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Robertson Family Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0335

Scope and Contents

This collection includes prints and negatives of the Robertson family as well as their home, family trips, Boy Scouts, Washington, D.C., and cousin Gordon Walker at Virginia Military Institute.

Dates

  • Creation: Inclusive 1930-1940

Language of Materials

The collection is in English.

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

Absalom Willis Robertson was a senator from Virginia (1946-1966). His son, Marion Gordon 'Pat' Robertson, graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1950 and is a well-known minister and televangelist in Virginia.

Extent

.2 Linear Feet

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Purchased from Bookworm and Silverfish in 1995.

Genre / Form

Geographic

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

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