Robert W. Hilton, Jr. Papers, 1973/1999

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 material is available for research use.

This collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

The materials from Washington & Lee University's 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: Robert W. Hilton, Jr. Papers, WLU Coll. 0662, 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:
11 Item
Language:
Materials entirely in English.
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation: Robert W. Hilton, Jr. Papers, WLU Coll. 0662, 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:

Eleven papers written by Washington and Lee University alumnus Robert W. Hilton, Jr. (Class of 1939) and read to the Literary Club of Cincinnati, Ohio between 1973 and 1999.

Paper Titles: 1. Old Grad, 1973 2. Faith, Fantasy, and Kitsch, 1978 3. Speech to Alumni (Washington and Lee), 1979 4. For the Good of the Order, 1982 5. Washington and Lee University - An Unofficial Retrospective and Prospective from the Point of View of Two Members of the Class of 1939, 1989

Papers include: 1. The College Years, 1993 2. The Dinner Party, 1993 3. The University Years, 1993 4. Geeks, Preachers, and an Honest Man, 1997 5. My Last Sermon, 1999 6. Where is the Little Girl Who Can't Read or Write, 1999

Physical description:
Good
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard