W. P. Nye correspondence

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:

This 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:

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], W. P. Nye Correspondence, WLU Coll. 0197, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections staff to verify the appropriate format.

Summary

Extent:
10 Item
Creator:
Nye, William P., Murray, J. Ogden, Bond, J. E., Mrs., and Brown, W. M.
Language:
The materials in this collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], W. P. Nye Correspondence, WLU Coll. 0197, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections staff to verify the appropriate format.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains eight letters from J. Ogden Murray to W.P. Nye (all dated 1914) about health, trips to Washington, D.C., politics, and finances. It also contains a letter to W.M. Brown from Mrs. J.E. Bond (1927) thanking him for the check he sent and providing additional history of Dr. Nye's collection and a book containing a record of relics.

Biographical / historical:

W. P. Nye was a dentist in Radford, Virginia and a Confederate veteran.

Acquisition information:
This collection was a gift of W. P. Nye.
Physical location:
This collection is housed in a box containing WLU Coll. 0197-0198.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard