Collections : [Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library]

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
Primary Collecting Areas:
American and Virginia history, regional genealogy, history of propaganda, Southern literature, theater, local and regional portraiture, landscapes and architecture, late 19th-century travel
Description:

The Washington and Lee University Special Collections and Archives Department houses over 1,000 unique manuscript collections including those of the Rockbridge Historical Society, The American Shakespeare Center, and the Mountain Valley Preservation Association. These collections vary greatly in size, format, and scope. Subjects covered within the collections are diverse and include concentrations in American and Virginia history, regional genealogy, history of propaganda, Southern literature, and theater.

It also houses over 10,000 photographs and prints. Beyond our photograph and print collections, which include scrapbooks, images can also be found within the manuscript collections and University Archives described above. Our photographic holdings vary greatly in size and include numerous formats representative of the evolution of the photographic process. Strengths are local and regional portraiture, landscapes and architecture, W&L University history, including athletics, and late 19th-century travel.

POC: Tom Camden
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
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Start Over Repository Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library Subjects Commencement ceremonies

Correspondence 43 Item Box 2, Folder 15

This file consists of correspondence between Stuart and his parents. It also consists of commencement material, where Irwin was the valedictorian. Stuart's letter to the president of the school applying for reinstatment (because of lack of credits) and the dean's response are included. Stuart was reinstated on strict probation.

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  2. Stuart Sanders Correspondence

Lee F. Roberts collection 0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder

Roberts, Lee F.

This collection includes items kept by Lee F. Roberts while a student at Washington and Lee University during 1949-1950. Items include tickets to events such as the Fancy Dress Ball, sophomore and junior proms, Phi Gamma Delta and Phi Delta Theta concerts, the senior ball, finals ball, and Cotillion Club formal. Also included are the 1950 Fancy Dress Ball program, an invitation from President and Mrs. Gaines, the 1950 Finals Week program, the June 4, 1950 Baccalaureate Service program, the June 9, 1950 commencement program, Roberts' Phi Beta Kappa membership certificate and six black and white photographs from the 1950 Francy Dress Ball.

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Samuel H. Chester papers 0.02 Linear Feet 2 folders

Chester, Samuel H.

This collection contains two original manuscript copies and one photocopy of Samuel H. Chester's valedictory address given on June 27, 1872 at Washington and Lee University. It also contains correspondence about the presence of this address in the University's Special Collections and Archives.

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Victory Finals 1 Item

This booklet contains the schedule of end of year events, which were held to celebrate and commemorate the Washington and Lee students who fought in World War I. Events included several dances, a meeting of the Washington Literary Society, the performance of a band, and commencement. It also contains photographs of Washington and Lee's campus.

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  2. University Publications collection
  3. Campus Activities

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