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], Robertson Family Photographs, WLU Coll. 0335, Special Collections, 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

Purchased from Bookworm and Silverfish in 1995.

Biographical / Historical

Absalom Willis Robertson was a senator from Virginia (1946-1966). His son, Marion Gordon 'Pat' Robertson, graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1950 and is a well-known minister and televangelist in Virginia.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes prints and negatives of the Robertson family as well as their home, family trips, Boy Scouts, Washington, D.C., and cousin Gordon Walker at Virginia Military Institute.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Boy Scouts
• Photographs
• Robertson family
• Robertson, A. Willis (Absalom Willis)
• Robertson, Pat
• Virginia Military Institute
• Walker, Gordon
• Washington (DC)