Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives
Henry Louis Smith Papers
Smith, Henry Louis
Smith, O. Norris
WLU.Coll.0246
/repositories/5/resources/148
3 Linear Feet
Inclusive 1888-1951
Bulk 1912-1940
English
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Henry Louis Smith Papers, WLU Coll. 0246, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections staff to verify the appropriate format.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of O. Norris Smith, son of Henry Smith, in 1993.
Processing Information
Blue sheet prepared by Betty Kondayan (11/30/99)
Biographical / Historical
Henry Louis Smith was president of Davidson College from 1901-1912 and president of Washington and Lee University from 1912-1929.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of papers including letters concerning Smith's retirement from both Davidson and Washington and Lee, as well as speeches, correspondence, and articles regarding Robert E. Lee, education, modern civilization, and temperance. Also includes material regarding Smith's 1921 trip to England chairing a commission to present a copy of Houdon's statue of George Washington to the British government from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Temperance
Prohibition
Correspondence
Monuments
England
Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
Houdon, Jean Antoine
Washington and Lee University
Davidson College
Smith, O. Norris
Control Folder/repositories/5/archival_objects/3089English.11Letters to him and family /repositories/5/archival_objects/30901924English.11Letters to him and family with some answers/repositories/5/archival_objects/3091no dateEnglish.11Clippings about Accident/repositories/5/archival_objects/3092English.15Trip to Alaska/repositories/5/archival_objects/30931940English.17Biographical Info/repositories/5/archival_objects/3094no dateEnglish.18Biographical Info - Clippings (most post retirement) /repositories/5/archival_objects/3095no dateEnglish.19Typescript for "Climbing Towards Success"/repositories/5/archival_objects/3097no dateEnglish.111Draft of "Climbing Towards Success"/repositories/5/archival_objects/3098no date English.112Miscellaneous Clippings/repositories/5/archival_objects/3099no dateEnglish.113Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/31001938-1950English.114Correspondence and Speeches on Davidson College/repositories/5/archival_objects/31011888-1910English.115Davidson to Washington and Lee /repositories/5/archival_objects/31021911-12English.116Davidson to Washington and Lee /repositories/5/archival_objects/31031912-01English.117Davidson to Washington and Lee/repositories/5/archival_objects/31041912-01English.118Davidson to Washington and Lee/repositories/5/archival_objects/31051912-01English.119Davidson to Washington and Lee /repositories/5/archival_objects/31061912-01English.120Davidson to Washington and Lee /repositories/5/archival_objects/31071912-02English.121Davidson to Washington and Lee/repositories/5/archival_objects/31081912-02English.122Davidson to Washington and Lee/repositories/5/archival_objects/31091912-06English.123Davidson to Washington and Lee Clippings/repositories/5/archival_objects/31101912English.124Articles on Education/repositories/5/archival_objects/3111no dateEnglish.125Speeches and Articles on Education/repositories/5/archival_objects/3112no dateEnglish.126Speeches and Articles on Education /repositories/5/archival_objects/3113no dateEnglish.127Speeches and Articles on Education /repositories/5/archival_objects/3114no dateEnglish.128Trip to England Clippings/repositories/5/archival_objects/31151921English.229Trip to England Clippings /repositories/5/archival_objects/3116no dateEnglish.230Trip to England Clippings/repositories/5/archival_objects/3117no dateEnglish.231Trip to England Correspondence - Photo/repositories/5/archival_objects/3118no dateEnglish.232Trip to England - Excursion to the continent/repositories/5/archival_objects/3119no dateEnglish.233Trip to England Memorabilia/repositories/5/archival_objects/3120no dateEnglish.234Trip to England Memorabilia/repositories/5/archival_objects/3121no dateEnglish.235Publications on Trip to England/repositories/5/archival_objects/3122English.236Speeches on England/repositories/5/archival_objects/3123no dateEnglish.237Typescript for "Enriching your Vocabulary"/repositories/5/archival_objects/3212no dateEnglish.238Manuscripts for "Enriching Your Vocabulary"/repositories/5/archival_objects/3213no dateEnglish.239Notes on "Enriching Your Vocabulary"/repositories/5/archival_objects/3214no dateEnglish.240Speeches about Robert E. Lee/repositories/5/archival_objects/3215no dateEnglish.142Equestrian Statue Presentation/repositories/5/archival_objects/32161924English.242General Lee as an Educator/repositories/5/archival_objects/3217no dateEnglish.243The Inner Character of Robert E. Lee/repositories/5/archival_objects/3218no dateEnglish.244Lee After Appomattox/repositories/5/archival_objects/3220no dateEnglish.245Lee, the All-American Progressive/repositories/5/archival_objects/3221no dateEnglish.246Lee, Builder of the New South/repositories/5/archival_objects/3222no date English.247Lee, The Christian Educator/repositories/5/archival_objects/3223no dateEnglish.248Lee, The Educator and His Institution /repositories/5/archival_objects/3224no dateEnglish.249Lee, The Life Long Rebel/repositories/5/archival_objects/3225no dateEnglish.250Lessons from the Life of Lee/repositories/5/archival_objects/3226no dateEnglish.251Lessons from the Life of Lee (Variations)/repositories/5/archival_objects/3227no dateEnglish.252Living from the Life of Lee/repositories/5/archival_objects/3228no dateEnglish.253Life Decisions of Robert E. Lee/repositories/5/archival_objects/3229no dateEnglish.254Miscellaneous/repositories/5/archival_objects/3230no date English.255Omicron Delta Kappa Ideal: Robert E. Lee/repositories/5/archival_objects/3231no date English.256Robert E. Lee, the Christian/repositories/5/archival_objects/3232no dateEnglish.257Victory of the Vanquished/repositories/5/archival_objects/3233no date English.258Welcoming the British Delegation at the Tomb of Lee/repositories/5/archival_objects/3234no dateEnglish.259Miscellany /repositories/5/archival_objects/3235no date English.260Modern Civilization - Speeches and Articles/repositories/5/archival_objects/3236no dateEnglish.261Modern Civilication - Speeches and Articles/repositories/5/archival_objects/3237no dateEnglish.262Modern Civilization - Speeches and Articles/repositories/5/archival_objects/3238no dateEnglish.263Modern Civilization - Speeches and Articles/repositories/5/archival_objects/3239no dateEnglish.264Modern Civilization - Speeches and Articles/repositories/5/archival_objects/3240no dateEnglish.365Modern Civilization - Speeches and Articles/repositories/5/archival_objects/3241no dateEnglish.366Modern Civilization - Speeches and Articles/repositories/5/archival_objects/3242no dateEnglish.367North Carolina Mallers Speeches/repositories/5/archival_objects/3243no dateEnglish.368Peace and Militarism Speeches and Articles/repositories/5/archival_objects/3244no dateEnglish.369Photographs/repositories/5/archival_objects/32451895-1921-02-21English.370Ring-tum Phi President's Paragraph/repositories/5/archival_objects/3246no dateEnglish.371Smith, Frank (son)/repositories/5/archival_objects/3247no date English.372Speeches on Miscellaneous Subjects/repositories/5/archival_objects/3248no dateEnglish.373Speeches on Miscellaneous Subjects/repositories/5/archival_objects/3249no dateEnglish.374Speeches on Miscellaneous Subjects/repositories/5/archival_objects/3250no dateEnglish.375Speeches on Miscellaneous Subjects/repositories/5/archival_objects/3251no dateEnglish.376Temperance - Printed Matter/repositories/5/archival_objects/3252no dateEnglish.377Temperance - Printed matter/repositories/5/archival_objects/3253no dateEnglish.378Temperance - Printed Matter/repositories/5/archival_objects/3254no dateEnglish.379Temperance - Speech and Writing/repositories/5/archival_objects/3255no date English.380Washington and Lee - Miscellaneous Material/repositories/5/archival_objects/3256no dateEnglish.381Washington and Lee - Retirement Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/32571928-10-1928-11English.382Washington and Lee - Retirement Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/32581928-12-1930-01English.383Washington and Lee - Retirement Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/32591928-1930English.384World War I - Balloon Propaganda Project Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/32611930-1940English.386World War I - Balloon Propaganda Project. Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/33051940-1950English.387World War I - Balloon Propaganda Project. Notes by Henry Louis Smith/repositories/5/archival_objects/3306no dateEnglish.388World War I Balloon Propaganda Project Clippings/repositories/5/archival_objects/3308no dateEnglish.389