Papers, 1811-1954.

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Papers, 1811-1954.

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Papers, 1811-1954, of William Booth Taliaferro and his family of Gloucester County, Va. Taliaferro's papers consist of diaries, letterbook (while at Harpers Ferry), correspondence, speeches, memoirs and accounts. The collection also includes papers of his wife, Sally Nivison Lyons Taliaferro (including diaries), his ancestors, siblings and descendants, as well as photographs, genealogical notes and artifacts of the Taliaferro family. There are papers of other people who are not related to the Taliaferro family including Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler. William Booth Taliaferro's papers concern his military service in the Mexican War and the Civil War and his career as a lawyer, judge and politician during Reconstruction; and reflect his service on the Board of Visitors of the College of William and Mary.

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College of William and Mary.

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Taliaferro, Sally Nivison Lyons.

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Taliaferro, William Booth, 1822-1898.

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William Booth Taliaferro of Dunham Massie, Gloucester, Va., served in the Confederate Army; represented Gloucester County in the Virginia House of Delegates, 1850-1853 and 1874-1879; and served as a judge of the Gloucester County Court, 1891-1897. He married Sally Nivison Lyons (1828-1899), who was the daughter of the Hon. James Lyons (1801-1882) of Richmond, Va., and his first wife, Henningham (Watkins) Lyons (1799-1851). From the description of Papers, 1805-1899, of William Booth T...

Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934

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Julian Alvin Carroll Chandler was born in Caroline County, Va. 29 October 1872. He graduated from the College of William and Mary and held a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University. He headed the Richmond Academy and taught at the Women's College of Richmond, at Richmond College, and worked for the Silver Burdett school textbook company in New York City. Chandler served as superintendent of schools in Richmond, Va. and served as the president of William and Mary from 1919 until his death 31 May ...

Taliaferro family.

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