Special Collections & College Archives digitize largest known collection of Lafayette/Washington letters

Original leather valise bearing Lafayette’s name that held the letters when they arrived on campus. | Photo courtesy of Special Collections and College Archives

After years of meticulous work, Special Collections & College Archives has completed the digitization of 201 letters written by the Marquis de Lafayette to George Washington between 1777 and 1792, one of the most important quill-pal relationships from early America. The digital collection can now be accessed through the Library’s website.

Read full story in the Lafayette News.