Lot 364: 11 Coleman Family Diplomas/Certificates, inc. UVA, TN Govs.

Group of eleven (11) Coleman family diplomas and certificates. 1st item: University of Virginia, Bachelor of Law diploma issued to Mr. Lewis M. Coleman, Markham, VA, dated June 30, 1880. Ink signatures for Charles Scott Venable, Chairman of the Faculty, William A. Winston, Secretary of the Faculty, and Professors James H. Gilmore and John B. Minor, lower left and right surrounding a blue ribbon and seal. 19 3/4" H x 15 3/4" W. 2nd item: Prentice Cooper, Governor of the State of Tennessee appointment conferring Charles Boyd Coleman the position of Colonel, Governor's Staff, in the Service of the National Guard, dated June 21, 1939. Ink signatures for Prentice Cooper, Governor, the Adjutant-General, and the Secretary of State. lower left, right, and center, gilt State of Tennessee seal, lower left. 17 1/2" H x 11 1/2" W. 3rd item: Jim Nance McCord, Governor of the State of Tennessee appointment conferring Charles Boyd Coleman the position of Colonel, Aide De Camp, Governor's Staff, dated April 25, 1945. Ink signatures for Jim McCord, Governor, the Adjutant-General, and the Secretary of State. lower left, right, and center, gilt State of Tennessee seal, lower left. 17" H x 14 1/8" W. 4th item: Congress of the United States Certificate of Merit issued herewith The Selective Service Medal to Charles Boyd Coleman, dated circa 1945-1953. Facsimile signatures for President Harry Truman and Lewis B. Hershey, Director of Selective Service. 6 1/2" H x 12 1/2" W. 5th item: Massachusetts Society of the Colonial Dames of America certificate recognizing Mrs. Julia Wingate Boyd Coleman as a member in right of her ancestor Governor John Winthrop, dated January 19, 1904. Ink signatures for the President, Secretary, National President, and National Secretary, lower right, red wooden seal and ribbon, lower right. 15 1/2" H x 21 1/4" W. 6th item: Sigma Chi Fraternity certificate issued to Charles Boyd Coleman recognizing that he was initiated into the Psi Chapter at the University of Virginia, dated November 11, 1923. Black ink signatures for the Grand Consul, Grand Quaester, and Grand Historian, lower right, brown Sigma Chi seal, lower left. 8" H x 9 3/8" W. 7th item: Chattanooga College of Law, Bachelor of Law diploma issued to Charles Boyd Coleman, dated June 3, 1938. Ink signatures for the President/Dean and Secretary, lower left and right with a brown Chattanooga College of Law seal and ribbon, center. 19 7/8" H x 15 7/8" W. 8th item: Presidential Selective Services appointment conferring Charles Boyd Coleman the position of Boardman, Chairman of the Hamilton County Local Board No. 5, Tennessee, dated October 17, 1940. Facsimile signature for the Director of Selective Services, lower right, gilt Selective Services seal, lower left. 10 1/4" H x 13" W. 9th item: Army of the United States certificate of service issued to Charles Boyd Coleman, 0-516006, Major, Corps of Military Police, served from May 12, 1943-September 1944. Signed by Coleman, lower right, signed by Carl W. Tempel, Lieutenant Colonel, Medical Corps, Executive Officer, lower right. 10 1/2" H x 8 1/8" W. 10th item: Davis King Summers Post Number Fourteen certificate in recognition of Charles Boyd Coleman, Member of Selective Service System, dated January 12, 1943. Adjutant/Commander signatures, lower left and right. 7 7/8" H x 10 1/8" W. 11th item: Selective Service System appointment conferring Charles Boyd Coleman as a member of the Retired Reserve of the Selective Service System, dated November 7, 1960. Blue ink signature for the Director of Selective Services, lower right, gilt Selective Services seal with ribbon, lower left. 10 1/8" H x 12 1/8" W. Late 19th/mid 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of Charles Boyd Coleman, Jr., Chattanooga, TN, by descent from Lewis Minor Coleman, Jr., son of CSA Lt. Colonel Lewis M. Coleman and Mary Ambler Marshall, daughter of James K. Marshall and granddaughter of John Marshall (1755-1835). Lewis M. Coleman Jr. was related to the family of Henry Dearborn by his marriage to Julia Wingate Boyd, daughter of Annette Maria Dearborn Boyd, who was the daughter of Greenleaf Dearborn (1786-1846) and great granddaughter of Henry Dearborn (1751-1829) on her mother's side. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall good condition with dampstaining, foxing spots, acid burn, wear to ribbon. 2nd item: Overall good condition with acid burn, foxing spots to document. Areas of loss to gilt seal. 3rd item: Overall good condition with stains and toning to document. McCord signatures in strong, clear condition. 4th item: Overall good condition with foxing spots, stains, toning, acid burn to document. 5th item: Overall good condition with stains, toning, creases, and scuffs, to document. 6th item: Overall good condition with acid burn, scuffs, to document. 7th item: Overall good condition with toning and wrinkles to document. 8th item: Overall good condition with acid burn to document. 9th item: Overall good condition with acid burn to document. 10th item: Overall good condition with acid burn, creases, to document. 11th item: Overall good condition with some scuffs to document.