Cockrell Family Correspondence

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], Cockrell Family Correspondence, WLU Coll. 0185, 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:
3 Item
Creator:
Bullington, Sallie, Cockrell, Alexander F., Cockrell, Francis Marion, and Cockrell, Maurice F.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Cockrell Family Correspondence, WLU Coll. 0185, 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 of one original letter to Alexander Cockrell, a student at Washington and Lee University, from Miss Sallie Bullington, a family friend; one photocopy of a letter dated Oct. 24, 1874, from Frank Cockrell, a student at Washington and Lee, to his brother Alexander, a graduate of Washington and Lee; and a photocopy of a letter dated Dec. 25, 1875, from Frank Cockrell to his mother.

Biographical / historical:

Frank Cockrell and Alexander Cockrell were both students at Washington and Lee University.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Maurice F. Cockrell.
Processing information:

Blue sheet prepared by Susan L. Gates (12/12/88)

Physical location:
This collection is housed in a box containing WLU collections 0183-0187.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard