Phyllis Umberger Drawings 1970s

Access and use

Location of collection:
Wytheville Community College
F.B. Kegley Library
Wytheville Community College
Smyth Hall, Room 103
1000 East Main Street
Wytheville, VA 24382
Contact for questions and access:
POC: William A. “Bill” Veselik
Phone: (276) 223-4876
POC: George Mattis
Phone: (276) 223-4744
Fax: (276) 223-4745

Summary

Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of four pen and ink drawings on board, commissioned by Mary B. Kegley, probably in the 1970s.

Biographical / historical:

Phyllis Morehead Umberger, the daughter of Dr. Robert C. Morehead and Julia Owens Morehead, was born 3 July 1925 in Wytheville, Virginia. She married Dan F. Umberger and had two sons, Jonathan Guy Umberger and James L. Coen Jr. She was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church and a art teacher. She died 11 July 2009 in Wytheville and is buried at St. John's Lutheran Church Cemetery.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Mary B. Kegley in 2009; part of the Mary B. Kegley Collection.
Physical description:
4 items.