Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives
204 W. Washington St.Lexington, VA 24450
specialcollections@wlu.edu
URL: http://library.wlu.edu/specialcollections
Administrative Information
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. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.
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This material is open for research use.
Preferred Citation
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of the Quisenberry family from 1922-1963 including ephemera collected during their travels, photographs, school papers, items about their religious faith, as well as Lexington, Rockbridge County, Rockingham, and Shenandoah County, VA.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Correspondence
- Postcards
- Printed ephemera
- Quisenberry, Effa
- Quisenberry, Harry M., Dr.
- Religion
- Travel
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- California
- Europe
- Illinois -- Chicago
- Maryland -- Hagerstown
- Massachusetts -- Boston
- New York (State) -- New York
- Ohio -- Cincinnati
- Québec -- Montréal
- United States -- Confederate States of America
- United States -- Shenandoah River Valley
- Virginia -- Endless Caverns
- Virginia -- Lexington
- Virginia -- Mount Vernon (Estate)
- Virginia -- Rockingham County
- Virginia -- Williamsburg
Container List
This folder includes several photographs of Dr. Harry M. Quisenberry and his wife Effa. It contains, in addition the the photographs, verious documents from the same two people including a passport, a grade report, a dog license card, and en envelope containing a letter.
This folder includes various printed ephemera about and from the Shenandoah Valley
This folder contains verious printed ephemera related to travel including guides, an empty photo album, and a handheld fan.
This folder contains various printed ephemera relating to US history, US presidents, and a few farmers almanacs.
This folder contains printed ephemera relating to the Old and New Testaments of the Judeo-Christian faith.
This folder includes mostly maps and guides from various North American States and events, with one outlier map of Europe
This folder contains printed ephemera of and relating to Rockbridge County/Lexington, VA.
This folder contains postcards from the Quisenberry family travels.
This folder contains various unrelated items such as knit and silk cloths, clippings of poetry, newspaper clippings, and notebooks bound in metal.