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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 for research use.

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Marshall Society Records, WLU Coll. 0158, Special Collections and Archives, James G. 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.

Biographical / Historical

The Marshall Society, also known as the Union Debating Society, was a debating society in Lexington, Virginia around l838-1850s.

Scope and Contents

This collection's main item is a minute book containing records of the society's debates and business meetings from 1838-1843. It also includes a copy of the society's constitution and a poem written by a member.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Debates and debating -- Societies, etc.
• Learned Institutions and Societies
• Marshall Society
• Proprietary libraries
• Union Debating Society
• Virginia -- Lexington