James G. Leyburn Papers

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

Summary

Extent:
6 Linear Feet Divided into 6 boxes, of which the final box contains postmortem financial records that include personal details of James G. Leyburn (the deceased) and his family members. Donated by Harlan McMurray.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

Contains a copy of a memoir written by James Leyburn.

Contains files where Harlan McMurray has corrected grammar, punctuation, and spelling in a draft of James Leyburn's autobiography.

This folder contains a personal checkbook that belonged to James G. Leyburn.

This folder contains day books with personal notes from Leyburn.

Contains files retrieved from Leyburn's personal desk.

This folder contains a thumb-drive with a number of files on it that are detailed in a finding aid that is found alongside the thumb drive in this folder. Some of the contents are as follows: - a biography prepared by himself for his obituary - Memoirs transcribed by Harlan McMurry - JGL Sunday School lessons - Article on JGL in RTD - Autobiography of JGL - a number of letters.

Largely contains files related to Presbyterian church in Durham, N.C.

Contains a number of lesson plans and course notes from Leyburn's time as a professor at Washington and Lee University, amongst other locations.

Contains his wallet with a number of personal identification cards and information.

Contains two of Leyburn's personal journals.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Names:
Leyburn, James Graham