Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...

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James Springfield Edwards asks for a catalogue of Washington College.

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John Edward Burson requests a catalogue of Washington College. He also asks about boarding and the potential for other students from his community accompanying him to school in Lexington.

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Professor Richard Sears McCulloh, writing from New York City and having consulted with architects, sends a basic floor plan, specifications, and cost estimates for the contruction of a chapel at Washington College.

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Benjamin Franklin French offers resources for Lee's planned book on the history of the American Civil War.

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Gabriel James Rains wishes to leave Summerville Institute to teach at Virginia Military Institute (V.M.I.). Rains mistakenly suggests that Lee is presiding over V.M.I. rather than Washington College.

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Jesse Shanks inquires about sending his brother to Washington College.

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William A. Brown asks Robert E. Lee for a catalogue of Washington College.

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R. M. McClellan introduces admitted Washignton College student William W. Collins to Robert E. Lee and suggests that Collins should enroll in a preparatory Greek course.

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W. R. Abbott announces Robert E. Lee's election to the Educational Asssociation of Virginia.