A Guide to the Yount Family Papers, 1808-2011, #52191

Correspondence , 1808-2011 .

Boxes 1-8

Extent: 8 boxes.

Correspondence, 1808-2011, is primarily comprised of letters to and from the Yount family, though some items are written to members of the related Stephens or Pelter family. This series contains various types of correspondence, including both handwritten and typed letters, invitations, postcards, birthday and holiday cards, and several telegrams and emails. Topics include daily life, financial and legal matters, and current events. Much of the correspondence originates from Virginia, with the notable exception of the World War I and II letters, which arrived respectively from France and California. Also included are several folders of empty envelopes.

Series is arranged alphabetically.

Box 1 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1808-1889 .
Box 1 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1890-1913 .
Box 1 Folder 3
Correspondence, 1915-1919 .
Box 1 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1920-1927 .
Box 1 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1928-1930 .
Box 1 Folder 6
Correspondence, 1931-1934 .
Box 2 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1935-1939 .
Box 2 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1939-1942 .
Box 2 Folder 3
Correspondence, 1942-1943 .
Box 2 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1943-1944 .
Box 2 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1945-1952 .
Box 2 Folder 6
Correspondence, 1953-1954 .
Box 3 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1954-1957 .
Box 3 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1959-1960 .
Box 3 Folder 3
Correspondence, 1960-1961 .
Box 3 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1961-1962 .
Box 3 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1963-1964 .
Box 3 Folder 6
Correspondence, 1965-1966 .
Box 4 Folder 1
Correspondence, 1966 .
Box 4 Folder 2
Correspondence, 1967 .
Box 4 Folder 3
Correspondence, 1968 .
Box 4 Folder 4
Correspondence, 1970-1979 .
Box 4 Folder 5
Correspondence, 1980-2011 .
Box 4 Folder 6
Correspondence, undated .
Box 5 Folder 1
Correspondence, undated .
Box 5 Folder 2
Correspondence, undated .
Box 5 Folder 3
Correspondence, undated .
Box 5 Folder 4
Correspondence, undated .
Box 5 Folder 5
Correspondence, undated .
Box 5 Folder 6
Correspondence, undated .
Box 6 Folder 1
Correspondence, undated .
Box 6 Folder 2
Correspondence, WWI, 1917-1918 .
Box 6 Folder 3
Correspondence, WWI, 1918 .
Box 6 Folder 4
Correspondence, WWI, 1918 .
Box 6 Folder 5
Correspondence, WWI, 1918 .
Box 6 Folder 6
Correspondence, WWI, 1918 .
Box 6 Folder 7
Correspondence, WWI, 1918 .
Box 7 Folder 1
Correspondence, WWI, 1918 .
Box 7 Folder 2
Correspondence, WWI, 1918 .
Box 7 Folder 3
Correspondence, WWI, 1919 .
Box 7 Folder 4
Correspondence, WWI, 1919 .
Box 7 Folder 5
Correspondence, WWI, 1919 .
Box 7 Folder 6
Correspondence, WWI, 1919 and undated .
Box 8 Folder 1
Correspondence, WWII, 1943-1945 .
Box 8 Folder 2
Envelopes, 1888-1954 .
Box 8 Folder 3
Envelopes, 1954-1986 and undated .

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Photographs , 1955-2005 .

Boxes 8-9

Extent: 2 boxes.

Photographs, 1955-2005, are primarily comprised of photographs of the Ewing family, as well as images of Joseph B. Yount III and his sister JoAnn Yount. Photographs depict men, women, and children at reunions, parties, and graduations, and include a variety of formal and candid images. Also included in this series are two photograph albums.

Series is arranged alphabetically.

Box 8 Folder 4
Addie Woods Photograph, undated .
Box 8 Folder 5
Army Reunion at 611 Photographs, undated .
Box 8 Folder 6
Chuck Perkett Photographs, 1967 and undated .
Box 8 Folder 7
Ewing Army Photographs, undated .
Box 8 Folder 8
Ewing and Laney Photographs, 1987 and 1994 .
Box 8 Folder 9
Ewing Family Reunion Photographs, undated .
Box 8 Folder 10
Ewing Photographs, 1987, 2005 and unated .
Box 8 Folder 11
JBY and Jerry Balites RMS Photographs, 1955 .
Box 8 Folder 12
JBY U.S. Army Photographs, undated .
Box 9 Folder 1
Jim Morgan and Richard Dulaney Photographs, 1991 .
Box 9 Folder 2
Joanne Photographs, 1935 and undated .
Box 9 Folder 3
John and Nancy Ewing Photographs, undated .
Box 9 Folder 4
John Ewing Photographs, undated .
Box 9 Folder 5
John Ewing Wedding and Reception Photographs, undated .
Box 9 Folder 6
John Laney Army Photographs, undated .
Box 9 Folder 7
Miscellaneous Photographs, undated .
Box 9 Folder 8
Nancy Ewing Photographs, undated .
Box 9 Folder 9
Paul Williams Photograph, 1987 .
Box 9 Folder 10
Perkett and Army Buddies Photographs, undated .
Box 9 Folder 13
RMS Grad JBY, 1956 .
Box 9 Folder 14
RMS Graduation, 1956 .
Box 9 Folder 15
Unidentified Group Photographs, undated .
Box 9 Folder 16
Unidentified Men Photographs, undated .
Box 9 Folder 17
Unidentified Women Photographs, undated .
Box 9 Folder 18
USP Aspen Photographs, undated .

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Ledgers , 1860-1983 .

Boxes 10-14

Extent: 5 boxes.

Ledgers, 1860-1983, include account books, diaries, school notebooks, and scrapbooks. Someof the diaries were written anonymously, while others were written by Yount and Pelter family members. Account books variously detail personal debts and the financial accounts of the Yount family farm. Also included in this series is an undated commercial calculator, an "In Memorium" notebook, and an anonymous notebook containing telephone numbers.

Series is arranged alphabetically.

Box 10 Folder 1
Account Book, 1934-1950 .
Box 10 Folder 2
Papers from Account Book, 1934-1950 .
Box 10 Folder 3
Account Ledger, 1860 .
Box 10 Folder 4
Blue Book of Telephone Numbers, undated .
Box 10 Folder 5
Diary, 1902 .
Box 10 Folder 6
Diary, 1925-1927 .
Box 10 Folder 7
Papers from Diary, 1925-1927 .
Box 10 Folder 8
Diary, 1927-1929 .
Box 10 Folder 9
Papers from Diary, 1927-1929 .
Box 10 Folder 10
Diary, 1929-1932 .
Box 10 Folder 11
Papers from Diary, 1929-1932 .
Box 10 Folder 12
Diary, 1933-1935 .
Box 10 Folder 13
Papers from Diary, 1933-1935 .
Box 11 Folder 1
Diary, 1938-1944 .
Box 11 Folder 2
Papers from Diary, 1938-1944 .
Box 11 Folder 3
Diary, 1941-1945 .
Box 11 Folder 4
Diary, 1945-1949 .
Box 11 Folder 5
Diary, 1945-1950 .
Box 11 Folder 6
Diary, 1950-1955 .
Box 11 Folder 7
Diary, 1955-1956 .
Box 11 Folder 8
Diary, 1957-1959 .
Box 12 Folder 1
Diary, 1964-1969 .
Box 12 Folder 2
Diary, 1974-1978 .
Box 12 Folder 3
Papers from Diary, 1974-1978 .
Box 12 Folder 4
Hazel Alice Yount Diary, 1946-1950 .
Box 12 Folder 5
Papers from Hazel Alice Yount Diary, 1946-1950 .
Box 12 Folder 6
Hazel Alice Young Diary, 1979-1983 .
Box 12 Folder 7
Hazel Yount English Notebook, 1924 .
Box 12 Folder 8
"In Memorium" Notebook, undated .
Box 13 Folder 1
Joe Yount III Notebook, 1972-1974 .
Box 13 Folder 2
Joe Yount III Notebook, undated .
Box 13 Folder 3
Joe Yount III Notebook, undated .
Box 13 Folder 4
Mary Welsh Notebook, 1909 .
Box 13 Folder 5
Ropp's Commercial Calculator, undated .
Box 13 Folder 6
Sampson Pelter Notebook, 1951-1955 and undated .
Box 13 Folder 7
Samuel W. Yount Diary, 1976-1981 .
Box 13 Folder 8
Papers from Samuel W. Yount Diary, 1976-1981 .
Box 13 Folder 9
School Notebook, undated .
Box 14 Folder 1
School Notebook, undated .
Box 14 Folder 2
Papers from School Notebook, undated .
Box 14 Folder 3
Scrapbook, 1942-1981 .
Box 14 Folder 4
Scrapbook, undated .
Box 14 Folder 5
Violette B. Yount Diary, 1933-1942 .
Box 14 Folder 6
Violette B. Yount Diary, 1950-1954 .
Box 14 Folder 7
Papers from Violette B. Yount Diary, 1950-1954 .
Box 14 Folder 8
Violette B. Yount Diary, 1964-1968 .
Box 14 Folder 9
Papers from Violette B. Yount Diary, 1964-1968 .
Box 14 Folder 9
Yount Farm Account Book, 1980 .

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General Papers , 1836-1991 and undated .

Boxes 15-17

Extent: 3 boxes.

General Papers, 1836-1991, of the Yount family include genealogical research material from Alexandria and Loudon County, numerous contracts and agreements, recipes, programs, newspaper clippings, the copyright registrations of many of Violette B. Yount's songs, speeches written by Joseph B. Yount III, memorandum from the Office of Air Service, as well as numerous miscellaneous writings, notes, and poetry. Also included in this series is some financial and business paperwork of Joseph B. Yount III from his time as city attorney.

Series is arranged alphabetically.

Box 15 Folder 1
Accounts, 1836 .
Box 15 Folder 2
Accounts, 1864-1865 .
Box 15 Folder 3
Alexandria, VA Research, undated .
Box 15 Folder 4
Business and Membership Cards, 1945-1982 and undated .
Box 15 Folder 5
Certificates, 1923 and 1933 .
Box 15 Folder 6
Christmas Lists, 1941-1986 .
Box 15 Folder 7
Christmas Lists, 1942-1982 .
Box 15 Folder 8
Collaboration Agreements, 1939 .
Box 15 Folder 9
The Congressional Record, 1930-1931 .
Box 15 Folder 10
Contracts, 1842-1946 .
Box 15 Folder 11
Copyright Registrations, 1940-1973 .
Box 18 Folder 1
Descriptive Introductory List #237, undated .
Box 15 Folder 12
Estate Tax Audit Paperwork, 1974 .
Box 15 Folder 13
F + M Check Stubs, 1972 .
Box 15 Folder 14
Genealogical Materials, 1949-1984 and undated .
Box 15 Folder 15
Household Inventories, 1977 .
Box 15 Folder 16
Hair, 1890 and undated .
Box 15 Folder 17
Illustrations, undated .
Box 16 Folder 1
Insurance Paperwork, 1870-1922 .
Box 16 Folder 2
JBY Speeches, 1977 and undated .
Box 16 Folder 3
J.R. Balderson, 1933-1940 .
Box 16 Folder 4
Loudoun Co., VA Research, 1954-1967 and undated .
Box 16 Folder 5
Luke McLuke Book, undated .
Box 16 Folder 6
Materials in French, 1892-1919 .
Box 16 Folder 7
Miscellaneous Notes, 1935-1942 .
Box 16 Folder 8
Miscellaneous Papers, WWI, undated .
Box 16 Folder 9
Miscellaneous Writings, undated .
Box 16 Folder 10
Newspaper Clippings, 1963-1980 and undated .
Box 16 Folder 11
Obituaries, undated .
Box 16 Folder 12
Office of Air Service Memos, 1919 .
Box 16 Folder 13
Pamphlets, 1927-1979 and undated .
Box 16 Folder 14
Pelter Family Research, 1953 and undated .
Box 18 Folder 2
Plat of the Lands of J.E. and Katie Fisher, South River District, August Co., VA, 1951 .
Box 16 Folder 15
Poetry, undated .
Box 16 Folder 16
Political Materials, 1978 .
Box 16 Folder 17
Programs, 1924-1975 .
Box 16 Folder 18
Programs, 1976-1991 .
Box 17 Folder 1
Quotes, 1979 and undated .
Box 17 Folder 2
Railroad Retirement Board, 1961 .
Box 17 Folder 3
Receipts and Invoices, 1841-1968 .
Box 17 Folder 4
Receipts, Insurance, 1980-1981 .
Box 17 Folder 5
Recipes, undated .
Box 17 Folder 6
Richard Stephens Papers, 1858-1864 .
Box 17 Folder 7
Schoolwork, undated .
Box 17 Folder 8
Scorecards, undated .
Box 17 Folder 9
Segregationist Materials, undated .
Box 17 Folder 10
Stationary, undated .
Box 17 Folder 11
Vehicle Paperwork, 1923-1975 .
Box 17 Folder 12
Warranties, 1977 and undated .
Box 17 Folder 13
Waynesboro Public Library Press Release, 1968 .

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Newspapers and Newsletters , 1918-1919 and undated .

Boxes 17-18

Extent: 2 boxes.

Newspapers and newsletters, 1918-1919, include several full editions of the Stars and Stripes newspaper, as well as the unit newsletters of Stephens Russell Yount and Glenn Ellyson Yount from their military service during World War I. These newsletters include "The Hub", "The Mic", "The Steering Wheel", and "The Unit", and detail daily life of servicemen. These newsletters were sent by the Yount brothers from France to their family members in Virginia.

Series is arranged alphabetically.

Box 17 Folder 14
"The Hub" Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 1, 1919 .
Box 17 Folder 15
"The Hub" Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 4, 1919 .
Box 17 Folder 16
"The Hub" Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 5, 1919 .
Box 17 Folder 17
"The Hub" Newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 8, 1919 .
Box 17 Folder 18
"The Mic", Unit 306 Newsletter, 1919 .
Box 18 Folder 3
Riviera American, No. 1, 1919 .
Box 18 Folder 4
Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1, No. 38, 1918 .
Box 18 Folder 5
Stars and Stripes, Vol. 1, No. 52, 1919 .
Box 18 Folder 6
Stars and Stripes, Vol. 2, No. 5, 1919 .
Box 18 Folder 7
Stars and Stripes, Vol. 2, No. 7, 1919 .
Box 18 Folder 8
Stars and Stripes, Vol. 2, No. 12, 1919 .
Box 18 Folder 9
Stars and Stripes, Vol. 2, No. 10, 1919 .
Box 18 Folder 10
Stars and Stripes, Vol. 2, No. 9, 1919 .
Box 18 Folder 11
Stars and Stripes, Vol. 2, No. 14, 1919 .
Box 18 Folder 12
Stars and Stripes, Vol. 2, No. 15, 1919 .
Box 17 Folder 19
"The Steering Wheel" Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 5, 1919 .
Box 17 Folder 20
"The Unit" Newsletter, 1919 .
Box 17 Folder 21
"The Unit" Newsletter, Vol. 2, 1919 .

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Ephemera , undated .

Box 17

Extent: 1 box.

Ephemera, undated, of the Yount family is comprised of a wooden lid, a pocket day timer, and the trench mirror of Stephens Russell Yount from his service during World War I.

Series is arranged alphabetically.

Box 17 Folder 22
Lid, undated .
Box 17 Folder 23
Pocket Day Timer, undated .
Box 17 Folder 24
Trench Mirror, undated .

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A Guide to the Yount Family Papers, 1808-2011

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Collection Number 52191

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A Guide to the Yount Family Papers, 1808-2011

A Collection in the Library of Virginia Collection Number 52191

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Use Restrictions

Preferred Citation

Acquisition Information

Biographical Information

Scope and Content

Arrangement

Contents List

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Collection Number 52191