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Found in 131 Collections and/or Records:

Postcard of Trestle and Covered Bridge on North River

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0061
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a black and white postcard of the trestle and bridge on North River in Lexington, Virginia. The postcard is credited to Cyrus Hall McCormick Library, Washington and Lee.

Dates: 1978

Raymond J. Kirby collection

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0365
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of three scrapbooks and sets of photographs taken by Raymond J. Kirby. The scrapbooks contain photographs and newspaper clippings related to the flooding that occurred as a result of Hurricane Camille in August 1969. The photographs document damage from both Rockbridge and Nelson Counties and the City of Lexington. The collection also includes approximately 170 photographs of the construction of the Route 11 corridor bypass around Lexington, Virginia.

Dates: 1953-1956, 1969

Robert E. Lee Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0064
Scope and Contents 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: Inclusive 1792-1935; Majority of material found within 1833 - 1870

Robert V. Ignico Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0410
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 'Bi-Centennial Issue of Lexington Gazzette Commemorating the Settlement of the Rockbridge Section of Virginia by the White Men, A Tribute To The Scotch-Irish Pioneers', several greeting cards from the school, a collection 19 early football photos, a copy of the Washington and Lee University Bulletin (Volume XLVII, Number 4), a portrait of Robert V. Ignico 1919 as a Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force, and a scrapbook.

Dates: Inclusive 1919-1970

Robertson Family Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0335
Scope and Contents

This collection includes prints and negatives of the Robertson family as well as their home, family trips, Boy Scouts, Washington, D.C., and cousin Gordon Walker at Virginia Military Institute.

Dates: Inclusive 1930-1940

Rockbridge Historical Society files on churches

 Collection — Box 1-3, Folder: 1-49
Identifier: RHS-Coll-0040
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of research files on local and regional churches, especially those found in Rockbridge and Augusta counties in Virginia. The files are arranged alphabetically by name of church and are comprised of both primary and secondary resources.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1900 - 2000

Rockbridge Historical Society files on farms

 Collection — Box 1, Folder: 1-4
Identifier: RHS-Coll-0046
Scope and Contents This collection contains: a letter advertising a medication, on the other side of which is a note about the sale of the Galbraith Farm and a note about a trial; a letter from the Rockbridge Historical Society concerning a landmark next to the Stonewall Jackson Farm; a copy of an address delivered before the Rockbridge Historical Society by Colonel William Couper about the Virginia Military Institute; a memorande concerning a farm owned and operated by Major T.J. "Stonewall"...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1860 - 1988

Rockbridge Historical Society files on hotels

 Collection — Box 1, Folder: 1-12
Identifier: RHS-Coll-0057
Dates: Majority of material found within 1822 - 1987

Samuel M. Engelhardt Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0604
Scope and Contents

This collection contains 10 photos of an unidentified archaeological dig, two photographs of Washington and Lee University students, one photograph of the Lexington Passenger Train Station, two fraternity letters from Phi Kappa Alpha, and a Washington and Lee University English exam on Charles Dickens dated 1907-1908.

Dates: 1907 - 1909

Series 1, 1925 - 1973

 Series
Scope and Contents This series contains many materials relating to his South African mission. Dr. Leyburn saved a number of newspaper articles concerning South Africa, which are contained herein. Reports on various industries and other aspects of South Africa are included. Also within this collection is an assortment of Dr. Leyburn's speeches, some of which concern South Africa. The remainder of the speeches concern the future of Washington and Lee University. Among the correspondence in...
Dates: 1925 - 1973

Series 2, 1987 - 1993

 Series
Scope and Contents

This series includes correspondence, proofs, and reviews concerning Leyburn's book The Way We Lived. Correspondents include Kenneth Rockwell, Marshall Fishwick, Rupert Nelson Latture, Michael Barr, and Lon K. Savage. There are also photographs of Leyburn, his music programs, and notices of his death.

Dates: 1987 - 1993

Shields Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0622
Scope and Contents

This collection contains the papers of the Shields family from 1832-1990 including business documents, family genealogy notes, correspondence, photographs, and William R. Shields poetry.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1832 - 1990

Steele Burrow Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-PP-0007
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of 308 digital files of photographs taken by student Steele Burrow duing the 2012 Mock Convention at Washington and Lee University.

Dates: 2012

Stuart MacCorkle Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0550
Scope and Contents This small collection contains primarily a series of photographs of Dr. Stuart McCorkle throughout his adult life, ranging from informal prints to professionally made portraits. In addition, the collection originally included copies of books authored by McCorkle and have since been transferred within the Special Collections department. The financial material contains legal papers describing the gift left by both himself and his wife, now worth $1.9 million, to advance development of the...
Dates: 1928 - 1981

The Class of 1988: A Study of Portraits., 1988-05-27

 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: 1988-05-27

The Ward Briggs Collection of James Dickey

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0511
Scope and Contents This collection consists of 1st editions of a selection of James Dickey's publications (some signed and/or inscribed); Dickey's contributions to books and pamphlets; journal articles by Dickey; interviews; criticism; anthologies; multimedia; photographs; broadsides (some framed, signed); miscellaneous items on his book and the film Deliverance; and publications related to Ward Briggs' book The Complete Poems of James Dickey (U. South Carolina,...
Dates: translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: 1940 - 2013

Thomas Connors Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0299
Scope and Contents

Contains 19th and early 20th century British and American theater memorabilia, including autographs of major actors, writers, and managers; and letters, broadsides, and photographs.

Dates: Inclusive 1805-1923

Thomas McAdory Owen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0093
Scope and Contents

This collection includes letters to and from Owen in connection with his efforts to compile a Robert E. Lee bibliography, several Lee family letters, pictorial representations of the Lees, speeches, and clippings.

Dates: 1864-1920; Majority of material found within 1912-1920

Unidentified Photographs, 1875 - 1925

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000007740], Folder: 22
Scope and Contents

This folder contains unidentified pictures of the Shields family including a portrait of a soldier from the first World War.

Dates: 1875 - 1925

Unidentified Photographs, 1870 - 1910

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000007739], Folder: 23
Scope and Contents

This folder contains unidentified photographs of members of the Shields family.

Dates: 1870 - 1910

Unidentified Photographs, 1880 - 1940

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000007743], Folder: 24
Scope and Contents

This folder contains unidentified photographs of members of the Shields family.

Dates: 1880 - 1940

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Winnie Davis Chapter Minute Book

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0205
Scope and Contents

This minute book of the Winnie Davis Chapter dates from 1938 to 1951 and includes a group photo dated 1937. It also includes four pages of notes concerning the history of the Buena Vista Chapter.

Dates: Inclusive 1938-1951

Virginia Historic Landmark Application: Maple Grove Farm, Rockbridge Co., Va.

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0500
Scope and Contents

Collection contains 17 color photographs of the Maple Grove Farm house, including interior and exterior, and a photocopy of the orginal application paperwork to the Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Historic Resources. Paperwork includes a historical account of the property written by Pamela Simpson. The property is just outside of Lexington, Virginia.

Dates: 1992

Walker-Wood Family Photographs, 1880 - 1955

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000005317], Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Contains photographs of the Walker family. Includes two photographs of Harry Lee Walker (5x7), two photgraphs of Eliza Walker (4x6), one photograph of Harry Thomas Walker (5x7), one photograph of Eliza Walker and Harry Thomas Walker (3.5x5), one photograph of Hettie AAdamns with James Horace Lewis on her lap - Aunt Nin and Cousin Nellie Scruggs Lewis - pulled from Alex Wood's notebook in control folder (Box 1, Folder 1).

Dates: Majority of material found within 1880 - 1955

Walter Worthington Bowie Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0084
Scope and Contents

This collection includes 2 items: the muster roll of Captain Walter Bowie's Company G, 40th Regiment, Virginia Volunteers, July 1, 1862 to Jan. 1, 1863; Miley photograph of Bowie.

Dates: Inclusive 1862-1863