Malcom Lester papers, 1942/1954

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16673, Malcom Lester papers, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
.13 Cubic Feet One large oversize folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 16673, Malcom Lester papers, Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes University of Virginia memorabilia from alumni Malcom Lester, who was a historian at Davidson College where he was a Chair of the History Department and Director of the Davidson College program at Cambridge University.

The collection contains Lester's certificate of membership in Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Virginia, dated June 12, 1954; a scroll dedicated to the University of Virginia and its faculty, one of twelve institutions selected nationwide to implement the one year Basic Premeteorology curriculum as specified by the United States Army Air Force and administered by the University of Chicago, by the 156 men who successfully completed the program at the University, undated; Lester's diploma from his study in the Master of Arts in History program at the University of Virginia, dated September 24, 1946; Lester's diploma from his study in the Doctor of Philosophy in History program at the University of Virginia, dated June 14, 1954.

Additional memorabila can be found in the University of Virginia Memorabilia (RG-22/2/77.991). See "External Documents" below for link to the record.

Acquisition information:
This collection was a gift from Nick Blesdoe to the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on May 13, 2019.
Physical description:
Good
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
University of Virginia -- Alumni