Lelia K. Corson Collection

Location of collection:

Longwood University

Archives and Special Collections

Greenwood Library

Longwood University

401 Redford Street

Farmville, VA 23909

Contact for questions and access:

Email: specialcollections@longwood.edu

Phone: (434) 395-2432

Fax: (434) 395-2453

Web: digitalcommons.longwood.edu/special

Restrictions:

There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.

Summary

Extent:

.75 Linear Feet 1 archival flat box

Creator:

Corson, Lelia K.

Language:

English .

Background

Scope and content:

This collection dates from 1885-1887 and consists of an autograph book and a notebook containing literature and poetry notes.

Biographical / historical:

Lelia K. Corson from McRae, Virginia was a member of the inaugural class at the newly opened State Female Normal School in 1884. She received her diploma in 1887.

Custodial history:

The items in this collection were donated to the Greenwood Library Archives by Anne M. Field, a descendant of Lelia K. Corson, in 2015.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Names:

Corson, Lelia K.