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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Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Fred M. Bailey scrapbook, 1914/1920

1.5 Linear Feet one flat box

This collection contains a scrapbook created by Fred M. Bailey while he was a student at Washington and Lee University. There are photographs, clippings, and ephemera throughout the scrapbook. The ephemera includes ticket stubs and event programs and broadsides. The newsclippings primarily pertain to athlethics. The first several pages of the scrapbook provided Bailey the opportunity to list some of his favorite things and describe events he attended and his impressions of them as well as tidbits regarding some of his W&L professors. It also provided space for Bailey to write one sentence a day regarding something he did or something that happened between September 1916-August 1917.

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Fred M. Bailey scrapbook, 1914/1920 1.5 Linear Feet one flat box

Bailey, Fred M.

This collection contains a scrapbook created by Fred M. Bailey while he was a student at Washington and Lee University. There are photographs, clippings, and ephemera throughout the scrapbook. The ephemera includes ticket stubs and event programs and broadsides. The newsclippings primarily pertain to athlethics. The first several pages of the scrapbook provided Bailey the opportunity to list some of his favorite things and describe events he attended and his impressions of them as well as tidbits regarding some of his W&L professors. It also provided space for Bailey to write one sentence a day regarding something he did or something that happened between September 1916-August 1917.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

J. L. Patterson collection, 1917/1921

1.14 Linear Feet 1 flat box

This collection contains a scrapbook and a student thesis compiled and written by J. L. Patterson while he was a student at Washington and Lee University. The title of the thesis (ca. 1920-21) is "Japanese Immigration" and was written as partial fulfillment towards the requirements for the certificate in Commerce in the School of Commerce and Administration.

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J. L. Patterson collection, 1917/1921 1.14 Linear Feet 1 flat box

Patterson, J. L.

This collection contains a scrapbook and a student thesis compiled and written by J. L. Patterson while he was a student at Washington and Lee University. The title of the thesis (ca. 1920-21) is "Japanese Immigration" and was written as partial fulfillment towards the requirements for the certificate in Commerce in the School of Commerce and Administration.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Matthew W. Paxton scrapbook, 1914/1919

1.67 Linear Feet one flat box

This collection contains a scrapbook created by Matthew W. Paxton, Sr. while a student at Washington and Lee University and briefly after graduation. The scrapbook includes a lot of ephemera including event programs and dance card books as well as photographs. Subjects include Washington and Lee faculty and students, campus buildings, Lexington, Randolph-Macon Women's College, football, basketball, baseball, golf, track and field, student groups and organizations, Fancy Dress, Virginia Military Institute, a game called pushball, Bal Masque, ROTC, the New Theater fire, the dedication of Doremus gym and interior shots including the pool, Sweet Briar, ribbon societies, Alpha Tau Omega, John J. Pershing, Lexington High School, the ambulance unit, postcards of campus, Omicron Delta Kappa, and the Student Army Training Corps (SATC). Of particular note is a photograph of two Asian or Asian American men identified as Lee and Tang. The scrapbook ranges in date from 1914-1919.

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Matthew W. Paxton scrapbook, 1914/1919 1.67 Linear Feet one flat box

Paxton, Matthew W., 1898-1987

This collection contains a scrapbook created by Matthew W. Paxton, Sr. while a student at Washington and Lee University and briefly after graduation. The scrapbook includes a lot of ephemera including event programs and dance card books as well as photographs. Subjects include Washington and Lee faculty and students, campus buildings, Lexington, Randolph-Macon Women's College, football, basketball, baseball, golf, track and field, student groups and organizations, Fancy Dress, Virginia Military Institute, a game called pushball, Bal Masque, ROTC, the New Theater fire, the dedication of Doremus gym and interior shots including the pool, Sweet Briar, ribbon societies, Alpha Tau Omega, John J. Pershing, Lexington High School, the ambulance unit, postcards of campus, Omicron Delta Kappa, and the Student Army Training Corps (SATC). Of particular note is a photograph of two Asian or Asian American men identified as Lee and Tang. The scrapbook ranges in date from 1914-1919.

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