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Vinyard Family Papers Guide to the Vinyard Family Papers Mss. 2000.V79

Guide to the Vinyard Family Papers Mss. 2000.V79


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Beth Sturiano, Matt Niendorf, SCRC student assistants.

Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. 2000.V79
Title
Vinyard Family Papers 1781-1999 1915-1955
Quantity
2.10 Linear Feet
Language
English

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access:

Collection is open to all researchers. Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Manuscripts and Rare Books Librarian, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library. 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:

Vinyard Family Papers (II), Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift. Additions: 1997.62, 1999.09, 1999.59, 2001.13 and 2006.50.

Processing Information:

Processed by Beth Sturiano in 2000. Updated by Matt Niendorf in 2015

Biographical / Historical

The Vinyard family were farmers in Roanoke County, Va. The family included Abraham Vinyard, fl. 1827-1842 who was great-great-grandfather of the donor. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Administrative History:

The Vinyard family were farmers in Roanoke County, Va. The family included Abraham Vinyard, fl. 1827-1842 who was great-great-grandfather of the donor.

Family History:

The Vinyard family were farmers in Roanoke County, Va. The family included Abraham Vinyard, fl. 1827-1842 who was great-great-grandfather of the donor. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Administrative History:

The Vinyard family were farmers in Roanoke County, Va. The family included Abraham Vinyard, fl. 1827-1842 who was great-great-grandfather of the donor.

Scope and Contents

Papers of the Vinyard Family who lived near Vinton, Virginia in Roanoke County. The collection is primarily composed of the business papers (ledgers, bills, receipts, legal papers, accounts and printed material) of N. J. Vinyard, Walter H. Vinyard, and Walter D. Vinyard, Sr. who farmed near Vinton, Virginia. The collection also includes papers of Fannie Persinger, James Thomas Wood and S. H. Wood. The Vinyard family lived near Vinton, Virginia (Roanoke County) and engaged in farming and milk delivery. The three generations covered by the collection are N. J. Vinyard, Walter H. Vinyard (1875-1940), and Walter D. Vinyard, Sr., an alumnus of the College of William and Mary.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Account books
  • Agriculture--United States--History--19th century
  • Agriculture--Virginia--History--18th century
  • Artifacts
  • College of William and Mary--Alumni and alumnae
  • Correspondence
  • Financial records
  • Persinger, Fannie
  • Receipts (financial records)
  • Roanoke County (Va.)--History
  • Tabler, William
  • Vinton (Va.)--History
  • Vinyard, Abraham, fl. 1827-1842
  • Vinyard, Christian
  • Vinyard, N. J
  • Vinyard, Walter D., Sr
  • Virginia--History
  • Wood family
  • Wood, James Thomas
  • Woods, H

General

Other Information:

A PDF document of this inventory is available online.

Additional information may be found at http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/2000_V79_Vinyard_Family_II.pdf

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Vinton (Va.)--History
  • Virginia--History
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Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 id59333
Box 1
Scope and Contents

Grants, receipts, correspondence, legal papers, pamplets, and accounts of Vinyard family and associates. Includes engineer's pocket book. Includes documents pertaining to Tabler, Persinger, and Wood families.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id256697
    Copy of will of William Tabler of Frederick County, Maryland
    1781 April 10
    Scope and Contents

    Includes copy of identities pertaining to land granted by the Commonwealth of Virginia to William Tabler and Christian Vinyard. Date mayb be 1817?

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id256698
    Receipts of members of Vinyard family, Farmers of Roanoke Co., Virginia.
    1789-1861
    Scope and Contents

    There is mention of Abraham Vinyard, fl. 1827-1842, the Donor's Great-great Grandfather

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id256700
    Business Papers of N.J. Vinyard, Vinton Virginia.
    1800-1908
    Scope and Contents

    Includes correspondence, deeds, and legal papers

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id256705
    Copy of Will of William Tabler of Frederick Co., Maryland
    1805 February 9
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id256710
    Printed Material of Fannie Persinger of Baltimore, Maryland.
    1894 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes Pamphlets and Receipts

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id256711
    Printed Materials of Fannie Persinger of Baltimore, Maryland.
    1898
    Scope and Contents

    Includes Pamplets

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7 id256716
    Printed Material of Fannie Persinger of Baltimore, Maryland.
    1898-1921
    Scope and Contents

    Includes Pamplets and Receipt

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8 id256720
    Business Papers of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1899-1906
    Scope and Contents

    Includes Accounts, Bills, Receipts, and Legal Papers

  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9 id256723
    The Civil Engineer's Pocket-Book by John C. Trautwire
    1902
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10 id256727
    Syd[?] of Roanoke, Virginia to Peggie (Ms. Fannie Persinger) of Baltimore, Maryland.
    1904 March 14
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11 id256730
    S. H. Wood correspondence
    1905 March 17
    Scope and Contents

    S.H. Wood of Okton, Virginia to his son, J.T. Wood of Roanoke Virginia. Letter of W.D. of Duncan, Chatman, Virginia to S.H. Wood of Oxton, Virginia

Mixed Materials Box: 2 id59334
Box 2
Scope and Contents

Journal, business papers, address books, and printed materials of Vinyard family and J.T. Wood.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1 id256733
    Journal of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia
    1905-1908
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2 id256737
    Business Papers of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1906-1909
    Scope and Contents

    Includes Accounts, Bills, Receipts, and Legal Papers

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3 id256740
    Business Papers of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1909-1920
    Scope and Contents

    Includes Accounts, Bills, Receipts, and Legal Papers

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4 id256745
    Business Papers of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1910-1928
    Scope and Contents

    Includes Accounts, Bills, Receipts, and Legal Papers

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5 id256748
    Business Papers of N.J. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1911-1914
    Scope and Contents

    Includes Correspondence, Deeds, and Legal Papers.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6 id256752
    Printed Materials of J.T. Wood of Roanoke, Virginia;
    1912-1932 and undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes Advertisements

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7 id256756
    Ledger of Walter H. Vinyard of Timber Ridge, Vinton, Virginia
    1914-1921
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8 id256757
    Business Papers of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1914-1916
    Scope and Contents

    Includes Accounts, Bills, Receipts, and Legal Papers.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9 id256762
    Business records of W.D. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia concerning the estate of Father W.H. Vinyard
    1914-1942
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10 id257158
    Business Papers of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1916
    Scope and Contents

    Includes accounts, bills, receipts, and legal papers

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11 id257166
    Ledger of W.H. of Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia, concerning dairy business
    1916-1921
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12 id257168
    Printed materials of J.T. Wood of Roanoke, Virginia.
    1920-1924
    Scope and Contents

    Includes monthly calendars

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 13 id257171
    Printed materials of J.T. Wood of Roanoke, Virginia.
    1924-1925
    Scope and Contents

    Includes monthly calendars

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14 id257176
    Journal of W.H. Vinyard. "The Farmer's Yearly Record and Audit System"
    1927
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id257178
    Address book of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia
    1927-1930
  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16 id257181
    Business papers of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1929-1932
    Scope and Contents

    Includes accounts, bills, receipts, and legal papers

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 17 id257182
    Records of W.D. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1932
    Scope and Contents

    "That Wonderful Year: A Class Directory of Alumni, Class of 1932"

  • Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 18 id257187
    Printed materials of J.T. Wood of Roanoke, Virginia.
    1932-1951
    Scope and Contents

    Includes advertisements

Mixed Materials Box: 3 id59335
Box 3
Scope and Contents

Business papers, journal, statements, records, personal correspondence, ledger of Vinyard family and J.T. Wood

  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1 id257190
    Business papers of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia. Includes accounts, bills, receipts, and legal papers
    1933-1937
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2 id257192
    Journal of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1934
    Scope and Contents

    Farm Record Book on Production and Sales of Basic Commodities

  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3 id257197
    Records of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    circa 1935
    Scope and Contents

    Virginialuable papers, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company

  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4 id257200
    Itemized statements from W.H. Vinyard, milk shipper, and milk statements of W.D. Vinyard, milk purchases
    1935-1936
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5 id257201
    Itemized statements from W.H. Vinyard, milk shipper, and milk statements of W.D. Vinyard, milk purchaser
    1936-1937
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6 id257216
    Itemized statements from W.H. Vinyard, milk shipper, and milk statements of W.D. Vinyard, milk purchaser
    1937-1938
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7 id257231
    Personal correspondence of J.T. Wood of Roanoke, Virginia.
    1937-1957
    Scope and Contents

    Includes one photograph and some negatives

  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id257251
    Record of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia. Program of the Centennial Celebration of Roanoke County and City
    1938
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 9 id257271
    Journal of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia. From the First National Exchange Bank of Roanoke, Virginia
    1938
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 10 id257285
    Ledger of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1938
    Scope and Contents

    The Virginia Farm Account Book

  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 11 id257295
    Itemized Statements from W.H. Vinyard, Milk shipper, and milk statements of W.D. Vinyard, milk purchaser
    1938
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 12 id257298
    Itemized statements from W.H. Vinyard, milk shipper, and milk statements of W.D. Vinyard, milk purchaser
    1938-1939
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 13 id257301
    Business papers of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1938-1940
    Scope and Contents

    Includes accounts, bills, receipts, and legal papers

  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 14 id257302
    Business papers of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1939 August
    Scope and Contents

    Farm survey

  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 15 id257303
    Business papers of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1939 August
    Scope and Contents

    Includes photographs taken from the farm survey

  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 16 id257307
    Itemized statements from W.H. Vinyard, milk shipper, and milk statements of W.D. Vinyard, milk purchaser
    1939-1940
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 17 id257311
    Business papers of J.T. Wood of Roanoke, Virginia.
    1939-1944
    Scope and Contents

    Includes correspondence, accounts, bills, receipts, legal papers, and identification cards

  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 18 id257312
    Journal of W.D. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia
    1939-1973
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 19 id257317
    Itemized statements from W.H. Vinyard, milk shipper, and milk statements of W.D. Vinyard, milk purchaser
    1940-1941
  • Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 20 id257318
    Business papers of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1940-1944
    Scope and Contents

    Includes accounts, bills, receipts, and legal papers

Mixed Materials Box: 4 id59338
Box 4
Scope and Contents

Business papers, itemized statements, journal, and receipts of W.D. Vinyard and J.T. Wood

  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1 id145894
    Business papers of W.D. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia
    1940-1945
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2 id145946
    Itemized statements from W.H. Vinyard, milk shipper, and milk statements of W.D. Vinyard, milk purchaser
    1941-1942
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3 id257397
    Itemized statements of W.H. Vinyard, milk shipper, and milk statements of W.D. Vinyard, milk purchaser
    1942
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4 id257401
    Journal of W.H. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1942-1943(?)
    Scope and Contents

    Farmer's Pocket Ledger

  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 5 id257402
    Itemized statements of W.H. Vinyard, milk shipper, and milk statements of W.D. Vinyard, milk purchaser
    1942-1943
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 6 id257406
    Receipts of W.D. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia
    1944-1946
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 7 id257410
    Business papers of J.T. Wood of Roanoke, Virginia.
    1945-1950
    Scope and Contents

    Includes correspondences, accounts, bills, receipts, legal papers, and ID cards

  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 8 id257412
    Receipts of W.D. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia
    1946-1947
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 9 id257417
    Business papers of W.D. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia
    1946-1966
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 10 id257422
    Receipts of W.D. Vinyard of Vinyard, Virginia
    1947-1950
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 11 id257426
    Receipts of W.D. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia
    1949-1969
  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 12 id257430
    Business papers of J.T. Wood of Roanok, Virginia.
    1950-1953
    Scope and Contents

    Includes correspondence, accounts, bills, receipts, legal papers, and identification cards

  • Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 13 id257432
    Business papers of J.T. Wood of Roanoke, Virginia.
    1953-1955
    Scope and Contents

    Includes correspondence, accounts, bills, receipts, legal papers, and ID cards

Mixed Materials Box: 5 id59336
Box 5
Scope and Contents

Editorial from "the Roanoke Times." Written by W.D. Vinyard. Business papers, farm survey (with photgraphs) of W.D. Vinyard. Business papers of J.T. Wood. 1932 Class Directory of William & Mary. Invitation of Inauguration of Jimmy Carter. Holiday Cards from Reagan and George H.W. Bush. Senate Resolution honoring W.D. Vinyard. Printed materials of J.T. Wood, including advertisements.

  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 1 id258640
    Editorial from the "Roanoke Times," written by W.D. Vinyard
    1954 October 10
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 2 id258645
    Business Papers of W.D. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia. Farm Survey
    1954 September
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 3 id258656
    Business Papers of W.D. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1954 September
    Scope and Contents

    Includes photographs from farm survey (f.49)

  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 4 id258660
    Business papers of J.T. Wood of Roanoke, Virginia.
    1956-1958
    Scope and Contents

    Includes correspondence, Account, Bills, Receipts, Legal Papers, and ID Cards

  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 5 id258664
    Business papers of J.T. Wood of Roanoke, Virginia.
    1958-1961
    Scope and Contents

    Includes correspondence, accounts, bills, receipts, legal papers, and ID cards

  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 6 id258668
    Records of W.D. Vinyard of Vinton, Virginia.
    1967
    Scope and Contents

    Class directory of 1932, William & Mary

  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 7 id258676
    Miscellaneous printed matter
    1977 January
    Scope and Contents

    Invitation to the Inauguration of Jimmy Carter. Three holiday cards of the White House from President and Mrs. Carter (2 signed). Photograph of Ronald Reagan and VP George Bush. Presented to Darnall (?) Vinyard, "campaign member."

  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 8 id258684
    Senate resolution No. 265. Honors W.D. Vinyard
    1999 January
  • Mixed Materials Box: 5 Folder: 9 id258696
    Printed material of J.T. Wood of Roanoke, Virginia.
    undated
    Scope and Contents

    Includes advertisements

Mixed Materials Box: 6 (undersize) id268465
Box 6
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 (undersize) id268470
    Sterling Pocket Voltmeter
    1916 October 3
  • Mixed Materials Box: 6 (undersize) id268475
    Packet of Watermelon Seeds
    circa 1940