Washington and Lee University Scholarship Certificates 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:

This collection is open for research.

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Washington and Lee University Scholarship Certificates Collection (RG 63), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

Summary

Extent:
2.05 Linear Feet 5 folders and 1 oversize folder
Creator:
Washington and Lee University
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Washington and Lee University Scholarship Certificates Collection (RG 63), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains certificates issued to donors who financially sponsored scholarships to aid students attending Washington and Lee University post-Civil War. The donors were from various states, including Louisiana, Missouri, and Florida. Two of the donors were women. Several certificates still have coupons that were associated with their gift of supporting students. All of the certificates have been cancelled, which presumably means the funding ended. Some certificates have a red seal that includes the date 1782.

Names of Donors, Date of Certificate, Amount:

Paul Tulane of New Orleans, Louisiana, July 1, 1866, $1000

James H. Meriwether of Graysville, Kentucky, July 1, 1867, $500

Dr. J. Newton Brown of Memphis, Tennessee, April 1, 1869, $250

B. F. Winn of Plattsburg, Missouri, August 31, 1870, $250

A. S. Johnson of Montgomery County, Tennessee, August 23, 1871, $500

Warren Newcomb of New York City, September 1, 1871, $1000. There are two certificates which were issued to Newcomb with the same date and amount.

George W. Belt of Platte City, Missouri, September 1, 1871, $250

George D. Appleton of St. Louis, Missouri, September 1, 1872, $500

Name of Donors, Date of Certificate, Amount:

E. H. Jackson of Charleston, South Carolina, May 12, 1873, $250

Major William J. Gayer of Charleston, South Carolina, September 1, 1873

Ernest Altgelt of San Antonio, Texas, September 1, 1874, $250 - On the reverse of this certificate is a handwritten note by Altgelt authorizing his son, George Conrad Altgelt of Lexington, Virginia to sell, convey, and dispose of his right, title, and interest in the scholarship among other thins. This is dated January 24, 1876 and signed by Altgelt. George added a note on May 8, 1876 about the scholarship.

Judge L. V. Dixon of Memphis, Tennessee, September 1, 1874, $250. There are two certificates issued to Dixon on the same day for the same amount.

Susan L. Hepburn of Louisville, Kentucky, September 1, 1874, $500. There are two certificates issued to Hepburn on the same day for the same amount.

Col. William Preston Johnston of Lexington, Virginia, September 1, 1874, $500. There are two certificates issued to Johnston on the same da for the same amount.

Thoms K. Menefee of Staunton, Virginia, September 1, 1874, $250

William Chrisman of Independence, Missouri, September 1, 1875, $250

Col. J. H. Harvey of New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1, 1875, $250

Dr. E. Randall of Galveston, Texas, September 1, 1875, $250

Name of Donors, Date, Amount:

C. W. Figgat, Guardian of William Hopkins, of Lexington, Virginia, May 19, 1876, $250

Major J. T. Minter of San Antonio, Texas, November 2, 1878, $250

Hon. Horatio W. Bruce of Louisville, Kentucky, September 23, 1878, $250

Col. T. G. Barrett of Augusta, Georgia, November 2, 1878, $250

Jonathan T. Smith of Independence, Missouri, September 1, 1879, $250

Name of Donors, Date of Certificate, Amount:

R. L. McDonald of St. Joseph, Missouri, May 20, 1880, $250

A. Furst of St. Joseph, Missouri, May 20, 1880, $250

Judge T. T. [Thomas Thompson] Land of Shreveport, Louisiana, September 1, 1880, $250

Col. Thomas H. Bayliss of Lexington, Missouri, May 16, 1881, $250

Dr. J. Dickson Bruns of New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1, 1881, $250

Judge D. J. Godwin of Norfolk, Virginia, May 6, 1882, $250

Hon. John Goode of Norfolk, Virginia, September 1, 1882, $250

Dr. W. S. Brown of Charleston, South Carolina, September 1, 1882, $250

J. B. Bissell of Charleston, South Carolina, September 1, 1882, $250

Names of Donors, Date of Certificate, Amount:

Ella M. Goodridge of Norfolk, Virginia, June 8, 1883, $250

Col. Thomas Dodamead of Richmond, Virginia, July 26, 1883, $250

D. B. Martin of Shreveport, Louisiana, September 29, 1885, $250

W. B. Warwick of Richmond, Virginia, February 12, 1886, $250

Maurice Evans of Taylorsville, Virginia, April 30, 1886, $250

Henry Boyer of Hibernia, Florida, March 30, 1889, $224.75

Thomas H. Mastin of Kansas City, Missouri, August 1, 1890, $250

Captain E. Alexander Hatton of Portsmouth, Virginia, September 12, 1890, $250

James Buckner of New Orleans, Louisiana, September 20, 1890, $250

James Temple Doswell of New Orleans, Louisiana, undated, $250

These certificates still have coupons attached to them.

Names of Donors, Date of Certificate, Amount:

Paul Tulane of New Orleans, Louisiana, March 14, 1871, $1000

William N. Switzer of St. Louis, Missouri, September 1, 1871, $500

Amos Green of St. Louis, Missouri, May 20, 1880, $250. Also includes handwritten letter from J. L. Campbell, Jr., Treasurer of Washington and Lee to Green.

Jonathan G. Parham of New Orleans, Louisiana, July 8, 1881, $250

Henry N. Payne of New Orleans, Louisiana, September 1, 1882, $250

Robert W. Potter of Augusta, Georgia, April 26, 1884, $250. A typed, signed and dated transfer of the schlolarship to John J. Cohen, Jr. is on the back of the original certificate. Also includes handwritten letter from J. L. Campbell, Jr., Treasurer of Washington and Lee to Potter.

Acquisition information:
At least one certificate (Dr. E. Randall, 1875) was given by Elinor Gadsden on November 8, 1954.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Scholarships
Student aid