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Investigative StudyBy Rex H. Wooldridge25 April 2022 Proposed Location for Future Washington and Lee University Museum General C.V. Background Academic/Professional History: Graduated 1964 from Washington and Lee University, B.S. Graduated 1968 from University of Oklahoma, Bachelor of Architecture. Third person to join Kendall/Heaton Associates in July 1978 (firm founded June 1978). Upon retirement from Kendall/Heaton…

A message to the current and recent leadership at Washington & Lee University Pride: A feeling of deep pleasure or satisfaction derived from one’s own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired.  – Google’s English dictionary, provided by Oxford Languages  I have lost pride…

Cover Letter for What’s in a Name As the systematic demolition of Robert E. Lee’s good name at Washington and Lee has unfolded before our eyes — as in the renaming of the Lee-Jackson House, the removal of Lee’s birthday from the school calendar, the calling into question whether the name of the university should…

Cover Letter for Revisiting President Robert E. Lee’s Accomplishment At Washington College I enthusiastically commend your efforts to remind the Washington and Lee University community of the university’s unique history and traditions. President Robert E. Lee played an important and critical role in the development of Washington College after the Civil War. He expanded enrollment,…

For those of you not aware, Washington and Lee plans to build a permanent wall in Lee Chapel which will forever separate the Valentine recumbent statue gravesite of Robert E. Lee from the sanctuary seating and stage area in Lee Chapel. This is all to appease persons uncomfortable with the sight of Lee in final…

The Crux of the Matter Cover Letter In the following article I try to step back from the heat of the Robert E. Lee controversy swirling on today’s Washington and Lee campus; and to look again at who Lee was, what he did, and why, in order possibly to renew our perspective on the justice…

Cover Letter for Consistency and Transparency Neely Young, class of 1966, has just written an article on “The Importance of Consistency and Transparency in Decision Making by the Washington and Lee Board.” The article is attached to this email and points out that over the last four and a half years, the Board has made…

Cover Letter for To Be Grateful or Not In almost every battle of life there arrives a crucial juncture at which the contest is decided, either for victory or for defeat.  The fight to save Lee Chapel likely puts us at this crucial juncture in our long struggle to save Washington and Lee University, with…

To Trustees and supporters of W&L and The General’s Redoubt (TGR) Dr. Neely Young has just written a scholarly essay on “The Evolution of the Honor System at Washington and Lee,” which is attached to this email.  Dr. Young recognizes that the roots of the honor system go back to Washington College before the Civil War.  But…

To Trustees and supporters of W&L and The General’s Redoubt (TGR), Dr. Kenneth Everett ’64 has written this impassioned letter reflecting the values of TGR and the movement to return W&L to its previous noble stature.  We applaud Dr. Everett for his thorough evaluation of the challenges W&L is facing today. THE LEE CHAPEL ISSUE:…