Virginius Groner 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
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. 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], Virginius Groner Papers, WLU Coll. 0062, 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 Files
Creator:
Groner, Virginius and Groner, Duncan G.
Language:
These materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Virginius Groner Papers, WLU Coll. 0062, 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:

Nineteen photocopied pages of newspaper clippings, concerning General Virginus D. Groner, including articles from a variety of papers dealing with the struggle between General Groner and other Republicans including General William Mahone for control of the Republican Party in Virginia at the 1888 national nominating convention in Chicago and during the gubernatorial campaign of 1889 in Virginia.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Duncan G. Groner in 1974.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard