Broadside Announcing Robert E. Lee's Presidency of Washington CollegeWLU.Coll.0660Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and ArchivesThis finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-06-22 22:40:23 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Broadside Announcing Robert E. Lee's Presidency of Washington College Lexington Gazette. (Lexington, Va.) WLU.Coll.0660 /repositories/5/resources/928 .01 Linear Feet One folder One folder in a box containing other small collections One standard legal-sized folder. 1865-09-01 Materials entirely in English. 1 7 Content Description

A broadside announcing Robert E. Lee's acceptance of the presidency of Washington College. The broadside was printed at the Lexington Gazette. The announcement was officially made by John W. Brockenbrough, Rector of Washington College.

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Lexington Gazette. (Lexington, Va.) Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 Brockenbrough, John