Henry J. Heymann 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 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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Henry J. Heymann Collection (RG 62.0073), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.75 Linear Feet 1 document box, 1 half-size document box
Creator:
Heymann, Henry J.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Henry J. Heymann Collection (RG 62.0073), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of items compiled by Henry J. Heymann primarily during his time while attending Washington and Lee University. The collection includes photographs with the subject matter primarily related to student life, activities, and the campus, issues of "The Southern Collegian" which include Heymann's drawings, event programs, and ephemera.

This folder includes a photograph from a minstrel show that includes blackface.

Troubadours, Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, Student Life, Early University Art Gallery

Biographical / historical:

Henry J. Heymann graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1956. He was actively involved in theater set design, Fancy Dress, and the local theater community in Lexington/Rockbridge County.

Acquisition information:
Donated in 2017 by Henry J. Heymann
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard