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William A. Obenchain to Robert E. Lee, 1865-12-05

Item — Box 7: [Barcode: 0000003981], Folder: 22

Abstract

Captain William A. Obenchain, an alumnus of Virginia Military Institute and Confederate veteran, wrote to Lee asking for a letter of recommendation.

Dates: 1865-12-05

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Robert E. Lee Family papers / Letters to and about Robert E. Lee / Letters to and about Robert E. Lee / Correspondences

William A. Pope to Robert E. Lee, 1866-01-29

Item — Box 7: [Barcode: 0000003981], Folder: 34

Abstract

Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information. Pope wrote to Lee to introduce his brother, Marshall Pope, a seventeen year old Confederate veteran who wished to be educated at Washington College.

Dates: 1866-01-29

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Robert E. Lee Family papers / Letters to and about Robert E. Lee / Letters to and about Robert E. Lee / Correspondences

William A. Rogers to Robert E. Lee, 1866-07-18

Item — Box 8: [Barcode: 0000003982], Folder: 81

Scope and Contents

William A. Rogers asks Robert E. Lee if students of Washington College may begin after the official start date of academic terms. He also asks for the address of Charles R. Jones.

Dates: 1866-07-18

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Robert E. Lee Family papers / Letters to and about Robert E. Lee / Letters to and about Robert E. Lee / Correspondences

William A. Willson

File — Box 1, Folder: 69

Dates: 1825-2013, undated

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Martha Spencer research collection

William Alexander, 1780 - 1901

File — Box 1, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents

Handwritten notes about Lexington, Virginia properties owned by William Alexander. The notes were taken in 1964 from deed and land books likely in the Rockbridge County Court House.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1780 - 1901

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Rockbridge Historical Society collection of deeds

William Alexander Anderson, 1842-1930: a leading conservative politician in local and state government, 1982

Item

Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

This record group contains papers and projects created by students as part of their coursework, such as honors theses and capstone papers.

Dates: 1982

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Student Papers and Research - Record Group 38 / Honors Theses

William Alexander Graham Narrative

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0099

Scope and Contents

A narrative of William Alexander Graham's journeys, medical training, and career from 1816-1819, in Lexington, and Abingdon, Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, taken from his diaries and letters, including references to some well-known contemporary figures like actors James Wallack and Thomas Cooper and artist Benjamin West.There is a summary of included names and places in the control folder.

Dates: Inclusive 1816-1819

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

William Ambers to Ms. Davidson letters , 1883

File — Box 1, Folder: 1

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection includes individual or small collections of letters to the Custis, Lee, Davidson, McDowell, Reid, and Hale families. Subjects include the Custis family involvement in the American Colonization Society, John Brown's Raid as recounted by V.M.I. cadet Charles A. Davidson of Lexington, Va., Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee's life, Lee family genealogy, Anne Lee Marshall's death, the Markoe family of Baltimore, Md.,Edgar Allan Poe, and Washington College (Va.) history including a...

Dates: 1883

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Schoenbrun Collection of Virginia Historical Manuscripts

William and Anne Fleming Family papers

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0009

Scope and Contents This collection contains papers created by or related to William and Anne Fleming and several family members on Anne's side, including her parents, Israel and Elizabeth, and her brother, William.The subjects include Flemings accounts of his trips to Kentucky, his journal of the first Kentucky convention of which he served as chair, letters about business, Kentucky land claims, and family affairs. There are commissions, wills and estate inventories, land surveys and indentures, a...

Dates: circa 1754-1833, 2000

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

William and Elizabeth Bundy, and Moore family photos

File — Box 3, Folder: 4

Dates: 1885 - 2021

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Lula McCorkle Moore Sterrett papers

William and Elizabeth Stockton Whiteside

File — Box 6, Folder: 181

Dates: Majority of material found within 1970 - 2010

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Ruby Leighton Family History Collection

William and Mary Commencement, Single 1987

Item — Box 19: [Barcode: 0000002150], Item: 18

Scope and Contents

This is a VHS tape recording of the William and Mary commencement.

Dates: Single 1987

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Roger Mudd Papers

William and Mary Debate: "The Future of Liberal Education", Single 1987

Item — Box 19: [Barcode: 0000002149], Item: 17

Scope and Contents

This is a VHS tape recording of the William and Mary Debate: 'The Future of Liberal Education'.

Dates: Single 1987

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Roger Mudd Papers

William Anderson Glasgow correspondence

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0355

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two letters, dated 1857 and 1858, to Mrs. E. H. Carrington on matters of business.

Dates: Inclusive 1857-1858

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

William Andrew Quarles to Robert E. Lee, 1866-04-12

Item — Box 7A, Folder: 54

Scope and Contents

William Andrew Quarles wishes to send his son to Washington College and asks for a catalog. He notes that his son in Canada and was formerly a lieutenant in the Confederate Army.

Dates: 1866-04-12

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Robert E. Lee Family papers / Letters to and about Robert E. Lee / Letters to and about Robert E. Lee / Correspondences

William Archer Cocke to Robert E. Lee, 1866-02-01

Item — Box 7A, Folder: 36

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...

Dates: 1866-02-01

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Robert E. Lee Family papers / Letters to and about Robert E. Lee / Letters to and about Robert E. Lee / Correspondences

William B. Clark and two sisters photocopy of photo

File — Box 1, Folder: 14

Dates: Book published date.

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Donna Huffer research notes for book, "Fare Thee Well, Ole Joe Clark"

William B. Reed to Robert E. Lee, 1865-11-04

Item — Box 7: [Barcode: 0000003981], Folder: 15

Abstract

Reed was a northerner before, during and after the war. He wrote to Lee asking him to write a history of the war, so that it would not be skewed by those of “New England”.

Dates: 1865-11-04

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Robert E. Lee Family papers / Letters to and about Robert E. Lee / Letters to and about Robert E. Lee / Correspondences

William Beverley Pettit Correspondence

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0199

Scope and Contents This is a collection of correspondence between William B. Pettit and his wife Arabella ('Bell') with scattered letters from other friends and relatives. The letters that date from 1850 to March 1862 include correspondence between husband and wife while Pettit was away on business. The war letters begin in March 1862 and end with Pettit's last war letter to his wife on March 3, 1864. After that date there are letters from Pembroke, the Pettit's son, while he attended school at Ashland, Va....

Dates: Inclusive 1850-1918

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

William Bratton (Lewis and Clark Expedition)

File — Box 1, Folder: 5

Dates: 1825-2013, undated

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Martha Spencer research collection

William Brazelton to Robert E. Lee, 1866-02-25

Item — Box 7A, Folder: 41

Scope and Contents

This letter was written by William Brazelton from New Market, Tennessee on February 25, 1866 to Robert E. Lee. Brazelton writes as a way to introduce J. M. Gillespie from Rhea County who attended Washington College. He also explains some events of his life, as well as the nature of young southern men.

Dates: 1866-02-25