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Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], William Jackson Humphreys Correspondence, WLU Coll. 0095, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

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Biographical / Historical

William Jackson Humphreys was a member of the Washington and Lee University class of 1886 and later worked as a physicist.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of a letter from William Jackson Humphreys written to Dr. Leslie L. Campbell. In the letter Humphreys gives an account of his time at Washington and Lee Univeristy. He mentions studies, dating, and nicknames of friends and professors.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College Students
• Correspondence
• Glasgow, William Anderson
• Harris, Carter James
• Harrison, James Albert
• McCord, Evan S.
• Nelson, Alexander Lockhart, 1827-1910
• Personal Narratives
• Washington and Lee University