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      <persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Ray, George Washington, III</persname>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="event" era="ce" normal="1896/2007" type="inclusive">1896-2007</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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<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], George Ray Papers, WLU Coll. 0382, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections staff to verify the appropriate format.</p>  </prefercite>
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<p>Gift of George Ray.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Biographical / Historical</head>
<p>George Ray was a member of the English faculty at Washington and Lee University from 1964-2001.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <subject source="fast">Playbills</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Theater programs</subject>
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