Conditions Governing Use

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Carther A. Lewis Scrapbook (WLU Coll. 0213), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated on June 25, 1946.

Biographical Note

Carther A. Lewis was born in Lexington, Virginia on January 1, 1879 and died on March 18, 1965. He was married to Susie Mary Harris. Lewis is buried in Evergreen Cemetery.

Scope and Contents

This scrapbook contains newspaper articles and clippings that primarily relate to African Americans and race relations in the United States. Subjects include government, politics, art, culture, and locals. The scrapbook ranges in date from circa 1917-1946.

Loose clippings were placed within an archival envelope. Also loose from the scrapbook is a pamphlet on the Scottsboro Case and the opinion of Judge James E. Horton and one titled "America's Tenth Man: A brief survey of the Negro's Part in American History."

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• African Americans
• Race relations and the press
• Scottsboro Trial--Scottsboro, Ala.--1931