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University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Publication agreements of the Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library [manuscript], 1998-2003.

Title: Publication agreements of the Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library [manuscript], 1998-2003.

The collection contains contracts for the reporoduction of Special Collections materials that are to be used by profit making firms in publication or other ventures. Some contracts are accompanied by related correspondence.

ArchivalResource: ca. 200 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647994118 View

Barrett, Clifton Waller, 1901-. Papers of Clifton Waller Barrett [manuscript], 1946-1963.

Title: Papers of Clifton Waller Barrett [manuscript], 1946-1963.

Papes re: the Clifton Waller Barrett Library of American Literature financial records (1950-1962) and correspondence files (1959-1963).

ArchivalResource: 24 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647983740 View

Hrabe, Margaret Downs. Special Collections Christmas songs [manuscript], 2000-2006.

Title: Special Collections Christmas songs [manuscript], 2000-2006.

Christmas songs composed and performed by Margaret Hrabe, George Riser, and Heather Moore Riser for the annual Department party. Songs traditionally give a humorous synopsis of various staff members' activities. Collection includes songs set to the tune of "Let it snow," 2000, "The little drummer boy," 2003, "Deck the halls with boughs of holly, 2004, "Up on the house tops, 2005, a medley of "O Holy night, " "O Christmas tree," "The first Noel," "Good King Wenceslas," and "Joy to the world," 2006. With the 2004 song is a staff quiz by Greg Johnson that accompanied his gag gift for the staff exchange. With the 2005 song is a tribute to retiring director Mike Plunkett "For he's a jolly good Harrison Fellow."

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647975862 View

Clemons, Harry, 1879-1968. Harry Clemons letter to Irby B. Cauthen [manuscript], 1942 May 23.

Title: Harry Clemons letter to Irby B. Cauthen [manuscript], 1942 May 23.

Clemons offers Cauthen an appointment as a student worker in the Rare Book and Manuscript Division of Alderman Library.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/648006549 View

University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Papers pertaining to Gilbert Bland [manuscript], 1995.

Title: Papers pertaining to Gilbert Bland [manuscript], 1995.

The papers contain the Gilbert Bland theft file of Special Collections Director Michael Plunkett and Associate Director Kathryn Morgan. It includes correspondence of Morgan with Daniel J. Slive and Seyla E. Martayan Lan; copies of call slips in the name of "James Perry"; copy of daily patron register for December 5, 1995; VIRGO printouts of books examined by Bland; ex-libris e-mails on the subject of the theft; copies of missing maps; appraisals of the damaged books;news articles; a report on the visit of Bland to the Special Collections Dept., and notes.

ArchivalResource: circa 50 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/648019878 View

Luddington, Townsend. Speech honoring John Dos Passos [manuscript], 1996 September 21.

Title: Speech honoring John Dos Passos [manuscript], 1996 September 21.

The collection consists of a videocassette of a speech by Townsend Luddington given at a family dinner honoring John Dos Passos at the University of Virginia Library.

ArchivalResource: 1 videocassette.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647887293 View

University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Special corrrespondence file on Colgate Darden [manuscript] 1947-1962.

Title: Special corrrespondence file on Colgate Darden [manuscript] 1947-1962.

The collection contains files on inaugural preparations, including finances, 1947; summaries by Joseph Vaughan of Darden's retirement remarks to the State Council of Higher Education, 1959 and at the Class Day exercises, 1959; Darden's remarks to the Tenth Annual Legislative Work Conference on quality in higher education, 1961; and correspondence of Francis L. Berkeley, Jr., and John Cook Wyllie, with and about Colgate Darden. The collection also contains a memorandum on the the governing of the University of Virginia during Darden's term as president done for the Carnegie Corporation by John Jay Corson with extensive comments by Francis L. Berkeley, Jr. The collection also contains papers of interest sent by Wylie and Berkeley to Darden and returned to him with thanks. These include an audit of the General Athletic Association of the University of Virginia by T. Coleman Andrews & Company, 1929; andcorrespondence between Berkeley and Admiral William F. Halsey regarding the General Development Fund, 1948-1949.

ArchivalResource: circa 300 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647998349 View

Special Collections slides [manuscript], n.d.

Title: Special Collections slides [manuscript], n.d.

The collection consists of three different sets of slides of rare books, manuscripts and the exterior of Alderman Library. Most depict the title pages of noted books in the collections including "Tamerlane." There are also slides of manuscripts pertaining to Jefferson and William Faulkner.

ArchivalResource: 70 slides : b&w, col.; 5 x 5cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647972230 View

Special Collections slide shows [manuscript] 1974-1988.

Title: Special Collections slide shows [manuscript] 1974-1988.

The collection contains several sets of slides used in various presentations. Topics include rare books, manuscripts, the Holsinger Collection, departmental security, American Rhododendron Society records, tobacco advertising cards, and maps. The collection also contains texts for some of the shows.

ArchivalResource: 400 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647978195 View

University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Material pertaining to the exhibit "All the Hoos in Hooville", 1998-2000.

Title: Material pertaining to the exhibit "All the Hoos in Hooville", 1998-2000.

The collection contains research notes, correspondence, exhibit text, locations of items, publicity, and a visitor's log.

ArchivalResource: 500 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54993016 View

Johnson, Gregory A., 1946-. The Move collection continued [manuscript], 1990-2004.

Title: The Move collection continued [manuscript], 1990-2004.

Additional miscellaneous souvenirs of the Special Collections Department and its move from the second floor of Alderman Library to the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library in the summer of 2004. Items include: Manuscripts Department Form Letters manual; select departmental stationery with "Alderman Library" and a sample of stationery bearing the University of Virginia watermark; 1M and 2M stacks re-shelving markers created by Mr. Gregory A. Johnson (GAJ); "Special Collections/The University of Virginia Library" pencil; 2002 budget reduction documents; 2003 Charlottesville earthquake sheet; 1990 "Public Services Reference Manual"; 1976 "Manuscripts Processing Manual"; various staff public desk scheduling documents, special class projects; packet of Fontana Storage recall priority pink slips; samples from departmental card catalog; Faulkner book shelf markers; a roll of National Libraries Relocations box labels, and miscellaneous items.

ArchivalResource: ca. 20 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647998594 View

Barrett, Clifton Waller, 1901-. Papers of Clifton Waller Barrett [manuscript], 1941-1963.

Title: Papers of Clifton Waller Barrett [manuscript], 1941-1963.

The collection consists of Mr. Barrett's personal papers regarding his American literature collection. It consists chiefly of correspondence with dealers, receipted bills, and catalogs, but also contains correspondence with librarians and scholars regarding American authors and his collection, collection lists, lists of book donations to the University of Virginia and other institutions, stock transactions, appraisals, photostats of Barrett manuscripts, and some papers of R. F. Roberts of Seven Gables.

ArchivalResource: ca. 10,500 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647976175 View

University of Virginia. Library. Special collections library project files [manuscript], 2001-2002.

Title: Special collections library project files [manuscript], 2001-2002.

Miscellaneous materials consist chiefly of Beers Skanska, Inc. digital images of Miller Hall before its demolition and construction progress images from May 2002. Also included is a report entitled, "Commissioning Plan for Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va, Construction Documents Phase, 2001 October 26," prepared by Facility Dynamics Engineering.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647926010 View

University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Dealer correspondence [manuscript], 199u-199u.

Title: Dealer correspondence [manuscript], 199u-199u.

The file contains dealer correspondence A-H, 1997.

ArchivalResource: ca. 100 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647987301 View

Bean, Arthur Parsons. Papers of the Sitwell family, 1949-1981.

Title: Papers of the Sitwell family, 1949-1981.

The collection contains an essay, "The Sitwells: a tapestry of talent," and a speech "A glimpse of the Sitwells," both written by Arthur P. Bean, Jr. for a 1979 Alderman Library Sitwell exhibit. With these are letters, 1978-1981, from Phronsie Irene March Sitwell concerning the exhibit and some personal matters; a 1973 article on her home "Three otters"; and phonographs of Dame Edith Sitwell and Sacheverell Sitwell reading from their works.

ArchivalResource: 20 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647805044 View

University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. The Harrison/Small opening collection [manuscript], 2004 November 10 and.

Title: The Harrison/Small opening collection [manuscript], 2004 November 10 and.

The collection consists of miscellaneous souvenirs from the opening of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library and the Mary and David Harrison Institute for American History, Literature and Culture. The collection conrtains keepsakes presented to invited guests at the Small opening 2004 November 10 including "George Washington's Copy of John Dunlap's First Printing of the Declaration of Independence in the Albert Harrison Small Collection, Washington, D. C." and "The Declaration of Independence with Short Biographies of its Signers,"an engraved glass paperweight, and a compact disk of the story of the signing of the Declaration. Also the guest book containing signatures of dignitaries and guests; the dedication program; a booklet describing the Declaration of Independence collection; a luncheon menu; name cards for the five ribbon cutters plus pieces of the ribbon and the ceremonial scissors; a copy of the schedule of events; labels from wine bottles served; a caterer's packing list and hors d'oeuvres list; Also a poster sized photograph of the Dunlap broadside of the Declaration of Independence on display at the Smithsonian Institution and a crystal block etched with a 3 dimensional view of the library. Also ribbon from the cutting ceremony and a name tag from the opening of the Harrison Institute; invitation and response card to the Harrison opening dinner; dinner menu. Also issues of The Cavalier Daily, The Daily Progress, Inside UVa and The Tribune featuring the new building. Also certificate, 2009, awarding Hartman-Cox architects the Shutze Award for the Special Collections Library.

ArchivalResource: ca. 26 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647988187 View

University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Annual statistical reports of the Special Collections Dept. University of Virginia Library [manuscript], 1928-1994.

Title: Annual statistical reports of the Special Collections Dept. University of Virginia Library [manuscript], 1928-1994.

The collection contains copies of the statistical reports for rare books, manuscripts and archives. Information varies according to what was required by the Library administration each year. Rare book statistics are not always included. Later reports cover public services.

ArchivalResource: ca. 30 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647994165 View

Lee, Richard Henry, 1794-1865. Letter to L.J. Cist, 1842 May 15.

Title: Letter to L.J. Cist, 1842 May 15.

Lee responds to Cist's request for historical autographs. He once had manuscripts of his grandfather and great uncles which he used to compile their biographies after which he gave them to institutions including the University of Virginia and has only a few left though at one time he had letters from nearly every Signer. He will be glad to send Cist his remaining Jefferson and Lees. He does not know where Cist could obtain other Virginia Signers though Harrison's grandson's widow might have some which might be obtained from her father Thomas Ritchie. Lee's friend Samuel Adams Wells might have New England autographs.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55230404 View

Barnett, Todd H. Bibliography of Southern women's Civil War diaries and correspondence at the University of Virginia's Alderman Library, 1990.

Title: Bibliography of Southern women's Civil War diaries and correspondence at the University of Virginia's Alderman Library, 1990.

The bibliography contains the name of the collection, its accession number and location, and a brief descripiton of the pertinent material. The final page contains a list of collections consulted that did not contain pertinent material.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64428804 View

Memorabilia of Associate Curator, Anne Freudenberg [manuscript}, 1926, 1983, n.d.

Title: Memorabilia of Associate Curator, Anne Freudenberg [manuscript}, 1926, 1983, n.d.

Memorabilia from the office of Associate Curator includes a Pepsi-Cola can commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company of Central Virginia, 1983; and a medallion, 1926, commemorating the founding of Concordia Lutheran Seminary. The collection also contains a clasped hands ornament inscribed on the verso "Manassas July 21 1861" and presumably issued for a soldiers' reunion; 4 hand made nails; grapeshot [?]; a scalpel; and a pharmacy bottle manufactured by A. S. Hinds, Portland, Me.

ArchivalResource: 10 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647979848 View

University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Donor correspondence files of the Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library [manuscript], 1990-2007.

Title: Donor correspondence files of the Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library [manuscript], 1990-2007.

The papers consist chiefly of correspondence with donors, particularly letters of acknowledgment for gifts received.

ArchivalResource: 1600 (circa) items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647987287 View

Chappell, Warren, 1904-1991. Material by and about Warren Chappell, 1937-1989.

Title: Material by and about Warren Chappell, 1937-1989.

The collection contains material by and about Warren Chappell found laid in or with books from the collection of Warren Chappell. Among the items are a catalog of books in the Chappell's library, 1978; sketches and pen-and-ink drawings by Chappell; an essay "Notes on 'A Nude' 1962" by Isabel Bishop; papers pertaining to the exhibit "The imprints of Gloomth"; Chappell's "Silver Jubilee Citation" from the Limited Editions Club, 1954; a bound volume containing original pen sketches for "Don Quixote"; a typographical trial "Romeo and Juliet" from a Shakespeare series, 1940; a mock-up of "Three for Jack"; two dummies for an undated Book of the Month Club publication; a sample binding done by Kingsport Press for Alfred A. Knopf; and a blank book in which four pages of Marryat's "Mr. Midshipman Easy" were pasted. Correspondents include Isabel Bishop, Bill Haynes, Julius Held, Alfred Knopf, Blanche Knopf, Fritz Kredel, Philip Reed, Leopold Tyrmand, Lynd Ward, Berthold Wolpe, and Hermann Zapf.

ArchivalResource: 75 (ca.) items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54456313 View

Welcome alumni! : Special Collections open house, Saturday, June 4, 2011 / Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library

Title: Welcome alumni! : Special Collections open house, Saturday, June 4, 2011 / Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library

ArchivalResource: 1 sheet ([1] p.) : il. ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647980304 View

Casteen, John Thomas. Remarks made during groundbreaking ceremonies for the Mary and David Harrison Institute for American History, Literature, and Culture and the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library [manuscript], 2000 April 29.

Title: Remarks made during groundbreaking ceremonies for the Mary and David Harrison Institute for American History, Literature, and Culture and the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library [manuscript], 2000 April 29.

Remarks of University Librarian Karin Wittenborg, President John Casteen, and Marjorie Webb during groundbreaking ceremonies for the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library in the Mary and David Harrison Institute for American History, Literature, and Culture.

ArchivalResource: 5 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647914656 View