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Custodial History

Lyle gave the notebook to his friend Phyllis Fevrier a few years before his death in 2007. Mrs. Fevrier gave the notebook to Washington and Lee University Special Collections in April 2013.

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Royster Lyle, Jr. Manuscript, WLU Coll. 0374, Special Collections, Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

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Processing Information

Blue sheet prepared by Seth McCormick-Goodhart (May 14, 2013)

Biographical / Historical

Royster Lyle, Jr. (1933-2007) was born and raised in Danville, Virginia and attended Hampden-Sydney College. In 1962 Lyle moved to Lexington, Virginia to take a position at the George C. Marshall Foundation and Research Library where he was employed for thirty-one years. Beyond his noteworthy career at the Marshall Foundation, Lyle championed a number of major historical preservation and environmental conservation causes in the region. Lyle authored numerous articles and co-authored two books during his 45 years as a resident of Lexington, Virginia. This hand written and illustrated notebook of short stories (The Screech Owl Story, The Sparrow Hawk New Home, The Baby Wren Queen Home, and The Hummingbird New Home on a Farm) was written by Lyle when he was twelve years old. It was a gift to his grandmother on December 25, 1945.

Scope and Contents

This hand written and illustrated notebook of short stories (The Screech Owl Story, The Sparrow Hawk New Home, The Baby Wren Queen Home, and The Hummingbird New Home on a Farm) was written by Lyle when he was twelve years old. It was a gift to his grandmother on December 25, 1945.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• American fiction
• Birds
• Children's literature
• Fevrier, Phyllis
• Nature
• Ornithology
• Short stories, American