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Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

James H. "Fats" Miller, Jr. scrapbook

1.16 Linear Feet 1 flat box

This collection contains a scrapbook compiled by James "Fats" Miller while he attended Washington and Lee University 1911-1914. It includes clippings, ephemera, and photographs. The clippings primarily relate to athletics, specifically football. Miller was a W&L football player, and the scrapbook has telegrams congratulating him and the team on their wins. The ephemera relates to W&L Athletic Association and social events. There is a program for the Annual Interscholastic Track and Field Games dated April 25, 1914, tickets stubs, Finals 1913, dance card book, and W&L receipts. The photograph subjects include campus buildings and people, a Lexington parade, football, baseball, basketball, and a large format print of the crew team rowing in the North River. Of particular note is a photograph labeled "Pride of KA" that shows two young African American boys posed in a boxing stance and wearing boxing gloves. There is also a pencil drawing of Miller. The scrapbook also contained a number of loose sheets of composition paper that appear to have been used to create an autograph book. The individuals signed their names, sometimes drew images such as alcohol bottles or revolvers, and wrote quotes that usually pertain to women or football. A number of these individuals also included the initials "F.L.S." and "KKK" in their entries. Some write out Ku Klux Klan. Based on the entries, it's highly probably these individuals attended Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal, Virginia.

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James H. "Fats" Miller, Jr. scrapbook 1.16 Linear Feet 1 flat box

Miller, James H., Jr.

This collection contains a scrapbook compiled by James "Fats" Miller while he attended Washington and Lee University 1911-1914. It includes clippings, ephemera, and photographs. The clippings primarily relate to athletics, specifically football. Miller was a W&L football player, and the scrapbook has telegrams congratulating him and the team on their wins. The ephemera relates to W&L Athletic Association and social events. There is a program for the Annual Interscholastic Track and Field Games dated April 25, 1914, tickets stubs, Finals 1913, dance card book, and W&L receipts. The photograph subjects include campus buildings and people, a Lexington parade, football, baseball, basketball, and a large format print of the crew team rowing in the North River. Of particular note is a photograph labeled "Pride of KA" that shows two young African American boys posed in a boxing stance and wearing boxing gloves. There is also a pencil drawing of Miller. The scrapbook also contained a number of loose sheets of composition paper that appear to have been used to create an autograph book. The individuals signed their names, sometimes drew images such as alcohol bottles or revolvers, and wrote quotes that usually pertain to women or football. A number of these individuals also included the initials "F.L.S." and "KKK" in their entries. Some write out Ku Klux Klan. Based on the entries, it's highly probably these individuals attended Randolph-Macon Academy in Front Royal, Virginia.

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