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Dr. Minor Carson Lile photo album

 Unprocessed Material — Folder: ViU2024-0026_001
Identifier: ViU-2024-0026

Content Description

This collection contains one leather-bound photo album created by Dr. Minor Carson Lile between 1909 and 1917. It includes thirty-nine black and white photographs, many with captions or initials. His father, William Minor Lile, was the first Dean of the University of Virginia Law School from 1896-1936. Minor Carson Lile lived in Pavilion X with his family for his first twenty years. He attended the University of Virginia, where he played baseball, and eventually went on to practice medicine. Photographs include images of the Routuna, Pavilion X, Birdwood. a baseball game at Lambeth Field with Minor playing third base, family photographs of the Liles participating in activities on the Lawn, formal photographs of Minor and his future wife Gretchen, and an on-field capture of the Virginia at Georgetown football game on November 13, 1909. During this game, Virginia running back Archer Christian sustained a fatal head injury as a result of a tackle. An "x" is placed above Christian's head in the photograph.

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

Gift of Lile Anderson, 27 September 2023.

Language of Description

English

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: c. 1908-1917

Creator

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet (One letter-sized file folder)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

Inventory

One photo album