Blackley Family Papers, 1830-2016
Descriptive Summary
Repository: Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University
Title: Blackley Family Papers, 1830-2016
Collection No.: SC 0232
Creator: Blackley Family
Extent: 28 boxes, 2 flat folders; 13.57 cubic feet
Language: English
Abstract: The Blackley Family Papers, 1830-2016, consists of hundreds of letters that span from 1830 to 2011; diaries; official United States, Confederate, and Texas documents; literary works; newspaper clippings; postcards; ephemera; and photographs. These papers document the related Scott, Bassett, Blackley, Hoge, Matthews, and Nix families of Texas and Staunton, Virginia.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions: Portions of the collection marked as restricted are inaccessible to researchers until January 1, 2035. Until the restriction is lifted, the materials will be housed in the collection control file. Additionally, an 8mm roll of film documenting Stuart Hall's 1954 May Day celebration from Series 4 is housed in freezer storage as it awaits reformatting. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions: The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).
Preferred Citation: [identification of item], [box #, folder #], Blackley Family Papers, 1830-2016, SC 0232, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Acquisition Information: Charles P. Blackley Jr. of Staunton, Virginia donated this material in various accretions
throughout 2015 and 2016.
Alternate Formats: Digital images of nineteenth-century correspondence and papers are available upon
request.
Processing Information: The collection as a whole required only limited preservation treatment. Some of the
correspondence and papers did require Mylar sleeves. The 3D objects are housed together
in one box with special housings created to protect them long-term. Most of the nineteenth-century
letters required flattening to make them more accessible and to allow for proper digitization
as per the donor agreement. Also, many of the diplomas and older photographs were
removed from their frames for proper storage. Original order of materials was maintained
wherever possible, taking into account provenance, storage needs, and accessibility
for researchers.
Bio/Historical Note:
The Blackley Family Papers document the related Scott, Bassett, Blackley, Hoge, and Nix families of mostly Texas and Staunton, Virginia between 1830 and 2016. James Scott (1799-1856) was a Tennessee native and former Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice who married Sarah Lane (1803-1880) and settled in Anderson, Texas. James was a prominent Texas judge who was friends with Davie Crockett. While in Mississippi and Texas, James and Sarah had six children. The eldest, Elizabeth "Lizzie" (1833-1917), was born in Mississippi in 1833, Sarah "Sallie" (1843-1914), born April 9, 1843 in Texas, and one of their brothers, Garrett (1838-1862), born in 1838, contribute the most to this collection of letters.
Lizzie married William H. Neblett (1826-1871), a farmer and attorney, in 1852. He eventually left her to go fight for the Confederacy. Her domestic struggle on the home front during the Civil War is the subject of Erika L. Murr's book, A Rebel Wife in Texas: The Diary and Letters of Elizabeth Scott Neblett, 1852-1864 (2001).
In 1862, Sallie married Robert Houston "R.H." Bassett (1836-1870). R.H. went on to enlist and serve in the famed Hood's Texas Brigade from 1861 to his wounding in 1864. He worked briefly as the adjutant general to Major General John Bell. While leading the regiment, he was wounded at the Battle of Chickamauga by an artillery shell fragment that lodged in his shoulder. This would effectively end his role in the war. Following the conclusion of the conflict and his recovery from the wound, R.H. tried his hand at politics in a bid to represent Grimes County, Texas in Congress. Their first child, Robert, died tragically in 1864 at only eight months old. R.H. died in 1870 because of health complications that appear related to edema.
R.H.'s brother, Noah (1839-1886), also served in the Texas Brigade. The correspondence between R.H., Sallie, and Noah provides a lucid account of the Army of Northern Virginia's major campaigns and operations, including developments related to the Battles of Antietam, Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, and Chickamauga.
Garrett Scott, Sallie Scott's brother, died in action at the Battle of Antietam September 17, 1862 while serving in the Texas Brigade. His letters from the early years of the war offer yet another perspective of campaign and camp life.
R.H. and Sallie's daughter, Barbara "Belle" Bassett (1865-1958), married William Mason Blackley (1863-1898) in 1884 and lived in Staunton, Virginia before moving to Washington, D.C. Research suggests they only had one child, Belle Blackley (1890-1967), whom never married and lived out her life in Washington, D.C. However, an 1888 letter contained in this collection written by Ida Carter, the Blackley's "Black Mamy," is addressed to a Col. Bassett Blackley, in care of W. M. Blackley. Carter begins the letter "Dear Little Bassett." This letter seems to suggest that the Blackleys did in fact have another child, Bassett Blackley, prior to Belle. If that is the case, Bassett Blackley may have died in childhood.
The bulk of the twentieth-century material concerns William's nephew, Charles "Chas" Blackley Sr. (1909-1999), his wife Catherine Matthews Blackley (1914-2010), and their son and daughter-in-law Charles "Chuck" Phillips (b. 1951) and Patricia Fry Blackley (b. 1952).
Charles "Chas" Phillips Blackley Sr. was born in Staunton, Virginia in 1909. His parents died from the Spanish Flu when he was 10. Their deaths required Chas and his sister Mary Gilkeson Blackley to move in with their aunt, Fannie Blackley Cushing in Staunton. These materials cover his travels throughout the Pacific and Asia aboard a "tramp steamer" with boyhood friend, George Earman in 1930, his 1927-1929 military training in the little discussed Citizens Military Training Camps (CMTC), time at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI), his 1934 travels in Europe, World War II military service, and ownership and operation of WSVA, the first radio station in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Chas sold his share in WSVA and moved to Staunton, Virginia where he started the WTON radio station. Beyond his official jobs, Chas spent much of the early 1930s as an amateur playwright and author. Chas and Catherine Matthews were married in 1938.
While traveling Europe via train in 1934, Chas met David Kahn, a young Presbyterian judge of Indian descent. They would become lifelong friends. Mr. Kahn went on to become a governor of an Indian province under British rule and later head the Department of Sanitation for Calcutta. He and his wife visited their children, who had moved to the United States, and Mr. and Mrs. Blackley often until his health would not allow it. Evidence of their lifelong friendship can be found most clearly in this collection's correspondence and photographs.
Chas' WWII experience saw him drafted at age 35 and shipped to Camp Crowder, Missouri for training. He would eventually be transferred to Washington, D.C. where he worked as a private in the basement of the Pentagon. According this son, his superiors frequently called him upstairs to request autographed photos of American Broadcasting Company (ABC) celebrities. He was able to oblige them because of WSVA's status as an ABC affiliate.
Catherine Matthews Blackley was originally from Cambridge, Maryland and came to the Shenandoah Valley to attend the State Teacher's College at Harrisonburg (now James Madison University). She graduated in 1935 with a degree in home economics. For a short time she taught in Norfolk, Virginia before marrying Chas Blackley in 1938 and buying a home on Port Republic Road in Harrisonburg. After Chas was drafted and shipped to Camp Crowder, Mrs. Blackley traveled to Neosho, Missouri to be with her husband. While in Missouri, she volunteered with the Red Cross to help care for wounded soldiers. She continued this service after Mr. Blackley was transferred to Washington, D.C. After the war, they returned to the Valley and Catherine became a member of the Staunton School Board and was very active in volunteer work.
Charles "Chuck" Phillips Blackley Jr. was a professional engineer and graduate of Virginia Tech. He provided services in Virginia, West Virginia, and Maryland. Chuck married Patricia Fry in 1971. At the time he sold his office it was the largest engineering company in the region outside of Richmond, Roanoke, and Northern Virginia.
Patricia Fry Blackley graduated from James Madison University in 1987 and became a licensed real estate appraiser. After Chuck stepped away from his engineering office he teamed up with his wife and the couple became full-time photographers and writers. Their work can be found in hundreds of magazines, books, and calendars.
Scope and Content:
The Blackley Family Papers, 1830-2016, consists of hundreds of letters that span from 1830 to 2011; diaries; official United States, Confederate, and Texas documents; literary works; newspaper clippings; postcards; ephemera; and photographs. These papers document the related Scott, Bassett, Blackley, Hoge, Matthews, and Nix families of Texas and Staunton, Virginia.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged in five series:
Series 1: Correspondence 1830-2011 Series 2: Personal Papers, 1857-2016 Series 3:
Ephemera, 1856-2004 Series 4: Photographs, ca.1861-1989 Series 5: Scrapbooks, 1862-1931
Series 1 is arranged chronologically by the individual who penned the letters with
some overlap of dates for those individuals that require multiple folders.
Series 2 is arranged chronologically by individual and with items being authored by
or specifically connected to the individuals.
Series 3 is arranged chronologically.
Series 4 is arranged chronologically by individual or groups of photos as they were
found. They are described at the folder level.
Series 5 is arranged chronologically.
Bibliography:
Murr, Erika, L., ed., A Rebel Wife in Texas: The Diary and Letters of Elizabeth Scott
Neblett, 1852-1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2001.
Related Material:
Charles C. Phillips Civil War Papers. MS 0327. Virginia Military Institute Archives.
Murr, Erika, L., ed., A Rebel Wife in Texas: The Diary and Letters of Elizabeth Scott Neblett, 1852-1864. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2001.
Lizzie Scott Neblett Papers, 1848-1935, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Yourself and family are invited to attend the feast of Mondamin corn festival. n.p.: Staunton, Va.: J. Harry Drechsler, pr., [1890], 1890. JAMES MADISON UNIV's Catalog, EBSCOhost (accessed May 2, 2017).
Separated Material:
All published monographs have been cataloged individually and placed in Special Collections' rare book collection. Catherine Matthews Blackley's Schooma'am yearbooks were removed and housed with the yearbook collection. They are retained due to heavy annotations.
Contents:
Series 1: Correspondence, 1830-2011
Series 1: Correspondence, 1830-2011, is comprised of more than 300 individual letters with the majority of the earlier ones involve Sarah "Sallie" Scott Bassett and/or her husband R.H. Bassett. Together their combined correspondence comprise eight folders and spans the years 1850-1913.
These letters cover the years of the American Civil War and shed light on how the conflict affected their lives. In addition to letters from Captain R.H. Bassett, there are dozens of notes written home to Sallie from her brother Garrett Scott, brother-in-law Noah Bassett, and her cousin John Nix. All of these men spent time serving in the 4th Texas Regiment of the famed Texas Brigade. While their letters contain minimal military focused discussions, they do highlight camp life, personal struggles of being separated from each other, personal and public incidents, and family news. The military discussion is really limited to mention of the dead and wounded from battles and engagements. However, R.H. does write a letter to Sallie as he arrives on the battlefield at Gettysburg. He expresses excitement to build off the Confederates successes that afternoon. Battles and engagements discussed include Antietam (September 17, 1862), Chancellorsville (April 30 to May 6, 1863), Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863), and Chickamauga (September 18–20, 1863).
Lizzie Scott Neblett was the older sister of Sallie Bassett and many letters between the sisters not previously examined, both before and after the American Civil War, can be found within this collection. Their letters shed light on relationship struggles, farm life, local news, and family connections.
While few in number, the surviving letters of Lizzie and Sallie's father, James Scott, provide significant insight into Texas prior to its in 1846. In the first, James writes his wife, Sarah, from the convention in Austin, Texas, where the debates about joining the United States were taking place. He offers few specifics as "Nothing in which you would take any interest has occurred here and therefore I will not say anything about the proceedings…" In second of these letters, James is writing to a Colonel B. Rush Wallace and gets far more political in discussion and tone. He talks at length about concern over the merits of becoming Whig or Democrat once they are thrust into the existing political climate of their new nation.
Of particular interest is an 1888 letter written by Ida Carter, presumably William M. and Belle Bassett Blackley's "Black Mamy," is addressed to a Col. Bassett Blackley, in care of W. M. Blackley. Carter begins the letter "Dear Little Bassett." This letter seems to suggest that the Blackleys did in fact have another child, Bassett Blackley, prior to Belle. If that is the case, Bassett Blackley may have died in childhood.
