Friends
- Scope and content:
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This series consists of correspondence between Alfred and his closest friends throughout his lifetime. Principal correspondents include James Hackett, a noted, flamboyant actor; Jimmy L. Dashiell, musician, entrepreneur, and one-time business manager of the duPont Company; and Dr. Charles Hanby, friend, family physician, and collaborator in many charitable enterprises.
- Language:
- English
- Names:
- Du Pont Maternity Hospital
Du Pont, Alfred I. (Alfred Irénée), 1864-1935
Bayard Angell, Louisa Lee, 1870-1944
Bowley, Albert Jesse, 1875-1945
Du Pont, Jessie Ball, 1884-1970
Bowley, Elsie Ball Wright, 1886-1972
Dashiell, J. L. (James "Jimmy" Lambert), 1870-1950
DeShields, Henry C. (Henry Carrington), 1870-1937
Dubell, Charles Bratten, Rev., 1871-1952
Dunn, B. W. (Beverly Wyly), Colonel, 1860-1936
Francis, Lucy Elphinstone Smith Maitland, b. ca. 1865
Glasgow, William A., Mrs.
Hackett, James Keteltas, 1869-1926
Hanby, Charles M., Dr., 1874-1944
Kyle, Margaret B. Hanby, 1904-1966
Seagle, Oscar
Harding, Frances (Fanny) Jane Ball, 1858-1924
Joyner, Sterling J., b. 1874
Lee, Baker P. (Baker Perkins), Rev., 1870-1942
Lee, Lulu Skinner, 1870-1946
Vaughn, Bertha Hayes, 1884-1932
Young, Emily Riddle Hill, 1862-1959
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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Special Collections and ArchivesJames G. Leyburn LibraryWashington and Lee University204 W. Washington StreetLexington, VA 24450
- Contact for questions and access:
- POC: Tom CamdenEmail: camdent@wlu.eduPhone: (540) 458-8649Email: mclear@wlu.eduEmail: specialcollections@wlu.eduPhone: (540) 463-8109Fax: (540) 463-8964
- Parent restrictions:
- The collection is open for research use.
- Parent terms of access:
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