Records of Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Doulgas Wilder, 1975-1990 (bulk 1986-1989)

Location of collection:

Library of Virginia

The Library of Virginia

800 East Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Archives Reference Services

Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov

Phone: (804) 692-3888

Web: www.lva.virginia.gov

Summary

Extent:

8.15 cu. ft. (19 boxes)

Creator:

Lieutenant Governor (1986-1990 : Wilder)

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Records, 1975-1990 (bulk 1986-1989), including clippings, correspondence, memorandum, reports, schedules, speeches, and subject files of Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder.

Biographical / historical:

Lawrence Douglas Wilder was born in Richmond, Va., on January 17, 1931. He graduated from Virginia Union University in 1951 and afterwards was drafted into the Army, where he served in the Korean War from 1952-1953 and received a bronze star. He then attended the Howard University School of Law and graduated in 1959. Douglas Wilder was elected to the Virginia Senate in 1969 as the first African American member since Reconstruction and served in the Senate for five terms. In 1985, he was elected to the office of Lieutenant Governor as the first African American to be elected to statewide office in Virginia. L. Douglas Wilder won the election for Governor of Virginia in 1989 and served from January 13, 1990 to January 14, 1994. He was the first African American to be elected as Governor in United States.

Acquisition information:

Accession 35539 was transferred by Gov. Lawrence Douglas Wilder, October 31, 1996.

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by folder title.