Cormay Graham and Myrtle Wynter correspondence

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 publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred citation:

Cormay Graham and Myrtle Wynter correspondence, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.02 Linear Feet Two legal size folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Cormay Graham and Myrtle Wynter correspondence, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Correspondence contains fourteen letters sent to and from Cormay Graham and Myrtle Wynter, two African American women attending college including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) during the mid-twentieth century. Cormay Graham attended Bennett College while Myrtle Winder attended King William Training School. The letters contain information about their families, daily lives, and experiences in college. Letters also contain information about their families and friends in Richmond, Virginia. The collection also contains courtship letters from "Henry" to Cormay.

Biographical / historical:

Cormay Graham and Myrtle Wynter both grew up in Richmond, Virginia. Cormay later attended Bennett College, a Historically Black College and University for women in Greensboro, North Carolina. Myrtle attended King William Training School, a technical school for African Americans in King William, Virginia. Their correspondence describes their life in college. Collection also contains love letters from Henry to Cormay Graham. Henry is described as attending school in Swannanoa, North Carolina.

Acquisition information:
Purchased with the assistance of the Nelle Richardson Tonkin Fund.
Arrangement:

Collection is arranged at the file level.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard