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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:

Frick Art - Reference Librarian

 File — Box 2: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 79
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

General Wang Sheng of Taiwan

 File — Box 4: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 187
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

George A. Whiting

 File — Box 5: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 217
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

George Stanley Robinson

 File — Box 4: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 173
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

Gerald Boehm

 File — Box 1: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 31
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

German Department

 File — Box 2: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 83
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

Godfrey Edmund Fitzhugh - Skylark Visit

 File — Box 2: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 80
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

Goetz B. Eaton

 File — Box 2: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 67
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

Governor's Mansion Foundation

 File — Box 2: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 84
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

H. Jackson Cary III

 File — Box 1: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 43
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

Harry Lyons

 File — Box 3: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 113
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: 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 3: Lu through Reeves Center

Hazard Reeves

 File — Box 4: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 170
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

Henry Clay Hofheimer II

 File — Box 2: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 91
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

Herreshoff and Chinese Export Porcelain

 File — Box 5: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 255
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

Herreshoff Catalogues Sold (through Bob Keefes' office)

 File — Box 5: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 258
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

Herreshoff Paintings

 File — Box 5: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 256
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

Herreshoff Paintings

 File — Box 6: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 261
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files related to Louise Herreshoff's paintings and exhibitions, as well as Euchlin Reeves and his collection of fine China that was donated to Washington and Lee.

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 6: Herreshoff and Reeves Collection

Herreshoff Paintings

 File — Box 6: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 271
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files related to Louise Herreshoff's paintings and exhibitions, as well as Euchlin Reeves and his collection of fine China that was donated to Washington and Lee.

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 6: Herreshoff and Reeves Collection

Herreshoff Paintings Related

 File — Box 6: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 263
Identifier: WLU-RG-34
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This box contains files related to Louise Herreshoff's paintings and exhibitions, as well as Euchlin Reeves and his collection of fine China that was donated to Washington and Lee.

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 6: Herreshoff and Reeves Collection

High Museum of Art

 File — Box 5: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 224
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

Hirschl and Alder Galleries, Incorporated, 1974

 File — Box 5: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 230
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

Hirschl and Alder Galleries, Incorporated - Loan Exhibition Spring, 1981

 File — Box 5: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 239
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: 1981
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

Historic Lexington Foundation

 File — Box 2: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 90
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

Honor Moore

 File — Box 3: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 122
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: 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 3: Lu through Reeves Center

Huntsville Museum of Art - Huntsville, Alabama

 File — Box 7: Series WLU-RG-34, Folder: 292
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

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Type
Archival Object 338
Collection 3
 
Subject
Virginia -- Charlottesville 2
Art 1
Art museums 1
Art, American 1
Carpets 1
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China trade porcelain 1
China trade porcelain -- Collectors and collecting 1
China trade porcelain -- Influence 1
France -- Paris 1
Illinois -- Chicago 1
Massachusetts -- Boston 1
Memorial service 1
New York (State) -- New York 1
Painting 1
Rhode Island -- Providence 1
Rugs 1
South Carolina 1
Tennessee -- Memphis 1
Washington and Lee University 1
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