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Whitehead, James Walter, Sr.

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1921-10-20 - 2015-08-20

Biography

B.S., 1942, L.H.D., University of Tampa. Director of university relations, W&L, 1958; assistant to president for administration and director of university relations, W&L, 1960; assistant to the president, W&L, 1966; treasurer, W&L, 1966-1980; secretary, W&L, 1968-1986; director of Reeves Center, W&L, 1986-1992; Consultant Reeves Center and assistance during construction of Reeves Center addition, W&L, 1992; Emeritus. See Alumni Magazine, Nov./Dec. 1986, p.24.

Found in 341 Collections and/or Records:

San Diego - Gaslamp Quarter Foundation

 File — Box 4: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 177
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files from "Reeves Students" to "Washington Trip," and also includes files related to Skylar and Wamsutta Mills.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 4: Reeves Students through Washington Trip

Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1998

 File — Box 5: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 234
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files from "George Washington" until the end of the alphabet, then going into a run of files dedicated to Louise Herreshoff, her paintings, and Whitehead's efforts to share her art with museums.

Dates: 1998
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 5: George Washington through Louise Herreshoff

Sayers of St. Louis - Mr. Don Jansen

 File — Box 4: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 178
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files from "Reeves Students" to "Washington Trip," and also includes files related to Skylar and Wamsutta Mills.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 4: Reeves Students through Washington Trip

Sewickeley Valley Hospital - School of Nursing, Mrs. Fred Sharp - Antiques Show

 File — Box 4: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 182
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files from "Reeves Students" to "Washington Trip," and also includes files related to Skylar and Wamsutta Mills.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 4: Reeves Students through Washington Trip

Shreveport, Louisiana - Norton Art Gallery

 File — Box 8: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 318
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files of miscellaneous correspondence.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 8: Misc.

Sick Bag Outline from "A Fragile Union"

 File — Box 4, Folder: 88
Scope and Contents

This folder contains the plan for James Whitehead's biography on Louise Herreshoff, "A Fragile Union," which was written on an airplane sick bag during a flight.

Dates: 1867 - 1977
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Louise Herreshoff Papers / Box 4

Skylark

 File — Box 4: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 188
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files from "Reeves Students" to "Washington Trip," and also includes files related to Skylar and Wamsutta Mills.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 4: Reeves Students through Washington Trip

Skylark

 File — Box 4: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 189
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files from "Reeves Students" to "Washington Trip," and also includes files related to Skylar and Wamsutta Mills.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 4: Reeves Students through Washington Trip

Smithsonian

 File — Box 4: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 192
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files from "Reeves Students" to "Washington Trip," and also includes files related to Skylar and Wamsutta Mills.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 4: Reeves Students through Washington Trip

Smithsonian Institute

 File — Box 8: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 320
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files of miscellaneous correspondence.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 8: Misc.

Stanley Preston Lewis

 File — Box 2: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 109
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains correspondence and related files between letters "Che" through "Lu." Also contains files related to Foreign Advisory Services.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 2: Che through Lu

Stephen Sloan

 File — Box 4: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 190
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files from "Reeves Students" to "Washington Trip," and also includes files related to Skylar and Wamsutta Mills.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 4: Reeves Students through Washington Trip

Stephenson Boone Andrews - Class of '81

 File — Box 1: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 6
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This is the first box of the James Whitehead Papers, and includes materials related to the Bicentennial in 1976, as well as correspondence with people and organizations between letters "A" through "Cha."

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 1: A through Cha

Stratford Hall - Correspondence, 1974

 File — Box 5: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 226
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files from "George Washington" until the end of the alphabet, then going into a run of files dedicated to Louise Herreshoff, her paintings, and Whitehead's efforts to share her art with museums.

Dates: 1974
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 5: George Washington through Louise Herreshoff

Stuart Bell Jr.

 File — Box 1: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 22
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This is the first box of the James Whitehead Papers, and includes materials related to the Bicentennial in 1976, as well as correspondence with people and organizations between letters "A" through "Cha."

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 1: A through Cha

Sweet Briar College

 File — Box 5: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 254
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files from "George Washington" until the end of the alphabet, then going into a run of files dedicated to Louise Herreshoff, her paintings, and Whitehead's efforts to share her art with museums.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 5: George Washington through Louise Herreshoff

Sweet Briar Correspondence, 1988 - 1989

 File — Box 5: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 252
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files from "George Washington" until the end of the alphabet, then going into a run of files dedicated to Louise Herreshoff, her paintings, and Whitehead's efforts to share her art with museums.

Dates: 1988 - 1989
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 5: George Washington through Louise Herreshoff

Tampa Museum - Board of Trustees Meeting, 1989-01

 File — Box 8: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 319
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files of miscellaneous correspondence.

Dates: 1989-01
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 8: Misc.

The Original Art Report - Frank Salantrie

 File — Box 7: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 282
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This collection includes files related to Whitehead's efforts to share Louise Herreshoff's paintings, as well as miscellaneous correspondence.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 7: Travel Exhibitions for Herreshoff and Misc. Correspondence

The Reeves Center Dinner, 1985-08-07

 File — Box 3: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 160
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This file contains correspondence from "Lu" to "Reeves Center," and also includes files related to the Morris House and the Reeves Center.

Dates: 1985-08-07
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 3: Lu through Reeves Center

The Roving Classroom International

 File — Box 4: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 175
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files from "Reeves Students" to "Washington Trip," and also includes files related to Skylar and Wamsutta Mills.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 4: Reeves Students through Washington Trip

The Scotts Irish Society of Virginia (deposit slips, checkbook, etc.)

 File — Box 4: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 179
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files from "Reeves Students" to "Washington Trip," and also includes files related to Skylar and Wamsutta Mills.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 4: Reeves Students through Washington Trip

The Society of the Lees of Virginia

 File — Box 5: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 231
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files from "George Washington" until the end of the alphabet, then going into a run of files dedicated to Louise Herreshoff, her paintings, and Whitehead's efforts to share her art with museums.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 5: George Washington through Louise Herreshoff

Thomas H. Broadus Jr.

 File — Box 1: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 36
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This is the first box of the James Whitehead Papers, and includes materials related to the Bicentennial in 1976, as well as correspondence with people and organizations between letters "A" through "Cha."

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 1: A through Cha

Thorns Craven

 File — Box 8: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 322
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files of miscellaneous correspondence.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1975 - 1992
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Museums of Washington and Lee University - Record Group 34 / James Whitehead Papers / Box 8: Misc.

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