Records of Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Doulgas Wilder, 1975-1990 (bulk 1986-1989)

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888

Summary

Extent:
27.05 cu. ft. (73 boxes)
Creator:
Lieutenant Governor (1986-1990 : Wilder)
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Records, 1975-1990 (bulk 1986-1989), including clippings, correspondence, memorandum, notes, reports, schedules, speeches, and subject files of Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder. The records are housed in 73 boxes and arranged into two series, Series I: Correspondence and Subject Files [Accession 35539] and Series II: Correspondence and Subject Files [Accession 33696]. The records were maintained and transferred to the Library separately and the collection was maintained in its original separate order. These records document Lawrence Douglas Wilder's work as Lieutenant Governor from 1986 to 1990.

Biographical / historical:

Lawrence Douglas Wilder was born in Richmond, Va., on January 17, 1931. He graduated from Virginia Union University in 1951 and afterwards was drafted into the Army, where he served in the Korean War from 1952-1953 and received a bronze star. He then attended the Howard University School of Law and graduated in 1959. Douglas Wilder was elected to the Virginia Senate in 1969 as the first African American member since Reconstruction and served in the Senate for five terms. In 1985, he was elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor as the first African American to be elected to statewide office in Virginia. L. Douglas Wilder won the election for Governor of Virginia in 1989 and served from January 13, 1990 to January 14, 1994. He was the first African American to be elected as Governor in United States.

Acquisition information:
Accession 33696 was transferred by the Office of the Lieutenant Governor on 21 December 1989. Accession 35539 was transferred by Gov. Lawrence Douglas Wilder on 31 October 1996.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into the following series:

  • Series I: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1975-1990 (bulk 1986-1989) [Accession 35539]
  • Series II: Correspondence and Subject Files, 1982-1989 [Accession 33696]