G. Will Armfield Family Papers

This collection consists primarily of correspondence, financial and legal documents, photographs, and printed materials relating to G. Will Armfield, his children, and his dry goods business. G. Will Armfield was born near Jamestown in 1848 and spent the majority of his professional life as an architect. However, this collection provides more substantive documentation of his mercantile and other business ventures. Also included are many items created or owned by his seven children, and materials that represent Armfield relatives, acquaintances, prominent Greensboro citizens and local businesses. Researchers interested in Armfield family genealogy, the mercantile business or Greensboro around the turn of the twentieth century will find useful materials.