Thomas McAdory Owen Papers

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0093

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collection includes letters to and from Owen in connection with his efforts to compile a Robert E. Lee bibliography, several Lee family letters, pictorial representations of the Lees, speeches, and clippings.

Dates

Creation: 1864-1920
Creation: Majority of material found within 1912-1920

Creator

Owen, Thomas McAdory (Correspondent, Person)
Lee, George Washington Custis (Correspondent, Person)
Lee, Mary Custis (Correspondent, Person)

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

Thomas McAdory Owen was the first director of the Alabama Department of Archives as well as an editor, bibliographer and Robert E. Lee enthusiast.

Extent

1.0 Linear Feet (two document boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Separated Materials

Nine items are housed in Oversize drawer 27 including several broadsides related to Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy and a certificate naming Owen an honorary member of the Tennesse Historical Society.