Marsh, Charles War Board Papers Guide to the Charles Marsh's War Board Papers MS 00256

Guide to the Charles Marsh's War Board Papers MS 00256

Special Collections Research Center

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Finding Aid Authors: Patricia Sanabria.

Repository

Special Collections Research Center

Identification

MS 00256

Title

Charles Marsh's War Board Papers 1940-1945

Quantity

1.00 Linear Feet

Creator

Marsh, Charles F. (Charles Franklin), 1903-1984

Language

English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation:

Charles Marsh's War Board Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries

Biographical Information:

Charles F. Marsh became the seventh president of Wofford College on September 1, 1958 and served until his retirement in 1968. A 1925 graduate of Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, he earned the Master of Arts from the University of Illinois in 1926, and the Ph.D. from Illinois in 1928. He was a faculty member at American University, and from 1930 to 1958, a professor of economics at the College of William and Mary. In his last six years at William and Mary, he was Dean of the Faculty. He was involved in civic affairs in Williamsburg, serving on several economic planning agencies. An active churchman, he was a member of several annual conference boards in the Virginia and South Carolina conferences and a member of the Methodist General Conference. Dr. Marsh also served as a member of the Methodist Commission on Church Union and as a member of the University Senate of the Methodist Church. Active in the affairs of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, he was a member of the SACS Executive Council at the time of the integration crisis at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Marsh retired from the presidency of Wofford in 1968, returning to Williamsburg to teach in the Graduate School at William and Mary. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--World War, 1939-1945
Williamsburg Post-War Planning Commission (Va.)
Williamsburg War Board (Va.)
World War, 1939-1945--United States

General

Other Information:

Accessioned as 1964.69.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Marsh, Charles F. (Charles Franklin), 1903-1984

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century
Williamsburg (Va.)--History--World War, 1939-1945

Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 id66952

Box 1

Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id66674
Williamsburg War Board Census Tabulations
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 2 id66675
The Committee for Economic Development
1943
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 3 id66676
Post-War Planning Commission: New Business Opportunities Committee
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 4 id66677
Williamsburg Business Index
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 5 id66678
Post-War Planning Commission: Clippings
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 6 id66679
Post-War Planning Commission: Index of Business Activity, Mimeographed
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 7 id66680
Post-War Planning Commission: Housing Committee

Scope and Contents
Includes breakdown of Williamsburg rental units in 1944, broken down by number of rooms in houses and black and white residences.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 8 id66681
Post-War Planning Commission: Community Markets Committee
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 9 id66682
Returns of James City County Farm Survey, Post-War Planning
1944
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 10 id66683
Post-war Planning Commission: Population Committee
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 11 id66684
Post-War Planning Commission: Progress Report
1944 July 20
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 12 id66685
Post-War Planning Commission, General
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 13 id66686
Dr. Charles F. Marsh, Personal
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 14 id66687
Dr. Charles F. Marsh, Miscellaneous Correspondence
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 15 id66688
Post-War Planning Commission, Personnel of Committees, Mimeographed
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 16 id66689
Post-War Planning Commission, Press Releases
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 17 id66690
Post-War Planning Commission, Recreation Committee
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 18 id66691
Williamsburg War Board, Recreational, etc. Problems, Youth Council
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 19 id66692
Digest of Reports of Working Committees, Post-War Planning Commission, Mimeographed
1944 December 11
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 20 id66693
Post-War Planning Commission, Public Safety Committee
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 21 id66694
Post-War Planning Commission, Transportation Committee
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 22 id66695
Post-War Planning Commission, Veteran's Placement and Training Committee

Scope and Contents
Includes a document "Members of the Armed Forces from Williamsburg and James City County" with the names of the residents, their next of kin and their addresses.
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 23 id66696
Post-War Planning Commission, Community Welfare Services Committee
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 24 id66697
War Board, Volume of Business Activity
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 25 id66698
Annual Report, Williamsburg Post-War Planning Committee
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 26 id66699
Williamsburg Post-War Planning Commission, Correspondence
1945 June
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 27 id66700
Post-War Planning Commission
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 28 id66701
College Survey Part 1
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 29 id66702
College Survey Part 2
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 30 id66703
Post-War Planning Commission, Education and Cultural Development
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 31 id66704
Post-War Planning Commission, Report of Employment Committee, Mimeographed
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 32 id66705
Post-War Planning Commission, Purchasing Power Committee
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 33 id66706
Post-War Planning Commission, Public Health Committee
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 34 id66707
Employment Committee Survey, Post-war Planning Commission, Mr. Woodbury, Chairman
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 35 id66708
Post-War Planning Commission, Farm Income Committee
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 36 id66709
Williamsburg War Board Part 1
1943 January-February
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 37 id66710
Williamsburg War Board Part 2
1943 March
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 38 id66711
Cooperative Williamsburg Study
1942
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 39 id66712
"Chronology" Report on the War Board and "The Issues and Other Pertinent Facts" Report
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 40 id66713
Progress Report on the Williamsburg Post-War Planning Program
1944 July 20
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 41 id66714
A Review of Activities of the Williamsburg War Board
1943 December 4
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 42 id66715
B.W. Norton and Charles F. Marsh, Correspondence
1943-1945
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 43 id66716
Letter Pertaining to War Board Photograph and the Photograph
1943 August 2
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 44 id66717
Weekly War Board Letters, Numbers 23-30
1943 June 19-1943 August 7
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 45 id66718
Weekly War Board Letters, Numbers 35-49
1943 September 18-1943 December 31
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 46 id66719
Weekly War Board Letters, Numbers 50-65
1944 January 8-1944 December 30
Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 47 id66720
Unnumbered War Board Letters
1943 April 20 -1945 April 3