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
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Start Over Repository Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library Date range 1934

Stonewall Jackson related carte de visite photo, stereoscope photo card, snapshot photos, post cards and copy print photos, 1861/1992 Box 8, Folder 16

Photos included in this folder are as follows: A copy print photo of a map showing the Movements of Gen. T. J. Stonewall Jackson, 1861-1863, prepared and drawn by William Couper, December 25, 1933. A carte de viste photo of Stonewall Jackson's first grave, circa 1863. A stereoscope card photo of Stonewall Jackson's first grave, circa 1863. A copy print photo of some of the Lexington, Virginia, Ann Smith Female Academy students, gathered around the first grave of Stonewall, circa 1863. A snapshot photo of possibly four Washington and Lee University students standing in front of the Stonewall statue, at his second grave in the Lexington, Virginia cemetery, circa 1891. A Quisenberry & Co. hand colored post card of the entrance to the Lexington cemetery, showing the Stonewall Jackson statue, circa 1891. A Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, Illinois post card of the Stonewall statue at Lexington, Virginia cemetery, sold by the Boley's Book Store, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1935. A copy print photo of the Stonewall statue at Lexington, Virginia cemetery, circa 1938. On the reverse side of this photo is a copy print photo of Natural Chimneys, located in Mount Solon, Virginia (Augusta County), with horses and riders, 1938. The Natural Chimneys are remnants of rock carved by a shallow sea, at an elevation of 1348 feet, 1938. A color snapshot photo of the Stonewall statue at Lexington, Virignia cemetery, taken by David Metzger, 1986. A 1992 color postcard of the Stonewall statue at Lexington, Virignia cemetery, 1992 by the Stonewall Jackson House, Lexington, Virginia.

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  2. Rockbridge Historical Society photographs and negatives, 1850/2000
  3. Places

Stuart MacCorkle Collection, 1928/1981 1 Box Five file folders

This small collection contains primarily a series of photographs of Dr. Stuart McCorkle throughout his adult life, ranging from informal prints to professionally made portraits. In addition, the collection originally included copies of books authored by McCorkle and have since been transferred within the Special Collections department. Of great note is the typescript of his autobiography, which provides in great detail, insight into his life and opinion of political matters such as city planning, bureaucracy, and local government.

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Stuart Sanders Correspondence, 1918/1965, bulk 1926/1934 1.2 Linear Feet

Sanders, Stuart, II

This collection consists of Sanders' correspondence to his parents regarding life at Washington and Lee University, including his participation in the Arcades Club fraternity (now Delta Upsilon), sports, classes, jobs, and the Lexington Presbyterian Church as well as comments on campus drinking and mention of his brother Irwin Sanders and friend Richard Gooch. Includes his correspondence during his job with his uncle, Stuart Sanders, in Richmond at Sanders Brothers from 1931-1934 with significant comments about the Depression years. Includes 16 photographs of family and friends.

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