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Preferred Citation

Cormay Graham and Myrtle Wynter correspondence, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased with the assistance of the Nelle Richardson Tonkin Fund.

Biographical / Historical

Cormay Graham and Myrtle Wynter both grew up in Richmond, Virginia. Cormay later attended Bennett College, a Historically Black College and University for women in Greensboro, North Carolina. Myrtle attended King William Training School, a technical school for African Americans in King William, Virginia. Their correspondence describes their life in college. Collection also contains love letters from Henry to Cormay Graham. Henry is described as attending school in Swannanoa, North Carolina.

Content Description

Correspondence contains fourteen letters sent to and from Cormay Graham and Myrtle Wynter, two African American women attending college including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) during the mid-twentieth century. Cormay Graham attended Bennett College while Myrtle Winder attended King William Training School. The letters contain information about their families, daily lives, and experiences in college. Letters also contain information about their families and friends in Richmond, Virginia. The collection also contains courtship letters from "Henry" to Cormay.

Arrangement

Collection is arranged at the file level.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• African American college students
• African American women--Education
• African Americans--Virginia--Richmond--History
• America's historically Black colleges and universities
• College life
• Love-letters
• Women college students