Col. Arnold and Gen. Schuyler led Continental soldiers in Canada while Washington digs in at Boston for the winter.

The 1925 W&L Alumni Magazine describes Lee Chapel’s popularity.

As Washington waits out the British in the Siege of Boston, he authorizes more troops to join Col. Benedict Arnold’s invasion of Canada.

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

Washington and Lee trustees thank General GWC Lee for his exceptional charity towards the university

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

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.

Four letters during Lee’s presidency from prospective students seeking financial aid scholarships.

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

Upon hearing of Washington’s intent to donate his James River Company stock to a Virginian university, William Graham writes on behalf of Liberty Hall Academy.  

Four student accounts detail the state of the honor system under President Lee.