Chapman Jr., Thomas Putnam Family Letters Guide to the Thomas Putnam Chapman, Jr. Family Letters MS 00279

Guide to the Thomas Putnam Chapman, Jr. Family Letters MS 00279


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Daniil Eliseev, Student Assistant

Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
MS 00279
Title
Thomas Putnam Chapman, Jr. Papers 1875-1935
Quantity
4.0 Linear Feet
Creator
Chapman, Thomas Putnam, Jr.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

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Conditions Governing Access

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Preferred Citation

Thomas Putnam Chapman, Jr. Letters, 1875-1935, Special Collections Research Center, William and Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift from the family of Thomas Putnam Chapman, Jr., 2019.

Scope and Contents

Collection of letters, cards, ephemera, and personal items belonging to Thomas Putnam Chapman, Jr. A large portion of the letters are written to his family from his time spent as a student at the College of William and Mary. Included with Thomas' letters are letters from his father and other family members. This collections is currently in processing and is not fully available to researchers. The collection guide will be updated once processing of the collection is complete.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

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Container List

Letters
4.0 Linear Feet
circa 1875-1935English
Scope and Contents

Consists of letters circa 1875-1935 between members of the Chapman family. Letters are organized alphabetically by creator's first name and each creator's letters are chronological. Letters with unknown creators are filed under their recipient, if known. Oversized letters are not organized alphabetically by creator, only chronologically. Letters were primarily written in Plattsmouth, Nebraska; Mediapolis, Iowa; Vienna, Virginia; Napanoch, New York; Washington, D.C.; and Williamsburg, Virginia. Box 1 Folder 1 contains genealogical information and related resource guides concerning the creators of letters.

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Postcards and Greeting Cards
1893-1921English
Scope and Contents

Contains both stamped and unstamped postcards, greeting cards, and invitations dating from circa 1893-1921. Ordered chronologically.

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Ephemera
1880-1925English
Scope and Contents

Contains pamphlets, calling cards, a map of the area surrounding Napanoch, New York, and miscellaneous documents including some of Thomas Putnam Chapman, Jr.'s schoolwork. Documents that may be letters but are incomplete or have no known recipient or creator are included.

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Artifact
English
Scope and Contents

Silver cigarette box presented to the Honorable Thomas P. Chapman May 12, 1962 and engraved with the State Department seal and a signature line of With the Esteem of Angier Biddle Duke, who served as Ambassador to Morroco, Denmark, Spain, and El Salvador from the early 1950s through the 1960s.

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Mixed Materials Box: 6 Folder: 16
Diary
1926English
Scope and Contents

Diary of Thomas Chapman, dated 1926 and the year after his graduation from William & Mary. Daily, handwritten entries discuss his daily activities, the weather, his acquaintances, and local events.