Quisenberry Family Papers, 1900/1950

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

Preferred citation:

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.

Summary

Extent:
1 Box
Language:
These materials are available entirely in English.
Preferred citation:

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the papers of the Quisenberry family from 1922-1963 including ephemera collected during their travels, photographs, school papers, items about their religious faith, as well as Lexington, Rockbridge County, Rockingham, and Shenandoah County, VA.

This folder includes several photographs of Dr. Harry M. Quisenberry and his wife Effa. It contains, in addition the the photographs, verious documents from the same two people including a passport, a grade report, a dog license card, and en envelope containing a letter.

This folder includes various printed ephemera about and from the Shenandoah Valley

This folder contains verious printed ephemera related to travel including guides, an empty photo album, and a handheld fan.

This folder contains various printed ephemera relating to US history, US presidents, and a few farmers almanacs.

This folder contains printed ephemera relating to the Old and New Testaments of the Judeo-Christian faith.

This folder includes mostly maps and guides from various North American States and events, with one outlier map of Europe

This folder contains printed ephemera of and relating to Rockbridge County/Lexington, VA.

This folder contains postcards from the Quisenberry family travels.

This folder contains various unrelated items such as knit and silk cloths, clippings of poetry, newspaper clippings, and notebooks bound in metal.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard