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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast

Found in 361 Collections and/or Records:

Letter from William Leyburn to Alfred and Ann Pope Leyburn, 1839-12-03

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004773], Folder: 10
Scope and Contents

William Leyburn writes to his father and step-mother about school, health, and activities.

Dates: 1839-12-03

Letter Mounted on Cardboard by William C. Macready

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004605], Folder: 2, Item: 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains 19th and early 20th century British and American theater memorabilia, including autographs of major actors, writers, and managers; and letters, broadsides, and photographs.

Dates: Inclusive 1805-1923

Letter of Response to Joseph Jefferson, 1896

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004687], Folder: 12, Item: 67
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains 19th and early 20th century British and American theater memorabilia, including autographs of major actors, writers, and managers; and letters, broadsides, and photographs.

Dates: 1896

Letter Written by Charles Kemble, English Actor, 1822

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004602], Folder: 1, Item: 5
Scope and Contents

Content of the letter includes 'getting a Tragedy on stage'

Dates: 1822

Letter Written by Charles Matthews, English Actor, 1819

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004603], Folder: 1, Item: 6
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains 19th and early 20th century British and American theater memorabilia, including autographs of major actors, writers, and managers; and letters, broadsides, and photographs.

Dates: 1819

Letter Written by Robert Keeley, English Comic Actor, 1856

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004586], Folder: 1, Item: 4
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains 19th and early 20th century British and American theater memorabilia, including autographs of major actors, writers, and managers; and letters, broadsides, and photographs.

Dates: 1856

Letter Written by William C. Macready, English Actor

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004604], Folder: 2, Item: 7
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Contains 19th and early 20th century British and American theater memorabilia, including autographs of major actors, writers, and managers; and letters, broadsides, and photographs.

Dates: Inclusive 1805-1923

Letters from Elisha to Elizabeth Written While on a Business Trip to Ohio, 1857

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004844], Folder: 11
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Elisha Franklin Paxton Papers are comprised primarily of the personal correspondences, business and military papers of Elisha F. Paxton between 1845 and 1863. The core of the personal letters are written from Paxton to his wife Elizabeth White Paxton during their courtship in the 1850s and during the American Civil War, 1861-1863, while he served as an officer in the Confederate States Army’s 27th Virginia Infantry, a member of the staff of General Stonewall Jackson, and general in...
Dates: 1857

Letters from Graham to Mary Monroe Penick, 1933 - 1944

 File — Box 8: [Barcode: 0000005246], Folder: 9
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection includes Graham's compositions, World War I papers and correspondence, memorabilia of Washington and Lee University activities, scores, sheet music, notebooks, and other correspondence.

Dates: 1933 - 1944

Letters to John from his Father, 1916 - 1918

 File — Box 7: [Barcode: 0000005223], Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

Letter to John from his father about news in Lexington.

Dates: 1916 - 1918

Lewis F. Powell correspondence and records

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0269
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of correspondence of Lewis F. Powell, Jr. concerning Washington and Lee University from 1959-1970 and materials regarding his nomination to the United States Supreme Court in 1971.

Dates: Inclusive 1959-1971

Libby and Floyd D. Gottwald Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0541
Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence between Libby and Floyd Gottwald and several faculty and staff of Washington and Lee University. Topics include the university's finances, initiatives, and events.

Dates: Inclusive 1983-1995

Love Letters from E.F. Paxton to Elizabeth Hannah White, 1853 - 1854

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: 0000004843], Folder: 10
Scope and Contents

Elisha and Elizabeth were married later in 1854. One of the letters is written by Elizabeth to Elisha.

Dates: 1853 - 1854

M. H. Achord American Civil War Reminiscences Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0474
Scope and Contents

Collection contains mainly correspondence about American civil war historical matters as well as a typed copy of a muster roll of the Colyell Guards (Company G., 9th Louisiana Infantry, Livingston Parrish), which were commanded by Captain J.S. Gardner, and a newspaper clipping.

Dates: Inclusive 1926-1927

Margaret Elizabeth Munson Sangster letter

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0236
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a letter written by Margaret Sangster inquiring about job openings most likely in a newspaper or magazine 'enterprise.' She mentions having experiences writing book reviews.

Dates: Inclusive 1885-1890

Mark Byrn Davis, Jr. Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0631
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of correspondences between Mark Byrn Davis, Jr. and other Washington and Lee University alumni and related figures concerning the potential decision to institute co-education at Washington and Lee in 1984.

Dates: 1984

Martin Baldwin Whitaker Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0627
Content Description This collection consists of materials collected and preserved by Martin Baldwin Whitaker, Student Liaison Officer for the Alabama Delegation during the 1968 Washington and Lee Mock Republican Convention. Highlights of the collection include letters to Whitaker from Alabama state representatives John H. Buchanan, William L. Dickinson, and Jack Edwards. Other materials related to the 1968 Mock Convention include an order of business pamphlet, a program, letterhead, clippings, a Washington and...
Dates: 1967 - 1968

Mary Coulling Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0248
Scope and Contents This collection contains primarily the materials gathered by Mary Price Coulling while doing research for her books The Lee girls (1987) and Margaret Junkin Preston (1993), including photocopies of Lee, Custis, Junkin and Preston family letters, scrapbooks, notebooks, genealogies, photographs and articles, as well as copies and critiques of Margaret Junkin Preston's poetry. It also includes notecards, articles and speeches by Coulling relating to...
Dates: Inclusive 1806-1997

Mason Loeb letter

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0218
Scope and Contents

This letter is written to C.W. Freeman containing $50.00 as a contribution to 'the cause' and wishing a successful future to Washington College.

Dates: 1860

McCormick Family Collection

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0510
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of correspondence about the McCormick Endowment at Washington and Lee university, farm portfolios, material about the dedication of the McCormick Library and the McCormick celebration at W&L. Also included is genealogical material.

Dates: Inclusive 1914-1963

McFarland Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0384

Meredith W. D. Hogshead Correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0283
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of printed digital scans and transcriptions of 40 letters written between 1848-1853 from Elijah Hogshead to his son Meredith William David Hogshead, who was a student at Washington College.

Dates: Inclusive 1848-1853; Majority of material found within Bulk 1848-1851

Millboro and Kerr's Creek Turnpike Company records

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0447
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of an 1836 letter to Stockholders from the company's president, Alexander T. Barclay, and a report signed John C. Bowyer, dated 1838 December 5, to the Board of Public Works. Both of these documents are signed by the authors.

Dates: Inclusive 1836-1838

Mortimer Norton Wisdom Papers

 Collection
Identifier: WLU-Coll-0308
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of copies of letters written by Mortimer Norton Wisdom, to his mother when he was a law student at Washington and Lee University from 1872-1873. There are also copies of exams given by John Randolph Tucker in 1873 and copies of speeches given by Wisdom in 1872.

Dates: Inclusive 1872-1873