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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Percy Hotspur Lash II Correspondence, 1925-1938, Ms2022-046, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in 2022.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Percy Hotspur Lash II Correspondence was completed in September 2022.

Appraisal

Duplicates of the blank postcards were recycled during processing.

Biographical Note

Percy Hotspur Lash, II, was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1907. After graduating from John Marshall High School in 1925, he enrolled in Virginia Tech. During his time as a student, he was a member of Company C of the Corps of Cadets, as well as the Richmond Club and Episcopal Club. He graduated from West Point Military Academy in New York in 1931. He retired at the rank of colonel and died in 1995 in Brevard, Florida.

Sources:

Bugle yearbooks

"COL Percy Hotspur Lash Jr." entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/170027262/percy-hotspur-lash , accessed September 28, 2022.

Scope and Content

This collection contains 45 items, mostly letters from Percy Hotspur Lash II while a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the mid-1920s written to Jane Elizabeth Oakes of Gladys, Virginia. Lash's letters discuss his relationship with Oakes and his life as a VPI student. Other items include banquet programs, blank postcards, photographs  , and letters to Phyllis Burnette of Lynchburg, Virginia, discussing Burnette's life and friends.

Arrangement

The contents of this collection are arranged by author.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Students and alumni
• University History

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Percy Hotspur Lash II Correspondence by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).