Robert E. Lee Collection
Scope and Content Information
The Robert E. Lee Collection is comprised of one personal letter, one portrait, and two reproduced photographs. The letter is from Lee to Reverend W.H. Braddus of Lexington, Virginia, regarding Lee's check for $30.00 which he wants Braddus to accept as payment of tuition for a member of Lexington's Craig family.
Dates
- Creation: 1866 - 1870
Access
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Robert E. Lee Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical/Historical Information
After the Civil War, Robert E. Lee was president of Washington College (presently Washington & Lee University) in Lexington Virginia.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is arranged according to format.
Alternative Form
The Special Collections Imagebasecontains digital images of the materials in the collection.
Subject
- Craig family (Lexington, Va.) (Family)
- Braddus, W. H., Reverend (Person)
- Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870 (Person)
- Title
- A Guide to the Robert E. Lee Collection 1866-1870
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Gunter
- Date
- © 2002 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu