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    <unittitle>George Hutcheson Denny Speech</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname authfilenumber="n 90724883 " rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Denny, George Hutcheson</persname>
    </origination>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Meek, Harry E.</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>WLU.Coll.0096</unitid>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">3 Files</extent>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1911/1911">1911</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], George Hutcheson Denny Speech, WLU Coll. 0096, 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>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection contains a typed copy of a speech given in 1911, by George H. Denny, President of Washington and Lee University, as he departed for the University of Alabama as well as a photocopy of the speech in shorthand form, taken by Harry E. Meek, Washington and Lee University, Class of 1915.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="fast">Speeches, addresses, etc., American</subject>
    <subject source="fast">College presidents</subject>
    <corpname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">University of Alabama</corpname>
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