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    <unittitle>Letter from Alben Barkley to Roy Grimely</unittitle>
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      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956</persname>
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    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname role="crp" rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Grimley, Roy J., Sr.</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">1 Item</extent>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1949-04-08/1949-04-08">1949-04-08</unitdate>
    <physloc id="aspace_8e90e91f81f8b9414f7f10beb404be6c">This collection is housed with WLU Coll. 0533, WLU Coll. 0534, WLU Coll. 0536, and WLU Coll. 0537</physloc>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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<p>In this letter Alben Barkley responds to an invitation to the presentation of an album containing the first sheet of Washington and Lee University commemorative stamps.  The typescript is signed by Barkley.</p>  </scopecontent>
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<p>Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Letter from Alben Barkley to Roy Grimely, WLU Coll. 0535, 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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<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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    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.worldcat.org/fast/996779" source="fast">Correspondence</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Commemorative postage stamps</subject>
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