Special Collections Research Center
spcoll@wm.eduFinding Aid Authors: Cynthia L. Barwick.
Administrative Information
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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:
Holland Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information:
Gift: 09/00/1964 and Acc. 1983.54 was received on 10/26/1983.
Processing Information:
Processed by Cynthia L. Barwick in 1984.
Family History:
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Scope and Contents
Papers, 1795-1835, of the Holland family of Nansemond County, Va. and Jasper County, Ga. Includes a manuscript volume, ca. 1795-1800, used by George Washington Holland for arithmetic exercises; diary, 1832- 1835, kept by William S. Holland to record farming activities, descriptions of Fourth of July celebrations, a meeting concerning states' rights, and the sighting of a comet. Also includes genealogical information of the Holland family.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Comets
- Diaries
- Education--Virginia--History--19th century
- Farm management--Southern States--History--19th century
- Genealogy
- Holland family
- Holland, George Washington, 1772-1844
- Holland, William S., fl. 1786-1835
- Nansemond County (Va.)--History
- Notebooks
General
Other Information:
Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00026.frame
Container List
4 pages. Manuscript. This item includes a listing of births, deaths, and marriages during the period of, 1786-1855, of the Holland family. Family relationships with the Sumner and Bussey families are also shown.
222 pages. Manuscript volume. Arithmetic textbook of George Washington Holland, [Nansemond County, Virginia and Jasper County, Georgia], including mathematical definitions and problem solving by way of poetry; also includes Holland family genealogical information, and records of slaves' births, 1817-1840.
192 pages. Manuscript volume. Diary of William S. Holland, Jasper County Georgia, noting farming activies such as the raising of cotton, 4th of July celebrations, the education of his sons, a States' Rights meeting, other political interests, and the sighting of a comet on Nov. 13, 1833. There is also one page on genealogical information concerning William S. Holland.
Index of Holland family names, giving genealogical information or noting other pertinent facts, compiled by Kirk Davis Holland.