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This collection consists of biographical and genealogical information, corresondence, and financial and legal documents of the Critz family living in Patrick County, Virginia. The bulk of the correspondence relates to Haman Critz's participation in the Civl War. Later letters detail labour troubles and race relations occuring during Reconstruction. The financial and legal documents cover land sales, purchase of enslaved individuals, and tobacco accounts.

Content Description

The Visitor Comment Books Collection features the guest books from various exhibitions held in the Mary and Charlie Babcock Wing Gallery. The comment books highlight comments, reflections, and illustrations from musuem visitors.

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This conllection consists of photographs and personal papers belonging to John C. Carter, majordomo at Reynolda.

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This collection consists of biographical and genealogical information, corresondence, and financial and legal documents of the Lybrook family living in Patrick County, Virginia. The papers of Andrew Murray Lybrook are concerned primarily with the growing and marketing of tobacco products.

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The Marketing and Communications Records reflect the activities of the department located within Reynolda House Museum of American Art. The department records date from 1965-2020 and consist of a variety of materials including correspondence, notes, clippings, press releases, press packets, research material, and ephemera. The majority of records are dedicated to the Museum's marketing and public relations for exhibitions and programs.

Scope and Contents The Mary Reynolds Babcock Papers document the activities and interests of Mary Reynolds Babcock. The bulk of the material consists of articles and clippings from journals, magazines, and newspapers dating to the 1930s and 1940s. The collection also includes bulletins and newsletters, colored prints, correspondence, invoices and receipts, journals, magazines, maps, photographs and negatives, sketches, and telegrams. Subjects covered include American art, flower arranging, home design and...

Content Description In 1916, using a partially used company ledger book, A.D. Reynolds set out to record his memoir in a series of sketches, anecdotes, and recorded memories. These sketches were written over an eight year period, between 1916 and 1924. Reynolds documents growing up on a tobacco plantation in Virginia, his role in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and his life as a tobacco manufacturer. The recollections themselves document the period between 1862 and 1924. Included among the sketches...

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The Reynolda House Historic Photograph Collection contains images of persons, events, and activities associated with the Reynolds Family and Reynolda.

Abstract Established in 1980, the Reynolda Oral History Project gathered recollections from Reynolds family members, former employees, residents, and guests of the estate, particularly those living at Reynolda during Katharine Reynolds’ lifetime. The project uncovered Reynolda history from various points of view, “from the woman who was laundress to the woman who was served breakfast in bed.” It is through these interviews, through the voices of employees and their descendants, that the story of Five...