Carther A. Lewis scrapbook

Access and use

Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tom Camden
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.

Preferred citation:

Carther A. Lewis Scrapbook (WLU Coll. 0213), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

Summary

Extent:
1.12 Linear Feet 1 flat box
Creator:
Lewis, Carther A.
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Carther A. Lewis Scrapbook (WLU Coll. 0213), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

This scrapbook contains newspaper articles and clippings that primarily relate to African Americans and race relations in the United States. Subjects include government, politics, art, culture, and locals. The scrapbook ranges in date from circa 1917-1946.

Loose clippings were placed within an archival envelope. Also loose from the scrapbook is a pamphlet on the Scottsboro Case and the opinion of Judge James E. Horton and one titled "America's Tenth Man: A brief survey of the Negro's Part in American History."

Biographical / historical:

Carther A. Lewis was born in Lexington, Virginia on January 1, 1879 and died on March 18, 1965. He was married to Susie Mary Harris. Lewis is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

Acquisition information:
Donated on June 25, 1946.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard