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Correspondence and Legal Papers; II.\n Genealogical Papers; and, III. Photographs and Printed\n Material. The folders in the first series have been\n arranged chronologically. The folders in the second series\n have been arranged in alphabetical order by family name.\n The series entitled \"Miscellaneous\" contains photographs\n and printed material, with folders in alphabetical\n order.","ORGANIZATION","This subgroup of the \n Cumming Papers is divided into three\n series: I. Correspondence and Legal Papers; II.\n Genealogical Papers; and, III. Photographs and Printed\n Material. The folders in the first series have been\n arranged chronologically. The folders in the second series\n have been arranged in alphabetical order by family name.\n The series entitled \"Miscellaneous\" contains photographs\n and printed material, with folders in alphabetical\n order.","Organization ORGANIZATION The papers of Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , are arranged\n chronologically and have been arranged in five series: 1)\n Correspondence; 2) Memoirs; 3) Miscellaneous Papers; 4)\n Bound Volumes; and 5) Oversize Items.","ORGANIZATION","The papers of Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , are arranged\n chronologically and have been arranged in five series: 1)\n Correspondence; 2) Memoirs; 3) Miscellaneous Papers; 4)\n Bound Volumes; and 5) Oversize Items.","Organization ORGANIZATION This subgroup is divided into three series: I.\n Correspondence, II. Photographs and Miscellaneous, and III.\n Bound Volumes. Series I is divided into five subseries of\n correspondence: general, chronological, alphabetical files,\n topical files, and subject files. Series II contains\n photographs followed by miscellaneous folders. Folder\n headings have been modified as necessary and the material\n has been arranged chronologically within each series.","ORGANIZATION","This subgroup is divided into three series: I.\n Correspondence, II. Photographs and Miscellaneous, and III.\n Bound Volumes. Series I is divided into five subseries of\n correspondence: general, chronological, alphabetical files,\n topical files, and subject files. Series II contains\n photographs followed by miscellaneous folders. Folder\n headings have been modified as necessary and the material\n has been arranged chronologically within each series.","Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia . In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861). Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia . Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia . More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74). Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole. After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ). In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia .","In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).","Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia .","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia .","More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74).","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.","During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole.","After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ).","In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities","Scope and Content GENERAL DESCRIPTION The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family . Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963. The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities. The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad. SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry . Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives . Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle. Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","GENERAL DESCRIPTION","The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family .","Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.","The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.","The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.","SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry .","Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives .","Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.","Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","Scope and Content SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items. Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898. Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe . Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922). Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920. The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933). Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939). The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters. This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia . Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.","Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898.","Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe .","Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922).","Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920.","The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933).","Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939).","The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters.","This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia .","Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","Scope and Content SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations. As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland. Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman . In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg . Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\" Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 . Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia . The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects. Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie . The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour. Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941. Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.","As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.","Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman .","In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg .","Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"","Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 .","Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia .","The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.","Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie .","The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.","Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941.","Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","A) 5 December 1969 [Telephone] interview of\n Ambassador Cumming by \n [Bob Wilson] broadcast over\n KWYO, \n Sheridan, Wyoming . Discusses\n his diplomatic service in \n China , \n Russia , \n Indonesia , and \n Sweden . 5 minutes.","B) ca. 1951. Series of satirical songs,\n recorded at the American embassy in \n Moscow during the Korean War,\n when embassy personnel were restricted to the\n grounds and entertainment was scarce. 30\n minutes.","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","Shenstone","Winfield Academy","University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill","University of Virginia","Court of Appeals","Nottoway Church","Virginia Legislature","National Centennial Exhibition","Hampton-Sydney College","University of Pennsylvania","Confederate Army","Nottoway Cavalry","Third Virginia Regiment","Confederate Navy","Carter's Grove","Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary","U. S. Public Health Service","Bank of Florida","U.S. Public Health Service","Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service","American Medical Association","Sanitation Committee","League of Red Cross Societies","American University Union","Red Cross","Public Health Laboratories","Lausanne Peace Conference","Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations","Public Health Service","Commission on Nutrition","Lubianka prison","Pan American Sanitary Bureau","Beechwood","Committee of Red Cross Societies","United Daughters of the Confederacy","U.S. Antarctic Service","State Department","Alibi Club","John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University","Bath County Community Hospital","National Cathedral Association","Raven Society","Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund","O.W.L.S. Society","Virginia Military Institute","U. S. 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At age ten he\n was sent to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, where he began a\n friendship with \n \u003cpersname\u003eTheodorick Pryor\u003c/persname\u003e, who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. His chief preparation for\n college was at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford, North Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003e; he\n matriculated at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eunder the supervision of\n Judge \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Taylor Lomax\u003c/persname\u003e, a professor at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003eand a judge of\n the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCourt of Appeals\u003c/corpname\u003e; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIn 1833, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Jones\u003c/persname\u003e(May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Travis Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBooth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Church\u003c/corpname\u003e. In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Legislature\u003c/corpname\u003efor the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n \u003cpersname\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c/persname\u003eto pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Centennial Exhibition\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFairmont Park, Philadelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMore information on Booth may be found in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Edwin Dwight\u003c/persname\u003e(F230.B74).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner (Jones) Booth\u003c/persname\u003e. He\n attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was prepared for\n college by \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Comfort\u003c/persname\u003e, a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHampton-Sydney College\u003c/corpname\u003efor two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003ebefore enrolling\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003eat\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDuring the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Army\u003c/corpname\u003eas a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Cavalry\u003c/corpname\u003ein the G and E\n companies of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eThird Virginia Regiment\u003c/corpname\u003e. His company\n fought at the Battle of \n \u003cpersname\u003eBig Bethel\u003c/persname\u003eon June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Navy\u003c/corpname\u003e, and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile Bay\u003c/geogname\u003e, where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePensacola\u003c/geogname\u003e, and later released on\n parole.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAfter the war he visited \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, then returned to live at \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eShenstone\u003c/corpname\u003e\" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCarter's Grove\u003c/corpname\u003e, \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson\u003c/persname\u003eof \n \u003cgeogname\u003eJefferson County, West Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e; they\n had the following children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Edwina Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, III\u003c/persname\u003e(July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Harris Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 16, 1885 -?\n ).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIn 1907, he settled in the old \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Wythe\u003c/persname\u003ehome at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWilliamsburg\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBoard of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary\u003c/corpname\u003e. 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His chief preparation for\n college was at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford, North Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003e; he\n matriculated at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eunder the supervision of\n Judge \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Taylor Lomax\u003c/persname\u003e, a professor at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003eand a judge of\n the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCourt of Appeals\u003c/corpname\u003e; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1833, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Jones\u003c/persname\u003e(May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Travis Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBooth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Church\u003c/corpname\u003e. In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Legislature\u003c/corpname\u003efor the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n \u003cpersname\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c/persname\u003eto pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Centennial Exhibition\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFairmont Park, Philadelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore information on Booth may be found in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Edwin Dwight\u003c/persname\u003e(F230.B74).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner (Jones) Booth\u003c/persname\u003e. He\n attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was prepared for\n college by \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Comfort\u003c/persname\u003e, a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHampton-Sydney College\u003c/corpname\u003efor two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003ebefore enrolling\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003eat\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Army\u003c/corpname\u003eas a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Cavalry\u003c/corpname\u003ein the G and E\n companies of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eThird Virginia Regiment\u003c/corpname\u003e. His company\n fought at the Battle of \n \u003cpersname\u003eBig Bethel\u003c/persname\u003eon June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Navy\u003c/corpname\u003e, and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile Bay\u003c/geogname\u003e, where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePensacola\u003c/geogname\u003e, and later released on\n parole.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter the war he visited \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, then returned to live at \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eShenstone\u003c/corpname\u003e\" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCarter's Grove\u003c/corpname\u003e, \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson\u003c/persname\u003eof \n \u003cgeogname\u003eJefferson County, West Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e; they\n had the following children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Edwina Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, III\u003c/persname\u003e(July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Harris Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 16, 1885 -?\n ).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1907, he settled in the old \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Wythe\u003c/persname\u003ehome at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWilliamsburg\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBoard of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary\u003c/corpname\u003e. He died at home on January 5, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cbioghist\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eBiography\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSee entries from: \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho Was Who In America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho's Who in America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNational Cyclopedia of American Biography\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003efrom the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee entries from: \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho Was Who In America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho's Who in America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNational Cyclopedia of American Biography\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003efrom the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information","Biography","Biography"],"bioghist_tesim":["Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia . In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861). Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia . Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia . More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74). Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole. After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ). In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia .","In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).","Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia .","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia .","More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74).","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.","During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole.","After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ).","In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\""],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCumming Family\n Papers, Accession 6922-b, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Cumming Family\n Papers, Accession 6922-b, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Scope and Content GENERAL DESCRIPTION The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family . Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963. The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities. The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad. SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry . Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives . Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle. Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","GENERAL DESCRIPTION","The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family .","Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.","The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.","The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.","SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry .","Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives .","Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.","Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","Scope and Content SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items. Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898. Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe . Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922). Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920. The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933). Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939). The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters. This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia . Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.","Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898.","Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe .","Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922).","Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920.","The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933).","Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939).","The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters.","This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia .","Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","Scope and Content SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations. As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland. Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman . In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg . Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\" Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 . Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia . The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects. Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie . The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour. Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941. Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.","As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.","Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman .","In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg .","Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"","Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 .","Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia .","The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.","Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie .","The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.","Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941.","Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","A) 5 December 1969 [Telephone] interview of\n Ambassador Cumming by \n [Bob Wilson] broadcast over\n KWYO, \n Sheridan, Wyoming . Discusses\n his diplomatic service in \n China , \n Russia , \n Indonesia , and \n Sweden . 5 minutes.","B) ca. 1951. Series of satirical songs,\n recorded at the American embassy in \n Moscow during the Korean War,\n when embassy personnel were restricted to the\n grounds and entertainment was scarce. 30\n minutes."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. Library. 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Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n \u003cpersname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003efrom 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003efrom 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/famname\u003ePapers, II. 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Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e, and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth\u003c/famname\u003eand allied families such as \n \u003cfamname\u003eArmistead\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThrockmorton\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eGilliam\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eRootes\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eBernard\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n \u003cfamname\u003eTerry\u003c/famname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include \n \u003cpersname\u003eRebecca Hicks Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Henry Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and the latter's\n children, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrancis Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. 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Cabell\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBank of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003e; two letters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his sister,\n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 5, 1866).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGENERAL DESCRIPTION\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming Family\u003c/famname\u003epapers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n \u003cpersname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003efrom 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003efrom 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/famname\u003ePapers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eThere are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e, and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth\u003c/famname\u003eand allied families such as \n \u003cfamname\u003eArmistead\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThrockmorton\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eGilliam\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eRootes\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eBernard\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n \u003cfamname\u003eTerry\u003c/famname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include \n \u003cpersname\u003eRebecca Hicks Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Henry Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and the latter's\n children, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrancis Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Cabaniss\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003ewrote to his father\n from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eClark County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003ementioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYorktown\u003c/geogname\u003e(June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Jefferson] Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewould send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile, Alabama\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVicksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eby Yankees, the defense of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRichmond\u003c/geogname\u003e, and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther letters of interest include those from \n \u003cpersname\u003eE. C. Cabell\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBank of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003e; two letters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his sister,\n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 5, 1866).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eScope and Content\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003epapers includes papers of\n Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e(1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the birth of\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1897, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003ein 1898.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLetters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health and Marine Hospital\n Service\u003c/corpname\u003eby the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Medical Association\u003c/corpname\u003e(July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eSanitation Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e(November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n \u003cpersname\u003eRupert Blue\u003c/persname\u003e's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e(August 17, 1912), and his\n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia\u003c/persname\u003eSurvey and other inspection\n work along the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAtlantic Seaboard\u003c/geogname\u003e, especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003efor evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919 at the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003econference which organized the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLeague of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n headed a medical mission to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e. Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 20, 1918); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican University Union\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBrest, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRheims, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRotterdam, Netherlands\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 20,\n 1919); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRed Cross\u003c/corpname\u003eConference at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003e(March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Laboratories\u003c/corpname\u003e(April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBelgium\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSpain\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreece\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTurkey\u003c/geogname\u003e, his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLetters to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003einclude the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames F. Epes\u003c/persname\u003e(November 26, 1903); \n \u003cfamname\u003eLeake\u003c/famname\u003eand \n \u003cfamname\u003eHaxall\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (October 21, 1905); \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n \u003cfamname\u003eCabaniss\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLausanne Peace Conference\u003c/corpname\u003e(December 26,\n 1922).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and sister, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Wise\u003c/persname\u003e, while residing in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYokohama, Japan\u003c/geogname\u003e, (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919-1920.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Hatfield\u003c/persname\u003e's comments\n introducing \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003e(October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee on Periodic Health\n Examinations\u003c/corpname\u003e(January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerbert Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(February 25,\n 1933).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommission on Nutrition\u003c/corpname\u003e(May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Thomas] Parran\u003c/persname\u003e(May 12, 1939).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe letters of \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney (West)\n Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978) to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRussia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, its living conditions, and the\n \u003ccorpname\u003eLubianka prison\u003c/corpname\u003e, which was near the\n Cumming's \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003equarters.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and ending with his\n last day at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePan American Sanitary Bureau\u003c/corpname\u003eon\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOther items of note include two speeches of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's grandfather, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin G. Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBeechwood\u003c/corpname\u003e\" in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYork County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes, France\u003c/geogname\u003e, (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003e; a\n scrapbook of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's membership certificate\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUnited Daughters of the Confederacy\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003epapers includes papers of\n Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e(1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the birth of\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1897, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003ein 1898.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health and Marine Hospital\n Service\u003c/corpname\u003eby the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Medical Association\u003c/corpname\u003e(July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eSanitation Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e(November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n \u003cpersname\u003eRupert Blue\u003c/persname\u003e's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e(August 17, 1912), and his\n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia\u003c/persname\u003eSurvey and other inspection\n work along the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAtlantic Seaboard\u003c/geogname\u003e, especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003efor evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919 at the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003econference which organized the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLeague of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n headed a medical mission to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e. Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 20, 1918); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican University Union\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBrest, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRheims, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRotterdam, Netherlands\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 20,\n 1919); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRed Cross\u003c/corpname\u003eConference at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003e(March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Laboratories\u003c/corpname\u003e(April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBelgium\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSpain\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreece\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTurkey\u003c/geogname\u003e, his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003einclude the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames F. Epes\u003c/persname\u003e(November 26, 1903); \n \u003cfamname\u003eLeake\u003c/famname\u003eand \n \u003cfamname\u003eHaxall\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (October 21, 1905); \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n \u003cfamname\u003eCabaniss\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLausanne Peace Conference\u003c/corpname\u003e(December 26,\n 1922).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and sister, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Wise\u003c/persname\u003e, while residing in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYokohama, Japan\u003c/geogname\u003e, (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919-1920.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Hatfield\u003c/persname\u003e's comments\n introducing \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003e(October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee on Periodic Health\n Examinations\u003c/corpname\u003e(January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerbert Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(February 25,\n 1933).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommission on Nutrition\u003c/corpname\u003e(May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Thomas] Parran\u003c/persname\u003e(May 12, 1939).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters of \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney (West)\n Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978) to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRussia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, its living conditions, and the\n \u003ccorpname\u003eLubianka prison\u003c/corpname\u003e, which was near the\n Cumming's \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003equarters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and ending with his\n last day at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePan American Sanitary Bureau\u003c/corpname\u003eon\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther items of note include two speeches of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's grandfather, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin G. Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBeechwood\u003c/corpname\u003e\" in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYork County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes, France\u003c/geogname\u003e, (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003e; a\n scrapbook of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's membership certificate\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUnited Daughters of the Confederacy\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eScope and Content\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eStockholm\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e; American\n activities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIceland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003ebefore and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAs a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAmong the noted correspondents are: \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Acheson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph W. Alsop\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn A. Blatnik\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDaniel J. Boorstin\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Stewart Bryan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard P. Chamerlain\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginius Dabney\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eC. Douglas Dillon\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas N. Downing\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAllen W. Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHomer Ferguson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. Allen Frear, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDouglas Southall Freeman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. William Fulbright\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilson D. Gillette\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph C. Grew\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristian A. Herter\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eLou Henry Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e(Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerschel V. Johnson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Cabot Lodge\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristopher C. McGrath\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid C. Mearns\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eL. Quincy Mumford\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eStanley F. Reed\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eElliot Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Rusk\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh D. Scott, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn W. Snyder\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Sparkman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eMaurice Stans\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward E. Stettinius, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003ePotter Stewart\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Taft, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Thye, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIn addition, there are references to: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Kennan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHunter Holmes McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow, China\u003c/geogname\u003e, and in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003ewhere her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank A. West\u003c/persname\u003e, she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow\u003c/geogname\u003e, January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e, December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, May 11, 1951; and meeting \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e, November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLetters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e, 1933-1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003ediscussing the case of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e, December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e, June 13, 1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003eregarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e, August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and of his\n mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming, 1960\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e, November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003ewhich involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLatin America\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAsia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAlibi Club\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBath County Community Hospital\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Cathedral Association\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and files regarding the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003einclude the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRaven Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eO.W.L.S. Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n \u003cpersname\u003eJulius P. Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdmund Berkeley, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eColgate W. Darden, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest H. Ern\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur P. Gray III\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank L. Hereford, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam H. Runge\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eB. F. D. Runk\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdgar F. Shannon\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Cook Wyllie\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Military Institute\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1918, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Coast Guard\u003c/corpname\u003eactivities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReykjavik, Iceland\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003eOf special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMesa Verde National Park\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eColorado\u003c/geogname\u003e, and four photographs of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard M. Nixon\u003c/persname\u003eduring a visit to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003eas part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAlbemarle County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n \u003cpersname\u003eDiana Whiting Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, a school\n teacher and resident of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOther items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003e1924 Democratic National Convention\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n \u003cpersname\u003eBird McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames P. Clarke\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eClaude A. Swanson\u003c/persname\u003e; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLiberia\u003c/geogname\u003e, February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNevada\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1957.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eStockholm\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e; American\n activities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIceland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003ebefore and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the noted correspondents are: \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Acheson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph W. Alsop\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn A. Blatnik\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDaniel J. Boorstin\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Stewart Bryan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard P. Chamerlain\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginius Dabney\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eC. Douglas Dillon\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas N. Downing\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAllen W. Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHomer Ferguson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. Allen Frear, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDouglas Southall Freeman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. William Fulbright\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilson D. Gillette\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph C. Grew\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristian A. Herter\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eLou Henry Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e(Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerschel V. Johnson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Cabot Lodge\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristopher C. McGrath\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid C. Mearns\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eL. Quincy Mumford\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eStanley F. Reed\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eElliot Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Rusk\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh D. Scott, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn W. Snyder\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Sparkman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eMaurice Stans\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward E. Stettinius, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003ePotter Stewart\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Taft, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Thye, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition, there are references to: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Kennan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHunter Holmes McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow, China\u003c/geogname\u003e, and in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003ewhere her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank A. West\u003c/persname\u003e, she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow\u003c/geogname\u003e, January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e, December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, May 11, 1951; and meeting \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e, November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e, 1933-1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003ediscussing the case of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e, December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e, June 13, 1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003eregarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e, August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and of his\n mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming, 1960\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e, November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003ewhich involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLatin America\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAsia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAlibi Club\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBath County Community Hospital\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Cathedral Association\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and files regarding the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003einclude the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRaven Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eO.W.L.S. Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n \u003cpersname\u003eJulius P. Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdmund Berkeley, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eColgate W. Darden, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest H. Ern\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur P. Gray III\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank L. Hereford, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam H. Runge\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eB. F. D. Runk\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdgar F. Shannon\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Cook Wyllie\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Military Institute\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1918, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Coast Guard\u003c/corpname\u003eactivities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReykjavik, Iceland\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003eOf special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMesa Verde National Park\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eColorado\u003c/geogname\u003e, and four photographs of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard M. Nixon\u003c/persname\u003eduring a visit to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003eas part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAlbemarle County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n \u003cpersname\u003eDiana Whiting Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, a school\n teacher and resident of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003e1924 Democratic National Convention\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n \u003cpersname\u003eBird McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames P. Clarke\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eClaude A. Swanson\u003c/persname\u003e; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLiberia\u003c/geogname\u003e, February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNevada\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1957.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA) 5 December 1969 [Telephone] interview of\n Ambassador Cumming by \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Bob Wilson]\u003c/persname\u003ebroadcast over\n KWYO, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSheridan, Wyoming\u003c/geogname\u003e. Discusses\n his diplomatic service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChina\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRussia\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e. 5 minutes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eB) ca. 1951. Series of satirical songs,\n recorded at the American embassy in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003eduring the Korean War,\n when embassy personnel were restricted to the\n grounds and entertainment was scarce. 30\n minutes.\u003c/p\u003e"]}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00113_c01_c01_c01"}},{"id":"viu_viu00113","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Cumming Family Papers \n 1777-1984","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00113#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Hugh S. Cumming,\n Jr.","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00113#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003chead\u003eScope and Content\u003c/head\u003e\u003cp\u003eGENERAL DESCRIPTION\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cumming Familypapers consist of ca. 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence, financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings, photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and activities of Dr. Hugh Smithand Lucy Booth Cumming, Sr., and their son, Ambassador Hugh S. Cumming, Jr., (1900-1986), and his wife, Winifred Burney West, as well as other family members. Also present are papers relating to the Booth Family.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the U. S. Public Health Servicefrom 1920 to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat and served primarily in Europeand Indonesiafrom 1933 until his retirement in 1963.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters. In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports, memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his public and personal activities.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe collection has been divided into three subgroups: I. Booth FamilyPapers, II. Papers of Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr., and III. Papers of Ambassador Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr.There are various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more detailed description of the papers, especially biographical and organizational information, can be found later in this guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III). This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f, 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n, 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac and 6922-ad.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to the Booth family, and consists of ca. 270 items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978. Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs of the Booth family; and biographical and genealogical information in the form of correspondence, notes, copies of family documents, and printed material concerning the Boothand allied families such as Armistead, Thomson, Throckmorton, Gilliam, Rootes, Bernard, and Terry.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include Rebecca Hicks Booth, Robert Henry Booth, Edwin Gilliam Booth, and the latter's children, Edwin Gilliam Booth, Archer Jones Booth, Francis Rebecca Booth, and Sarah Tanner Booth, as well as Clara Haxall Thomson Booth, Lucy Almira Booth, Hugh Smith Cumming, Charles J. Cabaniss, and William Cabell Rives.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth's two older sons fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in Virginia. Archer Jones Boothwrote to his father from Clark County, and to his grandmother from a camp near Fredericksburgmentioning long marches and various campsites. Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr., wrote to his father from a camp near Yorktown(June 5, 1861), discussing camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that President [Jefferson] Daviswould send an additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S. Steamer Selma off Mobile, Alabama(April 13, 1864) mentioning the occupation of Vicksburgby Yankees, the defense of Richmond, and news of Archer's regiment and an anticipated battle.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther letters of interest include those from E. C. Cabellto Edwin Gilliam Booth(November 22, 1846 and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between Booth and his brother, Archer, and the Bank of Florida; two letters from William Cabell Rivesto Edwin Gilliam Booth(July 5, 1858 and November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.to his sister, Frances Rebecca Booth, from Paris, France(February 5, 1866).\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00113#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viu_viu00113","ead_ssi":"viu_viu00113","_root_":"viu_viu00113","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu00113","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu00113.xml","title_ssm":["Cumming Family Papers \n 1777-1984"],"title_tesim":["Cumming Family Papers \n 1777-1984"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["6922-b, -d, -e, -f, -h, -i,\n -k, -l, -m, -n, -p, -r, -s, -u, -w, -ab, -ac and -ad"],"text":["6922-b, -d, -e, -f, -h, -i,\n -k, -l, -m, -n, -p, -r, -s, -u, -w, -ab, -ac and -ad","Cumming Family Papers \n 1777-1984","ca. 53,100 items","Collection is open to research.","Organization ORGANIZATION This subgroup of the \n Cumming Papers is divided into three\n series: I. Correspondence and Legal Papers; II.\n Genealogical Papers; and, III. Photographs and Printed\n Material. The folders in the first series have been\n arranged chronologically. The folders in the second series\n have been arranged in alphabetical order by family name.\n The series entitled \"Miscellaneous\" contains photographs\n and printed material, with folders in alphabetical\n order.","ORGANIZATION","This subgroup of the \n Cumming Papers is divided into three\n series: I. Correspondence and Legal Papers; II.\n Genealogical Papers; and, III. Photographs and Printed\n Material. The folders in the first series have been\n arranged chronologically. The folders in the second series\n have been arranged in alphabetical order by family name.\n The series entitled \"Miscellaneous\" contains photographs\n and printed material, with folders in alphabetical\n order.","Organization ORGANIZATION The papers of Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , are arranged\n chronologically and have been arranged in five series: 1)\n Correspondence; 2) Memoirs; 3) Miscellaneous Papers; 4)\n Bound Volumes; and 5) Oversize Items.","ORGANIZATION","The papers of Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , are arranged\n chronologically and have been arranged in five series: 1)\n Correspondence; 2) Memoirs; 3) Miscellaneous Papers; 4)\n Bound Volumes; and 5) Oversize Items.","Organization ORGANIZATION This subgroup is divided into three series: I.\n Correspondence, II. Photographs and Miscellaneous, and III.\n Bound Volumes. Series I is divided into five subseries of\n correspondence: general, chronological, alphabetical files,\n topical files, and subject files. Series II contains\n photographs followed by miscellaneous folders. Folder\n headings have been modified as necessary and the material\n has been arranged chronologically within each series.","ORGANIZATION","This subgroup is divided into three series: I.\n Correspondence, II. Photographs and Miscellaneous, and III.\n Bound Volumes. Series I is divided into five subseries of\n correspondence: general, chronological, alphabetical files,\n topical files, and subject files. Series II contains\n photographs followed by miscellaneous folders. Folder\n headings have been modified as necessary and the material\n has been arranged chronologically within each series.","Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia . In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861). Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia . Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia . More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74). Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole. After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ). In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia .","In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).","Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia .","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia .","More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74).","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.","During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole.","After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ).","In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities","Scope and Content GENERAL DESCRIPTION The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family . Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963. The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities. The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad. SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry . Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives . Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle. Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","GENERAL DESCRIPTION","The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family .","Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.","The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.","The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.","SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry .","Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives .","Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.","Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","Scope and Content SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items. Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898. Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe . Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922). Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920. The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933). Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939). The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters. This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia . Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.","Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898.","Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe .","Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922).","Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920.","The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933).","Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939).","The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters.","This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia .","Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","Scope and Content SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations. As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland. Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman . In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg . Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\" Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 . Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia . The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects. Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie . The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour. Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941. Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.","As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.","Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman .","In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg .","Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"","Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 .","Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia .","The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.","Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie .","The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.","Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941.","Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","A) 5 December 1969 [Telephone] interview of\n Ambassador Cumming by \n [Bob Wilson] broadcast over\n KWYO, \n Sheridan, Wyoming . Discusses\n his diplomatic service in \n China , \n Russia , \n Indonesia , and \n Sweden . 5 minutes.","B) ca. 1951. Series of satirical songs,\n recorded at the American embassy in \n Moscow during the Korean War,\n when embassy personnel were restricted to the\n grounds and entertainment was scarce. 30\n minutes.","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. 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Photographs and Miscellaneous, and III.\n Bound Volumes. Series I is divided into five subseries of\n correspondence: general, chronological, alphabetical files,\n topical files, and subject files. Series II contains\n photographs followed by miscellaneous folders. Folder\n headings have been modified as necessary and the material\n has been arranged chronologically within each series."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cbioghist\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eBiography\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003ewas born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eShenstone\u003c/corpname\u003e, \" \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003e, to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eRebecca (Hicks) Booth\u003c/persname\u003e. At age ten he\n was sent to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, where he began a\n friendship with \n \u003cpersname\u003eTheodorick Pryor\u003c/persname\u003e, who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. His chief preparation for\n college was at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford, North Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003e; he\n matriculated at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eunder the supervision of\n Judge \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Taylor Lomax\u003c/persname\u003e, a professor at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003eand a judge of\n the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCourt of Appeals\u003c/corpname\u003e; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIn 1833, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Jones\u003c/persname\u003e(May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Travis Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBooth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Church\u003c/corpname\u003e. In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Legislature\u003c/corpname\u003efor the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n \u003cpersname\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c/persname\u003eto pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Centennial Exhibition\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFairmont Park, Philadelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMore information on Booth may be found in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Edwin Dwight\u003c/persname\u003e(F230.B74).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner (Jones) Booth\u003c/persname\u003e. He\n attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was prepared for\n college by \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Comfort\u003c/persname\u003e, a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHampton-Sydney College\u003c/corpname\u003efor two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003ebefore enrolling\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003eat\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDuring the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Army\u003c/corpname\u003eas a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Cavalry\u003c/corpname\u003ein the G and E\n companies of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eThird Virginia Regiment\u003c/corpname\u003e. His company\n fought at the Battle of \n \u003cpersname\u003eBig Bethel\u003c/persname\u003eon June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Navy\u003c/corpname\u003e, and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile Bay\u003c/geogname\u003e, where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePensacola\u003c/geogname\u003e, and later released on\n parole.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAfter the war he visited \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, then returned to live at \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eShenstone\u003c/corpname\u003e\" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCarter's Grove\u003c/corpname\u003e, \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson\u003c/persname\u003eof \n \u003cgeogname\u003eJefferson County, West Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e; they\n had the following children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Edwina Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, III\u003c/persname\u003e(July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Harris Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 16, 1885 -?\n ).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIn 1907, he settled in the old \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Wythe\u003c/persname\u003ehome at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWilliamsburg\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBoard of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary\u003c/corpname\u003e. He died at home on January 5, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003ewas born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eShenstone\u003c/corpname\u003e, \" \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003e, to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eRebecca (Hicks) Booth\u003c/persname\u003e. At age ten he\n was sent to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, where he began a\n friendship with \n \u003cpersname\u003eTheodorick Pryor\u003c/persname\u003e, who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. His chief preparation for\n college was at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford, North Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003e; he\n matriculated at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eunder the supervision of\n Judge \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Taylor Lomax\u003c/persname\u003e, a professor at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003eand a judge of\n the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCourt of Appeals\u003c/corpname\u003e; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1833, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Jones\u003c/persname\u003e(May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Travis Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBooth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Church\u003c/corpname\u003e. In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Legislature\u003c/corpname\u003efor the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n \u003cpersname\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c/persname\u003eto pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Centennial Exhibition\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFairmont Park, Philadelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore information on Booth may be found in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Edwin Dwight\u003c/persname\u003e(F230.B74).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner (Jones) Booth\u003c/persname\u003e. He\n attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was prepared for\n college by \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Comfort\u003c/persname\u003e, a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHampton-Sydney College\u003c/corpname\u003efor two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003ebefore enrolling\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003eat\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Army\u003c/corpname\u003eas a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Cavalry\u003c/corpname\u003ein the G and E\n companies of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eThird Virginia Regiment\u003c/corpname\u003e. His company\n fought at the Battle of \n \u003cpersname\u003eBig Bethel\u003c/persname\u003eon June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Navy\u003c/corpname\u003e, and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile Bay\u003c/geogname\u003e, where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePensacola\u003c/geogname\u003e, and later released on\n parole.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter the war he visited \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, then returned to live at \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eShenstone\u003c/corpname\u003e\" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCarter's Grove\u003c/corpname\u003e, \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson\u003c/persname\u003eof \n \u003cgeogname\u003eJefferson County, West Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e; they\n had the following children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Edwina Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, III\u003c/persname\u003e(July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Harris Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 16, 1885 -?\n ).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1907, he settled in the old \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Wythe\u003c/persname\u003ehome at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWilliamsburg\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBoard of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary\u003c/corpname\u003e. He died at home on January 5, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cbioghist\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eBiography\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSee entries from: \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho Was Who In America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho's Who in America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNational Cyclopedia of American Biography\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003efrom the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee entries from: \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho Was Who In America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho's Who in America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNational Cyclopedia of American Biography\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003efrom the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information","Biography","Biography"],"bioghist_tesim":["Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia . In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861). Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia . Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia . More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74). Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole. After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ). In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia .","In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).","Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia .","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia .","More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74).","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.","During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole.","After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ).","In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\""],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCumming Family\n Papers, Accession 6922-b, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Cumming Family\n Papers, Accession 6922-b, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Scope and Content GENERAL DESCRIPTION The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family . Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963. The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities. The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad. SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry . Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives . Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle. Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","GENERAL DESCRIPTION","The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family .","Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.","The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.","The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.","SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry .","Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives .","Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.","Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","Scope and Content SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items. Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898. Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe . Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922). Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920. The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933). Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939). The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters. This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia . Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.","Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898.","Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe .","Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922).","Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920.","The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933).","Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939).","The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters.","This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia .","Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","Scope and Content SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations. As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland. Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman . In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg . Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\" Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 . Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia . The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects. Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie . The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour. Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941. Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.","As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.","Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman .","In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg .","Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"","Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 .","Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia .","The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.","Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie .","The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.","Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941.","Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","A) 5 December 1969 [Telephone] interview of\n Ambassador Cumming by \n [Bob Wilson] broadcast over\n KWYO, \n Sheridan, Wyoming . Discusses\n his diplomatic service in \n China , \n Russia , \n Indonesia , and \n Sweden . 5 minutes.","B) ca. 1951. Series of satirical songs,\n recorded at the American embassy in \n Moscow during the Korean War,\n when embassy personnel were restricted to the\n grounds and entertainment was scarce. 30\n minutes."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. Library. 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Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n \u003cpersname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003efrom 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003efrom 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/famname\u003ePapers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eThere are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e, and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth\u003c/famname\u003eand allied families such as \n \u003cfamname\u003eArmistead\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThrockmorton\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eGilliam\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eRootes\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eBernard\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n \u003cfamname\u003eTerry\u003c/famname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include \n \u003cpersname\u003eRebecca Hicks Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Henry Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and the latter's\n children, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrancis Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Cabaniss\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003ewrote to his father\n from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eClark County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003ementioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYorktown\u003c/geogname\u003e(June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Jefferson] Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewould send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile, Alabama\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVicksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eby Yankees, the defense of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRichmond\u003c/geogname\u003e, and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOther letters of interest include those from \n \u003cpersname\u003eE. C. Cabell\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBank of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003e; two letters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his sister,\n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 5, 1866).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGENERAL DESCRIPTION\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming Family\u003c/famname\u003epapers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n \u003cpersname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. 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Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eThere are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e, and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth\u003c/famname\u003eand allied families such as \n \u003cfamname\u003eArmistead\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThrockmorton\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eGilliam\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eRootes\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eBernard\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n \u003cfamname\u003eTerry\u003c/famname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include \n \u003cpersname\u003eRebecca Hicks Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Henry Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and the latter's\n children, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrancis Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Cabaniss\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003ewrote to his father\n from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eClark County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003ementioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYorktown\u003c/geogname\u003e(June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Jefferson] Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewould send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile, Alabama\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVicksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eby Yankees, the defense of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRichmond\u003c/geogname\u003e, and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther letters of interest include those from \n \u003cpersname\u003eE. C. Cabell\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBank of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003e; two letters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his sister,\n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 5, 1866).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eScope and Content\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003epapers includes papers of\n Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e(1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the birth of\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1897, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003ein 1898.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLetters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health and Marine Hospital\n Service\u003c/corpname\u003eby the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Medical Association\u003c/corpname\u003e(July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eSanitation Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e(November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n \u003cpersname\u003eRupert Blue\u003c/persname\u003e's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e(August 17, 1912), and his\n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia\u003c/persname\u003eSurvey and other inspection\n work along the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAtlantic Seaboard\u003c/geogname\u003e, especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003efor evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919 at the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003econference which organized the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLeague of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n headed a medical mission to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e. Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 20, 1918); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican University Union\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBrest, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRheims, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRotterdam, Netherlands\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 20,\n 1919); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRed Cross\u003c/corpname\u003eConference at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003e(March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Laboratories\u003c/corpname\u003e(April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBelgium\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSpain\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreece\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTurkey\u003c/geogname\u003e, his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLetters to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003einclude the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames F. Epes\u003c/persname\u003e(November 26, 1903); \n \u003cfamname\u003eLeake\u003c/famname\u003eand \n \u003cfamname\u003eHaxall\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (October 21, 1905); \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n \u003cfamname\u003eCabaniss\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLausanne Peace Conference\u003c/corpname\u003e(December 26,\n 1922).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and sister, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Wise\u003c/persname\u003e, while residing in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYokohama, Japan\u003c/geogname\u003e, (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919-1920.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Hatfield\u003c/persname\u003e's comments\n introducing \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003e(October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee on Periodic Health\n Examinations\u003c/corpname\u003e(January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerbert Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(February 25,\n 1933).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommission on Nutrition\u003c/corpname\u003e(May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Thomas] Parran\u003c/persname\u003e(May 12, 1939).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe letters of \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney (West)\n Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978) to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRussia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, its living conditions, and the\n \u003ccorpname\u003eLubianka prison\u003c/corpname\u003e, which was near the\n Cumming's \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003equarters.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and ending with his\n last day at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePan American Sanitary Bureau\u003c/corpname\u003eon\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOther items of note include two speeches of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's grandfather, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin G. Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBeechwood\u003c/corpname\u003e\" in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYork County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes, France\u003c/geogname\u003e, (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003e; a\n scrapbook of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's membership certificate\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUnited Daughters of the Confederacy\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003epapers includes papers of\n Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e(1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the birth of\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1897, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003ein 1898.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health and Marine Hospital\n Service\u003c/corpname\u003eby the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Medical Association\u003c/corpname\u003e(July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eSanitation Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e(November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n \u003cpersname\u003eRupert Blue\u003c/persname\u003e's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e(August 17, 1912), and his\n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia\u003c/persname\u003eSurvey and other inspection\n work along the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAtlantic Seaboard\u003c/geogname\u003e, especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003efor evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919 at the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003econference which organized the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLeague of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n headed a medical mission to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e. Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 20, 1918); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican University Union\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBrest, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRheims, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRotterdam, Netherlands\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 20,\n 1919); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRed Cross\u003c/corpname\u003eConference at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003e(March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Laboratories\u003c/corpname\u003e(April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBelgium\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSpain\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreece\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTurkey\u003c/geogname\u003e, his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003einclude the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames F. Epes\u003c/persname\u003e(November 26, 1903); \n \u003cfamname\u003eLeake\u003c/famname\u003eand \n \u003cfamname\u003eHaxall\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (October 21, 1905); \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n \u003cfamname\u003eCabaniss\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLausanne Peace Conference\u003c/corpname\u003e(December 26,\n 1922).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and sister, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Wise\u003c/persname\u003e, while residing in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYokohama, Japan\u003c/geogname\u003e, (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919-1920.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Hatfield\u003c/persname\u003e's comments\n introducing \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003e(October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee on Periodic Health\n Examinations\u003c/corpname\u003e(January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerbert Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(February 25,\n 1933).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommission on Nutrition\u003c/corpname\u003e(May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Thomas] Parran\u003c/persname\u003e(May 12, 1939).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters of \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney (West)\n Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978) to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRussia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, its living conditions, and the\n \u003ccorpname\u003eLubianka prison\u003c/corpname\u003e, which was near the\n Cumming's \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003equarters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and ending with his\n last day at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePan American Sanitary Bureau\u003c/corpname\u003eon\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther items of note include two speeches of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's grandfather, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin G. Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBeechwood\u003c/corpname\u003e\" in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYork County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes, France\u003c/geogname\u003e, (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003e; a\n scrapbook of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's membership certificate\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUnited Daughters of the Confederacy\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eScope and Content\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eStockholm\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e; American\n activities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIceland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003ebefore and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAs a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAmong the noted correspondents are: \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Acheson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph W. Alsop\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn A. Blatnik\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDaniel J. Boorstin\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Stewart Bryan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard P. Chamerlain\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginius Dabney\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eC. Douglas Dillon\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas N. Downing\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAllen W. Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHomer Ferguson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. Allen Frear, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDouglas Southall Freeman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. William Fulbright\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilson D. Gillette\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph C. Grew\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristian A. Herter\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eLou Henry Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e(Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerschel V. Johnson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Cabot Lodge\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristopher C. McGrath\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid C. Mearns\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eL. Quincy Mumford\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eStanley F. Reed\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eElliot Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Rusk\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh D. Scott, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn W. Snyder\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Sparkman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eMaurice Stans\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward E. Stettinius, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003ePotter Stewart\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Taft, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Thye, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIn addition, there are references to: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Kennan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHunter Holmes McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow, China\u003c/geogname\u003e, and in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003ewhere her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank A. West\u003c/persname\u003e, she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow\u003c/geogname\u003e, January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e, December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, May 11, 1951; and meeting \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e, November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLetters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e, 1933-1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003ediscussing the case of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e, December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e, June 13, 1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003eregarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e, August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and of his\n mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming, 1960\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e, November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003ewhich involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLatin America\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAsia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAlibi Club\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBath County Community Hospital\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Cathedral Association\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and files regarding the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003einclude the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRaven Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eO.W.L.S. Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n \u003cpersname\u003eJulius P. Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdmund Berkeley, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eColgate W. Darden, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest H. Ern\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur P. Gray III\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank L. Hereford, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam H. Runge\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eB. F. D. Runk\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdgar F. Shannon\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Cook Wyllie\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Military Institute\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1918, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Coast Guard\u003c/corpname\u003eactivities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReykjavik, Iceland\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003eOf special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMesa Verde National Park\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eColorado\u003c/geogname\u003e, and four photographs of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard M. Nixon\u003c/persname\u003eduring a visit to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003eas part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAlbemarle County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n \u003cpersname\u003eDiana Whiting Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, a school\n teacher and resident of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOther items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003e1924 Democratic National Convention\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n \u003cpersname\u003eBird McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames P. Clarke\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eClaude A. Swanson\u003c/persname\u003e; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLiberia\u003c/geogname\u003e, February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNevada\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1957.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eStockholm\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e; American\n activities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIceland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003ebefore and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the noted correspondents are: \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Acheson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph W. Alsop\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn A. Blatnik\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDaniel J. Boorstin\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Stewart Bryan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard P. Chamerlain\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginius Dabney\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eC. Douglas Dillon\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas N. Downing\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAllen W. Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHomer Ferguson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. Allen Frear, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDouglas Southall Freeman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. William Fulbright\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilson D. Gillette\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph C. Grew\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristian A. Herter\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eLou Henry Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e(Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerschel V. Johnson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Cabot Lodge\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristopher C. McGrath\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid C. Mearns\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eL. Quincy Mumford\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eStanley F. Reed\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eElliot Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Rusk\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh D. Scott, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn W. Snyder\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Sparkman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eMaurice Stans\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward E. Stettinius, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003ePotter Stewart\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Taft, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Thye, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition, there are references to: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Kennan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHunter Holmes McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow, China\u003c/geogname\u003e, and in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003ewhere her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank A. West\u003c/persname\u003e, she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow\u003c/geogname\u003e, January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e, December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, May 11, 1951; and meeting \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e, November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e, 1933-1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003ediscussing the case of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e, December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e, June 13, 1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003eregarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e, August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and of his\n mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming, 1960\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e, November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003ewhich involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLatin America\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAsia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAlibi Club\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBath County Community Hospital\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Cathedral Association\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and files regarding the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003einclude the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRaven Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eO.W.L.S. Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n \u003cpersname\u003eJulius P. Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdmund Berkeley, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eColgate W. Darden, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest H. Ern\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur P. Gray III\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank L. Hereford, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam H. Runge\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eB. F. D. Runk\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdgar F. Shannon\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Cook Wyllie\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Military Institute\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1918, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Coast Guard\u003c/corpname\u003eactivities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReykjavik, Iceland\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003eOf special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMesa Verde National Park\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eColorado\u003c/geogname\u003e, and four photographs of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard M. Nixon\u003c/persname\u003eduring a visit to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003eas part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAlbemarle County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n \u003cpersname\u003eDiana Whiting Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, a school\n teacher and resident of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003e1924 Democratic National Convention\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n \u003cpersname\u003eBird McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames P. Clarke\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eClaude A. Swanson\u003c/persname\u003e; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLiberia\u003c/geogname\u003e, February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNevada\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1957.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA) 5 December 1969 [Telephone] interview of\n Ambassador Cumming by \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Bob Wilson]\u003c/persname\u003ebroadcast over\n KWYO, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSheridan, Wyoming\u003c/geogname\u003e. Discusses\n his diplomatic service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChina\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRussia\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e. 5 minutes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eB) ca. 1951. Series of satirical songs,\n recorded at the American embassy in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003eduring the Korean War,\n when embassy personnel were restricted to the\n grounds and entertainment was scarce. 30\n minutes.\u003c/p\u003e"],"collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viu_viu00113","ead_ssi":"viu_viu00113","_root_":"viu_viu00113","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu00113","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/uva-sc/viu00113.xml","title_ssm":["Cumming Family Papers \n 1777-1984"],"title_tesim":["Cumming Family Papers \n 1777-1984"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["6922-b, -d, -e, -f, -h, -i,\n -k, -l, -m, -n, -p, -r, -s, -u, -w, -ab, -ac and -ad"],"text":["6922-b, -d, -e, -f, -h, -i,\n -k, -l, -m, -n, -p, -r, -s, -u, -w, -ab, -ac and -ad","Cumming Family Papers \n 1777-1984","ca. 53,100 items","Collection is open to research.","Organization ORGANIZATION This subgroup of the \n Cumming Papers is divided into three\n series: I. Correspondence and Legal Papers; II.\n Genealogical Papers; and, III. Photographs and Printed\n Material. The folders in the first series have been\n arranged chronologically. The folders in the second series\n have been arranged in alphabetical order by family name.\n The series entitled \"Miscellaneous\" contains photographs\n and printed material, with folders in alphabetical\n order.","ORGANIZATION","This subgroup of the \n Cumming Papers is divided into three\n series: I. Correspondence and Legal Papers; II.\n Genealogical Papers; and, III. Photographs and Printed\n Material. The folders in the first series have been\n arranged chronologically. The folders in the second series\n have been arranged in alphabetical order by family name.\n The series entitled \"Miscellaneous\" contains photographs\n and printed material, with folders in alphabetical\n order.","Organization ORGANIZATION The papers of Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , are arranged\n chronologically and have been arranged in five series: 1)\n Correspondence; 2) Memoirs; 3) Miscellaneous Papers; 4)\n Bound Volumes; and 5) Oversize Items.","ORGANIZATION","The papers of Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , are arranged\n chronologically and have been arranged in five series: 1)\n Correspondence; 2) Memoirs; 3) Miscellaneous Papers; 4)\n Bound Volumes; and 5) Oversize Items.","Organization ORGANIZATION This subgroup is divided into three series: I.\n Correspondence, II. Photographs and Miscellaneous, and III.\n Bound Volumes. Series I is divided into five subseries of\n correspondence: general, chronological, alphabetical files,\n topical files, and subject files. Series II contains\n photographs followed by miscellaneous folders. Folder\n headings have been modified as necessary and the material\n has been arranged chronologically within each series.","ORGANIZATION","This subgroup is divided into three series: I.\n Correspondence, II. Photographs and Miscellaneous, and III.\n Bound Volumes. Series I is divided into five subseries of\n correspondence: general, chronological, alphabetical files,\n topical files, and subject files. Series II contains\n photographs followed by miscellaneous folders. Folder\n headings have been modified as necessary and the material\n has been arranged chronologically within each series.","Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia . In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861). Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia . Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia . More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74). Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole. After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ). In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia .","In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).","Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia .","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia .","More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74).","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.","During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole.","After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ).","In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities","Scope and Content GENERAL DESCRIPTION The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family . Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963. The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities. The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad. SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry . Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives . Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle. Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","GENERAL DESCRIPTION","The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family .","Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.","The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.","The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.","SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry .","Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives .","Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.","Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","Scope and Content SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items. Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898. Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe . Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922). Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920. The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933). Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939). The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters. This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia . Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.","Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898.","Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe .","Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922).","Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920.","The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933).","Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939).","The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters.","This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia .","Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","Scope and Content SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations. As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland. Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman . In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg . Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\" Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 . Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia . The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects. Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie . The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour. Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941. Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.","As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.","Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman .","In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg .","Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"","Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 .","Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia .","The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.","Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie .","The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.","Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941.","Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","A) 5 December 1969 [Telephone] interview of\n Ambassador Cumming by \n [Bob Wilson] broadcast over\n KWYO, \n Sheridan, Wyoming . Discusses\n his diplomatic service in \n China , \n Russia , \n Indonesia , and \n Sweden . 5 minutes.","B) ca. 1951. Series of satirical songs,\n recorded at the American embassy in \n Moscow during the Korean War,\n when embassy personnel were restricted to the\n grounds and entertainment was scarce. 30\n minutes.","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. 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At age ten he\n was sent to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, where he began a\n friendship with \n \u003cpersname\u003eTheodorick Pryor\u003c/persname\u003e, who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. His chief preparation for\n college was at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford, North Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003e; he\n matriculated at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eunder the supervision of\n Judge \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Taylor Lomax\u003c/persname\u003e, a professor at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003eand a judge of\n the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCourt of Appeals\u003c/corpname\u003e; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIn 1833, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Jones\u003c/persname\u003e(May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Travis Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBooth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Church\u003c/corpname\u003e. In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Legislature\u003c/corpname\u003efor the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n \u003cpersname\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c/persname\u003eto pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Centennial Exhibition\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFairmont Park, Philadelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMore information on Booth may be found in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Edwin Dwight\u003c/persname\u003e(F230.B74).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner (Jones) Booth\u003c/persname\u003e. He\n attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was prepared for\n college by \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Comfort\u003c/persname\u003e, a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHampton-Sydney College\u003c/corpname\u003efor two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003ebefore enrolling\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003eat\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDuring the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Army\u003c/corpname\u003eas a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Cavalry\u003c/corpname\u003ein the G and E\n companies of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eThird Virginia Regiment\u003c/corpname\u003e. His company\n fought at the Battle of \n \u003cpersname\u003eBig Bethel\u003c/persname\u003eon June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Navy\u003c/corpname\u003e, and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile Bay\u003c/geogname\u003e, where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePensacola\u003c/geogname\u003e, and later released on\n parole.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAfter the war he visited \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, then returned to live at \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eShenstone\u003c/corpname\u003e\" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCarter's Grove\u003c/corpname\u003e, \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson\u003c/persname\u003eof \n \u003cgeogname\u003eJefferson County, West Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e; they\n had the following children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Edwina Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, III\u003c/persname\u003e(July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Harris Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 16, 1885 -?\n ).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIn 1907, he settled in the old \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Wythe\u003c/persname\u003ehome at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWilliamsburg\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBoard of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary\u003c/corpname\u003e. He died at home on January 5, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003ewas born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eShenstone\u003c/corpname\u003e, \" \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003e, to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eRebecca (Hicks) Booth\u003c/persname\u003e. At age ten he\n was sent to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, where he began a\n friendship with \n \u003cpersname\u003eTheodorick Pryor\u003c/persname\u003e, who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. His chief preparation for\n college was at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford, North Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003e; he\n matriculated at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eunder the supervision of\n Judge \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Taylor Lomax\u003c/persname\u003e, a professor at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003eand a judge of\n the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCourt of Appeals\u003c/corpname\u003e; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1833, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Jones\u003c/persname\u003e(May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Travis Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBooth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Church\u003c/corpname\u003e. In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Legislature\u003c/corpname\u003efor the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n \u003cpersname\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c/persname\u003eto pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Centennial Exhibition\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFairmont Park, Philadelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore information on Booth may be found in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Edwin Dwight\u003c/persname\u003e(F230.B74).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner (Jones) Booth\u003c/persname\u003e. He\n attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was prepared for\n college by \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Comfort\u003c/persname\u003e, a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHampton-Sydney College\u003c/corpname\u003efor two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003ebefore enrolling\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003eat\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Army\u003c/corpname\u003eas a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Cavalry\u003c/corpname\u003ein the G and E\n companies of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eThird Virginia Regiment\u003c/corpname\u003e. His company\n fought at the Battle of \n \u003cpersname\u003eBig Bethel\u003c/persname\u003eon June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Navy\u003c/corpname\u003e, and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile Bay\u003c/geogname\u003e, where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePensacola\u003c/geogname\u003e, and later released on\n parole.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter the war he visited \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, then returned to live at \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eShenstone\u003c/corpname\u003e\" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCarter's Grove\u003c/corpname\u003e, \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson\u003c/persname\u003eof \n \u003cgeogname\u003eJefferson County, West Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e; they\n had the following children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Edwina Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, III\u003c/persname\u003e(July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Harris Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 16, 1885 -?\n ).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1907, he settled in the old \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Wythe\u003c/persname\u003ehome at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWilliamsburg\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBoard of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary\u003c/corpname\u003e. He died at home on January 5, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cbioghist\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eBiography\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSee entries from: \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho Was Who In America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho's Who in America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNational Cyclopedia of American Biography\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003efrom the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee entries from: \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho Was Who In America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho's Who in America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNational Cyclopedia of American Biography\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003efrom the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information","Biography","Biography"],"bioghist_tesim":["Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia . In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861). Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia . Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia . More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74). Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole. After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ). In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia .","In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).","Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia .","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia .","More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74).","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.","During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole.","After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ).","In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\""],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCumming Family\n Papers, Accession 6922-b, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Cumming Family\n Papers, Accession 6922-b, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Scope and Content GENERAL DESCRIPTION The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family . Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963. The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities. The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad. SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry . Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives . Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle. Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","GENERAL DESCRIPTION","The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family .","Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.","The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.","The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.","SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry .","Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives .","Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.","Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","Scope and Content SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items. Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898. Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe . Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922). Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920. The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933). Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939). The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters. This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia . Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.","Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898.","Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe .","Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922).","Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920.","The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933).","Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939).","The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters.","This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia .","Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","Scope and Content SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations. As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland. Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman . In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg . Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\" Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 . Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia . The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects. Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie . The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour. Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941. Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.","As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.","Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman .","In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg .","Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"","Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 .","Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia .","The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.","Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie .","The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.","Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941.","Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","A) 5 December 1969 [Telephone] interview of\n Ambassador Cumming by \n [Bob Wilson] broadcast over\n KWYO, \n Sheridan, Wyoming . Discusses\n his diplomatic service in \n China , \n Russia , \n Indonesia , and \n Sweden . 5 minutes.","B) ca. 1951. 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West","Diana Whiting Smith\n Cumming","Marion Kemp","[Bob Wilson]"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":222,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T12:08:16.902Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eScope and Content\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eGENERAL DESCRIPTION\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming Family\u003c/famname\u003epapers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n \u003cpersname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003efrom 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003efrom 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/famname\u003ePapers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eThere are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e, and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth\u003c/famname\u003eand allied families such as \n \u003cfamname\u003eArmistead\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThrockmorton\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eGilliam\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eRootes\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eBernard\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n \u003cfamname\u003eTerry\u003c/famname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include \n \u003cpersname\u003eRebecca Hicks Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Henry Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and the latter's\n children, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrancis Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Cabaniss\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003ewrote to his father\n from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eClark County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003ementioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYorktown\u003c/geogname\u003e(June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Jefferson] Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewould send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile, Alabama\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVicksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eby Yankees, the defense of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRichmond\u003c/geogname\u003e, and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOther letters of interest include those from \n \u003cpersname\u003eE. C. Cabell\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBank of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003e; two letters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his sister,\n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 5, 1866).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGENERAL DESCRIPTION\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming Family\u003c/famname\u003epapers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n \u003cpersname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003efrom 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003efrom 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/famname\u003ePapers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eThere are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e, and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth\u003c/famname\u003eand allied families such as \n \u003cfamname\u003eArmistead\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThrockmorton\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eGilliam\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eRootes\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eBernard\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n \u003cfamname\u003eTerry\u003c/famname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include \n \u003cpersname\u003eRebecca Hicks Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Henry Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and the latter's\n children, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrancis Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Cabaniss\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003ewrote to his father\n from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eClark County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003ementioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYorktown\u003c/geogname\u003e(June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Jefferson] Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewould send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile, Alabama\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVicksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eby Yankees, the defense of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRichmond\u003c/geogname\u003e, and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther letters of interest include those from \n \u003cpersname\u003eE. C. Cabell\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBank of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003e; two letters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his sister,\n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 5, 1866).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eScope and Content\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003epapers includes papers of\n Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e(1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the birth of\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1897, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003ein 1898.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLetters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health and Marine Hospital\n Service\u003c/corpname\u003eby the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Medical Association\u003c/corpname\u003e(July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eSanitation Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e(November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n \u003cpersname\u003eRupert Blue\u003c/persname\u003e's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e(August 17, 1912), and his\n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia\u003c/persname\u003eSurvey and other inspection\n work along the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAtlantic Seaboard\u003c/geogname\u003e, especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003efor evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919 at the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003econference which organized the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLeague of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n headed a medical mission to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e. Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 20, 1918); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican University Union\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBrest, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRheims, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRotterdam, Netherlands\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 20,\n 1919); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRed Cross\u003c/corpname\u003eConference at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003e(March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Laboratories\u003c/corpname\u003e(April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBelgium\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSpain\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreece\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTurkey\u003c/geogname\u003e, his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLetters to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003einclude the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames F. Epes\u003c/persname\u003e(November 26, 1903); \n \u003cfamname\u003eLeake\u003c/famname\u003eand \n \u003cfamname\u003eHaxall\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (October 21, 1905); \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n \u003cfamname\u003eCabaniss\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLausanne Peace Conference\u003c/corpname\u003e(December 26,\n 1922).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and sister, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Wise\u003c/persname\u003e, while residing in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYokohama, Japan\u003c/geogname\u003e, (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919-1920.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Hatfield\u003c/persname\u003e's comments\n introducing \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003e(October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee on Periodic Health\n Examinations\u003c/corpname\u003e(January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerbert Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(February 25,\n 1933).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommission on Nutrition\u003c/corpname\u003e(May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Thomas] Parran\u003c/persname\u003e(May 12, 1939).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe letters of \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney (West)\n Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978) to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRussia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, its living conditions, and the\n \u003ccorpname\u003eLubianka prison\u003c/corpname\u003e, which was near the\n Cumming's \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003equarters.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and ending with his\n last day at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePan American Sanitary Bureau\u003c/corpname\u003eon\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOther items of note include two speeches of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's grandfather, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin G. Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBeechwood\u003c/corpname\u003e\" in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYork County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes, France\u003c/geogname\u003e, (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003e; a\n scrapbook of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's membership certificate\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUnited Daughters of the Confederacy\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003epapers includes papers of\n Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e(1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the birth of\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1897, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003ein 1898.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health and Marine Hospital\n Service\u003c/corpname\u003eby the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Medical Association\u003c/corpname\u003e(July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eSanitation Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e(November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n \u003cpersname\u003eRupert Blue\u003c/persname\u003e's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e(August 17, 1912), and his\n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia\u003c/persname\u003eSurvey and other inspection\n work along the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAtlantic Seaboard\u003c/geogname\u003e, especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003efor evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919 at the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003econference which organized the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLeague of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n headed a medical mission to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e. Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 20, 1918); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican University Union\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBrest, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRheims, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRotterdam, Netherlands\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 20,\n 1919); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRed Cross\u003c/corpname\u003eConference at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003e(March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Laboratories\u003c/corpname\u003e(April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBelgium\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSpain\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreece\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTurkey\u003c/geogname\u003e, his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003einclude the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames F. Epes\u003c/persname\u003e(November 26, 1903); \n \u003cfamname\u003eLeake\u003c/famname\u003eand \n \u003cfamname\u003eHaxall\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (October 21, 1905); \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n \u003cfamname\u003eCabaniss\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLausanne Peace Conference\u003c/corpname\u003e(December 26,\n 1922).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and sister, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Wise\u003c/persname\u003e, while residing in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYokohama, Japan\u003c/geogname\u003e, (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919-1920.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Hatfield\u003c/persname\u003e's comments\n introducing \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003e(October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee on Periodic Health\n Examinations\u003c/corpname\u003e(January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerbert Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(February 25,\n 1933).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommission on Nutrition\u003c/corpname\u003e(May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Thomas] Parran\u003c/persname\u003e(May 12, 1939).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters of \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney (West)\n Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978) to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRussia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, its living conditions, and the\n \u003ccorpname\u003eLubianka prison\u003c/corpname\u003e, which was near the\n Cumming's \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003equarters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and ending with his\n last day at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePan American Sanitary Bureau\u003c/corpname\u003eon\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther items of note include two speeches of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's grandfather, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin G. Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBeechwood\u003c/corpname\u003e\" in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYork County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes, France\u003c/geogname\u003e, (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003e; a\n scrapbook of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's membership certificate\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUnited Daughters of the Confederacy\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eScope and Content\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eStockholm\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e; American\n activities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIceland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003ebefore and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAs a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAmong the noted correspondents are: \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Acheson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph W. Alsop\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn A. Blatnik\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDaniel J. Boorstin\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Stewart Bryan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard P. Chamerlain\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginius Dabney\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eC. Douglas Dillon\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas N. Downing\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAllen W. Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHomer Ferguson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. Allen Frear, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDouglas Southall Freeman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. William Fulbright\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilson D. Gillette\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph C. Grew\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristian A. Herter\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eLou Henry Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e(Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerschel V. Johnson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Cabot Lodge\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristopher C. McGrath\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid C. Mearns\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eL. Quincy Mumford\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eStanley F. Reed\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eElliot Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Rusk\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh D. Scott, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn W. Snyder\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Sparkman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eMaurice Stans\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward E. Stettinius, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003ePotter Stewart\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Taft, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Thye, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIn addition, there are references to: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Kennan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHunter Holmes McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow, China\u003c/geogname\u003e, and in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003ewhere her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank A. West\u003c/persname\u003e, she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow\u003c/geogname\u003e, January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e, December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, May 11, 1951; and meeting \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e, November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLetters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e, 1933-1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003ediscussing the case of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e, December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e, June 13, 1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003eregarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e, August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and of his\n mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming, 1960\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e, November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003ewhich involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLatin America\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAsia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAlibi Club\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBath County Community Hospital\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Cathedral Association\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and files regarding the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003einclude the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRaven Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eO.W.L.S. Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n \u003cpersname\u003eJulius P. Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdmund Berkeley, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eColgate W. Darden, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest H. Ern\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur P. Gray III\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank L. Hereford, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam H. Runge\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eB. F. D. Runk\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdgar F. Shannon\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Cook Wyllie\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Military Institute\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1918, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Coast Guard\u003c/corpname\u003eactivities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReykjavik, Iceland\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003eOf special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMesa Verde National Park\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eColorado\u003c/geogname\u003e, and four photographs of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard M. Nixon\u003c/persname\u003eduring a visit to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003eas part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAlbemarle County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n \u003cpersname\u003eDiana Whiting Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, a school\n teacher and resident of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOther items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003e1924 Democratic National Convention\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n \u003cpersname\u003eBird McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames P. Clarke\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eClaude A. Swanson\u003c/persname\u003e; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLiberia\u003c/geogname\u003e, February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNevada\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1957.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eStockholm\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e; American\n activities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIceland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003ebefore and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the noted correspondents are: \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Acheson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph W. Alsop\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn A. Blatnik\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDaniel J. Boorstin\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Stewart Bryan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard P. Chamerlain\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginius Dabney\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eC. Douglas Dillon\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas N. Downing\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAllen W. Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHomer Ferguson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. Allen Frear, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDouglas Southall Freeman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. William Fulbright\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilson D. Gillette\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph C. Grew\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristian A. Herter\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eLou Henry Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e(Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerschel V. Johnson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Cabot Lodge\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristopher C. McGrath\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid C. Mearns\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eL. Quincy Mumford\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eStanley F. Reed\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eElliot Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Rusk\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh D. Scott, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn W. Snyder\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Sparkman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eMaurice Stans\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward E. Stettinius, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003ePotter Stewart\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Taft, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Thye, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition, there are references to: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Kennan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHunter Holmes McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow, China\u003c/geogname\u003e, and in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003ewhere her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank A. West\u003c/persname\u003e, she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow\u003c/geogname\u003e, January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e, December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, May 11, 1951; and meeting \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e, November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e, 1933-1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003ediscussing the case of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e, December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e, June 13, 1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003eregarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e, August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and of his\n mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming, 1960\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e, November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003ewhich involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLatin America\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAsia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAlibi Club\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBath County Community Hospital\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Cathedral Association\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and files regarding the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003einclude the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRaven Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eO.W.L.S. Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n \u003cpersname\u003eJulius P. Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdmund Berkeley, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eColgate W. Darden, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest H. Ern\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur P. Gray III\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank L. Hereford, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam H. Runge\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eB. F. D. Runk\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdgar F. Shannon\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Cook Wyllie\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Military Institute\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1918, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Coast Guard\u003c/corpname\u003eactivities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReykjavik, Iceland\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003eOf special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMesa Verde National Park\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eColorado\u003c/geogname\u003e, and four photographs of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard M. Nixon\u003c/persname\u003eduring a visit to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003eas part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAlbemarle County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n \u003cpersname\u003eDiana Whiting Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, a school\n teacher and resident of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003e1924 Democratic National Convention\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n \u003cpersname\u003eBird McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames P. Clarke\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eClaude A. Swanson\u003c/persname\u003e; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLiberia\u003c/geogname\u003e, February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNevada\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1957.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA) 5 December 1969 [Telephone] interview of\n Ambassador Cumming by \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Bob Wilson]\u003c/persname\u003ebroadcast over\n KWYO, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSheridan, Wyoming\u003c/geogname\u003e. Discusses\n his diplomatic service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChina\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRussia\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e. 5 minutes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eB) ca. 1951. Series of satirical songs,\n recorded at the American embassy in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003eduring the Korean War,\n when embassy personnel were restricted to the\n grounds and entertainment was scarce. 30\n minutes.\u003c/p\u003e"]}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00113"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1280","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Jones Family Papers","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_1280#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Jones family","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_1280#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1826-1916, of the Jones family of \"Land's End,\" Gloucester County, Virginia, and related families of Curtis, Taliaferro, Page and Harrison. Includes correspondence, genealogical notes, obituaries, legal files, real estate material, notes concerning Land's End, Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County), Yorktown, and the homes of the Cringan family and the Mackenzie family, and Bible records of the Jones and Fauntleroy families.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_1280#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1280","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1280","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1280","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1280","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_1280.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Jones Family Papers","title_ssm":["Jones Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Jones Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1826-1916"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1826-1916"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 69 J71","/repositories/2/resources/1280"],"text":["Mss. 69 J71","/repositories/2/resources/1280","Jones Family Papers","Land's End (Gloucester County, Va.)","Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County, Va.)","Virginia--Religious history","Yorktown (Va.)--History--19th century","Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--19th century","Genealogy","Gloucester County (Va.)--History--19th century","Legal documents","Slavery--Virginia--19th century","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","Correspondence","Deeds","Financial records","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.","Subseries were not used with this collection due to difficulty separating papers into their family of origin. When possible, the papers have been grouped either by recipient or creator, whether individual or family. Most of the correspondence is arranged chronologically and is a mix of the Jones, Curtis, Taliaferro, Page and related families. Most envelopes were missing which made it difficult to ascertain not only who received the letters, but who wrote them.","Further processing and completion of inventory done by Anne Johnson in 2011.","Mss. 39.1 J75  Warner T. Jones Papers\nMss. 65 Ar6 Armistead-Cocke Family Papers","Papers, 1826-1916, of the Jones family of \"Land's End,\" Gloucester County, Virginia, and related families of Curtis, Taliaferro, Page and Harrison. Includes correspondence, genealogical notes, obituaries, legal files, real estate material, notes concerning Land's End, Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County), Yorktown, and the homes of the Cringan family and the Mackenzie family, and Bible records of the Jones and Fauntleroy families.","The first two accessions, which compose the bulk of the material, are gifts of Mrs. Jackson  L. Fray, Jr.","Addition Mss. Acc. 1955.001 was given by Maria Talcott, but the material deals with the same family, so it has been included with the Fray gift accessions.  She was a first cousin of Mary Fauntleroy Cocke Fray and granddaughter of Harriet Jones and Charles Curtis.","Mary Fauntleroy Cocke Fray was the daughter of William Fauntleroy Cocke and great granddaughter of Harriet Jones and Charles Curtis.  The 1969 accessions are family papers and documents from both the Jones and Curtis families with some material relating to the Cocke family.","Harriet's parents were Richard and Martha Washington Throckmorton Jones and her siblings were William Langborne, Mary Lanborne, Lucy Ann (married Mann Page), John James Emanuel, Richard P. (married Maria Greenhow Curtis) and Warner Throckmorton Jones (never married and lived with both his Curtis relations through the years).  Harriet Jones Curtis's children were Martha, Harriet, Lucy, Mary, Fanny and Charles Curtis.","Papers, 1826-1916, of the Jones family of \"Land's End,\" Gloucester County, Virginia, and related families of Curtis, Taliaferro, Page and Harrison. Includes correspondence, genealogical notes, obituaries, legal files, real estate material, notes concerning Land's End, Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County), Yorktown, and the homes of the Cringan family and the Mackenzie family, and Bible records of the Jones and Fauntleroy families.","The first two accessions, which compose the bulk of the material, are gifts of Mrs. Jackson L. Fray, Jr.","13 items which include correspondence from F. Du-Veil, Warner T. Jones, Mary B. Curtis.","12 items which include letters from Charles M. Jones, M.G. Jones, Emma G. De Sausseur, L.A. Page, E.M. Wellford, Ella B. Howard and Mary T. Davies.","18 items including letters from Warner T. Jones, E.H. Dabney, Julia Meredith, Jos. Bryan, Susan E. Maury, St. G.T.C. Bryan and Preston Cocke.","35 items including letters fro M.G. Jones, M.G. Clarke, Leah T. Taliaferro and Mag. S. Smith.","26 items which include letters from M.G. Jones (Civil War comment), Sue Byrd, Mary C. Mason, Mary F. Jones and Fannie Curtis.","Genealogy correspondence, notes, printed material on the Blackburne, Booth, Curtis, Elizabeth (Queen), Fitzhugh, Jones, Langborn, Lawson, Payne, Pemberton, Throckmorton and Warner Families.","Handwritten story.","3 stories: \"John Marshall\" (3 pages); \"Francesca, the Venetian Bride\" (4 pages); and \"The Love of Marie Rayneval\" (20 pages).","\"The Salon of Madame Necker\" the Standard Series: Volume II, Parts III and IV, 1880, Volume III, Parts V and VI, 1881. Signed on covers \"Martha T. Jones, Land's End, Gloucester Co., Va.\" Booklet, \"Easy Questions for a little child, etc.\" published by Gen. Prot. Episcopal Sunday School Union, New York, undated, 40 pages.","One page of births (1828-1868) and one page of deaths (1830-1939); obituaries of Miss Martha T. Jones (d. 1952 January 16) and Fanny Curtis Jones (d. 1954 October 28); 1 page of marriages, Curtis-Fauntleroy-Jones; and 1 memo from C. Nelson to Miss Jones.","Expansive notes on a possible biographical paper which includes thoughts on a variety of topics such as politics, religion, the South, Banks and much more.","1833 payment from Mann Page, 1846 invoice of C. C. Curtis, 1849 invoice from Beers and Poindexter, 1858 receipt for Robert Armistead, 1878 receipt for Marg. T. Jones for a Saratoga Trunk, 1878 letter to Bangy about items purchased, 1915 receipt of the Misses Jones with The Gloucester Pharmacy, 1927 bill from Dr. Windells for Martha T. Jones, 1940 bank receipt and Curtis receipt in regards to Thomas Fauntleroy's will (undated).","Accounts of estate and an account of a sale of estate items with buyers and items listed with their prices.","Bills, invoices and receipts for  items purchased by Richard P. Jones.  Businesses and others include Thomas B. Taliaferro (household items), Mitchell and Tyler of Richmond, Chris Heirsch, Potter and Middleton of Baltimore (furniture), G. Earnest \u0026 W. Cowles of Baltimore (China), Gwyn \u0026 Co. of Baltimore (cloth), Monroe Nicolson (cloth, household items), Heywood Smith (general store), J. T. Guy (house repair) and Sam M. Price \u0026 Co (sewing supplies).","1842 invoice from Augustine Owen, 1846 receipt from Diggs' Hotel, 1855 account with R. B. Taliaferro, 1860 account with Oscar Granz of Richmond, 1863 note saying A. Grady will deliver...twelve servants, 1861 invoice from John C. Shafer,","Letter to Armistead from Warner Lewis J[ones], 16 May 1768.  Possibly a copy of the letter.","1805 letter written from Lynchburg to Uncle, partial letter written from Upton in 1811 and an 1821 letter from A. Sheldon in Rubert to Jacob Sheldon in Williamsburg.","1834 letter from M. Southgate to Elizabeth Page, his sister, about the shock of his wife's death (Louisa) and 1838 letter from Uncle Richard Jones to Cadet Francis W. Page at West Point Military Academy.","Fragments of letter to Cadet Frank N. Page at West Point from Warner T. Jones, January 12, 1849.","1851 letter from Unknown in Newport, Rhode Island to Major about his visit to Capon Springs and his health problems. 1855 letter from Julia in Alexandria to Maria, 1858 letter to Mother from Daughter and an 1859 letter from D.B. Page of Carybrook to \"friend\" sending condolences about the death of her baby. Includes 1859 letter to Jones from St. G. Tucker in Ashland about Jones request for his copy of \"Journal and Documents,\" which Tucker explains is usually only borrowed by new members during the Journal Session. Tucker also explains his view on new bill about \"ordinary\" and \"Merchants License\" and how McCue of Augusta and Haywood of Marion \"concocted an amendment to each of them\"...\" to extend the promises of the bill to trading with free negroes as well as slaves.\"","Undated (circa 1861) letter from H. Baytop in Gloucester to Col. Jones, in which he states \"I have been offered the Captaincy of a uniform Rifle Company and I had rather accept of that than to be ... I am perfectly willing to serve under you but am not willing to be under any underling\"... \"let me know if I can get the situation of Paymaster...\" January 1861 letter to \"Aunt\" from Fannie Harrison at Carter Hall about family and friends with a few references to the war. January 1861 letter to \"Brother\" from sibling in Richmond about the weather preventing the nominations of representatives to the Convention and resulting in too many candidates ...\"to the cause of immediate state secession,\" he is convinced \"is the path of safety and of honor\" and \"immediate secession is gaining ground rapidly.\" He also mentions different areas of the state and their feelings about secession and how some of them lean towards the Union and others choosing Whigs as their representatives. Letter is unfinished. January 1861 letter to Warner from P. R. Page at the Ship Yard giving details of the election process in selecting a representative to the Convention, with Seawell getting 132 votes and William Taliaferro getting 38. February 1861 letter from J.C. Sheldon at Wilson's Creek to Cal about the property and Mr. Langborn's will. August 1862 letter to Maria from a friend in Richmond about family news. July 1862 letter from D. M. Taliaferro in Gloucester to Warner T. Jones in Richmond about the circumstances of John Richard White leaving Richmond because of sick relatives. Series of letters to Cousin Maria from Mary L. Browning of Greenfield about family affairs. Letters are undated, but probably written in the 1860s. 1864 letter to Maria Jones from Cousin Mary Harrison about the death of Mary's Aunt and family news. July 1864 letter to Martha from Mary L. Browning mostly about the War: who died, who is on disability and where friends are or have been during the war. July 4, 1864 letter from sister MBC (Mary Booth Curtis) in Richmond, Virginia to her sister, Mrs. R. P. Jones (Marie Curtis Jones) about the war with comments such as \"I think today may be the most important of the war as it is supposed Grant will try and do something...,\" \" I have no doubt of the issue but the loss of life sickens me.\" She also mentions prices of food in Richmond and the whereabouts of family and friends. Two August 1864 letters from Fannie in Nelson's Creek to Emily Kemp about visiting, illness of Martha and family news. February 4, 1865 letter from D.B. Page in Carybrook as part of the military to \"friend,\" mostly about friends, family and missing Gloucester. Letter is torn, stained and fragile. March 12, 1865 letter from Joel Thomas to wife, Indiana E. Thomas, with location \"In the Trenches.\" He explains the cost system of sending packages and people stealing from personal shipments. On the second page of the letter he says that his regiment is out of the trenches and living in cabins near Dinwiddie Court House, 10 miles from Petersburg. He writes of movement of troops, news of his and her brothers and his good wishes to his and her family. January 15, 1866 letter written from Greenfield to cousin about death of Aunt Judy in Montgomery, hard times after the war such that \"the gentlemen look worse than they did during the war\" and \"my faithful Hillary and Hannah went off, could not induce them to stay and all through the war, Hillary was as faithful and good as possible...\" January 15, 1866 letter from Aunt MBC (Martha Booth Curtis) to Bangy (Mary) asking her to visit and \"got a letter from Mrs. Coleman...in which she said she would open her school in Wmsburg the 15th of March\" and encourages Bangy to go. 1866 letter from Cousin Louis West in Pensacola, Florida to Cousin Mary about the death of Mrs. Caldwell. July 1866 letter from Maria at Hunting Quarter to Cousin about \"Papa going to Clarke to live\" with Henry Harrison and they will follow, plus other family news. September 1966 letter from Richmond to \"Mother\" about where she is living. March 1867 letter from Burwell to cousin about paying her to care for his Aunt. August 30, 1867 letter from Cynthia B. T. Coleman in Aldie, Loudoun County to Maria about teaching her daughter English and Music for free, but can't afford to give free board plus news of her visits to friends. 1869 letter to B about family and being homesick. 1869 letter from Martha Throgmorton to her sister, with postscript by her Mother about family news. 1869 letter from E. Browning to Charlie about a fire in their house that killed their granddaughter, Anna. 1869 letter from Rebecca Tabb to Charlie about the coat he gave LLoyd.","Many letters to and from Curtis and Jones family members. Writers include Mary Booth Curtis, C. C. Curtis, Susan, George O. Nicholson, Allie, sister, Maggie Locke, Martha T. Jones, Huntingdon, Bassett French, David N. Baldwin, M. Curtis, Aunt Lea Page, Barney, Maria Cocke, Preston Cocke, Emily and other indecipherable names. Recipients include Sister, Brother, Cousin, Julia and M. Thompson, Martha (sister), Mary, Emily, Mrs. Semple, Cousin Martha, Matty, Bangy (Mary), Richard Jones, B, Mary Jones, Charlie, Fanny, C.C. Curtis and others. Content is mostly news of family and friends.","Letters are between members of the Jones and Curtis families. Writers include John R. Page, S.S. Page, Annie (Blaxton), W. T. Williams (to Bangie about her Mother's death) and Philip A. Taliaferro. Recipients include Maria, Martha, Fannie, Bangie, Sister and Cousin Martha. Mostly concerns family news.","Letters between Jones and Curtis family members. Writers and recipients include Thomas Nelson Page to Cousin Mrs. M. T. P. Vandergrift (about a story she wrote), P. M. Thompson in Williamsburg to Mary about the death of her Uncle, H. B. Kendig (sending checks to Miss Jones) and Sally Nelson Robins (of the Virginia Historical Society) to Mary about some documents.","1932 letter to Martha and Fanny from Cousin M. J. Vandegrift about family news, and a 1948 letter to Martha from Mrs. H. O. Sanders of Gloucester, saying she found some of \"Mama's diaries and was having them typed.\"","Writers include E. Browning, Elizabeth Byrd Nichols, F.L. B. Cocke, Mother, MBG, unknown Taliaferro, Sister, friend, M.F. Jones, Fanny, Lilly Page, Lizzie Archer, Martha, Mr. Cocke, Aunt Booth, Child and Marion. Recipients include Friend , Bangy (Mary), Miss Jones, Bangy, B. and Sister M, Mother, Sister, Friend, MBC, B, Martha, Mary, Mrs. R.P. Jones, Maria Jones, Children, Niece, Fanny and Miss Jones. Includes a copy of a letter of George Herberts to \"Dear Sick Sister,\" a letter fragment about Florida and assuming government funding to remove native population, letter to Maria from Mr. Cocke where he sends her a four leaf clover (no longer with letter) and a wedding invitation. Topics include all areas of family life and news of friends, family and neighbors.","Undated correspondence to a son or daughter, written either from Richmond, Virginia or Lands End in Gloucester, Virginia. Writer is probably Harriet Throckmorton Curtis and/or Martha T. Jones. Topic is mostly news of family, friends and neighbors.","1840s letters from his sister, Harriet Throckmorton Jones, of Lowlands Cottage, to Richard Jones in Baltimore, telling of local and family news; 1849 letter about finances from Thomas W. Fauntleroy; 1851 letter from C. Lebaron about an account with L. Fauntleroy; 1853 letter from cousin A. Dabney in Raymond, Mississippi; 1853 and 1860 letters from Robert B. Armistead of Alabama about the estate of George Fauntleroy; 1869 letter from Henry Harrison of Millwood about a bond; 1874 letter from M. B. C. about death and God; 1882 note to Mrs. Richard Jones from Cynthia B. T. Coleman mentioning a 50th anniversary; and an undated invitation from Dr. and Mrs. Tabb.","Includes an 1860 letter from P. R. Page in Gloucester about not getting paid as an officer in the Army, giving examples and ranting about the unfairness of the system; 1860 letter from a ? W. Power in Yorktown about Jones' solicitation on behalf of the Volunteer Companies of Gloucester to erect a permanent memorial at Yorktown; 1861 letter from John W. C. Catlett, asking Jones to pick up an earring he left at a shop in Richmond; 1864 letter from C. C. Curtis about the will of Cora Harriet Shelden; 1867 letter from John R. Page about applying before the Members of the Board; 1871 letter from Henry Harrison recommending John R. Page as County Judge; 1873 letter from John R. Page, professor of Natural History at The University of Virginia, about the resolution to fund the University; 1884 letter to Judge W. Crump about a meeting to discuss the finances of William and Mary; 1886 letters about a deed of trust; 1890 letter from Joseph Bryan and an 1890 letter from W. C. Throckmorton of Danville, Virginia about Throckmorton genealogy.","1884 letter to Miss M. F. Jones from S. G. Fauntleroy about coat of arms and other family information; 1894 letters from S. Bassett French to Richard Jones about genealogy; and a 1901 letter to Miss Jones from Edwin Hawley, about the Throckmorton Family. Notes and charts about families; obituaries of Burgh Taliaferro, Rev. Charles Mann, Virginia Throckmorton and Fielding L. Taylor; a correction of the genealogy done by Miss Hary Fauntleroy by unknown person; notes on descendants of Mary Warner; notes on Read and Warner families; genealogy article about connection between the Queen, Washington and Lee, gravestone inscriptions of William Langhorne of King William County and Sarah Ann Weatherby Smith.","1835 note for purchases at estate sale by Warner T. Taliaferro; 1849 note to the Commissioner of Revenue of Gloucester County, transferring 802 acres from C.S. Jones to Richard P. Jones; 1844 indenture between the company of Curtis Jones and Robert C. Curtis; 1845-6 bonds; 1851 final payment for the purchase of Lands End; 1863 list of \"negroes and their ages\"; 1875 appraisal by Richard P. Jones and R. M. Page for personal estate of Sam Bolling; and a 1877 payment by Richard W. Jones to James D. Pointer for Richard P. Jones' coffin. Also includes an 1890 letter to Mary from George B. Harrison, about English property of Coryndon Carpenter, which by his 1776 will \"devised two small farms in Cornwall to his brother Nathaniel Carpenter...of King and Queen County...after his death to be sold and the proceeds to be divided between the four sons of Dr. Carpenter: Coryndon, William Fauntleroy, Bushrod and Nathaniel; and 1830-1852 guardian account records for Maria G. Curtis and R. P. Jones with C. C. Curtis the guardian of Maria.","Includes receipts from purchases, notes and real estate; an accounting of an estate for Miss Maria G. Curtis and R. P. Jones (1830-1852); indenture between Robert C. Curtis and Charles C. Curtis, Richard P. Jones and Philip E. Tabb (business) for $744.72 (1844); \"List of Richd P. Jones' negroes and their ages in 1863; indenture inventory of the estate of Sam Bolling (1875); and receipt for coffin of W. T. Jones from Richard W. Jones (1877).","1859 letter by Jno A. B. Thornton certifying that Warner T. Jones was elected to represent Gloucester in the House of Delegates; 1859 form letter to the Alumni of William and Mary Collection, asking for donations; 1880 letter from George B. Harrison asking for help in an English deposition; 1882 Power of Attorney given to Warner Jones for Martha T. Vandergrift; and an 1891 resolution from the Faculty of the College of William and Mary on their appreciation of the character of the late Judge Warner T. Jones.","\"A Review of the Circular Letter of the Attorney General...to the Marshals...in Relation to Elections,\" possibly 1863. June 30, 1929 Richmond Times-Dispatch about the Wells Cathedral in England; February 11, 1912 Times-Dispatch \"Our Confederate Column\"; and clippings on religion and wedding announcements.","Four handwritten business cards for C. C. Curtis (one with a note); weekly reports from \"Lane and Meade's School\"in Richmond, Virginia for C.C. Curtis (1868); and newspaper article about Court of Appeals session where John Poindexter's conviction of killing C. C. Curtis on March 3, 1879 was affirmed.","1873 certificate for Miss Mary T. Jones who is \"authorized to teach in the Public Free Schools of Gloucester County...1874\" and list of \"Mary's pallbearers.\"","1863 Confederate Bonds for Five Hundred Dollars belonging to L. A. and R. M. Page.","Business Card for \"The Davis Carriage Company\" with \"lines...found on the walls of Old Blandford Church...,\" small Christmas card, printed funeral service for Catherine Elizabeth Murray (1940), 1932 News Leader \"In By-gone Days\" about \"William and Mary College...to be revived and continue as a State Normal School...General William B. Taliaferro and Judge Warner T. Jones have been indefatigable in the cause\"; and a calling card for Misses Jones.","William Langhorn's 1823 will in King William County, leaving property in England, \"Fox Court,\" to his Throckmorton cousins. The will was not recognized by English Law and his property was considered intestate. Mostly correspondence about determining the legality of the heirs and the division of the estate, but also includes rental receipts, deeds, agreements and accounts. One document, \"Case,\" says that the English property was willed to William Langborn by Mary Langborn in 1783 and his heirs were the children of his sister, a Throckmorton. Family members involved in the settlement are: Warner T. Taliaferro, Alexander G. Taliaferro, William Taliaferro, Richard P. Jones, Nancy T. Jones, Lucy Anne and Mann Page, Anne Jones, Harriet T. Curtis, John and Lucy M. Page and Henry and Fanny T. Harrison. Other names include Mrs. Sheldon, John and Sally Throckmorton Dixon.","Typescript of \"Record of Major William Langborn's Revolutionary War Service\"; 1838 Revolutionary War Claim by heirs of William Langborn; 1840 survey of Ohio land granted William Lanborn on reverse of a letter to Charles C. Curtis; and an April 7, 1840 indenture between Charles C. and Harret T. Jones Curtis and Warmer T. Jones giving Warner T. Jones all interest in the King William County land once owned by William Langborn.","Poems and stories written by various members of all the families, though the writer is usually not identified. Includes \"Mr. Adam Foster's Letters describing 'old times in Gloucester Co., Va'\" in 1848, sent to Mary and belonging to M. L. Tabb of St. Catherine's School; poem written for Maria Greenhow of Williamsburg by Leander, fragment of text,\" copied by F. B. Macaulay in 1854; Romeo and Juliet (revised and improved), a story about a cat named Dolly by F. C. J.; \"Female Character\" by Mary F. Jones; handwritten obituary for a pet bird (1874); \"popular sayings from Pope\"; fragment of notes, poem on the death of \"Little Lizzie\"; calculation of crop rotation and profits using \"The Henley Four Field System\"; prose story about Lands End; note that describes \"...romantic delusion that the south was inhabited exclusively by aristocrats and picturesque negroes...\"; fragment of a story about a young girl at a ball; notes on Spanish and European religious and political history; page from a book with a poem entitled \"Stillness,\" which is addressed to Bangy; recipe for \"Tomatoe Catsup,\" and a typescript manuscript of \"Cousin Martha's recollections\" of Eagle Point, Lands End and other areas of Gloucester.","Papers of the Jones Family and collateral families, the Fauntleroy Family, the Taliaferro Family, the Sheldon Family, and others. Includes printed material, obituaries and writings. This accession was a gift of Maria Talcott. Mss. Acc. 1955.001 Addition.","October 28, 1825 letter from Mary L. Fauntleroy in Oakley to Miss Apphia B. Fauntleroy in Richmond, Virginia about her sadness because of the death of their sister and brother. Undated letter to Mother from Maria Greenhow (tear) about her activities in Richmond. August 11, 1873 letter to Mary from Janet, telling about attending the Virginia Council in Winchester, Virginia with her father. Undated letter to Mrs. Mary Lewis Browning from Sally Taliaferro about news of weddings and friends. Partial Last Will and Testament of Thomas Fauntleroy, dated February 1820.","Letters and documents spanning from 1859 to 1916. Documents concerning Warner T. Jones include an 1859 invoice from E.B. Spence; 1861 invitation to a Ball at Rosewell by the Gentlemen of Gloucester; 1861 bill for room and other items at the Spotswood Hotel in Richmond; 1862 receipt for the American Hotel in Richmond; 1865 check from Pugh; 1866 letter from unknown at Millhouse to Warner about property (Sheldon?) and news of friends; undated (after 1887) opinion from T.G. Jones to Hon. W.T. Jones about the \"matter of the old dragon Bridge and causeway now pending in Gloucester County Court\" in Middlesex and Gloucester Counties; May 12th, 186? letter from Capt. Chs. Garnett to Col. Jones about \"Scouts from Gwynn's Island report persons landing \u0026 marching towards ...women \u0026 children leaving for mainland in night...\"; a 1873 card for free travel on the Atlantic Mississippi and Ohio Railroad; and a partial undated letter from W. T. Jones while at William and Mary; August 1863 letter to \"My Very Dear Sister\" from her sister in Chatham telling of news of friends, deaths in the war, Mr. Gringam's whereabouts, the hot summer, her garden in Richmond and the Yankees stopping the mail; 1884 letter from son P. E. Jones to his Mother, Maria Jones, about family news; a 1916 envelope addressed to Richard Jones, and a 1922 paper on the Throckmorton family by William Carter Stubbs. Undated material includes a genealogical note about the Warner and Smith families; a report on the Throckmorton family; undated letter between two Jones sisters; small poetry notebook; and a handwritten copy of a letter written by Emanuel Jones, Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County with a \"list of questions sent out by the Bishop of London in 1724,\" with answers.","April 13, 1864 Confederate Bond for J. C. Sheldon; typed \"Story of Land's End\" about Captain John Sinclair; 1869 and 1871 court judgments in the cases of Spencer Forrest vs. William T. Hicks, William Lane vs. William T. Hicks and others against William T. Hicks.","Undated wedding invitation between Olivia Clarke Bridges and Robert Colgate Selden; 1899 Circuit Court judgment in Gloucester, Virginia in Smith vs. Taliaferro; a 1901 booklet about Philip Alexander Taliaferro; undated document about the division of the estate of William Langborn and his heirs, the Taliaferro and Jones families, with a \"Memoranda relative to Capt. Philip Taliaferro and Major Wm Langbourne\" about Langborn not receiving pay during his military service.","Obituaries for Dr. E. C. S. Taliaferro and Mary Fauntleroy Jones.","1864 pamphlet, signed by M. B. Custis, entitled \"Our Father's Care. a Ballad. by Mrs. Sewell,\" printed by the Presbyterian Committee of Publication in Richmond, Virginia. Religious pamphlet entitled, \"Morning Watches.\" \"Vital Facts about Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg, College of William and Mary,\" revised 1932.","Notes and draft entitled \"A History of Petsworth Parish.\" Petsworth Parish is in Gloucester County, Virginia. Possibly written by Mary Fauntleroy Jones.","Handwritten partial stories and a poem, \"The Little Flower Maiden.\"  Pages of the stories are numbered, but many seem to be missing.  These stories were possibly written by Mary F. Jones since they arrived in an envelope addressed to Miss Mary F. Jones.","A small book, \"Teacher's Pocket Record,\" with some records kept, but most are covered by newspaper clippings.","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.","Special Collections Research Center","Jones family","Curtis family","Page family","Taliaferro family.","Cringan family","Fauntleroy family","Harrison family","Hicks family","Mackenzie family","Sheldon family","Sinclair family","Taliaferro family","Coleman, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington, 1832-1908","Foster, Adam","Jones, Mary Fauntleroy","Jones, Mary Throckmorton","Jones, Richard P.","Jones, Warner Throckmorton","Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827","Langborn, William","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 69 J71","/repositories/2/resources/1280"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Jones Family Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["Jones Family Papers"],"collection_ssim":["Jones Family Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Land's End (Gloucester County, Va.)","Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County, Va.)","Virginia--Religious history","Yorktown (Va.)--History--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Land's End (Gloucester County, Va.)","Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County, Va.)","Virginia--Religious history","Yorktown (Va.)--History--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Jones family","Coleman, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington, 1832-1908","Curtis family","Foster, Adam","Jones, Mary Fauntleroy","Jones, Mary Throckmorton","Jones, Richard P.","Jones, Warner Throckmorton","Page family","Taliaferro family.","Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827"],"creator_ssim":["Jones family","Coleman, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington, 1832-1908","Curtis family","Foster, Adam","Jones, Mary Fauntleroy","Jones, Mary Throckmorton","Jones, Richard P.","Jones, Warner Throckmorton","Page family","Taliaferro family.","Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Coleman, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington, 1832-1908","Foster, Adam","Jones, Mary Fauntleroy","Jones, Mary Throckmorton","Jones, Richard P.","Jones, Warner Throckmorton","Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827"],"creator_famname_ssim":["Jones family","Curtis family","Page family","Taliaferro family."],"creators_ssim":["Coleman, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington, 1832-1908","Foster, Adam","Jones, Mary Fauntleroy","Jones, Mary Throckmorton","Jones, Richard P.","Jones, Warner Throckmorton","Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827","Jones family","Curtis family","Page family","Taliaferro family."],"places_ssim":["Land's End (Gloucester County, Va.)","Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County, Va.)","Virginia--Religious history","Yorktown (Va.)--History--19th century"],"access_terms_ssm":["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."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Gifts of 1969 and 1976 were made by Mrs. Jackson L. 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Fray, Jr.","Addition Mss. Acc. 1955.001 was given by Maria Talcott, but the material deals with the same family, so it has been included with the Fray gift accessions.  She was a first cousin of Mary Fauntleroy Cocke Fray and granddaughter of Harriet Jones and Charles Curtis.","Mary Fauntleroy Cocke Fray was the daughter of William Fauntleroy Cocke and great granddaughter of Harriet Jones and Charles Curtis.  The 1969 accessions are family papers and documents from both the Jones and Curtis families with some material relating to the Cocke family.","Harriet's parents were Richard and Martha Washington Throckmorton Jones and her siblings were William Langborne, Mary Lanborne, Lucy Ann (married Mann Page), John James Emanuel, Richard P. (married Maria Greenhow Curtis) and Warner Throckmorton Jones (never married and lived with both his Curtis relations through the years).  Harriet Jones Curtis's children were Martha, Harriet, Lucy, Mary, Fanny and Charles Curtis.","Papers, 1826-1916, of the Jones family of \"Land's End,\" Gloucester County, Virginia, and related families of Curtis, Taliaferro, Page and Harrison. Includes correspondence, genealogical notes, obituaries, legal files, real estate material, notes concerning Land's End, Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County), Yorktown, and the homes of the Cringan family and the Mackenzie family, and Bible records of the Jones and Fauntleroy families.","The first two accessions, which compose the bulk of the material, are gifts of Mrs. Jackson L. Fray, Jr.","13 items which include correspondence from F. Du-Veil, Warner T. Jones, Mary B. Curtis.","12 items which include letters from Charles M. Jones, M.G. Jones, Emma G. De Sausseur, L.A. Page, E.M. Wellford, Ella B. Howard and Mary T. Davies.","18 items including letters from Warner T. Jones, E.H. Dabney, Julia Meredith, Jos. Bryan, Susan E. Maury, St. G.T.C. Bryan and Preston Cocke.","35 items including letters fro M.G. Jones, M.G. Clarke, Leah T. Taliaferro and Mag. S. Smith.","26 items which include letters from M.G. Jones (Civil War comment), Sue Byrd, Mary C. Mason, Mary F. Jones and Fannie Curtis.","Genealogy correspondence, notes, printed material on the Blackburne, Booth, Curtis, Elizabeth (Queen), Fitzhugh, Jones, Langborn, Lawson, Payne, Pemberton, Throckmorton and Warner Families.","Handwritten story.","3 stories: \"John Marshall\" (3 pages); \"Francesca, the Venetian Bride\" (4 pages); and \"The Love of Marie Rayneval\" (20 pages).","\"The Salon of Madame Necker\" the Standard Series: Volume II, Parts III and IV, 1880, Volume III, Parts V and VI, 1881. Signed on covers \"Martha T. Jones, Land's End, Gloucester Co., Va.\" Booklet, \"Easy Questions for a little child, etc.\" published by Gen. Prot. Episcopal Sunday School Union, New York, undated, 40 pages.","One page of births (1828-1868) and one page of deaths (1830-1939); obituaries of Miss Martha T. Jones (d. 1952 January 16) and Fanny Curtis Jones (d. 1954 October 28); 1 page of marriages, Curtis-Fauntleroy-Jones; and 1 memo from C. Nelson to Miss Jones.","Expansive notes on a possible biographical paper which includes thoughts on a variety of topics such as politics, religion, the South, Banks and much more.","1833 payment from Mann Page, 1846 invoice of C. C. Curtis, 1849 invoice from Beers and Poindexter, 1858 receipt for Robert Armistead, 1878 receipt for Marg. T. Jones for a Saratoga Trunk, 1878 letter to Bangy about items purchased, 1915 receipt of the Misses Jones with The Gloucester Pharmacy, 1927 bill from Dr. Windells for Martha T. Jones, 1940 bank receipt and Curtis receipt in regards to Thomas Fauntleroy's will (undated).","Accounts of estate and an account of a sale of estate items with buyers and items listed with their prices.","Bills, invoices and receipts for  items purchased by Richard P. Jones.  Businesses and others include Thomas B. Taliaferro (household items), Mitchell and Tyler of Richmond, Chris Heirsch, Potter and Middleton of Baltimore (furniture), G. Earnest \u0026 W. Cowles of Baltimore (China), Gwyn \u0026 Co. of Baltimore (cloth), Monroe Nicolson (cloth, household items), Heywood Smith (general store), J. T. Guy (house repair) and Sam M. Price \u0026 Co (sewing supplies).","1842 invoice from Augustine Owen, 1846 receipt from Diggs' Hotel, 1855 account with R. B. Taliaferro, 1860 account with Oscar Granz of Richmond, 1863 note saying A. Grady will deliver...twelve servants, 1861 invoice from John C. Shafer,","Letter to Armistead from Warner Lewis J[ones], 16 May 1768.  Possibly a copy of the letter.","1805 letter written from Lynchburg to Uncle, partial letter written from Upton in 1811 and an 1821 letter from A. Sheldon in Rubert to Jacob Sheldon in Williamsburg.","1834 letter from M. Southgate to Elizabeth Page, his sister, about the shock of his wife's death (Louisa) and 1838 letter from Uncle Richard Jones to Cadet Francis W. Page at West Point Military Academy.","Fragments of letter to Cadet Frank N. Page at West Point from Warner T. Jones, January 12, 1849.","1851 letter from Unknown in Newport, Rhode Island to Major about his visit to Capon Springs and his health problems. 1855 letter from Julia in Alexandria to Maria, 1858 letter to Mother from Daughter and an 1859 letter from D.B. Page of Carybrook to \"friend\" sending condolences about the death of her baby. Includes 1859 letter to Jones from St. G. Tucker in Ashland about Jones request for his copy of \"Journal and Documents,\" which Tucker explains is usually only borrowed by new members during the Journal Session. Tucker also explains his view on new bill about \"ordinary\" and \"Merchants License\" and how McCue of Augusta and Haywood of Marion \"concocted an amendment to each of them\"...\" to extend the promises of the bill to trading with free negroes as well as slaves.\"","Undated (circa 1861) letter from H. Baytop in Gloucester to Col. Jones, in which he states \"I have been offered the Captaincy of a uniform Rifle Company and I had rather accept of that than to be ... I am perfectly willing to serve under you but am not willing to be under any underling\"... \"let me know if I can get the situation of Paymaster...\" January 1861 letter to \"Aunt\" from Fannie Harrison at Carter Hall about family and friends with a few references to the war. January 1861 letter to \"Brother\" from sibling in Richmond about the weather preventing the nominations of representatives to the Convention and resulting in too many candidates ...\"to the cause of immediate state secession,\" he is convinced \"is the path of safety and of honor\" and \"immediate secession is gaining ground rapidly.\" He also mentions different areas of the state and their feelings about secession and how some of them lean towards the Union and others choosing Whigs as their representatives. Letter is unfinished. January 1861 letter to Warner from P. R. Page at the Ship Yard giving details of the election process in selecting a representative to the Convention, with Seawell getting 132 votes and William Taliaferro getting 38. February 1861 letter from J.C. Sheldon at Wilson's Creek to Cal about the property and Mr. Langborn's will. August 1862 letter to Maria from a friend in Richmond about family news. July 1862 letter from D. M. Taliaferro in Gloucester to Warner T. Jones in Richmond about the circumstances of John Richard White leaving Richmond because of sick relatives. Series of letters to Cousin Maria from Mary L. Browning of Greenfield about family affairs. Letters are undated, but probably written in the 1860s. 1864 letter to Maria Jones from Cousin Mary Harrison about the death of Mary's Aunt and family news. July 1864 letter to Martha from Mary L. Browning mostly about the War: who died, who is on disability and where friends are or have been during the war. July 4, 1864 letter from sister MBC (Mary Booth Curtis) in Richmond, Virginia to her sister, Mrs. R. P. Jones (Marie Curtis Jones) about the war with comments such as \"I think today may be the most important of the war as it is supposed Grant will try and do something...,\" \" I have no doubt of the issue but the loss of life sickens me.\" She also mentions prices of food in Richmond and the whereabouts of family and friends. Two August 1864 letters from Fannie in Nelson's Creek to Emily Kemp about visiting, illness of Martha and family news. February 4, 1865 letter from D.B. Page in Carybrook as part of the military to \"friend,\" mostly about friends, family and missing Gloucester. Letter is torn, stained and fragile. March 12, 1865 letter from Joel Thomas to wife, Indiana E. Thomas, with location \"In the Trenches.\" He explains the cost system of sending packages and people stealing from personal shipments. On the second page of the letter he says that his regiment is out of the trenches and living in cabins near Dinwiddie Court House, 10 miles from Petersburg. He writes of movement of troops, news of his and her brothers and his good wishes to his and her family. January 15, 1866 letter written from Greenfield to cousin about death of Aunt Judy in Montgomery, hard times after the war such that \"the gentlemen look worse than they did during the war\" and \"my faithful Hillary and Hannah went off, could not induce them to stay and all through the war, Hillary was as faithful and good as possible...\" January 15, 1866 letter from Aunt MBC (Martha Booth Curtis) to Bangy (Mary) asking her to visit and \"got a letter from Mrs. Coleman...in which she said she would open her school in Wmsburg the 15th of March\" and encourages Bangy to go. 1866 letter from Cousin Louis West in Pensacola, Florida to Cousin Mary about the death of Mrs. Caldwell. July 1866 letter from Maria at Hunting Quarter to Cousin about \"Papa going to Clarke to live\" with Henry Harrison and they will follow, plus other family news. September 1966 letter from Richmond to \"Mother\" about where she is living. March 1867 letter from Burwell to cousin about paying her to care for his Aunt. August 30, 1867 letter from Cynthia B. T. Coleman in Aldie, Loudoun County to Maria about teaching her daughter English and Music for free, but can't afford to give free board plus news of her visits to friends. 1869 letter to B about family and being homesick. 1869 letter from Martha Throgmorton to her sister, with postscript by her Mother about family news. 1869 letter from E. Browning to Charlie about a fire in their house that killed their granddaughter, Anna. 1869 letter from Rebecca Tabb to Charlie about the coat he gave LLoyd.","Many letters to and from Curtis and Jones family members. Writers include Mary Booth Curtis, C. C. Curtis, Susan, George O. Nicholson, Allie, sister, Maggie Locke, Martha T. Jones, Huntingdon, Bassett French, David N. Baldwin, M. Curtis, Aunt Lea Page, Barney, Maria Cocke, Preston Cocke, Emily and other indecipherable names. Recipients include Sister, Brother, Cousin, Julia and M. Thompson, Martha (sister), Mary, Emily, Mrs. Semple, Cousin Martha, Matty, Bangy (Mary), Richard Jones, B, Mary Jones, Charlie, Fanny, C.C. Curtis and others. Content is mostly news of family and friends.","Letters are between members of the Jones and Curtis families. Writers include John R. Page, S.S. Page, Annie (Blaxton), W. T. Williams (to Bangie about her Mother's death) and Philip A. Taliaferro. Recipients include Maria, Martha, Fannie, Bangie, Sister and Cousin Martha. Mostly concerns family news.","Letters between Jones and Curtis family members. Writers and recipients include Thomas Nelson Page to Cousin Mrs. M. T. P. Vandergrift (about a story she wrote), P. M. Thompson in Williamsburg to Mary about the death of her Uncle, H. B. Kendig (sending checks to Miss Jones) and Sally Nelson Robins (of the Virginia Historical Society) to Mary about some documents.","1932 letter to Martha and Fanny from Cousin M. J. Vandegrift about family news, and a 1948 letter to Martha from Mrs. H. O. Sanders of Gloucester, saying she found some of \"Mama's diaries and was having them typed.\"","Writers include E. Browning, Elizabeth Byrd Nichols, F.L. B. Cocke, Mother, MBG, unknown Taliaferro, Sister, friend, M.F. Jones, Fanny, Lilly Page, Lizzie Archer, Martha, Mr. Cocke, Aunt Booth, Child and Marion. Recipients include Friend , Bangy (Mary), Miss Jones, Bangy, B. and Sister M, Mother, Sister, Friend, MBC, B, Martha, Mary, Mrs. R.P. Jones, Maria Jones, Children, Niece, Fanny and Miss Jones. Includes a copy of a letter of George Herberts to \"Dear Sick Sister,\" a letter fragment about Florida and assuming government funding to remove native population, letter to Maria from Mr. Cocke where he sends her a four leaf clover (no longer with letter) and a wedding invitation. Topics include all areas of family life and news of friends, family and neighbors.","Undated correspondence to a son or daughter, written either from Richmond, Virginia or Lands End in Gloucester, Virginia. Writer is probably Harriet Throckmorton Curtis and/or Martha T. Jones. Topic is mostly news of family, friends and neighbors.","1840s letters from his sister, Harriet Throckmorton Jones, of Lowlands Cottage, to Richard Jones in Baltimore, telling of local and family news; 1849 letter about finances from Thomas W. Fauntleroy; 1851 letter from C. Lebaron about an account with L. Fauntleroy; 1853 letter from cousin A. Dabney in Raymond, Mississippi; 1853 and 1860 letters from Robert B. Armistead of Alabama about the estate of George Fauntleroy; 1869 letter from Henry Harrison of Millwood about a bond; 1874 letter from M. B. C. about death and God; 1882 note to Mrs. Richard Jones from Cynthia B. T. Coleman mentioning a 50th anniversary; and an undated invitation from Dr. and Mrs. Tabb.","Includes an 1860 letter from P. R. Page in Gloucester about not getting paid as an officer in the Army, giving examples and ranting about the unfairness of the system; 1860 letter from a ? W. Power in Yorktown about Jones' solicitation on behalf of the Volunteer Companies of Gloucester to erect a permanent memorial at Yorktown; 1861 letter from John W. C. Catlett, asking Jones to pick up an earring he left at a shop in Richmond; 1864 letter from C. C. Curtis about the will of Cora Harriet Shelden; 1867 letter from John R. Page about applying before the Members of the Board; 1871 letter from Henry Harrison recommending John R. Page as County Judge; 1873 letter from John R. Page, professor of Natural History at The University of Virginia, about the resolution to fund the University; 1884 letter to Judge W. Crump about a meeting to discuss the finances of William and Mary; 1886 letters about a deed of trust; 1890 letter from Joseph Bryan and an 1890 letter from W. C. Throckmorton of Danville, Virginia about Throckmorton genealogy.","1884 letter to Miss M. F. Jones from S. G. Fauntleroy about coat of arms and other family information; 1894 letters from S. Bassett French to Richard Jones about genealogy; and a 1901 letter to Miss Jones from Edwin Hawley, about the Throckmorton Family. Notes and charts about families; obituaries of Burgh Taliaferro, Rev. Charles Mann, Virginia Throckmorton and Fielding L. Taylor; a correction of the genealogy done by Miss Hary Fauntleroy by unknown person; notes on descendants of Mary Warner; notes on Read and Warner families; genealogy article about connection between the Queen, Washington and Lee, gravestone inscriptions of William Langhorne of King William County and Sarah Ann Weatherby Smith.","1835 note for purchases at estate sale by Warner T. Taliaferro; 1849 note to the Commissioner of Revenue of Gloucester County, transferring 802 acres from C.S. Jones to Richard P. Jones; 1844 indenture between the company of Curtis Jones and Robert C. Curtis; 1845-6 bonds; 1851 final payment for the purchase of Lands End; 1863 list of \"negroes and their ages\"; 1875 appraisal by Richard P. Jones and R. M. Page for personal estate of Sam Bolling; and a 1877 payment by Richard W. Jones to James D. Pointer for Richard P. Jones' coffin. Also includes an 1890 letter to Mary from George B. Harrison, about English property of Coryndon Carpenter, which by his 1776 will \"devised two small farms in Cornwall to his brother Nathaniel Carpenter...of King and Queen County...after his death to be sold and the proceeds to be divided between the four sons of Dr. Carpenter: Coryndon, William Fauntleroy, Bushrod and Nathaniel; and 1830-1852 guardian account records for Maria G. Curtis and R. P. Jones with C. C. Curtis the guardian of Maria.","Includes receipts from purchases, notes and real estate; an accounting of an estate for Miss Maria G. Curtis and R. P. Jones (1830-1852); indenture between Robert C. Curtis and Charles C. Curtis, Richard P. Jones and Philip E. Tabb (business) for $744.72 (1844); \"List of Richd P. Jones' negroes and their ages in 1863; indenture inventory of the estate of Sam Bolling (1875); and receipt for coffin of W. T. Jones from Richard W. Jones (1877).","1859 letter by Jno A. B. Thornton certifying that Warner T. Jones was elected to represent Gloucester in the House of Delegates; 1859 form letter to the Alumni of William and Mary Collection, asking for donations; 1880 letter from George B. Harrison asking for help in an English deposition; 1882 Power of Attorney given to Warner Jones for Martha T. Vandergrift; and an 1891 resolution from the Faculty of the College of William and Mary on their appreciation of the character of the late Judge Warner T. Jones.","\"A Review of the Circular Letter of the Attorney General...to the Marshals...in Relation to Elections,\" possibly 1863. June 30, 1929 Richmond Times-Dispatch about the Wells Cathedral in England; February 11, 1912 Times-Dispatch \"Our Confederate Column\"; and clippings on religion and wedding announcements.","Four handwritten business cards for C. C. Curtis (one with a note); weekly reports from \"Lane and Meade's School\"in Richmond, Virginia for C.C. Curtis (1868); and newspaper article about Court of Appeals session where John Poindexter's conviction of killing C. C. Curtis on March 3, 1879 was affirmed.","1873 certificate for Miss Mary T. Jones who is \"authorized to teach in the Public Free Schools of Gloucester County...1874\" and list of \"Mary's pallbearers.\"","1863 Confederate Bonds for Five Hundred Dollars belonging to L. A. and R. M. Page.","Business Card for \"The Davis Carriage Company\" with \"lines...found on the walls of Old Blandford Church...,\" small Christmas card, printed funeral service for Catherine Elizabeth Murray (1940), 1932 News Leader \"In By-gone Days\" about \"William and Mary College...to be revived and continue as a State Normal School...General William B. Taliaferro and Judge Warner T. Jones have been indefatigable in the cause\"; and a calling card for Misses Jones.","William Langhorn's 1823 will in King William County, leaving property in England, \"Fox Court,\" to his Throckmorton cousins. The will was not recognized by English Law and his property was considered intestate. Mostly correspondence about determining the legality of the heirs and the division of the estate, but also includes rental receipts, deeds, agreements and accounts. One document, \"Case,\" says that the English property was willed to William Langborn by Mary Langborn in 1783 and his heirs were the children of his sister, a Throckmorton. Family members involved in the settlement are: Warner T. Taliaferro, Alexander G. Taliaferro, William Taliaferro, Richard P. Jones, Nancy T. Jones, Lucy Anne and Mann Page, Anne Jones, Harriet T. Curtis, John and Lucy M. Page and Henry and Fanny T. Harrison. Other names include Mrs. Sheldon, John and Sally Throckmorton Dixon.","Typescript of \"Record of Major William Langborn's Revolutionary War Service\"; 1838 Revolutionary War Claim by heirs of William Langborn; 1840 survey of Ohio land granted William Lanborn on reverse of a letter to Charles C. Curtis; and an April 7, 1840 indenture between Charles C. and Harret T. Jones Curtis and Warmer T. Jones giving Warner T. Jones all interest in the King William County land once owned by William Langborn.","Poems and stories written by various members of all the families, though the writer is usually not identified. Includes \"Mr. Adam Foster's Letters describing 'old times in Gloucester Co., Va'\" in 1848, sent to Mary and belonging to M. L. Tabb of St. Catherine's School; poem written for Maria Greenhow of Williamsburg by Leander, fragment of text,\" copied by F. B. Macaulay in 1854; Romeo and Juliet (revised and improved), a story about a cat named Dolly by F. C. J.; \"Female Character\" by Mary F. Jones; handwritten obituary for a pet bird (1874); \"popular sayings from Pope\"; fragment of notes, poem on the death of \"Little Lizzie\"; calculation of crop rotation and profits using \"The Henley Four Field System\"; prose story about Lands End; note that describes \"...romantic delusion that the south was inhabited exclusively by aristocrats and picturesque negroes...\"; fragment of a story about a young girl at a ball; notes on Spanish and European religious and political history; page from a book with a poem entitled \"Stillness,\" which is addressed to Bangy; recipe for \"Tomatoe Catsup,\" and a typescript manuscript of \"Cousin Martha's recollections\" of Eagle Point, Lands End and other areas of Gloucester.","Papers of the Jones Family and collateral families, the Fauntleroy Family, the Taliaferro Family, the Sheldon Family, and others. Includes printed material, obituaries and writings. This accession was a gift of Maria Talcott. Mss. Acc. 1955.001 Addition.","October 28, 1825 letter from Mary L. Fauntleroy in Oakley to Miss Apphia B. Fauntleroy in Richmond, Virginia about her sadness because of the death of their sister and brother. Undated letter to Mother from Maria Greenhow (tear) about her activities in Richmond. August 11, 1873 letter to Mary from Janet, telling about attending the Virginia Council in Winchester, Virginia with her father. Undated letter to Mrs. Mary Lewis Browning from Sally Taliaferro about news of weddings and friends. Partial Last Will and Testament of Thomas Fauntleroy, dated February 1820.","Letters and documents spanning from 1859 to 1916. Documents concerning Warner T. Jones include an 1859 invoice from E.B. Spence; 1861 invitation to a Ball at Rosewell by the Gentlemen of Gloucester; 1861 bill for room and other items at the Spotswood Hotel in Richmond; 1862 receipt for the American Hotel in Richmond; 1865 check from Pugh; 1866 letter from unknown at Millhouse to Warner about property (Sheldon?) and news of friends; undated (after 1887) opinion from T.G. Jones to Hon. W.T. Jones about the \"matter of the old dragon Bridge and causeway now pending in Gloucester County Court\" in Middlesex and Gloucester Counties; May 12th, 186? letter from Capt. Chs. Garnett to Col. Jones about \"Scouts from Gwynn's Island report persons landing \u0026 marching towards ...women \u0026 children leaving for mainland in night...\"; a 1873 card for free travel on the Atlantic Mississippi and Ohio Railroad; and a partial undated letter from W. T. Jones while at William and Mary; August 1863 letter to \"My Very Dear Sister\" from her sister in Chatham telling of news of friends, deaths in the war, Mr. Gringam's whereabouts, the hot summer, her garden in Richmond and the Yankees stopping the mail; 1884 letter from son P. E. Jones to his Mother, Maria Jones, about family news; a 1916 envelope addressed to Richard Jones, and a 1922 paper on the Throckmorton family by William Carter Stubbs. Undated material includes a genealogical note about the Warner and Smith families; a report on the Throckmorton family; undated letter between two Jones sisters; small poetry notebook; and a handwritten copy of a letter written by Emanuel Jones, Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County with a \"list of questions sent out by the Bishop of London in 1724,\" with answers.","April 13, 1864 Confederate Bond for J. C. Sheldon; typed \"Story of Land's End\" about Captain John Sinclair; 1869 and 1871 court judgments in the cases of Spencer Forrest vs. William T. Hicks, William Lane vs. William T. Hicks and others against William T. Hicks.","Undated wedding invitation between Olivia Clarke Bridges and Robert Colgate Selden; 1899 Circuit Court judgment in Gloucester, Virginia in Smith vs. Taliaferro; a 1901 booklet about Philip Alexander Taliaferro; undated document about the division of the estate of William Langborn and his heirs, the Taliaferro and Jones families, with a \"Memoranda relative to Capt. Philip Taliaferro and Major Wm Langbourne\" about Langborn not receiving pay during his military service.","Obituaries for Dr. E. C. S. Taliaferro and Mary Fauntleroy Jones.","1864 pamphlet, signed by M. B. Custis, entitled \"Our Father's Care. a Ballad. by Mrs. Sewell,\" printed by the Presbyterian Committee of Publication in Richmond, Virginia. Religious pamphlet entitled, \"Morning Watches.\" \"Vital Facts about Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg, College of William and Mary,\" revised 1932.","Notes and draft entitled \"A History of Petsworth Parish.\" Petsworth Parish is in Gloucester County, Virginia. Possibly written by Mary Fauntleroy Jones.","Handwritten partial stories and a poem, \"The Little Flower Maiden.\"  Pages of the stories are numbered, but many seem to be missing.  These stories were possibly written by Mary F. Jones since they arrived in an envelope addressed to Miss Mary F. Jones.","A small book, \"Teacher's Pocket Record,\" with some records kept, but most are covered by newspaper clippings."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore 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.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["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."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Jones family","Curtis family","Page family","Taliaferro family.","Cringan family","Fauntleroy family","Harrison family","Hicks family","Mackenzie family","Sheldon family","Sinclair family","Taliaferro family","Coleman, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington, 1832-1908","Foster, Adam","Jones, Mary Fauntleroy","Jones, Mary Throckmorton","Jones, Richard P.","Jones, Warner Throckmorton","Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827","Langborn, William"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"names_coll_ssim":["Cringan family","Curtis family","Fauntleroy family","Harrison family","Hicks family","Jones family","Mackenzie family","Page family","Sheldon family","Sinclair family","Taliaferro family","Langborn, William"],"famname_ssim":["Jones family","Curtis family","Page family","Taliaferro family.","Cringan family","Fauntleroy family","Harrison family","Hicks family","Mackenzie family","Sheldon family","Sinclair family","Taliaferro family"],"persname_ssim":["Coleman, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington, 1832-1908","Foster, Adam","Jones, Mary Fauntleroy","Jones, Mary Throckmorton","Jones, Richard P.","Jones, Warner Throckmorton","Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827","Langborn, William"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":60,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T04:36:39.414Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1826-1916, of the Jones family of \"Land's End,\" Gloucester County, Virginia, and related families of Curtis, Taliaferro, Page and Harrison. Includes correspondence, genealogical notes, obituaries, legal files, real estate material, notes concerning Land's End, Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County), Yorktown, and the homes of the Cringan family and the Mackenzie family, and Bible records of the Jones and Fauntleroy families.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe first two accessions, which compose the bulk of the material, are gifts of Mrs. Jackson  L. Fray, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAddition Mss. Acc. 1955.001 was given by Maria Talcott, but the material deals with the same family, so it has been included with the Fray gift accessions.  She was a first cousin of Mary Fauntleroy Cocke Fray and granddaughter of Harriet Jones and Charles Curtis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMary Fauntleroy Cocke Fray was the daughter of William Fauntleroy Cocke and great granddaughter of Harriet Jones and Charles Curtis.  The 1969 accessions are family papers and documents from both the Jones and Curtis families with some material relating to the Cocke family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHarriet's parents were Richard and Martha Washington Throckmorton Jones and her siblings were William Langborne, Mary Lanborne, Lucy Ann (married Mann Page), John James Emanuel, Richard P. (married Maria Greenhow Curtis) and Warner Throckmorton Jones (never married and lived with both his Curtis relations through the years).  Harriet Jones Curtis's children were Martha, Harriet, Lucy, Mary, Fanny and Charles Curtis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1826-1916, of the Jones family of \"Land's End,\" Gloucester County, Virginia, and related families of Curtis, Taliaferro, Page and Harrison. Includes correspondence, genealogical notes, obituaries, legal files, real estate material, notes concerning Land's End, Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County), Yorktown, and the homes of the Cringan family and the Mackenzie family, and Bible records of the Jones and Fauntleroy families.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe first two accessions, which compose the bulk of the material, are gifts of Mrs. Jackson L. Fray, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items which include correspondence from F. Du-Veil, Warner T. Jones, Mary B. Curtis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 items which include letters from Charles M. Jones, M.G. Jones, Emma G. De Sausseur, L.A. Page, E.M. Wellford, Ella B. Howard and Mary T. Davies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 items including letters from Warner T. Jones, E.H. Dabney, Julia Meredith, Jos. Bryan, Susan E. Maury, St. G.T.C. Bryan and Preston Cocke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e35 items including letters fro M.G. Jones, M.G. Clarke, Leah T. Taliaferro and Mag. S. Smith.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e26 items which include letters from M.G. Jones (Civil War comment), Sue Byrd, Mary C. Mason, Mary F. Jones and Fannie Curtis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenealogy correspondence, notes, printed material on the Blackburne, Booth, Curtis, Elizabeth (Queen), Fitzhugh, Jones, Langborn, Lawson, Payne, Pemberton, Throckmorton and Warner Families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 stories: \"John Marshall\" (3 pages); \"Francesca, the Venetian Bride\" (4 pages); and \"The Love of Marie Rayneval\" (20 pages).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The Salon of Madame Necker\" the Standard Series: Volume II, Parts III and IV, 1880, Volume III, Parts V and VI, 1881. Signed on covers \"Martha T. Jones, Land's End, Gloucester Co., Va.\" Booklet, \"Easy Questions for a little child, etc.\" published by Gen. Prot. Episcopal Sunday School Union, New York, undated, 40 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne page of births (1828-1868) and one page of deaths (1830-1939); obituaries of Miss Martha T. Jones (d. 1952 January 16) and Fanny Curtis Jones (d. 1954 October 28); 1 page of marriages, Curtis-Fauntleroy-Jones; and 1 memo from C. Nelson to Miss Jones.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpansive notes on a possible biographical paper which includes thoughts on a variety of topics such as politics, religion, the South, Banks and much more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1833 payment from Mann Page, 1846 invoice of C. C. Curtis, 1849 invoice from Beers and Poindexter, 1858 receipt for Robert Armistead, 1878 receipt for Marg. T. Jones for a Saratoga Trunk, 1878 letter to Bangy about items purchased, 1915 receipt of the Misses Jones with The Gloucester Pharmacy, 1927 bill from Dr. Windells for Martha T. Jones, 1940 bank receipt and Curtis receipt in regards to Thomas Fauntleroy's will (undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts of estate and an account of a sale of estate items with buyers and items listed with their prices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills, invoices and receipts for  items purchased by Richard P. Jones.  Businesses and others include Thomas B. Taliaferro (household items), Mitchell and Tyler of Richmond, Chris Heirsch, Potter and Middleton of Baltimore (furniture), G. Earnest \u0026amp; W. Cowles of Baltimore (China), Gwyn \u0026amp; Co. of Baltimore (cloth), Monroe Nicolson (cloth, household items), Heywood Smith (general store), J. T. Guy (house repair) and Sam M. Price \u0026amp; Co (sewing supplies).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1842 invoice from Augustine Owen, 1846 receipt from Diggs' Hotel, 1855 account with R. B. Taliaferro, 1860 account with Oscar Granz of Richmond, 1863 note saying A. Grady will deliver...twelve servants, 1861 invoice from John C. Shafer,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to Armistead from Warner Lewis J[ones], 16 May 1768.  Possibly a copy of the letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1805 letter written from Lynchburg to Uncle, partial letter written from Upton in 1811 and an 1821 letter from A. Sheldon in Rubert to Jacob Sheldon in Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1834 letter from M. Southgate to Elizabeth Page, his sister, about the shock of his wife's death (Louisa) and 1838 letter from Uncle Richard Jones to Cadet Francis W. Page at West Point Military Academy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFragments of letter to Cadet Frank N. Page at West Point from Warner T. Jones, January 12, 1849.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1851 letter from Unknown in Newport, Rhode Island to Major about his visit to Capon Springs and his health problems. 1855 letter from Julia in Alexandria to Maria, 1858 letter to Mother from Daughter and an 1859 letter from D.B. Page of Carybrook to \"friend\" sending condolences about the death of her baby. Includes 1859 letter to Jones from St. G. Tucker in Ashland about Jones request for his copy of \"Journal and Documents,\" which Tucker explains is usually only borrowed by new members during the Journal Session. Tucker also explains his view on new bill about \"ordinary\" and \"Merchants License\" and how McCue of Augusta and Haywood of Marion \"concocted an amendment to each of them\"...\" to extend the promises of the bill to trading with free negroes as well as slaves.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated (circa 1861) letter from H. Baytop in Gloucester to Col. Jones, in which he states \"I have been offered the Captaincy of a uniform Rifle Company and I had rather accept of that than to be ... I am perfectly willing to serve under you but am not willing to be under any underling\"... \"let me know if I can get the situation of Paymaster...\" January 1861 letter to \"Aunt\" from Fannie Harrison at Carter Hall about family and friends with a few references to the war. January 1861 letter to \"Brother\" from sibling in Richmond about the weather preventing the nominations of representatives to the Convention and resulting in too many candidates ...\"to the cause of immediate state secession,\" he is convinced \"is the path of safety and of honor\" and \"immediate secession is gaining ground rapidly.\" He also mentions different areas of the state and their feelings about secession and how some of them lean towards the Union and others choosing Whigs as their representatives. Letter is unfinished. January 1861 letter to Warner from P. R. Page at the Ship Yard giving details of the election process in selecting a representative to the Convention, with Seawell getting 132 votes and William Taliaferro getting 38. February 1861 letter from J.C. Sheldon at Wilson's Creek to Cal about the property and Mr. Langborn's will. August 1862 letter to Maria from a friend in Richmond about family news. July 1862 letter from D. M. Taliaferro in Gloucester to Warner T. Jones in Richmond about the circumstances of John Richard White leaving Richmond because of sick relatives. Series of letters to Cousin Maria from Mary L. Browning of Greenfield about family affairs. Letters are undated, but probably written in the 1860s. 1864 letter to Maria Jones from Cousin Mary Harrison about the death of Mary's Aunt and family news. July 1864 letter to Martha from Mary L. Browning mostly about the War: who died, who is on disability and where friends are or have been during the war. July 4, 1864 letter from sister MBC (Mary Booth Curtis) in Richmond, Virginia to her sister, Mrs. R. P. Jones (Marie Curtis Jones) about the war with comments such as \"I think today may be the most important of the war as it is supposed Grant will try and do something...,\" \" I have no doubt of the issue but the loss of life sickens me.\" She also mentions prices of food in Richmond and the whereabouts of family and friends. Two August 1864 letters from Fannie in Nelson's Creek to Emily Kemp about visiting, illness of Martha and family news. February 4, 1865 letter from D.B. Page in Carybrook as part of the military to \"friend,\" mostly about friends, family and missing Gloucester. Letter is torn, stained and fragile. March 12, 1865 letter from Joel Thomas to wife, Indiana E. Thomas, with location \"In the Trenches.\" He explains the cost system of sending packages and people stealing from personal shipments. On the second page of the letter he says that his regiment is out of the trenches and living in cabins near Dinwiddie Court House, 10 miles from Petersburg. He writes of movement of troops, news of his and her brothers and his good wishes to his and her family. January 15, 1866 letter written from Greenfield to cousin about death of Aunt Judy in Montgomery, hard times after the war such that \"the gentlemen look worse than they did during the war\" and \"my faithful Hillary and Hannah went off, could not induce them to stay and all through the war, Hillary was as faithful and good as possible...\" January 15, 1866 letter from Aunt MBC (Martha Booth Curtis) to Bangy (Mary) asking her to visit and \"got a letter from Mrs. Coleman...in which she said she would open her school in Wmsburg the 15th of March\" and encourages Bangy to go. 1866 letter from Cousin Louis West in Pensacola, Florida to Cousin Mary about the death of Mrs. Caldwell. July 1866 letter from Maria at Hunting Quarter to Cousin about \"Papa going to Clarke to live\" with Henry Harrison and they will follow, plus other family news. September 1966 letter from Richmond to \"Mother\" about where she is living. March 1867 letter from Burwell to cousin about paying her to care for his Aunt. August 30, 1867 letter from Cynthia B. T. Coleman in Aldie, Loudoun County to Maria about teaching her daughter English and Music for free, but can't afford to give free board plus news of her visits to friends. 1869 letter to B about family and being homesick. 1869 letter from Martha Throgmorton to her sister, with postscript by her Mother about family news. 1869 letter from E. Browning to Charlie about a fire in their house that killed their granddaughter, Anna. 1869 letter from Rebecca Tabb to Charlie about the coat he gave LLoyd.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMany letters to and from Curtis and Jones family members. Writers include Mary Booth Curtis, C. C. Curtis, Susan, George O. Nicholson, Allie, sister, Maggie Locke, Martha T. Jones, Huntingdon, Bassett French, David N. Baldwin, M. Curtis, Aunt Lea Page, Barney, Maria Cocke, Preston Cocke, Emily and other indecipherable names. Recipients include Sister, Brother, Cousin, Julia and M. Thompson, Martha (sister), Mary, Emily, Mrs. Semple, Cousin Martha, Matty, Bangy (Mary), Richard Jones, B, Mary Jones, Charlie, Fanny, C.C. Curtis and others. Content is mostly news of family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters are between members of the Jones and Curtis families. Writers include John R. Page, S.S. Page, Annie (Blaxton), W. T. Williams (to Bangie about her Mother's death) and Philip A. Taliaferro. Recipients include Maria, Martha, Fannie, Bangie, Sister and Cousin Martha. Mostly concerns family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters between Jones and Curtis family members. Writers and recipients include Thomas Nelson Page to Cousin Mrs. M. T. P. Vandergrift (about a story she wrote), P. M. Thompson in Williamsburg to Mary about the death of her Uncle, H. B. Kendig (sending checks to Miss Jones) and Sally Nelson Robins (of the Virginia Historical Society) to Mary about some documents.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1932 letter to Martha and Fanny from Cousin M. J. Vandegrift about family news, and a 1948 letter to Martha from Mrs. H. O. Sanders of Gloucester, saying she found some of \"Mama's diaries and was having them typed.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWriters include E. Browning, Elizabeth Byrd Nichols, F.L. B. Cocke, Mother, MBG, unknown Taliaferro, Sister, friend, M.F. Jones, Fanny, Lilly Page, Lizzie Archer, Martha, Mr. Cocke, Aunt Booth, Child and Marion. Recipients include Friend , Bangy (Mary), Miss Jones, Bangy, B. and Sister M, Mother, Sister, Friend, MBC, B, Martha, Mary, Mrs. R.P. Jones, Maria Jones, Children, Niece, Fanny and Miss Jones. Includes a copy of a letter of George Herberts to \"Dear Sick Sister,\" a letter fragment about Florida and assuming government funding to remove native population, letter to Maria from Mr. Cocke where he sends her a four leaf clover (no longer with letter) and a wedding invitation. Topics include all areas of family life and news of friends, family and neighbors.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated correspondence to a son or daughter, written either from Richmond, Virginia or Lands End in Gloucester, Virginia. Writer is probably Harriet Throckmorton Curtis and/or Martha T. Jones. Topic is mostly news of family, friends and neighbors.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1840s letters from his sister, Harriet Throckmorton Jones, of Lowlands Cottage, to Richard Jones in Baltimore, telling of local and family news; 1849 letter about finances from Thomas W. Fauntleroy; 1851 letter from C. Lebaron about an account with L. Fauntleroy; 1853 letter from cousin A. Dabney in Raymond, Mississippi; 1853 and 1860 letters from Robert B. Armistead of Alabama about the estate of George Fauntleroy; 1869 letter from Henry Harrison of Millwood about a bond; 1874 letter from M. B. C. about death and God; 1882 note to Mrs. Richard Jones from Cynthia B. T. Coleman mentioning a 50th anniversary; and an undated invitation from Dr. and Mrs. Tabb.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an 1860 letter from P. R. Page in Gloucester about not getting paid as an officer in the Army, giving examples and ranting about the unfairness of the system; 1860 letter from a ? W. Power in Yorktown about Jones' solicitation on behalf of the Volunteer Companies of Gloucester to erect a permanent memorial at Yorktown; 1861 letter from John W. C. Catlett, asking Jones to pick up an earring he left at a shop in Richmond; 1864 letter from C. C. Curtis about the will of Cora Harriet Shelden; 1867 letter from John R. Page about applying before the Members of the Board; 1871 letter from Henry Harrison recommending John R. Page as County Judge; 1873 letter from John R. Page, professor of Natural History at The University of Virginia, about the resolution to fund the University; 1884 letter to Judge W. Crump about a meeting to discuss the finances of William and Mary; 1886 letters about a deed of trust; 1890 letter from Joseph Bryan and an 1890 letter from W. C. Throckmorton of Danville, Virginia about Throckmorton genealogy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1884 letter to Miss M. F. Jones from S. G. Fauntleroy about coat of arms and other family information; 1894 letters from S. Bassett French to Richard Jones about genealogy; and a 1901 letter to Miss Jones from Edwin Hawley, about the Throckmorton Family. Notes and charts about families; obituaries of Burgh Taliaferro, Rev. Charles Mann, Virginia Throckmorton and Fielding L. Taylor; a correction of the genealogy done by Miss Hary Fauntleroy by unknown person; notes on descendants of Mary Warner; notes on Read and Warner families; genealogy article about connection between the Queen, Washington and Lee, gravestone inscriptions of William Langhorne of King William County and Sarah Ann Weatherby Smith.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1835 note for purchases at estate sale by Warner T. Taliaferro; 1849 note to the Commissioner of Revenue of Gloucester County, transferring 802 acres from C.S. Jones to Richard P. Jones; 1844 indenture between the company of Curtis Jones and Robert C. Curtis; 1845-6 bonds; 1851 final payment for the purchase of Lands End; 1863 list of \"negroes and their ages\"; 1875 appraisal by Richard P. Jones and R. M. Page for personal estate of Sam Bolling; and a 1877 payment by Richard W. Jones to James D. Pointer for Richard P. Jones' coffin. Also includes an 1890 letter to Mary from George B. Harrison, about English property of Coryndon Carpenter, which by his 1776 will \"devised two small farms in Cornwall to his brother Nathaniel Carpenter...of King and Queen County...after his death to be sold and the proceeds to be divided between the four sons of Dr. Carpenter: Coryndon, William Fauntleroy, Bushrod and Nathaniel; and 1830-1852 guardian account records for Maria G. Curtis and R. P. Jones with C. C. Curtis the guardian of Maria.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes receipts from purchases, notes and real estate; an accounting of an estate for Miss Maria G. Curtis and R. P. Jones (1830-1852); indenture between Robert C. Curtis and Charles C. Curtis, Richard P. Jones and Philip E. Tabb (business) for $744.72 (1844); \"List of Richd P. Jones' negroes and their ages in 1863; indenture inventory of the estate of Sam Bolling (1875); and receipt for coffin of W. T. Jones from Richard W. Jones (1877).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1859 letter by Jno A. B. Thornton certifying that Warner T. Jones was elected to represent Gloucester in the House of Delegates; 1859 form letter to the Alumni of William and Mary Collection, asking for donations; 1880 letter from George B. Harrison asking for help in an English deposition; 1882 Power of Attorney given to Warner Jones for Martha T. Vandergrift; and an 1891 resolution from the Faculty of the College of William and Mary on their appreciation of the character of the late Judge Warner T. Jones.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"A Review of the Circular Letter of the Attorney General...to the Marshals...in Relation to Elections,\" possibly 1863. June 30, 1929 Richmond Times-Dispatch about the Wells Cathedral in England; February 11, 1912 Times-Dispatch \"Our Confederate Column\"; and clippings on religion and wedding announcements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour handwritten business cards for C. C. Curtis (one with a note); weekly reports from \"Lane and Meade's School\"in Richmond, Virginia for C.C. Curtis (1868); and newspaper article about Court of Appeals session where John Poindexter's conviction of killing C. C. Curtis on March 3, 1879 was affirmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1873 certificate for Miss Mary T. Jones who is \"authorized to teach in the Public Free Schools of Gloucester County...1874\" and list of \"Mary's pallbearers.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1863 Confederate Bonds for Five Hundred Dollars belonging to L. A. and R. M. Page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBusiness Card for \"The Davis Carriage Company\" with \"lines...found on the walls of Old Blandford Church...,\" small Christmas card, printed funeral service for Catherine Elizabeth Murray (1940), 1932 News Leader \"In By-gone Days\" about \"William and Mary College...to be revived and continue as a State Normal School...General William B. Taliaferro and Judge Warner T. Jones have been indefatigable in the cause\"; and a calling card for Misses Jones.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Langhorn's 1823 will in King William County, leaving property in England, \"Fox Court,\" to his Throckmorton cousins. The will was not recognized by English Law and his property was considered intestate. Mostly correspondence about determining the legality of the heirs and the division of the estate, but also includes rental receipts, deeds, agreements and accounts. One document, \"Case,\" says that the English property was willed to William Langborn by Mary Langborn in 1783 and his heirs were the children of his sister, a Throckmorton. Family members involved in the settlement are: Warner T. Taliaferro, Alexander G. Taliaferro, William Taliaferro, Richard P. Jones, Nancy T. Jones, Lucy Anne and Mann Page, Anne Jones, Harriet T. Curtis, John and Lucy M. Page and Henry and Fanny T. Harrison. Other names include Mrs. Sheldon, John and Sally Throckmorton Dixon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript of \"Record of Major William Langborn's Revolutionary War Service\"; 1838 Revolutionary War Claim by heirs of William Langborn; 1840 survey of Ohio land granted William Lanborn on reverse of a letter to Charles C. Curtis; and an April 7, 1840 indenture between Charles C. and Harret T. Jones Curtis and Warmer T. Jones giving Warner T. Jones all interest in the King William County land once owned by William Langborn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePoems and stories written by various members of all the families, though the writer is usually not identified. Includes \"Mr. Adam Foster's Letters describing 'old times in Gloucester Co., Va'\" in 1848, sent to Mary and belonging to M. L. Tabb of St. Catherine's School; poem written for Maria Greenhow of Williamsburg by Leander, fragment of text,\" copied by F. B. Macaulay in 1854; Romeo and Juliet (revised and improved), a story about a cat named Dolly by F. C. J.; \"Female Character\" by Mary F. Jones; handwritten obituary for a pet bird (1874); \"popular sayings from Pope\"; fragment of notes, poem on the death of \"Little Lizzie\"; calculation of crop rotation and profits using \"The Henley Four Field System\"; prose story about Lands End; note that describes \"...romantic delusion that the south was inhabited exclusively by aristocrats and picturesque negroes...\"; fragment of a story about a young girl at a ball; notes on Spanish and European religious and political history; page from a book with a poem entitled \"Stillness,\" which is addressed to Bangy; recipe for \"Tomatoe Catsup,\" and a typescript manuscript of \"Cousin Martha's recollections\" of Eagle Point, Lands End and other areas of Gloucester.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers of the Jones Family and collateral families, the Fauntleroy Family, the Taliaferro Family, the Sheldon Family, and others. Includes printed material, obituaries and writings. This accession was a gift of Maria Talcott. Mss. Acc. 1955.001 Addition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 28, 1825 letter from Mary L. Fauntleroy in Oakley to Miss Apphia B. Fauntleroy in Richmond, Virginia about her sadness because of the death of their sister and brother. Undated letter to Mother from Maria Greenhow (tear) about her activities in Richmond. August 11, 1873 letter to Mary from Janet, telling about attending the Virginia Council in Winchester, Virginia with her father. Undated letter to Mrs. Mary Lewis Browning from Sally Taliaferro about news of weddings and friends. Partial Last Will and Testament of Thomas Fauntleroy, dated February 1820.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters and documents spanning from 1859 to 1916. Documents concerning Warner T. Jones include an 1859 invoice from E.B. Spence; 1861 invitation to a Ball at Rosewell by the Gentlemen of Gloucester; 1861 bill for room and other items at the Spotswood Hotel in Richmond; 1862 receipt for the American Hotel in Richmond; 1865 check from Pugh; 1866 letter from unknown at Millhouse to Warner about property (Sheldon?) and news of friends; undated (after 1887) opinion from T.G. Jones to Hon. W.T. Jones about the \"matter of the old dragon Bridge and causeway now pending in Gloucester County Court\" in Middlesex and Gloucester Counties; May 12th, 186? letter from Capt. Chs. Garnett to Col. Jones about \"Scouts from Gwynn's Island report persons landing \u0026amp; marching towards ...women \u0026amp; children leaving for mainland in night...\"; a 1873 card for free travel on the Atlantic Mississippi and Ohio Railroad; and a partial undated letter from W. T. Jones while at William and Mary; August 1863 letter to \"My Very Dear Sister\" from her sister in Chatham telling of news of friends, deaths in the war, Mr. Gringam's whereabouts, the hot summer, her garden in Richmond and the Yankees stopping the mail; 1884 letter from son P. E. Jones to his Mother, Maria Jones, about family news; a 1916 envelope addressed to Richard Jones, and a 1922 paper on the Throckmorton family by William Carter Stubbs. Undated material includes a genealogical note about the Warner and Smith families; a report on the Throckmorton family; undated letter between two Jones sisters; small poetry notebook; and a handwritten copy of a letter written by Emanuel Jones, Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County with a \"list of questions sent out by the Bishop of London in 1724,\" with answers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 13, 1864 Confederate Bond for J. C. Sheldon; typed \"Story of Land's End\" about Captain John Sinclair; 1869 and 1871 court judgments in the cases of Spencer Forrest vs. William T. Hicks, William Lane vs. William T. Hicks and others against William T. Hicks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated wedding invitation between Olivia Clarke Bridges and Robert Colgate Selden; 1899 Circuit Court judgment in Gloucester, Virginia in Smith vs. Taliaferro; a 1901 booklet about Philip Alexander Taliaferro; undated document about the division of the estate of William Langborn and his heirs, the Taliaferro and Jones families, with a \"Memoranda relative to Capt. Philip Taliaferro and Major Wm Langbourne\" about Langborn not receiving pay during his military service.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eObituaries for Dr. E. C. S. Taliaferro and Mary Fauntleroy Jones.