Charles H. Hamilton scrapbook

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:

Charles H. Hamilton Scrapbook (RG 62.0066), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Summary

Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet 1 oversize box
Creator:
Hamilton, Charles Henry and Hamilton, Jay
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Charles H. Hamilton Scrapbook (RG 62.0066), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a scrapbook kept by Washington and Lee University student, Charles H. Hamilton, between 1923-1926. The contents include photographs, issues of the student newspaper, newspaper clippings, letters, programs (events, athletics), broadsides, and other ephemera. Subjects include fellow students, campus buildings, athletics, social life, and campus events such as Fancy Dress and Junior prom. There is ephemera items related to the Troubadours, Fancy Dress, Junior Prom, the Cotillion Club, and fraternity initiation banquets. The scrapbook also includes menus for restaurants in Staunton, Va. There was a pocket of loose items that have been foldered for both preservation and access.

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