Raymond J. Kirby Scrapbooks
Scope and Contents
Scrapbooks contains approximately 150 photographs and newspaper clippings (all annotated by Kirby) on the Camille Flood of August 1969 (photographs include Nelson County and Buena Vista, Virginia) and approximately 170 photographs of the construction of the Route 11 corridor bypass around the City of Lexington, Virginia.
Dates
- Creation: 1969
Creator
- Kirby, Raymond J (Compiler, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is not yet processed. Use of the collection is granted on a case by case basis. Please contact the Head of Special Collections at 540-458-8649 for more information.
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
Raymond J. Kirby was a government employee working for the Virginia Department of Transportation during the time of Hurricane Camille.
Extent
1 Item
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Danny Hall.
General
Camille: A Night Not Forgotten, supplement for The News-Gazette, August 14, 2019.
Source
- Hall, Danny (Person)
Genre / Form
Geographic
- United States -- United States Highway 11
- Virginia -- Buena Vista
- Virginia -- Nelson County
- Virginia -- Rockbridge County
Temporal
Topical
- 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