African Americans
- Containers:
- Box 1, Folder 2
- Extent:
- 1 Files
- Scope and content:
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Folder includes four items: "A Community's Stories" article from The News Gazzette concerning an exhibit by the Rockbridge Historical Society; a list of 'Old Lexington Colored People,' from the early 1900's from Leslie Lyle Campbell's notes; information on a group of slaves from Caroline County (a page copied from Colonial Caroline: a History of Caroline County, Virginia); and a letter to Special Collections concerning information on the holdings of records concerning black history in Virginia. Nine Historic Lexington Foundation interviews done for Black History Month 2016, mostly by Beverly Tucker, one by Anne McClung, and one by W&L Students Caitlin Mullen '05 and Anne Young '04, with Lexington African Americans and one Buena Vista resident.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
- African Americans
Free blacks - Names:
- Rockbridge Historical Society
Rockbridge Historical Society
First Baptist Church (Lexington, Va.)
Randolph Street Methodist Church (Lexington, Va.)
Lylburn Downing School (Lexington, Va.)
Adamson, Emily B.
Cauthern, Leslie
Delaney, Theodore C., Jr., Dr.
Jones, Falvorees, Jr.
Morrison, Edlow
Scott, Margaret
Thompson, Irma Blake
Adamson, Emily B.
Cauthern, Leslie
Delaney, Theodore C., Jr., Dr.
Jones, Falvorees, Jr.
Morrison, Edlow
Scott, Margaret
Thompson, Irma Blake
Collins, Courtney
Thompson, Irene
African-Americans. Lexington, Virginia
Baker, Wendell
Sloan, Alice
Merchant, Shawheim
Lackey, Tracey Dickerson
Dickerson-Suggs, Stacey
Ragsdale, Frances P. - Places:
- Virginia -- Lexington
Virginia -- Buena Vista
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:
- This collection is open for research use.
- Parent 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.