Robertson Family Photographs

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], Robertson Family Photographs, WLU Coll. 0335, Special Collections, 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 Linear Feet
Language:
The collection is in English.
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Robertson Family Photographs, WLU Coll. 0335, Special Collections, 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 includes prints and negatives of the Robertson family as well as their home, family trips, Boy Scouts, Washington, D.C., and cousin Gordon Walker at Virginia Military Institute.

Biographical / historical:

Absalom Willis Robertson was a senator from Virginia (1946-1966). His son, Marion Gordon 'Pat' Robertson, graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1950 and is a well-known minister and televangelist in Virginia.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Bookworm and Silverfish in 1995.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard