Elsie Ball Wright Bowley Papers

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
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. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.

Preferred citation:

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Elsie Ball Wright Bowley Papers, WLU Coll. 0242, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections staff to verify the appropriate format.

Summary

Extent:
2.5 Linear Feet
Creator:
Bowley, Elsie Ball Wright, 1886-1972, Du Pont, Jessie Ball, 1884-1970, Du Pont, Alfred I. (Alfred Irénée), 1864-1935, Bowley, Albert J. (Albert Jesse), Wright, Thomas Ball, and Thompson, Tad
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Elsie Ball Wright Bowley Papers, WLU Coll. 0242, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections staff to verify the appropriate format.

Background

Scope and content:

Includes correspondence (4 folders) by and about Elsie Bowley's sister, Jessie Ball du Pont, and her brother-in-law, A. I. du Pont, as well as letters and correspondence from Elsie's son, Thomas Ball Wright, Ball family members of the Northern Neck of Virginia and other members of the du Pont family. Also contains papers of General Albert J. Bowley, along with Elsie Bowley's business papers regarding her benefactions. Includes ca. 175 photographs (mainly family photos), most of which are not identified.

Biographical / historical:

Elsie Ball Wright Bowley was the wife of General Albert J. Bowley, and the sister of Jessie Ball du Pont, a benefactor and Trustee of Washington and Lee.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Tad Thompson in 1998
Processing information:

Blue sheet prepared by Betty Kondayan (7/20/99)

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard