fontaine Minor, 1949 February 22 and identifies all the pictured faculty. The label misidentifies Taylor as Maximilian Schele de Vere.

ArchivalResource: 1 photo.: albumin print; 25 x 42cm.

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Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897. Papers of George Frederick Holmes, 1785-1893.

Title: Papers of George Frederick Holmes, 1785-1893.

Correspondence relating to Holmes' editorship of the Southern Quarterly Review, his scholarly articles, and an unpublished history of the Civil War. Includes drafts of articles entitled The Spirit of Positivism, Writings of Hugh Swinton Legaré, The Life and Times of Pericles, and A Few Remarks upon Slavery. Among the correspondents are John B. Floyd, William Gilmore Simms, John C. Calhoun, Francis Lieber, Auguste Comte, John R. Thompson, Samuel Tyler, Joseph E. Johnston, Jubal A. Early, and Edmund Kirby Smith.

ArchivalResource: 100 items.1 container.

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Balch, Thomas Willing, 1866-1927. Letter to George F. Holmes, 1896 April 2.

Title: Letter to George F. Holmes, 1896 April 2.

Covering letter for a book Balch is sending Holmes.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Betts, Leonidas. George Frederick Holmes, nineteenth century Virginia educator [manuscript] 1967.

Title: George Frederick Holmes, nineteenth century Virginia educator [manuscript] 1967.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Adams, Stephen, 1835-. Papers of the Barbour family [manuscript], 1793-1941.

Title: Papers of the Barbour family [manuscript], 1793-1941.

The collection consists chiefly of the personal and financial papers of James Barbour, his son, Benjamin Johnson Barbour, and granddaughter Caroline Homassel Barbour Ellis. Topics of interest include complaints of extravagance by a Harvard student, 1815; the War of 1812; slaves and slavery (including an 1854 inventory); genealogy; the American Party and its opposition to Roman Catholics as office holders; rail travel from Virginia to Florida in 1857; cotton; Orange County court house construction; and Reconstruction, the Republican Party, and the Virginia Convention of 1867. Also the Immigration Society; the shooting of General Thompson by Osceola at Ft. King; William Mahone's political activities; a St. Paul law practice in 1886; the Minneapolis exposition, 1886; the destruction of Madison letters by a gardener; a building for the Library of Congress; Fitzhugh Lee as governor; Thomas L. Rosser's political opinions; and Russian and Polish affairs, 1889. Also James Barbour's orations, 1890; race relations in 1891; the Boer War; the San Francisco earthquake; a 1917 poetry reading by Robert Frost; Red Cross Work; Catherine Booth; the Yorktown Sesquecentennial; and Garden Week. University of Virginia topics include the Student Infirmary Fund, 1867; Washington Hall, 1869; renovations and additions, 1869; astronomical observations, 1869; a department of agriculture, 1870; and the detrimental effect of politics on the University, 1884. Also the selling of the Lee family papers to the Library of Congress, 1886; the resevoir and dam, 1886; reorganization of various schools, 1887; recasting of the bell; the hiring and resignation of professors; Dr. Harrison's affair; and Presbyterian influence. The collection also contains ballot sheets for the election of Zachary Taylor; a William Henry Harrison political cartoon; U.Va. Board of Visitors resolutions, 1850-1865, on faculty salaries; minutes and membership lists, 1876-1879, of the Lay Association Virginia Diocese of the Episcopal Church; minutes, 1892, of the U.Va. Society of Alumni; photographs of Barboursville; slave inventories; and copies of General orders, August - November 1861, issued by Generals Banks, and McClellan, U.S. Army of the Potomac.

ArchivalResource: 3 feet.

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Holmes, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1897. Papers, 1790-1898, 1842-1887.

Title: Papers, 1790-1898, 1842-1887.

