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    <unittitle>Robert C. Peniston Papers</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="ingest">Eisenhower, David</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="ingest">Eisenhower, Julie Nixon</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="ingest">Crowe, William J.</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="ingest">Zumwalt, Elmo R.</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="ingest">Buchanan, Patrick J. (Patrick Joseph)</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="ingest">McCain, John</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="ingest">Kirkpatrick, James J.</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="ingest">Webb, James H.</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname authfilenumber="n 2006052333" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Peniston, Robert C.</persname>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1976/1998" type="inclusive">1976-1998</unitdate>
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      <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>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>This collection is not yet processed. Use of the collection is granted on a case by case basis. Please contact the Head of Special Collections at 540-458-8649 for more information.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Robert C. Peniston Papers, WLU Coll. 0324, 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 Robert C. Peniston.</p>  </acqinfo>
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<p>Blue sheet prepared by Betty Kondayan (8/13/08)</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>Robert C. Peniston is a retired United States Navy Captain and was director of the Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University from 1976-1998.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection contains correspondence (1977-1995), including to editors of various publications on political and military matters and memorabilia from Peniston's tenure as head of Lee Chapel at Washington and Lee University (1976-1998).</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="fast">Retired military personnel</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Political parties</subject>
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    <corpname rules="dacs" source="local">Washington and Lee University. Chapel</corpname>
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