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    <unittitle>Mary Paxton Barclay Papers</unittitle>
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      <persname rules="aacr" source="ingest">Barclay, Mary Paxton</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">5 Files</extent>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1938/1951" type="inclusive">Inclusive 1938-1951</unitdate>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>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.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Mary Paxton Barclay Papers, WLU Coll. 0250, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. <p>In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections staff to verify the appropriate format.</p></p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Gift of Alex Taylor, 1999.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>Blue sheet prepared by Betty Kondayan (3/14/00)</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>Barclay retired from Washington and Lee University in 1956 after 40 years of service, mostly in the Alumni Office.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection consists of Barclay's papers describing her wood carvings, including the Washington and Lee Mace, as well as chests for Eleanor Roosevelt and Queen Mother Elizabeth.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="fast">Wood-carving</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Ceremonial maces</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Chests</subject>
    <persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Roosevelt, Eleanor</persname>
    <persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Elizabeth, Queen (consort of George VI, King of Great Britain)</persname>
    <corpname rules="dacs" source="lcnaf">Washington and Lee University</corpname>
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