Virginia -- Rockbridge County

Walkerlands, 1980

Item

Scope and Contents From the Record Group:

This record group contains papers and projects created by students as part of their coursework, such as honors theses and capstone papers.

Dates: 1980

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Student Papers and Research - Record Group 38 / Architecture Papers

Walkerlands Farm

File — Box 2, Folder: 95

Scope and Contents

This folder contains a report entitled, “History of Old Walkerlands Farm” by Mary Moore Mason. It discusses the owners, including Mr. and Mrs. Robert Edward Mason, James Moore, and James A. Walker; and structural information about the farm.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1800 - 1995

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Rockbridge Historical Society files on Houses / Hull Farm through Walkerlands Farm

Walnut Fort, 1936-05-15

File — RHS Collections #0060 - #0076, Folder: 10

Scope and Contents

This file consists of a handwritten manuscript draft entitled "Walnut Fort," later published in the Lexington Gazette on May 15th, 1936. The document describes the physical features of the fort, the cooking practices of those who lived there, other domestic qualities, and the familial history of those who inhabited and maintained the fort.

Dates: 1936-05-15

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Native Americans

Walter Curtis Ayers Collection

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0263

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of registers, indices, folios, plates, wills, charts and data related to the Benjamin Borden Grant of 92,100 acres of land.

Dates: Inclusive 1940-1963

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

Warren T. Taylor cemetery guide to the Teaford papers

Collection

Identifier: WLU-Coll-0338

Scope and Contents

The guide includes inscriptions from many Rockbridge County, Virginia cemeteries and an accompanying card file has names with genealogical information.

Dates: 1983

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives

Womeldorf, William T.

File — RHS Collection #0077, Folder: 37

Scope and Contents

This file consists of the inventory and appraisment of the personal estate of William T. Womeldorf, lettrs with the circuit of Rockbridge, and insurance policy documentation.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1742 - 1895

Found in: Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives / Legal Documents