Calvin T. Lucy Papers, 1914-1978

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Calvin T. Lucy Papers, 1914-1978

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The collection consists of Mr. Lucy's personal correspondence, church files and mementos. Mr. Lucy's professional records for the Larus Company and WRVA Radio-Television in Richmond, Virginia comprised a large portion of the collection. The materials cover the years 1914 to 1978. Also included in the collection are documents concerning the establishment of educational television in Virginia, several phonograph records, news clippings photographs and travel/historical brochures on Virginia. Additional personal and professional materials can be found at the Virginia Historical Society.

18.75 linear feet

Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6857990

Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Libraries

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Larus Brothers Tobacco Company.

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WRVA (Radio Station : Richmond, Va.)

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WRVA was officially dedicated on 2 November 1925. Owned and operated by Larus & Brother Company, manufacturers of Edgeworth Smoking Tobacco and other tobacco products, the station initially operated as a community station without commercial revenue and broadcast only two evenings a week. The Corn Cob Pipe Club was one of the many regular programs begun in 1925. It proved so popular with listeners throughout the United States and Canada that by July 1935, almost nine hundred club...

Lucy, Calvin T. (Calvin Tompkins), 1891-1980

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Born in Baltimore, MD, on 8 October 1891, Calvin T. Lucy was educated at Baltimore City College (a public high school for boys) and graduated in 1909. While taking night school classes at BCC in commercial subjects, Lucy also worked at Crown Cork and Seal (1909-1912) in Baltimore. In 1912 he took a job with Reed Tobacco Company (a subsidiary of Larus and Co.) as office manager and bookkeeper. Promoted in 1918 to general office manager for Larus, Lucy left this position to serve in the army durin...