By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Virginia Constitutional Convention Autograph Album, 1901
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-635
Creator: Lincoln, Alanson Tilman (1858-1925)
Extent: 1.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged by record type.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
One 1901 autograph album containing signatures of 112 members of the Virginia Constitutional Convention, along with the geographic places each member represented. The first page of autographs list the officers of the 1901 Virginia Constitutional Convention: President John Goode, Secretary Joseph Button, and Vice President William A. Anderson.
Biographical Note
Alanson Tilman "Lance" Lincoln was born on October 23, 1858 in Smyth County, Virginia. He was a manufacturer of wagons and plows in Marion, Smyth County, Virginia. Lincoln served as a Republican member of the Virginia Senate from 1906-1912 and Virginia House of Delegates from 1914-1916. He was also a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention in 1901. Lincoln married Lucretia Sexton around 1890. He died on January 28, 1925 in Abingdon, Virginia and was buried at Round Hill Cemetery in Smyth County, Virginia.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
Use Restrictions:
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
Virginia Constitutional Convention Autograph Album, MSS 0000-635, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed December 14, 2016.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 8: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts
- Folder 1: Autograph album, Virginia Constitutional Convention, 1901 November 18
- "Secured for Miss Elizabeth Jones, Staunton, Virginia, with compliments and best wishes of her friend A. T. Lincoln."