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...

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The Reynolds Family Papers were created by the Reynolds family of North Carolina and Virginia, primarily tobacco baron R.J. Reynolds and his wife Katharine Smith Reynolds. Correspondence, financial, and legal records document the creation and early years of the Reynolds’s 1,000-acre estate and working farm, Reynolda, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Other subjects of note are the Reynolds family’s philanthropic and social activities and the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company.