Shields Family Papers, 1832/1990

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 to 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. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.

Summary

Extent:
1 Box
Language:
Materials entirely in English.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the papers of the Shields family from 1832-1990 including business documents, family genealogy notes, correspondence, photographs, and William R. Shields poetry.

This folder contains the inventory of the rest of the collection.

This folder contains two letters from the American Civil War era, written by the Shields family.

This folder contains letters written by and to members of the Shields family.

This folder contains letters written by and to members of the Shields family.

This folder contains letters written by and to members of the Shields family.

This folder contains letters written by and to the Shields family.

This folder contains letters written by and to the Shields family.

This folder contains various finacial and business documents of the Schields family.

This folder contains the poetry of William R. Shields.

This folder contains the poetry of William R. Shields.

This folder contains newspaper clippings containing the poetry of William R. Shields.

This folder contains undated poetry by William R. Shields

This folder contains a photograph of William R. Shields from his time at the Virginia Military Institute.

This folder contains a notebook with part of the Shields family genealogy written inside it.

This folder contains various papers documenting the genealogy of the Shields family.

This folder contains various obituaries of members of the Shields family.

This folder contains papers about buildings and groups associated with the Shields family.

This folder contains copies of documents from the Civil War era about members of the Shields family.

This folder contains copied materials relating to the American Civil War, specifially the Confederate States of America and information about its army.

This folder contains various copies of Shields family letters and documents about unrelated subjects.

This folder contains various unrelated documents such as newspaper clippings and an envelope that did not related to any other folders.

This folder contains a notebook, which documents aspects of the Mountain View school in Virginia.

This folder contains unidentified pictures of the Shields family including a portrait of a soldier from the first World War.

This folder contains unidentified photographs of members of the Shields family.

This folder contains unidentified photographs of members of the Shields family.

This folder contains images of identified members of the Shields family and people associated with them.

This folder contains photographs of people associated with the Shields family, in addition to physical locations associated with them as well.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard