Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection open for research .

Use Restrictions

No physical characteristics affect use of this material, however, to maintain order patrons may only use one folder at a time (genealogies only).

Preferred Citation

Charles Blair Tavenner Collection, 1709-1980 (M 090) Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA..

Acquisition Information

Estate of Phronie Tavenner, Purcellville, VA.

Alternative Form Available

None.

Accruals

1995.0004

Processing Information

Elizabeth E. Preston, 18 December 2013

Biographical Information

Charles Blair Tavenner (1900-1980) was born in Paeonian Springs and spent his childhood in Loudoun County. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1921 with a BS in Chemistry. Tavenner went on to become a journalist and lived in New York City while employed as managing editor for the periodical Railway Age. After his retirement Tavenner returned to Loudoun County. He spent much of his retirement researching genealogy and local history in Loudoun County.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of photocopies of Tavenner's genealogical and research notes. The first three boxes contain his handwritten genealogies of known white adults in Loudoun County prior to 1900. Each box includes an introduction to Tavenner's research and a list of abbreviations he often used. The collection also includes handwritten abstracts of Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William County deeds, photocopies of land grants from the areas of the Northern Neck that eventually became Loudoun County, and plats Tavenner created from information in deeds, patents, and grants.

Arrangement

Box: folder

Related Material

None

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Bibliography

"C. Blair Tavenner, 80," Loudoun Times-Mirror , 18 December 1980.

Charles Blair Tavenner Collection, 1709-1980 (M 090), Thomas Balch Library, Leesburg, VA.

Corks and Curls . Charlottesville, VA: The Fraternities and Literary Societies, University of Virginia, 1921.

"A Guide to the Tavenner Genealogical Collection, ca. 1918-1986." Accession Number 11151. Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library.

University of Virginia Library

Other Finding Aid

None

Technical Requirements

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