A Guide to The Cox-McPherson Ledgers and Papers Cox-McPherson Ledgers and Papers. 38-11

A Guide to The Cox-McPherson Ledgers and Papers

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Special Collections Department
Accession number 38-11


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Repository
University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Identification
Collection number 38-11
Title
The Cox-McPherson Ledgers and Papers 1758-1949 Inclusive
Quantity
Creator
Collector: E.H. McPherson
Location
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

A Guide to The Cox-McPherson Ledgers and Papers, Accession 38-11, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

The Cox-McPherson Papers were given to the Library by Mrs. E.H. McPherson of Charlottesville, Virginia , in 1938 .

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Genealogical Note

Leroy Wesley Cox was the son of Dr. William Cox and Mary Elizabeth (Lacy) Cox and had the following brothers and sisters: A.D. Cox , Almira Josephine Cox , Lucian N. Cox , E.M. Cox and Panthea Adelaide Cox . In 1871, Leroy Wesley Cox married Annie Eliza Foster (daughter of Nelson Foster and Annie Eliza Oaks ) and produced the following offspring: Lucian Franklin Cox , Edgar Nelson Cox , Mary Eliza Cox (Mrs. Thomas Brown ), Annie Leroy cox (Mrs. A.P. Dennis ), Leroy Wesley Cox , Amelia Foster Cox (Mrs. J.F. Powell ), and Almira Josephine Cox (Mrs. E.H. McPherson ).

Scope and Content

This collection consists of 209 items (2 Hollinger boxes;.5 linear feet), 1758-1949, chiefly papers and bound volumes of the Cox and McPherson families. The papers include: Bible records for the children of John Humber and Elizabeth Humber , the Cox family , and the Lacy family ; a poem, "The Late Fire in Charlottesville, Virginia "; a Knights of Pythias Certificate belonging to Lewis H. Brown ; Precinct Poll books for Charlottesville , and printed material concerning the Women's Christian Temperance Union .

Other items in the papers include: a photograph of Miss Almira Josephine Cox and her four nieces, Amelia Foster Christian Cox , Annie Leroy Cox , Mary Elizabeth Cox and Almira Josephine Cox , who were all children of Leroy Wesley Cox and Ann Eliza Foster Cox ; and a photostat of The Soldiers Almanac.

There are several folders of material pertaining to Leroy Wesley Cox (1845-1938), a carriage and wagon manufacturer of Charlottesville, Virginia , and his involvement in the Republican Party of Charlottesville , 1896-1922. Among these papers are some of the Republican Party Papers, which include material about meetings, certificates for presidents of the Republican Campaign Club , voter registration lists for Charlottesville of white women and men, a list of "colored" members of the McKinley and Hobart Club (1896) and both "colored" and white voters of Charlottesville (1896); political broadsides, including several about voter qualifications and conventions; and newsclippings. The folder of political correspondence was created by Leroy Wesley Cox while serving as a secretary and chairman of the Republican City Committee of Charlottesville for over twenty years, 1901-1922.

The collection also contains several bound volumes including: precinct poll books for Charlottesville (1915); records of ward membership (1896 & n.d.); a general record book for the Republican Party of Albemarle County (1894); an account book for L.W. Cox Carriage Manufacturer (1884); an account book for [the Star Theater ] of Charlottesville, Virginia , for "motion picture shows" (1912-1915); a record of A.D. Cox 's estate (1913-1914); and a journal (1916-1917).

Organization

The collection is arranged chronologically with the eight bound volumes filed at the end of the collection.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • A.D. Cox
  • A.P. Dennis
  • Almira Josephine Cox
  • Amelia Foster Christian Cox
  • Amelia Foster Cox
  • Ann Eliza Foster Cox
  • Annie Eliza Foster
  • Annie Eliza Oaks
  • Annie Leroy Cox
  • Annie Leroy cox
  • E.H. McPherson
  • E.M. Cox
  • Edgar Nelson Cox
  • Elizabeth Humber
  • J.F. Powell
  • John Humber
  • Leroy Wesley Cox
  • Lewis H. Brown
  • Lucian Franklin Cox
  • Lucian N. Cox
  • Mary Eliza Cox
  • Mary Elizabeth (Lacy) Cox
  • Mary Elizabeth Cox
  • Nelson Foster
  • Panthea Adelaide Cox
  • Thomas Brown
  • William Cox

Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Charlottesville
  • Charlottesville, Virginia

Container List

BOX 1
  • Bible Records
    1758-1847
    (photostats)
  • Miscellaneous
    1855-1949
  • Poem, "The Late Fire in Charlottesville, Va." by James Avis Bartley
    1885 May 12
  • Political Broadsides re the Republican Party
    1892-1921, & n.d.
  • Republican Party Papers
    1896-1912, & n.d.
  • Political Correspondence
    1896-1922, & n.d.
  • Knights of Pythias Certificate
    1904 Jan 9
  • Newsclippings
    1913-1921, & n.d.
  • Precinct Poll Books for Charlottesville
    1915
  • Women's Christian Temperance Union Reports and Minutes
    1942-1943
    (Printed)
  • The Cox Family Photograph
    n.d.
  • Soldiers Almanac
    n.d.
    (photostat)
  • Account Book for L.W. Cox, Carriage Manufacturer, Charlottesville
    1884 Jun-Dec
  • Account Book for [The Star Theater] of Charlottesville, re motion picture shows
    1912-1915
  • Record of A.D. Cox's Estate
    1913-1914
  • Journal (indexed)
    1916-1917
BOX 2
  • Third Ward Book for Charlottesville
    1896
  • First Ward Book for Charlottesville
    n.d.
  • Third Ward Book for Charlottesville
    n.d.
  • General Record Book re the Republican Party of Albemarle County
    1894