Lylburn Downing School (Lexington, Va.)
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Lylburn Downing School
Item
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
This record group contains papers and projects created by students as part of their coursework, such as honors theses and capstone papers.
Dates:
translation missing: en.enumerations.date_label.Creation: Date Not Yet Determined
Walker-Wood Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0294
Scope and Contents
These papers include many photographs and items concerning the Walker and Wood families, their homes, their activities; and material about the economic, social, educational, and religious life of the African-American community in Lexington, Virginia. Extensive notes have been provided by Alex Wood, identifying his family members in photos, marking records to indicate relevance or functional purpose, and occasionally providing his perspective on the contents of records. Numerous records...
Dates:
Inclusive 1910-1975; Majority of material found within Bulk 1910-1940
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 1
- Collection 1
- Subject
- African Americans -- Economic conditions 1
- African Americans -- Education 1
- African Americans -- Religion 1
- African Americans -- Segregation 1
- African Americans -- Social conditions 1
- Meat industry and trade 1
- Virginia -- Lexington 1
- Virginia -- Lexington -- Diamond Street 1 + ∧ less
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