Beverley R. Tucker papers
Scope and Contents
This collection also includes two 1886 business letters of Confederate veterans Robert Boyd and Andrew Easley. There is also a small group of World War II letters of Beverley Randolph Tucker II, including a fundraising letter from the Thomas Jefferson Z Society at the University of Virginia. Many of the photographs are of unidentified family members. Photographs are general sorted topically- babies, portraiture, vacation or social gatherings scenes, buildings/architecture/landscape, photographs with dogs, negatives (in insert). In the very back, behind the negatives is an envelope containing a lock of hair most likely from Elsie Boyd (the wife of Dr. Beverley Randolph Tucker).
Dates
- 1886-1973
Conditions Governing Use
Biographical / Historical
Elizabeth Sloan Tucker Cann was the wife of Beverley Randolph Tucker II, and later John Pierce Cann Jr. after Tucker II passed away. Born on January 15, 1917, she was the daughter of James Turner Sloan and Louise Williams Sloan. She attended St. Catherine’s School and Gunston Hall in Washington D.C.. She and Tucker II had three children together: Beverley Randolph Tucker II, Thomas Tudor Tucker, and Elizabeth Austin Tucker. She died on July 27, 2002.
In addition to the collection itself, some information is sourced from online sites such as findagrave.com, confederatevets.com and babel.hathitrust.org.
Information on Beverley Randolph Tucker II's matriculation date from the University of Virginia came from Corks and Curls.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
- Title
- Beverley R. Tucker papers
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Gabrielle Patterson and Sharon Defibaugh
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States