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William Paxton Houston Papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0068
Scope and Contents
Includes letters written to Houston (1900-1902) when he was a member of the Board of Trustees of Washington and Lee University; papers, notebook, clippings concerning the issue of sectarianism at Washington and Lee. Correspondents include David Carlisle Humphreys, William Caruthers Preston, Henry St. George.
Dates:
Inclusive 1898-1903
William Preston Johnston collection
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0015
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of four items. The first item is a letter written November 4, 1870 to Johnston from a committee which was formed to solicit copies of remarks by various people given by associates of the Army of Northern Virginia for publication. The second item is a letter written to Johnston by William Davis and concerns money raised for a Robert E. Lee monument. It is dated January 13, 1872. The third item is a typescript broadside dated June 24, 1874. It was written by Johnston...
Dates:
1870, 1872, 1874, 1878
William Taylor Thom Jr. Papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0326
Scope and Contents
These papers include mainly reprints of Thom's publications on geology (1917-1955) along with several letters and a travel diary (1920).
Dates:
Inclusive 1902-1976; Majority of material found within Bulk 1917-1955
William Taylor Thom Papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0048
Scope and Contents
This collection includes 34 letters, 1865-1870, written to his father while Thom was a student at Washington College, four letters to Thom from various correspondents, college grade reports and programs, and other printed material.
Dates:
Inclusive 1865-1890
Wilson, Whitmore, and Firebaugh Letters
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0638
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of three letters dating to the American Civil War era. The first two were written by Captain Jacob J. Whitmore to William A. Wilson on matters of business. In them, Whitmore discusses the effect of the war on his ability to conduct business and the movement of his regiment from Alleghany mountain. The third letter is unrelated and written by an unknown author to her friend Lizzie Firebaugh. This letter discusses family matters and the status of several male relatives...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1861 - 1864