William Price home, Lexington, Virginia snapshot photo, 1941

Containers:
Box 10, Folder 17
Biographical / historical:

The 207 North Randolph Street, Lexington, Virginia home was purchased in 1893 by William Price. The house had been moved from the Washington College campus in Lexington, Virginia. William, born in 1869, would serve as butler to Custis Lee, son of Robert E. Lee, who became president of Washington and Lee University after his father's death. William Price's daughters, Martha, Laura, and Frances, all became educators. Frances Price Ragsdale taught at the Buena Vista Colored School in Buena Vista, Virginia, from 1935 to 1957.

Other descriptive data:

This photo was made by the Roanoke Photo Finishing Co., Roanoke, Virginia.

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
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POC: SCA Staff
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Phone: (540) 463-8109
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Parent restrictions:
The collection is open for research use.
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