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Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1807 - 1870

Biography

President, W&L, 1865-1870. C. in C. Confederate armies, 1865. See Douglas Southall Freeman, R. E. Lee, 4 vls., 1934-35.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Henry Donald Campbell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0059
Scope and Contents

This collection includes 20 speeches and copies of letters and papers collected on R. E. Lee's administration of Washington College, 1865-1870.

Dates: Inclusive 1865-1933
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Henry Donald Campbell Papers

John W. Davis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0106
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a typescript of a speech delivered at Martinsburg, West Virginia (January 4, 1905); law license (1895); statements of assets (1904-1917); correspondence, and a legal document for the purchase of real estate (1898-1930).

Dates: Inclusive 1895-1930
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / John W. Davis Papers

Lee: The Background of a Great Decision. August 1865, 1934

 Item
Scope and Contents

An address by President Gaines to the officers and directors of The Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation.

Dates: 1934
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / WLU-RG-0009, Academic Departments - Record Group 9 / Journalism Department / Journalism Laboratory Press Publications / Publications

Thomas McAdory Owen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0093
Scope and Contents

This collection includes letters to and from Owen in connection with his efforts to compile a Robert E. Lee bibliography, several Lee family letters, pictorial representations of the Lees, speeches, and clippings.

Dates: Inclusive 1864-1920; Majority of material found within Bulk 1912-1920
Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Thomas McAdory Owen Papers

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