A broadside announcing Robert E. Lee's acceptance of the presidency of Washington College. The broadside was printed at the Lexington Gazette. The announcement was officially made by John W. Brockenbrough, Rector of Washington College.

Eleven papers written by Washington and Lee University alumnus Robert W. Hilton, Jr. (Class of 1939) and read to the Literary Club of Cincinnati, Ohio between 1973 and 1999.

Paper Titles: 1. Old Grad, 1973 2. Faith, Fantasy, and Kitsch, 1978 3. Speech to Alumni (Washington and Lee), 1979 4. For the Good of the Order, 1982 5. Washington and Lee University - An Unofficial Retrospective and Prospective from the Point of View of Two Members of the Class of 1939, 1989

Papers include: 1. The College Years, 1993 2. The Dinner Party, 1993 3. The University Years, 1993 4. Geeks, Preachers, and an Honest Man, 1997 5. My Last Sermon, 1999 6. Where is the Little Girl Who Can't Read or Write, 1999