Womeldorf Family collection

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 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:

[Identification of item], Womeldorf Family Collection (WLU Coll. 0570), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.19 Linear Feet 3 folders, 1 oversize folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Womeldorf Family Collection (WLU Coll. 0570), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains items that came from the Womeldorf family farm in Lexington, Va. Included are photographs of family members and the farm, postcards, Cora Bell Womeldorf's obituary, and letters received from missionaries to China in 1938. The letters describe their work and the conditions of the people they encounter including various illnesses.

Biographical / historical:

The Womeldorf family consisted of parents Lillie Bell and George William Womeldorf and their nine children. The family lived in the Timber Ridge area of Rockbridge County, Va. before moving closer to Lexington so that the children could attend high school. The family farm was located off of Old Buena Vista Road.

Acquisition information:
Donated in 2014 by Seth McCormick-Goodhart. The items in this collection was discovered in the Womeldorf house after it was purchased by the donor.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard