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Rutherford R. Houston Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0213

Scope and Contents

This collection includes a paper entitled 'A trip on foot to the top of the House Mountain' which details a trip Houston made on May 22, 1852 as a Washington College student. House Mountain is located in Rockbridge County, Virginia.

Dates

  • Creation: 1852

Creator

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.

Biographical / Historical

Rutherford Houston was a member of the Washington College Class of 1852.

Extent

2 Item

Language of Materials

English

Physical Location

This collection is housed in a box containing WLU collections 0211-0226.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Harriet Houston Donaldson.

Processing Information

Blue sheet prepared by Susan L. Gates (1/19/89)

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

Contact:
204 W. Washington St.
Lexington VA 24450 USA