Matthew W. Paxton scrapbook

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:

Matthew W. Paxton, Sr. Scrapbook (RG 62.0052), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

Summary

Extent:
1.67 Linear Feet one flat box
Creator:
Paxton, Matthew W., 1898-1987
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Matthew W. Paxton, Sr. Scrapbook (RG 62.0052), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a scrapbook created by Matthew W. Paxton, Sr. while a student at Washington and Lee University and briefly after graduation. The scrapbook includes a lot of ephemera including event programs and dance card books as well as photographs. Subjects include Washington and Lee faculty and students, campus buildings, Lexington, Randolph-Macon Women's College, football, basketball, baseball, golf, track and field, student groups and organizations, Fancy Dress, Virginia Military Institute, a game called pushball, Bal Masque, ROTC, the New Theater fire, the dedication of Doremus gym and interior shots including the pool, Sweet Briar, ribbon societies, Alpha Tau Omega, John J. Pershing, Lexington High School, the ambulance unit, postcards of campus, Omicron Delta Kappa, and the Student Army Training Corps (SATC). Of particular note is a photograph of two Asian or Asian American men identified as Lee and Tang. The scrapbook ranges in date from 1914-1919.

Biographical / historical:

Matthew White Paxton was born on June 13, 1898 in Lexington, Virginia to Matthew White Paxton and Mary Louisa Hopkins Paxton. He graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1918 and 1920 (Law). He was in the Student Army Training Corp in 1919. Paxton passed away in 1987.

Physical description:
The scrapbook is extremely fragile and requires special handling. Special Collections staff must assist patrons with use.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard