Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
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Farmville, VA 23909
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Benedict Chatelain
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
No restrictions to access or use for research purposes.
Ownership and Custodial History
The correspondence in this collection was received by Rosalie Womack while she was a student at State Female Normal School. These items were donated to the Greenwood Library Archives on December 9, 2021 by Pauline Womack Spencer, a niece of Rosalie Womack.
Biographical sketch
Rosalie Womack of Prince Edward County, Virginia was born in 1871 to Edward Lockett and Sallie Emmett Womack. In 1890, she enrolled at then-State Female Normal School from where she earned her diploma in June 1893. In 1896, Womack married William Henderson, a farmer from Keysville, Virginia.
Scope and content
The majority of the correspondence in this collection, which dates from 1891 to 1893, was written by J.W. Singleton, a traveling salesman from Prince Edward County and a suitor of Rosalie Womack. The remainder of the correspondence was written by family and friends of Rosalie Womack. In addition to the known correspondents in this collection are three pieces of correspondence for whom only the first name is known, Martha, W.H., and Willie.
Related Material
Title--LU-440, Preston Womack Diploma. Custodian--Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections: Address--201 High Street, Farmville VA, 23909, Country--USA.
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Singleton, J.W.
- Singleton, Mollie.
- Walton, Lizzie.
- Womack, Preston.
- Womack, Rosalie.
Container List
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From Lizzie WaltonJune 5, 1891
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From Willie (unknown surname)September 13, 1891
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonJanuary 1, 1892
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From Mollie Singleton (addressed to both Rose and Preston)March 25, 1892
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From "M" (unsigned, likely Mollie Singleton)July 7, 1892
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From Martha (unknown surname, possibly Martha Armistead, a classmate of RoseJuly 17, 1892
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonSeptember 18, 1892
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonOctober 4, 1892
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From Preston WomackOctober 11, 1892
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonNovember 13, 1892
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonDecember 15, 1892
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From "WH" (initials only, no signature)December 18, 1892
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonJanuary 8, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonJanuary 13, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonJanuary 22, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonJanuary 28, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonJanuary 29, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonFebruary 5, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonFebruary 13, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonFebruary 20, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonFebruary 26, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonFebruary 28, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonMarch 4, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonMarch 11, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonMarch 18, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonMarch 26, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonApril 10, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonApril 16, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonApril 22, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonApril 26, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonMay 6, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonMay 13, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonMay 20, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonMay 28, 1893
- Text [1000524295] box: 01 of 01
From J.W. SingletonMay 29, 1893