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King Family Papers, 1914-1916, 1918-1919, 1933, 1957-1963, undated

By Sarah Osorio

Collection Overview

Title: King Family Papers, 1914-1916, 1918-1919, 1933, 1957-1963, undated

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-553

Creator: King, Archer E., Jr.

Extent: 6.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 09/29/2010

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Correspondence, stock certificates, and photographs from the King family of Roanoke, Virginia. Most of the materials relate to Archer E. King, Jr., his father, and his son.

Biographical Note

Archer Emmet King, Jr. was born in Roanoke, Virginia on September 14, 1893. He attended the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1915. King served in the United States Navy as an officer during both World War I and World War II; he attained the rank of Commander and was awarded the Bronze Star Medal. King married Isabel Marvin in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on December 12, 1925. He died on January 7, 1944 when his ship was sunk by a German U-boat off the coast of New Jersey. King was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Warren Hooper by donation

Preferred Citation: King Family Papers, MSS 0000-553, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed February 9, 2016.


Box and Folder Listing

Box 5: Filing Cabinet ManuscriptsAdd to your cart.
Folder 1: Letters from Archer E. King, Jr. to Mrs. A. E. King, 1914-1933Add to your cart.
Item 1: Correspondence, Archer E. King, Jr. to Mrs. A. E. King, 1914 March 15Add to your cart.
Written from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland and sent to the Wigwam Hotel in St. Petersburg, Florida. Includes envelope.
Item 2: Correspondence, Archer E. King, Jr. to Mrs. A. E. King, 1915 May 23Add to your cart.
Written in Annapolis, Maryland and sent to Roanoke, Virginia. Includes envelope.
Item 3: Correspondence, Archer E. King, Jr. to Mrs. A. E. King, 1915 December 5Add to your cart.
Written aboard the USS Hannibal in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and sent to Roanoke, Virginia. Includes envelope.
Item 4: Envelope, Archer E. King, Jr. to Mrs. A. E. King, 1915 December 14Add to your cart.
Written in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and sent to Roanoke, Virginia. Includes envelope.
Item 5: Correspondence, Archer E. King, Jr. to Mrs. A. E. King, 1915 December 27Add to your cart.
Written aboard the USS Hannibal in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and sent to Roanoke, Virginia. Includes envelope.
Item 6: Correspondence, Archer E. King, Jr. to Mrs. A. E. King, 1916 January 4Add to your cart.
Written aboard the USS Hannibal in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and sent to Roanoke, Virginia. Includes envelope.
Item 7: Correspondence, Archer E. King, Jr. to Mrs. A. E. King, 1918 May 2Add to your cart.
Written aboard the USS South Carolina and sent to Roanoke, Virginia. Includes envelope.
Item 8: Correspondence, Archer E. King, Jr. to Mrs. A. E. King, 1933 September 11Add to your cart.
Written aboard the USS Oklahoma in San Pedro, California and sent to Roanoke, Virginia. Includes envelope postmarked August 29, 1933, Navy Yard, Bremerton, Washington State.
Folder 2: Letters to and from Judge Archer E. King, 1915-1919Add to your cart.
Item 1: Correspondence, Archer E. King, Jr. to Judge A. E. King, 1915 May 17Add to your cart.
Invitation to Farewell Ball for the United States Naval Academy's Class of 1915 in Annapolis, Maryland. Includes envelopes.
Item 2: Correspondence, J. M. Flanery to Judge A. E. King, 1918 April 7Add to your cart.
State and county tax receipt.
Item 3: Correspondence, Judge A. E. King to S. M. Wylie, 1919 April 21Add to your cart.
Copy of letter from A. E. King to S. M. Wylie regarding the value of Lieutenant A. E. King, Jr.'s land. Includes self-addressed envelope.
Item 4: Correspondence, S. M. Wylie to A. E. King, 1919 April 24Add to your cart.
Photocopy; written in Grayson, Kentucky and sent to Roanoke, Virginia.
Folder 3: Stock Certificates of Archer E. King, III (Folder 1 of 2), 1957-1959Add to your cart.
Item 1: Stock Certificate, Beech-Nut Life Savers, Inc., 1957 July 30Add to your cart.
Item 2: Stock Certificate, Westinghouse Air Brake Company, 1958 January 13Add to your cart.
Item 3: Stock Certificate, Bulova Watch Company, Inc., 1958 March 11Add to your cart.
Item 4: Stock Certificate, International Shoe Company, 1958 April 3Add to your cart.
Item 5: Stock Certificate, The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe, & Jack, 1958 May 22Add to your cart.
Item 6: Stock Certificate, Christiana Securities Company, 1958 May 23Add to your cart.
Item 7: Stock Certificate, Marquardt Aircraft Co., 1958 June 25Add to your cart.
Item 8: Stock Certificate, The Marquardt Corporation, 1959 June 15Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Stock Certificates of Archer E. King, III (Folder 2 of 2), 1960-1963Add to your cart.
Item 1: Stock Certificate, Northern Pacific Railway Company, 1960 March 16Add to your cart.
Item 2: Stock Certificate, Melpar, Inc., 1960 September 27Add to your cart.
Item 3: Stock Certificate, The First National Exchange Bank of Roanoke, 1961 February 23Add to your cart.
Item 4: Stock Certificate, The First National Exchange Bank of Roanoke, 1962 June 29Add to your cart.
Item 5: Stock Certificate, Beech-Nut Life Savers, Inc., 1962 July 16Add to your cart.
Item 6: Stock Certificate, The First National Exchange Bank of Roanoke, 1962 July 18Add to your cart.
Item 7: Stock Certificate, Volt Technical Corporation, 1963 June 28Add to your cart.
Item 8: Stock Certificate, The First National Exchange Bank of Virginia, 1963 December 2Add to your cart.
Item 9: Stock Certificate, Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, August 25Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Family Photographs, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Photograph, Judge and Mrs. A. E. King, undatedAdd to your cart.
Fred Brooks Portraits, Roanoke, Virginia.
Item 2: Photograph, Judge and Mrs. A. E. King, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 3: Photograph, Judge and Mrs. A. E. King, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 4: Photograph, Judge A. E. King and A. E. King, Jr., undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 5: Photograph, Judge A. E. King; A. E. King, Jr.; William Courtney King; and John Minor King, undatedAdd to your cart.
Two copies; photographs from Davis, Roanoke, Virginia.
Item 6: Photograph, Judge A. E. King As A Boy, undatedAdd to your cart.
Photograph from St. Louis Portrait Company, Roanoke, Virginia.
Item 7: Photograph, Mrs. A. E. King, undatedAdd to your cart.
"née Laura Goodman."
Item 8: Photograph, Laura Goodman King, undatedAdd to your cart.
Photograph from Kidd, Roanoke, Virginia.
Item 9: Photograph, Mrs. A. E. King or Mrs. GoodmanAdd to your cart.
Photograph from New York Art Gallery, 817 Broad Street, Richmond, Virginia.
Folder 6: Miscellaneous, 1915, 1943Add to your cart.
Item 1: Certificate, Appointment of Archer E. King, Jr. as Navy Ensign, 1915 June 5Add to your cart.
Located in Oversize Miscellaneous Box 1.
Item 2: Envelope, E. A. Howe to G. T. Howe, 1943 October 25Add to your cart.
Written aboard the USS Raleigh in San Francisco, California and sent to New York, New York via air mail.