Conditions Governing Use

The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], James Harvey McCown Certificates (RG 62.0012), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Rachel McNeil Robinson in memory of her uncle, Rev. James H. McCown, WLU Class of 1874, in 1975.

Biographical Note

James Harvey McCown graduated with a B.A. from Washington and Lee University in 1874.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains five certificates of distinction awarded to James Harvey McCown by Washington and Lee University in 1872 and 1874. They were for the study of French, Latin, rhetoric, mathematics, chemistry and geology.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• McCown, James Harvey
• Washington and Lee University
• Washington and Lee University--Alumni and alumnae