This record group contains materials created by the Registrar's Office during the course of its regular business, including records about its management.
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Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Record Group 11: Registrar's Office, 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.
This record group contains volumes of the undergraduate catalog. Some volumes include the university's charter, laws, register of alumni, and lists of lectures.
The current catalog and past catalogs back to 2009 are available online at the Registrar's website
The brainchild of the Dean of Students, David Howison, who is believed to have written most of the questions and judged the competitions with some occasionally fair, but often biased calls. Believed to have run for four years. Gift of W&L Registrar, Scott Dittman, which also includes his W&L staff card.