Collections

This collection consists of Whitten's school papers from his time as a student at Washington College.

This collection consists of mainly correspondence, including letters between Hugh A. Moran and his family while he was a student at Washington College. There are letters from fellow students, college programs, and a class notebook. Correspondents include Alston Boyd, Lucius Desha, Jr., William Preston Johnston, Mildred Lee, Nathan M. Moran and Mrs. Nathan M. Moran. The collection also includes Moran's grade report for the half session ending February 1868 as well as ephemeral items associated with the Graham Philanthropic Society, both the Washington and Phoenix Literary Societies, The Ugly Club, the Southern Collegian, and commencement. The letters to Moran from his mother describe everyday life on a Kentucky farm. The collection ranges in date from 1865-1879.

This collection contains correspondence from Sanders to his parents during his years as a student at Washington and Lee University (1925-1929), including accounts of a 1928 cross-country trip with a friend. There is also correspondence from Sanders to his parents during his residence at American College in Sofia, Bulgaria, and later correspondence to his wife from Yugoslavia and while at several academic institutions, including Princeton Theological Seminary, Cornell University, and the University of Kentucky. Also includes a manuscript draft of The Bulgarian Peasant, a book Sanders wrote in the 1930's.

This speech was written and given by James Horace Lacy II during his time as a student at Washington College. He addresses George Washington's role as a leader of the country.

This collection consists of Swayne's personal papers from his time as a student at Washington College, including correspondence with E. C. Gordon and Mary F. Dickson, a subscription to the Southern Collegian, and two essays. One letter is a response from the clerk of the faculty to Swayne's notice of withdrawal from the college. One essay entitled 'A trip to House Mountain' was written in 1869; it details a trip made there in the summer of 1867. There is an accompanying note. The other essay is about Alexander the Great. There is also a 1935 newspaper article about his reminisces of his time at Washington College while Robert E. Lee was the university's president.

Principally concert programs, correspondence, clippings and photographs relating to the Washington and Lee Glee Club and its participation in the Fred Waring National College Glee Club competition, 1942. Includes personal correspondence mainly relating to his Washington and Lee career, 1926-1973.

This collection consists of seven notebooks detailing John Campbell's expenses and notes during his time at Washington and Lee. Included is a Washington and Lee University student handbook presented by the YMCA.

This is an early Washington and Lee University report card, dated March 1871, which reports on John W. Marshall, who was a member of the class of 1874.

This collection contains four copies of letters written by Rodman while he was a student at Washington College and a transcription of each. They cover various aspects of campus life. All of the letters are addressed to his father. In the letter dated February 7, 1868, John writes about his finances, grades, and skating. In the second letter, February 3, 1868, John writes about receiving the highest score on an exam and about the temptation to neglect his studies for music and social activities. He mentions seeing General Robert E. Lee at the grocery store and his dissatisfaction with school on September 15, 1866. In his letter dated October 20, 1867, John writes to his father about hunting, his boarding situation, and his Spanish course.

This collection consists John McCutchan's chemistry notebook, certificates he received while a student at Washington College, now Washington and Lee University, and a certificate acknowledging his election into the Alumni Association. The notebook documents notes he took while a student in J. L. Campbell's class for the 1868-1869 academic year. The first page is a handwritten "Syllabus of Lecture I" and ends with his notes from Lecture XVIII on the last pages. The certificates range in date from 1868-1870 and acknowledge McCutchan's proficency in mathematics, chemistry, and modern languages. The Alumni Association certificate is dated 1871 and signed by members.