Little, Lewis Peyton, Papers Guide to the Lewis Peyton Little Papers Mss. 39.2 L72

Guide to the Lewis Peyton Little Papers Mss. 39.2 L72


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. 39.2 L72
Title
Lewis Peyton Little Papers 1918-1936
Quantity
28.00 Linear Feet
Creator
Little, Lewis Peyton
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation:

Lewis Peyton Little Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.


Biographical Information:

Lewis Peyton Little was Baptist minister, author, and resident of Williamsburg, Va. He served as a chaplain during World War I. Little was also the author of four works during his life; History for 100 years of Mt. Shiloh Baptist Church, located near Faber, Nelson County, Virginia (1934), History of Grafton Baptist Church, York County, Virginia, constituted in 1777 (1934), History of the First Baptist Church of Newport News, Virginia, from 1863 to 1933 (1936), and Imprisoned Preachers and Religious Liberty in Virginia (1938). Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:

Scope and Contents

Papers, 1918-1936, of Lewis Peyton Little, a Baptist minister in Williamsburg, Virginia. Includes correspondence and notes concerning his duties as a chaplain in World War I and the writing of his books. There are drafts of his "Imprisoned Preachers and Religious Liberty in Virginia" (Lynchburg, Virginia., J.P. Bell Co., 1938) and of an unpublished work entitled "The Battle of Bethel".

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Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 id123309
Writings of Lewis Peyton Little
1918-1936
Mixed Materials Box: 2 id123989
Papers relating The Battle of Bethel
1931-1934, undated
Mixed Materials Box: 3 id135341
War Acquaintanceship Book, from the cover through last name Di
1918-1919
Scope and Contents

By a Baptist minister of Williamsburg, VA, Lewis Peyton Little, acting as a chaplain during Worl War I; records visits made by him, descriptions of men visited, and other comments concerning religions, place of birth, and correspondence; also contains photographs of the men visited, mainly Marines, as well as loose correspondence belonging to the Rev. Little.

Mixed Materials Box: 4 id135472
War Acquaintanceship Book, last names Do - Mi
1918-1919
Mixed Materials Box: 5 id137655
War Acquaintanceship Book, last names Mo - We
1918-1919
Mixed Materials Box: 6 id138248
War Acquaintanceship Book, last name Wh - Z
1918-1919