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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:

Kibler-Bland Genealogy Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift; 10 items, 1950.

Biographical Information:

J. Luther Kibler was a historian, an author, a newspaper correspondent, and served as secretary of the Socialist Party in Virginia. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Typescripts of material concerning Richard Bland, (1710-1776), of Williamsburg, Virginia composed mainly of biographical and genealogical information on Bland and his family and information about the Bland House in Williamsburg, Virginia. Also included, biographical material on Henry Wetherburn in connection with running his tavern in Williamsburg. This material concerns the dates of 1671-1776 although the typescripts are not from that era. The typescripts of the articles and notes on the subject of the Richard Bland House were authored by J. Luther Kibler.

Related Material

See also; J. Luther Kibler Papers, and the J. Luther Scrapbook, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Bland family
• Bland, Richard, 1710-1776
• Genealogy
• Taverns (Inns)--Virginia--Williamsburg
• Typescripts
• Wetherburn's Tavern (Williamsburg, Va.)
• Wetherburn, Henry, fl. 1738-1760
• Williamsburg (Va.)--History--18th century

General

Other Information:

Additional information may be found at http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/wm/viw00022.frame