Phi Beta Kappa Records of J. Lesslie Hall Guide to the Phi Beta Kappa Records of John Lesslie Hall and Charles Washington Coleman UA 6.022

Guide to the Phi Beta Kappa Records of John Lesslie Hall and Charles Washington Coleman UA 6.022


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Finding Aid Authors: Special Collections Staff.

Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
UA 6.022
Title
Phi Beta Kappa Records of John Lesslie Hall and Charles Washington Coleman 1888-1928 1888-1928
Quantity
1.00 Linear Feet
Creator
Phi Beta Kappa
Creator
Coleman, Charles Washington, 1862-1932
Creator
Hall, J. Lesslie (John Lesslie), 1856-
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Conditions Governing Access:

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Preferred Citation:

Phi Beta Kappa Records of John Lesslie Hall and Charles Washington Coleman, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift

Accruals:

Acc. 1988.008


Historical Note:

Phi Beta Kappa was founded by five students at the College of William and Mary in 1776.

Scope and Contents

Primarily Phi Beta Kappa correspondence of Charles Washington Coleman and John Lesslie Hall, both of whom served as Secretary of the Alpha of Virginia chapter. Also includes some meetings of minutes, poems, addresses, and bylaws; a notebook listing "Distinctions awarded in English and in History;" obituaries of Hall; English examinations (questions only)' documents from George Willis Guy about his high school and college course work.

Related Material

UA 6.021 John Lesslie Hall Papers and UA 7.002 Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Chapter Records

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Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 id15137
Box 1