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    <unittitle>Dale Cornelius Papers</unittitle>
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      <persname rules="aacr" source="local">Cornelius, Dale</persname>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">5 Item</extent>
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    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1982/2001" type="inclusive">Inclusive 1982-2001</unitdate>
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      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.  Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.  Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Dale Cornelius Papers, WLU Coll. 0260, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. <p>In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections staff to verify the appropriate format.</p></p>  </prefercite>
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<p>Dale Cornelius graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1956 with a B. A. in English.</p>  </bioghist>
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<p>These papers include five binders containing copies of Cornelius' poems, plays, musical compositions, and paintings.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <subject source="fast">American poetry</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Playwriting</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Sheet music</subject>
    <subject source="fast">Painting</subject>
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