Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1886, May 16 | Born, Lynchburg, Va. |
| 1904 | A.B., Richmond College, Richmond, Va. |
| 1908 | Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. |
| 1914 | Married Inez Virginia Goddin (died 1974) |
| 1915 | Commissioned by Scribner's Sons to write biography of Robert E. Lee |
| 1915-1949 | Editor, Richmond News Leader |
| 1934-1935 | Published R. E. Lee: A Biography. New York: Scribner's. 4 vols. |
| 1934 | Awarded Pulitzer Prize Rector and president, Board of Trustees of the University of Richmond, Richmond, Va. |
| 1934-1941 | Taught journalism, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. |
| 1936 | Lectured at Army War College |
| 1939 | Published The South to Posterity; An Introduction to the Writings of Confederate History. New York: Scribner's |
| 1942-1944 | Published Lee's Lieutenants: A Study in Command. New York: Scribner's. 3 vols. |
| 1948-1957 | Published George Washington, a Biography. New York: Scribner's. 7 vols. (vol. 7 by John A. Carroll and Mary W. Ashworth) |
| 1953, June 13 | Died, Richmond, Va. |