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Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Coray S. Brown family photograph collection, 1910/1960

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The Coray S. Brown family photograph collection ranges in date from 1875 to about 1960. The collection includes studio portraits and outdoor imagery of the Brown family, friends and acquaintances, groups and outdoor scenery from in and around the Lexington, Collierstown, Murat, North Buffalo, and Oxford Presbyterian Church communities in Rockbridge County. One of the highlights of the collection is Coray S. Brown's photo album which includes images from his time as a student at Washington and Lee University n 1910-1911. Outdoor scenes include the Collierstown Presbyterian Church, the Palmer High School, Virginia Military Institute cadets marching in Lexington, East Lexington and Jordan's Point. The album also documents his experience as medical staff in the 323rd Field Hospital unit of the U.S. Army's 81st Division during the First World War. Coray Swink Brown was the son of James Henry Brown and grandson of Andrew Jackson Brown both blacksmiths. His mother was Ellen H. Brown and his wife was Dorothy Reid Brown. Coray and Dorothy Brown's son, Thomas Deaver Brown, died in 1944 while serving in the 88th Division of the U.S. Army in Italy during WWII. The collection consists of a large assortment of photographic formats and sizes as well as photographic postcards. A majority of the loose images are not identified.

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Coray S. Brown family photograph collection, 1910/1960 1 Cubic Feet

The Coray S. Brown family photograph collection ranges in date from 1875 to about 1960. The collection includes studio portraits and outdoor imagery of the Brown family, friends and acquaintances, groups and outdoor scenery from in and around the Lexington, Collierstown, Murat, North Buffalo, and Oxford Presbyterian Church communities in Rockbridge County. One of the highlights of the collection is Coray S. Brown's photo album which includes images from his time as a student at Washington and Lee University n 1910-1911. Outdoor scenes include the Collierstown Presbyterian Church, the Palmer High School, Virginia Military Institute cadets marching in Lexington, East Lexington and Jordan's Point. The album also documents his experience as medical staff in the 323rd Field Hospital unit of the U.S. Army's 81st Division during the First World War. Coray Swink Brown was the son of James Henry Brown and grandson of Andrew Jackson Brown both blacksmiths. His mother was Ellen H. Brown and his wife was Dorothy Reid Brown. Coray and Dorothy Brown's son, Thomas Deaver Brown, died in 1944 while serving in the 88th Division of the U.S. Army in Italy during WWII. The collection consists of a large assortment of photographic formats and sizes as well as photographic postcards. A majority of the loose images are not identified.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Dale L. Walker Research Collection, 1914/1985

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The series contains primary and secondary resources on the Rockwell brothers, Paul Ayres and Kiffin Yates, and World War I aviation history utilized by author and historian Dale L. Walker in his research. Walker has written, among others, Only the Clouds Remain: Ted Parsons of the Lafayette Escadrille, Amsterdam, NY: Alandale Press, 1980.

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Dale L. Walker Research Collection, 1914/1985 4 Linear Feet

Walker, Dale L.

The series contains primary and secondary resources on the Rockwell brothers, Paul Ayres and Kiffin Yates, and World War I aviation history utilized by author and historian Dale L. Walker in his research. Walker has written, among others, Only the Clouds Remain: Ted Parsons of the Lafayette Escadrille, Amsterdam, NY: Alandale Press, 1980.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Freeman Hansford Hart Collection, 1910/1965

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Contains correspondence with Henry St. George Tucker regarding the maintenance of Lexington, Virginia's Col Alto estate, where Hart was residing prior to World War I. Also contains correspondane concerning WWI, including notices of military protocol. The U.S.S. Mongolia and 317th Infantry at Sea, and the medical detachment of which Hart was a part, are topics of interest.

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Freeman Hansford Hart Collection, 1910/1965 1 Linear Feet

Hart, Freeman Hansford

Contains correspondence with Henry St. George Tucker regarding the maintenance of Lexington, Virginia's Col Alto estate, where Hart was residing prior to World War I. Also contains correspondane concerning WWI, including notices of military protocol. The U.S.S. Mongolia and 317th Infantry at Sea, and the medical detachment of which Hart was a part, are topics of interest.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

John H. Tucker Papers, 1903/1981

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Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Paul Ayres Rockwell papers, 1914/1985, bulk 1915/1980

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The Paul Ayres Rockwell Papers consists primarily of Rockwell's personal archive and research collection on the history of the French and American volunteer air combat corps, the "Lafayette Escadrille," and the American volunteers of the French Foreign Legion during the First World War. Highlights of this collection include the war period letters to Paul Rockwell from various pilots and related officials of the Lafayette Escadrille, members of the French Foreign Legion and the letters of his brother, the famous American combat aviator Kiffin Yates Rockwell and his mother Loula Rockwell. Another important feature of this collection is the large assortment of related original photographs taken by Paul Rockwell during the war while documenting his and his brother's experiences in the field. The photographic holdings also include a substantial cache of collected imagery relative to the key subjects. After the First World War, as Lafayette Escadrille historian, Paul Rockwell continued to expand upon the archive to include content related to the lives of the veterans, unit reunions, memorials, reminiscences through about 1980. Lastly, the collection is rich with primary and secondary resources pertaining to Rockwell family genealogy, Paul Rockwell's biographical history, and general history of both world wars.

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Paul Ayres Rockwell papers, 1914/1985, bulk 1915/1980 12 Linear Feet

Rockwell, Kiffin Yates, 1892-1916

The Paul Ayres Rockwell Papers consists primarily of Rockwell's personal archive and research collection on the history of the French and American volunteer air combat corps, the "Lafayette Escadrille," and the American volunteers of the French Foreign Legion during the First World War. Highlights of this collection include the war period letters to Paul Rockwell from various pilots and related officials of the Lafayette Escadrille, members of the French Foreign Legion and the letters of his brother, the famous American combat aviator Kiffin Yates Rockwell and his mother Loula Rockwell. Another important feature of this collection is the large assortment of related original photographs taken by Paul Rockwell during the war while documenting his and his brother's experiences in the field. The photographic holdings also include a substantial cache of collected imagery relative to the key subjects. After the First World War, as Lafayette Escadrille historian, Paul Rockwell continued to expand upon the archive to include content related to the lives of the veterans, unit reunions, memorials, reminiscences through about 1980. Lastly, the collection is rich with primary and secondary resources pertaining to Rockwell family genealogy, Paul Rockwell's biographical history, and general history of both world wars.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Washington and Lee University Ambulance Unit Papers, 1917/1962, bulk 1917/1919

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This collection contains correspondence (1917-1919), histories, and memoirs of the Washington and Lee University Ambulance Unit during World War I.

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Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

William Webb Pusey Papers, 1925/1992, bulk 1925/1962

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This collection includes miscellaneous articles on a variety of literary topics. It also includes approximately 25 items from Pusey's wartime duty in Germany in 1945, including eight photographs of Admiral Dönitz's surrender. Additionally, there is a typescript by Pusey entitled Theater in Staunton, Va, 1875-1912.Also contains a signed typescript of his book History of the theater in Staunton, Virginia, known as Grange Hall, the Opera House (1879) and the Beverly Theatre (1905-), from 1875-1912. Chronicles performances (ca. 700) of drama, musical comedy, minstrel shows, vaudeville, and melodrama. Includes names of major actors and playwrights of the shows, such as Warren L. Olivier, Lillie Langtry, Fanny Janauschek, Emma Abbott, Thomas W. Keene, Sol S. Russell, Frank Chanfrau, Otis Skinner, Helena Modjeska, Julia Marlowe, and De Wolf Hopper, and the critical reaction to the performances by Staunton newspapers.

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William Webb Pusey Papers, 1925/1992, bulk 1925/1962 41 Item

Pusey, William W., III (William Webb)

This collection includes miscellaneous articles on a variety of literary topics. It also includes approximately 25 items from Pusey's wartime duty in Germany in 1945, including eight photographs of Admiral Dönitz's surrender. Additionally, there is a typescript by Pusey entitled Theater in Staunton, Va, 1875-1912.Also contains a signed typescript of his book History of the theater in Staunton, Virginia, known as Grange Hall, the Opera House (1879) and the Beverly Theatre (1905-), from 1875-1912. Chronicles performances (ca. 700) of drama, musical comedy, minstrel shows, vaudeville, and melodrama. Includes names of major actors and playwrights of the shows, such as Warren L. Olivier, Lillie Langtry, Fanny Janauschek, Emma Abbott, Thomas W. Keene, Sol S. Russell, Frank Chanfrau, Otis Skinner, Helena Modjeska, Julia Marlowe, and De Wolf Hopper, and the critical reaction to the performances by Staunton newspapers.

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