The collection contains photographs and copies of Denny
family members and friends together with explanations of each
supplied by Elizabeth Chapman (Denny) Vann. Also in the papers
are memorabilia, clippings and obituaries for family members,
a list of the religious denominations of U. Va. students kept
in 1889 by Collins Denny, and Denny's printed letter of
refusal to leave to leave the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South and join the United Methodist Episcopal Church.
Photograph and negative of Log Cabin
Parsonage, Fairfax, Virginia
ca. 1881
Home of Bishop Collins Denny
2 Photographs and negative of Bishop A. W.
Wilson
1888 March 24
2 Photographs and negative of Hon. James W.
Denny of Baltimore, Maryland, taken during the session
of the 58th Congress
1905
Photograph and negative of sons of Professors
at Vanderbilt University, Collins Denny, Jr. at right
end
ca. 1910
Photograph and negative of the Denny family
n. d.
Photograph and negative of William R. Denny
of Winchester, Virginia
n. d.
Photograph and negative of Samuel L. Clemens
n. d.
Photocopies of orders, an oath, a pass, a
certificate of exemption and 2 articles re: Col. William
R. Denny
ca. 1859-
ca. 1865
Photocopy of a football game program,
includes the name C. Denny, listed as captain of the
Princeton team
1875 Nov. 13
Register of name skept by Collins Denny while
at the University of Virginia Parsonage, includes a list
of Bible Class members at the University
1889-1891
Transcripts of school reports preserved by
Mrs. Collins Denny re: Elizabeth Denny's progress at
West Side School, "Little Vanderbilt," together with
transcripts of Elizabeth Denny's compositions and a
diary.
ca. 1893-
ca. 1895
29 Newspaper clippings (photocopies), mainly
obituaries of Col. William Denny
1904 Dec. 5-1905 April
27
Printed letter, Bishop Collins Denny to the
Uniting Conference of the Methodist Church re:
unification.
1939 May 19
Newspaper clipping and TMs (photocopies) re:
Bishop Denny and football at Princeton
[
ca. 1940?]
Letter (photocopy), Collins to Elizabeth re:
Col. Denny's Civil War experiences.
1962 Oct. 7
2 Newsclippings (photocopies), editorial re:
Collins Denny, Jr.'s death, from the
Richmond News Leader , and
an obituary from
The Birmingham News .
1964 Jan. 15 and 18
Business card of Collins Denny.
n. d.
Program of Sunday Services at the University
of Virginia.
Mar 7-28
Biographical sketch of the Hon. James William
Denny, member of Congress from Maryland
n. d.
TMs.
Biographical sketch of Bishop Alpheus Wilson
of Baltimore, Maryland.
n. d.
TMs.
Historical sketch of the Log Cabin Parsonage
at Fairfax Court House, Virginia, by Elizabeth C. Denny
Vann.
n. d.
TMsS.
Photograph and negative of the parsonage of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in Lewisburg, West
Virginia, home of the Rev. and Mrs. Collins Denny and
their daughters Margaret and Elizabeth.
1884-1886
Photograph and negative of Allen A. Chapman
of Baltimore, Maryland, Mrs. Collins Denny's father.
n. d.
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