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Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], William E. Dold Papers, WLU Coll. 0186, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

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Processing Information

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

Biographical / Historical

William Dold (WLU 1876) was the physician in charge of River Crest Sanitarium.

Scope and Contents

The collection includes an autograph book containing autographs of Washington and Lee students circa 1875. Also includes a brochure of River Crest Sanitarium (Astoria, Long Island) and three letters to Dr. Dold from Francis P. Gaines, which are dated October 20, 1932, May 24, 1933, and November 7, 1936.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Autograph albums
• College Students
• Correspondence
• Printed ephemera
• River Crest Sanitarium (Astoria, Long Island, N.Y.)
• Washington and Lee University