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[Identification of item], William E. Walkup Diplomas (RG 62.0015), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
This collection contains two diplomas received by William E. Walkup in 1827: his B. A. from Washington College, now Washington and Lee University, and a diploma presented by the Graham Philanthropic Society, one of the literary societies at Washington College.
Dr. William E. Ethelbert Walkup, Sr. was born in Lexington on October 22, 1806. He graduated from Washington and Lee University, then Washington College, in 1827. He died on November 6, 1883 and is buried in Botetourt County, Virginia.
The diploma retains its ribbon and seal. The seal reads "Washington College in Virginia. Constructed January 2, 1813."
The diploma has its ribbon but the seal is missing.