Kurt Leidecker Papers

Location of collection:

University of Mary Washington

Special Collections and University Archives

Simpson Library

University of Mary Washington

1801 College Avenue

Fredericksburg, VA 22401-4665

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Sarah Appleby

Email: archives@umw.edu

Phone: (540) 654-2045

Fax: (540) 654-1067

Web: library.umw.edu/library/scua

Restrictions:

This is an unprocessed collection and may require extra time for staff to evaluate contents before making materials available for research. Please allow extra time when scheduling an appointment to view this collection.

Summary

Extent:

3.75 Linear Feet 9 boxes

Language:

English .

Background

Scope and content:

Collection created by Mary Washington philosophy professor Kurt Leidecker. Materials include biographical information, correspondence, publications, scrapbooks, and photographs. A large portion of the materials relate to work Dr. Leidecker did in the service of religious freedom, such as his particpation in establishing a religious freedom monument in Fredericksburg, and his involvement in the Thomas Jefferson Institute for the Study of Religious Freedom.