Lewis Peyton Little Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
College of William and Mary
Special Collections Research Center
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
400 Landrum Drive
PO 8795
Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (757) 221-3090
Fax: (757) 221-5440
Restrictions:

Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.

Terms of access:

Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Lewis Peyton Little Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Summary

Extent:
28.00 Linear Feet
Creator:
Little, Lewis Peyton
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Lewis Peyton Little Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Background

Scope and content:

Papers, 1918-1936, of Lewis Peyton Little, a Baptist minister in Williamsburg, Virginia. Includes correspondence and notes concerning his duties as a chaplain in World War I and the writing of his books. There are drafts of his "Imprisoned Preachers and Religious Liberty in Virginia" (Lynchburg, Virginia., J.P. Bell Co., 1938) and of an unpublished work entitled "The Battle of Bethel".

Biographical / historical:

Lewis Peyton Little was Baptist minister, author, and resident of Williamsburg, Va. He served as a chaplain during World War I. Little was also the author of four works during his life; History for 100 years of Mt. Shiloh Baptist Church, located near Faber, Nelson County, Virginia (1934), History of Grafton Baptist Church, York County, Virginia, constituted in 1777 (1934), History of the First Baptist Church of Newport News, Virginia, from 1863 to 1933 (1936), and Imprisoned Preachers and Religious Liberty in Virginia (1938). Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:

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