Papers, 1790-1898, of the Holmes family. Chiefly letters, 1842-1887, received by George Frederick Holmes, educator, concerning the College of William and Mary, the University of Mississippi, and the University of Virginia. Correspondents include William Campbell Preston, Andrew Steele Fulton, Robert Saunders and Charles Minnigerode. Collection also includes papers, 1790-1822, of the Floyd and Preston families; album, 1844-1849, kept by Eliza Lavalette Floyd Holmes consisting of plant leaves, newspapers and memorials to her son and a drawing by Thomas C. Milington of the gravesite of John Floyd Holmes; and papers, concerning the estate of George Frederick Holmes.

ArchivalResource: 66 items.

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University of Virginia. Leander McCormick Observatory. Leander McCormick Observatory papers [manuscript], 1870-1928.

Title: Leander McCormick Observatory papers [manuscript], 1870-1928.

The collection contains correspondence concerning the selection of the University of Virginia over Washington and Lee as the site for an observatory, the building of the observatory at Virginia, fundraising, the establishment of astronomy scholarships and a major gift by William H. Vanderbilt . Of interest is an 1879 letter about Monticello as a possible telescope site, an 1870 letter from Frank L. Anderson at Washington and Lee announcing the death of Robert E. Lee, and detailed letters of advice on research to be conducted at the University from Joseph Henry of the Smithsonian, 1870, 1871. Correspondents include Frank Anderson, Alvan Clark, John Draper, Thomas H. Ellis, James Harrison, Joseph Henry, George Frederick Holmes, George D. Johnston, William Preston Johnston, Leander J. McCormick, Leander McCormick-Goodhart, Robert Hall McCormick, Samuel A. Mitchell, S. McDowell Moore, Simon Newcomb, J. H. Safford, A. H. H. Stuart, Charles Scott Venable and William A. Winston. In addition the collection contains plans and a blueprint for the observatory by Wilson Brothers & Co., of Philadelphia. There is also an article from Nature, 1870 February 17, on the Newall telescope, annotated by [Leander J. McCormick?] and inscribed by him to his grandson.

ArchivalResource: circa 37 items.

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James Thomas papers, Bulk, 1852-1861, 1850-1879

Title: James Thomas papers, Bulk, 1852-1861 1850-1879

This collection contains business and personal correspondence, orders, price bulletins, and other papers, relating to the tobacco business of James Thomas, the tobacco industry in general, and the economic life of Virginia (1850s). Includes information on Thomas' assistance to the Virginia Baptist Seminary (now the University of Richmond). Correspondents and persons mentioned include J. L. M. Curry, George Frederick Holmes, and Basil Manly.

ArchivalResource: 12.0 Linear feet; 23 boxes (14,008 items)

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Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897. Letter to Alexander Delmar, 1866 January 19.

Title: Letter to Alexander Delmar, 1866 January 19.

Homes agrees to write an article for Delmar's review though not on the suggested subject of "School Legislation" and notes that the University of Virginia "has heretofore been sustained by a regular State Appropriation and that its existence is at this moment imperilled--as is reported by both Visitors and Faculty in consequence of the suspension of the appropriation by the hazards and consequences of the War."

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Holmes, Annamaria Pemberton, fl. 1852-1853,. Holmes family papers [manuscript], 1721-1891.

Title: Holmes family papers [manuscript], 1721-1891.

Papers of the Holmes and related Pemberton and Laurence families. The papers consist chiefly of family correspondence and also include poems, sermons, diaries, baptismal records, wills, and genealogies. Letters of Annamaria Pemberton Holmes chiefly convey family and social news, 1835-1837. The journals of Charlotte Isabaella Holmes describe an extended stay in Le Havre and Dunkirk, France, 1849-1851, and family life in England, 1880. Her letters, 1853-1883, describe life in England. The farm diary, 1861, of Edward Anderson Holmes, has a few scattered mentions of national events. His correspondence includes descriptions of surveying on Minnesota roads in the 1850s, land deals in Wisconsin, his Civil War service including essays and chronology about his capture in the third battle for Winchester, Va., with the 21st Virginia Cavalry, and imprisonment at Johnson's Island, Ohio. The collection also contains copies of poems, some original poems, lists of books read, personal and regimental accounts of provisions including fodder for horses and rations for prisoners, and lists of correspondents. The collection also contains poems of Joseph Henry Hendon Holmes, 1816, and a note giving a horse to his daughter, 1819. Letters of Maryanne Pemberton Holmes to Edward Anderson Holmes, 1852-1853, convey family and social news, and comment on life in the United States where sons Edward and George were living. The collection also includes miscellaneous writing by her including notes on property, an evening prayer, codicils to her will listing bequests, and brief diary entries on son Edward's schooling, 1838-1845. Of interest are her notes on Demerara [now Guyana], where her husband served as Judge Advocate General, including references to Doll Thomas, references to slaves both in general and in their employ, prices from account books, a translation of a South American Indian song, and lists of native plant and animal species, with two small sketches of a flamingo and a trumpeter bird. Also notes on her estate by R. T. Wilkinson, 1883-1884. Letters to Sallie Campbell Starritt (Mrs. Edward Anderson) Holmes contain news of family and friends including a very brief reference to the breaking of the bank in Charlottesville, 1876, and a letter from her son Edward Buchanan Holmes, a student at the University of Virginia in 1890. Papers of John and Mary Laurence include copies of their wills, 1731 and 1736. Papers of Elizabeth Pemberton, sister of Maryanne Pemberton Holmes, include letters describing a tour of the Lakes district, 1819, and instructions regarding her property, together with her will, 1851. Also of interest are prayers, poems and sermons of Dr. Stephen Pemberton and a series of letters to family discussing finances and theology.

ArchivalResource: circa 1000 items.

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Thompson, John Reuben, 1823-1873. Letters, Richmond, to George Frederick Holmes [manuscript] 1852 Aug. 24, Sept. 11.

Title: Letters, Richmond, to George Frederick Holmes [manuscript] 1852 Aug. 24, Sept. 11.

Letters regarding writing a "vitrolic" review of Uncle Tom's cabin for the Southern literary messenger.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

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Johnston, Joseph E., 1807-1891, and Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897. Letters of Joseph E. Johnston and George Frederick Holmes, 1821-1885.

Title: Letters of Joseph E. Johnston and George Frederick Holmes, 1821-1885.

Include letter, 1821, from Mary Johnston to husband Peter Johnston re: family news; letter, 1825, from B.R. Johnston to brother Joseph E. Johnston re: family and social news; letter, 1825, from Peter Johnston to son Joseph E. Johnston re: family news and education at West Point; and letter, 1829, from John Floyd to son John Floyd, Jr. re: education, social matters, and his service on committee holding hearings on John C. Calhoun's conduct as Secretary of war. Also include United States Treasury receipt, 1859; portion, n.d., of genealogical tree for Johnston family; and billfold with carte-de-visite of Joseph E. Johnston and a lock of his hair. Also include letters, 1846-1870, of George Frederick Holmes to his mother-in-law, Letitia Floyd, and sister-in-law, Nickelti B. Johnston, concerning family and social news, political news, comments on Gov. James McDowell, employment opportunities at various colleges, University of Virginia, and financial difficulties of students at UVa (1857), and his dissatisfaction at Richmond College. Also include letter, 1846, of John T.L. Preston to George Frederick Holmes re: open faculty position at V.M.I., duties and pay; letter, 1847, of John Cochran to Letitia Floyd re: desire of Floyd's son to obtain a teaching appointment at a medical school; letter, 1850, from James Sparks to George Frederick Holmes announcing faculty position at Harvard already filled; and letter, 1856, from Andrew Stevenson to George Frederick Holmes re: faculty position at the University of Virginia. Also include letter, 1 January 1861, of George Frederick Holmes to Johnston Household re: family and social news, concerns for possible Civil War, politics, and plans concerning plantation Tanglewood and where to keep his slaves; letter, 1882, from John W. Johnston to uncle Joseph E. Johnston re: Joseph E. Brown's response to section in Jefferson Davis' book concerning the removal of Johnston from command; letter, 1885, from James Strong to George Frederick Holmes re: an article.

ArchivalResource: 19 items.

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George Frederick Holmes Papers, 1767-1960

Title: George Frederick Holmes Papers, 1767-1960

Scholar, educator, and author of Charlottesville (Albemarle Co.), Virginia. Correspondence, notes, diaries, and literary works of George Frederick Holmes. Also contains correspondence of William Howard Perkinson, educator and son-in-law of Holmes; and of Joseph Henry Herndon Holmes and Mary Ann Pemberton Holmes, parents of George Frederick Holmes. Early papers of Joseph and Mary Holmes concern their life in Demerara, British Guyana, where Joseph Holmes was a barrister, and include legal papers, poems, and a genealogy. The papers of their son, George Frederick, a professor at the University of Virginia, include correspondence, diaries, articles, literary works, and notes, and relate to his interests in philology, grammar, history, political science and economics, and to Southern colleges and universities. The papers of William Howard Perkinson are confined to a few records of his work as a professor of Latin and Greek at the University of Virginia, a few business papers, and records of the administration of his father-in-law's estate.

ArchivalResource: 3.6 Linear Feet; 586 Items

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Bardin, Sally Nelson. Sally Nelson Bardin collection [manuscript], 1812-1858.

Title: Sally Nelson Bardin collection [manuscript], 1812-1858.

Items collected by Sally Bardin include the"Virginia Argus," v. XIX no. 1938, January 2, 1812, a Richmond newspaper; George Frederick Holmes, letter, 1853 August 27, Burk's Garden, Tazewell County, Va., to N. H. Massie, Charlottesville, Va, requesting materials for a biography of General Nelson. Also a letter, Harriet Douglas Cruger, [18]58 June 14, Charlottesville, to H. R. Nelson, Keswick Depot, Albemarle Co., Va.; and a letter, James Monroe, 1823 May 11, Oak Hill, to Hugh Nelson, Washington.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

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Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843

Title: Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843.

The Sparks collection consists of original and transcribed historical documents and correspondence, chiefly concerning the American colonies and the original thirteen states, collected or transcribed beginning in 1819 by Jared Sparks. The collection includes the papers of Sir Francis Bernard and George Chalmers, letters of Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, the Marquis de Lafayette, and George Washington, the journals of Thomas Ainslie, the Board of Trade, the New York Provincial Congress and Conventions, as well as the papers and records from state public offices, among many others. The Sparks collection also contains his own historical essays and compositions, published articles, letter books, diaries, account books related to his college days, professional research, and material documenting his tenure as College president.

ArchivalResource: 252 volumes, 10 env., 2 folders, 3 cases, 57 boxes (31.6 linear ft.)

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Clay, Henry, 1777-1852,. Miscellaneous Virginia items, etc. [manuscript], 1776-1865, n.d.

Title: Miscellaneous Virginia items, etc. [manuscript], 1776-1865, n.d.

The collection contains a letter, 1829 August 5, from William Wertenbaker to Albert Holladay on a business matter and announcing his appointment as Assistant Proctor at the University of Virginia. A letter, 1847 August 17, from Henry Clay, declines the invitation of the Citizens of Albemarle to visit. A letter, ca. 1861 March 14, George W. Leftwich, Richmond, to "Woodfin" discusses "war fever" in Richmond, his reasons for enlisting, his intention of joining Gaston Otey's Light Artillery, exemptions, and their romances. He notes that "croakers are daily and hourly believing and predicting our destruction." The collection also contains an autographed print of George Frederick Holmes; a five shilling note, printed by James Adams in 1776; and a copy of General Order No. 9, Headquarters of Army of Northern Virginia, Appomatox Court House, signed by Robert E. Lee, dated 1865 April 10. Miscellaneous Virginia Items, 1776-1865, n.d., Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

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Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897. Notes on Benjamin Kidd's "Social Evolution" [manuscript], n.d.

Title: Notes on Benjamin Kidd's "Social Evolution" [manuscript], n.d.

Notes by Professor George Frederick Holmes on "Social Evolution," published 1894, by Benjamin Kidd. The notes include several citations, summaries, and a brief outline of modern history in Europe, from "The World of the Bible" and onward. Together with a [child's?] verse and pasted picture about being good for Santa.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Johnston, Joseph E., 1807-1891, and Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897. Papers of Joseph E. Johnston and George Frederick Holmes, 1821-1885

Title: Papers of Joseph E. Johnston and George Frederick Holmes

Johnston family papers include a letter, 1821 June 15, from Mary Johnston to her husband Judge Peter Johnston noting family activities; a letter, 1825 July 17, from Peter Johnston to his son Joseph E. Johnston conveying news of his mother's death; a letter, 1825 December 4, from Benjamin Rush Johnston to his brother Joseph sending family news since the death of their mother and noting his current tastes in reading; and a letter of advice, 1829 January 12, from John Floyd to his son John Buchanan Floyd, on education and conduct of life and his service on a U. S. House committee holding hearings on John C. Calhoun's conduct as Secretary of war. With these is a United States Treasury receipt, 1859 to Joseph E. Johnston in account with a survey of the the southern Kansas boundary; a partial genealogical tree for Johnston family, n.d.; and a billfold with carte-de-visite of Joseph E. Johnston and a lock of his hair. The George Frederick Holmes papers include letters, 1846-1870, to his mother-in-law, Letitia Preston Floyd, and sister-in-law, Nicketti Buchanan Johnston, concerning family and social news, political news, comments on Gov. James McDowell, employment opportunities at various colleges, the University of Virginia, and financial difficulties of students at the University of Virginia (1857), and his dissatisfaction at Richmond College. The collection also contains a letter, 1846, John T.L. Preston to George Frederick Holmes regarding an open faculty position at V.M.I., duties and pay; a letter, 1847, of John Cochran to Letitia Floyd regarding the desire of Floyd's son [William Preston Floyd?] to obtain a teaching appointment at a medical school; a letter, 1850, from Jared Sparks to George Frederick Holmes announcing faculty position at Harvard already filled; and letter, 1856, from Andrew Stevenson to George Frederick Holmes on a faculty position at the University of Virginia. Also of interest are a letter, 1 January 1861, from George Frederick Holmes to the Johnston household on family and social news, concerns for a possible Civil War, the resignation of Governor Floyd as Secretary of War, and plans for the plantation Tanglewood and where to keep his slaves which he does not want under the influence of Piedmont area slaves; a letter, 1882, from John W. Johnston to uncle Joseph E. Johnston on Joseph E. Brown's response to section in Jefferson Davis' book concerning the removal of Johnston from command; and a letter, 1885, from James Strong to George Frederick Holmes re: an article.

ArchivalResource: 22 items.

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Kellogg, Brainerd. Brainerd Kellogg letter to George Frederick Holmes [manuscript], 1877 Dec 3.

Title: Brainerd Kellogg letter to George Frederick Holmes [manuscript], 1877 Dec 3.

Kellogg sends Holmes copies of "Graded lessons in English" and "Higher lessons in English" and asks Holmes to "give these books as careful & as early an examination as your duties will allow, & that then you will give me your candid estimate of them."

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897. Notes on Montesquieu [manuscript] circa 1876.

Title: Notes on Montesquieu [manuscript] circa 1876.

Notes on Montesquieu's De l'esprit des lois copied from Taine's Ancient regime.; from Book IV, chapter 1, pp. 260-261.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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George Frederick Holmes Letter, ., 1886

Title: George Frederick Holmes Letter, . 1886

George Frederick Holmes (1820-1897) was an author and educator. The collection includes a letter from Holmes to Alexander Brown, Nelson County, Va., discussing the Native American ancestry of the Davis family of Virginia and its Floyd, Venable, Powell, Robertson, Marye, and Brown relations.

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897. Notes on Francis Bacon [manuscript] ca. 1858.

Title: Notes on Francis Bacon [manuscript] ca. 1858. 1858.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

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Bohn, Casimir. Photographs of Casimir Bohn engravings of the University of Virginia faculty [manuscript], 19??

Title: Photographs of Casimir Bohn engravings of the University of Virginia faculty [manuscript], 19??

Photographs of engravings of the University of Virginia faculty published by C. Bohn of Washington, D.C. with A. B. Walter as engraver. The engravings were inserted in University of Virginia autograph albums published by Bohn in 1859. Also included is one image of the Honorable Henry A. Wise, Govenor of Virginia and former member of the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia.

ArchivalResource: 16 photos.

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Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897. The days of the week [manuscript], n.d.

Title: The days of the week [manuscript], n.d.

The essay discusses how the calendar developed historically.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.)

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Fulton, James Alexander. Letter to George F. Holmes, 1871 July 19.

Title: Letter to George F. Holmes, 1871 July 19.

Fulton writes regarding the cultivation of peach trees, offering advice and recommending three Delaware nurseries.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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Memminger, C. G. (Christopher Gustavus), 1803-1888. C.G. Memminger papers, 1830-1880.

Title: C.G. Memminger papers, 1830-1880.

Personal and business records of legal practice in Charleston, re politics, education, and Memminger's tenure as Sec. of Confederate Treasury; including 2 letters, 7 Mar. 1830 and 2 Dec. 1847, Washington, D.C., and Columbia, S.C., to Franklin Harper Elmore, re politics, railroad finances, and Elmore's joining a secessionist group in Walterboro, S.C.; letter, 16 June 1832, Charleston, S.C., to Gidion Higgins, East Haddam, Conn., re verdict in Higgins' legal case. Letter, 12 Nov. 1839, Charleston, to James M. Adams, Emory College, Covington, Ga., re membership in educational society; report, c. 1860, re public schools and teachers in Charleston; letter, 4 Apr. 1862, Richmond, Va., to Gen. William W. Harllee, Columbia, S.C., re defense of Georgetown and keeping slaves away from enemy; letter, 20 Jan. 1863, Confederate States Army Treasury Department, Richmond, Va., to Rev. James Petigru Boyce, Columbia, S.C., re issuing bonds to bolster Confederate treasury. Two letters, 20 Apr. 1863 and 12 Nov. 1863, Richmond, Va., to Robert Woodward Barnwell and George Frederick Holmes, re reaction to Confederate taxes and labor problems within Confederate Treasury; 4 letters, 23 Aug. 1876, 3 Sept. 1878, 6 Sept. 1880, and 17 Sept. 1881, Flat Rock, N.C., and Charleston, S.C., to Edward McCrady, re election campaign of 1876 and Protestant Episcopal Church; and volume, 1857, Charleston, S.C., by Marcus Lafayette Byrn, "The repository of wit and humor ..." Also including microfilm (R-240), of papers, 1803-1915, held at UNC with guide, 1966, to film, including letters, 1803-1812, from members of Memminger family in Germany; and letters, 1854, to his wife, Mary Wilkinson Memminger, from Europe; topics include secession; Confederate Treasury; papers of Thomas B. Memminger, Confederate surgeon; Reconstruction; and account book, 1838-1855, of expenses at summer home at Flat Rock, N.C.; and personal letters of Tracy family of Macon, Ga.

ArchivalResource: 34 items and 1 volume.

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Southall family. Southall family papers, 1807-1904.

Title: Southall family papers, 1807-1904.

Papers of the Southall family of Williamsburg, Va. including correspondence, 1828-1830, of Peyton Alexander Southall but mostly comprised of the legal correspondence, 1831-1851, of George Washington Southall and documents concerning lawsuits and civil proceedings in many Virginia counties and including account books, 1832-1846, of George Washington Southall. Prominent correspondents include Lemuel Jackson Bowden, Richard Coke, John Augustine Deneufville, Thomas Roderick Dew, George Frederick Holmes, James Alexander Seddon, Abel Parker Upshur and Henry Alexander Wise.

ArchivalResource: 23,572 items.

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McCabe, W. Gordon (William Gordon), 1841-1920. Papers of William Gordon [manuscript] 1877.

Title: Papers of William Gordon [manuscript] 1877. 1877.

The papers consist of a passage in English quoted from Cicero, a class roll, 1877 Oct. 4, both probably in McCabe's hand, and two exercises for translation into French attributed to the hand of George Frederick Holmes.

ArchivalResource: 4 items.

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Bodley, Temple, 1852-1940. Memoir of Temple Bodley [manuscript], 1903.

Title: Memoir of Temple Bodley [manuscript], 1903.

Bodley reminisces about his year as a student at the University describing his friends and classmates including future Senator John Sharp Williams; professors McGuffey, Holmes and Smith; the death of Socrates Maupin; his room; the general poverty of the University; dining facilities; classes; exams; social activities including membership in the Washington Society and Epsilon Alpha fraternity; student pranks; and the honor system.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (12 p.)

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Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897. Papers of George Frederick Holmes [manuscript] 1845, 1863-1890.

Title: Papers of George Frederick Holmes [manuscript] 1845, 1863-1890.

The collection contains miscellaneous correspondence of Holmes and his daughter Isabelle Holmes. There are a few business letters & accounts, & examinations & notes from Holmes' courses at U. Va. Also included are a catalog from the U. Va. department of engineering, and several booksellers' catalogs.

ArchivalResource: 60 items.

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Holmes, George F. (George Frederick), 1820-1897. The days of the week, n.d.

Title: The days of the week, n.d.

The essay discusses how the calendar developed historically.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (3 p.)

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Thomas, James, 1806-1882. Papers, 1850-1879; (bulk 1852-1861).

Title: Papers, 1850-1879; (bulk 1852-1861).

Business and personal correspondence, orders, price bulletins, and other papers, relating to Thomas' tobacco business, the tobacco industry in general, and the economic life of Virginia (1850s). Includes information on Thomas' assistance to the Virginia Baptist Seminary (now the University of Richmond). Correspondents and persons mentioned include J.L.M. Curry, George Frederick Holmes, and Basil Manly.

ArchivalResource: 14, 088 items.

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University of Virginia. Proctor. Reports and correspondence of the Proctor of the University of Virginia, 1833-1867.

Title: Reports and correspondence of the Proctor of the University of Virginia, 1833-1867.

The collection contains reports from, December 2 and 21, 1833, and May 1834, on student violations of early rising rules, student deposits and deposit delinquencies with the patron, and student neglect of uniforms. A letter from student David C. Winfree, 1833 January 5, explains how a foot ailment has prevented his return to college. The collection also contains three letters from Pendleton to Faculty chairman Charles Bonnycastle, 1834 January 27, April 15, and May 31 concerning students who visited Keller's confectionary, attended a ball, and failed to deposit boarding fees with the Patron; an investigation of complaints about the food at Hotels A and D; and, daily room cleaning, and the enrolling of "able bodied male servants" in a fire engine company. The collection also contains a letter, 1848 June 15, J.W. McCulloh to Gessner Harrison concerning the qualifications of his son for position of the chair of Natural Philosophy. A letter from George F. Holmes, 1867 September 5, to Col. William E. Peters notes briefly decisions made at a meeting of the Board of Visitors including the establishment of a Jefferson gold medal for the best M.A. candidate and the hiring of J.W. Mallet and James F. Harrison who have had Confederate service.

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Holmes, George Frederick, 1820-1897. George F. Holmes letter to Dr. James F. Harrison [manuscript] 1870 Feb 1.

Title: George F. Holmes letter to Dr. James F. Harrison [manuscript] 1870 Feb 1.

Holmes mentions that the decision on the "Chair of Mechanics & Machinery" at the "Blacksburg School" will be given at Richmond on the 15th. Holmes then discusses the upcoming "University bill" and mentions Dr. [Robert Lewis?]Dabney's letter concerning the bill which Col. Peters and Dr. Cabell will answer.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

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