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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], George Earle Chamberlain Papers, WLU Coll. 0247, 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
Gift of Chamberlain's grandson, George E. Chamberlain, on 12/30/1998.
Processing Information
Blue sheet prepared by Betty Kondayan (12/8/99)
Biographical / Historical
George Earle Chamberlain was an 1876 graduate of Washington and Lee University Law school, governor of Oregon (1902-1910), and a U. S. Senator from Oregon (1909-1920).
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence concerning Chamberlain's work on several Washington and Lee University committees from 1904-1908, including committee work on a chapter house for Phi Kappa Psi and on the new Carnegie library. It also includes his two notebooks from law courses (1875-1876) taught by John Randolph Tucker. Lastly, there is an 1874 photograph of Chamberlain and two fraternity brothers, G. M. Effinger, Class of 1874, and Floyd Farrar, Class of 1875.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- College Students
- Correspondence
- Effinger, Gerard M
- Farrar, Floyd
- Fraternal organizations
- Law schools -- Curricula
- Photographs
- Tucker, John Randolph
- Washington and Lee University. Phi Kappa Psi
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Chamberlain, George E. (George Earle)
- Effinger, Gerard M
- Farrar, Floyd
- Tucker, John Randolph