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By Nichole Delasalas
Collection Overview
Title: Allmand Family Papers, 1802-1972
Predominant Dates:1830s
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-204
Primary Creator: Archer, Caroline Vernon (1879-1973)
Extent: 2.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged by record type.
Date Acquired: 11/30/1980
Subjects: Baltimore (Md.), Business records--Virginia, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration--Virginia, Historic buildings--Virginia--Norfolk, Housing--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--19th century, Princess Anne County (Va.), Richmond (Va.), Suffolk (Va.), Williamsburg (Va.)
Forms of Material: Circulars (fliers), Correspondence, Financial statements, Fliers (printed matter), Invitations, Ledgers (account books), Legal documents, Letter books, Membership cards, Memorandums, Negatives (photographs), Photographs, Poems, Receipts, Recipes, Reports, Term papers
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Primarily nineteenth century correspondence, legal documents, memorandums, photographs, and miscellaneous papers from the Allmand Family of Norfolk, Virginia. Also includes three 1828-1843 ledger books of John Allmand, one 1837-1840 letter book of John Allmand, and one book of religious interpretation, likely written by Reverend John Singer Wallace. This collection also includes legal documents from the Estate of William Keeling and the Stone family.
Collection Historical Note
The Allmand-Archer House is one of the oldest residential homes in Norfolk, Virginia, dating from the late Colonial and Federal periods. Built in the late 1790s, it was sold to Harrison Allmand in 1802, a wealthy merchant and respected Norfolk resident. Through the 1800s, the house remained in the Allmand family until Lizzie Allmand married William Vernon Archer in 1882. The house then passed to their daughter, Caroline Vernon Archer, who lived in the house until her death in 1973. The house was given to the Norfolk Historial Foundation upon her death.
Biographical Note
Caroline "Carrie" Vernon Archer was born on October 14, 1879 in Virginia. She was a member of Christ and St. Luke's Episcopal Church. Archer was associated with Norfolk Public Library and the King's Daughters Children's Hospital. She died on October 12, 1973 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
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:
Estate of Caroline Vernon Archer by donation
Preferred Citation:
Allmand Family Papers, MSS 0000-204, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed August 1, 2017.
Other Note:
The Drummond Papers (MSS 0000-216) are housed in Box 1 of the Allmand Family Papers.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Family Papers, 1802-1972],
[Box 2: Books, circa 1800-1843],
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All]
- Box 2: Books, circa 1800-1843
- Item 1: Book, 1800s
- Includes hanwritten interpretations on various religious subjects. The back pages of this book contain a three-page ancestral writeup of Rev. John Singer Wallace, husband of Mary Allmand.
- Item 2: Ledger, 1828-1831
- Ledger of invoices and accounts, John Allmand. Reverse side includes handwritten information and rules relating to the Spanish language.
- Item 3: Ledger, 1834-1843
- Ledger of invoices and accounts, John Allmand.
- Item 4: "Ledger F", 1837-1842
- Ledger of invoices, John Allmand.
- Item 5: John Allmand's Letter Book, 1837-1840
Browse by Box:
[
Box 1: Family Papers, 1802-1972],
[Box 2: Books, circa 1800-1843],
[
All]
