Washington and Lee University
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Irwin Taylor Sanders Papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0253
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence from Sanders to his parents during his years as a student at Washington and Lee University (1925-1929), including accounts of a 1928 cross-country trip with a friend. There is also correspondence from Sanders to his parents during his residence at American College in Sofia, Bulgaria, and later correspondence to his wife from Yugoslavia and while at several academic institutions, including Princeton Theological Seminary, Cornell University, and the...
Dates:
Inclusive 1925-1950
Robert J. Bell Papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0639
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of two sets of handwritten notes on debates hosted at Washington and Lee, likely by way of the Graham Philanthropic Society, written by Robert John Bell during his time as a student at the University. The first debate centers on the effect of the construction of railroads in the South by "Northern Capitalists" (sic.), while the second one follows the state of education in the South after the American Civil War, particularly in regards to race relations and public...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1869 - 1873