- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation
- Title:
- Virginia Colonial Records Project Collection
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/w9505052x
- Dates:
- 1955-1958
- Size:
- 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-2
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of survey reports and correspondence of the Virginia Colonial Records Project (1955-1958).
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
The collection consists of survey reports and correspondence of the Virginia Colonial Records Project (1955), which was organized as part of Virginia's 350th Anniversary Celebration (1957) to locate and list manuscript sources for Virginia history, 1580-1780, in British, French and other overseas repositories.
- Arrangement
Box 1--correspondence, miscellaneous survey reports from primarily France and England, Box 2--survey reports from England.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation
The 350th Anniversary Commission was created by an act of the Viriginia General Assembly passed on April 3, 1954, to develop and coordinate the plans of public and private agencies to commemorate the landing of the first colonists at Jamestown. Seventeen members were appointed to the commission for terms to expire December 31, 1957. In conformity with the act, a non-profit corporation, the Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation, was created. One of its goals was to locate and list manuscript sources for Virginia history, 1580-1780, in British, French and other overseas repositories.
Collection History
- Acquisition:
No aquisition information is currently available for this collection.
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
Folder inventory added Kelly Rafey '16 in 2013.
Folder inventory added Kelly Rafey '16 in 2013.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Virginia Colonial Records Project Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/w9505052x
- Location:
-
Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- ReCAP (scarcpxm): Box 1-2
Find More
- Subject Terms:
- Colonies in America -- 17th century.
Colonies in America -- 18th century.
Libraries -- England -- Special collections -- 20th century.
Libraries -- France -- Special collections -- 20th century. - Genre Terms:
- Correspondence -- 20th century
Library surveys -- England -- 20th century.
Library surveys -- France -- 20th century. - Places:
- Great Britain -- Colonies -- America -- Research.
Virginia -- Centennial celebrations -- 20th century.
Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Sources.