William E. Walkup diplomas

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
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], William E. Walkup Diplomas (RG 62.0015), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

Summary

Extent:
0.15 Linear Feet 1 folder
Language:
Latin
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], William E. Walkup Diplomas (RG 62.0015), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains two diplomas received by William E. Walkup in 1827: his B. A. from Washington College, now Washington and Lee University, and a diploma presented by the Graham Philanthropic Society, one of the literary societies at Washington College.

Biographical / historical:

Dr. William E. Ethelbert Walkup, Sr. was born in Lexington on October 22, 1806. He graduated from Washington and Lee University, then Washington College, in 1827. He died on November 6, 1883 and is buried in Botetourt County, Virginia.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard