Papers of Elizabeth Coles Langhorne, 1976-1987.

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Papers of Elizabeth Coles Langhorne, 1976-1987.

The papers consist chiefly of drafts, galley and page proofs for "Monticello, a family story"; research material, drafts and page proofs for "Vieques: the history of a small island"; drafts, page and galley proofs and illustrations for "A Virginia family and its plantation houses"; and research notebooks for "Nancy Astor and her friends"; together with a catalog "The golden age of Albemarle, a portrait show 1800-1860," a pamphlet, "Prestwould," and an article "Sanctuary-requiem."

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SNAC Resource ID: 7346545

University of Virginia. Library

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Langhorne, Elizabeth Coles, 1909-2004

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Albemarle County, Virginia, resident and author. From the description of Research material for "Nancy Astor and her friends", 1920-1975. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136553 Albemarle County, Va., author. From the description of Papers of Elizabeth Coles Langhorne [manuscript], 1870-1973. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647833153 Virginia author. From the description of Papers of Elizabeth Coles Langhorne, 1976...

Astor, Nancy Witcher Langhorne Astor, Viscountess, 1879-1964

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Born Nancy Witcher Langhorne, of Richmond, Va., and "Mirador," Albemarle co., Va. Married Robert Gould Shaw, 1897; divorced, 1903; one son, Robert Gould. Married Waldorf Astor (1879-1952) of Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, Eng., 1906; five children: William Waldorf (b. 1907), Nancy Phyllis Louise (b. 1909), Frances David Langhorne (b. 1912), Michael (b. 1916), and John Jacob (b. 1918). Elected first woman to Parliament, 1919, serving twenty-five years. From the description of Pa...