RHS-COLL-0095Martha Spencer research collectionRHS.Coll.0095Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

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Martha Spencer research collection, RHS Coll 0095, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

Biographical / Historical

Martha Ann Spencer, born in Lynchburg, Va., March 26, 1938, and resident of Lexington, Va., went to be with her Lord on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Martha grew up at East Lexington, Virginia. A graduate of Wheaton College, she joined the Peace Corps, serving in the Philippines in the early 1960's. Martha was a school teacher in California for 35 years and impacted many students' lives. She was a charter member of Grace Presbyterian Church and was involved with the Rockbridge Historical Society and the Genealogical Society. She enjoyed doing genealogical research for people throughout the United States. Martha was also a generous contributor to many community services. She received the Good Citizenship award from the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Martha Ann Spencer.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.

General

Related to WLU COLL 0513 Martha Spencer research collection.

Adair Hutton personnel photo and undated photo of store (photocopies)/repositories/5/archival_objects/213461955Box 11Advertisements, (photocopies)/repositories/5/archival_objects/213471830-1896, undatedBox 12T. F. Amole/repositories/5/archival_objects/21348Box 13Anderson family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21349Box 14William Bratton (Lewis and Clark Expedition)/repositories/5/archival_objects/21350Box 15Samuel Campbell, deed research/repositories/5/archival_objects/21351Box 16Canal and packet boat/repositories/5/archival_objects/21352Box 17Cards to Martha/repositories/5/archival_objects/21353Box 18Edward Carter, and Carter family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21354Box 19Cedar Grove/repositories/5/archival_objects/21355Box 110Clark family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21356Box 111Colbert family /repositories/5/archival_objects/21357Box 112Scope and Contents

Includes Borgus and Edmondson families.

African AmericansCrawford family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21358Box 113Darst family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21359Box 114Ralph Daves/repositories/5/archival_objects/21360Box 115Andrew Baker Davidson/repositories/5/archival_objects/21361Box 116Lylburn Downing, and Lylburn Downing School/repositories/5/archival_objects/21362Box 117African AmericansEdwards and Bowen families/repositories/5/archival_objects/21363Box 118 John D. Ewing, photo middle-age (photocopy), VMI Class of 1913/repositories/5/archival_objects/21364Box 119Plat of Fairfield, compiled from old deeds and revised deeds/repositories/5/archival_objects/213651950-07Box 120Scope and Contents

Includes newspaper article on 200th birthday.

Farmer's Club, Collierstown, Virginia/repositories/5/archival_objects/21366Box 121General

Organized February 15, 1902.

Finely family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21367Box 122Lexington Fire Department, Officers elected for coming year/repositories/5/archival_objects/21368Rockbridge County News, January 9, 1930.Box 123James P. Ford/repositories/5/archival_objects/21369Box 124Margaret Freeland/Freeland House, VMI/repositories/5/archival_objects/21370Box 125Gillespie family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21381Box 126Glasgow, Virginia, "Virginia Manor"/repositories/5/archival_objects/21382Box 127Grigsby family and "Seven Hills"/repositories/5/archival_objects/21383Box 128Hayes Creek Indian Mound/repositories/5/archival_objects/21384Box 129Hays brothers photo (photocopy)/repositories/5/archival_objects/21385Box 130Huger-Davidson-Sale Wholesale Grocery/repositories/5/archival_objects/21386Box 131Stonewall Jackson/repositories/5/archival_objects/21387Box 132Jordan family and Jordan's Point/repositories/5/archival_objects/21388Box 133Jump Mountain/repositories/5/archival_objects/21389Box 134Julian Herman Krause/repositories/5/archival_objects/21390Box 135Lavesia Public School/repositories/5/archival_objects/21391Box 136Lee family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21392Box 137Lewis family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21394Box 139Lewis family (African-American)/repositories/5/archival_objects/21395Box 140African AmericansLexington, Virginia, early history and miscellaneous/repositories/5/archival_objects/21396Box 141John B. Lyle/repositories/5/archival_objects/21397Box 142McClelland Building, Lexington, VA/repositories/5/archival_objects/21398Box 143McFaddins Cave location map/repositories/5/archival_objects/21399Box 144Manly Memorial Baptist Church/repositories/5/archival_objects/21400Box 145Miley family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21401Box 146Millboro Public School, photocopy of list of pupils/repositories/5/archival_objects/214021904-1905Box 147Scope and Contents

Includes an image of teacher, E. L. Jones, Millboro, Virginia.

Myers family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21403Box 148Natural Bridge Hotel arrivals, Lexington Gazette/repositories/5/archival_objects/214041854-07-25Box 149Wilson Cary Nicholas/repositories/5/archival_objects/21405Box 150John Page/repositories/5/archival_objects/21406Box 151Pettigrew family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21407Box 152Photos (photocopies, mostly unidentified)/repositories/5/archival_objects/21419Box 153Scope and Contents

Includes April 7, 1965 Lexington Gazette clipping of Miss Mary Monroe Penick sitting in her greenhouse.

Scope and Contents

Includes a large group of young people, with Lowell and brother Claude Hamric as members of it.

Lexington, Virginia Post Office history and list of postmasters/repositories/5/archival_objects/214201825-1933Box 154 Railroad at Cornwall, Viginia, photocopies of photos/repositories/5/archival_objects/21421Box 155Reid Mill and the Mill Creek Farm, and Lusk family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21422Box 156Research miscellaneous notes/repositories/5/archival_objects/21423Box 157-58Rivermont Stock Broadside, Buchanan, VA (photocopy)/repositories/5/archival_objects/21424Box 159Rockbridge County, Virginia, "Getting off the Great Path" and "Guide to Rockbridge History and Genealogy Resources in Lexington, Virginia."/repositories/5/archival_objects/21425Box 160Scope and Contents

Also inclues photocopies of sections of a Library of Congress Rockbridge County map.

Rockbridge Rangers/repositories/5/archival_objects/21426Box 161Ernest Ashton Sale, photo as cadet (photocopy), VMI Class of 1919/repositories/5/archival_objects/21427Box 162Short family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21428Box 163Slaves, Rockbridge County, Virginia/repositories/5/archival_objects/214291863-01Box 164Scope and Contents

Includes photocopy of a list of number of Slaves between 18 and 45 years of age, and their owners, in the district of J. Johnston. January 1863.

Scope and Contents

Includes photocopy of a list of Owners and their Slaves detailed by the Rockbridge County Court, for the use of the Confederate States government, and the appraisements of the Slaves of the Lexington district. January 20, 1863

Scope and Contents

Also includes information on Lincoln and Race, and African slaves.

African AmericansStuart family /repositories/5/archival_objects/21430Box 165African Americans Swannanoa/repositories/5/archival_objects/21431Box 166Nancy Tolley/repositories/5/archival_objects/21432Box 167Charlton Wallace/repositories/5/archival_objects/21433Box 168William A. Willson/repositories/5/archival_objects/21434Box 169Womeldorf family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21435Box 170James Wood/repositories/5/archival_objects/21436Box 171Zollman family/repositories/5/archival_objects/21437Box 172Three notebooks of miscellaneous newspaper clippings/repositories/5/archival_objects/21438Box 2