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Special Collections Research Center
William & Mary Special Collections Research CenterEarl Gregg Swem Library
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Williamsburg, Virginia
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Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation:
Christian Family Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Family History:
Once branch of the Christian Family lived in Williamsburg during the 1900's.
Information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .
Scope and Contents
Papers, 1864-1910, of the Christian family of Richmond, Va. including letters of Samuel M. Cooper at Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia; Frank Palmer Christian at Woodberry Forest School; and papers of the Richmond Female Humane Association (Leigh St. Orphan Asylum) and the Young Women's Christian Association of Richmond.
Related Material
Mss. MsV Ad47 Christian Family Exercise Book and Ledger, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Correspondence
- Leigh St. Orphan Asylum (Richmond, Va.)
- Orphans--United States
- Richmond Female Humane Association
- University of Virginia
- Virginia Military Institute--History--19th century
- Woodberry Forest School
- Young Women's Christian Association of the U.S.A
General
Other Information:
A PDF document of this inventory is available online.
Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/65%20C46.pdf
Container List
Papers, 1864-1910, of the Christian family of Richmond, Va. including letters of Samuel M. Cooper at Virginia Military Institute and the University of Virginia; Frank Palmer Christian at Woodberry Forest School; and papers of the Richmond Female Humane Association (Leigh St. Orphan Asylum) and the Young Women's Christian Association of Richmond. Chiefly correspondence, 1866-1910, including letters from student members of the family at Woodberry Forest, University of Va., and V.M.I. Collection also includes papers of the Richmond Female Humane Society, 1904-1905. 850 items.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 id183430
Correspondence1866-1879
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id183432
Letters1866-1869Scope and Contents
Mostly letters from Mrs. Andrew H. Christian to her son Richard.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 2 id183433
Letters1874Scope and Contents
Samuel M. Cooper, V.M.I., to Miss Annie J. Christian.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 3 id183435
Letters1875Scope and Contents
Samuel M. Cooper, V.M.I., to Miss Annie J. Christian.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 4 id183436
Letters1876Scope and Contents
Samuel M. Cooper, V.M.I. and U.Va., to Miss Annie J. Christian.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 5 id183438
Letters1877Scope and Contents
Samuel M. Cooper, U.Va., to Miss Annie J. Christian.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 6 id183439
Letters1878Scope and Contents
Samuel M. Cooper, U.Va., to Miss Annie J. Christian.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 7 id183441
Letters1870-1879Scope and Contents
Annie J. Christian from her mother.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 8 id183442
Letters1877-1879Scope and Contents
Annie Christian from her brother, Andrew H., Jr.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 9 id183443
Letters1870-1874Scope and Contents
Annie Christian from her brother, Edward D.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 10 id183444
Letters1870-1879Scope and Contents
Annie Christian from her brother, Frank W.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 11 id183445
Letters1872-1879Scope and Contents
Annie Christian from friends.
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 12 id183446
Miscellaneous letters to family members1870-1879
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 13 id183448
Miscellaneous letters to family membersundated
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 folder: 1 id183432
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 id183449
Correspondence1880-1909
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 1 id183451
Letters1880-1889Scope and Contents
To Annie Christian from friends and relatives.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 2 id183452
Letters1880-1889Scope and Contents
To other members of the Christian family from friends and relatives.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 3 id183453
Letters1890-1899Scope and Contents
To Annie Christian from friends and relatives.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 4 id183454
Letters1890-1894Scope and Contents
To other members of the Christian family from friends and relatives.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 5 id183456
Letters1895-1899Scope and Contents
To other members of the Christian family from friends and relatives.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 6 id183457
Letters1902Scope and Contents
Frank Palmer Christian to his parents, mostly from Woodberry Forest School.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 7 id183459
Letters1903Scope and Contents
Frank Palmer Christian to his parents, mostly from Woodberry Forest School. Also school report on grades.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 8 id183461
Letters1904Scope and Contents
Frank Palmer Christian to his parents, from Woodberry Forest School.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 9 id183462
Letters1905-1906Scope and Contents
Frank Palmer Christian to his parents from Woodberry Forest and from University of Virginia.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 10 id183463
Letters1907-1909Scope and Contents
Frank Palmer Christian to his parents from University of Virginia. Letter to FPC from Woodberry Forest.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 11 id183465
Letterscirca 1902-1909Scope and Contents
Frank Palmer Christian to his mother undated.
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 folder: 1 id183451
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 id183466
Correspondence1900-1910Scope and Contents
Accounts and Miscellaneous
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 1 id183467
Letters1900-1902Scope and Contents
From family and friends to "Bessie" Christian (Mrs. Frank).
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 2 id183468
Letters1903Scope and Contents
From family and friends to "Bessie" Christian.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 3 id183470
Letters1904Scope and Contents
From family and friends to "Bessie" Christian.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 4 id183471
Letters1905Scope and Contents
From family and friends to "Bessie" Christian.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 5 id183472
Letters1906Scope and Contents
From family and friends to "Bessie" Christian.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 6 id183474
Letters1907Scope and Contents
From family and friends to "Bessie" Christian.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 7 id183475
Letters and telegrams1908-1910, 1932Scope and Contents
mostly to "Bessie" Christian.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 8 id183477
Business Papers1904-1905Scope and Contents
of Richmond Female Humane Association, also known as Leigh St. Orphan Asylum. Receipts, memos, etc.
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 9 id183478
Business papers, committee memos, etc.ca. 1893-1897Scope and Contents
of Woman's Christian Association
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 10 id183480
Family accounts1892-1906
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 11 id183481
Family accounts1907-1910
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 12 id183482
Calling cards, wedding announcementscirca 1905-1907
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 13 id183483
Stock certificate, lease, insurance policy, memos, poetry, etc.1864-1902
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 13 id183484
Stock certificate1864
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 13 id183485
Lease1897
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 13 id183486
Insurance policy1902
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 13 id183487
Memos, poetry, etc.undated
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 13 id183484
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 folder: 1 id183467