Papers, 1756-1974, 1930-1969.

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Papers, 1756-1974, 1930-1969.

Papers, chiefly 1930-1969, of Richard Lee Morton, professor of history at the College of William and Mary from 1919 to 1959. Includes personal and professional correspondence, lectures and notes relating to his research on Virginia history, and material relating to his community activities in Williamsburg,, Va. Includes correspondence of his wife Estelle (Dinwiddie) Morton, land grants, 1756 and 1774, signed by Robert Dinwiddie and Lord Dunmore, Confederate currency and bonds, genealogical materials on the Watkins and Morton families and photographs. Subjects in which Morton was interested include race relations, Virginia agriculture, slavery, prohibition and temperance, and Democratic Party politics. Additions to the collection include Morton's copy of Hugh Blair Grigsby's notes on the Robert Rose diary, letter, 1928, of Harry F. Byrd to Morton, letters from Morton to W.W. Abbott and wife and a manuscript cookbook compiled by Estelle Dinwiddie Morton.

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College of William and Mary.

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Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Grigsby, Hugh Blair, 1806-1881

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Hugh Blair Grigsby, nineteenth-century Virginia historian, lived from 1806-1881. He served on the Board of Visitors and as Chancellor of the College of William and Mary. From the description of Papers, 1854-1880. (College of William & Mary). WorldCat record id: 41970122 James Barron Hope was born 23 March 1829 in Norfolk, Virginia. He was the grandson of James Barron and son of Wilton and Jane A. (Barron) Hope. James Barron Hope graduated from the College of William and ...

Abbot, W.W. (William Wright), 1922-

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University of Virginia Professor of History; editor of the Papers of George Washington. From the description of William W. Abbot papers [manuscript], ca.1943-1992. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647973172 William Wright Abbot attended Davidson College from 1939 to 1941. He transferred to the University of Georgia and also attended graduate school at Duke University. He was a professor of history and chief editor of the Papers of George Washington. ...

Byrd, Harry F. (Harry Flood), 1887-1966

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Theodore Roosevelt Dalton was born 3 July 1901 in Carroll County, Virginia, the son of Currell and Lodoska Maritn Dalton. he received his B.A. from the College of William and Mary as well as his law degree. Dalton was Commonwealth's Attorney for Radford, Virginia and state senator from 1944-1960. He was the Republican Party candidate for governor in 1953 and 1957. Dalton was appointed federal judge for the Western District of Virginia. His adopted son was John N. Dalton who served as governor of...

Rose, Robert, 1704-1751

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Church of England minister in Albemarle County, Va. From the description of Diary and account books of Robert Rose [manuscript], 1733-1751. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647985375 Albemarle County, Virginia, minister. From the description of Diary of the Rev. Robert Rose [manuscript], 1747-1751. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647805813 Albemarle County, Va., minister. From the description of Diary of Robert Rose...

Morton family.

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Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770

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Governor of Virginia. From the description of Transcripts of correspondence edited by Louis Knott Koontz, 1739-1769. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067647 From the description of Autograph signature (clipped) from a document : [n.p.]., 1754 Apr. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270534556 Colonial official; lieutenant governor of Virginia 1751-1758. From the description of LS : Williamsburg, Va., to Robert Hunter Morris, 1754 Mar. 1. (Rosenbach Museum...

Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809

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Appointed governor of Virginia in 1771. From the description of Correspondence, 1771-1778. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 26923951 Lord Dunmore was the British governor of the Virginia Colony, from September 25, 1771 until his departure to New York on New Years Eve, 1776. From the guide to the Land Grant to Ambrose Gatewood, 1773 June 15, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) Governor of New York (1...

Morton, Estelle Dinwiddie, d. 1978.

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Watkins family.

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Morton, Richard L. (Richard Lee), 1889-1974

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University of Virginia student; Phelps-Stokes fellow; William & Mary Professor of History; author of "The Negro in Virginia politics." From the description of Photograph album of Richard Lee Morton, 1900-1920. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49407447 Morton was a professor at the College of William and Mary. From the description of Richard L. Morton, typescript, "History of Virginia" Vol. 3 20th century. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). World...