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John M. Jackson, Archivist
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.1967.002
Title
J. Hoge Tyler Family Collection 1802-1956
Quantity
42 Cubic Feet, 85 boxes
Creator
J. Hoge Tyler family
Creator
Tyler, Edward H. (Edward Hammet), 1869-1939
Creator
J. Hoge Tyler, Jr. family
Creator
Sue Tyler Jopling family
Creator
Tyler, Henry C. (Hal) (Henry Clement), 1878-1941
Creator
Stockton Heth Tyler family
Creator
Belle Tyler McConnell family
Creator
Sifford family
Creator
Tyler, James Hoge, 1846-1925
Creator
Lily Tyler Wilson family
Creator
Hammet family
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of Virginia Governor James Hoge Tyler, including official, business and personal correspondence,
printed materials, scrapbooks, and ledgers; papers of Tyler's children (Edward H., James H. Jr., Stockton H., Belle Tyler
McConnell, Sue Tyler Jopling, Hal C. and Lily Tyler Wilson); business records (including records of the Belle Hampton Coal
Company and Radford Development Company), genealogical materials, Spanish-American War army pay records, and photographs.
Also includes papers of members of the Hammet and Sifford families.
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University
Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.
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Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder],
J. Hoge Tyler Family Collection, Ms1967-002, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Source of Acquisition
The J. Hoge Tyler Family Collection was acquired by Newman Library in several installments. The nucleus of the collection,
including the early correspondence of the Hammet and Tyler families and the business correspondence and ledgers of J. Hoge
Tyler, was donated by Mrs. Sue Tyler Thomas in 1967. In 1972, J. Hoge Tyler Wilson donated approximately two thousand pieces
of political and other correspondence dating from 1890 to 1901. Later in 1972, Mr. Wilson withdrew from temporary deposit
at the University of Virginia Library a sizeable collection of Tyler papers, including gubernatorial correspondence, and donated
them to Virginia Tech. Additions to the collection were made through several dealer purchases in the 1970s and 1980s.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the J. Hoge Tyler Family Collection commenced in January 2004 and was completed
in August 2007. Some earlier work on the collection had been performed from 1967 to 1969 and 1971 to 1972.
History of Virginia Governor Tyler's administration was marked by the settlement of the long vexed oyster question, for it was largely through
his efforts that the LeCato bill was made effective and the oyster beds of the state made to yield an income to the state
instead of an annual deficit. As governor he secured the reduction of taxes and the state debt and the increase of the public
school fund and the literary fund. Other measures credited to his administration are the establishment of the Farm Bureau,
the reorganization of the agricultural department, a conditional pardon system and the settlement of the Virginia-Tennessee
boundary question.
Highway Builder Listen to the mockingbird: the life and times of a pioneer Virginia family The family of Hoge: a genealogy
This collection contains the papers of James Hoge Tyler, Virginia state senator (1877-1879), lieutenant governor (1890-1894),
governor (1898-1902), businessman, church elder, genealogist, and resident of Radford, Virginia. The collection includes Tyler's
correspondence as governor, including a set of bound letter books. Also among the political correspondence are a set of subject
files, largely relating to political appointments directly under the governor's control but also touching on some of the issues
with which Tyler's administration was concerned. Complementing this official correspondence is a voluminous collection of
incoming political correspondence, spanning the latter 19th and early 20th centuries, much of it devoted to Tyler's 1897 and
1899 campaigns, but also including references to the political atmosphere in Virginia and the national political issues of
the day.
Within Tyler's personal papers are files relating to his involvement in the Presbyterian Church, particularly his service
on the boards of various church-related institutions and in various church councils, as well as his leadership in Radford's
Presbyterian Church. Tyler's interest in genealogy is documented in a small set of correspondence from other researchers,
together with two of his own typescript manuscripts and printed materials. Also within the personal papers is a large collection
of incoming correspondence to both J. Hoge and Sue Hammet Tyler. Much of this correspondence is from members of his very large
extended Hoge and Tyler families and relates to personal matters, though many of the letters also touch on political and business
matters. Though housed among the personal papers, a collection of scrapbooks provides an exhaustive chronicle of Tyler's political
career, largely through newspaper clippings.
Tyler's business pursuits are well documented in a collection of correspondence, ledgers, and legal papers. Among these records
are those of the Belle Hampton Coal Company and the Radford Development Company, together with records of Tyler's agricultural
interests. Also among the business papers are documents relating to Tyler's personal financial activities, including such
routine documents as personal checks and receipts.
Of the papers of Tyler's children, perhaps the most significant are those of Stockton Heth Tyler, an army paymaster during
the Spanish-American War. In addition to S. Heth Tyler's personal papers are paymaster records which he retained after the
war. The papers include payroll records for a number of units and individuals.
Also among the papers of Tyler's children are those of Edward H. Tyler, a Pulaski County, Virginia farmer; Belle Tyler McConnell,
whose husband, Frank, was a prominent banker and businessman of Arkansas and Virginia; and Lily Tyler Wilson, whose husband,
Henry, was a civil engineer and road contractor in Pennsylvania.
The collection also includes the papers of members of the Hammet family of Mississippi and Virginia. Among these papers are
a number of items relating to the affairs of Lammermoor Plantation in Mississippi, including materials concerning the ante
bellum operation of the plantation, and later, accounts with the freedmen employed there. Also included among the Hammet papers
are the account books of James P. Hammet, a physician of Montgomery County, Virginia.
A small collection of papers belonging to the Sifford family of Pulaski County, Virginia, are included as well and relate
to the family's personal activities and business/legal interests. Included among the papers is a small notebook providing
the names and birth dates of slaves on an unidentified farm.
Completing the collection is a large collection of photos, including both studio portraits and snapshots of the Tylers, extended
family members and friends.
Subseries A: Executive Letter Books, 1898-1901. This subseries contains a compiled, bound set of Tyler's correspondence as
governor. The correspondence does not seem to follow a strict arrangement. A set of notebooks, arranged in a rough alphabetical
order, serves as an index to the letter books, with separate listings for incoming and outgoing correspondence. The numbering
on the incoming letters has no relation to that on the outgoing letters. The index books are arranged alphabetically, while
the letters themselves are divided between "incoming" and "outgoing," then arranged numerically. (Note: Two books were originally
bound in error, creating a mixed set of incoming and outgoing letters, which have been noted in the finding aid.)
Subseries B: Subject Files, 1897-1901. Tyler's office seems to have maintained files relating to only a few issues with which
he had to contend while governor. The series consists largely of files devoted to political appointments. These appointment
files were not part of the original subject files but have been included here for convenience; they contain letters from applicants
for appointment (or reappointment) to positions over which the governor had power of appointment, together with endorsements
from interested parties. The subseries also contains files devoted to several controversies which arose during Tyler's administration
and the use of the Virginia Volunteer Infantry to quell instances of civil unrest. These subject files have been assigned
file titles and arranged in an artificial alphabetical order.
Subseries C: Gubernatorial Campaign Canvass, 1897. The files in this subseries consist of political correspondence from contacts
in various localities, arising from Tyler's 1897 gubernatorial campaign. Correspondents discuss local political activities,
contacts, strategies, and outlooks. Arranged alphabetically by locality, with cities and counties inter-filed.
Subseries D:l Senatorial Campaign Canvass, 1899. Like Subseries III, this subseries contains correspondence from Tyler's local
contacts throughout Virginia. The correspondence relates to Tyler's failed United States Senate campaign of 1899, with letters
regarding insight into local political affairs and leaders. Arranged alphabetically by locality, with cities and counties
inter-filed.
Subseries E: General political correspondence, 1870-1923. This subseries contains an extensive collection of Tyler's political
correspondence. The letters originate from contacts throughout Virginia and beyond and relate to political activities and
questions of the day (particularly bi-metallism in the late 19th century). The subseries also contains correspondence arising
from Tyler's several political campaigns prior to 1897. (In these earlier contests, the correspondence was not sorted according
to locality, but like the letters from those campaigns, these provide details on local political sentiments and leaders during
the time period.) Letters relating to the 1897 and 1899 campaigns but not tied to any particular Virginia locality may also
be found here, as may correspondence originating during Tyler's gubernatorial administration but not, for whatever reason,
bound with the executive letter books. Apart from letters addressing the period's political questions, the letters also span
the wide range of routine matters which one might expect to occupy the chief executive's time: invitations to address organizations,
requests for personal favors, and pleas on behalf of prisoners. The political correspondence continues past Tyler's gubernatorial
term, as he remained active in party politics and flirted with the idea of again running for office. Arranged chronologically,
with copies of just a few pieces of Tyler's outgoing correspondences inter-filed with the incoming correspondence.
Subseries F: Speeches, 1877-1907. Contained in this subseries is a collection of materials relating to political speeches
delivered by Tyler. The speech drafts are largely undated and fairly illegible. Drafts of other speeches by Tyler may be found
in Series II, Subseries VII and in Series III, Subseries II. Arranged chronologically.
Subseries G: Printed Materials, 1874-1922. This subseries contains a number of pamphlets and speech texts relating to numerous
state and political issues, particularly Virginia's state debt and the controversy over bi-metallism. Also relating to politics,
particularly various political races, is a collection of newspaper clippings. The subseries also includes a few political
broadsides and flyers, announcing such things as slates of political speakers. Arranged by document type.
Subseries H: General Materials, 1865-1901. Completing the series, this small subseries contains materials relating to the
1889 Virginia Democratic Convention, various voter contact lists from 1899, Tyler's notebook from that same campaign, notebooks
containing the names of Virginia notaries public and commissioners of deeds, and some miscellaneous political notes made by
Tyler. Arranged by document type, then chronologically.
Subseries A: Presbyterian Church, 1866-1925. This subseries contains materials relating to Tyler's involvement in the Presbyterian
Church, both locally and nationally, through his service as a church elder and his position on the boards of the Union Theological
Seminary and the Synodical Orphans Home in Lynchburg, Virginia. Correspondence within the subseries relates to these activities
and to Tyler's involvement with other church-related educational institutions within Virginia, the temperance movement, and
participation in various church councils. The subseries also includes drafts of various church-related addresses made by Tyler,
as well as printed material and ephemera. Also included are two unidentified church record books, probably from Radford Presbyterian
Church. Arranged by document type.
Subseries B: Genealogy, 1876-1948. The materials in this subseries relate to J. Hoge Tyler's interest in his family's history,
including the Hoge, Tyler and other extended family lines. The subseries includes letters from other genealogists, as well
as two genealogy manuscripts by Tyler and a collection of family history-related newspaper clippings and notes. Arranged by
document type, then chronologically.
Subseries C: General Correspondence, 1860-1924. This subseries contains the uncategorized personal correspondence of J. Hoge
Tyler. The correspondence relates to many of Tyler's wide-ranging interests, so many of the letters contain references to
politics and business activities. Included among the correspondence are requests for Tyler to use his influence on behalf
of relatives and acquaintances, as well letters relating to his involvement with the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical
College. A large percentage of the letters here are from members of Tyler's large extended family. (Invitations received by
the Tylers may be found in Subseries VII, and letters received from his children may be found in the various series devoted
to each offspring.) The subseries contains a relatively small number of drafts of Tyler's outgoing correspondence, arranged
chronologically. Incoming correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by surname.
Subseries D: Sue Hammet Tyler Papers, 1865-1927. This subseries contains the correspondence of Sue Hammet Tyler, wife of J.
Hoge Tyler. The correspondence is overwhelmingly personal in nature, though some of the letters touch upon Governor Tyler's
political and business interests. Included here are letters written by Mrs. Tyler to her husband, children and others. Among
the incoming letters are letters from extended family members, including the Heths, Prestons, Capertons and others. Also included
among the incoming correspondence are the many letters of condolence she received upon the governor's death. (For a set of
farm operation reports made to Mrs. Tyler, see Series III, Subseries II.)
Subseries E: Scrapbooks, 1871-1925. The first two scrapbooks in this series, devoted entirely to newspaper clippings and covering
the years 1871-1900, are invaluable in tracking Tyler's political career, containing as they do articles, editorials, letters
to the editor, texts from speeches, and articles about his activities, campaigns and gubernatorial administration. The third
scrapbook (1901-1919) details the latter part of Tyler's term as governor, while the remainder is devoted to his later political
activities and to personal activities and interests. A fourth scrapbook features newspaper articles and tributes following
Tyler's death (pasted in a ledger containing minutes (1896-1898) of the finance committee of an unidentified organization
(possibly the Radford Trust Company)). The subseries also contains a number of loose items which were removed from scrapbooks
1-3. The four scrapbooks are arranged chronologically, with the loose materials completing the subseries.
Subseries F: Printed Materials, 1887-1929. The printed materials included in this subseries relate to a wide range of Tyler's
personal interests. Included are texts of speeches by others; several pamphlets regarding European railways; a booklet from
the 1900 reunion of the Army of the Potomac; an 1888 promotional publication for Radford, Virginia; an 1899 issue of The Goodson Gazette (published by the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind); and a copy of the Radford newspaper detailing Tyler's death.
The subseries also contains a collection of newspaper clippings which include poetry, obituaries and articles of general interest.
Subseries G: General materials, 1868-1926. Contained within this subseries are other personal papers of the Tylers that did
not belong in other subseries. Included here is a file of third-party correspondence belonging to individuals not represented
elsewhere in the collection, including letters written by James Hoge, R. S. Hoge, Laura Fitzhugh Preston, Eliza Hoge Tyler,
Henry Tyler and others. Also included here are the many invitations and calling cards received by the Tyler family. Tyler's
service as food administrator for the Federal Food Administration in Radford and Montgomery County during World War I is represented
in a collection of FDA forms and publications. Also included here are drafts of talks delivered by Tyler on a variety of subjects
to various schools and organizations. A collection of miscellaneous materials completes the subseries and includes death notices,
notes, Tyler's American Red Cross state board certificates, poetry, advertising matter, a broadside announcing the sale of
Plumer Memorial Female College, and other ephemera.
Subseries A: Business Concerns, 1882-1922. This subseries contains papers originating from the many business ventures in which
Tyler engaged but is devoted largely to his Belle Hampton Coal Company and the Radford Development Company. Also of particular
interest are a set of ledgers from a store Tyler operated at Belle Hampton. The subseries is arranged alphabetically by name
of company, then by document type, then chronologically. (Tyler also recorded business transactions in ledgers that had once
belonged to members of the Hammet family. These ledgers may be found in Series XI, Subseries I and III.)
Subseries B: Agriculture, 1874-1914. This subseries is devoted to Tyler's short-horn cattle business and other agricultural
pursuits. It includes correspondence, cattle pedigrees and registrations. It also includes drafts of speeches delivered before
agricultural organizations, business records from his farm, printed materials relating to agriculture and farming implements,
and a few miscellaneous documents. (Papers relating to the 1902 Southwest Virginia Livestock Fair, with which Tyler was involved,
may be found in Series IX.) Arranged by document type, then chronologically.
Subseries C: General Business and Personal Financial Papers, 1862-1923. Within this subseries is correspondence relating to
other business activities of J. Hoge Tyler. The correspondence relates to financial transactions, property sales and rentals,
the Hammet estate, bank accounts, business proposals (including a proposed railway from Charleston, South Carolina to Radford),
letters of introduction, and others arising from Tyler's myriad business interests. The correspondence also includes letters
regarding Tyler's household financial matters, including a number of letters regarding renovations to Halwick, the family
home. Also relating to routine financial affairs of the household are receipts, account statements, personal checks, and a
ledger. Arranged by document type, then chronologically.
Sigma Chi Quarterly Subseries A: Personal Papers, 1885-1941. Among the personal papers of Stockton Heth Tyler in this subseries is a collection
of his correspondence, largely consisting of letters written to other members of the Tyler family. The subseries also contains
letters written by his wife and children to their Tyler relatives. Arranged by correspondent, then chronologically.
Subseries B: Spanish-American War Records, 1898-1899. This subseries contains military records retained by Major Stockton
Heth Tyler while serving as an additional paymaster in the U. S. Army during the Spanish-American War. The subseries contains
various forms relating to pay for individual officers and enlisted personnel in more than 30 different units and includes
reimbursement vouchers, pay vouchers, discharge statements, and company payrolls. Also included are records of other paymaster
transactions, official correspondence, and a collection of orders from the adjutant general's office. The subseries is arranged
by document type, with documents relating to specific individuals or units being arranged alphabetically, while other documents
are arranged chronologically.
Subseries A: Henry H. and Lily Tyler Wilson Papers, 1889-1954. This subseries includes Lily Tyler Wilson's personal correspondence,
largely consisting of letters to other members of the Tyler family. Also among her personal papers are a 1909 diary and a
typescript compilation of her poetry. Lily Wilson's interest in the theatre is documented in a scrapbook devoted to the stage
stars and productions she had seen, while a second chronicles other general interests. The subseries includes a large number
of dance cards, many from events held at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the early 1900s. Also included here are a file
of papers (correspondence and published writings) of Henry H. Wilson, as well as materials relating to Wilson's interest in
genealogy and printed materials relating to civil engineering and road construction. Within the subseries may also be found
a small set of the couple's legal papers; additional printed materials consisting of religious tracts and newspaper clippings
of personal interest; and a folder of miscellaneous materials. Arranged by document type, then chronologically.
Subseries B: James Hoge Tyler Wilson Papers, 1918-1950. Comprising this subseries is a small collection of the papers of James
Hoge Tyler Wilson (1916-1994), son of Henry H. and Lily Tyler Wilson, graduate of the University of Virginia, World War II
Army Air Services pilot, Virginia Tech instructor, and attorney. The subseries consists of two folders of miscellanea, including
a devotional book for military personnel and a small selection of correspondence.
Subseries C: Lily Norwood Wilson Papers, 1924-1956. This subseries contains the papers of Lily Norwood Tyler, daughter of
Henry H. and Lily Tyler Wilson. Included among the papers is a collection of personal correspondence, as well as a baby book
and memorabilia from Wilson's school years (at the Seiler School (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania); St. Catherine's School (Richmond,
Virginia); and Episcopal High School (Alexandria, Virginia)) and a 1930s European tour. The subseries also contains event
invitations and programs, together with papers relating to the British War Relief Society and Wilson's service as secretary
of the Radford, Virginia chapter during the 1930s and 1940s. Also included is a folder of miscellaneous materials containing
notes, reports, printed materials and ephemera.
Subseries A: William Henry Hammet Papers, 1832-1878. Contained within this small subseries are papers of W. H. Hammet, a Washington
County, Mississippi plantation owner and congressman. The subseries includes personal and business correspondence, as well
as other business papers, including an account book and account statements, estate documents, and lists of slaves on an unidentified
plantation. In addition to the papers is a physician's account book, containing entries from Vicksburg and Lammermoor, Mississippi
and dating from 1836 to 1851. (The ledger also contains day book account entries of J. Hoge Tyler from 1881 to 1885). Arranged
by document type, then chronologically.
Subseries B: Edward Hammet Papers, 1832-1892. This subseries contains the papers of Col. Edward Hammet, a prominent landowner
of Radford, Virginia, and heir of William H. Hammet's plantation, Lammermoor, in Mississippi. The series contains papers relating
to financial affairs of Lammermoor as well as personal and business correspondence together with legal and financial documents
(some of which relate to the lands of John Heavin (Haven) on Plum Creek in Montgomery County, Virginia). Also found here are
documents retained by J. Hoge Tyler, acting as executor of Hammet's will. Arranged by subject matter, then chronologically.
Subseries C: James Preston Hammet Papers, 1856-1879. Within this series may be found the papers of James Preston Hammet (son
of Edward and Clementina Craig Hammet), Montgomery County, Virginia physician and heir of William H. Hammet's plantation,
Lammermoor, in Mississippi. The papers include correspondence relating to personal matters, medical patients, Lammermoor Plantation,
and other financial and legal matters. The subseries also includes two pocket diaries containing miscellaneous notes, some
seemingly related to the management of Lammermoor Plantation. A separate ledger contains additional records of Lammermoor
and appears to document the daily work of the plantation's slaves and freedmen (much of the information in the ledger has
been obscured by newspaper clippings relating to Virginia politics later pasted into the book, probably by J. Hoge Tyler).
Other papers within the subseries detail the plantation's accounts, including those with freedmen. The subseries also includes
papers relating Hammet's other business, legal and personal financial matters. Hammet's medical practice is detailed in two
ledgers and a folder of papers containing account and patient records (including calls on freedmen patients). Arranged by
document type, then chronologically.
Subseries D: Isabella Hammet Heth Family Papers, 1861-1913. This subseries contains the letters of Isabella Hammet ("Belle")
Heth (daughter of Edward and Clementina Craig Hammet) and her husband, Major Stockton Heth. The subseries includes both incoming
and outgoing correspondence of both Heths. Divided by correspondent, then arranged chronologically.
An oil painting of J. Hoge Tyler and his daughter Lily (Eliza Tyler Wilson) is part of this collection. See Art-359. Due to
its size, it is housed separately in the art collection.
Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King George and King William counties
box-folder 26 folder: 12
Lancaster and Loudoun counties
box-folder 26 folder: 13
Louisa and Lunenburg counties
box-folder 26 folder: 14
Madison and Mathews counties
box-folder 26 folder: 15
Mecklenburg, Middlesex and Montgomery counties
box-folder 27 folder: 1
Nansemond, Nelson and New Kent counties
box-folder 27 folder: 2
Newport News
box-folder 27 folder: 3
Norfolk County
[2 folders]
box-folder 27 folder: 4
Northampton, Northumberland and Nottaway counties
box-folder 27 folder: 5
Orange County
box-folder 27 folder: 6
Page and Patrick counties
box-folder 27 folder: 7
Pittsylvania County
[2 folders]
box-folder 27 folder: 8
Powhatan, Prince Edward and Prince George counties
box-folder 27 folder: 9
Prince William, Princess Anne and Pulaski counties
box-folder 27 folder: 10
Rappahannock County
box-folder 27 folder: 11
Richmond
[see also Box 28, Folder 1]
box-folder 28 folder: 1
Richmond
[see also Box 27, Folder 11]
box-folder 28 folder: 2
Richmond County
box-folder 28 folder: 3
Roanoke County
box-folder 28 folder: 4
Rockbridge County
box-folder 28 folder: 5
Rockingham and Russell counties
box-folder 28 folder: 6
Scott and Shenandoah counties
box-folder 28 folder: 7
Smyth and Southampton counties
box-folder 28 folder: 8
Spotsylvania and Stafford counties
box-folder 28 folder: 9
Surry and Sussex counties
box-folder 28 folder: 10
Tazewell County
box-folder 28 folder: 11
Warren and Warwick counties
box-folder 28 folder: 12
Washington and Westmoreland counties
box-folder 28 folder: 13
Wise and Wythe counties
box-folder 28 folder: 14
York County
Subseries D: Senatorial Campaign Canvass
1899
box-folder 28 folder: 15
Accomack and Albemarle counties
box-folder 29 folder: 1
Alexandria, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox and Augusta counties
box-folder 29 folder: 2
Bath, Bedford and Bland counties
box-folder 29 folder: 3
Botetourt, Brunswick, Buchanan and Buckingham counties
box-folder 29 folder: 4
Campbell, Caroline and Carroll counties
box-folder 29 folder: 5
Charlotte, Chesterfield and Clarke counties
box-folder 29 folder: 6
Craig, Culpeper and Cumberland counties
box-folder 29 folder: 7
Dickenson, Dinwiddie, Elizabeth City and Essex counties
box-folder 29 folder: 8
Fairfax, Fauquier, Floyd, Fluvanna and Frederick counties
box-folder 29 folder: 9
Giles, Gloucester, Goochland, Grayson, Greene and Greensville counties
box-folder 29 folder: 10
Halifax County
box-folder 29 folder: 11
Hanover, Henry and Highland counties
box-folder 29 folder: 12
Isle of Wight, King George and King William counties
box-folder 29 folder: 13
Lancaster, Lee, Loudoun, Louisa and Lunenburg counties
box-folder 29 folder: 14
Madison, Mathews and Mecklenburg counties
box-folder 29 folder: 15
Middlesex and Montgomery counties
box-folder 29 folder: 16
Nelson and New Kent counties
box-folder 29 folder: 17
Norfolk
box-folder 29 folder: 18
Northampton, Northumberland and Nottaway counties
box-folder 29 folder: 19
Orange County
box-folder 29 folder: 20
Patrick County
box-folder 30 folder: 1
Pittsylvania County
box-folder 30 folder: 2
Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Prince William, Princess Anne and Pulaski counties
box-folder 30 folder: 3
Rappahannock County
box-folder 30 folder: 4
Richmond
box-folder 30 folder: 5
Richmond County
box-folder 30 folder: 6
Roanoke County
box-folder 30 folder: 7
Rockbridge, Rockingham and Russell counties
box-folder 30 folder: 8
Scott and Shenandoah counties
box-folder 30 folder: 9
Smyth, Southampton and Spotsylvania counties
box-folder 30 folder: 10
Stafford, Surry and Sussex counties
box-folder 30 folder: 11
Tazewell County
box-folder 30 folder: 12
Warren and Warwick counties
box-folder 30 folder: 13
Washington County
box-folder 30 folder: 14
Westmoreland, Wise and Wythe counties
Subseries E: General Political Correspondence
1870-1923
box-folder 30 folder: 15-18 1870-1888
box-folder 31 folder: 1-15 1889-1892-09
box-folder 32 folder: 1-15 1892-10-1893-06-10
box-folder 33 folder: 1-14 1893-06-11-1893-08-05
box-folder 34 folder: 1-16 1893-08-06-1899-12
box-folder 35 folder: 1-18 1900-1912
box-folder 36 folder: 1-11 1913 - 1923, n. d.
Subseries F: Speeches
1877-1907
box-folder 36 folder: 12
Speech Drafts and Background Materials
1877-1907
box-folder 36 folder: 13
Speech Drafts and Background Materials
n. d.
[3 folders; see also Box 37, Folder 1]
box-folder 37 folder: 1
Speech Drafts and Background Materials
n. d.
[2 folders; see also Box 36, Folder 13]
Subseries G: Printed Materials
1874-1922
box-folder 37 folder: 2
A
"Address of the State Conservative Committee to the people of Virginia"
1876
"Annual message of the governor of the state of New York"
[1875]
Annual report of the treasurer of Virginia for the fiscal year
1891
box-folder 37 folder: 3
B
Bailey, J. E., "Payment of government bonds: speech... in the Senate of the United States"
1878
"The Barbour Thompson letters raise a moral issue"
1911
"Before the Virginia State Board of Education: in the matter of the selection of text books for use in the public free schools
of Virginia, and the award of contracts to publishers for furnishing the same for the four years..."
1898
"A Bill to empower and instruct the Board of Sinking Fund Commissioners to sell the state's interest in the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad..."
[1900?]
"A Bill to incorporate the Richmond and Washington Air Line Railway Company"
[1900?]
box-folder 37 folder: 4
C-G
Clapp, J. W., "Speech... in reference to questions pending before the Senate"
[1879]
"Communication from the governor in relation to assessment of railroads..."
[1900]
"Communication from the governor of Virginia transmitting list of pardons, commutations, etc., and reasons therefor"
[1901]
"Communication from the second auditor in response to a resloution of the House of Delegates asking for information in regard
to the effect of the Wickham Amendment..."
[1890]
"Constitution: qualification of voters"
n. d.
"Darst, E. L. "Facts about the bond issue"
[1922]
Dawes, H. L., "Republican testimony as to the extravagance of public expenditures: speech... delivered in the House of Representatives"
[1879]
box-folder 37 folder: 5
H
"Hand book for Hon. William A. James and Carter Glass, addressed to the Democratic voters in the primary...
[1911]
[2 copies]
Hill, John F., "Inaugural address of John F. Hill to the legislature of the state of Maine..."
1901
Hooker, Chas. E., "Political condition of the South: speech... in reply to Hon. G. F. Hoar of Massachusetts, delivered in
the United States House of Representatives..."
[1876]
House, John F., "North and South: the past belongs to history--the future, to us and our children: speech in the United States
House of Representatives"
1876
Hunton, Eppa and J. Proctor Knott, "Speeches... in reply to the personal explanation of James G. Blaine, delivered in the
United States House of Representatives..."
[1876]
box-folder 37 folder: 6
I-L
"Inauguration of the Jackson statue"
[1875]
"Is Virginia bankrupt?"
[1875?]
Johnston, John W., "Coinage of silver dollars: speech... in the Senate of the United States..."
1878
Keezel, Geo. B., "How Virginia made and is paying her state debt
[1921?]
Kemper, James L., "Inaugural address of James L. Kemper, governor of Virginia, to the General Assembly"
1874
Lamar, L. Q. C., "Payment of government bonds: speech... in the Senate of the United States..."
1878
"List of judges, treasurers, sheriffs and other officers in the state of Virginia
1891
box-folder 37 folder: 7
M
Manual of members, officers, and standing committees and rules of the Senate of Virginia; also the constitution of Virginia,
&, &
1887
McDonald, Joseph E., "Hamburgh riots: speech... in the senate of the United States..."
1876
McKinney, P. W., "Republican campaign document: speech of Hon. P. W. McKinney, Democratic nominee for governor, delivered
at Charlottesville..."
[1889]
"A Message from the governor of the commonwealth, inclosing a communication from Mr. John Lubbock, chairman of the Council
and Committee of Foreign Bondholders in London"
[1889]
Morgan, John T., "Radical political morality: tissue ballots in Virginia; the Bourbon Democracy: speech... in the United States
Senate..."
[1881]
Morgan, John T., "Remarks on Negro suffrage, submitted to the members of the Constitutional Convention of Alabama"
1901
Morrison, William R., "A Moderate, simple tariff for revenue only: speech... in the House of Representatives..."
1876
box-folder 37 folder: 8
N-Q
Owen, Albert Kimsey, The Problems of the hour
1897
"The People against the bosses: Swanson's confession raises a moral issue"
[1911]
Pridemore, Auburn L., "Army reorganization--correction of abuses: speech... in the House of Representatives..."
1878
Pridemore, Auburn L., "Agriculture, its condition, wrongs, and remedies: speech... in the House of Representatives..."
1879
box-folder 37 folder: 9
R
Randall, Samuel J., "The Results of a Democratic House of Representatives, in behalf of retrenchment and reform: speech...
in the House of Representatives..."
1876
"Reform and better times: facts for independent voters"
[1876]
"Reform, for president, Samuel J. Tilden; for vice-president, Thomas A. Hendricks: what Tilden has done in breaking rings"
[1876]
"Reform: Governor Tilden's letter of acceptance"
[1876]
"Report of the Joint Committee on Revision of the Criminal Laws"
[1878]
Report of the second auditor on the condition of the public debt of Virginia and of the literary fund, also the report of
the commissioners of the sinking fund...
1889
Report of the second auditor on the condition of the public debt of Virginia and of the literary fund, also the report of
the commissioners of the sinking fund...
1891
"The Resignation of William Jennings Bryan as secretary of state..."
[1915?]
Ruffin, Frank G., "An Examination of Judge Robert W. Hughes decision in the case of John P. Faure vs. the sinking fund of
Virginia"
1884
box-folder 37 folder: 10
S
[see also Oversize Materials]
Saulsbury, Eli, "Coinage of silver dollars: speech... in the Senate of the United States..."
1878
"Senator Martin's railroad connections as shown by the Barbour Thompson letters..."
[1911]
[2 copies]
"Special message of the governor of Virginia transmitting report of the commission appointed on the public debt"
1892
Statement showing tax imposed on railroad and canal companies in the commonwealth of Virginia...
[1891]
Statement showing tax imposed on railroad and canal companies in the commonwealth of Virginia...
1899
Stenger, W. S., "Freedman's bank: speech: in the United States House of Representatives..."
[1876]
box-folder 37 folder: 11
T-U
Tebault, C. H., "To the survivors of the Medical Corps of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States"
1898
Tucker, J. Randolph, "Contested-election case of Platt vs. Goode"
1876
Tyler, J. Hoge, "To encourage mining and manufacturing industries: speech of Sen. J. Hoge Tyler..."
1878
[2 copies]
box-folder 37 folder: 12
V-Z
"Virginia debt settlement: official negotiations with opinion of advisory board
[1891]
Voorhees, D. W., "Credit of the government speech... in the Senate of the United States..."
1878
"What happened in the last county election"
[1912?]
Withers, Robert E. "Coinage of silver dollars: speech... in the Senate of the United States..."
1878
Wood, Fernando, "The Resources and expenses of the government: necessity for retrenchment: speech... in the United States
House of Representatives..."
1876
box-folder 37 folder: 13-14
Newspaper clippings
1876-1915
box-folder 37 folder: 15
Newspaper clippings
n. d.
[see also Box 38, Folder 1]
box-folder 38 folder: 1
Newspaper clippings
n. d.
[see also Box 37, Folder 15]
box-folder 38 folder: 2
Flyers and broadsides
1873-1914
[see also Oversize Materials]
Subseries H: General Materials
1865-1901
box-folder 38 folder: 3
Virginia Democratic Convention
1889
box-folder 38 folder: 4
Voter contact lists
[1899]
[2 folders; see also Radford Development Company deed book in Oversize Materials]
box-folder 38 folder: 5
Senatorial campaign notebook
1899
box-folder 38 folder: 6
Notaries public and commissioners of deeds - city and county list
1901
box-folder 38 folder: 7
Notaries public and commissioners of deeds - name list
MacIntosh, Douglas Clyde, "Why I believe in immortality"
1925
The Missionary survey
1924-01
box-folder 40 folder: 2
Printed materials, Pa-Pm
Peloubet, F. N., Peloubet's select notes on the international Sunday school lessons (improved uniform series: course for 1918)
1917
box-folder 40 folder: 3
Printed materials, Pn-Pz
Presbyterian Church in the U. S. Committee of Education, Annual report
1883
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Committee of Foreign Missions, Annual report
1883
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Home Missions, Annual report
1883
Presbyterian Church in the U.S. Executive Committee of Publication, Annual report... presented to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States
1883
box-folder 40 folder: 4
Printed materials, Q-Z
The Quarterly register: organ of the Alliance of Reformed Churches Holding the Presbyterian System
1897-05
Rall, Harris Franklin, "I believe"
1924
Signs of the times magazine
1913-11
box-folder 40 folder: 5
Miscellaneous
1866-1897, n. d.
Subseries B: Genealogy
1876-1948
Incoming correspondence
1876-1924, n. d.
box-folder 40 folder: 6
A-G
box-folder 40 folder: 7
H-Q
box-folder 40 folder: 8
R-Z, unidentified
box-folder 40 folder: 9
"Family genealogy, record and diary of James Hoge Tyler of Belle Hampton, Pulaski County, Virginia
1879
[typescript]
box-folder 40 folder: 10
"The Family of Hoge"
n. d.
[typescript][2 folders]
box-folder 40 folder: 11
Newspaper clippings
1895-1948, n. d.
box-folder 40 folder: 12
Miscellaneous
1900-1905
Subseries C: James Hoge Tyler General Correspondence
1860-1924
Outgoing correspondence
box-folder 40 folder: 13 1860-1879
box-folder 41 folder: 1-5 1880-1922
box-folder 41 folder: 6 n. d.
[3 folders]
Incoming correspondence
1865-1924
box-folder 41 folder: 7-12
A-C
box-folder 42 folder: 1-15
D-Mn
box-folder 43 folder: 1-16
Mo-Wa
box-folder 44 folder: 1-3
Wb-Z
box-folder 44 folder: 4
Unidentified
Physical Location: no content
[2 folders]
Subseries D: Sue Hammet Tyler Correspondence
1865-1927
Outgoing correspondence
box-folder 44 folder: 5-6 1867-1927, n. d.
Incoming correspondence
1865-1926, n. d.
box-folder 44 folder: 7-16
A-M
box-folder 45 folder: 1-6
N-Z, Unidentified
box-folder 45 folder: 7
Y-Z, Unidentified
Subseries E: Scrapbooks
1871-1925
box-folder 45 folder: 8
Scrapbook 1
1871-1893, n. d.
box-folder 45 folder: 9
Scrapbook 2
1894-1900, n. d.
box-folder 46 folder: 1
Scrapbook 3
1901-1924
box-folder 46 folder: 2
Scrapbook with clippings about Tyler's death
1925
[see also Oversize Materials]
box-folder 46 folder: 3
Loose items from Scrapbook 1
1893, n. d.
box-folder 46 folder: 4
Loose items from Scrapbook 2
1899-1900, n. d.
box-folder 46 folder: 5
Loose items from Scrapbook 3
1882-1922, n. d.
Subseries F: Printed Materials
1887-1929
box-folder 46 folder: 6
A-H
[see also Oversize Materials]
Boykin, James C., The Story of the Declaration of Independence
1926
"Constitution of the legal fraternity of Phi Delta Phi"
1901
Cubasch, Woldemar, The Stanserhorn and the Stanserhorn Railway
[189-?]
Hooper, Thomas W. Unconscious influence: an address delivered before the Union and Philanthropic Literary Societies
1889
box-folder 46 folder: 7
I-L
In memoriam: John Warwick Daniel, born September 5, 1842; died June 29, 1910
[1910]
In memoriam [Sue Hammet Tyler]
[1912]
"Independence Hall: a short history of the Independence Hall group of buildings"
1925
A List of the portraits and pieces of statuary in the Virginia State Library, with notes and illustrations
1920
box-folder 46 folder: 8
M-R
[see also Oversize Materials]
Mapping
[1906]
A Message to the alumni of Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, N.J.
1918
The Rexall News
1915-09
"Rhein-dampfschiffahrt: kolnische u. Dusseldorfer gesellschaft"
[1896]
Richmond
1929-04
box-folder 46 folder: 9
S
Shelburne, William J., Orations of William J. Shelburne, Jr., delivered by Milligan College, Tenn., and University of Va. with a brief sketch of
his death
1887
Society of the Army of the Potomac, Report of the thirty-first annual re-union at Fredericksburg, Va.
"A Hot campaign... Maj. J. Hoge Tyler, Democratic candidate for lieut.-governor, will speak in Berryville, Va...."
1889
Virginia Board of Public Works, Statement showing the assessed value of railroad and canal property and the tax extended thereon, in the Commonwealth of Virginia,
for the year...
1900
(from Series I, Subseries VII)
Extradition certificate for Asaph Cole
1898
(from Sereies I, Subseries VIII)
Printed materials (from Series II, Subseries VI)
Goodson Gazette (Published by the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind)
1899-02-15
Radford
1888-10
The Radford News
1925-01-08
Radford Development Company records (from Series III, Subseries I)
Stock book
1890-1892
Deed book
1890-1891
[also contains county voter contact lists for 1899 campaign]
Edward Hammet Papers (from Series XI, Subseries II)
Land grant to John Havens Jr. for property on Plum Creek (Montgomery County, Virginia)
Physical Location: no content 1845
Land grant to John Pepper for property on Plum Creek (Montgomery County, Virginia)
Physical Location: no content 1840
Photographs (from Series XIII)
James Hoge Tyler studio portrait (mat inscribed to daughter Lily)
n. d.
James H. and Lily Tyler studio portrait
Physical Location: no content ca. 1899
Hal C. Tyler
Physical Location: no content 1933
[3 items]
[H. Clay?] Cameron
Physical Location: no content n. d.
Unidentified man
Physical Location: no content 1937
Unidentified man
Physical Location: no content n. d.
Unidentified woman
Physical Location: no content n. d.
Unidentified football team
Physical Location: no content n. d.
Unidentified large group on church steps (Huntington, West Virginia?)
Physical Location: no content n. d.
Guests of Applachian Power Company - inspection trip to hydro-electric developments (Byllesby and Grayson, Virginia)
Physical Location: no content 1912
Banquet of the Association of Pennsylvania Highway Contractors
1922
Manufacturer's and Associated General Contractors of America