African-American Heritage Exhibit materials

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

Email: camdent@wlu.edu

Phone: (540) 458-8649

Email: mclear@wlu.edu

Email: specialcollections@wlu.edu

Phone: (540) 463-8109

Fax: (540) 463-8964

Web: my.wlu.edu/university-library/special-collections-and-archives

Summary

Extent:

0.25 Linear Feet

Creator:

Rockbridge Historical Society, Williams, Alice, and Williams, Gordon

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains research materials gathered during 2001 for an African American heritage exhibit put on by Rockbridge Historical Society. It also contains a booklet from 125th anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Lexington, Va.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Related

Alternative form available:

Most of the materials in this collection are photocopies of materials with unknown ownership.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

African Americans
Local history
Museum exhibits
Church history

Names:

First Baptist Church (Lexington, Va.)

Places:

Virginia -- Lexington