Inventor Name
Barringer, Paul B.
Repository
University of Virginia
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
Charlottesville VA 22904-4110
434-243-1776
http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/
Physical Description
ca. 2,830 items
Summary
The Barringer FamilyPapers comprise ca. 2,830 items (twelve Hollinger boxes and 1 oversize folder, 5.2 linear shelf feet), 1828-1963, consisting of correspondence, legal and financial documents, literary manuscripts, genealogical material, newsclippings, photographs and keepsake items, certificates and commissions, printed articles and pamphlets, monographs and broadsides. These papers pertain chiefly to Paul Brandon Barringer(1857-1941) and other members of his family, most notably General Rufus Barringer(1821-1895) and Victor C. Barringer(1828-1896). A few of these papers also pertain to T. J. "Stonewall" Jacksonand his wife, Anna Morrison Jackson, who were related to the Barringer familyby marriage. Additional genealogical data exist for the following families: Brandon, Graham, Hannah, Massey, Morrison, Spragins, Washingtonand Woodson. A separate group of documents (104 items) contains drawings, legal papers, printed specifications and patent certificates ( United States of America, Canada, Great Britain) for a fire extinguisher which Paul B. Barringerinvented.
Finding Aid
http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/uva-sc/vivadoc.pl?file=viu00575.xml