Of the twentieth-century correspondence, most of it was sent or received by Chas Blackley. While his letters span most of the century, the bulk are centered between the years 1930-1944. The letters that Chas Blackley wrote while visiting Europe in 1934 are of particular interest due to the changing political climate with the rise of the Nazis in Germany. Through his correspondence, diaries, and photographs there is an opportunity to see an American view of this transformative time. In one letter to his sister, Mary, dated August 21, Chas Blackley writes of the hanging of Nazis in Vienna, Austria for a failed coup that took place mere weeks before his arrival and that it "has retarded history making considerably." He also spoke of the Heimwehr, the home guard, patrolling the streets with their rifles and "keeping a sharp to windward."
| Folder Title |
Box : Folder
|
| Grandfather Lane, 1830 |
1:1
|
| James Scott, 1845-1856 |
1:2
|
| Sallie Scott, 1851-2858 |
1:3
|
| Event Invitations (folder 1 of 2), 1856-1888, undated |
1:4
|
| Event Invitations (folder 2 of 2), 1856-1888, undated |
1:5
|
| Hawthorn, 1857-1858, 1862 |
1:6
|
| Alice Scott, 1857, 1861, undated |
1:7
|
| Amanda B. White, 1858 |
1:8
|
| R.H. Bassett, 1858-1862 |
1:9
|
| Sallie Scott, 1858-1860 |
1:10
|
| Garret Scott, 1859-1862 |
1:11
|
| John L. Nix, 1861-1863 |
1:12
|
| Sallie Scott, 1861-1865 |
1:13
|
| Wedding Invitations (folder 1 of 3), 1861-1894,1938,1971,undated |
1:14
|
| Wedding Invitations (folder 2 of 3), 1861-1894,1938,1971,undated |
1:15
|
| Wedding Invitations (folder 3 of 3), 1861-1894,1938,1971,undated |
1:16
|
| John H. Fanthorpe, 1862 |
1:17
|
| J. Roishin, 1862 |
1:18
|
| JNO Lovejoy, 1900-1904 |
2:1
|
| JN Scott, 1903-1908 |
2:2
|
| Lizzie Neblett, 1903-1915 |
2:3
|
| JNO Lovejoy, 1904-1909 |
2:4
|
| Marion Fry, 1907-1922 |
2:5
|
| Nora Boylor Fry, 1907-1921 |
2:6
|
| E.F. Phillips, 1908 |
2:7
|
| Legal Correspondence to JNO Lovejoy, 1908 |
2:8
|
| Mrs. L.M. Sherrard, 1908-1909 |
2:9
|
| Sallie Scott, 1910-1913, undated |
2:10
|
| Bettie "Lizzie" Neblett, 1912 |
2:11
|
| Lonnie Bassett, 1913-1914 |
2:12
|
| Chas Blackley, 1919 |
2:13
|
| Chas Blackley, 1922 |
2:14
|
| Chas Blackley, 1923 |
2:15
|
| Chas Blackley, 1924 |
2:16
|
| Chas Blackley, 1925 |
2:17
|
| Annie Funkhauser, 1925 |
2:18
|
| Mrs. Richard Ker, 1925 |
2:19
|
| Chas Blackley, 1926 |
2:20
|
| R.H. Bassett, 1858-1862 |
3:1
|
| Noah Bassett, 1862-1864 |
3:2
|
| Empty Envelopes, 1862-1969, undated |
3:3
|
| R.H. Bassett, 1863 |
3:4
|
| G.M. Patrick, 1863 |
3:5
|
| R.H. Bassett, 1863-1864, 1867, 1870 |
3:6
|
| Correspondence concerning death of son Robert Bassett, 1864 |
3:7
|
| J.E. Carver, 1864 |
3:8
|
| John Q. Yarborough, 1868, undated |
3:9
|
| J.L. McCormick, 1869 |
3:10
|
| G. Robinson, 1870 |
3:11
|
| Margaret Hoge Blackley, 1871 |
3:12
|
| R.I. Teel, 1873 |
3:13
|
| Belle Bassett Blackley, 1877-1912, 1957, undated |
3:14
|
| R.P. Halliburton, 1878 |
3:15
|
| Mary Marie Young and Nellie Thatcher, 1879 |
3:16
|
| Bettie A. Halliburton, 1880, 1888 |
3:17
|
| John Halliburton, 1883 |
3:18
|
| Wedding Regrets for Belle and Wm Blackley, 1884 |
3:19
|
| Miss Florence Satterwhite, 1884 |
3:20
|
| Grandpa, 1885 |
3:21
|
| J.L. Gray, 1886 |
3:22
|
| Ida Carter ("Black Mamy"), 1888 |
3:23
|
| James H. Blackley, 1888, 1895-1898, undated |
3:24
|
| Carrol, 1891 |
3:25
|
| Miscellaneous Correspondence, 1891-1937, undated |
3:26
|
| Grandmother Bassett, 1892 |
3:27
|
| Jesse L. Henry, 1893 |
3:28
|
| G.L. Scott, 1894 |
3:29
|
| William M. Blackley, 1895 |
3:30
|
| Wm. Alsobrook, 1900 |
3:31
|
| Jesse, 1900 |
3:32
|
| W. Neblett, 1900 |
3:33
|
| Mrs. Richard Ker, 1928 |
4:1
|
| Chas Blackley, 1927 |
4:2
|
| Chas Blackley, 1928 |
4:3
|
| Mrs. Richard Ker, 1928 |
4:4
|
| Chas Blackley, 1929 |
4:5
|
| Chas Blackley (folder 1 of 3), 1930 |
4:6
|
| Chas Blackley (folder 2 of 3), 1930 |
4:7
|
| Chas Blackley (folder 3 of 3), 1930 |
4:8
|
| Chas Blackley, 1931 |
4:9
|
| Manuscript rejection letters, Chas Blackley, 1931-1933 |
4:10
|
| Chas Blackley, 1932 |
4:11
|
| Mary Blackley, 1932 |
4:12
|
| Catherine Blackley, 1932 |
4:13
|
| Chas Blackley, 1933 |
4:14
|
| Mary Blackley, 1933 |
4:15
|
| Chas Blackley (folder 1 of 3), 1934 |
4:16
|
| Chas Blackley (folder 2 of 3), 1934 |
4:17
|
| Chas Blackley (folder 3 of 3), 1934 |
4:18
|
| Chas Blackley, 1935 |
5:1
|
| Catherine Matthews, 1935 |
5:2
|
| Legal Correspondence related to WSVA with Attorney Lavenstein, 1935-1937 |
5:3
|
| WSVA, 1935-1938, undated |
5:4
|
| Chas Blackley, 1936 |
5:5
|
| Correspondence related to WSVA with Attorney Lavenstein, 1936 |
5:6
|
| Kidnapping Correspondence [RESTRICTED], 1936-1937, 1970, undated |
5:7
|
| Chas Blackley (folder 1 of 2), 1937 |
5:8
|
| Chas Blackley (folder 2 of 2), 1937 |
5:9
|
| Chas Blackley (folder 1 of 4), 1938 |
5:10
|
| Chas Blackley (folder 2 of 4), 1938 |
5:11
|
| Chas Blackley (folder 3 of 4), 1938 |
5:12
|
| Chas Blackley (folder 4 of 4), 1938 |
5:13
|
| Catherine Matthews Blackley, 1938 |
6:1
|
| Catherine Matthews Blackley, 1939 |
6:2
|
| Chas Blackley, 1939 |
6:3
|
| Catherine Matthews Blackley, 1940 |
6:4
|
| Chas Blackley, 1940 |
6:5
|
| Catherine Matthews Blackley, 1942 |
6:6
|
| Chas Blackley, 1942 |
6:7
|
| Catherine Matthews Blackley, 1943 |
6:8
|
| Chas Blackley, 1943 |
6:9
|
| Chas Blackley (folder 1 of 2), 1944 |
6:10
|
| Chas Blackley (folder 2 of 2), 1944 |
6:11
|
| Chas Blackley, 1946 |
6:12
|
| Chas Blackley, 1947 |
6:13
|
| Congratulatory Letters Regarding the Births of Children, 1947, 1951, undated |
6:14
|
| Chas Blackley, 1948 |
6:15
|
| Chas Blackley, 1949 |
6:16
|
| Chas Blackley, 1950 |
6:17
|
| Chas Blackley, 1951 |
6:18
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1951 |
6:19
|
| Chas Blackley, 1952 |
6:20
|
| Chas Blackley, 1953 |
6:21
|
| Chas Blackley, 1956 |
6:22
|
| Chas Blackley, 1957 |
6:23
|
| Chas Blackley, 1958 |
6:24
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1958 |
7:1
|
| Mary Taylor, 1958 |
7:2
|
| Chas Blackley, 1960 |
7:3
|
| Thank you Letter from White House and President Eisenhower, 1958 |
7:4
|
| Chas Blackley, 1961 |
7:5
|
| Chas Blackley, 1963 |
7:6
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1963 |
7:7
|
| Chas Blackley, 1964 |
7:8
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1964 |
7:9
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1965 |
7:10
|
| Chas Blackley, 1966 |
7:11
|
| Mary Taylor, 1966 |
7:12
|
| Chas Blackley, 1967 |
7:13
|
| Mary Taylor, 1967 |
7:14
|
| Chas Blackley, 1968 |
7:15
|
| Mary Taylor, 1968 |
7:16
|
| Chas Blackley, 1970 |
7:17
|
| Chas Blackley, 1971 |
7:18
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1971 |
7:19
|
| Patricia Blackley, 1971 |
7:20
|
| Chas Blackley, 1973 |
7:21
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1973 |
7:22
|
| Chas Blackley, 1974 |
7:23
|
| Chas Blackley, 1975 |
7:24
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1977 |
7:25
|
| Chas Blackley, 1978 |
7:26
|
| Catherine Matthews Blackley, 1979 |
7:27
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1980 |
7:28
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1982 |
7:29
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1983 |
7:30
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1984 |
7:31
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1986 |
7:32
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1987 |
7:33
|
| Chas Blackley, 1988 |
7:34
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1988 |
7:35
|
| Patricia Blackley, 1988 |
7:36
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1990 |
7:37
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1991 |
7:38
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1992 |
7:39
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1993 |
7:40
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1995 |
7:41
|
| Chuck Blackley, 2006 |
7:42
|
| Chuck Blackley, 2010 |
7:43
|
| Chuck Blackley, 2011 |
7:44
|
| Catherine Matthews Blackley, undated |
7:45
|
| Chas Blackley, undated |
7:46
|
| Chuck Blackley, undated |
7:47
|
Series 2: Personal Papers, 1857-2016
Series 2: Personal Papers, 1857-2015, is comprised of personal papers, diaries, and other documents that highlight the careers and interests of the family members. R.H. Bassett's papers include Confederate government and military documents pertaining to promotions, recruitment, and resignation.
Another unique piece of this collection from the early period is the Belle Bassett Diary, 1873-1879, which offers a glimpse of the post-war years for a child growing up in the South.
Chas Blackley, in addition to his letters from the trip to Europe, also kept a diary of his experiences. This diary covers the personal and public incidents of his travels.
More information about individual members of family is available here in the form of detailed histories of specific family lines (Blackley, Bassett, Hoge, etc.), through family trees, and biographical information.
Other items of note from Chas Blackley are the many manuscripts of novels and plays that he wrote in the early-to-mid 1930s.
| Folder Title |
Box : Folder
|
| Sallie Scott Poetry, 1855-1858, undated |
8:1
|
| Sarah Scott, 1857, 1929, undated |
8:2
|
| C. C. Phillips, 1859 |
8:3
|
| R. H. Bassett, 1861-1870 |
8:4
|
| Marriage Licenses, 1862, 1884, 1938 |
8:5
|
| Miscellaneous Family Papers, 1865-2009, undated |
8:6
|
| Obituaries, 1868-2010, undated |
8:7
|
| Sallie S. Bassett, 1870-1916 |
8:8
|
| Belle Bassett Diary, 1873-1879 |
8:9
|
| Belle Bassett Autograph Books, 1881-1882 |
8:10
|
| Belle B. Blackley, 1882, undated |
8:11
|
| Wesleyan Female Institute, 1882-1886 |
8:12
|
| Corn Festival Pamphlet, ca. 1890 |
8:13
|
| Military Discharge, 1898 |
8:14
|
| E.J. Cushing, 1900 |
8:15
|
| Geo. W. Blackley, 1911 |
8:16
|
| Birth Certificates, 1913, 1931, 1951, 1964 |
8:17
|
| Catherine Matthews Blackley, 1914 |
8:18
|
| James H. Blackley, 1919 |
8:19
|
| Wills, 1919, 1927, 1949, 1956 |
8:20
|
| Chas Blackley, 1922 |
9:1
|
| Mary Blackley, 1922 |
9:2
|
| Chas Blackley, 1924 |
9:3
|
| Chas Blackley, 1926 |
9:4
|
| James H. Blackley, 1926 |
9:5
|
| Catherine Matthews School Related Materials, 1927-1944, undated |
9:6
|
| Chas Blackley, 1927 |
9:7
|
| James H. Blackley, 1927 |
9:8
|
| Chas Blackley Diary, 1928 |
9:9
|
| Chas Blackley, 1929 |
9:10
|
| Chas Blackley Diary, 1929 |
9:11
|
| Smoke Screen, Fort Eustis, Virginia, 1929 |
9:12
|
| Chas Blackley, 1930 |
9:13
|
| Chas Blackley Journal, 1930 |
9:14
|
| Chas Blackley, 1931 |
9:15
|
| The Commonwealth Club, 1931-1938 |
9:16
|
| Estate of George W. Blackley, 1931-1937 |
9:17
|
| Chas Blackley, 1932 |
9:18
|
| Chas Blackley Diary, 1932 |
9:19
|
| Edited "Between Two Fires" Script, Chas Blackley, 1932 |
9:20
|
| Edited "Echo" Manuscript, Chas Blackley, 1932 |
10:1
|
| Mrs. E.J. Cushing, 1932 |
10:2
|
| Samuel Travers Phillips, 1932 |
10:3
|
| Chas Blackley, 1933 |
10:4
|
| Chas Blackley Diary, 1933 |
10:5
|
| Edited "Full Cargo" Manuscript, Chas Blackley, 1933 |
10:6
|
| Edited "Yellow Cargo" Manuscript, Chas Blackley, 1933 |
10:7
|
| "Full Cargo" Manuscript Draft, Chas Blackley, ca. 1933 |
10:8
|
| "The High Road" Manuscript Draft, Chas Blackley, 1933 |
10:9
|
| "Yellow Cargo" Manuscript Draft, Chas Blackley, 1933 |
10:10
|
| Chas Blackley, 1934 |
10:11
|
| Chas Blackley Diary, 1934 |
10:12
|
| Edited Incomplete Manuscript, Chas Blackley, 1934 |
10:13
|
| Novel Outlines, Chas Blackley, 1934 |
10:14
|
| Passports, 1934, 1968-1969, 1975, 2000, 2013 |
10:15
|
| The Staunton Players, 1934-1935 |
10:16
|
| Catherine Matthews, 1935 |
10:17
|
| Chas Blackley, 1935 |
10:18
|
| Mary Blackley, 1935 |
10:19
|
| WSVA Shares, Chas Blackley, 1935-1938 |
10:20
|
| Catherine Matthews Blackley, 1936 |
10:21
|
| Chas Blackley, 1936 |
10:22
|
| Chas Blackley, 1937 |
10:23
|
| Catherine Matthews, 1938 |
10:24
|
| Chas Blackley, 1938 |
10:25
|
| Household Inventory, Chas Blackley, 1938-1944 |
11:1
|
| Ration Books, 1940-1946 |
11:2
|
| Catherine Blackley, 1942 |
11:3
|
| Chas Blackley, 1942 |
11:4
|
| Catherine Blackley, 1943 |
11:5
|
| Chas Blackley, 1943 |
11:6
|
| Catherine Blackley, 1944 |
11:7
|
| Chas Blackley, 1944 |
11:8
|
| Catherine Blackley, 1945 |
11:9
|
| Chas Blackley, 1945 |
11:10
|
| Chas Blackley, 1946 |
11:11
|
| Chas Blackley, 1947 |
11:12
|
| Catherine Blackley, 1948 |
11:13
|
| Chas Blackley, 1948 |
11:14
|
| Chas Blackley, 1949 |
11:15
|
| Chas Blackley, 1950 |
11:16
|
| Chas Blackley, 1951 |
11:17
|
| Chas Blackley, 1952 |
11:18
|
| Chas Blackley, 1953 |
11:19
|
| May Day Pamphlets from Stuart Hall, Susan Blackley, 1954 |
11:20
|
| Transcription of Signalman Charles Coatesworth Phillips' 1864 diary and message book, 1955 |
11:21
|
| Chas Blackley, 1956 |
11:22
|
| Catherine Blackley, 1957 |
11:23
|
| Chas Blackley, 1957 |
11:24
|
| Glamour Manor - Beverly Hills, 1956, 1957-1961 |
11:25
|
| Belle Blackley Trust (Folder 1 of 3), 1958-1968 |
11:26
|
| Belle Blackley Trust (Folder 2 of 3), 1958-1968 |
12:1
|
| Belle Blackley Trust (Folder 3 of 3), 1958-1968 |
12:2
|
| Chas Blackley, 1961 |
12:3
|
| Associated Press Bulletin concerning JFK Assassination, 1963 |
12:4
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1964 |
12:5
|
| Shenandoah Discount Inc. Bankruptcy, 1964 |
12:6
|
| Susan Blackley, 1966 |
12:7
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1969 |
12:8
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1970 |
12:9
|
| Chas Blackley, 1971 |
12:10
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1971 |
12:11
|
| Pat Blackley, 1971 |
12:12
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1972 |
12:13
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1973 |
12:14
|
| Death Certificates, 1974, 1999, 2010 |
12:15
|
| A Salute to Senator Harry T. Byrd Jr., 1975 |
12:16
|
| Chas Blackley, 1976 |
12:17
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1980 |
12:18
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1981 |
12:19
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1982 |
12:20
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1983 |
12:21
|
| "I Remember It Well" Drafts, Catherine Matthews Blackley, 1983 |
12:22
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1984 |
12:23
|
| Pat Blackley, ca.1984 |
12:24
|
| Pat Blackley, 1985 |
12:25
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1986 |
12:26
|
| Pat Blackley, 1986 |
12:27
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1987 |
12:28
|
| Chas Blackley, 1989 |
12:29
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1989 |
12:30
|
| Chas Blackley, 1990 |
12:31
|
| Examples of projects undertaken under Charles P. Blackley Jr. PE, ca. 1990s |
12:32
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1992 |
12:33
|
| Chas Blackley, 1993 |
12:34
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1993 |
12:35
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1994 |
12:36
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1998 |
12:37
|
| Chuck Blackley, 1999 |
12:38
|
| Chuck Blackley, 2000 |
12:39
|
| Catherine Blackley, 2010 |
12:40
|
| Chuck Blackley, 2010 |
12:41
|
| Chuck Blackley, 2015 |
12:42
|
| Blackley Family Bios, 2016, undated |
12:43
|
| "Between Two Fires" Script, Chas Blackley, undated |
13:1
|
| Catherine Blackley, undated |
13:2
|
| Chas Blackley, undated |
13:3
|
| Chuck Blackley, undated |
13:4
|
| Drafts of Multiple Incomplete Manuscripts, Chas Blackley, undated |
13:5
|
| Duplicate of Blackley Family Bible, undated |
13:6
|
| John McNair and Associates, undated |
13:7
|
| Radio Broadcasting Scripts, undated |
13:8
|
| Notes of story of blind boy, Chas Blackley, undated |
13:9
|
| "The story about the war" by Catherine Blackley, undated |
13:10
|
Series 3: Ephemera, 1856-2004
Series 3: Ephemera, 1856-2004, houses many unique items such as hundreds of stamps (U.S., Confederate, and international), brochures, certificates, awards, diplomas, and pamphlets from events such as the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics and the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago, and dance cards. The aforementioned diplomas and certificates document the Blackley family's achievements and graduations from various schools and universities, including the University of Virginia, the State Teacher's College at Harrisonburg, and Virginia Tech. Many of the manuals and booklets used in Chas' various military training can be found in this series.
