William Alphonso Withers Papers
MC 00178
Special Collections Research Center
9.5 Linear feet
1868-1926
The William Alfonso Withers Papers documents Withers' professional career and activities as well as his personal life. The collection contains materials on his employment as a professor of pure and agricultural chemistry at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts from 1889-1923, along with materials covering his employment at various other state, federal, and private organizations. It also contains materials on Withers' personal activities with extensive personal correspondence with friends and family.
Withers received his A.B. and A.M. from Davidson College, and did graduate work at Cornell University. He was a Professor of Pure and Agricultural Chemistry at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts from 1889-1923 and served as Acting Director of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station from 1887 to 1899. From 1916 to 1923 he served as Vice President of North Carolina State College, and from 1917 to 1918 was president of the North Carolina Academy of Science.
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19 archival boxes
Withers, William Alphonso, 1864-1924
Restrictions to Access
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information
Purchased from Carolina Stamp Auctions, Raleigh Stamp Shop, Inc., Bryan Building, Cameron Village Shopping Center, Raleigh, North Carolina, May 20, 1983. Gift of Bill Tucker, 2013 (Accession 2013.019).
Preferred Citation
[Identification of Item], William Alphonso Withers Papers, MC 178, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Biographical Note
William Alphonso Withers was born on May 31, 1864 in Riverview, North Carolina, near Davidson College. Withers was the son of William Banks Withers and Sarah L. Rutledge. He had seven siblings: Ida who married a Sloan, J.R., Jamie, Banks, Rosa, Victoria, and Mary B. who went by "Mamie".
He received his A.B. degree from Davidson College in June of 1883, and his A.M. from Davidson in 1885. From 1884 through 1888, he served as Assistant Chemist at the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station in Raleigh. From 1885 through 1902, and again from 1905 through 1915, he was the North Carolina State Statistical Agent for the United States Department of Agriculture. He did graduate work at Cornell University from 1889-1890, where he received the Sage Fellowship in Agricultural Chemistry during that time. In 1917 Davidson College awarded him an honorary ScD.
From 1889 until 1923 he was Professor of Pure and Agricultural Chemistry at the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. He served as the North Carolina State Chemist from 1897 to 1898. He was the Acting Director of the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station from 1897 to 1899, where he was also a chemist until 1921. From 1916 through 1923, he served as Vice President of North Carolina State College. From 1917 through 1923, he was the Summer School Director for North Carolina State College.
In 1898 Withers was a member of the Executive Committee of the National Pure Food and Drug Congress, and in 1899, authored the North Carolina Pure Food Law. From 1899 through 1905 he was Chairman of the Committee on Pure Food and Drug Legislation of the Association of American Agricultural Colleges and Experiment Stations. He held leadership positions in many professional organizations. From 1901-1902 he was the President of the North Carolina section of the American Chemical Society. From 1909-1910 he was President of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists. From 1917-1918 he was President of the North Carolina Academy of Science.
Withers was active as an alumnus of Davidson College. In 1886 he was appointed Chairman of the committee preparing the Semi-Centennial Alumni catalog. He worked to secure memorials to General William Lee Davidson, a Revolutionary War hero, and General Francis Nash. Withers was also extremely active in the community. He was and elder of First Presbyterian church, a Grand Commander of the Knights Templar in 1896 and Grand High Priest of the Royal Arch Masons the following year, President of the Rotary Club, President of the Raleigh YMCA, and President of the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce. William Withers died in Raleigh on June 20, 1924. On December 21, 1938 the Chemistry Building at North Carolina State College was named in his honor.
In June of 1896, William Alphonso Withers married Elizabeth (Bessie) Witherspoon Daniel, daughter of the Reverend Dr. Eugene Daniel and Susanna Tweed Witherspoon. Rev. Dr. Eugene Daniel was a Presbyterian minister in various churches in North Carolina and Virginia. Elizabeth Daniel was born in 1874 and died on August 20, 1905. After Elizabeth's death, Withers married Jane Hinton Pescud on July 20, 1909. William Withers had two children with his first wife, Elizabeth: Susanna Withers, (1897-1903) and Banks Withers, born October 2, 1901 and died in San Mateo, CA Apr 27, 1946. William Withers died in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina on June 20, 1924.
Scope and Content Note
Most of the material in this collection dates from 1884-1908. It documents William Alphonso Withers' professional career, activities, and personal life. The Professional series includes material on his work at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, at various other North Carolina State Agencies, and external employment. The Personal Activities series includes information on Withers' participation in community organizations and on his personal interests. The Personal Correspondence series contains letters to and from friends and family. The Personal series contains various items and memorabilia, including calling cards, financial records, doctor's prescriptions, and souvenirs. The Friends and Family series is made up of items belonging to various friends and relatives that are not directly associated with Withers. The Photographs series contains images and negatives of friends, relatives, and buildings.
Organization of Collection
The collection is organized into six series: Professional, Personal Activities, Personal Correspondence, Personal, Friends and Family, and Photographs
Related Material
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Student and Other Organizations, Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, North Carolina State University Chapter Records (UA 021.485)
American Chemical Society. North Carolina Section.
Caldwell, G. C.
Cornell University--Students.
Dabney, Charles W., Jr.
Daniel, Elizabeth (Bessie) Witherspoon
Daniel, Eugene W.
Davidson College--Alumni.
Davidson College--Students.
First Presbyterian Church. (Raleigh, N.C.)
Hill, D. H. (Daniel Harvey), 1821-1889
Holladay, Alexander Quarles, 1839-1909
Knights Templar (Masonic order). Grand Commandery (N.C.)
National Pure Food and Drug Congress.
North Carolina Academy of Science--Members.
North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station--Professional staff.
North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts--Faculty.
North Carolina State College--Administrators.
North Carolina State University--Buildings--History.
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce (Raleigh, N.C.)
Riddick, W. C. (Wallace Carl), 1864-1942
Rotary Club (Raleigh, N.C.)
Royal Arch Masons of North Carolina.
Rutledge, Sarah L.
Withers, Banks
Withers, William Banks
Witherspoon, Susanna Tweed
Young Men's Christian Association (Raleigh, N.C.)--Presidents.
Agriculture
Chemistry
Diaries
Financial statements
Legislation--North Carolina
Letters (correspondence)
Photographs
Professional
1885 - 1908
2 archival boxes, 1 linear foot
Scope and Contents note
This series includes professional correspondence, meeting minutes, and various other materials related to Withers' work at North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, the North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station, as the North Carolina State Chemist, the North Carolina State Statistical Agent for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and various other assignments. The series is organized alphabetically by subject, then chronologically.
Professional. Bid for Clemson College Presidency
1
1
Aug 1902
Professional. Bid for Clemson College Presidency
1
2
Aug 1902
Professional. Bid for Clemson College Presidency
1
3
Aug 1902
Professional. Bid for Clemson College Presidency
1
4
Aug 1902
Professional. Bid for Clemson College Presidency
1
5
Aug 1902
Professional. Bid for Clemson College Presidency. Recommendations.
1
6
Aug 1902
Professional. Bid for Clemson College Presidency. Recommendations.
1
7
Aug 1902
Professional. Bid for Clemson College Presidency. Recommendations.
1
8
Aug 1902
Professional. Bid for Clemson College Presidency. Recommendations.
1
9
Aug 1902
Professional. Bid for Clemson College Presidency. Recommendations.
1
10
Aug 1902
Professional. Brunswick Court Cases.
1
11
1901-1907
Professional. Cornell University.
1
12
1890-1904
Professional. Court Cases.
1
13
1895-1907
Professional. Court Cases. Sower vs. Raleigh Water Company.
Accession 2013.0019
2
23
1900
Professional. Dept. of Agriculture. Publications and News clippings.
1
14
1907
Professional. Dept. of Agriculture Statistical Agent. Correspondence.
1
15
1895-1901
Professional. Dept. of Agriculture Statistical Agent. Correspondence.
1
16
1902
Professional. Dept. of Agriculture Statistical Agent. Correspondence.
1
17
1903-1905
Professional. Dept. of Agriculture Statistical Agent. Correspondence.
1
18
Jan-Jul 1906
Professional. Dept. of Agriculture Statistical Agent. Correspondence.
1
19
Aug-Dec 1906
Professional. Dept. of Agriculture Statistical Agent. News Clippings.
1
20
1895-1906
Professional. Egyptian Lotus.
1
21
1903
Professional. The Erwin Cotton Mill Company.
1
22
1902-1906
Professional. Feed Book
1
23
1904
Professional. International Institute for Agriculture.
1
24
1908
Professional. North Carolina Agriculture Experiment Station. Correspondence.
1
25
1898-1906
Professional. North Carolina Agriculture Experiment Station. News Clippings.
1
26
1898-1901
Professional. North Carolina Agriculture Experiment Station. Reports.
1
27
1895-1903
Professional. NC College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. Correspondence.
2
1
1889-1893
Professional. NC College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. Correspondence.
2
2
1896-1903
Professional. NC College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. Correspondence.
2
3
1904-Jun 1905
Professional. NC College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. Correspondence.
2
4
Jul-Aug 1905
Professional. NC College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. Correspondence.
2
5
Oct 1905-Apr 1906
Professional. NC College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. Correspondence.
2
6
May-Aug 1906
Professional. NC College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. Correspondence.
2
7
Aug 1906, [no date]
Professional. NC College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. Evaluations of Students.
2
8
Feb-Mar 1905
Professional. NC College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. Financial Records.
2
9
1893-1908
Professional. NC College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts. News.
2
10
1905, [no date]
Professional. NC College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts.
2
11
Professional. North Carolina State Fair.
2
12
1895-1905
Professional. Professional Organizations. American Chemical Society.
2
13
1900-1908
Professional. Professional Organizations. Correspondence.
2
14
1899-1903
Professional. Professional Organizations. Various Materials.
2
15
1887-1894, [no date]
Professional. Pure Food and Drug Legislation.
2
16
1898-1904
Professional. Tuberculosis. Health Regulations.
2
17
1904
Professional. Various Subjects. Correspondence.
2
18
1893-1907
Personal Activities
1868 - 1908
2 archival boxes, 1 linear foot
Scope and Contents note
This series includes materials on Withers' involvement in community organizations and his personal activities. Materials are mainly correspondence, but do include some certificates, membership forms, handbooks, notes, and other items. The series is organized alphabetically, then chronologically. It also contains oversize items, located in flat files.
Personal Activities. "Biographical History of NC." Correspondence.
2
19
May 1904-Jul 1905
Personal Activities. "Biographical History of NC." Correspondence.
2
20
Aug-Dec 1905
Personal Activities. "Biographical History of NC." Correspondence.
2
21
Jan-Jun 1906
Personal Activities. "Biographical History of NC." News Clippings.
2
22
1895
Personal Activities. "Biographical History of NC." Research.
3
1
Personal Activities. "Biographical History of NC." Research.
3
2
Personal Activities. "Biographical History of NC." Research.
3
3
Personal Activities. Capital Club.
3
4
1898
Personal Activities. Chi Phi Fraternity. Correspondence.
3
5
Aug 1888-Nov 1905
Personal Activities. Chi Phi Fraternity. The Xi Record.
3
6
1893-1902
Personal Activities. Chi Phi Fraternity. Register, By-laws, Congress Records.
3
7
1868-1900
Personal Activities. Davidson College. Bulletin
3
8
1905-1907
Personal Activities. Davidson College. Semi-Centennial Catalog. Correspondence.
3
9
Aug. 1886-Mar 1888
Personal Activities. Davidson College. Semi-Centennial Catalog. Correspondence.
3
10
Mar 1888-Mar 1896
Personal Activities. Democratic Party.
3
11
Aug 1896-Mar 1905
Personal Activities. Hiram Lodge.
3
12
Jan 1892-Dec 1900
Personal Activities. Juniper Poles Case.
3
13
Jul 1903-Jul 1906
Personal Activities. Knights Templar. Certificates, Programs.
3
14
1895-1908
Personal Activities. Knights Templar. Certificates.
1
1893, 1905
Personal Activities. Knights Templar. News Clippings.
3
15
1895-1896
Personal Activities. Knights Templar. Organization Correspondence.
3
16
1921-1926
Personal Activities. Knights Templar. Withers' Correspondence.
3
17
1889-1906
Personal Activities. Monument to General William Davidson. Correspondence.
3
18
Sep-Dec 1887
Personal Activities. Monument to General William Davidson. Correspondence.
3
19
Jan 1888-Mar 1898
Personal Activities. Monument to General William Davidson. Correspondence.
3
20
Jun 1902-Jun 1905
Personal Activities. Monument to General William Davidson. News Clippings and Reports.
3
21
1880-1903
Personal Files. Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Certificate.
1
1895
Personal Files. Oriental Order of the Palm and Shell. Diploma
1
1893
Personal Activities. Presbyterian Church. Building Campaign
3
22
1898-1899
Personal Activities. Presbyterian Church. Correspondence.
3
23
Feb 1904-Oct 1907, [no date]
Personal Activities. Presbyterian Church. Meeting Minutes.
3
24
1892-1898
Personal Activities. Presbyterian Church. "Presbyterian Standard."
3
25
1900-1905
Personal Activities. Presbyterian Church. "Presbyterian Standard."
3
26
1905-1906
Personal Activities. Presbyterian Church. Various Materials.
3
27
1895-1906, [no date]
Personal Activities. Society of Colonial Wars. Apr-May 1908
4
1
Personal Activities. The Story of the Declaration of Independence.
4
2
Mar-Apr 1905
Personal Activities. Withers Family Genealogy.
4
3
Dec 1889-Dec 1906
Personal Activities. Various.
4
4
1894-1895
Personal Correspondence
1887 - 1909
12 archival boxes, 6 linear feet
Scope and Contents note
This series is divided into two sub-series: correspondence from friends and correspondence from family. Major correspondents in the Friends sub-series include Charles Dabney, Jr., Alex Q. Holladay, Emily Jones, James Thomas, and Mary D. Thomas, as well as his future second wife, Jane H. Pescud. Additionally, at the end of this sub-series are folders containing correspondence on specific topics, including weddings, births, and deaths, and various correspondence, which are organized chronologically. Major correspondents in the Family sub-series include Elizabeth Daniel Withers (wife), Rev. Dr. Eugene Daniel and Susanna Witherspoon Daniel (parents of wife), Banks Withers (son), and Sarah L. Withers (mother). Due to the quantity of materials, correspondence between Mr. and Mrs. Withers is further divided into sent and received correspondence. Both sub-series are organized alphabetically by correspondent, then chronologically.
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Susan Graham Clark.
4
5
[no date]
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Charles Dabney, Jr.
4
6
Jun 1896-Aug 1897, [no date]
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Rhetta D. Dodge.
4
7
1905-1908, [no date]
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Alex Q. Holladay.
4
8
1902-1906
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Emily Jones.
4
9
Dec 1903-Dec 1906
Personal Correspondence. Friends. W. J. Martin.
4
10
Apr 1888-Jul 1900
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Jane H. Pescud.
4
11
May-Jul 1909
Personal Correspondence. Friends. James Thomas.
4
12
1905-1907, [no date]
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Mary D. Thomas.
4
13
1904-1907, [no date]
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Various.
4
14
1889-1899
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Various.
4
15
1903-1905
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Various.
4
16
1906
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Various.
4
17
1907-1908
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Various.
4
18
[no date]
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Various.
4
19
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Various. Christmas Cards.
4
20
1923-1925
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Congratulations on Daughter's Birth.
4
21
Nov 1897
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Death of Daughter.
4
22
May 1903
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Mrs. Withers' Health.
5
1
Aug 1904-Jul 1905
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Mrs. Withers' Health.
5
2
Jul -Aug 1905, [no date]
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Mrs. Withers' Death.
5
3
Aug 1905
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Mrs. Withers' Death.
5
4
Sep 1905
Personal Correspondence. Friends. Mrs. Withers' Death.
5
5
Oct 1905-Feb 1906
Personal Correspondence. Family. Children.
5
6
May 1905, [no date]
Personal Correspondence. Family. Eugene Daniel.
5
7
May 1902-Oct 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Eugene Daniel.
5
8
Dec 1904-Sep 1906
Personal Correspondence. Family. Eugene Daniel.
5
9
[no date]
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
5
10
May-Dec 17, 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
5
11
Dec 19, 1903-Jan 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
5
12
Feb 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
5
13
Mar 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
5
14
Sep-Oct 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
5
15
Nov-Dec 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
5
16
Jan-Feb 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
5
17
Mar-Apr 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
5
18
May-Jun 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
5
19
Jul 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
6
1
Aug-Sep 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
6
2
Nov 1905-Mar 1906
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
6
3
May-Aug 1906
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
6
4
Sep 1906-Feb 1907
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
6
5
Jul 1907-Jun 1908
Personal Correspondence. Family. Susanna W. Daniel.
6
6
[no date]
Personal Correspondence. Family. Ida Withers Sloan.
6
7
1903-1906
Personal Correspondence. Family. Marie Sloan.
6
8
Dec 1894-1906
Personal Correspondence. Family. Banks Withers.
6
9
Feb 1887-Sep 1892
Personal Correspondence. Family. Banks Withers.
6
10
Feb 1892-Nov 1897
Personal Correspondence. Family. Banks Withers.
6
11
May 1902-Jan 1906
Personal Correspondence. Family. Jamie Withers.
6
12
Feb 1890-Jul 1892
Personal Correspondence. Family. Jamie Withers.
6
13
Sept 1892-Jun 1893
Personal Correspondence. Family. Jamie Withers.
6
14
Feb 1894-Apr 1898
Personal Correspondence. Family. Jamie Withers.
6
15
Dec 1902-Sep 5, 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Jamie Withers.
6
16
Sep 16-Oct 18, 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Jamie Withers.
6
17
Oct 24, 1905-Dec 1907, [no date]
Personal Correspondence. Family. J.R. Withers.
7
1
Nov 1889-Feb 1901
Personal Correspondence. Family. J.R. Withers.
7
2
Feb 1903-May 1908
Personal Correspondence. Family. Mamie Withers.
7
3
Sep 1890-Dec 1892
Personal Correspondence. Family. Mamie Withers.
7
4
Jul 1894-Jun 1906
Personal Correspondence. Family. Mamie Withers.
7
5
Aug 1906-Apr 1908
Personal Correspondence. Family. Rosa Withers.
7
6
May 1890-Oct 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
7
7
Aug 1888-May 1889
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
7
8
Sep 1889-Jan 1890
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
7
9
Mar 1890-Nov 1891
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
7
10
Jun 1892-Feb 1893
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
7
11
May 1893-Dec 1894
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
7
12
1895-1897
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
7
13
1898-1900
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
7
14
Feb 1901-Jan 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
7
15
May 1903-Sep 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
8
1
Oct 1904-Mar 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
8
2
Apr-Aug 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
8
3
Sep-Nov 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
8
4
Dec 1905-May 1906
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
8
5
Jun 1906-Feb 1907
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
8
6
Mar 1907-Apr 1908
Personal Correspondence. Family. Sarah L. Withers.
8
7
[no date]
Personal Correspondence. Family. Victoria Withers.
8
8
Dec 1895-Dec 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. William Banks Withers.
8
9
Dec 1887-Apr 1888
Personal Correspondence. Family. William Banks Withers.
8
10
May 1888-Apr 1889
Personal Correspondence. Family. Emmie Witherspoon (cousin).
8
11
Jul 1905-Apr 1907
Personal Correspondence. Family. Various.
8
12
Oct 1897-May 1908
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
8
13
Jul 1894-Aug 1895
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
8
14
Oct 1895
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
8
15
Feb-Apr 1896
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
8
16
May-Jun 1896
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
9
1
Nov 6-9, 1896
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
9
2
Nov 10-16, 1896
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
9
3
Nov 18-22, 1896
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
9
4
May-Aug 1897
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
9
5
Oct-Nov 1897
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
9
6
Jan-Mar 1898
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
9
7
Apr-Jul 1898
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
9
8
Jul 1898
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
9
9
Aug 7-14, 1898
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
9
10
Aug 15-20, 1898
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
9
11
Aug 21-25, 1898
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
9
12
Jan-Jul 1899
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
1
Aug 2-10, 1899
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
2
Aug 12-21, 1899
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
3
Aug 21-30, 1899
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
4
Oct-Nov 1899
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
5
Mar-Jul 1900
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
6
Aug 1900
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
7
Nov 1900
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
8
Oct 1902-May 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
9
Aug-Nov 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
10
Dec 3-15, 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
11
Dec 19-25, 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
12
Dec 26-31, 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
13
Jan 1-7, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
14
Jan 8-18, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
15
Jan 19-31, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
10
16
Feb 2-10, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
11
1
Feb 11-20, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
11
2
Feb 21-27, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
11
3
Mar 2-19, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
11
4
Mar 23-31, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
11
5
Apr 3-13, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
11
6
Apr 14-30, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
11
7
May 1-13, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
11
8
May 16-29, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
11
9
Jun 8-17, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
11
10
Jun 18-30, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
11
11
Jul 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
11
12
Aug 2-22, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
11
13
Aug 23-30, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
12
1
Sep 2-9, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
12
2
Sep 11-31, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
12
3
Oct-Nov 19, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
12
4
Nov 20-24, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
12
5
Nov 26-30, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
12
6
Dec 1-7, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
12
7
Dec 7-16, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
12
8
Jan 4-18, 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
12
9
Jan 19-29, 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
12
10
Feb 1-9, 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
12
11
Feb 10-18, 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
12
12
Feb 19-28, 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
12
13
Mar 2-10, 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
12
14
Mar 11-23, 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
1
Apr 5-14, 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
2
Apr 17-28, 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
3
May 1-12, 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
4
May 19-28, 1905
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
5
[no date]
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
6
[no date]
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
7
[no date]
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
8
[no date]
Personal Correspondence. Family. Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
9
[no date]
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
10
1892-1893
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
11
Feb-Mar 22, 1894
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
12
Mar 29-Apr 1894
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
13
May-Jun 1894
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
14
Nov 1894-Jul 1895
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
15
Aug-Nov 1895
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
16
Jan-Apr 3, 1896
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
17
May-Jun 1896
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
18
Nov 6-11, 1896
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
19
Nov 12-16, 1896
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
20
Nov 18-24, 1896
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
21
May 1897-Oct 1902
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
13
22
Jan 1-16, 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
14
1
Jan 17-Mar 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
14
2
Aug 14-19, 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
14
3
Aug 21-27, 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
14
4
Nov-Dec 8, 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
14
5
Dec 9-21, 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
14
6
Dec 22-31, 1903
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
14
7
Jan 1-12, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
14
8
Jan 13-22, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
14
9
Jan 23-31, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
14
10
Feb 1-8, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
14
11
Feb 9-19, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
14
12
Feb 21-29, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
14
13
Mar 1-10, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
14
14
Mar 10-20, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
14
15
Mar 21-31, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
15
1
Apr 1-8, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
15
2
Apr 9-15, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
15
3
Apr 16-21, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
15
4
Apr 23-30, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
15
5
May 1-7, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
15
6
May 8-12, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
15
7
May 13-18, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
15
8
May 20-24, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
15
9
May 26-28, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
15
10
Jun 1-17, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
15
11
Jun 18-Jul 4, 1904
Personal Correspondence. Family. To Elizabeth D. Withers.
15
12
[no date]
Personal Correspondence. Physicians. Mrs. Withers' Health.
15
13
Jan 1903-Aug 1904
Personal Correspondence. Physicians. Mrs. Withers' Health.
15
14
Sept-Nov 1904
Personal
1888 - 1908
1 archival box, .5 linear feet
Scope and Contents note
This series contains various materials related to William Withers' personal life. Primary materials consists of calling cards, diaries, financial information, medical information, and speeches made by Withers.
Personal. Calling Cards.
15
15
[no date]
Personal. Diaries.
15
16
1888
Personal. Diaries.
15
17
1893-1894
Personal. Diaries.
15
18
1896-1898
Personal. Diaries.
16
1
Circa 1890s
Personal. Diaries.
16
2
1900-1906
Personal. Doctors' Prescriptions.
16
3
[no date]
Personal. Financial Matters. Bank Books.
16
4
1904-1905
Personal. Financial Matters. Checks.
16
5
1905
Personal. Financial Matters. Checks.
16
6
1905
Personal. Financial Matters. Checks.
16
7
1907-1908
Personal. Financial Matters. Lost Sewing Machine.
16
8
Aug 1904-Mar 1908
Personal. Financial Matters. Receipts.
16
9
1892-1901
Personal. Financial Matters. Receipts.
16
10
1902-1905
Personal. Financial Matters. Receipts.
16
11
1905
Personal. Financial Matters. Receipts.
16
12
1906-1907
Personal. Financial Matters. Receipts.
16
13
1908, [no date]
Personal. Financial Matters. Various Correspondence.
16
14
1901-1908
Personal. Financial Matters. Various.
16
15
1893-1907
Personal. Speeches.
16
16
[no date]
Personal. Various Subjects. News Clippings.
16
17
1895, [no date]
Personal. Various Items.
16
18
[no date]
Personal. Various Items.
16
19
[no date]
Personal. Various Items.
16
20
[no date]
Family and Friends
1884 - 1908
1 archival box, .5 linear feet
Scope and Contents note
This series contains various materials not directly to or from William Withers. It mainly consists of correspondence between other friends and family members. It also includes calling cards and financial records for Elizabeth Daniel Withers. It is organized alphabetically, then chronologically.
Friends and Family. Banks Withers.
16
21
1903-1908
Friends and Family. Banks Withers.
16
22
[no date]
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Correspondence.
16
23
1894-1896
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Correspondence.
16
24
1897-1898
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Correspondence.
17
1
1900-1901
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Correspondence.
17
2
1902-Jan 1903
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Correspondence.
17
3
May 17-20, 1903
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Correspondence.
17
4
May 21, 1903
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Correspondence.
17
5
May 22-23, 1903
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Correspondence.
17
6
May 26-31, 1903
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Correspondence.
17
7
Jun-Dec 1903
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Correspondence.
17
8
1904-1905
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Correspondence.
17
9
[no date]
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Correspondence.
17
10
[no date]
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Financial Matters.
17
11
1905
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Funeral Arrangements.
17
12
1905
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Funeral Calling Cards.
17
13
1905
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Organization Memeberships.
17
14
1900, [no date]
Friends and Family. Elizabeth D. Withers. Various.
17
15
1891-1896, [no date]
Friends and Family. Rev. and Mrs. Eugene Daniel.
17
16
1884-1906, [no date]
Friends and Family. Susannah Withers (daughter).
17
17
1887-1903
Friends and Family. Various Correspondence.
17
18
1888, [no date]
Photographs
[no dates]
2 archival boxes, 1 linear foot
Scope and Contents note
This series contains photographs and negatives of friends, family, and buildings. Most subjects are unidentified. The series is organized by general subject, such as buildings or children. Some photographs have corresponding negatives. For preservation purposes these are housed in a separate box (indicated on the folder containing the associated photographs).
Photographs. Houses. Exteriors.
18
1
Photographs. Houses. Interiors.
18
2
Photographs. People. Children. Tintype.
18
3
Photographs. People. Children.
18
4
Photographs. People. Children.
18
5
Photographs. People. Children.
18
6
Photographs. People. Children.
18
7
Photographs. People. R. T. Burwell.
18
8
Photographs. People. William A. Withers.
18
9
Photographs. People. John Witherspoon (Signer of the Declaration of Independence).
18
10
Photographs. People. Hospital.
18
11
Photographs. People. Portraits.
18
12
Photographs. People. Portraits.
18
13
Photographs. People. Portraits.
18
14
Photographs. People. Portraits.
18
15
Photographs. People. Portraits.
18
16
Photographs. People. Portraits. Family.
18
17
Photographs. People. Portraits. Family.
18
18
Photographs. People. Various.
18
19
Photographs. People. Various. Correspond to negatives 1-3.
18
20
Photographs. People. Various. Correspond to negatives 4-9.
18
21
Photographs. People. Various. Correspond to negatives 10-19.
18
22
Photographs. People. Various. Correspond to negatives 20-29.
18
23
Photographs. People. Various. Correspond to negatives 30.
18
24
Negatives
19
1