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[Identification of item], Frederick William McWane Papers (RG 62.0018), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.
Frederick William McWane was born on March 23, 1889 and died on March 3, 1959. He graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1913 and was later employed by the Virginia State Ports Authority.
This collection includes Washington and Lee University-related photographs, documents, and mementos from McWane's days as a student and member of Omicron Delta Kappa, as well as a citation for his later work with the Virginia State Ports Authority.
A 1913 velvet pillow cover was transferred to Institutional History Museum and Galleries in 2025. The W&L Trident is stitched on one side and the year 1913 is stitched on the other.