RG13 - University Library

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This collection contains issues of the University Library Publications, FOLios and Library Letters. It also contains materials related to the construction and renovation of the building which was originally known as the University Library. That building was renamed the James Graham Leyburn Library in 1994.

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This material is 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.

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Record Group 13: University Library, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact the staff of Special Collections and Archives to verify the appropriate format.

Sub-communities within this community

Library Construction and Renovation Records

Contains materials related to the construction and renovation of the University Library building (which was later renamed the James Graham Leyburn Library).
Library Publications

Includes FOLIOS, Library Letters and other publications of the University Library.
Library Videos and Presentations
W&L Friends of the Library

Includes publications by the Friends of the Library as well as photographs and other materials from Friends events.

Recent Submissions

FOLIOS, Spring 2019 (newsletter)

Unknown author (Washington and Lee University Library, 2019)
FOLIOS, Fall 2018 (newsletter)

Washington and Lee University Library (Washington and Lee University Library, 2018)
FOLIOS, Fall 2017 (newsletter)

Washington and Lee University Library (Washington and Lee University Library, 2017)
FOLIOS, Spring 2018 (newsletter)

Washington and Lee University Library (Washington and Lee University Library, 2018)
FOLIOS, Spring 2017 (newsletter)

Washington and Lee University Library (Washington and Lee University Library, 2017)
FOLIOS, Fall 2016 (newsletter)

Washington and Lee University Library (Washington and Lee University. Library, 2016)
FOLIOS, Spring 2016 (newsletter)

Washington and Lee University Library (Washington and Lee University Library, 2016)
FOLIOS, Fall 2015 (newsletter)

Washington and Lee University Library (Washington and Lee University Library, 2015)
Our Washington and Lee University Matriculation Books, 1805-1971 (videorecording)

Tom Camden, Head of Special Collections & Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA; Washington and Lee University Office of Communications and Public Affairs (2015)
The Largest Collection of Graphic Depictions of Lee's Surrender at Appomattox (videorecording)

Tom Camden, Head of Special Collections & Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA; Washington and Lee University Office of Communications and Public Affairs (2015)
A Newspaper from the Boston Massacre (videorecording)

Tom Camden, Head of Special Collections & Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA; Washington and Lee University Office of Communications and Public Affairs (2015)
George Washington's Letter Home from the Constitutional Convention (videorecording)

Tom Camden, Head of Special Collections & Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA; Washington and Lee University Office of Communications and Public Affairs (2015)
An Ornate, 1551 Edition of Aesop's Fables (videorecording)

Tom Camden, Head of Special Collections & Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA; Washington and Lee University Office of Communications and Public Affairs (2015)
A Family Bible from a Prominent Local Family and its Revealing History (videorecording)

Tom Camden, Head of Special Collections & Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA; Washington and Lee University Office of Communications and Public Affairs (2015)
A Babylonian Clay Tablet from 2400 BC (videorecording)

Tom Camden, Head of Special Collections & Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA; Washington and Lee University Office of Communications and Public Affairs (2015)
Washington College Library's Oldest Surviving Book, a 1675 Edition of "Precious Faith" (videorecording)

Tom Camden, Head of Special Collections & Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA; Washington and Lee University Office of Communications and Public Affairs (2015)
The Book as Art: "And Every Single One Was Someone" (videorecording)

Tom Camden, Head of Special Collections & Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA; Washington and Lee University Office of Communications and Public Affairs (2015)
A New Testament Bible Made for King Louis XIII (videorecording)

Tom Camden, Head of Special Collections & Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA; Washington and Lee University Office of Communications and Public Affairs (2015)
A Devotional Signed by Martha Washington and Owned by Mary Custis Lee (videorecording)

Tom Camden, Head of Special Collections & Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA; Washington and Lee University Office of Communications and Public Affairs (2014)
Washington's Letter to Liberty Hall Academy (videorecording)

Tom Camden, Head of Special Collections & Archives, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA; Washington and Lee University Office of Communications and Public Affairs (2014)