Dates: 1847-1853

Collection Number:  MS 38

Physical Location: Archive Room File Cabinet

Extent: 1 folder.

Creators/Collectors: Major, Langdon C

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to research.

User Restrictions: No restrictions.

Preferred Citation: Major Family and Nalle Family, MS 38, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information: Gift, Mrs. John M. Nalle, Newberry, New York.

Biographical/Historical Information: The Major and Nalle families lived in Culpeper County, Virginia.

Scope and Content: This collection contains photocopies of extracts of an 1847 journal of Langdon C. Major containing observations on the weather, adventures of the author, farming operations, etc. at Fairview in Culpeper County, Virginia; extracts by Julian Neville Major from the 1848-1853 diary of Langdon C. Major; William Nalle's genealogy of the Nalle family, 1929; and a genealogy of the William Major of Fairfiew and Nalle genealogy, 1960.

Persons: Major, Langdon C.

Family Names:

  • Major family.
  • Nalle family.

Subjects: Genealogy

Geographical Names: Culpepper County, Virginia

Record Types: Diaries.

Related Collections: This collection is also available on microfilm at the University of Virginia Special Collections [MSS 10339]