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1864 pamphlet, signed by M. B. Custis, entitled \"Our Father's Care. a Ballad. by Mrs. Sewell,\" printed by the Presbyterian Committee of Publication in Richmond, Virginia. Religious pamphlet entitled, \"Morning Watches.\" \"Vital Facts about Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg, College of William and Mary,\" revised 1932.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes and draft entitled \"A History of Petsworth Parish.\" Petsworth Parish is in Gloucester County, Virginia. Possibly written by Mary Fauntleroy Jones.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten partial stories and a poem, \"The Little Flower Maiden.\"  Pages of the stories are numbered, but many seem to be missing.  These stories were possibly written by Mary F. Jones since they arrived in an envelope addressed to Miss Mary F. Jones.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA small book, \"Teacher's Pocket Record,\" with some records kept, but most are covered by newspaper clippings.\u003c/p\u003e"],"collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1280","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1280","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1280","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1280","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_1280.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Jones Family Papers","title_ssm":["Jones Family Papers"],"title_tesim":["Jones Family Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1826-1916"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1826-1916"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. 69 J71","/repositories/2/resources/1280"],"text":["Mss. 69 J71","/repositories/2/resources/1280","Jones Family Papers","Land's End (Gloucester County, Va.)","Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County, Va.)","Virginia--Religious history","Yorktown (Va.)--History--19th century","Education--Virginia--Williamsburg--19th century","Genealogy","Gloucester County (Va.)--History--19th century","Legal documents","Slavery--Virginia--19th century","United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865","Correspondence","Deeds","Financial records","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.","Subseries were not used with this collection due to difficulty separating papers into their family of origin. When possible, the papers have been grouped either by recipient or creator, whether individual or family. Most of the correspondence is arranged chronologically and is a mix of the Jones, Curtis, Taliaferro, Page and related families. Most envelopes were missing which made it difficult to ascertain not only who received the letters, but who wrote them.","Further processing and completion of inventory done by Anne Johnson in 2011.","Mss. 39.1 J75  Warner T. Jones Papers\nMss. 65 Ar6 Armistead-Cocke Family Papers","Papers, 1826-1916, of the Jones family of \"Land's End,\" Gloucester County, Virginia, and related families of Curtis, Taliaferro, Page and Harrison. Includes correspondence, genealogical notes, obituaries, legal files, real estate material, notes concerning Land's End, Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County), Yorktown, and the homes of the Cringan family and the Mackenzie family, and Bible records of the Jones and Fauntleroy families.","The first two accessions, which compose the bulk of the material, are gifts of Mrs. Jackson  L. Fray, Jr.","Addition Mss. Acc. 1955.001 was given by Maria Talcott, but the material deals with the same family, so it has been included with the Fray gift accessions.  She was a first cousin of Mary Fauntleroy Cocke Fray and granddaughter of Harriet Jones and Charles Curtis.","Mary Fauntleroy Cocke Fray was the daughter of William Fauntleroy Cocke and great granddaughter of Harriet Jones and Charles Curtis.  The 1969 accessions are family papers and documents from both the Jones and Curtis families with some material relating to the Cocke family.","Harriet's parents were Richard and Martha Washington Throckmorton Jones and her siblings were William Langborne, Mary Lanborne, Lucy Ann (married Mann Page), John James Emanuel, Richard P. (married Maria Greenhow Curtis) and Warner Throckmorton Jones (never married and lived with both his Curtis relations through the years).  Harriet Jones Curtis's children were Martha, Harriet, Lucy, Mary, Fanny and Charles Curtis.","Papers, 1826-1916, of the Jones family of \"Land's End,\" Gloucester County, Virginia, and related families of Curtis, Taliaferro, Page and Harrison. Includes correspondence, genealogical notes, obituaries, legal files, real estate material, notes concerning Land's End, Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County), Yorktown, and the homes of the Cringan family and the Mackenzie family, and Bible records of the Jones and Fauntleroy families.","The first two accessions, which compose the bulk of the material, are gifts of Mrs. Jackson L. Fray, Jr.","13 items which include correspondence from F. Du-Veil, Warner T. Jones, Mary B. Curtis.","12 items which include letters from Charles M. Jones, M.G. Jones, Emma G. De Sausseur, L.A. Page, E.M. Wellford, Ella B. Howard and Mary T. Davies.","18 items including letters from Warner T. Jones, E.H. Dabney, Julia Meredith, Jos. Bryan, Susan E. Maury, St. G.T.C. Bryan and Preston Cocke.","35 items including letters fro M.G. Jones, M.G. Clarke, Leah T. Taliaferro and Mag. S. Smith.","26 items which include letters from M.G. Jones (Civil War comment), Sue Byrd, Mary C. Mason, Mary F. Jones and Fannie Curtis.","Genealogy correspondence, notes, printed material on the Blackburne, Booth, Curtis, Elizabeth (Queen), Fitzhugh, Jones, Langborn, Lawson, Payne, Pemberton, Throckmorton and Warner Families.","Handwritten story.","3 stories: \"John Marshall\" (3 pages); \"Francesca, the Venetian Bride\" (4 pages); and \"The Love of Marie Rayneval\" (20 pages).","\"The Salon of Madame Necker\" the Standard Series: Volume II, Parts III and IV, 1880, Volume III, Parts V and VI, 1881. Signed on covers \"Martha T. Jones, Land's End, Gloucester Co., Va.\" Booklet, \"Easy Questions for a little child, etc.\" published by Gen. Prot. Episcopal Sunday School Union, New York, undated, 40 pages.","One page of births (1828-1868) and one page of deaths (1830-1939); obituaries of Miss Martha T. Jones (d. 1952 January 16) and Fanny Curtis Jones (d. 1954 October 28); 1 page of marriages, Curtis-Fauntleroy-Jones; and 1 memo from C. Nelson to Miss Jones.","Expansive notes on a possible biographical paper which includes thoughts on a variety of topics such as politics, religion, the South, Banks and much more.","1833 payment from Mann Page, 1846 invoice of C. C. Curtis, 1849 invoice from Beers and Poindexter, 1858 receipt for Robert Armistead, 1878 receipt for Marg. T. Jones for a Saratoga Trunk, 1878 letter to Bangy about items purchased, 1915 receipt of the Misses Jones with The Gloucester Pharmacy, 1927 bill from Dr. Windells for Martha T. Jones, 1940 bank receipt and Curtis receipt in regards to Thomas Fauntleroy's will (undated).","Accounts of estate and an account of a sale of estate items with buyers and items listed with their prices.","Bills, invoices and receipts for  items purchased by Richard P. Jones.  Businesses and others include Thomas B. Taliaferro (household items), Mitchell and Tyler of Richmond, Chris Heirsch, Potter and Middleton of Baltimore (furniture), G. Earnest \u0026 W. Cowles of Baltimore (China), Gwyn \u0026 Co. of Baltimore (cloth), Monroe Nicolson (cloth, household items), Heywood Smith (general store), J. T. Guy (house repair) and Sam M. Price \u0026 Co (sewing supplies).","1842 invoice from Augustine Owen, 1846 receipt from Diggs' Hotel, 1855 account with R. B. Taliaferro, 1860 account with Oscar Granz of Richmond, 1863 note saying A. Grady will deliver...twelve servants, 1861 invoice from John C. Shafer,","Letter to Armistead from Warner Lewis J[ones], 16 May 1768.  Possibly a copy of the letter.","1805 letter written from Lynchburg to Uncle, partial letter written from Upton in 1811 and an 1821 letter from A. Sheldon in Rubert to Jacob Sheldon in Williamsburg.","1834 letter from M. Southgate to Elizabeth Page, his sister, about the shock of his wife's death (Louisa) and 1838 letter from Uncle Richard Jones to Cadet Francis W. Page at West Point Military Academy.","Fragments of letter to Cadet Frank N. Page at West Point from Warner T. Jones, January 12, 1849.","1851 letter from Unknown in Newport, Rhode Island to Major about his visit to Capon Springs and his health problems. 1855 letter from Julia in Alexandria to Maria, 1858 letter to Mother from Daughter and an 1859 letter from D.B. Page of Carybrook to \"friend\" sending condolences about the death of her baby. Includes 1859 letter to Jones from St. G. Tucker in Ashland about Jones request for his copy of \"Journal and Documents,\" which Tucker explains is usually only borrowed by new members during the Journal Session. Tucker also explains his view on new bill about \"ordinary\" and \"Merchants License\" and how McCue of Augusta and Haywood of Marion \"concocted an amendment to each of them\"...\" to extend the promises of the bill to trading with free negroes as well as slaves.\"","Undated (circa 1861) letter from H. Baytop in Gloucester to Col. Jones, in which he states \"I have been offered the Captaincy of a uniform Rifle Company and I had rather accept of that than to be ... I am perfectly willing to serve under you but am not willing to be under any underling\"... \"let me know if I can get the situation of Paymaster...\" January 1861 letter to \"Aunt\" from Fannie Harrison at Carter Hall about family and friends with a few references to the war. January 1861 letter to \"Brother\" from sibling in Richmond about the weather preventing the nominations of representatives to the Convention and resulting in too many candidates ...\"to the cause of immediate state secession,\" he is convinced \"is the path of safety and of honor\" and \"immediate secession is gaining ground rapidly.\" He also mentions different areas of the state and their feelings about secession and how some of them lean towards the Union and others choosing Whigs as their representatives. Letter is unfinished. January 1861 letter to Warner from P. R. Page at the Ship Yard giving details of the election process in selecting a representative to the Convention, with Seawell getting 132 votes and William Taliaferro getting 38. February 1861 letter from J.C. Sheldon at Wilson's Creek to Cal about the property and Mr. Langborn's will. August 1862 letter to Maria from a friend in Richmond about family news. July 1862 letter from D. M. Taliaferro in Gloucester to Warner T. Jones in Richmond about the circumstances of John Richard White leaving Richmond because of sick relatives. Series of letters to Cousin Maria from Mary L. Browning of Greenfield about family affairs. Letters are undated, but probably written in the 1860s. 1864 letter to Maria Jones from Cousin Mary Harrison about the death of Mary's Aunt and family news. July 1864 letter to Martha from Mary L. Browning mostly about the War: who died, who is on disability and where friends are or have been during the war. July 4, 1864 letter from sister MBC (Mary Booth Curtis) in Richmond, Virginia to her sister, Mrs. R. P. Jones (Marie Curtis Jones) about the war with comments such as \"I think today may be the most important of the war as it is supposed Grant will try and do something...,\" \" I have no doubt of the issue but the loss of life sickens me.\" She also mentions prices of food in Richmond and the whereabouts of family and friends. Two August 1864 letters from Fannie in Nelson's Creek to Emily Kemp about visiting, illness of Martha and family news. February 4, 1865 letter from D.B. Page in Carybrook as part of the military to \"friend,\" mostly about friends, family and missing Gloucester. Letter is torn, stained and fragile. March 12, 1865 letter from Joel Thomas to wife, Indiana E. Thomas, with location \"In the Trenches.\" He explains the cost system of sending packages and people stealing from personal shipments. On the second page of the letter he says that his regiment is out of the trenches and living in cabins near Dinwiddie Court House, 10 miles from Petersburg. He writes of movement of troops, news of his and her brothers and his good wishes to his and her family. January 15, 1866 letter written from Greenfield to cousin about death of Aunt Judy in Montgomery, hard times after the war such that \"the gentlemen look worse than they did during the war\" and \"my faithful Hillary and Hannah went off, could not induce them to stay and all through the war, Hillary was as faithful and good as possible...\" January 15, 1866 letter from Aunt MBC (Martha Booth Curtis) to Bangy (Mary) asking her to visit and \"got a letter from Mrs. Coleman...in which she said she would open her school in Wmsburg the 15th of March\" and encourages Bangy to go. 1866 letter from Cousin Louis West in Pensacola, Florida to Cousin Mary about the death of Mrs. Caldwell. July 1866 letter from Maria at Hunting Quarter to Cousin about \"Papa going to Clarke to live\" with Henry Harrison and they will follow, plus other family news. September 1966 letter from Richmond to \"Mother\" about where she is living. March 1867 letter from Burwell to cousin about paying her to care for his Aunt. August 30, 1867 letter from Cynthia B. T. Coleman in Aldie, Loudoun County to Maria about teaching her daughter English and Music for free, but can't afford to give free board plus news of her visits to friends. 1869 letter to B about family and being homesick. 1869 letter from Martha Throgmorton to her sister, with postscript by her Mother about family news. 1869 letter from E. Browning to Charlie about a fire in their house that killed their granddaughter, Anna. 1869 letter from Rebecca Tabb to Charlie about the coat he gave LLoyd.","Many letters to and from Curtis and Jones family members. Writers include Mary Booth Curtis, C. C. Curtis, Susan, George O. Nicholson, Allie, sister, Maggie Locke, Martha T. Jones, Huntingdon, Bassett French, David N. Baldwin, M. Curtis, Aunt Lea Page, Barney, Maria Cocke, Preston Cocke, Emily and other indecipherable names. Recipients include Sister, Brother, Cousin, Julia and M. Thompson, Martha (sister), Mary, Emily, Mrs. Semple, Cousin Martha, Matty, Bangy (Mary), Richard Jones, B, Mary Jones, Charlie, Fanny, C.C. Curtis and others. Content is mostly news of family and friends.","Letters are between members of the Jones and Curtis families. Writers include John R. Page, S.S. Page, Annie (Blaxton), W. T. Williams (to Bangie about her Mother's death) and Philip A. Taliaferro. Recipients include Maria, Martha, Fannie, Bangie, Sister and Cousin Martha. Mostly concerns family news.","Letters between Jones and Curtis family members. Writers and recipients include Thomas Nelson Page to Cousin Mrs. M. T. P. Vandergrift (about a story she wrote), P. M. Thompson in Williamsburg to Mary about the death of her Uncle, H. B. Kendig (sending checks to Miss Jones) and Sally Nelson Robins (of the Virginia Historical Society) to Mary about some documents.","1932 letter to Martha and Fanny from Cousin M. J. Vandegrift about family news, and a 1948 letter to Martha from Mrs. H. O. Sanders of Gloucester, saying she found some of \"Mama's diaries and was having them typed.\"","Writers include E. Browning, Elizabeth Byrd Nichols, F.L. B. Cocke, Mother, MBG, unknown Taliaferro, Sister, friend, M.F. Jones, Fanny, Lilly Page, Lizzie Archer, Martha, Mr. Cocke, Aunt Booth, Child and Marion. Recipients include Friend , Bangy (Mary), Miss Jones, Bangy, B. and Sister M, Mother, Sister, Friend, MBC, B, Martha, Mary, Mrs. R.P. Jones, Maria Jones, Children, Niece, Fanny and Miss Jones. Includes a copy of a letter of George Herberts to \"Dear Sick Sister,\" a letter fragment about Florida and assuming government funding to remove native population, letter to Maria from Mr. Cocke where he sends her a four leaf clover (no longer with letter) and a wedding invitation. Topics include all areas of family life and news of friends, family and neighbors.","Undated correspondence to a son or daughter, written either from Richmond, Virginia or Lands End in Gloucester, Virginia. Writer is probably Harriet Throckmorton Curtis and/or Martha T. Jones. Topic is mostly news of family, friends and neighbors.","1840s letters from his sister, Harriet Throckmorton Jones, of Lowlands Cottage, to Richard Jones in Baltimore, telling of local and family news; 1849 letter about finances from Thomas W. Fauntleroy; 1851 letter from C. Lebaron about an account with L. Fauntleroy; 1853 letter from cousin A. Dabney in Raymond, Mississippi; 1853 and 1860 letters from Robert B. Armistead of Alabama about the estate of George Fauntleroy; 1869 letter from Henry Harrison of Millwood about a bond; 1874 letter from M. B. C. about death and God; 1882 note to Mrs. Richard Jones from Cynthia B. T. Coleman mentioning a 50th anniversary; and an undated invitation from Dr. and Mrs. Tabb.","Includes an 1860 letter from P. R. Page in Gloucester about not getting paid as an officer in the Army, giving examples and ranting about the unfairness of the system; 1860 letter from a ? W. Power in Yorktown about Jones' solicitation on behalf of the Volunteer Companies of Gloucester to erect a permanent memorial at Yorktown; 1861 letter from John W. C. Catlett, asking Jones to pick up an earring he left at a shop in Richmond; 1864 letter from C. C. Curtis about the will of Cora Harriet Shelden; 1867 letter from John R. Page about applying before the Members of the Board; 1871 letter from Henry Harrison recommending John R. Page as County Judge; 1873 letter from John R. Page, professor of Natural History at The University of Virginia, about the resolution to fund the University; 1884 letter to Judge W. Crump about a meeting to discuss the finances of William and Mary; 1886 letters about a deed of trust; 1890 letter from Joseph Bryan and an 1890 letter from W. C. Throckmorton of Danville, Virginia about Throckmorton genealogy.","1884 letter to Miss M. F. Jones from S. G. Fauntleroy about coat of arms and other family information; 1894 letters from S. Bassett French to Richard Jones about genealogy; and a 1901 letter to Miss Jones from Edwin Hawley, about the Throckmorton Family. Notes and charts about families; obituaries of Burgh Taliaferro, Rev. Charles Mann, Virginia Throckmorton and Fielding L. Taylor; a correction of the genealogy done by Miss Hary Fauntleroy by unknown person; notes on descendants of Mary Warner; notes on Read and Warner families; genealogy article about connection between the Queen, Washington and Lee, gravestone inscriptions of William Langhorne of King William County and Sarah Ann Weatherby Smith.","1835 note for purchases at estate sale by Warner T. Taliaferro; 1849 note to the Commissioner of Revenue of Gloucester County, transferring 802 acres from C.S. Jones to Richard P. Jones; 1844 indenture between the company of Curtis Jones and Robert C. Curtis; 1845-6 bonds; 1851 final payment for the purchase of Lands End; 1863 list of \"negroes and their ages\"; 1875 appraisal by Richard P. Jones and R. M. Page for personal estate of Sam Bolling; and a 1877 payment by Richard W. Jones to James D. Pointer for Richard P. Jones' coffin. Also includes an 1890 letter to Mary from George B. Harrison, about English property of Coryndon Carpenter, which by his 1776 will \"devised two small farms in Cornwall to his brother Nathaniel Carpenter...of King and Queen County...after his death to be sold and the proceeds to be divided between the four sons of Dr. Carpenter: Coryndon, William Fauntleroy, Bushrod and Nathaniel; and 1830-1852 guardian account records for Maria G. Curtis and R. P. Jones with C. C. Curtis the guardian of Maria.","Includes receipts from purchases, notes and real estate; an accounting of an estate for Miss Maria G. Curtis and R. P. Jones (1830-1852); indenture between Robert C. Curtis and Charles C. Curtis, Richard P. Jones and Philip E. Tabb (business) for $744.72 (1844); \"List of Richd P. Jones' negroes and their ages in 1863; indenture inventory of the estate of Sam Bolling (1875); and receipt for coffin of W. T. Jones from Richard W. Jones (1877).","1859 letter by Jno A. B. Thornton certifying that Warner T. Jones was elected to represent Gloucester in the House of Delegates; 1859 form letter to the Alumni of William and Mary Collection, asking for donations; 1880 letter from George B. Harrison asking for help in an English deposition; 1882 Power of Attorney given to Warner Jones for Martha T. Vandergrift; and an 1891 resolution from the Faculty of the College of William and Mary on their appreciation of the character of the late Judge Warner T. Jones.","\"A Review of the Circular Letter of the Attorney General...to the Marshals...in Relation to Elections,\" possibly 1863. June 30, 1929 Richmond Times-Dispatch about the Wells Cathedral in England; February 11, 1912 Times-Dispatch \"Our Confederate Column\"; and clippings on religion and wedding announcements.","Four handwritten business cards for C. C. Curtis (one with a note); weekly reports from \"Lane and Meade's School\"in Richmond, Virginia for C.C. Curtis (1868); and newspaper article about Court of Appeals session where John Poindexter's conviction of killing C. C. Curtis on March 3, 1879 was affirmed.","1873 certificate for Miss Mary T. Jones who is \"authorized to teach in the Public Free Schools of Gloucester County...1874\" and list of \"Mary's pallbearers.\"","1863 Confederate Bonds for Five Hundred Dollars belonging to L. A. and R. M. Page.","Business Card for \"The Davis Carriage Company\" with \"lines...found on the walls of Old Blandford Church...,\" small Christmas card, printed funeral service for Catherine Elizabeth Murray (1940), 1932 News Leader \"In By-gone Days\" about \"William and Mary College...to be revived and continue as a State Normal School...General William B. Taliaferro and Judge Warner T. Jones have been indefatigable in the cause\"; and a calling card for Misses Jones.","William Langhorn's 1823 will in King William County, leaving property in England, \"Fox Court,\" to his Throckmorton cousins. The will was not recognized by English Law and his property was considered intestate. Mostly correspondence about determining the legality of the heirs and the division of the estate, but also includes rental receipts, deeds, agreements and accounts. One document, \"Case,\" says that the English property was willed to William Langborn by Mary Langborn in 1783 and his heirs were the children of his sister, a Throckmorton. Family members involved in the settlement are: Warner T. Taliaferro, Alexander G. Taliaferro, William Taliaferro, Richard P. Jones, Nancy T. Jones, Lucy Anne and Mann Page, Anne Jones, Harriet T. Curtis, John and Lucy M. Page and Henry and Fanny T. Harrison. Other names include Mrs. Sheldon, John and Sally Throckmorton Dixon.","Typescript of \"Record of Major William Langborn's Revolutionary War Service\"; 1838 Revolutionary War Claim by heirs of William Langborn; 1840 survey of Ohio land granted William Lanborn on reverse of a letter to Charles C. Curtis; and an April 7, 1840 indenture between Charles C. and Harret T. Jones Curtis and Warmer T. Jones giving Warner T. Jones all interest in the King William County land once owned by William Langborn.","Poems and stories written by various members of all the families, though the writer is usually not identified. Includes \"Mr. Adam Foster's Letters describing 'old times in Gloucester Co., Va'\" in 1848, sent to Mary and belonging to M. L. Tabb of St. Catherine's School; poem written for Maria Greenhow of Williamsburg by Leander, fragment of text,\" copied by F. B. Macaulay in 1854; Romeo and Juliet (revised and improved), a story about a cat named Dolly by F. C. J.; \"Female Character\" by Mary F. Jones; handwritten obituary for a pet bird (1874); \"popular sayings from Pope\"; fragment of notes, poem on the death of \"Little Lizzie\"; calculation of crop rotation and profits using \"The Henley Four Field System\"; prose story about Lands End; note that describes \"...romantic delusion that the south was inhabited exclusively by aristocrats and picturesque negroes...\"; fragment of a story about a young girl at a ball; notes on Spanish and European religious and political history; page from a book with a poem entitled \"Stillness,\" which is addressed to Bangy; recipe for \"Tomatoe Catsup,\" and a typescript manuscript of \"Cousin Martha's recollections\" of Eagle Point, Lands End and other areas of Gloucester.","Papers of the Jones Family and collateral families, the Fauntleroy Family, the Taliaferro Family, the Sheldon Family, and others. Includes printed material, obituaries and writings. This accession was a gift of Maria Talcott. Mss. Acc. 1955.001 Addition.","October 28, 1825 letter from Mary L. Fauntleroy in Oakley to Miss Apphia B. Fauntleroy in Richmond, Virginia about her sadness because of the death of their sister and brother. Undated letter to Mother from Maria Greenhow (tear) about her activities in Richmond. August 11, 1873 letter to Mary from Janet, telling about attending the Virginia Council in Winchester, Virginia with her father. Undated letter to Mrs. Mary Lewis Browning from Sally Taliaferro about news of weddings and friends. Partial Last Will and Testament of Thomas Fauntleroy, dated February 1820.","Letters and documents spanning from 1859 to 1916. Documents concerning Warner T. Jones include an 1859 invoice from E.B. Spence; 1861 invitation to a Ball at Rosewell by the Gentlemen of Gloucester; 1861 bill for room and other items at the Spotswood Hotel in Richmond; 1862 receipt for the American Hotel in Richmond; 1865 check from Pugh; 1866 letter from unknown at Millhouse to Warner about property (Sheldon?) and news of friends; undated (after 1887) opinion from T.G. Jones to Hon. W.T. Jones about the \"matter of the old dragon Bridge and causeway now pending in Gloucester County Court\" in Middlesex and Gloucester Counties; May 12th, 186? letter from Capt. Chs. Garnett to Col. Jones about \"Scouts from Gwynn's Island report persons landing \u0026 marching towards ...women \u0026 children leaving for mainland in night...\"; a 1873 card for free travel on the Atlantic Mississippi and Ohio Railroad; and a partial undated letter from W. T. Jones while at William and Mary; August 1863 letter to \"My Very Dear Sister\" from her sister in Chatham telling of news of friends, deaths in the war, Mr. Gringam's whereabouts, the hot summer, her garden in Richmond and the Yankees stopping the mail; 1884 letter from son P. E. Jones to his Mother, Maria Jones, about family news; a 1916 envelope addressed to Richard Jones, and a 1922 paper on the Throckmorton family by William Carter Stubbs. Undated material includes a genealogical note about the Warner and Smith families; a report on the Throckmorton family; undated letter between two Jones sisters; small poetry notebook; and a handwritten copy of a letter written by Emanuel Jones, Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County with a \"list of questions sent out by the Bishop of London in 1724,\" with answers.","April 13, 1864 Confederate Bond for J. C. Sheldon; typed \"Story of Land's End\" about Captain John Sinclair; 1869 and 1871 court judgments in the cases of Spencer Forrest vs. William T. Hicks, William Lane vs. William T. Hicks and others against William T. Hicks.","Undated wedding invitation between Olivia Clarke Bridges and Robert Colgate Selden; 1899 Circuit Court judgment in Gloucester, Virginia in Smith vs. Taliaferro; a 1901 booklet about Philip Alexander Taliaferro; undated document about the division of the estate of William Langborn and his heirs, the Taliaferro and Jones families, with a \"Memoranda relative to Capt. Philip Taliaferro and Major Wm Langbourne\" about Langborn not receiving pay during his military service.","Obituaries for Dr. E. C. S. Taliaferro and Mary Fauntleroy Jones.","1864 pamphlet, signed by M. B. Custis, entitled \"Our Father's Care. a Ballad. by Mrs. Sewell,\" printed by the Presbyterian Committee of Publication in Richmond, Virginia. Religious pamphlet entitled, \"Morning Watches.\" \"Vital Facts about Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg, College of William and Mary,\" revised 1932.","Notes and draft entitled \"A History of Petsworth Parish.\" Petsworth Parish is in Gloucester County, Virginia. Possibly written by Mary Fauntleroy Jones.","Handwritten partial stories and a poem, \"The Little Flower Maiden.\"  Pages of the stories are numbered, but many seem to be missing.  These stories were possibly written by Mary F. Jones since they arrived in an envelope addressed to Miss Mary F. 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Fray, Jr.","Addition Mss. Acc. 1955.001 was given by Maria Talcott, but the material deals with the same family, so it has been included with the Fray gift accessions.  She was a first cousin of Mary Fauntleroy Cocke Fray and granddaughter of Harriet Jones and Charles Curtis.","Mary Fauntleroy Cocke Fray was the daughter of William Fauntleroy Cocke and great granddaughter of Harriet Jones and Charles Curtis.  The 1969 accessions are family papers and documents from both the Jones and Curtis families with some material relating to the Cocke family.","Harriet's parents were Richard and Martha Washington Throckmorton Jones and her siblings were William Langborne, Mary Lanborne, Lucy Ann (married Mann Page), John James Emanuel, Richard P. (married Maria Greenhow Curtis) and Warner Throckmorton Jones (never married and lived with both his Curtis relations through the years).  Harriet Jones Curtis's children were Martha, Harriet, Lucy, Mary, Fanny and Charles Curtis.","Papers, 1826-1916, of the Jones family of \"Land's End,\" Gloucester County, Virginia, and related families of Curtis, Taliaferro, Page and Harrison. Includes correspondence, genealogical notes, obituaries, legal files, real estate material, notes concerning Land's End, Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County), Yorktown, and the homes of the Cringan family and the Mackenzie family, and Bible records of the Jones and Fauntleroy families.","The first two accessions, which compose the bulk of the material, are gifts of Mrs. Jackson L. Fray, Jr.","13 items which include correspondence from F. Du-Veil, Warner T. Jones, Mary B. Curtis.","12 items which include letters from Charles M. Jones, M.G. Jones, Emma G. De Sausseur, L.A. Page, E.M. Wellford, Ella B. Howard and Mary T. Davies.","18 items including letters from Warner T. Jones, E.H. Dabney, Julia Meredith, Jos. Bryan, Susan E. Maury, St. G.T.C. Bryan and Preston Cocke.","35 items including letters fro M.G. Jones, M.G. Clarke, Leah T. Taliaferro and Mag. S. Smith.","26 items which include letters from M.G. Jones (Civil War comment), Sue Byrd, Mary C. Mason, Mary F. Jones and Fannie Curtis.","Genealogy correspondence, notes, printed material on the Blackburne, Booth, Curtis, Elizabeth (Queen), Fitzhugh, Jones, Langborn, Lawson, Payne, Pemberton, Throckmorton and Warner Families.","Handwritten story.","3 stories: \"John Marshall\" (3 pages); \"Francesca, the Venetian Bride\" (4 pages); and \"The Love of Marie Rayneval\" (20 pages).","\"The Salon of Madame Necker\" the Standard Series: Volume II, Parts III and IV, 1880, Volume III, Parts V and VI, 1881. Signed on covers \"Martha T. Jones, Land's End, Gloucester Co., Va.\" Booklet, \"Easy Questions for a little child, etc.\" published by Gen. Prot. Episcopal Sunday School Union, New York, undated, 40 pages.","One page of births (1828-1868) and one page of deaths (1830-1939); obituaries of Miss Martha T. Jones (d. 1952 January 16) and Fanny Curtis Jones (d. 1954 October 28); 1 page of marriages, Curtis-Fauntleroy-Jones; and 1 memo from C. Nelson to Miss Jones.","Expansive notes on a possible biographical paper which includes thoughts on a variety of topics such as politics, religion, the South, Banks and much more.","1833 payment from Mann Page, 1846 invoice of C. C. Curtis, 1849 invoice from Beers and Poindexter, 1858 receipt for Robert Armistead, 1878 receipt for Marg. T. Jones for a Saratoga Trunk, 1878 letter to Bangy about items purchased, 1915 receipt of the Misses Jones with The Gloucester Pharmacy, 1927 bill from Dr. Windells for Martha T. Jones, 1940 bank receipt and Curtis receipt in regards to Thomas Fauntleroy's will (undated).","Accounts of estate and an account of a sale of estate items with buyers and items listed with their prices.","Bills, invoices and receipts for  items purchased by Richard P. Jones.  Businesses and others include Thomas B. Taliaferro (household items), Mitchell and Tyler of Richmond, Chris Heirsch, Potter and Middleton of Baltimore (furniture), G. Earnest \u0026 W. Cowles of Baltimore (China), Gwyn \u0026 Co. of Baltimore (cloth), Monroe Nicolson (cloth, household items), Heywood Smith (general store), J. T. Guy (house repair) and Sam M. Price \u0026 Co (sewing supplies).","1842 invoice from Augustine Owen, 1846 receipt from Diggs' Hotel, 1855 account with R. B. Taliaferro, 1860 account with Oscar Granz of Richmond, 1863 note saying A. Grady will deliver...twelve servants, 1861 invoice from John C. Shafer,","Letter to Armistead from Warner Lewis J[ones], 16 May 1768.  Possibly a copy of the letter.","1805 letter written from Lynchburg to Uncle, partial letter written from Upton in 1811 and an 1821 letter from A. Sheldon in Rubert to Jacob Sheldon in Williamsburg.","1834 letter from M. Southgate to Elizabeth Page, his sister, about the shock of his wife's death (Louisa) and 1838 letter from Uncle Richard Jones to Cadet Francis W. Page at West Point Military Academy.","Fragments of letter to Cadet Frank N. Page at West Point from Warner T. Jones, January 12, 1849.","1851 letter from Unknown in Newport, Rhode Island to Major about his visit to Capon Springs and his health problems. 1855 letter from Julia in Alexandria to Maria, 1858 letter to Mother from Daughter and an 1859 letter from D.B. Page of Carybrook to \"friend\" sending condolences about the death of her baby. Includes 1859 letter to Jones from St. G. Tucker in Ashland about Jones request for his copy of \"Journal and Documents,\" which Tucker explains is usually only borrowed by new members during the Journal Session. Tucker also explains his view on new bill about \"ordinary\" and \"Merchants License\" and how McCue of Augusta and Haywood of Marion \"concocted an amendment to each of them\"...\" to extend the promises of the bill to trading with free negroes as well as slaves.\"","Undated (circa 1861) letter from H. Baytop in Gloucester to Col. Jones, in which he states \"I have been offered the Captaincy of a uniform Rifle Company and I had rather accept of that than to be ... I am perfectly willing to serve under you but am not willing to be under any underling\"... \"let me know if I can get the situation of Paymaster...\" January 1861 letter to \"Aunt\" from Fannie Harrison at Carter Hall about family and friends with a few references to the war. January 1861 letter to \"Brother\" from sibling in Richmond about the weather preventing the nominations of representatives to the Convention and resulting in too many candidates ...\"to the cause of immediate state secession,\" he is convinced \"is the path of safety and of honor\" and \"immediate secession is gaining ground rapidly.\" He also mentions different areas of the state and their feelings about secession and how some of them lean towards the Union and others choosing Whigs as their representatives. Letter is unfinished. January 1861 letter to Warner from P. R. Page at the Ship Yard giving details of the election process in selecting a representative to the Convention, with Seawell getting 132 votes and William Taliaferro getting 38. February 1861 letter from J.C. Sheldon at Wilson's Creek to Cal about the property and Mr. Langborn's will. August 1862 letter to Maria from a friend in Richmond about family news. July 1862 letter from D. M. Taliaferro in Gloucester to Warner T. Jones in Richmond about the circumstances of John Richard White leaving Richmond because of sick relatives. Series of letters to Cousin Maria from Mary L. Browning of Greenfield about family affairs. Letters are undated, but probably written in the 1860s. 1864 letter to Maria Jones from Cousin Mary Harrison about the death of Mary's Aunt and family news. July 1864 letter to Martha from Mary L. Browning mostly about the War: who died, who is on disability and where friends are or have been during the war. July 4, 1864 letter from sister MBC (Mary Booth Curtis) in Richmond, Virginia to her sister, Mrs. R. P. Jones (Marie Curtis Jones) about the war with comments such as \"I think today may be the most important of the war as it is supposed Grant will try and do something...,\" \" I have no doubt of the issue but the loss of life sickens me.\" She also mentions prices of food in Richmond and the whereabouts of family and friends. Two August 1864 letters from Fannie in Nelson's Creek to Emily Kemp about visiting, illness of Martha and family news. February 4, 1865 letter from D.B. Page in Carybrook as part of the military to \"friend,\" mostly about friends, family and missing Gloucester. Letter is torn, stained and fragile. March 12, 1865 letter from Joel Thomas to wife, Indiana E. Thomas, with location \"In the Trenches.\" He explains the cost system of sending packages and people stealing from personal shipments. On the second page of the letter he says that his regiment is out of the trenches and living in cabins near Dinwiddie Court House, 10 miles from Petersburg. He writes of movement of troops, news of his and her brothers and his good wishes to his and her family. January 15, 1866 letter written from Greenfield to cousin about death of Aunt Judy in Montgomery, hard times after the war such that \"the gentlemen look worse than they did during the war\" and \"my faithful Hillary and Hannah went off, could not induce them to stay and all through the war, Hillary was as faithful and good as possible...\" January 15, 1866 letter from Aunt MBC (Martha Booth Curtis) to Bangy (Mary) asking her to visit and \"got a letter from Mrs. Coleman...in which she said she would open her school in Wmsburg the 15th of March\" and encourages Bangy to go. 1866 letter from Cousin Louis West in Pensacola, Florida to Cousin Mary about the death of Mrs. Caldwell. July 1866 letter from Maria at Hunting Quarter to Cousin about \"Papa going to Clarke to live\" with Henry Harrison and they will follow, plus other family news. September 1966 letter from Richmond to \"Mother\" about where she is living. March 1867 letter from Burwell to cousin about paying her to care for his Aunt. August 30, 1867 letter from Cynthia B. T. Coleman in Aldie, Loudoun County to Maria about teaching her daughter English and Music for free, but can't afford to give free board plus news of her visits to friends. 1869 letter to B about family and being homesick. 1869 letter from Martha Throgmorton to her sister, with postscript by her Mother about family news. 1869 letter from E. Browning to Charlie about a fire in their house that killed their granddaughter, Anna. 1869 letter from Rebecca Tabb to Charlie about the coat he gave LLoyd.","Many letters to and from Curtis and Jones family members. Writers include Mary Booth Curtis, C. C. Curtis, Susan, George O. Nicholson, Allie, sister, Maggie Locke, Martha T. Jones, Huntingdon, Bassett French, David N. Baldwin, M. Curtis, Aunt Lea Page, Barney, Maria Cocke, Preston Cocke, Emily and other indecipherable names. Recipients include Sister, Brother, Cousin, Julia and M. Thompson, Martha (sister), Mary, Emily, Mrs. Semple, Cousin Martha, Matty, Bangy (Mary), Richard Jones, B, Mary Jones, Charlie, Fanny, C.C. Curtis and others. Content is mostly news of family and friends.","Letters are between members of the Jones and Curtis families. Writers include John R. Page, S.S. Page, Annie (Blaxton), W. T. Williams (to Bangie about her Mother's death) and Philip A. Taliaferro. Recipients include Maria, Martha, Fannie, Bangie, Sister and Cousin Martha. Mostly concerns family news.","Letters between Jones and Curtis family members. Writers and recipients include Thomas Nelson Page to Cousin Mrs. M. T. P. Vandergrift (about a story she wrote), P. M. Thompson in Williamsburg to Mary about the death of her Uncle, H. B. Kendig (sending checks to Miss Jones) and Sally Nelson Robins (of the Virginia Historical Society) to Mary about some documents.","1932 letter to Martha and Fanny from Cousin M. J. Vandegrift about family news, and a 1948 letter to Martha from Mrs. H. O. Sanders of Gloucester, saying she found some of \"Mama's diaries and was having them typed.\"","Writers include E. Browning, Elizabeth Byrd Nichols, F.L. B. Cocke, Mother, MBG, unknown Taliaferro, Sister, friend, M.F. Jones, Fanny, Lilly Page, Lizzie Archer, Martha, Mr. Cocke, Aunt Booth, Child and Marion. Recipients include Friend , Bangy (Mary), Miss Jones, Bangy, B. and Sister M, Mother, Sister, Friend, MBC, B, Martha, Mary, Mrs. R.P. Jones, Maria Jones, Children, Niece, Fanny and Miss Jones. Includes a copy of a letter of George Herberts to \"Dear Sick Sister,\" a letter fragment about Florida and assuming government funding to remove native population, letter to Maria from Mr. Cocke where he sends her a four leaf clover (no longer with letter) and a wedding invitation. Topics include all areas of family life and news of friends, family and neighbors.","Undated correspondence to a son or daughter, written either from Richmond, Virginia or Lands End in Gloucester, Virginia. Writer is probably Harriet Throckmorton Curtis and/or Martha T. Jones. Topic is mostly news of family, friends and neighbors.","1840s letters from his sister, Harriet Throckmorton Jones, of Lowlands Cottage, to Richard Jones in Baltimore, telling of local and family news; 1849 letter about finances from Thomas W. Fauntleroy; 1851 letter from C. Lebaron about an account with L. Fauntleroy; 1853 letter from cousin A. Dabney in Raymond, Mississippi; 1853 and 1860 letters from Robert B. Armistead of Alabama about the estate of George Fauntleroy; 1869 letter from Henry Harrison of Millwood about a bond; 1874 letter from M. B. C. about death and God; 1882 note to Mrs. Richard Jones from Cynthia B. T. Coleman mentioning a 50th anniversary; and an undated invitation from Dr. and Mrs. Tabb.","Includes an 1860 letter from P. R. Page in Gloucester about not getting paid as an officer in the Army, giving examples and ranting about the unfairness of the system; 1860 letter from a ? W. Power in Yorktown about Jones' solicitation on behalf of the Volunteer Companies of Gloucester to erect a permanent memorial at Yorktown; 1861 letter from John W. C. Catlett, asking Jones to pick up an earring he left at a shop in Richmond; 1864 letter from C. C. Curtis about the will of Cora Harriet Shelden; 1867 letter from John R. Page about applying before the Members of the Board; 1871 letter from Henry Harrison recommending John R. Page as County Judge; 1873 letter from John R. Page, professor of Natural History at The University of Virginia, about the resolution to fund the University; 1884 letter to Judge W. Crump about a meeting to discuss the finances of William and Mary; 1886 letters about a deed of trust; 1890 letter from Joseph Bryan and an 1890 letter from W. C. Throckmorton of Danville, Virginia about Throckmorton genealogy.","1884 letter to Miss M. F. Jones from S. G. Fauntleroy about coat of arms and other family information; 1894 letters from S. Bassett French to Richard Jones about genealogy; and a 1901 letter to Miss Jones from Edwin Hawley, about the Throckmorton Family. Notes and charts about families; obituaries of Burgh Taliaferro, Rev. Charles Mann, Virginia Throckmorton and Fielding L. Taylor; a correction of the genealogy done by Miss Hary Fauntleroy by unknown person; notes on descendants of Mary Warner; notes on Read and Warner families; genealogy article about connection between the Queen, Washington and Lee, gravestone inscriptions of William Langhorne of King William County and Sarah Ann Weatherby Smith.","1835 note for purchases at estate sale by Warner T. Taliaferro; 1849 note to the Commissioner of Revenue of Gloucester County, transferring 802 acres from C.S. Jones to Richard P. Jones; 1844 indenture between the company of Curtis Jones and Robert C. Curtis; 1845-6 bonds; 1851 final payment for the purchase of Lands End; 1863 list of \"negroes and their ages\"; 1875 appraisal by Richard P. Jones and R. M. Page for personal estate of Sam Bolling; and a 1877 payment by Richard W. Jones to James D. Pointer for Richard P. Jones' coffin. Also includes an 1890 letter to Mary from George B. Harrison, about English property of Coryndon Carpenter, which by his 1776 will \"devised two small farms in Cornwall to his brother Nathaniel Carpenter...of King and Queen County...after his death to be sold and the proceeds to be divided between the four sons of Dr. Carpenter: Coryndon, William Fauntleroy, Bushrod and Nathaniel; and 1830-1852 guardian account records for Maria G. Curtis and R. P. Jones with C. C. Curtis the guardian of Maria.","Includes receipts from purchases, notes and real estate; an accounting of an estate for Miss Maria G. Curtis and R. P. Jones (1830-1852); indenture between Robert C. Curtis and Charles C. Curtis, Richard P. Jones and Philip E. Tabb (business) for $744.72 (1844); \"List of Richd P. Jones' negroes and their ages in 1863; indenture inventory of the estate of Sam Bolling (1875); and receipt for coffin of W. T. Jones from Richard W. Jones (1877).","1859 letter by Jno A. B. Thornton certifying that Warner T. Jones was elected to represent Gloucester in the House of Delegates; 1859 form letter to the Alumni of William and Mary Collection, asking for donations; 1880 letter from George B. Harrison asking for help in an English deposition; 1882 Power of Attorney given to Warner Jones for Martha T. Vandergrift; and an 1891 resolution from the Faculty of the College of William and Mary on their appreciation of the character of the late Judge Warner T. Jones.","\"A Review of the Circular Letter of the Attorney General...to the Marshals...in Relation to Elections,\" possibly 1863. June 30, 1929 Richmond Times-Dispatch about the Wells Cathedral in England; February 11, 1912 Times-Dispatch \"Our Confederate Column\"; and clippings on religion and wedding announcements.","Four handwritten business cards for C. C. Curtis (one with a note); weekly reports from \"Lane and Meade's School\"in Richmond, Virginia for C.C. Curtis (1868); and newspaper article about Court of Appeals session where John Poindexter's conviction of killing C. C. Curtis on March 3, 1879 was affirmed.","1873 certificate for Miss Mary T. Jones who is \"authorized to teach in the Public Free Schools of Gloucester County...1874\" and list of \"Mary's pallbearers.\"","1863 Confederate Bonds for Five Hundred Dollars belonging to L. A. and R. M. Page.","Business Card for \"The Davis Carriage Company\" with \"lines...found on the walls of Old Blandford Church...,\" small Christmas card, printed funeral service for Catherine Elizabeth Murray (1940), 1932 News Leader \"In By-gone Days\" about \"William and Mary College...to be revived and continue as a State Normal School...General William B. Taliaferro and Judge Warner T. Jones have been indefatigable in the cause\"; and a calling card for Misses Jones.","William Langhorn's 1823 will in King William County, leaving property in England, \"Fox Court,\" to his Throckmorton cousins. The will was not recognized by English Law and his property was considered intestate. Mostly correspondence about determining the legality of the heirs and the division of the estate, but also includes rental receipts, deeds, agreements and accounts. One document, \"Case,\" says that the English property was willed to William Langborn by Mary Langborn in 1783 and his heirs were the children of his sister, a Throckmorton. Family members involved in the settlement are: Warner T. Taliaferro, Alexander G. Taliaferro, William Taliaferro, Richard P. Jones, Nancy T. Jones, Lucy Anne and Mann Page, Anne Jones, Harriet T. Curtis, John and Lucy M. Page and Henry and Fanny T. Harrison. Other names include Mrs. Sheldon, John and Sally Throckmorton Dixon.","Typescript of \"Record of Major William Langborn's Revolutionary War Service\"; 1838 Revolutionary War Claim by heirs of William Langborn; 1840 survey of Ohio land granted William Lanborn on reverse of a letter to Charles C. Curtis; and an April 7, 1840 indenture between Charles C. and Harret T. Jones Curtis and Warmer T. Jones giving Warner T. Jones all interest in the King William County land once owned by William Langborn.","Poems and stories written by various members of all the families, though the writer is usually not identified. Includes \"Mr. Adam Foster's Letters describing 'old times in Gloucester Co., Va'\" in 1848, sent to Mary and belonging to M. L. Tabb of St. Catherine's School; poem written for Maria Greenhow of Williamsburg by Leander, fragment of text,\" copied by F. B. Macaulay in 1854; Romeo and Juliet (revised and improved), a story about a cat named Dolly by F. C. J.; \"Female Character\" by Mary F. Jones; handwritten obituary for a pet bird (1874); \"popular sayings from Pope\"; fragment of notes, poem on the death of \"Little Lizzie\"; calculation of crop rotation and profits using \"The Henley Four Field System\"; prose story about Lands End; note that describes \"...romantic delusion that the south was inhabited exclusively by aristocrats and picturesque negroes...\"; fragment of a story about a young girl at a ball; notes on Spanish and European religious and political history; page from a book with a poem entitled \"Stillness,\" which is addressed to Bangy; recipe for \"Tomatoe Catsup,\" and a typescript manuscript of \"Cousin Martha's recollections\" of Eagle Point, Lands End and other areas of Gloucester.","Papers of the Jones Family and collateral families, the Fauntleroy Family, the Taliaferro Family, the Sheldon Family, and others. Includes printed material, obituaries and writings. This accession was a gift of Maria Talcott. Mss. Acc. 1955.001 Addition.","October 28, 1825 letter from Mary L. Fauntleroy in Oakley to Miss Apphia B. Fauntleroy in Richmond, Virginia about her sadness because of the death of their sister and brother. Undated letter to Mother from Maria Greenhow (tear) about her activities in Richmond. August 11, 1873 letter to Mary from Janet, telling about attending the Virginia Council in Winchester, Virginia with her father. Undated letter to Mrs. Mary Lewis Browning from Sally Taliaferro about news of weddings and friends. Partial Last Will and Testament of Thomas Fauntleroy, dated February 1820.","Letters and documents spanning from 1859 to 1916. Documents concerning Warner T. Jones include an 1859 invoice from E.B. Spence; 1861 invitation to a Ball at Rosewell by the Gentlemen of Gloucester; 1861 bill for room and other items at the Spotswood Hotel in Richmond; 1862 receipt for the American Hotel in Richmond; 1865 check from Pugh; 1866 letter from unknown at Millhouse to Warner about property (Sheldon?) and news of friends; undated (after 1887) opinion from T.G. Jones to Hon. W.T. Jones about the \"matter of the old dragon Bridge and causeway now pending in Gloucester County Court\" in Middlesex and Gloucester Counties; May 12th, 186? letter from Capt. Chs. Garnett to Col. Jones about \"Scouts from Gwynn's Island report persons landing \u0026 marching towards ...women \u0026 children leaving for mainland in night...\"; a 1873 card for free travel on the Atlantic Mississippi and Ohio Railroad; and a partial undated letter from W. T. Jones while at William and Mary; August 1863 letter to \"My Very Dear Sister\" from her sister in Chatham telling of news of friends, deaths in the war, Mr. Gringam's whereabouts, the hot summer, her garden in Richmond and the Yankees stopping the mail; 1884 letter from son P. E. Jones to his Mother, Maria Jones, about family news; a 1916 envelope addressed to Richard Jones, and a 1922 paper on the Throckmorton family by William Carter Stubbs. Undated material includes a genealogical note about the Warner and Smith families; a report on the Throckmorton family; undated letter between two Jones sisters; small poetry notebook; and a handwritten copy of a letter written by Emanuel Jones, Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County with a \"list of questions sent out by the Bishop of London in 1724,\" with answers.","April 13, 1864 Confederate Bond for J. C. Sheldon; typed \"Story of Land's End\" about Captain John Sinclair; 1869 and 1871 court judgments in the cases of Spencer Forrest vs. William T. Hicks, William Lane vs. William T. Hicks and others against William T. Hicks.","Undated wedding invitation between Olivia Clarke Bridges and Robert Colgate Selden; 1899 Circuit Court judgment in Gloucester, Virginia in Smith vs. Taliaferro; a 1901 booklet about Philip Alexander Taliaferro; undated document about the division of the estate of William Langborn and his heirs, the Taliaferro and Jones families, with a \"Memoranda relative to Capt. Philip Taliaferro and Major Wm Langbourne\" about Langborn not receiving pay during his military service.","Obituaries for Dr. E. C. S. Taliaferro and Mary Fauntleroy Jones.","1864 pamphlet, signed by M. B. Custis, entitled \"Our Father's Care. a Ballad. by Mrs. Sewell,\" printed by the Presbyterian Committee of Publication in Richmond, Virginia. Religious pamphlet entitled, \"Morning Watches.\" \"Vital Facts about Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg, College of William and Mary,\" revised 1932.","Notes and draft entitled \"A History of Petsworth Parish.\" Petsworth Parish is in Gloucester County, Virginia. Possibly written by Mary Fauntleroy Jones.","Handwritten partial stories and a poem, \"The Little Flower Maiden.\"  Pages of the stories are numbered, but many seem to be missing.  These stories were possibly written by Mary F. Jones since they arrived in an envelope addressed to Miss Mary F. Jones.","A small book, \"Teacher's Pocket Record,\" with some records kept, but most are covered by newspaper clippings."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore 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.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["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."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Jones family","Curtis family","Page family","Taliaferro family.","Cringan family","Fauntleroy family","Harrison family","Hicks family","Mackenzie family","Sheldon family","Sinclair family","Taliaferro family","Coleman, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington, 1832-1908","Foster, Adam","Jones, Mary Fauntleroy","Jones, Mary Throckmorton","Jones, Richard P.","Jones, Warner Throckmorton","Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827","Langborn, William"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"names_coll_ssim":["Cringan family","Curtis family","Fauntleroy family","Harrison family","Hicks family","Jones family","Mackenzie family","Page family","Sheldon family","Sinclair family","Taliaferro family","Langborn, William"],"famname_ssim":["Jones family","Curtis family","Page family","Taliaferro family.","Cringan family","Fauntleroy family","Harrison family","Hicks family","Mackenzie family","Sheldon family","Sinclair family","Taliaferro family"],"persname_ssim":["Coleman, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington, 1832-1908","Foster, Adam","Jones, Mary Fauntleroy","Jones, Mary Throckmorton","Jones, Richard P.","Jones, Warner Throckmorton","Tucker, St. George, 1752-1827","Langborn, William"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":60,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T04:36:39.414Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1826-1916, of the Jones family of \"Land's End,\" Gloucester County, Virginia, and related families of Curtis, Taliaferro, Page and Harrison. Includes correspondence, genealogical notes, obituaries, legal files, real estate material, notes concerning Land's End, Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County), Yorktown, and the homes of the Cringan family and the Mackenzie family, and Bible records of the Jones and Fauntleroy families.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe first two accessions, which compose the bulk of the material, are gifts of Mrs. Jackson  L. Fray, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAddition Mss. Acc. 1955.001 was given by Maria Talcott, but the material deals with the same family, so it has been included with the Fray gift accessions.  She was a first cousin of Mary Fauntleroy Cocke Fray and granddaughter of Harriet Jones and Charles Curtis.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMary Fauntleroy Cocke Fray was the daughter of William Fauntleroy Cocke and great granddaughter of Harriet Jones and Charles Curtis.  The 1969 accessions are family papers and documents from both the Jones and Curtis families with some material relating to the Cocke family.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eHarriet's parents were Richard and Martha Washington Throckmorton Jones and her siblings were William Langborne, Mary Lanborne, Lucy Ann (married Mann Page), John James Emanuel, Richard P. (married Maria Greenhow Curtis) and Warner Throckmorton Jones (never married and lived with both his Curtis relations through the years).  Harriet Jones Curtis's children were Martha, Harriet, Lucy, Mary, Fanny and Charles Curtis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1826-1916, of the Jones family of \"Land's End,\" Gloucester County, Virginia, and related families of Curtis, Taliaferro, Page and Harrison. Includes correspondence, genealogical notes, obituaries, legal files, real estate material, notes concerning Land's End, Petsworth Parish (Gloucester County), Yorktown, and the homes of the Cringan family and the Mackenzie family, and Bible records of the Jones and Fauntleroy families.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe first two accessions, which compose the bulk of the material, are gifts of Mrs. Jackson L. Fray, Jr.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e13 items which include correspondence from F. Du-Veil, Warner T. Jones, Mary B. Curtis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e12 items which include letters from Charles M. Jones, M.G. Jones, Emma G. De Sausseur, L.A. Page, E.M. Wellford, Ella B. Howard and Mary T. Davies.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e18 items including letters from Warner T. Jones, E.H. Dabney, Julia Meredith, Jos. Bryan, Susan E. Maury, St. G.T.C. Bryan and Preston Cocke.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e35 items including letters fro M.G. Jones, M.G. Clarke, Leah T. Taliaferro and Mag. S. Smith.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e26 items which include letters from M.G. Jones (Civil War comment), Sue Byrd, Mary C. Mason, Mary F. Jones and Fannie Curtis.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGenealogy correspondence, notes, printed material on the Blackburne, Booth, Curtis, Elizabeth (Queen), Fitzhugh, Jones, Langborn, Lawson, Payne, Pemberton, Throckmorton and Warner Families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten story.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e3 stories: \"John Marshall\" (3 pages); \"Francesca, the Venetian Bride\" (4 pages); and \"The Love of Marie Rayneval\" (20 pages).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"The Salon of Madame Necker\" the Standard Series: Volume II, Parts III and IV, 1880, Volume III, Parts V and VI, 1881. Signed on covers \"Martha T. Jones, Land's End, Gloucester Co., Va.\" Booklet, \"Easy Questions for a little child, etc.\" published by Gen. Prot. Episcopal Sunday School Union, New York, undated, 40 pages.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOne page of births (1828-1868) and one page of deaths (1830-1939); obituaries of Miss Martha T. Jones (d. 1952 January 16) and Fanny Curtis Jones (d. 1954 October 28); 1 page of marriages, Curtis-Fauntleroy-Jones; and 1 memo from C. Nelson to Miss Jones.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eExpansive notes on a possible biographical paper which includes thoughts on a variety of topics such as politics, religion, the South, Banks and much more.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1833 payment from Mann Page, 1846 invoice of C. C. Curtis, 1849 invoice from Beers and Poindexter, 1858 receipt for Robert Armistead, 1878 receipt for Marg. T. Jones for a Saratoga Trunk, 1878 letter to Bangy about items purchased, 1915 receipt of the Misses Jones with The Gloucester Pharmacy, 1927 bill from Dr. Windells for Martha T. Jones, 1940 bank receipt and Curtis receipt in regards to Thomas Fauntleroy's will (undated).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAccounts of estate and an account of a sale of estate items with buyers and items listed with their prices.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBills, invoices and receipts for  items purchased by Richard P. Jones.  Businesses and others include Thomas B. Taliaferro (household items), Mitchell and Tyler of Richmond, Chris Heirsch, Potter and Middleton of Baltimore (furniture), G. Earnest \u0026amp; W. Cowles of Baltimore (China), Gwyn \u0026amp; Co. of Baltimore (cloth), Monroe Nicolson (cloth, household items), Heywood Smith (general store), J. T. Guy (house repair) and Sam M. Price \u0026amp; Co (sewing supplies).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1842 invoice from Augustine Owen, 1846 receipt from Diggs' Hotel, 1855 account with R. B. Taliaferro, 1860 account with Oscar Granz of Richmond, 1863 note saying A. Grady will deliver...twelve servants, 1861 invoice from John C. Shafer,\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter to Armistead from Warner Lewis J[ones], 16 May 1768.  Possibly a copy of the letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1805 letter written from Lynchburg to Uncle, partial letter written from Upton in 1811 and an 1821 letter from A. Sheldon in Rubert to Jacob Sheldon in Williamsburg.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1834 letter from M. Southgate to Elizabeth Page, his sister, about the shock of his wife's death (Louisa) and 1838 letter from Uncle Richard Jones to Cadet Francis W. Page at West Point Military Academy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFragments of letter to Cadet Frank N. Page at West Point from Warner T. Jones, January 12, 1849.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1851 letter from Unknown in Newport, Rhode Island to Major about his visit to Capon Springs and his health problems. 1855 letter from Julia in Alexandria to Maria, 1858 letter to Mother from Daughter and an 1859 letter from D.B. Page of Carybrook to \"friend\" sending condolences about the death of her baby. Includes 1859 letter to Jones from St. G. Tucker in Ashland about Jones request for his copy of \"Journal and Documents,\" which Tucker explains is usually only borrowed by new members during the Journal Session. Tucker also explains his view on new bill about \"ordinary\" and \"Merchants License\" and how McCue of Augusta and Haywood of Marion \"concocted an amendment to each of them\"...\" to extend the promises of the bill to trading with free negroes as well as slaves.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated (circa 1861) letter from H. Baytop in Gloucester to Col. Jones, in which he states \"I have been offered the Captaincy of a uniform Rifle Company and I had rather accept of that than to be ... I am perfectly willing to serve under you but am not willing to be under any underling\"... \"let me know if I can get the situation of Paymaster...\" January 1861 letter to \"Aunt\" from Fannie Harrison at Carter Hall about family and friends with a few references to the war. January 1861 letter to \"Brother\" from sibling in Richmond about the weather preventing the nominations of representatives to the Convention and resulting in too many candidates ...\"to the cause of immediate state secession,\" he is convinced \"is the path of safety and of honor\" and \"immediate secession is gaining ground rapidly.\" He also mentions different areas of the state and their feelings about secession and how some of them lean towards the Union and others choosing Whigs as their representatives. Letter is unfinished. January 1861 letter to Warner from P. R. Page at the Ship Yard giving details of the election process in selecting a representative to the Convention, with Seawell getting 132 votes and William Taliaferro getting 38. February 1861 letter from J.C. Sheldon at Wilson's Creek to Cal about the property and Mr. Langborn's will. August 1862 letter to Maria from a friend in Richmond about family news. July 1862 letter from D. M. Taliaferro in Gloucester to Warner T. Jones in Richmond about the circumstances of John Richard White leaving Richmond because of sick relatives. Series of letters to Cousin Maria from Mary L. Browning of Greenfield about family affairs. Letters are undated, but probably written in the 1860s. 1864 letter to Maria Jones from Cousin Mary Harrison about the death of Mary's Aunt and family news. July 1864 letter to Martha from Mary L. Browning mostly about the War: who died, who is on disability and where friends are or have been during the war. July 4, 1864 letter from sister MBC (Mary Booth Curtis) in Richmond, Virginia to her sister, Mrs. R. P. Jones (Marie Curtis Jones) about the war with comments such as \"I think today may be the most important of the war as it is supposed Grant will try and do something...,\" \" I have no doubt of the issue but the loss of life sickens me.\" She also mentions prices of food in Richmond and the whereabouts of family and friends. Two August 1864 letters from Fannie in Nelson's Creek to Emily Kemp about visiting, illness of Martha and family news. February 4, 1865 letter from D.B. Page in Carybrook as part of the military to \"friend,\" mostly about friends, family and missing Gloucester. Letter is torn, stained and fragile. March 12, 1865 letter from Joel Thomas to wife, Indiana E. Thomas, with location \"In the Trenches.\" He explains the cost system of sending packages and people stealing from personal shipments. On the second page of the letter he says that his regiment is out of the trenches and living in cabins near Dinwiddie Court House, 10 miles from Petersburg. He writes of movement of troops, news of his and her brothers and his good wishes to his and her family. January 15, 1866 letter written from Greenfield to cousin about death of Aunt Judy in Montgomery, hard times after the war such that \"the gentlemen look worse than they did during the war\" and \"my faithful Hillary and Hannah went off, could not induce them to stay and all through the war, Hillary was as faithful and good as possible...\" January 15, 1866 letter from Aunt MBC (Martha Booth Curtis) to Bangy (Mary) asking her to visit and \"got a letter from Mrs. Coleman...in which she said she would open her school in Wmsburg the 15th of March\" and encourages Bangy to go. 1866 letter from Cousin Louis West in Pensacola, Florida to Cousin Mary about the death of Mrs. Caldwell. July 1866 letter from Maria at Hunting Quarter to Cousin about \"Papa going to Clarke to live\" with Henry Harrison and they will follow, plus other family news. September 1966 letter from Richmond to \"Mother\" about where she is living. March 1867 letter from Burwell to cousin about paying her to care for his Aunt. August 30, 1867 letter from Cynthia B. T. Coleman in Aldie, Loudoun County to Maria about teaching her daughter English and Music for free, but can't afford to give free board plus news of her visits to friends. 1869 letter to B about family and being homesick. 1869 letter from Martha Throgmorton to her sister, with postscript by her Mother about family news. 1869 letter from E. Browning to Charlie about a fire in their house that killed their granddaughter, Anna. 1869 letter from Rebecca Tabb to Charlie about the coat he gave LLoyd.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMany letters to and from Curtis and Jones family members. Writers include Mary Booth Curtis, C. C. Curtis, Susan, George O. Nicholson, Allie, sister, Maggie Locke, Martha T. Jones, Huntingdon, Bassett French, David N. Baldwin, M. Curtis, Aunt Lea Page, Barney, Maria Cocke, Preston Cocke, Emily and other indecipherable names. Recipients include Sister, Brother, Cousin, Julia and M. Thompson, Martha (sister), Mary, Emily, Mrs. Semple, Cousin Martha, Matty, Bangy (Mary), Richard Jones, B, Mary Jones, Charlie, Fanny, C.C. Curtis and others. Content is mostly news of family and friends.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters are between members of the Jones and Curtis families. Writers include John R. Page, S.S. Page, Annie (Blaxton), W. T. Williams (to Bangie about her Mother's death) and Philip A. Taliaferro. Recipients include Maria, Martha, Fannie, Bangie, Sister and Cousin Martha. Mostly concerns family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters between Jones and Curtis family members. Writers and recipients include Thomas Nelson Page to Cousin Mrs. M. T. P. Vandergrift (about a story she wrote), P. M. Thompson in Williamsburg to Mary about the death of her Uncle, H. B. Kendig (sending checks to Miss Jones) and Sally Nelson Robins (of the Virginia Historical Society) to Mary about some documents.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1932 letter to Martha and Fanny from Cousin M. J. Vandegrift about family news, and a 1948 letter to Martha from Mrs. H. O. Sanders of Gloucester, saying she found some of \"Mama's diaries and was having them typed.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWriters include E. Browning, Elizabeth Byrd Nichols, F.L. B. Cocke, Mother, MBG, unknown Taliaferro, Sister, friend, M.F. Jones, Fanny, Lilly Page, Lizzie Archer, Martha, Mr. Cocke, Aunt Booth, Child and Marion. Recipients include Friend , Bangy (Mary), Miss Jones, Bangy, B. and Sister M, Mother, Sister, Friend, MBC, B, Martha, Mary, Mrs. R.P. Jones, Maria Jones, Children, Niece, Fanny and Miss Jones. Includes a copy of a letter of George Herberts to \"Dear Sick Sister,\" a letter fragment about Florida and assuming government funding to remove native population, letter to Maria from Mr. Cocke where he sends her a four leaf clover (no longer with letter) and a wedding invitation. Topics include all areas of family life and news of friends, family and neighbors.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated correspondence to a son or daughter, written either from Richmond, Virginia or Lands End in Gloucester, Virginia. Writer is probably Harriet Throckmorton Curtis and/or Martha T. Jones. Topic is mostly news of family, friends and neighbors.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1840s letters from his sister, Harriet Throckmorton Jones, of Lowlands Cottage, to Richard Jones in Baltimore, telling of local and family news; 1849 letter about finances from Thomas W. Fauntleroy; 1851 letter from C. Lebaron about an account with L. Fauntleroy; 1853 letter from cousin A. Dabney in Raymond, Mississippi; 1853 and 1860 letters from Robert B. Armistead of Alabama about the estate of George Fauntleroy; 1869 letter from Henry Harrison of Millwood about a bond; 1874 letter from M. B. C. about death and God; 1882 note to Mrs. Richard Jones from Cynthia B. T. Coleman mentioning a 50th anniversary; and an undated invitation from Dr. and Mrs. Tabb.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes an 1860 letter from P. R. Page in Gloucester about not getting paid as an officer in the Army, giving examples and ranting about the unfairness of the system; 1860 letter from a ? W. Power in Yorktown about Jones' solicitation on behalf of the Volunteer Companies of Gloucester to erect a permanent memorial at Yorktown; 1861 letter from John W. C. Catlett, asking Jones to pick up an earring he left at a shop in Richmond; 1864 letter from C. C. Curtis about the will of Cora Harriet Shelden; 1867 letter from John R. Page about applying before the Members of the Board; 1871 letter from Henry Harrison recommending John R. Page as County Judge; 1873 letter from John R. Page, professor of Natural History at The University of Virginia, about the resolution to fund the University; 1884 letter to Judge W. Crump about a meeting to discuss the finances of William and Mary; 1886 letters about a deed of trust; 1890 letter from Joseph Bryan and an 1890 letter from W. C. Throckmorton of Danville, Virginia about Throckmorton genealogy.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1884 letter to Miss M. F. Jones from S. G. Fauntleroy about coat of arms and other family information; 1894 letters from S. Bassett French to Richard Jones about genealogy; and a 1901 letter to Miss Jones from Edwin Hawley, about the Throckmorton Family. Notes and charts about families; obituaries of Burgh Taliaferro, Rev. Charles Mann, Virginia Throckmorton and Fielding L. Taylor; a correction of the genealogy done by Miss Hary Fauntleroy by unknown person; notes on descendants of Mary Warner; notes on Read and Warner families; genealogy article about connection between the Queen, Washington and Lee, gravestone inscriptions of William Langhorne of King William County and Sarah Ann Weatherby Smith.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1835 note for purchases at estate sale by Warner T. Taliaferro; 1849 note to the Commissioner of Revenue of Gloucester County, transferring 802 acres from C.S. Jones to Richard P. Jones; 1844 indenture between the company of Curtis Jones and Robert C. Curtis; 1845-6 bonds; 1851 final payment for the purchase of Lands End; 1863 list of \"negroes and their ages\"; 1875 appraisal by Richard P. Jones and R. M. Page for personal estate of Sam Bolling; and a 1877 payment by Richard W. Jones to James D. Pointer for Richard P. Jones' coffin. Also includes an 1890 letter to Mary from George B. Harrison, about English property of Coryndon Carpenter, which by his 1776 will \"devised two small farms in Cornwall to his brother Nathaniel Carpenter...of King and Queen County...after his death to be sold and the proceeds to be divided between the four sons of Dr. Carpenter: Coryndon, William Fauntleroy, Bushrod and Nathaniel; and 1830-1852 guardian account records for Maria G. Curtis and R. P. Jones with C. C. Curtis the guardian of Maria.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIncludes receipts from purchases, notes and real estate; an accounting of an estate for Miss Maria G. Curtis and R. P. Jones (1830-1852); indenture between Robert C. Curtis and Charles C. Curtis, Richard P. Jones and Philip E. Tabb (business) for $744.72 (1844); \"List of Richd P. Jones' negroes and their ages in 1863; indenture inventory of the estate of Sam Bolling (1875); and receipt for coffin of W. T. Jones from Richard W. Jones (1877).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1859 letter by Jno A. B. Thornton certifying that Warner T. Jones was elected to represent Gloucester in the House of Delegates; 1859 form letter to the Alumni of William and Mary Collection, asking for donations; 1880 letter from George B. Harrison asking for help in an English deposition; 1882 Power of Attorney given to Warner Jones for Martha T. Vandergrift; and an 1891 resolution from the Faculty of the College of William and Mary on their appreciation of the character of the late Judge Warner T. Jones.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"A Review of the Circular Letter of the Attorney General...to the Marshals...in Relation to Elections,\" possibly 1863. June 30, 1929 Richmond Times-Dispatch about the Wells Cathedral in England; February 11, 1912 Times-Dispatch \"Our Confederate Column\"; and clippings on religion and wedding announcements.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eFour handwritten business cards for C. C. Curtis (one with a note); weekly reports from \"Lane and Meade's School\"in Richmond, Virginia for C.C. Curtis (1868); and newspaper article about Court of Appeals session where John Poindexter's conviction of killing C. C. Curtis on March 3, 1879 was affirmed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1873 certificate for Miss Mary T. Jones who is \"authorized to teach in the Public Free Schools of Gloucester County...1874\" and list of \"Mary's pallbearers.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1863 Confederate Bonds for Five Hundred Dollars belonging to L. A. and R. M. Page.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBusiness Card for \"The Davis Carriage Company\" with \"lines...found on the walls of Old Blandford Church...,\" small Christmas card, printed funeral service for Catherine Elizabeth Murray (1940), 1932 News Leader \"In By-gone Days\" about \"William and Mary College...to be revived and continue as a State Normal School...General William B. Taliaferro and Judge Warner T. Jones have been indefatigable in the cause\"; and a calling card for Misses Jones.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Langhorn's 1823 will in King William County, leaving property in England, \"Fox Court,\" to his Throckmorton cousins. The will was not recognized by English Law and his property was considered intestate. Mostly correspondence about determining the legality of the heirs and the division of the estate, but also includes rental receipts, deeds, agreements and accounts. One document, \"Case,\" says that the English property was willed to William Langborn by Mary Langborn in 1783 and his heirs were the children of his sister, a Throckmorton. Family members involved in the settlement are: Warner T. Taliaferro, Alexander G. Taliaferro, William Taliaferro, Richard P. Jones, Nancy T. Jones, Lucy Anne and Mann Page, Anne Jones, Harriet T. Curtis, John and Lucy M. Page and Henry and Fanny T. Harrison. Other names include Mrs. Sheldon, John and Sally Throckmorton Dixon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eTypescript of \"Record of Major William Langborn's Revolutionary War Service\"; 1838 Revolutionary War Claim by heirs of William Langborn; 1840 survey of Ohio land granted William Lanborn on reverse of a letter to Charles C. Curtis; and an April 7, 1840 indenture between Charles C. and Harret T. Jones Curtis and Warmer T. Jones giving Warner T. Jones all interest in the King William County land once owned by William Langborn.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePoems and stories written by various members of all the families, though the writer is usually not identified. Includes \"Mr. Adam Foster's Letters describing 'old times in Gloucester Co., Va'\" in 1848, sent to Mary and belonging to M. L. Tabb of St. Catherine's School; poem written for Maria Greenhow of Williamsburg by Leander, fragment of text,\" copied by F. B. Macaulay in 1854; Romeo and Juliet (revised and improved), a story about a cat named Dolly by F. C. J.; \"Female Character\" by Mary F. Jones; handwritten obituary for a pet bird (1874); \"popular sayings from Pope\"; fragment of notes, poem on the death of \"Little Lizzie\"; calculation of crop rotation and profits using \"The Henley Four Field System\"; prose story about Lands End; note that describes \"...romantic delusion that the south was inhabited exclusively by aristocrats and picturesque negroes...\"; fragment of a story about a young girl at a ball; notes on Spanish and European religious and political history; page from a book with a poem entitled \"Stillness,\" which is addressed to Bangy; recipe for \"Tomatoe Catsup,\" and a typescript manuscript of \"Cousin Martha's recollections\" of Eagle Point, Lands End and other areas of Gloucester.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePapers of the Jones Family and collateral families, the Fauntleroy Family, the Taliaferro Family, the Sheldon Family, and others. Includes printed material, obituaries and writings. This accession was a gift of Maria Talcott. Mss. Acc. 1955.001 Addition.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOctober 28, 1825 letter from Mary L. Fauntleroy in Oakley to Miss Apphia B. Fauntleroy in Richmond, Virginia about her sadness because of the death of their sister and brother. Undated letter to Mother from Maria Greenhow (tear) about her activities in Richmond. August 11, 1873 letter to Mary from Janet, telling about attending the Virginia Council in Winchester, Virginia with her father. Undated letter to Mrs. Mary Lewis Browning from Sally Taliaferro about news of weddings and friends. Partial Last Will and Testament of Thomas Fauntleroy, dated February 1820.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters and documents spanning from 1859 to 1916. Documents concerning Warner T. Jones include an 1859 invoice from E.B. Spence; 1861 invitation to a Ball at Rosewell by the Gentlemen of Gloucester; 1861 bill for room and other items at the Spotswood Hotel in Richmond; 1862 receipt for the American Hotel in Richmond; 1865 check from Pugh; 1866 letter from unknown at Millhouse to Warner about property (Sheldon?) and news of friends; undated (after 1887) opinion from T.G. Jones to Hon. W.T. Jones about the \"matter of the old dragon Bridge and causeway now pending in Gloucester County Court\" in Middlesex and Gloucester Counties; May 12th, 186? letter from Capt. Chs. Garnett to Col. Jones about \"Scouts from Gwynn's Island report persons landing \u0026amp; marching towards ...women \u0026amp; children leaving for mainland in night...\"; a 1873 card for free travel on the Atlantic Mississippi and Ohio Railroad; and a partial undated letter from W. T. Jones while at William and Mary; August 1863 letter to \"My Very Dear Sister\" from her sister in Chatham telling of news of friends, deaths in the war, Mr. Gringam's whereabouts, the hot summer, her garden in Richmond and the Yankees stopping the mail; 1884 letter from son P. E. Jones to his Mother, Maria Jones, about family news; a 1916 envelope addressed to Richard Jones, and a 1922 paper on the Throckmorton family by William Carter Stubbs. Undated material includes a genealogical note about the Warner and Smith families; a report on the Throckmorton family; undated letter between two Jones sisters; small poetry notebook; and a handwritten copy of a letter written by Emanuel Jones, Petsworth Parish, Gloucester County with a \"list of questions sent out by the Bishop of London in 1724,\" with answers.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eApril 13, 1864 Confederate Bond for J. C. Sheldon; typed \"Story of Land's End\" about Captain John Sinclair; 1869 and 1871 court judgments in the cases of Spencer Forrest vs. William T. Hicks, William Lane vs. William T. Hicks and others against William T. Hicks.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eUndated wedding invitation between Olivia Clarke Bridges and Robert Colgate Selden; 1899 Circuit Court judgment in Gloucester, Virginia in Smith vs. Taliaferro; a 1901 booklet about Philip Alexander Taliaferro; undated document about the division of the estate of William Langborn and his heirs, the Taliaferro and Jones families, with a \"Memoranda relative to Capt. Philip Taliaferro and Major Wm Langbourne\" about Langborn not receiving pay during his military service.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eObituaries for Dr. E. C. S. Taliaferro and Mary Fauntleroy Jones.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e1864 pamphlet, signed by M. B. Custis, entitled \"Our Father's Care. a Ballad. by Mrs. Sewell,\" printed by the Presbyterian Committee of Publication in Richmond, Virginia. Religious pamphlet entitled, \"Morning Watches.\" \"Vital Facts about Jamestown, Yorktown, Williamsburg, College of William and Mary,\" revised 1932.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eNotes and draft entitled \"A History of Petsworth Parish.\" Petsworth Parish is in Gloucester County, Virginia. Possibly written by Mary Fauntleroy Jones.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eHandwritten partial stories and a poem, \"The Little Flower Maiden.\"  Pages of the stories are numbered, but many seem to be missing.  These stories were possibly written by Mary F. Jones since they arrived in an envelope addressed to Miss Mary F. Jones.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA small book, \"Teacher's Pocket Record,\" with some records kept, but most are covered by newspaper clippings.\u003c/p\u003e"]}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_1280"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_791","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"McAden-Hicks Papers","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_791#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Hicks family","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_791#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1859-1898, of the McAden and Hicks families of Brunswick County, Va. 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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.","Papers, 1859-1898, of the McAden and Hicks families of Brunswick County, Va. Includes letters, 1880-1898, accounts and legal documents.","Item 1: H.M. Smith \u0026 Co., Richmond, Va. to Moore Duggar \u0026 Co., 6 Ja[nuary] 1880\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p. Also including a pamphlet. 1 January 1879, advertising farm equipment. 2 items.","Item 2: W. H. Valentine, [Brunswick Co., Va.] to [James H.] Moore., 4 May 1881\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.","Item 3: W. H. Valentine, Brunswick Co., Va., to James H. Moore., 6 May 1881\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.","Item 4: A. E. P[itchford], Tibbee, Miss., to her cousin [?]., 11 Aug[us]t [18]83\nAutograph Letter Signed. 6 pp.","Item 5: H. B. Meacham, Baltimore, Md., to Jim [?]., 20 Oct. 1884\nAutograph Letter Signed. 8 pp.","Item 6: Talbott \u0026 Sons, Richmond, VA., to J. T. Halloway, White Plans, [Brunswick Co.], Va., 24 July 1885\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.","Item 7: J. S. M. [?], Oxford, Ga., to Wesley [?]., 1 Nov. [18]86\nAutograph Letter Signed. 8 pp.","Item 8: Robert S. Callis, Turner Po[st Office], Brunswick Co., Va., to Scrap Hix., July 1888\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.","Item 9: C. H. Green, Manquin, [King William Co.], Va., to his brother [?] McAden., 23 Oct. [18]88\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 10: Susan E. Harrison, [Petersburg, Va.], to her cousin Mary [?]., 6 Jan. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 3 pp.","Item 11: E. A. B[utterworth], Petersburg, [Va.] to her brother [?]., 13 Feb. 1890.\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 12: E. A. B[utterworth], Petersburg, [Va.], to her sister [?]., 14 Feb. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 13: R. Birdsong, Ebony, Bruns[wick] Co., Va., to Mrs. [?] McAden and Lena., 17 Feb. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp. Also including a Newspaper Clipping, 1890, of an obituary of Mrs. Lucinda F. Hicks. 1 p. 2 items.","Item 14: A. E. Pitchford, Tibbee, Miss., to her cousin [?]., 6 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 15: E. A. Butterworth, to her sister Marie [?]., 10 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.","Item 16: Lucie Bullock, Forest Home, Middleberg, N[orth] Ca[rolina], to [?]., 13 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp. Also including a P. A. from Lena [?] to her mother [?].","Item 17: S[amuel] J. Hurt, Petersburg, [Va.], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 29 May [18]90\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.","Item 18: Sam[uel] J. Hurt, Petersburg [Va.], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 5 J[?] 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.","Item 19: Tho[ma]s Branch, Clerk of [School] B[oard], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 28 Oct. 1898\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.","Item 20: Nettie [?], to her aunt [?]., 9 Oct. No year.\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 21: [A. E. Pitchford] to [?]., No date\nIncomplete. Autograph Letter. 4 pp.","Item 22: Lucie Walker, Lawrenceville, Va., to her cousin Mary [?]., No date\nAutograph Letter Signed. 3 pp.","Item 23: A ticket of admission to the Methodist Fair, Lawrenceville, [Va.], for R. B. Hicks., 4 July 1859\n1 item.","Item 24: Certificate of bankruptcy of John W. McAden, signed by District Judge John C. Underwood., 16 November 1869\nPrinted Document Signed. 1 p.","Item 25: Deed to a tract of land in Brunswick Country, Virginia between William H. Hicks and James H. Moore., March 1878\nAutograph Document. 1 p. Note: This deed is not signed.","Item 26: Deed to a tract of land in Brunswick Country, Virginia between James H. Moore and William H. Hicks., March 1978\nAutograph Document. 1 p. Note: This deed is not signed.","Item 27: Accounts, invoices, and notes., 1879-1887\n8 items.","Item 28: Will of L[ucinda] F. Hicks., 1886\nAutograph Document Signed. 2 pp. Also including an Autograph Document Signed, 24 Dec. 1886, listing items to be received from \"Grandma\" [Lucinda F. Hicks] and parents to Ashlie W. McAden. 2 items.","Item 29: Tribute of respect written by D. M. Wallace upon the death of John Wesley McAden., 1890\nAuthor Document Signed. 2 pp.","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.","Special Collections Research Center","Hicks family","McAden family","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 39.2 M11","/repositories/2/resources/791"],"normalized_title_ssm":["McAden-Hicks Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["McAden-Hicks Papers"],"collection_ssim":["McAden-Hicks Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Hicks family"],"creator_ssim":["Hicks family"],"creator_famname_ssim":["Hicks family"],"creators_ssim":["Hicks family"],"places_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century"],"access_terms_ssm":["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."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Purchase"],"access_subjects_ssim":["Legal documents","Correspondence","Financial records"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Legal documents","Correspondence","Financial records"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.01 Linear Foot"],"extent_tesim":["0.01 Linear Foot"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Financial records"],"date_range_isim":[1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. 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Valentine, [Brunswick Co., Va.] to [James H.] Moore., 4 May 1881\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 3: W. H. Valentine, Brunswick Co., Va., to James H. Moore., 6 May 1881\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 4: A. E. P[itchford], Tibbee, Miss., to her cousin [?]., 11 Aug[us]t [18]83\nAutograph Letter Signed. 6 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 5: H. B. Meacham, Baltimore, Md., to Jim [?]., 20 Oct. 1884\nAutograph Letter Signed. 8 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 6: Talbott \u0026amp; Sons, Richmond, VA., to J. T. Halloway, White Plans, [Brunswick Co.], Va., 24 July 1885\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 7: J. S. M. [?], Oxford, Ga., to Wesley [?]., 1 Nov. [18]86\nAutograph Letter Signed. 8 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 8: Robert S. Callis, Turner Po[st Office], Brunswick Co., Va., to Scrap Hix., July 1888\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 9: C. H. Green, Manquin, [King William Co.], Va., to his brother [?] McAden., 23 Oct. [18]88\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 10: Susan E. Harrison, [Petersburg, Va.], to her cousin Mary [?]., 6 Jan. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 11: E. A. B[utterworth], Petersburg, [Va.] to her brother [?]., 13 Feb. 1890.\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 12: E. A. B[utterworth], Petersburg, [Va.], to her sister [?]., 14 Feb. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 13: R. Birdsong, Ebony, Bruns[wick] Co., Va., to Mrs. [?] McAden and Lena., 17 Feb. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp. Also including a Newspaper Clipping, 1890, of an obituary of Mrs. Lucinda F. Hicks. 1 p. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 14: A. E. Pitchford, Tibbee, Miss., to her cousin [?]., 6 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 15: E. A. Butterworth, to her sister Marie [?]., 10 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 16: Lucie Bullock, Forest Home, Middleberg, N[orth] Ca[rolina], to [?]., 13 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp. Also including a P. A. from Lena [?] to her mother [?].\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 17: S[amuel] J. Hurt, Petersburg, [Va.], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 29 May [18]90\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 18: Sam[uel] J. Hurt, Petersburg [Va.], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 5 J[?] 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 19: Tho[ma]s Branch, Clerk of [School] B[oard], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 28 Oct. 1898\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 20: Nettie [?], to her aunt [?]., 9 Oct. No year.\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 21: [A. E. Pitchford] to [?]., No date\nIncomplete. Autograph Letter. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 22: Lucie Walker, Lawrenceville, Va., to her cousin Mary [?]., No date\nAutograph Letter Signed. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 23: A ticket of admission to the Methodist Fair, Lawrenceville, [Va.], for R. B. Hicks., 4 July 1859\n1 item.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 24: Certificate of bankruptcy of John W. McAden, signed by District Judge John C. Underwood., 16 November 1869\nPrinted Document Signed. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 25: Deed to a tract of land in Brunswick Country, Virginia between William H. Hicks and James H. Moore., March 1878\nAutograph Document. 1 p. Note: This deed is not signed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 26: Deed to a tract of land in Brunswick Country, Virginia between James H. Moore and William H. Hicks., March 1978\nAutograph Document. 1 p. Note: This deed is not signed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 27: Accounts, invoices, and notes., 1879-1887\n8 items.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 28: Will of L[ucinda] F. Hicks., 1886\nAutograph Document Signed. 2 pp. Also including an Autograph Document Signed, 24 Dec. 1886, listing items to be received from \"Grandma\" [Lucinda F. Hicks] and parents to Ashlie W. McAden. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 29: Tribute of respect written by D. M. 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Meacham, Baltimore, Md., to Jim [?]., 20 Oct. 1884\nAutograph Letter Signed. 8 pp.","Item 6: Talbott \u0026 Sons, Richmond, VA., to J. T. Halloway, White Plans, [Brunswick Co.], Va., 24 July 1885\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.","Item 7: J. S. M. [?], Oxford, Ga., to Wesley [?]., 1 Nov. [18]86\nAutograph Letter Signed. 8 pp.","Item 8: Robert S. Callis, Turner Po[st Office], Brunswick Co., Va., to Scrap Hix., July 1888\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.","Item 9: C. H. Green, Manquin, [King William Co.], Va., to his brother [?] McAden., 23 Oct. [18]88\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 10: Susan E. Harrison, [Petersburg, Va.], to her cousin Mary [?]., 6 Jan. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 3 pp.","Item 11: E. A. B[utterworth], Petersburg, [Va.] to her brother [?]., 13 Feb. 1890.\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 12: E. A. B[utterworth], Petersburg, [Va.], to her sister [?]., 14 Feb. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 13: R. Birdsong, Ebony, Bruns[wick] Co., Va., to Mrs. [?] McAden and Lena., 17 Feb. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp. Also including a Newspaper Clipping, 1890, of an obituary of Mrs. Lucinda F. Hicks. 1 p. 2 items.","Item 14: A. E. Pitchford, Tibbee, Miss., to her cousin [?]., 6 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 15: E. A. Butterworth, to her sister Marie [?]., 10 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.","Item 16: Lucie Bullock, Forest Home, Middleberg, N[orth] Ca[rolina], to [?]., 13 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp. Also including a P. A. from Lena [?] to her mother [?].","Item 17: S[amuel] J. Hurt, Petersburg, [Va.], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 29 May [18]90\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.","Item 18: Sam[uel] J. Hurt, Petersburg [Va.], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 5 J[?] 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.","Item 19: Tho[ma]s Branch, Clerk of [School] B[oard], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 28 Oct. 1898\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.","Item 20: Nettie [?], to her aunt [?]., 9 Oct. No year.\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 21: [A. E. Pitchford] to [?]., No date\nIncomplete. Autograph Letter. 4 pp.","Item 22: Lucie Walker, Lawrenceville, Va., to her cousin Mary [?]., No date\nAutograph Letter Signed. 3 pp.","Item 23: A ticket of admission to the Methodist Fair, Lawrenceville, [Va.], for R. B. Hicks., 4 July 1859\n1 item.","Item 24: Certificate of bankruptcy of John W. McAden, signed by District Judge John C. Underwood., 16 November 1869\nPrinted Document Signed. 1 p.","Item 25: Deed to a tract of land in Brunswick Country, Virginia between William H. Hicks and James H. Moore., March 1878\nAutograph Document. 1 p. Note: This deed is not signed.","Item 26: Deed to a tract of land in Brunswick Country, Virginia between James H. Moore and William H. Hicks., March 1978\nAutograph Document. 1 p. Note: This deed is not signed.","Item 27: Accounts, invoices, and notes., 1879-1887\n8 items.","Item 28: Will of L[ucinda] F. Hicks., 1886\nAutograph Document Signed. 2 pp. Also including an Autograph Document Signed, 24 Dec. 1886, listing items to be received from \"Grandma\" [Lucinda F. Hicks] and parents to Ashlie W. McAden. 2 items.","Item 29: Tribute of respect written by D. M. 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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.","Papers, 1859-1898, of the McAden and Hicks families of Brunswick County, Va. Includes letters, 1880-1898, accounts and legal documents.","Item 1: H.M. Smith \u0026 Co., Richmond, Va. to Moore Duggar \u0026 Co., 6 Ja[nuary] 1880\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p. Also including a pamphlet. 1 January 1879, advertising farm equipment. 2 items.","Item 2: W. H. Valentine, [Brunswick Co., Va.] to [James H.] Moore., 4 May 1881\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.","Item 3: W. H. Valentine, Brunswick Co., Va., to James H. Moore., 6 May 1881\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.","Item 4: A. E. P[itchford], Tibbee, Miss., to her cousin [?]., 11 Aug[us]t [18]83\nAutograph Letter Signed. 6 pp.","Item 5: H. B. Meacham, Baltimore, Md., to Jim [?]., 20 Oct. 1884\nAutograph Letter Signed. 8 pp.","Item 6: Talbott \u0026 Sons, Richmond, VA., to J. T. Halloway, White Plans, [Brunswick Co.], Va., 24 July 1885\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.","Item 7: J. S. M. [?], Oxford, Ga., to Wesley [?]., 1 Nov. [18]86\nAutograph Letter Signed. 8 pp.","Item 8: Robert S. Callis, Turner Po[st Office], Brunswick Co., Va., to Scrap Hix., July 1888\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.","Item 9: C. H. Green, Manquin, [King William Co.], Va., to his brother [?] McAden., 23 Oct. [18]88\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 10: Susan E. Harrison, [Petersburg, Va.], to her cousin Mary [?]., 6 Jan. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 3 pp.","Item 11: E. A. B[utterworth], Petersburg, [Va.] to her brother [?]., 13 Feb. 1890.\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 12: E. A. B[utterworth], Petersburg, [Va.], to her sister [?]., 14 Feb. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 13: R. Birdsong, Ebony, Bruns[wick] Co., Va., to Mrs. [?] McAden and Lena., 17 Feb. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp. Also including a Newspaper Clipping, 1890, of an obituary of Mrs. Lucinda F. Hicks. 1 p. 2 items.","Item 14: A. E. Pitchford, Tibbee, Miss., to her cousin [?]., 6 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 15: E. A. Butterworth, to her sister Marie [?]., 10 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.","Item 16: Lucie Bullock, Forest Home, Middleberg, N[orth] Ca[rolina], to [?]., 13 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp. Also including a P. 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Wallace upon the death of John Wesley McAden., 1890\nAuthor Document Signed. 2 pp.","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.","Special Collections Research Center","Hicks family","McAden family","English"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 39.2 M11","/repositories/2/resources/791"],"normalized_title_ssm":["McAden-Hicks Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["McAden-Hicks Papers"],"collection_ssim":["McAden-Hicks Papers"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century"],"creator_ssm":["Hicks family"],"creator_ssim":["Hicks family"],"creator_famname_ssim":["Hicks family"],"creators_ssim":["Hicks family"],"places_ssim":["Brunswick County (Va.)--History--19th century"],"access_terms_ssm":["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."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Purchase"],"access_subjects_ssim":["Legal documents","Correspondence","Financial records"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Legal documents","Correspondence","Financial records"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.01 Linear Foot"],"extent_tesim":["0.01 Linear Foot"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Financial records"],"date_range_isim":[1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. 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Valentine, [Brunswick Co., Va.] to [James H.] Moore., 4 May 1881\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 3: W. H. Valentine, Brunswick Co., Va., to James H. Moore., 6 May 1881\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 4: A. E. P[itchford], Tibbee, Miss., to her cousin [?]., 11 Aug[us]t [18]83\nAutograph Letter Signed. 6 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 5: H. B. Meacham, Baltimore, Md., to Jim [?]., 20 Oct. 1884\nAutograph Letter Signed. 8 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 6: Talbott \u0026amp; Sons, Richmond, VA., to J. T. Halloway, White Plans, [Brunswick Co.], Va., 24 July 1885\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 7: J. S. M. [?], Oxford, Ga., to Wesley [?]., 1 Nov. [18]86\nAutograph Letter Signed. 8 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 8: Robert S. Callis, Turner Po[st Office], Brunswick Co., Va., to Scrap Hix., July 1888\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 9: C. H. Green, Manquin, [King William Co.], Va., to his brother [?] McAden., 23 Oct. [18]88\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 10: Susan E. Harrison, [Petersburg, Va.], to her cousin Mary [?]., 6 Jan. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 11: E. A. B[utterworth], Petersburg, [Va.] to her brother [?]., 13 Feb. 1890.\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 12: E. A. B[utterworth], Petersburg, [Va.], to her sister [?]., 14 Feb. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 13: R. Birdsong, Ebony, Bruns[wick] Co., Va., to Mrs. [?] McAden and Lena., 17 Feb. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp. Also including a Newspaper Clipping, 1890, of an obituary of Mrs. Lucinda F. Hicks. 1 p. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 14: A. E. Pitchford, Tibbee, Miss., to her cousin [?]., 6 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 15: E. A. Butterworth, to her sister Marie [?]., 10 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 16: Lucie Bullock, Forest Home, Middleberg, N[orth] Ca[rolina], to [?]., 13 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp. Also including a P. A. from Lena [?] to her mother [?].\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 17: S[amuel] J. Hurt, Petersburg, [Va.], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 29 May [18]90\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 18: Sam[uel] J. Hurt, Petersburg [Va.], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 5 J[?] 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 19: Tho[ma]s Branch, Clerk of [School] B[oard], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 28 Oct. 1898\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 20: Nettie [?], to her aunt [?]., 9 Oct. No year.\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 21: [A. E. Pitchford] to [?]., No date\nIncomplete. Autograph Letter. 4 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 22: Lucie Walker, Lawrenceville, Va., to her cousin Mary [?]., No date\nAutograph Letter Signed. 3 pp.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 23: A ticket of admission to the Methodist Fair, Lawrenceville, [Va.], for R. B. Hicks., 4 July 1859\n1 item.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 24: Certificate of bankruptcy of John W. McAden, signed by District Judge John C. Underwood., 16 November 1869\nPrinted Document Signed. 1 p.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 25: Deed to a tract of land in Brunswick Country, Virginia between William H. Hicks and James H. Moore., March 1878\nAutograph Document. 1 p. Note: This deed is not signed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 26: Deed to a tract of land in Brunswick Country, Virginia between James H. Moore and William H. Hicks., March 1978\nAutograph Document. 1 p. Note: This deed is not signed.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 27: Accounts, invoices, and notes., 1879-1887\n8 items.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 28: Will of L[ucinda] F. Hicks., 1886\nAutograph Document Signed. 2 pp. Also including an Autograph Document Signed, 24 Dec. 1886, listing items to be received from \"Grandma\" [Lucinda F. Hicks] and parents to Ashlie W. McAden. 2 items.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eItem 29: Tribute of respect written by D. M. 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Meacham, Baltimore, Md., to Jim [?]., 20 Oct. 1884\nAutograph Letter Signed. 8 pp.","Item 6: Talbott \u0026 Sons, Richmond, VA., to J. T. Halloway, White Plans, [Brunswick Co.], Va., 24 July 1885\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.","Item 7: J. S. M. [?], Oxford, Ga., to Wesley [?]., 1 Nov. [18]86\nAutograph Letter Signed. 8 pp.","Item 8: Robert S. Callis, Turner Po[st Office], Brunswick Co., Va., to Scrap Hix., July 1888\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.","Item 9: C. H. Green, Manquin, [King William Co.], Va., to his brother [?] McAden., 23 Oct. [18]88\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 10: Susan E. Harrison, [Petersburg, Va.], to her cousin Mary [?]., 6 Jan. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 3 pp.","Item 11: E. A. B[utterworth], Petersburg, [Va.] to her brother [?]., 13 Feb. 1890.\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 12: E. A. B[utterworth], Petersburg, [Va.], to her sister [?]., 14 Feb. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 13: R. Birdsong, Ebony, Bruns[wick] Co., Va., to Mrs. [?] McAden and Lena., 17 Feb. 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp. Also including a Newspaper Clipping, 1890, of an obituary of Mrs. Lucinda F. Hicks. 1 p. 2 items.","Item 14: A. E. Pitchford, Tibbee, Miss., to her cousin [?]., 6 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 15: E. A. Butterworth, to her sister Marie [?]., 10 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.","Item 16: Lucie Bullock, Forest Home, Middleberg, N[orth] Ca[rolina], to [?]., 13 March 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp. Also including a P. A. from Lena [?] to her mother [?].","Item 17: S[amuel] J. Hurt, Petersburg, [Va.], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 29 May [18]90\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.","Item 18: Sam[uel] J. Hurt, Petersburg [Va.], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 5 J[?] 1890\nAutograph Letter Signed. 2 pp.","Item 19: Tho[ma]s Branch, Clerk of [School] B[oard], to Mrs. [?] McAden., 28 Oct. 1898\nAutograph Letter Signed. 1 p.","Item 20: Nettie [?], to her aunt [?]., 9 Oct. No year.\nAutograph Letter Signed. 4 pp.","Item 21: [A. E. Pitchford] to [?]., No date\nIncomplete. Autograph Letter. 4 pp.","Item 22: Lucie Walker, Lawrenceville, Va., to her cousin Mary [?]., No date\nAutograph Letter Signed. 3 pp.","Item 23: A ticket of admission to the Methodist Fair, Lawrenceville, [Va.], for R. B. Hicks., 4 July 1859\n1 item.","Item 24: Certificate of bankruptcy of John W. McAden, signed by District Judge John C. Underwood., 16 November 1869\nPrinted Document Signed. 1 p.","Item 25: Deed to a tract of land in Brunswick Country, Virginia between William H. Hicks and James H. Moore., March 1878\nAutograph Document. 1 p. Note: This deed is not signed.","Item 26: Deed to a tract of land in Brunswick Country, Virginia between James H. Moore and William H. Hicks., March 1978\nAutograph Document. 1 p. Note: This deed is not signed.","Item 27: Accounts, invoices, and notes., 1879-1887\n8 items.","Item 28: Will of L[ucinda] F. Hicks., 1886\nAutograph Document Signed. 2 pp. Also including an Autograph Document Signed, 24 Dec. 1886, listing items to be received from \"Grandma\" [Lucinda F. Hicks] and parents to Ashlie W. McAden. 2 items.","Item 29: Tribute of respect written by D. M. Wallace upon the death of John Wesley McAden., 1890\nAuthor Document Signed. 2 pp."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore 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.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["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."],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Hicks family","McAden family"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"names_coll_ssim":["Hicks family","McAden family"],"famname_ssim":["Hicks family","McAden family"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":1,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T06:12:41.321Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_791"}},{"id":"viu_viu00113_c01_c01","type":"Subseries","attributes":{"title":"Series I. 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Correspondence and Legal Papers; II.\n Genealogical Papers; and, III. Photographs and Printed\n Material. The folders in the first series have been\n arranged chronologically. The folders in the second series\n have been arranged in alphabetical order by family name.\n The series entitled \"Miscellaneous\" contains photographs\n and printed material, with folders in alphabetical\n order.","ORGANIZATION","This subgroup of the \n Cumming Papers is divided into three\n series: I. Correspondence and Legal Papers; II.\n Genealogical Papers; and, III. Photographs and Printed\n Material. The folders in the first series have been\n arranged chronologically. The folders in the second series\n have been arranged in alphabetical order by family name.\n The series entitled \"Miscellaneous\" contains photographs\n and printed material, with folders in alphabetical\n order.","Organization ORGANIZATION The papers of Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , are arranged\n chronologically and have been arranged in five series: 1)\n Correspondence; 2) Memoirs; 3) Miscellaneous Papers; 4)\n Bound Volumes; and 5) Oversize Items.","ORGANIZATION","The papers of Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , are arranged\n chronologically and have been arranged in five series: 1)\n Correspondence; 2) Memoirs; 3) Miscellaneous Papers; 4)\n Bound Volumes; and 5) Oversize Items.","Organization ORGANIZATION This subgroup is divided into three series: I.\n Correspondence, II. Photographs and Miscellaneous, and III.\n Bound Volumes. Series I is divided into five subseries of\n correspondence: general, chronological, alphabetical files,\n topical files, and subject files. Series II contains\n photographs followed by miscellaneous folders. Folder\n headings have been modified as necessary and the material\n has been arranged chronologically within each series.","ORGANIZATION","This subgroup is divided into three series: I.\n Correspondence, II. Photographs and Miscellaneous, and III.\n Bound Volumes. Series I is divided into five subseries of\n correspondence: general, chronological, alphabetical files,\n topical files, and subject files. Series II contains\n photographs followed by miscellaneous folders. Folder\n headings have been modified as necessary and the material\n has been arranged chronologically within each series.","Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia . In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861). Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia . Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia . More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74). Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole. After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ). In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia .","In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).","Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia .","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia .","More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74).","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.","During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole.","After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ).","In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities","Scope and Content GENERAL DESCRIPTION The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family . Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963. The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities. The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad. SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry . Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives . Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle. Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","GENERAL DESCRIPTION","The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family .","Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.","The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.","The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.","SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry .","Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives .","Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.","Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","Scope and Content SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items. Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898. Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe . Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922). Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920. The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933). Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939). The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters. This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia . Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.","Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898.","Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe .","Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922).","Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920.","The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933).","Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939).","The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters.","This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia .","Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","Scope and Content SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations. As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland. Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman . In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg . Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\" Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 . Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia . The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects. Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie . The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour. Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941. Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.","As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.","Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman .","In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg .","Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"","Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 .","Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia .","The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.","Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie .","The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.","Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941.","Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","A) 5 December 1969 [Telephone] interview of\n Ambassador Cumming by \n [Bob Wilson] broadcast over\n KWYO, \n Sheridan, Wyoming . Discusses\n his diplomatic service in \n China , \n Russia , \n Indonesia , and \n Sweden . 5 minutes.","B) ca. 1951. Series of satirical songs,\n recorded at the American embassy in \n Moscow during the Korean War,\n when embassy personnel were restricted to the\n grounds and entertainment was scarce. 30\n minutes.","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. 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Gillette","Joseph C. Grew","Christian A. Herter","Lou Henry Hoover","Cordell Hull","Herschel V. Johnson","Walter Lippman","Henry Cabot Lodge","John O. Marsh, Jr.","Christopher C. McGrath","David C. Mearns","L. Quincy Mumford","Stanley F. Reed","Eleanor Roosevelt","Elliot Roosevelt","Dean Rusk","Hugh D. Scott, Jr.","John W. Snyder","John Sparkman","Maurice Stans","Edward E. Stettinius, Jr.","Potter Stewart","Robert Taft, Jr.","Edward Thye, Jr.","Harry S. Truman","Edwin Barclay","Chiang Kai-shek","Andrei Gromyko","George Kennan","Hunter Holmes McGuire","Raoul Wallenberg","Frank A. West","Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960","Julius P. Barclay","Edmund Berkeley, Jr.","Colgate W. Darden, Jr.","Ernest H. Ern","Arthur P. Gray III","Frank L. Hereford, Jr.","William H. Runge","B. F. D. Runk","Edgar F. Shannon","John Cook Wyllie","Richard M. Nixon","Diana Whiting Smith Cumming","Bird McGuire","James P. Clarke","Claude A. Swanson","Robert H. 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Photographs and Miscellaneous, and III.\n Bound Volumes. Series I is divided into five subseries of\n correspondence: general, chronological, alphabetical files,\n topical files, and subject files. Series II contains\n photographs followed by miscellaneous folders. Folder\n headings have been modified as necessary and the material\n has been arranged chronologically within each series."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cbioghist\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eBiography\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003ewas born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eShenstone\u003c/corpname\u003e, \" \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003e, to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eRebecca (Hicks) Booth\u003c/persname\u003e. At age ten he\n was sent to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, where he began a\n friendship with \n \u003cpersname\u003eTheodorick Pryor\u003c/persname\u003e, who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. His chief preparation for\n college was at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford, North Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003e; he\n matriculated at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eunder the supervision of\n Judge \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Taylor Lomax\u003c/persname\u003e, a professor at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003eand a judge of\n the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCourt of Appeals\u003c/corpname\u003e; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIn 1833, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Jones\u003c/persname\u003e(May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Travis Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBooth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Church\u003c/corpname\u003e. In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Legislature\u003c/corpname\u003efor the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n \u003cpersname\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c/persname\u003eto pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Centennial Exhibition\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFairmont Park, Philadelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMore information on Booth may be found in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Edwin Dwight\u003c/persname\u003e(F230.B74).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner (Jones) Booth\u003c/persname\u003e. He\n attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was prepared for\n college by \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Comfort\u003c/persname\u003e, a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHampton-Sydney College\u003c/corpname\u003efor two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003ebefore enrolling\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003eat\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDuring the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Army\u003c/corpname\u003eas a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Cavalry\u003c/corpname\u003ein the G and E\n companies of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eThird Virginia Regiment\u003c/corpname\u003e. His company\n fought at the Battle of \n \u003cpersname\u003eBig Bethel\u003c/persname\u003eon June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Navy\u003c/corpname\u003e, and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile Bay\u003c/geogname\u003e, where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePensacola\u003c/geogname\u003e, and later released on\n parole.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAfter the war he visited \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, then returned to live at \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eShenstone\u003c/corpname\u003e\" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCarter's Grove\u003c/corpname\u003e, \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson\u003c/persname\u003eof \n \u003cgeogname\u003eJefferson County, West Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e; they\n had the following children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Edwina Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, III\u003c/persname\u003e(July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Harris Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 16, 1885 -?\n ).