Cumming Family Papers 1874-1984

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

Summary

Creator:
Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This addition to the papers of Ambassador Hugh S. Cumming, Jr.contains ca. 1800 items (4 Hollinger boxes, 1.5 linear feet), 1874-1984, chiefly correspondence of Hugh and Winifred Cummingand genealogical material. The collection is arranged into four series: correspondence, topical, genealogy, and photographs and printed material.

The correspondence includes: correspondence between Hugh and Winifred Cumming while he was away on diplomatic missions in England, Canada, and Iceland; letters concerning a book, Recollections of a Childhood in Nottoway, by Lucy Booth Cumming; and correspondence with St. Paul's Church, Washington, D.C., and the University of Virginia.

In the topical files are papers relating to his diplomatic service, including Indonesian affairs and an interview for the John Foster Dulles Oral History Project.

Families represented in the genealogical material include the Ballentine, Blandy, Booth, Cryer, Epes, Forman, Canabiss, Gholson, Martiau, and Starke families.

The photographs are predominantly those of the University of VirginiaMedical Class of 1891-1892 (with members identified) and the past Presidents and Board of Governors at the Metropolitan Club, November 3, 1969.

Acquisition information:
This collection was given to the Library on May 13, 1985, by the Honorable Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr., of Washington, D.C., and has no restrictions.
Physical location:
Physical description:
ca. 1800 items