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Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Cleveland Hickman Jr. Photographs

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This collection contains digital scans of 11 aerial photographs of Big and Little House mountain and Lexington, Virginia, which were taken by Washington and Lee Professor Emeritus Cleveland Hickman Jr.

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Cleveland Hickman Jr. Photographs 11 Item

Hickman, Cleveland P., Jr.

This collection contains digital scans of 11 aerial photographs of Big and Little House mountain and Lexington, Virginia, which were taken by Washington and Lee Professor Emeritus Cleveland Hickman Jr.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

House Mountain Images, 1910/1980

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One is a postcard ca. 1910 titled 'East Lexington.' It shows House Mountain in the distance and the Maury River downstream from East Lexington, Virginia. The two other images are duplicate contemporary 8x10 black and white photos of House Mountain printed from the original negative made by photographer Michael Miley, c. 1885 - 1900.

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House Mountain Images, 1910/1980 3 Item

Miley, Michael, 1841-1918

One is a postcard ca. 1910 titled 'East Lexington.' It shows House Mountain in the distance and the Maury River downstream from East Lexington, Virginia. The two other images are duplicate contemporary 8x10 black and white photos of House Mountain printed from the original negative made by photographer Michael Miley, c. 1885 - 1900.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

John F. Swayne Papers, 1867/1935, bulk 1867/1869

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This collection consists of Swayne's personal papers from his time as a student at Washington College, including correspondence with E. C. Gordon and Mary F. Dickson, a subscription to the Southern Collegian, and two essays. One letter is a response from the clerk of the faculty to Swayne's notice of withdrawal from the college. One essay entitled 'A trip to House Mountain' was written in 1869; it details a trip made there in the summer of 1867. There is an accompanying note. The other essay is about Alexander the Great. There is also a 1935 newspaper article about his reminisces of his time at Washington College while Robert E. Lee was the university's president.

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John F. Swayne Papers, 1867/1935, bulk 1867/1869 1 Files

Swayne, John F

This collection consists of Swayne's personal papers from his time as a student at Washington College, including correspondence with E. C. Gordon and Mary F. Dickson, a subscription to the Southern Collegian, and two essays. One letter is a response from the clerk of the faculty to Swayne's notice of withdrawal from the college. One essay entitled 'A trip to House Mountain' was written in 1869; it details a trip made there in the summer of 1867. There is an accompanying note. The other essay is about Alexander the Great. There is also a 1935 newspaper article about his reminisces of his time at Washington College while Robert E. Lee was the university's president.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Michael Miley photographs of a log cabin and House Mountain, 1875/1880

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This collection includes two copies of a photograph taken by Lexington photographer Michael Miley. The images are mounted albumen prints that show a family posed in front of their log cabin with the western slopes of the House Mountains in the background. The photographs were taken by photographer Michael Miley from a ridge along the Midland Trail west of Lexington. The two prints have identical content, though one is a slightly larger than the other. One image is identified by the "M. Miley" blind stamp.

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Michael Miley photographs of a log cabin and House Mountain, 1875/1880 0.01 Linear Feet 1 folder

Miley, Michael, 1841-1918

This collection includes two copies of a photograph taken by Lexington photographer Michael Miley. The images are mounted albumen prints that show a family posed in front of their log cabin with the western slopes of the House Mountains in the background. The photographs were taken by photographer Michael Miley from a ridge along the Midland Trail west of Lexington. The two prints have identical content, though one is a slightly larger than the other. One image is identified by the "M. Miley" blind stamp.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Photograph of view from the DeHart Hotel in Lexington, Virginia, 1896

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Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Roscoe Phelps Diary, 1900/1901

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The Roscoe Phelps diary is a bound manuscript entitled "Anecdotes of the Year 1900" written by Washington and Lee University student Richard Roscoe Phelps (Class of 1902). Phelps reports on life as an undergraduate student touching on courtship, recreation, hazing, off-campus boarding and regional travel and exploration of such places in Rockbridge County Virginia as House Mountain and "Lover's Leap". Other events covered include the vandalizing of "Old George", the George Washington statue atop Washington Hall on W&L's campus, on Washington's birthday; christening a new boat for the crew team, construction of the grandiose and doomed DeHart Hotel in Lexington; the tenure of W&L president William Lyne Wilson; a local opera house fire; and a detailed description of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. This collection also includes a copy of The History of Rockbridge County Virginia, by author Oren Morton which descended in the family of the donor. The book is inscribed by Samual M. Dunlap.

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Roscoe Phelps Diary, 1900/1901 1 Item One folder

Phelps, Richard Roscoe

The Roscoe Phelps diary is a bound manuscript entitled "Anecdotes of the Year 1900" written by Washington and Lee University student Richard Roscoe Phelps (Class of 1902). Phelps reports on life as an undergraduate student touching on courtship, recreation, hazing, off-campus boarding and regional travel and exploration of such places in Rockbridge County Virginia as House Mountain and "Lover's Leap". Other events covered include the vandalizing of "Old George", the George Washington statue atop Washington Hall on W&L's campus, on Washington's birthday; christening a new boat for the crew team, construction of the grandiose and doomed DeHart Hotel in Lexington; the tenure of W&L president William Lyne Wilson; a local opera house fire; and a detailed description of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. This collection also includes a copy of The History of Rockbridge County Virginia, by author Oren Morton which descended in the family of the donor. The book is inscribed by Samual M. Dunlap.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

Rutherford R. Houston papers, 1852/1854

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This collection includes a paper written by Houston entitled "A trip on foot to the top of the House Mountain," which details a trip he made on May 22, 1852 while a Washington College student. House Mountain is located in Rockbridge County, Virginia. The collection also includes his Graham Philanthropic Society membership certificate. The certificate wasn't formally dated. The date 1800 appears on the certificate but the actual year he was presented the certificate was not entered. It was typical at the time to print certificates from a lithograph and handwrite in the month, day, and the last two digits of the year. The certificate is signed by Society members. The Society was one of a few literary societies that formed at Washington College.

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Rutherford R. Houston papers, 1852/1854 0.16 Linear Feet 1 oversize folder, 1 folder

Houston, Rutherford R

This collection includes a paper written by Houston entitled "A trip on foot to the top of the House Mountain," which details a trip he made on May 22, 1852 while a Washington College student. House Mountain is located in Rockbridge County, Virginia. The collection also includes his Graham Philanthropic Society membership certificate. The certificate wasn't formally dated. The date 1800 appears on the certificate but the actual year he was presented the certificate was not entered. It was typical at the time to print certificates from a lithograph and handwrite in the month, day, and the last two digits of the year. The certificate is signed by Society members. The Society was one of a few literary societies that formed at Washington College.

Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library

William Alexander Graham Narrative, 1816/1819

1 Item 1 (notebook.)

A narrative of William Alexander Graham's journeys, medical training, and career from 1816-1819, in Lexington, and Abingdon, Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, taken from his diaries and letters, including references to some well-known contemporary figures like actors James Wallack and Thomas Cooper and artist Benjamin West.There is a summary of included names and places in the control folder.

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William Alexander Graham Narrative, 1816/1819 1 Item 1 (notebook.)

Graham, William A. (William Alexander)

A narrative of William Alexander Graham's journeys, medical training, and career from 1816-1819, in Lexington, and Abingdon, Virginia and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, taken from his diaries and letters, including references to some well-known contemporary figures like actors James Wallack and Thomas Cooper and artist Benjamin West.There is a summary of included names and places in the control folder.

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