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIn 1907, he settled in the old \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Wythe\u003c/persname\u003ehome at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWilliamsburg\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBoard of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary\u003c/corpname\u003e. He died at home on January 5, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003ewas born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eShenstone\u003c/corpname\u003e, \" \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003e, to \n \u003cpersname\u003eGilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eRebecca (Hicks) Booth\u003c/persname\u003e. At age ten he\n was sent to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, where he began a\n friendship with \n \u003cpersname\u003eTheodorick Pryor\u003c/persname\u003e, who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. His chief preparation for\n college was at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford, North Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003e; he\n matriculated at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eunder the supervision of\n Judge \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Taylor Lomax\u003c/persname\u003e, a professor at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003eand a judge of\n the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCourt of Appeals\u003c/corpname\u003e; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1833, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Jones\u003c/persname\u003e(May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Travis Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBooth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Church\u003c/corpname\u003e. In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Legislature\u003c/corpname\u003efor the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n \u003cpersname\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c/persname\u003eto pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Centennial Exhibition\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFairmont Park, Philadelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore information on Booth may be found in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Edwin Dwight\u003c/persname\u003e(F230.B74).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner (Jones) Booth\u003c/persname\u003e. He\n attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was prepared for\n college by \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Comfort\u003c/persname\u003e, a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHampton-Sydney College\u003c/corpname\u003efor two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003ebefore enrolling\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003eat\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Army\u003c/corpname\u003eas a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Cavalry\u003c/corpname\u003ein the G and E\n companies of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eThird Virginia Regiment\u003c/corpname\u003e. His company\n fought at the Battle of \n \u003cpersname\u003eBig Bethel\u003c/persname\u003eon June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Navy\u003c/corpname\u003e, and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile Bay\u003c/geogname\u003e, where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePensacola\u003c/geogname\u003e, and later released on\n parole.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter the war he visited \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, then returned to live at \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eShenstone\u003c/corpname\u003e\" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCarter's Grove\u003c/corpname\u003e, \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson\u003c/persname\u003eof \n \u003cgeogname\u003eJefferson County, West Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e; they\n had the following children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Edwina Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, III\u003c/persname\u003e(July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Harris Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 16, 1885 -?\n ).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1907, he settled in the old \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Wythe\u003c/persname\u003ehome at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWilliamsburg\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBoard of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary\u003c/corpname\u003e. He died at home on January 5, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cbioghist\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eBiography\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSee entries from: \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho Was Who In America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho's Who in America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNational Cyclopedia of American Biography\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003efrom the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee entries from: \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho Was Who In America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho's Who in America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNational Cyclopedia of American Biography\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003efrom the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information","Biography","Biography"],"bioghist_tesim":["Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia . In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861). Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia . Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia . More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74). Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole. After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ). In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia .","In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).","Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia .","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia .","More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74).","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.","During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole.","After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ).","In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\""],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCumming Family\n Papers, Accession 6922-b, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Cumming Family\n Papers, Accession 6922-b, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Scope and Content GENERAL DESCRIPTION The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family . Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963. The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities. The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad. SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry . Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives . Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle. Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","GENERAL DESCRIPTION","The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family .","Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.","The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.","The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.","SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry .","Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives .","Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.","Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","Scope and Content SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items. Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898. Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe . Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922). Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920. The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933). Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939). The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters. This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia . Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.","Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898.","Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe .","Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922).","Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920.","The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933).","Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939).","The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters.","This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia .","Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","Scope and Content SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations. As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland. Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman . In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg . Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\" Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 . Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia . The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects. Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie . The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour. Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941. Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.","As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.","Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman .","In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg .","Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"","Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 .","Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia .","The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.","Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie .","The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.","Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941.","Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","A) 5 December 1969 [Telephone] interview of\n Ambassador Cumming by \n [Bob Wilson] broadcast over\n KWYO, \n Sheridan, Wyoming . Discusses\n his diplomatic service in \n China , \n Russia , \n Indonesia , and \n Sweden . 5 minutes.","B) ca. 1951. Series of satirical songs,\n recorded at the American embassy in \n Moscow during the Korean War,\n when embassy personnel were restricted to the\n grounds and entertainment was scarce. 30\n minutes."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. Library. 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Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n \u003cpersname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003efrom 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003efrom 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/famname\u003ePapers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eThere are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e, and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth\u003c/famname\u003eand allied families such as \n \u003cfamname\u003eArmistead\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThrockmorton\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eGilliam\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eRootes\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eBernard\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n \u003cfamname\u003eTerry\u003c/famname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include \n \u003cpersname\u003eRebecca Hicks Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Henry Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and the latter's\n children, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrancis Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Cabaniss\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003ewrote to his father\n from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eClark County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003ementioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYorktown\u003c/geogname\u003e(June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Jefferson] Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewould send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile, Alabama\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVicksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eby Yankees, the defense of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRichmond\u003c/geogname\u003e, and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOther letters of interest include those from \n \u003cpersname\u003eE. C. Cabell\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBank of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003e; two letters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his sister,\n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 5, 1866).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGENERAL DESCRIPTION\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming Family\u003c/famname\u003epapers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n \u003cpersname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003efrom 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003efrom 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/famname\u003ePapers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eThere are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e, and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth\u003c/famname\u003eand allied families such as \n \u003cfamname\u003eArmistead\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThrockmorton\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eGilliam\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eRootes\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eBernard\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n \u003cfamname\u003eTerry\u003c/famname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include \n \u003cpersname\u003eRebecca Hicks Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Henry Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and the latter's\n children, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrancis Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Cabaniss\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003ewrote to his father\n from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eClark County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003ementioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYorktown\u003c/geogname\u003e(June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Jefferson] Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewould send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile, Alabama\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVicksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eby Yankees, the defense of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRichmond\u003c/geogname\u003e, and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther letters of interest include those from \n \u003cpersname\u003eE. C. Cabell\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBank of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003e; two letters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his sister,\n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 5, 1866).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eScope and Content\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003epapers includes papers of\n Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e(1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the birth of\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1897, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003ein 1898.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLetters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health and Marine Hospital\n Service\u003c/corpname\u003eby the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Medical Association\u003c/corpname\u003e(July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eSanitation Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e(November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n \u003cpersname\u003eRupert Blue\u003c/persname\u003e's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e(August 17, 1912), and his\n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia\u003c/persname\u003eSurvey and other inspection\n work along the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAtlantic Seaboard\u003c/geogname\u003e, especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003efor evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919 at the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003econference which organized the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLeague of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n headed a medical mission to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e. Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 20, 1918); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican University Union\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBrest, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRheims, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRotterdam, Netherlands\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 20,\n 1919); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRed Cross\u003c/corpname\u003eConference at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003e(March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Laboratories\u003c/corpname\u003e(April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBelgium\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSpain\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreece\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTurkey\u003c/geogname\u003e, his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLetters to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003einclude the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames F. Epes\u003c/persname\u003e(November 26, 1903); \n \u003cfamname\u003eLeake\u003c/famname\u003eand \n \u003cfamname\u003eHaxall\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (October 21, 1905); \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n \u003cfamname\u003eCabaniss\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLausanne Peace Conference\u003c/corpname\u003e(December 26,\n 1922).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and sister, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Wise\u003c/persname\u003e, while residing in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYokohama, Japan\u003c/geogname\u003e, (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919-1920.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Hatfield\u003c/persname\u003e's comments\n introducing \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003e(October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee on Periodic Health\n Examinations\u003c/corpname\u003e(January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerbert Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(February 25,\n 1933).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommission on Nutrition\u003c/corpname\u003e(May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Thomas] Parran\u003c/persname\u003e(May 12, 1939).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe letters of \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney (West)\n Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978) to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRussia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, its living conditions, and the\n \u003ccorpname\u003eLubianka prison\u003c/corpname\u003e, which was near the\n Cumming's \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003equarters.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and ending with his\n last day at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePan American Sanitary Bureau\u003c/corpname\u003eon\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOther items of note include two speeches of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's grandfather, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin G. Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBeechwood\u003c/corpname\u003e\" in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYork County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes, France\u003c/geogname\u003e, (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003e; a\n scrapbook of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's membership certificate\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUnited Daughters of the Confederacy\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003epapers includes papers of\n Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e(1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the birth of\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1897, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003ein 1898.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health and Marine Hospital\n Service\u003c/corpname\u003eby the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Medical Association\u003c/corpname\u003e(July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eSanitation Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e(November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n \u003cpersname\u003eRupert Blue\u003c/persname\u003e's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e(August 17, 1912), and his\n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia\u003c/persname\u003eSurvey and other inspection\n work along the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAtlantic Seaboard\u003c/geogname\u003e, especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003efor evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919 at the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003econference which organized the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLeague of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n headed a medical mission to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e. Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 20, 1918); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican University Union\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBrest, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRheims, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRotterdam, Netherlands\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 20,\n 1919); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRed Cross\u003c/corpname\u003eConference at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003e(March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Laboratories\u003c/corpname\u003e(April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBelgium\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSpain\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreece\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTurkey\u003c/geogname\u003e, his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003einclude the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames F. Epes\u003c/persname\u003e(November 26, 1903); \n \u003cfamname\u003eLeake\u003c/famname\u003eand \n \u003cfamname\u003eHaxall\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (October 21, 1905); \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n \u003cfamname\u003eCabaniss\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLausanne Peace Conference\u003c/corpname\u003e(December 26,\n 1922).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and sister, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Wise\u003c/persname\u003e, while residing in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYokohama, Japan\u003c/geogname\u003e, (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919-1920.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Hatfield\u003c/persname\u003e's comments\n introducing \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003e(October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee on Periodic Health\n Examinations\u003c/corpname\u003e(January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerbert Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(February 25,\n 1933).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommission on Nutrition\u003c/corpname\u003e(May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Thomas] Parran\u003c/persname\u003e(May 12, 1939).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters of \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney (West)\n Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978) to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRussia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, its living conditions, and the\n \u003ccorpname\u003eLubianka prison\u003c/corpname\u003e, which was near the\n Cumming's \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003equarters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and ending with his\n last day at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePan American Sanitary Bureau\u003c/corpname\u003eon\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther items of note include two speeches of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's grandfather, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin G. Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBeechwood\u003c/corpname\u003e\" in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYork County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes, France\u003c/geogname\u003e, (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003e; a\n scrapbook of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's membership certificate\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUnited Daughters of the Confederacy\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eScope and Content\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eStockholm\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e; American\n activities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIceland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003ebefore and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAs a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAmong the noted correspondents are: \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Acheson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph W. Alsop\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn A. Blatnik\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDaniel J. Boorstin\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Stewart Bryan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard P. Chamerlain\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginius Dabney\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eC. Douglas Dillon\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas N. Downing\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAllen W. Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHomer Ferguson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. Allen Frear, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDouglas Southall Freeman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. William Fulbright\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilson D. Gillette\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph C. Grew\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristian A. Herter\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eLou Henry Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e(Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerschel V. Johnson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Cabot Lodge\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristopher C. McGrath\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid C. Mearns\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eL. Quincy Mumford\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eStanley F. Reed\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eElliot Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Rusk\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh D. Scott, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn W. Snyder\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Sparkman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eMaurice Stans\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward E. Stettinius, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003ePotter Stewart\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Taft, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Thye, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIn addition, there are references to: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Kennan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHunter Holmes McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow, China\u003c/geogname\u003e, and in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003ewhere her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank A. West\u003c/persname\u003e, she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow\u003c/geogname\u003e, January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e, December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, May 11, 1951; and meeting \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e, November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLetters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e, 1933-1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003ediscussing the case of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e, December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e, June 13, 1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003eregarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e, August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and of his\n mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming, 1960\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e, November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003ewhich involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLatin America\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAsia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAlibi Club\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBath County Community Hospital\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Cathedral Association\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and files regarding the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003einclude the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRaven Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eO.W.L.S. Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n \u003cpersname\u003eJulius P. Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdmund Berkeley, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eColgate W. Darden, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest H. Ern\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur P. Gray III\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank L. Hereford, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam H. Runge\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eB. F. D. Runk\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdgar F. Shannon\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Cook Wyllie\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Military Institute\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1918, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Coast Guard\u003c/corpname\u003eactivities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReykjavik, Iceland\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003eOf special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMesa Verde National Park\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eColorado\u003c/geogname\u003e, and four photographs of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard M. Nixon\u003c/persname\u003eduring a visit to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003eas part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAlbemarle County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n \u003cpersname\u003eDiana Whiting Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, a school\n teacher and resident of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOther items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003e1924 Democratic National Convention\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n \u003cpersname\u003eBird McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames P. Clarke\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eClaude A. Swanson\u003c/persname\u003e; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLiberia\u003c/geogname\u003e, February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNevada\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1957.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eStockholm\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e; American\n activities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIceland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003ebefore and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the noted correspondents are: \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Acheson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph W. Alsop\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn A. Blatnik\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDaniel J. Boorstin\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Stewart Bryan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard P. Chamerlain\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginius Dabney\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eC. Douglas Dillon\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas N. Downing\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAllen W. Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHomer Ferguson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. Allen Frear, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDouglas Southall Freeman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. William Fulbright\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilson D. Gillette\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph C. Grew\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristian A. Herter\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eLou Henry Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e(Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerschel V. Johnson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Cabot Lodge\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristopher C. McGrath\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid C. Mearns\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eL. Quincy Mumford\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eStanley F. Reed\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eElliot Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Rusk\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh D. Scott, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn W. Snyder\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Sparkman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eMaurice Stans\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward E. Stettinius, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003ePotter Stewart\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Taft, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Thye, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition, there are references to: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Kennan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHunter Holmes McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow, China\u003c/geogname\u003e, and in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003ewhere her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank A. West\u003c/persname\u003e, she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow\u003c/geogname\u003e, January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e, December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, May 11, 1951; and meeting \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e, November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e, 1933-1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003ediscussing the case of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e, December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e, June 13, 1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003eregarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e, August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and of his\n mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming, 1960\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e, November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003ewhich involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLatin America\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAsia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAlibi Club\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBath County Community Hospital\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Cathedral Association\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and files regarding the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003einclude the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRaven Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eO.W.L.S. Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n \u003cpersname\u003eJulius P. Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdmund Berkeley, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eColgate W. Darden, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest H. Ern\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur P. Gray III\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank L. Hereford, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam H. Runge\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eB. F. D. Runk\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdgar F. Shannon\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Cook Wyllie\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Military Institute\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1918, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Coast Guard\u003c/corpname\u003eactivities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReykjavik, Iceland\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003eOf special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMesa Verde National Park\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eColorado\u003c/geogname\u003e, and four photographs of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard M. Nixon\u003c/persname\u003eduring a visit to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003eas part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAlbemarle County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n \u003cpersname\u003eDiana Whiting Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, a school\n teacher and resident of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003e1924 Democratic National Convention\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n \u003cpersname\u003eBird McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames P. Clarke\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eClaude A. Swanson\u003c/persname\u003e; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLiberia\u003c/geogname\u003e, February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNevada\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1957.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA) 5 December 1969 [Telephone] interview of\n Ambassador Cumming by \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Bob Wilson]\u003c/persname\u003ebroadcast over\n KWYO, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSheridan, Wyoming\u003c/geogname\u003e. Discusses\n his diplomatic service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eChina\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRussia\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e. 5 minutes.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eB) ca. 1951. Series of satirical songs,\n recorded at the American embassy in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003eduring the Korean War,\n when embassy personnel were restricted to the\n grounds and entertainment was scarce. 30\n minutes.\u003c/p\u003e"]}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00113_c01_c01"}},{"id":"viu_viu00113_c01","type":"Series","attributes":{"title":"SUBGROUP I: Booth Family Papers","breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viu_viu00113_c01#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"ref_ssi":"viu_viu00113_c01","ref_ssm":["viu_viu00113_c01"],"id":"viu_viu00113_c01","ead_ssi":"viu_viu00113","_root_":"viu_viu00113","_nest_parent_":"viu_viu00113","parent_ssi":"viu_viu00113","parent_ssim":["viu_viu00113"],"parent_ids_ssim":["viu_viu00113"],"parent_unittitles_ssm":["Cumming Family Papers \n 1777-1984"],"parent_unittitles_tesim":["Cumming Family Papers \n 1777-1984"],"text":["Cumming Family Papers \n 1777-1984","SUBGROUP I: Booth Family Papers","Shenstone","Carter's Grove","St. Mary's Episcopal\n Church","Hicks family","Thomson Family","Booth family","Armistead family","Booth","Thomson","Throckmorton","Gilliam","Rootes","Bernard","Terry","Terry family","Thomson family","Rebecca Hicks Booth","Robert H. 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Correspondence and Legal Papers; II.\n Genealogical Papers; and, III. Photographs and Printed\n Material. The folders in the first series have been\n arranged chronologically. The folders in the second series\n have been arranged in alphabetical order by family name.\n The series entitled \"Miscellaneous\" contains photographs\n and printed material, with folders in alphabetical\n order.","ORGANIZATION","This subgroup of the \n Cumming Papers is divided into three\n series: I. Correspondence and Legal Papers; II.\n Genealogical Papers; and, III. Photographs and Printed\n Material. The folders in the first series have been\n arranged chronologically. The folders in the second series\n have been arranged in alphabetical order by family name.\n The series entitled \"Miscellaneous\" contains photographs\n and printed material, with folders in alphabetical\n order.","Organization ORGANIZATION The papers of Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , are arranged\n chronologically and have been arranged in five series: 1)\n Correspondence; 2) Memoirs; 3) Miscellaneous Papers; 4)\n Bound Volumes; and 5) Oversize Items.","ORGANIZATION","The papers of Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , are arranged\n chronologically and have been arranged in five series: 1)\n Correspondence; 2) Memoirs; 3) Miscellaneous Papers; 4)\n Bound Volumes; and 5) Oversize Items.","Organization ORGANIZATION This subgroup is divided into three series: I.\n Correspondence, II. Photographs and Miscellaneous, and III.\n Bound Volumes. Series I is divided into five subseries of\n correspondence: general, chronological, alphabetical files,\n topical files, and subject files. Series II contains\n photographs followed by miscellaneous folders. Folder\n headings have been modified as necessary and the material\n has been arranged chronologically within each series.","ORGANIZATION","This subgroup is divided into three series: I.\n Correspondence, II. Photographs and Miscellaneous, and III.\n Bound Volumes. Series I is divided into five subseries of\n correspondence: general, chronological, alphabetical files,\n topical files, and subject files. Series II contains\n photographs followed by miscellaneous folders. Folder\n headings have been modified as necessary and the material\n has been arranged chronologically within each series.","Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia . In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861). Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia . Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia . More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74). Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole. After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ). In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia .","In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).","Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia .","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia .","More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74).","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.","During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole.","After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ).","In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"","Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities","Scope and Content GENERAL DESCRIPTION The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family . Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963. The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities. The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad. SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry . Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives . Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle. Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","GENERAL DESCRIPTION","The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family .","Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.","The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.","The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.","SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry .","Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives .","Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.","Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","Scope and Content SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items. Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898. Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe . Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922). Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920. The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933). Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939). The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters. This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia . Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.","Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898.","Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe .","Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922).","Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920.","The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933).","Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939).","The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters.","This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia .","Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","Scope and Content SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations. As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland. Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman . In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg . Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\" Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 . Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia . The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects. Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie . The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour. Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941. Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.","As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.","Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman .","In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg .","Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"","Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 .","Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia .","The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.","Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie .","The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.","Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941.","Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","A) 5 December 1969 [Telephone] interview of\n Ambassador Cumming by \n [Bob Wilson] broadcast over\n KWYO, \n Sheridan, Wyoming . Discusses\n his diplomatic service in \n China , \n Russia , \n Indonesia , and \n Sweden . 5 minutes.","B) ca. 1951. Series of satirical songs,\n recorded at the American embassy in \n Moscow during the Korean War,\n when embassy personnel were restricted to the\n grounds and entertainment was scarce. 30\n minutes.","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","Shenstone","Winfield Academy","University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill","University of Virginia","Court of Appeals","Nottoway Church","Virginia Legislature","National Centennial Exhibition","Hampton-Sydney College","University of Pennsylvania","Confederate Army","Nottoway Cavalry","Third Virginia Regiment","Confederate Navy","Carter's Grove","Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary","U. S. Public Health Service","Bank of Florida","U.S. Public Health Service","Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service","American Medical Association","Sanitation Committee","League of Red Cross Societies","American University Union","Red Cross","Public Health Laboratories","Lausanne Peace Conference","Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations","Public Health Service","Commission on Nutrition","Lubianka prison","Pan American Sanitary Bureau","Beechwood","Committee of Red Cross Societies","United Daughters of the Confederacy","U.S. Antarctic Service","State Department","Alibi Club","John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University","Bath County Community Hospital","National Cathedral Association","Raven Society","Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund","O.W.L.S. Society","Virginia Military Institute","U. S. 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At age ten he\n was sent to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, where he began a\n friendship with \n \u003cpersname\u003eTheodorick Pryor\u003c/persname\u003e, who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. His chief preparation for\n college was at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford, North Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003e; he\n matriculated at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eunder the supervision of\n Judge \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Taylor Lomax\u003c/persname\u003e, a professor at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003eand a judge of\n the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCourt of Appeals\u003c/corpname\u003e; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIn 1833, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Jones\u003c/persname\u003e(May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Travis Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBooth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Church\u003c/corpname\u003e. In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Legislature\u003c/corpname\u003efor the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n \u003cpersname\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c/persname\u003eto pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Centennial Exhibition\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFairmont Park, Philadelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eMore information on Booth may be found in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Edwin Dwight\u003c/persname\u003e(F230.B74).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner (Jones) Booth\u003c/persname\u003e. He\n attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was prepared for\n college by \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Comfort\u003c/persname\u003e, a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHampton-Sydney College\u003c/corpname\u003efor two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003ebefore enrolling\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003eat\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDuring the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Army\u003c/corpname\u003eas a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Cavalry\u003c/corpname\u003ein the G and E\n companies of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eThird Virginia Regiment\u003c/corpname\u003e. His company\n fought at the Battle of \n \u003cpersname\u003eBig Bethel\u003c/persname\u003eon June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Navy\u003c/corpname\u003e, and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile Bay\u003c/geogname\u003e, where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePensacola\u003c/geogname\u003e, and later released on\n parole.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAfter the war he visited \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, then returned to live at \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eShenstone\u003c/corpname\u003e\" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCarter's Grove\u003c/corpname\u003e, \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson\u003c/persname\u003eof \n \u003cgeogname\u003eJefferson County, West Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e; they\n had the following children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Edwina Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, III\u003c/persname\u003e(July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Harris Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 16, 1885 -?\n ).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIn 1907, he settled in the old \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Wythe\u003c/persname\u003ehome at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWilliamsburg\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBoard of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary\u003c/corpname\u003e. 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His chief preparation for\n college was at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eOxford, North Carolina\u003c/geogname\u003e; he\n matriculated at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eunder the supervision of\n Judge \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Taylor Lomax\u003c/persname\u003e, a professor at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003eand a judge of\n the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCourt of Appeals\u003c/corpname\u003e; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1833, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Jones\u003c/persname\u003e(May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Travis Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBooth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Church\u003c/corpname\u003e. In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Legislature\u003c/corpname\u003efor the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n \u003cpersname\u003eAbraham Lincoln\u003c/persname\u003eto pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Centennial Exhibition\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFairmont Park, Philadelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMore information on Booth may be found in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003eby \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Edwin Dwight\u003c/persname\u003e(F230.B74).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County\u003c/geogname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner (Jones) Booth\u003c/persname\u003e. He\n attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eWinfield Academy\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eDinwiddie County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was prepared for\n college by \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid Comfort\u003c/persname\u003e, a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHampton-Sydney College\u003c/corpname\u003efor two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003ebefore enrolling\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003eat\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDuring the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Army\u003c/corpname\u003eas a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNottoway Cavalry\u003c/corpname\u003ein the G and E\n companies of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eThird Virginia Regiment\u003c/corpname\u003e. His company\n fought at the Battle of \n \u003cpersname\u003eBig Bethel\u003c/persname\u003eon June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eConfederate Navy\u003c/corpname\u003e, and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile Bay\u003c/geogname\u003e, where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePensacola\u003c/geogname\u003e, and later released on\n parole.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAfter the war he visited \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, then returned to live at \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eShenstone\u003c/corpname\u003e\" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCarter's Grove\u003c/corpname\u003e, \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson\u003c/persname\u003eof \n \u003cgeogname\u003eJefferson County, West Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e; they\n had the following children: \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Edwina Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, III\u003c/persname\u003e(July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Harris Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(June 16, 1885 -?\n ).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn 1907, he settled in the old \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Wythe\u003c/persname\u003ehome at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWilliamsburg\u003c/geogname\u003e, and was a member of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBoard of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary\u003c/corpname\u003e. He died at home on January 5, 1922.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cbioghist\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eBiography\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSee entries from: \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho Was Who In America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho's Who in America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNational Cyclopedia of American Biography\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003efrom the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/bioghist\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSee entries from: \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho Was Who In America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eWho's Who in America\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003e\u003ctitle type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNational Cyclopedia of American Biography\u003c/title\u003e\u003c/bibref\u003e, pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003efrom the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical/Historical Information","Biography","Biography"],"bioghist_tesim":["Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia . In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861). Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia . Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia . More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74). Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861. During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole. After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ). In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","Edwin Gilliam Booth was born on January\n 11, 1810, at \" \n Shenstone , \" \n Nottoway County , to \n Gilliam Booth and \n Rebecca (Hicks) Booth . At age ten he\n was sent to \n Winfield Academy in \n Dinwiddie County , where he began a\n friendship with \n Theodorick Pryor , who later became one\n of the most influential and successful ministers in\n southeastern \n Virginia . His chief preparation for\n college was at \n Oxford, North Carolina ; he\n matriculated at the \n University of North Carolina at Chapel\n Hill in 1824, (at the age of fourteen) after an\n arduous course in classics and mathematics. Subsequently,\n he studied law at \n Fredericksburg under the supervision of\n Judge \n John Taylor Lomax , a professor at the \n University of Virginia and a judge of\n the \n Court of Appeals ; and, although not a\n well-disciplined student, he was diligent in his quest for\n legal knowledge, and afterward returned to \n Nottoway County to practice law in the\n five southeastern counties of \n Virginia .","In 1833, he married \n Sarah Tanner Jones (May 10, 1811,\n -August 29, 1860) with whom he had five children: \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , (February\n 27, 1839 -January 5, 1922); \n Archer Jones Booth (May 22, 1844\n -November 22, 1864); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (December 17,\n 1846 -June 7, 1885); \n Sarah Tanner Booth (June 3, 1848\n -September 23, 1865); and, \n William Travis Booth (July 12, 1850\n -June 25, 1861).","Booth was known for his public spirit and devotion to\n politics, his activities for the welfare of man and for the\n promotion of Christianity. On August 30, 1838, he made a\n public profession of his faith in Christ, and was soon made\n the ruling elder in the \n Nottoway Church . In 1847, he was\n elected from the Nottoway District to serve in the \n Virginia Legislature for the 1848 and\n 1849 sessions, and took part in the revision and\n codification of the civil laws of \n Virginia . During the Civil War, he\n attempted to alleviate the miseries of military prisons by\n obtaining permission to assist friends in prison. He\n received permission from President \n Abraham Lincoln to pass through the\n blockade in April 1863, and dined with Lincoln and Davis\n over the month, by their invitations. In 1876, he erected\n the Old Virginia Building at the \n National Centennial Exhibition in \n Fairmont Park, Philadelphia .","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Sr. , passed away\n on February 13, 1886 in \n Philadelphia .","More information on Booth may be found in \n The Life and Character of Edwin Gilliam\n Booth by \n Henry Edwin Dwight (F230.B74).","Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , was born on\n February 27, 1839, in \n Nottoway County to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth and \n Sarah Tanner (Jones) Booth . He\n attended \n Winfield Academy , \n Dinwiddie County , and was prepared for\n college by \n David Comfort , a Princeton graduate.