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
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Start Over Repository Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library Date range 1961
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Student Architectural papers collection, 1960/2011

18.50 Linear Feet

This record group contains papers and projects created by students as part of their coursework, such as honors theses and capstone papers.

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20th Century Political Pins and Richard Nixon Campaign Poster, 1950/1972

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Academic Departments - Record Group 9

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This record group contains materials created by individual academic departments.

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25 Student Essays, 1961 2 Item

These essays, written by freshmen and sophmores, were compiled and edited by members of the Department of English to serve as examples of both good and bad writing to other students.

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O.W. Riegel Papers, 1900/1992

75 Linear Feet

Highlights of this collection include material concerning the Washington and Lee Journalism Department, including course material, student papers, and lecture notes. Supplementing this course material are published materials on the history of film, 20th century war propaganda, the Nazification of Germany, Paris in the 1920's and the "Lost Generation." There also includes wide selections of personal research materials for projects such as Riegel's books Mobilizing for Chaos and Crown of Glory; collections on Riegel's travels to Central and South America and Europe including Germany during the 1930s, and the typescript of his unpublished autobigraphy to 1945 titled "Hacking It."

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Shenandoah records, 1952/2013

17.0 Linear Feet 34 document cases

This collection record material of the Washington and Lee University's literary magazine Shenandoah. The records include correspondence created by and sent to editors of the publication, financial records, its constitution, reprint permissions, galley proofs, manuscripts, copyright assignments, and subject files.

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Abraham Lincoln Collection, 1860/1965

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Collection contains photographs, pamphlets, newspapers, cigar box labels (lithographs), cartes des visites, postcard, etc about Abraham Lincoln.

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Abraham Lincoln Collection, 1860/1965 1 Files

Collection contains photographs, pamphlets, newspapers, cigar box labels (lithographs), cartes des visites, postcard, etc about Abraham Lincoln.

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A. Christian Compton Papers, 1960/1999

7 Cubic Feet 1) Subject Files - Washington and Lee University Trustee, 1977-1985. 2) Subject Files - Washington and Lee University Trustee, 1985-1991. 3) Subject Files - Washington and Lee University Alumni Correspondence, 1969-1973; Washington and Lee Law Review, 1972-1974; Washington and Lee University Trustee, 1983-1989. 4) Subject Files - Damages, 1964; Domestic Relations, 1967; Tucker v. Lower, 1974-1995; Research Notes, c. 1960-1963. Boxes 5-7 - Supreme Court of Virginia Case Files in alphabetical order.
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A. Christian Compton Papers, 1960/1999 7 Cubic Feet 1) Subject Files - Washington and Lee University Trustee, 1977-1985. 2) Subject Files - Washington and Lee University Trustee, 1985-1991. 3) Subject Files - Washington and Lee University Alumni Correspondence, 1969-1973; Washington and Lee Law Review, 1972-1974; Washington and Lee University Trustee, 1983-1989. 4) Subject Files - Damages, 1964; Domestic Relations, 1967; Tucker v. Lower, 1974-1995; Research Notes, c. 1960-1963. Boxes 5-7 - Supreme Court of Virginia Case Files in alphabetical order.

Compton, A. Christian (Asbury Christian), 1929-2006
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WLUR Recordings and Broadcasts, 1938/2010

10 Linear Feet Official recordings from the radio station on reel-to-reel tapes and CDs. 528 Reels

Records of the Washington and Lee University radio station, WLUR 91.5, from its creation in 1967-68 to present. This record group is composed primarily of recordings from the radio station. Included among the tapes are earlier recordings from the Washington and Lee Journalism Dept. predating the founding of the radio station. The station was originally created as an arm of the Journalism Dept. It is now a branch of the Communications and Public Affairs Office.

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Rockbridge Historical Society photographs and negatives, 1850/2000

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These photographs and negatives were collected by the Rockbridge Historical Society. They are of people, buildings, landscapes, and other subjects mostly concerning Lexington and Rockbridge County, Virginia.

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Ackerly homes snapshot and slides, 1955/1970 Box 6, Folder 1

Items included in this folder are as follows: H. R. Ackerly home snapshot photo, circa 1955 and the Ackerly home on West Nelson street, Lexington, Virginia, three slides, circa 1970

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Barclay family photos, 1895/1963 Box 1, Folder 8

Photos included are a Miley and son photo of David Barclay, circa 1895, copy print individual photos of Elizabeth Barclay and Mary Barclay by Miley, 1908, with negatives of each, and a kodacolor print of Houston Barclay and his wife, Hattie Hyde Barclay, circa 1963.

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Barclay home and tavern snapshot photos, 1930/1986 Box 6, Folder 20

The photos in this folder are as follows: Two snapshot photos of the Barclay Tavern, across the road from the Red Mill on Cedar Creek in Rockbridge County, Virginia, circa 1930. Two snapshot photos of "Beaumont," the A. T. Barclay home on Lee Avenue in Lexington, Virginia, circa 1930. One color photo of "Beaumont," the A. T. Barclay home on Lee Avenue in Lexington, Virginia, taken by David Metzger in 1986.

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Administration records collection, 1776/1976

6.73 Linear Feet 14 boxes, 3 oversize folders

This collection includes early Washington and Lee University papers and miscellaneous materials supplementary to the university's trustee's records, faculty meeting minutes, and treaurer's records. Much of this collection was found over decades from various locations on campus and housed in the Treasurer's Office.

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Administration records collection, 1776/1976 6.73 Linear Feet 14 boxes, 3 oversize folders

Washington College (Lexington, Va.)

This collection includes early Washington and Lee University papers and miscellaneous materials supplementary to the university's trustee's records, faculty meeting minutes, and treaurer's records. Much of this collection was found over decades from various locations on campus and housed in the Treasurer's Office.

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