A Collection in the Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2007.51
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Special Collections Earl Gregg Swem Library College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia 23187-8794 USA Phone: (757) 221-3090 Fax: (757) 221-5440 Email: spcoll@wm.edu URL: http://swem.wm.edu/scrc/
The Ivy House Restaurant (Williamsburg, VA) Rutledge, David Rutledge, Emily
arrangement
Language of Materials
The records are in:
English
Abstract:
The records of the Ivy House Restaurant in Williamsburg, Virginia include business records, guest registers, customer and
business correspondence, legal documents, and a variety of ephemera from the local business including menus. This mid-20th
century collection documents the history of this restaurant during a time when Williamsburg was going through changes and
growth in the tourism industry.
Box 4 contains confidential information pertaining to employees and is closed to researchers until 2035. All other portions
of the collection are open to researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections
Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Preferred Citation
Ivy House Restaurant Records, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center from The Ivy House Restaurant on 00/00/2000.
Processing Information
Jordan Ecker, SCRC Staff, arranged and described the collection in 2007. Peter Klicker, SCRC Staff, further arranged and described
the collection in May 2010 and Alex Dodd, SCRC Staff, further arranged the collection in August-September 2010.
The Ivy House was opened in 1948 by David and Emily Rutledge, alumni of the College of William and Mary. Though the restaurant
originally served three meals a day, it quickly became a breakfast only restaurant with the success of the Rutledge's "astronomical"
pancakes. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center
Wiki: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/The Ivy House Restaurant (Williamsburg, VA)">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/The
Ivy House Restaurant (Williamsburg, VA)</a>.
The records of the Ivy House Restaurant in Williamsburg, Virginia include business records, guest registers, customer and
business correspondence, legal documents, and a variety of ephemera from the local business including menus. This mid-20th
century collection documents the history of this restaurant during a time when Williamsburg was going through changes and
growth in the tourism industry.
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