Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions to access or use for research purposes.

Custodial History

The materials in this collection, which relate to Mable Claire Lewis during her time as a student at State Normal School for Women, were later acquired by Nancy Shelton during her tenure with the Longwood University Department of Alumni Relations.

Biographical / Historical

Mable Claire Lewis of Pittsylvania County, Virginia was born in 1903 to William Henry and Mary Pocahuntas Lewis. In 1917, Lewis enrolled as a student at then-State Normal School for Women in Farmville, Virginia. For many years, she was a music teacher in Pittsylvania County. In 1929, Lewis married Frank Leslie Covington, an engineer from Arlington, Virginia.

Scope and Contents

This collection of ephemeral materials dates from 1917 to 1918 and consists of receipts for tuition and board payments at State Normal School for Women.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Lewis, Mable Claire