<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-ViLxW"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper>Graham Family Bible<num>WLU.Coll.0118</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-09-26 07:03:35 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="und" scriptcode="Zyyy">Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Graham Family Bible</unittitle>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1 Volumes</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1752/1752">1752</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], Graham Family Bible, WLU Coll. 0118, 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>
  <custodhist id="aspace_eac7f6593b6e28e569a2a923caf6a43c">
    <head>Custodial History</head>
<p>After retiring as Liberty Hall rector, William Graham moved to Franklin County, North Carolina.  The bible has been in the possession of the Scott family, Graham's descendents, for many decades.</p>  </custodhist>
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    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson H. Scott and Dr. Charles K. Scott of Burlington, North Carolina in 1982.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection is the family bible of Michael Graham, father of William Graham, which was printed in Edinburgh in 1752. It contains a genealogy page where Graham listed the birth dates of his children.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="fast">Genealogy</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Bible records</subject>
    <persname rules="aacr" source="ingest">Graham, William A. (William Alexander)</persname>
    <famname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Graham family</famname>
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