Devereux Hanson philosophy notebook

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 use.

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:

Devereux Hanson Philosophy Notebook (RG 62.0063), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Devereux Hanson Philosophy Notebook (RG 62.0063), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a philosophy notebook kept by Devereux Hanson sometime between 1927-1931 while he was a student at Washington and Lee University. In addition to writing his name on the front cover as well as the subject matter, he also wrote the Greek initials for the house he was in, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

Biographical / historical:

Devereux Hanson was born in 1908. He graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1931. He died on April 27, 1953.

Acquisition information:
Donated in 2025
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard