- Creator
- Fleming, Walter L. (Walter Lynwood), 1874-1932
- Call number
- MssCol 1029
- Physical description
- 6 linear feet (14 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
- Walter L. Fleming papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
- Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online.
Walter Lynwood Fleming (1874-1932) was professor of history at various universities in the U.S. including West Virginia University, Louisiana State University and Vanderbilt University, in addition to serving as dean of arts and sciences at Louisiana State and director of graduate work at Vanderbilt. He wrote and edited numerous publications. Collection consists of correspondence, research materials, writings, photographs, and printed matter relating to Fleming's work. Topics include the U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction, Jefferson Davis, the Ku Klux Klan, African-Americans, and Louisiana history. Papers contain documents, letters, clippings, notes and photographs pertaining to Fleming's historical writings.
Digital Assets
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift, Fleming, Mary Boyd, 1935Key terms
Names
- Fleming, Walter L. (Walter Lynwood), 1874-1932
- Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
- Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
- Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891
- Ku Klux Klan (19th century)
Subjects
- African Americans -- Education
- African Americans -- History -- 1863-1877
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
- Slavery -- United States
Places
- France -- Colonies -- America
- Louisiana -- History
- United States -- History -- 1865-1898
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Occupations
Material types
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Alternative form available
W.T. Sherman materials, 1861-1892, available on microfilm; New York Public Library
D.F. Boyd article about Sherman available on microfilm; New York Public Library