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.

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Start Over Repository Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library Date range 1887

Washington Literary Society records, 1814/1953 16.25 Linear Feet 15 flat boxes, one half-size document box

Washington and Lee University. Washington Literary Society

This collection contains the records of the Washington Literary Society. It includes the Secretary's books (meeting minutes, debate topics, membership rolls), treasurer's books, librarian's books, and roll books and membership registers. It also includes record material associated with The Southern Collegian, including a record book and correspondence. The collection ranges in date from 1814-1918.

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White family cabinet card photos and snapshot photos, 1879/1941 Box 5, Folder 31

The photos in this folder are as follows: James Jones White by Miley, Lexington, Virginia, 1879, one small cabinet card photo and one large cabinet card photo H. A. White cabinet card photo by Miley, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1880 Lucy Gordon White cabinet card photo by M. Miley, Lexington, Virginia, 1907 Belle White cabinet card photo by Miley, Lexington, Virginia, circa 1910 Elizabeth Beverley Corse Murdaugh White (Mrs. Reid White, Sr.) snapshot photo, circa 1916, with a negative. Dr. Reid White, Sr. photo, circa 1931 Dr. Reid White, Jr. snapshot group photo with F. Flournoy and three others at the Phi Kappa Psi banquet, at the Mayflower Inn in Lexington, Virginia, February 19, 1941.

  1. Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
  2. Rockbridge Historical Society Photograph and Negatives collection, 2000
  3. People

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