Lewis M. Coleman, Jr. papers

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
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred citation:

MSS 16419, Lewis M. Coleman, Jr. papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
0.05 Cubic Feet 1 small oversize folder.
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

MSS 16419, Lewis M. Coleman, Jr. papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The Lewis M. Coleman, Jr. papers (circa 1870-1926; 0.05 cubic feet) document Coleman's studies and travels to Richmond, VA and Charleston, SC. Collection materials include eleven letters Coleman wrote from Hanover Academy, VA to his mother Mary. Among other topics, Coleman discusses his friend Richard Henry Jesse (1853-1921), who briefly attended the University of Virginia. Collection materials also include two photographs, one of which depicts Coleman's son Lewis III among other University of Virginia students.

Biographical / historical:

Lewis M. Coleman, Jr. attended the University of Virginia in the late 1870s, as did his father Lewis M. and his son Lewis M., III.

Source: Materials within collection.

Acquisition information:
Accession Number 2019-0071, Purchased 16 October 2018.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard