Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives
204 W. Washington St.Lexington, VA 24450
specialcollections@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.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to research use.
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the papers of the Shields family from 1832-1990 including business documents, family genealogy notes, correspondence, photographs, and William R. Shields poetry.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Correspondence
- Genealogy
- Legal documents
- Photographs
- Poetry
- Shields Family
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Bragg, Braxton
- Cheadle, James J.
- Collins, Betty
- Collins, Elizabeth
- Collins, J.T.
- Collins, Kate
- Harmon, Carmella
- Harmon, Rose
- Lackey, Grace
- Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870
- Michie, John
- Paxton, Homer
- Porter, Lydia
- Porter, Thomas
- Shields, Elizabeth
- Shields, Orville
- Shields, William R.
- Shields, William T.
- Stilson, Burton A.
- Stilson, Frances A.
- Wallice, Elizabeth
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Chile -- Santiago
- United States -- Confederate States of America
- Virginia -- Buena Vista
- Virginia -- Lexington
- Virginia -- Lynchburg
- Virginia -- Richmond
- Virginia -- Rockbridge County
- Virginia -- Staunton
Container List
This folder contains the inventory of the rest of the collection.
This folder contains two letters from the American Civil War era, written by the Shields family.
This folder contains letters written by and to members of the Shields family.
This folder contains letters written by and to members of the Shields family.
This folder contains letters written by and to members of the Shields family.
This folder contains letters written by and to the Shields family.
This folder contains letters written by and to the Shields family.
This folder contains various finacial and business documents of the Schields family.
This folder contains the poetry of William R. Shields.
This folder contains the poetry of William R. Shields.
This folder contains newspaper clippings containing the poetry of William R. Shields.
This folder contains undated poetry by William R. Shields
This folder contains a photograph of William R. Shields from his time at the Virginia Military Institute.
This folder contains a notebook with part of the Shields family genealogy written inside it.
This folder contains various papers documenting the genealogy of the Shields family.
This folder contains various obituaries of members of the Shields family.
This folder contains papers about buildings and groups associated with the Shields family.
This folder contains copies of documents from the Civil War era about members of the Shields family.
This folder contains copied materials relating to the American Civil War, specifially the Confederate States of America and information about its army.
This folder contains various copies of Shields family letters and documents about unrelated subjects.
This folder contains various unrelated documents such as newspaper clippings and an envelope that did not related to any other folders.
This folder contains a notebook, which documents aspects of the Mountain View school in Virginia.
This folder contains unidentified pictures of the Shields family including a portrait of a soldier from the first World War.
This folder contains unidentified photographs of members of the Shields family.
This folder contains unidentified photographs of members of the Shields family.
This folder contains images of identified members of the Shields family and people associated with them.
This folder contains photographs of people associated with the Shields family, in addition to physical locations associated with them as well.