Hall Family Papers Guide to the Hall Family Papers Mss. 90 H14

Guide to the Hall Family Papers Mss. 90 H14


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Finding Aid Authors: Jim Batule.

Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. 90 H14
Title
Hall Family Papers 1810-2007 and undated
Quantity
7.70 Linear Feet
Quantity
Creator
Hall, Channing Moore, III
Creator
Hall, J. Lesslie (John Lesslie), 1856-
Creator
Hall, John Lesslie, Jr., 1891-1978
Language
English German

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Preferred Citation:

Hall Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift; Sept. 1987 of 2659 items. Gift; 05/25/1999 of 1 item. 2005.18, gift via WHRA. Acquisition information for material received after 7/13/2009 is available by consulting a Special Collections Research Center staff member.

Processing Information:

Processed by Tim Batule in 1990. Acc. 2013.103 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in June 2013.


Family History:

The patriarch of the family was Jacob Hall who married Emily Glenworth Moore of New York who was the granddaughter of Bishop Richard Channing Moore of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Jacob and Emily Hall's son was Professor John Lesslie Hall (1856-1928) of the College of William and Mary. John Lesslie Hall, Sr. married Margaret Fenwick Farland (daughter of Zebulon S. Farland and Ellen Doughlas Gordon Farland) and had: Channing M. Hall, John Lesslie Hall, Jr., Joseph F. Hall and Emily M. Hall. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of the papers of the Hall and Moore families of New York, Richmond, Va. and Williamsburg, Va. Includes wills, estate papers, legal and financial transactions, 1810-1915, of Jacob Hall, Sarah Hall and Cunningham Hall; and Bishop Richard Channing Moore, Virginia Moore, Harriet Glenworth Moore, Margaretta Moore and Louise Moore. Contains correspondence, 1854-1876, between Zebulon S. Farland and Ellen Douglas Gordon Farland; letters, 1906-1928, to Margaret (Farland) Hall, from her children, Emily Hall, Channing Hall, Joseph Hall, and John Lesslie Hall concerning education and World War I; and correspondence, 1887-1889, between Margaret (Farland) Hall and John Lesslie Hall, Sr. The collection also includes teaching notes, professional writings, and alumni correspondence with John Lesslie Hall, Sr. Prominent correspondents of Hall include Lyon G. Tyler, Thomas Nelson Page, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston and Basil Gildersleeve. Includes items removed from "The Writing of English"(PE1408 .M38 1929), a book owned by Emily M. Hall.

See staff for inventory of boxes 1-6.

Arrangement of Materials:

Some material has been transferred to the artifact collection.

Related Material

Mss. 78 H14 Admiral John Lesslie Hall, Jr. Papers

UA 6.021  John Lesslie Hall Papers

Separated Material

Artifacts transferred to the Manuscripts Artifact Collection (Mss. 1.03), including U.S. Naval Academy Farewell Aide Mémoires (90H14.A18ab)


Subjects and Indexing Terms


Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Container List

id211019
Series 1: Mss. 90 H14
1810-1943
Scope and Contents

This series contains papers, 1810-1943, of the Hall and Moore families of New York, Richmond, Va. and Williamsburg, Va. Includes wills, estate papers, legal and financial transactions, 1810-1915, of Jacob Hall, Sarah Hall and Cunningham Hall; and Bishop Richard Channing Moore, Virginia Moore, Harriet Glenworth Moore, Margaretta Moore and Louise Moore. Contains correspondence, 1854-1876, between Zebulon S. Farland and Ellen Douglas Gordon Farland; letters, 1906-1928, to Margaret (Farland) Hall, from her children, Emily Hall, Channing Hall, Joseph Hall, and John Lesslie Hall concerning education and World War I; and correspondence, 1887-1889, between Margaret (Farland) Hall and John Lesslie Hall, Sr. The collection also includes teaching notes, professional writings, and alumni correspondence with John Lesslie Hall, Sr. Prominent correspondents of Hall include Lyon G. Tyler, Thomas Nelson Page, Joseph Dupuy Eggleston and Basil Gildersleeve.

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id211020
Series 2: Mss. Acc. 1999.026
undated
Scope and Contents

This series contains one color photograph of John Lesslie Hall, former professor at the College of William & Mary. This series has been added to Box 5.

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id211021
Series 3: Mss. Acc. 2005.018
1926 and undated
Scope and Contents

This series contains papers relating to Professor John Leslie Hall. Includes newspaper clippings, a 1926 Flat Hat with article regarding Dr. Hall's seventieth birthday, photographs of Hall portraits and ancestral places, and Moore-Hall genealogy.

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id211022
Series 4: Mss. Acc. 2013.103
1928-2007 and undated
Scope and Contents

Contains genealogical material for the Moore and Hall families, including Charles C. Hall, Channing Moore Hall, Nona C. Hall, John Lesslie Hall, Emilie Glentworth Hall, and Emily Moore Hall.

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Series 5: Emily Moore Hall, Items removed from her book, "The Writing of English"
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