Tucker Family Papers
Scope and Contents
This collection includes items of John Randolph Tucker (1823-1897) and Henry St. George Tucker (1853-1932) including 18 letters, 16 of which are to J.R. Tucker, legal lecture notebooks, 54 printed speeches in Congress and before other organizations by both father and son, obituaries, in memoriams and miscellaneous items. Correspondents include Thomas Mann Randolph and George Washington.
Dates
- Creation: Inclusive 1794-1934
Creator
- Tucker, John Randolph (Person)
- Tucker, Henry St. George, II (Person)
- Johnston, William Preston (Person)
- Randolph, Thomas M. (Thomas Mann) (Correspondent, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is not yet processed. Use of the collection is granted on a case by case basis. Please contact the Head of Special Collections at 540-458-8649 for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
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. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.
Extent
8.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Part of this collection was a gift from the Tucker family in 1962. Approximately 80 additional items were a gift of Dr. Randolph Tucker Shields in 1974.
Subject
- Tulane University (Organization)
- Newcomb College (Organization)
- Virginia Military Institute (Organization)
- Washington and Lee University (Organization)
- Lee family (Family)
- Barr family (Family)
- Johnston family (Family)
- Tucker family (Family)
- Tucker, John Randolph (Person)
- Tucker, Henry St. George, II (Person)
- Johnston, William Preston (Person)
- Newcomer family (Family)
- Lee family (Family)
- Lee, William Henry Fitzhugh, 1837-1891 (Person)
- Field, David D. (David Dudley) (Person)
- Field, Stephen Johnson (Person)
- Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis) (Person)
- University of Virginia (Organization)
Source
- Shields, Randolph T. (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Temporal
Topical
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Repository