William Lamb Papers, 1835-1909
- Title
- William Lamb Papers, 1835-1909
- ID
- Mss. 39.1 L16
- Extent
- 4.01 Cubic Feet
- More Extent Information
- 79 items
- Scope and Contents
Diaries, 1855, 1859-1861, 1864-1909, (52 volumes) of Col. William Lamb (1835-1909), written while a student at the College of William and Mary, newspaper editor, Civil War commander of Fort Fisher, N.C. (1862-1865), coal merchant, Norfolk businessman and mayor (1880-1886), and member of the Board of Visitors and Rector of William and Mary.
<p>Collection also includes diary, 1861, and some letters of his wife Sarah Annie Chaffee Lamb as well as page proofs and other material relating to the publication of <i>Letters from the Colonel's Lady</i> (Winnabow, N.C., 1965).
<p>Two additions to the collection (1993.49 and Sm. Coll. Add. 13) include photographs of Mrs. William Lamb and daughter Sally Lamb, William Lamb, Jr. and Frances [?], speeches, pamphlets and illustrations as well as a scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to the Battle of Fort Fisher and William Lamb. Diaries, 1855-1903 available in typescript.
- On-line Images/Records
- The Diary of William Lamb, 1855
- Typescript of the diary of William Lamb, 1861
- Typescript of the diary of William Lamb, 1865
- Typescript of the diary of William Lamb, 24 October 1864-14 January 1865
- William Lamb's Diary, July 6th, 1855 to December 31, 1855
- Other URL
- http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/findingaids/39_1_L16_William_Lamb_Diaries.pdf
- Creators
- Lamb, William (1838-1909)
- Lamb, Sarah Anne Chaffee (b. 1837)
- Subjects
- American diaries--Women authors
- American newspapers--Virginia--Norfolk.
- Chaffee, Sarah Lamb
- College of William and Mary--Alumni and Alumnae.
- College of William and Mary--History--19th century.
- College of William and Mary--History--20th century.
- Fort Fisher (N.C.)
- North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
- Universities and Colleges--Virginia--Faculty
- Genres
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Orders (military records)
- Photographs
- Photostats
- Speeches
- Typescripts
- Languages
- English
Detailed Description
Administrative Information
- Acquired
- 12/02/1938.
- Restrictions
- 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. 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.
- Rights
- Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
- Access Notes
- Photocopying is only allowed from the diary typescripts.
- Acquisition Note
- The materials in this collection were donated in various batches between 1938 and 1993 by W. H. Lamb (1938, 1939, 1945), Mrs. A. A. Bilisoly and Miss Ella Waddy Lamb (1939), Mrs. Ralph Magraw (1960 and 1967), and Larry Walker (Acc. 1993-49 received 7/19/1993). Acc. 1989-23 received 5/25/1989.
- Related Publications
Diary, 18 August 1859-21 May 1860, has been printed in Gertrude Elizabeth Baker, ed. "The Diary of William Lamb" (M. A. Thesis, College of William and Mary, 1960).
Letters of Sarah Annie Chaffee Lamb published in <i>Letters from the Colonel's Lady</i> (Winnabow, N. C.: Charles Town Preservation Trust, 1965.)
- Preferred Citation
- William Lamb Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
- Finding Aid Revisions:
- Parts of the collection combined in 2009.
- Collection Material Type:
- Papers
- Other Note
- A PDF document of this inventory is available online.
