Papers, ca. 1885-1928.

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Papers, ca. 1885-1928.

Papers, ca. 1885-1928, of John Lesslie Hall, Professor of English at the College of William and Mary. Includes biographical material, resolutions on his death, speeches, notes concerning Bruton Parish Church and churches at Jamestown, Va., copies of a drawing of Hall, a very small amount of correspondence, and notebooks kept by Hall while attending Johns Hopkins University.

2 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7149332

William & Mary Libraries

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Bruton Parish Church (Williamsburg, Va.)

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College of William and Mary.

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Johns Hopkins University

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Hall, J. Lesslie (John Lesslie), 1856-1928

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