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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Robert Selph Henry Correspondence, WLU Coll. 0341, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA
In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections' staff to verify the appropriate format.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These photocopies were a gift from Elizabeth H. Musselman, daughter of Robert Henry.
Scope and Contents
Includes copies of correspondence between Robert Henry and Douglas Southall Freeman about Freeman writing a foreword for Henry's book The Story of the Conferderacy as well as copies of correspondence between Washington and Lee University Dean Frank Gilliam and Major Edward C. Betts about a Boude and Miley photograph of Robert E. Lee owned by Betts and used by Henry in this book.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Boude and Miley
- Correspondence
- Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
- Musselman, Elizabeth H.
- Nonfiction novel
Existence and Location of Originals
The original items belong to Elizabeth Musselman.
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Betts, Edward C.
- Freeman, Douglas Southall
- Gilliam, Frank Johnson
- Henry, Robert Selph
- Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
- Miley, Michael, 1841-1918
- Musselman, Elizabeth H.