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Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Ebenezer Dickey Junkin Scrapbook, WLU Coll. 0425, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

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Scope and Contents

Presbyterian minister Ebenezer Dickey Junkin's pocket sized bound scrapbook of articles submitted to the Presbyterian Watchman and Observer newspaper by his father, George Junkin, D.D. between 1853-1856. George Junkin, under the pen name Theophilus, wrote the series of letters to the Richmond, Virginia publication on the role of the church in higher education. They include his commentary on the relationship between chuch and government. Junkin penned the letters during his tenure as President of Washington College in Lexington, Virginia. E.D. Junkin titled the scrapbook, "Lux Mundi - A series of newspaper articles on the education question by the Rev. Dr. George Junkin, 1854 or 6"

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
• Editorials
• Education
• Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives
• Junkin, George, 1798 - 1868
• Newspapers
• Politics and government
• Presbyterian Church
• Presbyterianism
• Scrapbooks
• Universities and colleges -- Religious life
• Washington College