William Paxton Houston Papers
Scope and Contents
Includes letters written to Houston (1900-1902) when he was a member of the Board of Trustees of Washington and Lee University; papers, notebook, clippings concerning the issue of sectarianism at Washington and Lee. Correspondents include David Carlisle Humphreys, William Caruthers Preston, Henry St. George.
Dates
- Inclusive 1898-1903
Creator
- Houston, William Paxton (Correspondent, Person)
- Humphreys, D. C. (David Carlisle), 1855-1921 (Correspondent, Person)
- Preston, William Caruthers (Correspondent, Person)
- Tucker, Henry "Harry" St. George, III (Correspondent, Person)
- Washington and Lee University (Correspondent, Organization)
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Biographical / Historical
William Paxton Houston was the judge of the Rockbridge County Court House in Lexington, Va., 1837.
Extent
50 Item (9 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Louise Houston Alexander in 1947.
Source
- Alexander, Louise Houston (Person)
- 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