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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Mame Warren Collection, WLU Coll. 0239, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VAIn some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.
Scope and Contents
The Mame Warren Collection consists of 90 oral history interviews and historic photographs collected for her 1998 book project, 'Come cheer for Washington and Lee University: the University at 250 years!'. Warren conducted interviews with 90 individuals associated with Washington and Lee University, including former faculty, staff, coaches, employees, alumni, and friends. Each interview is boxed uniquely and includes audio cassette recordings, both master and user copies, and their respective paper transcriptions. In preparation for the book, Warren collected W and L related historic photographs and negatives campus-wide and beyond. The photographs are diverse in content, size, and format. The body of the photographic collection is sleeved and stored in multiple three-ring binders. Larger formats are boxed and shelved separately. Some images are framed. While many of the images were used in the book, the collection includes many that were not. The master index of the photographs is available in W and L Special Collections.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Photographs
- Washington and Lee University
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Ballengee, James McMorrow, Sr.
- Bishop, Edward Leonard, III
- Blake, Walter Samuel
- Booth, Augustus Lea
- Branam, John Stewart
- Briggs, Ward Wright, Jr., Dr.
- Butler, Herbert Harris
- Campbell, Elizabeth Pfohl
- Cole, Taylor Morris
- Copeland, Shawn A.
- Coulling, Sidney Mathias Baxter, III
- Courson, Melissa Ashley
- Delaney, Theodore C., Jr., Dr.
- Dobyns, Lloyd Allen, Jr.
- Dyer, Robert Campbell
- Elrod, John W.
- Farrar, Anne S.
- Farrar, James D., Jr.
- Fishburn, Robert Nelson
- Futch, Jefferson Davis, III
- Gaines, Edwin Metcalf, Dr.
- Goodwin, George Evans
- Grimley, Roy Jefferson, Jr.
- Harris, Patricia Lopes
- Haynes, Richard Duvall
- Hill, William Bradley, Jr.
- Holland, J. Gill
- Hotchkiss, Farris Pierson
- Hunt, Douglas Herbert
- Hunt, William Herbert
- Huntley, Evelyn
- Huntley, Robert E. R. (Robert Edward Royall)
- John, Lewis George
- Latture, Rupert Nelson
- Latture, William Edward
- Lawrence, Francis McQuaid
- Leggett, Patricia
- Leitch, Powell Murry, III
- Lenfest, Harold FitzGerald
- Lewis, Sydney
- Lord, Norman Franklin
- MacKenzie, Niall, Dr.
- Marion, John Hardin
- McDowell, Charles Rice, Jr.
- McGuire, Mata
- McThenia, Andrew Wolfe, Jr.
- Mitzlaff, Elizabeth Miles
- Mudd, Roger
- Munger, Betty E
- Murray, Charles Fletcher
- Neofotis, George
- Parsons, Frank (Frank Arthur)
- Paxton, Matthew White, Jr.
- Paxton, Robert Owen, Dr.
- Perry, Eugene Calvin, Jr.
- Plenge, Alexa Anne Salzman
- Reilly, Sean Bernard
- Riegel, O. W. (Oscar Wetherhold)
- Rouse, Parke Shepherd, Jr.
- Rowe, Charles Spurgeon, Sr.
- Sessoms, Richard B.
- Shannon, Edgar Finley, Jr., Dr.
- Simpson, Pamela Hemenway
- Smith, Isaac Noyes, Jr.
- Smith, Richard Worthington, Captain
- Spector, Martin W.
- Steinheimer, Roy Lee, Jr.
- Stemmons, John Millard
- Thomas, John Newton, Dr.
- Touchton, John Thomas
- Walker, Harold William, Jr.
- Warner, Jonathan Westervelt, Jr.
- Warren, Mame (Mary Elizabeth)
- Weaver, Richard
- Whitehead, James Walter, Sr.
