Papers of the Graham and related Sanders and Tate families [manuscript], 1844-1990 (bulk 1920-1990).

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Papers of the Graham and related Sanders and Tate families [manuscript], 1844-1990 (bulk 1920-1990).

The collection contains correspondence, personal and professional papers, genealogy and local history research files, photographs and printed miscellany pertaining to these families. Correspondence contains letters, 1955-1956, from Agnes Graham Sanders Riley concerning her family's year in Pretoria and Cape Town, South Africa; World War II letters describing North Africa, Italy and China by Andrew Trigg Sanders and Friel Tate Sanders; and letters, 1924-1925, from Edwin Hanson Sanders, Jr., re life at Hampden Sidney. Personal papers of Agnes Graham Sanders Riley reflect her interest in Hollins College and the University of Kentucky, patriotic "Daughter" organizations, genealogy of the Graham family, and history of Southwest Virginia, particularly Wythe County.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7921589

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