Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, Volume 7 (1966-1969)
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This is Volume 7 of the Proceedings of the Rockbridge Historical Society, which contains the papers presented between 1966-1969 and an index. Volume 7, Table of Contents Dedication to Ruth Anderson McCulloch, page 3 Mrs. Charles McCulloch by Charles W. Turner, page 7 Activities 1966 Through 1969, page 8 Dr. McChesney's Ghost Revisited by Anne Brandon Heiner, page 10 Black Friday in Lexington, The Failure of the Bank of Lexington by Ollinger Crenshaw, page 23 Spottswood Styles, 1869-1946, page 35 Spottswood Styles by Houston Barclay, page 36 Two Hundred Years at Rockbridge Alum Springs by Robert Louis Semes, page 46 Ellen Glasgow's Library by Carrington C. Tutwiler, Jr., page 55 Commemoration of Southern Seminary's Centennial, page 67 Welcome by Mrs. H. Russell Robey, page 67 History of Southern Seminary by Dr. Sidney Sandridge, page 68 Presentation of Medals, page 77 Life and Works of Samuel Houston by Dr. George West Diehl, page 78 Tour of Stonewall Jackson Cemetery, page 78 John Blair Lyle by Royster Lyle, Jr., page 79 Eighteenth Century English Country Houses, page 79 Great Events in Lexington by M. W. Paxton, Jr., page 80 John Jordan, Builder by Willard Isley, page 93 A. J. Davis, Creator of V.M.I. Gothic by M. W. Paxton, Jr., page 101 Lexington Baptists, 1839-1887 by John G. Barrett, page 116 Colonel William Fleming by Sidney M. B. Coulling, page 129 The Changing Face of the VMI by Colonel James M. Morgan, Jr., page 141 The Making of a Politician, John Letcher's Formative Years in Rockbridge County by F. N. Boney, page 147 Introduction to "Ghost of the Castle" by Anne Brandon Heiner, page 154 The Ghost of Phil Nunn by Anne Brandon Heiner, page 154 Principal Acquisitions 1966-1969, page 161 Financial Report, page 162 Presidents of the Society, 1939-1968, page 163 Trustees of the Society, page 163;
Officers, 1966 Through 1969, page 164;
Members of the Rockbridge Historical Society, December 31, 1969, page 165;
Necrology, January 1, 1966 - January 1, 1970, page 167;
Mr. Earl S. Mattingly, page 168;
Alvin Oakes, page 168;
Index, page 169