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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 1997
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Student Architectural papers collection

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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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Daniel T. Balfour Alumni Correspondence

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This collection ncludes correspondence with various Washington and Lee University officials (Sessoms, Hotchkiss, Parsons and Wilson); other alumni concerning Washington and Lee University Admissions, athletics, fund raising, college history, the Washington Society, the 250th observance at Washington and Lee University; the minutes of the Alumni Board of Directors; course book from 1998 alumni college titled Older than America: an oral history of Washington and Lee.

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250th Observance Box 3, Folder 79

This file contains correspondence relating to the 250th Observance.

Alumni Correspondence Box 2, Folder 41

This file contains correspondence.

Athletics Box 1, Folder 15

This file contains correspondence from1984-1990 and one from 1998 for Athletics.

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Henry Strouss Performing Arts collection

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A. Christian Compton Papers

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 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
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Registrar's Office - Record Group 11

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This record group contains materials created by the Registrar's Office during the course of its regular business, including records about its management.

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Office of the President records

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This record group contains materials created by the University's Presidents while carrying out their job duties. The individual presidents will eventually receive their own collection guide and unique identifier. This collection is unprocessed.

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African-American Heritage Exhibit materials

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This collection contains research materials gathered during 2001 for an African American heritage exhibit put on by Rockbridge Historical Society. It also contains a booklet from 125th anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Lexington, Va.

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African-American Heritage Exhibit materials 0.25 Linear Feet

Rockbridge Historical Society

This collection contains research materials gathered during 2001 for an African American heritage exhibit put on by Rockbridge Historical Society. It also contains a booklet from 125th anniversary of the First Baptist Church in Lexington, Va.

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Washington and Lee University and Regional Virginia History Research Collection

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Alexander, Archibald Box 2, Folder 3

Biography compiled in 1997 concerning Archibald Alexander (5 pgs. long).

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Allan, William Box 2, Folder 7

Contains an article titled "Colonel William Allan at McDonough"; an 1889 address by J. Randolph Tucker; and an 1890 memorial by Washington and Lee Board of Trustees concerning Allan.

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Barclay, Alexander Tedford Box 2, Folder 15

Biography of Alexander Tedford Barclay compiled by Washington and Lee student in 1997.

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University and Student Organizations and Societies

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This record group contains materials created by the University's student and faculty organizations, including fraternities, sororities, and honorary societies, such as official publications by these groups and records about their management.

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Alpha Phi Omega, WLU Chapter Records

A copy of Washington and Lee's Alpha Phi Omega (A.P.O.)charter and two commemorative plaques for A.P.O. sponsored fund raisers for the the American Cancer Society - "The Rockbridge Cancer Runs."

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Office of Alumni Engagement records

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This record group contains materials created by Alumni Office during the course of its regular business, such as official publications and records about its management.

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