Finding Aid to the John Cotton Catherwood Autograph Collection
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
JOHN COTTON CATHERWOOD (1915–1989)
AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION, 1889-1895
The collection includes autographs of various government officials, including Grover
Cleveland, William T. Sherman, Levi P. Morton, Oliver Wendell Holmes, et al; also a
pass to Chicago Day at the World's Columbian Exposition, 9 October 1983.
JOHN COTTON CATHERWOOD (1915-1989)
John Cotton Catherwood was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 1 November 1915,
graduated from St. Paul's School in Concord, NH and attended Yale University. He was
married first to Lois Uhlemann; secondly, to Nell Lashley.
Mr. Catherwood came to Lynchburg in 1952, where he subdivided Evergreen Farm,
was president of Catherwood Construction Co., and was president and owner of Cardinal
Oil Company, Inc. from 1967-1977. He was very active in community life, serving in
various capacities including assisting in the establishing of the Committee on Aging and
also the Lynchburg Humane Society. He was a founding trustee of Seven Hills School.
John C. Catherwood died in Lynchburg, Virginia, on 3 January 1989.
SOURCE: The News & Daily Advance (Lynchburg, VA), 4 January 1989, p. B-2, cols. 1-3; Jones
Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA.
MS2051
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
JOHN COTTON CATHERWOOD (1915–1989)
AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION, 1889-1895
The collection includes autographs of various government officials, including Grover
Cleveland, William T. Sherman, Levi P. Morton, Oliver Wendell Holmes, et al; also a
pass to Chicago Day at the World's Columbian Exposition, 9 October 1983.
JOHN COTTON CATHERWOOD (1915-1989)
John Cotton Catherwood was born in Chicago, Illinois, on 1 November 1915,
graduated from St. Paul's School in Concord, NH and attended Yale University. He was
married first to Lois Uhlemann; secondly, to Nell Lashley.
Mr. Catherwood came to Lynchburg in 1952, where he subdivided Evergreen Farm,
was president of Catherwood Construction Co., and was president and owner of Cardinal
Oil Company, Inc. from 1967-1977. He was very active in community life, serving in
various capacities including assisting in the establishing of the Committee on Aging and
also the Lynchburg Humane Society. He was a founding trustee of Seven Hills School.
John C. Catherwood died in Lynchburg, Virginia, on 3 January 1989.
SOURCE: The News & Daily Advance (Lynchburg, VA), 4 January 1989, p. B-2, cols. 1-3; Jones
Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA.
MS2051
Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid to the John Cotton Catherwood Autograph Collection
Subject
Finding aids
Autographs
Description
Finding aid to the John Cotton Catherwood Autograph Collection held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The collection includes autographs of Oliver Wendall Holmes, William T. Sherman, Grover Cleveland, and others.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2024
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
JMLMS2051FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the John Cotton Catherwood Autograph Collection,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/773.