J. Henry Smith Speeches

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], J. Henry Smith Speeches, WLU Coll. 0258, 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:
4 Item
Creator:
Smith, J. Henry (Jacob Henry), Smith, O. Norris, and Smith, Henry Louis
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], J. Henry Smith Speeches, WLU Coll. 0258, 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 Washington College student J. Henry Smith's addresses to the college's "John Marshall Society" on Sept. 24, 1841; "Total Abstinence Society" on Sept. 23, 1842; a speech on "Patriotism" in celebration of George Washington's birthday as a representative of the "Rockbridge Union Volunteers" in 1842; and a speech on "Moral Education" given on Commencement Day, 1842.

Biographical / historical:

Jacob Henry Smith graduated from Washington College in 1843. He became pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro, North Carolina from 1859 to 1897. He was the father of Washington and Lee University president Henry Louis Smith.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Dr. O. Norris Smith (Washington and Lee University Class of 1929) in 1991
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard