Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

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.

Historical Note

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>.

Scope and Contents

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.

Arrangement of Materials

This collection is arranged by series: Series 1: Correspondence; Series 2: Administrative Records.

Index Terms

Genre/Form of Material:

• Correspondence
• Deeds
• Financial records
• Menus
• Printed ephemera

Topical Term:

• Account books.
• Cookery--Virginia--Williamsburg.
• Guestbooks
• Paper money.
• Restaurants--Virginia--Williamsburg.
• Williamsburg (Va.)--History.

Additional Information