Gilmer family papers, 1918-1960.

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Gilmer family papers, 1918-1960.

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Miscellaneous correspondence including a postal card from George Gilmer, with the AEF in France to "Uncle Walker," 1918 July 11letter, 1923 concerning "Birdwood" including notes on Sheridan and Union troops by Ada Pyne Bankhead; invitations to Bernard P. Chamberlain's possum hunts, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1921; an invitation to the opening of the Farmington Country Club, 1929; and a form letter, 1932 March 29, from Dr. T.H. Daniel urging innoculation against diptheria. Also routine political letters from J. Lindsay Almond, 1953, 1957; Dwight Eisenhower, 1952, 1953, Harry Byrd, 1950, 1953, 1960; William M. Tuck, 1953, Howard W. Smith, 1950, 1956; notes on Major Horace Jones's school, 1968; a copy of an old photograph of the Garrett House; notes on Charlottesville people and places by Ruth D. Gilmer including the Gilmer family and Pen Park; correspondence and resolutions regarding George Gilmer; recollections of the Ceramic Society of Virginia by Betsy Gilmer Tremain, 2005; and "A history of my long life" by Mary Carter Singleton Dwight, 1952. Also Civilian Defense plane spotter notes, 1942; Atkins family photographs, particularly Elizabeth Moseley Akins; Christmas cards of the University of Virginia chapel and Rotunda, and the Robert E. Lee School in Charlottesville and the Mary Washington House in Fredericksburg; and University of Virginia memorabilia including, dance tickets and program, football and basketball tickets, and 1940 football schedule. Gilmer Family Papers, 1918-1960, Accession #11846-g, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

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