Cumming Family Papers 1864-1986

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Restrictions:

Collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred citation:

Cumming Family Papers, Accession 6922-ae, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Summary

Creator:
Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Cumming Family Papers, Accession 6922-ae, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Background

Scope and content:

This addition to the papers of Ambassador Hugh S. Cumming, Jr.(1900-1986) consists of ca. 2,000 items (7 Hollinger boxes, ca. 3 linear feet), 1864-1986, and includes photographs, photograph albums, memorabilia, scrapbooks, slides, certificates, passports, diaries, correspondence, a law course notebook from the University of Virginia, genealogical material, legal papers, printed material, and a memorial album for Winifred B. Cumming(1907-1978).

The collection has been separated into three different types of material: miscellaneous papers, bound volumes, and photographs. The photographs comprise the largest amount of material.

The miscellaneous papers include certificates; correspondence; the Ft. Monroe Coast Artillery SchoolGunnery Bulletins (1918); genealogical material; gunnery notes and related printed material; the High School Cadet Corps Papers of Hugh Smith Cumming, Jr.; legal papers; a memorial album for Winifred Burney West Cumming; memorabilia; a report entitled, "Owners of `the Grove' from 1839-1906 ( Thomas Wynnethrough Dr. E. G. Booth)" by Lou Powers; newsclippings; and papers concerning the Washington Cathedral Association College of Church Musicians.

The correspondence is generally of a personal nature consisting of congratulatory letters upon Hugh Cumming, Jr.'s engagement to Winifred B. Westand letters from family and friends. An exception is an electrostatic copy of a letter from George Kennanto Elbridge Durbow, November 10, 1980, discussing their differences of opinion on foreign policy. There is also a folder of correspondence between Cumming and various University of Virginiaofficials.

Legal papers include Winifred B. Cumming Trustmaterial and copies of the wills of Birne T. West, Winifred B. Cumming, Hugh S. Cumming, Jr., and Edwin G. Booth(photostat).

The bound volumes include several printed works; diaries of Hugh S. Cumming, Jr., 1913, 1931-1932, 1945, and diaries/memorandum books, 1946, 1965-1983, 1985; and a law lecture course notebook.

Photographs, photograph albums, and slides include those from Cumming's service as Ambassador to Indonesia, 1953-1957; photographs of the Cummingand related families; " Carter's Grove" and " Overlook"; the Cummings in Europeand South America; European Scenes (1919, 1935-1936); Cumming at the Virginia Military Institute; vacation scenes; and the World War I Era.

Oversize material includes photographs, a map of Tierra del Fuego, and a Virginia Military InstituteMemorabilia Scrapbook.

Acquisition information:
These papers were bequeathed to the Library by Hugh S. Cumming, Jr. , and were delivered by Ms. Diana C. Kendrick of Washington, D.C. on March 21, 1988.
Processing information:

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

Physical location:
Physical description:
ca. 2,000 items