Alfred Leyburn Papers
Scope and Contents
Contains c.55 items, of Dr. Alfred Leyburn and the Leyburn family of Lexington, Va., including 22 letters between Leyburn and his wife, Ann Eliza, 1835-36; patents of Edward J. Leyburn.
Dates
- 1823 - 1899
- Majority of material found within 1830-01-01 - 1839-01-01
Creator
- Leyburn, Alfred (Person)
- Leyburn, Edward J. (Person)
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Biographical / Historical
Dr. Alfred Leyburn attended Washington College (Va.), 1821-1822; practiced as a physician in Lexington, Va., was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1835 – 36, 1838 – 1842, and 1852, was a member of the Board of Visitors of the Virginia Military Institute, 1839 – 46, and served as rector and member of the Washington College and Washington and Lee University Board of Trustees, 1840-1878.
Extent
.2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mrs. Marion Junkin in 1979.
Processing Information
Blue sheet prepared by Betty Kondayan (2/11/2003)
- Caruthers, William Alexander (Correspondent)
- Correspondence
- Leyburn, Ann Eliza
- Leyburn, Edward J.
- Patents
- Washington and Lee University. Trustees -- : History
Source
- Junkin, Marion Montague (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