\n He then attended \n Hampton-Sydney College for two years,\n graduating in 1859, and spent part of a session at the \n University of Virginia before enrolling\n in the \n University of Pennsylvania at\n Philadelphia where he graduated as a doctor of medicine in\n 1861.","During the Civil War, he enlisted in the \n Confederate Army as a member of the \n Nottoway Cavalry in the G and E\n companies of the \n Third Virginia Regiment . His company\n fought at the Battle of \n Big Bethel on June 10, 1861. On May 1,\n 1863, he was commissioned as assistant surgeon in the \n Confederate Navy , and was a surgeon on\n the C. S. S. Selma during the Battle of \n Mobile Bay , where their fleet was\n defeated and the steamer was sunk on August 5, 1864. He was\n taken prisoner and sent to \n Pensacola , and later released on\n parole.","After the war he visited \n Europe , then returned to live at \" \n Shenstone \" until ca. 1886 when he\n moved to \" \n Carter's Grove , \" James City County.\n In October 1870, he married \n Clara Haxall Thomson of \n Jefferson County, West Virginia ; they\n had the following children: \n Lucy Almira Booth (July 15, 1871\n -1960); \n Frances Rebecca Booth (October 1, 1873\n -? ); \n Henrietta Edwina Booth (January 6,\n 1876-? ); \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, III (July 14, 1878\n -? ); \n Clara Thomson Booth (July 10, 1880 -?\n ); \n John Thomson Booth (May 13, 1883 -? );\n and, \n William Harris Booth (June 16, 1885 -?\n ).","In 1907, he settled in the old \n George Wythe home at \n Williamsburg , and was a member of the \n Board of Visitors of the College of William and\n Mary . He died at home on January 5, 1922.","Biography BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\"","BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES","See entries from: \n Who Was Who In America , Volume II, 1943 -1950, page 139; \n Who's Who in America , 1984-1985, 43rd edition, Volume I, A-K, pp.\n 723-724; the \n National Cyclopedia of American Biography , pp. 279-280, and the obituary for \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. from the November\n 26, 1986 \"Washington Post.\""],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCumming Family\n Papers, Accession 6922-b, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Cumming Family\n Papers, Accession 6922-b, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content Information","Scope and Content","Scope and Content","Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Scope and Content GENERAL DESCRIPTION The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family . Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963. The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities. The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad. SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry . Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives . Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle. Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","GENERAL DESCRIPTION","The \n Cumming Family papers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n Hugh Smith and \n Lucy Booth Cumming , Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n Winifred Burney West , as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n Booth Family .","Dr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n U. S. Public Health Service from 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n Europe and \n Indonesia from 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.","The majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.","The collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n Booth Family Papers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. , and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr. There are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.","SUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n Booth family , and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n Booth family ; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n Booth and allied families such as \n Armistead , \n Thomson , \n Throckmorton , \n Gilliam , \n Rootes , \n Bernard , and \n Terry .","Correspondents include \n Rebecca Hicks Booth , \n Robert Henry Booth , \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , and the latter's\n children, \n Edwin Gilliam Booth , \n Archer Jones Booth , \n Francis Rebecca Booth , and \n Sarah Tanner Booth , as well as \n Clara Haxall Thomson Booth , \n Lucy Almira Booth , \n Hugh Smith Cumming , \n Charles J. Cabaniss , and \n William Cabell Rives .","Edwin Gilliam Booth 's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n Virginia . \n Archer Jones Booth wrote to his father\n from \n Clark County , and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n Fredericksburg mentioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. , wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n Yorktown (June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n [Jefferson] Davis would send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n Mobile, Alabama (April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n Vicksburg by Yankees, the defense of \n Richmond , and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.","Other letters of interest include those from \n E. C. Cabell to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n Bank of Florida ; two letters from \n William Cabell Rives to \n Edwin Gilliam Booth (July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n Edwin Gilliam Booth, Jr. to his sister,\n Frances Rebecca Booth , from \n Paris, France (February 5, 1866).","Scope and Content SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items. Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898. Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe . Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922). Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920. The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933). Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939). The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters. This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia . Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","SUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup of the \n Cumming family papers includes papers of\n Dr. \n Hugh Smith Cumming, Sr. (1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n Lucy Booth Cumming (1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.","Correspondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n Hugh S. Cumming concerning the birth of\n Lucy Cumming , 1897, and \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n Lucy Cumming in 1898.","Letters from \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. to his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n U.S. Public Health Service (1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n Public Health and Marine Hospital\n Service by the \n American Medical Association (July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n Sanitation Committee (November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n Rupert Blue 's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n Philadelphia (August 17, 1912), and his\n Virginia Survey and other inspection\n work along the \n Atlantic Seaboard , especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n Europe , 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n France for evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n United States in 1919 at the \n Cannes conference which organized the \n League of Red Cross Societies and\n headed a medical mission to \n Poland . Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n England (December 20, 1918); \n American University Union in \n Europe (December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n Brest, France (January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n Rheims, France (February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n Rotterdam, Netherlands (February 20,\n 1919); \n Red Cross Conference at \n Cannes (March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n Public Health Laboratories (April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n Europe (April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n Europe , including \n England , \n France , \n Belgium , \n Poland , \n Spain , \n Italy , \n Greece , and \n Turkey , his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n Europe .","Letters to \n Lucy Booth Cumming include the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n Archer Jones Booth , (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n James F. Epes (November 26, 1903); \n Leake and \n Haxall genealogy (October 21, 1905); \n Thomson genealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n Cabaniss genealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n Lausanne Peace Conference (December 26,\n 1922).","Lucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n Clara Booth , and sister, \n Henrietta Wise , while residing in \n Yokohama, Japan , (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n Europe in 1919-1920.","The miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n Charles J. Hatfield 's comments\n introducing \n Hugh S. Cumming at the \n University of Pennsylvania (October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n Committee on Periodic Health\n Examinations (January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n Herbert Hoover 's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n Public Health Service (February 25,\n 1933).","Dr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n Commission on Nutrition (May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n [Thomas] Parran (May 12, 1939).","The letters of \n Winifred Burney (West)\n Cumming (1907-1978) to \n Lucy B. Cumming , 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n Sweden , \n Russia , and \n Indonesia . Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n Moscow , its living conditions, and the\n Lubianka prison , which was near the\n Cumming's \n Moscow quarters.","This collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n Hugh S. Cumming 's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n Hampton, Virginia , and ending with his\n last day at the \n Pan American Sanitary Bureau on\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n Nottoway County, Virginia .","Other items of note include two speeches of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n Lucy B. Cumming 's grandfather, \n Edwin G. Booth , \" \n Beechwood \" in \n York County, Virginia , (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n Lucy Booth Cumming ; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n Cannes, France , (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n Committee of Red Cross Societies ; a\n scrapbook of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n Lucy Cumming 's membership certificate\n in the \n United Daughters of the Confederacy ;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr.","Scope and Content SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR. SCOPE AND CONTENT This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations. As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland. Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman . In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg . Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\" Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 . Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia . The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects. Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie . The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour. Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941. Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","SUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n HUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.","SCOPE AND CONTENT","This subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n Moscow , \n Stockholm , \n Paris , and \n Indonesia ; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n University of Virginia ; American\n activities in \n Iceland and \n Greenland before and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.","As a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.","Among the noted correspondents are: \n Dean Acheson ; \n Joseph W. Alsop ; \n John A. Blatnik ; \n Daniel J. Boorstin ; \n John Stewart Bryan ; \n Harry F. Byrd, Jr. ; \n Richard E. Byrd ; \n Bernard P. Chamerlain ; \n Virginius Dabney ; \n C. Douglas Dillon ; \n Thomas N. Downing ; \n Allen W. Dulles ; \n John Foster Dulles ; \n Homer Ferguson ; \n J. Allen Frear, Jr. ; \n Douglas Southall Freeman ; \n J. William Fulbright ; \n Wilson D. Gillette ; \n Joseph C. Grew ; \n Christian A. Herter ; \n Lou Henry Hoover (Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n Cordell Hull ; \n Herschel V. Johnson ; \n Walter Lippman ; \n Henry Cabot Lodge ; \n John O. Marsh, Jr. ; \n Christopher C. McGrath ; \n David C. Mearns ; \n L. Quincy Mumford ; \n Stanley F. Reed ; \n Eleanor Roosevelt ; \n Elliot Roosevelt ; \n Dean Rusk ; \n Hugh D. Scott, Jr. ; \n John W. Snyder ; \n John Sparkman ; \n Maurice Stans ; \n Edward E. Stettinius, Jr. ; \n Potter Stewart ; \n Robert Taft, Jr. ; \n Edward Thye, Jr. ; \n Harry S. Truman .","In addition, there are references to: \n Edwin Barclay ; \n Chiang Kai-shek ; \n Andrei Gromyko ; \n George Kennan ; \n Hunter Holmes McGuire ; \n Raoul Wallenberg .","Cumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n Winifred Burney West (1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n Hankow, China , and in \n Moscow where her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n Frank A. West , she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n Hankow , January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n Chiang Kai-shek , December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n Moscow , May 11, 1951; and meeting \n Andrei Gromyko , November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"","Letters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n Cordell Hull , 1933-1950; \n Walter Lippman discussing the case of \n Raoul Wallenberg , December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n Eleanor Roosevelt , June 13, 1950; \n Richard E. Byrd regarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n U.S. Antarctic Service , August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n Harry S. Truman 's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n Moscow , August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n Hugh S. Cumming, Sr. , and of his\n mother, \n Lucy Booth Cumming, 1960 .","Correspondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n State Department , a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n Germany , November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n Edwin Barclay which involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n Latin America , \n Europe , and \n Asia .","The subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n Cumming family , the \n Alibi Club , the \n John Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University , \n Bath County Community Hospital , the \n National Cathedral Association , the \n State Department , Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.","Correspondence and files regarding the \n University of Virginia include the \n Raven Society , the \n Hugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund , the \n O.W.L.S. Society , and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n Julius P. Barclay , \n Edmund Berkeley, Jr. , \n Colgate W. Darden, Jr. , \n Ernest H. Ern , \n Arthur P. Gray III , \n Frank L. Hereford, Jr. , \n William H. Runge , \n B. F. D. Runk , \n Edgar F. Shannon , and \n John Cook Wyllie .","The photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n Virginia Military Institute in 1918, \n U. S. Coast Guard activities in \n Greenland during 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n Reykjavik, Iceland , and \n Washington, D.C. Of special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n Mesa Verde National Park , \n Colorado , and four photographs of \n Richard M. Nixon during a visit to \n Indonesia as part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.","Bound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n Albemarle County, Virginia , 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n Diana Whiting Smith Cumming , a school\n teacher and resident of \n Hampton, Virginia . Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n Greenland during 1941.","Other items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n 1924 Democratic National Convention ;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n Bird McGuire , \n James P. Clarke , and \n Claude A. Swanson ; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n Liberia , February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n U.S. Antarctic Service ; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n Nevada during 1957.","A) 5 December 1969 [Telephone] interview of\n Ambassador Cumming by \n [Bob Wilson] broadcast over\n KWYO, \n Sheridan, Wyoming . Discusses\n his diplomatic service in \n China , \n Russia , \n Indonesia , and \n Sweden . 5 minutes.","B) ca. 1951. Series of satirical songs,\n recorded at the American embassy in \n Moscow during the Korean War,\n when embassy personnel were restricted to the\n grounds and entertainment was scarce. 30\n minutes."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee the \n \u003cextref type=\"simple\" href=\"https://www.library.virginia.edu/policies/use-of-materials\"\u003e\n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.\u003c/extref\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Use Restrictions"],"userestrict_tesim":["See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc/\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":[""],"names_ssim":["University of Virginia. Library. 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Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n \u003cpersname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003efrom 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003efrom 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/famname\u003ePapers, II. 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Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e, and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth\u003c/famname\u003eand allied families such as \n \u003cfamname\u003eArmistead\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThrockmorton\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eGilliam\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eRootes\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eBernard\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n \u003cfamname\u003eTerry\u003c/famname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include \n \u003cpersname\u003eRebecca Hicks Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Henry Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and the latter's\n children, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrancis Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. 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Cabell\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBank of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003e; two letters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his sister,\n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 5, 1866).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e","\u003cp\u003eGENERAL DESCRIPTION\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming Family\u003c/famname\u003epapers consist of ca.\n 53,100 items (23 Hollinger boxes, ca. 8 linear shelf feet),\n 1777-1778, 1806 (1820-1977) 1984, including correspondence,\n financial and legal papers, newspaper clippings,\n photographs, bound volumes, writings, printed material, and\n miscellaneous related items pertaining to the life and\n activities of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, Sr., and their\n son, Ambassador \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986), and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as other\n family members. Also present are papers relating to the \n \u003cpersname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. Cumming (1869-1948) was Surgeon General of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003efrom 1920\n to 1936; Ambassador Cumming (1900-) was a career diplomat\n and served primarily in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003efrom 1933 until his\n retirement in 1963.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe majority of the collection is chiefly correspondence\n dealing with family, professional, and diplomatic matters.\n In addition, Ambassador Cumming maintained extensive files\n containing additional correspondence, photographs, reports,\n memoranda, notes, and other related materials regarding his\n public and personal activities.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe collection has been divided into three subgroups: I.\n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth Family\u003c/famname\u003ePapers, II. Papers of Dr.\n and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and III.\n Papers of Ambassador \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eThere are\n various series and subseries within each subgroup. A more\n detailed description of the papers, especially biographical\n and organizational information, can be found later in this\n guide, under each subgroup. The descriptions were compiled\n by Robin D. Wear (Subgroup I), T. Sharon Defibaugh\n (Subgroup II), and Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. (Subgroup III).\n This collection contains 6922-b, 6922-d, 6922-e, 6922-f,\n 6922-h, 6922-h, 6922-i, 6922-k, 6922-l, 6922-m, 6922-n,\n 6922-p, 6922-r, 6922-s, 6922-u, 6922-w, 6922-ab, 6922-ac\n and 6922-ad.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP I BOOTH FAMILY PAPERS\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the Cumming Papers pertains chiefly to\n the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e, and consists of ca. 270\n items, (Boxes 1 and 2), encompassing the years 1814-1978.\n Included are correspondence, legal papers, and photographs\n of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth family\u003c/famname\u003e; and biographical and\n genealogical information in the form of correspondence,\n notes, copies of family documents, and printed material\n concerning the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBooth\u003c/famname\u003eand allied families such as \n \u003cfamname\u003eArmistead\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eThrockmorton\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eGilliam\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eRootes\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cfamname\u003eBernard\u003c/famname\u003e, and \n \u003cfamname\u003eTerry\u003c/famname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondents include \n \u003cpersname\u003eRebecca Hicks Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Henry Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and the latter's\n children, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrancis Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eSarah Tanner Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, as well as \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Haxall Thomson Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Almira Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Cabaniss\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e's two older sons\n fought in the Civil War on the Confederate side in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVirginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003ewrote to his father\n from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eClark County\u003c/geogname\u003e, and to his grandmother\n from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFredericksburg\u003c/geogname\u003ementioning long marches\n and various campsites. \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, wrote to his\n father from a camp near \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYorktown\u003c/geogname\u003e(June 5, 1861), discussing\n camp life, the hardships of warfare, and their hopes that\n President \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Jefferson] Davis\u003c/persname\u003ewould send an\n additional 25,000 men; and, later writes from the C. S.\n Steamer Selma off \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMobile, Alabama\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 13, 1864)\n mentioning the occupation of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eVicksburg\u003c/geogname\u003eby Yankees, the defense of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRichmond\u003c/geogname\u003e, and news of Archer's\n regiment and an anticipated battle.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther letters of interest include those from \n \u003cpersname\u003eE. C. Cabell\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(November 22, 1846\n and November 14, 1847) concerning a controversy between\n Booth and his brother, Archer, and the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBank of Florida\u003c/corpname\u003e; two letters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam Cabell Rives\u003c/persname\u003eto \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth\u003c/persname\u003e(July 5, 1858 and\n November 24, 1862); and a lengthy letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Gilliam Booth, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his sister,\n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances Rebecca Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, from \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 5, 1866).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eScope and Content\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003epapers includes papers of\n Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e(1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the birth of\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1897, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003ein 1898.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLetters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health and Marine Hospital\n Service\u003c/corpname\u003eby the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Medical Association\u003c/corpname\u003e(July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eSanitation Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e(November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n \u003cpersname\u003eRupert Blue\u003c/persname\u003e's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e(August 17, 1912), and his\n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia\u003c/persname\u003eSurvey and other inspection\n work along the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAtlantic Seaboard\u003c/geogname\u003e, especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003efor evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919 at the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003econference which organized the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLeague of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n headed a medical mission to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e. Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 20, 1918); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican University Union\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBrest, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRheims, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRotterdam, Netherlands\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 20,\n 1919); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRed Cross\u003c/corpname\u003eConference at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003e(March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Laboratories\u003c/corpname\u003e(April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBelgium\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSpain\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreece\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTurkey\u003c/geogname\u003e, his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLetters to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003einclude the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames F. Epes\u003c/persname\u003e(November 26, 1903); \n \u003cfamname\u003eLeake\u003c/famname\u003eand \n \u003cfamname\u003eHaxall\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (October 21, 1905); \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n \u003cfamname\u003eCabaniss\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLausanne Peace Conference\u003c/corpname\u003e(December 26,\n 1922).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and sister, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Wise\u003c/persname\u003e, while residing in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYokohama, Japan\u003c/geogname\u003e, (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919-1920.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Hatfield\u003c/persname\u003e's comments\n introducing \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003e(October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee on Periodic Health\n Examinations\u003c/corpname\u003e(January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerbert Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(February 25,\n 1933).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eDr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommission on Nutrition\u003c/corpname\u003e(May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Thomas] Parran\u003c/persname\u003e(May 12, 1939).\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe letters of \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney (West)\n Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978) to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRussia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, its living conditions, and the\n \u003ccorpname\u003eLubianka prison\u003c/corpname\u003e, which was near the\n Cumming's \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003equarters.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and ending with his\n last day at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePan American Sanitary Bureau\u003c/corpname\u003eon\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOther items of note include two speeches of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's grandfather, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin G. Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBeechwood\u003c/corpname\u003e\" in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYork County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes, France\u003c/geogname\u003e, (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003e; a\n scrapbook of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's membership certificate\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUnited Daughters of the Confederacy\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP II PAPERS OF DR. AND MRS. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, SR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003epapers includes papers of\n Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh Smith Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e(1869-1948) and\n his wife, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1871-1960), and\n contains ca. 825 items, (Boxes 3-7, 4 Hollinger boxes, 3.5\n linear shelf feet), 1897-1956. They consist of\n correspondence, memoirs, essays, speeches, invitations,\n printed items, photographs, legal papers, bound volumes,\n and oversize items.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCorrespondence forms the largest series of the papers;\n there are letters of congratulation to Dr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003econcerning the birth of\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1897, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, 1900, as well as\n letters of condolence regarding the death of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003ein 1898.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters from \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003eto his wife, Lucy,\n 1900-1938, were usually written during his absences from\n home due to work connected with his appointments to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Public Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(1894-1920)\n and as Surgeon General (1920-1936); they contain references\n to his inspection and quarantine duties, departmental\n gossip, family news, and personal observations about the\n various places that he visited. Notable topics include: the\n endorsement of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health and Marine Hospital\n Service\u003c/corpname\u003eby the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican Medical Association\u003c/corpname\u003e(July 13,\n 1905); the case of an insane Russian alien (November 12,\n 1911); Lucy's appointment to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eSanitation Committee\u003c/corpname\u003e(November 15,\n 1912); Surgeon General \n \u003cpersname\u003eRupert Blue\u003c/persname\u003e's and Cumming's chances of\n an assignment in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePhiladelphia\u003c/geogname\u003e(August 17, 1912), and his\n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginia\u003c/persname\u003eSurvey and other inspection\n work along the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAtlantic Seaboard\u003c/geogname\u003e, especially of\n sewage systems and oyster beds (1914-1915). The majority of\n Dr. Cumming's letters to his wife were written during his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1918-1920, where he visited\n and inspected ports of embarkation, evacuation points,\n departing ships, and camps used by the American forces in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003efor evidence of epidemics or\n disease. He also represented the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eUnited States\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919 at the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003econference which organized the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLeague of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003eand\n headed a medical mission to \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e. Topics in this group include:\n post-war conditions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 20, 1918); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAmerican University Union\u003c/corpname\u003ein \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(December 29, 1918); abominable\n conditions at the American camp at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBrest, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(January 9, 1919);\n effects of shelling on the ruins at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRheims, France\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 9, 1919);\n typhoid fever outbreak at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRotterdam, Netherlands\u003c/geogname\u003e(February 20,\n 1919); \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRed Cross\u003c/corpname\u003eConference at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes\u003c/geogname\u003e(March 20, 1919); chances for an\n enduring peace (March 28, 1919); work on a committee on\n preventive medicine and hygiene and a subcommittee on \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Laboratories\u003c/corpname\u003e(April 3-23,\n 1919); and comments on the high cost of food and its affect\n upon the morals of civilians in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e(April 24, 1919). These letters,\n in general, describe Cumming's itinerary while in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, including \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEngland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eFrance\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBelgium\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePoland\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSpain\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eItaly\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreece\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eTurkey\u003c/geogname\u003e, his duties of inspection, and\n the appearance of post-war \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003einclude the\n following topics: a sketch of the life of \n \u003cpersname\u003eArcher Jones Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, (an uncle of hers)\n as a Confederate soldier, by \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames F. Epes\u003c/persname\u003e(November 26, 1903); \n \u003cfamname\u003eLeake\u003c/famname\u003eand \n \u003cfamname\u003eHaxall\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (October 21, 1905); \n \u003cfamname\u003eThomson\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (March 29, 1914;\n [February 9, 1934]; November 15, 1929); \n \u003cfamname\u003eCabaniss\u003c/famname\u003egenealogy (September 27, 1933)\n and photographs of celebrities attending the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eLausanne Peace Conference\u003c/corpname\u003e(December 26,\n 1922).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLucy Cumming also corresponded with her mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eClara Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, and sister, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenrietta Wise\u003c/persname\u003e, while residing in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYokohama, Japan\u003c/geogname\u003e, (1906), and while\n visiting her husband in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003ein 1919-1920.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe miscellaneous correspondence of Hugh and Lucy\n Cumming contains: a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharles J. Hatfield\u003c/persname\u003e's comments\n introducing \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003eat the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Pennsylvania\u003c/corpname\u003e(October 20,\n 1930); copy of Mrs. Cumming's comments in a prologue to a\n series of radio broadcasts regarding the health of young\n people for the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee on Periodic Health\n Examinations\u003c/corpname\u003e(January 12, 1932), and a copy of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerbert Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e's letter of\n appreciation to Cumming about his work in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePublic Health Service\u003c/corpname\u003e(February 25,\n 1933).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDr. and Mrs. Cumming's letters to their son, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, generally\n contain family news and descriptions of trips undertaken in\n connection with Cumming's work as Surgeon General, with\n occasional references to Dr. Cumming's viewpoints amd\n opinions, including the technical meeting of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommission on Nutrition\u003c/corpname\u003e(May 24 and 31,\n 1937) and his opinion of his successor, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Thomas] Parran\u003c/persname\u003e(May 12, 1939).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters of \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney (West)\n Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978) to \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, 1948-1956, furnish a\n varied picture of the life of the wife of a diplomat and\n her responsibilities in the work of an embassy. These\n letters were written while her husband, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, (1900-1986) was\n stationed in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSweden\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eRussia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Two letters in particular\n (March 5 and 19, 1951) describe the city of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, its living conditions, and the\n \u003ccorpname\u003eLubianka prison\u003c/corpname\u003e, which was near the\n Cumming's \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003equarters.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis collection also contains the typescript of Dr. \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's personal memoirs,\n beginning with his birth on August 17, 1869, in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, and ending with his\n last day at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003ePan American Sanitary Bureau\u003c/corpname\u003eon\n February 1, 1947, and Lucy Cumming's memoirs of her\n childhood in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNottoway County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOther items of note include two speeches of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \"Toast at Tennis\n Club\" (N.D.) and \"Address at the opening session of the\n Septima Conferencia Sanitaria\" (November 1924), and a Power\n of Attorney re the estate of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy B. Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's grandfather, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin G. Booth\u003c/persname\u003e, \" \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBeechwood\u003c/corpname\u003e\" in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eYork County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, (June 19,\n 1919). The collection also contains a diary and date book\n of \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e; a pictoral record\n of the Medical Conference held at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCannes, France\u003c/geogname\u003e, (April 1-11, 1919) at\n the invitation of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCommittee of Red Cross Societies\u003c/corpname\u003e; a\n scrapbook of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, containing\n academic diplomas, official certificates, honorary degrees,\n appointments, photographs, newsclippings, obituaries, etc.;\n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e's membership certificate\n in the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUnited Daughters of the Confederacy\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n and a charcoal-and-chalk profile sketch of \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cscopecontent\u003e\n \u003chead\u003eScope and Content\u003c/head\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThis subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eStockholm\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e; American\n activities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIceland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003ebefore and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAs a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eAmong the noted correspondents are: \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Acheson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph W. Alsop\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn A. Blatnik\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDaniel J. Boorstin\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Stewart Bryan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard P. Chamerlain\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginius Dabney\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eC. Douglas Dillon\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas N. Downing\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAllen W. Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHomer Ferguson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. Allen Frear, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDouglas Southall Freeman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJ. William Fulbright\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilson D. Gillette\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph C. Grew\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristian A. Herter\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eLou Henry Hoover\u003c/persname\u003e(Mrs. Herbert Hoover);\n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerschel V. Johnson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHenry Cabot Lodge\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn O. Marsh, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristopher C. McGrath\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid C. Mearns\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eL. Quincy Mumford\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eStanley F. Reed\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eElliot Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Rusk\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh D. Scott, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn W. Snyder\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Sparkman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eMaurice Stans\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward E. Stettinius, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003ePotter Stewart\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Taft, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Thye, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eIn addition, there are references to: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Kennan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHunter Holmes McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow, China\u003c/geogname\u003e, and in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003ewhere her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank A. West\u003c/persname\u003e, she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow\u003c/geogname\u003e, January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e, December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, May 11, 1951; and meeting \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e, November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eLetters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e, 1933-1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003ediscussing the case of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e, December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e, June 13, 1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003eregarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e, August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Sr.\u003c/persname\u003e, and of his\n mother, \n \u003cpersname\u003eLucy Booth Cumming, 1960\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondence from Cumming's diplomatic service,\n 1926-1964, includes copies of correspondence with the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, a report on economic\n and political situations in Nazi \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGermany\u003c/geogname\u003e, November 15, 1939, and an\n incomplete report of an assassination attempt against\n Liberian President \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003ewhich involved the use of\n medicine men and magic, 1934, as well as several\n confidential reports and related papers pertaining to his\n service in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLatin America\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAsia\u003c/geogname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe subject files, 1934-1984, comprise the largest\n section of the collection; arranged alphabetically by name\n or subject, they contain correspondence and related papers\n pertaining to Cumming's civic and professional activities.\n These include appointments and efficiency reports, papers\n regarding members of the \n \u003cfamname\u003eCumming family\u003c/famname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eAlibi Club\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eJohn Foster Dulles Oral History Project at\n Princeton University\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBath County Community Hospital\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eNational Cathedral Association\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eState Department\u003c/corpname\u003e, Diplomatic and\n Consular Officers, Retired (DACOR) and other similar\n subjects.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eCorrespondence and files regarding the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003einclude the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eRaven Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eHugh S. and Lucy Booth Cumming Memorial\n Fund\u003c/corpname\u003e, the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eO.W.L.S. Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n \u003cpersname\u003eJulius P. Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdmund Berkeley, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eColgate W. Darden, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest H. Ern\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur P. Gray III\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank L. Hereford, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam H. Runge\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eB. F. D. Runk\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdgar F. Shannon\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Cook Wyllie\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eThe photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Military Institute\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1918, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Coast Guard\u003c/corpname\u003eactivities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReykjavik, Iceland\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003eOf special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMesa Verde National Park\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eColorado\u003c/geogname\u003e, and four photographs of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard M. Nixon\u003c/persname\u003eduring a visit to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003eas part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eBound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAlbemarle County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n \u003cpersname\u003eDiana Whiting Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, a school\n teacher and resident of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. Also present is\n Cumming's diary of his official trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003cp\u003eOther items of interest include: passsports of Hugh and\n Winifred Cumming, 1922-1947; invitations, a 1909 school\n report, guest tickets to the \n \u003ccorpname\u003e1924 Democratic National Convention\u003c/corpname\u003e;\n three 1913 visitor passes to public viewing galleries in\n Congress from \n \u003cpersname\u003eBird McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJames P. Clarke\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eClaude A. Swanson\u003c/persname\u003e; two tape recordings\n of Cumming interviews, 1954 and 1969; an article by him\n regarding \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLiberia\u003c/geogname\u003e, February, 1937; three pages\n from the New York Daily Tribune, April 23, 1861, with\n references to the early phase of the Civil War, a 1940\n Cumming article on the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e; and a pass for\n Cumming as an official observer at a nuclear test explosion\n (\"Diablo\") in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNevada\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1957.\u003c/p\u003e\n \u003c/scopecontent\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSUBGROUP III PAPERS OF AMBASSADOR \n \u003cpersname\u003eHUGH SMITH CUMMING, JR.\u003c/persname\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSCOPE AND CONTENT\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis subgroup consists of ca. 5,200 items (Boxes 7-23,\n ca. 4.5 linear shelf feet), 1777-1778, 1806, 1820,\n 1861-1892, 1907 (1931-1977) 1984, correspondence,\n photographs, financial and legal items, newspaper\n clippings, tape recordings, bound volumes and miscellaneous\n items relating to \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. Cumming, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, a career\n diplomat. These papers are chiefly comprised of personal\n and diplomatic correspondence. Topics of interest in the\n subgroup include: Cumming's life as a diplomat in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eStockholm\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eParis\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003e; European economic\n conditions, 1939-1945; the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eUniversity of Virginia\u003c/corpname\u003e; American\n activities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIceland\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003ebefore and during World War\n II; diplomacy, family and personal matters; and\n involvements in civic and professional organizations.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAs a diplomat, Cumming corresponded with several\n prominent contemporaries, especially his fellow diplomats,\n but the majority of their letters are concerned with\n routine matters. The correspondence was written in various\n places: Austria, Belgium, China, Cuba, Egypt, France, Great\n Britain, Greece, Greenland, Iceland, Indonesia, Italy,\n Liberia, the Netherlands, Poland, South America, the Soviet\n Union, Sweden, and Switzerland.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAmong the noted correspondents are: \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Acheson\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph W. Alsop\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn A. Blatnik\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDaniel J. Boorstin\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Stewart Bryan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry F. Byrd, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eBernard P. Chamerlain\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eVirginius Dabney\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eC. Douglas Dillon\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eThomas N. 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Marsh, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChristopher C. McGrath\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDavid C. Mearns\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eL. Quincy Mumford\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eStanley F. Reed\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eElliot Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eDean Rusk\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh D. Scott, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn W. Snyder\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Sparkman\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eMaurice Stans\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward E. Stettinius, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003ePotter Stewart\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRobert Taft, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdward Thye, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eIn addition, there are references to: \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdwin Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eGeorge Kennan\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eHunter Holmes McGuire\u003c/persname\u003e; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCumming's correspondence, 1907-1984, relates to his life\n and career and includes letters from and to his wife, his\n mother, relatives, friends, and colleagues. There are\n several letters congratulating him on his marriage to \n \u003cpersname\u003eWinifred Burney West\u003c/persname\u003e(1907-1978), 1935,\n as well as her letters to members of her family, 1930-1932\n and 1951-1952, while she was living in the American\n Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow, China\u003c/geogname\u003e, and in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003ewhere her husband was counselor\n to the American Embassy. In these letters, which were\n primarily addressed to her brother-in-law, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank A. West\u003c/persname\u003e, she discusses her\n social and personal activities. The letters contain\n references to contemporary events and individuals such as:\n executions taking place near the American Consulate in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHankow\u003c/geogname\u003e, January 30, 1931; the U.S.S.\n Panay's attempt to pay ransom to secure the release of a\n kidnap victim, February 27, 1931; \n \u003cpersname\u003eChiang Kai-shek\u003c/persname\u003e, December 16, 1930;\n May Day celebrations in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, May 11, 1951; and meeting \n \u003cpersname\u003eAndrei Gromyko\u003c/persname\u003e, November 11 and 18,\n 1951. Her Moscow letters were signed \"jed.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters of interest include several from Mr. and Mrs. \n \u003cpersname\u003eCordell Hull\u003c/persname\u003e, 1933-1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalter Lippman\u003c/persname\u003ediscussing the case of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRaoul Wallenberg\u003c/persname\u003e, December 8, 1947; a\n thank-you letter from \n \u003cpersname\u003eEleanor Roosevelt\u003c/persname\u003e, June 13, 1950; \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard E. Byrd\u003c/persname\u003eregarding his efforts\n on behalf of the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU.S. Antarctic Service\u003c/corpname\u003e, August 21 and\n December 27, 1941; and President \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry S. Truman\u003c/persname\u003e's appointment of\n Cumming to the personal rank of Minister while serving as\n deputy chief of mission and counselor of the embassy at \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMoscow\u003c/geogname\u003e, August 14, 1951; condolence\n letters, 1948-1949, regarding the death of his father, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHugh S. 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Society\u003c/corpname\u003e, and others. As a\n consequence, he corresponded with several members of its\n faculty, students, and staff such as \n \u003cpersname\u003eJulius P. Barclay\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdmund Berkeley, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eColgate W. Darden, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eErnest H. Ern\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eArthur P. Gray III\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrank L. Hereford, Jr.\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eWilliam H. Runge\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eB. F. D. Runk\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEdgar F. Shannon\u003c/persname\u003e, and \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Cook Wyllie\u003c/persname\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe photographs, 1918-1961, pertain to: life at the \n \u003ccorpname\u003eVirginia Military Institute\u003c/corpname\u003ein 1918, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eU. S. Coast Guard\u003c/corpname\u003eactivities in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003eduring 1941; the first\n commerical flight between \n \u003cgeogname\u003eReykjavik, Iceland\u003c/geogname\u003e, and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWashington, D.C.\u003c/geogname\u003eOf special interest is\n a 1923 photograph of Cumming as a park ranger in \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMesa Verde National Park\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eColorado\u003c/geogname\u003e, and four photographs of \n \u003cpersname\u003eRichard M. Nixon\u003c/persname\u003eduring a visit to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eIndonesia\u003c/geogname\u003eas part of his 1953 Asian\n tour.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBound volumes, 1777 -1778, 1806, 1820, 1850-1892 and\n 1941, include a scrapbook regarding Sunday School\n conventions in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAlbemarle County, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e, 1868-1875,\n a journal containing entries regarding the issuing of\n military rations, 1777-1778; and a 1866-1868 diary and\n commonplace book of \n \u003cpersname\u003eDiana Whiting Smith Cumming\u003c/persname\u003e, a school\n teacher and resident of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHampton, Virginia\u003c/geogname\u003e. 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