News of Benedict Arnold’s success in Canada reaches Washington while Congress authorizes the establishment of the Continental Marines.

The 1921 Ring-tum Phi recounts a moving service held in Lee Chapel to commemorate Armistice Day.

In a letter to the Washington and Lee University Southern Collegian, William Preston Johnston laments the post-war state of the South. He stresses the importance of alumni patronage and urges Washington and Lee alumni to devote their resources to aid the school.

In his diary, Washington details his visits to and the work of his plantations.

Washington recounts the Siege of Yorktown and Lord Cornwallis’s subsequent surrender in October 1781.

In his diary, General Washington describes his Native American allies and the capturing of a spying French force.

Detailed is the life at Mount Vernon and General Washington’s desire to return to simplicity after the Revolutionary War.

An account of Porte Crayon’s visit to the Natural Bridge in Virginia.

Former university president challenges law professor’s censure of Honor System

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

An endearing letter from President Roosevelt commends the educational legacy of Robert E. Lee.

This century-old pamphlet fundraised for the “enlarging opportunities of the future” while celebrating the patriotism and religion of university history.

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

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

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

The Centennial of the Reaper, September 25, 1931