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Grace Memorial Church Records

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0367

Scope and Contents

This collection is the minutes of a February 4, 1884 committee meeting at the church describing the funeral of former Virginia governor John Letcher (1813-1884) the week before, and the decision to name a group consisting of Lexington, Virginia notables to write a sketch of Governor Letcher's life. This group included G. W. C. Lee, Francis H. Smith, J. T. Preston, A. T. Barclay, and Col. Edmund Pendleton.

Dates: 1884

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

Letter from James Jones White to James Chesnut

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0529

Scope and Contents Two weeks after the death of Washington College President Robert E. Lee, Professor J.J. White acknowledges receipt of James Chesnut's submission to the Camden Journal of his recollections of Robert E. Lee. J.J. White also describes a newly formed Soldier's Association with the purpose of memorializing Robert E. Lee. White mentions that Mrs. Lee has said she will provide a design for the tomb. Enclosed in the letter are pressed flowers from Robert E. Lee's funeral bier,...

Dates: 1870-10-26

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

Maryland Historical Society statement of appreciation for John H. Latane

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0507

Scope and Contents

Statement of appreciation for the life of John Holladay Latane adopted by the Maryland Historical Society, of which he was a member. Statement includes biographical information about his life. A copy of the statement was sent to each of the schools where he attended and taught. It is signed by the historical society's secretary, James E. [Haucoch].

Dates: After January 4, 1932

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

Paul Ayres Rockwell papers

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0301

Scope and Contents The Paul Ayres Rockwell Papers consists primarily of Rockwell's personal archive and research collection on the history of the French and American volunteer air combat corps, the "Lafayette Escadrille," and the American volunteers of the French Foreign Legion during the First World War. Highlights of this collection include the war period letters to Paul Rockwell from various pilots and related officials of the Lafayette Escadrille, members of the French Foreign Legion and the letters of his...

Dates: Inclusive 1914-1985; Majority of material found in Bulk 1915-1919, 1960-1980

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

United Daughters of the Confederacy Collection

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0204

Scope and Contents

Consists of miscellaneous correspondence related to the Lee Memorial Fund at Washington and Lee University in 1921. Includes newspaper clippings and pamphlets concerning the Confederacy, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and primarily, the passing of a resolution naming Lincoln's birthday as a national holiday. Also includes correspondence with Douglas Southall Freeman and others.

Dates: Inclusive 1920-1939

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

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Grace Memorial Church Records

Letter from James Jones White to James Chesnut

Maryland Historical Society statement of appreciation for John H. Latane

Paul Ayres Rockwell papers

United Daughters of the Confederacy Collection

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