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Photographs of Phil and Virgil R. May Jr., 1938 - 1939

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5

Scope and Contents Note

From the File:

The May family papers (1870-1945; 0.4 cubic feet) document the lives of a couple generations of the Richmond-based May family. Photograph subjects in the collection include J.A. May in his Confederate Army uniform post-Civil War, J. Howard May, Jr. as an infant, Virgil May, Sr., Phil May with relatives at Virginia Military Institute, and Virgil R. May, Jr. with his wife Ella and children Linda and Billy.

Letters in the collection are primarily written by or to Virgil, Jr. and Ella, including ten letters the former wrote to his parents during his surgeon internship at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, Pennsylvania.

Dates

  • Creation: 1938 - 1939

Language of Materials

From the File:

Materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the File: 0.4 Cubic Feet (1 document box)

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States