Papers of Hugh S. Cumming [manuscript],, 1864-1986.

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Papers of Hugh S. Cumming [manuscript],, 1864-1986.

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The collection contains Cumming's diaries and memoranda books, 1913, 1931-1932, 1945-1946, 1965-1983, and 1985 documenting his school days, diplomatic career and retirement. Miscellanous material and mementoes include some personal correspondence re his marriage to Winifred Burney West; genealogical material on the Cumming and Booth families; bulletins, notes and related material from the Fort Monroe Coast Artillery School; some legal papers re wills, insurance and the Winifred B. Cumming Trust; papers concerning the Washington Cathedral College of Church Musicians; newsclippings; and a law lecture notebook from the University of Virginia on code pleading. Photographs and slides document Cumming's service as ambassador to Indonesia, 1953-1957, including the visit of Vice-President Richard M. Nixon; Cumming and related families and homes including "Carter's Grove" and "Overlook" (Warm Springs, Virginia); travels in Europe and South America; the Virginia Military Institute; and World War I. Of interest are a copy of a letter from George F. Kennan to Elbridge Durbow discussing their foreign policy differences; a biography of Saif Tyabji; a map of Tierra del Fuego; and several books owned by Cumming including a 1926 directory of Zeta Psi Fraternity and "Walk a little faster, escape from Burma with General Stilwell in 1942," by Henrietta Thompson.

2000 (ca.) items.

University of Virginia. Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7921228

University of Virginia. Library

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