Willard family papers,
Willard family papers, 1800-1968 (bulk 1890-1954).
- 119,900 items. 522 5 containers plus oversize. 180.8 linear feet.
Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material.
Correspondence, letterbooks, notebooks, diaries, subject files, business and financial records, and other papers. Papers of Joseph Edward Willard reflect his activities as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1894-1902), member of the staff of Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, lieutenant governor of Virginia (1902-1906), and U.S. ambassador to Spain (1913-1921). Papers (1865-1955) of his wife, Belle Layton Wyatt Willard deal primarily with family matters, genealogies of the Anderson, Herbert, Randolph, and Wyatt families, and financial affairs and include letters (1922) from her daughter, Elizabeth Willard Herbert, relating to the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen by George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, earl of Carnarvon. Papers of his mother, Antonia Ford Willard, relate to her alleged espionage work for the Confederacy aiding Generals John S. Mosby and Jeb Stuart and her arrest by and subsequent marriage to Major Joseph Clapp Willard, whose papers document his Civil War experiences and business interests in Washington, D.C. Papers of Joseph W. Wyatt include extensive records of the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., and the Virginia Hotel Company, a real estate holding company. Other records relate to the Fairfax Development Corporation, Rappahannock Land Development Corporation, and Richmond and Rappahannock River Railway Company. Correspondents include Hilaire Belloc, Henry F. Hollis, Edward M. House, Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root, Jr., Augusta Saint-Gaudens, Homer Saint-Gaudens, and Woodrow Wilson.
Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division.
Washington, D.C. :
Library of Congress Photoduplication Service,
1975.
Maps
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.
transferred to
Some photographs, negatives, architectural drawings, and other pictorial materials
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
transferred to
Family active in the social and political life of Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010061
mm 76045757
Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953 --Correspondence.
Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, Earl of, 1866-1923.
Herbert, Elizabeth Willard--Correspondence.
Hollis, Henry French, 1869-1949 --Correspondence.
House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938 --Correspondence.
Lee, Fitzhugh, 1835-1905.
Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 --Correspondence.
Root, Elihu, 1881-1967 --Correspondence.
Saint-Gaudens, Augusta--Correspondence.
Saint-Gaudens, Homer, 1880- --Correspondence.
Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864.
Tutankhamen, King of Egypt.
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 --Correspondence.
Anderson family.
Herbert family.
Randolph family.
Willard family.
Wyatt family.
Fairfax Development Corporation.
Rappahannock Land Development Corporation.
Richmond and Rappahannock River Railway Company.
Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates.
Virginia Hotel Company.
Willard Hotel (Washington, D.C.)
Espionage, Confederate.
Hotels--Washington (D.C.)
Railroads--Virginia.
Real estate development--Virginia.
Real estate development--Washington (D.C.)
Spanish-American War, 1898--Campaigns--Cuba.
Spies--Confederate States of America.
Diplomatic and consular service, American--Spain.
Spain--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Spain.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--History--Women.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Virginia--Politics and government--1865-1950.
Virginia--Social life and customs.
Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs.
Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material.
Correspondence, letterbooks, notebooks, diaries, subject files, business and financial records, and other papers. Papers of Joseph Edward Willard reflect his activities as a member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1894-1902), member of the staff of Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee in Cuba during the Spanish-American War, lieutenant governor of Virginia (1902-1906), and U.S. ambassador to Spain (1913-1921). Papers (1865-1955) of his wife, Belle Layton Wyatt Willard deal primarily with family matters, genealogies of the Anderson, Herbert, Randolph, and Wyatt families, and financial affairs and include letters (1922) from her daughter, Elizabeth Willard Herbert, relating to the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamen by George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, earl of Carnarvon. Papers of his mother, Antonia Ford Willard, relate to her alleged espionage work for the Confederacy aiding Generals John S. Mosby and Jeb Stuart and her arrest by and subsequent marriage to Major Joseph Clapp Willard, whose papers document his Civil War experiences and business interests in Washington, D.C. Papers of Joseph W. Wyatt include extensive records of the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C., and the Virginia Hotel Company, a real estate holding company. Other records relate to the Fairfax Development Corporation, Rappahannock Land Development Corporation, and Richmond and Rappahannock River Railway Company. Correspondents include Hilaire Belloc, Henry F. Hollis, Edward M. House, Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root, Jr., Augusta Saint-Gaudens, Homer Saint-Gaudens, and Woodrow Wilson.
Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division.
Washington, D.C. :
Library of Congress Photoduplication Service,
1975.
Maps
Library of Congress Geography and Map Division.
transferred to
Some photographs, negatives, architectural drawings, and other pictorial materials
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.
transferred to
Family active in the social and political life of Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010061
mm 76045757
Belloc, Hilaire, 1870-1953 --Correspondence.
Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, Earl of, 1866-1923.
Herbert, Elizabeth Willard--Correspondence.
Hollis, Henry French, 1869-1949 --Correspondence.
House, Edward Mandell, 1858-1938 --Correspondence.
Lee, Fitzhugh, 1835-1905.
Mosby, John Singleton, 1833-1916.
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 --Correspondence.
Root, Elihu, 1881-1967 --Correspondence.
Saint-Gaudens, Augusta--Correspondence.
Saint-Gaudens, Homer, 1880- --Correspondence.
Stuart, Jeb, 1833-1864.
Tutankhamen, King of Egypt.
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 --Correspondence.
Anderson family.
Herbert family.
Randolph family.
Willard family.
Wyatt family.
Fairfax Development Corporation.
Rappahannock Land Development Corporation.
Richmond and Rappahannock River Railway Company.
Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates.
Virginia Hotel Company.
Willard Hotel (Washington, D.C.)
Espionage, Confederate.
Hotels--Washington (D.C.)
Railroads--Virginia.
Real estate development--Virginia.
Real estate development--Washington (D.C.)
Spanish-American War, 1898--Campaigns--Cuba.
Spies--Confederate States of America.
Diplomatic and consular service, American--Spain.
Spain--Foreign relations--United States.
United States--Foreign relations--Spain.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
United States--History--Women.--Civil War, 1861-1865
Virginia--Politics and government--1865-1950.
Virginia--Social life and customs.
Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs.