Raymond J. Kirby 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.

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:

[Identification of item], Raymond J. Kirby Collection, WLU-Coll-0365, 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:
1.0 Linear Feet 1 box
Creator:
Kirby, Raymond J and Hall, Danny
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Raymond J. Kirby Collection, WLU-Coll-0365, 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:

This collection consists of three bound scrapbooks and a set of folios of photographs taken by Raymond J. Kirby. The scrapbooks contain photographs and newspaper clippings related to the historic flooding in Rockbridge and Nelson counties in Virginia as a result of Hurricane Camille in August 1969. The majority of the photographs document damage in and around Rockbridge County with some Nelson county, Lexington, and Buena Vista scenes. This collection also includes approximately 170 photographs pasted into folios comprehensively documenting the construction of the Route 11 bypass around Lexington, Virginia on the south and eastern side of the town between 1953 and 1956.

Biographical / historical:

Raymond J. Kirby was a government employee who worked for the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Danny Hall
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard