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Preferred Citation:

Virginia B. Haughwout Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift: ca. 75 items, 11 April 1997.

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Scope and Contents

Correspondence and legal papers, 1951-1955, of Mrs. Virginia B. Haughwout of Williamsburg, Virginia, about the construction of a "Virginia Gazette" building on her property on the Duke of Gloucester Street. Correspondence is chiefly with her lawyer Robert T. Armistead and Kenneth Chorley, President of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Includes memorandum of argument on behalf of Colonial Williamsburg, Inc., prepared by the firm of Hunton, Williams, Gay, Moore and Powell, 6 June 1955, entitled "Virginia B. Haughwout v. Board of Zoning Appeals of the City of Williamsburg, Virginia." Also includes architectural drawings and photographs.

Arrangement of Materials:

Organization: This collection is arranged into 3 series. Series 1 contains papers; Series 2 contains architectural drawings; and Series 3 contains photographs. Arrangement: This collection is arranged chronologically.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Colonial Williamsburg Foundation
• Correspondence
• Design drawings
• Legal documents
• Photographs
• Virginia Gazette (Williamsburg, Va.)
• Williamsburg (Va.)--History--20th century