Washington and Lee University, James G. Leyburn Library Special Collections and Archives
204 W. Washington St.Lexington, VA 24450
camdent@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.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Henry Louis Smith Papers, WLU Coll. 0246, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA. In some cases the citation format may vary. Please contact Special Collections staff to verify the appropriate format.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of O. Norris Smith, son of Henry Smith, in 1993.
Processing Information
Blue sheet prepared by Betty Kondayan (11/30/99)
Biographical / Historical
Henry Louis Smith was president of Davidson College from 1901-1912 and president of Washington and Lee University from 1912-1929.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of papers including letters concerning Smith's retirement from both Davidson and Washington and Lee, as well as speeches, correspondence, and articles regarding Robert E. Lee, education, modern civilization, and temperance. Also includes material regarding Smith's 1921 trip to England chairing a commission to present a copy of Houdon's statue of George Washington to the British government from the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Correspondence
- Davidson College
- England
- Houdon, Jean Antoine
- Lee, Robert E., General (Robert Edward)
- Monuments
- Prohibition
- Smith, O. Norris
- Temperance
- Washington and Lee University
- Washington, George
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Houdon, Jean Antoine
- Lee, Robert E., General (Robert Edward)
- Smith, Henry Louis
- Smith, O. Norris
- Washington, George
Container List
Text [0000003381] box: 1 folder: 1
Control Folder
English.
Text [0000004055] box: 1 folder: 1
Letters to him and family
1924English.
Text [0000004057] box: 1 folder: 1
Letters to him and family with some answers
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003384] box: 1 folder: 5
Clippings about Accident
English.
Text [0000003385] box: 1 folder: 7
Trip to Alaska
1940English.
Text [0000004060] box: 1 folder: 8
Biographical Info
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003387] box: 1 folder: 9
Biographical Info - Clippings (most post retirement)
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003389] box: 1 folder: 11
Typescript for "Climbing Towards Success"
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003663] box: 1 folder: 12
Draft of "Climbing Towards Success"
no date English.
Text [0000003666] box: 1 folder: 13
Miscellaneous Clippings
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003392] box: 1 folder: 14
Correspondence
1938-1950English.
Text [0000003667] box: 1 folder: 15
Correspondence and Speeches on Davidson College
1888-1910English.
Text [0000003668] box: 1 folder: 16
Davidson to Washington and Lee
1911-12English.
Text [0000003396] box: 1 folder: 17
Davidson to Washington and Lee
1912-01English.
Text [0000003669] box: 1 folder: 18
Davidson to Washington and Lee
1912-01English.
Text [0000003398] box: 1 folder: 19
Davidson to Washington and Lee
1912-01English.
Text [0000003399] box: 1 folder: 20
Davidson to Washington and Lee
1912-01English.
Text [0000003670] box: 1 folder: 21
Davidson to Washington and Lee
1912-02English.
Text [0000003401] box: 1 folder: 22
Davidson to Washington and Lee
1912-02English.
Text [0000003402] box: 1 folder: 23
Davidson to Washington and Lee
1912-06English.
Text [0000003403] box: 1 folder: 24
Davidson to Washington and Lee Clippings
1912English.
Text [0000003404] box: 1 folder: 25
Articles on Education
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003405] box: 1 folder: 26
Speeches and Articles on Education
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003407] box: 1 folder: 27
Speeches and Articles on Education
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003408] box: 1 folder: 28
Speeches and Articles on Education
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003671] box: 2 folder: 29
Trip to England Clippings
1921English.
Text [0000003672] box: 2 folder: 30
Trip to England Clippings
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003673] box: 2 folder: 31
Trip to England Clippings
no dateEnglish.
Graphic Materials [0000003412] box: 2 folder: 32
Trip to England Correspondence - Photo
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003676] box: 2 folder: 33
Trip to England - Excursion to the continent
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003418] box: 2 folder: 34
Trip to England Memorabilia
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003419] box: 2 folder: 35
Trip to England Memorabilia
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003420] box: 2 folder: 36
Publications on Trip to England
English.
Text [0000003679] box: 2 folder: 37
Speeches on England
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003568] box: 2 folder: 38
Typescript for "Enriching your Vocabulary"
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003569] box: 2 folder: 39
Manuscripts for "Enriching Your Vocabulary"
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003570] box: 2 folder: 40
Notes on "Enriching Your Vocabulary"
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003571] box: 1 folder: 42
Speeches about Robert E. Lee
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003572] box: 2 folder: 42
Equestrian Statue Presentation
1924English.
Text [0000003573] box: 2 folder: 43
General Lee as an Educator
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003574] box: 2 folder: 44
The Inner Character of Robert E. Lee
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000004056] box: 2 folder: 45
Lee After Appomattox
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003576] box: 2 folder: 46
Lee, the All-American Progressive
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003577] box: 2 folder: 47
Lee, Builder of the New South
no date English.
Text [0000003578] box: 2 folder: 48
Lee, The Christian Educator
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003579] box: 2 folder: 49
Lee, The Educator and His Institution
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003580] box: 2 folder: 50
Lee, The Life Long Rebel
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003581] box: 2 folder: 51
Lessons from the Life of Lee
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003582] box: 2 folder: 52
Lessons from the Life of Lee (Variations)
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003583] box: 2 folder: 53
Living from the Life of Lee
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003584] box: 2 folder: 54
Life Decisions of Robert E. Lee
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003585] box: 2 folder: 55
Miscellaneous
no date English.
Text [0000003684] box: 2 folder: 56
Omicron Delta Kappa Ideal: Robert E. Lee
no date English.
Text [0000003588] box: 2 folder: 57
Robert E. Lee, the Christian
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003589] box: 2 folder: 58
Victory of the Vanquished
no date English.
Text [0000003590] box: 2 folder: 59
Welcoming the British Delegation at the Tomb of Lee
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003591] box: 2 folder: 60
Miscellany
no date English.
Text [0000003592] box: 2 folder: 61
Modern Civilization - Speeches and Articles
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003593] box: 2 folder: 62
Modern Civilication - Speeches and Articles
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003683] box: 2 folder: 63
Modern Civilization - Speeches and Articles
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003595] box: 2 folder: 64
Modern Civilization - Speeches and Articles
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003596] box: 3 folder: 65
Modern Civilization - Speeches and Articles
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003597] box: 3 folder: 66
Modern Civilization - Speeches and Articles
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003598] box: 3 folder: 67
Modern Civilization - Speeches and Articles
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003682] box: 3 folder: 68
North Carolina Mallers Speeches
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003600] box: 3 folder: 69
Peace and Militarism Speeches and Articles
no dateEnglish.
Graphic Materials [0000003601] box: 3 folder: 70
Photographs
1895-1921-02-21English.
Text [0000003602] box: 3 folder: 71
Ring-tum Phi President's Paragraph
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003603] box: 3 folder: 72
Smith, Frank (son)
no date English.
Text [0000003605] box: 3 folder: 73
Speeches on Miscellaneous Subjects
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003606] box: 3 folder: 74
Speeches on Miscellaneous Subjects
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003607] box: 3 folder: 75
Speeches on Miscellaneous Subjects
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003608] box: 3 folder: 76
Speeches on Miscellaneous Subjects
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003609] box: 3 folder: 77
Temperance - Printed Matter
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003610] box: 3 folder: 78
Temperance - Printed matter
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003611] box: 3 folder: 79
Temperance - Printed Matter
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003612] box: 3 folder: 80
Temperance - Speech and Writing
no date English.
Text [0000003613] box: 3 folder: 81
Washington and Lee - Miscellaneous Material
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003614] box: 3 folder: 82
Washington and Lee - Retirement Correspondence
1928-10-1928-11English.
Text [0000003615] box: 3 folder: 83
Washington and Lee - Retirement Correspondence
1928-12-1930-01English.
Text [0000003616] box: 3 folder: 84
Washington and Lee - Retirement Correspondence
1928-1930English.
Text [0000003681] box: 3 folder: 86
World War I - Balloon Propaganda Project Correspondence
1930-1940English.
Text [0000003659] box: 3 folder: 87
World War I - Balloon Propaganda Project. Correspondence
1940-1950English.
Text [0000003660] box: 3 folder: 88
World War I - Balloon Propaganda Project. Notes by Henry Louis Smith
no dateEnglish.
Text [0000003661] box: 3 folder: 89
World War I Balloon Propaganda Project Clippings
no dateEnglish.