- Wiant, Sarah K. (Sarah Kirsten)
- Williams, Ernest, II
- Wilson, John Delane
- Wilt, Billie Dallas Hagewood
- Wolfe, Tom
- Wood, Elizabeth Bond
- Wooldridge, Daniel Spencer, Jr.
- Yankee, Richard Murrell, Jr.
Container List
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James Ballengee (WLU 1948) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
James Ballangee was a former rector of the Washington and Lee University Board of Trustees and Chariman of WLU's 250th Anniversary commemoratiion.
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Edward Bishop (WLU 1968) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
Edward Bishop, WLU class of 1968, is a former WLU trustee and Chairman of the WLU Fraternity Alumni Council.
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Walter Blake (WLU 1972) InterviewEnglish.
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Lea Booth (WLU 1940) InterviewEnglish.
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John Branam (WLU 1996) InterviewEnglish.
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Ward Briggs (WLU 1967) InterviewEnglish.
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Herbert Butler (WLU 1928) InterviewEnglish.
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Elizabeth Campbell InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
Elizabeth Campbell was married to WLU alumnus Edmund Campbell, Sr. (WLU 1918, WLU Law 1922)
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Taylor Cole (WLU 1975) InterviewEnglish.
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Shawn Copeland (WLU 1990, WLU Law 1995) InterviewEnglish.
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Sidney M. B. Coulling, III (WLU 1948 and Professor of English) InterviewEnglish.
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Melissa Courson (WLU 1997) InterviewEnglish.
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Rosa Tucker Fletcher Crocker InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
Rosa Tucker Fletcher Crocker was the daughter of Washington and Lee University coach/professor Forrest Fletcher, Sr. Her mother was a descendant of former Law professor John Randolph Tucker. Her interview includes information on the history of the Lexington, Va. estate 'Col Alto.'
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Ted DeLaney (WLU 1985) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
B.A., W&L, 1985; Ph.D., William and Mary, 1995. Janitor, W&L, 1963; Butler W&L Fraternity, Biology Lab Technician for 20 years; Assistant professor of history, W&L, 1995; Associate professor of history, W&L, 2001 - , Former Chair of the W&L History Dept.
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Lloyd Dobyns (WLU 1957) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1957
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John Donaldson (WLU 1992) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1992
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Willard Dumas (WLU 1991) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1991
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Robert Dyer (WLU 1934) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1935
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English.
Biographical / Historical
B.A., Presbyterian College, 1962; M.A., 1967, Ph.D., Columbia University, 1971. Dean of W&L, 1984-1995; professor of philosophy, W&L, 1984-1995; vice
president 
for academic affairs, W&L, 1987-1995; President , W&L, 1995-death, July 27, 2001. See Alumni Magazine, Nov/Dec 1986, p.24.
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James D. Farrar, Jr. (WLU 1974) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
B.A., Washington and Lee University, 1974. Coordinator, Alumni-Admissions Program, W&L, 1985; Assistant Alumni Secretary, W&L, 1987; Associate Alumni Secretary, W&L, 1988; Associate Director, Alumni Program, 1989; Director of Alumni Programs, 1990-; Associate Director of Development and Secretary to the Board of Trustees University, W&L, 1999; Secretary of the University and Assistant to the
President , W&L, 2002.
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Robert Fishburn (WLU 1955) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1955
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Jefferson Davis Futch III (Professor 1962-2008) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
A.B., 1955, Ph.D., 1962, John Hopkins. Assistant professor of history, W&L, 1962; associate professor, W&L, 1966; professor, W&L, 1970-
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Edwin Gaines (WLU 1950) InterviewEnglish.
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George Goodwin (WLU 1939) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1939
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Roy Grimley, Jr. (WLU 1948) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1948
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Billie Dallas Hagewood Wilt (WLU 1990) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1990 BSC
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Richard Haynes (WLU 1953, JD 1958) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1953, 1958 JD
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William Hill (WLU 1974, JD 1977)English.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1974, JD 1977
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J. Gill Holland (WLU 1958)English.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1958
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English.
Biographical / Historical
B.A., W&L, 1958. Assistant dean of students and director of financial aid, W&L, 1966; associate director development, W&L, 1967; director, W&L, 1968; director university relations and development, W&L, 1982-1986; vice
president for university relations, W&L, 1987-1999; secretary of the unviersity, W&L, 1987-1999; vice president for development, W&L, 1993-1996; Senior Assistant to the President , W&L, 1999; Emeriti, W&L, 2002. See Alumni Magazine, Nov/Dec 1986, p.24.
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English.
Biographical / Historical
B.A., W&L, 1958. Assistant dean of students and director of financial aid, W&L, 1966; associate director development, W&L, 1967; director, W&L, 1968; director university relations and development, W&L, 1982-1986; vice
president for university relations, W&L, 1987-1999; secretary of the unviersity, W&L, 1987-1999; vice president for development, W&L, 1993-1996; Senior Assistant to the President , W&L, 1999; Emeriti, W&L, 2002. See Alumni Magazine, Nov/Dec 1986, p.24.
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Douglas Hunt (WLU 1975) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1975
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William Hunt (WLU 1951) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1951
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English.
Biographical / Historical B.A., 1950, LL.B., 1957, W&L; LL.M., Harvard, 1962; LL.D., Randolph-Macon College, 1971, Wake Forest, 1971; Litt.D., College of Charleston, 1967. Assistant professor or law, W&L, 1958; associate professor of law, W&L, 1960; professor of law, W&L, 1964-83; dean of school of law, W&L, 1967-68; president , W&L, 1968-83; legal advisor (and secretary to the university), W&L, 1963-67(68?); Chief Operating Officer, Best Products,
1984-1987; Chief Executive Officer, Best Products, 1987-November 1988; Attorney, Hunton and Williams Law Firm, Richmond, Virginia,
December 1988-1989; Counsel, Hunton and Williams Law Firm, Richmond, Virginia, W&L, 1990-. See Who's Who.
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English.
Biographical / Historical B.A., 1950, LL.B., 1957, W&L; LL.M., Harvard, 1962; LL.D., Randolph-Macon College, 1971, Wake Forest, 1971; Litt.D., College of Charleston, 1967. Assistant professor or law, W&L, 1958; associate professor of law, W&L, 1960; professor of law, W&L, 1964-83; dean of school of law, W&L, 1967-68; president , W&L, 1968-83; legal advisor (and secretary to the university), W&L, 1963-67(68?); Chief Operating Officer, Best Products,
1984-1987; Chief Executive Officer, Best Products, 1987-November 1988; Attorney, Hunton and Williams Law Firm, Richmond, Virginia,
December 1988-1989; Counsel, Hunton and Williams Law Firm, Richmond, Virginia, W&L, 1990-. See Who's Who.
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Lewis John, PhD (WLU 1958, Dean and Professor of Politics) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
B.A., W&L, 1958; M.A., Princeton, 1961; Ph.D., Syracuse University, 1973. Instructor economics, W&L, 1963; Instructor political science, W&L, 1968; assistant professor of politics, W&L, 1970; associate professor of politics, W&L, 1974; professor, W&L, 1982-; assistant dean of students and director of financial aid, W&L, 1963; associate dean of students and director of financial aid, 1968; dean of students, W&L, 1969-1990.
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Jeffrey Laborde (WLU 1995) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1995
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Rupert Latture (WLU 1915) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical B.A., 1915, M.A., 1916, LL.D., 1981, W&L; A.M., University of Chicago, Instructor of French and history, W&L, 1913-16; assistant professor of political science and sociology, W&L, 1920; associate professor, W&L, 1926; director freshman work, W&L, 1938-43, 1944-61; professor of sociology, W&L, 1941-47; dean students, W&L, 1942-43; registrar, W&L, 1944-45; professor of political science, W&L, 1947; professor political science emeritus, W&L, 1962; special assistant to president , W&L, 1962-82; professor politics emeritus, W&L, 1969-1995. Croix de Guerre, 1918. See Who's Who, 1954-55; See Alumni Magazine,
Nov./Dec. 1986, p.34.
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William Latture (WLU 1949) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1949
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Francis Lawrence (WLU 1971, JD 1975) "8 Days of May"English.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1971, JD 1975
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Patricia Leggett (WLU Trustee 1987-1996) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
Randolph-Macon graduate, W&L trustee, husband Gordon Leggett on W&L Board of Trustees, 1973-1984
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Powell ("Nick") M. Leitch III (WLU 1984, JD 1987) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1984, JD 1987
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Harold Lenfest (WLU 1953, L 1955) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1953, L 1955
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Sydney and Frances Lewis (Sydney WLU 1940, L 1943) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
Major benefactor of Washington and Lee, specifically with the funding of the Law School. He and his wife Frances were strong proponents of arts and education for young people. Lewis graduated with a BA from Washington and Lee undergrad in 1940 and also attended the Washington and Lee Law School, along with Harvard University's Graduate School of Business Administration, and George Washington University's School of Law
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Patricia Lopes Harris (WLU 1991) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1991, Rhodes Scholar
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Norman Lord (coach and professor of physical education) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
B.S., Unviersity of Delaware, 1942; M.S., Springfield College, 1954. Assistant professor health and physical education, W&L, 1946; associate professor, W&L, 1954; professor, W&L, 1968-1989; professor emeritus, W&L, 1989-2000.
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Dr. Niall MacKenzie (WLU 1993) InterviewEnglish.
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John Marion (WLU 1955, LLB 1958) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1955, LLB 1958
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Charles McDowell, Jr. (WLU 1948) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1948
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Mata McGuire (wife of geology professor Odell McGuire) InterviewEnglish.
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Andrew McThenia, Jr. (WLU 1958, LLB 1963, law professor) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical A.B., 1958, LL.B., 1963, W&L; M.A., Columbia, 1960. Assistant professor of law, W&L, 1967; associate professor, W&L, 1970, professor, W&L, 1974-2001; professor emeritus.
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Elizabeth M. Mitzlaff (WLU 1989) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1989
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Roger Mudd (WLU 1950) InterviewEnglish.
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Betty Munger (WLU Bookstore Manager) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
A.B., Bennington College, 1937. Manager bookstore, W&L, 1967-83.
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Charles F. "Murph" Murray (WLU Proctor) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
University proctor, W&L, 1959-1991 (retired).
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George Neofotis (Steve's Diner) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
son of Pete Neofotis, owner of Steve's Diner, and worked there for several years
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English.
Biographical / Historical
B.A., W&L, 1954. Director of publicity, 1954; assistant to
president institutional research and director information services, W&L, 1960; assistant to president planning and director of development, W&L, 1967; assistant to president , 1968; executive assistant to president , W&L, 1983; assistant to president , W&L, 1988; University editor, W&L, 1982-1985; coordinator, capital planning, 1989; director of special communications projects,
W&L, 1995-99; Emeriti, 1999.
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English.
Biographical / Historical
B.A., W&L, 1954. Director of publicity, 1954; assistant to
president institutional research and director information services, W&L, 1960; assistant to president planning and director of development, W&L, 1967; assistant to president , 1968; executive assistant to president , W&L, 1983; assistant to president , W&L, 1988; University editor, W&L, 1982-1985; coordinator, capital planning, 1989; director of special communications projects,
W&L, 1995-99; Emeriti, 1999.
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Matthew Paxton, Jr. (WLU 1949) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1949
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Robert Paxton (WLU 1954) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1954
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Eugene Perry (WLU 1975, JD 1978) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1975, JD 1978
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Sean Reilly (WLU 1974) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1974
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O.W. Riegel (Professor of Journalism) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
Oscar W. Riegel, also known as Tom, was a member of the Journalism faculty at Washington and Lee University from 1930-1997.
