McCown Family Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tom Camden
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], McCown Family Papers, WLU Coll. 0181, Special Collections, 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.

Summary

Extent:
189 Item
Creator:
McCown family, Woodward, Pollard, Mrs., McCown, Samuel W., Jr., and Vest, H. M.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], McCown Family Papers, WLU Coll. 0181, Special Collections, 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.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists primarily of business papers of the family including sale lists, indentures, land surveys, deeds, wills, promissory notes, and numerous receipts. It also includes 71 photographs from the collection of Samuel W. McCown, Jr. (WLU 1919).

Also incuded is a verse in remembrance of visit to Black Wall Cave, January 30, 1914, by H. M. Vest, which makes reference to several Rockbridge County, Virginia boys.

Biographical / historical:

The McCown family has lived in Rockbridge County, Virginia from ca. 1740 to the present.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mrs. Pollard Woodward.
Processing information:

Blue sheet prepared by Susan L. Gates (2/8/89)

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard