Manuscripts
Brock Collection: Correspondence of the editors of the Richmond Christian advocate
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Brock Collection: Correspondence of the editor of the Richmond standard
Manuscripts
Scattered correspondence accumulated by the editors of the Richmond Standard, chiefly by George Watson James. Included are letters to James from contributors, readers, and subscribers; articles, books reviews, etc. The articles and letters to the editor deal with Virginia history and genealogy
mssBR Box 177
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Brock Collection: Papers of the editors of the Richmond enquirer, (bulk 1867-1876)
Manuscripts
Papers, chiefly routine correspondence with a few documents, accumulated by the editors and managers. Included are accounts, advertisements, letters from contributors, readers, subscribers, and advertisers, correspondence relating to the merger with Richmond Examiner (1866) and the company management. The majority of the letters are addressed to George C. Wedderburn and W. W. Berry.
mssBR Box 176
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Brock Collection: Correspondence of the editors of the Religious herald (Richmond, Va.), (bulk 1858-1880)
Manuscripts
Correspondence, accumulated by the editors of the Religious Herald, particularly by Alfred Elijah Dickinson, with a few letters addressed to Jeremiah B. Jeters. Most ante-bellum and Civil War letters deal with colporteurs. The post-war correspondence relates mostly to accounts of the individual and corporate subscribers and advertisers. There are also few items dealing with the affairs of the Southern Baptist Convention. Included are letters from John Albert Broadus, a manuscript of his "The Revised New Testament: General Remarks" (ca. 1866), a group of articles by Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, articles and reviews by Jeremiah Bell Jeters, and a few other articles and letters to the editor
mssBR Box 184
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Brock Collection: Correspondence of the Richmond Agency of the American Tract Society
Manuscripts
Correspondence of George L. Shearer, Secretary of the Richmond Agency of the American Tract Society and T. L. D. Walford, the Agency's Depositor. The collection consists chiefly of letters received by the Richmond Agency concerning affairs of Sunday and other schools, especially those established for Freedmen in Virginia and the Carolinas. Many letters were written in response to requests for books.
mssBR Box 154
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Brock Collection: Letters from Philip Slaughter to R. A. Brock
Manuscripts
Letters to Robert Alonzo Brock chiefly dealing with Rev. Slaughter's historical and genealogical studies.
mssBR Box 158
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Brock Collection: Correspondence of the editors of the Richmond dispatch, (bulk 1870-1897)
Manuscripts
Correspondence accumulated by the editors of the Richmond Dispatch. The collection includes articles, reports, literary contributions, book reviews, letters to the editor, and other pieces submitted for publication. Many articles deal with Virginia history, particularly colonial and Civil War era, state and national politics, and foreign affairs. Also included are pieces dealing with the newspaper's finances, subscription, and editorial policies, and a few pieces of personal correspondence of William D. Chesterman, one of the editors.
mssBR Boxes 174 & 175