Liberty Hall Academy
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1776 - 1797
- Usage: 1776 - 1797
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Preliminary research oriented to archaeological excavation at W&L, 1. Liberty Hall
Collection
Identifier: RHS-Coll-0006
Scope and Contents
This is a Washington and Lee University Honors Thesis by graduating senior David W. Piner with co-authors Charles N. Watson and David T. Moore. Includes bibliographical references. These students were advised by John M. McDaniel.
Dates:
1974
Roscoe Phelps Diary
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0496
Content Description
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...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1900 - 1901
Zechariah Johnston papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0006
Scope and Contents
The Zechariah Johnston papers includes personal, business, political correspondence to and from Zechariah Johnston. Correspondents include family members and notable Virginians of his era. The collection also includes correspondence received by Thomas and James Johnston. In addition to correspondence, the collection includes resolutions, bills, petitions, and notices of or concerning the Virginia Assembly during Johnston’s tenure as a delegate from Augusta County (1778-1792) and Rockbridge...
Dates:
1747-1893