Photograph of a Lexington, Va. man with a cleft lip and palate

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

Restrictions:

This collection is open to research use.

Summary

Extent:

1 Photographic Prints

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Original photograph of a man identified as 'Hair-Lip Harris' who suffered from a cleft lip and palate. On the reverse of the picture is written the following: 'Hair-Lip Harris' 'Lived in Lexington, VA''Quite a character' 'Of interest to anatomists.' The first name of the man is unknown.

Physical description:

Good

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Cleft palate

Names:

Harris, "Hair Lip"

Places:

Virginia -- Lexington