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

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Student Architectural papers collection

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This record group contains papers and projects created by students as part of their coursework, such as honors theses and capstone papers.

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Kenneth W. Newman Records

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Collection includes information on all aspects of criminal activities handled by the U. S. Postal Inspection Service (including mail fraud, drug trafficking, bombs, child pornography, and identity theft) as well as criminal cases undertaken by the Inspection Service for other government agencies, particularly the Department of Justice. Some examples of these cases are the Robert Hanssen spy case, the Ruby Ridge and Waco cases, and the anthrax crisis of 2001.

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Washington and Lee University and Regional Virginia History Research Collection

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Published lecture by retired professor John McKenzie Gunn, dated April 25, 1994; "Can Economics be Both Relevant and 'good'?"

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Allan, William Box 2, Folder 7

Drake, G. Francis Box 3, Folder 37

Henry Strouss Performing Arts collection

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Includes 2 partial programs and photocopied newspaper articles about the event.

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University and Student Organizations and Societies

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This record group contains materials created by the University's student and faculty organizations, including fraternities, sororities, and honorary societies, such as official publications by these groups and records about their management.

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Alpha Phi Omega, WLU Chapter Records

Office of Alumni Engagement records

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This record group contains materials created by Alumni Office during the course of its regular business, such as official publications and records about its management.

Effinger School Collection

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The Effinger School collection consists of the compiled research of Clinton Lee Anderson and Henry A. Hatcher, co-authors of "Celebrate Effinger, 1922-2010" their published history of the Effinger School in the Collierstown vicinity of Rockbridge County, Virginia. Included within the collection are various records, publications, printed matter from the school, school newspapers, alumni records, photographs, and general history of the school.

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Fortnightly Club Papers

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This collection consists of the organizational archives and research papers presented by members of Lexington, Virginia's Fortnightly Club, a men's club organized with the purpose of discussion of current topics and social engagement. The club was founded in 1900 after similar clubs in Newburyport, Massachusetts (also called the "Fortnightly Club") and the "Conversation Club" of Louisville, Kentucky.

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Roger Mudd collection on Eudora Welty

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This collection contains items related to writer and novelist Eudora Welty collected by Roger Mudd. This includes the personal correspondence from Welty to Mudd, along with interviews and photographs of Welty. There are also several publications and articles written both during her life and posthumously.

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Roger Mudd collection on Eudora Welty 0.75 Linear Feet 1 box

Jargon Society Collection

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This collection primarily contains materials related to the Jargon Society and Jonathan Williams in addition to materials related to the small press community present in North Carolina. The Jargon Society materials include both published histories as well as promotional materials and subscription lists. The collection also contains materials related to Williams including correspondence between Williams and both Thorns Craven as well as Gordon Ball and materials created in memory of Williams.

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