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.

POC: Tom Camden
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Start Over Repository Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library Date range 1896

Invitations, 1854/1901 Box 14, Folder 9

Commencement Party (1854 June 1), Seventh Annual Congress of the Scotch Irish Society of America (1895 June), inaugration of President William Lyne Wilson (1897 September 15), Eighty-ninth annual celebration of the Graham-Lee Society (1898 January 19), dedication of new law building in memory of John Randolph Tucker 91900 June 19), university's eighty-ninth anniversary (1901 February 22), annual gymnastic tourney (1901 March 15)

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  2. Administration records collection, 1776/1976
  3. Printed Material Series

Jackson Memorial Association Minute Book, 1883/1925 2 Item 118 pages; colored illustrations

Jackson Memorial Association

This minute book contains Executive Committee minutes, treasurer's reports, and plans for a monument to Stonewall Jackson in the Lexington Cemetery. Also included a four page pamphlet, "As Others See, Stonewall Jackson Memorial, Inc., Lexington, Virginia, Editorial Comment, Comments by Columnists, and Comments by Individuals.

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James Anderson Terrell Reminiscences, 1837/1921 1 Box

Terrell, James Anderson

The collection consists of the autobiographical memoirs of James Anderson Terrell, a Confederate soldier, settler, cowboy, and politician. Written when Terrell was in his late seventies, the bulk of the material centers on his experiences during the American Civil War and his later time spent pioneering in Kansas. Additional topics include his beginnings in Georgia, life during Reconstruction, and his return to Georgia at the end of his life.

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James Lewis Howe Papers, 1893/1951 5.4 Linear Feet

Howe, James Lewis

This collection is the papers of James Lewis Howe, professor of chemistry at Washington and Lee University (1894-1938), which include his correspondence concerning the Presbyterian Church and foreign missions, the Washington and Lee University chemistry department, the American Chemical Society and philately. Also included are notes on archival material for and typescript of Annals of Washington and Lee University during the administration of George Washington Custis Lee, 1871-1896 and addendum on the administration of William Lyne Wilson (1897-1900) and of acting president Henry St. George Tucker (1900-1901). There are also copies of chemistry class examinations from 1941-1950 and a course outline for chemistry class in 1949-1950.

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James Ridout Winchester Family photograph album, 1865/1900 0.80 Linear Feet 1 flat box

Butler, Evelyn Lee Day

This collection contains a photograph album of carte de visites and cabinet cards of individuals related to James Ridout Winchester and his wife Eliza Atkinson Lee. Images are of women, men, and children. There is a mix of photography studios represented, including one photograph of a VMI cadet was taken by Michael Miley of Lexington, Va. A small portion of the photographs are inscribed and/or identified. Almost all are studio portraits. There is a cabinet card photograph of a man and a woman sitting in chairs outside of their home. The woman is holding a cat and the man is holding one dog with his left arm while his right arm is around another dog that is sitting on a separate chair. A couple of men appear to be ministers.

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