There are also newspaper clippings that share stories directly related to family members or address significant events of the time. These include awards won by the family, news about new jobs or graduations, historic events like D-Day, and John F. Kennedy's assassination.
One of the more locally relevant pieces is a pamphlet entitled "Dedication of the Shenandoah National Park" (1936). It lists the planned dedication speech from President Franklin D. Roosevelt given at Big Meadows as the key event.
This series also includes one oversize box of 3D ephemeral objects. Objects of interest include a Kodak No. 2 Folding Autographic Brownie camera (1917-1926) owned by Chas Blackley and inscribed with the names of Blackley and the SS Gertrude Kellogg, Dr. Charles Coatesworth Phillips' small leather medicine case with glass bottles that he took on house calls, several pairs of glasses, a glass plate photograph of Susie E. Phillips, and assorted World's Fair ephemera.
Stored separately are multiple flags that are likely from Chas' 1930 voyage in the Pacific. There is a large and small Japanese flag, a small Chinese [pre-communist revolution] flag, and a small Philippine national flag. An additional flag dates to WWI and features the United States flag surrounded by smaller flags of all our allies from that conflict.
| Folder Title |
Box : Folder
|
| Blackley Family Newspaper Clippings, 1856-2012, bulk 1932-1938 |
13:11
|
| Dance Cards, 1860, 1882, undated |
13:12
|
| Confederate States of America stamps, 1861-1865 |
13:13
|
| Phillips Family diploma, VMI class poster, New Market cadet poster, 1861-1907, undated |
:1
|
| Phillips Family certificates and diplomas (folder 1 of 2), 1866-1867 |
14:1
|
| Phillips Family certificates and diplomas (folder 2 of 2), 1866-1867 |
OV1:1
|
| Currency, Bonds, and Certificates, 1861-1948, bulk 1861-1865 |
14:2
|
| Set of Flower Picture Cards, 1870 |
14:3
|
| George Washington Stamps, ca. 1880-1900 |
14:4
|
| Assorted keychains and trinkets, 1881, undated |
14:5
|
| Benjamin Franklin Stamps, 1881-1889 |
14:6
|
| United States Stamped Envelopes, 1801-1901 |
14:7
|
| Assorted 3D objects, 1884-1982, undated |
OV2
|
| Assorted Booklets (folder 1 of 2), 1886-1984 |
14:8
|
| Assorted Booklets (folder 2 of 2), 1886-1984 |
14:9
|
| Parker County, Texas Immigrants Guide, ca.1889 |
14:10
|
| Ulysses S. Grant Stamps, ca. 1890 |
14:11
|
| International Stamps, 1894-1974 |
14:12
|
| Labor Day Ribbon, 1897 |
14:13
|
| United States Commemorative Stamps, ca.1900 |
14:14
|
| Life Magazines, 1903 |
14:15
|
| Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings, 1907-1967 |
14:16
|
| Assorted medals and awards, 1910, 1954, undated |
15:1
|
| The first capital of Texas, Newspaper Clippings, ca. 1913 |
15:2
|
| Surety Coupon Collection Book, Mrs. E.J. Cushing, 1915 |
15:3
|
| Assorted flags, ca. 1918, 1930, undated |
:2
|
| Army and Training Regulations, 1922-1930 |
15:4
|
| Cigar Band Collection, Chas Blackley, 1922 |
15:5
|
| Assorted Maps, 1925-1982 |
15:6
|
| Catherine Matthews Blackley certificate and diplomas, 1927-1935 |
OV1:2
|
| Chas Blackley certificates and diploma, 1927-1947 |
OV1:3
|
| Military Manuals, Chas Blackley, 1928, 1941-1943 |
15:7
|
| Box of matches from Darlen, Manchuria or Keelung, Formosa, 1930 |
16:1
|
| Charles Blackley military hats, 1930, undated |
16:2
|
| Custom Christmas Cards, Chas Blackley, 1931, 1937, undated |
16:3
|
| Assorted Event Tickets, 1931-1935 |
16:4
|
| Airline Luggage Tags, 1932, undated |
16:5
|
| Assorted Brochures (Folder 1 of 2), 1932-1992 |
16:6
|
| Assorted Brochures (Folder 2 of 2), 1932-1992 |
16:7
|
| Assorted U.S. Destination Pamphlets and Cards, ca. 1932 |
16:8
|
| Christmas Card Puzzle, Chas Blackley, 1932 |
16:9
|
| Los Angeles Olympics Booklets and Brochures, 1932 |
16:10
|
| The Press Club Heckler, 1932 |
17:1
|
| Bert Cooklsey Poetry, Newspaper Clippings, 1933 |
17:2
|
| World's Fair, Chicago, Brochures and Pamphlets (folder 1 of 2), 1933 |
17:3
|
| World's Fair, Chicago, Brochures and Pamphlets (folder 2 of 2), 1933 |
17:4
|
| European Ephemera, 1934 |
17:5
|
| Pastel caricature, likely Chas Blackley, 1934 |
OV1:4
|
| Dedication of the Shenandoah National Park Pamphlet, 1936 |
17:6
|
| WSVA Newspaper Clippings, 1936 |
17:7
|
| Miscellaneous pins, 1934, 1982-1984, undated |
17:8
|
| "Merry Christmas" charcoal drawing, Chas Blackley and Santa Claus, 1937 |
OV1:5
|
| Military patches, ca. 1940s |
17:9
|
| Assorted military pins, 1943, undated |
17:10
|
| Chas Blackley Certificates, 1944, 1955 |
17:11
|
| Major of St. Lo, Newspaper Clippings, 1944 |
17:12
|
| Pass for Camp Crowder, MO, Catherine Blackley, 1944 |
17:13
|
| Pocket Service Prayer Book and Military Missal, 1944 |
17:14
|
| Stamp Collection, 1944-1988 |
17:15
|
| Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Sales Permit No. 2, Civilian Registrants, 1944, 1946 |
17:16
|
| Army Service Forces: Annual Report, 1945 |
18:1
|
| War Department Signal Center Printouts, 1945 |
18:2
|
| Campaign buttons, 1950, 1976, undated |
18:3
|
| Life Magazine, April 16, 1951 |
OV1:6
|
| Pencil drawing, Blackley Family residence at 317 E. Beverley St. Staunton, 1959 |
OV1:7
|
| Civil War related color posters, 1963, undated |
OV1:8
|
| Chuck Blackley Certificates (folder 1 of 2), 1963-1998 |
18:4
|
| Chuck Blackley Certificates (folder 2 of 2), 1963-1998 |
OV1:9
|
| Assorted Engineering Calculators used prior to Computers, ca. 1965 |
18:5
|
| Rotary International, Mexico City, 1968 |
18:6
|
| Assorted Tokens and Coins, 1969, undated |
18:7
|
| Program, Robert E. Lee High School Graduation Exercises, 1969 |
18:8
|
| Pocket Circular Slide Rule, Chuck Blackley, ca.1970 |
18:9
|
| Reprint of "Shenandoah, I Long to Hear You" article from April 1970 National Geographic Magazine, ca.1970 |
18:10
|
| Patricia Fry Blackley Diplomas, Elizabeth Brant School of Business, Blue Ridge Community College, 1971, 1986 |
18:11
|
| Chuck Blackley Diploma, Virginia Tech, 1973 |
18:12
|
| Marble Valley Pumped Storage Project, ca. 1975 |
18:13
|
| Assorted Membership and Identification Cards, 1976-1997 |
18:14
|
| Patricia Blackley Certificates, 1986, 1988 |
19:1
|
| International Star Registry certificates and maps, 1990 |
OV1:10
|
| Star Registry Documents and Maps, 1990 |
19:2
|
| Rotary Foundation Award, Chas Blackley, 1993 |
19:3
|
| Contents of Chas Blackley's Wallet, ca. 1999 |
19:4
|
| White House Press Pass for Submarine Texas Christening, 2004 |
19:5
|
| Assorted Business Cards, undated |
19:6
|
| Assorted Postcards, undated |
19:7
|
| Assorted United States Stamps, undated |
19:8
|
| Booklet of "The Eight Grand National Pictures in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol at Washington", undated |
19:9
|
| Booklet of Washingtion Architecture, undated |
19:10
|
| Catherine Matthews Blackley sketch of monogrammed dinnerware, undated |
OV1:11
|
| Charles Blackley Custom Bookplates and Stamp, undated |
19:11
|
| Chesterfield Cigarettes Tin, undated |
19:12
|
| Coasters, undated |
19:13
|
| Cunard Line Labels and Tags, undated |
19:14
|
| Dallas Opera House "The Humming Bird" Play Advertisement, undated |
19:15
|
| Mary Blackley Silhouette, undated |
20:1
|
| Military pins and dog tags, undated |
20:2
|
| Miscellaneous Ephemera, undated |
20:3
|
| Rapid City, South Dakota Advertisements, undated |
20:4
|
| Sketches of people by [Catherine?] Matthews, undated |
20:5
|
| Small Fan, undated |
20:6
|
| "Story of Appomattox" Newspaper Clipping, undated |
20:7
|
| Toy Town Post Office, undated |
20:8
|
| United States Numerical Stamps, undated |
21:1
|
| Valentine Writer Booklets, undated |
21:2
|
| West Virginia "Coal Country" 3D Cast, undated |
21:3
|
| WTON Sugar Bowl Advertisement, undated |
OV1:12
|
Series 4: Photographs, ca.1861-1989
Series 4, Photographs, ca. 1861-1989, includes a large number of pictures from both of Chas Blackley's trips to Asia and the Pacific in 1930 and his journey through Europe in 1934.
There are also a number of rare pictures of the Civilian Military Training Camp (CMTC) experience at Ft. Eustis, Virginia, from 1928, and to our knowledge might be the only ones publicly available.
As Catherine Matthews Blackley was a graduate of the State Teacher's College at Harrisonburg (now JMU), there many pictures from her time on campus during the early 1930s in this collection.
Another rare item housed here is an ambrotype of an unidentified woman which is located in Miscellaneous, 1884-1993 (folder 3 of 4). The subject's identity is unknown, but the style of production dates the piece to around 1858. Given that date and the apparent age of the woman, it is plausible that the subject is Sarah Lane Scott, Sallie Scott Bassett's mother.
| Folder Title |
Box : Folder
|
| R.H. Bassett, ca. 1861-1870 |
21:4
|
| Great Grandfather and Grandmother Gilkeson, ca. 1862 |
21:5
|
| Photo Album owned by Rev. Richard H. Phillips while in Civil War prison in Ohio, 1865 |
21:6
|
| Belle Bassett Blackley, 1883, 1891, undated |
21:7
|
| Miscellaneous (folder 1 of 4), 1884-1993 |
21:8
|
| Miscellaneous (folder 2 of 4), 1884-1993 |
21:9
|
| Miscellaneous (folder 3 of 4), 1884-1993 |
22:1
|
| Miscellaneous (folder 4 of 4), 1884-1993 |
22:2
|
| Assorted George W. Blackley, 1886, ca.1890, undated |
22:3
|
| Assorted C.T. Phillips, ca.1908, undated |
22:4
|
| Assorted Chas Blackley, 1910-1993, undated |
22:5
|
| Pictures sent to Mrs. M.E. Phillips, ca. 1914 |
22:6
|
| Chas Hoge portrait, 1919 |
OV1:13
|
| Catherine Matthews Family, 1927, undated |
22:7
|
| Civilian Military Training Camp, Ft. Eustis, VA, 1928 |
22:8
|
| Chas Blackley, Regimental Color Bearer, Church in the grove (1928); Staunton-Augusta County Agricultural Fair (September 1956), 1928, September 1956 |
OV1:14
|
| Catherine Matthews, ca. 1930s |
22:9
|
| Commonwealth Club, Staunton, VA, ca. 1930s |
22:10
|
| Dixie Theater Fire, Staunton, VA, ca. 1930s |
22:11
|
| Manila and Manchuria, 1930 |
22:12
|
| Negatives of SS Gertrude Kellogg, Panama Canal, China, Japan, Phillipine Islands, 1930 |
22:13
|
| Car Crash, 1931 |
22:14
|
| Catherine Matthews Blackley class photographs, 1931, 1938, undated |
OV1:15
|
| Catalinia Island, ca.1932 |
22:15
|
| Chas Blackley, Olympic Stadium, Los Angeles, Calif., 1932 |
22:16
|
| Cheyenne, Wyo., ca. 1932 |
22:17
|
| Cleveland, O., ca. 1932 |
22:18
|
| Denver, Col., 1932 |
22:19
|
| Detroit, Mi., ca. 1932 |
23:1
|
| Los Angeles, 1932 |
23:2
|
| Niagra Falls, ca. 1932 |
23:3
|
| Omaha, Neb., ca. 1932 |
23:4
|
| Postcards with pictures of Woodrow Wilson and Staunton, VA, ca. 1932 |
23:5
|
| Salt Lake City, 1932 |
23:6
|
| San Francisco, Calif., ca. 1932 |
23:7
|
| Yellowstone, ca. 1932 |
23:8
|
| Yosemite, ca. 1932 |
23:9
|
| Bert, 1933 |
23:10
|
| Chicago, Ill., ca. 1933 |
23:11
|
| Assorted European Cities, ca. 1934 |
23:12
|
| Assorted European Cities Negatives, ca. 1934 |
23:13
|
| Berlin and Brussels, 1934 |
23:14
|
| Catherine Matthews, 1934-1938 |
23:15
|
| Florence, Venice, Vienna, Munich, Oberammagon, Nuremberg, 1934 |
23:16
|
| London, Liverpool, Oxford, R.M.S. Laconia, ca. 1934 |
23:17
|
| Lucerne and Paris, ca. 1934 |
23:18
|
| Passport Photgraphs, Chas Blackley, 1934 |
23:19
|
| R.M.S. Laconia, ca. 1934 |
23:20
|
| Rome, Fontainebleau, Lucerne, ca. 1934 |
23:21
|
| Rome, Paris, Battlefields, 1934 |
23:22
|
| Staunton Airport, 1934 |
23:23
|
| Assorted Catherine Matthews Blackley, 1935-1968, undated |
24:1
|
| WSVA Antenna Tower, 1935 |
24:2
|
| Assorted Chas and Catherine Blackley, 1937, 1982, undated |
24:3
|
| Chas Blackley Car Crash, 1937 |
24:4
|
| A. David Khan, 1938, 1989, undated |
24:5
|
| Chas and Catherine Blackley Wedding, 1938 |
24:6
|
| Assorted Mary Blackley Taylor, 1939, 1964, undated |
24:7
|
| Blackley Family Homes, 1944, 1958, undated |
24:8
|
| Camp Crowder, MO and Washington, D.C. during WWII, 1944, undated |
24:9
|
| Assorted Fannie Blackley Cushing, 1947-1952, undated |
24:10
|
| Assorted Susan Blackley, 1947-1992, undated |
24:11
|
| Assorted Blackley Family Group Photos, 1948-1993, undated |
24:12
|
| Assorted Chuck Blackley, 1951-1984, undated |
24:13
|
| Virginia Association of Broadcasters, 1951 |
24:14
|
| WTON, 1951, 1970 |
24:15
|
| Stuart Hall, May Day, 1954 |
24:16
|
| Stuart Hall May Day, 1954 Cine-Kodak, Kodachrome Safety Color Film for 8mm roll cameras, 1954 |
Freezer Storage
|
| Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1960 |
24:17
|
| Assorted Patricia Fry Blackley, 1963-1987, undated |
24:18
|
| Catherine Matthews Blackley High School Reunion, 1971 |
24:19
|
| Chuck and Pat Blackley Wedding, 1971 |
24:20
|
| National Association of Broadcasters, 1973 |
24:21
|
| Chas and Catherine Blackley 40th Anniversary Party, 1978 |
24:22
|
| Leckie Smokeless Coal Company Aerial Photographs, 1980-1981 |
25:1
|
| Contact Prints for Patton, Harris, Rust, & Associates, 1986 |
25:2
|
| Assorted Francis Matthews Stewart, 1987, undated |
25:3
|
| Chas and Catherine Blackley 50th Anniversary Party, 1988 |
25:4
|
| Chas Blackley's 80th Birthday Party, 1989 |
25:5
|
| Assorted Albert Lemain Phillips, undated |
25:6
|
| Assorted Negatives, undated |
25:7
|
| Blackley Feed Store, undated |
25:8
|
| Catherine Matthews Negatives, undated |
25:9
|
| Chas Blackley Negatives, undated |
25:10
|
| Chas and Mary Blackley, undated |
25:11
|
| Dr. Chas C. Phillips, undated |
25:12
|
| John Matthews, undated |
25:13
|
| John Sewell Matthews, undated |
25:14
|
| Lillie Bennett Matthews, undated |
25:15
|
| Margaret Ester Dodson Matthews, undated |
25:16
|
| Mrs. C.C. Phillips, undated |
25:17
|
| Rev. Richard H. Phillips, undated |
25:18
|
| Robert and Mary Blackley Taylor Wedding, undated |
25:19
|
| Sallie Scott, undated |
25:20
|
| Slides of the Blackley Family, undated |
25:21
|
| Susie Phillips, undated |
25:22
|
| WSVA Office, undated |
25:23
|
Series 5: Scrapbooks, 1862-1931
Series 5: Scrapbooks, 1862-1931, is comprised of four scrapbooks. In the aftermath of his wounding and the conclusion of the American Civil War, R. H. Bassett found a calling to participate in local and state politics. The majority of the first scrapbook contains newspaper clippings of news relating to his exploits and proclamations.
The CMTC and VMI scrapbook highlights Chas Blackley's time with both of these organizations and places. The CMTC material is rare as the military's official website for the history of Ft. Eustis fails to even mention the fort's role during in that capacity.
Finally, there are two scrapbooks document the journey that Chas Blackley and childhood friend, George Earman, made upon the steamer SS Gertrude Kellogg in 1930. Both scrapbooks chronicle Blackley and Earman's travels through the Pacific and multiple Asian nations.
| Folder Title |
Box : Folder
|
| R.H. Bassett Scrapbook, 1862-1869 |
26:1
|
| Chas Blackley, CMTC and VMI Scrapbook, 1928-1931 |
26:2
|
| Chas Blackley, S/S Gertrude Kellogg Scrapbook, 1930 |
26:3
|
| S/S Gertrude Kellogg Scrapbook, 1930 |
26:4
|
Compiled by: Jake Harris, Summer 2016; Joel Webster, May 2017