Black Lexington History, 1961

Containers:
Box 7, Folder 7
Scope and content:

pamphlet and two photographs. One photo is 1961 J. B. Lewis for City Council Campaign Committee (elected Lexington's first black councilman). Pictured: Eloise Walker Johnson, Ruby Hamilton Graves, Mary Louise Colbert Lewis, Patricia Ann Scott (DeLaney), David Moore, James Henderson, Joseph Murchison, Sr., Theodore (Ted) Carter DeLaney, Jr. (committee chair). Second photo is a copy print of the Lexington African Baptist Church.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: SCA Staff
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Parent restrictions:
The collection is open for research use with the exception of the oral histories for which there are no signed release forms. Oral histories without signed release forms will not be made available to researchers. They remain protected by copyright for the life of the creators plus 70 years. Both the interviewer and the interviewee hold joint copyright.
Parent terms of access:
The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.