Papers, 1810-2004, of the Taliaferro family of "Belleville" and "Lowland Cottage," Gloucester County, Va.

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Taliaferro family. Papers, 1810-2004, of the Taliaferro family of "Belleville" and "Lowland Cottage," Gloucester County, Va.

Papers, 1810-2004, of the Taliaferro family of "Belleville" and "Lowland Cottage," Gloucester County, Va.

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Papers, 1810-2004, of the Taliaferro family of Gloucester County, Va., include the correspondence of the related Catlett, Lee, Montague, and Seddon families. Include Civil War letters of the Taliaferro family sons, who served as officers in the Confederate army. Also contain the correspondence of artist Harriotte Lee (Taliaferro) Montague, while she was studying in Germany and France, and the correspondence of her son, historian Ludwell Lee Montague. Significant materials include correspondence, 1853-1885, of Maj. Thomas Seddon Taliaferro, Sr. (of Gloucester County, Va.), chiefly with wife Harriotte Hopkins (Lee) Taliaferro. Civil War -era letters discuss Thomas's role in the Yorktown campaign, politics in Alexandria, Va., Stonewall Jackson's Valley campaign, the battles of Fair Oaks, and Fredericksburg, and the Gettysburg Campaign, the flight of family slaves and Harriotte's attempts to keep order at home; postwar letters concern the death of Thomas's father Warner Throckmorton Taliaferro, and the collapse of Thomas and Harriotte's marriage. Also include correspondence, 1860-1916, of Harriotte Hopkins (Lee) Taliaferro of Alexandria, Va., and "Menokin," Richmond County, Va., chiefly with her daughter, Harriotte Lee "Hallie" (Taliaferro) Montague, written while Hallie was living and studying art in Europe, especially Germany. Letters contain detailed descriptions of German customs and culture and make frequent reference to religious life, the German class structure. Also include correspondence, 1895-1947, of Harriotte Lee (Taliaferro) Montague, chiefly with her husband Maj. Jeffry Gerald Archevrale Montague while he was employed by the Richmond (Va.) News Leader and as a U.S. Army officer at various training camps, and while working for military intelligence. Topics include camp life, the behavior of officers and their wives, descriptions of maneuvers and training exercises, and politics within the military. Other correspondents include son Ludwell Lee Montague, in part while he was attending the Virginia Military Institute during the 1920s, including details of social and academic life; letters from Harriotte to Ludwell describe her experiences while living at Camp Stotsenburg in the Philippines; also discussed are the 1929 stock market crash, Republican politics, Ludwell's opposition to Prohibition, his academic career, his marriage, and the approach of World War II. Later letters discuss family news and events in Gloucester, Va., World War II and its aftermath, and race relations. Also include miscellaneous writings, ca. 1907-1947, arranged alphabetically by subject, of Harriotte Lee (Taliaferro) Montague. Also include correspondence, 1906-1958, of Maj. Jeffry Gerald Archevrale Montague, chiefly with son Ludwell Lee "Byng" Montague, consisting mostly of letters written by Ludwell to his father. Letters from the 1917-1929 period concern Ludwell's experiences as a cadet at the Virginia Military Institute, including daily activities, social events, and hazing. Other topics include Jeffry's work as an army officer stationed in the Philippines, Ludwell's academic work at the University of Pennsylvania, and his father's work with Military Intelligence along the U.S.-Mexico border and while stationed at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii; also politics. Also include diaries, travelogues, and personal calendars, 1916-1966, arranged chronologically, kept by Col. Ludwell Lee Montague, containing accounts of Ludwell's travels to Asia, South America, and Europe; and correspondence, 1914-1972, including a significant amount of letters exchanged with his wife Frances Burwell "Fanny" (Catlett) Montague (concerning Ludwell's historical research, their engagement and wedding, and his duties at VMI; the New Deal and Democratic politics, the Spanish Civil War, and fascist countries' policies toward religion; the raising of their daughter Ann Jeffry (Montague) Ours, Ludwell's studies at Duke University, the publication of Ludwell's book on Haiti, U.S.-British relations, Ludwell's life at the Central Intelligence Agency; and Margaret Mead, the modern family, and gender roles in America. Alos, include correspondence, 1924-1978, of Frances Burwell "Fanny" (Catlett) Montague, containing many letters of condolence following the death of Ludwell Lee Montague in 1972.

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