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Preferred Citation

Preferred citation: [Identification of item], Ollinger Crenshaw Correspondence, WLU Coll. 0262, Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA.

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Blue sheet prepared by Betty Kondayan (4/23/08)

Biographical / Historical

Crenshaw was an alumnus of Washington and Lee University, Class of 1925, faculty member in the history department at Washington and Lee University from 1926-1969, and author of: 'General Lee's College: the rise and growth of Washington and Lee University.'

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of correspondence to Robert McLean Jeter, Jr., an alumnus of the Washington and Lee University class of 1941. The letters cover issues regarding curricula, faculty, and faculty social life at Washington and Lee University, including curricular changes under Dean James Leyburn and the administration of University President Fred Carrington Cole (1959-1967). Other topics include integration, World War II and the Vietnam War, and publication of Crenshaw's General Lee's College .

Related Material

WLU Coll. 0320, Ollinger Crenshaw Papers

WLU Coll. 0450, William D. Lewis account book, was removed from this collection.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Cole, Fred Carrington
• Correspondence
• Education -- Curricula
• Leyburn, James Graham
• Universities and colleges -- Faculty
• Washington and Lee University
• World War (1939-1945)