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Parke Rouse, Jr. (WLU 1937) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1937
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Charles Rowe (WLU 1947) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1947, attended law school but was unable to graduate due to family obligations
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Alexa Salzman Plenge (WLU 1989) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1989
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Richard Sessoms (WLU Director of Development, Director of Alumni Programs, and Senior Director of Major) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
B.A., Hampden-Sydney, 1956. Associate director of Development, 1981; Director of Alumni Programs, W&L, 1983; Director of Major Gifts, W&L, 1990-; Director of the Campaign, W&L, 1993-; Senior director, major gifts, W&L, 1995.
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Dr. Edgar Shannon Jr. (WLU 1939) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1939
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Pamela Simpson (Professor of Art History) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
B.A., Gettysburg College, 1968; M.A., University of Missouri, 1970; Ph.D., University of Delaware, 1974. Instructor of art, W&L, 1973; assistant professor, W&L, 1974; associate professor, W&L, 1979; professor, W&L, 1985-; assistant dean of college, W&L, 1981-83; associate dean of college, W&L, 1983-1986.
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Isaac Smith Jr. (WLU 1957, LLB 1960) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1957, LLB 1960
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Capt. Richard Smith (WLU 1941) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1941
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Martin Spector (WLU 1925) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1925
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Roy Steinheimer (Law Dean and Law Professor) 1996 InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
A.B., University of Kansas, 1937; J.D., University of Michigan, 1940. Dean of School of Law, W&L, 1968-83; professor of law, W&L, 1968-87; Robert E. R. Huntley professor, W&L, 1985-1987. See Who's Who, 1976-77; Alumni Magazine, August 1985, p.27-28; Professor of law, emeritus, W&L, 1987-; Robert E. R. Huntley professor emeritus, W&L, 1987-
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Roy Steinheimer (Law Dean and Law Professor) 2010 InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
A.B., University of Kansas, 1937; J.D., University of Michigan, 1940. Dean of School of Law, W&L, 1968-83; professor of law, W&L, 1968-87; Robert E. R. Huntley professor, W&L, 1985-1987. See Who's Who, 1976-77; Alumni Magazine, August 1985, p.27-28; Professor of law, emeritus, W&L, 1987-; Robert E. R. Huntley professor emeritus, W&L, 1987-
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John Stemmons (WLU 1931) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1931
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Dr. John Thomas (WLU 1924) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1924
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John Touchton (WLU 1960) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1960
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Bill Walker (WLU 1968) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1968
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Jack Warner (WLU 1940) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1940
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Richard Weaver (WLU 1996) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1996
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James Whitehead (Director of Reeves Center) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
B.S., 1942, L.H.D., University of Tampa. Director of university relations, W&L, 1958; assistant to
president for administration and director of university relations, W&L, 1960; assistant to the president , W&L, 1966; treasurer, W&L, 1966-1980; secretary, W&L, 1968-1986; director of Reeves Center, W&L, 1986-1992; Consultant Reeves
Center and assistance during construction of Reeves Center addition, W&L, 1992; Emeritus. See Alumni Magazine, Nov./Dec. 1986,
p.24.
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Sally Wiant (WLU Law Librarian) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
B.A., Western State, 1968; M.L.S., North Texas State, 1970; J.D., W&L, 1978. Principal assistant law librarian, W&L, 1972; assistant librarian and head of reader services, W&L, 1973; law librarian, W&L, 1978-; assistant professor of law, W&L, 1978; associate professor, W&L, 1984-93; professor, W&L, 1993-
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Anne S. Farrar Willett (Associate Director of Development, Director of Foundation and Corporate Support) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
B.A., Randolph-Macon, 1947. Associate Director of Development, W&L, 1985; Director of Foundation and Corporate Support, W&L, 1993-1994.
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Ernest Williams (WLU 1938) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1938
- English.
- English.
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Tom Wolfe (WLU 1951) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1951
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Jackie Wood (Sweet Briar Alumnus) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
Sweet Briar Alumnus
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Dan Wooldridge (WLU 1951) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1951
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Dick Yankee (WLU 1949) InterviewEnglish.Biographical / Historical
W&L Class of 1941