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 Machine-readable finding aid derived from WordPerfect. [Date of source: 1997. Description is in English. Feb 16, 2004 PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::00013::Cox-McPherson Ledgers and Papers)//EN" "ViU00013.sgm" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Feb 27, 2004 converted to conform to eadVIVA.dtd by vivastrict.xsl A Guide to The Cox-McPherson Ledgers and Papers A Collection in the Special Collections Department 38-11

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library 1997 Special Collections Staff 1997 Courtney Boissonnault Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, #38-11 Descriptive Summary University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
The Cox-McPherson Ledgers and Papers 1758-1949 Inclusive Collection number 38-11 209 items English Collector: E.H. McPherson Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

 Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

 Preferred Citation

A Guide to The Cox-McPherson Ledgers and Papers, Accession 38-11, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

 Acquisition Information

The Cox-McPherson Papers were given to the Library by Mrs. E.H. McPhersonof Charlottesville, Virginia, in 1938.

 Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

 Genealogical Note

Leroy Wesley Coxwas the son of Dr. William Coxand Mary Elizabeth (Lacy) Coxand had the following brothers and sisters: A.D. Cox, Almira Josephine Cox, Lucian N. Cox, E.M. Coxand Panthea Adelaide Cox. In 1871, Leroy Wesley Coxmarried Annie Eliza Foster(daughter of Nelson Fosterand Annie Eliza Oaks) and produced the following offspring: Lucian Franklin Cox, Edgar Nelson Cox, Mary Eliza Cox(Mrs. Thomas Brown), Annie Leroy cox(Mrs. A.P. Dennis), Leroy Wesley Cox, Amelia Foster Cox(Mrs. J.F. Powell), and Almira Josephine Cox(Mrs. E.H. McPherson).

 Scope and Content

This collection consists of 209 items (2 Hollinger boxes;.5 linear feet), 1758-1949, chiefly papers and bound volumes of the Coxand McPhersonfamilies. The papers include: Bible records for the children of John Humberand Elizabeth Humber, the Cox family, and the Lacy family; a poem, "The Late Fire in Charlottesville, Virginia"; a Knights of PythiasCertificate belonging to Lewis H. Brown; Precinct Poll books for Charlottesville, and printed material concerning the Women's Christian Temperance Union.

Other items in the papers include: a photograph of Miss Almira Josephine Coxand her four nieces, Amelia Foster Christian Cox, Annie Leroy Cox, Mary Elizabeth Coxand Almira Josephine Cox, who were all children of Leroy Wesley Coxand Ann Eliza Foster Cox; and a photostat of The Soldiers Almanac.

There are several folders of material pertaining to Leroy Wesley Cox(1845-1938), a carriage and wagon manufacturer of Charlottesville, Virginia, and his involvement in the Republican Party of Charlottesville, 1896-1922. Among these papers are some of the Republican Party Papers, which include material about meetings, certificates for presidents of the Republican Campaign Club, voter registration lists for Charlottesvilleof white women and men, a list of "colored" members of the McKinley and Hobart Club(1896) and both "colored" and white voters of Charlottesville(1896); political broadsides, including several about voter qualifications and conventions; and newsclippings. The folder of political correspondence was created by Leroy Wesley Coxwhile serving as a secretary and chairman of the Republican City Committeeof Charlottesvillefor over twenty years, 1901-1922.

The collection also contains several bound volumes including: precinct poll books for Charlottesville(1915); records of ward membership (1896 & n.d.); a general record book for the Republican Party of Albemarle County(1894); an account book for L.W. Cox Carriage Manufacturer(1884); an account book for [the Star Theater] of Charlottesville, Virginia, for "motion picture shows" (1912-1915); a record of A.D. Cox's estate (1913-1914); and a journal (1916-1917).

 Organization

The collection is arranged chronologically with the eight bound volumes filed at the end of the collection.

 Container List BOX 1 Bible Records 1758-1847 (photostats) Miscellaneous 1855-1949 Poem, "The Late Fire in Charlottesville, Va." by James Avis Bartley 1885 May 12 Political Broadsides re the Republican Party 1892-1921, & n.d. Republican Party Papers 1896-1912, & n.d. Political Correspondence 1896-1922, & n.d. Knights of Pythias Certificate 1904 Jan 9 Newsclippings 1913-1921, & n.d. Precinct Poll Books for Charlottesville 1915 Women's Christian Temperance Union Reports and Minutes 1942-1943 (Printed) The Cox Family Photograph n.d. Soldiers Almanac n.d. (photostat) Account Book for L.W. Cox, Carriage Manufacturer, Charlottesville 1884 Jun-Dec Account Book for [The Star Theater] of Charlottesville, re motion picture shows 1912-1915 Record of A.D. Cox's Estate 1913-1914 Journal (indexed) 1916-1917 BOX 2 Third Ward Book for Charlottesville 1896 First Ward Book for Charlottesville n.d. Third Ward Book for Charlottesville n.d. General Record Book re the Republican Party of Albemarle County 1894