Collections : [Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library]

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
Primary Collecting Areas:
American and Virginia history, regional genealogy, history of propaganda, Southern literature, theater, local and regional portraiture, landscapes and architecture, late 19th-century travel
Description:

The Washington and Lee University Special Collections and Archives Department houses over 1,000 unique manuscript collections including those of the Rockbridge Historical Society, The American Shakespeare Center, and the Mountain Valley Preservation Association. These collections vary greatly in size, format, and scope. Subjects covered within the collections are diverse and include concentrations in American and Virginia history, regional genealogy, history of propaganda, Southern literature, and theater.

It also houses over 10,000 photographs and prints. Beyond our photograph and print collections, which include scrapbooks, images can also be found within the manuscript collections and University Archives described above. Our photographic holdings vary greatly in size and include numerous formats representative of the evolution of the photographic process. Strengths are local and regional portraiture, landscapes and architecture, W&L University history, including athletics, and late 19th-century travel.

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Start Over Repository Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library Collection Washington and Lee University and Regional Virginia History Research Collection, 1609/2016 Date range 2002

McCown Family, 1908 Box 7, Folder 24

File includes a wide range of materials. Various photocopies contain documentation of Charles A. McCown and Alertie C. Anderson's wedding in 1907. In addition, a list ascertains the burial of Charles A. McCown, Alertie McCown, and their infant at Fawn Creek Cemetary. A map of Montgomeny Co. KS. Cemeteries highlights cemetery 16 (Fawn Creek). Another map highlights the location of McCowan Springs in Bath County. Additionally, there are three articles by The Coffeyville Daily Journal. An article in The News-Gazette covers the recognition of Lisa McCown by the Rockbridge Historical Society in 2002. Finally, a small envelope contains a letter from Charles A. McCown to his mother Ida McCown, two wedding inviations from McCown weddings, memoriams from William B. McCown's passing, and a pamphlet made in memory of Helen McCown Boyts.

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
  2. Washington and Lee University and Regional Virginia History Research Collection, 1609/2016
  3. Biography, 1700/2018

Speaking Tradition at Washington and Lee University, 2002 1 Item Box 21, Folder 20a

Paper written by Mame Warren, "Simple Courtesy, The Evolution of the Speaking Tradition at Washington and Lee University," prepared for Professor P. M. Forni, Civility and Civilization, The Johns Hopkins University Master of Liberal Arts Program.

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
  2. Washington and Lee University and Regional Virginia History Research Collection, 1609/2016
  3. Washington and Lee University

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