Martha Spencer research collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tom Camden
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

Martha Spencer research collection, RHS Coll 0095, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

Summary

Extent:
2 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Martha Spencer research collection, RHS Coll 0095, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

Includes Borgus and Edmondson families.

Includes newspaper article on 200th birthday.

Includes an image of teacher, E. L. Jones, Millboro, Virginia.

Includes April 7, 1965 Lexington Gazette clipping of Miss Mary Monroe Penick sitting in her greenhouse.

Includes a large group of young people, with Lowell and brother Claude Hamric as members of it.

Also inclues photocopies of sections of a Library of Congress Rockbridge County map.

Includes photocopy of a list of number of Slaves between 18 and 45 years of age, and their owners, in the district of J. Johnston. January 1863.

Includes photocopy of a list of Owners and their Slaves detailed by the Rockbridge County Court, for the use of the Confederate States government, and the appraisements of the Slaves of the Lexington district. January 20, 1863

Also includes information on Lincoln and Race, and African slaves.

Biographical / historical:

Martha Ann Spencer, born in Lynchburg, Va., March 26, 1938, and resident of Lexington, Va., went to be with her Lord on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Martha grew up at East Lexington, Virginia. A graduate of Wheaton College, she joined the Peace Corps, serving in the Philippines in the early 1960's. Martha was a school teacher in California for 35 years and impacted many students' lives. She was a charter member of Grace Presbyterian Church and was involved with the Rockbridge Historical Society and the Genealogical Society. She enjoyed doing genealogical research for people throughout the United States. Martha was also a generous contributor to many community services. She received the Good Citizenship award from the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Martha Ann Spencer.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard