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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Frederick William McWane Papers (RG 62.0018), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

Processing Information

Blue sheet prepared by Betty Kondayan (3/19/08)

Biographical / Historical

Frederick William McWane was born on March 23, 1889 and died on March 3, 1959. He graduated from Washington and Lee University in 1913 and was later employed by the Virginia State Ports Authority.

Scope and Contents

This collection includes Washington and Lee University-related photographs, documents, and mementos from McWane's days as a student and member of Omicron Delta Kappa, as well as a citation for his later work with the Virginia State Ports Authority.

Separated Material

A 1913 velvet cushion cover is stored in Record Group 40.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• College Students
• Fraternal organizations
• McWane, Frederick William
• Photographs
• Washington and Lee University
• Washington and Lee University--Alumni and alumnae
• Washington and Lee University. Omicron Delta Kappa