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Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Cockrell Family Correspondence, WLU Coll. 0185, 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

Gift of Maurice F. Cockrell.

Processing Information

Blue sheet prepared by Susan L. Gates (12/12/88)

Biographical / Historical

Frank Cockrell and Alexander Cockrell were both students at Washington and Lee University.

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of one original letter to Alexander Cockrell, a student at Washington and Lee University, from Miss Sallie Bullington, a family friend; one photocopy of a letter dated Oct. 24, 1874, from Frank Cockrell, a student at Washington and Lee, to his brother Alexander, a graduate of Washington and Lee; and a photocopy of a letter dated Dec. 25, 1875, from Frank Cockrell to his mother.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Cockrell family
• Cockrell, Maurice F.
• College Students
• Correspondence