Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities records
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records of the association, such as meeting minutes, budget information, membership records, constitution and bylaws, as well as information about preservation easements and county mills, the organization's promotional materials, newsletter, publications, photographs, and a survey, by questionaire, of the portraits painted before 1914 that are owned and located in Rockbridge County and Lexington, Virginia. The survey was conducted under the auspices of the APVA. Eighteen questionaires have photographs attached. Survey includes the following artists; Ellen Graham Anderson and Charles Willson Peale.
Dates
- Creation: 1971-2003
Creator
- Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities (Organization)
Language of Materials
These materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research. Permission to publish from the collection must be sought with the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
Conditions Governing Use
The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.
Extent
18.5 Linear Feet
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The preservation surveys were a gift of Mrs. Maurice D. Leach.
Subject
- Peale, Charles Willson (Person)
- Anderson, Ellen Graham (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities records
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives Repository