Washington College (Lexington, Va.)
Organization
Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:
Alexander Lockhart Nelson Papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0303
Scope and Contents
The Alexander Lockhart Nelson Papers consist of materials related to Nelson’s life as mathematician at Washington and Lee University; Nelson, Guy, Matthews, Archer, and Rennick family genealogy; an address by Nelson on his teaching experience during Robert E. Lee's presidency of Washington College; some family and miscellaneous correspondences; and photographs. Included and, perhaps, the primary aspect of the collection is Nelson’s notebook used during his time as both student and professor of...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1848 - 1902
Benjamin Franklin Doswell Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0061
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of letters written by Doswell to his family while he was a student at Washington College.
Dates:
Inclusive 1847-1849
Charles and Emmett McCorkle Lecture Notebook
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0139
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of a lecture notebook used by Washington College and Washington and Lee University students Charles E. McCorkle between 1869-1870 and his brother Walter between 1870-1874. It includes a note about Robert E. Lee on the inside cover.
Dates:
1869 - 1874
Daniel Harvey Hill Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0030
Scope and Contents
In this Jan. 31, 1849 letter to Phelps Collins at West Point, New York, Hill describes the students he is teaching at Washington College and the townspeople of Lexington.
Dates:
1849
Dunlap Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0245
Scope and Contents
Papers contain information about Dunlap's family members, especially Madison Dunlap (1808-1883) of Kerr's Creek and his son, John Matthew Dunlap, a member of the Washington and Lee Class of 1857 who was killed at at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863. The collection includes compositions that John Matthew Dunlap wrote for Professor J. J. White in 1856-1857, transcripts of letters he wrote while serving in the Confederate Army, and letters concerning his death. The collection also includes the...
Dates:
Inclusive 1830-1878
Edward Graham Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0031
Scope and Contents
Letter [183-] from 'a citizen' [Edward Graham] extolling the military worth of students. In addition, a document, dated July 5, 1822, which is signed by John Quincy Adams, stipulating what government documents Washington College will receive.
Dates:
Inclusive 1822-183?
Guy M. Whitten Papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0230
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Whitten's school papers from his time as a student at Washington College.
Dates:
Inclusive 1866-1870
Henry Courtenay Selden Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0174
Scope and Contents
Letters written at Washington College by Selden to his sister, Mary Byrd ('Mollie') Selden describing college life. One letter refers to the death of Gen. Stonewall Jackson and the ceremonies attendant to his burial. Others include a letter from Alexander L. Nelson, Professor of Mathematics at the College, commending Selden; a letter after Selden left Washington College and joined the 3rd Virginia Cavalry.
Dates:
Inclusive 1861-1863; Majority of material found within Bulk 1863
Hugh A. Moran Papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0005
Scope and Contents
Mainly correspondence, including letters between Hugh A. Moran and his family while he was a student at Washington College; letters from fellow students; college programs; class notebook. Correspondents include Alston Boyd, Lucius Desha, Jr., William Preston Johnston, Mildred Lee, Nathan M. Moran and Mrs. Nathan M. Moran.
Dates:
Inclusive 1865-1879
J. Henry Smith Speeches
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0258
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Washington College student J. Henry Smith's addresses to the college's "John Marshall Society" on Sept. 24, 1841; "Total Abstinence Society" on Sept. 23, 1842; a speech on "Patriotism" in celebration of George Washington's birthday as a representative of the "Rockbridge Union Volunteers" in 1842; and a speech on "Moral Education" given on Commencement Day, 1842.
Dates:
Inclusive 1841-1842