Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

John William Greene [Green] Papers , Collection number MS 677, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Biographical Information

John William Green was born in Batesville, Virginia, in April 8, 1892. He was the son of George M. Green and Mary M. Green.

Scope and Content

The collection contains correspondence and other family documents that belonged to the Greene/Green family. Of importance are the Arithmetic and English notebooks that belonged to John William Greene, some correspondence from George W. Green (father), receipts from the Charles T. Page General Merchandise and E. E. Nay General Merchandise, both dealers with stores in Batesville, VA. There are ledgers, account books, sermons and a book of songs all related to the Mount View Baptist Church of Batesville, Va.

Arrangement

Box 1 Folder 1: Accession Folder

Box 1 Folder 2: Green, George [Geo] - correspondence and receipts,1921-1924,1995

Box 1 Folder 3: Green George [Geo] - receipts from Chas. T. Page General Merchandise, Batesville, VA, 1922-1929, 1956

Box 1 Folder 4: Green, William - receipts of accounts from E.E. Nay, General Merchandise, Batesville, VA, 1921-1923

Box 1 Folder 5: Green, Johnny William - banking, insurance documents, 1909-1995

Box 1 Folder 6: Green, William - cancelled checks and receipts of other accounts, 1924-1954

Box 1 Folder 7: Green, Johnny William - property taxes, 1959

Box 1 Folder 8: Green, Jonny William - Arithmetic and English notebooks, 1931-1933 (13 notebooks)

Box 1 Folder 9: Green, William - final examination questions, 1951

Box 1 Folder 10: Green, William and Mary Green - personal correspondence, 1923-1924,1945

Box 1 Folder 11: Green, William - Selective Service documents, 1944-1946

Box 2 Folder 1: Johnson, Amy (Johnny William Greene grandmother) - correspondence, 1890-1894,1924

Box 2 Folder 2: Jones, James - scrapbook and notebook

Box 2 Folder 3: [Ledger], 1934

Box 2 Folder 4: Miscellaneous ephemera

Box 2 Folder 5: Mt. View Baptist Church, Batesville, VA - ephemera, 1928, 1936-1939,1951

Box 2 Folder 6: Mt. View Baptist Church, Batesville, VA - cashbook, 1931-1932

Box 2 Folder 7: [Mt. View Baptist Church, Batesville, VA] - Record, 1931

Box 2 Folder 8: Mt. View Baptist Church, Batesville, VA - Record, 1935-1938

Box 2 Folder 9: Mt. View Baptist Church, Batesville, VA - Ledger, 1945

Box 2 Folder 10: Time book 1940-1944

Box 2 Folder 11: [Account book?] - [sale of turkeys, chickens and eggs], undated

Box 2 Folder 12: [Notebook]: Spiritual songs [maybe belonged to Annie Bell], undated

Box 2 Folder 13: Photographs - unidentified photos, undated

Box 2 Folder 14: [Sermons] - handwritten notes, undated

Box 2 Folder 15: War Department Postcard - Notice of Change of Address of Walter I. Harris, 1944-12-10

Box 2 Folder 16: War Ration Book Two, issued to JohnFreeman Miller, undated

Index Terms

Persons:

• Green, George M
• Green, John William
• Green, Lillian.
• Green, Mary M.
• Harris, Walter I.
• Johnson, Amy
• Jones, James
• Miller, John Freeman

Family Names:

• Greene/Green Family

Corporate Names:

• Chas. T. Page General Merchandise, Batesville, Va.
• E.E. Nay, General Merchandise, Batesville, Va.

Geographical Names:

• Albemarle County
• Batesville
• Charlottesville