Edith Funkhouser Major photograph collection, 1866/1937

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: SCA Staff
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Restrictions:

The 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], Edith Funkhouser Major Photograph Collection (RHS Coll. 1004), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Edith Funkhouser Major Photograph Collection (RHS Coll. 1004), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection of photos are mostley of Rockbridge County, Virginia people and places, connected to the Major family and their relatives.

Acquisition information:
Edith Miller Funkhouser (1921–1999), who married Francis Donald Major on April 13, 1960, was the daughter of Wilton Leitch Funkhouser and Martha McCormick Snider. She lived in the Natural Bridge/Fancy Hill area of Rockbridge County and was buried at the Falling Springs Cemetery. Together with her husband, she had a son, Lawrence "Butch" Major. Butch Major was born April 1, 1946 and passed away May 29, 2009. He is buried in the Rockbridge Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Rockbridge County, Virginia.
Rules or conventions:
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