Cormay-Graham-and-Myrtle-Wynter-correspondenceCormay Graham and Myrtle Wynter correspondenceGuide to the Cormay Graham and Myrtle Wynter correspondence SC 01892William & Mary Special Collections Research Center staffSpecial Collections Research Center

May 2024

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-05-15 13:35:33 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Special Collections Research Center Cormay Graham and Myrtle Wynter correspondence SC 01892 /repositories/2/resources/9839 0.02 Linear Feet Two legal size folders 1949-1953 English Conditions Governing Access

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.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased with the assistance of the Nelle Richardson Tonkin Fund.

 Arrangement

Collection is arranged at the file level.

 Biographical / Historical

Cormay Graham and Myrtle Wynter both grew up in Richmond, Virginia. Cormay later attended Bennett College, a Historically Black College and University for women in Greensboro, North Carolina. Myrtle attended King William Training School, a technical school for African Americans in King William, Virginia. Their correspondence describes their life in college. Collection also contains love letters from Henry to Cormay Graham. Henry is described as attending school in Swannanoa, North Carolina.

 Preferred Citation

Cormay Graham and Myrtle Wynter correspondence, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

 Content Description

Correspondence contains fourteen letters sent to and from Cormay Graham and Myrtle Wynter, two African American women attending college including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) during the mid-twentieth century. Cormay Graham attended Bennett College while Myrtle Winder attended King William Training School. The letters contain information about their families, daily lives, and experiences in college. Letters also contain information about their families and friends in Richmond, Virginia. The collection also contains courtship letters from "Henry" to Cormay.

 Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

 African American college students African Americans--Virginia--Richmond--History African American women--Education College life America's historically Black colleges and universities Women college students Love-letters Correspondence to Cormay Graham/repositories/2/archival_objects/6108511949-1965Small collections box 1301Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence from Henry, Reverened and Mrs. W.L. Ransome, Century Metalcraft Corporation, Albert as well as Richard and Gladys Fitzgerald.

Correspondence to Myrtle Wynder/repositories/2/archival_objects/6108521948-1953Small collections box 1302Scope and Contents

Includes correspondence from Pauline, Cormay Graham, E.O. Hubbard, Estelle M. Taylor and Francis Harris.