Conditions Governing Use

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Conditions Governing Access

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

R. Jackson Rogers Sr. collection of Powell Family photographs, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by R. Jackson Rogers, Sr.

Biographical / Historical

The collection contains photographs that document the Sewell and Lee families of Virginia. The Sewell and Lee families are connected through marriage. Several photographs are dated 1867 and 1869. Photographers include P.L. Perkins, Manchester Bro & Angell, Isreal & Co., WM. Leach, Richard Walz, E. Schuler, D.G. Alexander, Wolff's Gallery, Henry Ulke, A.M. Hall, and Seeley & Beal.

Content Description

The collection includes photographs related to the history of the Powell Family of Virginia. Some of the names include Mary Hepburn, Nina L. Hepburn, Sewell S. Hepburn, Margaret White, H. Brooke Powell, Sewell Hepburn, Selina Lloyd Sewell, John Lloyd, Charles Powell, and Colonel William F. Lee.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by file.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• American Civil War, 1861-1865
• Carte de visite photographs
• Photographs
• Photography