Robert M. Hughes Collection, 1892-1937, undated | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Robert M. Hughes Collection, 1892-1937, undated

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-547

Primary Creator: Hughes, Robert M. (Robert Morton), 1855-1940

Extent: 10.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: Admission to the bar--Virginia, African Americans--Suffrage--Virginia, Baccalaureate addresses, Campaign literature, Doran, Joseph I., 1844-1919, Law--Study and teaching, Lawyers--Virginia, Muzzey, David Saville, 1870-1965. History of the American people, Practice of law--Virginia, United States--History, United States--Politics and government--1901-1909

Forms of Material: Articles, Booklets, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Essays, Poems, Publications (document genre), Speeches (documents)

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Correspondence, writings, poems, speeches, publications, and clippings written by or about Robert M. Hughes.

Biographical Note

Robert Morton Hughes was born on September 10, 1855 in Abingdon, Virginia. He attended the College of William and Mary and the University of Virginia School of Law. He married Martha L. Smith on February 19, 1879 in Williamsburg, Virginia. Hughes practiced law in Norfolk, Virginia from 1877 to 1920. He was elected president of the Virginia Bar Association in 1895 and then of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association in 1907. Additionally, Hughes had an interest in Virginia history. Hughes was actively involved in civic life; one of his many accomplishments include helping to establish Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He died on January 15, 1940 and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Admission to the bar--Virginia
African Americans--Suffrage--Virginia
Baccalaureate addresses
Campaign literature
Doran, Joseph I., 1844-1919
Law--Study and teaching
Lawyers--Virginia
Muzzey, David Saville, 1870-1965. History of the American people
Practice of law--Virginia
United States--History
United States--Politics and government--1901-1909

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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

Related Materials: Robert Morton Hughes Papers, 1715-1933, Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary. For more information please see http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=wm/viw00087.xml.

Preferred Citation: Robert M. Hughes Collection, MSS 0000-547, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed January 21, 2016.

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