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Historical Highlight: A Student Under General Lee
Academic The W&L Spectator 5/7/25 Academic The W&L Spectator 5/7/25

Historical Highlight: A Student Under General Lee

An aged alumnus looks back at the stern yet kindly leadership of President Robert E. Lee


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Historical Highlight: Washington Responds to Gift Solicitation
Academic The W&L Spectator 2/25/25 Academic The W&L Spectator 2/25/25

Historical Highlight: Washington Responds to Gift Solicitation

President George Washington picks Liberty Hall Academy to receive his gift of stock.

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Historical Highlight: The Friendship of Edith Bolling Wilson and F.P. Gaines
Academic The W&L Spectator 2/16/25 Academic The W&L Spectator 2/16/25

Historical Highlight: The Friendship of Edith Bolling Wilson and F.P. Gaines

Letters from a former First Lady speak highly on one of W&L’s greatest leaders.

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Historical Highlight: Teddy Roosevelt Praises Robert E. Lee
Academic The W&L Spectator 2/16/25 Academic The W&L Spectator 2/16/25

Historical Highlight: Teddy Roosevelt Praises Robert E. Lee

A kind commendation of General Lee by President Roosevelt during the Lee Centennial of 1907

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Historical Highlight: “Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee”
Academic The W&L Spectator 12/5/24 Academic The W&L Spectator 12/5/24

Historical Highlight: “Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee”

A century-old book review by William Taylor Thom, Class of 1869

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Historical Highlight: Abolitionists Vouch for President Lee
Academic The W&L Spectator 10/2/24 Academic The W&L Spectator 10/2/24

Historical Highlight: Abolitionists Vouch for President Lee

This highlight features excerpts from an 1868 pamphlet fundraising for Washington College under President Robert E. Lee.

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Historical Highlight: Student Requests for Scholarship under President Lee
Academic The W&L Spectator 5/1/24 Academic The W&L Spectator 5/1/24

Historical Highlight: Student Requests for Scholarship under President Lee

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Historical Highlight: John Robinson’s Exhumation
Academic Students for Historical Preservation (SHP) 3/18/24 Academic Students for Historical Preservation (SHP) 3/18/24

Historical Highlight: John Robinson’s Exhumation

An 1855 letter describes the time capsule buried under the Robinson obelisk…

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Historical Highlight: Graham to Washington
Academic Students for Historical Preservation (SHP) 1/22/24 Academic Students for Historical Preservation (SHP) 1/22/24

Historical Highlight: Graham to Washington

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Historical Highlight: Student Honor under Lee
Academic Students for Historical Preservation (SHP) 11/22/23 Academic Students for Historical Preservation (SHP) 11/22/23

Historical Highlight: Student Honor under Lee

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Historical Highlight: The Centennial of the Reaper
Academic Students for Historical Preservation (SHP) 9/28/23 Academic Students for Historical Preservation (SHP) 9/28/23

Historical Highlight: The Centennial of the Reaper

The Centennial of the Reaper, September 25, 1931

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Historical Highlight: Letter from Dr. King to W&L
Academic The W&L Spectator 2/15/23 Academic The W&L Spectator 2/15/23

Historical Highlight: Letter from Dr. King to W&L

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Historical Highlight: Trustees Minutes 1870
Academic The W&L Spectator 11/4/22 Academic The W&L Spectator 11/4/22

Historical Highlight: Trustees Minutes 1870

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Historical Highlight | A Century of Convocation
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Historical Highlight | A Century of Convocation

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“My only object is to endeavor to make them [students at Washington College] see their true interest, to teach them to labor diligently for their improvement, and to prepare themselves for the great work of life.”
— Robert E. Lee, August 4, 1866
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