Washington and Lee University Liberty Hall color and black and white copy print photos and snapshot photos, 1920/2008

Containers:
Box 12, Folder 9
Scope and content:

The photos in this folder are as follows:

A circa 1920 snapshot photo of the ruins of Liberty Hall.

A circa 1930 snapshot photo of the ruins of Liberty Hall.

A circa 1930 copy print photo of the ruins of Liberty Hall, courtesy of the Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, Virginia.

Two 1986 color snapshot photos of the ruins of Liberty Hall taken by David Metzger.

Black and white and color copy print photos of the ruins of Liberty Hall taken by Alice Williams, Lexington, Virginia.

Biographical / historical:

In December 1782, the Virginia General Assembly formally incorporated the school as Liberty Hall Academy, making it the second college in Virginia and the ninth oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. The school officially moved onto land just northwest of downtown Lexington, Virginia. Its first facilities were modest wooden structures, but they were plagued by bad luck, burning down in successive fires in 1783 and 1790. In June 1793, the trustees hired Rockingham County mason William Cravens to build a massive, state-of-the-art three-story limestone academy building. This grand building featured student quarters, offices, a library, classrooms, and a nearby detached Steward's House, which the foundation of has been restored.

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
Parent restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
Parent 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.