Elva King (2 results)
Historical Notes On Isle Of Wight County, Virginia [Early days -- Justices of Isle of Wight -- A river port -- Wars with England -- The strange case of the two courthouses -- Education -- to 1870 by L.T. Hall -- A railroad town -- Windsor by Judith Robinson -- The blacks of Isle of Wight -- The Civil War -- Isle of Wight's beautiful farms -- Transportation and communication -- Education 1870 -- present by L.T. Hall -- Churches of Isle of Wight -- Monkey rum and postage stamps, the story of the post offices of Isle of Wight -- Business and industry -- The giant on the Blackwater River -- The first peanut king of the world -- The ham capital of the world -- Twentieth century wars -- Historical sites and place names -- Recreation in Isle of Wi
King, Helen Haverty. ; Isle of Wight County Board of Supervisors; Segatr Cofer Dashiell; L. T. Hall; George D Tyler, Gary Trout, Herbert S Southgate, Herbert L Jones, Eula Griffin, Herbert N Sadler, William Henry Sykes Jr, , Gary M Williams, Juidge Robert Edwards, Judith Robinson, photos, Carolyn P Pryor, M H Robinson Jr, Judy Oswald, P A Pencola Jr, Jim Pile, James A L Mathers, James B Chapman, Thomas McLeod, Vivian Pretlow, Mary W wells, Davis Lee Godwin, Elizabeth Duke, Lois Hayes, Curley A Barlow Jr, Albert Gard, Nancy Winder Wilson, Caroline Durden Hurt, Quincy Gilliam Sr, Mrs. Gorden E Barlow, Margaret Cofield, Howard W Gwaltney, James W Spady, D A Spady, O A Spady, Mrs. Newton Goodrich, L William Ballard, Dr. Elva Williams Hunt, Henr
Language: English
Published by Isle of Wight County Board of Supervisors, Isle of Wight, Va., 1993 1993
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. xii, 631 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm ISBN 9780898658729, 0898658721 OCLC 29354318 ; brick red cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; Contents: Foreword -- Preface -- Early days -- Justices of Isle of Wight -- A river port -- Wars with England -- The…strange case of the two courthouses -- Education -- to 1870 by L.T. Hall -- A railroad town -- Windsor by Judith Robinson -- The blacks of Isle of Wight -- The Civil War -- Isle of Wight's beautiful farms -- Transportation and communication -- Education 1870 -- present by L.T. Hall -- Churches of Isle of Wight -- Monkey rum and postage stamps, the story of the post offices of Isle of Wight -- Business and industry -- The giant on the Blackwater River -- The first peanut king of the world -- The ham capital of the world -- Twentieth century wars -- Historical sites and place names -- Recreation in Isle of Wight -- Sheriffs, supervisors, and county administrators -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index ; SIGNED by author on title page ; thick volume ; copy of Virginia Lee Golden Batdorf RN, born in Aliquippa, Pennsylvania and attended Elizabeth Buxton Hospital, Hampton Roads, VA Nursing School. As a registered nurse, she worked in the emergency room and the ICU at Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta GA. She also worked for 20 years with the Atlanta Journal Constitution in Atlanta. ; FINE/FINE. Signed by Author(s). Book.
Published by Oakland, California 1880
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Unbound. Condition: Very good. This eight-page letter was written by Elva C. King at Mills Seminary for Young Women in Oakland, California on May 18th, 1880 to an old school friend with whom she had not corresponed in years. In nice shape. It reads in part: "I supposed you had forgotten me years ago. . . I can not help wondering… if you have changed other than being a dignified young lady instead of a frolicsome girl. . . I expect you have finished school . . . but I am still studying. Two years ago last January I came to Mills, partly because I needed a change of climate and this agrees with me so much better than that of Napa Co., and partly because I was anxious to take the regular seminary course and graduate. I have been getting along very well . . . and in a little over two months [will] enter the senior class & will probably finish in a year from this month. I took instrumental music for a short time, but concluded I was only wasting my time. . . I am now however taking singing lessons and [have received] some encouragement, though I have not a strong voice. Our commencement exercises take place next Thursday [with] but fifteen graduates, a much smaller class than usual. They are very busy . . . preparing their essays, and the rest of us are kept occupied with final examinations. I have not been to St. Helena for five months so you can imagine I am longing to get home. . . "I am glad you have all been well since you left California & hope God may continue that blessing. . . I think you would be surprised were you to return to St. Helena to find how few changes have taken place. . . A few dwellings have been put up recently but those are on the Calistoga road. . . Grandpa continues to improve his place. . . He planted out more grape cuttings, so you can imagine some manufacturies are still in a flourishing condition. . . I came near forgetting to tell you of the new route to St. Helena from San Francisco. The boat has been dispensed with and we now go up by rail through Berkely and along the Bay. . . "I suppose you remember Alice McPike. . . She was here at school for a short time, but left to go East and has not continued any of her study since her return. . . "Mamie, I beg you will not severely criticize this letter for you know a school girl's time is not her own [and] I have to write hurriedly. . ." . Mills Seminary was founded in 1852 as the Young Ladies Seminary of Bernicia by a group of citizens and led by Mary Atkins, to educate the daughters of California's early miners and merchants. It was purchased by missionaries in 1865 and renamed Mills Seminary. By 1871, the student population could no longer be accommodated, so the school relocated to larger facilities in Oakland. It was formally recharted as Mills College in 1885, less than five years after Elva wrote this letter. Although today it is a coeducational component of Northeastern University, it is still committed to preparing women to become leaders after graduation. .
