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Clarke L. Cornwell Collection

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society

P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

1572 THL

Inventory created by Archives Staff 02/2004. Last revised 01/2022.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: Collection is open to all researchers.

USE RESTRICTIONS: Restrictions may apply concerning the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a member of the archives staff for information concerning these restrictions. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright. Material from this collection may not be published without permission of the donor.

EXTENT:  1 volume; 2 folders

DATE: 1877-1919

SCOPE AND CONTENT: The Clarke L. Cornwell Collection contains a family Bible belonging to Randolph H. Cornwall and Nannie V. Stewart, who married in December 1877. The Bible records provide information about the couple’s children. The collection also includes photographs of tombstones of members of the Gardiner, Clark, Buckley, and Cornwell families.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: The Cornwell family lived in Frederick County, Virginia.                                

CITE AS: Clarke L. Cornwell Collection, 1572 THL, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

ACQUISITION INFORMATION: Acquired as a gift.

ORGANIZATION:

BOX 1

Family Bible, 1 volume

Family Bible Records, 3 pages (photocopies)

Photographs, tombstones, 11 images

PHOTOGRAPHS: Photographs and other images belonging to this collection may be accessed online through http://handley.pastperfectonline.com/